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Stores see moderate increase in sales on tax-free weekend BY KARISSA MINN kminn@salisburypost.com
Salisbury stores are reporting mixed results from this year’s taxfree weekend. The Thread Shed has been busy, but owner Dave Loflin said he’s still feeling the effects of the down economy. “The economy has been a factor even in tax-free weekend,” Loflin said. “It’s not been bad, but it’s not been a doorbuster either.” Loflin said he isn’t sure whether the Thread Shed will see his predicted 25 percent increase over normal
sales, but he’ll be happy if it reaches 20 percent. Since 12:01 a.m. Friday, back-toschool items like classroom supplies, clothes, sports equipment and computers have been exempt from state and local sales taxes. The tax holiday will continue until 11:59 p.m. Sunday. People are taking advantage of the holiday, Loflin said, to buy eligible items like the school uniforms sold at the Thread Shead at a lower cost. “Sales have been good, but people are still cautious with their money because they’re families,” Loflin
said. “They’re buying what they need. They’re not overbuying.” Meanwhile, Payless Shoe Stores in the Salisbury Mall is seeing a more solid increase in sales. Manager Janie Mills said the tax-free weekend has been going even better than expected. “Each year, we have improved,” Mills said. “Plus, this is the first of the month, so that’s a big boost as well.” George Barnett, manager of Office Depot, said his store drew more business Friday than it did Saturday. “I think we did better (Friday)
than we did last year,” Barnett said. He said even though people are mostly buying school supplies and computers, sales of taxable items like furniture also are on the rise. “If they buy a computer, they’re saving money,” he said. “A lot of them are going to college, so they’ll buy a desk and chairs with that.” Other stores selling items not covered under the tax holiday are offering their own tax-free weekend as a special promotion. Sherry Lowery, assistant manager at the Stitchin’ Post, said the store is paying state and local taxes on all of its merchandise for the weekend.
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“(Owner and manager Pam Coffield) felt like in this hard time, you need any kind of break that you can get,” Lowery said. “We have a lot of customers who are just tickled that we did that, so we’ve had a really good day.” Many local stores are offering extended hours and promotions this weekend to attract even more customers. For a list of sample tax-exempt items in North Carolina, visit www.dor.state.nc.us/taxes/sales/ salestax_holiday.html. Contact Karissa Minn at 704-7974222.
Schools work to improve grad rates SARAH CAMPBELL scampbell@salisburypost.com
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Above: Vietnam veterans Steve Barton, from Richmond, Va., and Kay O. Mills, from Dothan, Ala., were on the 62nd Combat Track-
er Team. They attended the unit reunion and visited the Pride of Freedom Museum, where they are studying the photos from a scrapbook. Below: Vietnam veterans Dean Harwood, from China Grove, and Charlie Hinely, from Rincon, Ga., talk about old times.
Members of the 62nd Combat Tracker Team reunite B Y K ARISSA M INN kminn@salisburypost.com
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or 11 years, a group of men who served alongside each other in the Vietnam War have gath-
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This weekend, 16 former combat trackers from the U.S. Army 62nd infantry platoon traveled from all over the country to meet in China Grove. The veterans and family members arrived on Thursday and Friday, and most of them planned to head back home today. The location of the reunion changes each year,
Area high schools have been taking steps to increase the number of students who receive their diplomas in four years. The latest graduation rates, released last week, indicate schools may be taking a step in the right direction. This year, the Rowan-Salisbury School System posted the biggest increase in graduation rates, climbing nearly 7 percentage points from the previous year, since reporting began in 2006. Seventy-three percent of students who entered high school as freshmen during the 2006-07 school year earned their diplomas in four years or less. The graduation rate for Kannapolis City Schools jumped nearly 8 percentage points, with 77 percent of students receiving diplomas. The statewide graduation rate rose from 71 to 74 percent. • • • RSS has implemented a number of initiatives to help combat student dropouts, “Improving our graduation rate will continue to be a high priority for our school system as we continue developing and expanding programs and partnerships within our community,” RSS Superintendent Dr. Judy Grissom said in a press release. “We are fortunate and I am very thankful to have more and more people coming forward to work with us to achieve these goals for our students and it shows with this year’s results.” Every high school within the RSS district showed gains, with South Rowan climbing the most by 8 percentage points to 73 percent. West Rowan had the district’s highest graduation rate at 85.6 percent. Principal Dr. Jamie Durant said the school’s mentoring program has played a vital role in keeping students in school. “There is a family atmosphere here and students know that there is more than one person concerned to keep them going in the right direction,” he said. “Mentors provide the students with an adult advocate on campus.” North Rowan principal Darrell McDowell said the school is using a variety of resources to foster student success. The school’s graduation rate was 66 percent this year. “We believe some of the tools that we are
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McCormick to conduct study on the health benefit of spices B Y E MILY F ORD eford@salisburypost.com
KANNAPOLIS — The McCormick Science Institute will fund a study this winter at the N.C. Research Campus to determine if culinary spices have health benefits for people. “We believe that herbs and spices have the potential to be a major force in the world of health and nutrition because they make food taste better and, nutritionally, they may have health benefits,” said Dr. Guy Johnson, executive director. If spices are shown to improve arterial function or lower inflammation, “people could potentially improve their risk of a whole constellation of chronic diseases by increasing their intake of these spices,” Johnson
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said. The McCormick Science Institute is an independent entity funded by the McCormick food company. The institute plans a $125,000 study in the Appalachian State University Human Performance Laboratory in Kannapolis. ASU is one of nine universities and colleges at the Research Campus, where scientists study health, nutrition and agriculture. Dole Food Co. chairman David Murdock opened the campus in 2008. The study will determine if adding the spices turmeric or red pepper to the diet for four weeks lowers inflammation and oxidative stress. Chronic inflammation is increasingly accepted by the medical community as a contribut-
ing factor to diseases including diabetes, heart disease and cancer, Johnson said. Because overweight people are more often chronically inflamed, ASU this winter will recruit 100 men and women, ages 20 to 70, who are at least 25 pounds overweight. Those who complete the study will receive $300. Turmeric and red pepper are used to flavor foods and are valued in some societies for medicinal purposes. “There is a lot of anecdotal information dating back to antiquity of these things being used for their health-promoting effects,” Johnson said. “There are not a lot of well-controlled human studies that measure spe-
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Women needed for chia seed study BY EMILY FORD eford@salisburypost.com
KANNAPOLIS — Appalachian State University scientists at the N.C. Research Campus will use overweight, older women and elite cyclists to determine if chia seed has health benefits. In different studies, postmenopausal women and endurance athletes will consume the same seeds that sprout animal fur and cartoon character hair on kitschy Chia Pets. Participants who complete either study will receive $300. Scientists believe chia seed, the richest plant source of omega-3 fats, could lower risk factors for heart disease. The ASU Human Performance
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Laboratory in Kannapolis will determine if consuming 25 grams of chia seed each day for 10 weeks elevates blood levels of omega-3 fats, as well as lowers inflammation, blood cholesterol and blood pressure while improving the health of blood vessels. Promising results from the human trials could bolster chia seed’s standing as an NIEMAN alternative to fish oil. “People are worried about mercury contamination in the fish and pollution in the water,” ASU lab Director Dr. David Nieman
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RATES FROM 1a able to give (students) through technology programs are probably having a positive impact on the graduation rate, holistically at least,” McDowell said. Every student at North has the opportunity to checkout a handheld computer that they can use to record classes and take back and fourth between school and home. “Teachers are able to give every kid, anywhere, access to computing and content,” McDowell said. North purchased the equipment using grants from the Golden Leaf and Robertson Family foundations. The school also partners with Communities in Schools, a dropout prevention organization, to provide students with tutoring. McDowell said academic success is a vital piece of the puzzle to ensure students receive their diploma. “We are consistently working on curriculum and trying to hire the best people,” he said. “If (students) have significant people in their lives that care about kids, we believe they’ll stay in school.” • • • Salisbury High comes in with the district’s lowest graduation rate for traditional high schools at 62 percent. Principal Dr. Windsor Eagle said the numbers don’t necessarily tell the entire story. Eagle said about 40 percent of freshman entering Salisbury High each year are not proficient in reading and mathematics. “Some of them don’t have the skills to do the work that they need to do at a high school level,” he said. “We have to do an awful lot of remediation.” Eagle said using valuable classroom time to get students up to grade level can impede how quickly a student graduates and, in some cases, increase the their time in high school to five years. “Once we get students where they need to be, they can progress,” he said. This year, Salisbury High was able to host summer school thanks to a $16,000 grant provided by the Robertson Family Foundation. About 148 ninth- through 12th-grade students attended the program in order to receive credit for classes they did not pass the previous school year. Eagle said due lack of fund-
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Russian spy wants to live under fake name in Peru NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian secret agent sent home in a highly publicized spy swap wants to leave the country and return with his wife to her native Peru, while continuing to live under the false name he used for 34 years, the man’s attorney said. An American lawyer for the man formerly known as Juan Lazaro told the Wall Street Journal in its online edition Saturday that her client “wants to be where his wife is going.” His wife, Vicky Pelaez, is a Peruvian-born former columnist for the Spanishlanguage New York City newspaper El Diario/La Prensa.
“He says he’s Juan Lazaro and he’s not from Russia and doesn’t speak Russian,” said the attorney, Genesis Peduto. She said it will be easier for the couple’s son, Juan Jr., who is in New York, to visit them in Peru, where Pelaez has said she wants to return. Lazaro’s Russian name is Mikhail Vasenkov. But for decades, he had claimed he was born in Uruguay as Juan Lazaro before moving to Peru, where he met Pelaez. The couple moved in the late 1980s to the U.S., where they ultimately settled in the suburb of Yonkers, north of New York City. They were arrested in June along with eight other people and accused of being Russian spies. In July, in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War, all 10 were deported in exchange for four people convicted of betraying Moscow.
“We are fortunate and I am very thankful to have more and more people coming forward to work with us to achieve these goals for our students and it shows with this year’s results.”
FROM 1a cific endpoints, like inflammation and arterial function.” Dr. Wei Jia, who specializes in traditional Chinese medicine and directs the Kannapolis program for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, will collaborate with Dr. David Nieman on the spice study. Nieman directs the ASU Human Performance Lab. In the double blind study, neither the subjects nor the investigators will know whether participants are ingesting turmeric, red pepper spice or placebo. Most spices are potent antioxidants when measured in test tubes, Johnson said. “Hopefully, we’ll be confirming that in the study,” he said. The McCormick Science Institute is funding the study not to provide a marketing opportunity for McCormick but to improve the scientific understanding of spices, Johnson said. “We would publish the results in peer-reviewed literature and that would lead to
measure hundreds of microscopic biological markers in subjects’ blood and urine to determine if spices are improving their health. They also will measure vascular fitness, or the flexibility of blood vessels. Using a new SphygmoCor, a machine purchased for the ASU lab by the McCormick Science Institute for non-invasive assessment of the cardiovascular system, researchers can place a sensor on a subject’s radial artery and measure the pressure wave from the heart, Nieman said Animal studies show that spices can improve the health of cells lining the arteries, he said. Researchers want to know if the same is true for humans. The best way to avoid chronic inflammation is to lose weight. “But for every 100 people who try to do it, just a handful will be successful,” Nieman said. “The strategy now, as we’re still trying to tell people to lose weight, is to lower their disease risk factors.” Spices might help. Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.
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ing, this is the first time in a number of years Salisbury High has been able to provide summer school as an option for students. He said it’s a good option for students because it gives them a chance to get back on track. Nine seniors received their diplomas at the end of the fiveweek session. “Those students may not have come back to school the following year for the one or two courses they needed,” Eagle said. Eagle said the school’s high standards are likely another reason for Salisbury High’s lower graduation rate, noting every student is held at the same level of expectations. “It’s kind of a Catch-22,” Eagle said. “If we do what’s best for the child, we may not meet the graduation standards.” Henderson Independent, the county’s alternative school, had the lowest graduation rate at 10.5 percent. The school’s graduation rate rose steadily until 2009, making a drastic plunge from 32.3 percent in 2008 to 10.4 percent in 2009. Kathy McDuffie, the district’s director of secondary education, said the sharp decline isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Two years ago the school district decided to allow Henderson students to return to their home high school to graduate. “It really gives the children initiative,” she said. “ McDuffie said it’s a way to reward the students for meeting specific goals. • • • School officials attribute part of the increase in RowanSalisbury’s graduation program to the LINK program — Learning, Intervention, Nurturing, Knowledge and Student Achievement. The program, which was formed in 2008 with a $6 million federal grant, addresses risk factors such as alcohol and drug abuse, bullying, gang activity, poverty, poor attendance and uninvolved families in an effort to reduce dropouts. • • •
McDuffie said getting parents involved and keeping the lines of communication open are two of the most important steps the school system is taking to improve graduation rates. She said school leaders are also looking for warning signs to combat dropouts. “Principals, counselors and teachers are working really hard to have conversations with kids who are anticipating dropping out,” McDuffie said. “We are trying to find creative ways to encourage them to stay in school. “We’ve been providing more mentoring and support opportunities.” • • • Kannapolis’ A.L. Brown High School is taking both a proactive and reactive approach to ensuring students graduate in four years. “I understand how important it is for our students to walk across that stage on time,” Principal Kevin Garay. Garay said the school has a Freshman Academy that prepares ninth-graders for the rigors of high school. “It’s just a way to give (students) a lot more individual attention,” he said. “We’re meeting with students early and developing relationships with students before they get really behind.” Students who are behind can catch up with the school’s credit recovery program. “It gives a lot of students hope,” Garay said. Administrators, social workers, teachers and guidance counselors make up a dropout prevention committee that monitors student progress. Students can be referred to the Second Chance program, which is an alternative setting within the school. “Their biggest focus is students who are behind,” he said. “They work on getting students back on track to graduate in time.” Sarah Campbell can be reached at 704-797-7683.
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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Colin is heading toward Bermuda, while Tropical Storm Estelle has formed in the Pacific. Colin’s center is expected to pass near or over Bermuda on Saturday. A tropical storm warning was issued for the British territory, and authorities closed beaches, warning of high winds and dangerous surf. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said Saturday the center of the storm is about 230 miles (365 kilometers) south-southwest of Bermuda and is moving north around 4 mph (6 kph). Its maximum sustained winds are 45 mph (75 kph). In the Pacific, Estelle’s center was about 220 miles (355 km) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, as it moved away from the coast. The storm has top sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) and is heading west at 10
more interest and additional studies,” he said. “It takes more than one study to make a definitive conclusion.” Turmeric is a plant with creeping roots that are boiled, dried and ground into a deep orange-yellow powder commonly used as a spice in curries and other South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Researchers are interested in the medicinal properties of the active ingredient curcumin. Study participants will take five capsules a day containing 2.8 grams, or about as much turmeric as people in India eat each day. Red pepper spice comes from the cayenne pepper. The hotness produced by the red pepper is caused by its high concentration of capsaicin, which has been widely studied for its pain-reducing effects, cardiovascular benefits and anti-inflammatory effects. People in India eat more than twice as much red pepper spice as the 1 gram that study subjects will receive in two capsules. Scientists in Kannapolis will use sophisticated instruments at the David H. Murdock Research Institute to
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sure are over, Nieman said. “We think that chia seed, with the omega-3 fats, have medicinal effects in the human body, and we want to find out what tissues receive benefits,� Nieman said. “This will be the first study ever using metabolomics with chia seed.� In preliminary studies, chia seed appears to provide more nutrition than its popular cousin, flax seed, Nieman said. “This is still speculation,� he said. “We are not going head-to-head with flax seed.� Scientists in Kannapolis are analyzing nutrients in nine types of chia seed. The seed is a good source of calcium, zinc, iron and copper and has a high antioxidant value, Nieman said. But researchers are most interested in discerning the seed’s power as an anti-inflammatory. “Inflammation undergirds several types of cancer and is one of the major contributors to chronic diseases that people get as they get older, especially overweight people,� Nieman said. Scientists want to study
ny could include chia seed in a sports bar, Nieman said. Together, the studies cost $130,000. Nieman said he could not identify the private sponsor but said he would publish the results of his research. Nieman’s lab in Kannapolis is part of the new College of Health Sciences at ASU. To sign up or learn more, send an e-mail to ASUNCRC@appstate.edu.
chia seed’s ability to fight inflammation in two populations, overweight women and athletes. Overweight people often are chronically inflamed, so Contact reporter Emily ASU will recruit 100 overweight women ages 50 to 75. Ford at 704-797-4264. The 60 most inflamed will proceed with the study. The study will begin Aug. 30. If approved by ASU’s ethics panel later this month, the endurance athlete study will begin in October. Long, hard workouts create inflammation in humans. Thirty cyclists will participate. Half will consume chia seed for four weeks, and half will receive a placebo. All will ride on indoor trainers for two hours at a high intensity, sprint for 10 kilometers and then give a blood sample. Recruitment has not started, but cyclists can join a waiting list. Ultimately, a food compa-
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In February, Janice McAbee found herself at Rowan Regional Medical Center on a surgical table where, under local anesthesia, a cardiologist inserted a catheter in her wrist. A catheter is a flexible tube about three feet long that is inserted into blood vessels to treat cardiovascular issues. Insertion through the wrist and into the radial artery is not a new approach, but one that is slowly catching on in the United States. This procedure was much different than the traditional method she had three years prior when a catheter was inserted in the groin and threaded through the femoral artery. The large femoral artery provides a direct route to the heart. In August 2007, McAbee had a catheter inserted through her femoral artery and a stent, used to unblock an artery, was placed. Rowan Regional, like some other area hospitals, is performing this “modern” catheterization method. The Salisbury hospital began using the wrist as an option in December 2009. Since 2009, the hospital has performed 114 such procedures, four of those done this week. “Heart catheterization has been done since the late 1960s,” said Dr. Apur Kamdar, a cardiologist at the hospital. Although the femoral artery is the most traditional method, it was not the first method used. The original approach was from the brachial artery in the elbow area. Surgeons used to cut through the muscle, expose the brachial artery and insert the cath directly into it, explained Dr. Telly Meadows, also a cardiologist at Rowan Regional. “The femoral (groin) became the way to go all over the world as a treatment for heart attacks,” Kamdar said.
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Jacques Edouard de Kervor, a French inventor and industrial designer who once lived in Salisbury, died in June in San Diego. Born Aug. 13, 1928, in Vichy, France, de Kervor was 11 years old when the Germans invaded France. He fought in the French Resistance during World War II. He immigrated in 1948 and served in the American Army Reserve for seven years. While in America, he continued to spend time in France where he always hoped to live, his obituary said. De Kervor was an inventor, artist, owner of a French restaurant, a fashion designer, photographer and predominantly, an industrial designer and developer. He designed one of the first single-handle faucets used by Delta and worked on the team that designed the classic 1955 Ford Thunderbird. De Kervor also designed marine equipment for Jacques Cousteau, a Jet diving fin for Voit, farm equipment for John Deere, models for Disneyland, office equipment, televisions and toys, including Maxx Steele, a walking, talking robot. He was designing decoy tanks and artillery for the military in Columbia, S.C., when he visited Salisbury and decided to set up shop here, De Kervor said in a 1997 Salisbury Post article. He split his time between a one-bedroom apartment above an antiques store on North Main Street and a studio in New York. Even with all his accomplishments, he said in that article, he had never become a wealthy man because he was not in it for the money. “I’ve made lots of people rich,” he said in 1997. “But making money, making money — this is not all in life.” De Kervor said at the time he might have been the last freelance industrial designer in the country, maybe the world. But he said he didn’t really think of himself as a designer, inventor, architect or engineer. He said he was a sculptor. He got his start as an apprentice to a little-known French sculptor named Bouce and returned to those roots after World War II. That’s how he found work designing cars for Chrysler and Ford. In the last few weeks of his life, he was working on a new sink faucet design for Delta and combat protective eyewear for the U.S. military. And, while himself a hospice patient, he worked on developing hospice equipment for improving patient comfort. Survivors include his children, Jacques, Jean Paul, Marc and Diane de Kervor; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A celebration of Jacque’s life was planned for today at St. John’s Garabed Armenian Church in San Diego, where he had lived for two years.
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The Salisbury Post’s news staff has gained some new faces and new job titles in recent months. Scott Jenkins, who started with the Salisbury Post in 1999 as a reporter, has been promoted to news editor. He is responsible for assigning news stories and photos and for planning the paper’s daily news budget. A West Virginia native, Jenkins graduated from UNCCharlotte and worked for the Daily Independent and Independent-Tribune before coming to JENKINS the Post in 1999. He has covered police and emergency services, courts, schools and government, winning awards from the N.C. Press Association, N.C. Working Press and ARC of North Carolina. For some time he focused on Kannapolis and Cabarrus County and was the Post’s lead reporter on the closing of Pillowtex in 2003. He has also worked in recent years as assistant managing editor, night editor and assistant editor for public affairs. Jenkins is married to Joy Jenkins, the Rowan-Salisbury School System’s teacher of the year last year and the current Northwest Region teacher of the year. They live in Salisbury and attend Concord First Assembly. Jenkins can be contacted at 704-797-4248 or sjenkins@salisburypost.com. Jenkins reports to Editor Elizabeth Cook. Also reporting to Cook are Ronnie Gallagher, sports editor; Jon Lakey, photo chief; Deirdre Parker Smith, editor of the Post’s online edition, book page and home and garden page; Katie Scarvey, features editor; and Chris Verner, opinion page editor. Four people have joined the Post’s reporting staff or moved into full-time reporting positions in recent months: • Shelley Smith covers crime, emergency services, the courts
and Rockwell. work for the Post. A native of Salisbury, Smith Ford has won several journalgraduated from Salisbury High ism awards through the years, inSchool and the cluding Duke University of University’s North Carolina Green-Rossiter at Wilmington. Award in 2007, She came to the given in recogniPost from the tion of outstandAvery Journal ing newspaper Times in Newcoverage of highland, where she er education in had worked North Carolina. more than two FORD She and her SMITH years. husband, Charlie She joined the Post as city hall Brown, have three children and reporter last year and moved to attend St. Luke’s Episcopal her current beat following the Church. Brown is chief district retirement of Jessie Burchette. court judge for Rowan County. The daughter of Clay and Ford’s beat does not include court Martha Smith of Salisbury, she coverage or partisan politics. is a member of First United She can be reached at 704-797Methodist Church and lives in 4264 or eford@salisburypost.com, Salisbury. and she has a Facebook page. She can be reached at 704-797• Karissa Minn, who joined 4246 or ssmith@salisburypost. the Post at the end of January, com, and she has a professional covers county government, Facebook page. politics, transportation and the • Sarah Campbell covers edu- environment. cation, including public and priA native of Delaware, she vate schools and area colleges. graduated from UNC Charlotte She also covers the town of and worked at Cleveland. the Thomasville A native of Greenville, N.C., Times before and a graduate of joining the Post. East Carolina She lives in University, Woodleaf with C a m p b e l l her husband, worked at the Mark. Kinston Free She can be Press as a rereached at 704porter and copy MINN 797-4222 or editor before kminn@salisjoining the Post burypost.com, and she has a in February as a Facebook page. CAMPBELL copy editor. She While everyone has an area moved to the ed- of responsibility or beat, all ucation beat following the resig- staff members do general asnation of Kathy Chaffin, who is signment work and fill in for pursuing other writing and pub- each other when needed. lishing opportunities. Other members of the Post’s Campbell lives in Salisbury. news staff and their contact inShe can be reached at 704- formation are: 797-4683 or scampbell@salisburypost.com, and she has a News • Mark Wineka, columnist, Facebook page. • Emily Ford is covering city 704-797-4263, mwineka@salisgovernment, business, Spencer burypost.com. Also on Faceand the N.C. Research Campus. book. • Shavonne Potts, reporter, A native of South Dakota, she graduated from the University covers health and human servof South Dakota in 1992 and ices, China Grove and Landis moved to Salisbury to join the and will also provide some court coverage. Reach her at Post as a reporter. She worked for three years 704-797-4253, spotts@salisuntil her son was born in 1995, burypost.com and on Faceand has been doing freelance book.
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Web/Continuous News • Deirdre Parker Smith, web editor, 704-797-4252, dpsmith@salisburypost.com. • Jeremy Judd, web content manager, 704-797-4280, jjudd@ salisburypost.com.
Sports • Ronnie Gallagher, 704-7974287, rgallagher@salisburypost.com. • Mike London, 704-797-4259, mlondon@salisburypost.com. • Bret Strelow, 704-797-4258. bstrelow@salisburypost.com. • David Shaw, part time, sports@salisburypost.com.
Features • Katie Scarvey, 704-797-4270, kscarvey@salisburypost.com. • Cindy Hesprich, 704-7974243, chesprich@salisburypost. com. • Sarah Hall, part-time, 704-7974271, shall@salisburypost. com. • Elizabeth Cook is editor at the Salisbury Post. Contact her at 704-797-4244 or ecook@salisburypost.com. She is also on Facebook.
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SALISBURY POST Era Katherine B. Crowe Lelia Cox Godwin
KANNAPOLIS — Era Katherine Bumgarner Crowe, age 93, of 108 Orchard Ave., died Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center, after a period of declining health. Era was born Feb. 22, 1917, in Catawba Co.; she was the daughter of the late Roy and Martha Drum Bumgarner. She moved to this area in 1933, at the age of 16 and went to work for Cannon Mills Co. in the wash cloth dept. in Plant #1 until retiring in 1973. Era was of the Baptist Faith. She loved gardening, canning and baking. Era always put her family first. In addition to her parents, Era was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Lee Crowe, who died in 1981; her son, Harold “Sonny” Crowe; five brothers; and two sisters. She is survived by her son, Steve Crowe (Mary Ann); her daughter, Gwendolyn Crowe, both of China Grove; her five grandchildren, Tony and Terry Sherrill, Kathy Teate, Sheree Stinson and Steven Crowe, Jr.; and 10 greatgrandchildren, including Whitney Sherrill and Adam Teate, whom she called “My Babies”; and her sisters, Eunice Parker, Marzelle Parker and Geneva Gardner, all of Catawba Co. Service and Burial: Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9, at Whitley's Funeral Home Annex Chapel with Rev. Terry Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. Visitation: The family will receive friends at Whitley's Annex Chapel from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 8, and at other times the family will be at the son's home, 2170 Saw Rd., China Grove. Memorials: Memorial donations can be made to the American Heart Association 222 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC, 28202. Carol Hincken Petrea Whitley's Funeral Home is LEWISVILLE — Carol assisting the Crowe Family. Hincken Petrea, 71, of Online condolences may be Lewisville, formerly of Salismade at www.whitleysfunerbury, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, alhome.com. 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born June 21, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Albert William and Dorothy Mae Thorman Hincken. Having graduated from Haddon Heights High School in N.J., she was also a graduate of Catawba College. She taught school at East Rowan High School from 1963-1969; teaching English, Drama and Art. She also taught at West Forsyth High School for 28 years. Mrs. Petrea was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her husband, Donald Lee Petrea on Feb. 13, 2003 after 44 years of marriage. Those left to cherish her memories is a daughter, Donna Lee Petrea of Lewisville; brother, Albert W. Hincken Jr. of Delray Beach Fla.; and sister-in-law, Sybil Athey of Salisbury. Visitation, Service and Burial: Visitation will be on Tuesday from 3:30-4 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with funeral at 4 p.m. at the church. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made Mr. Billy Joe Hartsell to St. Paul's Lutheran Church 205 St. Pauls Church Rd., Sal3:00 PM - Sunday isbury, NC 28146. Cleveland Presbyterian Ch. Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Visitation: 2-3:00 PM Home is assisting the Petrea At the church Family. Online condolences may be made at www.linnhoneycuttfuneralhome.com. Mrs. Margaret Betty Parker SPENCER — Margaret Elizabeth “Betty” Downey Parker, 89, of Spencer, died Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, at Genesis Health Care. Born Sept. 25, 1920, in The Bronx, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Naughton Downey and William J. Downey Jr. She received a Bachelor's degree in English at St. John's University, graduated from the Academy of Mount St. Ursula and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She was a lab technician at St. Clare's Hospital in New York and then worked for a private lab. Then she became a professional actress, performing in more than 60 roles off-Broadway and in regional theaters. Mrs. Parker was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where she was a lector and an extraordinary minister. Those left to cherish her memory include husband of 50 years, James E. Parker; one daughter, Deirdre Parker Smith (Stephen) of Spencer; one brother William J. Downey Jr. of Woodstock, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews. Service and Burial: Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Monday Aug. 9, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father John Putnam and Father James Ebright. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation: Visitation will follow the service at the church. Memorials: Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 375 Lumen Christi Lane, Salisbury, NC 28147 Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.
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KANNAPOLIS — Lelia Cox Godwin, age 85, died Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, at Caremoor Assisted Living, Kannapolis. Born April 7, 1925, in Patrick County, Va., she was the daughter of the late Elijah DeHart and Pearl Boyd DeHart. Lelia operated her own daycare service, Coxie's DayCare, for many years. She was a member of Jackson Park United Methodist Church, Kannapolis. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her first husband, whom she married in 1941, Gales V. Cox; her second husband, whom she married in 1966, Shelton Keith Godwin; and her son, Robert Gales Cox. Survivors include her son, Jeffery David Cox, Sr. & wife, Lynn of Silver Spring, Md. (formerly of Kannapolis); grandchildren, Robert Gales Cox II, Christina James Graham, Jeffery David Cox, Jr. & wife, Elizabeth and John Franklin Cox, II & wife, Diane; five great-grandchildren; and her former daughter-inlaw, Judy James & husband, Danny James of Kannapolis. Service and Burial: The funeral service will be 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, at Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel, Kannapolis, officiated by Rev. Weldon Key and Rev. Stephen Haines. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis. Visitation: The family will receive friends from 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home prior to the service. The remainder of the time the family will be at the home of her grandson, Jeffery D. Cox, Sr., 709 China Grove Road, Kannapolis, NC. Memorials: Memorials may be made to Jackson Park United Methodist Church, 715 Mable Avenue, Kannapolis, NC 28083 or Woodside United Methodist Church, % Home Improvement Campaign, 8900 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Whitley's Funeral Home is assisting the Godwin Family. Online condolences may be made at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.
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SHALLOTTE — Milton Daniel “Dan” Peninger, M/Sgt. USMC, Ret., age 60, of Shell Point Road, Shallotte, died Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. Born in Salisbury, on Aug. 27, 1949, he was the son of the late William Hazel and Ruth Morris Peninger. He was a graduate of Boyden High School, Salisbury, and was a retired USMC M/Sgt. with 23 years of service including two tours in Vietnam. He was a member of the VFW, the Marine Corps League and the American Legion. He was assistant manager of the Employment Security Commission Office in Wilmington and was formerly manager of the Employment Security Commission Office in Salisbury. Surviving are his wife, Wanda Pressley Peninger of the home; a son and daughterin-law, Daniel S. and Maya Peninger of Black Mountain; a daughter, Angela S. Peninger of Salisbury; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Michael D. and Aggie Peninger and William Keith and Connie Peninger of Salisbury; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Jan and Paul Stevens of Chapin, S.C. and Claudette and Rick Hopkins, of Evans, Ga. Dan was a devoted son, husband, father and brother. He was an animal lover and a friend to those who knew him both professionally and socially. Service: Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10, in the Chapel of Brunswick Funeral Service, Shallotte, with full military honors. Visitation: The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9, at the funeral home. Memorials: Memorials may be directed to Paws Place, Inc., Boiling Springs Road, Boiling Springs Lakes, NC 2846l. Brunswick Funeral Service and Crematory, Shallotte is assisting the Peninger Family. Online condolences may be made at www.brunswickfuneralservice.com.
SALISBURY — Charles Lee (Charlie) Basinger, 86, passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Salisbury with his daughter and son by his side. Charlie was born in Rowan County on Jan. 5, 1924, to the late Carl Lee and Ruth Sides Basinger. Educated in the Rowan County Schools, Charlie served in the Army Air Corps from 1943 through 1945. As a gunner and radio operator on a B-26 crew, he flew missions over France and central Europe including support for the D-day invasion of France. He received the Air Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster, the American Theater Campaign Medal, the Eamet Campaign Medal with five bronze service stars, the Good Conduct Medal and a Victory Medal. Charlie was particularly proud of his military service and felt fortunate to have spent the last year and a half of his life with fellow veterans at the NC Veterans home. For virtually all of his working life, Charlie was self-employed as an electrical contractor in Rowan County. In later years he worked almost exclusively for Duke Power Company, making many close friends there. Charlie grew up as a member of First Methodist Church, China Grove and served there for years as Sunday School Superintendent. He later affiliated with Landis Baptist Church when he and Margaret married in 1983. He was a Mason, a member and a past Master of Eureka Lodge in China Grove. One of his greatest joys was sharing beach trips and fishing with his children and grandchildren over the years. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death bye his wife, Margaret Tutherow Smith Basinger in 2006; brother, Harold Basinger; and sisters, Helen Alexander, Annie Ruth Lyerly and JoAnna Elmore. He is survived by sons, Terry Lee and Jeffrey Charles Basinger; daughter, Bunni Basinger Menius (Alan), all of Salisbury; grandchildren, Travis and Blake Basinger of Kannapolis, Lee Menius (Domisty) and Robert Menius of Salisbury and Carla Menius Beazley (Ian) of Norwalk, Conn.; and four greatgrandchildren. Service: A graveside service and greeting of friends will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the National Cemetery on the grounds of the V.A. Hospital in Salisbury. Visitation: The visitation will be on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Linn Honeycutt Funeral Home in China Grove. Memorials: Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rowan County or to the National WWII Veterans memorial in Washington, D.C. The family wishes to express their appreciation for the care and support that the staff and the residents of the N.C. State Veterans Home gave to their father and grandfather during his residence there. Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.linnhoneycuttfuneralhome.com.
Russell M. Isphording SALISBURY — Russell Maxwell Isphording, 84, of Salisbury, passed away Saturday, Aug. 07, 2010, at The Laurels of Salisbury. Service arrangements are incomplete at this time. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the family.
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RALEIGH (AP) — At least one North Carolina lawmaker says reports about travel and spending on ballots by State Elections Board officials needs to be studied. “We need to take a thorough look at this from the top to the bottom,� Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Carrboro, told The News & Observer of Raleigh on Friday. “In this most important field to citizens, we have to make sure it is done right and that there is no question about the honesty of the system and the people who work in it.� State Republican Party Chairman Tom Fetzer said Gov. Beverly Perdue should fire longtime Elections Board chairman Larry Leake and the agency’s director Gary Bartlett. The paper reported last week that Leake chartered a private plane to get from Asheville to Raleigh in time for an interview with a donor to Perdue’s campaign in connection with 42 flights on private aircraft that the governor failed to report as donations. Leake’s flight cost taxpayers $1,563. The state board is investigating Perdue’s campaign flights taken by Perdue, even though Bartlett said in June that the probe had found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing. Perdue would not comment, but a spokesman for her campaign, Marc Farinella, said Fetzer was happy with the Elections Board until Bartlett said there was no misconduct by Perdue’s campaign over the flights. “He was obviously unhappy with the report,� Farinella said of Fetzer. “It all seems politically motivated.� Another report in the newspaper cast some shadow on a deal between a New Bern company that prints ballots for 86 of the state’s 100 counties. Printelect is owned by Owen Andrews, who, along with his wife, has donated at least $50,000 to Democratic candidates, including Perdue and the state Democratic Party. Printelect’s ballots are twice as expensive as another printer’s, the newspaper reported. Andrews said his contributions to Perdue had nothing to do with his business with the state. “I earned the business,� he said. “I’ve supported Beverly since she first ran for state representative. She lives six doors down from me.� Democratic political consultant turned government watchdog Joe Sinsheimer said he is concerned about Andrews hosting catered events for state and county elections officials. While Bartlett has said there was nothing wrong with it as long as the events were open to everyone attending the events, Sinsheimer says that doesn’t jibe with recent Perdue statements on free meals. “It sounds like executive director Bartlett didn’t get the message the governor was trying to deliver, which was that vendors courting with free food, free drinks, boat rides, is completely inappropriate,� Sinsheimer said. Sinsheimer said the situation with Printelect highlights the need for a law banning contributions to state officials by companies that have state contracts.
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FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A man who has been in a North Carolina jail for four years without going to trial will have to wait another six before facing months charges in the death of his girlfriend. Attorneys for 48-year-old Thurman L. Burns won a sixmonth delay Friday to determine whether Burns is mentally retarded and therefore not eligible for the death penalty if he is convicted. Prosecutors have indicted they intend to seek the death penalty against Burns, who also is accused of shooting a Fayetteville police officer. Judge Gregory Weeks granted the delay in the trial scheduled to begin Sept. 20. He said not giving the defense time for additional tests could cause a death penalty verdict to be overturned.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH (AP) — Surfers are scheduled to join the paralyzed at a North Carolina beach to help them experience the freedom of catching a wave. People from around the country who suffered spinal cord injuries are gathering Saturday at Wrightsville Beach for a day of surfing, inspiration and camaraderie. Some haven’t surfed since their injury, some have never surfed, some surf all the time despite their reduced mobility. A half-dozen volunteers working with each surfer are out to prove what’s possible despite restricted motion. They’ll use adapted surfboards to test the waves. It’s a project of a group called Life Rolls On, which holds surfing days for the injured all along the East Coast, in California and in Texas.
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FROM 4A McAbee said the femoral method in itself was not painful, but what caused her pain was having to lie still for hours following the procedure to prevent severe bleeding. “It was the stress and strain of having to lay flat on my back for eight hours,� she said from her Mocksville home. Patients who have the femoral approach can’t move afterward or eat, but patients who have the radial procedure are free to move within a few short hours. Patients could essentially walk off the table, Kamdar said. “The only wait I had was they said they would like me to stay in bed for about an hour until the medications wore off,� McAbee said. After the catheter is removed, the patient wears a pressurized plastic bandage around the entry point to prevent bleeding. “It was wonderful,� McAbee said about the reduced time. The radial procedure has been around since the 1990s and was pioneered in the Netherlands and France. “It’s caught on in Europe, Canada and Asia,� Kamdar said. One of the reasons radial catheters didn’t take off in the United States 50 years ago was because there wasn’t a lot of training available. “There wasn’t a lot of exposure to radial catheterization,� Kamdar said. He said there has been more interest in the last twoto-three years in the procedure. Many younger doctors are learning the newest procedure. “You realize this is a good way that is just as fast as the traditional way,� Meadows said. Both Meadows and Kamdar believe physicians who’ve performed hundreds of femoral catheterizations find it quicker because they are more comfortable doing them. Buth they say the new way can be done in the same amount of time. “Most hospitals use radial as a bailout technique if they can’t do femoral,� Kam-
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SALINA, Pa. (AP) — A twin-engine plane slammed into a house in western Pennsylvania minutes after takeoff on Saturday, killing two men, and narrowly missing a man sleeping on his couch with his dog and setting the residence on fire. Westmoreland County spokesman Dan Stevens said the plane, on a certification flight, went through the house and landed in the garage, passing just to the right of the man when it came down in a rural area about 90 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. “God was on his side, without a doubt,� Stevens said. Steve Yanko and the dog escaped from the house, ac-
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of Corrections says the three men escaped by cutting a hole in the prison’s perimeter fence and later kidnapping two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and using the big rig to flee. The group left the drivers unharmed in the truck at a stop just off Interstate 40 in Flagstaff and then fled. Province was serving a life sentence for murder and robbery out of Pima County. McCluskey was serving a 15-year prison term for attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault and discharge of a firearm out of Maricopa County. Renwick had been serving a 22-year sentence for second-degree murder. A nationwide search was under way for McCluskey, Province and Welch, and “America’s Most Wanted� planned to air a segment about the group. The group may be using a 1997 platinum gold Nissan Sentra with Arizona license plate 6-2-0-P-FV. Thomas Henman, supervisory deputy with the U.S. Marshals Service in Phoenix, said the group should be con-
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cording to his wife, Rose Yanko, 66, who was shopping at a flea market at the time, the Pittsburgh PostGazette said. She spoke briefly to thank emergency crews who responded to the fire. She and her husband were planning to stay with her mother, she said. The Federal Aviation Administration said the BE58 Beech Baron took off from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pa., at 9:08 a.m. Saturday and crashed 11 minutes later. Stevens said the bodies were recovered from the wreckage shortly after 3 p.m. after rescuers unearthed the plane from the collapsed garage. He said autopsies were scheduled
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — They hiked for more than 10 hours over rugged mountains — unarmed and without security — to bring medical care to isolated Afghan villagers until their humanitarian mission took a tragic turn. Ten members of the Christian medical team — six Americans, two Afghans, one German and a Briton — were gunned down in a gruesome slaughter that the Taliban said they carried out, alleging the volunteers were spying and trying to convert Muslims to Christianity. The gunmen spared an Afghan driver, who recited verses from the Islamic holy book Quran as he begged for his life. Team members — doctors, nurses and logistics personnel — were attacked as they were returning to Kabul after their two-week mission in the remote Parun valley of Nuristan province about 160 miles (260 kilometers) north of Kabul. They had decided to veer northward into Badakhshan province because they thought that would be the safest route back to Kabul, said Dirk Frans, director of the International Assistance Mission, which organized the team. The bullet-riddled bodies — including three women — were found Friday near three four-wheeled drive vehicles in a wooded area just off the main road that snakes through a narrow valley in the Kuran Wa Munjan district of Badakhshan, provincial police chief Gen. Agha Noor Kemtuz told the Associated Press. One of the dead Americans had spent about 30 years in Afghanistan, rearing three daughters and surviving both the Soviet invasion and bloody civil war of the 1990s that destroyed much of Kabul.
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Gulf seafood industry tries to shake off its oily image NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The rich fishing grounds of the Gulf of Mexico are beginning to reopen more than three months after crude began gushing from the sea floor. But those who harvest, process and sell the catch face a new crisis — convincing wary consumers it’s not only delicious, but also safe. As BP PLC closed the books on a defining week in its battle to contain the oil, with engineers finally forcing the surging crude underground with a torrent of mud and cement, people along the Gulf Coast began looking to the future — including the fishing industry, which has a tough sell despite tests showing the catch seems safe to eat. “We have a huge perception problem,� said Ewell Smith, director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board. “We have lost markets across the country, and some of them may be lost for good.� The Gulf accounts for a majority of the domestic shrimp and oysters eaten by Americans and about 2 percent of overall U.S. seafood consumption. But with safety suspicions abounding, some wary suppliers appear to be turning to overseas imports. Henry Poynot, who owns Big Fisherman Seafood in New Orleans and has been in business for 26 years, said nonstop news coverage has had an effect.
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year career before retiring from the Army. Burnell explained that he was trained to track â&#x20AC;&#x153;ground signsâ&#x20AC;? on the jungle floor and â&#x20AC;&#x153;top signsâ&#x20AC;? in the trees. He said he could tell that someone had brushed against a tree by looking at which side of the leaves was visible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another thing they taught us was that animals would not step on twigs or brush,â&#x20AC;? Burnell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way we could tell a person had been there â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they would break things.â&#x20AC;? Dog trackers like Charlie Hinely, of Georgia, were trained to watch tracking dogs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; usually Labrador retrievers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for their alerts that danger was near. A particular dog might have perked its ears up after discovering a trap or grown tense when an enemy was close by. Hinely said when the platoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual reunions began, the men began freely talking about experiences in Vietnam they had never shared with anyone else. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just like we had never been apart,â&#x20AC;? he said. The veterans brought a number of items to add to Maultâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s museum collection, including old memorabilia and photographs. Retired Sgt. Bud â&#x20AC;&#x153;Docâ&#x20AC;? Walters, of Hershey, Pa., copied a photo of himself crouching with several of the platoon members in front of a makeshift basketball net in Vietnam. They are young â&#x20AC;&#x201D; many of them were drafted at 18 or 19 years old â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and smiling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before this, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a picture of me with any of them,â&#x20AC;? he said, running a finger along the faces in the photo. Walters was a veterinary specialist who looked after the platoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dogs, both in camp and on missions. He went on to have a 23-year career in the Army medical corps. Before joining the reunion for the first time this weekend, Walters attended a meeting of former combat trackers in Arlington, Va., and several members of the 62nd infantry platoon were there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I got there, I remembered everybody,â&#x20AC;? he
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — “You wrecked me!” “Did not!” “Did so!” “It was an accident.” “Was not.” “Was so.” Welcome to the prickly world of Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson, who just can’t seem to stay out of each other’s way on the racetrack. Ever since Busch chanted “anyone but the 48” after Johnson drove his Hendrick Motorsports Chevy past Busch to win at Bristol in the fifth race of the Sprint Cup season, it’s almost been nobody but the 48 when the two have gotten close to each other on the track. When Busch bumped Johnson out of the way to take the lead in the closing laps at New Hampshire in June, Johnson caught Busch, put a little bump on his No. 2 Penske Racing Dodge and slipped his No. 48 underneath with two laps to go.
Johnson won for the fifth time to tie Denny Hamlin for the series lead in victories. “I don’t want people JOHNSON to think, ‘Oh, I can knock the 48 out of the way because he’s not going to wreck me,’ ” Johnson said after the race. Last week at Pocono, it got worse when Johnson caused a stunning late-race crash that collected Elliott Sadler, Clint Bowyer and Busch. Replays showed the 48 appearing to hit Busch’s blue No. 2 from behind. Busch’s car swerved in front of Bowyer’s Chevy before slipping sideways into the infield grass and smashing into the infield barrier. Busch walked away, the race was halted for 20-plus minutes while workers cleaned up extensive debris and welded the barrier back together.
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Edwards on pole at Watkins Glen
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Kurt Busch makes a face in the garage earlier in the week.
Run game important for Wake
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — A year ago, Carl Edwards started 33rd in the Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International and finished third. This time he’ll start at the front. Edwards turned a lap of 124.432 mph in 70.882 seconds on Saturday to easily outdistance Jamie McMurray’s lap of 123.814 mph in 71.236 secs. It was just the fifth pole in 215 starts for Edwards, his first on a road course in Cup competition, and it was fast. Edwards was just a few ticks off Jeff Gordon’s 2003 track record of 124.58 mph in 70.7979 secs. “Unbelievable. I can’t tell you how much that helps our team,” Edwards said. “(Crew chief) Bob (Osborne) said P1. I thought he said 21. That’s a great lap. We’re just enjoying the wave we’re riding. We’re making a comeback.” Edwards has put together four straight finishes of seventh or better, including a sec-
ond at Chicagoland and a third a week ago at Pocono, to surge to 10th in the points standings EDWARDS with only five races remaining before the Chase for the Sprint Cup title. Only the top 12 drivers qualify for the Chase. “It feels good,” said Edwards, whose last pole was two years ago at Bristol. “You guys know how we’ve struggled. This last month we’ve been in going in the right direction. It means a lot to all the folks who stuck with us — Aflac, Ford. Nobody’s giving up. If I can just get a good start, keep our car up front, race in clean air, keep the fenders on it, I think the qualifying effort will pay off.” Juan Pablo Montoya will go off third, followed by AJ Allmendinger and Kurt Busch.
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PANTHERS CAMP
BY JOEDY MCCREARY Associated Press
WINSTON-SALEM — Josh Adams came to Wake Forest when it was a run-first team. The Demon Deacons appear to be headed that way again — just in time for his senior season. The best passer in school history is gone, so coach Jim Grobe wants his team to ADAMS get back to basics. That means rushing the ball. That suits Adams just fine. The former ACC rookie of the year figures to be the biggest beneficiary of that transition, expects to carry a bigger load this season and hopes to cap his up-and-down career by going out on top. “I definitely think that’s a little bit more confidence in me to know that we’re thinking about getting back to the run,” Adams said Saturday during the team’s media day. “It might help our team out a little bit more, considering that we’re not as comfortable as we’d like to feel with the quarterback situation. But then again, if we stray away from the run, I’m used to that as well.” That isn’t likely to happen, not with a new face under center to replace Riley Skinner. None of the leading candidates in the quarterbacking derby — Skylar Jones, Ted Stachitas, Brendan Cross and freshman Tanner Price — has thrown a pass in a game. So while the Demon Deacons probably won’t revisit the Chris Barclay era — when they led the ACC in rushing four times from 2001-05 and had Barclay named as the league’s player of the year — it’s clear that Adams, junior Brandon Pendergrass and the rest of the ground game will have to play a more significant role in the offense this year. “We want to have the pressure on us in the games and just be able to carry the team,” Pendergrass said. “Last year, it was pretty much Skinner’s year. Skinner led the offense, and our job was to just take care of the ball and protect Skinner. Now that (Grobe is) getting back to running the ball, it just puts a lot more responsibility on us, knowing that we’ve got to work harder and focus more, coming out.”
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Matt Moore, left, talks to receiver Kenny Moore during a recent practice. the first-team offense had two first downs in three possessions saturday.
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CHARLOTTE — Much of the talk during the first 11⁄2 weeks of training camp focused on the improvements the Carolina Panthers made in the passing game after finishing 27th in the league last year. However, it didn’t look that way at Saturday’s Fan Fest scrimmage. The first-team offense managed
just two first downs in three possessions as quarterback Matt Moore finished 4 of 9 for 26 yards while an experienced offensive line looked out of synch and allowed regular pressure from the second-team defense. The second-team offense wasn’t any better. Led by quarterbacks Hunter Cantwell and Jimmy Clausen, it managed just one first down during its 12-play sequence.
The only points of the scrimmage came when the third-team offense managed to get in field goal range for veteran kicker John Kasay. “The defense was ahead of the offense,” coach John Fox said. “But I think that’s typical every year. But I’m pleased with the effort and pleased we got through healthy.” Although Carolina’s offense was without wide receiver Steve Smith,
right tackle Jeff Otah and three of its top four running backs, the outcome was still a little surprising. Carolina’s passing game had looked sharp throughout camp, moving the ball with regularity against a restructured defense that’s trying to replace six starters from last year’s team.
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Slumping Woods seems lost with no way out BY TIM DAHLBERG Associated Press columnist
The revelations that once seemed to come daily have now largely stopped. No more mistresses have stepped forward, and no more apologies are necessary. Nine months after the secret world of Tiger Woods was laid bare, even the tabloids and celebrity websites seem to have lost interest. The only real questions left are how much his wife will get in a divorce and when she will get it.
Indeed, these should almost be good times for Woods. The worst of his humiliations are just a memory, the trips to rehab are apparently over, and even the British tabloids couldn’t beat him down at St. Andrews. Plus he’s got millions of people who still think he’s the great- WOODS est thing to ever grace a 2-iron. All good, except for one thing. The greatest player of our time doesn’t seem to have a clue on
the golf course anymore. His latest attempt at preserving his name and finding his game came this week in Ohio, where the best players in the world gathered for a tournament Woods has owned in the past. There was once a day — just last year, for example — when Woods simply showed up at the Bridgestone Invitational, stuck a tee in the ground, and strolled his way to yet another win. That day now seems so far, far away.
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Match play finals are set From staff reports
Reigning North Carolina Amateur (stroke play) champion Ryan Heisey of Greensboro will face 2009 North Carolina Junior runner-up Payne McLeod of Reidsville to determine the inaugural winner of the North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at the Country Club of Salisbury at 8 a.m. today. In the semifinal rounds, Heisey edged Carolinas Amateur champion Logan Harrell of Huntersville in 19 holes, while McLeod ousted Gastonia’s Harold Varner 2 and 1. The event is conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.
American Legion Kernersville Post 36 rode a complete-game pitching performance from Kevin Parrish (Catawba) to a 61 win against Bayamon, P.R., on Saturday night and now is in the driver’s seat in the double-elimination Southeast Regional tournament. N.C. champion Kernersville is the only team without a loss. Corey McKinney, Brandon Harrison, Landon Odell and Andrew Smith had two hits each. Odell and Harrison had RBI doubles in the fifth as Kernersville broke a scoreless tie. Kernersville eliminated Rowan County in the Area III championship series after knocking out South Rowan in a semifinal series.
Prep basketball South Rowan graduate John Davis will continue his basketball career at Livingstone. Davis scored 406 points as a senior and led the Raiders with 15.6 points a game. A story on Davis is upcoming.
Prep football Davie linebacker Jared Barber (6foot-2, 220 pounds and a 4.6 runner) committed to West Virginia after a summer visit to Morgantown. Barber made 148 tackles as a junior and was honored as CPC Defensive Player of the Year. Barber picked the Mountaineers over N.C. State and Wake Forest, among others.
Minor leagues The Kannapolis Intimidators outslugged Hagerstown 14-9 on Saturday at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium. Brady Shoemaker hit his 11th and 12th homers of the season to lead Kannapolis. Nick Ciolli hit his 10th homer, while Tyler Saladino connected for the first time. Shoemaker had four hits. Daniel Wagner (South Rowan) went 2-for-5. Wagner is batting .287 and still has an outside shot at a .300 season. He ranks in the top 10 in the SAL with 32 steals and 119 hits. Asheville Tyler Matzek, a 19year-old southpaw who is Colorado’s top pitching prospect, pitched six innings of no-hit ball on Saturday in a SAL win against Augusta. Jerry Sands (Catawba) picked up his 28th RBI as a Chattanooga Lookout on Saturday. He has 29 homers and 74 RBIs for the season. Sands has struck out 99 times, but he also has 60 walks. Vermont’s Wade Moore (West Rowan, Catawba) had a double in three at-bats on Saturday. His batting average has been creeping up the last two weeks. He’s now at .243. Craige Lyerly (East Rowan, Catawba) went 0-for-3 for the Gulf Coast Rays on Saturday, but he did steal his sixth base. He’s batting .245. Stockton’s David Thomas (Catawba) had four triples in 42 games. He walked twice and scored late Friday in a win against Kyle Seager’s High Desert team. Seager (NW Cabarrus, UNC) has scored 101 runs to lead the California League by a wide margin. Visalia slugger Paul Goldschmidt is second with 84.
Independent leagues Lake County’s Zach Ward (A.L. Brown) pitched a complete game in the Northern League on Thursday, beating the South Shore Railcats 6-2. Ward (6-5) allowed seven hits and struck out seven. Lake County reliever Garrett Sherrill (A.L. Brown, ASU) was placed on the disabled list on Aug. 3.
Wood bat leagues Edenton’s Justin Roland (East Rowan, Charlotte) went 2-for-3 in the opening game of a first-round playoff series against Morehead City and helped the Steamers advance to the CPL semifinals. Josh Hohn (Catawba) is batting .254 in the Arizona Collegiate League.
College baseball Appalachian State baseball coach Chris Pollard announced that Chris Moore has been hired as an assistant coach and staff member Josh Jordan has been promoted to the program’s top assistant and recruiting coordinator.
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SPORTS TV Sports Sunday, Aug. 8 AUTO RACING 1 p.m. ESPN — Sprint Cup, Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips, at Watkins Glen, N.Y. 2:30 p.m. VERSUS — IRL, Honda Indy 200, in Ohio GOLF 11 a.m. TGC — Bridgestone Invitational 1 p.m. CBS — Bridgestone Invitational 3 p.m. TGC — Champions, 3M Championship 7 p.m. TGC — Turning Stone Resort Champ. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. TBS — San Francisco at Atlanta 2:10 p.m. WGN — Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs 8 p.m. ESPN — Boston at N.Y. Yankees NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m. NBC — Preseason, Hall of Fame Game, Cincinnati vs. Dallas, at Canton, Ohio SOCCER 9 p.m. ESPN2 — MLS, New York at Chicago SWIMMING 4:30 p.m. NBC — National Championships TENNIS 3 p.m. ESPN2 — ATP, Legg Mason Classic 5 p.m. ESPN2 — WTA, Mercury Insurance Open
Area schedule Sunday, August 8 INTIMIDATORS BASEBALL 2:05 p.m. Hagerstown Suns at Kannapolis (DH) ROWANHALL OF FAME 2 p.m. Induction ceremonies (Civic Center)
Legion baseball SE Regional Representatives Host Columbia Post 19 (Tennessee champs) North Carolina Kernersville Post 36 South Carolina Sumter Post 15 Georgia Conyers Post 77 Florida Boynton Beach Post 164 Tennessee Dyersburg Post 30 (Tennesee runner-up) Alabama Tuscaloosa Puerto Rico Bayamon Post 48
Schedule Thursday’s games Kernersville 8, Tuscalooa 7 Bayamon 5, Boynton Beach 4 Sumter 12, Dyersburg 2 Columbia 4, Conyers 3 Friday’s games Tuscaloosa 12, Dyersburg 2 (8 innings) Conyers 6, Boynton Beach 0 Kernersville 6, Sumter 2 (12 innings) Bayamon 6, Columbia 1 Saturday’s games Conyers 5, Sumter 0 Columbia 6, Tuscaloosa 4 Kernersville 6, Bayamon 1 Sunday’s games Conyers vs. Bayamon Columbia vs. Kernersville
Minor Leagues South Atlantic Northern Division W L Pct. GB x-Lakewood (Phillies) 25 16 .595 — Hickory (Rangers) 23 17 .575 11⁄2 Greensboro (Marlins) 21 20 .512 4 West Virginia (Pirates) 20 22 .476 51⁄2 1 Kannapolis (White Sox) 19 21 .475 5 ⁄2 Delmarva (Orioles) 17 25 .405 81⁄2 Hagerstown (Nationals) 15 26 .366 10 Southern Division W L Pct. GB Asheville (Rockies) 25 16 .610 — Greenville (Red Sox) 25 16 .610 — Charleston (Yankees) 22 20 .524 31⁄2 Lexington (Astros) 21 21 .500 41⁄2 Augusta (Giants) 20 21 .488 5 20 22 .476 51⁄2 Rome (Braves) 1 x-Savannah (Mets) 16 26 .381 9 ⁄2 x-clinched first half Saturday’s Games Charleston 7, Savannah 0, 1st game Savannah 4, Charleston 1, 2nd game Greensboro 4, Hickory 2 Greenville 12, Rome 6 West Virginia 3, Lakewood 2 Kannapolis 14, Hagerstown 9 Asheville 7, Augusta 2 Delmarva 9, Lexington 1 Sunday’s Games Hagerstown at Kannapolis, 2:05 p.m., 1st game Lakewood at West Virginia, 2:05 p.m. Hickory at Greensboro, 4 p.m. Hagerstown at Kannapolis, 4:35 p.m., 2nd game Lexington at Delmarva, 5:05 p.m. Savannah at Charleston, 5:05 p.m. Asheville at Augusta, 5:35 p.m. Rome at Greenville, 7 p.m.
Prep football Regular season Team-by-team Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5
Carson Hickory Ridge North Rowan Salisbury at West Davidson at Robinson Statesviille at East Rowan West Rowan at North Iredell South Rowan at West Iredell open
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East Rowan at North Rowan at Salisbury at Concord Hickory Ridge Cox Mill at West Iredell Carson Statesville open at West Rowan North Iredell at South Rowan
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North Rowan East Rowan at Carson open Lexington at Salisbury South Stanly East Montgomery at North Moore Albemarle at Chatham Central West Montgomery at South Davidson
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Salisbury South Rowan East Rowan at Carson at West Rowan North Rowan at Davie open West Davidson at Central Davidson Lexington Thomasville at East Davidson
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South Rowan at Salisbury at A.L. Brown NW Cabarrus Robinson at Central Cabarrus West Rowan at North Iredell open West Iredell
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NFL Preseason Sunday, Aug. 8 Hall of Fame Game: Cincinnati vs. Dallas at Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m. (NBC) Week 1 Thursday, Aug. 12 New Orleans at New England, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Baltimore, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Oakland at Dallas, 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13 Buffalo at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Kansas City at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 Tampa Bay at Miami, 7 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Green Bay, 8 p.m. Houston at Arizona, 8 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Chicago at San Diego, 9 p.m. Tennessee at Seattle, 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15 San Francisco at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Denver at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16 New York Giants at New York Jets, 8 p.m. Week 2 Thursday, Aug. 19 Indianapolis vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30 New England at Atlanta, 8 p.m. (FOX) Friday, Aug. 20 Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 8 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Aug. 21 Baltimore at Washington, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at New York Giants, 7 p.m. Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m. New York Jets at Carolina, 8 p.m. Oakland at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at San Diego, 9 p.m. Detroit at Denver, 9 p.m. Green Bay at Seattle, 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22 Minnesota at San Francisco, 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23 Arizona at Tennessee, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Week 3 Thursday, Aug. 26 St. Louis at New England, 7:30 p.m. Indianapolis at Green Bay, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Aug. 27 Atlanta at Miami, 7 p.m. Washington at New York Jets, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Kansas City, 8 p.m. San Diego at New Orleans, 8 p.m. (CBS) Saturday, Aug. 28 Cleveland at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. New York Giants at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Tennessee at Carolina, 8 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m. (CBS) Arizona at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. San Francisco at Oakland, 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29 Pittsburgh at Denver, 8 p.m. (FOX) Week 4 Thursday, Sept. 2 Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 7 p.m. New England at New York Giants, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. New York Jets at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Baltimore at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 8 p.m. Miami at Dallas, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 8 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 10 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 10 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Auto racing Sprint Cup Watkins Glen lineup (Car number in parentheses) 1. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 124.432. 2. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevy, 123.814. 3. (42) J.P. Montoya, Chevy, 123.699. 4. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 123.619. 5. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 123.524. 6. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevy, 123.429. 7. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 123.41. 8. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 123.369. 9. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 123.326. 10. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 123.234. 11. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 123.165. 12. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 123.102. 13. (83) Boris Said, Toyota, 123.078. 14. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 122.937. 15. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 122.85. 16. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 122.783. 17. (26) Patrick Carpentier, Ford, 122.635. 18. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 122.582. 19. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevy, 122.56. 20. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevy, 122.517. 21. (36) Ron Fellows, Chevy, 122.339. 22. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevy, 122.308. 23. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 122.286. 24. (5) Mark Martin, Chevy, 122.21. 25. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 121.95. 26. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 121.801. 27. (78) Regan Smith, Chevy, 121.791. 28. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 121.721. 29. (09) Bobby Labonte, Chevy, 121.613. 30. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 121.528. 31. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 121.406. 32. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 121.404. 33. (71) Andy Lally, Chevy, 121.339. 34. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevy, 121.274. 35. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 121.013. 36. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 120.599. 37. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 120.54. 38. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 120.489. 39. (07) P.J. Jones, Toyota, 120.26. 40. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 120.17. 41. (37) Travis Kvapil, Ford, Points. 42. (34) Kevin Conway, Ford, Points. 43. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 120.213.
Nationwide Series Zippo 200 at The Glen (Start position in parentheses) Saturday, At Watkins Glen Watkins Glen, N.Y. Lap length: 2.45 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 82 laps, 150 rating, 195 points, $50,595. 2. (2) Joey Logano, Toyota, 82, 123.4, 175, $29,050. 3. (3) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 82, 115.4, 165, $25,150. 4. (8) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 82, 112.5, 160, $19,075. 5. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 82, 122.7, 160, $18,850. 6. (12) Ron Fellows, Chevrolet, 82, 106, 150, $22,518. 7. (10) Nelson Piquet, Ford, 82, 100.5, 146, $22,218. 8. (6) Jacques Villeneuve, Toyota, 82, 99.9, 142, $23,093. 9. (17) Steve Wallace, Toyota, 82, 88.6, 138, $20,918. 10. (15) Michael McDowell, Dodge, 82, 86.3, 134, $15,125. 11. (14) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Chevrolet, 82, 94.4, 130, $20,568. 12. (27) Tayler Malsam, Toyota, 82, 81.9, 127, $20,293. 13. (25) Brian Scott, Toyota, 82, 82.1, 124, $23,793. 14. (30) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 82, 69.7, 121, $20,093. 15. (22) Tony Ave, Chevrolet, 82, 74, 118, $20,868. 16. (23) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 82, 73.2, 115, $19,968. 17. (7) Paul Menard, Ford, 82, 87.1, 112, $13,950. 18. (33) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 82, 61.9, 109, $20,243. 19. (24) Michael Annett, Toyota, 82, 65.6, 106, $19,768. 20. (32) Kyle Kelley, Chevrolet, 82, 53.6, 103, $14,600.
21. (34) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 81, 52.9, 100, $19,668. 22. (16) Boris Said, Ford, 81, 68.2, 97, $19,618. 23. (26) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 81, 62.6, 94, $19,943. 24. (36) Mark Green, Chevrolet, 80, 43.2, 91, $19,443. 25. (18) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, accident, 79, 81, 88, $13,075. 26. (11) Colin Braun, Ford, 78, 56.9, 85, $19,648. 27. (40) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, 78, 37.6, 82, $13,225. 28. (28) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 60, 42.9, 79, $19,223. 29. (19) Trevor Bayne, Toyota, 60, 72.6, 76, $19,188. 30. (21) Brendan Gaughan, Toyota, 59, 51.3, 73, $19,453. 31. (35) Eric McClure, Ford, transmission, 53, 39.7, 70, $12,625. 32. (31) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, electrical, 44, 43.1, 67, $19,033. 33. (4) Carl Edwards, Ford, engine, 25, 83, 64, $12,530. 34. (20) Justin Allgaier, Dodge, engine, 25, 53.3, 61, $18,938. 35. (13) Jason Leffler, Toyota, accident, 23, 70.5, 58, $18,903. 36. (9) Billy Johnson, Ford, accident, 23, 56.4, 55, $18,868. 37. (29) Victor Gonzalez Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 20, 44, 52, $18,828. 38. (39) Joey Scarallo, Ford, brakes, 9, 32.5, 49, $12,305. 39. (37) Chase Miller, Ford, brakes, 8, 35.6, 46, $12,270. 40. (41) Johnny Chapman, Chevrolet, overheating, 3, 32.5, 43, $12,135. 41. (42) Dan Brode, Dodge, brakes, 2, 32.4, 40, $12,100. 42. (38) Kevin Hamlin, Chevrolet, brakes, 1, 29.8, 37, $12,060. 43. (43) Matthew Carter, Dodge, brakes, 1, 30.4, 34, $11,991. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 93.526 mph. Time of Race: 2 hours, 8 minutes, 53 seconds. Margin of Victory: 2.834 seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 10 laps. Lead Changes: 3 among 3 drivers. Lap Leaders: M.Ambrose 1-18; J.Logano 19-26; K.Busch 27-40; M.Ambrose 41-82. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Ambrose, 2 times for 60 laps; K.Busch, 1 time for 14 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 8 laps. Top 10 in Points: 1. Bra.Keselowski, 3,509; 2. C.Edwards, 3,182; 3. K.Busch, 3,036; 4. J.Allgaier, 2,894; 5. K.Harvick, 2,774; 6. P.Menard, 2,732; 7. S.Wallace, 2,626; 8. T.Bayne, 2,441; 9. B.Gaughan, 2,420; 10. J.Leffler, 2,384.
Ambrose wins Zippo 200 Akron, James addressed a friendly crowd of several WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — hundred people who cheered Marcos Ambrose has won as he took the podium. the Nationwide Zippo 200 at “To the city of Cleveland, Watkins Glen International my fans in Cleveland, my for the third straight time. fans in northeast Ohio,” said Ambrose started on pole James, “I want to say thank and dominated the race, lead- you for the last seven years ing the final half of the 82-lap and the years that continue race around the 11-turn, to go in the future.” 2.45-mile layout, to beat NHL Joey Logano by 2.8 seconds. DETROIT — Red Wings Kevin Harvick somehow general manager Ken Holavoided a 10-car wreck and land says Chris Chelios is goovercame a dustup on the first lap and a speeding penal- ing to work for the team in some capacity. ty on pit road to finish third. Points leader Brad KeCOLLEGES selowski was fourth, folKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — lowed by Kyle Busch, who Tennessee defensive tackle was seeking his fourth Marlon Walls has injured his straight win. Ron Fellows, Achilles’ tendon, the second Nelson Piquet, Jacques Vilsuch injury for a Volunteers leneuve, Steve Wallace and defensive lineman in the Michael McDowell rounded first week of fall camp. out the top 10. UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Carl Edwards, second in Connecticut’s troubles with points, finished 33rd after the NCAA didn’t stop some losing a cylinder and of the school’s biggest basdropped 327 points behind ketball stars from returning Keselowski. to the state to suit up in supNBA port of coach Jim Calhoun. AKRON, Ohio — LeBron About 30 former Huskies, James finally thanked his including Ray Allen, Caron fans in Cleveland, making Butler, Ben Gordon and his first public appearance Emeka Okafor, showed up since he left the Cavaliers for what has become a bienfor the Miami Heat. nial charity game to fund reAt his annual “King for search at the Jim and Pat Kids” charity bike-a-thon in Calhoun Cardiology Center. Associated Press
Trucks Nashville 200 Results Saturday, At Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tenn. Lap length: 1.333 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 150 laps, 141 rating, 195 points, $53,125. 2. (2) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 150, 116.2, 170, $27,265. 3. (5) Aric Almirola, Toyota, 150, 116.8, 170, $24,760. 4. (3) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 150, 134.6, 165, $13,500. 5. (7) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 150, 103.9, 155, $11,750. 6. (10) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 150, 107.1, 150, $13,375. 7. (6) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 150, 96.7, 146, $9,775. 8. (11) Brian Ickler, Toyota, 150, 98.4, 142, $9,725. 9. (9) Justin Lofton, Toyota, 150, 88.2, 138, $9,625. 10. (4) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 150, 91.4, 134, $10,525. 11. (15) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 150, 87.5, 130, $9,500. 12. (18) Donny Lia, Chevrolet, 150, 79.7, 127, $9,400. 13. (12) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 150, 79.6, 124, $9,350. 14. (20) David Starr, Toyota, 149, 76.4, 121, $9,325. 15. (14) Ricky Carmichael, Chevrolet, 149, 71.8, 118, $10,100. 16. (13) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 149, 59.5, 115, $6,900. 17. (22) Narain Karthikeyan, Chevrolet, 148, 63.2, 112, $9,300. 18. (25) Butch Miller, Dodge, 147, 54.1, 109, $9,050. 19. (23) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ford, 147, 55.8, 106, $9,000. 20. (27) Brent Raymer, Ford, 144, 52.7, 103, $8,200. 21. (28) Joe Aramendia, Chevrolet, 142, 40.6, 100, $7,375. 22. (30) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 141, 43, 97, $7,300. 23. (26) Clay Greenfield, Dodge, 140, 44.1, 94, $6,250. 24. (19) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Chevrolet, 132, 64.8, 91, $6,200. 25. (33) Brett Butler, Chevrolet, 131, 44.3, 88, $6,175. 26. (17) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, accident, 64, 63.9, 85, $6,125. 27. (35) Michelle Theriault, Chevrolet, handling, 38, 37.1, 82, $6,450. 28. (8) Jason White, Dodge, engine, 37, 60.1, 79, $6,050. 29. (21) Chris Jones, Chevrolet, electrical, 29, 51.7, 76, $6,025. 30. (34) Chris Lafferty, Chevrolet, engine, 16, 36.1, 73, $6,515. 31. (31) Mike Harmon, Ford, brakes, 14, 35.6, 70, $6,000. 32. (32) J.C. Stout, Chevrolet, overheating, 9, 36.7, 67, $5,985. 33. (29) Mike Garvey, Chevrolet, vibration, 8, 33.6, 64, $5,960. 34. (16) Johanna Long, Toyota, accident, 3, 34.5, 61, $5,935. 35. (24) Carl Long, Dodge, overheating, 1, 31.1, 0, $5,880. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 124.257 mph. Time of Race: 1 hour, 36 minutes, 33 seconds. Margin of Victory: 4.164 seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 19 laps. Lead Changes: 3 among 3 drivers. Lap Leaders: T.Bodine 1-2; T.Peters 359; A.Almirola 60-61; T.Bodine 62-150. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): T.Bodine, 2 times for 91 laps; T.Peters, 1 time for 57 laps; A.Almirola, 1 time for 2 laps. Top 10 in Points: 1. T.Bodine, 2,188; 2. A.Almirola, 2,014; 3. T.Peters, 1,956; 4. J.Sauter, 1,955; 5. A.Dillon, 1,900; 6. M.Crafton, 1,894; 7. R.Hornaday Jr., 1,875; 8. M.Skinner, 1,854; 9. D.Starr, 1,773; 10. J.White, 1,706.
Golf PGA Bridgestone Saturday’s third round Firestone CC in Akron, Ohio Yardage: 7,400; Par: 70 Ryan Palmer 70-68-63—201 Sean O’Hair 67-70-64—201 Matt Kuchar 69-67-66—202 Ernie Els 69-70-64—203 Peter Hanson 69-66-68—203 Justin Leonard 68-66-69—203 Hunter Mahan 71-67-66—204 Jeff Overton 67-70-67—204 Bo Van Pelt 67-68-69—204 Katsumasa Miyamoto 71-72-62—205 Oliver Wilson 71-67-67—205 Dustin Johnson 72-65-68—205 Nick Watney 68-68-69—205 Bubba Watson 64-71-70—205 Phil Mickelson 66-68-71—205 Angel Cabrera 71-68-67—206 Geoff Ogilvy 71-67-68—206 Rory McIlroy 68-69-69—206 Lucas Glover 70-66-70—206 Miguel A. Jimenez 69-67-70—206 Retief Goosen 67-66-73—206 Kenny Perry 66-73-68—207 Graeme McDowell 66-73-68—207 Steve Stricker 68-71-69—208 Martin Kaymer 72-67-69—208 Jason Day 69-70-69—208 Alexander Noren 69-69-70—208 Ryan Moore 70-68-70—208 Adam Scott 66-70-72—208 Charl Schwartzel 73-68-68—209 Sergio Garcia 70-70-69—209 Martin Laird 70-71-68—209 Jim Furyk 72-68-69—209 Padraig Harrington 69-70-70—209 Paul Casey 68-68-73—209 Heath Slocum 75-68-67—210 Louis Oosthuizen 72-70-68—210
EDWARDS FROM 1B Five-time Watkins Glen winner Tony Stewart, Biffle, Scott Speed, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch round out the top 10. Marcos Ambrose, who finished second to Stewart in last year’s race, will start 11th. Gordon, a four-time Watkins Glen winner, qualified 16th and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. was 41st. Greg Biffle was fastest in both of Friday’s practices. Coming off his win at Pocono, his first of the season, and sitting 11th in the standings, Biffle said he decided to look at the big picture. “I ran a bit conservative,” Biffle said. “Getting up to speed I noticed that the car was a little bit freer than what it was yesterday. I figured if I could back off just a little bit, run a good, solid lap rather than make a mistake, be in the ditch, and have to come from the back. I’m really thinking about the Chase right now.”
WRECKS FROM 1B After getting checked out by medics, Busch pointed blame straight at the number he has come to despise. “I wrecked on the straightaway. Jimmie Johnson drove straight through us,” he said. Johnson called Busch on Monday to talk, and the two say they’ve put the incidents in the rearview mirror. “It was a racing incident and I hate that over the last year or two there have been a lot of those racing incidents, and he has certainly been on the losing end of that situation,” Johnson said between practices for Sunday’s Cup race at Watkins Glen International. “It is nothing intentional and nothing I have against him. He and I joked on the phone that we have these magnets we can’t get rid of.” Joked? “I may not intentionally try to wreck him,” Busch said. “It’s tough to put it behind me because I look at the wrecked race cars I have at the shop, where he goes to his shop and all those cars are pretty and clean. We’ve got a high car count of wrecked cars over at our shop and those guys on the 48, and even (Johnson’s teammate) Jeff Gordon, with what he did to us at Sonoma, it’s been definitely a one-way street right now.” Late in the June race on the road course at Sonoma, Gordon and Busch were running side by side near the front when Gordon knocked the No. 2 off the racing surface. Busch, who had a similar confrontation with Johnson at Sonoma the previous year and finished 11 places behind the 48, finished 32nd after starting third. Busch, a solid sixth in the standings with two wins, said his team was struggling with getting the damaged cars
The top four cars in the Hendrick Motorsports stable struggled in Friday’s two practices despite feedback from Gordon, who took part in a Goodyear tire test in June and thought he had brought some valuable data back to the shop. Only Johnson found enough speed to crack the top 10 in qualifying. “With the tire test that Jeff was a part of, it’s just kind of mind-boggling that we could have been that far off,” said Johnson, who notched the first road course victory of his career at Sonoma in June. “Making up ground, I hope we can make up enough before the race.” Gordon, winless at the storied track since 2001, qualified at 122.783 mph, a vast improvement from practice. “I felt some real positive things in the car,” said Gordon, who has made 602 straight Cup starts. “The car turned a little bit better than I was expecting. I saw some things that have some real potential. I’m very happy about that. It’s certainly a big gain from yesterday. I’m excited about that.”
turned around quickly enough and has been hearing it from his crew. “I feel bad for all the guys,” Busch said. “At the same time, it’s tough when they’re texting me, ‘Hey man, we need to go wreck that guy. We need to put him on his lid,’ and have to manage everything. “Ultimately, it comes down to the drivers down on the track knowing when someone crosses the line or not. Johnson and I are fine. It’s tough when we have three (wrecks) against nothing right now.” Busch has worked hard to improve his image since he won the Cup title in 2004, beating Johnson by just eight points in the closest championship in series history, and credits Roger Penske for much of the transition. And he likes where he is. “The guys at Hendrick are pretty boys and they get on ‘People’ Magazine covers and that’s their job,” Busch said. “My job is to go out and race cars, and that’s what I focus on. If the roles were reversed and the 2 car wrecked the 48, I would have been hung. I would have been lynched at the gates for wrecking a fourtime champion. But if the roles were reversed, I wouldn’t have bumped the 48 in that fashion and both of us would have continued on and ended up with good results.” Watkins Glen has seen its share of dustups and wrecks since the Cup series began racing here 25 years ago. Johnson said he doesn’t expect anything to happen with the No. 2 on Sunday. “There is a good rivalry there and a lot of hard racing that we have been able to race against each other over the years,” Johnson said. “But I don’t see it being any more than that. I hope that everything goes away. I have nothing against him. I’m just going to stay away from him as much as I can.”
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Haynesworth passes conditioning test BY JOSEPH WHITE Associated Press
ASHBURN, Va. — After passing the Washington Redskins’ conditioning test, Albert Haynesworth was in no shape to practice. Haynesworth finally conquered the 300-yard shuttle runs Saturday morning and was allowed to put on the pads for the first time at training camp, ending a will-he-or-won’the spectacle that lasted a week and a half, made him the butt of jokes nationwide and overshadowed everything else at Redskins Park. Coach Mike Shanahan had said Haynesworth could not practice until passing the test, and the showdown was seen as a statement of a new coach’s uncompromising authority that wouldn’t bend even for a two-time All-Pro with a $100 million contract. “He probably doesn’t like me very much right now,” Shanahan said, “but I’m not here to be liked. I’m here to get him to play, and hopefully he’ll play at a very high level.” Merely passing the test took enough of a toll to keep Haynesworth from getting through a full practice. After doing some defense drills — blocking sleds, recovering fumbles, etc. — he had a huge wrap put on his persistently sore left knee midway through the session and became a spectator again during the offensevs.-defense team drills. The Redskins are off today, and coaches say they expect Haynesworth to be able to go through a full practice Monday, working initially as a second-string nose tackle. But the knee problem, which has bothered Haynesworth
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defensive lineman albert Haynesworth participates in a drill during Washington’s practice on saturday. for several years, isn’t going away anytime soon. “Last year he said he was having problems every third or fourth day with the knee, so there is a problem there,” Shanahan said. “That’s why
we’re going to make sure that he gets treatment.” But set aside such concerns, a least for a day. He clocked 66 and 70 seconds when all he needed was 70 and 73. There was no controversial
potty break, such as the 10-minute detour to the bathroom that caused him to fail on the first day of camp. The soreness in the knee that kept him from even trying for four straight days had subsided enough
Manning maintains his focus
Bradshaw challenging for top spot
BY MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press
ANDERSON, Ind. — Howard Mudd spent five decades playing or coaching in the NFL. He’s never been around a student such as Peyton Manning. From the m o m e n t Indy’s franchise quarterback walked into Anderson UniversiMANNING ty’s gym in 1998, Mudd could tell this guy was going to be different. The No. 1 pick went right to work studying the playbook, the protections, anything to give him an edge. He poured over film, took meticulous notes and met with teammates regularly to discuss ideas. Heck, he wouldn’t even talk Tennessee football because he was too busy learning the NFL game. Manning’s thirst for knowledge never could be quenched in his rookie season, and 12 years, one Super Bowl ring and four MVP awards later, it still hasn’t. “His preparation has never wavered,” said Mudd, the recently retired Colts offensive line coach. “Every single year, his intensity, his preparation is exactly the same — or greater. To me, that is his brilliance.” After coaching with six different teams and working with QBs ranging from Hall of Famers Dan Fouts and Warren Moon to quality starters such as Bernie Kosar and even busts such as Rick Mirer, Mudd knows some win with their physical skills, others with their brains. Indianapolis head coach Jim Caldwell, Manning’s former position coach, remembers times during the offseason when Manning would come in and throw at targets. Caldwell charted every throw. “If he doesn’t hit it right on the spot, he’ll say hey, ‘Let’s do that again,’ and the initial pass might have been good enough for most people,” Caldwell said this spring. Each spring, Manning sits down with his quarterback coach and watches tape of every snap he took during the previous season. “Let me put it this way, it takes months, plural. It’s a long process,” Caldwell said. “He has great recall, just in terms of remembering everything that happened on that particular play, all the peripheral things. It’s a great exercise.”
to give it a go. So what if it took the focus away from Fan Appreciation Day — or former Redskins Hog Russ Grimm’s induction into the Hall of Fame — teammates were relieved not to have to answer questions about it anymore, and defensive coordinator Jim Haslett was getting sick and tired of seeing Haynesworth become a nonstop staple of the sports news cycle. “Today’s the first day I saw him dig down deep and go get it,” Haslett said. “He was going to make that test one way or another, or him and I might have been fighting on the field today. He was going to make the test. I said ‘I’m sick of seeing you at 4 o’clock in the morning.’ I’d wake up and see his face on TV. You see him on TV all the time.” And how did Haynesworth himself feel about all the fuss? There’s no telling. He has shunned reporters throughout training camp, and his unilluminating statement to the media Saturday lasted all of 14 seconds — one-fifth of the time it took to run the second part of his test. “The test is over, and now it’s back to playing football,” he said. “I want to thank all the fans for coming out and still supporting me and still wearing (No.) 92 jerseys and still believing in me, so y’all have a good day.” Although a chapter in the Haynesworth saga has been completed, the book is far from over. He is months behind in learning the team’s new 3-4 defense, a scheme he didn’t want to play. He stayed away from the team’s offseason workouts while hoping for a trade, a boycott that made him the only player required to take the conditioning test at training camp.
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cleveland quarterback Jake delhomme fires a pass during a recent practice.
Delhomme throws TD in Browns scrimmage Associated Press
CLEVELAND — Jake Delhomme took an immediate liking to Cleveland Browns Stadium while playing for the Carolina Panthers five years ago in a preseason game. While Saturday’s encounter was only an intrasquad scrimmage, Delhomme enjoyed his first experience at the stadium as a member of the Browns. “It’s great,” he said. “You can feel the energy and passion of the fans. We’re trying to win. I think it’s building. There’s a nice feel.” Delhomme, slated to be Cleveland’s starting quarterback, threw a 5-yard scoring pass to tight end Ben Watson in the fourth quarter for the Brown team, which defeated the White team, 14-6. He completed 10 of 15 passes for 78 yards and no interceptions. Cornerback Brandon McDonald, also playing for the Brown team, returned an interception for another score. All eyes in Cleveland are on the 35-yearold Delhomme, a 12-year veteran signed by the Browns after being released by the Panthers. The scrimmage, in which there was no tackling, came at the end of the first week of training camp. “You have to be realistic about what happened out there,” Delhomme said. “For the most part, we did some decent things. I’m sure there’s a lot to work on.” The Browns play their first preseason game next Saturday at Green Bay, something Delhomme is looking forward to, although not for the reason people would think. “You need to get hit,” he said. “You don’t like quarterbacks saying that, but you need to get hit. You need to have that feel. You need to have that pass rush coming at you
and that blitz because we’re not live in practice. We’re the only ones. That has to get you sharp.” Browns coach Eric Mangini wanted to simulate actual game conditions as much as possible. The teams dressed in separate locker rooms, there was a halftime, and NFL referees officiated the game, which was played with 10-minute quarters. Although there were 15 penalties, Mangini was pleased with what he saw. “It was really good work,” he said. “It was a nice opportunity for us to do it in a game setting before we have to go do it next week.” McDonald, also playing for the Brown team, intercepted Colt McCoy’s pass in the second quarter and returned it 40 yards for the only touchdown of the first half. McCoy, drafted in the third round after a standout college career at Texas, completed 7 of 12 passes for 31 yards and threw two interceptions. His sideline pass to Syndric Steptoe in the second quarter was underthrown and picked off by McDonald, who weaved his way across the field and into the end zone. McCoy’s other interception came on a Hail Mary pass into the end zone on the last play of the half. McCoy, who is behind Delhomme and Seneca Wallace on the depth chart, was sacked twice and had two passes knocked down. Kicker Phil Dawson, who played for both teams, connected on field goals of 48 and 35 yards for the White team’s only scores. The scrimmage was interrupted in the fourth quarter when a fight broke out between guard Scott Kooistra of the White team and linebacker Marcus Bernard of the Brown team. Both players were ejected.
ALBANY, N.Y. — The starting job in the New York Giants’ backfield is up for grabs. Brandon Jacobs no longer is a lock to get the first call. The big guy is being pushed by his training camp roommate, and Ahmad Bradshaw seems to have pulled ahead. Throughout the first week of camp at the University of Albany, Bradshaw has been the one getting the first carry in practice. While coach Tom Coughlin downplays the significance of lining up with the first team, it hints that the days of Jacobs wearing down defenses early to set up Bradshaw running late might be changing. Now Bradshaw may be tiring opponents early so Jacobs can run them over later. Bradshaw darted around the question of whether his role was changing. “I’m expecting a lot more from the offense, and I’m expecting to help out a lot,” he said between practices. Giants receiver Steve Smith says he hopes to return from a groin injury next week. FALCONS FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga — Atlanta coach Mike Smith says the status of receiver Michael Jenkins’ injured shoulder is still uncertain. “We don’t yet know the extent of the injury,” Smith said. Jenkins fell on his right shoulder during the Falcons’ scrimmage the night before at a local high school. It was the first time in training camp that Smith allowed tackling to the ground, though quarterbacks were off limits from hard contact. Smith indicated that the team might provide details of Jenkins’ injury on Monday. CARDINALS FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Receiver Early Doucet sat out the Saturday morning practice with an abdominal injury. Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said the move was just precautionary and that he expected Doucet to return to practice soon. VIKINGS MANKATO, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings should have wide receiver Percy Harvin back next week. Coach Brad Childress said after Saturday’s first practice
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New York Giants running back ahmad Bradshaw (44) gets past linebacker Michael Boley. that he expects Harvin to return in the next couple of days. He missed the entire week following the death of his grandmother. Starting right guard Anthony Herrera left Saturday’s full-pad practice in discomfort because of what Childress called back spasms. BILLS PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills starting right tackle Cornell Green left practice early with an injury to his left leg, although he left on his own power. SAINTS METAIRIE, La. — The Saints’ defense racked up sacks, broke up passes, nearly returned a fumble for a score and left Drew Brees muttering to himself on the sideline. The annual Black and Gold scrimmage was not the best of days for Sean Payton’s vaunted offense. BRONCOS ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The busiest man at Denver’s training camp so far has been head trainer Steve Antonopulos. In the week since the Broncos started camp, they’ve lost their top two tailbacks, the NFL sacks leader from last season along with his primary backup and their right guard who was the team’s only returning starter along the battered offensive line. On Saturday night, top draft pick Demaryius Thomas, a wide receiver from Georgia Tech who has made several spectacular plays so far, limped to the locker room with the trainers after injuring his left foot or ankle when he came down awkwardly after catching a touchdown catch from Brady Quinn.
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Seven enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame BY BARRY WILNER Associated Press
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From left: russ Grimm, rickey Jackson, dick LeBeau, Floyd Little, John randle, Jerry rice and emmitt smith.
CANTON, Ohio — Holding back tears after a minute-long standing ovation, NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Finishing off a hat trick for the “Triplets,” Smith joined Dallas Cowboys teammates Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin in the shrine Saturday. He enters as the NFL’s top runner with 18,355 yards and leader in touchdowns rushing (164), seasons with 1,000 or more yards on the ground (11) and games with 100 yards rushing (78). Smith made the hall in his first year of eligibility and won three Super Bowls,
taking MVP honors in the 1994 game. Smith immediately paid tribute to Walter Payton, the man he surpassed for the rushing record, saying, “He had a heart that said I can achieve, I will achieve, and I will be successful. Now, here I am standing at the same podium he did.” Smith was one of seven NFL greats to enter as the Class of 2010. It is one of the strongest groups ever inducted, including Jerry Rice, John Randle, Dick LeBeau, Rickey Jackson, Russ Grimm and Floyd Little. Like Smith, the 47-year-old Rice was elected in his first year of eligibility. “I still believe in my heart I could play today,” Rice said. Looking as fit as any All-Pro today, Rice admits he made one major mistake
during that unparalleled career. “My single regret about my career is I never took the time to enjoy it,” he said. “I was always working. “I was afraid to fail. The fear of failure is the engine that has driven me my entire life. The reason they never caught me from behind is because I ran scared. People always are surprised how insecure I was. The doubts, the struggles, is who I am. I wonder if I would have been as successful without them.” Jackson is the first New Orleans Saint inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and LeBeau finally was inducted after a 32-year wait. “Man, this really is a great day to be alive,” said LeBeau, elected by the senior committee.
History lessons at Hall
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BY BARRY WILNER Associated Press
CANTON, Ohio — The drudgery of training camp and the “honor” of opening the preseason with an extra exhibition game isn’t bothering some members of the Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals. They were happy to attend the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction festivities Saturday, which included Dallas running back great Emmitt Smith and former Cincinnati head coach Dick LeBeau, before facing off in the Hall of Fame game tonight. “I can’t wait to go see the Hall of Fame,” said Bengals cornerback Pacman Jones, who spent part of the 2008 season — his most recent in the NFL — with the Cowboys. “I’ve never been there. This will be a great experience for me. It will open my eyes up to a lot of things. You go back and think of the history and all the work that everybody else put in.” Dallas quarterback Tony Romo was equally pumped to do some sightseeing. “I’m going to enjoy going to Canton just to check it out,” Romo said. “Obviously the game is going to be super enjoyable to get out there and play, but just going and looking at the history of the game, checking it out and seeing the Hall of Fame. I love to read about sport as much as I can. I could probably end up being there all night, honestly, but I’m sure they’ll kick me out at some point.”
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cincinnati wide receiver chad ochocinco, right, enjoys a laugh with terrell owens during a recent practice.
Cowboys to take on familiar foes BY BARRY WILNER Associated Press
CANTON, Ohio — Call them America’s Team’s expatriates. Terrell Owens, Pacman Jones and Tank Johnson are among the former Dallas Cowboys who now reside in Cincinnati. The Bengals and Cowboys will meet tonight in the Hall of Fame game. While T.O. and the other veterans might not spend much time on the field, they will draw plenty of at-
Davis now playing catch-up for Pirates BY AARON BEARD
JERRY ON EMMITT: It didn’t take long for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to recognize how committed Emmitt Smith was to his craft. “He is the most successful goal-oriented player or otherwise that I’ve ever been around,” Jones said. “When he came to the Cowboys, he said, ‘I’m going to set the rushing record.’ And right after he got to the Cowboys, he would come back and just sit in my office because, apart from being a ballplayer, he said, ‘I’m going to be a businessman and I just want to sit there and listen to you during that time.’ “As far as somebody that can walk the walk, Emmitt does that. That’s the way he approaches his business.”
BERMAN’S PRIZE: ESPN’s Chris Berman, a frequent host of the induction ceremonies, was given the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award by the Hall of Fame for “longtime exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football.”
tention when they are in the lineup. Owens, of course, always gets the spotlight, whether he’s with the 49ers, Eagles, Cowboys, Bills or, now, the Bengals. “I’m a playmaker,” Owens said. “I know Michael Irvin has adopted that title, but that’s what I do and have done throughout my career is make plays. The coaches know what I’m capable of once the ball is in my hands. They’re going to get all of Terrell on the field. I’m glad to be with my new team and we’ll see where it takes us.”
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GREENVILLE — Dominique Davis knows he has some catching up to do. The Boston College and junior college product missed spring drills as East Carolina installed a new spread offense under first-year coach Ruffin McNeill and offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley. He spent the summer studying and getting ready for training camp, though he knows he’s behind fellow quarterbacks Brad Wornick and Rio Johnson — the guys who got plenty of reps under center in the spring. “I knew I was far behind everybody,” Davis said Saturday at the Pirates’ annual preseason media day. “But my main perspective is just to get better every day and make the players around me better, and even the other quarterbacks better. And vice versa for me — they’re going to make me better. I’ve worked as hard as I can to catch up.” Consider Davis’ arrival to be another wrinkle thrown at a Pirates program undergoing plenty of change these days. Aside from the departure of Skip Holtz to take over at South Florida, quarterback Patrick Pinkney — who led the Pirates to consecutive Conference USA championships — has finally exhausted NCAA-granted six years of eligibility and must be replaced. As the Pirates wrapped up last season, it appeared Davis would be that guy. Now he’s fighting for his spot on
WAKE FroM 1B Grobe called the rush “a point of emphasis” because better production on the ground might have flipped a few of Wake Forest’s tight losses the other way. The Demon Deacons were a disappointing 5-7 last season, but five of the defeats were by a combined 13 points. But, he cautioned, just because
they’ll rush the ball more often doesn’t mean they’ll run it all the time. “Had we run it a little better, we would have won a few more games, and especially if we were a better red zone and short-yardage team,” Grobe said. “But a key for us with our quarterback is going to be the ability for us to throw the football. If you can’t throw the football, you can’t be our quarterback. So, we talk a lot about trying to go to a more mobile quarterback, but honestly, we start with throwing the football, so you’ve got to
a team that’s admittedly curious to see him work through preseason drills. “We are anxious to see Dominique in some pads and when he has bullets flying left and DAVIS right, and how he’s going to perform,” linebacker Steve Spence said. “However, from his track record, he’s already proven he can go out there and do it.” Riley said Davis’ playing experience at BC gives him an advantage on Wornick and Johnson, who have never taken a collegiate snap. Yet their experience from spring drills in the passheavy attack imported from Texas Tech gives them their own edge as they fight to start against Tulsa on Sept. 5. “He’s behind because he wasn’t taking snaps and throwing it,” Riley said. “Some of the things that you can’t practice in the summer, your screen game and stuff like that, he’s going to be behind on. But he has a clue of what we’re doing. It’s not like he’s a freshman that doesn’t have any idea of what we’re doing. He has an idea and the maturity aspect will help him. He’s going to be right there. It’ll be interesting to see.” Davis was the talented redshirt freshman with the Eagles in 2008 who inherited the starting job late in the season at BC when Chris Crane went down to injury, even starting the ACC championship game against Virginia Tech.
be able to get (the receivers) the football. ... The guy that will be our quarterback will not be purely a runner.” It’s been something of a struggle for Adams in recent seasons as the Demon Deacons developed an increasing reliance on Skinner, who set every career passing mark in the school’s record book before wrapping things up last fall. Adams, meanwhile, went from being a feature back to almost an afterthought. During the run to an ACC title and the Orange Bowl in 2006,
But Davis ended up on academic suspension then opted to transfer. He spent a year at Fort Scott Community College, where he led the team to a No. 2 national ranking before deciding he wanted to play for the Pirates. But when Holtz left and McNeill arrived in January, Davis wasn’t sure if he’d still fit at East Carolina. One visit from the folksy, easygoing McNeill and Riley to his Florida home with his parents changed that. “When I first heard he was coming here, they said a lot of good things about how he was a father figure and stuff,” Davis said. “And when he came to my house and told me he was going to run this business as a family, it really opened up my heart and especially my parents’ heart.” He couldn’t participate in the spring because he didn’t enroll in time for the semester, but he’s already proven his commitment to learning the offense. He traveled to Greenville, rented a room in a house and took a bus to campus just so he could be at every one of the Pirates’ 15 spring practices. “I’ve seen what he can do,” running back Jon Williams said. “I’ve seen what he’s about. I’ve seen what kind of person he is.” Now everyone’s waiting to see what kind of quarterback he’ll be in an offense that Davis once admired from afar. “It’s exciting,” Davis said. “Every quarterback here, that’s our dream, just to throw the ball like that.”
Grobe considered playing him as a first-year freshman because of depth issues in the backfield but ultimately decided not to break his redshirt. He was named the league’s top rookie after a breakout season in 2007 in which he set five school records for redshirt freshmen — including yards rushing (953) and total touchdowns (12). He’s only scored eight times in the two years that followed. After having arthroscopic knee surgery before the 2008 season and spraining his an-
“If you look at training camp, the offense has done a good job of establishing the run against us and pushing us around and being pretty dominant,” said Pro Bowl linebacker Jon Beason. “But now you come out here today and it’s the first live situation where it’s no hold- BEASON ing back and for us to come out here and dominate — well, that’s very encouraging for us.” Things might have been different had Moore completed a long bomb to wide receiver Kenny Moore, but that potential big gainer ended with the ball slipping just out of the receiver’s outstretched arms. “I thought I had it for a second,” Kenny Moore said. Matt Moore, whose only first-down completions went to Wallace Wright and Dwayne Jarrett, said it’s important not to read too much into one scrimmage. The Panthers have a bigger test Thursday night when they open the preseason at Baltimore. “There were some little things, but correctable stuff,” Moore said. “I can’t even put my finger on what exactly it was. But we completed some balls and moved the chains a little. But we’ll learn from some things out here. But I’m not disappointed at all.” Offensive tackle Jordan Gross said the first-team offensive line, which is supposed to be one of the strengths of the team, didn’t have a very good day. “Well, you want to go out and score 12 touchdowns if you’re going to run 12 plays — and we were a long way from that,” Gross said. “But it’s a little bit of a test where we’re at. We definitely have more work to do. I was happy to see our defense do so well because I know it’s a question a lot of people have.” Gross said it makes no sense to read into Moore’s statistics for a scrimmage. “If he would have thrown 10 touchdowns I wouldn’t be saying that he’s the MVP of this league either,” Gross said. “So it’s OK. It’s no big deal.” For Clausen, the team’s highly-regarded second-round draft pick out of Notre Dame, it was his first time playing inside Bank of America Stadium. Clausen said he had a few butterflies Saturday morning. “A little bit, sure,” Clausen said. “I was excited to come out of that tunnel for the first time, hopefully the first of many times. But it was a good day out here. It was excited to see all of the fans come out and support the Panthers.” The Panthers have today off and return to training camp in Spartanburg, S.C., on Monday.
kle late in the year, he finished with just 402 yards and four TDs. And in an added reflection of Wake Forest’s dependence on its passing game in 2009, Adams had 307 yards receiving and 541 on the ground. “For me, it’s been up and down, just not knowing what to expect each season,” Adams said. “You really don’t know what the season has in store for you, so you’ve got to continue to work hard, and, for me, just work hard every day and see what that gets me.”
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NEW YORK — CC Sabathia outpitched John Lackey, Ramiro Pena drove in two runs while subbing for injured Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees stopped their mini-slide by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Saturday. Rodriguez was hit in the lower left leg by Lance Berkman’s sharp grounder during batting practice, and medical personnel ran onto the field to check him. Xrays were negative and there was no indication when the All-Star third baseman would return to the lineup. Robinson Cano hit a goahead single in the fifth inning for the Yankees, who had kept the best record in the majors despite losing four of their previous five games. Sabathia (14-5) shook off an early homer by Victor Martinez and matched Tampa Bay’s David Price for the AL wins lead. The big lefthander also earned his 150th career victory. White Sox 4, Orioles 2 BALTIMORE — Gavin Floyd allowed two runs in seven innings, and the Chicago White Sox ended Buck Showalter’s unbeaten run as manager of the Baltimore Orioles with a 4-2 victory Saturday night. Athletics 6, Rangers 2 OAKLAND, Calif. — Coco Crisp homered, hit two sacrifice flies and scored twice to back 10-game winner Gio Gonzalez, leading the Athletics to the victory. Angels 10, Tigers 1 DETROIT — Scott Kazmir allowed one unearned run in five innings in his return from the disabled list and the Angels routed the slumping Tigers. Twins 7, Indians 2 CLEVELAND — Carl Pavano pitched seven innings to beat his former team, Joe Mauer had four hits and the Twins defeated the Indians. National League MIAMI — Hanley Ramirez hit an RBI double in the 10th inning to give Florida a 5-4 victory against St. Louis. Ramirez, Dan Uggla, and Donnie Murphy also homered for the Marlins, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Clay Hensley (2-4) pitched a scoreless 10th to get the win. Diamondbacks 6, Padres 5 PHOENIX — Chris Young started and ended the game with homers, powering Arizona to the win. Young opened with his 16th career leadoff homer off Clayton Richard, helping the Diamondbacks build a 53 lead. Jerry Hairston Jr. led off the San Diego ninth with a homer off Aaron Heilman (3-3), then Adrian Gonzalez tied it with a two-strike, twoout solo shot to left. Young ended it quickly, hitting the winning homer off Luke Gregerson (3-6) to left, sending the sellout crowd of 48,946 happy on the night Luis Gonzalez became the first Diamondbacks player to have his number retired. Pirates 8, Rockies 7 (10) PITTSBURGH — Rookie Pedro Alvarez hit a winning three-run homer with two out in the 10th inning to send the Pirates to a wild victory. Ian Stewart hit a tying three-run homer in the ninth for the Rockies and Todd Helton’s two-run shot off Sean Gallagher (2-0) in the 10th made it 7-5. Mets 1, Phillies 0 PHILADELPHIA — Johan Santana allowed five hits in 71⁄3 innings and Jeff Francoeur homered for New York. Reds 4, Cubs 3 CHICAGO — Drew Stubbs hurt the Cubs again, hitting a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and driving in a pair of runs to lead surging Cincinnati to the victory. Brewers 5, Astros 2 MILWAUKEE — Rickie Weeks hit an inside-the-park homer and George Kottaras added a solo shot to help Milwaukee get the win. Randy Wolf (8-9) was the winner.
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SPORTS Standings American League East Division W L Pct GB New York 68 41 .624 — Tampa Bay 67 43 .609 11⁄2 Boston 63 48 .568 6 58 52 .527 101⁄2 Toronto 1 Baltimore 36 74 .327 32 ⁄2 Central Division W L Pct GB 63 47 .573 — Chicago Minnesota 62 49 .559 11⁄2 Detroit 53 57 .482 10 47 64 .423 161⁄2 Cleveland Kansas City 46 63 .422 161⁄2 West Division W L Pct GB 64 46 .582 — Texas Oakland 55 54 .505 81⁄2 Los Angeles 56 56 .500 9 41 69 .373 23 Seattle Saturday’s Games Toronto 17, Tampa Bay 11 N.Y. Yankees 5, Boston 2 Oakland 6, Texas 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore 2 L.A. Angels 10, Detroit 1 Minnesota 7, Cleveland 2 Kansas City at Seattle, late Sunday’s Games L.A. Angels (T.Bell 1-2) at Detroit (Porcello 4-10), 1:05 p.m. Minnesota (Duensing 4-1) at Cleveland (D.Huff 2-10), 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 2-0) at Toronto (Morrow 8-6), 1:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 10-8) at Baltimore (Guthrie 5-11), 1:35 p.m. Texas (C.Lewis 9-8) at Oakland (Cahill 11-4), 4:05 p.m. Kansas City (Davies 5-6) at Seattle (J.Vargas 7-5), 4:10 p.m. Boston (Beckett 3-1) at N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 9-9), 8:05 p.m.
National League East Division L Pct GB W Atlanta 63 47 .573 — Philadelphia 61 49 .555 2 55 55 .500 8 New York Florida 54 56 .491 9 Washington 49 61 .445 14 Central Division L Pct GB W Cincinnati 63 48 .568 — St. Louis 61 49 .555 11⁄2 52 59 .468 11 Milwaukee Houston 47 62 .431 15 Chicago 47 63 .427 151⁄2 39 71 .355 231⁄2 Pittsburgh West Division W L Pct GB San Diego 63 46 .578 — .568 1 San Francisco 63 48 Colorado 57 53 .518 61⁄2 Los Angeles 56 54 .509 71⁄2 43 68 .387 21 Arizona Saturday’s Games Cincinnati 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Pittsburgh 8, Colorado 7, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 1, Philadelphia 0 Milwaukee 5, Houston 2 Atlanta 3, San Francisco 0 Florida 5, St. Louis 4, 10 innings Arizona 6, San Diego 5 Washington at L.A. Dodgers, late Sunday’s Games St. Louis (Suppan 1-6) at Florida (West 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Colorado (Rogers 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 7-9), 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Dickey 7-4) at Philadelphia (Halladay 13-8), 1:35 p.m. San Francisco (J.Sanchez 8-6) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 10-9), 1:35 p.m. Houston (W.Wright 1-1) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 10-5), 2:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Tr.Wood 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Diamond 0-1), 2:20 p.m. San Diego (Latos 11-5) at Arizona (J.Saunders 1-0), 4:10 p.m. Washington (Marquis 0-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 4-8), 4:10 p.m.
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Twins 7, Indians 2 Minnesota ab Span cf 5 ACasill 2b 2 Plouffe 2b 3 Mauer dh 5 DlmYn lf 5 Kubel rf 3 Cuddyr 1b 5 Valenci 3b 4 Hardy ss 3 Butera c 4
Cleveland h bi ab r h bi 0 0 Brantly cf 4 0 0 0 2 0 ACarer ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 Choo rf 4 1 1 0 4 1 Duncan dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 JBrown lf 4 1 3 1 2 2 LaPort 1b 4 0 1 1 3 1 Valuen 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 J.Nix 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 Gimenz c 2 0 0 0 0 0 Crowe ph 0 0 0 0 Marson c 1 0 1 0 Totals 39 714 7 Totals 33 2 9 2 Minnesota 011 000 131—7 Cleveland 000 200 000—2 E—Kubel 2 (4). Dp—Minnesota 1, Cleveland 2. Lob—Minnesota 8, Cleveland 10. 2b—A.casilla (4), Mauer (36), Kubel (17), Cuddyer (26), Valencia (9), J.brown (2). Hr— Plouffe (1), Kubel (15). Sb—A.casilla (3). Cs—Cuddyer (3), A.cabrera (3). S—Brantley. IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota Pavano W,14-7 7 7 2 2 4 6 Crain 1 1 0 0 0 0 Rauch 1 1 0 0 1 1 Cleveland 1 Cmona L,11-9 7 ⁄3 10 5 5 0 3 2 ⁄3 2 1 1 2 0 Sipp Ambriz 1 2 1 1 0 0 HBP—by Carmona (Kubel). T—2:47. A—27,638 (45,569). r 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0
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0 Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 Kzmnff 3b 3 0 0 1 0 M.Ellis 2b 2 0 0 1 1 RDavis rf-lf 4 1 2 0 0 Watson lf 3 0 1 1 1 Gross pr-rf 1 1 1 0 Pnngtn ss 3 1 1 0 Totals 31 2 6 2 Totals 26 6 7 6 Texas 000 000 011—2 Oakland 210 102 00x—6 Dp—Texas 1, Oakland 2. Lob—Texas 6, Oakland 8. 2b—Watson (2). 3b—Pennington (7). Hr—Teagarden (3), Crisp (4). Sb— N.cruz (14), R.davis 2 (34), Gross (4). S— Pennington. Sf—Crisp 2, M.ellis. IP H R ER BB SO Texas 1 2 3 3 5 2 Harden L,4-4 2 ⁄3 3 3 3 1 2 Feldman 42⁄3 1 2 0 0 1 1 Ogando Oakland Gonzalez W,10-7 7 4 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 Blevins Breslow 1 1 1 1 1 1 HBP—by Harden (Cust). T—2:38. A—16,104 (35,067).
Angels 10, Tigers 1 Detroit Los Angeles ab r h bi ab r h bi BAreu lf 4 2 1 0 AJcksn cf 4 1 1 0 Willits lf 0 0 0 0 Santiag ss 4 0 1 0 EAyar ss 5 1 2 1 Raburn3b 3 0 0 1 Callsp 3b 4 1 3 1 MiCarr 1b 2 0 1 0 HMatsu dh2 2 0 0 Boesch rf 1 0 0 0 MIzturs 2b 3 2 2 1 JhPerlt dh 4 0 0 0 BrWod 3b 1 0 0 0 Inge 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 JRiver rf 4 2 2 2 Kelly 1b Napoli 1b 5 0 2 3 Frazier lf 3 0 1 0 BoWlsn c 5 0 1 1 Laird c 3 0 0 0 Bourjos cf 5 0 0 0 Rhyms 2b 3 0 0 0 Totals 381013 9 Totals 31 1 4 1 Los Angeles 200 050 210—10 Detroit 100 000 000— 1 E—Napoli (9), Kazmir (1), Santiago (7). Dp—Detroit 3. Lob—Los Angeles 8, Detroit 5. 2b—B.abreu (28), M.izturis (11), J.rivera (17), Napoli (18). Hr—E.aybar (5). H R ER BB SO IP Los Angeles Kazmir W,8-9 5 3 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 F.Rodriguez Kohn 1 0 0 0 0 1 Jepsen 1 0 0 0 0 1 Detroit 4 4 4 4 5 Bndermn L,6-7 41⁄3 B.Thomas 0 1 2 2 1 0 12⁄3 6 3 2 1 0 Bonine E.Gonzalez 3 2 1 1 1 1 B.Thomas pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. Bonine pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. WP—Kazmir, Bonderman 2, B.Thomas. T—2:49. A—38,783 (41,255).
Blue Jays 17, Rays 11 Tampa Bay Toronto ab r h bi ab r h bi BUpton cf 2 1 1 2 Snider lf 4 2 2 0 Rdrgz 3b 2 2 1 0 YEscor ss 6 1 3 1 Jhnsn 1b 2 2 2 4 JBautst rf 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Lngori 3b 3 0 0 1 Wise rf Kapler cf 2 0 1 1 V.Wells cf 4 1 1 1 Joyce lf 4 0 0 0 Lind dh 5 2 2 3 WAyar dh 4 0 0 1 A.Hill 2b 5 2 3 4 Zobrist rf 5 0 0 0 McDnl 2b 0 1 0 0 Jaso c 3 2 1 0 Overay 1b 5 1 1 3 Bartlett ss 3 3 2 0 Encrnc 3b 5 2 3 1 Brignc 2b 3 1 1 1 Arencii c 5 3 4 3 Totals 3311 910 Totals 4317 2017 Tampa Bay 002 030 204—11 Toronto 123 251 30x—17 E—Bartlett (10), Encarnacion (10), Snider (1). Dp—Tampa Bay 2, Toronto 2. Lob— Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 8. 2b—B.upton (27), Kapler (4), Bartlett (17), Y.escobar (3), A.hill (16), Encarnacion (15), Arencibia (1). Hr— D.johnson (1), J.bautista (34), Lind (15), A.hill 2 (18), Overbay (13), Encarnacion (12), Arencibia 2 (2). Sb—B.upton (32). Sf— D.johnson, Brignac. IP H R ER BB SO Tampa Bay Shields L,10-10 4 9 8 8 4 2 Thayer 2 7 6 6 0 2 1 2 3 3 2 0 Qualls Choate 1 2 0 0 0 0 Toronto 4 5 5 5 4 2 Mills Tallet W,2-4 3 1 2 0 0 2 Frasor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 ⁄3 2 4 4 2 0 Purcey 2 Janssen ⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 Mills pitched to 4 batters in the 5th. WP—J.Shields. T—3:18. A—24,168 (49,539).
Reds 4, Cubs 3 Chicago Cincinnati ab r h bi ab r h bi BPhllps 2b4 0 0 0 Fukdm rf 2 1 1 0 Cairo 2b 0 0 0 0 SCastro ss 4 0 1 1 Janish ss 4 0 1 1 D.Lee 1b 3 0 0 1 Votto 1b 4 0 0 0 ArRmr 3b 4 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0 Byrd cf L.Nix lf 3 1 0 0 ASorin lf 4 0 1 0 Bruce rf 3 0 0 0 DeWitt 2b 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 Ondrsk p 0 0 0 0 K.Hill c JFrncs ph 1 0 0 0 R.Wells p 3 0 0 0 FCordr p 0 0 0 0 Berg p 0 0 0 0 Masset p 0 0 0 0 Marshll p 0 0 0 0 Stubbs cf 4 2 3 2 Marml p 0 0 0 0 RHrndz c 3 0 2 1 Fontent ph 0 1 0 0 Arroyo pr 0 1 0 0 Hanign c 1 0 0 0 Volquez p 2 0 0 0 Heisey rf 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 7 4 Totals 30 3 6 3 Cincinnati 001 000 021—4 Chicago 001 000 002—3 E—Dewitt (9). Dp—Cincinnati 2, Chicago 2. Lob—Cincinnati 4, Chicago 11. 2b— Stubbs (10), Fukudome (9), A.soriano (27). Hr—Stubbs (14). Sf—D.lee. H R ER BB SO IP Cincinnati 6 1 1 4 2 Volquez 62⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Ondrsek W,3-0 11⁄3 1 ⁄3 0 2 2 3 1 F.cordero H,1 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 Masset S,2-3 Chicago R.wells L,5-10 7 5 3 3 2 3 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Berg 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Marshall Marmol 1 1 1 0 0 1 R.Wells pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. HBP—by F.Cordero (S.Castro). T—2:55. A—41,227 (41,210).
Braves 3, Giants 0 Atlanta San Francisco ab r h bi ab r h bi ATorrs rf 4 0 0 0 Infante 2b 4 0 1 0 Snchz 2b 4 0 0 0 Heywrd rf 3 1 1 0 A.Huff 1b 3 0 0 0 C.Jones 3b4 1 2 0 Posey c 2 0 1 0 Wagner p 0 0 0 0 Uribe ss 3 0 0 0 McCnn c 4 0 0 0 Burrell lf 3 0 1 0 Hinske lf 0 1 0 0 Sndovl 3b 3 0 1 0 MeCarr lf 0 0 0 0 Rownd cf 3 0 0 0 AlGnzlz ss 3 0 0 0 M.Cain p 1 0 0 0 Glaus 1b 3 0 1 2 Schrhlt ph 1 0 0 0 Ankiel cf 3 0 1 1 RRmrz p 0 0 0 0 THudsn p 3 0 0 0 SCasill p 0 0 0 0 Conrad 3b 0 0 0 0 Ishikaw ph1 0 0 0 Mota p 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 0 3 0 Totals 27 3 6 3 San Fran 000 000 000—0 Atlanta 000 300 00x—3 Dp—San Francisco 3, Atlanta 2. Lob— San Francisco 3, Atlanta 4. 2b—Burrell (8), Heyward (23), C.jones (19), Ankiel (2). Cs— Infante (4). IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco M.cain L,9-9 5 6 3 3 2 4 R.Ramirez 1 0 0 0 1 0 S.Casilla 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mota 1 0 0 0 0 1 Atlanta T.hudson W,13-5 8 3 0 0 1 6 Wagner S,27-33 1 0 0 0 0 3 HBP—by M.Cain (Hinske), by T.Hudson (Posey). T—2:23. A—47,305 (49,743).
Brewers 5, Astros 2 Houston
Milwaukee ab r h bi ab r h bi Bourgs cf 5 1 1 0 Weeks 2b 4 1 1 1 AngSnc ss3 0 2 0 Hart rf 4 2 3 0 Pence rf 5 1 2 1 Braun lf 4 1 2 0 Ca.Lee lf 4 0 1 1 Fielder 1b 4 0 1 2 Kppngr 2b 4 0 1 0 McGeh 3b 3 0 1 1 P.Feliz 1b 3 0 1 0 Edmnd cf 4 0 0 0 Blum 1b 1 0 0 0 AEscor ss 3 0 0 0 CJhnsn 3b4 0 2 0 Loe p 0 0 0 0 Quinter c 3 0 0 0 Brddck p 0 0 0 0 JaCastr c 1 0 0 0 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 Myers p 2 0 1 0 L.Cain ph 1 0 1 0 Wallac ph 1 0 0 0 Hoffmn p 0 0 0 0 Figuero p 0 0 0 0 Kottars c 3 1 1 1 Michals ph1 0 0 0 RaWolf p 2 0 0 0 Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 Counsll ss 1 0 0 0 Totals 37 2 11 2 Totals 33 5 10 5 Houston 000 000 200—2 Milwaukee 200 002 10x—5 Dp—Houston 1. Lob—Houston 10, Milwaukee 6. 2b—Pence (19), Ca.lee (18), C.johnson (12), Hart (24), L.cain (2). Hr— Weeks (23), Kottaras (9). S—Ang.sanchez. IP H R ER BB SO
Houston Myers L,8-7 6 7 4 4 1 2 1 1 Figueroa Byrdak 1 1 0 0 Milwaukee 2 9 2 2 Ra.wolf W,8-9 6 ⁄3 2 ⁄3 2 0 0 Loe H,13 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 Braddock H,8 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 Coffey H,12 Hoffman S,6-11 1 0 0 0 T—2:33. A—39,410 (41,900).
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Pirates 8, Rockies 7 (10) Colorado Pittsburgh ab r h bi ab r h bi Fowler cf 5 1 1 0 AMcCt cf 6 1 2 0 Helton 1b 3 1 1 2 Tabata lf 5 0 2 0 CGnzlz lf 5 1 2 0 NWalkr 2b 5 0 1 0 Tlwtzk ss 3 1 1 1 GJones 1b 4 3 1 1 Hawpe rf 5 2 2 0 Alvarez 3b 6 1 3 3 Street p 0 0 0 0 Milledg rf 4 1 1 0 Stwart 3b 4 1 2 3 Snyder c 3 1 1 3 Olivo c 5 0 0 1 A.Diaz pr 0 0 0 0 Brmes 2b 4 0 0 0 Gallghr p 0 0 0 0 DeLRs p 2 0 0 0 Cedeno ss 5 0 1 0 Corpas p 0 0 0 0 Ohlndrf p 2 0 1 0 RFlors p 0 0 0 0 Ledezm p 0 0 0 0 RBtncr p 0 0 0 0 Resop p 0 0 0 0 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 Meek p 0 0 0 0 TBchlz p 0 0 0 0 DlwYn ph 1 1 1 0 Beimel p 0 0 0 0 Hanrhn p 0 0 0 0 Giambi ph 1 0 0 0 Doumit ph-c1 0 0 0 Belisle p 0 0 0 0 Splrghs rf 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 7 9 7 Totals 42 8 14 7 Colorado 000 100 103 2—7 Pittsburgh 000 003 110 3—8 Two outs when winning run scored. E—Doumit (6), Milledge (1). Lob—Colorado 6, Pittsburgh 13. 2b—Stewart (12), A.mccutchen (22), Tabata (13), Milledge (21). 3b—C.gonzalez (6). Hr—Helton (3), Stewart (16), G.jones (16), Alvarez (10), Snyder (11). Sb—C.gonzalez (17). S— Ohlendorf. Sf—Tulowitzki. IP H R ER BB SO Colorado 5 3 3 4 5 De La Rosa 51⁄3 1 ⁄3 3 0 0 0 0 Corpas 1 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 R.Flores R.Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 T.Buchholz 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Beimel Belisle 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 ⁄3 2 3 3 1 1 Street L,2-3 Pittsburgh Ohlendorf 6 4 2 1 1 6 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Ledezma H,1 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Resop H,1 Meek H,10 1 0 0 0 1 1 Hanrahan Bs,3-4 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 Gallagher W,2-0 1 Ohlendorf pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. R.Flores pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. WP—Beimel. T—4:05. A—38,147 (38,362).
Mets 1, Phillies 0 New York ab JReyes ss 4 Pagan lf-rf 3 Beltran cf 4 Wrght 3b 3 Hssmn 1b 3 I.Davis 1b 0 Francr rf 4 FRdrgz p 0 HBlanc c 4 RTejad 2b 4 JSantn p 3 FMrtnz lf 1
Philadelphia h bi ab r h bi 1 0 Rollins ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 Ibanez lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 Polanc 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 MSwny 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 Werth cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 BFrncs rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 Gload ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 Madson p 0 0 0 0 1 0 C.Ruiz c 4 0 0 0 0 0 WValdz 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hamels p 2 0 0 0 Mayrry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Durbin p DBrwn rf 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 7 1 Totals 32 0 5 0 New York 000 000 100—1 Philadelphia 000 000 000—0 Dp—New York 1. Lob—New York 8, Philadelphia 9. 2b—Pagan (22), Beltran (4), Werth (37). Hr—Francoeur (11). Sb— D.wright (16). S—Pagan. IP H R ER BB SO New York 5 0 0 3 6 Santana W,9-6 71⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 Rodriguez S,24 12⁄3 Philadelphia 7 6 1 1 0 11 Hamels L,7-8 Durbin 1 1 0 0 2 1 Madson 1 0 0 0 0 1 WP—J.Santana. T—2:39. A—45,194 (43,651). r 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Marlins 5, Cardinals 4 (10) St. Louis Florida ab r h bi ab r h bi FLopez 3b5 0 0 0 HRmrz ss 5 1 2 2 Jay rf-cf 4 1 1 0 Bonifac cf 4 1 1 0 Pujols 1b 4 2 2 0 Morrsn lf 4 0 1 1 Hollidy lf 4 1 2 1 Uggla 2b 4 1 3 1 Rasms cf 3 0 0 1 Stanton rf 4 0 0 0 Frnkln p 0 0 0 0 RPauln c 4 0 0 0 YMolin c 4 0 3 1 Helms 1b 4 0 0 0 Miles 2b 4 0 1 1 Hensly p 0 0 0 0 Westrk p 2 0 0 0 DMrph 3b 4 1 1 1 Winn ph 1 0 0 0 JJhnsn p 3 0 0 0 McCllln p 0 0 0 0 Nunez p 0 0 0 0 Craig rf 1 0 0 0 Tracy 1b 1 1 1 0 B.Ryan ss 4 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 9 4 Totals 37 5 9 5 St. Louis 000 200 002 0—4 Florida 100 100 101 1—5 One out when winning run scored. Lob—St. Louis 3, Florida 4. 2b—Holliday (29), H.ramirez (18). Hr—H.ramirez (15), Uggla (25), Do.murphy (3). Sf—Rasmus. IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis 7 6 3 3 0 9 Westbrook McClellan 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 Franklin L,6-2 11⁄3 Florida Jo.Johnson 8 5 2 2 0 5 Nunez Bs,7-33 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hensley W,2-4 1 WP—Westbrook. T—2:23. A—24,344 (38,560).
D’backs 6, Padres 5 San Diego ab Venale lf 5 MTejad ss 5 AdGnzl 1b 4 Ludwck rf 5 Headly 3b 4 Hundly c 3 Gwynn cf 4 ECarer 2b 2 Hairstn ph 1 Adams p 0 Grgrsn p 0 Richrd p 1 Stauffr p 0 Stairs ph 1 Mujica p 0 HrstnJr 2b 1
Arizona h bi ab r h bi 1 0 CYoung cf 4 2 3 2 2 0 KJhnsn 2b 3 1 0 0 3 1 J.Upton rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 AdLRc 1b 4 1 1 1 2 1 Ryal lf 2 1 1 1 0 1 Heilmn p 0 0 0 0 1 0 Crosby 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ojeda 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 S.Drew ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 Hester c 4 0 2 1 0 0 RLopez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 Carrsc p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Church ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 Boyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norerto p 0 0 0 0 1 1 Demel p 0 0 0 0 GParra lf 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 11 5 Totals 31 6 9 5 San Diego 000 003 002—5 Arizona 100 400 001—6 No outs when winning run scored. E—Ad.laroche (10), Crosby (10). Dp— San Diego 1, Arizona 2. Lob—San Diego 8, Arizona 7. 2b—Ad.gonzalez (21), Ludwick (21), Ryal (5), Hester (4). Hr—Ad.gonzalez (22), Hairston Jr. (8), C.young 2 (19). Cs— J.upton (7). S—Stauffer. Sf—Hundley. IP H R ER BB SO San Diego 5 5 5 2 2 Richard 32⁄3 3 0 0 2 2 Stauffer 21⁄3 Mujica 1 0 0 0 0 2 Adams 1 0 0 0 1 1 Gregerson L,3-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 Arizona R.Lopez 5 8 3 3 0 4 Carrasco H,6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Boyer H,4 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 Norberto H,3 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Demel H,1 Heilman W,3-3 1 2 2 2 0 1 R.Lopez pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. Gregerson pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. HBP—by Richard (Ryal). WP—Richard, Boyer. T—3:04. A—48,946 (48,633). r 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jays blast eight homers Associated Press
TORONTO — A group of fans wearing blue wigs decided against K signs for each Blue Jays 17 home strikeout at Centre, Rays 11 Rogers opting for HR placards for each Toronto drive instead. They got plenty of work Saturday. The Blue Jays became the first team to hit eight homers in a game in three years, getting two apiece from Aaron Hill and J.P. Arencibia in a 17-11 victory over the slumping Tampa Bay Rays. “I’ve never seen anything like it for a team that I’ve played for or against,” said Jose Bautista, who hit his major league-best 34th. “It was just one of those days, the balls kept going out of the yard.” Adam Lind, Edwin Encarnacion and Lyle Overbay also connected for the Blue Jays, who lead the majors with 175 homers. “I’ve played a lot of games and I imagine I could remember if that ever happened, but no,” Lind said. It was the most homers in a single game for the Blue Jays since they hit a major league-record 10 against Baltimore on Sept. 14, 1987. Toronto scored in each of the first seven innings and set season highs in runs and hits (20). “You think they’re going to get a couple during the course of every game, that’s just how they’re built,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said. “I guess they made up for not getting any (in Friday’s 2-1 win).” The New York Yankees were the last team to hit at least eight homers in a single game, going deep eight times in a 16-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on July 31, 2007, at Yankee Stadium. The eight homers are the most allowed in a game by the Rays, whose losing streak reached a season-high four. Only the Yankees and San Diego have yet to lose four straight this season. “A lot of teams would have just packed it in a lot sooner,” Maddon said. “We did not.” Called up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday, Arencibia homered on the first pitch of his first atbat, a two-run shot to left in the second. He added another first-pitch homer in the sixth, a solo drive to right off Dale Thayer, and finished with four hits. “I could never have imagined this, ever,” an emotional Arencibia said as he fought back tears at a postgame press conference. “I was pretty surprised because my first at-bat I really wasn’t that nervous.
I was pretty evenkeeled and then after that I was pretty comfortable in the box.” The rookie gave his mom, who was in the stands, and his new manager a ARENCIBIA debut to remember. “J.P. had a heck of a day, one that he can go back and tell his grandkids about,” Cito Gaston said. “I don’t know if anyone would believe it though.” Arencibia became the first Blue Jays player to homer in his first career at-bat since Junior Felix on May 4, 1989, against the California Angels. “For him to come out there and show that it doesn’t faze him to be making his debut and have a day like that is unbelievable,” Bautista said. Hill went 3 for 5 and matched a career high with four RBIs in his first multihomer game. Reliever Brian Tallet (2-4) pitched three innings for the win, Jason Frasor worked the eighth and David Purcey got one out in the ninth before Casey Janssen finished. Rays right-hander James Shields (10-10) became just the eighth pitcher in the modern era to surrender six homers in a single game, and the first since Texas’ R.A. Dickey gave up six against Detroit on April 6, 2006. “Disgusting is pretty much what it was,” Shields said. “There was nothing going right. I was out of rhythm, my timing was off, I didn’t hit any spots and they took advantage of it, obviously.” All nine hits off Shields went for extra bases, including three doubles. He allowed eight runs in four innings to lose for the first time in five starts. The right-hander yielded just five homers in his previous six starts. “To me it felt like the usual life in his fastball was not there,” Bautista said. “I don’t know how he felt, that’s just the way I saw it in the batter’s box.” The Blue Jays hit three solo shots in the third to build a 6-2 lead. Lind led off with his 15th homer and Hill followed with a drive to left, the ninth time Toronto has hit back-toback shots. One out later, Encarnacion homered to left, his 12th. It was the 28th time the Blue Jays have hit three homers in an inning. Bautista led off the fourth with a shot to left and Hill belted a two-out drive, his 18th.
Hudson dominates Giants Associated Press
ATLANTA — Tim Hudson made it sound so simple. “I located my Braves 3 really well, Giants 0 sinker changed speeds with my cutter,” he said. “Change their eye level as much as I can. Stay down in the zone other than that.” No big deal at all, just another victory for the tough right-hander. Hudson had everything working Saturday night, throwing eight dominant innings to help the Atlanta HUDSON Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Saturday night. Billy Wagner, who blew a save opportunity in Atlanta’s 3-2, 11-inning loss to the Giants on Friday night, finished for his 27th save in 33 chances, striking out the side. Hudson (13-5) allowed three hits, walked one and struck out six, improving to 4-0 with a sparkling 0.63 ERA in his last four starts. He is 30 with a 2.84 ERA in his last five starts against the Giants, dating to 2006. “It’s funny,” Hudson said. “Chipper (Jones) told me before the game, ’You’re going to have three runs to play with. Make it last.”’ Troy Glaus hit a two-run single in a three-run fourth for the NL East-leading Braves, who have won
three of four to improve to 38-15 at home, best in the majors. Matt Cain (9-9) allowed six hits in five innings for San Francisco, which has dropped three of four. Cain was 3-0 with 1.52 ERA in his previous four starts. “Matt pitched well,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “He was a pitch away from getting out of that inning.” The Braves got all the runs they needed in the fourth. Glaus’ two-out hit with the bases loaded drove in Jason Heyward and Jones. Rick Ankiel followed with an RBI double. “(Glaus) just beat me,” Cain said. “There’s not much you can do when you make the pitch you want to make and he still hits it. It was a fastball, down and away.” Hudson got into a bit of a trouble in the seventh when he walked Aubrey Huff and hit Buster Posey with a pitch with two out. But he responded by getting Juan Uribe to bounce into a fielder’s choice. With a runner on third and one out in the eighth, Hudson struck out Aaron Rowand and got pinch-hitter Travis Ishikawa on a harmless grounder to end the inning. “I would much rather have double plays throughout the game,” Hudson said, “than (strike) out a bunch of guys.” Hudson improved to 130-2 in 155 career starts when his team scores at least three runs while he’s still in the game. He is 6-2 with a 1.73 ERA in eight starts since losing 4-2 at the Chicago White Sox on June 23.
League leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—CGonzalez, Colorado, .321; Polanco, Philadelphia, .320; Votto, Cincinnati, .318; Furcal, Los Angeles, .316; Prado, Atlanta, .315; Byrd, Chicago, .313; Pujols, St. Louis, .311. RBI—Pujols, St. Louis, 82; Howard, Philadelphia, 81; ADunn, Washington, 77; DWright, New York, 77; Hart, Milwaukee, 75; CGonzalez, Colorado, 74; AdLaRoche, Arizona, 73; Votto, Cincinnati, 73. HOME RUNS—ADunn, Washington, 30; Pujols, St. Louis, 28; Votto, Cincinnati, 27; Reynolds, Arizona, 25; Uggla, Florida, 25; Fielder, Milwaukee, 24; CGonzalez, Colorado, 24. STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Houston, 35; Morgan, Washington, 29; Pagan, New York, 24; HRamirez, Florida, 22
Rookie to make first start for Braves ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves purchased the contract rookie pitcher Mike Minor from Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday. Minor, the No. 7 overall draft pick in 2009, will make his first start Monday at Houston. The left-hander is replacing Kris Medlen, who is on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right elbow, in the rotation. Right-hander Kenshin Kawaka-
mi was optioned to Gwinnett to make room for Minor on the 25-man roster. Minor went a combined 6-7 with a 3.44 ERA and held opponents to a .217 batting average in 21 starts between Double-A Mississippi and Gwinnett. In six Triple-A starts, the former Vanderbilt standout went 4-1 with a 1.89 ERA.
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Yankees ride CC to victory Associated Press
NEW YORK — CC Sabathia outpitched John Lackey, Ramiro Pena drove in two runs while subbing for injured Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees stopped their mini-slide by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Saturday. Rodriguez was hit in the lower left leg by Lance Berkman’s sharp grounder during batting practice, and medical personnel ran onto the field to check him. Xrays were negative and there was no indication when the All-Star third baseman would return to the lineup. Robinson Cano hit a goahead single in the fifth inning for the Yankees, who had kept the best record in the majors despite losing four of their previous five games. Sabathia (14-5) shook off an early homer by Victor Martinez and matched Tampa Bay’s David Price for the AL wins lead. The big lefthander also earned his 150th career victory. White Sox 4, Orioles 2 BALTIMORE — Gavin Floyd allowed two runs in seven innings, and the Chicago White Sox ended Buck Showalter’s unbeaten run as manager of the Baltimore Orioles with a 4-2 victory Saturday night. Athletics 6, Rangers 2 OAKLAND, Calif. — Coco Crisp homered, hit two sacrifice flies and scored twice to back 10-game winner Gio Gonzalez, leading the Athletics to the victory. Angels 10, Tigers 1 DETROIT — Scott Kazmir allowed one unearned run in five innings in his return from the disabled list and the Angels routed the slumping Tigers. Twins 7, Indians 2 CLEVELAND — Carl Pavano pitched seven innings to beat his former team, Joe Mauer had four hits and the Twins defeated the Indians. National League MIAMI — Hanley Ramirez hit an RBI double in the 10th inning to give Florida a 5-4 victory against St. Louis. Ramirez, Dan Uggla, and Donnie Murphy also homered for the Marlins, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Clay Hensley (2-4) pitched a scoreless 10th to get the win. Diamondbacks 6, Padres 5 PHOENIX — Chris Young started and ended the game with homers, powering Arizona to the win. Young opened with his 16th career leadoff homer off Clayton Richard, helping the Diamondbacks build a 53 lead. Jerry Hairston Jr. led off the San Diego ninth with a homer off Aaron Heilman (3-3), then Adrian Gonzalez tied it with a two-strike, twoout solo shot to left. Young ended it quickly, hitting the winning homer off Luke Gregerson (3-6) to left, sending the sellout crowd of 48,946 happy on the night Luis Gonzalez became the first Diamondbacks player to have his number retired. Pirates 8, Rockies 7 (10) PITTSBURGH — Rookie Pedro Alvarez hit a winning three-run homer with two out in the 10th inning to send the Pirates to a wild victory. Ian Stewart hit a tying three-run homer in the ninth for the Rockies and Todd Helton’s two-run shot off Sean Gallagher (2-0) in the 10th made it 7-5. Mets 1, Phillies 0 PHILADELPHIA — Johan Santana allowed five hits in 71⁄3 innings and Jeff Francoeur homered for New York. Reds 4, Cubs 3 CHICAGO — Drew Stubbs hurt the Cubs again, hitting a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and driving in a pair of runs to lead surging Cincinnati to the victory. Brewers 5, Astros 2 MILWAUKEE — Rickie Weeks hit an inside-the-park homer and George Kottaras added a solo shot to help Milwaukee get the win. Randy Wolf (8-9) was the winner.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2010 • 5B
SPORTS Standings American League East Division W L Pct GB New York 68 41 .624 — Tampa Bay 67 43 .609 11⁄2 Boston 63 48 .568 6 58 52 .527 101⁄2 Toronto 1 Baltimore 36 74 .327 32 ⁄2 Central Division W L Pct GB 63 47 .573 — Chicago Minnesota 62 49 .559 11⁄2 Detroit 53 57 .482 10 47 64 .423 161⁄2 Cleveland Kansas City 46 63 .422 161⁄2 West Division W L Pct GB 64 46 .582 — Texas Oakland 55 54 .505 81⁄2 Los Angeles 56 56 .500 9 41 69 .373 23 Seattle Saturday’s Games Toronto 17, Tampa Bay 11 N.Y. Yankees 5, Boston 2 Oakland 6, Texas 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore 2 L.A. Angels 10, Detroit 1 Minnesota 7, Cleveland 2 Kansas City at Seattle, late Sunday’s Games L.A. Angels (T.Bell 1-2) at Detroit (Porcello 4-10), 1:05 p.m. Minnesota (Duensing 4-1) at Cleveland (D.Huff 2-10), 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 2-0) at Toronto (Morrow 8-6), 1:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 10-8) at Baltimore (Guthrie 5-11), 1:35 p.m. Texas (C.Lewis 9-8) at Oakland (Cahill 11-4), 4:05 p.m. Kansas City (Davies 5-6) at Seattle (J.Vargas 7-5), 4:10 p.m. Boston (Beckett 3-1) at N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 9-9), 8:05 p.m.
National League East Division L Pct GB W Atlanta 63 47 .573 — Philadelphia 61 49 .555 2 55 55 .500 8 New York Florida 54 56 .491 9 Washington 49 61 .445 14 Central Division L Pct GB W Cincinnati 63 48 .568 — St. Louis 61 49 .555 11⁄2 52 59 .468 11 Milwaukee Houston 47 62 .431 15 Chicago 47 63 .427 151⁄2 39 71 .355 231⁄2 Pittsburgh West Division W L Pct GB San Diego 63 46 .578 — .568 1 San Francisco 63 48 Colorado 57 53 .518 61⁄2 Los Angeles 56 54 .509 71⁄2 43 68 .387 21 Arizona Saturday’s Games Cincinnati 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Pittsburgh 8, Colorado 7, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 1, Philadelphia 0 Milwaukee 5, Houston 2 Atlanta 3, San Francisco 0 Florida 5, St. Louis 4, 10 innings Arizona 6, San Diego 5 Washington at L.A. Dodgers, late Sunday’s Games St. Louis (Suppan 1-6) at Florida (West 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Colorado (Rogers 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 7-9), 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Dickey 7-4) at Philadelphia (Halladay 13-8), 1:35 p.m. San Francisco (J.Sanchez 8-6) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 10-9), 1:35 p.m. Houston (W.Wright 1-1) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 10-5), 2:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Tr.Wood 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (Diamond 0-1), 2:20 p.m. San Diego (Latos 11-5) at Arizona (J.Saunders 1-0), 4:10 p.m. Washington (Marquis 0-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 4-8), 4:10 p.m.
Box scores Yankees 5, Red Sox 2 New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Scutaro ss4 0 1 0 Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 Lowrie 2b 4 0 1 0 Swisher rf 3 1 1 0 D.Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0 Teixeir 1b 4 1 1 0 VMrtnz c 4 1 1 1 Cano 2b 3 0 2 1 ABeltre 3b 4 1 2 0 Posada c 4 0 1 1 Lowell 1b 4 0 1 1 Brkmn dh 3 1 0 0 J.Drew rf 2 0 0 0 Grndrs cf 4 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 Gardnr lf 4 0 0 0 Hall lf DMcDn cf 3 0 0 0 R.Pena 3b 3 0 1 2 Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 32 5 8 5 Boston 020 000 000—2 New York 020 021 00x—5 E—V.martinez (4), Scutaro (15), R.pena (3). Dp—New York 2. Lob—Boston 4, New York 6. 2b—A.beltre (33), Lowell (6). 3b— Granderson (6). Hr—V.martinez (10). Sb— Posada (1), Granderson (10), R.pena (4). IP H R ER BB SO Boston 6 8 5 5 3 7 Lackey L,10-7 Delcarmen 1 0 0 0 0 2 Doubront 1 0 0 0 0 2 New York Sabathia W,14-5 8 6 2 2 1 4 M.rivera S,23-25 1 0 0 0 0 0 T—2:47. A—49,716 (50,287). Boston
White Sox 4, Orioles 2 Chicago
Baltimore ab r h bi ab r h bi Pierre lf 4 1 1 0 BRorts 2b 4 0 0 0 Vizqel 3b 3 0 1 0 Markks rf 3 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 Wggntn 1b 4 0 1 1 Rios cf Konerk 1b 4 0 0 0 Scott dh 4 0 1 0 Quentin rf 4 1 1 1 AdJons cf 4 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 AnJons rf 0 0 0 0 Pie lf Kotsay dh 4 0 1 0 Wieters c 2 0 0 0 AlRmrz ss 3 2 1 0 CIzturs ss 3 0 0 0 Przyns c 3 0 2 1 J.Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 RCastr c 0 0 0 0 Bckhm 2b 3 0 1 1 31 2 6 2 Totals 32 4 9 4 Totals 000 100 111—4 Chicago 011 000 000—2 Baltimore E—Konerko (4), Ad.jones (7), J.bell (2). Dp—Chicago 2, Baltimore 1. Lob—Chicago 6, Baltimore 4. 2b—Pierzynski (19), Markakis (37). Hr—Quentin (22), Ad.jones (16). Sb—Al.ramirez (8). Cs—Rios (12), Beckham (6). S—Vizquel. IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Floyd W,8-8 7 6 2 2 2 5 Thornton H,19 1 0 0 0 0 1 Putz S,3-4 1 0 0 0 0 1 Baltimore Millwood 6 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 Berken L,3-3 11⁄3 2 1 1 0 1 2 Albers 1 ⁄3 T—2:49. A—24,929 (48,290).
Twins 7, Indians 2 Minnesota ab Span cf 5 ACasill 2b 2 Plouffe 2b 3 Mauer dh 5 DlmYn lf 5 Kubel rf 3 Cuddyr 1b 5 Valenci 3b 4 Hardy ss 3 Butera c 4
Cleveland h bi ab r h bi 0 0 Brantly cf 4 0 0 0 2 0 ACarer ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 Choo rf 4 1 1 0 4 1 Duncan dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 JBrown lf 4 1 3 1 2 2 LaPort 1b 4 0 1 1 3 1 Valuen 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 J.Nix 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 Gimenz c 2 0 0 0 0 0 Crowe ph 0 0 0 0 Marson c 1 0 1 0 Totals 39 714 7 Totals 33 2 9 2 Minnesota 011 000 131—7 Cleveland 000 200 000—2 E—Kubel 2 (4). Dp—Minnesota 1, Cleveland 2. Lob—Minnesota 8, Cleveland 10. 2b—A.casilla (4), Mauer (36), Kubel (17), Cuddyer (26), Valencia (9), J.brown (2). Hr— Plouffe (1), Kubel (15). Sb—A.casilla (3). Cs—Cuddyer (3), A.cabrera (3). S—Brantley. IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota Pavano W,14-7 7 7 2 2 4 6 Crain 1 1 0 0 0 0 Rauch 1 1 0 0 1 1 Cleveland 1 Cmona L,11-9 7 ⁄3 10 5 5 0 3 2 ⁄3 2 1 1 2 0 Sipp Ambriz 1 2 1 1 0 0 HBP—by Carmona (Kubel). T—2:47. A—27,638 (45,569). r 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0
Athletics 6, Rangers 2 Texas ab Andrus ss 3 MYong 3b 4 Hamltn cf 4
r 0 0 0
Oakland h bi ab 0 0 Crisp cf 2 0 0 Barton 1b 3 0 0 KSuzuk c 4
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h bi 2 3 0 0 0 0
Guerrr dh N.Cruz rf Cantu 1b DvMrp lf Gzmn 2b Tegrdn c
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0 Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 Kzmnff 3b 3 0 0 1 0 M.Ellis 2b 2 0 0 1 1 RDavis rf-lf 4 1 2 0 0 Watson lf 3 0 1 1 1 Gross pr-rf 1 1 1 0 Pnngtn ss 3 1 1 0 Totals 31 2 6 2 Totals 26 6 7 6 Texas 000 000 011—2 Oakland 210 102 00x—6 Dp—Texas 1, Oakland 2. Lob—Texas 6, Oakland 8. 2b—Watson (2). 3b—Pennington (7). Hr—Teagarden (3), Crisp (4). Sb— N.cruz (14), R.davis 2 (34), Gross (4). S— Pennington. Sf—Crisp 2, M.ellis. IP H R ER BB SO Texas 1 2 3 3 5 2 Harden L,4-4 2 ⁄3 3 3 3 1 2 Feldman 42⁄3 1 2 0 0 1 1 Ogando Oakland Gonzalez W,10-7 7 4 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 Blevins Breslow 1 1 1 1 1 1 HBP—by Harden (Cust). T—2:38. A—16,104 (35,067).
Angels 10, Tigers 1 Detroit Los Angeles ab r h bi ab r h bi BAreu lf 4 2 1 0 AJcksn cf 4 1 1 0 Willits lf 0 0 0 0 Santiag ss 4 0 1 0 EAyar ss 5 1 2 1 Raburn3b 3 0 0 1 Callsp 3b 4 1 3 1 MiCarr 1b 2 0 1 0 HMatsu dh2 2 0 0 Boesch rf 1 0 0 0 MIzturs 2b 3 2 2 1 JhPerlt dh 4 0 0 0 BrWod 3b 1 0 0 0 Inge 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 JRiver rf 4 2 2 2 Kelly 1b Napoli 1b 5 0 2 3 Frazier lf 3 0 1 0 BoWlsn c 5 0 1 1 Laird c 3 0 0 0 Bourjos cf 5 0 0 0 Rhyms 2b 3 0 0 0 Totals 381013 9 Totals 31 1 4 1 Los Angeles 200 050 210—10 Detroit 100 000 000— 1 E—Napoli (9), Kazmir (1), Santiago (7). Dp—Detroit 3. Lob—Los Angeles 8, Detroit 5. 2b—B.abreu (28), M.izturis (11), J.rivera (17), Napoli (18). Hr—E.aybar (5). H R ER BB SO IP Los Angeles Kazmir W,8-9 5 3 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 F.Rodriguez Kohn 1 0 0 0 0 1 Jepsen 1 0 0 0 0 1 Detroit 4 4 4 4 5 Bndermn L,6-7 41⁄3 B.Thomas 0 1 2 2 1 0 12⁄3 6 3 2 1 0 Bonine E.Gonzalez 3 2 1 1 1 1 B.Thomas pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. Bonine pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. WP—Kazmir, Bonderman 2, B.Thomas. T—2:49. A—38,783 (41,255).
Blue Jays 17, Rays 11 Tampa Bay Toronto ab r h bi ab r h bi BUpton cf 2 1 1 2 Snider lf 4 2 2 0 Rdrgz 3b 2 2 1 0 YEscor ss 6 1 3 1 Jhnsn 1b 2 2 2 4 JBautst rf 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Lngori 3b 3 0 0 1 Wise rf Kapler cf 2 0 1 1 V.Wells cf 4 1 1 1 Joyce lf 4 0 0 0 Lind dh 5 2 2 3 WAyar dh 4 0 0 1 A.Hill 2b 5 2 3 4 Zobrist rf 5 0 0 0 McDnl 2b 0 1 0 0 Jaso c 3 2 1 0 Overay 1b 5 1 1 3 Bartlett ss 3 3 2 0 Encrnc 3b 5 2 3 1 Brignc 2b 3 1 1 1 Arencii c 5 3 4 3 Totals 3311 910 Totals 4317 2017 Tampa Bay 002 030 204—11 Toronto 123 251 30x—17 E—Bartlett (10), Encarnacion (10), Snider (1). Dp—Tampa Bay 2, Toronto 2. Lob— Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 8. 2b—B.upton (27), Kapler (4), Bartlett (17), Y.escobar (3), A.hill (16), Encarnacion (15), Arencibia (1). Hr— D.johnson (1), J.bautista (34), Lind (15), A.hill 2 (18), Overbay (13), Encarnacion (12), Arencibia 2 (2). Sb—B.upton (32). Sf— D.johnson, Brignac. IP H R ER BB SO Tampa Bay Shields L,10-10 4 9 8 8 4 2 Thayer 2 7 6 6 0 2 1 2 3 3 2 0 Qualls Choate 1 2 0 0 0 0 Toronto 4 5 5 5 4 2 Mills Tallet W,2-4 3 1 2 0 0 2 Frasor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 ⁄3 2 4 4 2 0 Purcey 2 Janssen ⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 Mills pitched to 4 batters in the 5th. WP—J.Shields. T—3:18. A—24,168 (49,539).
Reds 4, Cubs 3 Chicago Cincinnati ab r h bi ab r h bi BPhllps 2b4 0 0 0 Fukdm rf 2 1 1 0 Cairo 2b 0 0 0 0 SCastro ss 4 0 1 1 Janish ss 4 0 1 1 D.Lee 1b 3 0 0 1 Votto 1b 4 0 0 0 ArRmr 3b 4 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0 Byrd cf L.Nix lf 3 1 0 0 ASorin lf 4 0 1 0 Bruce rf 3 0 0 0 DeWitt 2b 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 Ondrsk p 0 0 0 0 K.Hill c JFrncs ph 1 0 0 0 R.Wells p 3 0 0 0 FCordr p 0 0 0 0 Berg p 0 0 0 0 Masset p 0 0 0 0 Marshll p 0 0 0 0 Stubbs cf 4 2 3 2 Marml p 0 0 0 0 RHrndz c 3 0 2 1 Fontent ph 0 1 0 0 Arroyo pr 0 1 0 0 Hanign c 1 0 0 0 Volquez p 2 0 0 0 Heisey rf 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 7 4 Totals 30 3 6 3 Cincinnati 001 000 021—4 Chicago 001 000 002—3 E—Dewitt (9). Dp—Cincinnati 2, Chicago 2. Lob—Cincinnati 4, Chicago 11. 2b— Stubbs (10), Fukudome (9), A.soriano (27). Hr—Stubbs (14). Sf—D.lee. H R ER BB SO IP Cincinnati 6 1 1 4 2 Volquez 62⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Ondrsek W,3-0 11⁄3 1 ⁄3 0 2 2 3 1 F.cordero H,1 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 Masset S,2-3 Chicago R.wells L,5-10 7 5 3 3 2 3 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Berg 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Marshall Marmol 1 1 1 0 0 1 R.Wells pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. HBP—by F.Cordero (S.Castro). T—2:55. A—41,227 (41,210).
Braves 3, Giants 0 Atlanta San Francisco ab r h bi ab r h bi ATorrs rf 4 0 0 0 Infante 2b 4 0 1 0 Snchz 2b 4 0 0 0 Heywrd rf 3 1 1 0 A.Huff 1b 3 0 0 0 C.Jones 3b4 1 2 0 Posey c 2 0 1 0 Wagner p 0 0 0 0 Uribe ss 3 0 0 0 McCnn c 4 0 0 0 Burrell lf 3 0 1 0 Hinske lf 0 1 0 0 Sndovl 3b 3 0 1 0 MeCarr lf 0 0 0 0 Rownd cf 3 0 0 0 AlGnzlz ss 3 0 0 0 M.Cain p 1 0 0 0 Glaus 1b 3 0 1 2 Schrhlt ph 1 0 0 0 Ankiel cf 3 0 1 1 RRmrz p 0 0 0 0 THudsn p 3 0 0 0 SCasill p 0 0 0 0 Conrad 3b 0 0 0 0 Ishikaw ph1 0 0 0 Mota p 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 0 3 0 Totals 27 3 6 3 San Fran 000 000 000—0 Atlanta 000 300 00x—3 Dp—San Francisco 3, Atlanta 2. Lob— San Francisco 3, Atlanta 4. 2b—Burrell (8), Heyward (23), C.jones (19), Ankiel (2). Cs— Infante (4). IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco M.cain L,9-9 5 6 3 3 2 4 R.Ramirez 1 0 0 0 1 0 S.Casilla 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mota 1 0 0 0 0 1 Atlanta T.hudson W,13-5 8 3 0 0 1 6 Wagner S,27-33 1 0 0 0 0 3 HBP—by M.Cain (Hinske), by T.Hudson (Posey). T—2:23. A—47,305 (49,743).
Brewers 5, Astros 2 Houston
Milwaukee ab r h bi ab r h bi Bourgs cf 5 1 1 0 Weeks 2b 4 1 1 1 AngSnc ss3 0 2 0 Hart rf 4 2 3 0 Pence rf 5 1 2 1 Braun lf 4 1 2 0 Ca.Lee lf 4 0 1 1 Fielder 1b 4 0 1 2 Kppngr 2b 4 0 1 0 McGeh 3b 3 0 1 1 P.Feliz 1b 3 0 1 0 Edmnd cf 4 0 0 0 Blum 1b 1 0 0 0 AEscor ss 3 0 0 0 CJhnsn 3b4 0 2 0 Loe p 0 0 0 0 Quinter c 3 0 0 0 Brddck p 0 0 0 0 JaCastr c 1 0 0 0 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 Myers p 2 0 1 0 L.Cain ph 1 0 1 0 Wallac ph 1 0 0 0 Hoffmn p 0 0 0 0 Figuero p 0 0 0 0 Kottars c 3 1 1 1 Michals ph1 0 0 0 RaWolf p 2 0 0 0 Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 Counsll ss 1 0 0 0 Totals 37 2 11 2 Totals 33 5 10 5 Houston 000 000 200—2 Milwaukee 200 002 10x—5 Dp—Houston 1. Lob—Houston 10, Milwaukee 6. 2b—Pence (19), Ca.lee (18), C.johnson (12), Hart (24), L.cain (2). Hr— Weeks (23), Kottaras (9). S—Ang.sanchez. IP H R ER BB SO
Houston Myers L,8-7 6 7 4 4 1 2 1 1 Figueroa Byrdak 1 1 0 0 Milwaukee 2 9 2 2 Ra.wolf W,8-9 6 ⁄3 2 ⁄3 2 0 0 Loe H,13 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 Braddock H,8 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 Coffey H,12 Hoffman S,6-11 1 0 0 0 T—2:33. A—39,410 (41,900).
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Pirates 8, Rockies 7 (10) Colorado Pittsburgh ab r h bi ab r h bi Fowler cf 5 1 1 0 AMcCt cf 6 1 2 0 Helton 1b 3 1 1 2 Tabata lf 5 0 2 0 CGnzlz lf 5 1 2 0 NWalkr 2b 5 0 1 0 Tlwtzk ss 3 1 1 1 GJones 1b 4 3 1 1 Hawpe rf 5 2 2 0 Alvarez 3b 6 1 3 3 Street p 0 0 0 0 Milledg rf 4 1 1 0 Stwart 3b 4 1 2 3 Snyder c 3 1 1 3 Olivo c 5 0 0 1 A.Diaz pr 0 0 0 0 Brmes 2b 4 0 0 0 Gallghr p 0 0 0 0 DeLRs p 2 0 0 0 Cedeno ss 5 0 1 0 Corpas p 0 0 0 0 Ohlndrf p 2 0 1 0 RFlors p 0 0 0 0 Ledezm p 0 0 0 0 RBtncr p 0 0 0 0 Resop p 0 0 0 0 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 Meek p 0 0 0 0 TBchlz p 0 0 0 0 DlwYn ph 1 1 1 0 Beimel p 0 0 0 0 Hanrhn p 0 0 0 0 Giambi ph 1 0 0 0 Doumit ph-c1 0 0 0 Belisle p 0 0 0 0 Splrghs rf 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 7 9 7 Totals 42 8 14 7 Colorado 000 100 103 2—7 Pittsburgh 000 003 110 3—8 Two outs when winning run scored. E—Doumit (6), Milledge (1). Lob—Colorado 6, Pittsburgh 13. 2b—Stewart (12), A.mccutchen (22), Tabata (13), Milledge (21). 3b—C.gonzalez (6). Hr—Helton (3), Stewart (16), G.jones (16), Alvarez (10), Snyder (11). Sb—C.gonzalez (17). S— Ohlendorf. Sf—Tulowitzki. IP H R ER BB SO Colorado 5 3 3 4 5 De La Rosa 51⁄3 1 ⁄3 3 0 0 0 0 Corpas 1 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 R.Flores R.Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 T.Buchholz 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Beimel Belisle 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 ⁄3 2 3 3 1 1 Street L,2-3 Pittsburgh Ohlendorf 6 4 2 1 1 6 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Ledezma H,1 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Resop H,1 Meek H,10 1 0 0 0 1 1 Hanrahan Bs,3-4 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 Gallagher W,2-0 1 Ohlendorf pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. R.Flores pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. WP—Beimel. T—4:05. A—38,147 (38,362).
Mets 1, Phillies 0 New York ab JReyes ss 4 Pagan lf-rf 3 Beltran cf 4 Wrght 3b 3 Hssmn 1b 3 I.Davis 1b 0 Francr rf 4 FRdrgz p 0 HBlanc c 4 RTejad 2b 4 JSantn p 3 FMrtnz lf 1
Philadelphia h bi ab r h bi 1 0 Rollins ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 Ibanez lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 Polanc 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 MSwny 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 Werth cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 BFrncs rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 Gload ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 Madson p 0 0 0 0 1 0 C.Ruiz c 4 0 0 0 0 0 WValdz 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hamels p 2 0 0 0 Mayrry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Durbin p DBrwn rf 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 7 1 Totals 32 0 5 0 New York 000 000 100—1 Philadelphia 000 000 000—0 Dp—New York 1. Lob—New York 8, Philadelphia 9. 2b—Pagan (22), Beltran (4), Werth (37). Hr—Francoeur (11). Sb— D.wright (16). S—Pagan. IP H R ER BB SO New York 5 0 0 3 6 Santana W,9-6 71⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 Rodriguez S,24 12⁄3 Philadelphia 7 6 1 1 0 11 Hamels L,7-8 Durbin 1 1 0 0 2 1 Madson 1 0 0 0 0 1 WP—J.Santana. T—2:39. A—45,194 (43,651). r 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Marlins 5, Cardinals 4 (10) St. Louis Florida ab r h bi ab r h bi FLopez 3b5 0 0 0 HRmrz ss 5 1 2 2 Jay rf-cf 4 1 1 0 Bonifac cf 4 1 1 0 Pujols 1b 4 2 2 0 Morrsn lf 4 0 1 1 Hollidy lf 4 1 2 1 Uggla 2b 4 1 3 1 Rasms cf 3 0 0 1 Stanton rf 4 0 0 0 Frnkln p 0 0 0 0 RPauln c 4 0 0 0 YMolin c 4 0 3 1 Helms 1b 4 0 0 0 Miles 2b 4 0 1 1 Hensly p 0 0 0 0 Westrk p 2 0 0 0 DMrph 3b 4 1 1 1 Winn ph 1 0 0 0 JJhnsn p 3 0 0 0 McCllln p 0 0 0 0 Nunez p 0 0 0 0 Craig rf 1 0 0 0 Tracy 1b 1 1 1 0 B.Ryan ss 4 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 9 4 Totals 37 5 9 5 St. Louis 000 200 002 0—4 Florida 100 100 101 1—5 One out when winning run scored. Lob—St. Louis 3, Florida 4. 2b—Holliday (29), H.ramirez (18). Hr—H.ramirez (15), Uggla (25), Do.murphy (3). Sf—Rasmus. IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis 7 6 3 3 0 9 Westbrook McClellan 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 Franklin L,6-2 11⁄3 Florida Jo.Johnson 8 5 2 2 0 5 Nunez Bs,7-33 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hensley W,2-4 1 WP—Westbrook. T—2:23. A—24,344 (38,560).
D’backs 6, Padres 5 San Diego ab Venale lf 5 MTejad ss 5 AdGnzl 1b 4 Ludwck rf 5 Headly 3b 4 Hundly c 3 Gwynn cf 4 ECarer 2b 2 Hairstn ph 1 Adams p 0 Grgrsn p 0 Richrd p 1 Stauffr p 0 Stairs ph 1 Mujica p 0 HrstnJr 2b 1
Arizona h bi ab r h bi 1 0 CYoung cf 4 2 3 2 2 0 KJhnsn 2b 3 1 0 0 3 1 J.Upton rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 AdLRc 1b 4 1 1 1 2 1 Ryal lf 2 1 1 1 0 1 Heilmn p 0 0 0 0 1 0 Crosby 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ojeda 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 S.Drew ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 Hester c 4 0 2 1 0 0 RLopez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 Carrsc p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Church ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 Boyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norerto p 0 0 0 0 1 1 Demel p 0 0 0 0 GParra lf 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 11 5 Totals 31 6 9 5 San Diego 000 003 002—5 Arizona 100 400 001—6 No outs when winning run scored. E—Ad.laroche (10), Crosby (10). Dp— San Diego 1, Arizona 2. Lob—San Diego 8, Arizona 7. 2b—Ad.gonzalez (21), Ludwick (21), Ryal (5), Hester (4). Hr—Ad.gonzalez (22), Hairston Jr. (8), C.young 2 (19). Cs— J.upton (7). S—Stauffer. Sf—Hundley. IP H R ER BB SO San Diego 5 5 5 2 2 Richard 32⁄3 3 0 0 2 2 Stauffer 21⁄3 Mujica 1 0 0 0 0 2 Adams 1 0 0 0 1 1 Gregerson L,3-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 Arizona R.Lopez 5 8 3 3 0 4 Carrasco H,6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 Boyer H,4 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 Norberto H,3 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Demel H,1 Heilman W,3-3 1 2 2 2 0 1 R.Lopez pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. Gregerson pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. HBP—by Richard (Ryal). WP—Richard, Boyer. T—3:04. A—48,946 (48,633). r 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jays blast eight homers Associated Press
TORONTO — A group of fans wearing blue wigs decided against K signs for each Blue Jays 17 home strikeout at Centre, Rays 11 Rogers opting for HR placards for each Toronto drive instead. They got plenty of work Saturday. The Blue Jays became the first team to hit eight homers in a game in three years, getting two apiece from Aaron Hill and J.P. Arencibia in a 17-11 victory over the slumping Tampa Bay Rays. “I’ve never seen anything like it for a team that I’ve played for or against,” said Jose Bautista, who hit his major league-best 34th. “It was just one of those days, the balls kept going out of the yard.” Adam Lind, Edwin Encarnacion and Lyle Overbay also connected for the Blue Jays, who lead the majors with 175 homers. “I’ve played a lot of games and I imagine I could remember if that ever happened, but no,” Lind said. It was the most homers in a single game for the Blue Jays since they hit a major league-record 10 against Baltimore on Sept. 14, 1987. Toronto scored in each of the first seven innings and set season highs in runs and hits (20). “You think they’re going to get a couple during the course of every game, that’s just how they’re built,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said. “I guess they made up for not getting any (in Friday’s 2-1 win).” The New York Yankees were the last team to hit at least eight homers in a single game, going deep eight times in a 16-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on July 31, 2007, at Yankee Stadium. The eight homers are the most allowed in a game by the Rays, whose losing streak reached a season-high four. Only the Yankees and San Diego have yet to lose four straight this season. “A lot of teams would have just packed it in a lot sooner,” Maddon said. “We did not.” Called up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday, Arencibia homered on the first pitch of his first atbat, a two-run shot to left in the second. He added another first-pitch homer in the sixth, a solo drive to right off Dale Thayer, and finished with four hits. “I could never have imagined this, ever,” an emotional Arencibia said as he fought back tears at a postgame press conference. “I was pretty surprised because my first at-bat I really wasn’t that nervous.
I was pretty evenkeeled and then after that I was pretty comfortable in the box.” The rookie gave his mom, who was in the stands, and his new manager a ARENCIBIA debut to remember. “J.P. had a heck of a day, one that he can go back and tell his grandkids about,” Cito Gaston said. “I don’t know if anyone would believe it though.” Arencibia became the first Blue Jays player to homer in his first career at-bat since Junior Felix on May 4, 1989, against the California Angels. “For him to come out there and show that it doesn’t faze him to be making his debut and have a day like that is unbelievable,” Bautista said. Hill went 3 for 5 and matched a career high with four RBIs in his first multihomer game. Reliever Brian Tallet (2-4) pitched three innings for the win, Jason Frasor worked the eighth and David Purcey got one out in the ninth before Casey Janssen finished. Rays right-hander James Shields (10-10) became just the eighth pitcher in the modern era to surrender six homers in a single game, and the first since Texas’ R.A. Dickey gave up six against Detroit on April 6, 2006. “Disgusting is pretty much what it was,” Shields said. “There was nothing going right. I was out of rhythm, my timing was off, I didn’t hit any spots and they took advantage of it, obviously.” All nine hits off Shields went for extra bases, including three doubles. He allowed eight runs in four innings to lose for the first time in five starts. The right-hander yielded just five homers in his previous six starts. “To me it felt like the usual life in his fastball was not there,” Bautista said. “I don’t know how he felt, that’s just the way I saw it in the batter’s box.” The Blue Jays hit three solo shots in the third to build a 6-2 lead. Lind led off with his 15th homer and Hill followed with a drive to left, the ninth time Toronto has hit back-toback shots. One out later, Encarnacion homered to left, his 12th. It was the 28th time the Blue Jays have hit three homers in an inning. Bautista led off the fourth with a shot to left and Hill belted a two-out drive, his 18th.
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ATLANTA — Tim Hudson made it sound so simple. “I located my Braves 3 really well, Giants 0 sinker changed speeds with my cutter,” he said. “Change their eye level as much as I can. Stay down in the zone other than that.” No big deal at all, just another victory for the tough right-hander. Hudson had everything working Saturday night, throwing eight dominant innings to help the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Satur- HUDSON day night. Billy Wagner, who blew a save opportunity in Atlanta’s 3-2, 11-inning loss to the Giants on Friday night, finished for his 27th save in 33 chances, striking out the side. Hudson (13-5) allowed three hits, walked one and struck out six, improving to 4-0 with a sparkling 0.63 ERA in his last four starts. He is 30 with a 2.84 ERA in his last five starts against the Giants, dating to 2006. “It’s funny,” Hudson said. “Chipper (Jones) told me before the game, ’You’re going to have three runs to play with. Make it last.”’ Troy Glaus hit a two-run single in a three-run fourth for the NL East-leading Braves, who have won
three of four to improve to 38-15 at home, best in the majors. Matt Cain (9-9) allowed six hits in five innings for San Francisco, which has dropped three of four. Cain was 3-0 with 1.52 ERA in his previous four starts. “Matt pitched well,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “He was a pitch away from getting out of that inning.” The Braves got all the runs they needed in the fourth. Glaus’ two-out hit with the bases loaded drove in Jason Heyward and Jones. Rick Ankiel followed with an RBI double. “(Glaus) just beat me,” Cain said. “There’s not much you can do when you make the pitch you want to make and he still hits it. It was a fastball, down and away.” Hudson got into a bit of a trouble in the seventh when he walked Aubrey Huff and hit Buster Posey with a pitch with two out. But he responded by getting Juan Uribe to bounce into a fielder’s choice. With a runner on third and one out in the eighth, Hudson struck out Aaron Rowand and got pinch-hitter Travis Ishikawa on a harmless grounder to end the inning. “I would much rather have double plays throughout the game,” Hudson said, “than (strike) out a bunch of guys.” Hudson improved to 130-2 in 155 career starts when his team scores at least three runs while he’s still in the game. He is 6-2 with a 1.73 ERA in eight starts since losing 4-2 at the Chicago White Sox on June 23.
League leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—CGonzalez, Colorado, .321; Polanco, Philadelphia, .320; Votto, Cincinnati, .318; Furcal, Los Angeles, .316; Prado, Atlanta, .315; Byrd, Chicago, .313; Pujols, St. Louis, .311. RBI—Pujols, St. Louis, 82; Howard, Philadelphia, 81; ADunn, Washington, 77; DWright, New York, 77; Hart, Milwaukee, 75; CGonzalez, Colorado, 74; AdLaRoche, Arizona, 73; Votto, Cincinnati, 73. HOME RUNS—ADunn, Washington, 30; Pujols, St. Louis, 28; Votto, Cincinnati, 27; Reynolds, Arizona, 25; Uggla, Florida, 25; Fielder, Milwaukee, 24; CGonzalez, Colorado, 24. STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Houston, 35; Morgan, Washington, 29; Pagan, New York, 24; HRamirez, Florida, 22
Rookie to make first start for Braves ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves purchased the contract rookie pitcher Mike Minor from Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday. Minor, the No. 7 overall draft pick in 2009, will make his first start Monday at Houston. The left-hander is replacing Kris Medlen, who is on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right elbow, in the rotation. Right-hander Kenshin Kawaka-
mi was optioned to Gwinnett to make room for Minor on the 25-man roster. Minor went a combined 6-7 with a 3.44 ERA and held opponents to a .217 batting average in 21 starts between Double-A Mississippi and Gwinnett. In six Triple-A starts, the former Vanderbilt standout went 4-1 with a 1.89 ERA.
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O’Hair, Palmer on top BY DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press
AKRON, Ohio — Sean O’Hair and Ryan Palmer are tied for the lead in the Bridgestone Invitational. The way this tournament is going, that only means they get to tee off last in the final round. Palmer birdied three of his last five holes for a 7-under 63 and O’Hair had a 64, but 21 players are separated by only five shots. “It doesn’t matter if you’re in the lead or one shot back, two shots back. It doesn’t matter,” O’Hair said. “There’s 18 holes of golf left, and in my opinion, there’s no leaders. It’s just a shootout.” That’s about what it was Saturday. Not only did 10 players shoot 67 or better at venerable Firestone, there were 35 rounds in the 60s. That list didn’t include seven-time Firestone champion Tiger Woods, who was 20 shots behind in 78th place out of 80 players in this World Golf Championship. Phil Mickelson also failed to break par, but he’s still in
the tournament with a shot to replace Woods at No. 1 in the world. Mickelson stumbled coming in with two bogeys for a 71. That dropped him into a tie for 10th, four shots out of the lead. He would have to finish alone in fourth place to reach No. 1 in the world ranking for the first time in his career. “I didn’t play very well today and made some bogeys on the back nine that were costly,” Mickelson said. “The good news is I’m only four back, and that’s in striking distance. I also get to play well ahead of the leaders, so if I can get off to a hot start, I can put some pressure on the guys.” Palmer and O’Hair were at 9-under 201 going into a final round with big Ryder Cup implications. O’Hair could lock up a spot on the U.S. team with a victory today. Ernie Els, who has been atop the tour’s FedEx Cup standings the last four months, finished with back-toback birdies for a 64 and was only two shots out of the lead. He was at 7-under 203 along with Peter Hanson of Sweden (68) and Justin Leonard (69).
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Qualifying for the Labor Day Four-Ball Memorial Tournament at the Country Club of Salisbury will be held Aug. 27-29. The tournament runs from Sept. 4-6. The entry fee is $75 for non-members and $50 for members. Players must be residents of Rowan County as of Aug. 1, but any players who have competed in the tournament in the past are invited to play again regardless of their current residency. The final round will be followed by a cookout buffet and fireworks. Call the golf shop at 704636-7070 for details and invitations. Last year, Jim Christy and Phil Miller edged Chris Owen and Ken Clarke in the final.
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Tiger heads to final round at 11 over BY RUSTY MILLER Associated Press
AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods logged another miserable round and then all but conceded the No. 1 spot in the world to Phil Mickelson. In the third round of the Bridgestone Invitational on Saturday, Woods had five bogeys, a double-bogey and two birdies in a 5-over 75. He is 11 over — his worst score in relation to par through 54 holes since turning pro in 1996. Woods, whose personal life has been in tatters since revelations of infidelity last November, has been the No. 1-ranked golfer in the world for more than five years. But Mickelson can overtake him with a high finish — something that Woods fully expects. “Well, if Phil plays the way he’s supposed to this weekend, then he’ll be No. 1,” Woods said after completing third-round play at Firestone Country Club. Mickelson shot a 71 to fall into a tie for 10th. He needs to finish at least in fourth place alone to become No. 1. A week before the PGA Championship and with six weeks left to the Ryder Cup, Woods’ game is in shambles. He actually drove the ball slightly better on Saturday, hitting half of the 14 fairways, but showed no consistency. He was 1 over through six holes, but then jerked an iron far to the left of the green and into a large bunker next to the par-3 seventh. “Great swing!” he yelled at himself on the tee. Woods then blasted out of the sand to 25 feet above the hole and missed the par putt. On the eighth hole, he hit his drive into the right rough, advanced it further along in the high grass to the right and then flubbed a chip shot that came up short of the green. He hurried to the ball and quickly hit another chip that ran 6 feet past the hole, then missed that putt, settling for a double-bogey. “Well, I drove it terrible, hit my irons ter-
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tiger Woods is 78th in an 80-man field. rible, didn’t putt well, and it added up to a lot,” Woods said later. The 75 was his worst third-round score in relation to par since the 2002 British Open, where he shot 81. After completing his round, he returned to the driving range. When the day was over, Woods was 20 shots behind and in 78th place in the 80-man field. He has never been worse than a tie for 71st through 54 holes since turning pro. Woods was asked if he could take anything positive out of his three rounds so far this week. “No, not right now,” he said.
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On Saturday he finished his round long before the leaders even teed off. By the time he was done he had posted his worst 54-hole score ever as a pro and was fighting to stay out of last place. Someone named Katsumasa Miyamoto beat him by 13 shots on this day alone. Ernie Els beat him by 11. You can almost see the embarrassment in his face. To someone once so dominant he used to intimidate opponents, playing golf among the also-rans is as humiliating as being caught with a handful of mistresses in a Vegas hotel room. Suddenly, his whole legacy is in as much jeopardy as his once pristine image. Once thought to be a cinch to break Jack Nicklaus’ record and be declared the greatest golfer ever, Woods has lost both his mystique and his confidence. He now goes into the final major of the season next week, where the odds are better that he will miss the cut than win the PGA Championship for a fifth time. Unless Phil Mickelson implodes over the weekend, Woods will lose the No. 1 ranking for the first time in more than five years. Unless he suddenly finds his game today he’s headed to his worst finish since his first tournament as a pro 14 years ago. And he’s going to be making Corey Pavin’s job as Ryder Cup captain a lot harder
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the range or practice green after a round to find out ways to be even better the next day. Contrast that to Friday when he finished around noon, then almost ran for his SUV in an attempt to get away from both the media and a golf game that even he can’t seem to stomach anymore. Mickelson, meanwhile, played late, then hit the range after shooting a 68. Barring a miracle next week at Whistling Straits, Woods will go into the Masters next year without a major championship win in almost three full years. And, while he stubbornly insists things are getting better, the scorecards don’t lie when they say he’s getting worse. Woods will be wearing his usual Sunday red when he goes out among the first groups in the final round of the Bridgestone. But that will be the only thing familiar to those who get up early enough to watch. He’s got no chance to win, no chance to even compete. The forced smile on his face makes it look as if the fiercest competitor ever seen on the links has now basically given up on himself. I wrote a few months back that maybe the worst thing that could happen for the public still fascinated by Woods was that he would become a mediocre player, challenging here and there but no longer able to dominate like he had in the past. I was wrong. What’s worse is what is happening now. His game is gone. And the increasing reality is, it may not come back.
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than Pavin ever imagined it would be. Shockingly enough, there’s a good chance Woods won’t make the team when the points are added up at the end of the PGA Championship. Even more shocking, there’s a growing school of thought that Pavin should not make him a captain’s pick for the team that travels to Wales next month to defend the cup. Tiger Woods not qualifying would have been unimaginable in Ryder Cups of past. Tiger Woods not being picked to play would have been utterly unthinkable. Why all this is happening is pretty easy to understand if you watch Woods play. He sprays the ball into trees both left and right off the tee, can’t get his iron shots close, and has lost the magical putting stroke that for years enabled him to get the ball into the hole seemingly almost at will. But the reasons behind his demise remain a mystery that Woods refuses to share with anyone outside his inner circle. He’s 34 now, a time when the putter doesn’t always respond to commands like it did in his youth. He’s got a swing that he can’t seem to execute the same way twice in a row. And, unlike times past when he left his money matters to others when he was competing, he has to deal with lawyers who are scurrying to find ways to help him hold onto his many millions. But there’s more. The old Woods was a practice fanatic, working on his game constantly and almost always on
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Trevey site receives high marks, could lure food and beverage manufacturer BY EMILY FORD eford@salisburypost.com
One of Rowan County’s most marketable sites for economic development could lure a company in the auto parts, plastics or food and beverage processing industry, a consultant says. The Trevey site, a 78-acre tract off Interstate 85 in Spencer, scored well during a review by Duke Energy’s Site Readiness Program. The program identifies sites with potential for industrial growth and recommends changes and strategies that can make sites more appealing. Consultants hired by Duke Pow-
er said the Trevey site, owned by Jim and Hazel Epting of Salisbury and Jerry and Linda Trevey of Big Island, is one of the best they’ve seen in North and South Carolina. “This site is extremely well-suited and well-positioned to have somebody land today,” said Derek Churchill, an engineer with BP Barber who evaluated the site. Jeanette Goldsmith of McCallum Sweeney Consulting led the site review and made the target industry recommendations Thursday during “The State of Our Real Estate,” a three-hour event hosted by RowanWorks Economic Development that attracted a roomful of developers,
politicians and county officials. Food and beverage processing, auto parts and plastics are “prime targets” for Rowan County economic developers, said Robert Van Geons, director of RowanWorks. Rowan County Planning Director Ed Muire asked Goldsmith how she came up with the industry list and whether she was aware of any companies that might relocate to the property. Goldsmith acknowledged that her recommendations were based in part on how much electricity a potential industry would need, since Duke Power uses the Site Readiness Program to recruit customers.
The Trevey site also is well-suited for light assembly manufacturing and distribution, she said. Those industries didn’t make her list that don’t use a lot of electricity. Goldsmith said she also considered site attributes and industry trends when choosing targets. “We paid less attention to industries that are growing right now,” she said. “We wanted this to have a shelf-life.” Food and beverage processing, however, is a growing industry. The site’s proximity to the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis makes this industry her top target, Goldsmith said.
The health and nutrition focus of the Research Campus, as well as Rowan County’s excess water capacity, make the Trevey site a good location for a beverage manufacturer, according to the review. “If I could only pick one (industry to pursue), that would be the one I would pick,” Goldsmith said. Rowan should take advantage of the synergy in Kannapolis around food, she said. “There is real potential here,” she said. The Research Campus, founded by California billionaire and Dole
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RowanWorks names top 10 available sites in county BY EMILY FORD eford@salisburypost.com
Rowan County has 97 sites and buildings available for economic development, and interest in them is growing. “Activity has been extremely high,” said Robert Van Geons, director of RowanWorks Economic Development. In an effort to land new industry and help local companies win expansions, RowanWorks has submitted proposals for 37 development projects since December 2009, Van Geons said. VAN GEONS Last year at this time, Van Geons said he’d submitted between 10 and 15 proposals. Van Geons named the top 10 sites in the county during a RowanWorks presentation Thursday dubbed the “State of Our Real Estate,” a market analysis of available sites and buildings. Due to the recession, the county has more high-quality sites available now than at any other time since his arrival in 1994, Van Geons said. The variety of sizes and price points make Rowan more appealing to companies searching for land or an existing building, he said. Sites also are priced competitively. “Most of our building and property owners have reasonable expec-
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An aerial view of the Alcoa Aluminum Wheels facility. The property is No. 1 on RowanWorks’ top 10 list of available sites. tations,” he said. Of the 97 available sites, the county has 85 properties and 44 buildings to show prospective buyers. The same nine sites have made up 80 percent of RowanWorks’ proposals since December. Rowan County compares well with surrounding counties in number and quality of properties and buildings available, but Rowan
lacks any buildings for sale with ceilings 24 feet or higher, desirable for companies using indoor cranes. Rowan does have two buildings for lease with 24-foot ceilings. “Protect and preserve your industrial properties,” said Randy Broome, a consultant for Duke Energy who spoke at the RowanWorks presentation. Cities and counties can’t build
and maintain infrastructure using residential taxes alone, Broome said. “We will continue to do everything possible to fill every vacant building and sell each acre that is suitable for nonresidential development,” Van Geons said. The RowanWorks top 10 list of available sites includes: • Alcoa Aluminum Wheels facil-
Web surfers beware Hackers finding ways to gain information even from encrypted sites LAS VEGAS (AP) — Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they’re using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites. The attacks demonstrated at the Black Hat conference show how determined hackers can sniff around the edges of encrypted Internet traffic to pick up clues about what their targets are up to. It’s like tapping a telephone conversation and hearing muffled voices that hint at the tone of the conversation. The problem lies in the way Web browsers handle Se-
cure Sockets Layer, or SSL, encryption technology, according to Robert Hansen and Josh Sokol, who spoke to a packed room of several hundred security experts. Encryption forms a kind of tunnel between a browser and a website’s servers. It scrambles data so it’s indecipherable to prying eyes. SSL is widely used on sites trafficking in sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, and its presence is shown as a padlock in the browser’s address bar. SSL is a widely attacked technology, but the approach by Hansen and Sokol wasn’t to break it. They wanted to see instead what they could
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learn from what are essentially the breadcrumbs from people’s secure Internet surfing that browsers leave behind and that skilled hackers can follow. Their attacks would yield all sorts of information. It could be relatively minor, such as browser settings or the number of Web pages visited. It could be quite substantial, including whether someone is vulnerable to having the “cookies” that store usernames and passwords misappropriated by hackers to log into secure sites. Hansen said all major browsers are affected by at least some of the issues. “This points to a larger
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Muscular Dystrophy event raises more than $43,000 in Mooresville MOORESVILLE — More than 60 community leaders and business executives were recently “arrested,” rounded up and brought to the Hilton Garden Inn in Mooresville to raise bail. The money these individuals raised during this lockup will stay in the community and go toward services and support for families in the area living with neuromuscular disorders, along with sending local children with muscular dystrophy to camp at no cost to their families. The “jailbirds” were
charged with the task of raising bail money to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association. More than $43,000 was raised between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on July 27. That was $7,000 more than MDA’s goal for the event. The top jailbird, Jeff Steiner of Dale Earnhardt Inc., raised $3,122 during his time in jail. This is enough money to send almost four local children to summer camp, which started Aug. 1. Along with providing chil-
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problem — we need to reconsider how we do electronic commerce,” he said in an interview before the conference, an annual gathering devoted to exposing the latest computer-security vulnerabilities. For the average Internet user, the research reinforces the importance of being careful on public Wi-Fi networks, where an attacker could plant himself in a position to look at your traffic. For the attacks to work, the attacker must first have access to the victim’s network. Hansen and Sokol outlined
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Surging China Economy set to pass Japan’s for No. 2 spot in world BEIJING (AP) — China is set to overtake Japan as the world’s second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed. By some measures it has already moved to second place after the U.S. in total economic output — a milestone that would underline a pre-eminence not seen since the 18th century, when the Middle Kingdom last served as Asia’s military, technological and cultural power. China is already the biggest exporter, auto buyer and steel producer, and its worldwide influence is growing. The fortunes of companies from Detroit automakers to Brazilian iron miners depend on spending by China’s consumers and corporations. And rising wealth brings political presence: Chinese pressure helped to win developing countries a bigger voice in the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. “Japan was the powerhouse driving the rest of Asia,” said Rob Subbaraman, chief Asia economist for Nomura Securities. “Now the tide is turning and China is becoming a powerful influence on the rest of Asia, including Japan.” China’s rise has produced glaring contradictions. The wealth gap between an elite who profited most from three decades of reform and its
poor majority is so extreme that China has dozens of billionaires while average income for the rest of its 1.3 billion people is among the world’s lowest. Beijing has launched two manned space missions and is talking about exporting high-speed trains to California and Europe while families in remote areas live in cave houses cut into hillsides. Japan’s people still are among the world’s richest, with a per capita income of $37,800 last year, compared with China’s $3,600. So are Americans at $42,240, their economy still by far the biggest. But Japan is trapped in a two-decade-old economic slump, the U.S. is wrestling with a financial crisis, and China’s sheer economic size and the lure of its vast consumer market adds to its clout abroad. Its explosive growth has driven conflicting shifts in Asia and beyond, triggering a scramble for commercial opportunity but fueling unease that the wealth is helping to finance a military buildup to press the communist government’s claims in the region. “I think everyone in the region is trying to benefit from Chinese economic dynamism but at the same time is trying to make sure China does not become a regional hegemon,” said Greg Sheridan, foreign editor of The Australian newspaper.
Exactly when China passes Japan formally will be unclear until after this year ends. It depends on shifting exchange rates and data reported in different forms by the two governments. Chinese GDP in 2009 was $4.98 trillion and Japan’s was $5.07 trillion. In 2010, Chinese GDP was $1.335 trillion for the April-June quarter — a period for which Tokyo has yet to report. China is growing at 10 percent a year, while Japan’s expansion this year is forecast at no more than 3 percent. “On that basis, the crossover probably happened last quarter,” said Julian Jessop, chief international economist for Capital Economics in London, in an e-mail. Beijing appears to take it for granted that it already has overtaken Japan. “China already is the world’s second-biggest economic body,” said a deputy central bank governor, Yi Gang, in a policy discussion posted July 30 on the foreign exchange agency’s website. Australia has been one of the biggest beneficiaries as
China’s voracious appetite for iron ore, coal and other commodities drove a mining boom that kept its economy growing through the global crisis. That booming trade prompted Australia to reconsider its stance toward China, previously seen as a communist aggressor. In 2008, thenPrime Minister Kevin Rudd, a Mandarin-speaker who was a diplomat in Beijing, called for closer political, economic and academic engagement with the Chinese government. But Rudd also displayed Australia’s independence from Beijing by talking about human rights, Tibet and China’s Muslim minorities — issues Chinese leaders want other countries to keep quiet about. And Australia affirmed its longtime security alliance with Washington — a counterweight to China’s growing might. Rudd’s successor, Julia Gillard, has given no sign of a major change of direction. Now, with Japan in the rear view mirror, can China catch up with the United States?
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developers already are addressing several weaknesses, including obtaining cost estimates for providing wastewater and natural gas to the site. The tract has excellent visibility from the interstate and access to I-85, said Churchill, the engineer. The land’s slope and topography are suitable for quick and easy development, he said. Other strengths include 66 developable acres, proper zoning, water and power available on site, proximity to airports and seaports, hotels and restaurants nearby, good potential to recruit technical and professional workforce and an experienced economic development team. “The biggest key, and what I want to drive home, is the flexibility of this site,” Churchill said. “Robert (Van Geons) and Rowan County are
very luck to have this site.” Even with the site’s strengths and hard work by RowanWorks and others, Duke Energy consultant Randy Broome warned “how tough it is to really win one of these projects.” “The competition is huge,” Broome said. Since the recession, most companies are unwilling to accept almost any risk, Goldsmith said. Duke Energy will contribute a $5,000 matching grant to any property owner or developer who implements recommendations from the site review process. American Titanium Works in South Carolina and the Apple data center in Maiden, N.C. both landed on sites that went through the Duke program. Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.
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BEWARE FroM 1C two dozen problems they found. They acknowledged attacks using those weaknesses would be hard to pull off. The vulnerabilities arise out of the fact people can surf the Internet with multiple tabs open in their browsers at the same time, and that unsecured traffic in one tab can affect secure traffic in another tab, said Hansen, chief executive of consulting firm SecTheory. Sokol is a security manager at National Instruments Corp. Their talk isn’t the first time researchers have looked at ways to scour secure Internet traffic for clues about what’s happening behind the curtain of encryption. It does expand on existing research in key ways, though. “Nobody’s getting hacked with this tomorrow, but it’s innovative research,” said Jon Miller, an SSL expert who wasn’t involved in the research. Miller, director of Accuvant Labs, praised Hansen and Sokol for taking a different approach to attacking SSL. “Everybody’s knocking on the front door, and this is, ‘let’s take a look at the windows,’ ” he said. “I never would have thought about do-
ing something like this in a million years. I would have thought it would be a waste of time. It’s neat because it’s a little different.” Another popular talk at Black Hat concerned a new attack affecting potentially millions of home routers. The attack could be used to launch the kinds of attacks described by Hansen and Sokol. Researcher Craig Heffner examined 30 different types of home routers from companies including Actiontec Electronics Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc.’s Linksys and found that more than half of them were vulnerable to his attack. He tricked Web browsers that use those routers into letting him access administrative menus that only the routers’ owners should be able to see. Heffner said the vulnerability is in the browsers and illustrates a larger security problem involving how browsers determine that the sites they visit are trustworthy. The caveat is he has to first trick someone into visiting a malicious site, and it helps if the victim hasn’t changed the router’s default password. Still: “Once you’re on the router, you’re invisible — you can do all kinds of things,” such as controlling where the victim goes on the Internet, Heffner said.
Chinese workers take a break at a site of the construction of a highway in Beijing. China is set to overtake Japan as the world’s second-largest economy, while it is already the biggest exporter. Yes, say many analysts. China could match the U.S. in total output as early as 2020, said a World Bank forecast in June. But still, it said per capita income would be one-fourth the U.S. level, comparable to Malaysia or Latin America. Achieving even that will require China’s unelected, secretive leaders to radically change their state-dominated economy. They need to promote technology and education, fight rampant corruption that is stoking public anger and resist temptation to favor government-owned companies at the expense of a dynamic private sector that creates jobs and wealth.
Success is far from guaranteed, warn the World Bank and others. They say China, Mexico and other developing countries easily can stall at middle-income levels if they fail to develop an educated, creative work force and legal systems to support innovation or if they allow entrenched companies to stifle competition. “Are they going to pass the U.S. in total GDP? Yes, very likely,” said Derek Scissors, a Heritage Foundation scholar in Washington. “Are they going to move into uppermiddle-income status? That’s a much tougher thing.”
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Haiti faces a question: Who is Wyclef Jean? LEOGANE, Haiti (AP) — Street star. Scandal-plagued aid director. Ex-Fugees hip hop frontman. The moment he filed his candidacy, Wyclef Jean became the most famous — and thus potentially most powerful — candidate in Haiti’s critical post-earthquake presidential election. But for all his renown as a musician, charity provider and above all Haitian-born success story, a stark fact remains the morning after: Few in this impoverished and often rudderless country know who he really is, what he stands for, or what is driving him to seek the presidency. He has compared his candidacy to that of U.S. President Barack Obama and says he wants to build Haiti’s economy principally by attracting foreign investment — yet his campaign borrows songs, style and support from the populist liberation theologian and exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. And before these questions even come into play his celebrity-driven campaign — he has promised to bring 50 Cent to Haiti — must deal with the biggest question surrounding the 40-year-old singer: Has Jean, whose parents took him to Brooklyn as a young child, lived long enough in Haiti to claim its most important job? “I started coming to Haiti after the President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was taken outside of Haiti (in 2004),” Jean told the Associated Press in an interview after filing his candidacy Thursday. “What I did was I went into the slums and started with kids inside of the roughest communities.” Haitian presidents must have lived at least five consecutive years in the country leading up to election day, slated this year for Nov. 28. By nearly all measures Jean has not. As the eight-member provisional electoral council spends the next 12 days verifying candidates’ credentials the singer’s campaign will argue his 2007 appointment as an ambassador-at-large exempts him from the requirement. Some on the streets of this seaside, sugar-growing town west of Port-au-Prince are not convinced. “The constitution says you have to spend five years in the country. Did he? I don’t think he did,” said Billy Francois, 38, who sells sundries from under a roadside tarp in Leogane, which was almost entirely destroyed by the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake that left a government-estimated 300,000 people dead. The father of three said he was
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Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean greets supporters after submitting the paperwork to run for president of Haiti in the next elections in port-au-prince, Haiti.
“I will vote for Wyclef because he will develop this country. I’ve seen what he’s done before. Whenever the country is affected by something, he is always present.” ERIC KEATANT on Wyclef Jean for president of Haiti
not opposed to Jean, but that neither he nor other potential candidates appear ready to tackle Haiti’s rampant unemployment and crime. “I’ve been voting since 1990 and nobody has done anything for me,” he said. Jean’s outsider status — he speaks English far better than Creole and left the country Friday to take his wife and 5-year-old daughter home to New Jersey — lends itself to debate. Some say an outsider would introduce a new style of politics; others that it would guarantee of a weak, out-of-touch head of state. Jean fueled dreams by making it out of Haiti and striking it very, very rich — he makes up to $18 million a year, some of which he brought back through his charity, Yele Haiti. “I will vote for Wyclef because he will develop this country. I’ve seen what he’s done before. Whenever the country is affected by something, he is always present,” said Eric Keatant, a 24-year-old en-
gineering student relaxing in a Kobe Bryant jersey. But after years of skating by with little scrutiny, the post-quake attention turned up a string of alleged improprieties at Jean’s Yele charity including allegations that it paid Jean himself to perform at fundraising events, bought advertising air time from a television station he co-owns and gave lavish salaries to staff. Jean resigned as the group’s chairman on Thursday, hours before formally starting his candidacy. He has denied intentional wrongdoing and said the aid group hired a new accounting firm to oversee $9 million in post-quake fundraising, of which $1.5 million has been spent. There are questions about his personal finances as well. The Smoking Gun website reported Jean owes $2.1 million in back taxes to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. He told AP that the money would be repaid and his finances made public within days.
In a country where corruption is always a concern, those matters are not likely to go away soon. If the singer gets on the ballot he will face a crowded and sharp-elbowed field. Another front-runner is expected to be ex-Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis, who served under President Rene Preval until being sacked by the Senate during riots fueled by high food prices. He has the backing of Preval’s newly formed Unity party. Many of Jean’s own advisers within the Viv Ansanm party also support the candidate of an allied party: architect and reconstruction master planner Leslie Voltaire. Former Prime Minister Yvone Neptune is expected to run, as is former First Lady Mirlande Manigat. Already registered is a musician of almost equal popularity to Jean in Haiti, Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, who secured the endorsement of Jean’s former Fugees bandmate Pras Michel.
For two decades after the 1986 fall of the dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, Haitian politics were essentially defined by the split between pro-elite and business candidates and the populism of Aristide, an ex-priest who won elections in 1990 and 2000 only to be ousted twice first by a coup and then a rebellion. Jean does not fit neatly in either category. After Aristide’s 2004 overthrow the singer positioned himself as a peacemaker between gangs who supported Aristide and heavily armed rebels. Two years later he supported Preval, seen at the time as the pro-Aristide candidate. Preval later broke with Aristide’s supporters. In his interview with AP, Jean praised former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s vision for Haiti’s economy and said he would also work to attract foreign investment in agriculture, mining and the garment export industry — positions which Clinton readily admits will make Haiti’s elites richer while growing a middle class. But Jean’s rally earlier in the day resembled nothing so much as a proAristide demonstration, with supporters given gas money to come up from the slums. The crowd even broke into a standard Aristide protest song with Jean’s name substituted for the exiled leader. Clinton, who co-chairs the international commission overseeing a pledged $5.3 billion in reconstruction aid to Haiti, praised Jean but said he wanted to stay out of Haitian politics as the campaign season heats up. “I consider him a friend of mine,” Clinton, who as president restored Aristide to power, told the Associated Press on Friday. “I also have a high regard for the former prime minister (Alexis) ... I just want them to have a good election and I want it to reinforce, not undermine the reconstruction of the country.” Aristide, who lives in South African exile, has not endorsed a candidate. His Fanmi Lavalas party is expected to be banned from the race. For people on the streets of Leogane, such political debates pale in comparison to their immediate needs for food, security and postquake shelter. Excellence Silvianise, a 36-yearold mother of two, said the government must lead the way if Haiti will escape poverty. “Our parents didn’t leave us anything at all. We have nothing to work with.”
3rd month of weak hiring signals long slog ahead WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation isn’t creating nearly enough jobs to reduce persistently high unemployment. For the third straight month, the private sector hired cautiously in July. And those meager gains in the job market were nearly wiped out by tens of thousands of cuts at all levels of government. Making matters worse: Many of the new jobs that are being created do not pay well enough to significantly jump-start spending by shoppers and stimulate the broader economy. The unemployment rate was stuck at 9.5 percent for the second straight month, the Labor Department said Friday. Analysts said it would probably climb back into double digits because the private sector is not creating jobs fast enough. Private employers report< ed a net gain of 71,000 jobs for July — far below the 200,000 it takes for the unemployment rate just to hold steady and keep pace with the growing work force. Counting the jobs that were lost at the local, state and federal levels in July, the net gain was only 12,000 jobs. And on top of that, 143,000 temporary jobs with the Census Bureau for the 10-year population count came to an end. So far this year, state and local governments wrestling with budget shortfalls have shed 169,000 jobs. And further losses are on the way — about 20,000 to 30,000 more job cuts a month expected over the rest of the year, despite $26 billion in federal aid. The weak report could put pressure on the Federal Reserve to take new steps to boost the economy when it meets next week. Economists are especially concerned that the recovery is losing momentum as it enters the second half of this
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year, when the benefits of most of the government’s stimulus spending will start to wear off. For now, most of them are betting the economy will continue to grow, though at a lackluster pace, through the rest of this year. Some analysts fear the recovery could fizzle altogether, though. “If we don’t see significant job growth by the end of the year, the economy could be in serious trouble,” said Bill Cheney, chief economist at John Hancock. President Barack Obama noted that the economy has added private-sector jobs for seven straight months but said the progress “needs to come faster.” Job seekers face tough competition these days. On average, there are 4.7 people vying for each opening. That’s down from the peak of 6.3 last year, but more than double the 1.8 unemployed per opening when the recession began in December 2007. Those who do have
jobs are working longer and getting only scant increases in pay. “Employers do not want to take chances,” said Sung Won Sohn, an economist at California State University, Channel Islands. In particular, the economy has struggled to add high-paying jobs, which help power the economy by putting more spending money in people’s pockets. So far this year, the econ64 omy has added only D 117,000 -109 high-paying jobs in indusJ 14 tries such as construction, F mining. 39 manufacturing and 208 Over the past 12 M months, A 313 it has lost 352,000 of M these jobs. 432 The number of J higher-221 (p) J -131 (p) paying jobs in engineering and at law firms has fallen over the past 12 months, too. Electrical engineers make an average of about $41 an hour, lawyers $62. Arthur Santa-Maria was laid off at Intel Corp. in 2007 after 25 years as an engineer. Now, he’s selling refrigerators at Sears and has all but given up on finding an engineering job, instead just trying to make a little money before retiring. After he lost his job, the 58-year-old landed some interviews, but competition was fierce for every opening, he said. He took the Sears job even though he is paid on commission and has no health benefits. “Usually, on Fridays and Saturdays I’ll make minimum wage, but beyond that, I don’t even make lunch money because no one is spending right now,” he said. The meager job growth in the economy has mainly come from the lower-paying service sector, which has generated 513,000 jobs so far this year. Examples of those jobs are cashiers, who make an average of $9 an hour, and hairdressers, who make $13. That helps explain why Americans overall have
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Joseph oeler Jr., 35, of Hollywood, Fla. waits in line at a job fair sponsored by National career Fairs in dania Beach, Fla., oeler was the first in line and has been looking for work for three months. reined in their spending and will probably stay hesitant. In June, shoppers failed to boost their spending, and their incomes stagnated, the government said this week. They also saved more. The annualized savings rate reached 6.4 percent, the highest level in nearly a year — and triple the rate in 2007, before the recession. About a quarter of the job gains this year have been at temporary help firms, according to Moody’s Analytics. Those jobs generally offer no benefits and are often part-time. And 70 percent of the employment gains this year have been among workers with a high school degree or less. Some companies that lack confidence in the durability of the recovery are turning to temporary, rather than permanent, hires. FederalMogul Corp., which makes car parts, has hired 1,400
workers in the United States in the past year as car sales have grown. But many of them are temporary hires, allowing the company to stay flexible and get smaller if the economy sours, said Jose Maria Alapont, CEO of the Southfield, Mich., company. “There is a very clear recovery during the first half of the year, but there are still questions whether that will continue in the second half,” Alapont said in an interview. The bleak government report initially sent stocks falling, with investors seeking the safety of more conservative Treasury bonds, but stocks shaved their losses. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 21 points, or 0.2 percent. The economy lost speed in the spring, growing at just a 2.4 percent pace in the April-to-June quarter.
And it’s probably growing even more slowly now, analysts said. It takes about 3 percent growth to create enough jobs to keep up with population growth. All told, there were 14.6 million people unemployed in July, roughly double the number without jobs when the recession started in December 2007. Counting people working part time who would prefer full-time work, plus unemployed workers who have given up on their job hunts, 25.8 million people were “underemployed” in July. The “underemployment” rate was 16.5 percent, the same as in June. Even if hiring picked up, it would take years to regain all the jobs lost during the recession. The economy lost 8.4 million jobs in 2008 and 2009. This year, private employers have added only 559,000 jobs.
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Baby Items Booster Seat-Safety First Dining 3 adjustments $9.99; High Back car booster $18; 3in-1 Oak Crib complete $80; Oak High Chair $20. 704-633-3618. Child Carrier Seat & Rack for back of an adult bicycle. Rowan County $25. 704-640-5793 Stroller. Baby Jogger Stroller. Fabric slightly faded. Excellent condition. $250 704-6405793
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Clothes Adult & Children Womens Large onepiece triathlon suit. New with tags. Rowan County $60 (704)640-5793
Growing Pains Family Consignments Call (704)638-0870 115 W. Innes Street
Sweet Peas $1.00 Sale School uniforms & winter clothes now in stock!
Furniture & Appliances
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Air Conditioner – 8 BTU. Like new, very clean. $80 Firm. Please Call 704-784-2488
Bedroom set. used girls 7pc bedroom set w/frame and twin bed set. $450.00 obo. A must see. Call 704-762-0345
Oven. Frigidaire Wall Oven Gas, White, 24" with broiler. Used approx 2 yrs. $250. 704-642-1328
Air Conditioners, Washers, Dryers, Ranges, Frig. $65 & up. Used TV & Appliance Center Service after the sale. 704-279-6500
Computer Tower - White Dell Tower Complete Microsoft 2000 program $75. Small oak & iron desk $25. 704-633-3618. Banana Trees, $20 each or 3 for $55. Larger sizes available upon request. Different prices. 704-212-7807
& Dryer. Washer Whirlpool, Almond. 4 yrs old. Washer needs belt. $175 for both. Look new. Lexington. 336-798-1185
Bedroom suite, new 5 piece. All for $297.97. Hometown Furniture, 322 S. Main St. 704-633-7777 Chair - Elegant Wing Back Chair, burgundy, dark blue, green jacquard print, mahogany legs $50; Tan Contemporary over-stuffed chair $50; Burgundy "6x9" shag rug $60. 704-633-3618.
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Cook, Prep Cook and Dishwasher Needed. Please apply in person: Hendrix BBQ, 2488 Statesville Blvd.,Salisbury
Antique oak dining room furniture. Round clawfoot table w/2 inserts & 4 cane bottom chairs, large mirrored buffet with ornate carving & side board. $2,200. Also available, antique sewing machine, 2 antique side tables, one w/claw feet. 704-279-3137
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Kitchen Table- Large with 5 chairs, white top. $40. You pick up 704-856-1668
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Computer – Dell, w/printer & web cam. Good starter computer. $130. 704-245-8843
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Air Conditioner, 5.5 BTU. Clean and cools good. $50. Please Call 704-784-2488
Farm Equipment, new & used. McDaniel Auction Co. 704-278-0726 or 704798-9259. NCAL 48, NCFL 8620. Your authorized farm equipment dealer.
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Scrapbooking Kit, includes unused scrapbook for baby boy, plus extras $10. 704-2091757. Rockwell
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Organized and dependable RN needed for resident assessment nurse/care plan coordinator at 100 bed nursing facility. One - two years experience required.
Full time position available at Rowan Animal Clinic. $8-$13.50/hr doe. Must have high school diploma & 2 – 3 years exp. Call 704636-3408 or email rowanclinic@bellsouth.net
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Living Room Set – 9 pieces, couch, 3 chairs, 3 tables, 2 lamps. $350 for all. 704-857-0093 Oven – Whirlpool, selfcleaning, 30”, black front. $100. Please Call 704-633-1038 Queen Anne oval dining table with 6 upholstered chairs and china cabinet for sale. Cherry finish. Sale price - $475. Call 704-855-3720. Upright piano that is about 20 + years old. No keys are missing. It is in fair condition. FREE! Sherry (704) 222-6180.
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Holshouser Cycle Shop Lawn mower repairs and trimmer sharpening. Pick up & delivery. (704)637-2856 Want to buy your low priced, unused or fixable lawn mowers & tillers. Also, I do repairs. 704-431-4837
COKE & M&M VENDING ROUTES! 100% Fin. Do You Earn $2K/Wk? Loc's in Salis. 800-367-2106 x 6020 J.Y. Monk Real Estate School-Get licensed fast, Charlotte/Concord courses. $399 tuition fee. Free Brochure. 800-849-0932
Medical Equipment Brand new, Walker. Featherlight walker w/ push down brakes. Incl'ds seat & storage basket. $75. 704-640-5793
Misc For Sale ANDERSON'S SEW & SO, Husqvarna, Viking Sewing Machines. Patterns, Notions, Fabrics. 10104 Old Beatty Ford Rd., Rockwell. 704-279-3647 Bedside Commode $25; Lg. Suitcase $5; Fondue Set $15; New Panini Maker w/smart grill $15. 704-245-8843 Concession Trailer, 2010. 16 x 7, self-contained with generator, H/C running water, deep fryer, grill, heat lamp, 2 sinks, bun warmer, refrig, freezer, microwave. $16,500. 704-633-0616 Eagle Tri Finder, Fish Finder. Good condition with inst. Booklet. $125 obo. 704-633-3975 Kerosene Heater, $30. Big mirror, $5. Fireplace irons, $10. Full size sheets, $5. 704-6364632 Men's road bikes. 36” Denali GMC (blue) $50 OBO. 36” Men's mountain bike NEXT Airmaxx XR (silver) $50 OBO. 704-947-6572 METAL: Angle, Channel, Pipe, Sheet & Plate Shear Fabrication & Welding FAB DESIGNS 2231 Old Wilkesboro Rd Open Mon-Fri 7-3:30 704-636-2349
Mobile home type trailer/camper, 8' x 30', good for storage or river site. $850. 704-633-1150 New Aluminum Adjustable Crutches $25. New VTech Portable Phone $10. New Headphones $8.00 704-245-8843
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FREE to good home, 2 female puppies, 14 weeks old, german sheperd, belgian malionis cross, very smart, sweet dogs. 704-239-6018
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Lost & Found Found - Bird in area of N. Cannon Blvd. & Linda Ave. Kannapolis. Please call 704-791-0028 to ID. Found Dog. Female, small dog, short hair, no collar. Found Sunday, August 1, Hollywood Drive. 704-433-7181 Found Kitten, approx. 8 week old male, gray & black tabby. Found in parking lot at Monterrey Restaurant in Salisbury. 704-633-1722 Found- Male Shepherd/ Chow Mix Puppy in Brentwood Acres on Sunday 8/1. Please Call 704-636-4662
Lost 2 money orders in uptown Salisbury. Please, please call if you have found them. 704638-2434. Thank you. Lost dog. Maltese, male, 31, no collar, July Independence Dr area off Harrison Rd. Small reward offered. 704-957-8286
Monument & Cemetery Lots West Lawn in China Grove. 1 lot of 2 graves. 2 bodies in each grave. $3,000. 704-932-7944
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2 BEDROOM HOUSE 528 Carolina Blvd., Salisbury, $69,900, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, hardwood flooring, cute as can be. Lots of updates, central heat/AC, carport, stickbuilt storage building . 43 acre, great location. Call for all details by owner. 704-640-6976
Women's Burton snowboard for sale complete with bindings, boots (size 7-9), ski pants, 2 vests and ski goggles. Never, ever been used. Set purchased for $1200 sale price is $275. Call 704-855-3720.
Want to Buy Merchandise AA Antiques. Buying anything old, scrap gold & silver. Will help with your estate or yard sale. 704-433-1951. All Coin Collections Silver, gold & copper. Will buy foreign & scrap gold. 704-636-8123
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Corbin Hills overlooking 4th green. 505 Fairway Ridge Rd, 3 BR, 2 BA, 2722 sq ft. Spacious open floor plan w/vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, granite counter tops. Gorgeous master suite. Updated and move in ready. 3 car garage. $295,000. 704-232-0404
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Salisbury. Forest Creek. 3 Bedroom, 1.5 bath. New home priced at only $98,900. R48764 Realty B&R 704.633.2394
3 BR, 1 BA, full unfinished basement, 19x11 unheated sunroom with fireplace and wall a/c, Double garage. R50828 $89,900 704.245.4628 B&R Realty
China Grove, 3 homes available: 2 under construction, 1 move in ready. All 3 BR, 2 BA. Call for details. $109,900 to $114,900 B&R Realty 704.633.2394 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.
$153,900 PARK ST: Remodeled, 3 + bedrooms,. 2 baths, sunroom, formal living & dining, den, huge hardkitchen,beautiful floors, usable wood basement & attic,carport, BARBARA garage. COLLINS (704) 6404339 Key Real Estate
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$79,900 CHAPEL Remodeled STREET: kitchen, replacement windows, range, dishwasher, 2 BR, office, basement, garage, call Barbara Collins, Key Real Estate 704-640-4339
E. Rowan, 417 DeLara Circle, 3BR/3½BA, 25003,000 sf, 1½ ac lot, 3 car garage, 9 ft. ceilings, granite counter tops, tile floors, bonus room, laundry room, alarm system, nickel hardware throughout, Granite, Erwin, East Schools. $325,900. 704-639-1423
$85,900 Near Corbin Hills, 3 bedrooms, spacious kitchen/dining, fireplace, windows, replacement wired shop, carport, nice backyard! Call Barbara Collins, Key Real Estate 704 640-4339
Salisbury. 2 or 3 bedroom Townhomes. For information, call Summit Developers, Inc. 704-797-0200
South Rowan Area 3BR / 2BA. Only 4 years old! over 1800 sq. ft., open plan, hardwood & ceramic tile, gas logs, neutral colors. 704-798-4277
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Hidden Creek 2BR/2BA Patio Home, 714 Court Side Drive, Salisbury. Great Room with gas fireplace and skylights, Custom molding in Master BR and Dining room. Custom landscape with privacy fence and sprinkler system. Gas Heat-water-dryer. Community Club house with exercise room and pool. Low homeowner association fee (<$80/mo). Will not last long, priced to sell. $157,000. 704-633-4697
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LIVE IN 1 – RENT THE OTHER 2! Great income producing potential here. 1 ACRE - Brick ranch, tile & laminate flooring, Full basement/garage,carport, screen porch. Includes (2) 2 bedroom cottages, handicapped accessible, full kitchens, baths, laundry. $288,500 BARBARA COLLINS Key Real Estate 704-640-4339 schools. Lease E. purchase. 3BR, 2BA. Garage, kit. appl., Land for Sale Please call 704-638-0108 Genesis Realty 704-933-5000 genesisrealtyco.com Foreclosure Experts
Faith. Immaculate home, private setting, 2 BR, great room, D/R, screened rear porch & deck overlook pond. 1065 Rock Pond Rd. $160,000 Kennedy Realty 704-640-0413 Directions: Faith Rd. (through Town of Faith), Right on Castor Rd, right on Big Rock Rd, left on Rock Pond Rd. Bank Foreclosures & Distress Sales. These homes need work! For a FREE list:
1 Hr to/from Charlotte, NC nr Cleveland & Woodleaf and 3 Interstates: I-40, I77, 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. Safe distance from cities. Needs to be sold this year. No reasonable offer refused. Owner phone: 336-766-6779, or E-mail to: hjthabet@cs.com See photos and directions at:
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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. Call for appt. 704-431-3267
Faith. 1145 Long Creek. 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 2 Bonus Rooms. Master on main, Hardwood and ceramic tile floors. Storage everywhere. $199,900. Kerry, Key Real Estate 704-857-0539 or 704-433-7372. Directions: Faith Rd to L on Rainey. R into Shady Creek.
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Nice Wooded Lot. 98 feet wide, 183 ft on the left, 200 ft on the right. 622 Little Street though to Council St. Zoned for anything. $18,000. Call 704-640-6472
Gold Hill area off Liberty Rd on rented lot. 2000 Fleetwood mobile home, 14 x 60, partly furnished, front and back decks. Good condition. Also has 10 x 14 storage bldg., $15,000 OBO. Must sell to settle estate. Call 704279-1277 for more information. 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 TRADE your HOME or USE your LAND. Land Homes. Well & septic included. (704) 984-6607
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15 minutes N. of Salisbury. 2001 model singlewide 3 bdr/2 bath on large treed lot in quiet neighborhood. $1,200 start-up, $475/month includes lot rent, home payment, taxes, insurance. RENT or RENTTO-OWN. 704-2108176. American Homes of Rockwell Oldest Dealer in Rowan County. Best prices anywhere. 704-279-7997
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Salisbury. 2,495 SF, 3 BR, 2 ½ BA, fully renovated over the last 2 years, cozy master suite w/walk-in closet on main level, large kitchen, breakfast area, dining room, living room/office, spacious family room with doors to deck and sunroom, private fenced-in back yard, $219,900. Call 704-645-1093 or email smills51@carolina.rr.com.
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380 Granny's Pl. 1,700 sq. ft. ranch on 10 acs in quiet community off Needmore Rd. Entire tract fenced w/16' cedar gated driveway. 3BR, 1½BA. Maintenance free floors. 40 year metal roof, vinyl siding, roomy garage w/ automatic door, energy efficient heat pump, central air. Recently added 14 x 21 storage utility bldg. Concrete slab. Newly dug well. $175,000 $160,000 but we are open to offers. Motivated seller. 336-998-3510 or 336-407-3510
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13 LOTS $14,500 EACH Build to suit or move mobile home on. Min. of 1100 sq.ft. w/attached porch. Water Sewer tap fees paid. Popular Glenn Sub. Div. across from Central Baptist Church Moose Rd., Kannapolis. 704-791-7664, Jonathan
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W. Rowan 1.19 acs. Old Stony Knob Rd. Possible owner financing. Reduced: $19,900. 704-640-3222
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Salisbury. 7+ acres. Close in. Frontage on MLK, Jr. Ave. & New Klumac Rd. Priced below tax value. By owner 704-633-8017
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1320 Rachel Lane. Over 2,100 sf – 4 BR 2 Bath, Great Room, Kitchen/ Dining Combo, Den, Large Master BR and Bath with huge walk in closet. Convenient to I-85. Certified for FHA financing. MLS #49776. Teresa Rufty, TMR Realty, Inc. (704) 433-2582 www.tmrdevelop.com
Southwestern Rowan County, Barnhardt Meadows. Quality home sites in country setting, 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
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Faith. 7 Acres. Pasture, woods and creek. 165 ft road frontage. $70,000. Call 704-279-9542 Granite Quarry-Garland Place, 3 BR, 2 BA, triple attached garage, single detached garage, whole house generator. Nice yard. R50640 $164,900 B&R Realty 704.633.2394
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Salisbury & Shelby, 2, 3 & 4 BR, starting at $29,900! Must see! Call today 704-633-6035
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Salisbury, 3 BR, 1.5 BA, Brick home, 1260 sq ft, R50212 $79,900 Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty
30 ACRES AND HOME Move in ready, 3 brs, 2 ba, stacked stone fireplace w/gas logs, wired shop, barn, and pasture! Large deep pond- must see! Contact Cindy Laton, Century 21, 704-467-3595. MLS #934434
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3 BR, 2 BA. All appliances stay. Free standing gas log fireplace in master bedroom. Garden tub in masterbath. 24X30 garage with lean to. Out building with attached play house. Swingset stays. R50545A $89,900 Lesa Prince (704) 796-1811 B&R Realty
Tastefully decorated. 2BR, 2BA. Hardwood floors, great room w/gas logs and vaulted ceilings, Custom kitchen cabinets with builtin desk, dining room, Gorgeous sunroom, fenced concrete patio area. R49515A $179,900 B&R Realty Monica Poole 704.245.4628
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Timber wanted - Pine or hardwood. 5 acres or more select or clear cut. Shaver Wood Products, Inc. Call 704-278-9291. Watches – and scrap gold jewelry. 704-636-9277 or cell 704-239-9298
MUST SEE – $475,000, 36.6 acres, peaceful setting, 3 BD/2BA home, 2 car garage, sunroom, newer roof & water heater, 2 stall barn, perfect for livestock. Dale, Kirby Shirley Realty 704-737-4956
3 BR, 2 BA, Attached carport, Rocking Chair front porch, nice yard. R50846 $129,900 Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty
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Missing two Basset Hounds from Mulberry Lane, Granite Quarry- 1 red white large male & 1 tri young female. Reward please call 704-640-1113 OR 980-234-2264
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PRICE REDUCED – 365 D. Earnhardt Rd. Rockwell, East Rowan - 3 BR, 2 Baths, Located on 3.11 acres, Large rooms with great closet/storage space, oversized garage. A definite must see!! Priced in the 200s !! MLS #50302 Teresa Rufty, TMR Realty, Inc. www.tmrdevelop.com (704) 433-2582
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Found! Sweet Momma Dog & 3 Puppies. On corner of Lake Fork & Goodman Lake Rds 8/2/10. No collar. Call 704-637-3025 to identify and claim!
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STEEL, Channel, Angle, Flat Bars, Pipe Orders Cut to Length. Mobile Home Truss- $6 ea.; Vinyl floor covering- $3.85 yd.; Carpet- $5.75 yd.; Masonite Siding 4x8- $15.50. RECYCLING, Top prices paid for Aluminum cans, Copper, Brass, Radiators, Aluminum. Davis Enterprises Inc. 7585 Sherrills Ford Rd. Salisbury, NC 28147 704-636-9821
5.64 ac., 4BR, 4BA, 3100 SqFt. Timothy Livengood, Mid Carolina Real Estate, LLC. (704) 202-1807
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Machine & Tools Table Saw - Craftsman 10 inch. Cast Iron Top w/Steel Side Extensions. 1.5 HP Dayton Motor incl. Fence, Miter Gauge, Blade, Castors & Guard. $150. 336-751-9038
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Jewelry Bridal Set 14k yellow gold Marquis diamond solitare + matching wrap band. Over 1/2 carat total weight, Size 5. Appraised over $1600. Selling for $350. 336-250-1466
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6C • SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2010 Real Estate Services 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
Rowan Realty www.rowanrealty.net, Professional, Accountable, Personable . 704-633-1071 US Realty 516 W. Innes, Salisbury 704-636-9303 www.USRealty4sale.com
William R. Kennedy Realty 428 E. Fisher Street 704-638-0673
Real Estate Commercial Downtown Salis, 2300 sf office space, remodeled, off street pking. 633-7300
Real Estate Commercial
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Salisbury. Off 13th St. Huge lot. Could be nice home, too. Conveniently located. 1200+ sq. ft. with lots of extras. Call our office for more information. C48040. $129,900. B&R Realty 704-6332394
Resort & Vacation Property
Time Share for sale. 1 in Boone, NC - $4,000. 1 in Myrtle Beach, SC $6,000. Lots avail at Holden Beach, NC. Call 704-638-2481 for info.
Wanted: Real Estate Mocksville 133 Avgol Dr. 50x100 (5,000 sq. ft.) commercial metal building on 1.1 ac, 3 phase electrical, 3 bay doors, office, breakroom, zoned HC (Highway Commercial). Extra nice $219,000. Call 336-391-6201
Air Conditioning and Heating Perry & Son Affordable Heating & Air Service
*Cash in 7 days or less *Facing or In Foreclosure *Properties in any condition *No property too small/large
336-757-0887 336-751-6299 Senior Citizen discount with this ad.
Apartments 2 BR, 2 BA Downtown loft apt. All appliances! $985/mo. Ready 9/1/10. Please call 704-798-6429 2BR, 1BA apt. Very large. Has gas heat. We furnish refrig, stove, yard maint, and garbage pick up. No pets. Rent $400. Deposit $400. Call Rowan Properties 704633-0446
1 & 2BR. Nice, well maint'd, responsible landlord. $415-$435. Salisbury, in town. 704-642-1955
2BR, 1BA Duplex Central heat/air, appliances, laundry room, yardwork incl. Fenced backyard, storage building. $600 per month plus $600 deposit 704-6332219
1, 2, & 3 BR Huge Apartments, very nice. $375 & up. 704-890-4587
403 Carolina Blvd. Duplex For Rent. 2BR,1BA. $500/Mo. Call 704-2798467 or 704-279-7568
112-C Overbrook Rd, 2BR, Lg. 2 story, $535/mo, refs & lease. 9am-5pm, M-F 704-637-0775 2 BR, 1 BA Eaman Park Apts. Near Salisbury High. $375/mo. Newly renovated. No pets. 704-798-3896
Airport Rd. Duplex. 2BR, 2BA. $575/mo. 2BR, 1BA $550/mo., lease + dep., water furnished. No pets. Call 704-637-0370
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Job Seeker meeting at 112 E. Main St., Rockwell. 6:30pm Mons. Rachel Corl, Auctioneer. 704-279-3596 KEN WEDDINGTON Total Auctioneering Services 140 Eastside Dr., China Grove 704-8577458 License 392 R. Giles Moss Auction & Real Estate-NCAL #2036. Full Service Auction Company. Estates ** Real Estate Had your home listed a long time? Try selling at auction. 704-782-5625
Brickwork & Masonry
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Colonial Village Apts.
China Grove 2BR Apt. $550/month. Includes water and garbage pickup. Call 704-857-2415.
“A Good Place to Live” 1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms Affordable & Spacious Water Included 704-636-8385
China Grove. 1BR Apartment completely furnished. No pets. 704857-8503 Lv. Msg.
China Grove. One room eff. w/ private bathroom & kitchenette. All utilities incl'd. $379/mo. + $100 deposit. 704-857-8112
Eastwind Apartments Low Rent Available For Elderly & Disabled. Rent Based on Social Security Income *Spacious 1 BR *Located on bus line *Washer/Dryer Hookups Call Fisher Realty at: 704-636-7485 for more information.
China Grove. 2BR, 2BA. All electric. Clean & safe. No pets. $575/month + deposit. 704-202-0605
Bost Pools – Call me about your swimming pool. Installation, service, liner & replacement. (704) 637-1617
Lawn Maint. & Landscaping
More Details = Faster Sales!
Piedmont AC & Heating Electrical Services Lowest prices in town!! 704-213-4022
Home Improvement
Manufactured Home Services
HMC Handyman Services No Job too Large or Small. Please call 704-239-4883
Mobile Home Supplies~ City Consignment Company New & Used Furniture. Please Call 704636-2004
Kitchens, Baths, Sunrooms, Remodel, Additions, Wood & Composite Decks, Garages, Vinyl Rails, Windows, Siding. & Roofing. ~ 704-633-5033 ~
Concrete Work
Childcare Available in My Home
Reasonable rates. 17 years experience.
Michelle, 704-603-7490 FReferences AvailableF
Cleaning Services H H H H H
Residential & Commercial Free Estimates References Available
All types concrete work ~ Insured ~ NO JOB TOO SMALL! Call Curt LeBlanc today for Free Estimates
Drywall Services
August Special! Lowest prices in town, residential-commercial References available Please Call for more info: 704-762-1402 or
OLYMPIC DRYWALL
Since 1955 olympicdrywall@aol.com olympicdrywallcompany.com
Fencing Free Estimates Bud Shuler & Sons Fence Co. 225 W Kerr St 704-633-6620 or 704-638-2000 Price Leader since 1963
Reliable Fence All Your Fencing Needs, Reasonable Rates, 21 years experience. (704)640-0223
Financial Services
We're Here to make it easy for you! Licensed, Bonded and Insured Residential, Churches Construction Clean-up, Commercial & Offices Weekly * Bi-weekly Monthly * Occasional
Call Today! 704-224-0666 704-603-8888 C.R. General Cleaning Service. Comm. & residential. Insured, Bonded. Spring Cleaning Specials! 704-433-1858 www.crgeneral.com
Brisson - HandyMan Home Repair, Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, etc. Insured. 704-798-8199 Browning ConstructionStructural repair, flooring installations, additions, decks, garages. 704-637-1578 LGC
Garages, new homes, remodeling, roofing, siding, back hoe, loader 704-6369569 Maddry Const Lic G.C.
704-279-2600
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15 Yrs Experience!
Bucket Truck Chipper/Stumps
ROOFING
Roofing and Guttering
“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.
Liberty Home Inspections, Inc. 15 yrs Experience! 704-279-0871 or 704-647-4521 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
Professional Services Unlimited Licensed Gen. Contractor #17608. Complete contracting service specializing in foundation & structural floor repairs, basement & crawlspace waterproofing & removal, termite & rot damage, ventilation. 35 yrs exper. Call Duke @ 704-6333584. Visit our website: www.professionalservicesunltd.com
u Framing u Siding u Storm Repair Local, Licensed & Insured
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704-797-4220
SEAMLESS GUTTER Licensed Contractor C.M. Walton Construction, 704-202-8181
Guttering, leaf guard, metal & roofs. shingle Ask about tax credits.
~ 704-633-5033 ~ 20 Years Experience
Insurance Claims Welcome 24 Hour Emergency Service
The Floor Doctor 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
Junk Removal $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ We Buy Any Type of Scrap Metal At the Best Prices...
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We will come to you! F David, 704-314-7846
Anthony's Scrap Metal Service. Top prices paid for any type of metal or batteries. Free haul away. 704-433-1951
Septic Tank Service
Large Groups Welcome!
David Miller Septic Tank Co. Installation/ Repairs “Since 1972” 704-279-4400 or 704-279-3265
WFree Estimates
We Will Try to Beat Any Written Estimates!
704-239-1955 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 704-857-1731 citizens. MOORE'S Tree TrimmingTopping & Removing. Use Bucket Truck, 704-209-6254 Licensed, Insured & Bonded Plummer & Sons Tree Service, free estimates. Reasonable rates, will beat any written estimate 15%. Insured. Call 704-633-7813. TREE WORKS by Jonathan Keener. Insured – Free estimates! Please call 704-636-0954.
Call Steve Furr
704-232-3251
Wedding Services
Tree Service A-1 Tree Service
Moving and Storage TH Jones Mini-Max Storage 116 Balfour Street Granite Quarry Please 704-279-3808
Painting and Decorating AFFORDABLE RATES WOODIE'S PAINTING INC., Residential & Churches 704-637-6817 Bowen Painting Interior and Exterior Painting 704-630-6976 www.bowenpaintingnc.com
Cathy's Painting Service Interior & exterior, new & repaints. 704-279-5335
3Established since 1978 3Reliable & Reasonable 3Insured Free Estimates!
Wedding Service Greater Glory Triumphant Center. Let us make your marital dreams come true for as low as $150. Please Call 704-210-2799
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220 NORTH MAIN ST. - LEXINGTON, NC
INVESTORS & SPECULATORS DON’T MISS THIS SALE! INDUSTRIAL TRACTS, COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN UPTOWN LEXINGTON, INCOME PRODUCING PROPERTIES & VACANT LOTS OLD US HWY 52 +/-38 ACRES BETWEEN US HWY 52 AND SINK RD. (PIN ID: 6735-02-55-9530) PROPERTY IS ZONED RA-3 AND IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED BETWEEN LEXINGTON & WINSTON-SALEM. PENDLETON INDUSTRIAL PARK IS LOCATED BETWEEN LEXINGTON & WINSTON-SALEM AND IS ADJACENT TO US HWY. 52. THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT YOUR PERFECT BUILDING SITE TO EXPAND AND GROW YOUR BUSINESS. 678 AMERICAN WAY – COMMERCIAL TRACT: +/- 8.28 ACRES IN PENDLETON PARK. (PIN ID: 6737-03-24-8777)
CASH FOR JUNK CARS And batteries. Call 704-279-7480 or 704-798-2930
729 AMERICAN WAY – COMMERCIAL TRACT: +/- 8.18 ACRES IN PENDLETON PARK
Lawn Equipment Repair Services
MULTIPLE INVESTMENT PROPERTIES FOR SALE – PLEASE CALL OFFICE TO PREVIEW 220 N. MAIN ST., LEXINGTON– COMMERCIAL BUILDING: (PIN ID: 6725-02-87-9876) NICE OFFICE SUITES IN FRONT WITH WAREHOUSE IN BACK. BUILDING HAS APPROXIMATELY 5600 SQ. FT. 401 FOY AVE., LEXINGTON – 3 BEDROOM/ 1 BATH HOME CURRENTLY RENTED FOR $525/MONTH (PIN ID: 6725-04-51-3650) 711 MARKET ST., LEXINGTON – 2 BEDROOM / 1 BATH HOME CURRENTLY RENTED FOR $385/MONTH (PIN ID: 6725-01-46-2533) 1303 SUNNYSIDE DR., LEXINGTON – 2 BEDROOM / 1 BATH HOME CURRENTLY RENTED FOR $385/MONTH W/ ADDITION LOT (PIN ID: 6735-03-44-8970) 110 HEDRICK ST., LEXINGTON – 2 BEDROOMS / 1 BATH HOME CURRENTLY VACANT PREVIOUSLY RENTED FOR $325/MONTH. (PIN ID: 6725-04-94-8288) 114 HEDRICK ST., LEXINGTON – 2 BEDROOMS / 1 BATH HOME CURRENTLY VACANT PREVIOUSLY RENTED FOR $350/MONTH. (PIN ID: 6725-04-94-9117) LOPP ST., LEXINGTON – VACANT LOT – (PIN ID: 6735-01-05-4246) FAIRVIEW RD., LEXINGTON – VACANT LOT – (PIN ID: 6639-03-02-0397) 110 CECIL ST., LEXINGTON– VACANT LOT – (PIN ID: 6725-04-94-7774) HILLSIDE DR., LEXINGTON – VACANT LOT – ( PIN ID: 6726-03-42-7742) 210 E. FIFTH AVE., LEXINGTON – VACANT LOT – (PIN ID: 6725-02-85-0102) SUMMIT RD., EDEN, NC – VACANT LOT (PARCEL # 708011762977) SUMMIT RD., EDEN, NC – VACANT LOT (PARCEL # 708011763998)
(PIN ID: 6737-01-25-8380)
1003 AMERICAN WAY – COMMERCIAL TRACT: +/- 5.79 ACRES IN PENDLETON PARK (PIN ID: 6737-01-46-7069)
0 AMERICAN WAY – COMMERCIAL TRACT: +/- .57 ACRES IN PENDLETON PARK (PIN ID: 6737-03-34-1699)
Lyerly's ATV & Mower Repair Free estimates. All types of repairs Pickup/delivery avail. 704-642-2787
Lawn Maint. & Landscaping Brown's Landscape & Backhoe Bush hogging, tilling for gardens & yards. Free Est. 704-224-6558
Earl's Lawn Care
Call Classifieds at
Don't Cry, Stay Dry Roof Connection
Tree Service AAA Trees R Us
Miscellaneous Services
* 1 Day Class *
A HANDYMAN & MOORE Kitchen & Bath remodeling Quality Home Improvements Carpentry, Plumbing, Electric Clark Moore 704-213-4471
Residential & Commercial Repair Service
Call Zonia 704-239-2770
A+ Maria's Cleaning
Roofing and Guttering
All types of roofing Metal, Shingle, Rubber
Home Improvement
Salis. 1BR/1BA, Wiltshire Village, W/D hook-up, pool, tennis courts, $450/mo + $450 sec dep. Avail 9/1. water inc'd. 704-603-5631
Prince Charles Condominiums. Great location, walking distance to Historic Downtown Salisbury, 1250 sq ft to 3800 sq ft. Large rooms and great closets. Prices start at only $115,000. 704.202.6676 to set up a tour.
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Heating and Air Conditioning
6 wks & up! All Shifts
Moreland Pk area. 2BR all appls furnished. $495-$595/mo. Deposit negotiable. Section 8 welcome. 336-247-2593
FREE ESTIMATES! LOWEST PRICES! The more you tell, the surer you’ll sell.
Condos and Townhomes
100% FINANCING/ LEASE PURCHASE
Wife For Hire Inc.,
Child care for all ages in my home, E. Rowan area, CPR & 1st aid certified + refs. 704-209-3927
Child Care and Nursery Schools
Condos and Townhomes
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
Lovely Duplex
Outdoors by overcash Mulching, Mowing, Leaf Removal. Free Estimates. 704-630-0120
Cleaning Services
Rockwell. 1BR. Central heat/ac. Appliance. No pets. $425. 704-2796850 or 704-798-3035
Rowan Hospital area. 2BR, 1BA. Heat, air, water, appl. incl. $695. 704-633-3997
H&H Construction. Bath, Kitchen, Decks & Roofs! Interior & Exterior Remodeling & Repairs! 704-633-2219 www.hhconstruction19.com
Grading, Clearing, Hauling, and Topsoil. Please Call 704-633-1088
Salisbury City. Very large 1BR/1BA, Lincolnton Rd, good neighborhood. $365 / mo + dep. 704-640-5750
G.Q. Taking Applications 2BR, 1BA. Central heat/ AC. No pets. $450 rent. $450 dep. 704-637-6678
Beaver Grading Quality work, reasonable rates. Free Estimates 704-6364592
We Build Garages, 24x24 = $12,500. All sizes built! ~ 704-633-5033 ~
Rockwell Area. Apt. & Duplexes. $500-$600. 2BR Quiet Community. Marie Leonard-Hartsell at Wallace Realty 704-239-3096
Franklin area, 2BR/1BA, country setting, water/ furnished. sewer/trash $500/mo + $500 dep. 704-636-1294
Pools and Supplies
Let me help you! I clean houses and I'm good at VERY it. reasonable. 20 yrs. FREE estimates. Make tomorrow better! Call me today! 704-279-8112
Salis. Nice modern 1BR, energy efficient, water furnished, off Jake Alexander $395 + dep. 704-640-5750
Rolling Hills Townhomes 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms Salisbury's Finest! 315 Ashbrook Rd 704-637-6207 Summer Specials!
Lawn Maint. & Landscaping
Carport and Garages
www.perrysdoor.com
704-633-1234
Apartments
Near Livingstone. 2BR, hrdwd flrs, FP, Cent AC/heat. 1BR, appli incl'd. C. Smith 704-399-0414
Fleming Heights Apartments 55 & older 704-636-5655 Mon.-Fri. 2pm-5pm. Call for more information. Equal Opportunity. Housing TDD Sect. 8 vouchers accepted. 800-735-2962
Home Improvement
704-202-3293
Perry's Overhead Doors Sales, Service & Installation, Residential / Commercial. Wesley Perry 704-279-7325
2345 Statesville Blvd. Near Salisbury Mall
Elm St. 2BR apt. Hardwood floors. Marble bathroom. $425/mo + dep. 704-636-1633
Grading & Hauling
Brick & Concrete
Lippard Garage Doors Installations, repairs, electric openers. 704636-7603 / 704-798-7603
Clancy-hills@cmc-nc.com
Cone Mill area. 3 room furnished apt for rent. Please call 704-633-5397
Cleaning Services
Grading & Hauling All types of improvements & repairs. Over 29 yrs exp.
West Side Manor Robert Cobb Rentals
Clean, well maint., 2 BR Duplex. Central heat/air, all electric. Section 8 welcome. 704-202-5790
Carport and Garages
www.gilesmossauction.com
Rowan Auction Co. Professional Auction Services: Salis., NC 704-633-0809 Kip Jennings NCAL 6340.
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.
Apartments
Need privacy and speed? Ask about our “blind boxes”.
Auction, Established 17+/Acre Vineyard, Upscale Restaurant, On Site Winery, Surry County, NC, 8/20/10. Iron Horse Auction, 910997-2248, NCAL3936, www.ironhorseauction.com. Rogers Realty & Auction, 336-789-2926, NCAL685, www.rogersrealty.com
Heritage Auction Co. Glenn M.Hester NC#4453 Salisbury (704)636-9277
BEST VALUE
Apartments
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Auctions
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City. 2BR cent. H/A, no pets, on job 6 months, utilities by tenant. $375 per month. Call 704202-5879 for more info.
Quiet & Convenient, 2 bedroom town house, 1½ baths. All Electric, Central heat/air, no pets, pool. $550/mo. Includes water & basic cable.
$$ $ $ $ $ $ Summer Specials Ask about free rent, and free water. $300 - $1,200/mo. 704-637-1020 Chambers Realty
Apartments City. 2 BR, 1 BA duplex apt. $450 Deposit $450/mo. Ref Req'd. 704633-4081 after 5pm
www.waggonerrealty.com
Apartments
Auction Thursday 12pm 429 N. Lee St. Salisbury Antiques, Collectibles, Used Furniture 704-213-4101
Carolina's Auction Rod Poole, NCAL#2446 Salisbury (704)633-7369
Apartments Apartment Management- Moving to Town? Need a home or Apartment? We manage rental homes from $400 - $650 & apartments $350 - $550. Call and let us help you. Waggoner Realty Co. 704-633-0462
Airport Rd., 1BR with stove, refrig., garbage pickup & water incl. Month-month lease. No pets. $395/mo+$300 deposit. Furnished $420/mo. 704-279-3808
Child Care and Nursery Schools $50 Service Calls
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GAYLOR'S LAWNCARE For ALL your lawn care needs! *FREE ESTIMATES* 704-639-9925/ 704-640-0542
Stoner Painting Contractor
• 25 years exp. • Int./Ext. painting • Pressure washing • Staining • Insured & Bonded 704-239-7553
Plumbing Services Hodges Services. Complete plumbing and AC service, $45 service calls, Sr. Citizen's discounts. Call today! 336-829-8721
AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: PROPERTIES MAY BE SOLD SEPARATELY, GROUPED TOGETHER OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF.
**BROKER PARTICIPATION INVITED** VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR PHOTOS
PLEASE CALL OFFICE FOR DETAILS
SALE CONDUCTED BY: NCAFL # 882 – PHONE (336) 248-2579 AUCTIONEERS: REYNOLDS SHOAF, NCAL #5925 JAMES EVERHART, NCAL # 7837 “Specializing in AUCTIONS for over 63 years” www.byerlyshoaf.com E-mail: byerlyshoaf@hotmail.com C46786
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Houses for Rent
Houses for Rent
Wiltshire Village Condo for Rent, $700. 2nd floor. Looking for 2BR, 2BA in a quiet community setting? Call Bryce, Wallace Realty 704-2021319
Cleveland-3 bedroom/ 1bath house off Main St. Appliances, central heat & air, hard wood floors. $600.00 Call Waggoner Realty Co. 704-633-0462
Houses: 3BRs, 1BA. Apartments: 2 & 3 BRs, 1BA Deposit req'd. Faith Realty 704-630-9650
Houses for Rent
E Spencer 3BR/1BA, brick, double car garage, elec CHA, stove. $550/mo + $550 dep. 704-224-1475
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Exceptional houses! Exceptional deals! $450$1300. 704-239-0691 1012 N. Main St. Spencer, 3BR/1BA, Section 8 OK. No pets. $600/mo. $600 dep. 704-633-5067 127 Hemlock Dr. 3BR, 2BA. $900/mo. Off Blvd in Statesville Westcliff. 704-633-1234 1409 Tilman St. 3BR, 1BA. Near Salisbury VA. Hospital. $700/mo. All electric. 704-633-1234 1474 Matthew Allen Circle, Kann. 3 bedroom 2 bath $925/mo; 4901 Samuel Richard Street, Kann. 4 bedroom 2.5 bath $995/mo. KREA 704.933.2231
East area. 2BR, 1BA. Outbuildings. 1 year lease. $695/month + 704-279-5602 deposit. East Rowan. Nice 2BR. Lots of storage. Quiet area. Private back yard. $565/mo. 704-279-5018 East Schools Dist. 2 BR rentals available. Appliances, central air & heat. Please call 704-638-0108 Faith. Carson & Southeast & Faith School dist. 2BR, 1BA. No pets. Rent is negotiable. 704279-5724
For Sale, Lease or Poss. Rent to Own!
2BR RENT TO OWN heat/AC. Central Hardwoods, fireplace, siding. $2,500 down. $550/mo. 704-630-0695 436 Morlan Park. 4BR, $850/mo./Dep. 2BA. Section 8 ok. No pets. 704-647-4774 5BR, 2 ½ BA. RENT TO OWN. 3000 sq. ft. +/basement, garage, fenced. $8,000 down. $998/mo. 704-630-0695
Salisbury, 317 Martin Luther King Ave. N. 3-4 BR. Completely remodeled home in Hist. Dist. Sale price $109,900. Lease $850/ mo. or rent to own with min. $5,000 down. $800/mo. $100 toward purchase price. Call 704-633-3584 FREE RENT Carolina Piedmont Properties. Call for details. Sec 8 OK. 704-248-4878 Gold Hill, 3BR/2BA almost new home on wooded acres w/3 acre bass pond, $850/mo + dep. 704-351-2407 Rockwell
Very Nice Home!
Attn. Landlords Apple House Realty has a 10 year / 95+% occupancy rate on prop's we've managed. 704-633-5067 China Grove 2BR/1BA, CHA, W/D connections, $550/mo. + $550 dep. Sect. 8 OK. 704-784-4785
China Grove Nice & Clean. 3 BR, 2 BA, 1840 square feet. 10 rooms, recently remodeled, stove, fridge, dishwasher. electric HVAC, All garages & storage buildings. Nice Area. NO PETS. $800/mo + deposit 704-857-7699
Landis 2BR. Partially furnished, stove, refrig., W/D. No pets. $500/mo + $250 dep. 704-932-1133 Salis. 3-4 BR house by Livingstone College. Rent $550, dep $500. Call Rowan Properties, 704633-0446
Office and Commercial Rental
Office and Commercial Rental
23,000 sq ft manufacturing building with offices for lease. Bradshaw Real Estate. 704-633-9011
Furnished Key Man Office Suites - $250-350. Jake & 150. Util & internet incl. 704-721-6831
Restaurant fully equipped. 85 feat In china grove. $1700 per month. 704-855-2100
PRIME LOCATION
Warehouse space / manufacturing as low as $1.25/sq. ft./yr. Deposit. Call 704-431-8636
Salisbury & Mocksville HUD – Section 8 Nice 2 to 5 BR homes. Call us 1st. 704-630-0695
5,000 or 10,000 sq. ft. distribution bldg., loading docks, office & restrooms. Bradshaw Real Estate 704-633-9011
Salisbury 2BR. $525 and up. GOODMAN RENTALS 704-633-4802
China Grove. 1200 sq ft. $800/mo + deposit. Call 704-855-1200
Salisbury 3BR / 1BA, Central heat/AC Section 8 OK. Nr. Salisbury HS $600/mo. 704-637-9562
Commercial warehouses available. 1,400 sq. ft. w/dock. Gated w/security cameras. Convenient to I-85. Olympic Crown Storage. 704-630-0066
Salisbury 3BR / 2BA Seven yrs old, CHA, appls incl'd, no pets. $700/mo + dep. 704-279-3518
Corner Lot 12,000 sq ft building on Jake Alexander Blvd. Could be office or retail. Heat and air. Call 704-279-8377
Salisbury, in country. 3BR, 2BA. With in-law apartment. $1000/mo. No pets. Deposit & ref. 704855-2100
COUNTRY CLUB AREA
Salisbury. 2BR, 1BA. Electric heat/AC. Appli. Storage bldg. $475. 704279-6850 704-798-3035 Salisbury. 2BR, 1BA. Electric heat/AC. Storage bldg. $425/mo. 704-2796850 or 704-798-3035
Salisbury, Henderson Estates, 3 BR, 2.5 BA, Basement, Double Attached Carport, R48766 $159,900 Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty
Salisbury. 3 & 2 Bedroom Houses. $500-$1,000. Also, Duplex Apartments. 704636-6100 or 704-633-8263
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Granite Quarry Special Commercial Metal Bldgs for Small Trade Business, hobby shop space or storage. Units avail up to 1800 sq ft w/ office area. Video surveillance and ample parking. 704279-4422
Salisbury. 3BR 1 ½ BA in Stoneybrook Dev off Airport Rd. 1200 sq ft. Carport & storage. $800/mo. 704-633-3355
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
Salisbury/Spencer 2, 4 & 5 BR $450-$850/mo. 704202-3644 or leave message. No calls after 7pm
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Manufactured Home for Rent Davie County Furnished 2 BR, private lot in country, no pets. 3 people limit. 336-284-4758 East Area. 2BR, water, trash. Limit 2. Dep. req. No pets. Call 704-6367531 or 704-202-4991
Salisbury. We have office suites available in the Executive Center. With all utilities from $250 and up. Lots of amenities. Call Karen Rufty at B & R Realty 704-202-6041 www.bostandrufty-realty.com
Salisbury, Kent Executive Park office suites, $100 & up. Utilities paid. Conference room, ample parking. 704-202-5879 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 Spencer Shops Lease great retail space for as little as $750/mo for 2,000 sq ft at. 704-431-8636
Resort & Vacation Rentals
Autos
Autos
06 HONDA ACCORD EX-L 4 cyl, Auto, Leather, Moonroof, PW, PL, Tilt, Cruise, Alloys, CD, like new $12,956 704.637.9090
BMW, 2004 330Xi Silver with black leather interior, 6 cylinder with auto tranny, AM, FM, CD, duel seat warmers, all power options, SUNROOF, run & drives like a DREAM! 704-603-4255
MILLER HOTEL Rooms for Rent Weekly $110 & up 704-855-2100
Older man in Kannapolis has a nice, spacious, furnished room for rent. It's in a nice neighborhood. No smoking, drugs, loud music or animals. Cable available. Free parking. Only $85/week + $45 deposit. References required. 704-932-5008 Salis. Bus line, A/C & cable No Drugs! Discount if paid monthly. Please call 704-640-5154
06 KIA AMANTI V6, Auto, Leather, Moonroof, PW, PL, Tilt, Cruise, AC, CD, Alloys, hard to find. $12,997 704.637.9090
Cadillac Deville, 2000. 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
Ellis Park. 2BR, 1BA. Water, sewer, appl incl'd. Central air. Pets Ok. $500/mo. 704-279-7463
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Faith 3BR /2BA, nice neighborhood, no pets. $650/mo + dep. 704279-4282
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Gold Hill, 2 bedroom, trash and lawn service included. No pets. $450 month. 704-433-1255
06 MERCURY MONTEGO PREMIER V6, auto, leather, moonroof, climate control, heated seats, CD, alloys, low low miles $12,993 704.637.9090
High Rock Lake, 2BR / 2BA, no pets, limit 3, no smoking, lease/refs $500 / mo. + dep. 704-636-8500 Hurley School Rd. area. 2BR, 1BA. Nice subdiv. Well kept. 3 people. $425 + dep. 704-640-5750 Salis. 2BR/1BA, priv lot w/deck, 2 mi from I-85, free water, 1-2 persons, $350 / mo + dep. 704-633-3134 Salis. For Sale or Rent. 3990 Statesville Boulevard. Lot 1. 3BR. 1½ BA. $439/mo. 704-640-3222
06 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN V6, auto, PW, PL, tilt, cruise, AC, AM/FM CD, alloys, xtra-clean $11,757. 704.637.9090
West & South Rowan. 2 & 3 BR. No pets. Perfect for 3. Water included. Please call 704-857-6951
Resort & Vacation Rentals
Buy 1 night, 2nd night free! SWIMMING, FISHING, AIR CONDITIONED LODGES, GAME ROOM, COUNTRY STORE & CAFE, PUTT PUTT GOLF, BASKETBALL, CANOES, GOLF CART RENTALS. Call Robert for more information 336-470-2999.
Cadillac, 2003 Deville Bronze Mist on Oatmeal leather 4.6 V8 North Star with auto tranny am, fm, cd, tape, all power options, like new inside & out RUNS & DRIVE NEW! 704-603-4255
02 TOYOTA TACOMA XTRA-CAB 4X2 4 cyl, auto, PW, PL, AC, CD, low miles, will not last $10,996 704.637.9090
Chevrolet 2005 Trail Blazer LS/LT. 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
04 KIA OPTIMA EX V6 Auto, PW PL, Tilt, Cruise, AC, CD, Pseat, Alloys. Priced to sell $6996 704.637.9090
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FOR LEASE - Prime VA & Location near hospitals. 3 RRMC Offices, reception room, room & 2 break restrooms. Ashley Shoaf Realty 704-633-7131
1250 sqft office. Lobby, 3 offices and 2 restrooms. Bradshaw Real Estate. 704-633-9011
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FOR LEASE - Prime Location near RRMC & VA hospitals. Three (or four) offices, file room, reception room, breakroom & two restrooms. Security system; spacious parking. Ashley Shoaf Realty 704-633-7131
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I had terrific response to my ad with the photo! I am very pleased with the results! ~ Drye Properties, Gold Hill
Rooms for Rent
Manufactured Home Lot Rentals
450 to 1,000 sq. ft. of Warehouse Space off Jake Alexander Blvd. Call 704279-8377 or 704-279-6882
Salisbury. 5 room 1 BA in country. Garage, out bldg. $500/mo. + dep. Refer. 704-639-9415
Rockwell. 407 Ashley Dr., 3BR, 2 full BA brick home. New paint, new carpet, new floors, new appliances. Fenced backyard. Free trash pickup. Near Rockwell Park. $800/mo. + $800 deposit. No pets, no smoking. 704-202-0436
Office and Commercial Rental
4.5 acres with 3 room mobile office on I-85. 2 bay station on Julian Rd. & I-85. 1200 sq ft bldg in Granite Quarry. Call 704279-5905
Salisbury 4BR/2BA, brick ranch, basement, 2,000 SF, garage, nice area. $1,195/mo. 704-630-0695
1BR & 3BR units avail. HVAC. Application req'd. $475 - $800/mo. Call 704-239-4883. Broker 2007 Quill Ct., Kannapolis: 4BR, 3BA $995/mo. 315 Tara Elizabeth Place, Kann: 3BR, 2BA. $875/mo. KREA 704-933-2231
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08 CHEVROLET COBALT LT SEDAN 4 cyl, auto, PW, PL, tilt, cruise, AC, CD, great on $10,997 gas 704.637.9090
05 CADILLAC CTS 3.6 V6, auto, leather, moonroof, PW, PL, tile, cruise, chrome wheels, $14,994 loaded 704.637.9090
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Dodge 2002 Grand Caravan, 138,000 miles, good condition. $3,500. 704-279-8692
NEED CASH? We buy cars & scrap metal by the pound. Call for latest prices. Stricklin Auto & Truck Parts. Call 704-278-1122 or 888-378-1122
Chevrolet, 2007 Malibu 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off! www.autohouseofsalisbury.com
Ford 2010 Mustang. 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
Ford, 2002 Focus ZX3 Hatch back. Auto transmission. $6,445 1-800-542-9758 Stock # P7428A 2 Year Warranty www.cloningerford.com
Ford, 2007 Focus SE White over gray cloth interior, 2.0 with auto trans, AM, FM, CD, sat radio, power windows, brakes & locks. Cold ac, LOW MILES, runs & drives great! 704-603-4255
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Chrysler 1999 Concorde LX 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
Ford, 1999 Crown Victoria LX. 4 Door Sedan. 4 speed automatic $6,845. 1-800-542-9758 Stock # F10305A2 2 Year Warranty www.cloningerford.com
Ford, 2002 ThunderBird Convertible. White w/ dark gray leather interior, am, fm, cd changer, 3.9 V8, auto trans, all power options, fog lights, chrome rims with good tires. A REAL Must See! 704-603-4255
Suzuki, 2007 Forenza Fusion. Red Metallic on gray cloth interior. 2.0 4 cylinder auto trans, am, fm, cd, very spacious clean insideand out LOW MILES!!! runs & drives like NEW! 704-603-4255
Volkswagen, 2004 New GLS 1.8T Beetle convertible. $13,745. 1-800-542-9758 Stock # F10290A 2 Year Warranty www.cloningerford.com
Tim Marburger Honda 1309 N First St. (Hwy 52) Albemarle NC 704-983-4107
Ford, 2007, Escape Hybrid. 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
Toyota, 2002 Camry, SE V6 4 door sedan. Salsa red. $8,745. 1-800-542-9758 Stock # T10487A 2 Year Warranty www.cloningerford.com
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Volvo, 2002 S80 2.9L6 TWIN TURBO auto tiptronic trans, am, fm, tape, cd, SUNROOF, alloy rims good tires, all power option, LEATHER, cold ac, COME DRIVE TODAY! 704-603-4255
Transportation Financing
Chrysler 1999 Sebring coupe, $3,500, touring blue/light gray leather interior, sun roof, two door. 704-633-7302
Ford, 2006, Ford 500. 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off! www.autohouseofsalisbury.com
CLONINGER FORD, INC. “Try us before you buy.” 511 Jake Alexander Blvd. 704-633-9321 TEAM CHEVROLET- GEO, CADILLAC, OLDSMOBILE 404 Jake Alexander Blvd., Salisbury. Call 704-636-9370
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Ford, 1999 Escort Wagon SE. Runs and looks great. Automatic, cold AC. 125K miles. Blue exterior, gray interior. Great gas mileage. $2,250. Call 704-640-0157
Transportation Dealerships
Hyundai, 2006 Sonata LX. V6 Sedan. $12,245. Stock #T11048B 1-800-542-9758 2 Year Warranty www.cloningerford.com
Jaguar, 2001 S-Type 4.0L, V8 sedan. $11,445. 1-800-542-9758 Stock # P7486A 2 Year Warranty www.cloningerford.com
Troutman Motor Co. Highway 29 South, Concord, NC 704-782-3105
Chrysler, 2007 Pacifica Touring Blue/ Lt. Gray leather interior 4.0 auto am, fm, cd, DVD, TV, SUNROOF, front and rear HEATED SEATS, rear air controls, power rear door, EXTRA LOADED, CLEAN. 704-603-4255
Dodge 2001 Dakota V-6, new tires, spray in bed liner, 33,000 miles, very shape. Well good $7,000. maintained. 704-212-2613
Grand Jeep 2000 Cherokee Ltd. 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
Bad Credit? No Credit? No Problem! Tim Marburger Dodge 877-792-9700
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Dodge, 2006 Durango LIMITED 4.7. V8 auto 4x4 Leather,DVD, all pwr options, duel power/ heated seats, rear POWER LIFT GATE, good tires, DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE! 704-603-4255
Honda, 2002 CRV Chianti Red on Saddle cloth interior 2.4 4 cylinder 5 speed tranny, am, fm, cd changer, luggage rack SUNROOF alloy rims w/ like new tires. LOOKS & RUNS NEW!704-603-4255
Bank Financing available. First time buyers welcome! You deserve a fresh start! Don't wait! Low Rates Available. Minimum down payment. Carfax & warranties available. Call Steve today! 704-603-4255 or 704-224-3979 after 6pm. Visit us at: www.JakeAlexanderAutoSales.com
Autos
Trucks, SUVs & Vans Ford 1998 Ranger. 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
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No. 60298
No. 60340 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Perry Gene Goodman, 1910 Bringle Ferry Rd., Salisbury, NC 28146. 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 11th day of November, 2010, 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 5th day of August, 2010. Perry Gene Goodman, deceased, Rowan County File #2010E606, Linda O. Goodman, 1910 Bringle Ferry Rd., Salisbury, NC 28146
Mitsubishi, 2007 Galant 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 50 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
Volkswagen 2002 Passat GLS 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
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Volvo, 2006 S60 2.5T Onyx black with cream leather interior, sunroof, cd player, all power, alloy wheels, super nice! 704-603-4255
Boats & Watercraft
No. 60339 NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons and entities having claims against the Ancillary Estate of Martha C. Pearce, deceased, (File#10E749), are hereby notified to present them to Tracie Zebro, 2221 Camplain Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844, Ancillary Executor of the decedent's estate or to the undersigned Process Agent, on or before November 6, 2010 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons and entities indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment to the above named Ancillary Executor. This 4th day of August, 2010. F. Rivers Lawther, Jr., Attorney at Law, Process Agent, 225 N. Main Street, Ste. 200, Salisbury, NC 28144 No. 60299 NOTICE TO CREDITORS State of North Carolina – County of Rowan The undersigned, having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Bernice L. Lerner, deceased, late of Rowan County, North Carolina, do hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before 11-4-2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 26th day of July, 2010. Richard I. Lerner, Mark H. Lerner and Dena P. Lerner, 1515 W. Cornwallis Drive, Ste. 101, Greensboro, NC 27408 Attorney: Peter J. Brevorka, Esq., 1515 W. Cornwallis Drive, Ste. 101, Greensboro, NC 27408, (336)271-4014
14 ft V-Hull aluminum boat. New seats, trolling motor, battery. $800. Call 704-279-0924
Ford 2002 Ranger. 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off! Chevrolet, 2003 Tahoe LT 4 Door SUV 4 Speed Automatic, V 8. $14,745. 1-800-542-9758 Stock # T10109A 2 Year Warranty www.cloningerford.com
Cats Cat – Free to a good home, adult male cat. Looks like Puss in Boots. Call 704-245-4600 Cat – Grey female to a good home only. Has had shots, Leukemia negative. Inside or outside. 704-636-0619
Nissan 1998 Maxima GLE/ GXE/SE. 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
Volkswagen 2006 Beetle Convertible. 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
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Cat – Male, yellow, very sweet, neutered, rabies shot given. Inside or outside in country. 704636-0619 Free kittens to good home. Four gray, two males and two females. 704-637-6133 Free kittens. 5 Loving Kittens, 7 weeks and litter box trained. Maine Coon mix, 2 white, 2 black, 1 white & black. 704-4331626 lv message. Free Kittens. 9 weeks old, very playful and gentle, in need of good home and loving owner. Please call 704-637-3618 Free kittens. Cute, 8 weeks and some 12 weeks old, different colors, male & female. 704-212-2213 Kittens – 3 males, tabby and 1 yellow. Inside only. Very sweet, 10 weeks and 3 months old. 704636-0619
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Kittens – 4 Kittens, free to good homes. Please Call 704-637-1177
Dog - brown Collie/Boxer mix about 4 years old free to a good home 704-224-1895
Free Dog. Chesapeake Bay Retriever, two years old, to good home. 704-640-9877
KITTENS - Free (3) "Tuxedo" (13 wks old: 2 male, 1 female) & black "Turkish Angora" mother cat (spayed; 2 yrs old). Litterbox trained; we'll deliver: 704-640-1852 john1011cole@gmail. NO Bunchers, Baiters, Labs or Trainers.
Dog - Free Diabetic Doberman Pinscher, 1 yr. old, spayed, Black and rust color with cropped ears. Good with people & kids 704-855-7468
FREE FEMALE BOXER MIX PUPPY Free 6 month old female boxer mix in need of a good home ASAP. She comes with all her shots and pet essentials. Please contact Leigh Anne at 980-234-0143.
Kittens - Free 3 months old white & orange & very loving, need good homes. In Grainte Quarry area. 704-279-5961
Dog - FREE to a good home only! Very loving and playful medium size house-dog. Black/tan, mixed breed female, 4 yrs, shots UTD. Owners moving. Great family pet! 704-202-9566
Great Beagle Puppies 6½ weeks, wormed, first shot, tri-color. $80. 704-639-6299
Somebody To Love Me Free cat. Beautiful and loving, this indoor cat needs a good home. He is a long haired, white male and has had shots. Please call 704-647-0104 8am-9pm.
German Shepherd Male Puppies. Beautiful, full blooded, 11 weeks old, $150 each. Mother on site. 1st shots, dewormed. Call 704-232-0716
Ready for New Home!
Puppies. Full blooded Pit Pups, family raised, big breed. 6 males, 4 females, 7 weeks old. Parents on site. Ready to go. Call 704-837-3522
Ready for the Hunt!
Kittens, Free, 6 weeks old, playful & litter trained! Please Call after 5pm. 704-279-1287 KITTENS-1 grey/stripes, 1 grey w/stripes, longhair, 2 solid black, 7 weeks, no shots, but kept inside, litter trained. 704-4336574 or 704-640-0494
Poodle Puppies. Toy Male Pups, AKC, one light Apricot and one black and Tan Phantom $300 Cash each. Call 704-633-5065 Puppies - Free to good home. Aussie/Beagle mix, cute as a button. Born May 9th. 3 males,1 female. Call after 5pm. 704-636-3072
Free Dog. Hound, spayed and micro chipped female, has had shots and worming. Heart worm positive, now on monthly preventative. Wants to hunt! Loves dogs and people but will hunt cats! 336-787-3252
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Harley Davidson, 2007 Ultra Classic. Pacific Blue Pearl, 2400 miles, garage w/ kept, 1st service synthetics, cruise, 96 cubic inches, 6 speed trans., loaded: AM/FM / CD/ CB, 2 Harley D.O.T. Helmets, 2 intercom sys., transferable warranty (3yrs. left) w/unlimited miles, stock pipes, magnum pipes; 1,000 lb. rolling bike lift. $16,487. 704-326-6675
Chevrolet, 2008 HHR Panel LS 2 Door SUV Victory red.$12,245. 1-800-542-9758 Stock #F10416A 2 Year Warranty www.cloningerford.com
Hamsters & Gerbils, free. All sizes. Call 704-857-8556. Please no calls after 9pm.
Dog – Black lab, male, 3 years old. Needs room to run, great guard dog. Free to good home. 704-279-8298
Supplies and Services German Shepherd puppies, born 07/06/10, daddy is Big Bone German Shepherd, black and tan, 5 males, 3 females, $125. 704-798-3019 or email: cumbres13@aol.com
Pure breed AKC Shih Tzu puppies. 7 weeks old Wormed and 1st shots. Mom and Dad on site. Call for more information 704-210-8886 or 704433-3559
Chevy, 2003 Silverado V8 with auto tranny am, fm, cd, cold ac, bed liner, like new tires. Extra Clean Inside & Out! 704-603-4255
Ford, 1998 Expedition Eddie Bauer Edition LOADED 5.4 V8 auto trans, LEATHER, lighted running boards, all pwr ops, cd changer, chrome rims good tires, 4X4 runs & drives great. 704-603-4255
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. All batteries brand new, not reconditioned or refurbished (definition: weak or old batteries washed out). Buy 6 batteries & receive $10 gift receipt for purchase of a bottle of OLD STONE Wine. Coupon good until 7/31/10. 704-245-3660
Ford, 2003 Expedition XLT 4.6 V8 with auto trans, front & rear AC, AM, FM, CD, tape, cloth interior, after market rims, GREAT SUV FOR THE FAMILY!! 704-603-4255
Nissan 2003 Murano SL/SE 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off! www.autohouseofsalisbury.com
Chevy, 2005 Tahoe LS white w/ tan cloth interior 5.3 V8 auto trans, all pwr options, am, fm, tape, cd, 3rd seat, duel pwr seats, clean, cruise, alloy rims, drives great. Ready for retail! 704-603-4255
Ford, 2003 Explorer XLT 4x4 money green/grey leather interior am,fm,cd chnager, SUNROOF, running boards all power options, towing pkg, RUNS & DRIVES AWSOME! 704-603-4255
Suzuki, 2004 XL7 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off! www.autohouseofsalisbury.com
Chrysler, 2005, Town and Country. 100% GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL. OVER 60 VEHICLES IN STOCK! Summer Sell-Off!
Ford, 2006 Expedition Eddie Bauer Edition. cd, DVD, SUNROOF, duel heated seats, POWER 3rd seat, luggage rack. Steering wheel controls, nonsmoker. Like new. MUST SEE! 704-603-4255 Chevy, 1999 Silverado 2500 hd extended 6.0 engine auto trans, amfm radio, lighted running boards, camper top, towing pkg, 73,628 LOW MILES for this vehicle!!!! 704-603-4255
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New fenced play area for dog boarding. Off the leash fun play time! Salisbury Animal Hospital 1500 E. Innes St. 704-637-0227
If it's a battery, we sell it! We Buy Old Batteries! Faith Rd. to Hwy 152 Store across from Sifford's Marathon 704-213-1005
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KIA, 2006 Sorento 3.5 V6 auto, 4x4, cloth seats, CD, towing pkg, good tires, all power, luggage rack, runs& drives NICE!! 704-603-4255
Mazda, 2005 Tribute 4 Door SUV 4 Speed automatic. $8,945. 1-800-542-9758 Stock # F10404A 2 Year Warranty www.cloningerford.com
Fifth Wheel, Cherokee Lite 2006. Light enough for ½ ton truck, large enough to enjoy 30 ft. with 1 slide in livingroom. Sleeps 6. Call for list of opitons. $14,999. 704636-6133
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‘American Idol’ hot ticket for aspiring pop stars have exited, with Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler reportedly the front-runners to join the panel. Fox hasn’t addressed the status of judges Randy Jackson or Kara DioGuardi. Nigel Lythgoe, the “So You Think You Can Dance” judge and co-creator who is rejoining “American Idol” as an executive producer, told Fox News he thinks there is more talent to be discovered and hopes to “find the next Michael Jackson.” He’s also ready to have attention shift from judges to singers, Lythgoe said. “Really, we should be talking about the contestants, and that’s what I want to see happening again. Focusing on their talent. Even if it’s Sanjaya (and) we’re talking about his ... hair, for goodness’ sake,” Lythgoe told Fox, referring to former contestant Sanjaya Malakar’s eye-catching hairdo parade. On Wednesday, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch told a conference call with analysts and journalists, “we’re very close to announcing who the judges will be. There are very active negotiations with a number of people.” Murdoch, whose News Corp. owns Fox, also predicted that “next year’s ‘Idol’ will be different, it’ll be better. The music will certainly be better and we’ve got great expectations
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox TV’s “American Idol” has a shortage of judges at the moment, but it’s doing fine with would-be contestants. Nearly 50,000 people have turned out in the first four cities where tryouts have been held, according to series producers. Auditions for the singing contest’s 10th season started July 15 in Nashville, Tenn. The crowds of 16,000 in Nashville and 17,000 in East Rutherford, N.J., are among the biggest the show has ever seen — eclipsed only by the 22,000 who auditioned in Washington, D.C., for season four, a show spokeswoman said. Earlier this year, “American Idol” expanded the pool by lowering the age eligibility a year, from 16 to 15 years old. The maximum age to audition remains 28. Host Ryan Seacrest suggested another reason for the enthusiasm. “I think people are sensing that season 10 is a historic moment, and they all want to take a shot at being the 10th American Idol,” Seacrest said at the New Jersey audition earlier this week. The final auditions are set for Austin, Texas, on Aug. 11 and San Francisco on Aug. 19. “American Idol” also is in search of new judges for its January return. Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres
Sunday, Aug. 8 An entirely new, additional source of income might open up for you in the year ahead. It is apt to come about through the intervention of a friend who has been lucky for you in the past and is destined to be so for you once again. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — For unknown reasons, this could be one of your better problem-solving days. As you come up with the answers you’re seeking, put them to work immediately and you’ll clear up many issues. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Something to which you feel entitled but which has thus far been denied you might at last come through for you. It proves that you should never give up on what you believe to be yours. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — This is likely to be a more gratifying day for you if you participate in things of your own choosing, not that you shouldn’t go along with another’s idea. But if you have a choice, do the picking. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You have something going for you that could give you a definite advantage over others. It’s being in the right place at the right time to make the most of certain situations everybody hopes to get. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Be openminded to the thinking of others, but not submissive. Believe in your own ideas and means of doing things, while always keeping an eye open to what might be better. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Although something important might be handled quite differently from how you thought, causing you to question it, bide your time. There’s a good chance it will be a blessing. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — If you take the time to ponder a serious matter before moving on it, you will come up with a sensible decision about how to proceed. Trust wellthought-out conclusions. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Although Lady Luck will tend to favor you, she is likely to operate through an intermediary or even someone totally unrelated to what you’re doing. Different can be good. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Solutions to whatever it is that is on your mind can be found by discussing the issues with family or friends. The collective consensus of the majority may hold the perfect answer. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Well-thoughtout situations should work out quite advantageously for you. Speculative ideas, however, may take a bit of discussion and figuring out before you can them. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — You’re likely have so many invitations coming at you that you’ll have to choose which one you want to accept. Select the one that will offer you quality time with quality people. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Going shopping with someone you enjoy might not only be a fun thing to do, but there’s also a good chance that you’ll come across many good bargains you normally wouldn’t find. uNited Feature syNdicate
Today’s celebrity birthdays Actress Esther Williams is 89. Country singer Mel Tillis is 78. Actor Dustin Hoffman is 73. Actress Connie Stevens is 72. Country singer Phil Balsley of The Statler Brothers is 71. Actor Larry Wilcox (“CHiPS”) is 63. Actor Keith Carradine is 61. Singer Airrion Love of The Stylistics is 61. Country singer Jamie O’Hara is 60. Keyboardist Dennis Drew of 10,000 Maniacs is 53. Guitarist The Edge of U2 is 49. Drummer Rikki Rockett of Poison is 49. Rapper Kool Moe Dee is 48. Singer Scott Stapp of Creed is 37. Country singer Mark Wills is 37. Guitarist Tom Linton of Jimmy Eat World is 35. Singer JC Chasez is 34. Singer Drew Lachey of 98 Degrees is 34.
Emma Thompson gets Hollywood sidewalk star LOS ANGELES (AP) — British star Emma Thompson has been enshrined in concrete outside the historic Pig ’n Whistle pub on Hollywood Boulevard. The 51-year-old actress was presented with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on Friday, two weeks ahead of the Aug. 20 release of her latest film, “Nanny McPhee Returns.” “Nanny” castmate Maggie Gyllenhaal and “House” star Hugh Laurie, whom Thompson dated when they attended England’s University of Cambridge, were on hand for the midday ceremony, as was a baby pig, who posed for photos with Thompson on her new star. Thompson also had a pint of beer on her new piece of terrazzo real estate. Thompson won an Academy Award for her leading role as Margaret Schlegel in 1992’s “Howard’s End.” She won a second Oscar in
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Lost and found A soldier’s view from Afghanistan ’ve figured out one of the things that Afghanistan needs. It needs a customer service desk. The reason I say this is because that’s where you usually find the lost and found box. I want to rummage through it because I’m sure there is something in it that’s mine. And besides, I’m curious as to what may be in there that someone else has misplaced.
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A mushroom cloud billows into the sky above Hiroshima about an hour after an atomic bomb was detonated over the Japanese city on Aug. 6, 1945.
Abolishing nukes Flicker of hope for a global movement BY CHARLES J. HANLEY Special Correspondent
IROSHIMA, Japan — In this place where a fearful age was born one fiery instant 65 years ago, the Flame of Peace still flickers on, awaiting the day when the world is rid of nuclear weapons. Many believe that day may be approaching. “I saw a light in a dark tunnel,” says Emiko Okada, 73. “President Obama said, ‘Yes, I can.’ ” For her and other “hibakusha,” survivors of Hiroshima 1945, abolishing nuclear weapons has been a lifelong crusade. But the cause that Hiroshima never abandoned is now also the cause of a growing movement worldwide, embraced by statesmen in Washington and other capitals, endorsed by old Cold Warriors, promoted by Hollywood, financed by billionaires. Ordinary people, too, in country after country, want “zero nukes,” opinion polls show. But is it achievable? Can doomsday arms be banished from the face of the Earth? Will man stop reaching for ever more powerful weapons? And, more immediately, will an American president, following his ambassador’s unprecedented visit, finally walk this year among the cherry trees, the memorials, the unspeakable memories of Hiroshima? “The hibakusha say, ‘We’re getting older and older and we’ll soon die.’ For them abolition is a kind of dream that should be achieved immediately,” says Kazumi Mizumoto, 53, a Hiroshima-born
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scholar of the nuclear age. “I understand their feelings. But feelings aren’t enough.” The strongest feelings are of obligation — to the countless thousands whose ashes lie beneath the burial mound beside the Ota, the tidal river that ebbed and flowed with charred bodies on Aug. 6, 1945, after U.S. airmen dropped a bomb that, in a blinding orange flash, unleashed the atom’s unearthly power on an unsuspecting city below.
Newfound clout In movie houses across America this summer, the Hollywood film “Countdown to Zero” is exhorting audiences to “change our way of thinking” and eliminate nuclear arsenals. In a second documentary, “Nuclear Tipping Point,” distributed via 50,000 DVDs and screened for President Barack Obama last April, former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz warns of “a very dangerous moment” in history and calls for zero weapons. The first film was financed by former eBay chief Jeff Skoll, and the second by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, an organization underwritten by two other billionaires, Warren Buffett and Ted Turner. Such heavyweight backing points up the movement’s newfound clout. It will need every ounce of it in contending with the inertia of the nuclear age. The age unfolded slowly at first. After dropping bombs on Hiroshima, killing at least 140,000 people, and three days later on Nagasaki, killing at least 80,000, the U.S. took Japan’s World War II surrender and built only three more
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bombs in 1945. But by 1949, when the Soviet Union tested its first device, the U.S. had 235, and the arms race between Cold War adversaries was joined. The “nuclear club” expanded in the following decades, to include Britain, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan and probably North Korea. At its peak, in 1986, the global stockpile totaled more than 70,000 weapons, 96 percent in U.S. and Soviet hands — not just aerial bombs and missile warheads, but also nuclear land mines, naval depth charges and artillery shells, equivalent to three tons of TNT for every person on Earth. Through those years, the world teetered on the edge of a catastrophic nuclear exchange an unknown number of times, from 1962’s Cuban Missile Crisis to false alarms and near-launches never publicly reported. It wasn’t until the Cold War ended in 1991, as the Soviet Union disintegrated, that a “builddown” of strategic weapons began, with the first treaty reducing long-range nuclear missiles. But reduction was not elimination: By 2007, arsenals still bristled with 27,000 atomic warheads, enough for more than 150,000 Hiroshimas. In January that year, a pivotal opinion piece appeared in The Wall Street Journal, signed by Shultz and Henry A. Kissinger, former secretaries of state; William Perry, a former U.S. defense secretary, and ex-U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn, chairman of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. These four elder statesmen
Time. I know I’ve lost a lot of time over here. The Army has operated on the concept of “hurry up and wait” since the beginning. (“I don’t care what time it is, General Washington said we can’t row across until after midnight!”) So where did I lose this “time” of mine? To start with, waiting in Kuwait to catch a flight out of the country and into Afghanistan. It can take days of sitting in a hot, stuffy waiting area full of bored, restless and irritable travelers. Sort of like airline travel back home but without any hope of getting pretzels on the plane. Also, I’ve also lost a good bit of time walking to the local PX to see if I can purchase such exotic things as powdered creamer for the office coffee drinkers, or a small fan to try and circulate the air in here. I’ve almost given up on getting an extra pair of Army gym shorts to exercise in so I don’t have to wash mine out every day (OK, on the days I actually exercise). And if you really want something, you lose a lot of time looking every day until you find what you need, because if you don’t buy it right then you may not get a second chance. Some things don’t hang around very long. I seem to have lost some sleep. Now, please understand that I’m happy that I’m sleeping on a mattress and not a cot (as I have done many, many times in the past). And it isn’t so much that it is an uncomfortable, lumpy mattress (which it very much is). But do those darned Air Force fighters REALLY have to use their afterburners to get up into the air? It’s 3 a.m.!!! Youth. Not my youth. I lost that so long ago I don’t even remember exactly when or where I was when it slipped away. But I know a lot of young soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen have lost a piece of their youth here. I hope they are able to recover some of it when they get home.
Found One of the things I have found here are familiar surroundings. Many of the sights, sounds, and especially smells are very reminiscent of my times in Iraq. This place is different, yet similar. I guess I should leave it at that. I found the food to be good. We are a nation of plenty, especially when it comes to growing food, and our soldiers are well fed. I’m sure some of the troops who serve on the small outposts will disagree somewhat, but the U.S. Army works hard to provide for them as best as we are able. In some ways the food is too good, as many of us find extra pounds if we’re not careful. I know I shouldn’t keep the same eating habits I had when I was 25, as I keep having trouble finding the gym. I hate to speak badly about the PX here. They also work hard at providing small luxuries for us, and they do get stuff in now and then. In mid-July I found a whole shelf loaded with sweat-
This is a blog posting by Lt. Col. Rodger T. Duncan, a career Army officer currently on tour in Afghanistan, based at Bagram Airfield. Duncan is a graduate of East Rowan High (1975) and of Appalachian State University (1985). His father, Tillman Duncan, lives in Rockwell. Lt. DUNCAN Col. Rodger Duncan hopes to return to Rowan County when he retires from the military. You can find additional postings at www.salisburypost.com. shirts. The daily highs here run between 100 and 110. Last time I looked they were still there, but they are starting to disappear as some people are smart enough to think ahead. Before you know it, the weather will turn cold (it snows here) and they’ll probably be sold out and replaced on the shelf with … gym shorts. As for those young people who lost their youth, I hope that they have found a bit of maturity and self-confidence to help take its place. I’m not sure if it is the best substitution, but life goes in that direction no matter what we do.
Misplaced These are things that aren’t really lost, but you just can’t put your hands on them at the moment. Sort of like car keys. They’re not really gone, and after a bit of searching they will turn up. Under this category I have to mention my smile. Not my sense of humor, mind you, just my smile. I had it earlier, but I can’t quite find it at the moment. It’s not like I’m depressed or unhappy or anything like that, I just seem to walk around with my “serious” face on all of the time. I suppose it could be the long hours (12, 16, and 18 hour days, seven days a week, week after week), or maybe it’s the seriousness of our business over here. My smile does show up now and then, enclosed in an e-mail from home, or when one of my colleagues does something funny (stupid funny is even better). But for the most part my smile has fallen between the cushions on the couch, or maybe it’s under that newspaper on the kitchen table. I’m sure I’ll find it when I get home.
Never lost Respect for the other people involved in this fight. I’m sure most of the Afghan people want the same basic things we do; a chance to work and raise their families and live their lives in the manner they wish to. And especially I have never lost my respect for the young military members of every branch of service who are here doing the tough jobs. I don’t think I could lose that even if I tried.
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These four elder statesmen made two powerful arguments for abolition: Cold War-style nuclear deterrence was a longobsolete notion, and the threat of nuclear terrorism, accident or miscalculation grew with every year that thousands of weapons and tons of weapons material existed.
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No need for sweatshirts here. Soldiers of the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, take a break near Kandahar, Afghanistan, where daily high temperatures can hit 110.
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eing identified as one of the hardest-hit states in the nation is hardly an honor, but North Carolina certainly earned its opportunity to get $159 million in foreclosure prevention funds from the federal Hardest Hit Fund. The program could help thousands of families hold on to their homes. Don’t tear up your foreclosure notice yet, though. The announcement came last week, but actual funds will not be available until December or January, several payments away — a ray of hope more than immediate assistance. Despite signs of overall recovery, the Great Recession still grips thousands of North Carolina families, including many in Rowan County. “Foreclosures are not slowing down,” says Lou Adkins of the Salisbury Community Development Corp., who had 116 calls for help in July. “The only thing that has slowed down is the length of time it is taking for mortgage companies to complete a modification,” Adkins says. “They are all hedging.” The Community Development Corp. has been helping strapped families avoid foreclosure for years, but the funds it uses have been focused on the unemployed, a model developed after the Pillowtex closing. Adkins says the Hardest Hit Fund will be different. “It is going to cover many more people and not just laid off people.” Remember TARP, the Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program that helped banks? The Hardest Hit Fund is authorized under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and TARP. This is the second round; in February, Hardest Hit funds were made available to states where home values had fallen most: Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan and Nevada. States named this month to divide up a new, $600 million pie, based on their high unemployment rates, are North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island and South Carolina. The 50 targeted N.C. counties with the highest jobless numbers include Rowan, with 11.7 percent unemployment, most recently. Cabarrus, Davie, Davidson, Iredell and Stanly are also on the targeted list. Maximum loan amounts to be offered are 24 months of mortgage payments, up to $36,000 in targeted counties, $24,000 in other counties. The loans come with zero interest and 10-year payback, as long as the homeowner still lives in the home. Guidelines are still being developed. In the meantime, anyone having trouble with mortgage payments should not wait. You can — and should, ASAP — get free help from the Consumer Credit Counseling Service, which sends a credit counselor from Greensboro to the CDC office on Mondays and Tuesdays. Call 1-888-7552227 for an appointment. Losing a home and the equity in it is a catastrophic blow, one that thousands of people across the state are threatened with every day. These are extraordinary times. This could be the kind of extraordinary help many families need.
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Watch: Encouraging nuggets from hot, dreary summer BY ANN MCFEATTERS Scripps Howard News Service
Stranded by a severe thunderstorm in eastern Ohio with a group of soaked strangers in a glassed-in gas station booth with no power, all of us cowering from fear of the lightning strikes all around and 60-mph winds, I realized I really, really needed a dose of good news. As the skies blackened, the rain blew sideways and the tin roof vibrated ominously for the better part of an hour, I asked the other travelers if anything good had happened to them lately. One man in overalls, his long gray hair dripping huge drops of water on the floor, said he was happy the jack on his car was holding, especially since his wife was still sitting in the car. He had been filling a flat tire with air when the storm struck with astonishing force and he ran for cover. A well-endowed mother in shorts and a tank top said she was glad she and her daughter had gotten out of their van, rocking unnervingly in the wind, and that she had grabbed her slim teen-aged daughter’s hand just in time to prevent her from being hurled into a puddle of grease. The gas station operator said she was glad she had gotten to work for her shift early and missed driving in the storm. Her co-worker said he was sorry he had failed to roll up his car windows but that it didn’t really matter because he’d lost his keys.
scourge, when authorities turned up the heat to 140 degrees. After this August, there may be no bedbugs left in America. Nine years after 9/11, construction has begun on a memorial at Shankstown, Pa., where passengers on a hijacked plane battled to the death with the terrorists that were trying to crash a plane into a Washington D.C. landmark. If you’re among the many of us looking for a job, try the service industry. For the seventh month in a row jobs in hospitals, restaurants, airlines, shops, consulting firms and banks increased. associated press Even as President Obama russian deputy prime Minister igor sechin welcomes former Bp touted a rebounding domestic chief executive tony Hayward and his successor robert dudley auto industry, U.S. car companies began offering driver’s edduring their meeting in Moscow on Wednesday. ucation programs in Asia in an effort to wean Asians off bicyThe lesson? It’s the little and that the Gulf coast should cles and into American cars. things that get us through the be especially pleasant. More car news. On everyday. More than 100,000 retired body’s bad list just a few So here are a few good-news military men and women who months ago for having to be tidbits to help give us heart dur- were forced to stay in the mili- pressured into recalling miling these hot, unpredictable Au- tary beyond their enlistment lions of cars for safety issues, gust days. term are owed $500 for every Toyota made a profit of $2.2 bilA total of 40 billionaires have month their service was extend- lion from April through June. promised to donate at least half ed. Photographed hugging top of their fortunes to charity, folThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Russian officials in Moscow: exlowing in the footsteps of War- service is thinking of taking five BP CEO Tony “I just want to get ren Buffett and Bill and Melin- species off the endangered list: my life back” Hayward. Better da Gates. Buffett told The New the Delmarva fox squirrel, the there than here. York Times that more signed northeastern bulrush, the FurMiachaele Salahi, who the pledge than expected al- bish lousewort, the Chittenango crashed the White House state though a few also went on a ovate amber snail and the Vir- dinner, comes across on Bravo’s “tirade” about government and ginia round-leaf birch. It could “Real Housewives of Washingrising taxes. be party time in Delaware, ton D.C.” (a total misnomer) as As much of the country en- which has a few of all of them. “bouncy, brittle and monomanidures killer heat, weather foreIn Iowa a Des Moines munic- acal,” according to The Times’ casters say they think the win- ipal building finally was freed reviewer. ter will be milder than normal of bedbugs, the latest urban It’s the little things in life.
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Requiem for Willy Brown and fatherhood T
his is a requiem for Willy Brown. As these words are written, he lies brain dead and on life support at Miami Children’s Hospital. By the time you read this, there’s a good chance he will have been disconnected and declared dead. He is, or he was, two years old. His father, 23year-old Lee Willie DeJesus of Homestead, Fla., is in jail, LEONARD having been dePITTS nied bond. Prosecutors expect to charge him with first-degree murder. According to a confession police say DeJesus supplied, here is what happened: Monday night while the child’s mother was at work and he was supposed to be babysitting, DeJesus strapped on a pair of boxing gloves and took aim at his son. He hit him. And hit him. And hit him. And hit him. And hit him. And hit him. Up to 15 times over 15 minutes about the head, face and torso, including one punch that knocked the little boy off the bed, causing him to strike his head on the floor. DeJesus told police he
was trying to teach his son to box. This is a requiem for intelligence. You know, common sense, basic brain function. When a man thinks a 2-year-old is ready to learn the manly arts of self-defense and proceeds to teach them by beating the stuffing out of him, is that not a sign that the last flickering candle of cognition has been well and truly snuffed? Is it not a signal that plodding, atavistic stupidity has finally seized the day, planted its flag and ascended the throne? So yes, this is a requiem for common sense. It is also a requiem for idealized memory. Meaning the communal recollection of fatherhood as the province of strong and tender men who laid down the law and told their stories of walking to school through mountains of snow, who gave you their shoulders as a perch, their truths as a guide, who were never too busy to sip invisible tea from tiny doll cups or have
a catch in the backyard as twilight gathered into evening. It is an ideal that evaporates like dew in the face of the increasingly common reality of father as callow boy-man who has no idea how to fulfill the role to which circumstance has called him, often because he had no father of his own to teach him. So this is a requiem for idealized memory. But it is also a requiem for Lee Willie DeJesus. Whatever he was, whatever he could have been, died when he killed his son. But then, he was probably dead to his own possibilities long before that. There are many things a boy needs his father to teach him: how to be honest and industrious; how to hit the water and not the porcelain; how to shave your beard or tie a tie; how to treat a lady. But like too many men, DeJesus apparently thought the primary lesson he had to teach his son was violence. This, he must have thought, would make his boy a man.
When a man thinks a 2-year-old is ready to learn the manly arts of self-defense ... is that not a sign that the last flickering candle of cognition has been well and truly snuffed?
And this is a requiem for tomorrow’s victims. Meaning the little boys and girls who grow up hit more often than they are hugged, left by blind mothers in the care of broken men who have no sense of self, no definition of role, no clue. Police say that after his son became unresponsive, DeJesus waited as much as an hour before calling 911. Initially, he blamed the beating on a babysitter before finally confessing what he had done. DeJesus’ mother, Maria DeJesus, told CBS 4 (a local TV news station) she did not think her son was capable of the crime of which he stands accused. “He might be capable of beating her — the boy’s mother — but they always go at it, but then she goes right back to him. And if he did, he knows I love him. He knows what time it is. He knows he’s got to suffer the consequences.” This is a requiem for a handsome little boy named Willy Brown. And also an epitaph: He deserved better. • • • Leonard Pitts is a columnist for the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, Fla., 33132. Readers may contact him via e-mail at lpitts@miamiherald .com.
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Lessons from the war logs he war logs, thousands of secret documents released to the public, don’t reveal much new information about the war in Afghanistan. But the whole episode reveals a great deal about modern journalism, and the complex, ever-changing relationship between the old and new media. Both forms of journalism need each other, and when they work together, the pubSTEVEN & lic benefits by COKIE ROBERTS gaining access to more useful information. But there are limits to collaboration. The old and new media still play by different rules, and that culture clash can cause them to disagree on a critical issue: how seriously to consider national-security interests. There are two main actors in the war-logs drama. One is WikiLeaks, a shadowy, stateless organization that exists mainly in cyberspace. It obtained the documents and posted them on the Internet for anyone in the world to read. The second actor is the New York Times. A month before that posting, WikiLeaks gave the Times (and publications in Great Britain and Germany) access to the raw material and allowed the paper to sift through it, find the themes and story lines, analyze and evaluate its importance. Both actors gained something. The Times plugged into a new and cost-free source of enormously
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valuable information. At a time when economic pressures are compressing news staffs and budgets, it’s hard to imagine any mainstream-media outlet devoting the time and money needed to unearth this information on its own. And even the most ardent defenders of the old media (including us) have to admit that the new media are potent partners in advancing one of journalism’s prime goals: holding government, any government, accountable. As media critic Jay Rosen put it, “WikiLeaks is able to report on what the powerful wish to keep secret because the logic of the Internet permits it. This is new.” Yes, it is. But the new media is also starting to realize what the old media still has to offer. WikiLeaks could have simply dumped its documents into cyberspace without using the Times or any middleman. It didn’t do that because those documents were next to useless without being processed through editors, analysts and filters. “The episode was ... an affirmation of traditional journalism,” wrote David Carr in the New York Times. He then quoted media expert Clay Shirky: “WikiLeaks was soaking, drowning in data. What they needed was someone who could tell a story. They needed someone who could bring accuracy and political context to what was being revealed.” The second lesson, however, is about divergence, not convergence. WikiLeaks and the Times used each other and worked together, but they operate in different ways, on different value systems, and those differences emerged in a graphic way.
Julian Assange, the founder and editor of WikiLeaks, held a press conference in London and explained that in releasing the information, he paid absolutely no attention to issues of national security. When a reporter asked whether there was any line he would not cross or any limit to what he would release, Assange answered contemptuously. “States have national-security concerns, we do not have nationalsecurity concerns,” he retorted. “You often hear ... that something may be a threat to U.S. national security. This must be shot down whenever this statement is made. A threat to national security? Is anyone serious?” Well, yes we are. Deadly serious. And so, fortunately, are the New York Times and other mainstream outlets. Under American law, it is virtually impossible for the government to stop publication of even the most incendiary material. But with those extraordinary rights come extraordinary obligations, and the media has to use its freedom wisely. The Times did that, withholding information that could threaten the “national security” that Assange holds in such low regard. “We took great care both to put the information in context and to excise anything that would put lives at risk or jeopardize ongoing military missions,” wrote Bill Keller, executive editor of the Times. “We erred, if at all, on the side of prudence.” In fact, at the request of the American government, the Times asked Assange to show similar “prudence” in releasing the raw documents. And while Assange claimed to
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange scoffed at concerns about compromising national security. follow a “harm minimization” policy, the Times and other publications found many cases where WikiLeaks jeopardized intelligence operations by revealing the names and locations of Afghan informants. So here’s the lesson of the war logs. The Internet is a new and powerful force for enlightening the public. But there is still a key role in journalism for old-fashioned values, standards and judgment. • • • Steve Roberts’ newest book is “From Every End of This Earth” (HarperCollins). Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted at stevecokie@gmail.com.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Why can’t we break chain of animal abuse? I have been writing letters for about 10 years regarding the abuse and neglect of dogs left on chains 24/7. I have rescued a few, and I know that while I’ve never been attacked by any of them, they do not forget the abuse. I even have an “outside” cat that will perk up and listen whenever he hears a basketball being bounced down the street and will immediately find a place to hide. He associates the noise with an unpleasant encounter. Other cities in North Carolina have managed to pass laws forbidding the chaining of unattended dogs. If that were the case here, not only would fewer people own vicious-type dogs, it would cut down on the number of dogs brought to the pound on Julian Road to be gassed to death. Also, I am sure the rabies problem would come under control. I would urge Karen Biernacki (recently bitten by a dog she had rescued from being chained and neglected) to look up the Coalition to Unchain Dogs. I am sure if she began a campaign in Salisbury, she would have many followers to help get these important laws passed and enforced here. I know I would be among those volunteers. Apathy toward animal neglect and abuse is how Salisbury and Rowan have treated a very serious problem since I have been a citizen. After 15 years, it’s time for change. — Terie Brown Salisbury
We sea a pattern here For the past several years, a small group of retirees has met every Sunday for lunch. Today (Aug. 1), as we were solving the world’s problems, our discussion turned to the Salisbury Post and Kent Bernhardt’s “The foodies” awards to chain restaurants. All of us enjoyed the article very much, so between bites we started our own list. So here goes. Best hushpuppies — Captain D’s. Best tartar sauce — Captain D’s. Best slaw — Captain D’s. Best French fries — Captain D’s. Best sweet tea — Captain D’s. Best unsweet tea — Captain D’s. Best service — Captain D’s. Best menu selection — Captain D’s. The very best baked potato — Captain D’s. This last one might shock some people, but all seven of us voted for it. I’m from Landis; Dick and Michael are from Salisbury; Dan and Gary from China Grove; Jeff from Rockwell; and Charlie lives in Kannapolis. Are you ready for some seafood? Best seafood — Captain D’s. — Sam Chewning Landis
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Ford employees look over the 2011 Ford Explorer at the Ford world headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. Sales of SUVs climbed 17 percent in July, compared to a year ago.
Motorists guzzling again Sales surge for SUVs, full-sized trucks ASHINGTON — Americans never seem to learn. They keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again, negating every good intention. After the trauma of Vietnam and vowing never to let it happen again, they get bogged down in two wars in the Middle East for reasons that are at the very best skeptical and that ultimately won’t change much of anything. After WaterDAN gate and nearly 20 THOMASSON years of scandal that supposedly put lawmakers on notice about their ethics, members of Congress continue to ignore history and repeat their predecessors’ indiscretions. After facing overwhelming evidence of the disastrous economic impact of continued reliance on foreign oil and exorbitant fuel costs, Americans encouraged by the government’s cash-for-clunkers program rushed to rid themselves of millions of gas guzzling pickups and SUVs. But wait! The price of a gallon of fuel at the pump has remained at below $3 a gallon in most locations and the sale of pickups and SUVs has increased dramatically. Sales of full sized pickups climbed 29 percent in July over the same month in 2009 and those of sport utility vehicles jumped 17 percent. In the pickup category, Ford registered a dramatic 38.9 percent increase in sales of its F-series with General Motors selling 25.5 percent more than it did July a year ago. Toy-
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It was explained to him that Americans travel far longer distances to work and with only a few exceptions in major urban locations do not have the public transportation available to Europeans. Without a light rail system to back them up, U.S. commuters are reliant on cars, frequently older models built when pump prices were considerably lower. Raising the prices to levels overseas would work a considerable hardship on many, particularly lower-paid workers. While the Obama administration has launched a series of alternative fuel projects, including accelerating electric car development and reconstruction of an urban light rail system that was purposely destroyed decades ago to foster Detroit and Akron sales, the national dependence on oil can be expected to continue for the foreseeable future. That is so for no other reason than Dwight D. Eisenhower’s interstate highway network continues to be the Overall sales for American transportation system of choice brands — General Motors, Ford, for most Americans nearly 60 and Chrysler — were up in sales years after it began. July over July after a sluggish The one thing that is pretty June. certain in all this is that once the But a British friend argued cost of a gallon of gas begins to with me recently that America’s climb toward $5, which it is oil dependency might be serious- bound to do down the road, the ly lessened by raising the price car cycle will begin all over of gasoline to the level paid by again and the lots will be full of Europeans and most of the rest trucks and SUVs. The pain of the of the world. That would be twice experience like that of childbirth as much as Americans now pay if will fade until repeated. not more. It is an argument long To paraphrase Will Rogers, proffered as a way of forcing we will drive our limousines to U.S. drivers toward the discithe poor house. pline in auto purchases they • • • seem to lack otherwise. “The Dan K. Thomasson, former edminute the price goes down, they itor of the Scripps Howard News rush back into the same old Service, can be contacted at habits,” my friend said. thomassondan@aol.com. ota was at second place behind Ford but showed only a 3.2 percent gain. There are, of course, upsides to this for the still ailing auto industry and for the economic outlook altogether at least for the short term. The trucks are most popular among businesses and contractors and if they are now buying, it follows that their businesses are beginning to recover, a positive sign for the general economy. Also, the auto companies make more money from the larger vehicles than from the small, more fuel efficient cars Americans turned to when gas prices reached $5 a gallon in some places two years ago.
“The minute the price goes down, they rush back into the same old habits.”
pparently tired of waiting for the United States to invade, Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez has turned to a new preoccupation — himself as the reincarnation of the great Latin American liberator, Simon Bolivar. The most recent manifestation of this obsession was the macabre midnight exhumation, carried DALE on state MCFEATTERS live TV, of Bolivar’s remains. As the skeleton was uncovered, Chavez sent a message to his followers via Twitter: “Rise up, Simon, as it’s not time to die. Immediately, I remembered that Bolivar lives!” Bolivar’s descendants were against disturbing his remains. One great-great-grandnephew of the man whom six Latin American countries claim as a founder said, “The exhumation was one of the most grotesque spectacles I have ever seen.” Another descendant wrote in the Washington Post that Chavez then “gave a rambling speech in which he asked Christ to repeat his Lazarus miracle and raise the dead once more. He also apparently conversed with Bolivar’s bones.” Some bones and teeth were removed for testing. The purpose of the tests is twofold: DNA and cause of death. Cynics say they would not be surprised if the testing shows that Chavez is a Bolivar descendant, such is the man’s fixation. The other is to determine whether Bolivar died from tuberculosis in Colombia as is widely held or whether he was murdered. A reputable U.S. scientist believes Bolivar might have died from arsenic poisoning, but that it was the cumulative effect of the medicines of the day and contaminated drinking water. But Chavez and his acolytes suspect darker reasons behind his death based on a long-lost Bolivar letter. According to The New York Times, “By deciphering the letter using Masonic codes, they suggest the conspiracy was even broader, including Andrew Jackson, then president of the United States, and the king of Spain.” Chavez would undoubtedly like to find the evil hand of the United States because unlike the Venezuelan, who once told the U.N. that George W. Bush really was the devil, Bolivar was a great admirer of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, the War of Independence and the United States generally. Chavez’s political leanings are obvious from the world leaders he has chosen to receive replicas of Bolivar’s sword — Moammar Gaddafi, Robert Mugabe, Alexander Lukashenko, Vladimir Putin, Raul Castro and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Once the testing is completed — and Bolivar’s sister, Maria Antonia, is dug up from her resting place at Caracas Cathedral so she can be tested, too — Chavez promises to build a lavish new mausoleum for his idol and a mountaintop statue as well. Chavez’s disturbing adulation of Bolivar is nothing new. One of his first acts as president was to change the official name of the country to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; his secret police are the Bolivarian Intelligence Service; and he styles his increasingly repressive regime, the Bolivarian Revolution, although considering how badly he’s mismanaged the economy, that’s kind of an insult to the dead patriot. It’s been reported that Chavez from time to time leaves an empty chair at meetings and meals for Bolivar. Chavez denies this, saying it’s an attempt by political foes to make him look crazy. Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports that on the walls of Caracas graffiti has appeared: “Let me rest in peace. Bolivar.” Please. • • • Dale McFeatters writes for Scripps Howard News Service.
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NUKES FROM 1D made two powerful arguments for abolition: Cold War-style nuclear deterrence was a long-obsolete notion, and the threat of nuclear terrorism, accident or miscalculation grew with every year that thousands of weapons and tons of weapons material existed. Their appeal gave new hope to abolitionists. In 2008, momentum built as both U.S. presidential candidates espoused the no-nukes goal, and a new high-profile movement, Global Zero, took shape, led by Jordan’s Queen Noor and former U.S. arms negotiator Richard Burt and backed by such leading figures as former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. Then, in April 2009, the new U.S. president and Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev jointly endorsed the “zero” goal, and Obama, in a historic address in Prague, Czech Republic, declared that the U.S. must act “as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon” — a rare statement of U.S. moral responsibility. By April this year, the American and Russian leaders were signing a new treaty taking their countries’ arsenals down another notch, to 1,550 deployed warheads, with several thousand in reserve. That pact awaits U.S. Senate ratification. The abolitionists, meanwhile, have rolled out their plans. Global Zero’s study group of former U.S., Russian, Chinese and other military and diplomatic leaders proposes a phased process whereby the U.S. and Russia negotiate down to 1,000 warheads each by 2018. Meanwhile, by mid-decade, other nucleararmed nations would enter multilateral talks to reduce their weapons in proportion to continuing U.S. and Russian cuts. All would reach zero by 2030. Mayors for Peace, representing 4,037 cities worldwide and led by Hiroshima’s Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, is even more ambitious, calling for abolition by 2020. The most detailed, stepby-step blueprint comes from the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, sponsored by the Japanese and Australian governments. That 300-page report, issued last November, foresees “minimization” — a world of no more than 2,000 warheads — by 2025, and elimination of the weapons over an undefined period to follow. “We did not feel it was practical to set a date” for elimination, commission cochair Yoriko Kawaguchi, former Japanese foreign minister, said in a Tokyo interview. She likened it to climbing a mountain and not seeing the top until halfway up, when one can better judge how to get there. “It’s not easy but we will have to do it. We will have to change the world,” she said. “If you go to Hiroshima, you realize the atrocity of nuclear weapons.”
Skepticism remains But “realists” have been quick to dismiss what a former U.S. defense secretary, Harold Brown, calls the “practical impossibility” of zero nukes. For starters, they say, Russia, China, India, Pakistan and France, each for its own reasons, would resist giving up their arsenals — Russia, for example, out of concern about a large U.S. conventional military advantage. They argue, too, that such countries as Germany and Japan, reliant on U.S. nuclear protection, would be tempted to build their own if they saw the U.S. moving to dismantle its weapons. Abolitionists counter that progress clearly depends on political will and leadership to overcome such nationalistic concerns. “One thing we have learned is that working just on the basis of self-interest, this does not work,” Gorbachev said in a 2009 AP interview. If the U.S. and Russia together take the lead, he said, “then the next steps will come from other countries.” What about cheaters? the skeptics ask. What if the world goes to zero, but Iran decides to build a bomb?
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potential Hiroshimas under his command, is the president of the United States. Obama told a Japanese interviewer last November he “would be honored” to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He’ll have his chance: The annual Asia-Pacific summit is scheduled for Nov. 12-14 this year in Yokohama, Japan, just when Nobel Peace Prize laureates are gathering in Hiroshima, an hour’s flight away. Obama qualifies for both meetings. Meanwhile, Ambassador John Roos attended Friday’s anniversary events here, first-ever official U.S. involvement, a signal that Washington is ready for a role memorializing Hiroshima’s victims. “We must continue to work together to realize a world without nuclear weapons,” Roos said in a statement issued Friday. To the hibakusha, Obama ASSOCIATED PRESS “is the leader of the ‘ObamaHiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park includes the memorial dome, at left, and the Flame of Peace, jority’ abolition movement,” to be extinguished only when nuclear weapons have been abolished. said Steven L. Leeper, a longtime American resident of Death and devastation Japan who heads this city’s “It’s an irrelevant kind of say, the greatest obstacle were instantaneous. Trees, peace park and museum argument,” Shultz told the lies in the regional clashes wooden houses, people were foundation. AP last year. If everyone that keep the world on edge November “is an opportuelse is dismantling their and nations building nuclear suddenly ash, leaving a nity for him to do something weapons and Iran looms as arsenals: India and Pakistan scorched, empty plain for 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) in all amazing,” Leeper said. the only country with them, over Kashmir; Israel in its But the hibakusha know “nobody is going to stand for standoff with the Arabs; hos- directions. “Just gray ash desert,” re- an Obama visit might prothat,” he said. tility between the U.S. and called Keijiro Matsushima, duce a U.S. political backlash. As for detecting secret North Korea and Iran; the 81, who survived the col“It won’t be easy for him to bomb programs and verifyChina-Taiwan impasse. lapse of his school outside decide to come to Hiroshiing warhead dismantlement, Easing such crises must the worst-hit zone. ma,” Okada said. proponents say the science come first, many say. All that day, he rememThey know, too, that atof verification — through at“Disarmament is imporbered, a “procession of taining their ultimate goal, mospheric sampling, sateltant, but a safer world is ghosts” slowly emerged abolishing nuclear weapons, lite imaging, seismic monimore important,” said from Hiroshima’s flaming also won’t be easy. toring and other tools — has France’s Eric Danon, a vetcore, “burned people like “Each country is selfish, advanced to a state of high eran of disarmament diplosmoked and broiled pigs, after all. They want to defend confidence. And the U.N.’s macy. themselves,” Matsushima nuclear watchdog, the InterAbolitionists, on the other faces all damaged and swollen up, the skin nearly said. Being “a kind of realnational Atomic Energy hand, hope steady progress peeling off,” people doomed ist,” the old teacher said, he Agency, would have to be and rising demand to elimigiven greater powers of onnate nuclear weapons will in to die within hours, and many had “thought and thought” about abolition, “and I consite inspection, they say. itself help move the world to others to die from radiation poisoning in the weeks to cluded it would be very, very Who would enforce a resolve these disputes. difficult.” nuke-free world? The ulti“I don’t think we are sure come. “I want more and more Tranquil and green, crissmate authority, the U.N. Sethe world will be stable people in the world to know crossed by visiting schoolcurity Council, is often para- enough,” Kawaguchi acthe horrible reality of nuchildren, Hiroshima’s peace lyzed when one of its five knowledged. “That’s why park spreads over a point of permanent members, the you have to go step by step.” clear weapons,” said Matsushima, a retired high river delta where, on that day major nuclear powers, They’re also unsure school English teacher who 65 years ago, crazed and deswields its veto power. whether the world is aware leads an abolitionist group of perate parents searched in Nobuyasu Abe, former enough. vain for thousands of chilU.N. disarmament chief, “There are probably gen- educators. Robert “Bo” Jacobs tries dren who had been brought suggests that under a nuerations who haven’t even to give American visitors a to the city center to help clear ban the five agree not seen the images of Hiroshisense of that reality as he clear firebreaks. to exercise the veto in the ma and Nagasaki,” Queen leads them through the Peace It’s where for days aftercase of an illicit nuclear Noor told the AP. “And so “breakout.” they don’t have any sense of Memorial Park, past acres of ward Hiroshima’s burned, poignant monuments, past numbed, sick survivors piled “If some other country is the reality of what this is.” the Flame of Peace, to be ex- unrecognizable human regetting nuclear weapons, Unreal destruction tinguished only when the mains atop cremation pyres. they’re then agreed to take Even 65 years later, that weapons are. It’s where Okada’s 12-yearstrong action against it,” Abe reality can seem unreal. In the centerpiece museold sister vanished in that said in Tokyo. When the A-bomb explod- um, “most people are morning’s vaporizing heat, “Strong action,” besides ed 600 meters (2,000 feet) stunned” at the scale of as hot as the surface of the economic or political isolaabove Shima Hospital at 8:15 1945’s devastation, said Jasun. tion, might take another, a.m. on Aug. 6, 1945, its rays cobs, an American reA lifetime later, this quiforceful route — resort to a doused central Hiroshima searcher-author at the Hiet, subdued grandmother residual nuclear option, the with heat reaching more roshima Peace Institute. He looked back. ability to quickly reconstithan 3,000 degrees Celsius then explains to them that “We have to protect our tute atomic weapons to (5,400 degrees Fahrenheit), Hiroshima’s A-bomb pales Earth, so our children and counter a looming nuclear twice what’s needed to melt beside the power of today’s grandchildren will never threat. In that sense, thermonuclear weapons. suffer like that,” she said. whether under control of na- iron. Wind from the blast “I don’t think anybody reAnd she looked ahead. tional or international au“Maybe nuclear weapons thorities, the weapons might reached 440 meters per sec- ally can grasp that scale,” he ond (almost 1,000 mph), the said. won’t be abolished while I’m be gone, but not forgotten. One who might begin to alive,” she said. “But I will In the end, champions and force of five Category-5 hurricanes. grasp it, with thousands of never give up.” critics of “zero nukes” both
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A dubious battle over Bush tax cuts Scripps Howard News Service
he Obama administration has begun to stake out its position on extending the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003. Predictably the president is trying to split the difference — sort of. He would allow the cuts for taxpayers earning over $200,000 individually and $250,000 jointly to expire, presumably also along with the tax cuts on dividends and capital gains. He would extend for at least a year or two the tax cuts for everyone else. The Republicans are arguing the tax cuts for everyone should be extended, preferably permanently for everyone, but failing that, temporarily. Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner says that extending cuts for the wealthy would cost $30 billion the first year, $700 billion over the decade. “Borrowing to finance tax cuts for the top 2 percent would be a $700 billion fiscal mistake,” he said. And, he added, the country can’t afford it. The Republicans are arguing that allowing the top rate for the wealthiest taxpayers would unfairly impact small business but the administration says in fact it would only affect 3 percent of small businesses. Geithner says that permanently extending the tax cuts would undermine confidence among our creditors in U.S. seriousness about cutting the deficit. That would imply that the administration is contemplating letting the rest of the tax rates rise after a temporary extension. In the fight over extending the tax cuts, Senate Republicans will be without their favorite weapon — the filibuster. They can block whatever the Democrats want to do, but if Congress does nothing the tax cuts expire automatically on Dec. 31. The Republicans set the expiration date in 2001 and 2003 to conceal the impact of the cuts on future budget deficits. Few lawmakers will come out of this fight unbloodied. Those who allow some or all of the tax cuts to expire will be accused of supporting outrageous tax increases; those who favor extending some or all of them will be accused of recklessly adding to the deficit.
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BOOKS SALISBURY POST
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Family saga makes Civil War debate personal “Hallam’s War,” by Elizabeth Payne Rosen. Berkeley Books. 503 pp. $15.
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‘The Secret Eleanor’ is about relationships and greed “The Secret Eleanor,” by Cecelia Holland, Berkley, $15. BY SUMMER MOORE Associated Press
Queen Eleanor not only rules France as the wife of Louis VII, she is also a duchess with a kingdom in her own right. And not just any kingdom, but Aquitaine, one of the most sought-after in France. Eleanor is determined to expand her power, but to do that, she will need a more ambitious husband. When she meets the young Duke of Normandy — a power-hungry boy in his late teens— she can see the future. But first, she has to persuade her religious husband to divorce her. Eleanor is young, beautiful and powerful, and she has a lot to lose. When she gets herself into serious trouble, Eleanor leans on the women around her. This includes a careless and headstrong girl who is less than trustworthy, as well as Eleanor’s quiet and seemingly insignificant younger sister, Petronilla. In the end, “The Secret Eleanor” is about relationships and greed. Eleanor is a fiercely feminist character, although author Cecelia Holland is careful not to overemphasize it. Eleanor is both loved and hated by everyone around her. Holland doesn’t skimp on the gritty details and gives Eleanor some very modern-day attributes. Eleanor is like a child pop star — privileged to the point that it becomes self-injurious. The author uses the few known facts about Eleanor, then adds her own flair, which is where the book really shines. “The Secret Eleanor” has a slow start, but draws the reader in — and refuses to let go. For those looking for a dramatic — and sometimes— intense love story with a historical twist, this is it.
Price to publish under pen name NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Price doesn’t have a title yet for his next novel, but he does have a name for the author. And it isn’t Richard Price. The author of “Clockers” and “Freedomland” will publish under the name Jay Morris for a planned series of detective thrillers set in New York City. Publisher Henry Holt and Company announced Thursday that the first book is scheduled for fall 2011. Pseudonyms are a publishing tradition, a well-used sleight of hand, whether Nora Roberts writing some books as J.D. Robb or Ruth Rendell at times calling herself Barbara Vine. Price says in a statement: “This, God save me, should be fun.”
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1. Walks Along a Hidden Creek, by Matthieu Devaux. 2. Star Island, by Carl Hiaasen. 3. Growing Up NASCAR: Racing's Most Outrageous Promoter Tells All, by Humpy Wheeler. 4. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver. 5. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert. 6. A Game Called Salisbury: The Spinning of a Southern Tragedy and the Myths of Race, by Susan Barringer Wells. 7. The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson. 8. Saving Ceecee Honeycutt, by Beth Hoffman. 9. Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men, by Leonard Sax. 10. The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, by Maxine Kingston.
IndieBound bestsellers Fiction 1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson. 2. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. 3. Star Island, by Carl Hiaasen. 4. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell. 5. The Rembrandt Affair, by Daniel Silva. 6. The Cookbook Collector, by Allegra Goodman. 7. Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel, by Gary Shteyngart. 8. Faithful Place, by Tana French. 9. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender. 10. Fly Away Home, by Jennifer Weiner.
Nonfiction 1. Sh*t My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern. 2. Women, Food, and God, by Geneen Roth. 3. Empire of the Summer Moon, by S.C. Gwynne. 4. Medium Raw, by Anthony Bourdain. 5. The Big Short, by Michael Lewis. 6. Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall. 7. War, by Sebastian Junger. 8. The Last Stand, by Nathaniel Philbrick. 9. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot. 10. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell.
BY ARTHUR STEINBERG For the Salisbury Post
“Hallam’s War” is the author’s first foray into writing and the venture is well worth reading. She weaves antebellum economic, political and social history into a vivid portrayal of life through the eyes of the Hallam family. The text is thought-provoking and easily digested. But the title is misleading — Hugh Hallam endures several wars through the novel. The author’s description of Southern life opposes some of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s (she never traveled south) and suggests a re-examination of history. Abundant research is evident from battle descriptions, the state of medical arts, treatment of the wounded and use of amputation during the war. The novel’s characters are believable. While Hugh Hallam appreciates the significance of freedom and warns of a protracted struggle, Serena, his wife, is less appreciative of the coming conflict. Domestic tranquility rules the home; slaves know their assignments and Hugh acknowledges a responsibility to them. His slaves appear well-treated. At the same time, Hugh’s malaise spreads over reasons the South needs to expand slavery and retain the “peculiar institution.” He justifies slavery by asserting blacks tolerate the sun more than whites. Varick, a northern journalist and Hugh’s houseguest, is the vehicle through which Hugh expresses his doubts and concerns about his well-organized way of life. Varick, suffering from abolitionist views, intends to write an article for transmission north with information gained from first-hand experience. The newsman becomes a moral
mirror for Hugh’s thoughts and beliefs. In an effort to broaden his appreciation, they travel to other plantations where Varick notices the silent hatred of a slave for his master. Over dinner, Hugh rationalizes retention of his slaves. Their lack of education, money with which to start a life and “Christian values” to care for their souls, makes emancipation impossible. They visit Ross, the ideological opposite of Hugh, and com-
pare his treatment of slaves; Ross brags about the way he treats his slaves and his guests see how he responds to them. Varick notes the conduct. Ross reasons constant use of the land destroys its value and therefore he needs to buy more slaves to work more land. The three discuss Lincoln’s election and emancipation. Tariffs and export problems have made it difficult for Ross to buy more slaves on credit. He rejects Hugh’s opinion that
the coming conflict will last a long time, not the brief period predicted by Southerners. They believe Great Britain, the industrial center of the world, will support the Confederacy because of its cotton requirements. Ross doesn’t appreciate England’s unwillingness to recognize Richmond until the South is militarily successful. Hugh is commissioned a colonel in a Tennessee regiment. General Johnston wants to use slaves to build fortifications around Nashville, but their owners demand pay. The journalist Varick, at Gen. Ulysses Grant’s headquarters, knows about the faltering military positions of the South and hears of Confederate officers abandoning their troops. When Hugh returns to Palmyra, the family home, he promises to manumit some of his slaves, but Serena is concerned because of a recent attack. She maintains the masterslave relationship is part of civilization. Hugh implores Ross to treat his slaves differently, to no avail. Ross and Serena come up with a plan to use his slaves to work the land at Palmyra. She then refuses to take an oath of allegiance to the Union and is told she may be sent behind Union lines. Not hearing from her husband, she panics. He is wounded at Vicksburg and sent to prison in Washington. Serena travels from city to city to find him, renting an apartment and becoming a seamstress. Her daughter joins her and they attend a party in Charleston where Serena meets Mary Chestnut, who helps in her search for Hugh. Varick finds Hugh in the Union prison, conditions unhealthy and unpleasant. They plan an escape and Hugh goes to Palmyra on furlough. He is soon called back for the Maryland invasion, but is fatally shot at Sharpsburg.
‘Smart Swarm’: Working together in smart groups “The Smart Swarm: How Understanding Flocks, Schools, and Colonies Can Make Us Better at Communicating, Decision Making, and Getting Things Done,” by Peter Miller. Avery. $26. BY CARL HARTMAN For The Associated Press
Ants, bees, birds, locusts and termites have been developing for eons — as has mankind — and they have developed their own ways of doing things — as has mankind. Are you as bright as a termite? A variety of termite in southwest Africa’s Namibia — each specimen about a quarter-inch long — is not concerned with chewing at houses, though it does like eating wood. It builds mounds 10 feet high or more, with a system of natural air conditioning that may one day keep your house cool with no increase
in your summer electricity bills. Turbulent winds enter the mounds, where a system of tunnels and chambers drains moisture and carbon dioxide from them. Worker termites have built the system by dropping tiny bits of earth on piles that other worker termites have started before them. The winds freshen the stale air within the mound and moderate the temperature. Eventually the refreshed air reaches the quarters of the termite king and queen underneath the mound — and the nest of their subjects, about 2 million of them. Biologists from the State University of New York in Syracuse have been studying the mounds in recent years. They don’t contend that the termites consciously plan them or consciously undertake the oftneeded repairs. A French physician, Pierre-Paul Grasse, coined the word “stigmergy” a half-
century ago to describe what he called “the stimulation of workers by the performance they have achieved.” Peter Miller, author of “The Smart Swarm,” is a senior writer at National Geographic. He sees the mounds as a kind of self-organization like Wikipedia, the encyclopedia to which almost anyone can contribute and that counts on its millions of users to correct and amplify the texts it receives. Five years ago, CIA officials founded a system called the Intellipedia on similar principles for use by intelligence services. Miller summarizes in two lessons what he has learned from swarms, flocks and colonies of selected insects, birds and animals, whose instinctive processes his book describes in easily understandable detail. “The first is that working together in smart groups, we too
can learn the impact of uncertainty, complexity and change. “The second ... is that, as members of such groups we don’t have to surrender our individuality. In nature, good decision-making comes from competition as much as from compromise, from disagreement as much as from consensus.” Though the lessons aren’t new, they do bear some thinking about. When we humans select groups to attack problems — groups such as legislatures and boards of directors — do we pay enough attention to the intellect of the members, as distinguished from our own personal interests and the personal interests of those we select? Are we smart enough to put aside our annoyance at disagreement to look sympathetically for merit in the other fellow’s point of view to avoid the damage of polarization?
A view from the skies can change our perspectives BY REBECCA HYDE Rowan Public Library
Geologists study features ranging from microscopic crystals to satellite views, from glimpses of Earth’s origins to present Earth-building events. How can these different perspectives of time and scale be combined and viewed in a larger context? Take to the air. As author Michael Collier writes in “Over the Mountains”: “On the ground, like mites on an elephant, you don’t know if you’re sitting on the elephant’s tooth or its toenail. But a view from the sky adds another dimension. Rise above and you can see the earth from trunk to tail.” Information and entertainment, extraordinary images with text that instructs the “unschooled,” Michael Collier’s “aerial views of geology” are picture books for adults. For people curious about geological processes (mountain-building, erosive rivers) or people who like to travel, these photographs offer access to areas accessible only to birds and pilots. Collier is a geologist, science writer, photographer, and pilot. And using his Cessna 180 “like a tripod,” he brings into focus and records geologic features that illuminate the theories by which scientists understand our earth. He also wants to impart “a sense of wonder, a tangible sense of the
earth that springs from an intimate knowledge of the land.” In “Over the Mountains,” the map of the United States is overlaid with boundaries marking geologic “provinces,” each having its own particular geologic history. A photograph of the North Cascades (Columbia Plateau Province) shows a remarkably jumbled range of mountains. These mountains are still being created by the spreading ocean floor meeting the edge of the continent, with accumulations of silt and sand being scraped off like “peanut butter smeared from a knife onto a piece of bread.” Again, In “Over the Rivers,” a map helps us re-imagine the landscape. State lines are overlaid by rivers, their basins and divides, which draw the line between water flowing toward one or another river (the great Continental Divide, for example). A river’s “job description” calls for moving water and sediment from the mountains to the sea. And that means maintaining a “fastidious equilibrium” between water and sediment. A spectacular alluvial fan is pictured within Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park, where coarse sand and gravel is dumped when the stream runs high and hard. In contrast, as the gradient flattens, a river meanders, like a “string of wobbly railroad cars rolling down an uneven track.” Its current bears against one
bank and deflects against the other, creating bends, all the way to the sea. The Green River is a “writhing snake” as it moves toward Bronx, Wyo., leaving bright sand on the inside of bends and erosion on the outside. Collier’s books offer us a view of a dynamic earth, a work in progress. Computer classes: Computer help sessions — make an appointment for 30-minute, one-on-one lessons in basic computer skills. Call 704-216-8243 for questions or to make an appointment. Headquarters — no classes in August. East — no classes in August. South — Thursday, 11 a.m., Travel Resources on the Web; Aug. 23, 7 p.m., Meet the Mouse. Classes are free. Sessions are approximately 90 minutes. Class size is limited and on a firstcome, first-served basis. Dates and times at all locations are subject to change without notice. Salisbury Rowan Reads family events: For the second summer, the city of Salisbury and Rowan County are partnering to encourage parents to read to their children. They are promoting reading through local libraries, from 5-7 p.m. • Wednesday, Cleveland Elementary School, Cleveland. Parents are invited to bring their children, preschool to grade 12, to these locations to register
for a free library card (or bring the child’s current library card) and receive a free book for each child. Children can also register to win a free Nintendo Wii. Movie ‘Ramble Through Rowan’s History’: Join in an evening of Rowan history on Tuesday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. in Stanback Auditorium. You are invited to the premiere of our newest installment in the “Ramble Through Rowan’s History” series. Both Parts I and II, “The Struggle for Liberty,” will be shown followed by a presentation and refreshments. Summer Reading Challenge: Rowan Public Library and Waterworks Visual Arts Center present the 6th annual Summer Reading Challenge. Dr. Jim Spiceland of the Center for Faith & Arts will lead discussions on the novel “Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 4 p.m. and Thursday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Stanback Auditorium at the library headquarters in Salisbury. Refreshments will be provided. Displays: Headquarters — Woodwork by Steve Martin; South — lunch box collection by Sharon Ross; East — clown collection by Elizabeth Ellenburg. Literacy: Call the Rowan County Literacy Council at 704-2168266 for more information on teaching or receiving literacy tutoring for English speakers or for those for whom English is a second language.
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launch later this year: Big Education would take on teacher unions and political correctness in schools; Big Tolerance, to “show that blacks, gays, Hispanics, Jews, are not all of one progressive mindset.” Solov, his business partner and friend, considers the company’s finances private and wouldn’t say if it turned a profit last year. Breitbart says advertising pays for a small staff — Internet traffic to his site gets a big boost from his old friend Drudge, whose site links stories to Breitbart’s online turf. There are those who think Breitbart’s future is in the Beltway culture he despises. One reader posted this, “Andrew for president 2012.” Breitbart looks momentarily bemused when asked if he harbors political ambition. “I’m less of a senator than I am a pied piper or Johnny Appleseed,” Breitbart says. “Being a senator would diminish my power.”
Breitbart’s talk of new media revolution is as much throwback as innovation. The confrontational rightleft voices in today’s national dialogue recall newspapers of the 18th and 19th centuries, which had little use for milquetoast neutrality. “When you have a more open, competitive landscape, you need to do something to differentiate yourself. One way is to have a point of view,” says Rich Gordon, director of digital innovation at Northwestern UniversiASSOCIATED PRESS ty’s Medill School of JourAndrew Breithart, whose edited video ignited the Shirley Sher- nalism. Is it journalism? rod episode, relishes his role as a conservative provocateur. “It’s a different brand of journalism than I grew up “an oppositional figure at an his party registration to Rewith in the 20th century,” publican and never looked oppositional time.” Gordon says. “We seem to be back. He wrote recently on going back to the future.” an Atlantic magazine webJoker and warrior Breitbart rattles off ideas site that there was a time Breitbart’s personality is for more than a dozen interwhen he read the Los Angereminiscent of the manic, linked sites and blogs, some les Times, the Los Angeles stop-and-go driving in his of which he says could Herald-Examiner, British hometown of Los Angeles, music magazines and what and right now we’re at stop. he called his Bible, satirical When asked what he does Spy magazine, but those other than pounding a laptop habits died with the Internet. or hanging out with tea Now, his reading tastes lean partiers, he has to pause. right. He’s a devoted Los Angeles All that would be just perDodgers fan, and has travsonal footnote if he hadn’t eled the country to cheer on met Web pioneer Matt FREE FLOWING WATER CONTROL his favorite team. He spends Drudge of Drudge Report a lot of time with his in-laws repute in the mid-1990s. Breat their home in Venice, near itbart became his long-servthe beach, and a getaway ing underling. He was also A Specialty Contractor Since 1979 With Over 6000 Completed Jobs usually means a meal with there during the formative 704-788-3217 the kids at California Pizza days of the Huffington Post. Kannapolis Salisbury www.jafisherconstruction.com Kitchen. In interviews, Breitbart “When you have four kids usually refuses to talk about ... unless you have the televi- Drudge, who is known for sion on it’s pure mayhem,” fiercely guarding his privahe says. “It’s just pure cy (and didn’t respond to AP chaos.” requests for an interview), Larry Solov, his business but he does say this: “I owe partner and lifelong friend, him everything.” says the blogger has two “If he had been left of speeds: lighthearted jokecenter, he would have been If you have been denied disability, we would like to help you. We are paid a fee only ster and fiery culture waron the cover of Rolling Stone if we can win your case and you collect benefits. We can come to your home and rior. and Wired and Vanity Fair a meet with you. As your representative, our job is to make sure you are treated fairly. “They flip back and million times,” Breitbart forth,” Solov quips. “And says. “My greatest takeaway there is not that much in be- from Matt Drudge ... was his R85721 Call Toll Free 1-800-392-7392 tween.” sense of individualism, to Breitbart is part of a follow your path. And so, small cluster of Hollywood conservatives that includes comedian Dennis Miller and Joel Surnow. While he told tea partiers in Nevada that he’s not rich, he doesn’t live like Joe the Plumber either — a Range Rover is parked in his driveway, and the ® neatly-tended homes in his hillside neighborhood go for more than $1 million. When Breitbart tells his story, it can feel rehearsed, a tale told many times. 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he was unaware of the complete speech at the time. By his account, he posted the OS ANGELES (AP) — clip to expose racism within Andrew Breitbart the NAACP, which last strips off his blazer, month passed a resolution windmills it over his head condemning what it said and lets it fly to the stage were racist elements within with a matador’s flourish. the tea party. He wrote that He booms into a microthe 1986 video shows “nodphone, sneering, taunting. ding approval” in the crowd Breath sprints to keep up to Sherrod’s remarks, which with words. he sees as evidence of bigA Breitbart boil is under otry. way, before a cheering It’s not the first time he’s throng of tea partiers on a been involved in a contromoonlike strip of Nevada versy over edited tapes. Last desert back in March. year, one of Breitbart’s webA finger stabs overhead sites debuted the hiddenas the conservative online camera sting videos made publisher declares Sen. Har- by James O’Keefe III and ry Reid, D-Nev., a racist. An Hannah Giles that brought arm lances outward as he down the Association of decries Republican leaders Community Organizations as apologists. Voice rising, for Reform Now, or ACORN. Breitbart pledges $10,000, Giles posed as a prostitute, then $20,000, then $100,000 and the videos show ACORN for the United Negro College staffers offering advice on Fund if proof is found to cor- taxes and other issues. Critroborate claims of racial ics said the heavily edited name-calling during tea par- tapes shaped a deceptive ty protests on Capitol Hill. narrative, a charge Breit“They decided to play bart denies. lowball, hardball tactics,” He relishes his public role Breitbart seethes. “Well, as provocateur. He told rewe’re going to have to play it porters from the stage of a right back at them.” tea party convention in FebYou could argue he has ruary, “It’s not your busidone just that. ness model that sucks, it’s Two weeks ago, Breitbart you that sucks.” And this on posted an edited video that Sen. Edward Kennedy’s left the impression that death: “If you can’t say Shirley Sherrod, then a little- something nice about a perknown black federal employ- son, then say mean things ee, was racist. Within days about them instead,” Breitshe was out of a job, the doc- bart wrote. “Especially if tored tape proved wildly they are unapologetic misleading and President manslaughterers.” Barack Obama was on the phone with her trying to Another narrative make things right. Breitbart’s home turf is a Sherrod says she plans to colony of conservative webfile a lawsuit against Breitsites anchored to news agbart, and he’s being blamed for committing the same on- gregator Breitbart.com, line sins that he says are en- which gets more than 2 million visitors each month. demic in the U.S. media: poHe’s a regular on Fox News, litical bias and lack of fairness. But despite calls, even and has a book on the way. News cycle by news cyfrom some conservatives, cle, fact by fact, Breitbart for Breitbart to apologize to Sherrod, he has done nothing uses his websites and public appearances to challenge of the sort. what he perceives as liberal “What would warrant an apology?” he told CNN. “I’m bias in the media, academia and Hollywood, the broad not the one that threw her forces that shape American under the bus.” lives. His loudmouthed style Love or hate him, you is a radical departure from can’t avoid Breitbart on caconservative voices of the ble TV these days. But who past, like William F. Buckley is this 41-year-old father of Jr. four from Los Angeles, who “I do what I do because has emerged as one of the the mainstream media most incendiary figures chooses not to do it,” he says. from the Beltway to Holly“The game of the left conwood, a minor-league Limbaugh who mixes shock-jock trolling the narrative ... is ending.” calculation, conservative And yet a centerpiece of credo and answer-to-no-one swagger? Who is this icon of the Breitbart operation is, in effect, a handshake with the the smash-mouth politics devil, as he sees it: the mainthat divide America? stream media. His most popular site, Breitbart.com, A former liberal showcases content he buys Breitbart vaguely resem- from the Associated Press bles a younger version of the and other mainstream news actor Carroll O’Connor, with organizations. It was gray hair and pale blue eyes. launched under the motto: He has the kind of build that “Just the news.” suggests he’s not averse to Breitbart TV, another polishing off his kids’ leftgrab-bag, rounds up video overs. clips. In the quiet of his Los AnFrom there it’s a hard geles living room, where the right turn, and it’s clear afCalifornia sunshine floods ter a few clicks Breitbart isthrough skylights and toys n’t promoting an impartial occupy corners, Breitbart is media. A quartet of sister practiced and polite. sites offer conservative Dressed in a blue blazer, analysis, commentary and jeans and button-down shirt, blog posts that pass judghe’s nothing like the combat- ment on news stories or ive partisan seen hissy-fitdelve into other topics of the ting on YouTube clips. day — a sort of online bulKids’ artwork is taped to letin board for conservathe walls, and he chats amitives. There’s Big Journalably with his wife about din- ism, Big Hollywood, Big ner and a visit from his inPeace and Big Government. laws. There’s a large-screen (He uses the modifier “Big” TV and pool table, and a to mock the media slang Big book on see-through houses Tobacco and Big Oil). rests nearby. Some past headlines, “NY Breitbart talks about his Times admires Taliban,” views with the zeal of the “Who really needs a journalconvert that he is. A person- ism degree?” and “Left Adality ago, he was a cookiemits Racism Charges cutter Hollywood liberal. Against Tea Parties a Tactic, But his passion for his brand Not a Truth.” of conservative politics is Not surprisingly, the left shot through with the keen sees Breitbart as another enbusiness sense of an up-and- tertainer-pundit on the coming media mogul: He fringes of journalism, where knows that what he says facts are disposable and attisells. tude trumps intellect. As with the Sherrod “I call it thuggery in the video, he is skilled at finding national discourse,” says issues that push conservaDemocratic strategist Karen tive buttons while at the Finney, a Clinton White same time pulling Internet House veteran “It’s damagtraffic to his websites, driving to our country.” ing up advertising rates. But his take-no-prisoners He’s a man with an agenda, approach goes down well and it’s as much business as with conservatives who feel politics. their political leaders have “I’m committed to the de- been too hesitant, too timid. struction of the old media Breitbart “intends to offend guard,” Breitbart has said. the other side,” says Repub“And it’s a very good busilican strategist Jonathan ness model.” Wilcox, who teaches a He did not speak with course on politics and Sherrod before the clipped celebrity at the University video went up, and he says of Southern California. He’s BY MICHAEL R. BLOOD
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POINT PPT Class introduces the noble art of fencing BY KATIE SCARVEY kscarvey@salisburypost.com
Don Diego de la Vega: [referring to Murrieta's sword] Do you know how to use that thing? Alejandro Murrieta: Of course! The pointy end goes into the other man. — “The Mask of Zorro”
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Fortunately, while the students in a fencing class at the Norvell Theater were having fun with “pointy” things — more strictly called foils, at least in this case — there was no actual bloodshed to sully the new facility. On a recent Tuesday evening, instructor Heather Van Wallendael was showing her class the basics of foil
Nancy Gaines tries on a mask during class. fencing, including getting points by scoring “touches” with the foil. There are three types of weapons used in modern fencing. Foil — a light thrusting weapon — is one. There is also the épée, a heavier thrusting weapon, and the sabre, a cutting and thrusting weapon. Van Wallendael is a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a member of that school’s foil squad. Three sessions into the five-session class, she knew what her students wanted to hear. They’d covered the basics. They knew how to hold their foils and had learned the odd, shuffling footwork the sport requires. It was time for something more dramatic. “We’ll warm up, and then actually stab people today.” Reid Leonard, director of Piedmont Players Theatre, says that PPT wanted to offer the fencing classes, in part, to help prepare those who would like to audition for one of the upcoming shows that require swordplay, including the youth production of “Romeo and Juliet” in September and “Three Musketeers” in January.
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I am William, and I demand that you love me ur beloved firststring dog Seamus died a few months ago. His life with us corresponded almost exactly to Quinn’s school years, from kindergarten to 12th KATIE grade. SCARVEY I kept thinking about the scene in one of the“Little House on the Prairie” books, when Jack the dog dies and Pa tells Laura that surely there is a heaven for dogs like him. We miss Seamus. I would have been happy existing with our secondstring dog, Edy, for a while, but my husband had puppies on the brain, a very serious condition if left untreated. That we’ll be left abandoned soon by children busy pursuing The Rest of Their Lives probably fac-
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tored into this particular malady. I knew he’d wear me down eventually, so I caved in sooner rather than later. One trip to the county animal shelter, and boom, we were the guardians of young William Wallace. And what do you know, my husband just happened to have a laundry basket in the back of his Jeep to put William in. My husband named him for the Mel Gibson character in “Braveheart,” although in protest of Mel’s recent loutish behavior, I like to call him simply “Will’m.” William is a black dog of uncertain parentage, just as Seamus was. The folks at the pound surmised that he was part black Lab, part golden retriever. As William moves from cute puppy to awkward adolescent, that combination seems less likely. I suspect there’s a herding dog in there somewhere. Border collie comes to mind. William isn’t always
William likes to make his presence known, whether it’s through herding humans or attacking their plants. sure where he wants your feet to be, but he’s pretty sure that he doesn’t want them where they are right now. And he doesn’t fancy you walking in a straight line. So to that end, he lunges and nips and indulges in all sorts of obnoxiousness. On walks, we find ourselves scolding him with, “Stop herding me, William!” which sounds a lot like “Stop hurting me.” Maybe it would just be
easier to say, “Baaaa” and do what he wants. Besides pretending that we are all his private flock of sheep in need of direction, William’s favorite sport is denuding the plants on our deck, demolishing door screens, hurtling his body into baby gates in order to flatten them and sticking his tongue in Edy’s mouth. Edy, our elder statesdog, hasn’t been sure of what to make of William. To begin with, she couldn’t stand him. William’s chaotic entrance into our household was a horrible insult added to the grievous injury of losing her lifelong companion, Seamus. Her hostile reaction to William reminded me of how our 20-month old daughter Spencer reacted in the hospital when she saw baby Quinn for the first time. “Take it away,” she said. Whenever William got within four feet of her, she’d growl, deep in her throat, and curl her mouth into a very scary snarl. As he got closer, she would hiss like a snake. I’ve never heard a
dog make a sound like that before. For the first few weeks, we had to keep them separated. We found ourselves repeating a line from “Old Yeller” to Edy, something Lizbeth says to Travis when she’s given him a speckled puppy to replace Old Yeller. “If you could just come to like the pup ...” Progress was made when we took them on walks together. William offended her less when they were on neutral ground. William didn’t make the transition easy. He ignored her “get away from me” body language and completely disregarded her senior status, launching himself at her in full-body tackles, prancing alongside her like a demented show pony and licking her face and mouth incessantly. Secretly I began to hope that Edy would give him a little beat-down so he’d stop being so annoying. I can’t decide whether William is just extremely confident or a supreme chucklehead, because he
simply refused to back off. When she got to the point of actually snapping at him, he’d just stop and gaze at her, unabashed, as if to say, “I am William, and you WILL love me.” Slowly, by degrees, Edy has relaxed. Her growling and hissing has given way to a low-throated sound more like an anxious purr. It isn’t exactly a happy sound, but we’re no longer afraid that if we turn our backs she will rip his head off and use it for a chew toy, the way Seamus occasionally did with an unlucky squirrel. I suspect she’s just given up in the face of William’s persistent, aggressive affection. And really, when a puppy is so awaggle with love that he threatens to throw his hips out of joint, long-term resistance to his charms is futile. So yes, Will’m, we do love you. But about those plants, young sir .... Contact Katie Scarvey at kscarvey@salisburypost.com.
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Sophie Hoffner A daughter, Sophie Kate, was born to Keith Edward and Amy Miller Hoffner of Salisbury on July 17, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center NorthEast. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Grandparents are John and Barbara Miller of Salisbury and Gene and Carolyn Hoffner of China Grove. Great-grandparents are Norma Dennis and Beulah Hoffner, both of Salisbury.
Zander Webb A son, Zander Jonathan, was born to Danielle and Daniel Webb on July 20, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Grandparents are Danny and Cheryl Scearce and Jackie and Kathy Webb, all of Salisbury. Great-grandparents are Paul and Sarah Stirewalt of China Grove.
Jasper Robertson A son, Jasper Brody, was born to Jason and Jennifer Weaver Robertson of Salisbury on July 29, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He weighed 9 pounds, 13 ounces. He has a brother, Jaden, 5. Grandparents are Patty McGinnis Weaver and Ray Weaver, and Dr. Dale and Claudia Robertson, all of Salisbury.
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MOUNT PLEASANT — Laura Katherine “Katie” Casner and John Todd Lindley were united in marriage Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at The Saratoga Springs. The Rev. Carroll Robinson officiated the 6:30 p.m. ceremony, which was followed by a reception. The bride was escorted by her father, David Casner, and attended by her sister, Erin L. Casner of Boone, as maid of honor. Her bridesmaids were Abby Covington of China Grove, Cassie Marsh of Concord and sister of the groom Crystal McKenzie of Concord. Tony Lindley of Kannapolis stood as his brother’s best man. Serving as groomsmen were the groom’s father, John Lindley of Kannapolis, Brad Phillips of Gastonia and Matt McKenzie of Concord. Allie Burns of Salisbury served as flower girl, and John Payne of Statesville was ring bearer. The bride is the daughter of David Casner and Martha Graham of Salisbury and the granddaughter of Leonard Casner of Salisbury. A 2000 graduate of West Rowan High School and 2006 graduate of Catawba College, Katie is employed by RowanSalisbury School System at Millbridge Elementary School. The groom is the son of John E. and Pam Lindley of Kannapolis and the grandson of Pete and Edna Turner and Helen Lindley, all of Concord. A 1994 graduate of A.L. Brown High School, Todd is employed by Genesis Electrical Service. The couple will make their home in Salisbury. R125808
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Kathryn Brittany Vanderslice of Salisbury and Daniel Francis Soques of Raleigh were united in marriage Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at First Baptist Church of Salisbury. The Rev. Brian Farmer officiated the 6 p.m. ceremony, which was followed by a reception at Rowan Museum. The bride was escorted by her father, Scott Vanderslice, and attended by Kristen Spell of Faison as maid of honor and her mother, Kathryn Vanderslice, as matron of honor. Serving as her bridesmaids were Bridget Evelyn of Wilmington, Taylor Vanderslice of Ocean City, N.J., and Jenna Grace Hill of Johnson City, Tenn. C.J. Soques of California, Md., stood as the groom’s best man. Serving as groomsmen were Edwin Hall, Tyler Vanderslice and Mark Vanderslice, all of Salisbury, and Chris Swayngim of Wilmington. Guest register attendant was Devon Vanderslice, and program attendants were Kyle Lefkowitz and Jenna Lefkowitz. The bride is the daughter of Scott and Kathryn Vanderslice of Salisbury and the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Hill of Hendersonville and Mrs. Harry D. Vanderslice of Ocean City, N.J. A 2005 graduate of Salisbury High School, Brittany received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a minor in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2010. She is a registered nurse. The groom is the son of Susan and Larry Smith of Raleigh and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Soques of Austin, Texas. A 2005 graduate of Leesville Road High School, Daniel graduated summa cum laude from UNC-Wilmington in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with specialization in Economics.
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Ann Elizabeth Cunningham of Durham and Robert Odell Moorefield III of Raleigh were united in marriage June 19, 2010, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Salisbury. The Rev. Mr. Joshua Voitus officiated the ceremony, which was followed by a reception at Rowan Museum. The bride was escorted by her father, Dean Cunningham, and attended by her sister, Mary Cunningham, as maid of honor. Her bridesmaids included her sister-in-law, Emily Cunningham of Huntersville, sister of the groom Sarah Bowlin, Mahalia Siegel, Jenny Oh and McKenzie Thompson. James Reed of Winston-Salem stood as the groom’s best man. Serving as groomsmen were brother of the bride Justin Cunningham, brother-in-law of the groom Brent Bowlin, Bryan Fincher, Ben Wilde and Lucas Nikkel. Flower girls were Miss Elena Kate Cunningham, niece of the bride, and Miss Mary Grace Bowlin, niece of the groom. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dean Cunningham and the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller Boyd Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walter Cunningham. A 2002 graduate of Salisbury High School and an N.C. Teaching Fellow, Anna received a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Art History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007. She also studied for her Master of Arts in Teaching at UNC-CH and is employed by Chatham County Schools at Northwood High School. The groom is the son of Mrs. Terry Fleming Moorefield and the late Mr. Robert Odell Moorefield and the grandson of Mrs. Elenor and the late Mr. Harry Fleming and Mrs. Ethel and the late Mr. Robert Odell Moorefield. A 2002 graduate of Marist School of Atlanta, Ga., Robert received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Textile Chemistry from North Carolina State
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CHINA GROVE — Hali Ryan Snider and Mark Thomas Beck were united in marriage Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at First United Methodist Church. Elder Eddie Fowler, uncle of the bride, officiated the 4 p.m. ceremony, which was followed by a reception at The Heritage Room in Salisbury. The bride was escorted by her father, Todd David Snider, and attended by her sister, Megan Lindsay Snider of Hickory, as maid of honor, and Jessica Morris Phillips of Oak Island as matron of honor. Her bridesmaids were Alexandra Blair Grubb of Salisbury and Amber Nicole Goodman of China Grove. James William Beck Jr. stood as his son’s best man. Serving as groomsmen were Scott James Beck and Philip Ray Beck of China Grove, Kyle David Berger of Huntersville and Adam Charles Black of Hickory. Ainsley Nicole Dial and Aubrey Elaine Dial of Raleigh served as flower girls. Patricia Long Smith was guest registrar, and Corbin Andrew Peele and Braxton Tyler Peele of Salisbury were program attendants. James and Ronnell Grubb were recognized as honorary parents. Wedding music was provided by Becky Lipe Morris, and photography was by Kate Ashbrook. Ronnell Grubb served as wedding director. The bride is the daughter of Todd David and Molly Laughlin Snider of China Grove and the granddaughter of Lester and Merlyn Snider, Bonnie McGowan and Dennis Laughlin, all of Salisbury. A 2005 graduate of South Rowan High School, Hali graduated from the cosmetology program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in 2010. She is employed by Salon Arabella in China Grove. The groom is the son of James William Beck Jr. and Kathy Lipe Beck of China Grove and the
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Walter B. Waggoner, 15, of Salisbury, is receiving his Eagle Scout Phillip John Shoemaker, 16, of Salisbury, received his Eagle Ian David Lins, 14, of Salisbury, is receiving his Eagle Scout award today, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Scout award Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Union Lutheran Church. award today, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at St. John’s Lutheran Church. The award will be presented by Marny Hendrick, Scott Robinson Scoutmaster Bill Marlow of Troop 334 presented the award. Marny Hendrick of Troop 443 will present the award. and Mark Lottis of Troop 443. Henry Phillip is one of the original charHenry Trexler is Trexler is Scoutmaster of Troop 443, which ter members of Troop 334, which was Scoutmaster for Troop 443, is sponsored by St. John’s Lutheran. started in 2005 at Union Lutheran which is sponsored by St. Walt has earned 23 merit badges and is Church. A past Senior Troop Leader, John’s Lutheran Church. presently Troop Guide. He has also earned Phillip has earned 42 merit badges Ian has earned 25 merit his Order of the Arrow. and is the third member of the troop badges and is Senior Patrol Walt’s Eagle project was planting a borto receive the Eagle Scout Award in Leader of the troop. He derline of bushes and trees at the St. John’s 2010. earned the Arrow of Light, retreat property. Over 200 plants were His Eagle project was rebuilding a God and Family and God planted, involving over 230 hours of time. bridge on the 2-mile hiking path at and Me as a Cub Scout and Darrell Blackwelder, a member at St. John’s, Dan Nicholas Park. received the Order of the oversaw and helped plan the project. Many The son of John and Kaianna Arrow as a Boy Scout. St. John’s members offered their service to Shoemaker of Salisbury, Phillip is a For his Eagle project Ian this project in both time and money. rising sophomore at North Rowan collected 2,000 pounds of Walt is the son of Dan and Janet High School. R125802 dry dog food for the R125800 Waggoner of Salisbury. Humane Society of Rowan County. The son of Mark and Jeannie Lins of Salisbury, he is a rising freshman at Graystone Day School. He plays soccer for FCCA.
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Basinger crowned Ava Grace Basinger, the 20 month old daughter of Joe and Amanda Basinger of Rockwell, was crowned 2011 World’s Our Little Miss Baby Petite on July 10. Ava competed in the week long pageant in Scottsdale, Arizona against 23 other US and international contestants in the 0-36 month age division. Basinger was crowned with the signature Our Little Miss official round crown, banner, trophy and robe. She is also the recipient of scholarship funds upon the completion of her reign. She will spend the upcoming year traveling across the country, making appearances representing her title.
Mrs. Karen Wagamon of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Christina Ann Wagamon, to Steven Brent Harvey, formerly of Salisbury. Christina is also the daughter of the late Walter D. Wagamon. Steven is the son of Sid and Belinda Harvey of Salisbury. The two met in college where they both were members of the Catawba College golf teams. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late David and Ruth Maull of Lewes, Delaware, and the late Captain Arthur and Anne Wagamon of Milton, Delaware. A 2002 graduate of Cape Henlopen High School and 2006 graduate of Catawba College with a Sport Management degree, Christina is the Executive Assistant and Marketing Coordinator for The Schell Brothers Companies in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The future groom is the grandson of Betty Smith of Salisbury, the late Howard Smith, Betty Harvey of Charlotte and the late Stan Harvey. A 2000 graduate of Salisbury High School and 2005 graduate of Catawba College with a Business Administration degree, Steven is an Account Executive for Williams Insurance Agency in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. A Sept. 10 wedding has been planned on the sands of Rehoboth Beach. R125804
20th annual Patrons Ball set for Sept. 11 Rowan Regional Medical Center Foundation’s 20th annual Patrons Ball, “Let’s Rock,” will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, September 11 at the Country Club of Salisbury. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Graham are chairing this year’s event. All proceeds will support the new Breast Center. Shari Graham has served as a volunteer on the Patrons Ball committee for the past three years. The Grahams were the co-presenting sponsors last year and have generously supported the ball for many years. They are involved with numerous community organizations and are well known for their service, leadership and dedication. Assisting the co-chairs in organizing the event are: Lisa Clark, Susan Cloninger, Blake Evans, Libby Gish, Cheryl Goins, Jayne Helms, Henrietta Henderlite, Carrie Poole, Trisha Proper, Cathy Smith, Tracy Smith, Wanda Smith, and Lindsay Wineka. The committee is decorating the Salisbury Country Club in a rock n’ roll theme. More than 300 Rowan County business executives, social and community leaders attend Rowan Regional’s annual ball. Tickets are $250 for a couple and $125 for an individual. Current sponsors as of July 29 for the 2010 Ball include: Community Bank of Rowan – Valet Parking Sponsor Farrington Family Medical Center – Bronze Sponsor
Fisher Realty – Pewter Sponsor F&M Bank – Pewter Sponsor Food Lion– Hors d’ouevres and Silver Sponsor Gary L. Davis, CPA, P.A. – Bronze Sponsor Mid-Carolina Cardiology, P.A. – Silver Sponsor Piedmont Radiological Associates, P.A. – Ice Sculpture Robins and Morton – Bronze Sponsor Rowan Diagnostic Clinic, P.A. – Library Sponsor Salisbury Anesthesia & Pain Consultants, P.A. – Ballroom Bar Sponsor Salisbury Ear, Nose and Throat, P.A. – Guitarist Sponsor Salisbury Pediatric Associates, P.A. – Photography Sponsor Salisbury Urological Clinic, P.A. – Ice Sculpture Sponsor Summit Developers, Inc. – Print Sponsor SunTrust Bank – Bar Sponsor Taylor Clay Products, Inc. – Bar Sponsor TEAM Chevrolet – Front Lawn Sponsor There are numerous opportunities available. Special recognition and incentives are included with each sponsorship selection. For details, contact Monica Wray Cameron, special events and gifts coordinator, at Rowan Regional Medical Center Foundation, at 704-210-6881 or email her mccameron@novanthealth.org.
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Charles Wayne Jones and Claudette Woodie Jones celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 7, 2010. They were married Aug. 7, 1960, in York, S.C. Wayne and Claudette are both retired. In honor of the occasion, the Joneses took a three-week cross-country trip, visiting 17 states. While in California, they enjoyed time in San Francisco, Napa Valley and Yosemite National Park. They were also honored at a family dinner given by their children and their spouses: Susan J. Boyer and husband Jim, Darryl W. Jones and wife Danielle, Sabrina J. Niggel and husband Joe. Wayne and Claudette have six grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. Their children also placed altar flowers in their honor at Grace R125810 United Methodist Church.
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Terry and Teresa Trammell of Salisbury are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Trammell, to Nicholas Johns Cole of Mooresville. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Fred and Veda Trammell of China Grove and the late Norman and Ruby Donahue of Kannapolis. A 2002 graduate of South Rowan High School and a 2006 graduate of Appalachian State University, Sarah is pursuing her Master of Educational Leadership degree at Wingate University. Sarah is also a fourth grade teacher for the Mooresville Graded School District. The future groom is the son of Christopher and Penny Cole of Vestal, N.Y., and the grandson of Marjorie and the late Frederick Johns of Vestal, N.Y., and the late Joseph and Rosemary Cole of Johnson City, N.Y. A 2000 graduate of Union-Endicott High School, Nick is currently a car chief in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The couple will marry Oct. 10 at the Charles Mack Citizen Center in Mooresville. R125803
Dupuy competes for title Scarlett Dupuy of Salisbury was recently selected to participate in Nationals’ 2010 Miss Jr. Pre-Teen Charlotte pageant competition that will take place on August 29. Dupuy will be competing in the Miss Jr. Pre-Teen division, one of four divisions that will have young ladies between the ages of 7 and 19 competing in modeling routines which include casual wear and formal wear. In addition, she will display her personality and interviewing skills while interviewing with this year’s Charlotte judging
panel. Personality is the number one aspect that each contestant is judged on during all phases of competition. If Dupuy were to win the title of Miss Jr. Pre-Teen Charlotte, she would represent Charlotte and the surrounding communities at the Cities of America National Competition that will take place in Orlando, Fla., with more than $60,000 in prizes and awards available. Contestants are sponsored by community businesses, organizations and private individuals.
Rodney Dwayne and Jerrie Osborne Burns of Salisbury are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. They were married Aug. 11, 1985, at First Baptist Church Salisbury. Rodney is the owner of Salisbury Venetian Blind, LLC, and Jerrie is employed at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Mount Ulla. They are members of First Baptist Church Salisbury. They have three children: Emily Marie Burns, a senior at Wingate University majoring in Human Services; Natalie Lynn Burns, a freshman at Wingate University majoring in Communications; and Bryce Dwayne Burns, a junior at West Rowan High School. R125809
Byrd 66th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Byrd, Sr., of Salisbury celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary Aug. 5, 2010. The Byrds are the proud parents of 14 children, including nine girls: Nancy Smith, Marilyn “Ann” Wallace, Katie Crockett, Chris Vinson, Patricia Sturdivant, Kathy “Obby” Kelly, Mary “Mae” Sturdivant, Gail Barber and Angela Whisonant and five boys: Jessie Byrd, Jr., Ernest Byrd, Sammy Byrd, Anthony Byrd and Ronnie Byrd, who are all living. They are the esteemed grandparents of 40 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren; and a R125811 poodle “Charlie.”
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Plinkin’ and such: the country Summer Olympics f you are blessed enough to live where city lights are just a distant glowing amber dome on the horizon, in a place where you hear more crickets and tree frogs than automobiles and sirens, a place where you can distinguish the coming of dawn by the GORDON change of FURR background sounds from those crickets to early morning birds before there is even a hint of light, then you will know of what I speak. Things are a little different out here. Different how? Besides the above-mentioned points, there are different methods of amusement. Since it is not so easy to make your way to a bowling alley, or whatever it is those poor city people have to do for fun, we make our fun out here using what we have at hand ... and the fun at hand has developed into its own form of ultimate competition: the Country Olympics. The agony and the defeat aside, the Country Olympics have a charm all their own. Take our favorite evening sporting adventure, Plinkin’. Now, I know that it is not wise to use a Daisy BB gun in the city. Why, with all those car windshields, picture windows, lawyers and people just packed together, it just wouldn’t make any sense to pack a BB gun. Did I mention lawyers? Before I go any further, neither I nor the publisher of this story assumes any responsibility for your being as foolish as I. But like I said, things are different out here. A
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BB gun is, if not a necessity, at least a convenience. Why, what else would you use to get the squirrels to leave the bird feed alone, aside from looking like a fool by screaming with your arms raised, running toward the little roof-rats? With a BB gun, a quick cock and a squint and squeeze in the right direction from a hundred yards away takes care of the matter. The sport of using said BB gun (my son’s weapon of choice currently is the famed Red Rider of tongue-stuck-to-the-flagpole “Christmas Story” repute, but he has his eye (he has both) on one of those swanky Crossman PumpMasters like I used to advantage in my own youth. Pump the silent dark monster up 30 strokes and you can send your lead screaming through one inch of 100 year old seasoned rockhard heart pine like a rabid and spewing skunk running through a Sunday afternoon Baptist church homecoming crowd. Believe me, I know. Both. The art comes in seeing how closely one can make a BB land to oneself when shot straight up. My physics might be a little rusty, but I know that the BB comes down just as fast as it was when it left the barrel, minus the effects of wind drag on the orb. I also know that a Red Rider with good fresh seals is good for an 8-second count until its projectile lands back to earth again. At 32 feet per second, the last half’s return trip represents an apogee of somewhere around 320 feet, more than the length of a football field straight up. Pretty good for hot air. The best shot to date was the one that on the count of “8” managed to
hit me right where the back of the neck intersects the shoulder. You know what? Even though it smarted a bit (country word for hurt, but seems inappropriate to use anything like “smarts” in association with something so dumb as shooting a projectile straight up), it still elicited pride for skillful control of the weapon. It also illuminated the need for headgear. Headgear of choice is an ordinary tin pie pan, for it makes the most satisfying “PLINK” when the target is met (hence the name of the sport). Besides, the idea of having guys sitting around with pie pans on their heads makes good fodder for jokes ... by the women. We’ve gratefully not made the upgrade to using 22s as the launch vehicle. Not because of the added risk, but rather we just can’t count high enough to know when it is going to land, or are too impatient to simply wait that long for our delayed gratification. In case you don’t know, 22-long rifle bullets can go over 2 miles, a far cry more than the 100plus yards of the Daisy. Before you cry “fools,” I will offer one redemption, such as it may be: The generation before was known to take good old compound bows and real, sharp, arrows and do the same thing. In the dark. To my knowledge, they all survived and went on to lead productive (and in some cases, respectable) lives. One thing is for sure, the faster ones stood the best odds as they all would scramble when the arrow was launched. Also, before you cry fool, consider the original Olympics. That poor IRON FRISBEE TOSSER never had anyone willing
to play catch with him. He was always just throwing it on his own, then having to trot out and pick it up. Pitiful, simply pitiful. Plinkin’ is not the only sport we have to amuse ourselves. Here’s a listing of a few others in no particular order: • Walnut to Barn Chunking. We now have a fine stand of walnut trees around the barn from similar chunking 40 years ago. Makes a loud “thunk” on the tin with a proper throw. • Walnut to Yellow Jacket Nest Chunking. You figure it out. One of our more exciting sports. • Walnut Roof Roll. Toss walnut onto roof, make it get as close to ridge as you can without going over, then catch it on its return. Sometimes the gutter will make it kick upward, and add drama to the event. • Walnut and Green Apple Wars. Ask my brother about this one. He won. I was hiding behind the green apple tree, he was at the walnut tree. Walnuts are harder than
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green apples. Walnuts throw much better, and besides, he was 7 years older and a pitcher on his baseball team. Man, that hurt, getting nailed with a 70 mph walnut between 8-year old eyes. • Black Snake Tease. Take stick, irritate perfectly nice black snake and see how many times you can get him to strike before he makes a run for it. • Black Snake Sister Tease. Take said black snake after getting him good and riled and chase sister. See how far and fast you can make her run. Extra points for spirited screaming. • Dirt Clod Wars. Plowed fields are fertile grounds for super dirt clods. Red clay makes best clods for dramatic explosion, yellow bull tallow clods are bests for sticking together in tight clumps and causing a wallop, plus they stick to the assailed if the ground is properly moist. • Rotten Tomato Wars. Find the biggest, nastiest, most fly-ridden rotten
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days, Rufty-Homes Senior Center, or 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, Rowan Regional Hospice office, 720 Grove St. Information, 704637-7645. • Diabetes Support Group , 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. first Tuesdays, Education Resource Center, fourth floor in Rowan Regional Medical Center’s patient tower. Offers programs to provide support and education for people
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Circle of Hope allows a safe haven for parents to share their grief after the death of a child. Sharing eases loneliness and allows expression of grief in an atmosphere of acceptance and understanding. The pain from the loss of a child can best be understood by another bereaved parent. Support group meeting will be held this Thursday August 12, 2010 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm.
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If your club information needs to be updated, please e-mail the information to Lifestyles@salisburypost.com with SUPPORT GROUP UPDATE in the subject line, or write to Lifestyles, SUPPORT GROUP UPDATE, Salisbury Post, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, NC 28144. • Alzheimer’s Family Support Group , 4 p.m. first Mondays, Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks. Information, 1-800-888-6671 or 704-633-7862. • Alzheimer’s Family Support Group, 2 p.m. second Sundays, Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks. Information, Christie Reavis, 704637-3784, extension 730. • Amputee Support Group , 1 p.m. last Tuesday of the month, boardroom at the Salisbury Y. Call 704-642-1132 for information. • Autism Society of North Carolina, Rowan chapter, Partners in Learning Child Development Center at Catawba College. Call 704638-9020 for dates and times of meetings. • Autism Support Group, 6:30 p.m. first Thursdays, Medical Arts Building classrooms, Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, 920 Church St. North, Concord. To support caregivers of children with autism and neuropsychiatric conditions, provide vital information and practical recommendations. Information, 704-403-2660 or www.northeastpedsneuro.org. • Caring Friends Grief Support Group for parents who have lost infants. Meets on an as-needed basis. Information, 704-6367803 or 704-279-6279. • Cardiac Support Group, 7 p.m. third Tuesdays in February, June and October, Cardiac Rehabilitation Wellness Center, second floor Kiser Medical Building, Rowan Regional Medical Center. Information, 704-210-5412. • Celebrate Recovery, a Christcentered 12-step program for hurts, habits and hangups, such as alcoholism, divorce, sexual abuse, co-dependency, domestic violence and drug, sexual, food and gambling addictions, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Trading Ford Baptist Church fellowship building, 3600 Long Ferry Road. Information, 704-637-7523 or 704-6335986. Also, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Trinity Wesleyan Church, 2200 Mooresville Road. Informa-
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Can cool clothes make you more successful? o clothes make the man? Or in this case, the woman? We can talk all day about how brains and work ethic are more important than looks and fashion. But humans are visual creaLISA EARLE tures by nature. Like it MCLEOD or not, we make instant assessments of people based on what they’re wearing. It’s not just a chick thing. Male wardrobes may be less complicated, but they’re no less relevant. My father, who spent 40 years in banking, says, “The people with the good
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suits are always the ones who get promoted.” The question is, do they get promoted because they look like leaders? Or does looking like a power player inspire you to act like one? It’s both. Have you ever watched a young man try on his first real suit? There’s a moment when he sees himself in the mirror, and he transforms before your very eyes. He stands taller, he squares his shoulders, and he juts his chin forward as he realizes that he looks strong and competent. The same thing happens to women. I remember the first time I tried on a fancy black cocktail dress. As I gazed at the grown-up-looking girl in the glass, it suddenly dawned on me that I might be pretty.
When I was a college senior, my grandmother offered to buy me an interview suit. From the moment I slipped on the jacket, I felt smarter. As I stood in front of the mirror practicing my imaginary interview handshake, I thought, “Wow, that girl looks like she could actually get a job.” It’s an odd paradox. When you’re wearing the right clothes, it becomes less about the clothes and more about you. The clothes give you a visual jolt that awakens you to your own possibilities. I had a recent experience that reminded me just how much clothes can matter. I spent an afternoon with a few stylists from Ann Taylor, and I have to say, I was
shocked by the positive impact it had on my self-confidence. As a professional speaker, I know that first impressions are important, so I’ve always paid some level of attention to my wardrobe. However, as my life got busier (and my body got lumpier), looking decent had become yet another item on my seemingly endless to-do list. Good suit, check; brush teeth, check; back-up batteries, check. I had forgotten that one of the people I was making an impression on was me. When I put on one of their stylish, sleek suits and looked at myself in the dressing mirror, for the first time in a long time, I didn’t see an overworked woman who worries about
her payroll, her business, her weight and her kids. I saw a confident person who could walk into a room and own it. It was that magic moment in the mirror when you quit worrying about how you look and start thinking about what you can do. Ironic isn’t it? Not surprisingly, I bought several suits that day. The next week, I went on the road and had three of the most successful professional engagements of my entire career. Coincidence? Probably not. The image you see in the mirror matters. It’s not shallow to care about how you look; it’s smart. Because when you look better,
you feel better, and when you feel better, you do better. Cool clothes aren’t a substitute for competence, kindness, curiosity or compassion. But sometimes it takes a killer suit to remind you just how fabulous you already are. Lisa Earle McLeod is an author, columnist, keynote speaker and business consultant. The founder and principal of McLeod & More, Inc., she specializes in sales and leadership training. Her newest book, The Triangle of Truth, has been cited as the blueprint for “how smart people can get better at everything.” Visit www.TriangleofTruth.com for a short video intro.
Dear Amy: My wife’s father died four years ago, and her mother, “Peggy,” who is 86 years old, lives with us. This is fine with me. My wife had to quit her job to stay home and take care of her mother, so we lost all my wife’s benefits (such as health insurance) and now we have to pay through the nose for health coverage (I receive no benefits through my job). My mother-in-law has cancer and we expected her to live less than a year. That was three years ago. Peggy was left with a nice pension. She pays us $500 a month for room and board. Peggy thinks that is more than enough. My wife takes her everywhere at our expense, sees to all of her doctor’s visits and to her care at home. Amy, she can afford to pay us three times that amount and still have plenty of money left over. Instead, she gives it to my wife’s sister, who can afford things we can’t. The sister takes care of Peggy only when she needs money (about once every three months), for about a week. We have exhausted our nest egg and haven’t been anywhere in three years. We have sole power of attorney. Amy, should Peggy pony up more money or do you think $500 is enough? — Broke in Central California Dear Broke: “Peggy” should finance her own care, to the extent that she is able. In-home eldercare is a very valuable (and very expensive) service, and — along with her
Dear Amy: I was surprised you did not come down harder on “Beside Ourselves” (the parents who were appalled their children got tattoos). Their children are adults and can do with their bodies as they please. That the parents are looking for a “suitable punishment” is a huge red flag. Parents of adult children can at best hope to counsel their children, and even then they must tread carefully. The tattoos are quite likely an early exertion of their independence from overbearing parents. If their tattoos have hurt their chances for professional success (and I agree with you that they haven’t), professional success is certainly not a requirement to living a happy and fulfilling life. — Paul Dear Paul: I completely agree. Thank you. Send questions via e-mail to askamy@tribune.com or by mail to Ask Amy, Chicago Tribune, TT500, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.)
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Dear Confused: You could send a card (or say in person), “I feel like I only hear from you when you have these big events going on! Congratulations on your pregnancy. I’m so sorry I can’t make it to the shower but I hope you have a wonderful party.” This is a polite, opaque statement, in keeping with the lack of intimacy in your friendship. It would be very generous to also send a gift.
housing and food — depending on the type of care she needs, if you had to hire outside help, $500 a month would not cover it. You and your wife should talk with your mother-in-law about this. Be kind, compassionate and realistic. Review her finances with her and draw up an accurate (and fair) accounting of her needs and expenses. Make sure you tell her you like having her live with you, but that you need to reassess your household’s accounting. Involve her in the solution. And please — do what you can to get respite. Your local Office on Aging can suggest free or low-cost programs and offer solutions you might not have considered.
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Dear Amy: I have been best friends with “Laura” since kindergarten. She got married and then got pregnant without telling me. I rarely hear from her and when I contact her I get short, simple answers to any of the questions I ask. She never asks about what’s going on in my life. She is having her second child and I just received an invitation to her baby shower. Am I obligated to go because I ASK have known AMY her so long? Or is there a polite way to say, “You don’t make an effort to even be a friend, so I don’t want to make the effort”? Or can I just send a present and say, “Best of luck and congratulations”? — Confused
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FROM 5E with diabetes and their families. Information, 704-210-5771. • Diabetes Support Group, 78:30 p.m. first Mondays, Faith Baptist Church fellowship hall. Refreshments. Group leader: Freda Horne RN, 704-279-2463. • Divorce Care Support Group for individuals facing anger, depression and loneliness. Video sessions and discussion, 6:30 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St. Information, 704-633-0431. • Divorce Care 4 Kids (DC4K) helps children heal from the hurt of divorce. $13 for workbook. Provides a safe, fun place where children can express their emotions appropriately, feel better about themselves, and develop coping skills. Biblically-based, Christ-centered ministry for ages 5-12, 6:30 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St. Information, 704-633-0431. • DivorceCare divorce recovery seminar and support group, 7 p.m. Thursdays, New Hope Presbyterian Church, 602 Stevens St., China Grove. Information, 704857-3211 • Domestic Violence Support Group for women 18 and older who are or have been in abusive relationships, 5-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St. Information, 704636-4718. • God’s Special Angels support group for families with children with Down Syndrome, 6:30 p.m. first Wednesdays, Partners in Learning Center, Catawba College, 2300 W. Innes St. Information, 704-639-0406 or 704-6391565. • GriefShare: Your Journey from Mourning to Joy: Sheila White, facilitator; 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays. $13 for workbook. Weekly seminar and support group for people who are grieving the death of someone close to them. First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St. Information, 704-633-0431. • HERO Support Group for children ages 5-12 who have witnessed domestic violence, 5-6 p.m.Tuesdays; 5-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St. Information, 704636-4718. • Hurts, Habits and Hang-Ups: Celebrate Recovery: Brian Nix, facilitator; 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays $19 for workbook. Open to individuals with addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behavior and their loved ones. First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St. Information, 704-633-0431. • Incest/Rape Survivors Support Group , 5:30 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays, Room 213, St. John’s Lutheran Church. Information, Family Crisis Council, 704636-4718. • John Miller Colon Cancer Support Group, 7 p.m. third Tuesdays, St. John’s Lutheran Church Library. Information, Eva White, 704-212-2362. • Living in Pink, support and education group for people with breast cancer and survivors of breast cancer, 6 p.m. first Wednesdays, second floor conference room in Rowan Regional Medical Center’s Patient Tower. Information, 704-210-6870. • Salisbury Lupus Support Group, 1:30 p.m. third Wednesdays, J.F. Hurley YMCA. Information, Joyce Morris, 704-638-0401. • National Alliance on Mental Illness for families, friends and consumers of mental health services, 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1908 Statesville Blvd. Information, 704-636-2780 or 704-6390068. • Multiple Sclerosis Self Help Group, 7 p.m. second Mondays, First United Methodist Church, China Grove. Information, Shelley DiDonato, 704-232-7386. • NAMI Connection Recovery Support group, 3:30-5 p.m., second and fourth Tuesday, First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St., room 102. Open to all adults living with mental illness. Call Sarah: 704-636-2780 or Major: 704-2246990. • NarAnon Family Group, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays,St. John's Lutheran Church, 200 West Innes St., Room 115. For the friends and families concerned with a loved ones drug addiction. Contact 980234-5413. • Narconon, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those with drug addictions provides addiction help through consultation 8 a.m.-8 p.m. seven days a week. For help, call 1-800-556-8885. • Narcotics Anonymous: Sunday: 6:30 p.m., Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave. Monday: Noon, Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave.; 7:30 p.m. Happy Joyous & Free, First United Methodist Church, 209 E. Mill St., Landis, open discussion, wheelchair accessible, nonsmoking. Tuesday: Noon, Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave.; noon,
Embracing Reality, Metro Worship Center, 310 Brookdale St., Kannapolis, open discussion, nonsmoking, basic text study, wheelchair accessible; 6:30 p.m. Omega Group, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St., closed discussion, literature study, nonsmoking, enter through Jackson Street playground; 7:30 p.m. Free to Live, New Hope Lutheran Church, 1615 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, open discussion, basic text study, nonsmoking. Wednesday: Noon, Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave.; 7 p.m. Omega Group, Moore’s Chapel, Monroe and Partee streets, open discussion, wheelchair accessible, nonsmoking. Thursday: Noon, Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave.; Noon, Embracing Reality, Metro Worship Center, 310 Brookdale St., Kannapolis, open discussion, nonsmoking, basic test study, wheelchair accessible; 7:30 p.m. Omega Group, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St., closed discussion, literature study, nonsmoking, enter through Jackson Street playground. Friday: Noon, Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave.; 7 p.m. Omega Group, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 901 S. Church St., open discussion, wheelchair accessible, nonsmoking; 8 p.m., Free to Live, New Hope Lutheran Church, 1615 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, open discussion, candlelight, nonsmoking. Saturday: 7:30 p.m., Omega Group, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St., open discussion, nonsmoking, enter through Jackson Street playground. Narcotics Anonymous Helplines, 704-639-8010, 1-800-4284236, 1-800-876-5985 or 1-800650-3615. • Our Inspirations, multiple sclerosis self-help group for those newly diagnosed or with mild symptoms, 6:30 p.m. first Monday, First United Methodist Church, 110 Church St., China Grove. Information, 704-2797129 or 704-857-9713, extension 21. • Overcomers in Christ, Jericho Outreach addiction recovery program, 7 p.m. Mondays, Grace Bible Church Family Life Center, 6725 E. N.C. 152, Rockwell. Information, 704-279-6820 or Overcomersinchrist@yahoo.com. Also, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Rockwell Public Library basement. Information, 704-213-6712. • Overeaters Anonymous Salisbury, 12-step program for those with a problem with food, yo-yo dieting, bingeing and compulsive overeating, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, St. Luke Episcopal, 131 W. Council St., in the church hall, door to the immediate right and back from the church front doors. Contact: Chris, 704-6040910. • Overeaters Anonymous Mooresville, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, St. Therese Church, Mooresville. Information, 704-658-1179 or 704-319-1625 or 704-319-1625 for other area meetings. • Parent-to-Parent Support for parents of children with disabilities, chronic illnesses, emotional or behavioral challenges and parents of premature infants, through Family Support Network of Southern Piedmont, call 1800-650-6526 or 704- 7881616. • PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays) Support Group, Salisbury/ Rowan chapter, 10 a.m. second Saturdays, Haven Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 207 W.Harrison St. Information, 704-213-0181 or salisburypflag@bellsouth.net or dmchone@carolina.rr.com. • Recovery Anonymous for anyone affected by the disease of chemical dependency, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sundays, Suite 211, Kent Building, 909 S. Main St. Information, 704-637-0052. • Rowan Epilepsy Support Group, 7 p.m. second Thursdays, First United Methodist Church media room, 217 S. Church St. Information, Carole Young, 704639-0847or youngce45@hotmail.com or toll-free line to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, 1-800-642-0500. • Rowan Parkinson's Support Group, 1 p.m., first Tuesdays, First Presbyterian Church Education Building, Fisher Street. Information, Peggy Wilson, 704-6333181. • Rowan Regional Hospice Grief Support Group, day and evening support groups available. Information, 704-637-7645. • Salisbury Mothers of Multiples Support Group for families of twins, triplets and more, 6:30 p.m. third Thursdays, First United Methodist Church, North Church Street. Information, Suzannah Callahan at 704-6470445. • Sexual Assault Support Group, 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St. Information, 704-636-4718.
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• Support Group for Parents Who Have Lost Children Through Death , 5:30 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 14, Kannapolis First Baptist Church, 101 N. Main St., Kannapolis. Information, 704938-4697 or tcabaniss@vnet.net. • Surviving Stroke Support Group, 6:15 p.m. first Thursdays in March, June, September and December, Diagnostic Imaging and Physical Rehabilitation Center, Division of Rowan Regional Medical Center, 514 Corporate Circle. Information, 704-2106918. • Survivors of Suicide Support Group, 6:30 p.m. biweekly Mondays, St. Marks Lutheran Church, N.C. 150. Information, Renee Moore, 704-857-5193 or holygirl7@hotmail.com. Call if you plan to attend. • TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Monday, Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, weigh in 9 a.m./ meeting 10.a.m. Leader Betty Camerlin 704-856-0205; Monday, Carillon Assisted Living, 1915 Mooresville Rd., Country Kitchen room, weigh in 5:30 p.m. /meeting 6 p.m. Leader Maggie Musselwhite, 704-754-6158; Thursday, Church of God fellowship building, 509 N.C. 152 East, Rockwell, weigh-in 6 p.m., meeting 7 p.m. Leader Vickey Everhart, 704-279-5260. Thursday, Farrington Family Medical Center, Faith, weigh in 6:30/ meeting 7 p.m. Leader Terri Deal 704-239-0537. • US TOO! Prostate Support Group, 6 p.m. third Thursdays, Rowan Regional Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, second floor in Kiser Medical Building. Information, 704-639-0942.
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Steve Bird lunges with his foil during a fencing class held at the Norvell Theater on Fisher Street.
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Heather Van Wallendael leads a fencing class. She is on the UNC fencing team.
The combat will be choreographed, of course, but learning the basics of fencing is still helpful, Leonard says. “In stage combat, you have to show off a little more,” he said. Leonard took a fencing class for college physical education credit and says it’s been very helpful to him as a director, since various shows he’s directed — like “Dangerous Liaisons” — have featured swordfights. He recalls directing a production of “Hamlet” years ago. “Laertes couldn’t remember his (fencing) routines,” Leonard said, “so we had to teach Hamlet real fencing technique,” in order for him to defend himself from errant swordplay. Jonathan Furr is one class participant hoping to prepare himself for a role in “The Three Musketeers.” He remembers engaging in a swordfight with Marc Trent Tucker in “Leading Ladies” a few years ago. “I loved it,” he said. He’s enjoying the fencing class. “It gives you a workout. It’s great hand-eye coordination stuff. And it’s another aspect of the stage that you don’t get as often.” David Harrison has some experience with sabre fencing in Charlotte but is a novice with foil. Harrison loves fencing and says that in the winter, he and his wife fence together in their barn. He hasn’t yet decided if he’ll try out for “The Three Musketeers.” David Howard has also had some fencing experience — he does medieval re-enactment fencing. Since he started fencing in 1986, this is a refresher course for him, he says. “It’s something I’ve enjoyed doing,” he says. “It’s a good
Jonathan Furr, David Howard, David Harrison, Nancy Gaines and James Bigsby practice with their foils during class. stress reliever.” In the early evening session, Nancy Gaines was the lone female fencer, other than Van Wallendael. She wasn’t fazed. “I see swordplay in my future as a belly dancer,” said Gaines, who is a member of the Kalima Tribal Belly Dance group. Van Wallendael didn’t start fencing until she went to college, although she’d been interested in it for a while. Her boyfriend and a close friend fenced, and movies like “The Princess Diaries” and “The Parent Trap” piqued her interest. A serious dancer, Van Wallendael says that the 9-12 hours a week she used to spend dancing with the Salisbury School of Ballet had to be channeled somewhere. “I function best when there is something to take over my life,” she said. So when she took an introductory fencing class last fall, she decided she had found what she was looking for. The varsity fencing team accepted walk-ons, she discovered, so she tried out and made the team — the only walk-on on the foil squad. (There are also épée and sabre squads.) “I’ve made a bunch of friends and had a grand old time,” she said. The UNC fencing squad competes with teams from Penn
State, Haverford, Harvard, Cornell and Temple, among others. Van Wallendael got to participate in enough bouts to qualify for regionals, she said. Bouts last three minutes, she explained, and the first person to get five touches, or points, wins. The sport of fencing, she says, is often referred to as “physical chess.” There’s an element of knowing what your opponent’s strengths and weaknesses are, and predicting what kind of traps they might fall for, she said. Van Wallendael, who has been involved in several PPT productions, seems comfortable giving direction to people who are twice her age and older. On Tuesday, she was covering fencing etiquette — how to approach and greet an opponent. Then it was on to thrusting and parrying. Fencers were enjoying the controlled aggression. “We’re over here getting skewered,” said one. With the pointy end. • • • PPT is seeking other qualified instructors and hoping to schedule more fencing classes for the fall. If you’d like more information, e-mail Jonathan Furr at bm@piedmontplayers.com, or call 704-633-5471.