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Three local Oregon National Guard soldiers were granted an early exit from Afghanistan, traveling by plane to Portland and riding home to Bend over the

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Sgt. Eric Weaver, 29, and Sgt. William Rudy, 44, were three of eight Oregon soldiers sent home for the holidays. The three Bend residents were picked up in Portland around 2 a.m. and driven over the pass in time for a groggy Christmas Eve morning with

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do this," said Lt. Col. Verl Miller. "The fact that we

were able to get them home before Christmas Day is

just great." Weaver and Rudy were originally scheduled for a later arrival, but plans changed during the busy

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Oil's plunge a boostfor U.S.fortunes overseas By Andrew Higgins

of thelive Christmas treessold inthe U.S. come from six counties — two in North Carolina, four in Oregon.

holiday travel season,

and the pair were able to squeeze into a ride over the pass Hafter had organized. "Luckily, the pass was clear," Miller said. "Being

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particularly those hostile to the West, like Russia, Iran

and Venezuela — to the brink of financial crisis. The nearly 50percent decline in oilprices since June

By Michelle Boorstein The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Dave Scully headed out this

week to spread the Christian message, and conditions looked promising. The weather was overcast but not cold, he had plenty

has had the most conspicu-

ous impact on the Russian economy and President Vladimir Putin. The former finance minister Alexei

97%

Kudrin, a longtime friend of a"full-blown economic crisis" and called forbetter relations with Europe and the United States.

But the ripple effects are spreading much more broadlythan that. Theprice plungemay also infl uence Iran's deliberations over

whether to agree to a deal on its nudear program with

of fliers to hand out and

of the Christmas trees grown in theNorthwest are three kindsof fir trees.

of Putin, warned this week

most houses he planned to visit had some kind of

Those Christmas treesare:

Christmas decoration up.

Douglas fir:47% Noble fir:45% Grand fir:5%

"I'm going to try a'Merry

Christmas' on this next one!" the trim 81-year-old

retired teacher said as he climbed the steps of abrick

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ranch in suburban McLean,

Virginia. The outside of the

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house was decorated with

big gold bells and wreaths, but the woman who answered Scully's knockand heard his pitch to come to church — was abit more

the West; force the oil-rich nations of the Middle East

to reassess their role in managing global supply; and give aboost to the economies of the biggest oil-consuming nations, notably the

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By Andrew Clevenger• The Bulletin WASHINGTON — When millions of Americans exchange Christmas

lion trees each year, according to the

restrained. "Thanks," she

U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2012

presents today, there's a good chance the tree they gather around is from Oregon. Oregon-grown trees dominate the

Census of Agriculture. At 929,350 trees sold, Polk County is not far behind.

said with a smile before closing the door. For people focused on spreading Christianity, this week is prime time. Americans say they are more open to hearing a message

Christmas tree market, with three counties — Benton, Clackamas and

Marion — producing more than a mil-

Together with two counties in North

Carolina, those four Oregon counties account for almost half of the Christmas trees sold in America.

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HISTORY Highlight:In A.D. 336, the

first known commemoration of Christmas on Dec. 25took place in Rome. In1066, William the Conqueror was crowned king of England. In1776,Gen.GeorgeWashington and his troops crossed the Delaware River for a surprise attackagainst Hessian forces at Trenton, NewJersey. In1818, "Silent Night (Stille Nacht)" was publicly performed for the first time during the Christmas Midnight Mass at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria. In1868, President Andrew Johnson granted anunconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion that resulted in the Civil War. In1926, Hirohito becameemperor of Japan, succeeding his father, Emperor Yoshihito. In1931,NewYork's Metropolitan Opera broadcast anentire live opera over radio for the first time: "Hansel andGretel" by Engelbert Humperdinck. In1941,during World War II, Japan announced thesurrender of the British-Canadian garrison at HongKong. In1961,Pope JohnXXIII formally announced theupcoming convocation of the Second Vatican Council, which opened in Oct. 1962. In1973,"The Sting," starring Paul Newmanand Robert Redford as a pair of 1930s grifters, was released byUniversal Pictures. In1989,ousted Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena,were executed following a popular uprising. Former baseball manager Billy Martin died in a traffic accident near Binghamton, New York. In1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachevwent on television to announce his resignation as theeighth and final leader of a communist superpower that hadalready gone out of existence. In2e06, James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," died in Atlanta at age73. Ten years ago:President George W.BushurgedAmericans to help the neediest among them byvolunteering to care for the sick, the elderly and the poor in aChristmas Day call for compassion. Five years ago:Passengers aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 foiled anattempt to blow up the plane as it was landing in Detroit by seizing Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried to set off explosives in his underwear. (Abdulmutallab later pleadedguilty and was sentenced to life in prison.) One year ago:Pope Francis offered Christmas wishes for a better world, praying for protection for Christians under attack, battered womenand trafficked children, peacein the Middle East and Africa, and

dignity for refugees fleeing misery and conflict around the globe.

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Faking fertilityfor a snack By Rachel Feltman The Washington Post

Every Christmas, interest in Chinese food spikes considerably. This, according to Google search trends and data from food-related sites such as GrubHub, an online delivery service whose sales jump at participating Chinese restaurants on Christmas.

As you probably know, the female praying mantis will sometimes bite her mate's head off. I t's not

something that the insects make a habit of, exactly

By Roberto A. Ferdman

York City and Washington, D.C.); there are entire reddit discussions dedicated to uncovering the origins of

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Each year on Christmas, families around the country gather around, exchange gifts, slice ham or turkey, and celebrate the birth of Jesus

the tradition; there are even

songs, YouTube videos and memes that poke fun at the

peculiar habit. Why, exactly, eating Chi-

Christ. Many J ews, mean-

while, feast on Chinese food. "For American Jews, eating

nese food on Christmas has

nacle on Christmas," Joshua

become a pillar of the Jewish Christmas experience in

Eli Plaut wrote in hi s 2012 book 'A Kosher Christmas.'

America is unclear. There's the fact that few other places

Chinese food reaches its pin-

"Jews flock to Chinese restauare open for dinner that day. rants on Christmas not only And it's a way to make the because they are open while day still feel special in some otherrestaurants are closed Thinkstock way. but also because Jews regard It's a common practice for many American Jews to dine on Chinese And then there's the longeating Chinese food as a spe- food on Christmas. This long-standing rltual is onereason there's a held affinity for Chinese food cial occasion." jump in business for Chinese restaurants on the holiday. among Jewish Americans The tradition has become something of a national ritu-

al, and it's borne out not only in folklore, but a lso some data. Interest in Chinese food

throughout the year, not just

a desire to eat Chinese food. But anyone searching for Chinese food on Google will see in the results a slew of review

spikes considerably each and every year on Christmas, as and menu sites, such as Yelp evidenced by Google search and Menupages. trends. No other day during In addition, online delivery the year compares, or even

service GrubHub has noted

comes close. The same bump emerges each year, dating back at least to 2004 (the earliest year for which Google trends data is available).

a very clear and significant jump in sales at participat-

It's hard to prove that those

searches are driven purely by

ing Chinese restaurants on

Christmas. Jews, of course, are not the only ones eating Chinese food on Christmas. But few cultures or religions are as

POLL

How weview gift-giving By Jennifer Agiesta and Emily Swanson The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Christmastime is here and a new

poll reveals the cards and gifts that are part of celebrating the holiday are ubiquitous, even among those who don't share the Christian beliefs behind the story of the Magi who gave

On the gift front, married

on Christmas, according to famous for the practice in Plaut. Jewish comedy has America. made fun of family meals at The a n n u a l tr a d i t ion, Chinese restaurants since sometimes called "Jewish at least the 1950s, he notes Christmas,"has become so in his book. A 1992 paper by widespread that according Gaye 'Ibchman and Harry G. to Plaut, even Orthodox Jews Levine establishes a similar now participate, flocking to long-standing affinity, and the country's growing pool credits part of it to the conveof kosher Chinese restau- nience of the cuisine, at least rants, which forgo the pork for those living in New York. and shellfish, on Christmas. "In short, quality, price, and There are how-to guides for proximity are some of the celebrating "Jewish Christ- reasons why Chinese food mas" (i.e. where to find the became so important to New best Chinese food in New York Jews."

e sus

in Australia — will fake fer-

tility to get a free meal. You'd expect the male m antids to g o

a f ter t h e

healthiest (in this case, best fed) females, and in general the males were more

interested as a female's feedings went up. That's some sound biological signaling, because those females were the most fertile. But the males were most

interested in the group of females who were basically starving to death. It seems

that a starving female will throw the last of her energy into producing the chemical signals associated with fertility.

ri st

compared with 66 percent of those who have never been

married), though the gap between men

a n d w o m en

all, 85 percent of Americans

Americans who aren't re-

who will exchange gifts this year say they would rather buy a gift than make one. Women (17 percent) are still more likely than men to prefer handmade gifts.

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producers have blamed foreign machinations for their woes, suggesting that Washington, in

late factor in Cuba's decision to seal a rapprochement with Washington. After a precipitous drop,

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around $115 a barrel in June, oil prices settled at a low level

New York Times News Service

this week Their fall, even if

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partly reversed, was so sharp and so quick as to unsettle plans and assumptions in

deliberatelydriven downprices. This view is particularly strong in Russia, where former KGB agents close to Putin have long believed that Washington engineered the collapse of the Soviet Union by getting Saudi

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driving down prices and thus starving Moscow of revenue.

Scientists at Philip Morris International are experiment-

ing with ways to deliver nicotine — Big Tobacco's addictive lifeblood — that are less hazardous than cigarettes but still pack the drug's punch and smoking's other pleasures. The smoking carousels, stuffed with burning cigarettes or glowing electronic devices, are among dozens of high-tech instruments being used.

The rush by Philip Morris and othertobacco companies

to develop new ways of selling nicotine is occurring as more consumers are trying e-cigarettes, devices that heat a nic-

otine-containing fluid to create a vapor that users inhale.

While only a small percentage of smokers have switched to the devices — experts say ear-

ly e-cigarettes did not deliver enough nicotine to satisfy a smoker's cravings — major tobacco companies are deploying their financial resources and knowledge in a bid to dominate a potentially huge market for cigarette alternatives.

A more potent e-cig In recent months, several to-

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tubelike devices that will give users as much nicotine as the real thing by heating, not burning, tobacco. A few months ago, another cigarette maker, British American Tobacco, won

approval from British drug regulators to market an inhalable nicotine spray. "Our eff orts are guided by two objectives," said Dr. Patrick

to lessthan $60 a barrel from

that Russia could weather Western sanctions over its intervention in Ukraine without serious economic harm, and

In many ways, the recent

price fall really is the United States' work, flowing to a large

Venezuela'saspirations for The New York Times extent from a surge in American oil production through continuing the free-spending A street scene in Havana, Cuba, this week, where a plunge in oil prices that sent tremors through the development of alternative policies of former President the global political and economic order might have been a factor in Cuba's decision to agree to Hugo Chavez. sources like shale. friendlier relations with Washington. Theprice drop, said Edward By offsetting declines in Luttwak, a longtime Pentagon conventional oil production, adviser and author of sever- of reduced-pr ice petroleum to tion in Washington. consumerssave money, and "it increases in shale oil output Russia's troubles have rip- harms Russia and puts pres- have allowed overall American al books on geopolitical and Cuba and elsewhere. economic strategy, "is knockAmid worries on bond mar- pled around the world, slash- sure on Iran." crude oil production to rise to ing down America's principal kets that Venezuela might ing bookings at ski resorts Marwan Muasher, a former an average of about 9 million opponents without us even default on it s loans, Presi- in Austria and spending on foreign minister of Jordan who barrels a day from 5 million a trying." For Iran, which is es- dent Nicolas Maduro, who London real estate; spreading is now a vice president at the day in 2008, according to the timated to be losing $1 billion was elected last year after panic in neighboring Belarus, Carnegie Endowment for In- United States Energy Infora month because of the fall, it the death of Chavez, has said a dose Russian ally; and even ternational Peace, predicted an- mation Administration. That 4 is as if Congress had passed the country will continue to threatening to upend Russia's other domino effect in Syria as million-barrel increase is more the much tougher sanctions pay its debts. But inflation in Kontinental Hockey League, Russia and Iran find it difficult than either Iraq or Iran, the secthat the White House lobbied Venezuela is over 60 percent, which pays players in rubles. to sustain their economic, mili- ond- and third-largest OPEC "It is a big boost for the U.S. tary and diplomatic support for producersafter Saudi Arabia, against, he said. thereare shortages of many Iran has been hit so hard basic goods, and many ex- when three out of four of our President Bashar Assad. produce each day, andithas put that its government, looking perts believe the economy is in active antagonists are seriOthers speculate that Per- strong downward pressure on for ways to fill a widening hole recession. ously weakened, when their sian Gulf oil producers, though world prices. in its budget, is offering young But the biggest casualty so room for maneuver is seri- still wealthy, might trim their While authoritarian oil promen the option of buying their far has probably been Rus- ously reduced," Luttwak said, financial support for radical Is- ducers like Russia are dearly way out of an obligatory two sia, where energy revenue referring to Russia, Iran and lamist rebel groups in Syria. suffering, China is enjoying Muasher said the drop in oil a huge windfall thanks to the years of military service. 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Christmas

Trees

Continued fromA3

Continued fromA3 "Our biggest week for shipping trees out is Thanksgiving (week) every year,"

With its beautiful decora-

tions and hopeful theological message, Christmas is a top

later and harvest it. It's very labor with Oregon Tree Farms in Estacada.

ing can also be complicated by the season's high emotions

All told, Oregon sells about $110 million worth of

and blizzard of commercial-

wholesale trees each year,

ism. Hearing someone launch a conversation about Jesus on

according to th e

and vacation plans. Pastor Tim Ward was very

p l anning a

Christmas outreach event for the United Methodist church

he's starting in Reston, Virgin-

ia, for people who don't attend

services. A concert lastweekend at Reston Town Center

Bill O'Leary I The Washington Post

deliberately induded a mix of McLean Bible Church volunteer Susie Knepper, left, delivers toys Wednesday in Herndon, Virginia. A pop tunes like "Let It Go" and group at McLean hasbegun aministry aimed at Latino families that aren't part of a local church. "Frosty the Snowman" with

more explicitly Christian songs like "Silent Night." difficult time."

he said, and don't assume any

Ward and others involved Hoping to start up converwith s t a r tin g Re s toration sations without pushing, Ward

particular knowledge or view about Christianity.

ic. He's been going door to door on and off foryears withpeople from his church, St. John the

Ed Stetzer, a researcher and

Beloved, of McLean, but in re-

often brings his laptop to Starbucks or Panera and works

there, wearing a "Restoration" T-shirt.

to reach out topeople. It's avery

People are more intrigued this time of year, said Ward, who says a common question he fields is: How can I go to church after the things I've done in my life?

nonconfrontational time, when

"At this time when we're hav-

the church has a message of hope, of love — it's a time when you know all the songs. It's a time of comfort," said Ward,

who has been working at Restoration's mother church, Floris United Methodist in Herndon, Virginia. "But Christmas is not

a joyful, happy time for everyone. If they've lost someone, or a job, Christmas can be a very

speaker on church issues, said Christmastime is "the Super Bowl" for evangelizing. And despite Americans' drifting commitment to religious affiliation and institutions, the number of new "churches" — some that

have buildings, some that don't — has remained steady for

years, he said, about 4,000 new ing this big triumphant service, ones peryear. we recognize some people arSo why are people more en't there yet," he said. open at Christmas? "When you slow down and McLean Bible Church, a Vienna, Virginia-based mega- talkalot about amajor religious church, alters its services for happening, it causes people to the last half of December to pay attention," Stetzer said. "If be "seeker-friendly," said Dale there really was a virgin birth Sutherland, an associate se- and a savior, that shouldimpact nior pastor there. The music my life, if it's true." and sermons are "more open," Scully doesn't get that specif-

cent months he's tinkered with his pitch. He no longer launches right into questions about God

or Christianity, but rather just gives people a list of upcoming events and warmly invites

operation going."

be fertilized, he said.

firsas tallas23 feet.

that, and it's working out

"It's very labor intensive, America and overseas. Al- and pretty much everything most half go to California, 10 is done by hand," he said. percent to Western states, 9 "You continually have this percent to Gulf states, and 4 operation going." Timbergrove Farms fopercent to Atlantic states, according to Pacific Northwest cuses on "specialty trees," Christmas Tree Association which, Wettlaufer explained, figures. Another 16 percent i s the i n dustry t er m f o r end up in Mexico. h igh-quality, freshly c u t Oregon Tree Farms spe- trees.Most of their trees are cializes in taller Christmas cut no more than 24 hours trees over 8 feet tall, with of- before they hit the Christmas ferings that include Douglas tree lot, he said. "I've found a market in firs up to 15 feet and noble It takes between 10 and 25 pretty well," he said.

them. Earlier this month, Scully and two others were invited

years to grow trees that tall, Foster said.

into a home by the wife of a man who was dying of cancer. She asked them to sing him Christmas carols. They chose"Silent Night" and"Jingle

large trees. In the Midwest,

Bells."

"It's fun!" he says of getting

out and connecting with people, even when the interaction

is brief. "I feel much younger than I am. And I'd like to have a

positive influence."

number of soldiers in the the-

ing on a cavalry reconnaissance mission around Her-

missions, including work at an airport. Despite the return of eight

at, the nation's third-largest

soldiers, there are still around

to come back, we have a ready

180 or 190 Oregon National Guard soldiers serving abroad, Miller said. "We really do still have a

pool to pull more from," Miller

western Afghanistan, work-

Continued fromA3 The soldiers left for Afghanistan in August after spending the early summer months preparing for their tour. They initially served in

continually have this

ic Northwest, with the vast majority sent elsewhere in

city. Later, the soldiers were relocated to Kabul, where they

were assigned to protection

ater, and should there be any incident where a soldier needs sald. — Reporter: 541-633-2160, tleeds@bendbulletin.com

Both Foster and Wettlaufer

saidthe economic recession

"Southern California likes hit the Christmas tree industry hard, and sales have yet like Oklahoma, apparently to climb back to their pre-rethey have vaulted ceilings," cession levels. he said. "When the econoA live Christmas tree is my's good, companies like "one of the first things that commercial bu si n esses (tall trees)." Oregon Tree Farms also will cut out when times are sells trees to r etailers in tough," Foster said. Hong Kong, Taiwan and Millions of homes were foreclosed on during the Guam, he said. Irv Wettlaufer, whose fam- r ecession, shrinking t h e ily has been growing trees in market even further, added Oregon for generations, op- Wettlaufer. erates Timbergrove Farms, While Timb e rgrove LLC, in Beavercreek. Growing Christmas trees

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intensive, and pretty much everything is done by hand. You

the trees are Douglas fir (47 — Irv Wettlaufer, of Timbergrove Farms percent) or noble fir (45 percent), with grand fir (5 percent) and various others accounting for the rest. grass out of them, they need Only 8 percent of those to be shaped and topped as trees will stay in the Pacif- they grow, and they need to

often more absorbed with gifts

"Christmastime is a safe time

Pacific

Northwest Christmas Tree A ssociation. Almost all of

the date when his birth is celebrated can stick out in a culture

church made sure not to talk much, mostly playing music and singing. They announced that someone who comes to the first service of Restoration church Jan. 4 would get an iPad. About 200people stopped by, Ward said.

"Youdon'tjust go out and put a treein the ground and come back seven years

said John Foster, a partner

time toopen a church or new mllllstry. Christmastime e v angeliz-

methodical in

Farms has tens of thousands

of trees growing, it is still is full-time work, year round, a small operation, he said. he said. Before the recession, there "You don't just go out and were lots of even smaller put a tree in the ground and farms of 50acres or less in come back seven years lat- the Christmas tree business, er and harvest it," he said. but very few remain, he said. They need to have herbicide — Reporter: 202-662-7456, applied to keep weeds and aclevengerojbendbulletin.corn

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Controversial Sonyfilm is releasedvia the Internet By Michael Cieply and Brooks Bames New York Times News Service

LOS ANGELES — With

the help of the technology giants Google and Microsoft,Sony Pictures began distributing " T h e

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the major theater chains to cancel the film's release. Among the Internet ser-

vices that offered the film were the Google Play store, Google'sYouTube and Microsoft's Xbox Video. Sony began showing

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v ealed new plans to r e lease "The Interview" to-

tential rivals have three presidents and a U.S. senator in the

day in about 200 theaters owned by small chains or independent o p erators. Sony said that number had

branches of their family trees.

grown to about 300.

politics? It turns out that even

Google and Microsoft joined what had become more a campaign to defend free speech against

though Americans profess to reject dynasties, in politics

nomination.

Between them, the two po-

And three governors, as well. Why are these two fami-

"Washington's broken, and voters and campaign donors are looking for people who seem toknow what they're doing. The familiarity of these names becomes a big

benefit and counteracts any sense that, rOh my

God, l can't believe these are going to be the candidates again.'" — Julian Zelizer, Princeton historian

lies so dominant in modern

they're quite comfortable with

sense that, 'Oh my God, I can't

Backlash

Party activists said the Bush name would help him attract

comedy, which is about the

After Bush edged closer to early money, talent and sup- a run last week, the liberal porters around the country. RootsAction group quickly bring a candidate instant brand But Bush's brother, George set up a NoBushesorClintons recognition, important fund- W. Bush, was hugely unpopu- website and began collecting raisingconnections and aready lar at the end of his presidency signatures on a "declaration network of political contacts. It sixyears ago. And while people of independence" that pledges may also suggest competence seem to think more of him now, to "reject future domination at a time of dysfunction — like the recentrelease ofa Senatere- of government by the Bushes now. port on Bush-era torture prac- and Clintons and by Bush/Clin"Power begets power," says ticeswas a ready reminder of ton-like policies." Dartmouth College political sci- past controversies. But P r i nceton h i s torian

assassination of North Ko-

entist Brendan Nyhan. "Dynas-

Clinton, 67, a former secre-

tary ofstate,senator and first

studio to release this mov-

ties can self-perpetuate." A political pedigree can have its negatives, though. A prominent surname sometimes carries unsavory associations and

foreign intimidation than a business initiative. The i n i t ial t h e atrical retreat followed a t hreat — traced by th e FBI t o

the North Korean government — of 9/11-style violence against theaters that showed the lowbrow

rea's ruler. "Itwas essentialforour ie, especially given the assault upon our business and employees by those who wanted to stop free speech," Michael Lynton, chairman of Sony Pictures, said in a statement Wednesday.

familiar names. And a famous name can

lady, will face the same compet-

ing dynamics of familiarity vs. fatigue if she enters the race. Former President Bill Clinton

is enormously popular now and Both sides of that equation would be sure to campaign for

the risk of a fatigue factor.

were evident after Bush, 61, the son and brother of former presi-

his wife as he did in the 2008

ator, made his announcement.

from his White House years.

race, but there is still plenty of dents andthegrandsonof asen- lingering unwanted baggage

That kind of talk makes Jeff

believe these are goingtobe the Cohen's skin crawl. candidates again."' Cohen, a co-founder of the Despite some groaningabout RootsAction group, said even a possible Bush-Clinton sequel, his nonpolitical friends frethere's plenty of reason to think quently complain about the voters will simply take a breath dominance of the Bushes and and size up the primary elec- Clintons. tion candidates on their merits. "It's all about alternatives,"

"It's a source of frustration

and it's broad," he says, calling Zelizer says. "If that's the best the Bushes and Clintons "symchoice available, people will get bols of a corrupt system and a overit." permanent governing dass." Even Bush's mother has sug-

The power of familiarity

gested a third President Bush

Dynastic politics, in which couldbe one too many. "If we can't find more than multiple family members hold elected office, are more com- two or three families to run for mon than people might thinkin high office, that's silly," she said the U.S. earlier this year. The U.S. has had 44 presi(Mom supposedly has since dents, and eight of them came come around to the idea of anfrom four families. (I two each other Bush candidacy) of Adams, Harrison, Roosevelt

Clinton, for her part, may

and Bush.) have to worry as much about Nyhan points to a 2010 study Obama fatigue as she does J ulian Z e lizer t h i nk s t h e published in Legislative Studies about Clinton fatigue. "She served in Obama's Cabc omfort element m ight b e Quarterly that found that over more important to 2016 voters the previous two centuries, inet. She's been around a long than any same-old, same-old nearly 9 percent of members time, and she's quite old for a worries. of Congress were closely relat- presidential candidate," says "Washington's broken, and ed to someone who had served Nyhan. "So the Republicans voters and campaign donors in a previous Congress. It con- have an opportunity to run a are looking for people who cluded that such politicians "en- turning-the-page campaign seem to know what they're do- joy 'brand name advantages,' against her." ing," he said. "The familiarity giving them a significant edge Of course, if she's running of thesenames becomes a big over comparable nondynastic against a Bush, that's a harder benefit and counteracts any opponents." case for Republicans to make.

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BRIEFING

OVERTIME HOME CARE POLICY

CLOSURES AND NOTICES

ijio moredikes in Bend skatepark Bikes will no longerbe allowed in Bend'snew skateparkat Ponderosa Park, according to arelease from theBendPark & Recreation District. The newpark, which opened inJanuary, remains opento skateboards, scooters and in-line skates.Bikesare still allowed inthe old skatepark, knownas "Pondi," located atthe park's northern edge. The park district decided to closethe new park to bikes after atrial period that ran overthepast year. Thedistrict found bikes created asafety concern for other users and led toexcessivewear and tear atthefacility.

By Mac McLean The Bulletin

care providers wondering what ship services to individuals who (because of their age or what the future of their indusinfirmity) are unable to care for try will look like. themselves" have been exempt "I can't believe this has from rules requiring they earn changed so fast," said Todd minimum wage and be paid

it possible for millions of people to continue living athome regardless of their medical

overtime, or I t/z times their nor-

tion in which home care work-

malpay rate, if theyworkmore than 40 hours a week.

ers — particularly those who work with clients who need 24-

services to about 300 Central

Industry experts claim this

hour supervision — earn a sal-

Oregon residents who need help staying at homebecause of age or disability.

policy, known as the"companionship exemption," has kept the cost of providing in-home careconsiderablylower than the cost of a nursing home stay or another type of long-term care facility. It has also made

arythat comes to about $6or $7 per hour. This low pay rate

their next steps should be and

A U.S. District Court in

Washington, D.C., has struck down part of a new federal overtime rule that wouldhave

cost Oregon $72 million over the next two years and made it

Sensenbach, the owner of Bend's Home Instead Senior

considerablymoreexpensive for thousands of elderly and disabled Oregonians to get the care theyneed at home. But the court's ruling, issued

Carefranchise,which provides

late Monday afternoon, does

not address anotherpart of this policychange, leavingstate

Since they were added to the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1974, domestic services work-

government and private home

ers who "provide companion-

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STATE NEWS

condition.

But the companionship exemption also created a situa-

is a contributing factor to the

burnout many caregivers experience and the high turnover rates the industryhas seen. SeeHome care/B2

SISTERS

carts et ermanent s ot

Arlington

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PUBLICOFFICIALS STATE OF OREGON • Gov. John Kiizhaber, D 160 State Capitol, 900 Court St. Salem, OR97301 Phone:503-378-4582 Web: http://governor. oregon.gov • Secretary ofState Kate Brown, D 136 State Capitol Salem, OR97301 Phone: 503-986-1616 • TreasurerTadWheeler, D 159 OregonStateCapitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR97301 Phone:503-378-4329 Web: www.ost.state. ol'.Us

• AttorneyGeneral Ellen Rosanblum,D 1162 Court St. NE Salem, OR97301 Phone:503-378-4400 Web: www.doj.state. oi;us • LaborCommissionerBrad Avakian 800 NE OregonSt., Suite 1045 Portland, OR97232 Phone: 971-673-0761 Web: www.oregon.gov/ boli STATE SENATE • Sen. TedFerrioli, R-District 30(Jefferson, part of Oeschutes) 900 Court St. NE,S-323 Salem, OR97301 Phone: 503-986-1950 Web: www.leg.state. or.us/ferrioli • San. TimKnopp,R-District 27 (part of Oeschutes) 900 Court St. NE,S-423 Salem, OR97301 Phone: 503-986-1727 Web: www.leg.state. or.us/knopp • San. DougWhitsatt, R-District 28 (Crook, part of Oeschutes) 900 Court St. NE,S-303 Salem, OR97301 Phone: 503-986-1728 Web: www.leg.state. or.us/whitsett STATE HOUSE

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A grassy area behind Eurosports has been approved by the City of Sisters for the use of multiple food carts.

By Ted Shorack become apermanent fixture

edent has been set thatblurs

and Fir Street. Boyd purchased the property and building for his business thisyear and moved out of a space he had

in downtown Sisters after a recent decision by the city

the distinction between tem-

rented for years. He said he en-

porary vendors and licensed businesses. Officials involved in the process said nothing was done differently on behalf of Boyd be-

visions a spot outside the shop

cause he is the mayor and that

forward to use the spot yet, but

nothing changed in the city codethatwouldrequirea more "Alloftheprocessesand procedures were followed,"

Boyd said he expects three or fourtobe locatedtheredepending on their size. "My customers are excited," Boyd said. "It's nothing new,

after biking or other outdoor sports, instead of going to a

said Alan Holzman, chair-

and people are excited about it.

sit-down restaurant. The food

man of the Sisters Planning Commission.

People want one more option."

carts would provide an alternative and bring people to the

The Bulletin

A few food carts could

approved them for a corner lot next to Eurosports, thebike and ski shop owned by Mayor Brad Boyd, whose term ends in January. Food carts within the city

have been approved as temporary vendors in the past, but the application submitted by

Boyd for the quarter-acre lot is the first time anyone has undergone a site plan review for apieceofpropertywhere the carts couldbe keptyear-round. The approval, made in late

November, has generated interest in howthe decision was reached and whether a prec-

scrutinizedreview process.

The approved food cart lot is

at the corner of Hood Avenue

similar to the The Lot in Bend on NW Columbia Street, which

Approved food cart lot

Boyd said the outdoor, low-

cost option of food carts is something his customers want

Well shot! Readerphotos

ain ve. a sae e . Hoo e.

hasfoodcarts,tablesand beer taps. No food carts have come

• City and state offices will be closed today — Christmas Day — and La Pine city offices will be closed Friday as well. • Deschutes and Crook counties offices will be closed today. Jefferson County offices will be closed today, and all but the district attorney and community justice offices will be closed Friday. • Federal offices will be closed today and Friday. • All schools will be closed the weekof Christmas, including Central Oregon Community College campuses. OSU-Cascades will be closed today and Friday. • Banks will be closed today. • Post offices will be closed today. Mail will not be picked up, and only priority mail express will be delivered. • Deschutes public libraries will be closed today. • Juniper Swim 8 Fitness Center will be closed all day today. • Wilderness Garbage and Recycling's Thursday route will be picked up Friday. Bend Garbage and Recycling, Cascade Disposal and High Country Disposal services will be oneday late. Today's routes will be picked up Friday, and Friday routes will be picked up Saturday. • The Ochoco National Forest office in Prineville, the Deschutes National Forest office in Bend, and the Crooked River National Grassland office in Madras will be closed today and Friday. • North Bend Liquor Store will be open11 a.m.to 3p.m.today. Bend-South and East Bend liquor stores will be closed today.

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location. See Food carts/B5

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VoLinteer in s Linin snows oe toLirs at Bac eor By Dylan J. Darling

started Saturday and are set

The Bulletin

to continue on weekends and

One questionoften comesup

frompeopleinterestedintaking afree, guidedsnowshoehike with Interpretive Ranger Bob

BurpeeatMount Bachelor:"Can I dothLo" His response: "Well, there is

only one way to find out." Soon he has them strapping on snowshoes and hiking. One of more than adozen snowshoe tour volunteers

during school breaks until late March, according to the Deschutes National Forest. The national forest teams up with Mt. Bachelor ski area and Discover Your Forest to offer

She died this summer at age 70 but lived longer than doctors

expected, living for 16 years on dialysis. Before she died, the couple made a donation to the St. Charles Foundation to help with a revamp of the St.

egon fromthe San Francisco Bay Area, Burpee said he had

Charles dialysis center completed in late 2012. Along with caring for his wife, Burpee looked for a way to be involved with people and be outdoors during his

thetours.Toursarefree,w ith donations accepted. A transplant to Central Orskied but did not try snow-

retirement. He discovered the

with the Deschutes National

shoeing until after retirement

volunteer opportunity with the

Forest, Burpee, 74, has been leading snowshoe outings

in 2002. After a 41-year career in insurance and financial ser-

Deschutes National Forest and

for more than a decade. The

90-minute tour— offered weather-permitting on weekends until spring — starts with

10 minutes of chatting about snowshoes and how to be com-

fortable using them. "We tryto eliminate that

anxietybeforeweeven geton snowshoes," he said. People with their own snowshoes are also welcome to join a tour. Weekend snowshoe tours

found snowshoeingto be easily vices, Burpee moved to Central approachable and enjoyable. "There is no learning curve. Oregon year-round in 2004. He and his wife McKenzie It is not like skiing," Burpee Burpee had owned a house said. "If you can walk, you can in Sunriver for decades and snowshoe." decided to make Central OrCovering about threeegon their permanent home. fourths of amile, the snowshoe McKenzie Burpee fought kidtour skirts the Cinder Cone ney disease and the area was on Mount Bachelor's northgood for her, both in terms of ern flank and encompasses

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Interpretive Ranger Bob Burpee,74, has been leading snowshoe

tours for over a decade. "You just get a different perspective on the mountains and

forest and all that," he said. Each stop includes a short

talk, with topics ranging from wildlife to volcanic legacy to more recent history. Each tour

the quality of health care and the benefits of the fresh air and

six stops. The stops include a

viewpoint of the nearby Three

averages 25 to 30 people, and about 5,000 people total take

clear water, Bob Burpee said.

Sisters.

part in the weekend and school

tours each year.

"It's very, very popular," Burpee said. The weekend tours are for people age 10 and up. Burpee and other volunteers also lead weekday programs for schools and other groups, which make reservations. SeeSnowshoe/B2

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AROUND THE STATE RObdery Sent8nClng — A manwho wasshot andparalyzed during an attempted armored truck robbery in Eugenewas sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison. Now using awheelchair, Anthony SamWhite pleaded guilty in LaneCounty Circuit Court to robbery. A guard shot him multiple times during the botched robbery attempt last March at the Santa ClaraSquare shopping center in Eugene. Thetwo-year sentence will be added to the17-year term the 29-year-old began serving in September for residential burglaries and another holdup of an armored truck employee atKeizer. White previously served prison time after a 2005 conviction in Portland on assault, robbery and burglary charges.

The Oregonian

Fake kidnaPPing —EugenePolice said awomanmadeupa

PORTLAND — Stand on the roof of Portland and look down. Way down.

story about being kidnapped from a store parking lot last weekend Police said Tuesdaythe 35-year-old Cottage Grovewoman had been cited for initiating a false report. The womancalled police last Saturday evening to say shehad beenforced into her car by a man in the store parking lot, then made to drive out of the city. Shesaid the man took her moneyand fled. Police and LaneCounty sheriff's deputies searched for a suspect. Meanwhile, police Lt. Jen Bills said police detectives reviewed parking lot surveillance footage. That's how they discovered the womanhadgotten into her car alone.

You could die a dozen ways up here. You could slip off the opendeck.You could falldow n the elevator shaft. A gust of

wind... a swingingbeam... Cables no thicker than Bic pens run around the deck and

keep you safe. Safe'?

OffiCer hit —Police said a Eugenemotorcycle officer who had pulled over a driver for texting was hit from behind by another driver who also may havebeen texting while driving. Police said 41-yearold Barry Rager wastaken to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. Lt. Doug Mozansaid Rager is in stable condition and is expected to beOK. Rager had madea distracted driving stop on Interstate 105 Tuesdaymorning when hewas hit by avan and knocked off his motorcycle. Mozansaid the driver of the van was using a cellphone at the time of the accident.

In the distance, Mt. Hood

feels about eye level. It's not natural to work up

this high unless you're an ironworker. These days, they're crawling all over the Park Avenue West Tower, which pokes

up behind the downtown Nord-

— From wire reports

strom and can already be seen from almost any corner of the

city. Ironworkers are the ones

who swing iron, bully it into place, weld it, bolt it and walk on it with cat-like tread. The

Krietyna Wentz-Graff I The Oregonian

Steelworker Nik Pries of Refa Erection walks across decking 23 stories above ground asconstruction continues on the new Park Avenue West Tower in downtown Portland in November. The tower is about 50 percent complete and is set to open in the first quarter of 2016.

only things that stop them are ice, high wind or lightning, which scatters them faster than quitting time.

once he's safely back on the

deck.

From the ground, they look interchangeable in their hard Peril is everywhere hats and reflector vests. Up For months, the Park Avedose, they radiate swagger. nue building has been rising They come off their shifts at from thedead afterthe reces3:30 p.m., tools swaying from sion stopped construction for their belts, maybe a cigarette four years. Work resumed in hanging from a lip, cracking February, ironwork in April. Now, approaching pedestrians jokes, headinghome. They look at the Portland crane their necks to take it in skyline and see their handi- as ironwork climbs at a pace of work. They may toil in obscuri- one floor every four days. ty, but their work will last long When the building is finafter they're gone. ished in December, 2015, it will "We don't go to the office," be the fourth tallest in Portsays veteran ironworker Mark land. Owned by TMT DevelJohnson, "we build it." opment, which built the nearThus t h ei r ni c kname: by Fox Tower (27 stories) and Cowboys. Broadway Building (24), Park

Uke walking on asidewalk

Avenue West will top out at 501 feet, a third as high as the

Ironworkers such as John- Empire State Building. Offices, son and Brian Veelle are a tight retail and high-end apartments group and not exactly chatty. will fill it. Hoffman ConstrucTheir work speaks for itself. tion is the contractor. Why would anyone wantto Right now, it's about half talk to them about their jobs? done. The concrete core is Put steel in their hands, they complete. Hoop skirts of iron know what to do. Routine. Re-

surround thecore to the 25th

petitive. No big deal. floor. Next come steel decks, "Way of life," Johnson says. concretefloors and fireproofVeelle nods. "Starts getting ing the beams. Exterior glass typical after a few floors," he already begins to enclose the says. lower floors. Part of the job is having The top deck feels like a plaa "very healthy respect for za — open to the sky with exheights," Johnson says. But hilarating views north, south, that takes gettingused to. east and west. You could have Working at elevation actual- a partyup here,exceptthe elely gets easier the higher up you vator only goes to 19, so revelgo, says Veelle, an ironworker ers would need to climb the last for 24 years. "You can't focus. three stories on ladders lashed You see just what's in front of to a yawning elevator shaft. you." Peril is everywhere, even Later, as if to demonstrate, just walking on the corrugated two men saunter along beams deck. Its t3-inch ridges feel as

Ironworkers don'tseem to

Tim Ellis, dispatcher for Iron-

notice the noise or danger. They workers Local 29 and Mark yank on beams dangling from Parsons, Hoffman Constructhe crane with chokers — ca-

tion project superintendent. An

bles — thick enough to anchor

ironworkersmashed a finger, ocean liners. A welder showers Parsons says. the deck with sparks. Like other well-paying conSome of the 42 workers on struction jobs such as plumbing this job — one is a womanand electrical, ironwork is combash bolts with eight-pound petitive. The freedom to choose sledgehammers. Others attach a project and earn enough to cables so beam walkers can tie support a family are draws. off. Handrail guys install stairs. Journeyman ironworkers on A raising gang secures iron the Park Avenue West Tower for the crane. A bellman talks make $35.85 an hour, comparato the crane guy, telling him to ble to plumbers and electricians "boom up," "boom down." As in Portland. Everymonth, thousoon as a load of iron lifts into sands of people apply for ironthe air, a secondbellman onthe work apprenticeship jobs with top deck takes over talking to the union, Ellis says: "They the crane. come here in droves." Beams arrive by flatbed As for working in rain and truck, 3,600 tons for the entire cold, this is Oregon. "If we building. They start as steel, didn't work in bad weather, it'd forged in mills in Indiana and never get built," Johnson says. Arkansas, then are loaded "It's hardwork, butwe can't see onto trains to Tigard, where doing anything else." they're cut, drilled, sanded and Don't ask them about exerbent into shape for everything cise to stay in shape. They'll from ceiling beams to vertical laugh. You need agility, not raw posts. Once fabricated, steel is strength, Johnson says. called iron. A single beam can Neither man wants to reweigh 14 tons, as much as two veal his age, but Veelle has two elephants. children, 21 and 19, and the gray-haired Johnson has four Acool one to go outon grandchildren. He's retiring In 1997, three ironworkers fell to their deaths while build-

to Hawaii later this month and

plans to put his college degree ing a parking garage at Port- to work teaching a culinary land I n ternational A i r p ort. class. A four-story section of iron

"I always wanted to be a

framework collapsed, pulling the three workers, who were

chef," he says. When his colleagues put the last beam in place sometime next spring, they'll have a top-out party and lash an evergreentree to thetop beam as a symbol of unity. Workers will sign the beam and add the names of anyone who died on thejob. "This is a cool one to go out on," Johnson says."A big one

tied in, down with it. A fourth

worker, untethered, survived after jumping dear of the collapsing structure. Injuries are expected, Johnlittle wider than their feet, sus- tenuous as treading on train son says. "Broken fingers, pended over nothing. Nylon tracks. Wind blows from all mashed fingers, broken bones. or steel cables, strong enough directions, capable of lifting a At some point in time you're to withstand 5,000 pounds of hardhat and landing it blocks goingto get hurt doing this job." force, tether them to beams. away. Between 2009 and 2013, ironHard hats, eye protection, And it's noisy. While the workers won 50 workers' comgloves and o ver-the-ankle wind moans through the iron pensation claims, according to boots complete the uniform. latticework, the air booms, the state Department of Con"After you do it for a while, crackles, buzzes and whines, sumer and Business Services. it's like walking on a sidewalk," echoing off sur r ounding So far, injuries on Park Avenue says beamwalker Paul Diaz, buildings. West havebeen minor, sayboth

like this." Right now, it's lunchtime, and workerstake an elevatorto

the ground. Solid footing never felt so boring.

Congregationemergesfrom arsonwith plan torebuild The Associated Press

block through the glass double 23. With any luck, said the Rev. ARLINGTON. — The mem- building aburned-out shell. doors and scratched the phrase David Gossett, construction " I w anted t o cry," said "Catch me if you can" onto a could begin in the spring. bers of a small-town church along the Columbia River that 86-year-old Phyllis Sumner, truck in the parking lot. Thebuilding will have a larg"There was a period of time er sanctuary, but smaller classburnedtothe ground lastyear like many, a lifelong member. in acase of arson said they're "I was married there in the where we wondered if we had a rooms and no kitchen. It will getting ready to rebuild. church. I baptized my children target on our back," said Mike also serve as a much-needed The arsonist remains at in the church." Keown, a member of the board space for local performing arts, large, and there's still fear in Sundayservices were moved of directors. with enough seating for small Arlington, a Gilliam County to the church's youth center Now hanging in the youth concerts and plays. community of 600 people that behind the original building. center are conceptual drawGilliam County Sheriff Gary has reactivated the siren atop Memberstransformed the up- ings of a new church building. Bettencourt said he believes the water tower. stairs gymnasium into a make- It's to be constructed with the that the culpritinthe arsoncase Before pagers, it summoned shift sanctuary. Padded chairs help ofthe proceeds from the is no longer in the community. the volunteer firefighters. Now on either side of the room insurance on the old buildThe Oregon State Police has it's to alert residents to be on worked for pews. ing and is expected to cost taken over the investigation, the lookout for suspicious Then in January, someone $800,000. and a $25,000 reward remains activity. vandalized the youth center The church held a ceremoni- in place for information leading The Arlington Church of the by throwing a piece of cinder algroundbreaking service Nov. to an arrest and conviction. Nazarene was hit twice by arThe second fire left the 1899

Seaside manaccused in death of 2-year-old By Steven Dubois

thorities arrived, Ham said.

The Associated Press

He was jailed duringthe murder investigation on a parole

ASTORIA — An ex-con-

vict living in the coastal Ore- violation. gon home where a 2-year-old Records show Roden pregirl died ofblunt force trauma viously lived in Georgia and has been charged with aggra- stopped school after the 11th vated murder. grade. He was arrested in the Randy Lee Roden, 26, of county that indudes Seaside Seaside did not enter a plea at two years ago in a domesa court appearance Wednes- tic violence case involving day in nearby Astoria. Judge a different woman. He was Paula Brownhill assigned a charged with crimes such as public defender, Conor Huse- sex abuse, strangulation, kidby, who was not in the court- napping and unlawful sexual room. Huseby confirmed he penetration before ultimately had beenappointed to defend pleading no contest to coerRoden, but he dedined to cion, court records show. comment. Roden was in prison from Emergency personnel re- March 2013 until January sponding to a 911 call Satur- 2014. He allegedly violated his day morning found Evangeli- probation over the weekend na Wing dead. Police have not by possessing a controlled said who placed the call or if substance and c hanging a weapon was used to kill the residence without permisgirl, who would have turned 3 sion from the Department of next month.

Corrections.

rest today," Seaside Police Chief Dave Ham said. "This

in the 2012 case. Court re-

"We feel very stmng. We Though plea bargains are believe that we have a good common, it's unclear why so reason formaking the ar- many counts were dismissed is obviously dealing with a 2-year-old child, and it is very emotional." The mother, 24-year-old Dorothy Wing, has not been charged, but Ham said the investigation remains active. Police said her two sons, ages

5 and 2, were hospitalized with injuries thathaven'tbeen publidy described. They have beenput in state custody. Roden was home when au-

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duringhis interviews with the

victim and her parents. The attorney, John Orr, did not

return a phone call seeking more information about that aspect of the case. A phone number associated with the

victim's parents did not work. Roden's next court appear-

ance is scheduled for Jan.2.

Alpaca ranchergets 3years The Associated Press SALEM — The owner of

a Willamette Valley alpaca ranch has been sentenced to three years in prison for neglecting a herd of more than 200 animals, many of which

survived and were adopted.

Robert Silver apologized in court Tuesday, but Polk County Judge Norman Hill said he hadn't before shown remorse. Silver's "position was that

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there was nothing wrong," Hill said. "He did nothing

ordered to pay more than

to try and remedy the situation. He didn't offer to clean

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his wife, Jocelyn Silver. She previously pleaded guilty to neglect charges and was sentenced to three years of probation. He was convicted earlier this month.

In December 2013, complaints from neighbors twice brought sheriff's deputies and veterinarians to the couple's 20-acre property at Falls City in the Coast Range. They removed the bodies of 58 dead alpacas and then

up. He didn'toffer to do anything." By contrast, he said, Jocelyn Silver was remorseful, had helped clean up the situationand was commended by animal rescuers who helped the alpacas. Hill also said he'd taken into account 15-year-old theft and assault charges

against Silver and Silver's control of the money for alpaca feed. moved 175 m a lnourished His lawyer has said that animals to the College of Vet- Silver used an inheritance erinary Medicine at Oregon to start an alpaca ranch his State University for emer- wife wanted, but the alpaca gency care. market collapsed and their About 150 of the alpacas

son in 2013. The first fire caused exten-

sive smoke and water damage in the little white building with stained-glass windows — but nothing that couldn't be

cords from then show Roden's lawyer complained about a police investigator who apparently failed to take notes

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e take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among thefriends of The Sun: "I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?" — Virginia O'Hanlon

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove'? Virginia, your little friends are Nobody sees Santa Claus, but wrong. They have been affected by that is no sign that there is no Santa the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what Claus. The most real things in the they see. They think that nothing world are those that neither chilcan be which is not comprehensible dren nor men can see. by their little minds. Did you eversee fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, All minds, Virginia, whether but that's no proof that they are they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours, not there. Nobody can conceive or man is a mere insect, an ant, in imagine all the wonders there are his intellect as compared with the unseenand unseeable in thew orld. boundlessworld about him as meaYou tear apart the baby's ratsured by the intelligence capable tle and see what makes the noise of grasping the whole of truth and inside, but there is a veil covering knowledge. the unseen world which not the Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men Claus. that ever lived, could tear apart. He exists as certainly as love and Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, and generosity and devotion exist, and romance can push aside that curyou know that they abound and tain and view and picture the supergive to your life its highest beauty natural beauty and glory beyond. andjoy. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all Alas! How dreary would be the this world there is nothing else as world if there were no Santa Claus! real and abiding. It would be as dreary as if there No Santa Claus? Thank God he were no Virginias. There would lives and lives forever. A thousand be no childlike faith then, no poetmaybe ry, noromance to make tolerable years from now, Virginia, 10 times 10,000 years from now, this existence. We should have no he will continue to make glad the enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The external light with which hearts of children. childhood fills the world would be Merry Christmas and a Happy extinguished. New Year!

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Gratitude for police officers, danger they must embrace By Sue Carlton

When badcops abuse theimmense amount ofpower we give them — the badge, the gun, the absolute authority over the moment — we tend to look at all

Tampa Bay Times

en you hear about another police officer killed, everything stops for a m inute.

cops the same. When they do their job, it's what we

Maybe that's especially true if you know cops — if you work alongside

expect.

them as a reporter, or if they're in

your family. My nephew never wanted tobe anything else.

who has the power. (My sister, by the immense amount of power we give way, ended up with a minor citation them — the badge, the gun, the ab- for not having her current insurance solute authority over the momentcard with her) we tend to look at all cops the same. She would also want me to tell you When they do their job, it's what we the story of another police encounter, expect. this one after her cat came in with a My sister — the one whose son is a very large black snake in his mouth relatively new police officer in anoth- and dropped it. The snake raced uner town — reads these stories with derherrefrigerator,disappearing up something beyond what the rest of inside it (about the time I would have us feel. had to move out of the house). It was She and I had a police encounter a burly sheriffs deputy — notably, this past weekend, routine but also also not a fan of snakes — who reenough to get your heart going a little sponded to the call, tilted the fridge faster: We were about to drive across and helped shoo the snake out the the Sunshine Skyway when she re- door. shoot. When bad cops abuse the

The headlines from this week-

end were horrifying: The shooter in New York who turned the questions raised across America about the

deaths of unarmed black men into madness, ambushing two officers in their patrol car.

And in the early hours of Sunday morning, Tarpon Springs police Officer Charles Kondek was shot in

the chest after he responded to what should have been a routine call about noise.

My nephew has never been able to make me understand the lure of

a job so intense and potentially dangerous, one that routinely shows you the ugliest in people. Not long ago, I attended sessions of the Tampa Police Citizens Police Academy, which

alized she was in the wrong lane to pay the toll automatically with the

When you are a reporter, some

cops will never trust you. Then there

SunPass on her windshield. It was are those you get to know sitting too late to switch lanes, so she pulled

through a toll lane, figuring her car derstand. One night we paired off to would be photographed and she be "off icers" responding to a suspi- would be charged later. No. The blue cious car full of people parked in a lights were on us in seconds. darkneighborhood and playing loud When you are pulled over, it music. doesn't matter if y ou're right or Like cops every night of the week, wrong, if you can explain your miswe had no idea what was in that car take or if you'll soon be on your way — someone out of gas, or someone with no more than a ticket. When an with a gun determined not to go to officer walks up and bends over to jail. Citizens in these dasses often peer into your car, you are aware of aims to help us civilians better un-

outside courtrooms as they wait to

testify after having worked the midnight shift, who joke and show you pictures of their kids. Two detectives

I knew that way were killed by a suspect they were taking to jail, headlines long past but never forgotten. I may not understand why anyone would be a cop, but I am glad so many are good ones. — Sue Carltonis a columnist for the Tampa Bay Times.

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Potential leaders have Cuba derangement syndrome arack Obama has made a geopolitical irrelevancy suddenly relevant to American presidential politics. For decades, Cuba

has been instructive as a museum of two stark failures: socialism and the U.S. embargo. Now, Cuba has become useful as a clarifier of different Republican flavors of foreign-policy thinking. The permanent embargo was imposed in 1962 in the hope of achieving, among other things, regime change. Well. Fidel Castro,88,hasnotbeen seen in public since January and may be even more mentally diminished than anyone — including his 83-year old brother — who still adheres to Marx-

ism. Whatever Fidel's condition, however, Cuba has been governed by the Castros during 11 U.S. presidencies, and for more years than the Soviet Union dominated Eastern Europe.

Regime change — even significant regime modification — has not happened in Havana. Some conservative criticisms of Obama'snew Cuba policy — which includes normalizing diplomatic and

GEORGE WILL commercial relations, to the extent that presidential action can — seem

reflexive. They look symptomatic of Cold War Nostalgia and 1930s Envy — yearnings for the moral clarity of the struggle with the totalitarians. Cuba's regime, although totalitarian,

probable. He is correct to support giving it a try. But he may not understand how many times such wishes have fathered the thought that com-

Cuba, accomplished disgracefully

Rubio, charge that U.S. diplomatic

relations and economic interactions brave democracy advocates. There "lead to legitimizing" Cuba's regime. little for the country's breathtakingly

are two r easons for q uestioning America's doctrine about legitimacy whether Obama really tried. First, has been clear since the Declaration 40 peaceful European years after the he is generally congruent with, and of Independence: Governments deFranco-Prussian War, Norman An- partly a product of, academic leftism. rive their "just powers" from the congell's book "The Great Illusion" be- Hence, he might be tinged with the sent of the governed. America has came an international best-seller by sentimentalism that has made Cuba diplomatic and commercial relations merce can pacify the world. In 1910,

arguing that war between developed a destination for political pilgrims industrial countries would be prohib- too ideologically blinkered to see the itively expensive, hence futile, hence extraordinary sadism of Cuba's treatunlikely. Soon Europe stumbled into ment of its many political prisoners. what was, essentially, a 30-year war. Second, Obama is so phobic about no longer matters in international Angell's theory was an early ver- George W. Bush's miscarried "regime politics. As bankrupt morally as it sion of what foreign-policy analyst change" in Iraq, that he cannot emis economically, the regime is intel- James Mann calls "the Starbucks brace, or at least enunciate, a regime lectually preposterous and an entic- fallacy," the theory that when people changepolic y toward Cuba. Regime ing model only for people who want become accustomed to a plurality of change, however, must be, at bottom, to live where there are lots of 1950s coffee choices, they will successfully the justification for his new approach. Chevrolets. demand political pluralism. We are Cuba Derangement Syndrome, a Eleven million Cubans, however, sadder but wiser now that this the- recurringfever,accounted forthe Bay matter. Obama's new policy is defen- ory has been wounded, if not slain, of Pigs calamity, the most feckless sible if it will improve their political by facts, two of which are China and use of U.S. powerever. After this, the conditions by insinuating into Cuba Vietnam. Both combine relatively Kennedys, President John and Ateconomic and cultural forces that will open economic systems with political torney General Robert, continued to be subversive of tyranny. systems that remain resolutely closed. encourage harebrained attempts to Sen. Rand Paul, a potential ReSen. Marco Rubio, a potential 2016 destabilize Cuba and assassinate its publican presidential candidate, ev- rival of Paul's, is properly disgusted leader. idently considers this hope highly that Obama, in striking his deal with Today, CDS afflicts those who, like

with many regimes that are realities even though they flunk our legitimacy test. Twenty-three years after Cuba

ceased being a Soviet satellite, there is no compelling, or even coherent, argument for why Cuba, among all the world's repulsive regimes, should be the object of a U.S. policy whose rationale is to express the obvious — U.S. distaste.

What makes Rubio uncharacteristically shrill, saying Paul has "no idea what he's talking about"? And what makes Paul too clever by half when saying Rubio wants to "retreat to our

borders" and hence is an "isolationist"? CDS does this. As they brawl about Cuba, a geopolitical irrelevancy, neither seems presidential. — George Will is acolumnist for The Washington Post.

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DEATHS ELSEWHERE Deaths of note from around the world:

Joseph Sargent, 89: a director who won four Primet ime E m m y Aw a r d s f o r television movies but whose

best-known work was the 1974 thriller "The Taking

Eric Porter, the city's senior

ABC execStoddardmade 'Roots,'and TV hall of fame By Bruce Weber Brandon Stoddard, a television executive at ABC who

shepherded the production d r a ma s l i k e

"Roots" and "The Winds of War" that helped popularize the miniseries, died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 77. The cause was cancer, his Stoddard worked at ABC

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from 1985 to 1989, served as president of ABC Entertain-

ment, responsible for putting together the network's prime-time schedule. He built

a reputation as a supporter of quality television, such as it was, bringing serious and occasionally c o ntroversial

"The Love Boat."

Shows developed for the network while he was leader of the entertainment division

Hall of Fame Inductee Brandon Stoddard poses backstage at the

— including "Roseanne," "The 2014 Television Academy Hall of Fame in March. He was known for W onder Years" and " T h i r-

helping to popularize the miniseries. Stoddard died Monday at his

Stoddard was born to John-

son and Constance Stoddard in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on March 31, 1937, and grew

up nearby in affluent Southport — "one of the single most States," Stoddard once called

said that to equate the carts to restaurants could establish an

it. His father was a lawyer.

Young Brandon played guitar in a calypso band as a teenager, but he aspired to be an actor. He performed in

plays at Deerfield Academy and at Yale, although he gave up the idea of acting professionally after an audition at an agency where, as he per-

paying attention. He served in the Army, made a brief and unhappy

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and began his professional career in advertising, where he worked through the 1960s. In the early '70s, while he was head of ABC daytime programming, the network introduced "Schoolhouse Rock" and its "Afterschool Specials."

Stoddard's first marriage ended in divorce. In addition to his sister Cecily, he is sur-

vived by his wife, Mary Anne Dolan; another sister, Anne Patterson; two daughters, Al-

considered the first U.S.-pro-

licity and the advertising, be- was 6." cause you've got one night to

duced miniseries. Stoddard

get them in the house," Stod-

had no hand in it, but he did bring several others to the air

dard said.

to great acclaim and ratings

slow, and an initial pre-broadcast review in Time magazine

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tysomething" — improved home in Los Angeles. He was77. which chillingly presented ABC's prime-time ratings, the embattled New York City especially among younger of the 1970s. Died Monday viewers. For a time during his el; "Amerika" (1987), a folof complications of chronic tenure, ABC climbed ahead of low-up of sorts to "The Day obstructive pulmonary dis- CBS into second place in the After," which posited what ease at his home in Malibu, yearly ratings race. life would be like in America California. It was in telling longer-form under Soviet rule; and "War Paul Walther, 87:Played six stories, however, that Stod- and Remembrance," based on s easons in the NBA i n t h e dard had his biggest impact. Wouk's sequel to "The Winds 1950s for th e M i n neapolis Television movies produced of War." Lakers, Indianapolis Olym- on his watch included the EmBy far the most celebrated pians, Philadelphia Warriors my-winning "Friendly Fire" and influential of Stoddard's and Fort W a y n e P i s tons (1979), based on C.D.B. Bry- miniseries was "Roots," based — scoring more than 2,800 an's book about the aftermath on Alex Haley's novel tracpoints in his career — after of the accidental death of a ing a black American family a stellar college career at U.S. soldier in Vietnam, star- from Africa through slavery the University of Tennessee. ring Carol Burnett and Ned in America through liberaDied Sunday in Atlanta. Beatty; and "The Day After" tion after the Civil War. It was — From wire reports (1983), a post-apocalyptic tale, broadcast over eight consecuconceived by Stoddard, about tive nights in 1977. "The problem with 'Roots' a small U.S. town in the wake of a nuclear blast. That movie, was there had never been on which starred Jason Robards, television a successful black garnered an enormous audi- drama," Stoddard recalled Death Notices are freeand ence and catalyzed a fierce in a 2007 interview for the will be run for oneday, but political debate about Ameri- Archive of American Televispecific guidelines must be ca's nuclear standoff with the sion. "We were scared no one followed. Local obituaries Soviet Union and the propri- would come to the party." are paid advertisements ety of U.S. television's taking The series starred a young submitted by families or fuon such a potentially fear-in- unknown actor, LeVar Burneral homes. Theymaybe ducing subject. ton, and other black actors, submitted by phone, mail, Although Stoddard, who including Leslie Uggams and email or fax. TheBulletin was sometimes called the fa- Ben Vereen. But Stoddard's reserves the right to edit ther of the miniseries, prob- strategy was to make sure to all submissions. Please ably did more than anyone include familiar white faces include contact information else to expand the archive of — like Lorne Greene of "Boin all correspondence. the genre, he did not invent nanza" fame — in the marFor information on anyof it; "The Forsyte Saga," a BBC keting campaign. An adverthese services or about the adaptation of works by John tising line — "The triumph of obituary policy, contact Galsworthy, appeared on an American family" — was

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use." trict. Some of the recommenThe planning commission dations for complying with could have called up the deci- the theme include horizontal sion for a review. No appeals wood siding with a flat or low were filed within the 14-day gloss finish and roofing mateperiod after the decision, the rials that are nonreflective. time period when it could have The food cart owners must been challenged. pay an annual business liIn some cases, a siteplanre- censefeeof$105 to operate on view and decision is forward- thelot. ed to the planning commisM eanwhile, the city i s sion, but other times it is not, working to refine its code peraccordingto Holzman. taining to transient merchant "We did not see a copy of licensing for vendors. The is-

for two decades. He was director of daytime programmotion picture division and,

"unconventional move."

planner, approved the site plan review for the project and categorizedthe carts as eating and drinking establishments, which are an "outright per-

tion, and it's a pretty standard

sister Cecily Stoddard Stranahan said.

ming, r a n

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commercial district of the city. by buildings, but not to the acThe decision did not retual business owner and operquire approval by the plan- ator, according to Ward. "I think that for one person ning commission because the food carts were considered a to make this decision that food permitted use, according to cartsarethe same as a restauPauline Hardie, director of rant is an error," Ward said. the city's community developAny food carts on the lot ment department. would have to adhere to city "If it's a permitted use, it is development codes like storean administrative decision," front businesses, including Hardie said. "(Boyd) submit- compliance with the 1880s ted all the required informa- western frontier architectural

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"All of us sometime in our lives have done something we

coming up with the $983 in restitution by Thursday for the victim, who was out hundreds of dollars in an insur-

PORTLAND — In the often

would rather not have done,"

cold and unforgiving world of

Murphy said, explaining why

Multnomah County C i rcuit Court, a Portland civil attor-

he decided to act. "And the

ney last week did something rather extraordinary: He offered to loan a complete stranger $983 of his own money tokeep the man — a 27-year-old dad — from having a felony conviction on his record. Call it an act of faith in hu-

mankind — or perhaps a foolhardy move — depending on your perspective. Here's ho w

t h e u n u s u-

al scene played out l ast Thursday: Colin Murphy, a civil attorney who handles business d isputes, was sitting in a courtroom's gallery waiting for his case to be called when he overheard a defense attor-

ney and a prosecutor talking about adifferent case scheduled 15 minutes ahead of his.

They were saying what a shame it was that a defendant was about to blow a plea deal

that would give him an opportunity to be sentenced to

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point we would like to have paid," Demer said. somebody show us mercy." But Demer also said he Lawrence Taylor, Conley's took other factors into condefenseattorney,said he was sideration, including that out stunned. of the36 defendants charged "I've practiced for 22 years, so far in relation to the West and I've never seen anything Coast Car Crushing operalike it, and I don't expect to tion, Demer thinks of Conley again," said Taylor. as the most minor player of Taylor had never met Mur- them alL "And frankly, he owned up phy before or even seen him in court. "It was mere coin- to it," Demer said of Conley cidence," he said. "In fact, and his involvement. we were only there that day Because Conley ultimatebecause we got a set-over be- ly came up with the $983 cause my client needed an ex- — thanks to Murphy — the tra week. He thought he could judge on Friday sentenced come upwith themoney. " Conley to a m i s d emeanor But Conley hadn'tbeen able and 18 months of probation. It's against Oregon State to scrape together the $983 in restitution he was required to pay the victim, Shawn Stratton of The Dalles. Stratton, 53, had p arked

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Halsey Street about 6:40 p.m. few people in the courtroom felony for his role in stealing on Dec. 19, 2013. 'DArenty min- Thursday morning, Murphy a pickup truck. utes later, when he stepped thought the deed would reAccording to police re- outside to drive to dinner, his main "relatively quiet" — and he didn't imagine word would ports, Castor Majuro Conley pickup was gone. had bought a 1993 Nissan Portland police investigat- spread like it has around the pickup truck f ro m a t h i ef, ed, and a 30-year-old man courthouse. then sold it to someone else told police that he Used a "jigOver thepast severaldays, who sold it to a car-crushing gle key n to Steal the NiSSan, he said he's received calls and yard for scrap. before selling it to Conley. emails recognizing his gesCourt records show that According to police reports, ture from judges, the District C onley, married w it h a Conley told police he bought Attorney's Office, defense at17-month-old child, had only the Nissan for $150 to $200, torneys, court staff and leadone misdemeanor conviction then sold it to another man ers at the State Bar. on his record, a fourth-de- for $275, and that man in turn One criminal defense atgree assault in 2011. towed it to West Coast Car torney joked that she wished Murphy wasn't familiar Crushing — whose operators Murphy would show up to all with many of the details of are facing a long list of crimi- of her clients' court hearings. Conley's life or most recent nal charges for allegedly buyMurphy said he's heard case. But he knew the DA's ing stolen cars that were ille- f rom no one critical of h i s Office was willing to offer gally towed there from across willingness to help out a the man a b r eak. He a l so the metro area. stranger who seemed like he knew that a felony convicConley pleaded guilty to could use another chance. Murphy said Conley shook tion meant Conley could very unauthorized use of a motor well lose his job, any good fu- vehicle, which is a felony un- his hand and said: "Thanks." ture job prospects and rental der Oregon law. But Deputy Conley couldn't be reached immediately for comment. housing. District Attorney Kevin De"If I get paid back, great," And that's when Murphy mer said he agreed to allow spoke up in Judge Stephen C onley's conviction to b e Murphy said. "If I don't, no Bushong's courtroom and of- classified as a misdemean- problem. I'm not going to hold fered the loan. or in exchange for Conley the kid to it."

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TClj's Patterson named topcoach

finding place in history

TCU coachGary Patterson embraced changed andjoined an exclusive club. Patterson wasvoted college football

coach of the year by The Associated Press on Patterson Wednesday, joining Nick

By Tim Booth The Associated Press

RENTON, Wash.— In the locker room after

stifling Arizona, Michael Bennett was holding

Saban as In side

court, more than happy to proclaim this Seattle

the only • A l ist of two-time voting winners. for AP The AP coach coach of of the t he year yea r , has been C2 awarded since1998. Patterson, in his14th season at TCU,was coach of the year in 2009. Sabanwas coach of the year in 2003 when he was with LSUand in 2008 at Alabama. Patterson received 27 of 54 votes from the AP Top 25media panel. Urban Meyer of Ohio State wasthe runner-up with 14 votes. Mississippi State's Dan Mullen received six votes. Alabama's Saban and Arizona's Rich Rodriguez drew two votes each. Florida State's Jimbo Fisher, Baylor's Art Briles and Memphis' Justin Fuente hadone. Patterson guided the sixth-ranked Horned Frogs to an11-1 record and a share of the Big 12 title after going 4-8 in 2013.

"The headcoaches get too much attention,"

Seahawks' defense as the best all-time. Certainly it was bombastic and the opinion of just one player. Yet Bennett might have

been on to something. Maybe not the point of Seattle's defense being mentioned in the same breath of the best all-time, but certainly one of

thebestdefensesofthisera. "It's cool for (Bennett) to say it. Obviously we'd love to be in that discussion, but I

wouldn't say it," Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman

said. "There's been some great defenses to play out there. I think we'd be in the discussion

to be one of the best defenses, especially this year and last year, and what we've done on

a consistent bases year in and year out."

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Depending on what happens in the season finale

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a chance to place themselves into the conversation among the best in this era. Even if the numbers don't translate directly between

generations — with differences in player skills and rules — what Seattle has accomplished is noteworthy in a historical context.

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Jared Lewis, a former Bend Elk announcer, was just hired to call Harlem Globetrotters games.

— The Associated Press

• Bend announcer set to be thevoice of the HarlemGlobetrotters By Beau Eastes The Bulletin

estern Ken uck 4 Central Michigan 48

Hawaii Bowl Rice Fresno State

Jared Lewis has seen a lot of basketball over the years.

The longtime local sports announcer has played and coached the game for most of his life. But he readily admits he will be learn-

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Patterson said. "That

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St. I ouis at Seattle

ing on the fly with his newest hoops gig. "We're at training camp this past summer and the guys set up for an alley-oop," says Lewis, 37, who on this Christmas morning travels to Baltimore to join the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters as pub-

lic-address announcer for their upcoming national tour. "I started to announce one guy's name thinking he was going to dunk it, but there was actually a second alley-oop in the air! I'd say the wrong name and the players would look at me all mad." Welcome to the world of Sweet Lou Dunbar, Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon. After spending the past ll years in Bend announcinghigh school and various other sports, Lewis is set to hit the road for at least the next four months with the Globetrotters,

known worldwide as the Clown Princes of Basketball. Golden State's Stephen Curry.

Glodetrotters101 Yes, Jared Lewis is about to take the mic for those Harlem Globetrotters. Founded in the mid-1920s on theSouth Side of Chicago, the Globetrotters have playedmorethan 20,000 exhibition games in 120different countries, according to the their website. Basketball with a healthy dose of comedy andtheater, the Globetrotters are known for their athleticism, trick shots, and fan involvement. Impromptu dribbling showcases, double and triple alley -oops,andbehind-the-backandbetween-the-legs passes are all trademarks of the self-proclaimed Clown Princes of Basketball, who (almost) always win. Lewis' job with the Globetrotters will be part public-address announcer, part ringleader. Thevoice of the Globetrotters provides more play-by-play announcing than a typical PAperson, Lewis explained, in part because so much is going on, andalso to enhance the entertainment factor of the games. The Globetrotters kick off their 2014-15 tour on Friday in Baltimore and Pittsburgh. (The squad's roster is large enough to sendmultiple teams onthe road.) Later this winter the Globetrotters are scheduled to be inOregon, with stops in Eugene onFeb. 20 and in Portland for a doubleheader onFeb.21.

SeeLewis/C4

son easinginto coachingcareer By David Brandt The Associated Press

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Tyler Summitt stares through his wire-rimmed glasses at a recent Louisiana Tech women's basketball

practice, watching with intensity as his players sprint, shift and shout instruc-

tions to each other during a drill emphasizing zone defense. He sees something he does not

like and a shrill whistle pierces the air. Then the son of Hall of Famer

Sum m itt

Pat Summitt gets into a defensive stance and begins his lecture. For associate head coach Mickie DeMoss — who spent

two decadesas an assistantatTennessee on Tyler's mom's staff — watching it is strange juxtaposition.

The laserlike focus reminds her of Pat. The m easured tone in hism essage does not. "This is killing us," Summitt said firmly but quietly. "You're here and we need you right over here. Don't sink back. Pay attention to the details. It matters. Does that make sense?"

Summitt is trying to prove that what does make sense is Louisiana Tech hiring a 23-yearold to revive a once-proud program. SeeSummitt/C5

Warriors guard makes lt dig Steph Curry has helped lead Golden State to the best record in the NBA,C4

NFL

Klckers take on extra work Injuries sometimes forces punters and kickers to handle eachother's jobs,C6

WINTER SPORTS

Austrians off to slow start Usually strong, the country has struggled in downhill this season,C3

GOLF: 2014 PGA TOUR

The shots that hepedwin the maors By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

One puttgave Bubba Wat-

son a rare sense of calm. One swing reminded Martin Kaymer he finally had all the shots. One pitch proved to Rory McIlroy he could master links golf. These were not the defining shots from the majors this year. But they meant something special to the winners, and they were tied to lessons from

the past. Asked to choose the signature shot of his Masters victo-

Inside • Current qualifiers for The Masters,C2

"It could have easily hit a tree and gone the wrong way or dropped down in the creek," Watson said. "When you lose

ry and a shot that was particularly pleasing to him, Watson found both on the same hole and the same day — Sunday

the ball over the trees, that's

on the par-5 13th at Augusta

can breathe again."

National. With a two-shot lead and

when you get nervous because you can't see it. When you hear the roar of the crowd, you With nothing more than a

sand wedge to the green, how-

six holes to play, he hit driver so outrageously bold and long

ever, Watson hit it to 20 feet

that it sailed down the left side

6 feet short. And that's when

of the fairway, over the trees and disappeared for a nervous moment until plopping down in the fairway.

he leaned on his experience from winning his first green jacket. SeeMajors/C6

and then left his eagle attempt

Bubba Watson looks et his ball after

missing an eagle putt on

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the13th green during the final round of the Masters in April in

Augusta, Georgia. ChrisCarlson /The Associated Press

C2 T H E BULLETIN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2014

ON THE AIR

COREBOARD

TODAY SOCCER English, Chelsea vsWest HamUnited

4:45 a.m. NBCSN

BASKETBALL

NBA, Washington at NewYork 9 a.m. ESPN NBA, OklahomaCity at SanAntonio 11:30 a.m ABC Men's college, DiamondHeadClassic, teams TBD 1p.m. ESPNU NBA, Cleveland at Miami 2 p.m. ABC Men's college,Diamond HeadClassic,teamsTBD 3:30p.m. ESPN2 NBA, Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago 5 p.m. TNT Men's college,Diamond HeadClassic,teamsTBD 5:30p.m. ESPN2 NBA, GoldenState at Los Angeles Clippers 7: 3 0 p.m. TNT

FRIDAY SOCCER English, Manchester United vs. Newcastle English, Arsenal vs QueensPark Australian, Central Coast vs. Brisbane

7 a.m. N BCSN 9:30 a.m. NBCSN 10 p.m. FS2

ON DECK Friday Girlsbasketball: Ridgeviewvs. Greshamat Gresham HolidayTournament, 7:15p.m.

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SPORTS IN BRIEF BASKETBALL CRVS' Varejao Out fOrSeaSOn—Anderson Varejao's season has ended, dealing amajor blow to the Cavaliers' NBAtitle hopes. Cleveland's starting center tore his left Achilles tendon onTuesday night in a win over Minnesota, an injury that will cost him the rest of this season andwill force the Cavs to look for immediate help up front. TheCavs said an MRIconfirmed the feared tear andthat Varejao will undergo surgery "in the near future." A timetable for his return and rehabwill not be established until after the operation. The 6-foot-11 Varejaowas positioning under the basket for a rebound in the third quarter when hecrumpled to the floor in pain. All of Cleveland'splayersandcoachescame overtocheckonhim beforehewas assisted off the floor without putting any weight on his leg. He left Quicken LoansArenafollowing the game oncrutches with his leg in an immobilizing air cast.

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JOSh Smith to jain HOuStOn ROCketS —Aperson with knowledge of the decision says JoshSmith will join the Houston Rockets following his release bythe Detroit Pistons. Theperson spoke to TheAssociated Press onthe condition of anonymity because Smith hasn't yet cleared waivers. Smith was let go bythe Pistons this weekafter signing a four-year, $54 million contract with them in July 2013. Thesmall forward has averaged 15.4 points and 7.8rebounds during his11-year career. Heaveraged13.1 points and 7.2 rebounds in 28gamesthis season. The movewill reunite him with AAU teammateand longtime friend Dwight Howard, who is in his secondseason inHouston.TheRocketsenteredWednesdaywitha 20-7 record and in second place in theSouthwest Division.

Suns trade Tolliver to Pistons in salary cap move —The Phoenix Suns traded forward Anthony Tolliver to the Detroit Pistons for forward Tony Mitchell. TheSunsare expected to release Mitchell to create anadditional $2.2 million in salary cap space, giving the team a total of $6.2 million available and anopen roster spot. Phoenix signed Tolliver to a two-year, $6 million contract in the offseason, with the idea it would help make upfor the loss of Channing Frye. But Tolliver played sparingly andwas not part of the regular rotation as the season went on.

FOOTBALL Western Kentucky topsCentral Michigan 49-48Cooper Rush's 2-point conversion attempt fell incomplete as time expired, and Western Kentucky held on to defeat Central Michigan 49-48 in a wild inaugural BahamasBowl on Wednesday. Central Michigan trailed 49-14 entering the fourth quarter before Rush engineered a comeback. Hethrew four touchdown passes in the final minutes, and the Chippewas got the ball back at their own 25 with one second remaining. Rush completed a pass to Jesse Kroll, and the ball was lateraled three times before Titus Davis dove into the pylon for a touchdown with no time remaining. Central Michigan elected to go for two and the win, only to have the pass drop incomplete.

RiCe takeS Hawaii BOwl win Over FreSnO State — Dnphus Jackson played his best game of the year bypassing for 318 yards and three touchdowns, and Ricecompleted a remarkable turnaround with a 30-6 victory over Fresno State onWednesday night in the Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu. TheOwls (8-5) started the season 0-3 and ended it with their second bowl win in the past three years. Jackson was accurate with his arm anddangerous with his feet, rushing for 41 yards and somekeyscrambles out of trouble. The Owls got plenty of help from their defense. TheBulldogs (6-8), the only team with a losing record to play a bowl game, broke their own Hawaii Bowl record for fewest points. It was the fewest points Fresno State scored all season.

Pitt to name iliarduZZi as head Coach —Pat Narduzzi spent eight years transforming Michigan State's defense into one of the most intimidating in the country. Pittsburgh is hoping he can do the same with the Panthers as they try to find their niche in the new-look ACC. Aperson familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Wednesday that Narduzzi has reached anagreement with Pitt to replace Paul Chryst, who left last week to take the same job at Wisconsin. The person spoke on condition of anonymity becausetheschoolhad notyetmadeanannouncement.A press conference is scheduled for Friday. The 48-year-old Narduzzi has spent the past eight seasons building the Spartans into one of the nation's top defenses. He won the Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant in 2013 when Michigan State finished in the top 10 nationally in every major statistical defensive category on its way to a 13-1 record.

HOCKEY Sharks fOrWardJOhnScott SuSpended 4 gameS —San Jose Sharks forward John Scott has beensuspended for four games without pay for punching Ducks forward Tim Jackman. Scott was also banned two games inOctober for coming onto the ice to fight Jackman. Scott was already considered a repeatoffender after he was previously suspended for an illegal hit to the head.Theleague said Wednesday he will forfeit $34,146 in salary this time. Scott struck an unsuspecting Jackman in theface after a play in the second period of the Ducks'3-2 overtime win Monday,sending him crumpling to the ice. Hedid not receive apenalty. — From wire reports

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IndianapolisatTennessee,10 a.m. Jacksonville atHouston,10 a.m. SanDiegoatKansasCity,10a.m. Chicagoat Minnesota,10a.m. Cleveland atBaltimore,10 a.m. DallasatWashington,10 a.m. N.Y.JetsatMiami, 10a.m. Buffaloat NewEngland,10a.m. Philadelphiaat N Y Giants,10a m. NewOrleansatTampaBay,10 a.m. Arizona at San Francisco,1:25 p.m. St. LouisatSeattle, 1:25p.m. Oakland atDenver,1:25 p.m. Detroit atGreenBay,1:25 p.m. CarolinaatAtlanta,1;25p.m. Cincinnatiat Pittsburgh,5:30p.m.

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GOLF PGA Tour Qualifiersforthe2015 Masters AUGUS TA, Ga.—The90players whohavequalified and areexpectedtocompetein the79th Masters, to be played April 9-12atAugustaNationalGolf Club.Players listed inonlyfirst categoryforwhichtheyareeligible: Maslem champions:BubbaWatson, AdamScott, Charl Schwartzel, Phil Mickelson,Angel Cabrera, TreyorImm elman, ZachJohnson, TigerWoods, Mike Weir,VijaySingh,JoseMaria Olazahal, MarkO'Meara, Ben Crenshaw,Bernhard Langer, FredCouples, lan Woosnam, SandyLyle,LarryMize,TomWatson. U.S. Opencham pions(five years):Martin Kaymer,Justin Rose,Webb Simpson, Rory Mcllroy, Graeme McDowell. BrilishOpenchampionslfive yean): ErnieEls, DarrenClarke,Louis Oosthuizen. PGA Champions(five years):JasonDufner, Keegan Bradley. Players Cham pionships cham pions lthree years):Matt Kuchar. U.S. Amateurchampionandrunner-up:a-Yang Gunn,a-CoreyConners. BrilishAmateurchampion:a-BradleyNeil. U.S. Amateur public links champion: a-Byron Meth. U.S. Mid-Am ateurchampion:a-Scott Harvey. Asian Amaleurchampion:a-Antonio Murdaca. LatinAmericaAmateur champion:TBD. Top 12 and ties-2014Maslers:Jonas Blixt, JordanSpieth, MiguelAngelJimenez, RickieFowler, LeeWestwood,ThomasBjorn,JohnSenden,Kevin Stadler,JimmyWalker. Top four andties-2014 U.S. Open:Erik Compton, JasonDay,Dustin Johnson,BrooksKoepka, HenrikStenson. Top fourandties-2014 BritishOpen: Sergio Garcia,JimFuryk. PGAToureventwinners since2014maslers (fuff FedEC xuppoints awarded): NohSueng-yul, Brendo nTodd,J.B.Holmes,HidekiMatsuyama,Ben Crane,KevinStreelman, BrianHarman, Tim Clark, Camilo Villegas,HunterMahan,Chris Kirk, Billy HorschelBae , Sang-moon, BenMartin, Robert Streb, RyanMoore, Charley Hoffman. Field from the2B14Tour Championship: Bil Haas,PatrickReed, Ryan Palmer, Cameron Tringale, Russell Henley,MorganHofmann, Kevin Na,Geoff Dgilvy,GaryWoodland. Top ggfromfinal world ranking in2014:Victor Duhuisson,JamieDonaldson, lan Poulter, Joost Luiten, LukeDonald, StephenGallacher, Thongchai Jaidee,SteveStricker, ShaneLowry, MarcLeishman, Mikko llonen,DannyWilett.

Arizona 34 12 1 8 4 2 8 8 0 112 Edmonton 3 5 7 2 1 7 2 1 7 5 121

Wednesday'sGames

No games scheduled

NBA NATIONAL BASKETBALLASSOCIATION

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AP Coach ofthe Year Voting Coach,Team Vules GaryPatterson,TCU 27 UrbanMeyer,OhioState 14 DanMullen,Mississippi State 6 RichRodriguez,Arizona 2 Nick Saban,Alabama 2 Art Briles,Baylor 1 JimhoFisher,FloridaState 1 Justin Fuente,Memphis 1

Chicago Nashville St. Louis Winnipeg Minnesota Colorado Dallas

"Here comes the high-priced free agent we picked up — along with all his personal baggage."

College Wednesday'sGames BahamasBowl WesternKentucky49, Central Michigan48 HawaiiBowl Rice30,FresnoState6 Friday,Oec.26 Hearl ofDallasBowl llinois (66)vs. LouisianaTech (84), 10am. QuickLaneBowl Rutgers(7-5)vs.NorthCarolina (6-6),1:30 p.m. St. Petersburg(Fla.) Bowl UCF(9-3)vs.N.C.State(7-5), 5p.m. Saturday,Dec. 27 MilitaryBowl VirginiaTech(6-6) vs.Cincinnati (9-3),10 a.m. Sun Bowl Duke(9-3) vs.ArizonaState(9-3), t t a.m. Independence Bowl Miami(6-6)vs.South Carolina (6-6),1 p.m. PinstripeBowl Boston College(7-5) vs.PennState(6-6),1:30 p.m. HolidayBowl Nebraska (9-3) vs.SouthernCal(8-4),5 p.m. Monday,Dec.29 LibertyBow l WestVirginia(7-5) vs.TexasA&M(7-5), 11a.m. RussellAthletic Bowl Clemson (9-3)vs.Oklahoma(8-4),2;30p.m. TexasBowl Texas(6-6)vs.Arkansas(6-6),6 p.m. Tuesday,Oec. 30 MusicCityBowl NotreDam e(7-5) vs.LSU(8-4),noon Belk Bowl Louisville(9-3) vs.Georgia(9-3), 3:30p.m. FostersFarmBowl Stanford(7-5)vs.Maryland(7-5), 7p.m. Wednesday,Dec.31 PeachBowl Mississippi(9-3)vs.TCU(I t-f), 9:30 a.m. FiestaBowl BoiseState(t 1-2) vs.Arizona(10-3),1 pm. OrangeBowl MississippiState(10-2) vs. Georgia Tech(10-3), 5 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 1 OutbackBowl Wisconsin(10-3) vs.Auburn(8-4), 9am. CotlonBowlClassic Michigan State(102) vs.Baylor(I t-t),930a m. CitrusBowl Minnesota (8-4) vs.Missouri(10-3),10 a.m. RoseBowl Playoffsemifinal: Oregon(12-1) vs.FloridaState(130),2p.m. SugarBowl Playoffsemifinal: Alabama(tz-t) vs. OhioState(12t), 5:30p.m. Friday,Jan.2 ArmedForcesBowl Pittsburgh(6-6)vs.Houston(7-5), 9a.m. TaxSIayerBowl lowa(7-5) vs.Tennessee(6-6),12:20 p.m. AlamoBowl UCLA(9-3) vs.Kansas State(9-3), 3:45p.m. CactusBowl Oklahoma State(6-6) vs.Washington(8-5), 7:15p.m. Saturday,Jan. 3 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Florida(65) vs.EastCarolina(8-4),10a m. GoDaddyBowl Toledo(8-4)vs.ArkansasState(7-5), 6 p.m. Monday,Jan. 12 CollegeFootball Cham pionship SugarBowlwinnervs. RoseBowlwinner, 5:30p.m.

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Sunday Boys basketball: Bend,Mountain View,Summit at LesSchwahOregonHolidayHoopfest,TBD Girls baskelbaN: Bend, Mountain View,Summit at LesSchwabOregon HolidayHoopfest, TBD; RidgeviewatGreshamHoliday Tournament, TBD

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Wednesday'sGames

No games scheduled

Saturday Boys basketball:LesSchwahOregonHolidayHoopfest: Summivs. t NorthEugeneat Summit, 7:45 p.mc Bendvs. McNaryat Summit, 4;15p.m.; MountainViewvs. CrateratMountainView,7:45 p.m. Girls basketball:Les SchwahOregonHoliday Hoopfest: Bendvs. Milwaukie at Bend, 7:45 p.mc MountainViewvs. Marist at Summ it, 11 a.m.; Summivs. t Liberty at Summit, 6 p.mc RidgeviewatGreshamHoliday Tournament, TBD Wrestling: Madrasat Pendleton Invite, TBD

FOOTBALL

College, Heart of Dallas Bowl, l linois vs. LouisianaTech College, Quick LaneBowl, North Carolina vs. Rutgers College, St. Petersburg Bowl, N.C. State vs. Central Florida

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MLB MAJORLEAGUEBASEBALL

Free AgentSignings AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON (4) —Re-signedKoji Uehara, rhp, toan $18 milion,two-yearcontract; signedPahloSandoval, 3b, SanFrancisco,to a$95 million, five-yearcontract; signedHanley Ramirez,lf, LosAngeles Dodgers,to an SSBmilion, four-yearcontract; signedJustin Masterson, rhp,St.Louis,toa$9.5milion, one-yearcontract. CHICAG O(4) —SignedZachDuke, Ihp,Milwaukee, to a $15 milion, three-yearcontract; signedAdamLaRoche,1b,Washington, toa$25million, two-yearcontract; signedDavid Roberlson, rhp, Ne wYorkYankees, to a $46 milion,four-yearcontract;signedMelky Cahrera, of, Toronto,to a$42million, three-yearcontract. Pd GB CLEVEUINO (2) — SignedGavin Floyd, rhp,At.852 lanta, to$4 a milion, one-yearcontract; signedScott .767 1I/2 Downs,Ihp,KansasCity, to aminor leaguecontract .750 2'/z ($800,000). DETROIT(1) — Re-signedVictor Martinez, dh,to .741 3 .667 41/2 a$64milion, four-yearcontract. HOUSTO N(2) — SignedLukeGregerson, rhp, .655 5 .621 6 Oakland, to an $18.5million, four-year contract; Bi/z signed Pat N eshek, rhp,St. Louis,to a$12.5 milion, .533 contract;signedJedLowrie, ss,Oakland, toa .500 9'/z two-year .448 11 $23 milion,three-yearcontract. .429 11t/z KANSAS CITY(4)—Re-signedJasonFrasor, rhp, .414 12 to a $1.8milion, one-yearcontract; re-signedLuke .321 14'Iz Hochevar,rhp, to a S10milion, two-year contract; .310 15 signedKendrysMorales, dh,Seattle, to a$17milion, .185 18 two-yearcontract;signedAlexRios,of, Toronto, toan d-divisionleader $11million,one-yearcontract. MINNES OTA(8) — SignedTorii Hunter,of, DeWednesday'sGames troit, to a $10.5milion, one-yearcontract; signed No games scheduled ErvinSantana,rhp,Atlanta, to a$55 milion, four-year Today'sGam es contract;signedTimStauffer, rhp, SanDiego,toa$2.2 Washingtonat NewYork, 9a.m. million,one-yearcontract. OklahomaCity atSanAntonio,11:30a.m. NEWYOR K(4) —ResignedChris Young,of, toa $2.5 million,one-yearcontract; signedAndrewMiler, ClevelandatMiami,2p.m. Ihp, Baltimore,to a$36milion, four-yearcontract; LA. Lakers at Chicago,5 p.m. re-signedChase Headley,3h, to a $52milion, fourGoldenStateat L.A.Clippers, 7;30p.m. year contract;re-signedChris Capuano, Ihp, to a$5 Friday'sGames million, one-year contract. BrooklynatBoston,10a.m. OAKLAN D(1) — SignedBily Butler,1h, Kansas ClevelandatOrlando, 4 p.m. City, to a $30 m i l i o n, three-yearcontract. Milwaukee atAtlanta, 4:30p.m. SEATTLE (1) — SignedNelson Cruz, dh, BaltiIndianaat Detroit, 4:30p.m. more, toa$57milion, four-yearcontract. SanAntonioatNewOrleans,5p.m. TEXAS(2) — Re-signedColbyLewis, rhp,toa$4 CharlotteatOklahomaCity,5 pm. million,one-yearcontract; signedKyuji Fujikawa,rhp, Housto natMemphis,5p.m. ChicagoCuhs, to a$1.1 milion, one-yearcontract. L.A. 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coordinator.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2014 • THE BULLETIN

WINTER SPORTS:SKIING

Air-bag safety system givingsome skiers reservations By Andrew Dampf The Associated Press

VAL GARDENA, ItalySome skiers are concerned they will turn into the puffy

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"Michelin Man" when they

are not supposed to.

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Others are afraid they will l ose precious hun-

dredths of a

s e cond due

us. P astore d i scussed t h e

project Saturday, a day after Florian Scheiber of Austria crashed and was airlifted

off the downhill course by helicopter with a concussion and bruises all over the

left side of his body. "For the Florian Scheiber

t o slightly resistance.

m or e w i n d crash, it would have been very good," Pastore said, And still m o r e b e lieve noting that the air bag can that their movements will protect the neck, shoulders, be restricted. trunk and back areas. "They'll use it, you'll see," Whatever th e r e a sons, few skiers — if any — are said FIS men's World Cup expected to use a radical director Markus Waldner. new air-bag safety system "If you go flying off an icy in January when it will be course at 140 kph (90 mph) clearedfor use in World and all of a sudden you have Cup downhill races. p rotection a r o un d yo u r "January could still be neck and upper body, that's early. But not because we pretty good. That's why the

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have problems but because

MotoGP riders use it."

the athletes are not confi-

But skiers need to move their bodies more than mo-

dent," said Marco Pastore,

g' g~V Armando Trovati I The Associated Press

Hannes Reichelt of Austria celebrates in the finish area after the men's World Cup super-G in Val Gardena, Italy, Saturday.

us rianso o oors a • So far this season the country hasgone without a World Cuppodium finish in downhil By Eric Willemsen

"During the start of the

The Associated Press

season they haven't taken their chances. Now the guys are starting to take more risks. It won't be long until we are back among the best."

VIENNA — Without a top-three fin-

ish in the first three races, the Austrian downhill team is having its worst start to

a World Cup season in 25 years. Even with two-time World Cup down-

hill champion Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway sidelined because of a torn Achilles tendon, the former "Wunderteam" has failed to make any impact. Hannes Reichelt was ninth in L a ke Louise last month. Then Max Franz in

Beaver Creek and Olympic champion Matthias Mayer in Val Gardena both came in seventh for the team's best results, making it the poorest showing in pre-Christmasracessince 1989. After harsh criticism by greats Stephan

"It has nothing to do with training defi-

adding his racers have had good split times and been fast in parts of the races.

Austria won two of the most appealing downhill races last season, with Mayer capturing Olympic gold in Sochi and Reichelt taking the classic Hahnenkamm race in Kitzbuehel. Less than a year on, the euphoria has

vanished in a country where skiing is inthe Austrian media, and with six weeks deed serious business. Former racers and left before the world championship down- other experts have been publicly discusshill in Beaver Creek, the team wants to ing the plight of the downhill team. "Some of them are coming down very get back on track in the final downhill of 2014 — at Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy, passively, they just stick to the racing on Sunday. line they saw during course inspection "During the start of the season they and forget to let their skis go," two-time Andreas Puelacher said. "Now the guys are starting to take more risks. It won't be long until we are back among the best." According to Puelacher, who took over from Mathias Berthold this season, it's all about minor issues. "If we avoid the small mistakes, then

we'll see fireworks soon," the coach said,

The remarks didn't sit well with the

team. Klaus Kroell called the comments "unnecessary," and Reichelt added that

"help from the likes of Walchhofer and Eberharter is always welcome, but they — Austrian coach Andreas Puelacher have my phone number. I'd rather see

Eberharter and Michael Walchhofer in

haven'ttaken their chances," head coach

cits," he said. "Either you manage to overcome the challenge or you don't."

that i s

i n c orporated into ner said. "The Austrian and

skiers' back protectors and Italian teams tested it in the is designed to inflate when wind tunnel in Maranello skiers lose control and are and all of the data showed about to crash. A 4.5-cen- it's not a disadvantage." timeter-long (1.8-inch) gas The system is not availg enerator inflates the a i r able for sale yet but a pobag and the entire system tential price tag could run adds about 800 grams (less about 1,000 euros ($1,230), than two pounds) of weight Pastore said, adding that to the back protector. any World Cup athlete can "I'm encouraging my havefreeaccessto it. guys to try it, to get fit for it," W hile th e s y stem h a s U.S. men's head coach Sa- been cleared for optional sha Rearick said. "The plas- use on both the men's and tic where the air bag is itself

is quite stiff. The way it fits is what they're working on

they call me than criticize us in some

right now, to make sure they

newspapers."

can move comfortably with

Reichelt, at least, won a speed race this

season — the super-G in Beaver Creek. "There isn't missing much in downhill,"

it." D ainese-sponsored a t h -

letes like Werner Heel of

said Reichelt, who sat out the Sochi Olym-

Italy and Jan H udec and

timeters in the turns."

Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada have been testing the system in training for two seasons. Bode Miller is in the first year of a spon-

pics with a back injury. "It's just some small technical mistakes, a matter of cenDespite the lack of downhill results, Austria is enjoying a good start to the World Cup season with five wins and

nine top-three finishes overall. However, it is relying mainly on defending overall champion Marcel Hirscher, who has alreadyracked up six podium finishes, including four wins, in technical events.

"What Marcel is doing is sensational," see them, I ask myself whether they real- head coach Puelacher said. "Our speed ly want to be fast? Do they really want to teams should beat (overall leader Kjetil) win?" Jansrud as often as possible. That would Walchhofer, once Eberharter's team- be of great help to Marcel." overall champion Eberharter said. "If I

mate and now vice president of the Austrian ski federation, is the last Austrian to win the world downhill title, in 2003. He also points to a "mentality issue."

the sponsoring manager torcycle riders. "It's a little bit slower befor Italian manufacturer Dainese, which developed cause it's not aerodynamic the system with the Inter- like wearing nothing unnational S k i Fe d e ration der the suit," said Olympic through four years of data downhill champion Matthicollection and testing. as Mayer. "That's not true," WaldThe air bag fits in a vest

Hirscher, in turn, might help the down-

hill team later. He is considering his first start in skiing's fastest discipline in Saalbach on Feb. 21.

sorship deal with Dainese, but he has been out follow-

ing back surgery.

women's circuits, the only female skierto test it so far

is a Swiss Europa Cup skier. "Anything that's going to improve our safety is something that should be considered, but at the same

time I have my worries about it," American skier Lindsey Vonn said. "What if you went off a jump and you landed totally fine and for some reason the impact

made it deploy? But if it's proven to be more safe then it's definitely something I would try in training." Vonn has been slowed

"We need to fit the suits better t o i n c orporate it ," over the past two seasons

Heel said, adding that he is by a series of knee tears, not ready to race with it yet. the most common injury to Dainese introduced a skiers. similar system for motorAn air bag for the knees cycle racing some 10 years and legs is the next projago. ect Dainese is hoping to "It took 10 years to get all develop. "We have s om e i d eas (the riders) to wear the system," Pastore said. "At the about the knees," Pastore beginning we were asking said. "There is some data on them to use it. Now they ask

the table."

TENNIS

More prize moneyfor stars, andmaybefor rising ones By Ben Rothenberg New Yorh Times News Service

As the popularity of professional tennis increases the prize-money

The ITF found that the top 1 per-

cent of male players (the top 50) earned 60 percent of all prize money, while the top 1 percent of female

players (only the top 26 because of ing to balance rewards for the top the smaller total number) earned 51 players with the needs of the lower percent. ranks. In response, the ITF has proposed Last week, the Association of increasing prize money at all levels Tennis Professionals, or ATP, an- of the pro circuit, which currently pots, the leaders of the sport are try-

nounced a 14 percent annual in-

has men's tournaments with total

crease in prize money over the purses of $10,000 and $15,000 and next four years at its nine Masters women's tournaments with p u rs1000 tournaments, the highest-level es between $10,000 and $100,000. (Men's tournaments with p r ize events other than the Grand Slam tournaments. pools above $15,000 are run by the On W e dnesday, th e I n t e rna- ATP Challenger Tour, while the tional Tennis Federation proposed Women's Tennis Association deleprize-money increases for its ITF gates its Challenger-level events to Pro Circuit, the lowest level of sanc- the ITF.) tioned professional tennis. If the proposal is approved by the T he IT F s u rveyed more t h a n 7,000 playersand other stakehold-

federation board in March, the in-

from the past 14 years, which re-

to $15,000; the $15,000 tournaments

vealed differences in expenses incurred by players based on ranking, geography and gender, as well as a falling success rate for players transitioning from the junior level to the professional ranks. According to t h e f ederation's study, the number of ranked players competing in junior tennis has increased, while the percentage of those who achieve a professional ranking has decreased significantly.

to $25,000; the $50,000 tournaments

creases will take effect in 2016. The ers in the sport and analyzed data $10,000tournaments would increase to $60,000; the $75,000 tournaments to $90,000; and the $100,000 tourna-

ments to $125,000. Kris Dent, executive director of professional tennis for the ITF, said

that strengthening the foundation of the sport at the lowest levels was

crucial to its future. "Everyone else has had to come through this journey," he said. "It's a hugely vital part, a bit like an ice-

berg; this is the part that nobody sees, but it's hugely important."

going to Futures and Challengers

ly proposed a more modest 5 percent raise for players, while market "We want to continue to see peo- to lack of finances, when they were studies commissioned by the playple in the top 100 who are coming actually moving up and getting clos- ers concludedthat they deserved 17 from South America, from Asia, er to the ATP Tour." percent. and we want to see more players For the past few years, the ATP The tournaments are now protestfrom Africa coming through to the Player Council has negotiated sig- ing the decision. Representatives top of thegame," he added. nificant prize-money increases at from the four Masters events in Finances will remain difficult for the Grand Slam events, focusing North America did not comment on lower-ranked players. They usual- on early-round and qualifying los- the ATP's announcement. ly cover their own expenses, which ers. But the 14 percent annual inSix of the ATP Masters events can be high given the international crease at Masters events will most- are held alongside concurrent WTA landscape of the game. ly make those at the top even more events. Women arepaid equalprize In an IT F c alculation that ac- comfortable. money in Indian Wells, California; counted for only minimal expenses, The top 50 will be affected most Miami; and Madrid, so these ATP the ranking point at which players because the mandatory nature of increases are expected to result in could expect to stop losing money the elite events makes the entry commensurate raises on the womon their careerswas No. 336 form en cutoff higher than at any other lev- en's side. The men earn significantand No. 253 for women. Aside from el. (There was also a 3.5 percent in- ly more at the other three Masters prize-money discrepancies at many crease at 250-level events, the lowest events, with the champion in Rome, levels of the game, female players of the three rungs of the main tour.) Canada and Cincinnati receiving at have fewer tournaments to choose Butorac said that even with the least $157,900 more than the womfrom and therefore travel more, re- pay increase, those tournaments en's champion. sulting in higher expenses. were getting an incredible deal. After helping the top stars who "The Masters product is the best drive the most fans and money into Precarious as that level of the tour can be, the sport's leaders have re- product in tennis," Butorac said. the sport, Butorac is turning his atpeatedly said that the lower levels "You get every player in the top 40 tention to the lower levels. "My top priority in 2015 is to imof the game should be a viable prov- coming to your city. On the open ing ground for those aspiring to the market, bringing in just two or prove the Challenger Tour," he said. main tour, but not a place for players three top players can sometimes "I want to help out the Futures tour to comfortably take up residence for cost more than the total prize mon- as well, but that is more complicated their entire careers. ey of an event. At a Masters, you get since it is run by the ITF. I think it The ATP Challenger Tour and Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray; is so important that we continue to the Futures tour "are developmental you get all of these young stars like build the base of tennis. However, if tours," said Eric Butorac, the presi- Dimitrov and Nishikori. The prod- fans are not paying to watch these dent of the ATP Player Council. uct is amazing." levels of tennis, then where does the He added: "We don't want a guy The Masters tournaments initialmoney come from'?" for 15 months and then quitting due

TH E BULLETIN• THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2014

NATIONAL BASKETBALLASSOCIATION

s arriorsrise,so oes ur ss ar om By Antonio Gonzalez

times, and when he gets going, nobody can seem to slow him down. "His range is unlimited. Like, literally, when he crosses halfcourt— 30,35 footersare like layups," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said before Curry had 34 points, nine

The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors point guard

Stephen Curry was driving in a car with his wife, Ayesha, over the summer when they

put on a song by a popular rapper that everybody had been telling them to play. "Been Steph Curry with the shot," Drake called out in the

assists and seven rebounds in a 114-109 win over the Thun-

der last week.

song "0 to 100."

Cleveland's LeBron James

The stunned couple looked at each other, smiled and

and reigning NBA MVP Kevin Durant are among those who already have called Curry the best shooter of their generation. In the next breath, they also credit Curry for improving his all-around game. The process began when

broke out in laughter.

"It was pretty cool," Curry said. Sure, fans voted him into

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the All-Star Game as a starter, media selected him sec-

jor car insurance company

World Cup in Spain this summer. "He should definitely be mentioned in the MVP talks with the way h e has been

playing." Getting to that level often requires attention away from the

court, and Curry is starting to

C urry returned for hi s

created a fictional twin for a

shots," said Thompson, who teamed with Curry t o h elp the U.S. win gold at the FIBA

s e- get his share of it. nior season at tiny Davidson He left shoe giant Nike for College. He has gone from a a lucrative deal with Under shooting guard who dazzled Armour in 2013. He moved during the NCAA tournament into the top five of the NBA's

'"':"ilI

ond-team All-NBA and a ma-

fense after being challenged by Kerr to guard his position — a major shift from the past few years under former coach Mark Jackson, who usually used Thompson to defend elite point guards. "He's awesome to play alongside with, he k nows when to pass and take the big

popular commercial series last season. But the shoutout from a renowned recording artist might have been the moment Curry realized he had truly made it big.

to a p olished professional most-sold jerseys at the end of point guard who can dribble last season. And in November, and distribute with the best of Sports Illustrated named Curthem. ry one of the top 100 sports figEven before Curry's evolu- ures to follow on Dwitter. tion, first-year Warriors coach Henry Schafer, executive Steve Kerr saw the potential. vice president of The Q Scores As general manager of the Company, said Curry's popu-

As his stardom continues to

rise, Curry is still surprised by the celebrity treatment — even

though nobody else is. Coaches, players and exec-

Phoenix Suns, Kerr tried to orchestrate a draft-night trade

larity stacks up with the NBA's

season that you enjoy," Curry said, "and you have fun showing what you can do."

most notable names. Q Scores measure awareness and likability, assigning "We were watching Steve an overall value that provides Nash every night in Phoenix a gauge for marketers who are as a 6-1 point guard who could seeking celebrity endorsers. Ben Margot/The Associated Press Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) celebrates after scoring against the Orlando Magic during shoot and pass, and Steph In the latest figures taken this the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, California. With the Warriors on top of the looked like another version year, Curry had a 53 percent NBA, Curry is quickly becoming one of the league's brightest stars. of Steve," Kerr said. "They're awareness among sports fans different. Steph's more offen- and a 26 Q Score, Schafer said. sive-minded.Steve was more Only Durant and San Anto"We were watching Steve Nash every night This is one of them. of a playmaker first. But the nio's Tim Duncan had a highPaul, the lead man in those in Phoenix as a 6-1 point guard who could skillset is very similar, just the er Q Score (29) for an NBA commercials,has been conhand-eye coordi- player. James had the highshoot and pass, and Steph looked like another incredible sidered among the best point nation and the ability to beat est awareness at 82 percent guards for years. Curry, long version of Steve. They're different. Steph's you with the pass, the dribble among sports fans with a 25 Q labeled "just a shooter," has more offensive-minded. Stevewas more of a and the shot is a pretty rare Score. added to his repertoire — and combination." Curry also had a 21 percent stayed healthy — each of the playmaker first. But the skillset is very similar, Nearly three years since the awareness rating and a 19 Q past three seasons to enter the just the incredible hand-eye coordination and Warriors sent combo guard Score among the general popdebate alongside Tony Park- the ability to beat you with the pass, the dribble Monta Ellis to Milwaukee for ulation, Schafer said. The aver, Russell Westbrook, James center Andrew Bogut, Cur- eragegeneralQ Scoreis15for Harden, Mike Conley and and the shot is a pretty rare combination." ry has blossomed with Klay sports personalities. "What that signals is as his others. — Golden State coach Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry Thompson to form arguably awareness grows in and out While the qualifying critethe NBA's best backcourt. ria might be a matter of prefCurry is averaging 23.4 of the sport,"Schafer said, "he looks like he has the poerence, this much is indisputIn a game dominated by big ry controls the flow without points, 7.7 assists,5.0 rebounds able: nobody is running the men and playedby some of physically overpowering de- and two steals this season. tential to become more of an show the way Curry is for the the world's greatest athletes, fenders. His shooting stroke He's also becoming a pest for athlete that's t r a nscending the 6-foot-3, 190-pound Cur- can seem unstoppable at Warriors now. Golden State's smothering de- basketball."

Lewis

college)," Lewis recalls. "I was hanging around the gym and

utives have taken notice of the

growth in Curry's game by strategizing everything they do around him. Marketers in

the NBA league office and sponsors across the country have, too, putting his boyish face on national television and social media advertisements to promote their brands.

And with the Warriors (234) atop the NBA standings, Curry's case for MVP is start-

ing toecho around the league as loud as the chants do nightly at rowdy Oracle Arena. Another chance to showcase his skills comes Thursday night, when Curry and the Warriors visit Chris Paul and the rival Los Angeles Clippers on Christmas for what might

be the best game on the biggest day of the NBA regular season. "There's big m oments throughout the course of the

in 2009to acquire Curry from Golden State.

"At first, yougo into it trying to figure out

Globetrotters gig

"It still feels so surreal," says Lewis, who until last week

This past summer, Lewis fithey didn't have an announcnally decided to look into higher.My old coach asked me to you've just got to decide to be you. Either it's er-profile announcing jobs. what they want or it's not. You can't take it fill in and at first I didn't want A posting for the Globetrotanything to do with it. I final- personal." terswas thefirstheresponded ly gave in because they needto, and with a glowing review — Jared Lewis on interviews from Duilio, he caught a flight ed someone." Not yet having a style of his to Phoenix for a one-day inown, and recalling his feelterview w i t h G l o betrotters ings of frustration at his own That real intense focus — the box for us." officials. "At first, you go into it trying prep games when his home best players, the best refs, the Stunts such as the Chicken announcer did not seem to best people in my field — they Dance and Sing for Your Sup- to figure out what they want convey much emotion,Lew- all have that complete focus on per became staples at Vince and how to play into it," Lewis is went big and bold when he the task at hand." Genna Stadium, with Lewis says, recounting the audition. "But you've just got to decide got hold of the mic. leading the way. Elkcalls "He's very engaging with to be you. Either it's what they "I started thinking about

served as site technology facil-

Michael Buffer, the 'Let's get

itator at Bend's Summit High

ready to rumble! ' boxing guy,"

School. A nnouncing jobs

Lewis says. "I remembered a

Continued from C1 The Bob Uecker-quoting, Ultimate Warrior-loving voice

of the Bend Elks baseball team for the past 10 years (he left the club this past summer), Lewis is scheduled to announce for the barnstorm-

ing Globetrotters in venues such as New York's Madison Square Garden,Seattle's Key

Arena, and Portland's Moda Center, among others.

w e r e game when I was a senior, we ways for him to have some were mounting a big comefun, make a little extra money back but the announcer was and stay close to sports. just dead. I remember thinkAnnouncing, he i n sists, ing, 'Come one, show some "was always just a hobby." enthusiasm and help us out.' So I did Buffer and went big The earlyyears and nuts." Standing 6 feet 6 inches Morphing Buffer's ringside tall, Lewis has always been bravado with his own passion a basketball guy. He dabbled and knowledge of basketin soccer and football as a ball, Lewis quickly earned a kid, but the hardwood always permanent PA position with came first. Soon he was play- Mountain View basketball. "When he did our games, ing basketball year-round, eventually becoming a three- he took it to a whole new level," says Reid, the longtime year starter at Eastlake High in Sammamish, Washington. b oys basketball c o ach a t "Yeah, I wa s a lways the guy that was about a foot tall-

what they want and how to playinto it. But

In 2005, Lewis took over the mic for the Elks, a job that

presented a whole round of new challenges. In basketball gyms, Lewis could hear everything he was saying on the mic, as there was no press box to filter out crowd noise.

"I had a few gaffes that first year (with the Elks),"

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Lewis, who is single, has no idea what is in store for him

professionally following his trains, planes and automobiles tour with the Globetrotters. He

admits his dream job would be a ring announcer like Buffer, possibly in the WWE (World Wrestling Ent e r tainment), or as an NBA PA voice if his beloved Sonicsever return to

Seattle. Ideally, Lewis says, he will be able to pick the brains of other professional announc-

ers he meets through the Globetrotters and see how they manage their careers between

the stuff we did with the Elks and the Hot Shots, those stadiums and arenas are so in-

differentsports, leagues and seasons. Wherever he ends up, do not be surprised if you see the audition).... Over all those Lewis still holding court on years doing local things in 'Ibesday nights for a local prep Bend, that's where I made my volleyball match, or livening mistakes like singing to Bruce up a Friday night high school Springsteen with the mic on. basketball game with his preI've had 10 years to screw up game introductions. "The Globetrotter thing is and get better." Ten days after the tryout going to be fun, but my bread with the Globetrotters, team and butter is always going to officials called Lewis and be high school sports," Lewis told him he had the job. Lat- says. "That's what I've done er in the summer he attended for a decade. You want to do a two-week training camp, a good job for them, even if no working with players while one is there. The kids feed off getting a crash course in (good announcing) and it gets Globetrotter history (which the energy going. "I keep thinking back to dates back to the barnstorming team's founding nearly that game where we were 90 years ago). He will be with coming back and not getthe team through its nation- ting any help from our anal tour, which ends in midnouncer," he adds. "A good March — Lewis guessed he announcer can enhance an could be doing as many as event and add to the storyline 80 games in 90 days. And he and atmosphere. ... I w ant is tentatively slated to go to to be able to do that for the Europe with the squad next kids."

timate, you get to know peo-

summer.

Lewis, though, still viewed his work with the Elks as a rewarding part-time job that

allowed him to watch baseball, quote a few lines from during an inning break, and "Major League" and take in I did a whole Bruce Spring- fantastic sunsets over the steen impression — full verse, Cascades from his perch in chorus, full verse — and the press box. didn't know the mic was on." "A lot of people would come Hundreds of Elks fans at up to me and say, 'You should Vince Genna Stadium got to really pursue this,' " Lewis hear Lewis' rendition of the recalls. "One night it was Phil classic Springsteen song. and Penny Knight (of Nike "People still love to give me fame). They're involved in Mountain View. "He treated it as if he was announcing the crap about that," he says. the Corvallis Knights (West

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"I'd done one game before at my old high school when I was on break (from junior

R i chards s ays. want or it's not. You can't take "That gave us the ability to it personal. "Over the years I'd develnot have to do a lot of on-field promotions, which I've nevoped my own style," he adds. "I er been a big fan of. Instead, actually did some of the exact that fa n e x p erience came same inflections and things we've done at Elks games (at from Jared all in the stands."

Lewis admits. "One game, we turned 'Born in the USA' on

er than the rest of the class," Boston Celtics." B ut Lewis knew how t o Lewis jokes. "The kid in the His work at Mountain View interact with the crowd and back row for pictures." led to a job with the Central eventually found his baseball After high school he spent a Oregon Hot Shots, a minor voice. "We were fortunate to get couple of years at a Washing- league team in the Internaton community college before tional Basketball League. him," says Jim R ichards, moving to Bend in 2003 to And eventually,he became founder of the Bend Elks and attend OSU-Cascades. Look- the PA voice of baseball's the summer collegiate team's ing to get back involved with Bend Elks. owner and general manag"The main thing I remember er for its first 15 seasons. sports while he was still in school, Lewis became a vol- about his announcing is his "There's certain assets of that unteer coach for the Central focus," says former IBL com- park that are well known. Oregon Basketball Organiza- missioner and Hot Shots own- Rod Foster (a longtime vention (COBO), helping out spe- er Mikal Duilio. "I'd sit next to dor at Genna Stadium and cifically with middle school him at games and could not devoted Elks fan) is well teams feeding the basketball get his attention to save my life. known forthe ambiance he program at Mountain View ... His mind was so focused, brings. And Jared was defiHigh. His first paid announc- he never heard a word I said. nitely a rock star in the press ing gig came when Mountain ~ l View coach Craig Reid was NIIIIIIBIII NsiS~ SHON left scrambling to find a PA ' I ~ i ' :' ' I voice during a high school I holiday tournament.

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coached, I've helped these programs, and now I get to do

C oast League rivals of t h e

Bend Elks). Penny told me they were at Yankee Stadium the week before and that I

was better than the guy there. "I laughed it off at first," he continues. "I always thought

ple and their kids and their families. I mean, you can't do

"I'm just amazed at how great the game is," Lewis says

the Chicken Dance with the announcer at a major league park because he's 50 feet above everyone. I didn't see

about basketball. "Every time

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Summitt Continued from C1 His family pedigree is un-

In Milwaukee, anew hoperises

q uestioned, but t h er e w a s

some shock that a program with the tradition of Louisiana

Tech would hire Pat's son, who turned24 in September. "Seeing (Summitt) on the court has only reaffirmed what we liked about him

By Jon Krawczynski The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — When Wesley Edens and

Marc Lasry jumped into the NBA last year with a $550 million bid for the Milwaukee

when we made the hire," Louisiana Tech athletic director Tommy McClelland said. "It's

Bucks, they saw an opportunity to become

members of an exclusive club. They now own a franchise in a league with a global reach, giving the New York financial titans a chance to mesh business and sports in a way they had never before been able to do.

really a tough brand of basketball; he expects a lot from RogelioV. Solis/The Associated Press his players and he holds them Louisiana Tech women's basketball coach Tyler Summitt, center, accountable." talks strategy with his players during a timeout in an NCAAcollege McClelland said the pro- basketball game against Mississippi State in Starkviile, Mississippi. gram's season-ticket base has nearly doubled — up to about 700 — since Summitt's arrival. The Lady Techsters have a 4-5 record after losing to Utah on

share a commitment to defense. Summitt did not allow a

They also saw a blank slate. The Bucks have made it out of the first

round of the playoffs only one time in the past 25 years, play in a dinosaur of an arena and are in need of fresh ideas to breathe some energy into them.

She added that DeMoss "helps him and has a big role,

basketball on the court during but there's no doubt he's the Saturday. the preseason until the third head coach." P at Summitt h a s b e e n practice, and then only after Summitt s ai d L o u i siana watching from afar. pleading from the assistant Tech, with its tradition, is the She a t tended T y l er's coaches. ideal place to start his career. "I had to practically beg him home-opening victory against The Lady Techsters made Loyola (Louisiana) on Dec. 7 to do it," DeMoss said with a 13 Final Four appearances in Ruston, Louisiana, but usu- laugh. throughout the 1970s, '80s ally watches Louisiana Tech's DeMoss was Tyler Sum- and '90s. But the program mitt's first recruiting coup. He has slowly slid into anonymigames on the Internet. "Tyler started helping me persuaded the 59-year-old to ty over the past several years coach when he was about 5 leave her job in the WNBA as — former coach Teresa Withyears old," Pat Summitt, who an assistant coach for the Indi- erspoon last April was fired won 1,098 games and eight ana Fever and join his staff as after back-to-back losing national championships with the associate head coach. seasons. "The best thing is I don't the Lady Volunteers, said in Mississippi State v eteran an email response through coach Vic Schaefer said it have to build this from the her foundation. "Seriously, the might prove to be Summitt's ground up," said Summitt, gym is such a natural place for best move. who spent two seasons as an "The thing that impresses assistant at Marquette. "We us to be, it just feels like we've switched seats." me about Tyler is he's smart have lots of fans. We have the Tyler and DeMoss said Pat enough to know he can't do it boosters. We have everything Summitt still lives in Knox- by himself," Schaefer said. "He you need to be successful." ville, Tennessee, and is doing went and got Mickie DeMoss And DeMoss believes Sumwell, staying busy with hob- as his associate head coach mitt has all the necessities to biesafterher coaching career who has been in it as long as get it done. "The only thing he is lackwas shortened by early-onset I have. She's been through the Alzheimer's disease. wars. She's won champion- ing is hard-core experience," Tyler Summitt is not quite ships. She's got credibility." DeMoss said. "Just being as emotional on the sidelines

Said DeMoss: "It was an

there, done that, I made a mis-

as his mom, though he be-

indirect way of helping Pat through Tyler. . .. But i f I thought he was your typical 24-year-old, there is no way I would have taken this job." Louisiana Tech senior Whit-

take, I'm not going to do that again. I think that hopefully my job here is to help him avoid some of those bumps

lieves that is more of a gener-

ational shift in coaching philosophy than a difference in personality. One thing that the two definitely share: an affini-

ty for long hours and constant film study. "I thought it was completely normal to climb into bed with my laptop at 2 a.m. and spend another hour dissecting film," the younger Summitt said, laughing. "Then I got married

that I hit and his mom hit."

efits from the duo's leadership.

Despite DeMoss' assists, dealing with college players can age any coach in a hurry.

F razier, stunned and i n i tially skeptical of Summitt's

senior,said before a recent

ney Frazier said the team ben-

hiring, said the young coach's mix of confidence, knowledge and optimism quickly won the team over at his first meeting with players.

and my wife assured me that it wasn't normal at all." "I totally forget that he's baHe and hi s m other also sically our age," Frazier said.

Frazier, the Louisiana Tech

In just about seven months, Lasry and

deep in thought, she told him that he was already starting to look older.

thing that is going to have that longevity and success." Edens spoke to the AP before the 6-foot-8, 240-pound Parker was lost for the season with

Summitt, recalling the sto-

and they've brought that with them here," Bucks center Larry Sanders said. "We can

feel it. There's a big emphasis on changing the culture, starting new habits. That's what

they've been doing." The price tag was viewed far too high for a small-market team when Lasry and Edens made the purchase in ApriL But five months later former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

purchased the Los Angeles Clippers for a landmark $2 billion dollars and the league announced a new $2.6 billion television contract,

suddenly making the Bucks look like a bargain, even with another $100 million pledged

Edens are well on their way. The Bucks have toward a new arena. "I didn't feel like we were overpaying," been one of the feel-good stories in the league this season. Edens said. "We were paying more than anyEdens and Lasry have quickly remade the one else has ever paid, but that was a dated business side of the operation and engaged a marker because the league is moving on. Next community worn out by years of mediocrity. to soccer, it's one of the great sports in the No, they will not be part of the NBA's Christ- world. It's got so much potential, not just in the mas Day TV lineup — not this year. But gener- U.S., but around the world. It's a phenomenal al manager John Hammond, new coach Jason business asset. "In fact, that's one of the fun things about Kidd and a promising young roster featuring Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker that. It's such a nexus of sport and business." have pushed the team to a 14-14 record, just The Milwaukee duo also represent a new one win away from the victory total for all of breed of NBA ownership that has steadily last season. worked its way into the league, joiningthe likes The venture capitalists have put a barber's of Josh Harris in Philadelphia, Tom Gores in chair and Xboxes in the practice facility to Detroit and Joe Lacob at Golden State, Lasmake it more enticing for the players to hang ry and Edens compiled their wealth through around, designed a new downtown office for venture capitalism. They view their teams as the business side that will open in early 2015 potentially lucrative investments that when and hired more than 40 new staff members, smartly managed can pay off in a big way. "I think we're going to do what we need to including a director of merchandise to get Bucks shirts and jerseys into stores across do to win. But you've got to do it within the Wisconsin. parameters of a business side," Lasry said. "I Lasry and Edens made the changes without think we're pretty good at running businessmuch opposition or debate. It is not like they es. And I think we're pretty good at bringing were making overthe San Antonio Spurs, people in. So I think over the course of the who have an established culture and proven next five years you'll see that." track record of success. Even though Lasry previously was a mi"It's better than the Spurs. Those are the old nority owner of the Brooklyn Nets and Edens guys," Edens said in an interview with The has rung the opening bell of the New York Associated Press. "Would you trade Giannis Stock Exchange so many times he has almost and Jabari and all the rest of the young guys lost count, the transition to the driver's seat in for them? the very public realm of the NBA was jarring "The Spurs have been amazing and they've at first. "I thought, 'I've worked with public comalso had great fortune. They've had a couple franchise players and done a tremendous panies that it would be just a transition from job building around them. And they are a that.' And this has been vastly different," said real model for a small-market team, for sure. But we want to start with the same core, and we think we have it, and build it into some-

practice when Summitt was

all draft pick, and if he makes a full recovery as expected, the future appears to be bright in Milwaukee for the first time in a long time. "They are very hands-on, aggressive guys

ry, said with a grin: "I guess I'll

a knee injury.Butthe Bucks have remained

take that as a compliment."

competitive without the 19-year-old No. 2 over-

Edens, who founded Fortress Investment

Group, a publicly traded hedge fund that manages $62 billion in assets. "We could own a $10 billion semiconductor company and nobody would reall y care. You own the Milwaukee Bucks and your cab driver is telling you who you should draft. It's a much more personal, much more in-your-face."

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Seahawks Continued from C1

Pace ic eis w o unt, unteis w o ace- ic • Injuries sometimes force kickers totake on double duty

find good reasons not to practice the other guy's art. San L

Francisco's Phil Dawson, now

in his 16th season making field goals and extra points, works on punting occasional-

By Barry Wiiner

ly. He notes "the more I do it,

The Associated Press

the worse I get." But he points out with a sharp jab that punter Andy Lee trying Dawson's specialty "would be worse."

A brutal hit while having

a punt blocked sidelined San Diego's Mike Scifres with a broken left collarbone. In came placekicker Nick Novak, charged with one of

Some teams even had other

players as the backup punter or placekicker. On the Saints,

the most important roles in

it's second-string quarterback

special teams. He hadn't punted since high school and barely practices it as a pro. Yet he was more than com-

46 and 38 yards in the loss

Luke McCown behind Morstead. For Philadelphia, wide receiver Riley Cooper backs up placekicker Cody Parkey. Perhaps the patron saint of replacement kickers is Craig Hentrich, who punted for 16

to New England on Dec. 7. "I can't do it on Mike's level, but

NFL seasons. Hentrich was a standout at both jobs at No-

I feel I can certainly get the

tre Dame, won a Super Bowl

fortable with the challenge.

"I can do it," Novak said after punts of 27, 33, 45, 51,

job done. The pressure's not there, because I'm sure the expectation is, just catch it

oenis poroy/The Associated press

San Diego punter Mike Scifres is hit as he punts by New England's Brendon Bolden during a game

Dec. 7 in SanDiego. Scifres was hurt onthe play, forcing placekicker Nick Novek toreplace him.

and kick it and get it out.... If you mess up, 'Well, he doesn't

and played in another with Tennessee. He went 3 for 3 on f ield

dle the assignment. He even of a 'Wow' kind of thing. spends some time on Fridays "There really was no pres- working on punting. "You could use the similarisurethere." Ah, but usually there is tons ties between the two, whether of pressure on a placekicker it's locking your foot out or replacing a punter in a game, having an explosive motion and vice versa. The only sim- through it," he said, adding punt.' If he does well, it's more

ilarities between the jobs are

as a punter with Green Bay

that "overdoing it" must be

that both players make a liv- avoided. "There's definitely simiing with their foot, and their specialties are critical to field larities you could carry over position and scoring. to each position to make you Because there are so many successful at b oth," Walsh differences in the mechanics said. "I've been around it long of each job, rarely do the kick- enough where I've seen a lot ers and punters practice the of good punters do the right other's role. technique, so you sort of emu"Punting's very linear, and late it a little bit in your mind. "But I think the biggest your swing is more straight up and through the ball," ex- thing would just be getting plained Minnesota field goal used to the live rush coming kicker Blair Walsh. "Kicking, atyou." you're coming around it a litIndeed, the rush to get to tle bit more and you're wor- the punter is a sprint, entirely ried about a plant." different and probably more Still, as a pro, Walsh has dangerous than attempts to studied what the Vikings' Jeff block field goals. Locke and other NFL punters While NFL coaching staffs do, and believes he could han- and personnel people try to

"I was 70 percent in college,which is plenty enough to get you cut in the NFL. "But I'd be a very

serviceable backup, I would think, if they

need me in a pinch." — Saints punter Thomas Morstead on kicking

account for all situations, an in-game injury or illness to a placekicker or punter often falls outside their preparation. San Diego was extreme-

ly fortunate that Novak was so successful; the Chargers have a similar history because Scifres did the placement work in the 2011 opener

when Nick Kaeding injured his knee. That's also ho w

N o v ak

wound up in San Diego. Generally, though, it's a

goals of 49, 34 and 33 yards desperate spot when one of in the 2003 opener after placethose guys goes down in a kicker Joe Nedney suffered game. a season-ending knee injury. "I was 70 percent in college, Hentrich hadn't made a field which is plenty enough to get goal since 1995. "I've seen some punters, you cut in the NFL," Saints punter Thomas Morstead said actually, step in and have ofhis placekicking. "But I'dbe good games kicking when the a very serviceable backup, I kicker went down. The most would think, if they need me noticeable I've ever seen is ... in a pinch. Hentrich," Saints placekicker "I can kick it a long ways, Shayne Graham said. "But he but whether it goes between was also a respected kicker the sticks, you know...." at Notre Dame in college beThere's the rub. cause he did both, so he had "They're so different, but the background for it." I'm going to say it's probably Nobody does both in the more difficult filling in as a NFL anymore, except in a field goal kicker just because pinch. there's not much room for erSo if Quigley gets called ror," Jets punter Ryan Quig- on to replace Folk during ley said. "Punting, you've got Sunday's finale, what's his the whole field to work with. philosophy'? It's like, when you're punting, "Shoot, I'd tell them to back you can just say, 'OK, we're it up and put me out there going to punt it down the mid- from anywhere," he said with dle and hopefully it stays in a laugh. "Nah, that's the way I bounds and you get a good 40 think because I'd just crank it yards out of it.' " and use my leg strength. But Punters and placekickers who knows where it's going?

"You have to rate defens-

es in their own time periods, because the rules today, I don't know i f

t h e d efenses

back then would be as good, and they were killing quarterbacks and they'd probably get ejected out of games for half of the stuff they were doing back then," Sherman said. "But those were the rules back then that they played by, and they played the game at a high level, but like you said, the game has changed." S eattle enters W eek

leading the NFL in total yards allowed, points a l l owed, yards passing allowed and ranks third in yards rushing allowed. Last season, the Seahawks led the NFL in total de-

fense (273.6 yards per game) and scoring defense (14.4 points). It's almost a certainty the S eahawks wil l

f i n ish t h is

season as the leaders in total defense. Seattle and Detroit are the only two teams in the

league giving up less than 300 yards per game and the Seahawks have a nearly 30-

yard advantage over the Lions. Seattle also has a slight edge over the Lions in points allowed. And if Seattle can finish the season asleaders of those

two categories it will join rare company. "We're definitely playing really good ball right now and it's definitely going to be something to talk about later

on in the years," Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said. According to STATS, only three teams in league history have led the league in yards allowed and points allowed

in consecutive seasons: the 1954-55 Cleveland Browns, the 1969-70 Minnesota Vi-

kings and the 1985-86 Chicago Bears. But what could separate

Seattle as the best of this era is its scoring defense. Only two teams in league history have led the NFL in scoring defense in three straight sea-

sons. Cleveland did it for five straight seasons from 195357, and Minnesota was the

best scoring defense in the league between 1969-71. Seattle led the league in

2012 (15.3 points per game), 2013 (14.4) and could add a

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

third defensive scoring title

Acmser's words, andFlorida State's mmplici

by shutting down the Rams on Sunday. On W ednesday, Bennett

said total yards and points allowed are the statistics that matter most.

"Those are two things you

By Juliet Mecur New York Times News Service

Some things from that night two years ago, she says she remembers with astounding clarity.

"Iremember being raped,"she said. "I remember pleading with him to stop clearly." "I remember one of his friends telling him to stop and saying, 'She is saying no clearly.'" She remembers being carried from a bedroom into a bathroom by the

man she says raped her. She remembers that he locked the door behind him, and she remembers how he held her down while, she said, "I tried to

struggle and resist him." "I remember those thing as clearly as they were in 2012," she said. These words are from the woman who accused Florida State quarter-

back Jameis Winston of raping her in December 2012. Earlier this month she told her story to a former judge at

Winston's student conduct hearing — a hearing that wound up clearing Winston of breaking any of the university's rules. In clearing Winston, Major B. Harding, the former Florida Supreme Court

chief justice who presided over the hearing, said that the evidence was

"insufficient to satisfy the burden of proof." The comments come from a tran-

script of those hearings obtained by

these days. pursued by the police. The New York Times this week. In her Nothing to see here. Move along. At a time when Florida State is garown voice, Winston's accuser gave her Just head straight into the stands for nering nationwide attention for earnfullest account yet of what she says the team's next game. ing a place in the lucrative College happened that evening. Next week, the Seminoles will play Football Playoff — and that publicity The transcript also includes the in college football's first playoff, meet- is part the rationale for financing a top testimony of a victim's advocate who ing Oregon at the Rose Bowl in a semi- football team in the first place — fans met with the accuser just hours after final that Florida State hopes will be outside Tallahassee might find it difthe woman reported that she had been nothing but a speed bump on the road ficult to get behind these Seminoles, raped. The advocate testified that the to a second straight national champi- who will just about slither into the woman's demeanor on that m orn- onship. Fans at the game might want Rose Bowl next week. ing in 2012 was consistent with that to bring a towel — not to swing over Are we expecting too much of these of someone traumatized by sexual their heads as they cheer, but to use af- players and their university? Probaassault. ter the game. bly, yes. After all, it is a place that still Her brain was switching off, the To use after showering. espouses the tomahawk chop. advocate said, describing that state Anyone who has supported the Though the accuser has had her of mind as a defensive mechanism program for the past couple of years name posted on Twitter by Win"to help people survive traumatic should feel dirty by now. ston's lawyer, and has received death events." The team stars Winston, who was threats, and has had to leave the uniWhat did Winston have to say about the beneficiary of a botched investiga- versity, she at least had a voice when all that? In a statement he read during tion of the rape by the Tallahassee Po- she testified at Winston's hearing. "I know what happened that night, the hearing, he called her a liar. Then, lice Department. Two more Seminoles nothing. He declined to answer ques- standouts, defensive end Chris Casher and I am apparently the only one of tions,as hasbeen the case again and and defensive back Ronald Darby, re- us who is willing to tell that truth," she again for the last two years, until fused, along with Winston, to answer satd. Harding cornered him. questions about the rape case in WinShe said she wanted to speak out ston's conduct hearing. Some would to see if she could force Winston to be Harding asked Winston "in what manner, verbally or physically," did call their silence obstructing justice. accountable for what she called his the woman give her consent to sex. In Tallahassee, though, it is probably "violent behavior" and to warn other Winston said his accuser provided called teamwork. women about trusting him. She said consent not with words, but rather by The Seminoles may be a team that she "wanted the truth to be heard." "moaning." does not have to follow rules as long as The accuser' s words: Jameis WinHis answer was ridiculous and in- it keeps winning. Domestic assaults. ston "raped me; there is no other term furiating, and just shows how Florida Theft. Shootouts with pellet guns in for it." State rolls these days. Or, I should say, public spaces. A hit-and-run. Few of She remembers it. But who else will how Florida State football steamrolls the incidents were ever aggressively after the kickoff of next week's game?

Majors Continued from C1 "If you go back to '12, the same thing happened," he said. "I hit 9-iron in there and left the putt 7 feet short and I made it. That start-

ed four (birdies) in a row. It was the same with this eagle putt. I left it way short. I just said to myself, 'Well, last time you did this you made the putt and won.' I knew after that tee shot if

I made birdie they'd have to put on a show to beat me.

"Making that putt was a key moment for me — for my confidence, calmness, everything." Picking out a signature shot for Kaymer isn't easy in an eight-shot, wire-to-wire victory at Pinehurst No.2. He quickly settled on the par-5 fifth hole Saturday, where he hit 7-iron from a

sandy area to an elevated green, the ball stopping 5 feet away for eagle to restore his momentum. He had started with two bogeys in four

holes, and had just made a 15-foot par putt on No. 4 to avoid double bogey.

take into account. You don't want to allow points and you

don't want to give up a lot of yards," Bennett said. "When we give up 30 rushing yards we're thinking, 'Could we have given up 20?' It's one of those things where we're real-

ly ambitious about it when we go out there." Whether this y ear's ver-

sion of the Seahawks will be considered better than l ast

season's squad that won the first Super Bowl in franchise history won't be known for another month. The 2013 ver-

sionhad betterpass defense and scoring defense numbers. The 2014 version is far better

at stopping the run. The ultimate tiebreaker — winning

a title — goes in favor of the 2013 squad. For now. "I think we're different. It's

going to be hard to say you're better than the defense that won the Super Bowl — No.

1 in just about every category that you can be No. I in," Sherman said. "So, just different, I think at the end of the day. You can ask me that question after the season and

I'll probably have a better answer for you."

"Within 15 minutes, to go from a little nega- three holes to stretch his lead to six shots. The out of a fairway bunker to 10 feet for birdie on tive to super, super positive, that was a defining lasting image is his swing and pose with the No. 17 at Valhalla for a two-shot lead with one 5-iron into the 18th at Royal Liverpool to 10 feet hole to play. moment for me," he said. But the most satisfying moment? for eagle. In his eyes, how he started the back nine Go back to the fourth hole on Friday, a shot In his eyes, the claret jug wasn't his until he Sunday was as important as how he finished. that was insignificant to everyone but Kaymer drilled a driver on the par-5 16th hole Sunday Trailing by three shots, he hit 3-wood from and caddie Craig Connelly. The German had to set up a two-putt birdie and take a three-shot 281 yards to 7 feet for eagle on the par-5 10th spent two years retooling his swing to become lead. that got him back in the game. It wasn't the pura complete player, not just the guy who hits But it was the next hole — a par — that he est shot McIlroy hit at Valhalla, but he found a a fade. He was in the fairway, stuck between found particularly pleasing. small measure of redemption. Remember, McIl"Not a defining moment in the tournament, roy hit 3-wood over the fence and out-of-bounds clubs. Kaymer felt the shot called for a draw. This was a major test. yet a really important one," he said. "My pitch intheopening round and made double bogey. "I was 100 percent convinced I would hit over the bunker on the 17th hole on Sunday That was Thursday, with time on his side. that high draw to 6 or 7 feet short of the pin," was extremely difficult and demanded a lot of This was Sunday, with time running out. "I had taken a 7 at the 10th ... and wasn't sure Kaymer said. "A draw used to be difficult to hit. feel and control. It was a true links shot I had to Nowadays, it's not a big problem. But I pulled make — pick a spot, get the pace right and let it what I could manage as I stood over my 3-wood off the shot and said to Craig, 'How good was run out to the hole." on Sunday," he said. "And then everything that golf shot?' I started it at the right edge of It was close to perfect. pretty much seemed to change for me after "That really felt good," he said. the green. The rhythm was good. It was a crisp that point. My game had been a little flat, and I hit. The flight was good, 10 feet short of the The PGA Championship was the most excit- couldn't find a spark. "Over the next few holes, my confidence hole. For me, it was the best shot I hit all week." ing major. Four players had a share of the lead McIlroy might have won the British Open on on the back nine. The shot that ultimately won grew and I felt I could swing the tournament Saturday when he made two eagles on the last McIlroy a second straight major was his 9-iron back in my favor."

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Vol. (in mil.) 1 ,371 7 0 3 Pvs. Volume 2,974 1,546 Advanced 1509 1545 Declined 1572 1086 New Highs 2 18 1 0 1 New Lows 25 25

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NorthwestStocks BargairAunting day Most major retailers close for Christmas, but they'll be eager to open their doors a day later. The day after Christmas traditionally ranks among the top 10 biggest shopping days of the year, as consumers rush to stores to cash in gift cards and raid bargain bins. Retailers are hoping the after-Christmas sales today build upon an already promising holiday shopping season. Retail sales rose 0.7 percent in November as lower gas prices helped boost consumer spending.

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On alert Post-Christmas sales draw in bargain hunters, but also people attempting to return or exchange gifts. That's not always a good thing for retailers. In a recent survey by the National Retail Federation, loss prevention executives at 60 retail companies estimated that the industry will lose $3.6 billion this holiday season due to fraudulent product returns.

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Close:$43.80L1.08 or 2.5% U.S. regulators allowed the pharmaceutical's diabetes drug to be used to treat obesity, the first injectable approved for weight loss. $50

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Hertz Global Holdings(HTZ) ~

Source: FactSet

Wednesday's close: $24.38

Price-earnings ratio:32

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its accounting review and other problems. But investors got a bit of encouragement Tuesday after the company said it is raising prices for its car rentals. The price increase applies to all Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty car rentals scheduled for pickup after Jan. 1. Analysts remain split on the stock. Four of the eight analysts covering Hertz 8 9 maintain a buy rating, three maintain a "hold" and one a "sell," according to FactSet.

(Based on past 12 month results)

Dividend: none P rice change: YTD 3-y r* HTZ -14.8% 28.6

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Walgreen

WAG

Close:$76.67L0.16 or 0.2% Wall Street is ecstatic over the numbers from the drugstore's latest quarter, with many analysts upping their targets. $80 60

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Close: $24.01 %1.15 or 6.0% Brookfield Asset Management will buy the slice of the land developer it does not own after upping its offer by more than 5 percent. $25

Transocean

RIG Close: $18.77 V-0.37 or -1.9% Crude prices that stabilized this week after months of declines, slumpedagainand dragged big energy companies down with them. $40 30 20

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Taser International

TASR

Close:$26.86L0.84 or 3.2% Major orders continue to roll in for the maker of defense equipment used by police departments, particularly its body cameras. $30

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GoPro

GPRO Close:$66.41 L4.87 or 7.9% Wall Street has been down on the adventure camera maker, but Wedbush saysconsumers love itand major retailers are selling out. $150 100

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Virgin America

VA Close:$41.00%6.19 or 14.5% Analysts have tried to single out which airlines will win big with oil prices dropping, and this carrier is the latest favorite. $45

Adamas Pharma.

ADMS Close: $16.10L1.45 or 9.9% A new application for Namzaric from the drugmaker and partner Actavis was approved by the FDA for Alzheimer's-type dementia. $25

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Hertz Global Holdings is trying to get back on track. In the midst of correcting past accounting problems, the car rental company named John Tagueas its new CEO last month. Hertz The company's stock has been largely on a downward trajectory since mid-August when Hertz withdrew its annual profit guidance because of "operational challenges" posed 37 auto recalls,

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THE BULLETIN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2014

BRIEFING Bank of America

shares reach gs Roaring along with the rest of the stock market, Bank ofAmerica's shares onWednesday cracked $18, amilestone the stock hasn't closed above sinceApril 2010. The Charlotte, North Carolina-basedbank's shares, which nearly fell below $5 in late2011 on concerns about its capital levels, areup more than16 percent this year, better than the Standard & Poor's 500 and theKBWBank Index. OnWednesday, the shareswere upless than1 percent to $18.07 in morning trading. In its outlook for bank stocks in 2015,analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said big banks such as Bankof America will benefit from improved "market and lending conditions." But these institutions also face "increased risks outside the UnitedStates along with regulatory and legal headwinds." Of course, Bankof America's sharesstill have awayto goto catch up with pre-crisis levels. The shares tradedabove $50 in 2006.

Takata president steps down The president ofTakata Corp., embroiled in a widening scandal regarding defective air bags, has steppeddown. Stefan Stocker, named president only18 months ago, will be replacedby ShigehisaTakada,grandson of the company's founder, aspokesman for the Japanesefirm said. Takadawill retain his more-senior post as chief executive of the company. Takata, one ofthe world's largest manufacturers of autosafety restraint systems, is responsible for defective air bags that havetriggered recalls of more than 20 million vehicles globally. The air bags, which can deploy with too much force upon impact, have beenlinked to multiple deaths. Vehicles affected includethosemadeby Honda —Takata's biggest customer — aswell as Nissan, Subaru, Ford, Chrysler, BMW,Mitsubishi and Mazda. The recalls were followed by multiple class-action lawsuits and a congressional inquiry.

Fixed-mortgagerates ticked upthis weekbut remain nearlowsfor the year, according toFreddie Mac's survey oflenders. The averagerate for a 30-year loanhit 3.83 percent, up from its 2014 low of 3.8 percent last week, themortgagefinancegiantsaidWednesday. Lenders, onaverage, offered a15-year fixed mortgage for 3.10percent, compared to3.09 percent aweekearlier. Experts expected mortgage rates toclimb this year, but instead they're closing out below 2013 levels. Ayear ago, lenders offered a 30-year-fixed mortgage at 4.48 percent. A variety of factors have pushedthe cost of moneydown,including concerns over global economies. Freddie Mac's survey asks lenders eachweek about the terms they offer low-risk borrowers on loans up to$417,000. — From wire reports

ace 00

By Joseph Ditzler The Bulletin

The law firm Karnopp Pe-

By Paresh Dave

keters respond to this kind of

Los Angeles Times

co-branded video content," a Facebook spokesperson said. "We have nothing else to share

Facebook's push to crack

tersen LLP, after nearly 25 years at 1201 NW Wall St., is

o pen a w ider niche in t h e

moving to new offices near

world of online video has sped forward with a pair of "BeastQuakes." The online social network provider confirmed Wednes-

the Old Mill District. T he law f i r m w i l l t a k e

the placeat 360 SW Bond St., also known as the Moda Building, now occupied by the Bend branch of the law firm Schwabe, Williamson &

at this time." Facebook has been search-

ing for professional produced content to deliver to its 1.35 billion users because video adver-

tising tends to yield more revethe National Football League nue than traditional text-andon a "small video sponsorship image based ads. But how the test." The first v ideo, post- content owner and Facebook ed Tuesday morning on the can reap the biggest gains off NFL's Facebook's page, fea- video remains a question. The tured two side-by-side clips first experiment is looking at of touchdown runs by Seat- whether showing the ad after tle Seahawks running back the video plays — without deMarshawn Lynch. The teaser lay — could ultimately be a betasked fans to comment about ter experience for all parties which of the "BeastQuakes" by than YorfDrbe-style "pre-roll" the player nicknamed "Beast ads that viewers often skip or Mode" was a bigger deal. ignore. day that it's partnering with

Wyatt. The swap should be

complete by April, said Andie Edmonds, a broker with NAI ARIS, a commercial real estate firm in Bend.

Edmonds represented Karnopp Petersen in a transac-

tion that required months of analysis and negotiation on her part, and earned her the

2014 Transaction of the Year award from CCIM of Oregon and Southwest Washington.

A 10-second ad for Verizon Wireless follows the 33-second

CCIM — Certified Commer-

highlight video, and a Verizon Facebook, but this was the

cial Investment Member-

Wireless banner runs across the bottom. There's a link to

designates a commercial real estate broker who's completed 200 hours of professional training at the CCIM Institute.

"Leases don't get this com-

plicated and involved, and it is alittle unique fromthat standpoint," Edmonds said. "As a firm, we sort of seek out op-

Meg Roussos/Ttte Bulletin

Commercial real estate broker Andie Edmonds earned an award for her efforts finding office space in Bend for two law firms.

portunities that may require some additional analysis. It "We needed a location that may require working a little more creatively for our dients. would operatemuch more That's part of our culture at efficiently on a number of levels," she wrote. NAI ARIS." The attorneys at Schwabe, Having all the firm's lawWilliamson % Wyatt, head- yers — its online roster lists quartered in Portland, will 18 active — and support staff move from 11,000 square feet on one floor, although 5,000 on the fourth floor to a small- square-feet smaller, helps er space on the fifth floor, Ed-

"maintain

a team effort,"

monds said. The firm's web- Grover wrote. The 6-yearsite lists six attorneys in Bend. old Moda Building is LEED K arnopp P eterson w i l l certified, meaning energy vacate the Wall Street ad- conservation measures are dress that it's occupied since 1990 for the fourth floor of

the Moda Building. The firm occupies 16,000 square feet on two floors on Wall Street,

just a short walk from the Deschutes County Courthouse on Bond Street.

Filing documents electronically, however, means an office close to the courthouse

is not much of an advantage, Ellen Grover, a partner at

Karnopp Petersen who led the firm's occupancy review, wrote in an email Tuesday.

incorporated into its design. It

accommodatesupdated office technology and has space for client meeting areas, includ-

helped steer the decision, but finding an appropriate building proved difficult, she said. Meanwhile, th e c l o ck ticked away on the opportunity to build in time for a move. Eventually, Edmonds,

as leasing agent for the Moda Building, assembled a deal

By Mark Scott

WASHINGTON — Initial

New York Times News Service

shares in the building, and

expansion, the authorities in

licensing laws that forbid rental car companies to operate

the two law firms. A third law

South Korea have indicted

taxi services, the South Kore-

firm, Jordan Ramis PC, also leasedspace on thefifth floor,

Travis Kalanick, the chief ex-

an news agency Yonhap said Wednesday. The charges have

Edmonds said.

"She really analyzed it

ing the rooftop garden, she from four di fferent stratewrote. gies or four different per"It's a beautiful building, spectives," said Rene Nelfor starters," she said. son, regional vice president Edmonds said Karnopp for CCIM and a member of Petersen approached her in the committee that selectApril 2013 about finding a ed Edmonds for the award. new home before its lease "We c ould tell sh e w e nt expired in two years. She an- above and beyond a normal alyzedseveraloptions,rang- transaction." ing from staying put to build— Reporter: 541-617-7815, ing something. Lease rates jditzler@bendbulletin.com

jobless claims fell last week to 280,000, continuing the labormarket astheyearends, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The dosely watched figure

E conomists

had

for e - that the job market is strong.

cast daims would tick up to 290,000. With the exception of one

Wednesday's figure, released a day early because of Christmas, was in line with

week in late November, the number of people filing for

data showing another month in whichthe economy added

first-time unemployment ben-

more than 200,000 net new

efits has been running below jobs.

LONDON —

I n a n o ther MK Korea, in connection with

roadblock to Uber's global

ecutive of the ride-booking company, on charges that Uber violated local licensing laws. While Uber has faced a growing number of legal challenges across the globe, this is believed to be the first time the company's chief executive has been charged with violating transportation laws. It also is part of an increas-

ingly tough approach taken by the South Korean authorities against the ride-booking serviceafterother lawmakers worldwide have struggled to

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a maximum penalty of t w o

years in prison and a fine of about $18,000. On Wednesday, Uber said it

had not violated South Korean law, adding that its services had been well-received in that market. "We are confident that the Korean court will uphold a

fair and sensible judgment on this case," the company said in a statement. "Uber does not

believe it is appropriate for authorities to seek to punish driv-

ers who are trying to make a living through this service." A spokesman for the com-

pany said he could not confirm the specific charges because it had not received the indict-

Koslowski, head of the automotive practice at the technol-

m ent. The prosecutorsin Seoul could not be reached.

ogy research company Gart-

Uber will continue to oper-

ate in South Korea despite the "Uber has a tendency to punch charges against its chief execner Research in C alifornia. its way into new markets, but they will have to start working more with authorities when

they enter a new country." Prosecutors in Seoul indict-

ed Kalanick, as well as the

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head of the company's South Korean car-rental partner,

that satisfied Moda Health and Western Title & Escrow, both tenants with ownership

was down 9,000 from the pre- 300,000sinceearly September. vious week's revised level. The level of daims indicates

Los Angeles Times

first time that the sort of game

South l(oreaaccusesUber of violating transport laws

Initial jobless claims fall to 280,000 By Jim Puzzanghera

The NFL has posted inter-

views and promo videos to

highlights the league closely download the NFL Mobile app protects distribution of have for Verizon at the end. More appeared on its page. The vidthan 3 million people views eo was shared with a "custom" had been logged in after about a udience, according t o t h e 20hours. page, suggesting that the NFL "We will be evaluating how is targeting the video to specifpeople, publishers and mar- ic fans or specific regions.

rein in Uber.

positive momentum for the

Mortgage rates up, but still low

eamsu

Ben commercia ro er wins Transaction o t e Year

utive, Yonhap reported. In pre-

vious legal disputes with cities in which Uber faced bans and fines, the company has also kept its operations going while it appealed those decisions.

COCa-COla to makedeePCutS By Christopher Seward

ers by Jan. 8, and international employees will be given a ATLANTA — C o c a-Cola timeline for cuts by Jan. 15, reportedly plans to cut 1,000 according to the report. Coca-Cola spokesman Petto 2,000 jobs in the coming weeks as part of a $3 billion ro Kacur said the company cost-cutting effort. would have nocomment on Analysts speculated last the report. month that the cuts would Among Coke's challenges, be as much as 2,000 as the international case sales are world's largest soft drink slowing, carbonated beveragThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution

company tries to rein in costs

es in North America remain

in the face of challenges to growing sales. Coke has a global work force of more than 130,000.

under sustained attack by health advocates and chang-

ing consumer tastes,and last quarter for the first time,

The Wall S treet Journal

North American case sales

reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the job

for the company's non-fizzy

cuts, that the reductions will

sector of waters, juices and teas fell 1 percent.

be significant at the compaT he company also r e ny's headquarters in Atlanta ported a 14 percent drop in and global regional offices, third-quarter profit. but bottling and distribution Last month, the compadivisions will be largely unaf- ny said it did not know how fected for now. many positions could be cut Notices are expected to go or in what cities the trims will out to North American staff-

be made.

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ple in the Washington area Meg Roussos/The Bulletin

Justin Struhs, center, and other Bend Fire paramedics simulate their response to a cardiac arrest using CPR and cardiac arrest monitoring tools last week.

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ou may have a better chance of surviving a heart attack just by living in Bend.

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Employer-shaped medical system nets better health, happier patients By Noam N. Levey 17ibune washington Bureau

EVERETT, Wash. — Forty miles north of Seattle, in the

tion has made a profound diflargest building in the world, ference in everything we do." Boeing assembles its biggest Inspired in part by Boeing, commercial airliners. Virginia Mason is among sevThousands of workers on a eral local medical centers that 98-acrefactory floor piece to- use thesame quality assurance gether hulking wings and fu- system the aircraft company selage pieces, miles of electrical relies on at its plants, including wiring and millions of rivets on standardized processes and a production line so precisely precise scheduling to boost choreographed that Boeing efficiency. can roll out a new jet every other day. The largest plane built Uke a conveyer belt here, the 747, has about 6 milThat translates into a diflion parts. ferentkind ofm edicalcarefor With similar attention to de-

such patients as Bob Mann-

the medical center calculated

cost about $1 a minute, compared with $4 a minute for a doctor — led to lower costs. The more standardized, efficient system also meant better

the ASRM said in its re-

Putnam finished by 10:40. In

of physicians' time and better

the remainder of the appoint-

respond to what patients want: quick care that gets them well quickly. nal exercises to relievepressure Fewer unnecessary tests and on his hips and lower back be- more use of therapists — which

ment, the t herapist worked with Mannschreck on abdomi-

11 a.m.

Calculated efficiency

to meet the kinds of rigorous

the care they were concerned

His rigidly scheduled exam outcomes. was no accident. For more than Virginia Mason patients a decade, Virginia Mason, a with back ailments typically nearly century-old community need four to five visits to recovmedical system, has worked to er, compared with 10 nationadapt a production system pio- ally. The clinic's patients also neered by Toyota and used by return to work more quickly, Boeing to cut waste and stan- missing two days on average dardize high-quality outcomes. compared with five elsewhere, Implementing the system survey data show. took on new urgency when a In recent years, Virgingroup of Seattle-area employ- ia Mason worked with other ers working with insurer Aet- employers, induding Costco, Anunusual relationship tion line. na threatened to stop using the Nordstrom and the city of SeatIt's different on Puget Sound. There was no wait. In the medical center because it was tle, to redesign care systems for Boeing and other major em- exam room, a medical assistant too expensive. headaches, joint pain and nonployers here, induding Star- began to put information about Instead of fighting the em- cancerous breast lumps. bucks and Costco, have pushed Mannschreck's pain, medica- ployers, Virginia Mason began Businesses in a few states, local hospitals and doctors tions and medical history into working with them to redesign induding Minnesota, Maine, an electronic record within

health, higher patient satisfac-

Putnam asked the therapist

tion and, in some cases, lower to describe Mannschreck's costs, making the community symptoms, which s h ows a model as employers and gov- patients their concerns are ernments nationwide look to understood. improve care. Putnam told Mannschreck "In most communities, med- that the pain could be from a ical providers and employers herniated disk or an irritated don't even talk," said Dr. Gary joint in his lower back or pelvis. Kaplan, chief executive of Se- She suggested an anti-inflam-

to attract recruits," says Dan

fore scheduling his next thera-

py appointment. Mannschreck was done by

drives up costs and exposes patients to potentially harmful If the p ain r emained or radiation, studies suggest. worsened, she said, he should Most revolutionary is the call immediately and they dinic's carefully structured woulddiscussmore aggressive system for seeing patients steps, including an MRI or an such as Mannschreck, which injection. is designed to maximize use

tail, Boeing has helped shape schreck, a 51-year-old manager medicalcare in and around for a logistics company. He has Seattle, one of the healthiest re- suffered from back pain since a gions of the country. skiing accident in his 20s. Employer-provided coverWhen the pain worsened, age is the backbone of the U.S. radiating down his right leg health system, with more than and making standing difficult, half of Americans getting in- Mannschreck called Virginia surance through work. Most Mason's Spine Clinic in downbusinesses, however, are reluc- town Seattle. tant to manage medical proHe got an appointment right viders as they might other key away. When he arrived for his suppliers. 9:50 a.m. slot, his 70-minute session moved like a produc-

standards the companies use to minutes. build airplanes or brew coffee. At 10 a.m., a physical theraThat has nurtured an unpist arrived and began gently usual relationship between probing Mannschreck's back employers and medical centers for pain, testing his reflexes that has affected how patients and runninghim through exerare treated for back pain, how cises to check his mobility. they are counseled for depresAt 10:21 a.m., Dr. Alison Putsion and even how they sched- nam, a rehab physician, joined ule doctors' appointments. them in an unusual team sysThe results include better tem developed by the dinic.

consultant Mercer's annual

survey of employer health Continued from D1 benefits. High-tech compaAdams is keenly aware nies are more likely to cover that there is no guarantee fertility services than other that the ll eggs she's stor- firms, according to Mercer. ing will result in a pregnan- Forty-five percent of high-tech cy. "It's not a silver bullet," companies cover in vitro ferAdams says, "but it gave tilization, and 27 percent cover me the sense I'd done ev- other advanced reproductive erything I could, and that procedures such as egg-freezhas helped me tremendous- ing,for example. The compaly to just move on." rable figures for non-high-tech T wo years ago, t h e companies were 26 percent American Society for Re- and 14 percent, respectively. productive Medicine deIn January, Facebook beclared that it no longer gan offering up to $20,000 considered egg-freezing to in egg-freezingcoverage for be experimental. Research medical or nonmedical reashows t ha t f e r t i lization sons for its U.S. employees, and pregnancy rates using a company representative frozen eggs are similar to confirmed. "Silicon Valley is probably those using fresh eggs, and children born using frozen leading the way (in coverage eggs don't have higher lev- for egg-freezing) since compeels of chromosomal abnor- tition is fierce and companies malities or birth defects, are always looking for ways

attle's Virginia Mason Medical matory drug and four to six Center, one of the nation's top weeks of physical therapy. hospitals. "Here, that conversa-

Egg-freezing

New York and Arkansas, are

aboutmost: treatments forback similarly pushing health-care pain, sinusitis and other com- systems to improve. mon conditions that kept em-

ployees out of work.

It remains unclear whether that kind ofbusiness leadership

"When we started looking at will develop elsewhere. Few where our costs were too high companieshave asmuch local and where our inefficiencies dout as Boeing, which employs were, we found them every- about80, 000 people in Washwhere," said Kaplan, the chief ington state. And few commuexecutive. nities have as many health sysSome of the changes Virgin- tems that are willing to work ia Mason made were simple. with local employers as Seattle. "You need people who are The spine clinic began reserving slots in the schedule for willing to sit down in a room same-day appointments for pa- together and work on comtients with acute pain. munity problems," said Helen Doctors at the clinic created Darling, former longtime head a new form for ordering MRIs of the National Business Group that requires doctors to attest on Health, an association of that patients meet one of eight largeemployers."That is very criteria. Unnecessary imaging hard to replicate."

vised practice guideline. Bernstein, a senior consultant Yet insurance coverage at Mercer's San F r ancisco for egg-freezing and other office. infertility t r eatments reSome fertility clinics and mains spotty, says Richard companies such as EggBanxx Reindollar, ASRM's execu- are stepping in to offer packtive director. "Of all the dis- age deals and financing opease processes, insurance tions. At EggBanxx, which coverage is available for opened for business in May, essentially all of them, but women can get a discount on ieval and one year of not for infertility," he says. egg-retr A merica's H ealth I n - storage, and some may qualify surance Plans hasn't sur- for a loan to finance the cost, veyed insurers specifically says Jennifer Palumbo, vice about egg-freezing cover- president of patient care. "Insurance would t y piage, says Susan Pisano, a spokewoman for the trade cally cover the consultation, group. She said, however, diagnostic testing and some that h e r un d erstanding medications," she says, "but is that many plans cover not the retrieval and not the egg-freezing when there's a freezing." diagnosed fertility problem Infertility advocates would or when an individual is at like to see more companies risk for infertility because adopt egg-freezing policies, of such treatments as radia- especially for women who are tion therapy or chemother- likely to become infertile as a apy. Coverage for nonmed- result of chemotherapy. "I think it's amazing for ical reasons is much less common, Pisano says. people at these companies, but Roughly one-third of can we also get this covered companies with 500 or for women with cancer?" says more workers provide no Barbara Collura, p r esident coverage for infertility ser- and chief executive of Resolve, vices, according to benefits an infertility advocacy group.

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touc o care, controvers or cancer atients By Jenna Chandler •The Orange County Register

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.

nearthecancer site and spots affected by medicaldevices. The two most important les-

sons: modifying the direction of stroke if a patient has lymph node or vital organ involvement, and adjusting pressure to prevent bruising, bleeding

ansea Gratz pulled off her fleece beanie, the kind with little ears, revealing wisps

and inflammatory response

of gray hair on an otherwise bald head.

and to protect bone integrity. Sometimes, du Rand Kelly

She removed her fuzzy pink socks and asked

said, the touch is comparable

to picking a perfectly ripe avocado; other times it's so light it's a "weightless" application of lotion. "There are times and there

an attentive massage therapist to touch her feet, because the peripheralnerves therewere

damaged and weak.

are places where one can work

with a little more pressure, but it's a question of knowing

Seventeen months of chemotherapy for stage 4

when; that's why we have the

breast cancer had taken their toll on this 61-year-

training," she said. Pressure and speed could fatigue patients, but it could also cause blood cell counts to low-

old's body from head to toe. But the once-avid swimmer and hiker was about to experience a

er and lead to blood clots and

short, blissful respite. Ana venegas/Orange County Register

what's missing in modern medicine," Gratz said on a

bodies of cancer patients isn't

Massage therapist Rochelle Leffler, right, works with Nansea Gratz during the final clinic of the year at Miller Children's Hospital with Greet the Day, an Orange County nonprofit. Greet the Day therapists work in four hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange counties in Southern California, giving 20-minute

new.

massages to cancer patients.

recent Sunday at a clinic for

Hospitals began incorporating it more than two decades

"Human touch —

t h a t 's and radiation launch on the

massage therapists practicing modified techniques for cancer patients, including her. "Doctors do not touch you anymore. They stare at their computers, looking at your scans. Once Gratz was gingerly positioned on a massage table, her frail body covered by soft green blankets, Rochelle Leffler got to work. She dropped to her knees, bowed her head, closed her eyes, gently placed her fingertips atop Gratz's head and prayed for her hands to be healing. After her prayer, she slowly stroked Gratz's back, moving her hands over the green blankets.

"Is that pressure OK for you,

Nansea?" she asked. "It's wonderful."

Greet the Day, an Orange County nonprofit organization, is making inroads into

local hospitals, convincing often-skeptical doctors to allow

its specially trained therapists to give 20-minute massages to

nausea. "If we use a pressure which is overly deep, it will trigger an inflammatory response," du Rand Kelly said. "When that happens, our white cells,

which are already working overly hard and in short supply, have to move in."

began bringing volunteers to changing in the late '90s, early infusioncenters to massage 2000s," du Rand Kelly said. cancer patients as they under-

kneads athletic types in her

went chemotherapy. Du Rand Kelly spent sever-

A growingtrend

about half of its cancer centers

al months this year meeting

offered massage as an adjunct therapy.

with hesitant doctors at Long Beach Memorial Medical Cen-

ishing. Over the summer, it trained 28 nurses at University of California, Irvine, Medi-

sage patients who had volunSix years ago, cancer killed teered with permission from a close friend; five weeks later, their doctors. "I feel like every cell in my it took her uncle's life. She had massaged their hands and feet, body is very happy," said Paula avoiding other parts of their Vincent, 56, of San Pedro, who bodies because she knew very has breast cancer. "The dichotlittle about how to do it safely omy of being pumped with — it was not part of her train- toxic chemicals and having ing at massage school in the someone touch you in a gentle early 2000s. healing way, it balances out In mid-October, when Lef- the experience of having the fler's 77-year-old mother was chemo so often." diagnosed with cancer in a Before massaging Gratz, salivary gland, Leffler said, "It Leffler asked questions about

ago. In 1994, The New York

Times called it a g rowing trend in holistic medicine. In a 1999 publication, the Nation-

al Cancer Institute found that

Not everyoneonboard But it's still not universally

ter and Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach before convincing them to allow Greet the Day therapists

embraced. Greet the Day's executive to work in their hospitals. She director is Kim Mason, a yoga said she was peppered with instructor w i t h e x p erience questions about how masrunning nonprofits, but who sage therapists tweak techhad known little about oncol- niques for patients who have ogy massage. Now much of had cancer metastasize to her time is spent spreading the their bones, stem cell or bone word about it, showing skep- marrow transplants, fevers tics that, if done correctly, it and other conditions such as can help patients feel better. lymphedema. "My own doctor said to me, In theory, according to the 'Why? ra she said. "We have ap- American Cancer Society, proached hospitals and have massage could increase the had them say no. We're not risk of cancer cells moving to in every hospital in Orange other parts of the body. It could County. It was a process to get cause weakened bones to fracinto the ones we got into." ture. Even light touch might be Founded in 2005 by Dr. uncomfortable to patients un-

Now, her group is flour-

cal Center to give hand, neck, shoulder and foot massages to consenting patients, and in the

new year it will start sending therapists to USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Hollywood practice.

dents the opportunity to mas-

Personal motivation

Greet the Day has four paid therapists working in four hospitals in Orange and Los Angeles counties, 15 interns and 36 volunteer therapists was like OK, now it's struck who spend time at infusion

The course culminated with

the hands-on clinic, giving stu-

under my roof. And so that re-

her tumor site, treatment history, medical d evices and medications.

centers. ally motivated me." It doubled its revenue to It motivated her to enroll in As soon as she touched $45,153 in 2012, according to its an oncology massage course, Gratz's head, Leffler said, the most recent tax filing, thanks and when she searched online emotions of losing her friend to increasing donations and for training courses, Greet the and uncle came rushing back grants, and nearly doubled it Day was one of the first hits. to her. She started thinking of again last year, Mason said. So for $450, Leffler enrolled in her mother, too. For 2014, its volunteers and

the group's Institute of Integra-

staffers had massaged 1,308 tive Oncology. patients as of mid-November, During the three-day workcancer patients at their bed- Christine Hrountas and mas- dergoing radiation treatment. more than in any other year. shop in November, along with "As massage therapists, "I would say this year we a dozen other therapists and sides. For 2015, it has added a sage therapist Johnnette du fifth hospital to its roster. Rand Kelly, Greet the Day got we grew up being told not to had a great year," Mason said. one nurse, Leffler reviewed Using careful, light mas- its start offering spa services practice on cancer patients, Leffler, a certified massage clinical research and learned sage to soothingly combat the to cancer patients nearing the because it would promote the therapist, describes herself as how to position bodies and assault that chemotherapy end of their treatment. Then it spread ofcancer. That started a "deep massage person" who which areas to avoid, including

"What I discovered is that ultimately it's really about fo-

cusing all of your attention on a human being,which massage always is, but the end result is different: Make some-

one feel better, give them the opportunity to escape," Leffler sald.

Cardiac

numbers are compared apples to apples, all reporting groups

sick its Professional Achievement Award for EMS Impact,

Continued from D1

use what's called the Utstein

which was presented at a ban- Bend Fire's cardiac arrest sur-

The department responded to 54 cardiac arrests in 2013.

guidelines, which establish

quet in Salem in September.

vival rate, he said. The EMTs

tween 120 and 150 hours of

life and death." — Reporter: 541-383-0304,

commonly used d efinitions

When you compare that to the of reporting cardiac arrest more than 359,000 included in outcomes. the American Heart AssociaDr. Bryan McNally, founder tion's data, it's easy to see why of the CARES Program and small fluctuations make a big an assis tantprofessorofem erdifference locally. gency medicine at the Emory Hossick credits the depart- University School of Medicine, ment's high survival rates and said collecting that data isn't strong improvement between always easy for communities, 2012 and 2013 to a few things. and morethan three-quarters First, the department in 2012 of communities nationwide — under Hossick's urgingstill don't. In many cases, it began using a new form of car- requires creating connections diopulmonary r e s uscitation among care "silos" in the comcalled high-performance CPR. munity to e nsure everyone That was also the first year the is on board to report the indepartment tracked its cardiac formation, including fire and arrest survival rates. police departments and hosIn 2013, Bend Fire began re- pitals, which can be politically porting its survival rates to a challenging, he said. national registry hosted by the B ut once t h e y d o , t h e U.S. Centers for Disease Con- CARES Program can help trol & Prevention in partner- them understand how they're ship with Emory University doing relative to other comin Atlanta and the American munities, McNally said. ComHeart Association. The regis-

try, called the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival Program, collects data from 55 communities in 23 states, includingmore than 580 emer-

gency medical services programs and more than 1,000 hospitals. Using an online portal, Hossick reports to CARES the basicsabout each cardiac arrest patient: the who, what, where

and when. He also reports outcomes, such as whether a

bystanderstarted CPR before paramedics arrived, whether a cardiac defibrillator was

used, whether the patient survived and, if he did, his neurological status.

Whether or not to count a patient as having survived can be a tricky matter, given the

degrees of neurological impairment that can follow a cardiac arrest. To ensure CARES

gn+, Meg Roussos/The Bulletin

A mannequin used in CPR training and Zoll cardiac arrest monitor-

ing tools used bythe Bend Fire Department. is to perform 30 compressions

for every two breaths during CPR, Hossick said a better

ed compression speed. for every one breath. The key All told, eight people and to the method's effectiveness two ambulances usually remunities can use their data to is that there be no pause be- spond to a cardiac arrest papinpoint how t o s t rengthen tween thecompressions and tient, Hossick said. their "chain of survival," the the breath. Dr. Bill Reed, an emergency "It just kind of goes between physician at St. Charles Bend, various links that must come together after a cardiac arrest 10 and 11, and you continue said although the hospital reto increase chances of surviv- down the trail," he said. ports the final outcomes to al, he said. Doing so requires a team of CARES of cardiac arrest pa"Each link is just as im- responders to tend to one patients that Bend Fire originalportant as the next," McNally tient, with one person — who ly responded to, the hospital said. "Patients that have the is replaced every two minutes doesn't report cardiac arrests best chance for survival, it's — performing compressions, that occurred in the hospital. because of the strong chain of another holding a mask over He said he thinks doing so, survival in their community. the patient's nose and mouth along with getting Zoll cardiPeople recognize the event, to pump air in, another person ac monitors and implementing the bystander calls early and monitoring the Zoll cardiac high-performance CPR, could starts resuscitation while remonitor that comes to every improve survival rates among sponders come." case and yet another shout- cardiac arrests that occur in ing commands. The monitor the hospital. The10-to-1 technique features a small patch that's Nationally, hospitals have Hossick first learned about placed right in the middle of been slower to sign on to the the high-performance CPR the patient's chest, beneath the CARES Program than fire detechnique at a conference in hands of the person perform- partments, Hossick said. Seattle in 2012, and he wasted ing compressions. no time once he returned to T he screen shows in r e - More responders method is 10 c ompressions

a l-time whether t h e

c om-

bring it to Bend Fire. While the current American

pressions are deep enough,

Heart Association benchmark

or whether they're too deep

"I'm taking credit for a lot will be trained to use the Zoll of peoples' hard work in the equipment and perform CPR system — (from) people in dis- just as paramedics are, he patch, to certainly the doctors, SBld. to all the people who work And although the departwith me at Bend Fire," he said. ment always responds as fast By February 2016, Bend Fire as it can, Hossick said the pubwill employ about 26 emergen- lic is the most important factor cy medical technicians, per- when it comes to cardiac arsonnel who are trained in ba- rests. Having someone willing sic life support. For the past 20 to begin CPR makes all the difference, he said. years,the department has had "The public is such a linchsolely paramedic firefighters such as Hossick, who have far pin for making this whole sysmore training and can handle tem get better," Hossick said. more complex medical issues. "We really count on them. One A paramedic will still accom- or two extra minutes when pany EMTs to incidents. peopleare in cardiac arrest EMTs must complete be- can be the difference between

(they should be about 2 inches coursework, whereas paradeep). Meanwhile, a metro- medics must complete benome marks the recommend-

This summer, the Oregon Health A u t h ority's P u b lic Health Division awarded Hos-

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xercisea ec s By Gretchen Reynolds New York Times News Service

We all know that exercise can make us fitter and reduce

our risk of illnesses such as diabetesand heart disease.But just how, from start to finish, a

The human genome isastonishingly complex and dynamic, with genes continually turning on or off depending on what biochemical signals they receive from the body. When genes are turned on, they express proteins that prompt physiological responses elsewhere in the body.

run or a bike ride might translate into a healthier life has remained baffling. New research reports that the answer may lie, in part, or being exposed to pollutants, in our DNA. Exercise, a study for instance, can change methfinds, changes the shape and ylation patterns on some of the functioning of our genes, an genes in our DNA and affect important stop on the way to what proteins those genes eximproved health and fitness. press. Depending on which The human genome is as- genes are involved, it may also tonishingly complex and dy- affect our health and risk for namic, with genes continually disease. turning on or off, depending Far less has been known on what biochemical signals about exercise and methylathey receive from the body. tion. A few small studies have When genes are turned on, found that a single period of they express proteins that exercise leads to immediate prompt physiological respons- changes in the methylation es elsewhere in the body. patterns of certain genes in Scientists k n o w c e r t ain muscle cells. But whether genesbecome activeorquieter longer-term, regular physias a result of exercise. But they cal training affects methylahad not understood how those tion, or how it does, has been genes knew how to respond to unclear. exercise. So for a study published this Enter epigenetics, the study month in Epigenetics, scienof how experience and envi- tists at the Karolinska Instironment affect the function of

tute in Stockholm recruited 23

genes without changing DNA. young and healthy men and Epigenetic changes occur on women, had them undergo a the outside of a gene, main- series ofphysicalperformance ly through a process called and medical tests, including a methylation in which clus- muscle biopsy, and then asked ters of atoms, called methyl them to exercise half of their groups, attach to the outside of lower bodies for three months. a gene like microscopic molOne of the past obstacles to lusks and make the gene more precisely studying epigeneor lessable to receive and re- tic changes was that so many spond to biochemical signals aspectsof our lives affect our from the body. methylation patterns, making Scientists know methylation it difficult to isolate the effects patterns change inresponseto of exercisefrom those of diet lifestyle. Eating certain diets or other behaviors.

oi a wei t

Continued from D1 "You have to find time to

train yourself," Cruz said.

as enhancers that can amplify the expression of proteins by genes. And gene expression was noticeablyincreased or changed in thousands of the muscle-cell genes that the re-

searchers studied. Most of the genes in question are known to play a role

in energy metabolism, insulin response and inflamThe Karolinska scientists overcame that by having their volunteers bicycle using only one leg. In effect,each person

mation within

m u scles. In

other words, they affect how healthy and fit our musclesand bodies — become.

They were unchanged in trol group. Both legs would the unexercised leg. undergo methylation patterns The upshot is that scientists influenced by his or her entire now better understand one life; but only the pedaling leg more step in the complicated, would show changes related to multifaceted processes that exercise. make exercise so good for us. The volunteers pedaled oneMany mysteries remain, leggedat a moderate pace for s aid M alene L i n dholm, a 45 minutes, four times a week graduate student at the Karfor three months. Then the o linska Institute who l ed scientists repeated the muscle the study. It's unknown, for biopsies and other tests with example, whether the geneteach volunteer. ic changes she and her colNot surprisingly, the vol- leagues observed would linu nteers' exercised leg w a s ger if someone quit exercising more powerful than the oth- and how different amounts er, showing that the exer- or diff erent types of exercise cise had resulted in physical might affect methylation patimprovements. terns and gene expression. But the changes in the mus- She and her colleagues hope c le cells' DN A w er e m o r e to examine those questions in intriguing. Using sophisti- future studies. cated genomic analysis, the But the message of this researchers determined that study is una m biguous. more than 5,000 sites on the "Through endurance traingenome of muscle cells from ing — a lifestyle change that the exercised leg featured new is easily available for most methylation patterns. Some people and doesn't cost much showed more methyl groups, money — we can i nduce some fewer. But the changes changes that affect how we were significant and not seen use our genes and, through in the unexercised leg. that, get healthier and more Interestingly, many of the functional muscles that ultimethylation changes were on mately improve our quality of portions of the genome known life," Lindholm said. became his or her own con-

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DAYTON, Ohio — A commonly held belief is that the

all know that super-sizing has become the norm, so it will be

majority of us will gain 5 to 10 pounds during the holidays.

up to you to put the brakes on

when tempted to overindulge. • Calories consumed for

In reality, it amounts to about

"How can you teach other

people if you can't teach yourself? It's my time to clear my head, set personal fitness goals and try to achieve them." To prevent muscle fa-

tigue from overtraining, Cruz focuses on two muscle groups a day: Mondays and Thursdays he does chest and back, Tuesdays and Fridays are for legs and triceps, and Wednesdays and Saturday are biceps and deltoid days. Sounds hard core, but how bad could it be? Famous last words.

It was a Saturday, so after a five-minute warmup o n th e t r e admill, C r u z

and I started one of four circuits he's designed to w ork shoulders and b i -

ceps. Each circuit consists of two orthree exercises,

such as deltoid cable raises and alternating dumbbell curls. Some exercisescalled f or what ar e k n own a s

drop sets, whereby you perform an exercisefor a set number of repetitions, and then reduce the weight for th e n ext set.

(People often reduce both

This move is one of trainer Abe

on to the next set of exer-

each round. Fun times. My

shoulders back, elbows pressed into the side of the bench, while holding the dumbbells. Curl the dumbbells up to

arms started to quiver on the fourth round of over-

your chest on a three-count, keeping your elbows pinned to

head shoulder presses.

the side of the bench.

Cruz's favorites. Here's howto but not Cruz.) We did four rounds of do it: Sitting on an adjustable each circuit before moving bench, keep your back straight, cises, with no more than 60 seconds of rest between

"Four is a n i ce, even number, and it g ets t he

job done. Three rounds in, you're working hard. But by round four, you're really pushing yourself," Cruz

including a rotational chest

l ong it took u s t o c o mplete the entire workout.

match. No, not really. But the

In a pinch for time, Cruz suggests paring down the number of circuits. But if you can spare an hour or two, I highly recommend

workout.

pass that involved hoisting a medicine ball (a stan¹in for a small opponent) over my tells me. shoulder while lying down. H e's right a bout t h at The idea, she said, was to fourth round, but few peo- "imagine throwing someone ple can carve out nearly off of you as they attempted two hours in their day to to pin you down." After two lift, which is about how rounds, I was ready for a

reasons other than h unger are the ones that get us into

trouble. Mindless eating hap-

A glutton for punish-

that for most, this extra weight

pens when we are least active, watching television, sitting in

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activity diminishes the dele-

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tant professor of medicine at Alzheimer's disease and per- the school who led the study. haps the devastating sympPeople who exercised had toms of the disease itself. The less accumulation of "beta latest information comes from amyloid plaque," the proteins researchers at the University that build up in the brains of of Wisconsin School of Med- people who suffer from Alzicine and Public Health, who heimer's disease. They had looked at 317 late middle-aged less shrinkage of the hippoadults and determined that campus and less reduction those who exercised five times in use of glucose in the brain, a week or more had fewer of two other symptoms of the the age-related changes in the disease. And they had fewer brain that are associated with neurofibrillary tangles, twistthe disease and did better on ed fibers inside brain cells cognitive tests. of people with Alzheimer's. Age remains the greatest When researchers tested the risk factor for A l z heimer's, people who worked out, they greater even than having the did better on memory and vigene found inmany people sual-spatial tests. in the brain associated with

with the disease, the study

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with the disease.

People in the study were recruited from the Wisconsin this July study that the New Registry for Alzheimer's PreYork Times called "inspiring." vention. About three-quarters The University Wisconsin re- of them have a family histosearch, published in Novem- ry of the disease, which puts ber in the journal Neurology, them at greater risk for develadds strong evidence from opingit. e xaminations o f t h e s u b They were assigned to the jects' brains to support that active group if they worked conclusion. out at moderate intensity for "A large body of work, in- 30 minutes a day, at least five cluding observational and in- times a week. tervention studies, has shown Okonkwo said his group's that physical activity is bene- "observational study" needs to ficial for maintaining cogni- be followed up with a true contive function and delaying the trolled study in which people onset of (Alzheimer's disease) are assigned to work out for and relateddiseases among various amounts of time. olderadults," the researchers Nevertheless, he said, "Exwrote. "However, it is only re- ercise does have some real cently that studies have begun potency in diminishing one's to investigate the potential risk of Alzheimer's, assuming effects of physical activity on one was on that path to begin biological markers" associated with."

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is a good place to be. Pigging Special to The Washington Post out on holiday cookies means Cookies are a kind of emo- payingthe price come January, tional currency during the hol- but abandoning them entirely idays. We create rituals around leaves you feeling as if you got baking them to connect to past a lump of coal for Christmas. generationsand make future

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which are whole grains, to a

Continued from D1 One study, conducted in 12 than in the meals served in elementary an d i n t ermedi- school. ate schools in Houston, found A third study examined

maximum of 9 to 12 ounces

t hat compared w it h w h a t food selection and plate waste is served in school, lunches by elementary and middle

week). A variety of vegetables

a week) and 1 to 2 ounces of meat or a meat alternative (to a maximum of 10 to 12 ounces a — not just potatoes — must

brought from home contained fewer servings offruits,vegetables, whole grains and milk than the national program

school children in four schools be served, and children must in a n ur b a n , l o w -income select at least three of these school district before and after options each day, including at introduction of the new meal least one fruit or vegetable. mandates. standards. J u liana C o h en These improvements in the Packed lunches also con- and co-authors found no in- nutritional value of l unches tained more desserts, chips crease in waste and a signifi- served in schools that are eland sweetened nondairy cantly greater selection and igible for federal reimbursedrinks, none of which can be consumption of v egetables ment followed congressional served by schools that partic- and fruits from the improved approval of the Healthy, Hunipate in the federal program. menus. ger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The "About 90 percent of lunches "These results suggest that law was prompted by shockfrom home contained des- the new school meal standards ing findings in 2008 by child serts, snack chips and sweet-

have improved students' over-

ened beverages," the study found.

all diet quality," they wrote.

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nutrition experts who examined the contents of school lunches for the I nstitute of

" Legislation to w e aken the standards is not warranted."

Medicine.

contrary to widespread comBefore the 2012-13 school plaints from food service peryear, a school lunch had to sonnel, there has been no in-

cold milk. Put the cookies on

(13 grams for most) and sugar a plate. Sit down and make (6 teaspoons a day for women a point of really tasting each and 9 teaspoons for men). bite. You will not only be honnot

oring the effort that went into

sound like much if you typi- baking such a special confeccally inhale that many in the tion, but you also will be enjoytime you spend standing over ing it more. the platter c ontemplating Of course, you don't want which to take with you. But any excellent, lovingly made it is a reasonable limit that holiday cookies to go to waste, simply calls for a shift in men- but that's no reason to overintality. It demands a level of dulge now because cookies choosiness. Why waste your freeze very well. Wrap them allotment on th e h a lf-stale, in plastic or foil, then put them Thinkstock store-bought crumbs in the in a resealablefreezer bag Enjoy the tradition of Christmas cookies, but limit yourself to two break room when you know and freeze them for up to two small cookies a day to stay healthful. your neighbor is bringing her months for optimal quality. famous snickerdoodles that Freezing them is akin to reevening'? cordingyour favorite television Washington Post's holiday spoons) of added sugar. Once you have that glorious, series. By doing so, you can cookies. Although there is a Those numbers fit well with- baked embodiment of w hat indulge on your own schedule wide range, depending on the in the USDA guidelines for you crave in front of you, for without feeling pressure to size and the recipe, on average, the number of discretionary goodness' sake, take the time binge-watch during a maratwo small (2-inch diameter) ("empty") calories you can to savor it. Step away from thon airing. By DVR-ing your cookies come in at roughly 140 affordin a day (about 200 cal- the TV and computer. Brew cookies,you create a stash of calories, 6 grams of saturated ories for most people), as well yourself some fresh coffee or holiday juju to tap into, two at a fat and 14 grams (about 3 tea- as the American Heart Asso- a cup of tea, or pour a glass of time, whenever you need it.

memories. We trade them as happy, or should I say merry, tokens of friendship and good medium. cheer, and we prize them as Eating cookies "in moderathe epitome of a heartfelt gift, tion" is sensible advice, but so worthy even of Santa. This vague it's not much help. How time of year, eating cookies is a many can you eat and stay way to literally take in the hol- within healthy parameters? iday spirit. The answer, based on my proBut being i n undated for fessional but informal analyweeks with piles of buttery, sis, is two small cookies each sugary morsels can also be day. That's assuming you are stressful for those trying to at least moderately active and stay fit and healthy. You feel as are not going overboard with if you have to choose between other holiday fare. things you value; either you To reach that condusion, I stick to your wellness goals, or consulted my handy-dandy you participate in a meaning- nutrition software for the numful edible tradition. That ten- bers on classic varieties, from sion can be anxiety-inducing. gingerbread men to sugar But you don't have to pick sides. In fact, neither extreme

ciation's limit for saturated fat

As Dr. Jennifer Woo Baidal

and Dr. Elsie Taveras report-

offer t/2 to 1 cup of fruits and

in all age groups." on experience with w h ole- their children shopping, let Perhaps most distressing, some foods often fall by the them pick out vegetables and "Children ate more than 500 wayside in busy households fruits to try and help prepare excess calories from solid fats and in schools that now spend them at home. "Kids are adaptable and and added sugars per day," the more time "teaching to the test" than fostering healthy doctors reported. sometimes need repeat expoAs a mother of two boys bodies and minds. sures to new foods," Cohen and grandmother of four, I But, experts say, it doesn't said. "Given enough opporknow that many parents who have to be this way. There are tunity, they can learn to like give children lunch from home ways to introduce wholesome them." "If you only expose children want to be sure it is eaten, so foods into academic lessons they pack what they know the and to make what is served in to chickennuggets and french children like. But that is ex- the lunchroom more appeal- fries, that's what they'll like to actly how we got to the dismal ing to students so that they'd eat," Baidal said. "Schools can state of child obesity and the be less inclined to bring less help by giving foods creative disease-promoting eating hab- healthful foods from home. names and presenting them its that too often carry over It may not be easy to per- in fun ways. Food-service perinto adulthood. Many chronic suade children to eat what's sonnel can prompt children to ailments that currently trougood for them, but there are try different foods when they ble adult Americans originate strategies that can help. come through the line." with poor diets acquired in Karen Cullen, a professor Nutritious foods can be inchildhood. of pediatrics and nutrition at corporated into c lassroom Few question the need to do Baylor College of Medicine, lessons in math, science and a better job of teaching chil- suggested that parents learn language arts,then served in dren to eat and enjoy the foods more about preparing healthy the lunchroom. Foods that are that are best for them. Yet les- lunches (choosemyplate.gov familiar are more likely to be sons on nutrition and hands- is a good place to start), take chosen and eaten.

ed in November in The New

crease in food wasted by chil- vegetables combined (no varidren who eat school lunches ety specified), 1 cup of milk of since rule changes took effect any kind, 1 ounce of grains of in 2012. About the same per- any kind (at least 8 to 15 ounccentage of foods was uneaten es a week) and I t/2 to 2 ounces and discarded as was wasted of meat or a meat alternative the year before. (at least 7/2 to 15 ounces per A second study, among week). pre-K and kindergarten chilThe current program redren in four schools in rural quires /2 to 1 cup of fruits, '/4 Virginia, found that calories, to 1 cup of vegetables, 1 cup fat, saturated fat and sugar of 1 percent or fat-free milk were significantly higher and (if sweetened, fat-free only), 1

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directing this political thrill-

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er. But it was Maggie Gyllen-

A pall hung over the TV bazaar this year. There were passings both major (James Garner, Joan Rivers, Efrem Zimbalist Jr) and minor (Pugsley from "The Addams Family,"Reuben from "The Partridge Family," the Professor from "Gilligan's Island"). The medium's Dowager Countess,Barbara Walters,stepped

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There simply were no good new sitcoms (with the qualified exception of "Black-ish"). All that only makes TV's

2014 highlights that much more precious.

The eight best

this anthology series the year's eting as the frantic father still most electrifying experience pursuing the case doggedly for viewers. years later. A compelling mys"The Ultimate Fighter" tery with superb supporting (FSI): In its 20th go 'round in performances. "Homeland" (Showtime): the Octagon, the mixed martial arts tournament was for When "The Good Wife" lost the first time made up of all Josh Charles, a key member of women. There was drama in the ensemble, the show went the communal house, thanks on. When "Homeland" lost its •

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"True Detective" (HBO): to colorful personalities such as Rose "Thug" Namajunas, gave a spellbinding perfor- tears in the training room, mance as an angel-dusted cop. memorable battles, and, at the And as his partner, Woody end, a deserving UFC chamHarrelson more than held up pion (Carla Esparza, the Tiny his end of the bargain. But it Tornado) was crowned. "The Missing" (Starz): was the freaky tension of this eight-episode triumph — a This searing eight-part British pitched descent into the heart import focused on a couple of darkness in a L o uisiana whose 5-year-old disappears choked with atmospherewhile they are vacationing in that made the first season of France. James Nesbitt was riv•

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Kabul (a posting Carrie took so she could dump the care of her baby daughter on her sister!) and on to Islamabadand in part on the development

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The five worst

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Don't forget to touch base with a loved oneyou care a lotabout. Tonight: Relax and watch a favorite holiday movie.

CANCER (June21-July 22) ** * * Deal with someone directly. A discussion could offeryou some insight and understanding into this person's behavior. Try to look at the situation from a different perspective. Indulge others with your time, as well as with your gifts. Tonight: Honor the spirit of the moment.

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Featuring Deborah Voigt and John Rhys-Davies" —The powerful voice of actor John Rhys-Davies ("Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Shogun") is well-known, and it only can be an asset to this holiday performance by the legendary choir and orchestra, recorded at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. He even "flies" in one sequence. Soprano Deborah Voigt also has a major part in the program, lending her vocals to "The Holly and the Ivy" and "The Twelve Days After Christmas." Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy are the conductors. Sp.m.onCW, Movie:"The12 Dogs of Christmas" —Christmas and dogs — does itget any more "awww"-inspiring? Set during the Depression, this 2005 dramedy stars Jordan-Claire Green ("The School of Rock") as a12-year-old girl newly arrived in a town where

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cers reveals asecret mission, the actor comes up with an intrepid plan. 10:20 p.m. on 7, "Vicious"A new "Holiday Special" finds bickering couple Freddie and Stuart (lan McKellen, Derek Jacobi) throwing a Christmas Day celebration for their friends in their crowded little flat. Thankfully, they're getting some help from Ash (Iwan Rheon, "Game of Thrones"), their hot upstairs neighbor, who has volunteered to prepare the food, butyou can bet Violet (Frances de la Tour) will try to stir things up with the handsome chef. Elsewhere, a wicked game of Truth or Dare brings up some shocking truths. o zap2it

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