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GOOD MORNING Retired teacher leaves huge gift to fight cancer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A retired Indianapolis school teacher who died February at age 94 has stunned a local cancer-research company by leaving it $1.9 million. Margaret M. Weeks’ nearly $2 million bequest to Hoosier Oncology Group is the second-largest in the Indianapolis-based company’s history and one of its most surprising gifts. “It came out of left field for us. We totally weren’t expecting it,” Chris Fausel, chairman of Hoosier Oncology’s board, said. Hoosier Oncology Group spokesman Randy Dillinger said the organization knows little about Weeks, whose gift was announced Thursday. “There isn’t much that we know about her, which makes this kind of a mysterious gift to us, but one that we’re extremely grateful for,” he said. The donation was made from a trust established by Weeks in 2001 through Fifth Third Bank in Evansville, where she was living until she died on Feb. 14 at Good Samaritan Home in Evansville. Many questions remain about Weeks, who was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Weeks. Her obituary states that she was a retired schoolteacher from the Indianapolis School Corp.

Taking the plunge for Jack BY JENNIFER DECKER jdecker@kpcmedia.com

HAMILTON — Bikini-clad men and women, Santa suits, Hawaiian wear, costumed owners with matching-dressed pets. It’s the annual Jack Gibson Polar Bear Plunge at the Hamilton Lake Beach Tuesday at 2 p.m., and just about anything goes for the fundraiser. Gibson was a longtime educator, high school sports official, military veteran and member of the Hamilton Lions Club who died from cancer in 2011. Hamilton Lions President Bob Howard said the event is fun, especially for those willing to brave the harsh winter elements and face goose bumps. “Girls wear bikinis like it’s 97 degrees in summer,” Howard said with a laugh. “Guys wear Santa suits.” Howard said much socializing

takes place, as groups come to end the year on a brave note in a fun atmosphere with friends, family and neighbors. Howard said the event has been held annually since around 1990 and was started by Don Hissong. “It’s a fundraiser, and it goes to the Jack Gibson Scholarship fund. We need people to donate. People who jump in are more apt to donate,” Howard said. The scholarship is awarded at Hamilton and Garrett high schools. Howard said one new addition to this year’s event will feature the American Legion Hamilton Post 467 Color Guard presenting the colors. Howard noted Gibson was a member of the American Legion there. “We want people to have fun, but raise money” for the scholarship fund, Howard said. Once again, the owner of Hamilton Real Estate will be generous in allowing people who

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A past Hamilton Polar Bear Plunge shows that swimmers willing to brave ice water can show up dressed in just about anything — from bikinis to Santa suits to Hawaiian wear. This year’s annual plunge will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Hamilton Lake Beach. The event is a fundraiser for the Jack Gibson Scholarship fund.

take the plunge to change in its office, Howard said. Registration will start there at 1 p.m. that day. “They’ve been terrific

supporters and really open” the business, he said. For more details, call 488-2357.

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Snowy trails await walkers at Pokagon State Park for the second annual First Day Walk.

LAKE JAMES — Pokagon State Park is once again joining other national state parks in holding its annual first day walk Wednesday at 1 p.m. Walkers will start by meeting at 1 p.m. in the historical Potawatomi Inn Londidaw Lounge at Pokagon, 450 Lane 100. From there, hikers will walk down to Lake Lonidaw and check out one of Pokagon’s many natural areas. The destination will be the second bridge flowing under Limberlost Creek from Lake Lonidaw to Lake James. The group will walk back to the inn and then to the tobaggan run fire pit for marshmallows and s’mores around the campfire. From 2-3 p.m., state park employees and volunteers will be on hand with treats. Participants can visit and learn the workings of the popular toboggan run. At 3 p.m., there will be a drawings for free toboggan gift certificates. “At Pokagon, with our toboggan run, ski rental, winter lodge, lakes for skating and ice fishing, year-round interpretive services, we do winter,” said Pokagon interpreter Fred Wooley. “We again have a couple of special things in store for New Years Day.” First day hikes and events are led by park interpreters, managers and outdoor enthusiasts in an effort to get people out and moving in our parks on the first

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S’mores will be served by the fire pit at the toboggan run at Pokagon State Park on New Year’s Day.

day of the year. Pokagon’s toboggan run will be open. Sleds rent for $12.84 an hour, limit four people to a toboggan. Hours and additional toboggan information is available at tobogganrun.com. Pokagon’s normal park entrance fee is $5 for in-state vehicles and $7 for out-of-state vehicles, or annual entrance passes are available. Both are available at the park front gate. For further information about the New Year’s Day walk or Pokagon State Park, call the park office at 833-2012. Other Pokagon and Indiana Department of Natural Resources information is available at IN.gov/ dnr.

New Year’s Eve booze bonanza a liquor legend Sales lag behind July 4, Halloween, but remain brisk for winter holidays BY AARON ORGAN aorgan@kpcmedia.com

The celebration of New Year’s Eve isn’t accompanied by as much alcohol as you might assume, local liquor store managers report. Brad “Cricket” Gay, owner of Gay’s Hops-n-Schnapps, said the much-commercialized evening of partying and partaking in spirits falls well behind other holidays when it comes to actual sales for his stores. Gay’s, with locations in Angola, Auburn, Fremont and LaGrange, reports New Year’s Eve sales rank “by far” behind, for instance, Independence Day. The store manager at Kendallville Party Store, 120 N. Main St., echoed that, saying the holiday certainly ranks in his top 10 busiest of the year, but well behind Independence Day and even Halloween. That manager, who asked not to be identified, said sales around New Year’s Eve fell off after 2000 and have rebounded only slightly in the years since. Why? Gay said the location of his stores around the lakes make them hot spots for sales over the summer holidays. The Kendallville

Party store listed reasons such as a crackdown on drunken driving and “alcohol doesn’t hold the allure it used to.” That’s not to say it’s a dry holiday. Gay’s and the Kendallville Party Store both experience major spikes in sales on New Year’s Eve over regular business days. In preparation, each starts ordering and stocking at the beginning of December. The Kendallville Party store concentrates its orders on beers and sparkling wines, its manager reported, saying “There are some things you don’t want to run out of, of course, so you have to plan right the whole month ahead.” Gay said he’s sure to order trendy items such as craft beers and craft spirits. “It’s the new craze,” said Gay. “Craft beer, craft spirits have become huge. It’s just insane. So you need to know something about it and you need help choosing it. You want to know what that is before you reach out and purchase it.” That’s where training comes in.

The Kendallville Party Store trains its employees year-round on its stock. Gay said he has a dedicated person on staff at Gay’s who educates staff at each store on the new items. He’ll teach employees about the hoppiness of craft beer and what a milk stout is versus a regular stout, for instance. Then, those employees can educate buyers — a real benefit of buying at a package store such as Gay’s or Kendallville Party Store. Gay said New Year’s Eve is a blessing to package stores like his, because they offer personal service that large box stores do not. “A lot of people need help at that time of year, because they don’t throw parties all the time, and there’s a lot of new stuff out there,” he said. “They need recipes, they need to know how to make it and what ingredients go in it — all those things. The package stores offer that type of help that can assist them in their choices.” The manager at Kendallville Party Store added: “I don’t think we’re any more popular than the big box stores, but what a liquor store has that a big box store doesn’t is the fact that we have a dedicated staff that is going to listen to our customers, find out what they want, and if we can get that for them, we will.”

“The holidays are the best time to work in the stores, because everybody’s in a good mood ... You see a lot of faces that you only see this time of year.” Cricket Gay Gay’s Hops-n-Schnapps

• The stores also stock snacks and sodas, and Gay’s has an assortment of nonalcoholic beers, wines and champagne, so no guest is left without a glass when the ball drops. Gay said a benefit to the holidays and New Year’s Eve specifically is the patrons who shop at his stores, some of whom only come over the holidays. It’s a festive time, he said. “The holidays are the best time to work in the stores, because everybody’s in a good mood — generally,” Gay said. “You see a lot of faces that you only see this time of year, because a lot of people don’t serve alcohol that often but will over the holidays. You see a lot of those folks, and it’s nice.”

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Stutzman: ‘Volcker Rule’ would hurt banks WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-3rd, and six other members of Congress representing Indiana districts have asked federal regulators to change a rule affecting the treatment of trust-preferred securities, which they said would hurt community banks in the state. The group led by Stutzman said unless the

provision of the “Volcker Rule” relating to trust-preferred securities is changed, it could have an immediate, Stutzman devastating impact on consumer lending and on the health

of financial institutions in Indiana. The group wrote a letter on the issue for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other regulators they believed could help. Stutzman is a member of the House Committee on Financial Services. “Unless Washington’s bureaucracy reverses its course before the end of

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Many enjoy Christmas Eve hike Not to be deterred by single digit temps and subzero wind-chill figures, 73 hikers ventured out on an absolutely beautiful Christmas Eve morning at Pokagon State Park. The group left the warmth of the fireside in the cozy Lonidaw Lounge of the Potawatomi Inn and ventured by the old fish ponds, through pine groves, and back to the historic Spring Shelter for hot drinks

and cookies. Interpreters Fred Wooley, Lauren Loffer and Marjorie Hershman guided the group with nature readings and bird identifications and volunteer Ellsworth Smith was at the shelter with the treats and fires in both fireplaces. “A gentle snow sifted down the entire walk and sparkled a million diamonds into the soft rising sun,” Wooley said.

Body of Indiana soldier returns home to Elkhart nearly 100 Indiana Patriot Guard riders escorted the body of Staff Sgt. Jesse Williams on Friday morning as more than 20 miles of the U.S. 20 Bypass was closed to traffic. Some people lined

roadways along the route holding flags. Williams and five other soldiers died when a Black Hawk UH-60 helicopter went down Dec. 17. Williams’ mother,

Debbie Bussard Passerallo, says her heart is broken, but says she believes her son is now part of God’s army. Passerallo asked that people not forget about soldiers who are still overseas.

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ANGOLA — A man serving time in Steuben County Jail is facing a Class C felony charge of neglect of a dependent in a case involving a now-deceased infant. Chad A. Traster Traster, 37, was served a warrant Friday afternoon in the jail. Traster — who has a lengthy criminal record that includes battery and domestic battery cases — was serving time on an unrelated matter. The arrest comes after more than a year’s investigation, said a news release from the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators started working on the case in November 2012 after receiving a report of suspected child abuse involving a then 3-monthold child. The baby has since died due to circumstances unrelated to those allegations, said the sheriff’s department report. Traster often cared for the infant, who had Down Syndrome and a heart condition, when the child’s 17-year-old mother was at

work or at school, say court documents. The incident allegedly took place at a rural Steuben Township home in the 4500 block of south Old U.S. 27 on Nov. 18, 2012. The Steuben County Department of Children’s Service contacted the sheriff’s department after the baby was diagnosed at Riley Children’s Hospital with non-accidental injuries on Nov. 23, 2012. The injuries included a skull fracture and bleeding behind the right eye. Both legs appeared to have been broken and were healing, court documents said. The sheriff’s department spent more than a year gathering information and working with the Steuben County Prosecutor’s Office preparing the case. In an interview Nov. 26, 2012, Traster told investigators he dropped the baby when a dog chasing a cat through the house knocked him down. He said the baby’s head hit a wooden bookshelf. The child’s mother said there was not a bookshelf and that Traster had shot the dog prior to Nov. 18, 2012. Traster is being held without bond on the new arrest pending an initial court appearance. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted in the investigation by the Indiana Department of Child Services, the Steuben County Coroner’s Office, the Marion County Coroner’s Office, and the Indiana State Police.

ELKHART (AP) — The body of an Army soldier from Elkhart who was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan has been returned to his hometown. The Elkhart Truth reports

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Driving free If you saw a fat man in a sleigh distributing presents this week, he was in violation of several government regulations. The Federal Aviation Administration has complaints about his secret flight path. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources might shoot his unauthorized reindeer the way they shot a baby deer named Giggles at an animal shelter this year. His bag of gifts definitely violates numerous charity tax rules. In real life, government barely lets people give each other rides in cars. But now the Internet has given birth to some exciting new businesses that challenge this conceit. Companies called Lyft, Uber and Sidecar offer a phone app that allows people who need a ride somewhere to connect to a driver nearby who’d like to make a few extra bucks. It’s like creating an instant taxi business JOHN — which is why it makes existing taxi businesses nervous. STOSSEL I became a Lyft driver. Once I passed a criminal background check and got my Lyft driver app, I pressed a button on my phone saying I was “available.” I quickly got a message from someone nearby who wanted a ride. My passenger was easy to find — my phone gave me directions. He wanted to go to a grocery store. After I dropped him off, Taxi companies aren’t I told my phone app I was “available” again. happy about losing No cash changed hands. business to people like My passenger’s phone suggested he give me a me, driving my own car. credit card “donation” based on time and distance. He could have stiffed me, but if he did, it would appear on his Lyft “rating,” and he’d have trouble getting another ride. My next passenger was a woman. Why would she feel safe getting into a stranger’s car? Again, the rating system protects both her and me. Her phone showed her my picture and ratings from other passengers (with me, she took a chance, as I was a new driver). Because of the ratings, both passengers and drivers have an incentive to behave well. The higher your rating, the easier it is to get or give rides. In the end, I made money, and my passengers saved money (Lyft rides are about 20 percent cheaper than taxis). Win-win! But regulators and taxi companies don’t see it that way. Taxi companies aren’t happy about losing business to people like me, driving my own car. One cabbie complained, “We have to pay big money for licenses, get fingerprinted, have commercial insurance. (Lyft) has nothing! Sidecar has nothing!” But it’s not “nothing.” I had to have a driver’s license, a state-inspected car and there was that background check. But more useful than all that: the ratings. This instant feedback gives drivers and customers more reliable information than piles of licensing paperwork spewed out by regulatory agencies. Do you pick a contractor or dentist after examining their licenses? No, you consult friends or websites like Yelp to determine the sellers’ reputation. Feedback from customers is more useful than any bureaucrat’s stamp of approval. Internet apps like Lyft’s make this feedback ever better. Will government crush innovations like Lyft? Maybe. Seattle moved to limit it. Nashville declared it illegal to charge anything less than $45 for rides, so there’s no way for a company like Lyft to compete by undercutting regular cabs’ prices. Regulators want their fingers in everything. A new idea gives them an excuse to draw attention to themselves as “consumer protectors.” In addition, existing taxi companies request regulation. They want politicians to regulate new competition out of existence. Luckily, technology and capitalist innovation sometimes move faster than the lazy dinosaur that is government. Lyft, Uber and Sidecar have quickly become popular, and this may help them avoid being crushed. By contrast, politicians don’t hesitate to destroy things that people think of as weird or dangerous. Ride-share companies, perhaps sensing that it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission, offered rides without first seeking approval from every regulator. Now they have millions of customers. Politicians often fear regulating things that are widely liked. Government is as crude and annoying as a speed bump, but individuals looking for better ways to do things keep cruising ahead. Sooner or later, if we restrain the regulators, the market might even produce flying sleighs. JOHN STOSSEL is host of “Stossel” on the Fox Business Network. He’s the author of “Give Me a Break” and of “Myth, Lies, and Downright Stupidity.” More information at johnstossel.com. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit creators.com.

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Letter To The Editor • Thanks for Faith Health Clinic support To the editor: On behalf of the Third Saturday Supper committee, I would like to thank those members of the community who have supported Holy

Family’s monthly fundraiser through 2013. This initiative is helping meet the cost of the mortgage of the Faith Community Health Clinic in Angola. The clinic provides free health and dental care to those individuals without insurance and who fall below the government’s poverty guidelines.

Since its inception, approximately 4,000 patients have passed through the clinic’s doors. There will not be a supper in January, but we will return Feb. 15 for a special Valentine’s meal. Marilyn Molyneux Angola

Drifting down the tracks of Christmas memories My plane leaves the tarmac just as my seatmate falls asleep. It is 6 in the morning and the sun has yet to rise on Christmas Eve morning. I watch the city lights disappear from my small window as I reflect on how many travels I have made on Christmas Eve over the past few years. It has been my opinion that if the past cannot be held onto, then new traditions must begin. On my first travel I was bound for Chicago on the late night train through the snow with sleeping passengers around me. It was my first Christmas after my divorce, and I needed to go see my children who had gathered in Florida. The train was full of families on that late night carrying packages and babies heading toward Chicago for the festivities. I wrapped myself up inside my green cape for protection from the cold of the train and from letting my emotions carry me backward to the days that did not exist any longer. Another Christmas I traveled to Santa Barbara in California to be with Abe. It was his first Christmas away from family so I knew I had to spend the time with him. It was just the two of us. We bought a small poinsettia for his apartment and hiked into the mountains on Christmas morning of that year. Our dinner consisted of packed sandwiches and bottled water. We spent the time together shopping and going to movies. It was a wonderful Christmas spending time together, just the two of us. I fall asleep somewhere over the Georgia border, and as the plane lands in Atlanta my seatmate wakes me up. I am the last one off the plane and am glad I am discovered before flying off to lands unknown.

I laugh remembering the Christmas I took Matthew to see his grandparents in Atlanta for Christmas. He was just a little guy and stretched out on the moving walkway as we hurried through the airport. And how could I ever forget the Christmas I spent in a LOU ANN treehouse in Georgia? Or the Christmas I HOMAN- spent canoeing at Ocala State Park in SAYLOR Florida? Last year I spent Christmas with Philip in Budapest. We had been warned everything would shut down on Christmas, but were completely unaware that even the mass transit would come to a halt. There were no busses or trains or even restaurants available on Christmas! Luckily we had squirreled away some salami and bread for an emergency. We watched “The Waltons” on YouTube and made a Christmas toast with a bottle of European wine while missing our families. I board my next flight for New Bern, N.C. and the memories continue. I will always remember the Christmas I spent with my family in my dad’s hospital room four years ago. We decorated his room with lights and Christmas decorations which he loved so much. We sang Christmas songs, recited poetry, and held his hand. My dad waited to die

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until the day after Christmas. The sun shines brightly in North Carolina as I check my seat pockets for magazines and trinkets I may have tucked away. I know this airport well by now, after all the visits to Philip. He is waiting for me, and it is good to see him again. We load the car and take the two-hour ride to the ferry. We spend the time catching up with family news, gossip, and all the stories that have not been told. He knows the folks on the ferry and everyone is jolly on this Christmas Eve. Dark comes so early now, and I take a photo of the sunset as we travel the two and a half hours to Ocracoke. Sea birds follow us over the water, and Christmas Eve dinner comes from boxes of crackers and a rescued Coke found in the backseat. We wish the crew a Merry Christmas as we drive into the quiet village. If we hurry we can make it to Christmas Eve service at the Methodist Church. We walk down the familiar sandy land and take our place in church in time for shepherds and angels, and the story we all know so well. In the whispering darkness I can actually hear my dad snap his fingers and his voice saying, “It is almost Christmas.” He is right. And as I have found, it is almost Christmas wherever we go. Now, my friends, on to the New Year. LOU ANN HOMAN-SAYLOR lives in Angola at the White Picket Gardens where you can find her gardening or writing late into the night under the light of her frayed scarlet lamp. She is a storyteller, teacher, writer, actress and a collector of front porch stories.

What Others Say • President Obama’s optimism President Barack Obama predicts 2014 will be a “breakthrough year for America.” That may be a tough goal to reach. In Washington alone, consider the difficulties: Political gridlock is rampant. Midterm elections are bound to ramp up the partisanship. Republican opposition to virtually anything Obama touches is intense and shows no signs of stopping. And some of the nation’s top legislative priorities — the Affordable Care Act, stronger guidelines on background checks for gun purchases, federal-level immigration reform, for instance — are either wrapped in controversy or going nowhere. Friday morning, the president held his annual year-end news conference where he offered frank views about his signature legislation, Obamacare, and the controversy over

the scope of the National Security Agency’s activities. On the rollout of Obamacare: “We screwed it up.” On the NSA: “I have confidence that the NSA is not engaged in domestic surveillance or snooping around, (but) we may have to refine this further to give people more confidence.” On his polls, which are sagging after the health-care website debacle: “If you’re measuring this by polls, my polls have gone up and down a lot over the course of my career.” It’s understandable that Obama, finishing his fifth year in the White House, would try to convey a message of optimism as the new year approaches. Hope is always good. But despite the faults of the Obama administration — the Obamacare rollout; his failure to adequately sell the American public

on the need for health-care reform; its profound lack of transparency and openness — much of 2014’s promise rests in the hands of D.C. lawmakers. U.S. government is not a one-man show; the Founders saw to that. So Obama enters his sixth year as president needing a combative Congress, particularly the GOP-controlled House, to meet him halfway on issues both thorny and easy to solve. Recent years give us little of the president’s optimism, even though the economy is slowly improving and the financial markets are riding an extended upswing. Despite the Tea Party’s diminished influence, congressional Republicans seem hell-bent on governing against the president, not for the people. Until that brick wall is breached, Washington will be what it is. The Anniston (Ala.) Star

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Daniel Lash MORRISTOWN — Daniel Andrew Lash, 37, died Dec. 22, 2013. He was born June 13, 1976, to Jeffrey Lash and Cathy (Castle) Lash. He lived most of his life in Kendallville, Ind., and graduated from East Noble High School in 1995. He attended Army boot camp at Fort Sill, Mr. Lash Oklahoma. He was currently attending the University of Phoenix, studying for a degree in information technology. He married Joyanna (Cavaletto) Lash in 2010. They resided in Morristown, Ind. He is survived by his wife, Joyanna (Cavaletto) Lash; his parents, Jeff and Lorie Lash of LaGrange and Cathy Lash of Fort Wayne; his siblings, Rotem and Laura (Lash) Calili of Indianapolis, Spencer Lash of LaGrange, Aaron Lash of LaGrange and Amy Lash of LaGrange. Services will be held at Grace Christian Church, 126 E. Mitchell St., Kendallville, on Jan. 3 at 2 p.m. Memorials are to the Humane Society of Noble County.

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God assures you are worthy of love See what kind of love the father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him puriﬁes himself as he is pure. — 1 John 3: 1-3; ESV BY JOHN BOYANOWSKI

I often wonder what God would say to people if he wanted to address the masses. I know he still speaks to us and that he longs to hear from us. And I feel that he has a message he wants to share for this generation. And it is for this reason why I am writing what I like to call his love letter: My Dear Child, I know that you are feeling that you are alone and without any love. You feel undesired and overlooked, overworked, robbed of joy and have a lack of peace. It seems that every relationship you have leaves you wanting because many of them

have others using you or abusing you emotionally. Many ask too much of you and give you little or anything in return. You feel betrayed and empty. You fear love because those who were “supposed” to love you didn’t or abused that precious gift. You wonder, “Why doesn’t someone love me for me and not what I can do or be?” My love, I love you this way! I love you for who you are, period. I love you in ways that you might not understand. I know you fear loving others, but you don’t have to fear me; for I am love. I have never let you down. When you had your darkest hours and felt like everyone, myself included, had abandoned you, I was there weeping for you and with you. I longed to hold you, but you wouldn’t let anyone; not even me, touch you because you hurt so much. I know how you feel — really I do! That is why I am here to tell you that I love you. I love you more than you can imagine! And even though you might not feel it all the time, it is always there. When you hurt, I long to heal you. When you cry, I long to wipe away your

tears. I try to remind you of all the joy there is for you, but the pain blinds you. I long to give you rest and peace. I ask nothing in return for my love; it is yours freely. My love has no conditions or expectations. That love never changes, even if you have made mistakes or poor choices. I love you no matter how bad you might think yourself to be or how unlovable you believe yourself to be. You are worthy of my love because I choose to love you. I chose to love you with all that I am. And because of that love, I strive with all that I am to let you know that love personally. I have sent my people to show you my love by caring for you, listening to you, to hold you when you are lonely. I am in their hugs, their tenderness, and in their love for you. I forgive you when you feel unforgivable and show mercy when mercy is not due you. I am the one who makes all things new if you give me the chance. And if you grant me that chance, and pay attention to what I say, I will prove myself to you. You are not alone; for I am with you. You are not

unloved because I have and always will love you. You are lovable and I desire to love you. Please let me show you what that love looks like, feels like and is like. I have given you my only son to prove that love. No one else has a greater love for you than I do. If you remember only one thing, remember this: My love for you. — God

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This is what I believe God is saying to all of us. We are forever loved, and yet, many of us don’t even know that love exists. Friends, we need to share that love to ALL we can! We need to tell the world; regardless of what we might personally think of others, that God loves them unconditionally. We are not to pick and choose those who we believe should receive God’s love; that choice remains God’s alone. We are called to share that love and to help them find their way to God. Let us share that love with all we know and meet.

Briefs • Guest in Hamilton HAMILTON — A special guest will tell a story of hope next Sunday in Hamilton. Ricardo Rosas will be giving his personal testimony at the Hamilton Wesleyan Church, 4001 Terry Lake Road, on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 10 a.m. Rosas was a drug lord whose life was changed dramatically by the saving Grace of Jesus Christ.

New Year’s Eve at Lake Missionary WEST OTTER LAKE — Lake Missionary Church, 9030 W. U.S. 20, will be hosting a New Years Eve gathering on Tuesday from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. There will be games and activities for the entire family including euchre, cornhole, video games, movies and food. Each family is asked to bring a food or snack to share along with a 2-liter bottle of soda. Details are available by calling the church at 665-2254 or Pastor Mike Cain at 668-0809.

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Let God’s love and wisdom guide you through the new year Lamentations 3:22-24 — The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day. I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” (NASB) BY TRACEY ZIMMERMAN

This is the time of the year when we are focused on making lists of things we would like to change in

2014. We evaluate our lives and see what we like and what we do not. We can at times be hypercritical of ourselves. I, for one, can beat myself way more than anyone else does. I still feel bad about some things I did or said from high school, and I graduated a few years back. Here is the thing that keeps me grounded in life — God’s love for me never ends. Every morning we have a chance at a clean slate. We have an opportu-

Youth Blogs • nity to start afresh this day, this month, this year, etc. God extends his mercies to us every second of every day; the key is to be in relationship with him. We need to talk to him daily, at times it will be an hourly need to rely on him. At times we will think there is not hope. There is always hope. Whatever burden or problem we are carrying

need to ask God to provide his wisdom in difficult situations. In 2014 let’s really look at what God would like us to change; maybe it is not limited to our body image but how we treat our bodies, maybe it is not limited to cutting back on television but what we are watching on TV, maybe just maybe it is about what we need to be filling our time with and the word needs to be on the list. If we are going to change

around we need to ask ourselves the following questions: 1. Is this a problem that could still exist in a month, in a few months, in a year? 2. Is fixating on an issue going to change it? 3. What can I change to fix the problem? You see, we may need to fix a problem over a long period. Every day is an opportunity to wake up and face the day fresh. We

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NEW YORK (AP) — The heated debate over the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ telephone records fell squarely into the courts Friday, when a federal judge in Manhattan upheld the legality of the program and cited its need in the fight against terrorism just days after another federal judge concluded it was likely not constitutional. The ruling by U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III and an opposing view earlier this month by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington D.C. sets the stage for federal appeals courts to confront the delicate balance developed when the need to protect national security clashes with civil rights established in the Constitution. Pauley concluded the

program was a necessary extension of steps taken after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He said the program lets the government connect fragmented and fleeting communications and “represents the government’s counter-punch” to the al-Qaida’s terror network’s use of technology to operate decentralized and plot international terrorist attacks remotely. “This blunt tool only works because it collects everything,” Pauley said. “The collection is broad, but the scope of counterterrorism investigations is unprecedented.” Pauley’s decision contrasts with Leon’s grant of a preliminary injunction against the collecting of phone records of two men who had challenged the

program. The Washington, D.C. jurist said the program likely violates the U.S. Constitution’s ban on unreasonable search. The judge has since stayed the effect of his ruling, pending a government appeal. Both cases now move to appeals courts for a conflict that some believe will eventually be settled by the Supreme Court. The chances that the nation’s top court will address it increase if the appeals courts reach conflicting opinions or if the current use of the program is declared illegal. Pauley said the mass collection of phone data “significantly increases the NSA’s capability to detect the faintest patterns left behind by individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations.”

Extended jobless benefits to stop WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1 million Americans are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as extended federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend, with potentially significant implications for the recovering U.S. economy. A tense political battle likely looms when Congress reconvenes in the new, midterm election year. For families dependent on cash assistance, the end of the federal government’s “emergency unemployment compensation” will mean some difficult belt-tightening as enrollees lose their average monthly stipend of $1,166. Jobless rates could drop, but analysts say the economy may suffer with less money for consumers to spend on everything from clothes to cars. Having let the “emergency” program expire as part of a budget deal, it’s unclear if Congress has the appetite to start it anew. An estimated 1.3 million people will be cut off when the federally funded unemployment payments end Saturday. Some 214,000 Californians will lose their

payments, a figure expected to rise to more than a half-million by June, the Labor Department said. In the last 12 months, Californians received $4.5 billion in federal jobless benefits, much if plowed back into the local economy. More than 127,000 New Yorkers also will be cut off this weekend. In New Jersey, 11th among states in population, 90,000 people will immediately lose out. Started under President George W. Bush, the benefits were designed as a cushion for the millions of U.S. citizens who lost their jobs in a recession and failed to find new ones while receiving state jobless benefits, which in most states expire after six months. Another 1.9 million people across the country are expected to exhaust their state benefits before the end of June. Gene Sperling, the director of the White House’s National Economic Council, said Friday that President Barack Obama wants an extension as soon as Congress return next month, warning the abrupt cut-off will deliver a blow to the U.S. economy.

Linemen spend Christmas trying to restore power DETROIT (AP) — When an ice storm glazed over Michigan last weekend, Tony Carone feared he wouldn’t be spending Christmas at home with his family. “Nobody had to call. I heard it on the top of my roof,” Carone said. The 52-year-old lineman for Detroit-based DTE Energy is one of the thousands of electrical workers who have put in double shifts trying to restore power to more than a half-million homes and businesses. Outages stretched from the Great Plains to Maine and into eastern Canada. “My power went out the same time as everybody else’s,” Carone said of the power to his Lapeer home, north of Detroit. It was about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, while he was on the phone with his utility’s area leader. He walked out the door a half-hour later and has been working 16 hours a day ever since. The storm has been blamed for 17 deaths in the U.S. and 10 in Canada. Five people apparently died from carbon monoxide poisoning tied to using generators. Michigan bore the brunt of the storm as nearly 600,000 homes and businesses lost power, and as of Friday morning, about 64,000 customers remained

in the dark. Maine reported almost 12,000 outages and in eastern Canada, nearly 62,000 still hadn’t had their power restored, including 33,000 in Toronto. It could have been worse, said Paul Graham, a lineman supervisor from Massachusetts whose crew was helping out in Gardiner, Maine. “If it was a little more ice, poles would have been broken,” Graham said. “Things would be on the ground. … If there was another quarter of an inch or a half-inch of ice, people would’ve been out for a long, long, long time. But I’m sure no one is thinking they’re lucky, right?” Many families affected by the outages sought refuge with relatives or hunkered down with generator-powered space heaters and fireplaces to keep warm. Utility officials say it could be days before power is restored to everyone. The linemen face a dangerous and physical task, below-freezing temperatures aside. Ice can weigh down power lines so much that they break, or tree branches can fall and take the lines with them. So, the linemen must clear some debris, if needed, and then shimmy up slick utility poles to restring lines using belts and spiked boots.

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Area Events • TODAY BOYS BAS K ETBALL DeKalb, East Noble at Carroll Shootout, games and times TB D Fremont vs. Eaton Rapids (Mich.) in consolation at Coldwater (Mich.) Holiday Hoops Tournament, 3:1 5 p.m. Jimtown at Central Noble, 6 p.m. Lakeland at Westview, 7:3 0 p.m. G I R LS BAS K ETBALL Northridge Bankers Classic East Noble vs. Highland, 11 a.m. East Noble in place game vs. opponent TB D, 2 p.m. DeKalb at Goshen Tournament: vs. John Glenn, 12:3 0 p.m.; consolation or championship, 4 p.m. Fremont vs. Niles (Mich.) in championship at Coldwater (Mich.) Holiday Hoops Tournament, 5 p.m. Lakeland at Westview, 6 p.m. Norwell at Garrett, 6 p.m. West Noble at Prairie Heights, 6 p.m. W R E STLI NG East Noble, DeKalb at Connersville Invit ational, 8:3 0 a.m. Fremont, Westview at Greentown Eastern Invit ational, 9 a.m. Prairie Heights, West Noble and Garrett at Mishawak a Al Smith Invit ational, 9 a.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Trine women vs. Brescia (Ky.) at Bluffton (Ohio) Holiday Tournament, 6 p.m. S U N DAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL Trine women in consolation or championship of Bluffton (Ohio) Holiday Tournament, 1 or 6 p.m.

BUTLER — The Prairie Heights Panthers continued their march after an opening-game loss with a 72-62 Northeast Corner Conference win over the Eastside Blazers Friday. The Panthers (6-1 overall, 3-0 NECC), who received honorable mention in the latest Class 2A poll, extended their winning streak to six with the victory. Junior Jacob Heller had 24 points, sophomore Cody Bachelor had 17 and senior Zach Shepard had 10 for the winners. For most of the night, Prairie Heights was in the driver’s seat. A 9-0 run midway through the first quarter staked the Panthers to a 12-4 lead. Later, three-pointers by Heller and Bachelor and a bucket by Heller extended the margin to 22-6 after one. The Blazers (4-3, 1-1) tried to chip away, drawing to 25-12 following back-to-back scores by Ethan Moughler. The Panthers responded with a 7-0 run, capped by two Cassten Everidge free throws that pushed the lead to 32-13. Prairie Heights seldom missed from the field in the first half, and limited Eastside to one-anddone at the other end, often turning those misses into transition buckets. A perfect example: Eastside’s Tristan Sprunger made one of two free throws with 7.6 seconds left. After the miss, Bachelor scored a lay-up for a 43-21 Panther lead at the break. “We played a very good first half,” Panther coach Brett Eltzroth said. “We knew Eastside was going to make a run, and I thought we answered their runs in the third and fourth quarters. “(Eastside’s) a good team,” he said. “I knew they weren’t going to quit. We told our players, ‘They’re going to fight you for all 32 minutes.’”

NEW YORK (AP) — The last time Tommy Rees played at Yankee Stadium, he got to use Derek Jeter’s locker and led Notre Dame to a victory against Army. That was 2010 and Rees was a freshman. Since then he’s been beaten out, benched, booed and suspended. He’s also been called on repeatedly to bail out the Fighting Irish when they have been in a jam, and come through more often than not. Rees returns to Yankee Stadium on Saturday to play his final game for No. 25 Notre Dame (8-4) against Rutgers (6-6) in the Pinstripe Bowl. “I’ve had a unique four years, but I wouldn’t trade them for anything,” Rees said. “The relationships I’ve built, the memories I have and some of the things I have JEFF JONES been able to do, I’ll definitely look back at that. It’s been a very Prairie Heights’ Zach Shepard, left, grabs a loose ball away from humbling experience.” Eastside’s Ethan Moughler during Friday’s basketball game at Rees wasn’t supposed to be Butler. The Panthers defeated the Blazers, 72-62. the starter for Notre Dame this The Panthers, who were 25-of-32 season, but when Everett Golson The Blazers got off to a good at the stripe, made 7-of-8 tosses and was suspended from school for start in the third, with two scores Heller hit a long three over the next academic issues the senior quarterinside by Rob Singer and a 1:30 to extend their lead to 69-48. baseline drive and score by P.J. back was again there to patch the The Blazers rolled the dice, Dean. The Panthers, however, led leak. throwing a full-court press at the 51-33 with a quarter to play. “It takes an incredible amount Panthers, and it began to pay off. Eastside got within 13 as Dean of confidence in one’s own ability Dean sank two freebies. After scored, then stole the ball and was when you’re under such scrutiny a Panther miss, Kadis Renier hit a when it comes to your play,” fouled, sinking 1-of-2 at the line to make it 59-46 with four minutes three. After another Prairie Heights coach Brian Kelly said Friday. to go. SEE PANTHERS, PAGE B2 SEE REES, PAGE B2

Dreadnaughts end Eagle boys’ tourney reign BY KEN FILLMORE kfillmore@kpcmedia.com

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Fremont senior Miranda White puts up a shot over two Carleton Airport (Mich.) defenders Friday afternoon during a girls varsity semifinal basketball game of the Coldwater (Mich.) Holiday Hoops Tournament.

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after one quarter and put the game away with an 11-0 run to start the second half and upped their advantage to 43-18. Airport only scored three points in the second half. “They can play,” Fremont coach Neal Frantz said of Airport. “If we didn’t increase that lead in the third quarter, they would have

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FREMONT: Dexter boys used size advantage to pull away from Eagles FROM PAGE B1

1:30 p.m. game,” Frantz said. “Today, we came out with tons of energy and got some fast-break baskets to start the game. I’m happy with that.” Fremont’s junior varsity girls defeated Carleton Airport 32-27 in their tournament semifinal game Friday. The Eagles will play Coldwater in the championship game today at 5 p.m. Boys Game Fremont led for much of the first half as it got the bigger Dreadnaughts to play its perimeter game. Dexter made a small run to finish the second quarter, capped by a three-point heave that went through the hoop at the buzzer by senior guard London Truman to give his team a 29-26 halftime lead. The Dreadnaughts never gave up the lead as they were more willing to work their size advantage inside in the second half. Junior 6-foot-3 forward Noah Mellifont had 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter. “We had a decent third quarter rebounding against them. But we need someone besides Alex Beams to score,” Fremont coach Ted Bookwalter said. “We have to play more relaxed. “I have to get more out of them by the conference tournament. We have to play four quarters and I have to get that other quarter and a half out of them,” he added. “Both of our opponents will be good here and they will keep us

Prep Boys Basketball Hornets lose to Lions ANGOLA — Angola lost to Leo 61-50 in a non-conference game Friday night. The Lions (4-3) led 27-21 at halftime and led by as much as 13 in the second half. The Hornets got as close as five points, but Leo kept them at a distance by making 14-of-15 free throws in the fourth quarter. Adam Davidson had 23 points to lead Leo. Aaron Lloyd led Angola (3-4) with 15 points. Justin Davis had 12 points and Craig Nofziger added 11. The Lions won the junior varsity game 43-33.

Prep Wrestling Good start for Eagles at invite GREENTOWN — Fremont won all five of its duals on the first day of the two-day Eastern Invitational Friday. The Fremont junior guard Eagles defeated Tipton 63-18, Northwestern 63-10, Sheridan Kaileigh Folland makes a 60-15, host Eastern 52-21 and Alexandria 61-9. move toward the basket “The guys did a great job coming out and getting after it against Carleton Airport at the start of the whistle,” Fremont coach Eric Bryan said. (Mich.) during the second Six Eagles went 5-0 on the day: Kyle Lowe at 113 half of a semifinal game pounds, Hunter Leskowyak 132, David Schmucker at 138 of the Coldwater Holiday and 145, Tylor Willms at 152, Brad Owen at 170 and Adam Hoops Tournament Friday. Dossett at 220. Boys’ Game “Dossett against Alexandria did a heck of a job pushing the tempo come third period after grasping a single leg, Dexter 63, Fremont 44 leading into an explosive finish,” Bryan said. “Schmucker DEXTER Mellifont 9-13 2-5 20, Seidl 7-14 0-0 18, looked light on his feet and did a great job finishing his VanDusen 1-5 0-0 2, Condron 1-3 0-0 3, offense into pinning combinations. Willms had a few Truman 3-9 2-4 9, Sikorski 3-5 0-0 8, Kill 1-6 1-2 3, Camara 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 25-55 5-11 matches that brought some challenges, but maintained his 63. poise throughout each of them.” FREMONT T. LaRose 1-5 0-0 2, Peel 0-2 5-6 5, Four Fremont wrestlers went 4-1: Denver Simpson (103), Regadanz 3-9 0-0 9, T. Meyer 2-13 0-3 5, Hunter Price (120), Braxton Baker (126) and Brock Baker Beams 8-19 0-0 19, A. Roebel 0-0 0-0 0, Pentecost 1-2 0-0 2, Papenbrock 0-0 0-0 0, (160). Sichling 0-0 0-0 0, Hayes 1-3 0-1 2. Totals: The Eagles will have an Northeast Corner Conference 16-53 5-10 44. Dexter 10 19 11 23 — 63 dual with Westview among their matchups today. Fremont 12 14 7 11 — 44 KEN FILLMORE

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Fremont senior guard Alex Beams drives to the basket against Dexter (Mich.) Friday afternoon during the first half of a semifinal game of the Coldwater (Mich.) Holiday Hoops Tournament.

on our learning curve.” Beams had 16 of his 19 points in the first half for Fremont (1-5). He was the only Eagle in double figures. Fremont will play Eaton Rapids (Mich.) in the consolation game today at Coldwater. The Greyhounds lost to the host Cardinals 70-63 in the other semifinal

game Friday. Boys JV Fremont 58, Dexter 55 The Eagles led 25-17 at halftime and hung on to advance to today’s championship game. Jeremy Seiler had 19 points, including three three-pointers to lead Fremont. Logan Miller had 15 points.

Total fouls — Dexter 11, FHS 12. Three-point shooting — Dexter 8-22 (Seidl 4-10, Sikorski 2-3, Truman 1-3, Condron 1-3, Mellifont 0-1, VanDusen 0-2), FHS 7-28 (Regadanz 3-6, Beams 3-9, T. Meyer 1-9, Hayes 0-1, T. LaRose 0-3). Rebounds — Dexter 38 (7 offensive, 3 team, Sikorski 8, Kill 7, Mellifont 7, Truman 6), FHS 31 (10 offensive, 9 team, Regadanz 5, Beams 5, Peel 4, T. Meyer 4). Assists — Dexter 15 (Truman 5, Condron 3), FHS 10 (Beams 2, T. Meyer 2, T. LaRose 2). Steals — Dexter 6 (Mellifont 2, Truman 2), FHS 3 (Regadanz, Beams, Sichling). Turnovers — Dexter 7, FHS 9. Blocked shots — Kill.

SU wins Texas Bowl

PANTHERS: PH can be better

HOUSTON (AP) — Terrel Hunt scrambled 12 yards for a touchdown with 1:14 left to lift Syracuse to a 21-17 win over Minnesota in the Texas Bowl on Friday night. Brisly Estime set up Hunt’s touchdown with a 70-yard punt return. Estime would have scored if not for a tackle by punter Peter Mortell. It was the second-longest punt return in Texas Bowl history. Syracuse (7-6) led 14-3 entering the fourth quarter before Mitch Leidner threw

miss, Dean scored, then swiped an errant inbounds pass and scored again, cutting the deficit to 69-57 with a minute to play. Bachelor stemmed the tide with two free throws before two tosses by Eastside’s Cade Willard and another Renier three in the closing seconds. “The most disappointing thing for me is how we didn’t handle their press towards the end,” Eltzroth said. “We had a lot of lazy passes, a lot of silly passes that gave them extra possessions.

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Prep Girls Basketball Marines can’t play in tourney MIDDLEBURY — Hamilton Community Schools athletic director Jesse Webb tweeted Thursday that Hamilton High School’s girls basketball team had to remove itself from Northridge’s Bankers Classic due to injuries and players being on family vacations. The Bankers Classic started on Friday and will end today. The Marines were scheduled to play Columbia City and Andrean on Friday. “It is a very unfortunate circumstance that happened,” Webb said in an email to The Herald Republican Friday morning. “I do not see any games being added to our schedule at this time.”

“We want to be playing our best basketball at the end of the season going into the tournament,” he said. “Those are things we’re definitely going to work on. This is a good step for us beating Eastside here because it’s a tough place to play, and we beat a very good conference team.” Renier led the Blazers with 22 points, including a 5-of-6 performance behind the arc. Dean had 17 points and Singer ended with eight. “Credit Prairie Heights. They played well and really pushed the ball in transition,” Eastside coach Ryan Abbott said. “Our transition defense was horrendous. “I think it comes down to our mind-set. We had a very passive mind-set, and it reminded me a lot of our DeKalb game,” he said. “We were not aggressive offensively, and we were not purposeful defensively. “We have to be aggressive on both sides of the ball, and we didn’t do that tonight,” Abbott said. “Every game we’ve lost this year, we didn’t give our opponent our best shot. When we play good teams, we’ve got to take the fight to them and give it our best shot and see how the pieces will fall. We didn’t do that tonight.” Eastside JV 42, Prairie Heights 31 Landen Brow had 18 points to lead Eastside. PH got 12 points from Chandler Sailor and seven from Austin Beiswanger.

Youth Baseball Sign-up on for Edon camp EDON, Ohio — Edon High School will host six-week camp starting on Jan. 12 for players in grades 1-12. Registration has begun. Bombers coach Brock England will direct the program in conjunction with the U.S. Baseball Academy, which operates a national network of affordable hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and baserunning camps. Instructors will include a staff of top coaches from the tri-state area. Sessions will be offered in advanced hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and baserunning. With a player-coach ratio of 6-to-1, spots in the session are limited. Proceeds from the sessions will benefit amateur baseball in Edon. Beginning on Thursday, the U.S. Baseball Academy will give $10 from every registration to charity. Each player that registers this week will get to pick which charity benefits from their registration. Players can choose from the Jimmy V Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, Wounded Warriors, or Special Olympics. For more information, go online to usbaseballacademy. com or call (866) 622-4487.

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“He’s going to obviously be remembered as somebody that has persevered and overcome some highs and some lows.” Rees passed for 2,938 yards with 27 touchdowns (highs) this season. He has also thrown 13 interceptions and completed 53.7 percent of his passes (lows). “I’m not in the business of rating myself,” he said.

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“As long as I have the confidence of my teammates that’s really at the end of the day what I care most about.” Rutgers quarterback Chas Dodd has had a Rees-like career for the Scarlet Knights. He shared the No. 1 quarterback job in 2011, helping Rutgers win two games at Yankee Stadium — against Army in the regular season and the Pinstripe Bowl against Iowa State. Dodd hardly played last year as Gary Nova’s backup. This season Nova struggled mightily and Rutgers turned to Dodd late in the season. He was 19 for 24 for 179 yards and two TD passes in a 31-6 victory against USF in the season finale. “I was prepared and I was ready when my number was called,” Dodd said. As for the locker room setup, Rees won’t find out until Saturday if he draws Jeter’s again. “I definitely wouldn’t be disappointed to get it again,” he said. A thing to know about the Pinstripe Bowl: • PAUL JAMES IS HEALTHY. The former walk-on tailback for Rutgers was one of the breakout stars of the early season before a leg injury sidelined. Finally, against USF, he looked like the player he was in the first four games, running for 113 yards and two touchdowns. He needs 167 yards to reach 1,000 for the season.

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Boys Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Homestead 1 0 6 2 New Haven 1 0 4 1 Columbia City 1 0 3 4 Norwell 1 0 3 1 Carroll 0 1 4 3 DeKalb 0 1 3 6 Bellmont 0 1 1 4 East Noble 0 1 0 6 Friday’s Games Carroll 47, Indianapolis Scecina 45 Munster 62, Columbia City 30 Marion 76, Homestead 68 Norwell 50, Bluffton 34 Carroll 66, Huntington North 53 DeKalb 59, Ft. Wayne Blackhawk 48 Hamilton Southeastern 74, DeKalb 29 Homestead 48, East Noble 26 Marion 74, East Noble 39 Mooresville 57, Columbia City 41 New Haven 70, S. Bend Adams 52 Saturday’s Games Bellmont at Adams Central Columbia City, East Noble, DeKalb, Homestead, Carroll at Carroll Shootout Guerin Catholic vs. New Haven at Noblesville Tournament Larence North vs. New Haven at Noblesville Tournament Thursday, Jan. 2 Heritage at Bellmont Greenfield-Central vs. Norwell at Richmond Northeast Corner Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Prairie Heights 3 0 6 1 Westview 2 0 3 2 West Noble 1 0 5 0 Eastside 1 1 4 3 Fairfield 2 1 3 2 Angola 1 1 3 4 Fremont 1 1 1 5 Hamilton 1 2 4 4 Lakeland 1 2 2 3 Churubusco 0 2 0 5 Central Noble 0 3 0 5 Friday’s Games Heritage 62, Churubusco 55 Leo 61, Angola 50 Prairie Heights 72, Eastside 62 Dexter, Mich. 63, Fremont 44 Saturday’s Games Jimtown at Central Noble Lakeland at Westview Fremont at Coldwater Tournament Thursday, Jan. 2 Churubusco vs. Lowell at Caston Tournament Central Noble at Caston Friday, Jan. 3 Eastside at West Noble Fairfield at Rochester Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Garrett 2 0 6 1 Bluffton 2 0 4 3 Leo 1 1 4 3 Adams Central 1 1 3 3 Woodlan 1 1 3 3 Heritage 1 1 2 3 South Adams 0 2 2 4 Southern Wells 0 2 0 5 Friday’s Games Heritage 62, Churubusco 55 Leo 61, Angola 50 Norwell 50, Bluffton 34 Wayne Trace at Woodlan Saturday’s Games Bellmont at Adams Central South Adams at Union Thursday, Jan. 2 Heritage at Bellmont Friday, Jan. 3 Bluffton at Winchester Daleville at Southern Wells Saturday, Jan. 4 Leo at FW Concordia South Adams at Bellmont

Boys Prep Basketball Scores Cambridge City 68, Randolph Southern 37 Carmel 56, Avon 46 Center Grove 59, Greenwood 43 Christian Academy 61, Covenant Christian 54 Delphi 51, Caston 36 Elwood 38, Tri-Central 36 Frankton 71, Wapahani 52 Haviland Wayne Trace, Ohio 68, Woodlan 58 Heritage 62, Churubusco 55 Indpls Perry Meridian 77, Plainfield 52 Indpls Scecina 53, Huntington North 44 Indpls Tech 88, Ev. Bosse 61 Lapel 64, Alexandria 49 Leo 61, Angola 50 Liberty Christian 75, Anderson Prep Academy 28 Morgan Twp. 48, Covenant Christian (DeMotte) 43 N. Central (Farmersburg) 37, White River Valley 36 Norwell 50, Bluffton 34 Prairie Hts. 72, Eastside 62 Whiteland 66, Indian Creek 51 Bismarck-Henning Tournament Pool Play Oakwood, Ill. 60, N. Vermillion 49 Carroll Shootout Pool Play Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 66, Huntington North 53 Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 47, Indpls Scecina 45 DeKalb 59, Ft. Wayne Blackhawk 48 Hamilton Southeastern 74, DeKalb 29 Hamilton Southeastern 101, Ft. Wayne Blackhawk 74 Homestead 48, E. Noble 26 Marion 74, E. Noble 39 Marion 76, Homestead 68 Mooresville 92, Munster 77 Mooresville 57, Columbia City 41 Munster 62, Columbia City 30 Coldwater Tournament First Round Dexter, Mich. 63, Fremont 44 Corn Palace Tournament LaPorte LaLumiere 84, Mitchell, S.D. 51 Gibson County Classic Pool Play Castle 80, Lawrenceville, Ill. 29 Mt. Carmel, Ill. 69, Gibson Southern 68, OT Princeton 58, Wood Memorial 44 Hamilton Heights Tournament First Round Hamilton Hts. 81, Indpls Shortridge 51 Warsaw 54, Bloomington North 46 Consolation Bloomington North 68, Indpls Shortridge 49 Championship Warsaw 57, Hamilton Hts. 54 Highland Tournament Pool Play Griffith 68, Hobart 32 Highland 64, Hammond Morton 46 Lloyd Memorial Tournament S. Dearborn 40, Lloyd Memorial, Ky. 37 Miami County Tournament First Round Maconaquah 57, Whitko 33 Peru 44, N. Miami 40 Mid-Winter Classic Championship Westville 86, Washington Twp. 81, OT N. Daviess Classic Consolation N. Posey 56, Orleans 46 Southridge 67, Clay City 52 Semifinal Barr-Reeve 50, Brownstown 48 S. Knox 53, N. Daviess 48 NIC/NLC Shootout Concord 52, Mishawaka 46, OT Mishawaka Marian 59, Elkhart Memorial 53 Northridge 65, S. Bend St. Joseph’s 62 Penn 64, Goshen 34 Noblesville Tournament Bloomington South 60, Guerin Catholic 56, OT Bloomington South 56, Noblesville 50 Guerin Catholic 50, Kokomo 42, OT Lawrence North 61, Kokomo 54 New Haven 70, S. Bend Adams 52 North Central Tournament First Round Indpls N. Central 81, E. Chicago 71 Warren Central 63, Fishers 60 Northeastern Tournament First Round Northeastern 71, New Washington 22 S. Ripley 70, Blackford 67 Triton Central 67, Monroe Central 64 Union Co. 77, Southwestern (Jefferson) 32 Consolation Blackford 59, New Washington 38 Monroe Central 61, Southwestern

(Jefferson) 49 Semifinal Northeastern 66, S. Ripley 39 Perry-Spencer Classic First Round Corydon 79, Tell City 36 Crawford Co. 62, Perry Central 61, OT Heritage Hills 70, Boonville 47 Roger Schroder Tournament First Round Hammond 58, Indpls Fall Creek 49 Indpls Herron 69, Cin. Winton Woods, Ohio 60 Providence Cristo Rey 93, Indpls Manual 90, 2OT Quarterfinal Hammond 69, Indpls Washington 37 Indpls Herron 79, Horizon Christian 65 Indpls Lighthouse 74, Providence Cristo Rey 68 Indpls Marshall 112, Indiana Math and Science Academy 50 Silver Creek Tournament First Round Clarksville 49, Providence 46 Silver Creek 47, Charlestown 30 Springs Valley Tournament Pool Play Milan 76, Loogootee 41 Springs Valley 58, Loogootee 43 Summit Conference Tournament Semifinal Ft. Wayne North 65, Ft. Wayne Dwenger 54 Ft. Wayne Snider 53, Ft. Wayne Wayne 49 Vincennes Lincoln Tournament Pool Play Indpls Chatard 57, Vincennes Rivet 46 Indpls Howe 73, Ev. Day 48 Indpls Howe 52, N. Knox 47 N. Knox 50, Tecumseh 35 Tecumseh 51, Ev. Day 42 University 55, Vincennes Rivet 53 Vincennes 61, University 43 Vincennes 43, Indpls Chatard 30 Wabash County Tournament First Round Southwood 54, Northfield 44 Wabash 63, Manchester 56 Wabash Valley Classic Consolation Linton 79, Riverton Parke 31 Marshall, Ill. 65, Monrovia 53 Rockville 58, Turkey Run 37 W. Vigo 60, Shakamak 38 Quarterfinal Northview 64, S. Vermillion 42 Sullivan 48, Robinson, Ill. 41 Terre Haute North 64, Owen Valley 48 Terre Haute South 79, Casey-Westfield, Ill. 59

Girls Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Homestead 3 0 10 0 East Noble 3 0 9 2 DeKalb 2 0 8 2 Norwell 1 2 6 2 Columbia City 1 2 7 4 New Haven 1 2 6 5 Carroll 0 3 3 9 Bellmont 0 3 0 11 Friday’s Games Indpls Ben Davis 63, Carroll 29 Carroll 66, Warren Central 65 Homestead 91, Rushville 53 Bedford N. Lawrence 64, Homestead 39 NorthWood 61, East Noble 45 Northridge 62, Columbia City 32 East Noble 50, S. Bend Adams 47 Saturday’s Games Norwell at Garrett East Noble vs. Highland at Northridge Andrean vs. Columbia City at Northridge Northwestern vs. Bellmont at Frankfort DeKalb vs. John Glenn at Goshen New Haven vs. Indianapolis Ritter at Guerin Catholic Friday, Jan. 3 Kokomo at Carroll Saturday, Jan. 4 Norwell vs. Wawasee at Plymouth Northeast Corner Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Fairfield 5 0 7 1 Westview 5 0 9 2 West Noble 5 1 7 4 Angola 4 2 4 6 Lakeland 3 3 5 7 Churubusco 2 3 5 6 Fremont 2 4 6 4 Prairie Heights 2 4 5 6 Central Noble 1 5 3 7 Hamilton 0 4 2 5 Eastside 0 5 1 8 Friday’s Games Fremont 65, Carleton Airport, Mich. 21 Saturday’s Games Lakeland at Westview West Noble at Prairie Heights Fremont at Coldwater Tournament Hamilton at Northridge Tournament Seton Catholic vs. Eastside at South Adams Thursday, Jan. 2 Angola at Leo Central Noble at LaVille Friday, Jan. 3 Churubusco at Heritage Saturday, Jan. 4 Fairfield at NorthWood Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Garrett 4 0 11 0 Leo 3 1 9 1 Heritage 3 1 8 3 Woodlan 2 2 7 3 Southern Wells 2 2 5 5 South Adams 1 3 8 3 Bluffton 1 3 3 8 Adams Central 0 4 2 8 Saturday’s Games Norwell at Garrett FW Blackhawk at South Adams Thursday, Jan. 2 Angola at Leo Friday, Jan. 3 Churubusco at Heritage Muncie South at Adams Central Saturday, Jan. 4 Southern Wells at Randolph Southern

Girls Prep Basketball Scores Barr-Reeve 57, Loogootee 27 Delphi 43, Caston 18 Elwood 44, Tri-Central 36 Indpls Attucks 49, Baptist Academy 28 Indpls Ritter 49, Beech Grove 30 Indpls Tech 87, Indpls Scecina 53 Lebanon 59, Hamilton Hts. 44 N. Decatur 68, Greensburg 57 Oldenburg 58, Waldron 33 Ben Davis Tournament Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 66, Warren Central 65 Indpls Ben Davis 57, Indpls Shortridge 30 Indpls Ben Davis 63, Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 29 Lawrence North 96, Warren Central 22 Bismarck-Henning Tournament Pool Play Fisher, Ill. 56, Seeger 39 Watseka, Ill. 56, N. Vermillion 25 Brownsburg Tournament First Round Mooresville 68, Brownsburg 41 Consolation Center Grove 50, Brownsburg 39 Championship Franklin Central 47, Mooresville 33 Coldwater Tournament Fremont 65, Carleton Airport, Mich. 21 Columbus North Tournament First Round Columbus North 78, Day. Chaminade Julienne, Ohio 33 Indpls Roncalli 71, Ev. Mater Dei 59 Mishawaka 72, Milwaukee King 61 Notre Dame, Ky. 57, Richmond 49 Crown Point Tournament First Round Lake Central 45, Crown Point 41 Merrillville 45, Portage 34 Consolation Crown Point 49, Portage 21 Championship Lake Central 52, Merrillville 50 Fairfield Tournament Flora, Ill. 60, N. Posey 56 N. Posey 50, Wayne City, Ill. 14 Floyd Central Shootout Pool Play Pool A Indianapolis Homeschool 62, Lou. Fern Creek, Ky. 40 Pool B Lou. Ballard, Ky. 38, Bloomington South 35 Lou. Ballard, Ky. 40, Jeffersonville 37 Gibson County Classic Pool Play Lawrenceville, Ill. 48, Linton 21

Mt. Carmel, Ill. 96, Gibson Southern 79 Hall of Fame Tournament First Round Bedford N. Lawrence 57, Indpls Pike 35 Homestead 91, Rushville 53 Consolation Indpls Pike 66, Rushville 41 Championship Bedford N. Lawrence 64, Homestead 39 Hanover Central Tournament First Round Hanover Central 54, Hammond Morton 34 Indpls Chatard 75, Rensselaer 35 Knox 39, Griffith 31 Whiting 61, Hobart 60 Harrison Tournament First Round E. Central 56, Seton, Ohio 49 Indianapolis Marshall Tournament First Round Trinity Lutheran 75, Indpls Lighthouse 39 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Tournament Mishawaka 59, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard, Mich. 34 Miami County Tournament First Round Peru 61, Maconaquah 24 Whitko 52, N. Miami 45 North Central Tournament First Round Hamilton Southeastern 41, New Albany 23 Northridge Tournament Pool Play Pool A Northridge 51, Andrean 38 Northridge 62, Columbia City 32 Pool B E. Noble 50, S. Bend Adams 47 NorthWood 61, E. Noble 45 NorthWood 66, Highland 25 S. Bend Adams 62, Highland 38 Rumble on the River First Round Austin 45, Connersville 44 Fishers 49, Scottsburg 46 McCutcheon 40, Southwestern 31 Consolation Connersville 56, Scottsburg 53 Southwestern (Jefferson) 50, Silver Creek 46 S. Bend Washington Tournament Pool Play Pool A Oregon-Davis 88, E. Chicago 21 Penn 74, E. Chicago 22 Shelbyville Shootout First Round Shelbyville 54, Decatur Central 52 Westfield 65, Lawrence Central 27 Consolation Decatur Central 68, Lawrence Central 38 Championship Westfield 59, Shelbyville 30 Summit Conference Tournament Semifinal Ft. Wayne Concordia 56, Ft. Wayne Luers 44 Ft. Wayne South 73, Ft. Wayne Snider 58 Toby Yoho Tournament Pool Play Pool A Eastern (Greene) 53, Hauser 39 Pool B Paoli 54, Clay City 38 Paoli 51, Brown Co. 44 Pool C Edgewood 48, Forest Park 42 Edgewood 50, Riverton Parke 22 Pool D Brownstown 51, S. Knox 48 Brownstown 72, Bloomington North 52 S. Knox 47, Bloomington North 35 Twin Lakes Tournament First Round Carroll (Flora) 45, Twin Lakes 36 Logansport 67, Ev. Memorial 51 Western 38, Indpls Cathedral 26 Western Boone 51, Taylor 25 Valparaiso Tournament First Round LaPorte 61, Valparaiso 36 Michigan City 54, Chesterton 48 Consolation Valparaiso 48, Chesterton 39 Championship LaPorte 78, Michigan City 36 Vincennes Rivet Tournament First Round Corydon 46, N. Knox 40 Heritage Christian 81, Pike Central 37 Sullivan 56, Indpls Howe 24 Vincennes Rivet 48, Vincennes 27 Consolation N. Knox 70, Pike Central 42 Vincennes 63, Indpls Howe 22 Semifinal Heritage Christian 72, Corydon 44 Vincennes Rivet 75, Sullivan 44 Wabash County Tournament First Round Northfield 45, Wabash 36 Southwood 55, Manchester 30 Washington County Tournament First Round Eastern (Pekin) 46, W. Washington 26 Salem 51, Henryville 45

NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England11 4 0 .733 410 318 Miami 8 7 0 .533 310 315 N.Y. Jets 7 8 0 .467 270 380 Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 319 354 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 361 326 Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 346 371 Jacksonville 4 11 0 .267 237 419 Houston 2 13 0 .133 266 412 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Cincinnati 10 5 0 .667 396 288 Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 303 318 Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 359 363 Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 301 386 West W L T Pct PF PA y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 572 385 x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 406 278 San Diego 8 7 0 .533 369 324 Oakland 4 11 0 .267 308 419 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 418 360 Dallas 8 7 0 .533 417 408 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 274 377 Washington 3 12 0 .200 328 458 South W L T Pct PF PA x-Carolina 11 4 0 .733 345 221 New Orleans 10 5 0 .667 372 287 Atlanta 4 11 0 .267 333 422 Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 271 347 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 8 7 0 .533 417 445 Green Bay 7 7 1 .500 384 400 Detroit 7 8 0 .467 382 362 Minnesota 4 10 1 .300 377 467 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Seattle 12 3 0 .800 390 222 x-S. Francisco11 4 0 .733 383 252 Arizona 10 5 0 .667 359 301 St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 339 337 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday’s Games Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m. Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Chicago, 4:25 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m. Buffalo at New England, 4:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

2014 Pro Bowl Picks Sunday, Jan. 26 At Aloha Stadium Honolulu OFFENSE Quarterbacks — Tom Brady, Patriots; Drew Brees, Saints; Peyton Manning, Broncos; Cam Newton, Panthers; Philip Rivers, Chargers; Russell Wilson, Seahawks. Wide Receivers — Antonio Brown, Steelers; Dez Bryant, Cowboys; Josh Gordon, Browns; A.J. Green, Bengals; Andre Johnson, Texans; Calvin Johnson, Lions; Brandon Marshall, Bears; Demaryius Thomas (Broncos).

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Tackles — Branden Albert, Chiefs; Jason Peters, Eagles; Tyron Smith, Cowboys; Joe Staley, 49ers; Joe Thomas, Bronws; Trent Williams, Redskins. Guards — Jahri Evans, Saints; Ben Grubbs, Saints; Mike Iupati, 49ers; Logan Mankins, Patriots; Louis Vasquez, Broncos; Marshal Yanda, Ravens. Centers — Ryan Kalil, Panthers; Alex Mack, Browns; Mike Pouncey, Dolphins; Max Unger, Seahawks. Tight Ends — Jordan Cameron, Browns; Vernon Davis, 49ers; Jimmy Graham, Saints; Julius Thomas, Broncos. Running Backs — Jamaal Charles, Chiefs; Matt Forte, Bears; Frank Gore, 49ers; Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks; LeSean McCoy, Eagles; Adrian Peterson, Vikings. Fullbacks — Marcel Reece, Raiders; Mike Tolbert, Panthers. DEFENSE Defensive Ends — Greg Hardy, Panthers; Cameron Jordan, Saints; Robert Quinn, Rams; Cameron Wake, Dolphins; J.J. Watt, Texans; Mario Williams, Bills. Interior Linemen — Gerald McCoy, Bucs; Haloti Ngata, Ravens; Dontari Poe, Chiefs; Justin Smith, 49ers; Ndamukong Suh, Lions; Kyle Williams, Bills. Outside Linebackers — John Abraham, Cardinals; Ahmad Brooks, 49ers; Tamba Hali, Chiefs; Justin Houston, Chiefs; Robert Mathis, Colts; Terrell Suggs, Ravens. Inside/Middle Linebackers — NaVorro Bowman, 49ers; Vontaze Burfict, Bengals; Luke Kuechly, Panthers; Patrick Willis, 49ers. Cornerbacks — Brandon Flowers, Chiefs; Brent Grimes, Dolphins; Joe Haden, Browns; Patrick Peterson, Cardinals; Darrelle Revis, Bucs; Richard Sherman, Seahawks; Aqib Talib, Patriots; Alterraun Verner, Titans. Free Safeties — Jairus Byrd, Bills; Earl Thomas, Seahawks; Eric Weddle, Chargers. Strong Safeties — Eric Berry, Chiefs; Kam Chancellor, Seahawks; Troy Polamalu, Steelers. SPECIAL TEAMS Punters — Brandon Fields, Dolphins; Johnny Hekker, Rams. Placekickers — Matt Prater, Broncos; Justin Tucker, Ravens. Punt Returners — Antonio Brown, Steelers; Dexter McCluster, Chiefs. Special Teamers — Justin Bethel, Cardinals; Matthew Slater, Patriots.

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 12 15 .444 — Boston 12 17 .414 1 Brooklyn 10 19 .345 3 New York 9 20 .310 4 Philadelphia 8 20 .286 4½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 22 6 .786 — Atlanta 16 13 .552 6½ Washington 12 13 .480 8½ Charlotte 14 16 .467 9 Orlando 9 20 .310 13½ Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 23 5 .821 — Detroit 14 17 .452 10½ Chicago 11 16 .407 11½ Cleveland 10 18 .357 13 Milwaukee 6 23 .207 17½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 23 7 .767 — Houston 20 11 .645 3½ Dallas 16 13 .552 6½ New Orleans 12 14 .462 9 Memphis 12 16 .429 10 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 24 5 .828 — Oklahoma City 24 5 .828 — Denver 14 13 .519 9 Minnesota 13 15 .464 10½ Utah 8 23 .258 17 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 20 11 .645 — Phoenix 17 10 .630 1 Golden State 17 13 .567 2½ L.A. Lakers 13 16 .448 6 Sacramento 8 19 .296 10 Thursday’s Games Atlanta 127, Cleveland 125,2OT Houston 100, Memphis 92 San Antonio 116, Dallas 107 Portland 116, L.A. Clippers 112, OT Friday’s Games Orlando 109, Detroit 92 Oklahoma City 89, Charlotte 85 Toronto 95, New York 83 Brooklyn 104, Milwaukee 93 Minnesota 120, Washington 98 New Orleans 105, Denver 89 L.A. Lakers at Utah, late Miami at Sacramento, late Phoenix at Golden State, late Saturday’s Games Cleveland at Boston, 1 p.m. Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m. New York at Toronto, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m. Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Miami at Portland, 10 p.m. Utah at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Atlanta at Orlando, 6 p.m. Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Houston at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Sacramento at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Boston 38 26 10 2 54 111 77 Tampa Bay 37 23 11 3 49 106 87 Montreal 38 22 13 3 47 96 84 Detroit 39 17 13 9 43 99 108 Toronto 39 18 16 5 41 106 113 Ottawa 40 15 18 7 37 111 131 Florida 38 14 19 5 33 88 123 Buffalo 37 10 24 3 23 66 105 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 40 28 11 1 57 125 91 Washington 38 20 14 4 44 120 114 Philadelphia 37 17 16 4 38 93 104 Columbus 38 17 17 4 38 103 107 N.Y. Rangers39 18 19 2 38 90 105 New Jersey 39 15 16 8 38 93 101 Carolina 38 14 15 9 37 89 109 N.Y. Islanders3811 20 7 29 96 129 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Chicago 39 26 7 6 58 145 107 St. Louis 36 24 7 5 53 128 85 Colorado 36 23 10 3 49 106 88 Minnesota 39 20 14 5 45 88 96 Dallas 36 18 12 6 42 106 107 Winnipeg 39 16 18 5 37 103 116 Nashville 37 16 17 4 36 85 109 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Anaheim 39 27 7 5 59 127 98 Los Angeles 38 25 9 4 54 106 76 San Jose 37 23 8 6 52 121 94 Vancouver 39 22 11 6 50 106 93 Phoenix 36 19 10 7 45 111 110 Calgary 37 14 17 6 34 95 118 Edmonton 39 12 24 3 27 101 135 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games Columbus 2, New Jersey 1, SO Boston 5, Ottawa 0 Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 3, OT Toronto 4, Buffalo 3, SO Chicago 7, Colorado 2 Winnipeg 6, Minnesota 4 Nashville at Dallas, late Edmonton at Calgary, late San Jose at Phoenix, late Saturday’s Games Boston at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Detroit at Florida, 7 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Washington at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Florida, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 6 p.m. Carolina at Toronto, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Colorado, 8 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

College Football FBS Bowl Games Saturday, Dec. 21 New Mexico Bowl Colorado State 48, Washington State 45 Las Vegas Bowl Southern Cal 45, Fresno State 20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Tulane 21 Monday, Dec. 23 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl East Carolina 37, Ohio 20 Tuesday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 Thursday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27 Poinsettia Bowl Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14 Friday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl Marshall 31, Maryland 20 Texas Bowl Minnesota vs. Syracuse, late Fight Hunger Bowl BYU vs. Washington, late Poinsettia Bowl Northern Illinois vs. Utah State, late Friday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl Minnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl BYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 28 Pinstripe Bowl Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6), Noon (ESPN) Belk Bowl Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 31 AdvoCare V100 Bowl Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), Noon (ESPNU) Gator Bowl Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), Noon (ESPN2) Capital One Bowl Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 3 Orange Bowl Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 4 BBVA Compass Bowl Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 5 GoDaddy.com Bowl Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 6 BCS National Championship Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 18 East-West Shrine Classic East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

Big Ten Standings Conf. W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AllGames W L 13 0 12 0 10 1 11 2 10 2 10 2 10 3 10 3 8 3 9 4 7 4 7 5

Ohio St. Wisconsin Michigan St. Iowa Illinois Minnesota Indiana Purdue Nebraska Penn St. Michigan Northwestern Friday’s Games Ohio State 71, ULM 31 DePaul at Northwestern, late Saturday’s games Prairie View A&M at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. UIC at Illinois, 2 p.m. Nebraska at Cincinnati, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Michigan State, 4:15 p.m. Holy Cross at Michigan Crisler Center, 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M Corpus Christi at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday’s games Ohio State at Purdue, noon Indiana at Illinois, 3 p.m. Michigan State at Penn State, 5 p.m. Nebraska at Iowa, 7 p.m.

Men’s Top 25 Schedule Saturday’s Games No. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 8 Villanova, 2 p.m. No. 4 Wisconsin vs. Prairie View, 2 p.m. No. 5 Michigan State vs. New Orleans, 4:15 p.m. No. 6 Louisville at No. 18 Kentucky, 4 p.m. No. 9 Duke vs. Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m. No. 15 UConn vs. Eastern Washington at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn., 1 p.m. No. 17 Memphis vs. Jackson State, Noon No. 21 Colorado vs. Georgia, 10 p.m. No. 23 UMass vs. Providence, 6 p.m. No. 24 Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara, 8 p.m. No. 25 Missouri at N.C. State, 8 p.m.

Women’s Top 25 Basketball Schedule Saturday’s Games No. 4 Stanford at Fresno State, 9 p.m. No. 8 Maryland vs. Wofford, Noon No. 9 Baylor vs. McNeese State, 8 p.m. No. 13 South Carolina vs. Savannah State, Noon No. 14 Iowa State vs. Holy Cross, 4:30 p.m. No. 17 Purdue vs. Central Michigan, 2 p.m. No. 19 Georgia vs. Illinois, 4 p.m. No. 21 Iowa vs. North Dakota, 3 p.m. No. 22 Florida State vs. UT Martin, 2 p.m. No. 24 Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s (Cal), 4 p.m.

SPORTS BRIEFS • Indy may play musical chairs on offensive line INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis could be playing with another different starting combination on the offensive line Sunday. Coach Chuck Pagano said Mike McGlynn, who has started at guard and center this season, is doubtful because of an elbow injury. If McGlynn can’t go, it would be the sixth starting line combination used by the Colts (10-5) over the last six weeks. Pagano didn’t say who would replace McGlynn if he couldn’t play against Jacksonville (4-11). Pagano also ruled out defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois with a foot injury. Safety Sergio Brown is doubtful because of a groin injury and defensive end Cory Redding is doubtful with a shoulder injury. Cornerback Greg Toler, who played on third downs last week, is listed as probable for the AFC South champs despite a groin injury.

Buckeyes win big COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and LaQuinton Ross added 15 to lead No. 3 Ohio State past Louisiana at Monroe 71-31 on Friday night. Amedeo Della Valle chipped in with 14 points for the Buckeyes (13-0), who have won their first 13 games in a season for the fifth time in school history (1961, ‘62, ‘91 and 2011). Jayon James led the Warhawks (3-5), who have lost their last four, with eight points. They hit just 19 percent of their shots from the field (10 of 54) and 17 percent on 3-pointers (3 of 18). The Buckeyes won each of their first 11 games by double digits. They came into the game fifth in the nation in scoring defense (55.9 points) and 13th in field goal percentage defense (.379). The Buckeyes, who led 12-0 in the opening 4 minutes, held the Warhawks to 20 points on 23.3 percent shooting in the opening half.

Arron Afflalo scores 23, Magic down Pistons 109-92 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Arron Afflalo scored 23 points to lead five Orlando players in double-figures and the Magic snapped a three-game losing streak with a 109-92 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Orlando led the Pistons by as many as 22 points and cruised in the fourth quarter. Nik Vucevic added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and rookie Victor Oladipo finished with 16 points and a career-high 11 assists. The victory also halted a five-game home losing streak for the Magic, who hadn’t won at the Amway Center since the day before Thanksgiving. Brandon Jennings had 21 points and Will Bynum added 18 for the Pistons, who ended a streak of three consecutive road victories. In some of their recent losses Orlando had started fast, only to fall apart late in the games. The Magic jumped out to another early lead, but this time were able to sustain it with a variety of scoring bursts.

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Acreage reporting dates for 2014 provided by FSA INDIANAPOLIS â€” Recently, the Farm Services Agency (FSA) and the Risk Management Agency (RMA) worked to coordinate acreage reporting dates for programs to streamline this process for common customers. â€œIn order to ensure compliance with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit their local county FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline,â€? noted Julia Wickard, FSA executive director. The reporting date for Indianaâ€™s winter wheat crop has passed; it was on Dec. 15. Other acreage reporting dates for 2014 for all of Indiana are: â€˘ January 15, 2014: Apples â€˘ July 15, 2014: All other crops â€˘ The following exceptions apply to the above acreage reporting dates: â€˘ If the crop has not been planted by the above acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no

later than 15 calendar days after planting is completed. â€˘ If a producer acquires additional acreage after the above acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 30 calendars days after purchase or acquiring the lease. Appropriate documentation must be provided to the county office. â€˘ If a perennial forage crop is reported with the intended use of â€œcover only,â€? â€œgreen manure,â€? â€œleft standing,â€? or â€œseedâ€? then the acreage must be reported by July 15th. â€˘ Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) policy holders should note that the acreage reporting date for NAP covered crops is the earlier of the dates listed above or 15 calendar days before grazing or harvesting of the crop begins. Late file fees will be assessed for 2014 Fall Mint or Fall Seeded Small Grains reported to FSA after January 15, 2014. For questions regarding crop certification and crop loss reports, please contact your local county FSA office.

Grain and soybean futures fall amid China concerns CHICAGO â€” U.S. grain and soybean futures fell Thursday amid concerns about export sales to China and favorable global weather outlooks for crops. Soybean futures dropped 0.5 percent as traders braced for the prospect that China, the biggest importer of the oilseeds, will cancel some orders for U.S. supplies and buy instead from rival South America, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which reported weekly export sales on Friday, indicated in a report last week that orders for 576,000 metric tons of soybeans had been canceled by an unknown destination. Traders typically assume such sales are to China, and note that the country often shifts some orders to South America this time of year. CBOT January soybeans were down 7 1/4 cents, or 0.5%, at $13.26 for half a bushel. March soybeans, the most-actively traded contract, fell 7 3/4 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $13.15 a bushel. Corn futures dropped

one percent, pressured by a Reuters report Thursday that China had rejected shipments of U.S. dried distillers grains, a corn byproduct used in animal feed. The report, which cited unnamed traders, said China had turned away 2,000 metric tons of DDGs as it steps up scrutiny of shipments over an unapproved genetically modified corn strain. Beijing has rejected more than 500,000 tons of U.S. corn shipments this year due to the presence of the insect-resistant MIR 162 strain. Corn for March delivery at the Chicago Board of Trade was down 5 1/4 cents, or 1.2 percent, at $4.29 1/4 a bushel. Wheat futures hit a fresh 19-month low as they remained under pressure from rising global production and weaker U.S. export sales. CBOT March wheat was down 2 1/2 cents, or 0.4%, at $6.03 3/4 a bushel. The price earlier dropped to $6.03, the lowest since May 15, 2012.

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yearâ€™s expo provided attendees with seminars on topics such as managing cover crops, sustainable living, farm accounting and setting up trusts for family farms.

U.S. farmers grow â€˜Reapersâ€™; worldâ€™s hottest peppers FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) â€” Ed Currie holds one of his world-record Carolina Reaper peppers by the stem, which looks like the tail of a scorpion. On the other end is the bumpy, oily, fire-engine red fruit with a punch of heat nearly as potent as most pepper sprays used by police. Itâ€™s hot enough to leave even the most seasoned spicy food aficionado crimson-faced, flushed with sweat, trying not to lose his lunch. Last month, The Guinness Book of World Records decided Currieâ€™s peppers were the hottest on Earth, ending a more than four-year drive to prove no one grows a more scorching chili. The heat of Currieâ€™s peppers was certified by students at Winthrop University who test food as part of their undergraduate classes. But whether Currieâ€™s peppers are truly the worldâ€™s hottest is a question that one scientist said can never be known. The heat of a pepper depends not just on the plantâ€™s genetics, but also where it is grown, said Paul Bosland, director of the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University. And the heat of a pepper is more about being macho than seasoning. â€œYou have to think of chili heat like salt. A little bit improves the flavor, but a lot ruins it,â€? Bosland said. Some ask Currie if the record should be given to the single hottest pepper tested instead of the mean taken over a whole batch.

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These â€œCarolina Reapersâ€? are a crossbreed made by farmer Ed Currie at The Puckerbutt Pepper Company in Rock Hill, South Carolina. These peppers are said to be more than 100 times hotter than a jalapeno.

After all, Usain Bolt isnâ€™t considered the worldâ€™s fastest man because of his average time over several races. But Currie shakes off those questions. â€œWhatâ€™s the sense in calling something a record if it canâ€™t be replicated? People want to be able to say they ate the worldâ€™s hottest pepper,â€? Currie said. The record is for the hottest batch of Currieâ€™s peppers that was tested, code name HP22B for â€œHigher Power, Pot No. 22, Plant B.â€? Currie said he has peppers from other pots and other plants that have comparable heat. The science of hot peppers centers around chemical compounds called capsaicinoids. The higher concentration the hotter the pepper, said Cliff Calloway, the Winthrop University professor whose students tested Currieâ€™s peppers. The heat of a pepper is measured in Scoville Heat Units. Zero is bland, and a regular jalapeno pepper registers around 5,000 on the Scoville scale. Currieâ€™s world record batch of Carolina Reapers comes in at 1,569,300 Scoville Heat Units, with an individual pepper measured at 2.2 million. Pepper spray weighs in at about 2 million Scoville Units. Pharmacist Wilbur Scoville devised the scale 100 years ago, taking a solution of sugar and water to dilute an extract made from the pepper. A scientist would then taste the solution and dilute it again and against until the heat was no longer detected. So the rating depended on a scientistâ€™s tongue, a

technique that Calloway is glad is no longer necessary. â€œI havenâ€™t tried Edâ€™s peppers. I am afraid to,â€? Calloway said. â€œI bite into a jalapeno â€” thatâ€™s too hot for me.â€? Now, scientists separate the capsaicinoids from the rest of the peppers and use liquid chromatography to detect the exact amount of the compounds. A formula then converts the readings into Scovilleâ€™s old scale. The world record is nice, but itâ€™s just part of Currieâ€™s grand plan. Heâ€™s been interested in peppers all his life, the hotter the better. Ever since he got the taste of a sweet hot pepper from the Caribbean a decade ago, he has been determined to breed the hottest pepper he can. He is also determined to build his company, PuckerButt Pepper Company, into something that will let the 50-year-old entrepreneur retire before his young kids grow up. The peppers started as a hobby, grown in his Rock Hill backyard. The business now spreads across a number of backyards and a couple dozen acres in Chester County. As his business grew, Currie kept his job at a bank because he promised his wife, whom he wooed a decade ago by making her a fresh batch of salsa, he wouldnâ€™t leave the lucrative position until they were out of debt. She released him from that vow in February. Currie has about a dozen employees. Even with the publicity of the world record, he still gets nervous about making payroll. He said the attention has helped him move closer to the goal of making PuckerButt self-sustaining.

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FORT WAYNE â€” Indiana Farm Bureau President Don Villwock recognized two Hoosiers for special service to Farm Bureau and to Indiana agriculture during IFBâ€™s annual convention. The Presidentâ€™s Award for Outstanding Leadership went to Jerry Canada, who is retiring as executive vice president and CEO of Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, a position heâ€™s held since 2002. The Presidentâ€™s Distinguished Service Award went to Maurice Williamson, former executive director of the Purdue Ag Alumni Association, a position he held for 37 years until he retired in 1990, and former manager of the Pioneer Village at the Indiana State Fair. The convention was held last weekend in Fort Wayne. Indiana Farm Bureau is the stateâ€™s largest farm organization, with approximately 75,000 farmer members and 190,000 associate members.

Food safety rules to be tailored for farmers WASHINGTON (AP) â€” The Food and Drug Administration says it will revise sweeping new food safety rules proposed earlier this year after farmers complained the rules could hurt business. Michael Taylor, FDAâ€™s commissioner for foods, said the agency wants to make sure the rules are practical for farmers who have to abide by them. The rules proposed in January would require farmers to take new precautions against contamination, making sure workersâ€™ hands are washed, irrigation water is clean and that animals stay out of fields, among other precautions. Food manufacturers would also have to submit food safety plans to the government to show they are keeping their operations clean. Those changes would in many cases require new equipment, paperwork and record keeping. Taylor said the agencyâ€™s thinking has evolved after talking to farmers. â€œBecause of the input we received from farmers and the concerns they expressed about the impact of these rules on their lives and livelihood, we realized that significant changes must be made, while ensuring that the proposed rules remain consistent with our food safety goals,â€? Taylor said in a blog post on the FDA website. The rules would mark the first time the FDA would have real authority to regulate food on farms, and the FDA said when it proposed the rules that they could cost large farms $30,000 a year. The food safety law was passed by Congress at the end of 2010, weeks before Republicans assumed control of the House. Since then, many GOP lawmakers have said the rules are too burdensome for farmers, and the House version of a five-year farm bill would delay some of the law. Some Democrats advocating for organic farmers have also been critical, saying small farms canâ€™t afford the new standards. Many of the concerns the FDA heard from farmers were about new regulations for testing irrigation water, Taylor said. Organic farmers have also been wary of standards for using raw manure and compost.

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Briefs • Vegas cab driver gets reward after returning money LAS VEGAS (AP) — A poker player who left a bag with $300,000 in the back seat of a Las Vegas taxi has given $10,000 to the honest cabbie who returned the money. Yellow Checker Star Cab Company CEO Bill Shranko said Friday the gambler made good on his promise to reward driver Gerardo Gamboa. The cab company named Gamboa employee of the year, awarded him another $1,000 and gave him a gift certificate to a Las Vegas steakhouse.

Voting under way for Academy Awards LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar voters, start your ballots. Voting begins Friday for 2014’s Academy Awards nominees. Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are invited to cast secret ballots for their favorite film work from the past year until Jan. 8, 2014. The academy is offering electronic voting for the second consecutive year. It announced last week that 289 feature films are eligible for best-picture consideration. Nominations for the 86th Academy Awards will be announced Jan. 16. Ellen DeGeneres will host the ceremony when the Oscars are presented on March 2.

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People • Broadway actor tries hand at opera NEW YORK (AP) — For longtime Broadway actor Danny Burstein, the big challenge in preparing for his Metropolitan Opera debut has been “trying to find the funny.” Burstein will play the non-singing role of the drunken jailer Frosch Burstein in the Met’s new production of Johann Strauss’s operetta “Die Fledermaus,” which opens on New Year’s Eve and runs through Feb. 22. Some might consider it an unenviable assignment. Frosch doesn’t appear until Act 3 and then has to hold the stage alone while delivering a monologue. After the outpouring of effervescent melodies that filled Acts 1 and 2, the scene can quickly make the audience grow restless for the next tune. “Obviously, they just came back from intermission, so here we go guys, the story continues and it’s got to be really funny,” Burstein said during a recent interview in his dressing room.

New Year’s Eve Ball gets final shimmer NEW YORK (AP) — Electricians working atop a New York City skyscraper on Friday installed the last of the 2,688 crystal triangles that give the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball its shimmer, including a panel dreamt up by a 12-year-old former cancer patient. Each year, the intricate Waterford crystals that make up the skin of the huge orb are replaced with new pieces of glass. This year’s design features a kaleidoscopic pattern that will refract light in a splash of 16 million colors as the ball drops down a flagpole at the stroke of midnight. The ball is lit from within by 32,256 powerful diodes. One crystal panel stands out from the rest. It was crafted from a drawing submitted by Coraliz Martinez, who was treated for bone cancer at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., in 2011.

The girl’s coloredpencil drawing featured a single rose bloom, which Waterford’s master sculptor, Fred Curtis, traced into the glass and cut with a diamond wheel. “I wanted to get as close to her design as possible,” he said. Coraliz, who lives in Alabama, is now cancerfree, the hospital said. It takes Waterford craftsmen about a year to make the crystals used in the ball, Curtis said. Bolting them onto the ball’s metal frame takes two weeks. That task is carefully performed by a crew from Landmark Signs and Electric, a company that also maintains the dazzling electronic billboards in Times Square. Two employees, Nick Bonavita and Nick Russomanno, screwed in the final panels as photographers watched Friday. Their hands were red from the cold. The crystal

Landmark Signs & Electric New Year’s Eve Ball Crew members Nick Bonavita, left, and Nick Russomanno install a Waterford crystal triangle on

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the New Year’s Eve Ball during a media event Friday on the roof of One Times Square in New York.

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South Sudan tries for end to hostilities JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government agreed Friday at a meeting of East African leaders to end hostilities against rebels accused of trying to overthrow the young country, but the cease-fire was quickly thrown into doubt because the head of the rebellion was not invited. An army spokesman suggested the fighting could go on despite the announcement by politicians in a faraway capital. At the meeting in Kenya, South Sudan agreed not to carry out a planned offensive to recapture Bentiu, the capital of oil-producing Unity state, which is controlled by troops loyal to Riek Machar, the former vice president vilified by the government as a corrupt coup plotter.

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, center, testifies on Capitol Hill in June before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing investigating the growing epidemic of sexual assaults within the military. The

number of reported sexual assaults across the military shot up by more than 50 percent this year. Defense officials suggest that victims are becoming more willing to come forward.

Police files on Newtown present disturbing images NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut police released thousands of pages Friday from their investigation into the Newtown massacre, providing the most detailed and disturbing picture yet of the rampage and Adam Lanza’s fascination with murder, while also depicting school employees’ brave and clear-headed attempts to protect the children. Among the details: More than a dozen bodies, mostly children, were seen packed “like sardines” in a bathroom. And the horrors inside school were so terrible that when police sent in paramedics, they tried to select ones capable of handling what they were about to witness. “This will be the worst day of your life,” police Sgt. William Cario warned one. The documents’ release marks the end of the investigation into the Dec. 14, 2012, shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School

that left 20 first-graders and six educators dead. Lanza, 20, went to the school after killing his mother, Nancy, inside their home. He committed suicide with a handgun as police arrived at the school. The paperwork, photos and videos were heavily blacked out to protect the names of children and to withhold some of the more grisly details. But the horror comes through at nearly every turn. Included in the file were photographs of the home Lanza shared with his mother. They show numerous rounds of ammunition, gun magazines, shot-up paper targets, gun cases, shooting earplugs and a gun safe with a rifle in it. A former teacher of Lanza’s was quoted as telling investigators that Lanza exhibited anti-social behavior, rarely interacted with other students and

obsessed in writings “about battles, destruction and war.” “In all my years of experience, I have known (redacted) grade boys to talk about things like this, but Adam’s level of violence was disturbing,” the teacher told investigators. The teacher added: “Adam’s creative writing was so graphic that it could not be shared.” The documents also fill in more details about how the shooting unfolded and how staff members looked out for the youngsters. Teachers heard janitor Rick Thorne try to get Lanza to leave the school. One teacher, who was hiding in a closet in the math lab, heard Thorne yell, “Put the gun down!” An aide said she heard gunfire and Thorne told her to close her door. Thorne survived. Teacher Kaitlin Roig told police she heard “rapid-fire shooting” outside of the school, near her classroom.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of reported sexual assaults across the military shot up by more than 50 percent this year, an increase that defense officials say may suggest that victims are becoming more willing to come forward after a tumultuous year of scandals that shined a spotlight on the crimes and put pressure on the military to take aggressive action. A string of high-profile assaults and arrests triggered outrage in Congress and set off months of debate over how to change the military justice system, while military leaders launched a series of new programs intended to beef up accountability and encourage victims to come forward. According to early data obtained by The Associated Press, there were more than 5,000 reports of sexual assault filed during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, compared to the 3,374 in 2012. Of those 2013 reports, about 10 percent involved incidents that occurred before the victim got into the military, up from just 4 percent only a year ago. That increase, officials said, suggests that confidence in the system is growing and that victims are more willing to come forward. Asked about the preliminary data, defense officials were cautious in their conclusions. But they said surveys, focus groups and repeated meetings with service members throughout the year suggest that the number of actual incidents — from unwanted sexual contact and harassment to violent assaults — has remained largely steady. “Given the multiple data points, we assess that this is more reporting,” said Col. Alan R. Metzler, deputy director of the Pentagon’s sexual assault prevention and response office. He also noted that more victims are agreeing to make official complaints, rather than simply seeking medical care without filing formal accusations. The military has long

struggled to get victims to report sexual harassment and assault in a stern military culture that emphasizes rank, loyalty and toughness. Too often, victims have complained that they were afraid to report assaults to ranking officers, or that their initial complaints were rebuffed or ignored. As a result, the crime has been vastly underreported —- a fact that became evident when officials announced earlier this year that an anonymous survey had revealed that about 26,000 service members reported some type of unwanted sexual contact or sexual assault. According to the latest numbers, the increase in reports across the services ranges from a low of about 45 percent for the Air Force to a high of 86 percent for the Marines, the smallest service. The Navy had an increase of 46 percent and the Army, by far the largest military service, had a 50 percent jump. Jill Loftus, director of the Navy’s sexual assault program, which also includes the Marine Corps, said the increase in reporting also suggests that more service members are starting to understand what types of behavior constitute harassment or assault. She said that based on Navy surveys, “we are not seeing a perception that the number of incidents are going up.” “More likely, we have people who understand what sexual assault is,” she said. And, she said, officials are hearing that more people are comfortable coming forward. Meanwhile, a myriad of sexual assault arrests and scandals, including an Air Force commander’s decision to dismiss sex assault charges against another officer who had been convicted of multiple offenses, got the attention of Congress. And it all led to a series of often emotional public hearings in which victims described their experiences.

Faster enrichment could stall Iran nuclear deal VIENNA (AP) — Iran is taking steps to improve its ability to speed up uranium enrichment that could delay implementation of a nuclear deal with six world powers because Tehran’s moves are opposed by the United States and its allies. Iran’s nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, said late Thursday that his country is building a new generation of centrifuges for uranium enrichment but they need further tests before they can be mass produced. His comments appeared aimed

at countering criticism from Iranian hardliners by showing their country’s nuclear program is moving ahead and has not been halted by the accord. But two officials familiar with Iran’s nuclear activities said Tehran has gone even further by interpreting a provision of the interim Geneva nuclear deal in a way rejected by many, if not all, of the six powers that sealed the Geneva deal with Iran. They told The Associated Press Friday that Iranian technical experts told

counterparts from the six powers last week that some of the cutting-edge machines have been installed at a research tract of one of Iran’s enriching sites. They gave no numbers. Iran argued that it had a right to do so under the research and development provisions of the Nov. 24 Geneva accord, said the officials, who represent countries that are members of the Vienna-based U.N. nuclear agency monitoring Tehran’s atomic activities. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they are

not authorized to discuss the closed meetings. Iran’s approach is being hotly disputed by the United States and other representatives of the six powers — the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany — said the officials. They said they have argued that installing any centrifuge that increases overall numbers, particularly a new model, violates Tehran’s commitment to freeze the amount and type of enriching machines at Nov. 24 levels. In commitments under

the Geneva accord, Iran agreed to freeze the number of centrifuges enriching uranium for six months and only to produce models now installed or in operation, so it can exchange them piece by piece for any damaged ones. At the same time, the interim deal allows Iran to continue centrifuge research and development. The disagreement contributed to the decision to adjourn the talks in Geneva last Sunday, the officials said.

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Teen won’t leave her abusive homelife DEAR ABBY: Last week, my best friend, “Lana,” tried to kill herself. I’m not sure anyone else knows. Her brother beats her, and her mom yells at her for being “ungrateful” when she asks to spend a night elsewhere. My family has offered several times to let Lana live with us, as have her grandparents. After this week, I have begged her to. She still refuses. Her plan is to move in with her boyfriend when she turns 18 in a few months. He’s a good guy, but I don’t think it will be good for her. I know they always say to tell an adult about a situation like this one, but Lana claims she’s not strong enough to actually leave before then — and she kept a secret of mine almost as big. I’m scared and don’t

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Justice sought for executed boy Shooting spree COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Leaving a judge to decide whether to throw out the conviction of a 14-yearold boy executed in South Carolina in 1944 reminds supporters of George Stinney of how the teen’s fate was also in one man’s hands nearly 70 years ago. Gov. Olin Johnston could have commuted Stinney’s death sentence to life in prison if he wanted. He had 54 days between the time the black teen was convicted of killing two white girls in the tiny mill town of Alcolu in Clarendon County and his march to the electric chair with a Bible in his arm. But Johnston was running for U.S. Senate in 1944, facing a challenger who took a much harder line on segregation. He refused clemency for Stinney, saying he trusted the police, prosecutor and jury. At 14, Stinney was the youngest person executed in this country in the past 100 years, according to statistics gathered by the Death Penalty Information Center. Stinney’s conviction is being challenged by a lawsuit filed by supporters asking for a new trial, a move unprecedented in South Carolina for someone already put to death. A hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 21. Solicitor Ernest A. “Chip” Finney III made a surprise visit to a rally calling for justice for Stinney. He said he has no problem with a judge deciding on the lawsuit and will have little to argue against it because the transcript of the one-day trial and almost all of the evidence has disappeared. If the judge throws out

leaves four dead LOCKPORT, La. (AP) — A nurse embroiled in a custody fight with his ex-wife attacked his former in-laws, his onetime boss at a hospital that fired him and his current wife in a rampage that spanned two parishes in Louisiana, leaving three dead before killing himself, authorities said. All three survivors remained hospitalized Friday, two in critical condition, Brennan Matherne, a spokesman for the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, said in an email. He said deputies are still investigating the motive. Ben Freeman, 38, first attacked his former AP in-laws with a shotgun in 84 days after two white girls were killed Lafourche Parish about 45 George Stinney Jr. was the youngest miles southwest of New in the tiny mill town of Alcolu, S.C., person ever executed in South Carolina Orleans, wounding parish according to newspaper accounts. in 1944. The teenager was executed just Councilman Louis Phillip Stinney’s conviction, Finney asked him to have mercy on for the protection of the Gouaux (pronounced “go”) officers,” Johnston’s letter Stinney because he was so said he will try to recreate and Gouaux’s daughter concluded. young. His age captivated the 1944 investigation and Andrea. Both were in The messages were writers, and Stinney’s story then decide what to do with critical condition after preserved by the South was in newspapers across the case. surgery early Friday in New The judge for the hearing the country before his death. Carolina Department of Orleans, Matherne wrote. Archives and History. Others letters used crude has not been picked. But Gouaux’s wife, Susan, was They offer a glimpse into language and suggested George Frierson, a local dead when deputies arrived, a society struggling with Stinney was part of a larger school board member Matherne said earlier. problem of lawless black men discrimination as black who grew up in Stinney’s Gouaux called 911 soldiers fought in World that preyed on white women. hometown hearing stories around 6:40 p.m. Thursday War II and with fears of Johnston sent the same about the case and has from his home in Lockport, crime relevant to anyone note back, over and over been pushing for the teen’s telling dispatchers he had who follows the news today. been shot in the throat. again. It acknowledged exoneration for nearly a A woman who signed Stinney’s age, but added decade, said he is leery to Freeman was divorced from her letter Mrs. Winnie that he brutally murdered leave the decision in the Gouaux’s daughter Jeanne, Ferguson told the governor the girls. Johnston’s note hands of one person. whom he married in 1997. she went to work at her job inaccurately said Stinney “Look at what happened Jeanne (Zhanne) Gouaux in Greenville at 11 p.m. and — also a nurse — had filed killed the younger girl with the governor after the heard that two-thirds of the boy was convicted. Political to rape the older girl and several protective orders murders and other crimes things can happen when one violated the older girl after against Freeman, who had are committed by youths, she was dead. Stinney was person is deciding things,” pleaded guilty to harassment with sex as the chief motive. charges and was allowed not tried for rape. Frierson said. “Right here in this town “One other thing, the Johnston received only supervised visits with where I live it seems the colored people of Alcolu hundreds of telegrams and their four children, said would have lynched this boy negroes are becoming more Lafourche Parish Sheriff letters as Stinney waited on belligerent,” she wrote. themselves had it not been death row. Many of them Craig Webre. The last

protective order expired less than a month ago, he said. “Clearly, there has been a very difficult and complicated divorce/custody issue going on,” Webre said during a news conference late Thursday. About 20 minutes after the first shootings, Freeman arrived at the home of Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital CEO Milton Bourgeois in nearby Raceland, about 8 miles from Lockport. Bourgeois was shot and killed at close range; his wife, Ann, was shot in the leg and was listed in stable condition at a hospital, Matherne said. Bourgeois had been CEO of the hospital in Raceland since 1988, Giselle Hecker, spokeswoman for Ochsner Health Systems, said in an email. Freeman had worked at the hospital as a registered nurse before he was fired in 2011, Webre said. Webre could not say why Freeman was fired but said police had been called there previously after Freeman damaged a room. Freeman told officers he would seek mental help, Webre said. Ben Freeman was found dead around 10:45 p.m. along U.S. Highway 90 near Bayou Blue. He had shot himself in the head. Officers searching for Freeman found the body of his current wife, Denise Taylor Freeman, in the bathroom of their house, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said. Her cause of death hasn’t been determined, but Freeman is suspected of killing her as well.

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BEIRUT (AP) — A powerful car bomb killed a prominent Lebanese politician critical of Syria and its ally Hezbollah, hitting his SUV Friday as it drove through a ritzy business district near Beirut’s waterfront, shredding trees and scattering glass and twisted scraps of metal across the pavement. Allies of the slain politician, former finance minister Mohammed Chatah, indirectly blamed the Shiite Hezbollah group for the bombing, raising tensions between Lebanon’s two main political camps at a time when the country’s factions are already deeply

at odds over the civil war in neighboring Syria. The morning explosion echoed across Beirut and threw a pillar of black smoke above the city’s skyline. The force of the blast punched a nearly 2-meter (yard) wide crater in the street, set at least three cars on fire and shattered windows in office buildings and apartment towers up to a block away. The 62-year-old Chatah, who was also a former Lebanese ambassador to the United States and a senior aide to ex-Prime Minister Saad Hariri, was killed along with his driver and four others, the National

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Waterloo Newer 2 BR, 2 BA, nice, updated, $500. mo., $500. dep. (pmts) 10% Cash incentive for prompt payments. Concord Pk. #36 (734) 788-1250

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2 BR,Newly remodeled, Nice! One block to lake, others available. $550/mo. (260) 488-3163

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Cameron Memorial Community Hospital, a 25-bed independent, not-for profit, critical access hospital located in the beautiful lake resort area of northeastern Indiana, city of Angola, has an opening for a Environment of Care Compliance Coordinator. This is a newly created position providing assistance to the Facilities Director with all aspects of planning, developing, implementing and monitoring elements of the Environment of Care at Cameron Memorial Community Hospital which includes standards compliance for General Safety, Life Safety/Fire Prevention, Security, Biomedical, Utilities, Hazardous Materials and Emergency Preparedness. Primary Qualifications: Degree in relevant field preferred, (2) years’ experience including healthcare, emergency preparedness and safety, or an equivalent combination of training and experience, NIMS and HICS training, ability to develop, implement, and present training programs, must be proficient in computer use, and ability to work flexible hours for training and event management.

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Lots of Twin Bedding, Sheets,Spreads, afghans, etc. $45.00 (260)925-1267 Mortising Outfit Including 2 Drills & cast iron base. $25.00 (260)925-2158 Refrigerator Top Freezer Model $50 / obo. Call Afternoons. (260)553-4082 Sewing Machine $25.00 obo. Call or text, (260) 333-2018 Tool Shop Air Nailer (New- in Plastic Case) 1/4” Crown Finish nailer $25.00 Call afternoons (260)553-4082 Walker for Adults Rollator, seat 18”-24”, handles 30”-34”, weight capacity 250 lbs. Light weight, $50.00. (260) 235-1248

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