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MONDAY December 9, 2013

Donation Made Page A2 Group contributes to outdoor theater

Colts Fall Page B1 But Indy still clinches division

Weather Mostly cloudy skies with a 20 percent chance of precipitation. High of 28. Low of 11. Page A6

GOOD MORNING Billy Joel, others honored at Kennedy Center WASHINGTON (AP) — The “Piano Man” who became one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time with such hits as “Just the Way You Are,” ”Uptown Girl” and “Allentown” was awarded the nation’s highest honor Sunday for influencing American culture through the arts. Billy Joel joins Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, opera star Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine in receiving the Kennedy Center Honors. All of them have been playing music, dancing or singing since they were children — and they have never stopped. Joel said the honor stands apart from his six Grammys. “This is different. It’s our nation’s capital,” he told The Associated Press. “This is coming more from my country than just people who come to see me. It’s a little overwhelming.” President Barack Obama saluted the honorees Sunday night, and top entertainers will offer tribute performances for each honoree. The show will be broadcast Dec. 29. “The diverse group of extraordinary individuals we honor today haven’t just proven themselves to be the best of the best,” Obama said. “Despite all their success, all their fame, they’ve remained true to themselves — and inspired the rest of us to do the same.” Santana, 66, a Mexican immigrant who began learning English from American television, is one of only a few Latinos who have received the honor so far. Santana first picked up the guitar after hearing blues and rock ‘n’ roll on the radio. He has said his career is about bridging cultures and fusing sounds to create something new. He grew up with the Woodstock generation after moving to San Francisco, but is perhaps best known for his album “Supernatural.” It won nine Grammys. Reprints of all KPC photos can be purchased online at kpcnews.com under Marketplace: Photo Reprints.

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LAGRANGE — Bo, a yellow Labrador retriever, climbs out from the cab of Sharrita Lawson-Carpenter’s truck at the LaGrange County 4-H Fairgrounds. He immediately starts nosing around a nearby utility pole, acting like any dog. Lawson-Carpenter, of Wolcottville, smiles as she watches her 80-pound family pet move around. But Bo is here to work, and Lawson-Carpenter quickly shifts from owner to handler. She puts the dog through his paces; Bo walks at her side and sits when Lawson-Carpenter stops. Bo is glued to every word Lawson-Carpenter says, and quick to respond. Lawson-Carpenter is more than just a dog trainer. She is the leader of the LaGrange County 4-H Dog Club, one of the fastest-growing organizations within LaGrange County 4-H. For five years, Lawson-Carpenter, whose first taste of dog training came as a member of Noble County 4-H, has been transforming the dog club. She doesn’t just train dogs; she teaches children. Both, she said, are about consistency and patience. “One of the neatest things I get to see is that first time a child comes in with a dog, and the child is kind of lost for those first PATRICK REDMOND couple of meetings, and the dog Wolcottville’s Sharrita Lawson-Carpenter and Bo work out at the isn’t doing anything right,” she LaGrange County Fairgrounds. Lawson-Carpenter is the leader explains. “The kid is frustrated. of the LaGrange County 4-H Dog Club, which boasts nearly 40 But then, maybe the third or fourth members. meeting, something clicks and the dog starts doing something right. See Sharrita, Bo at work The child’s face lights up, and they Sharrita turn around and look at me and Lawsonsay, ‘Did you see that?’ That’s the Carpenter LAGRANGE COUNTY part that I feed on. That’s the part and Bo that I love.” demonstrate The first goal of her dog club some of the Sometimes, results are quick; is to make sure each member’s skills learned by other times not so fast. dog learns to be social. It must 4-H dog club “I’m trying to get people to remain calm around other dogs and members in video at kpcnews.com. people. Once that is accomplished, understand we want a family dog Scan the QR code to watch it on to be sociable, so people can take both 4-H club member and dog your tablet or smartphone. can move on to obedience training. SEE DOG CLUB, PAGE A6

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Man charged with rape ANGOLA — A rural Angola man faces six felony charges, including rape, after an incident early Sunday, the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department said Deputies were called to Cameron Hospital at about 5 a.m. about a sexual assault investigation. The victim, a 26-year-old

female, was taken to the Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau initiated an investigation. As a result of the investigation, Kile Stockert, 27, of rural Angola was booked into the Sgteuben

County Jail on preliminary charges of rape, a Class B felony; three counts of criminal deviate conduct, all Class B felonies; strangulation, a Class D felony; and criminal confinement, a Class D felony. Stockert was held without bond.

Storm hits hard

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A powerful storm that crept across the country dumped a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet on the Mid-Atlantic region and headed northeast Sunday, turning NFL playing fields in Pennsylvania into winter wonderlands, threatening as much as a foot of snow in Delaware and New Jersey and raising concerns about a messy morning commute. The storm forced the cancellation of thousands of flights across the U.S. and slowed traffic on roads, leading to a number of accidents, including a fatal crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Morgantown that led to a series of fender-benders involving 50 cars. What was forecast in the Philadelphia area to be a tame storm system with about an inch of snow followed by rain mushroomed into a full-blown snowstorm that snarled traffic along Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania from the Delaware to New Jersey state lines. Paul Jones, 24, a youth hockey coach from Warminster in the Philadelphia suburbs, was on his way to a game in Lancaster when he got stuck — along with his fiancee, another coach and three players — in a major backup on the turnpike. The roadway was “snow-covered, slick,” Jones said in an interview from the car, where he was a passenger and had been at a standstill for more than an hour. “People are in and out” of their vehicles, he said. “Kids are having a snowball fight on the side of the road, making snow angels, people are walking their dogs.” The National Weather Service said the low pressure system from North Carolina north to New England was being fed by disturbances from the southwest and moist air off the Atlantic. The forecast called for the wintry mix to continue through Sunday, turning to rain early Monday. Total snow accumulation in some sections of southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and southern New Jersey could reach SEE STORM, PAGE A6

Presidents, royalty expected to attend Mandela memorial JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela on Tuesday is poised to be one of the largest such gatherings in generations with tens of thousands of local mourners and dozens of foreign leaders expected. South African officials say the normal seating capacity of Johannesburg’s FNB stadium probably won’t suffice to accommodate all mourners. Security for the event is likely to be tight as the list of presidents, heads of government, royalty and celebrities keeps growing by the hour. The South African government said Sunday a total of 53 heads of state, government and ministers have confirmed they will be attending the service. U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as well as former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Meanwhile, reports are coming out of Johannesburg about the revered leader’s last hours. Mandela wasn’t on life support and had many family members and doctors close by in his final hours, a family friend who was at his bedside said

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Briefly • DeKalb 9-12 Group to hear councilwoman AUBURN — DeKalb County Council member Donna King will be the guest speaker at the weekly DeKalb County 9-12 Group meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be at St. Andrew’s Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 320 W. 4th St., Auburn, in Fellowship Hall. A light supper will be served at 5:30 pm. The public is invited to attend.

Police Blotter • Officers arrest six AUBURN — Local police officers arrested six people Thursday through Saturday, according to DeKalb County Jail records. Joshua Allen Heinerich, 39, of the 3400 block of C.R. 52, Auburn, was arrested Thursday at 9:04 p.m. by the Indiana State Police on a charge of domestic battery, Class Aa misdemeanor. Jeffery Sproat, 55, of the 100 block of Union Street, Garrett, was arrested Friday at 4:06 p.m. by the Garrett Police Department on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated or with an unlawful alcohol concentration in blood or breath while having a previous conviction, a Class D felony. Scotty Day, 26, of the 500 block of C.R. 34, Corunna, was arrested Friday at 5:36 p.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a charge of theft, a Class D felony.

Caleb Kessler, 27, of the 400 block of Michigan Avenue, Auburn, was arrested Friday at 10:45 p.m. by the Auburn Police Department on charges of dealing methamphetamine, a Class A felony; possession of methamphetamine, a Class B felony; maintaining a common nuisance, a Class D felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor. Yvonne L. Tipton, 53, of the 5200 block of C.R. 64, Spencerville, Ias arrested Saturday at 4:50 a.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated at the Class A and Class C misdemeanor levels. Robert E. Magley, of the 2300 block of C.R. 47, Waterloo, was arrested Saturday at 6:01 a.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated at the Class A and Class C misdemeanor levels.

Bad water means no school LAKEVILLE (AP) — Students at a northern Indiana school are getting more days off but it has nothing to do with the weather. The Union-North United School Corp. says LaVille Junior-Senior High School in Lakeville will be closed again Monday and Tuesday due to ongoing problems with its water well. WSBT-TV reports the problems began Nov. 5 when students, teachers and staff were left without water and working toilets. The school corporation installed a new pump in the well, but it broke, and the school closed for six days over two weeks. There’s no word on when the well issues might be resolved at the school about 10 miles south of South Bend.

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Davis fund donates to theater AUBURN — The Kelso and Margaret Davis Community Fund recently made a grant to the DeKalb Outdoor Theater. “This grant is in support of the DeKalb Outdoor Theater’s contribution to the arts in DeKalb County and the surrounding area,� said Sherri Sible, daughter of the late Kelso and Margaret Davis. The Kelso and Margaret Davis Community Fund was created by sisters Diane Manon, Sherri Sible and Loraine Hartranft to honor the memory of their parents. Kelso and Margaret Davis left a photographic legacy of Auburn and DeKalb County. Their daughters have created an additional legacy that honors their service to the community. The family invites others who wish to honor their parents’ memory to make gifts to the Community Foundation DeKalb County for the Kelso and Margaret Davis Community Fund, which supports projects for the arts, beautification, and general community needs. “It is through contributions like this that the DeKalb Outdoor Theater is able to present quality entertainment each season along with covering operating expenses,� said John Chalmers, DeKalb Outdoor Theater Board president. The DeKalb Outdoor Theater is preparing for the start of its sixth

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Sherri Sible left, and Diane Manon present a grant from the Kelso and Margaret Davis Community Fund to the DeKalb Outdoor Theater. Accepting is John Chalmers, president of the theater’s board.

season. Plans for the 2014 event schedule include traditional favorites such as the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, Spike and The Bulldogs, Choice Band and the Auburn Community Band. Contributions to the DeKalb

Outdoor Theater are tax-deductible and can be made to the Community Foundation DeKalb County designated for the DeKalb Outdoor Theater. For more information, see the DeKalb Outdoor Theater website, dekalboutdoortheater.org

Trine planning annual gala benefit ANGOLA — Plans are underway for Trine University’s biggest fundraising event of the year, and community members are invited to join. Trine’s 11th annual Black and White Scholarship Gala, which raises funds exclusively for scholarships, is scheduled for Feb. 8. Ninety-eight percent of Trine University students receive financial aid or scholarships, and this event serves as a primary funding source. Last year, the event set records with 365 people in attendance and more than $300,000 raised.

The evening event includes hors d’oeuvres and dinner, live music and live and silent auctions with a range of items from travel getaways to sports memorabilia to designer handbags. “Trine University is always grateful for community members’ generous donations that make our gala so successful,� said Earl D. Brooks II, Trine president. “Such generosity makes it possible for Trine to award scholarships to our deserving students, many of whom donate to the program after they graduate.� Another feature of the annual event is an opportunity for guests to sponsor

a $500 Books and Beyond Scholarship. MTI Foundation is challenging donors by offering a matching grant of $50,000, $15,000 more than last year. Alumnus Rick L. James, chair of Trine’s Board of Trustees, and president and CEO of Metal Technologies Inc., and his wife, Vicki L. James, also offered the matching grant last year. Tickets cost $150 for couples and $75 for individuals. To donate to the auction or to reserve tickets, contact the Office of Alumni and Development at alumni@trine.edu or 665-4114.

Emergency funds available AUBURN — DeKalb County has been chosen to receive $6,728 to supplement emergency food and

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shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a national board chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; The Jewish Federation of North America; The Salvation Army; and United Way Worldwide. The local board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country. A local board will determine how the funds awarded to DeKalb County are to be distributed among emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area. The local board is responsible for recommending

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agencies to receive the funds and any additional funds made available under the program. Under the terms of the grant from the national board, a local agency chosen to receive funds must: be a private voluntary nonprofit or unit of government; be eligible to receive federal funds; have an accounting system; practice nondiscrimination; have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and, if it is a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply. Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds must contact Patti Sheppard, 107 W. 5th St. Auburn, 925-0917, or email her at psheppard@ccfwsb.org for an application. Applications must be received no later than noon Dec. 16.

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Preserving movie archive presents ‘reel’ challenge IU-Bloomington has one of nation’s most cherished collections of rare, famous films BLOOMINGTON (AP) — The beginning of David Bradley’s production of “Peer Gynt” finds his young star lying flat on his belly, head face down in a stream or a pond. Suddenly, his head pops up, the bangs of his hair whipping back. In a black-and-white, silent film from 1941, this bony lad doesn’t offer the stage presence of the man who will play Moses or Marc Antony one day. Yet there is something familiar about his face, part of this Norwegian fairy tale. Rachael Stoeltje, an Indiana University film archivist, zeroes in on his big lips and bulging cheekbones. More than 15 years before he parted a sea in “The Ten Commandments,” a 17-year-old Charlton Heston embodied a daydreaming Peer Gynt for Bradley, a B-movie producer who became a renowned film historian. IU just happens to own a rare piece of the actor’s history, because Bradley’s reels were acquired by the university after his death. The film has traveled to the Louvre in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, but it has a home in Bloomington, The HeraldTimes reported Sunday. Thousands of these time capsules sit at the Ruth Lilly Auxiliary Library Facility, piled on one another. They hold World

War II propaganda films, early episodes of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and the home movies of director John Ford, the man behind John Wayne. The contents in the canisters, however, are due for transformation. Film is dying — metaphorically — because it’s a platform rarely used by Hollywood today. It’s literally in decline, as well. IU has 2,200 reels stored at the library facility’s freezer, kept at negative-4 degrees to stop the film from breaking down into acetic acid in a process called “vinegar syndrome.” IU President Michael McRobbie announced in his State of the University speech this fall that the university’s audio and video holdings would be digitized in five years as part of a $15 million partnership with Memnon Archiving Services. But when Memnon begins digitizing in late spring, popping tapes in and out of recording decks, it won’t be able to process film reels. Capturing frames from a film is more time-intensive, because those machines aren’t designed to digitize multiple reels at once. The hours of a do-it-yourself approach could be costly for IU. Associate Vice President Laurie Antolovic, charged with overseeing IU’s media preservation effort, received

tion is shrinking. The frames from early films in color are fading. “We should do it, we should do it all, and we should do it now,” Stoeltje said. Digitizing film used to be so daunting that it was considered more cost-effective to build facilities like the auxiliary library facility at IU, storing thousands of reels in a warehouse at cooler temperatures to slow decay rather AP than converting the content. Indiana University Library film archivist Rachael Stoeltje and With one auctioneer Glenn Ellenberger view film of Elvis Presley at fi lm on a shelf, Memorial Coliseum in 1957. It’s part of the collection housed at however, access the university. has always been an issue. One reel can only be shown soft estimates from her staff Stars,” with Dean Martin to one person at a time, puffing a cigarette, bashing saying they could digitize with Stoeltje or one of her half of IU’s 33,000 hours of Roman coffee during a assistants handling the film — but in 15 years and 30-minute special about reel with plastic gloves, Italy and the shoot of “Ten for $8.5 million. surgically attaching a film’s McRobbie set a preserThousand Bedrooms.” strand to a player and vation goal for the entire Time is more on IU’s guarding the film as it’s media catalog of 2020 side with film than it was being viewed. — the university’s bicentewith many of the univerIn theory, digitizing nary — but officials at IU sity’s decaying audio and would allow anyone with an are still pondering how to video cassettes. But the Internet connection to watch digitize the film. Stoeltje clock isn’t stopped, even for a classic film, as easily as has listed what should be films in climate-controlled uploading it to YouTube. converted first, prioritizing conditions. The freezer But it’s not that simple. every sort of film rarity. stock has no more than 14 Any IU film digitization One reel, for example, holds years left before it’s lost effort would have to be an episode of an educational forever. The film on the paired with the hiring of rights management talk show called “Traveling reels from Bradley’s collec-

librarians, Antolovic said, because the university might hold the only reel in existence for some shows or movies, but it may not own the rights to it. For example, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was produced by National Educational Television. IU does not actually hold the copyright to the content in its library. A station in New York does. If Stoeltje wants to provide a copy of a film to a researcher, she has to contact the rights holder first. At times, the copyright trail has been so confusing that Stoeltje has had to prove to stations that they own the rights to a film — and she needs their consent to distribute. Antolovic said she believes the price to convert film has fallen enough to make it a viable option, regardless of copyright issues. But the university has to test the market to see what private partners might have to offer. IU might also want to look at recouping its investment somehow, possibly charging outside researchers to access the films that are digitized. As with Memnon and audio and video, the university has ambitions to become nationally and internationally known for this kind of preservation, perhaps finding paid opportunities to digitize other universities’ collections, Antolovic said.

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Email your legal! legals @ kpcmedia.com Call Kelly at 877-791-7877x182 for details NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of DeKalb Superior Court 2 of Dekalb County, Indiana, in Cause No. 17D02-1208-MF-00131 wherein Wells Fargo Bank, NA was Plaintiff, and Dawn M. Atkinson was a Defendant, required me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is possible, at 215 East 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46706, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Dekalb County, Indiana. Lot Numbered Forty three (43) and the south twenty one (21) feet of Lot Number Forty two (42) in Bellvue addition to the Town of Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana. More commonly known as 409 Elm St, Butler, IN 46721-1017 Parcel No. 17-07-02-477-004.000 -027, 17-07-02-477-003.000-027 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Donald Lauer, Sheriff Wilmington Township The Sheriff's Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein. DANIEL S. TOMSON Plaintiff Attorney Attorney # 23777-64 FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. 251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1700 Indianapolis, IN 46204-1944 (317) 237-2727 SERVICE DIRECTED TO: Dawn M. Atkinson 409 Elm St Butler, IN 46721-1017. Service Type: Serve By Sheriff. NOTICE FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. TS,00362537,12/9,16,23,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of Circuit Court of DeKalb County, Indiana, in Cause No. 17D02-1306-MF -00073 wherein The U.S. Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Greenpoint Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, Pass-Through Certificate, Series 1995-9 by Green Tree Servicing LLC was Plaintiff, and Floyd Bienz and the Estate and Heirs of Debora Bienz were Defendants, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. of said day, at the Sheriff’s Department, 215 E 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46706 the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate described as: Lots Numbered 25 and 26 in Block 51 in the Original Plat of the Town of Ashley in DeKalb County, Indiana. Together with rents, issues, income, and profits thereof, as well as the Mobile Home and any other structures present thereon. Said sale will be made without relief from

valuation or appraisement laws. This sale is subject to the one hundred twenty (120) day right of redemption of the United States, if applicable, pursuant to Title 28 United States Code Section 2410(c). Donald Lauer Sheriff of DeKalb County Smithfield Township 221 W. Pearl Street Ashley, IN 46705 The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein. /s/Andrew M. Auersch Plaintiff Attorney September 13, 2013 TS,00362478,12/9,16,23,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of DeKalb Superior Court 2 of Dekalb County, Indiana, in Cause No. 17D02-1303-MF-000037 wherein Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Plaintiff, and Katherine S. Fike, Ronald R. Fike and The Unknown Tenant were Defendants, required me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2013, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is possible, at 215 East 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46706, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Dekalb County, Indiana. Lot Numbered 3 and 4 in Welch and Colgrove's Western Addition to Uniontown, now part of the Town of Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana. More commonly known as 735 Colgrove St, Waterloo, IN 46793-9792 Parcel No. 170603130006000008, 170603130007000008 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Donald Lauer, Sheriff Grant Township The Sheriff's Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein. LESLIE A. WAGERS Plaintiff Attorney Attorney # 27327-49 FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. 251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1700 Indianapolis, IN 46204-1944 (317) 237-2727 SERVICE DIRECTED TO: Katherine S. Fike 565 Cedar St Waterloo, IN 46793-0015. Service Type: Serve By Sheriff. Ronald R. Fike 565 Cedar St Waterloo, IN 46793-0015. Service Type: Serve By Sheriff. NOTICE FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. TS,00362533,12/9,16,23,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SHERIFF`S SALE TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of De Kalb Superior Court of De Kalb County, Indiana, in Cause No.: 17D02-1205-MF-00078, wherein US BANK TRUST N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR VOLT 2012-NPL1 ASSET HOLDINGS TRUST, was Plaintiff, and Kimberly L. Draper, was/were Defendant(s), requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014, at the hour of 2:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as is possible, at 215 E. 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46707, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in De Kalb County, Indiana. The East Thirty-four (34) Feet of the North Half (1/2) of Lot Numbered Thirty-nine (39) and the West Eighteen (18) Feet of Lot Numbered Forty-four (44) in the Original Plat of the Town, now City of Auburn, Dekalb County, Indiana More Commonly Known As: 113

West 18th Street, Auburn, IN 46706 18-06-32-181-003 Together with rents, issues, income, and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Sheriff of De Kalb County City of Auburn 113 West 18th Street Auburn, IN 46706 The Sheriff`s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein Phillip A. Norman MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. 2110 Calumet Avenue Valparaiso, IN 46383 Telephone: (219)462-5104 SERVICE DIRECTED TO: Kimberly L. Draper, 113 West 18th Street, Auburn, IN 46706. Type of Service: Personal. NOTICE MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TS,00362486,12/9,16,23,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SHERIFF`S SALE TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of De Kalb Superior Court of De Kalb County, Indiana, in Cause No.: 17D02-1206-MF-00093, wherein Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, was Plaintiff, and Michael Defreese and Josie Defreese, was/were Defendant(s), requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014, at the hour of 2:00 PM or as soon thereafter as is possible, at 215 E. 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46707, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in De Kalb County, Indiana. Lot numbered seventy-nine (79) in Valley Park Addition, Section K, and addition to the City of Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Plat Record 5 at page 112 in the office of the Recorder of DeKalb County, Indiana. More Commonly Known As: 1105 Riviera Court, Auburn, IN 46706 17-06-33-301-002.000-025 Together with rents, issues, income, and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Sheriff of De Kalb County City of Auburn 1105 Riviera Court Auburn, IN 46706 The Sheriff`s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein Phillip A. Norman MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. 2110 Calumet Avenue Valparaiso, IN 46383 Telephone: (219)462-5104 SERVICE DIRECTED TO: Michael Defreese and Josie Defreese, 1105 Riviera Court, Auburn, IN 46706. Type of Service: Personal. NOTICE MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TS,00362484,12/9,16,23,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of DeKalb Superior Court 2 of Dekalb County, Indiana, in Cause No. 17D02-1212-MF-00192 wherein Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Plaintiff, and Millie Faye Tieman was a Defendant, required me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014, at the

hour of 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is possible, at 215 East 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46706, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Dekalb County, Indiana. Lot Numbered Twenty-nine (29) in Park View Addition to the City of Butler, according to the recorded Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Record 4, page 150 in the Office of the Recorder of DeKalb County, Indiana. More commonly known as 127 S Park Ln, Butler, IN 46721-1207 Parcel No. 17-07-01-331-023.000 -027 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Donald Lauer, Sheriff Butler Township The Sheriff's Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein. LESLIE A. WAGERS Plaintiff Attorney Attorney # 27327-49 FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. 251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1700 Indianapolis, IN 46204-1944 (317) 237-2727 SERVICE DIRECTED TO: Millie Faye Tieman 416 W Liberty St Butler, IN 46721-1071. Service Type: Serve By Sheriff. NOTICE FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. TS,00362532,12/9,16,23,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of DeKalb Superior Court 1 of Dekalb County, Indiana, in Cause No. 17D01-1301-MF-00001 wherein JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association was Plaintiff, and Penny Stahler and Ronald B. Thurman a/k/a Ronald Thurman were Defendants, required me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is possible, at 215 East 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46706, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Dekalb County, Indiana. LOT NUMBERED FIVE (5) IN BLOCK NUMBERED TWO (2) IN TOMLINSON'S ADDITION TO THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF BUTLER, DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA. More commonly known as 117 James St, Butler, IN 46721-1029 Parcel No. 17-07-02-490-001.000 -027 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Donald Lauer, Sheriff Wilmington Township The Sheriff's Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein. SUSAN M. WOOLLEY Plaintiff Attorney Attorney # 15000-64 FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. 251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1700 Indianapolis, IN 46204-1944 (317) 237-2727 SERVICE DIRECTED TO: Penny Stahler 6943 State Route 15 Bryan, OH 43506-8531. Service Type: Serve By Certified Mail. Ronald B. Thurman a/k/a Ronald Thurman 6943 State Route 15 Bryan, OH 43506-8531. Service Type: Serve By Certified Mail. NOTICE FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. TS,00362529,12/9,16,23,hspaxlp

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of DeKalb Superior Court 1 of Dekalb County, Indiana, in Cause No. 17D01-1305-MF-000066 wherein Nationstar Mortgage LLC was Plaintiff, and Staci D. Williams a/k/a Staci P. Williams a/k/a Staci Williams, Capital One Bank, USA , Calvary Portfolio Services, LLC and American Acceptance Co., LLC were Defendants, required me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is possible, at 215 East 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46706, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Dekalb County, Indiana. The South 24 feet of Lot Number 5 in Block Number 44 in Cowen's First Addition to the City of Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana. More commonly known as 219 S Johnson St, Garrett, IN 46738-1330 Parcel No. 17-09-04-207-007-000 .013 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Donald Lauer, Sheriff Keyser Township The Sheriff's Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein. ALAN W. MCEWAN Plaintiff Attorney Attorney # 2405149 FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. 251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1700 Indianapolis, IN 46204-1944 (317) 237-2727 SERVICE DIRECTED TO: Staci D. Williams a/k/a Staci P. Williams a/k/a Staci Williams 219 S Johnson St Garrett, IN 46738-1330. Service Type: Serve By Sheriff. NOTICE FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. TS,00362540,12/9,16,23,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of DeKalb Superior Court 2 of Dekalb County, Indiana, in Cause No. 17D02-1306-MF-00078 wherein JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association was Plaintiff, and The Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Ryan K. Turner, Deceased, Christine C. Turner a/k/a Christine Turner, Thomas Lores Stucky, Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. f/k/a Capital One Bank, Arrow Financial Services, LLC, DeKalb County Eastern Community School District, Midland Funding LLC, Precision Recovery Analytics, Inc. and State of Indiana were Defendants, required me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is possible, at 215 East 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46706, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Dekalb County, Indiana. A PART OF THE WEST HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST, WILMINGTON CIVIL TOWNSHIP, DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA LYING NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF COUNTY ROAD 36-A AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:BEGINNING AT THE (5/8) INCH REBAR WITH CAP MARKED "RUSSELL ASSOC. CORP. #0017", MARKING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE WEST HALF (1/2) OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST HALF (1/2) OF SAID NORTHWEST QUAR-

TER, A DISTANCE OF 728.58 FEET TO A REBAR ON THE CENTERLINE OF COUNTY ROAD 36- A; THENCE SOUTH 81 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID COUNTY ROAD 36-A, A DISTANCE OF 620.75 FEET TO A REBAR; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 829.47 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH REBAR WITH CAP MARKED "RUSSELL ASSOC. CORP. #0017" ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID WEST HALF (1/2), NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST (ASSUMED BASIS) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID WEST HALF (1/2), A DISTANCE OF 613.38 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 10.96 ACRES MORE OR LESS, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT-OF WAY OF COUNTY ROAD 36-A ALONG THE SOUTH, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE JOHN COOK DRAIN #320.00-0 AND LATERAL #3 TO THE C.O. METCALF DRAIN #41-03-0, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER LEGAL RIGHT-OF WAYS AND EASEMENTS OF RECORDS. More commonly known as 5661 County Road 36A, Butler, IN 46721-9794 Parcel No. 17-07-21-1000-001.000 -026 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Donald Lauer, Sheriff Wilmington Township The Sheriff's Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein. ALAN W. MCEWAN Plaintiff Attorney Attorney # 2405149 FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. 251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1700 Indianapolis, IN 46204-1944 (317) 237-2727 SERVICE DIRECTED TO: The Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Ryan K. Turner, Deceased Pub Docs. Service Type: Publication. Christine C. Turner a/k/a Christine Turner cannot locate - service by publication. Service Type: Publication. NOTICE FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. TS,00362539,12/9,16,23,hspaxlp

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HAMILTON — Kathryn A. McNerney, 64, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born July 30, 1949 in Butler to Roger B. and Dorothy Mrs. McNerney M. (Miser) Laub. Her father has passed away and her mother survives in Fort Wayne. Kathryn earned her BS Degree from Butler University in 1971 and was Office manager for McNerney Law Office in Butler. She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Waterloo and was Executive Director of Eastside Community Foundation. She married Gerald M. McNerney on June 27, 1970 in Butler and he survives. Also surviving are a son and daughter, Gerald J. (Dorothy) McNerney of Middleton, Wis., and Erin E. (Chad) Whiting of Jackson, MI; 5 grandchildren, Madison, Evan and Hannah Whiting and Joseph and Jack McNerney; and a sister, Karen (Dave) Lyons of Euless, TX. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 AM Thursday, December 12, 2013 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Waterloo with Father David Carkenord officiating. Burial is in Woodlawn Cemetery in Auburn. Calling is 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM Wednesday at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 1860 Center Street, Auburn and also 1 hour prior to the service at the church from 10 to 11 AM Thursday. Preferred memorials can be directed to Eastside Community Foundation. To send condolences visit www.fellerandclark.com.

AUBURN — Laura O. Craig, 95, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, at her home in Auburn. She was born April 10, 1918, in Defiance County, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Laura Mrs. Craig married Richard J. Craig on Jan. 16, 1934, in Defiance, Ohio, and he died in 1991. She is survived by three sons and a daughter, Larry (Beth) Craig of Golden Valley, Ariz., Jim V. (Carole) Craig of Guntersville, Ala., Bruce A. (Carol) Craig of Butler, and Linda Craig of Auburn; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1991 and a daughter, Marilyn L. Craig, in 1997. Per Laura’s request there are no services planned. Feller and Clark Funeral Home are assisting with arrangements. To send condolences, visit fellerandclark.com

HUDSON — Marty Alan Holmes, 62, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at his home in rural Hudson. He was born Sept. 14, 1951, in Garrett to the late Harry Clinton and June (Krum) Holmes. Mr. Holmes He was a union carpenter and a member of UAW Local 232 of Fort Wayne. Marty married Mary Simon on June 20, 1981, in the Garrett Baptist Church, and she survives. Also surviving is a brother, Neal (Fay) Holmes of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; a sister, Julia Grate of Kendallville; and four nephews. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 875 S. Wayne St., Waterloo. Burial will be in Corunna Cemetery, Corunna. Calling will be from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday from 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home. To send condolences, visit fellerandclark.com

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KENDALLVILLE — Antonio G. “Mighty Fine” Jimenez, 88, of Kendallville died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at home. Calling will be Tuesday from 3-7 p.m. at Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville. Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville. Memorials are to American Legion Post 86, Kendallville.

HOWE — John O. Day, 88, of Howe died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, at Parkview LaGrange Hospital, LaGrange. Arrangements are pending at Carney-Frost Funeral Home, LaGrange.

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than six months, the outlook has gone from painful to desperate. A trend that emerged from the November employment report released Friday impacts the idea that hiring typically gets a boost from the holiday season. Online shopping has changed the mix. Take a look at transportation and warehouse jobs: Those sectors added 30,500 jobs in November, the Labor Department said. That’s 50 percent more than the

Pearl Harbor Fewer survive to recall WW II sneak attack PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — For the first time since the war, Alvis Taylor returned to Pearl Harbor and recalled the surprise Japanese air attack that plunged America into World War II. He was serving as an Army medic when the Dec. 7, 1941 attack began. His superiors, who were doctors, rushed to hospitals to care for the wounded. He went to Pearl Harbor, about 18 miles south of his Army post at Schofield Barracks, with dozens of ambulances. “I remember everything that happened that day,” the 90-year-old Davenport, Iowa, resident said. Taylor decided to return to Pearl Harbor for the first time since the war because the local chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America paid for him and his wife to make the trip. He was among about 50 survivors of the attack and some 2,500 others who gathered Saturday on the 72nd anniversary of the Japanese air raid. They honored those who were killed, those who fired back, those who rescued

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November 2012 increase. These are FedEx and UPS gigs — the seasonal workers who ship you the deluxe limited DVD edition of “Downton Abbey.” Amazon alone planned to hire 20,000 additional holiday workers this year, according to the personnel firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Last month, the shipping sector added more jobs than brick-and-mortar retailers did. Stores added 24,800, only half as many as in the previous year.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s ultra-liberal capital city is a place where just about anything goes, from street parties to naked bike rides. But city officials say a business is pushing even Madison’s boundaries by offering, of all things, hugs. For $60, customers at the Snuggle House can spend an hour hugging, cuddling and spooning with professional snugglers. Snugglers contend touching helps relieve stress. But Madison officials suspect the business is a front for prostitution and, if it’s not, fear snuggling could lead to sexual assault. Not buying the message that the business is all warm and fuzzy, police have talked openly about conducting a sting operation at the business, and city attorneys are drafting a new ordinance to regulate snuggling. “There’s no way that (sexual assault) will not happen,” assistant city attorney Jennifer Zilavy said. “No offense to men, but I don’t know any man

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the burned, and those who went on to serve during the war. Roughly 2,400 sailors, Marines and soldiers were killed at Pearl Harbor and other military installations on the island of Oahu in the attack. Of the tens of thousands of servicemen who survived, about 2,000 to 2,500 are still living. Delton Walling, who was assigned to the USS Pennsylvania at the time of the attack, said they’re “in the twilight years.” “I come back to be with my comrades — meet the ones who are still alive, and we’re going fast,” said Walling, who is 92 and lives near Sacramento, Calif. The crowd observed a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m., the minute the bombing began 72 years ago. Attendees sat in a grassy spot overlooking the memorial to the USS

Arizona battleship that sank in the attack. A vintage World War II-era airplane — a 1944 North American SNJ-5B — flew overhead to break the silence. The Hawaii Air National Guard has used its fighter jets and helicopters to perform the flyover for many years, but federal budget cuts prevented it from participating this year. The Navy and National Park Service co-hosted the ceremony, which was open to the public. The current U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., said the U.S. remembers Pearl Harbor and is vigilant. “The United States is and will remain a Pacific power. But we also remember the warning from those who survived Pearl Harbor, and we are increasing our vigilance accordingly,” Harris said.

Officials crack down on ‘hug house’

Online sales change holiday hiring WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. job market improves, it’s also evolving, with winners and losers. Warehouses and trucking companies are doing more holiday hiring than the stores they’re working for. Factory workers are getting more overtime, while pay is nearly flat for hotel and restaurant employees. Retirement-age Americans are staying on the job. And for people who’ve been out of work for more

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who wants to just snuggle.” Snuggle House owner Matthew Hurtado hasn’t responded to multiple requests for an interview. His attorney, Tim Casper, said in an interview last month the business is legitimate and Hurtado has put precautions in place to protect clients and employees from each other. “The concept is obviously a novel one and you can see where they (the city) might be a little skeptical,” he said. “Could something happen? Yeah, I suppose. But they’re taking every precaution.” In recent days, it’s become unclear whether or not the house is still in business. No one answered the door there Saturday. A posting on a Facebook page claiming to be the Snuggle House’s site said it had closed, but the page owner wouldn’t identify themselves — or confirm if it was the home’s official site. Neither Hurtado nor Casper have returned phone and email messages.

Madison’s concern seems to be deeper than in other cities where similar businesses have set up shop as cuddling has grown into a cottage industry over the past decade. Police in Rochester, N.Y., said they’ve had no complaints about The Snuggery, which offers overnight cuddle sessions. Be The Love You Are in Boulder, Colo., offers cuddles with “Snuggle Stars.” Cuddle Therapy in San Francisco offers packages that “focus directly with your current needs around connection, intimacy and touch,” according to its website. Police in San Francisco and Boulder didn’t respond to The AP’s inquires about those businesses. The nonprofit organization Cuddle Party has trained about 100 people across five continents to run group snuggle sessions, said Len Daley, a psychologist who serves as executive director at Cuddle Party headquarters in Montgomery, Ala.

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Italian Grille supports Lions club Ben Armstrong of the Italian Grille presents Dr. Ron Ley of the Auburn Classic Noons Lions Club with a check for $300. The Italian Grille donated a portion of its proceeds from Nov. 23, during the

29th Annual Christmas Stroll, to the club. The Lions Club will use the money for the Retired Senior Volunteer Project’s annual Coat Drive and Lions projects.

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FORT WAYNE — Everett Lee Mahan McClellan was born at 8:56 p.m. Oct. 8 to Clint and Kari McClellan of Fort Wayne at Dupont Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds and 13 ounces and was 21 inches long. His grandparents are Art Busche of Spencerville and the late Jean Busche, the late Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd (Charlotte) Everett McClellan of Butler and Kevin and Julie Mahan of Rushville. Great-grandparents are Wayman and Marjorie Mahan of Rushville and the late Mr. and Mrs. Dale (Ruth) Clark.

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resources and outdoor recreation, an ability to write in a conversational style, an ability to use a digital camera for photographs and videos, and must pass a criminal background check. Youth Ambassadors are expected to provide their own transportation, meals and lodging (unless a campsite is available.) A digital camera will be provided. To apply, email Heaston at jheaston@dnr.IN.gov with the following information: • Name, mailing address and email address. • Preferred region • A paragraph describing an experience at an Indiana state park or reservoir. • A paragraph explaining why you want to be a Youth Ambassador. (Include how you might approach this role.) • A photograph that you’ve taken of people enjoying the outdoors or of a scenic place/view.

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It’s Sew Easy to meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. New members are welcome.

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Sunday. Bantu Holomisa told The Associated Press that he had been called to Mandela’s home on Thursday by the family so he could visit the anti-apartheid icon before he died. “You judge the mood in the house. I know the family. It was not the same family I used to see. Even the call itself, ‘please pop in, we think Madiba is in his last days’,� Holomisa said. “I assume the family was warned by the doctors.� The end came soon. The former president died about two hours after the departure of Holomisa, who was a former deputy minister in Mandela’s

Cabinet. Neither the Mandela family nor the South African government has released details on the final hours of Mandela or given a cause of death. The account by Holomisa, who says he has known Mandela since he stepped out of prison in 1990, sheds some light on Mandela’s condition as his life ebbed away and on the mood and scene inside the Mandela home at that time. Holomisa said Mandela’s wife Graca and his former wife Winnie, one of Mandela’s daughters and several of his grand-children were in the house Thursday, where “somberness� prevailed. Mandela appeared to

listening at home, or it barks all the time and can seem aggressive with other dogs,� she said. “I tell them just give us a month and let us see what we can do.� Lawson-Carpenter said she sees the results of her work all the time. “Parents tell me the dog is doing great, but their children are doing even better,� she explained. Last summer, LaGrange County sent 11 dog club members and their dogs to the state fair, the largest group ever. Three members scored in the top 10 percent of the state in both obedience and agility. That’s given Lawson-Carpenter a great sense of accomplishment. In addition, she was recently one of 12 people in the county to be nominated for the LaGrange County Community Foundation’s Heart of Gold award, an award created to honor volunteers in LaGrange County. “It was a thrill just to be noticed,� Lawson-Carpenter explained, almost tearing up.

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Yellow Labrador retriever Bo and LaGrange County 4-H Dog Club leader Sharrita Lawson-Carpenter smile for the camera after finishing a training session at the LaGrange County 4-H Fairgrounds.

“The dog club has always been very close to my heart. I give a lot, but the kids and the dogs always give a lot back to me.�

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the dog to a family reunion without having to worry, so they can take the dog to Rural King without an issue,� Lawson-Carpenter explained. “I use laid-back dogs like Bo to teach other dogs it’s OK to be social.� She teaches her club members to train dogs using positive reinforcement — lavishing praise on the dog when it behaves correctly. Since treats are not allowed in 4-H State Fair shows, she doesn’t teach treat training. Once barely on the map, the dog club now boasts nearly 40 kids, each of whom trains one or more dogs. Lawson-Carpenter said she hopes she can double that number in the near future. Often when children and their parents come to their first dog club meeting, not everyone is confident the family pet can make the grade. “I have parents bring a dog and tell me they’re not sure this is going to work out, not sure they can keep the dog because it’s not

be sleeping calmly but Holomisa said that it was obvious that he was finally succumbing to illness. “I’ve seen people who are on their last hours and I could sense that he is now giving up,� said Holomisa, who is the leader of the United Democratic Movement in parliament. “You could see it is not Madiba anymore,� Holomisa added, using Mandela’s clan name. Mandela, 95, had been in intensive care at his home in Johannesburg’s Houghton neighborhood since he was discharged on Sept. 1 from a hospital where he had spent nearly three months for a recurring lung infection.

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9 to 11 inches, while other areas could see as little as an inch or 2, said Valerie Meola, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, N.J. The snow fell so heavily in Philadelphia on Sunday that yard markers at Lincoln Financial Field — where the Eagles beat the Detroit Lions — were completely obscured. It was almost as bad in Pittsburgh, where the snow intensified after opening kickoff. Philadelphia fan Dave Hamilton, of Ivyland, layered up for the game, wearing an Eagles shirt topped with an Eagles sweatshirt and Eagles winter coat. “Twenty-seven years I’ve been a season-ticket holder, I’ve never seen snow at the

game like this,� he said. “It just kept coming down. But we are all having fun out there.� Philadelphia International Airport had a temporary ground stop Sunday afternoon with snow totals around 4 to 6 inches. Spokeswoman Stacey Jackson said a number of passengers were expected to remain in the airport overnight since area hotels had been full for several days. She said staff would hand out pillows and blankets to travelers to make them “feel at home even though they are not.� Air passengers in the Washington-area experienced increasing delays as the season’s first real snowstorm set in. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said

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Briefs • No. 23 Oregon wins in overtime OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mike Moser scored 22 of his 24 points in the second half and overtime to lead No. 13 Oregon past Mississippi, 115-105 on Sunday. Johnathan Loyd added 23 points, and Joseph Young had 19, including an important 3-pointer in overtime to push the Ducks (8-0) ahead 100-93 with 1:59 remaining. Six Oregon players scored in double figures during an entertaining game that stayed close throughout. The Ducks shot 38 of 65 (58.5 percent) percent from the field. Marshall Henderson had a career-high 39 points for Ole Miss (6-2). The 6-foot-2 guard made 11 of 27 shots from the field, including 10 of 23 from 3-point range. No. 24 SAN DIEGO STATE 70, WASHINGTON 63 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Xavier Thames scored 19 points, and San Diego State rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to beat Washington. Winston Shepard added 17 points for the Aztecs (7-1), who won their sixth straight while playing for the fifth time in 11 days. C.J. Wilcox led Washington (4-4) with 17 points.

As college football prepares for the final Bowl Championship Series, featuring a Florida State-Auburn championship game, it’s easy to see why the coming four-team playoff won’t solve all the postseason problems. Heck, we might just miss the BCS. Maybe? It sort of worked out this season. Top-ranked Florida State (13-0) was the only team to get through the regular season unbeaten, and the Seminoles did it in dominating fashion. Auburn (12-1) won the Southeastern Conference, and among the teams with imperfect

records the Tigers’ resume is best. The pairings become official Sunday night when the final BCS standings came out, but there’s no question about 1 and 2. It’ll be the ‘Noles and Tigers at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 6 for the national championship. In the other marquee bowls: — Alabama will play Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. — Clemson will play Ohio State in the Orange Bowl. — Michigan State will play Stanford in the Rose Bowl. — Baylor will play UCF in the Fiesta Bowl. Of course, Big 12 champion

Baylor (11-1) and Big Ten champion Michigan State (12-1) might argue with that top two. But over 16 seasons college football fans have built up what can be called BCS acceptance, learning to live with the fact that there is only room for two. Fans of particularly aggrieved teams (2000 Miami, 2004 Auburn, 2008 Texas, just to name a few) still burn over the slights. Generally, though, by the time the championship game kicked off, most everybody was on board. Now think about this season playing out under next season’s format. In the new world order known as the College Football Playoff, a selection committee

will pick four teams to play in two national semifinals. The winners play for the national title. So how would a panel that includes Tom Osborne, Archie Manning and Condoleezza Rice sort out this season’s top four? Florida State and Auburn, of course. And …. Baylor and Michigan State? But what about Pac-12 champion Stanford (11-2)? Sure the Cardinal have two losses, but as Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs said Saturday at the end of a week in which he and the rest of the SEC practically begged voters to overlook the number in the loss column and focus on quality of opposition: “I have nine words. SEE AUBURN, PAGE B2

Colts lose, still clinch AFC South crown CINCINNATI (AP) — The Colts thought they had BenJarvus Green-Ellis down near the goal line. Instead, the Bengals got a touchdown just before halftime when the call was overturned on review. The final bad moment in another bad Indianapolis start. Andrew Luck threw four touchdown passes in the second half, but the Colts were never able to catch up to the Cincinnati Bengals, who kept a safe distance during a 42-28 victory on Sunday at wintery Paul Brown Stadium. “It wasn’t enough,” said Luck, who was 29 of 46 for 326 yards without an interception or a sack. “The Bengals beat our butts fair and square, and there’s no way to mince those words. The slow start hurt us.” Once the Colts (8-5) got behind, Andy Dalton wouldn’t let them catch up. Dalton regained his passing touch in time to keep the Bengals perfect at home and in control of the AFC North. He threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, making a 21-0 lead stand up. Despite the loss, the Colts clinched the AFC South when Tennessee lost at Denver. Indianapolis is in good shape to make the playoffs but has some major concerns. The Colts were drubbed 40-11 in Arizona two games ago and needed Adam Vinatieri’s five field goals to beat Tennessee 22-14 last week. “We’ve got some things to clean up, but we certainly came down here with the mindset that we wanted to win this football game and certainly win the division that way,” coach Chuck Pagano said. The Bengals (9-4) kept their firm grip on first place, two games ahead of Baltimore with three to play. It had been a while since Dalton was this good. He was the AFC’s offensive player for October, but hadn’t put together a consistent game since. He was as good as ever on Sunday, helping the Bengals improve to 6-0 at Paul Brown Stadium on a cold, windy day —

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28 degrees at kickoff with a wind chill of 19. BenJarvus Green-Ellis had a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs — one of them on a review that overturned a call — as the Bengals got ahead 21-0 and held on. The Bengals are having their best season at home since 1988, when they won all eight regularseason home games and two playoff games on the way to a second Super Bowl appearance and loss to San Francisco. They’re in position to clinch their first AFC North title since 2009 with two home games in the last three weeks. Dalton was sharp from the outset, completing 6 of 7 for 81 yards on the Bengals’ first drive, including a 29-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Jones. The Colts have been outscored 49-9 in the first quarters of their past six games. The Bengals got a pivotal

linebacker James Harrison (92) in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday in Cincinnati.

touchdown on a reversed call with 1:06 left in the first half. They went for it on fourth down from the Colts 1-yard line. Green-Ellis took the handoff and appeared to get tripped by nose tackle Josh Chapman, who dived into the backfield and swiped at his feet. “I hit his foot when he came through,” said Chapman, who started celebrating his play. Green-Ellis said he felt someone trip him. He stumbled ahead, avoided a couple of defenders, landed at the 1-yard line and slid into the end zone. He was initially ruled down, but the Bengals were awarded a touchdown after a review. The review focused only on whether a defender touched Green-Ellis as he fell near the goal line, not whether Chapman had tripped him in the backfield, referee Jeff Triplette said. “We looked at the goal line,

(those) were the shots that we looked at,” Triplette said. Trailing 21-0, Luck finally rallied the Colts. He completed a slant pass that Da’Rick Rogers took 69 yards for a touchdown and another short pass that LaVon Brazill turned into a 19-yard touchdown, slipping through the hands of six defenders. Dalton and the Bengals never let the Colts get closer than seven points. Notes: The Bengals moved 2012 Pro Bowl tackle Andrew Whitworth to left guard, and right guard Kevin Zeitler was out of the lineup for the third straight game because of injury. The Colts were missing guards Hugh Thornton and Jeff Linkenbach. … Colts RB Chris Rainey will get an MRI on an injured ankle. … The Bengals have scored 49, 41 and 42 points in their past three home games, the first time they’ve scored at least 40 in three straight at home.

Thunder thump Pacers, stay perfect at home BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Boston Celtic Jordan Crawford (27) leaps next to New York Knicks’ player Carmelo Anthony (7) after getting fouled during the second half an NBA basketball game on Sunday in New York. The Celtics won 114-73.

Kevin Durant had 36 points and 10 rebounds and Oklahoma City turned a matchup of two of the NBA’s best teams into a blowout with a 118-94 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. The Thunder (15-4) improved to 10-0 at home this season. They are the only Western Conference team to remain undefeated at home. Durant was 14 of 23 from the field and Oklahoma City shot a season-best 61 percent (47 of 77). Russell Westbrook finished with 26 points, Reggie Jackson had 15 and Serge Ibaka 13 for the Thunder. Paul George scored 32 points for the Pacers (18-3), who shot just 40 percent (34 of 85). Indiana was playing its second game in two nights, having won at San Antonio on Saturday. The Thunder never trailed on Sunday, leading by as many as 19 points in the first half before pushing the lead to 29 in the third quarter after Steven Adams’

NBA Roundup • three-point play put Oklahoma City up 88-59. Oklahoma City nearly equaled its season-high of 119 points in the win, falling one point short of what it scored on Nov. 8 against Detroit. The loss was the worst of the season for last season’s Eastern Conference finalists, the Pacers. Their only other losses were a 16-point defeat at Chicago on Nov. 16, and a four-point defeat at Portland on Dec. 2. HEAT 110, PISTONS 95 LeBron James and Miami breezed through one big rematch. Now the Heat can prepare for another. James had 24 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Miami routed Detroit 110-95 on Sunday, avenging a home loss to the Pistons less than a week ago. SEE NBA, PAGE B2


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Johnson upstages Tiger; Bjorn wins THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Zach Johnson put together the storybook finish at Sherwood on Sunday that for the longest time belonged to Tiger Woods. Johnson rallied from four shots behind with eight holes to play, holed out from a drop area for par on the last hole to force a playoff, and beat the No. 1 player in golf at the World Challenge when Woods missed a 5-foot par putt on the first extra hole. It was an extraordinary sendoff at Sherwood, which hosted the World Challenge for the 14th and final time before it moves to Florida next year. For Woods, it was only the fourth time in his career

that he lost a lead of at least two shots going into the final round, the second time at Sherwood. Graeme McDowell overcame a four-shot deficit in 2010 and beat Woods in a playoff. This was far more dramatic. They were tied after Johnson hit his tee shot to 4 feet for birdie on the 17th hole. Playing from the left rough, Woods came up just short and watched his approach tumble down the elevated green and into the bunker. Johnson followed with an 8-iron so weak that it came up well short and into the hazard. Johnson knew Woods had a difficult bunker shot, and if he figured if he could stick his wedge close from

58 yards away in the drop zone, a bogey might be enough to get into a playoff. The ball bounced three times and then spun back a few inches into the cup for an unlikely par and a 4-under 68. Woods’ hit a superb bunker shot to 2 feet and matched his par for a 70. They finished at 13-under 275. HONG KONG OPEN Miguel Angel Jimenez successfully defended his Hong Kong Open title Sunday to extend his record as the oldest winner in European Tour history. The Spaniard won at 49 years, 337 days to break the record he set last year at Hong Kong Golf Club, holing an 18-foot birdie on

the first hole of a playoff with Thailand’s Prom Meesawat and Wales’ Stuart Manley. NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn had two back-nine eagles in a comeback victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge The 42-year-old Bjorn closed with a 7-under 65 for a two-stroke victory over Wales’ Jamie Donaldson amd Spain’s Sergio Garcia. Bjorn finished at 20-under 268 at Gary Player Country Club. He earned $1.25 million for his 15th European Tour title. Donaldson, three strokes ahead entering the round, closed with a 70. Garcia had a 65.

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Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn with the trophy after winning the Nedbank Golf Challenge Sunday at Sun City South Africa.

Local Sports Briefs • Girls Basketball

Middle School Girls Hoops

DeKalb JV wins in double OT

Maple Creek sweeps DeKalb

DECATUR — DeKalb’s junior varsity girls basketball team defeated Bellmont, 45-37, in double overtime on Saturday night. Libbie Koeppe led the Barons with 14 points and Marisa Robinett was also in double figures with 12 points. Alyson Noye scored nine points, Jade Bollet had six points, and Destini Schuller and Cheyanne Schuller had two points apiece.

WATERLOO — DeKalb’s seventhgrade girls basketball team lost to Maple Creek Thursday night, 18-9. Scoring for the Patriots was Bethany Lancaster with six points, Becca Schutt with two points and Brooke-destinee Lockwood with one point. The Patriots’ eighth-grade team fell to Maple Creek, 78-35. The Bobcats’ defense was too much for the Patriots to handle in the first quarter, allowing Maple Creek to pull to a comfortable lead. Leading the Patriots in scoring was Leigha Brown with 24 points, Madison Ring with six points and Allison Marlowe with five points.

Wrestling Baron JV competes in NHC invite

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Philadelphia Eagle LeSean McCoy, center, breaks away from the line of scrimmage en route to his second

touchdown run during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions Sunday in Philadelphia.

Eagles come back on Lions BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LeSean McCoy ran for a franchise-best 217 yards, including touchdowns of 57 and 40 yards, and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame two TD returns by Jeremy Ross to beat the Detroit Lions 34-20 in a blizzard Sunday. Ross returned a punt 58 yards for a score and ran a kickoff 98 yards. But McCoy sprinted 57 yards up the middle for a tying TD, and Nick Foles connected with Riley Cooper on the 2-point conversion. Foles sneaked in from the 1 and Chris Polk had a 38-yard touchdown run to cap a 28-point fourth quarter for the Eagles (8-5). Snow began falling two hours before kickoff and intensified after the game started. Workers used shovels and hand-held blowers to clear off yard lines. Conditions were so poor neither team tried a field goal, and there were 2-point conversion attempts after seven of the eight TDs. The Eagles, looking to go worst-to-first in the NFC East, won their fifth straight game and took over sole possession of first place. Dallas can make it a tie for the top spot with a victory at Chicago on Monday night. The Lions (7-6) have a half-game lead over the Bears in the NFC North. RAVENS 29, VIKINGS 26 Joe Flacco threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to rookie Marlon Brown with 4 seconds left to ice the win. Brown’s catch concluded a five-play, 80-yard drive that took only 41 seconds. It came after Matt Cassel threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Cordarrelle Patterson with 45 seconds remaining. Just before that, Baltimore’s Jacoby Jones took a kickoff 77 yards for a score, which followed a 41-yard touchdown run by Toby Gerhart, who had replaced an injured Adrian Peterson (ankle) for Minnesota (3-9-1). The zaniness began when Flacco threw a 1-yard, fourth-down pass to Dennis Pitta with 2:05 go to for a 15-12 Ravens lead. Baltimore (7-6) has its first three-game winning streak of the season and the inside track for the second

NFL Roundup • AFC wild card. PATRIOTS 27, BROWNS 26 Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes in the final 61 seconds and New England recovered an onside kick to set up the comeback win. The Patriots (10-3) cut the deficit to 26-21 on Brady’s 2-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman with 1:01 left. Cleveland received a 15-yard penalty on the play, then Kyle Arrington recovered the onside kick at the Cleveland 40-yard line. Brady completed a 10-yard pass to Danny Amendola, then Leon McFadden was called for defensive pass interference in the end zone. That put the ball at the 1, where Brady connected with Amendola again. New England lost tight end Rob Gronkowski to a leg injury in the third quarter. CHIEFS 45, REDSKINS 10 The Chiefs scored on their first four possessions in the snow, sacked Robert Griffin III five times and Kirk Cousins once, and returned both a punt and a kickoff for a touchdown. The score was 17-0 after the first quarter and 38-10 at halftime. Quintin Demps immediately answered the lone Redskins touchdown with a 95-yard kickoff return that resembled at times a winter stroll, part of a stunning tally of 321 return yards by Kansas City in the first half alone. Jamaal Charles ran 19 times for 151 yards for Kansas City. DOLPHINS 34, STEELERS 28 Charles Clay caught two touchdown passes, including a 12-yard strike from Ryan Tannehill with 2:53 remaining. Daniel Thomas ran for 105 yards and a score. His zig-zag 55-yard burst at snowy Heinz Field set up Clay’s winner. Tannehill completed 20 of 33 passes for 201 yards and three scores for the Dolphins (7-6). Miami won for the third time in its last four games.

Ben Roethlisberger passed for 349 yards and three scores but the Steelers (5-8) lost their second straight game. Antonio Brown raced into the end zone after a series of laterals on the final play, but officials ruled he stepped out of bounds before scoring. PACKERS 22, FALCONS 21 Matt Flynn threw for 258 yards and the Packers’ struggling defense forced a key fourth-quarter turnover to snap a five-game winless string. Mike Neal’s sack forced Matt Ryan to fumble. Defensive lineman Johnny Jolly scooped up the loose ball and celebrated with a little belly dance at chilly Lambeau Field. Four plays later, Flynn found Andrew Quarless for a 2-yard go-ahead score with about 12 minutes left for the Packers (6-6-1). The score completed a comeback from an 11-point halftime deficit and whipped the fans swathed in parkas and knit caps into a frigid frenzy. It was 9 degrees when the game started, with a wind chill of minus-1. JETS 37, RAIDERS 27 Geno Smith threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score as the Jets set a season high for points and stopped a three-game skid. Chris Ivory had a touchdown run, Nick Folk kicked three field goals and Antonio Allen blocked a punt and returned it for a score to help the Jets (6-7) in the AFC playoff hunt. Smith ended a miserable stretch that included getting benched last week by throwing his first touchdown toss since Week 7. BUCCANEERS 27, BILLS 6 Mike Glennon threw two touchdown passes and Bobby Rainey scored on an 80-yard run on the second play of the day. The Bucs (4-9) intercepted EJ Manuel four times en route to their fourth win in five games following an 0-8 start. Manuel, Buffalo’s first-round draft pick out of Florida State, was sacked seven times and doubled his interception total for the season. The Bills (4-9) have lost five of six.

WATERLOO — The DeKalb wrestling team had a number of individuals compete in the Northeast Hoosier Conference Junior Varsity Invitational on Saturday. Dylan Hulbert (220 pounds) was the lone Baron to finished undefeated at 3-0. Logan O’Brien (145) finished 2-1, Trenton Sibery (138) and Quinton Hanes (145) went 2-2 on the day, Susie Fozo (113) went 1-1, Drake Powell (106) went 1-3, Lucas Tucker (145) went 1-2, and Coleton Kendall (138) and Wyatt Robinson (285) both were 0-4.

Blazers winless at NECC duals LAGRANGE — The Eastside wrestling team went 0-5 at the Northeast Corner Conference Super Duals on Saturday. The Blazers lost to Fremont 45-24, West Noble 41-30, Lakeland 53-26, Central Noble 43-21 and Prairie Heights 54-27.

Middle School Boys Hoops Garrett 7th-8th grade beat Woodlan WOODBURN — Garrett’s seventh-grade boys basketball team defeated Woodlan, 35-22, on Thursday. It was a hard-fought battle, but the Locomotives remained calm and played a complete game to get back on the winning side. The Locomotives were led by a terrific performance from Avery Morrison, who had a double-double with 17 points and 15 rebounds. The eighth-grade team won in exciting form, 43-42. On a good pass from Cole Kelham, Micah Malcolm hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining and a good team defensive effort preserved the win. Leading the Locomotives were Malcolm with 15 points, Carter Back with 12 points and six rebounds and Hayden Greene with eight points and six rebounds.

NBA: Celtics hand Knicks old fashioned beating FROM PAGE B1

Up next for the Heat is a game at Indiana on Tuesday. The Pacers have the NBA’s best record — and this will be the first meeting between the teams since Miami’s seven-game victory in last season’s playoffs. “They’re a great team right now, the way they’re playing,” James said. “We’re trying to get healthy, we’re trying to get to our full potential. We’ll see what we can do.” First, the Heat had a score to settle against a Detroit team that won 107-97 at Miami on Tuesday. Ray Allen scored 18 points for the Heat, who were without Dwyane Wade on Sunday but still shot 56 percent from the field and 11 of 28 from 3-point range. Miami took an early 16-5 lead, and although the Pistons fought back, the Heat went on a 13-2 run in the third quarter to make it 74-57.

“They got us pretty good — they beat up on us in Miami,” James said. “To return the favor, we wanted to play much better against them this time.” Miami looked motivated from the start. Allen’s 3-pointer made it 12-2, and although the Pistons steadied themselves momentarily, they could never tie it. Miami led 59-53 at halftime, and Mario Chalmers and Allen each made 3-pointers during the crucial run at the beginning of the third quarter. The Heat led 91-70 after three. “We knew that their focus was going to be higher, and you could see that at the beginning of the game and again in the third quarter. They were really able to push the ball off our missed shots and get some easy baskets,” Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks said. “We knew what was coming after we beat them up there, but knowing

they are going to be coming hard is one thing. Stopping them is something else.” CELTICS 114, KNICKS 73 Another sizzling start for the Celtics, only this time they kept pouring it on. By the time they were finished, they had battered the New York Knicks in the most lopsided NBA game this season. Jordan Crawford made six 3-pointers and scored 23 points, and Boston won its third straight with a 114-73 victory on Sunday. Jared Sullinger added 21 for the Celtics, who jumped to leads of 12-0, 18-1 and 25-3 and improved their Atlantic Division-leading record to 10-12. “It was just fun to get a win like that in here because I’ve been on the other side of it a couple times. It’s good to get a win against the division,” Crawford said.

AUBURN: Tigers did not win SEC game last year FROM PAGE B1

Strength of schedule. Strength of schedule. Strength of schedule.” Among this season’s best teams, Stanford played the toughest schedule. And what about Alabama (11-1)? The two-time defending national champions only lost once in stunning fashion to Auburn. “We’re not a natural playoff sport,” said Duke coach David Cutcliffe, who was the offensive coordinator at Tennessee when it won the first BCS championship game against Florida State in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl. “I think we can make this work with four. “And the reason I think we’ll make this work is I think what we’re all going to find out is the arguments are going to get bigger. We’re going to go from a few schools being angry to a lot of schools being angry, and

maybe that’s going to be a good thing. I just want to be in the argument.” Florida State showed Cutcliffe how far away Duke is from being in the argument in a 45-7 victory Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game. The Seminoles’ season has been defined by blowouts. Their average margin of victory is 42 points, and they could become just the third team in major college history to win all of its games by at least 14. The only drama this season in Tallahassee, Fla., came off the field, when quarterback Jameis Winston was investigated for sexual assault. The state attorney said there was not enough evidence to charge the redshirt freshman with a crime two days before the Seminoles beat Duke. Winston is the runaway favorite to win the Heisman

Trophy next Saturday. He would be the ninth Heisman winner to play in the BCS title game. Auburn completed its worst-to-first run with a 59-42 victory in the Southeastern Conference championship game against Missouri. The Tigers didn’t win a conference game last season. Under first-year coach Gus Malzahn, they have become an offensive juggernaut, leading the nation in rushing at 335 yards per game. Running back Tre Mason ran for 304 yards and three TDs against Mizzou to make a late Heisman push of his own. The Tigers have had some good fortune — four games decided in the last 80 seconds, including improbable plays to beat Georgia and Alabama. But it usually takes a few breaks to get this far.


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MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013

NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 3 0.769349287 Miami 7 6 0.538286276 N.Y. Jets 6 7 0.462226337 Buffalo 4 9 0.308273334 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 8 5 0.615313316 Tennessee 5 8 0.385292318 Jacksonville 4 9 0.308201372 Houston 2 11 0.154250350 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 9 4 0.692334244 Baltimore 7 6 0.538278261 Pittsburgh 5 8 0.385291312 Cleveland 4 9 0.308257324 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 11 2 0.846515345 Kansas City 10 3 0.769343224 San Diego 6 7 0.462316291 Oakland 4 9 0.308264337 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 8 5 0.615334301 Dallas 7 5 0.583329303 N.Y. Giants 5 8 0.385251334 Washington 3 10 0.231279407 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 9 3 0.750312230 Carolina 9 3 0.750285157 Tampa Bay 4 9 0.308244291 Atlanta 3 10 0.231282362 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 7 6 0.538346321 Chicago 6 6 0.500323332 Green Bay 6 6 1.500316326 Minnesota 3 9 1.269315395 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Seattle 11 2 0.846357205 San Francisco 9 4 0.692316214 Arizona 8 5 0.615305257 St. Louis 5 8 0.385289308 x-clinched playoff spot Thursday’s Game Jacksonville 27, Houston 20 Sunday’s Games Green Bay 22, Atlanta 21 Baltimore 29, Minnesota 26 Kansas City 45, Washington 10 Tampa Bay 27, Buffalo 6 Miami 34, Pittsburgh 28 Philadelphia 34, Detroit 20 Cincinnati 42, Indianapolis 28 New England 27, Cleveland 26 N.Y. Jets 37, Oakland 27 Denver 51, Tennessee 28 San Francisco 19, Seattle 17 San Diego 37, N.Y. Giants 14 Arizona 30, St. Louis 10 Carolina at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Monday’s Game Dallas at Chicago, 8:40 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 San Diego at Denver, 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15 Philadelphia at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Seattle at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. New England at Miami, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 4:05 p.m. Arizona at Tennessee, 4:25 p.m. New Orleans at St. Louis, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16 Baltimore at Detroit, 8:40 p.m.

NFL Summaries at Cincinnati Indianapolis 0 0 14 14—28 Cincinnati 7 7 14 14—42 First Quarter Cin—M.Jones 29 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 8:03. Second Quarter Cin—Green-Ellis 1 run (Nugent kick), 1:06. Third Quarter Cin—Green-Ellis 1 run (Nugent kick), 10:41. Ind—Rogers 69 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 9:57. Ind—Brazill 19 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 6:20. Cin—Gresham 1 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 3:05. Fourth Quarter Cin—Green 9 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 13:25. Ind—Brazill 29 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 9:48. Cin—Dalton 8 run (Nugent kick), 4:03. Ind—Rogers 2 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 1:20. A—62,507. ——— Ind Cin First downs 21 28 Total Net Yards 389 430 Rushes-yards 12-63 35-155 Passing 326 275 Punt Returns 1-0 4-73 Kickoff Returns 7-140 3-86 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 29-46-0 24-35-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 0-0 Punts 7-47.6 5-50.6 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-47 7-60 Time of Possession 22:15 37:45 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Indianapolis, Luck 2-32, Richardson 6-20, D.Brown 4-11. Cincinnati, Bernard 12-99, Green-Ellis 17-48, Dalton 5-11, M.Jones 1-(minus 3). PASSING—Indianapolis, Luck 29-46-0326. Cincinnati, Dalton 24-35-0-275. RECEIVING—Indianapolis, Rogers 6-107, Richardson 5-68, Fleener 5-31, D.Brown 4-18, Brazill 3-53, Heyward-Bey 2-23, Hilton 2-7, Saunders 1-11, Doyle 1-8. Cincinnati, Green 6-72, Gresham 5-41, Bernard 4-49, M.Jones 3-60, Eifert 3-20, Sanu 2-26, Hawkins 1-7. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Indianapolis, Vinatieri 44 (WR). at Philadelphia Detroit 0 8 6 6—20 Philadelphia 0 0 6 28—34 Second Quarter Det—Bell 2 run (Bell pass from Stafford), 10:02. Third Quarter Det—Ross 58 punt return (pass failed), 6:37. Phi—Jackson 19 pass from Foles (pass failed), 4:05. Fourth Quarter Phi—McCoy 40 run (Brown run), 14:34. Det—Ross 98 kickoff return (kick blocked), 14:20. Phi—McCoy 57 run (Cooper pass from Foles), 13:13. Phi—Foles 1 run (pass failed), 8:18. Phi—Polk 38 run (run failed), 2:58.

A—69,144. ——— Det Phi First downs 11 23 Total Net Yards 228 478 Rushes-yards 33-80 46-299 Passing 148 179 Punt Returns 2-71 2-(-7) Kickoff Returns 6-202 2-41 Interceptions Ret. 1-30 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 10-25-0 11-22-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 0-0 Punts 6-39.3 6-41.5 Fumbles-Lost 7-3 1-0 Penalties-Yards 9-48 1-5 Time of Possession 28:33 31:27 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Detroit, Bell 23-69, Riddick 4-12, Stafford 6-(minus 1). Philadelphia, McCoy 29-217, Polk 4-50, Foles 6-23, Brown 6-19, Jackson 1-(minus 10). PASSING—Detroit, Stafford 10-25-0148. Philadelphia, Foles 11-22-1-179. RECEIVING—Detroit, Bell 4-58, Johnson 3-49, Burleson 2-18, Pettigrew 1-23. Philadelphia, Jackson 4-59, Cooper 3-74, Celek 2-29, Smith 1-13, McCoy 1-4. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 10 12 .455 — Toronto 6 12 .333 2 Philadelphia 7 14 .333 2½ Brooklyn 6 14 .300 3 New York 5 14 .263 3½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 16 5 .762 — Atlanta 11 10 .524 5 Washington 9 10 .474 6 Charlotte 9 11 .450 6½ Orlando 6 14 .300 9½ Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 18 3 .857 — Detroit 10 11 .476 8 Chicago 8 10 .444 8½ Cleveland 7 13 .350 10½ Milwaukee 4 16 .200 13½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 15 4 .789 — Houston 15 7 .682 1½ Dallas 13 8 .619 3 New Orleans 9 10 .474 6 Memphis 9 10 .474 6 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 17 4 .810 — Oklahoma City 15 4 .789 1 Denver 12 8 .600 4½ Minnesota 9 11 .450 7½ Utah 4 18 .182 13½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 13 8 .619 — Golden State 12 9 .571 1 Phoenix 11 9 .550 1½ L.A. Lakers 10 9 .526 2 Sacramento 5 13 .278 6½ Saturday’s Games Denver 103, Philadelphia 92 Cleveland 88, L.A. Clippers 82 Detroit 92, Chicago 75 Miami 103, Minnesota 82 Golden State 108, Memphis 82 Brooklyn 90, Milwaukee 82 Indiana 111, San Antonio 100 Sacramento 112, Utah 102, OT Dallas 108, Portland 106 Sunday’s Games Boston 114, New York 73 Miami 110, Detroit 95 Houston 98, Orlando 88 Oklahoma City 118, Indiana 94 Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Monday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Denver at Washington, 7 p.m. Golden State at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Orlando at Memphis, 8 p.m. Portland at Utah, 9 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Miami at Indiana, 7 p.m. New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Toronto, 7 p.m. Boston at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NBADL Standings Central Division W L Pct GB Rio Grande Valley 7 0 1.000 — Texas 5 2 .714 2 Iowa 4 2 .667 2½ Sioux Falls 4 2 .667 2½ Austin 3 3 .500 3½ Tulsa 1 6 .143 6 West Division W L Pct GB Idaho 5 0 1.000 — Santa Cruz 4 2 .667 1½ Bakersfield 3 4 .429 3 Los Angeles 1 4 .200 4 Reno 1 5 .167 4½ East Division W L Pct GB Canton 5 1 .833 — Maine 4 1 .800 ½ Delaware 2 4 .333 3 Fort Wayne 1 4 .200 3½ Erie 0 5 .000 4½ Springfield 0 5 .000 4½ ——— Saturday’s Games Idaho 101, Maine 90 Canton 95, Erie 88 Sioux Falls 114, Fort Wayne 110, OT Austin 108, Texas 99 Bakersfield 110, Los Angeles 108 Sunday’s Games Maine 93, Springfield 89 Austin 116, Reno 87 Rio Grande Valley 133, Iowa 123 Texas 103, Tulsa 98 Delaware 121, Canton 112 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Reno at Rio Grande Valley, 8 p.m. Santa Cruz at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.

NBA Boxscores at New York BOSTON (114) Bass 4-8 8-9 16, Green 6-9 3-3 16, Sullinger 9-13 1-1 21, Crawford 8-14 1-1 23, Bradley 4-11 3-3 13, Humphries 2-5 2-2 6, Lee 4-7 0-0 10, Wallace 0-0 0-2 0, Faverani 0-0 0-0 0, Pressey 0-3 1-2 1, Brooks 2-2 3-4 8. Totals 39-72 22-27 114. NEW YORK (73) Hardaway Jr. 3-7 1-1 8, Anthony 5-15 8-10 19, Bargnani 1-7 0-0 2, Felton 0-6 0-0 0, Shumpert 0-6 0-0 0, J.Smith 1-5 1-2 3, Prigioni 1-1 0-0 3, Stoudemire 5-7 7-10 17, World Peace 5-10 0-0 12, Udrih 2-5 0-0 5, Aldrich 0-0 0-0 0, Murry 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 25-73 17-23 73.

Boston 34 24 3422—114 New York11 20 2517—73 3-Point Goals—Boston 14-25 (Crawford 6-12, Bradley 2-2, Sullinger 2-3, Lee 2-4, Brooks 1-1, Green 1-2, Pressey 0-1), New York 6-16 (World Peace 2-4, Prigioni 1-1, Anthony 1-2, Udrih 1-2, Hardaway Jr. 1-2, Felton 0-1, Shumpert 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 57 (Bradley 10), New York 35 (Anthony 5). Assists—Boston 22 (Crawford 7), New York 13 (Prigioni 4). Total Fouls—Boston 19, New York 18. Technicals—Bass, Boston defensive three second, Prigioni, Stoudemire. A—19,812 (19,763).

NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 30 20 8 2 42 84 61 Montreal 31 19 9 3 41 85 65 Detroit 31 15 9 7 37 85 82 Tampa Bay 29 17 10 2 36 80 70 Toronto 31 16 12 3 35 86 87 Ottawa 30 11 14 5 27 86 99 Florida 31 9 17 5 23 70 104 Buffalo 30 6 22 2 14 51 91 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 31 20 10 1 41 96 70 Washington30 16 12 2 34 92 85 Carolina 30 13 12 5 31 71 84 N.Y. Rangers3115 15 1 31 69 80 New Jersey31 12 13 6 30 69 77 Philadelphia29 13 14 2 28 64 73 Columbus 29 12 14 3 27 72 80 N.Y. Islanders30 8 17 5 21 75 104 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 32 21 6 5 47 116 89 St. Louis 28 19 6 3 41 98 66 Minnesota 32 18 9 5 41 77 75 Colorado 28 20 8 0 40 82 65 Dallas 28 14 9 5 33 81 80 Winnipeg 31 14 13 4 32 82 88 Nashville 30 13 14 3 29 67 88 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 32 20 7 5 45 101 84 San Jose 30 19 6 5 43 101 75 Los Angeles30 19 7 4 42 79 62 Vancouver 32 17 10 5 39 86 81 Phoenix 29 16 8 5 37 94 93 Calgary 29 11 14 4 26 78 98 Edmonton 31 10 18 3 23 84 105 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Saturday’s Games Toronto 4, Ottawa 3, SO Dallas 5, Philadelphia 1 Boston 3, Pittsburgh 2 Montreal 3, Buffalo 2 Florida 2, Detroit 1 Winnipeg 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT Washington 5, Nashville 2 New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OT Anaheim 5, St. Louis 2 Calgary 2, Edmonton 1, OT Los Angeles 3, N.Y. Islanders 0 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 3, San Jose 1 Boston 5, Toronto 2 Washington 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Chicago 6, Florida 2 Vancouver 3, Colorado 1 Monday’s Games Philadelphia at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Vancouver, 10 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Columbus, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Montreal, 7 p.m. Detroit at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Colorado, 9 p.m. Boston at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Carolina at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

ECHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Wheeling21 13 5 0 3 29 60 48 Reading 18 10 7 1 0 21 48 48 Elmira 19 7 10 0 2 16 47 59 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Evansville19 12 4 0 3 27 62 60 Cincinnati2012 7 0 1 25 63 54 Kalamazoo1810 6 0 2 22 55 46 FortWayne20 8 8 1 3 20 62 71 Toledo 18 5 10 3 0 13 50 71 South Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA SCarolina2116 2 1 2 35 72 43 Florida 22 14 6 1 1 30 80 55 Orlando 23 13 9 0 1 27 59 61 Greenville22 8 12 1 1 18 42 55 Gwinnett22 6 14 0 2 14 48 67 WESTERN CONFERENCE Mountain Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Colorado22 13 6 3 0 29 69 57 Alaska 19 13 6 0 0 26 62 30 Idaho 21 11 6 2 2 26 69 63 Utah 19 7 9 1 2 17 37 44 Pacific Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Ontario 22 15 3 1 3 34 66 51 Stockton22 12 8 0 2 26 69 64 San Fran23 8 12 2 1 19 45 72 Las Vegas20 7 12 1 0 15 48 67 Bakersfield195 13 0 1 11 38 65 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Sunday’s Games Greenville 5, Gwinnett 3 Orlando 4, Colorado 3 Elmira 5, Fort Wayne 2 San Francisco 6, Las Vegas 2 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Kalamazoo at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m.

AP College Football Top 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Florida St. (56)13-0 1,496 1 2. Auburn (4) 12-1 1,444 3 3. Alabama 11-1 1,376 4 4. Michigan St. 12-1 1,278 10 5. Stanford 11-2 1,217 7 6. Baylor 11-1 1,185 9 7. Ohio St. 12-1 1,130 2 8. South Carolina10-2 1,099 8 9. Missouri 11-2 1,066 5 10. Oregon 10-2 880 12 11. Oklahoma 10-2 878 18 12. Clemson 10-2 848 13 13. Oklahoma St.10-2 797 6 14. LSU 9-3 726 14 15. UCF 11-1 629 15 16. Arizona St. 10-3 614 11 17. UCLA 9-3 544 17 18. Louisville 11-1 525 19

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College Football Bowl Schedule Saturday, Dec. 21 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State (11-1) vs. Southern Cal (9-4), 3:30 p.m. (ABC) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) New Orleans Bowl Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 23 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Ohio (7-5) vs. East Carolina (9-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Oregon State (6-6) vs. Boise State (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Utah State (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl At Houston Minnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco BYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 28 Pinstripe Bowl At New York Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6), Noon (ESPN) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (7-4), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 31 AdvoCare V100 Bowl At Shreveport, La. Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), Noon (ESPNU) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), Noon (ESPN2) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 3 Orange Bowl At Miami Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 4 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 5 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 6 BCS National Championship At Pasadena, Calif. Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 18 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 25 Senior Bowl

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National Team Leaders Scoring Offense Through games of Dec. 07 G FG Pts Baylor 12 15 639 Florida St. 13 19 689 Oregon 12 7 561 Ohio St. 13 9 602 Fresno St. 12 11 544 Texas A&M 12 9 523 Marshall 13 10 559 Northern Ill. 13 20 541 Arizona St. 13 22 533 East Carolina 12 15 485 Clemson 12 14 482 Auburn 13 14 522 Ball St. 12 17 481 Oklahoma St. 12 10 477 Missouri 13 16 507 Alabama 12 12 465 Boise St. 12 14 465 Washington 12 14 462 Indiana 12 9 461 Georgia 12 20 458 LSU 12 13 444 Georgia Tech 12 9 439 UCLA 12 14 438 Miami (FL) 12 13 431 Wisconsin 12 13 429 Texas Tech 12 22 428 Bowling Green 13 16 460 Colorado St. 13 17 459 Louisville 12 17 421 La.-Lafayette 12 8 415 Oregon St. 12 13 414 Navy 11 8 378 South Carolina 12 15 409 Troy 12 11 409 Houston 12 16 407 Michigan 12 16 405 Kansas St. 12 13 401 Cincinnati 12 6 400 Stanford 13 18 432 UCF 12 20 398 Toledo 12 19 396 Arizona 12 12 393 New Mexico 12 8 393 Utah St. 13 16 424 Nebraska 12 12 391 San Jose St. 12 22 389 North Carolina 12 13 386 Oklahoma 12 23 382 Duke 13 11 411 North Texas 12 10 378 Rice 13 14 408 BYU 12 18 376 UNLV 12 10 375 Wyoming 12 4 375 Texas 12 20 374 Middle Tenn. 12 10 371 Western Ky. 12 13 370 Buffalo 12 12 370 Ole Miss 12 15 365 Washington St. 12 15 358 Michigan St. 13 18 387 Arkansas St. 12 12 356 Illinois 12 12 356 South Ala. 12 18 353 Vanderbilt 12 13 350 Utah 12 17 350 Penn St. 12 15 344 Southern California1314 371 Boston College 12 18 341 San Diego St. 12 8 338 Ohio 12 16 336 Hawaii 12 7 329 Rutgers 12 10 329 Iowa 12 16 328 Notre Dame 12 15 325 Nevada 12 14 323 SMU 12 18 321 Maryland 12 19 320 Minnesota 12 13 317 Fla. Atlantic 12 11 317 Mississippi St. 12 9 316 West Virginia 12 17 316 UAB 12 16 315 Northwestern 12 23 314 Pittsburgh 12 11 312 Army 11 8 286 Colorado 12 17 305 Tulane 12 16 301 TCU 12 14 301 Temple 12 3 299 Iowa St. 12 13 298 Air Force 12 11 296 Texas St. 12 9 287 Tennessee 12 14 286 Virginia Tech 12 14 281 Central Mich. 12 12 279 California 12 17 276 North Carolina St.12 19 274 Syracuse 12 11 274 La.-Monroe 12 5 267 UTEP 12 7 261 Tulsa 12 16 253 New Mexico St. 12 10 251 Kent St. 12 10 249 Arkansas 12 13 248 UConn 12 10 247 Kentucky 12 12 246 Akron 12 9 242 Virginia 12 15 237 Memphis 12 16 234 Louisiana Tech 12 18 230 Eastern Mich. 12 6 226 Florida 12 12 226 Wake Forest 12 8 220 Idaho 12 10 218 Western Mich. 12 16 206 Southern Miss. 12 11 205 Kansas 12 11 184 Purdue 12 6 179 South Fla. 12 18 165 Massachusetts 12 12 140 Miami (OH) 12 7 117

Avg 53.3 53.0 46.8 46.3 45.3 43.6 43.0 41.6 41.0 40.4 40.2 40.2 40.1 39.8 39.0 38.8 38.8 38.5 38.4 38.2 37.0 36.6 36.5 35.9 35.8 35.7 35.4 35.3 35.1 34.6 34.5 34.4 34.1 34.1 33.9 33.8 33.4 33.3 33.2 33.2 33.0 32.8 32.8 32.6 32.6 32.4 32.2 31.8 31.6 31.5 31.4 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.2 30.9 30.8 30.8 30.4 29.8 29.8 29.7 29.7 29.4 29.2 29.2 28.7 28.5 28.4 28.2 28.0 27.4 27.4 27.3 27.1 26.9 26.8 26.7 26.4 26.4 26.3 26.3 26.3 26.2 26.0 26.0 25.4 25.1 25.1 24.9 24.8 24.7 23.9 23.8 23.4 23.3 23.0 22.8 22.8 22.3 21.8 21.1 20.9 20.8 20.7 20.6 20.5 20.2 19.8 19.5 19.2 18.8 18.8 18.3 18.2 17.2 17.1 15.3 14.9 13.8 11.7 9.8

Scoring Defense Through games of Dec. 07 G Saf Pts Florida St. 13 0 139 Alabama 12 0 136 Louisville 12 0 149 Michigan St. 13 0 165 Bowling Green 13 0 192 Wisconsin 12 0 178 Utah St. 13 0 225 Virginia Tech 12 0 209 North Texas 12 1 217 Stanford 13 0 242 Iowa 12 0 225 Cincinnati 12 0 234 UCF 12 0 235 Oklahoma St. 12 0 240 South Carolina 12 0 240 Houston 12 0 242 Clemson 12 0 253 Florida 12 0 253 Baylor 12 1 254 Tulane 12 0 254 Ohio St. 13 0 277 Southern California13 1 277 Oklahoma 12 0 256 BYU 12 2 256 Oregon 12 0 259 Fla. Atlantic 12 0 267 Minnesota 12 0 268 Buffalo 12 0 268 Missouri 13 0 292 Georgia Tech 12 0 272 LSU 12 0 272 Notre Dame 12 0 275 Rice 13 0 298 Marshall 13 0 301 Washington 12 0 281 Kansas St. 12 0 284 Boise St. 12 0 285 Auburn 13 0 312 Wake Forest 12 1 289 UCLA 12 0 289

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Sunday At Gary Player Country Club Sun City, South Africa Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,831; Par: 72 Final Thomas Bjorn, Denmark Jamie Donaldson, Wales Sergio Garcia, Spain Henrik Stenson, Sweden Brendon de Jonge, Zimbabwe Charl Schwartzel, South Africa Ryan Moore, United States Justin Rose, England Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand Peter Uihlein, United States Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Spain Darren Fichardt, South Africa Francesco Molinari, Italy Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa Richard Sterne, South Africa Martin Kaymer, Germany Joost Luiten, Netherlands D.A. Points, United States Luke Donald, England Victor Dubuisson, France Branden Grace, South Africa Matteo Manassero, Italy Gary Woodland, United States Dawie Van der Walt, South Africa

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David Lynn, England Morten Orum Madsen, Denmark Thaworn Wiratchant, Thailand Kevin Streelman, United States Ernie Els, South Africa Peter Senior, Australia

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Hong Kong Open Scores Sunday At Hong Kong Golf Club Hong Kong Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,699; Par: 70 Final Jimenez won on first playoff hole Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain Stuart Manley, Wales Prom Meesawat, Thailand Robert-Jan Derksen, Netherlands Javier Colomo, Spain Jose Manuel Lara, Spain Angelo Que, Philippines Richard Finch, England Wade Ormsby, Australia Andrea Pavan, Italy Joel Sjoholm, Sweden Also David Lipsky, United States Daniel Im, United States Jason Knutzon, United States John Hahn, United States

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U.S. dominates sliding BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

For one weekend, Germany was not the dominant sliding nation in the world. Neither was Canada, Italy, Russia nor any other country with a penchant for getting down ice-covered mountainside chutes with blazing speed. No, this weekend, the United States stood alone. And with the Sochi Olympics now just two months away, there might be no better time for the Americans to start flexing some muscle. Winning 10 of the 18 medals awarded at the World Cup bobsled and skeleton stop in Park City, Utah, along with grabbing another medal at the luge World Cup in Whistler, British Columbia, would figure to give the Americans plenty of momentum heading into more races on home ice next weekend. The bobsled and skeleton teams will be racing in Lake Placid, while the luge team takes its turn at the 2002 Olympic track in Park City. “We have to keep our momentum going,” USA-1 bobsled pilot Steven Holcomb said. “At this point, it is real easy to get complacent. The second we ease up the rest of the field will jump up and stop us. It is only going to get harder and harder the rest of the season.” The final weekend tally was five gold medals, four silvers and two bronzes.

Spartans’ faithful fans celebrate in rowdy fashion EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Thousands of Michigan State students have celebrated the football team’s Big Ten title with large, rowdy bonfires. East Lansing police arrested multiple people Saturday night near River and Cedar streets, which is a traditional spot for MSU students to party after major sports victories. No. 10 MSU defeated No. 2 Ohio State 34-24 late Saturday, earning its first Rose Bowl appearance in a quarter-century. The Detroit News reported that students threw landscaping trees, a bicycle and kitchen fire extinguishers into a bonfire near the Cedar Village apartments. The Lansing State Journal said that fire was one of at least three large ones. Officers surrounded another large fire on River Street at about 2:30 a.m. and marched slowly down the street in order to get the crowd to disperse.

Bohl stepping down at subdivision power N. Dakota FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State head football coach Craig Bohl says he’s taken the program as far as he can and it’s time for someone else to take over the helm of the two-time Football Championship Subdivision winners. Bohl is expected to be hired as the next coach at Wyoming. The school has scheduled a news conference at 5 p.m. EST Sunday “to make a major announcement.” Bohl appeared Sunday morning on his weekly coach’s show on KXJB-TV. He said he planned to travel to Laramie, Wyo., on Sunday and added “there is no perfect time” for a coaching change. It’s not clear whether Bohl will continue to coach NDSU in the FCS playoffs. The Bison defeated Furman 38-7 Saturday in a second-round game.

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LPGA Q-School Scores Sunday At LPGA International Daytona Beach, Fla. Hills Course: 6,468 yards, par-72 Jones Course: 6,389 yards, par-72 Purse: $50,000 Final a-amateur (Priority List Category 12) Jaye Marie Green Mi Rim Lee Tiffany Joh Amy Anderson Jennifer Kirby Seon Hwa Lee Megan Grehan Xiyu Lin Maria Hernandez Line Vedel Erica Popson Victoria Elizabeth a-Kelly Tan Lisa Ferrero Paula Reto Paz Echeverria Silvia Cavalleri Haru Nomura

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FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Flint is a potential home for a “Wilderness Golf” course. When Detroit-area residents Frank Dattilo and Paul Lubanski were looking for a place to record a match of their new sport, they headed north. The first game of the more physical variation of the traditional pursuit took place over the summer at the shuttered Mott Park Golf Course. The scoring system for “Wilderness Golf” is based on the amount of time taken to play, not the amount of strokes over or under par. It’s also designed to be played on rougher terrain. The round was shot for a documentary-style film aimed at introducing the sport. Filming also took place at Dearborn Country Club.


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IRS should keep mitts off ‘political activity’ It remains beyond dispute that there is much wrong with American campaign-finance law. So much of the so-called dark money. So little disclosure. Political campaign finances have entered a “black ops” stage in which tens of millions of dollars are being spent each year by faceless organizations. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, we seem to know little about activist organizations and less about the people cutting the checks. The sum of such ignorance is a terrible weight on the integrity of American elections. How can we possibly know our candidates when we have little clue who is spending money to support them? We can think of just one thing worse than the current state of campaign-finance affairs, and that is having the Internal Revenue Service propose “fixes” to the system. The IRS has created new rules governing “political activity” as they apply to non-profit organizations designated with a 501 (c)(4) status. Among several changes, this “initial guidance” from the tax-collecting agency would forbid certain communications by the non-profits during an election cycle, especially those that identify a certain candidate. In addition, the IRS definitions governing “political activity” would include voter-registration drives, grants to political groups, events touting a certain candidate and distributing material on a candidate’s behalf. There are problems with this. Let’s move from the less obvious ones to the painfully clear ones. However well-intentioned, such rules tread dangerously close to inhibiting free speech, especially as that speech has been defined by the high court in Citizens United. The greater problem, however, is the widespread concern that such rule changes in fact are not well-intentioned but constitute yet another IRS attempt to throttle conservative non-profit groups. The investigations into the IRS’ years-long campaign of harassment of “tea party” non-profits are still ongoing. The entire trail of responsibility for the agency’s malicious behavior has not yet been uncovered — although we know now that it extends far beyond the handful of “front line” personnel in Cincinnati who initially were served up for sacrifice. Perhaps some time in the (likely distant) future, the IRS can claim some neutral ground from which to issue ground rules for non-profit groups conducting political activity. That time is not now. There are threats to the integrity of the American system of elections. And then there are threats. “Dark money” in our elections is a real threat. Even in a world in which ruthless activists use their opponents’ donor lists to harass contributors simply for the “crime” of participating in politics, disclosure is vital. Just as vital, however, is the expectation that the great machinery of the federal government should not be abused from within for partisan advantage. Between 2010 and the 2012 presidential election, a handful of liberal-oriented nonprofit groups were briefly inconvenienced by the IRS before being approved and sent along on their happy way. Meanwhile, hundreds of conservative groups were held up for months and years. Some still await IRS approval. Whatever one calls that, it is not the behavior of a politically neutral organization. Neither is it the behavior of an agency that, at this point, should be making rules governing “political activity” of any kind. Arizona Republic

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Letters to The Editor • Indiana agriculture needs a farm bill now To the editor: Congress has an important opportunity to create jobs and grow the economy by passing a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. The Farm Bill impacts every American, every day by providing a wide range of programs that strengthen our nation. The Farm Bill is crucial to maintaining a strong agriculture sector and an abundant food supply that benefits all Americans. Over the past two years, producers have faced a multitude of disasters — from drought, to flooding, to blizzards. These events demonstrate how important the safety net is to keeping producers going strong. Under the 2008 Farm Bill, the Farm Service Agency was able to provide $153.9 million in disaster assistance in Indiana using Farm Bill programs. A new Food, Farm and Jobs Bill would provide a strong crop insurance program, reauthorize the now-expired disaster assistance programs, and provide retroactive assistance for livestock producers. By reforming the safety net to eliminate the direct payment program — which pays producers whether or not they are in need of assistance — the Food, Farm and Jobs Bill would also save billions of dollars in the next decade. It would enable USDA to continue our work with more than 500,000 producers and landowners to conserve the soil and water resources. In addition, it would allow USDA to continue export promotion efforts that have led to the best five-year period in agricultural trade in American history, and provide

FSA with the tools to extend additional farm credit in Indiana. The Farm Bill is also a job creation bill that would empower USDA to partner with rural communities to grow, expand and support new businesses. A new Food, Farm and Jobs Bill would help Main Street businesses grow and hire more employees, strengthen infrastructure in our small towns and provide new opportunities in bio-based product manufacturing and renewable energy. For example, in Indiana, USDA Rural Development has provided funding for 354 projects since 2009 to help farmers and rural businesses save energy through the Rural Energy for America Program. This and many other efforts could continue with a new Farm Bill. A new Food, Farm and Jobs Bill would make important investments in nutrition programs that provide critical assistance to vulnerable Americans, including children, seniors, people with disabilities who are unable to work, and returning veterans. It would undertake new strategies to improve agricultural research, and it would ensure a safe food supply. All of these efforts strengthen our nation. A new Food, Farm and Jobs Bill would continue the job growth we’ve seen in recent years and help grow the rural economy. This is a prime opportunity to give America’s farmers the certainty they need about the next five years of U.S. farm policy, while investing in the rural communities that stand at the heart of our values. The Farm Bill has stood as a model of bipartisan consensus for decades and it is high time that both Democrats and Republicans come to a compromise on this

new Farm Bill. It is our hope that Senate and House conferees will reach a consensus quickly and move a Farm Bill forward as soon as possible. Julia A. Wickard Phil Lehmkuhler Indiana Farm Service Agency Indiana Rural Development

Smaltz is taking a principled stand To the editor: I read the recent letters by Dr. David Powers and Barbara Rigg critical of our Rep. Ben Smaltz. He stands accused of not taking “stands on matters of principle.” I happen to see his actions differently. Rep. Smaltz represents a district. In that district there are many people with many different viewpoints on any subject matter. A representative from any district interested in representing all the people should almost never take a stand without first considering all of the people and the implications of any such stand. Rep. Smaltz is, in fact, taking a principled stand by not letting those that insist they want to own him by insisting he must think in their narrow slice of ideology and only stand with them. The wording of HJR6 may be only two sentences long, but it has huge consequences that should be thoroughly considered. Only a fool would believe Rep. Smaltz’s “principled stand” would only be about a simple two sentences. Thank you, Rep. Smaltz, for taking your stand to learn more and act for all the people. We vote, too. David Williams Garrett

GOP needs to beware of ‘toxic’ messaging to … well, all those people who are now WASHINGTON — As the government health care website chugs along, the Obama mandated to buy insurance of a certain type or else. administration has initiated a counter-iniComparing approaches, President tiative to combat Republican Obama is wearing love beads and naysaying — and its weapons are planting flowers in the gun barrels of of superior grade. the Republican guard. The bunker buster is positive What Democrats know keenly — messaging and a return to hope and Republicans seem never to learn and change. For Republicans, it’s — is that positive beats negative every whatever the opposite is. Despair time. Thus, we see MSNBC’s clever and stagnation? Gloating and montage of Republican negativity: A gloom? series of unfriendly faces decrying the “Obamacare” may be fraught with potentially lethal problems, KATHLEEN Affordable Care Act with apocalyptic language. Which would any everyday including the bungling of information as people sign up without any PARKER American prefer? The healer or the doomsayer? The elves or the orcs? guarantee of privacy, but nothing This is not precisely reality, but is more toxic than “this is going to perception drives policy as much as be a disaster.” Every time Republireality does. The key for Republicans cans slam on the brakes, Obama is to drop the negative attacks and refocus tosses coins and candy into the crowds. energies on the positives of their own Even if the president at times resembles Baghdad Bob, the Iraqi spokesman who said alternate plans. They do have some, right? It’s fine to note the objective fact that the everything’s fine here as American bombs exploded in the background, Republicans are employer mandate/fine has restrained hiring the shock-and-awe gang with no plan for the and forced businesses to drop insurance for their employees. It’s also true that day after. many Americans navigating the exchanges Democrats have targeted the GOP’s soft spot, which is a hard line on social services. are finding much-higher premiums and less-satisfactory policies. Other longer-term Thus, when Republicans want to drasticonsequences include inevitable cuts to cally cut food stamps, it is a piece of cake Medicare benefits and tax increases, such as (and not the moldy sort Marie Antoinette a 3.8 percent tax on capital gains, dividends suggested the peasants eat) to designate and interest that are unrelated to health care. conservatives as cruel and heartless. The effect of these additional taxes is to When Republicans say the health care stifle investments and savings, which would plan is doomed, a train wreck, a disaster, etc. — and offer no hopeful options — they seem to be a priority for our Congress. If this isn’t punitive toward those trying to appear to be rooting only for failure. create wealth, what is it? Or do we even care This approach is a blessing for anymore? Democrats, who have responded by shining It is also fact that the rocky rollout has a light on success stories: the 25-year-old created uncertainty and a lack of faith who gets to stay on his parents’ insurance plan another year, the child or elderly parent among businesses and consumers. The computer system, now entering a new phase with a pre-existing condition who now of glitchitude, has put impatient Americans can get insurance, the family who never on prolonged “hold.” How long before they could afford insurance and now can, thanks

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The key for Republicans is to drop the negative attacks and refocus energies on the positives of their own alternate plans.

• simply hang up? Then what? What alternative solutions are Republicans hiding behind their backs? Frank Macchiarola, former Republican staff director of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (and my patient guide through the ACA) proposes in an op-ed for CNBC, co-written with Republican former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, that the GOP lead with solutions rather than piling on criticism. The authors agree with Democrats’ goal to expand access to care, including to those with pre-existing conditions. But the cure, they suggest, is in targeted policy solutions rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. Given the president’s low favorability rating these days — with 52 percent of voters saying they don’t trust him and 60 percent disapproving of his handling of health care, according to last month’s Quinnipiac poll — Democrats are scurrying to shift attention from Republican opportunity to the hope formula that worked so well in the past. The same aspirational attitude could work for Republicans, too, if they can stop shaking their heads long enough. “No” gets you nothing but nothing — and gloating floats no boats. KATHLEEN PARKER is a syndicated columnist with Tribune Media Services. She can be reached at kathleenparker@washpost.com.


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Briefs • North Korea erases images of Kim’s uncle from movie SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle have been removed from an official state TV documentary, a disappearing act that appears to lend credence to Seoul’s claim that Pyongyang’s second most powerful official may have been purged by his nephew. South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers last week that it believes Jang Song Thaek was likely sacked after the executions last month of two close associates, allegedly over corruption. The National Intelligence Service hasn’t explained how it obtained the information, and skepticism followed the claim because of past intelligence failures in Seoul regarding the inner workings of the North’s secretive government.

Council members face recall over gun control EXETER, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island town of Exeter has become a battleground in the broader debate over gun laws as residents decide whether to recall four council members who wanted to tweak the way concealed gun permits are issued. Voters will decide Dec. 14 whether to oust the officials, who wanted the attorney general to oversee permits for the town. Right now the town clerk handles the permits. Gun rights supporters say the council members ignored concerns that the proposal would make it harder to obtain a permit. They collected hundreds of signatures to put the recall to voters. If the council members are recalled, they will be replaced with the losing candidates from the last election.

Madoff victims note fifth anniversary NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Madoff’s former clients are still struggling to move on five years after his massive Ponzi scheme was exposed. World War II vet Morton Chalek says his last account statement with Madoff showed he had $2.3 million. He’s still fighting in court to get some of it back. On Dec. 11, 2008, Madoff told FBI agents that his multibillion-dollar investment advisory business was a fraud. He pleaded guilty and is serving a 150-year prison term in Butner, N.C.

Hollywood • ‘Frozen’ is hot at the box office NEW YORK (AP) — In its second weekend at the box office, the Disney animated tale “Frozen” finally cooled off “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” while the week’s lone new wide-release, “Out of the Furnace,” wasn’t Hans a match for either blockbuster. According to studio estimates Sunday, “Frozen,” featuring the animated Hans in the lead role, led the multiplexes with a haul of $31.6 million over the weekend, taking over the top spot from “Catching Fire.” Lionsgate’s “Hunger Games” sequel had topped the box office for the last two weeks, but slid to second with $27 million in its third week of release. Relativity Media’s steel-town drama “Out of the Furnace,” starring Christian Bale and Casey Affleck, posed no challenge for the bigger blockbuster holdovers. It opened with $5.3 million, good enough for third place. “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” starring Idris Elba, earned an average of $19,400 per-theater.

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Brokers caught in middle of Obamacare MIAMI (AP) — When insurance agent Kelly Fristoe recently spent 30 minutes helping a client pick a mid-level health plan and the federal marketplace website froze, he called the government’s hotline and tried to finish the application. But the operator refused to credit Fristoe as an agent on the application, meaning he wouldn’t get the commission or be listed as the follow-up contact if his client needed help again later. The Wichita Falls, Texas, insurance agent is one of many brokers around the country finding frustration as they try to help customers navigate the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces while earning the commissions they’ve long built their businesses around. Some insurers and insurance agents are calling on President Barack Obama’s administration to allow them

to bypass healthcare.gov and enroll consumers directly amid growing complaints about problems with enrollment information generated from the website. The so-called ‘back-end’ problems could mean that consumers who think they’ve successfully signed up for a health plan, may find themselves unable to access their coverage come January. The problems include enrollment information that’s rendered practically useless by errors, duplication or garbles. Efforts to fix the issues are underway. Nearly 70,000 agents and brokers have been certified nationwide to sell health insurance on the federal exchange. Many say they could be the troubled health law’s best ambassadors with the potential to boost lackluster enrollment figures — only about 27,000 had enrolled via the federal website nation-

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wide in the first month. But instead, many agents said they’re continually met by obstacles. Insurance industry executives also met with Obama last month and encouraged him to let them take a more active role

in enrolling consumers in the 36 states relying on the federal website. Brokers’ frustrations with the website are amplified by the pressure they face to add customers to offset reductions in their commissions under the law. Among the complaints, agents say the website isn’t always crediting brokers when they help enroll consumers — meaning they’re losing out on commissions. Once an application is started, consumers can’t go back in and add a broker’s name if they help midway through the process. Federal health officials said there are 975,000 customers who have started an application but not selected a plan. Agents say they’re also still waiting on the federal government to add a promised feature on the website that would easily connect consumers with local insurance brokers.

Like others stymied by website malfunctions, Ken Statz and other agents at his firm in Brecksville, Ohio, filled out paper applications and mailed them, but it was taking time to hear back from the federal government about whether clients are eligible for a subsidy. Then they tried to get creative, planning to fill out the applications with clients during the day and hire someone to input the information into healthcare. gov during off-hours after 11 p.m. But that didn’t work either because the site asks personal identification questions that only the user would know. “We don’t have a clear pathway to get them enrolled into the plan. (The federal government) hasn’t given us the ability to do that. They’re kind of missing the mark on this. They need to realize that we are the best pathway,” he said.

Massive protests continue in Ukraine capital KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Ukraine’s capital on Sunday, toppling a statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin and blockading key government buildings in an escalating standoff with the president over the future of the country. The biggest demonstration in the former Soviet republic since Ukraine’s pro-democracy Orange Revolution in 2004 led the government to fire back. It announced an investigation of opposition leaders for an alleged attempt to seize power and warned the demonstrators they could face criminal charges. The West pressed for a peaceful settlement.

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flooded the center of Kiev, the capital, to demand President Viktor Yanukovych’s ouster after he ditched ties with the European Union in favor of Russia and sent police to break up an earlier protest in the nearly three-week standoff. “Ukraine is tired of Yanukovych. We need new rules. We need to completely change those in power,” said protester Kostyantyn Meselyuk, 42. Packing Independence Square as far as the eye could see, Ukrainians waving EU flags sang the national anthem and shouted “Resignation!” and “Down with the gang!” in a reference to Yanukovych’s regime.

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Wisconsin’s slippery roads Emergency personnel respond to an accident on southbound Interstate 43 (I-43) in Mequon, Wis., on Sunday Numerous crashes, often involving multiple

vehicles, were reported across virtually all the region’s major thoroughfares, from I-94 in Racine County to Highway 41/45 in Waukesha County.

Crises in Asia let Biden show U.S. resolve ASSOCIATED PRESS ANALYSIS

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As Vice President Joe Biden left for Asia on a mission to reinforce America’s determination to be a major Pacific player, a regional crisis over disputed airspace threatened to drown out his message. In the end, it was quite the opposite. From one capital to the next, Biden found himself at the center of the dispute, playing referee for China and its neighbors. He also acted as emissary between Japan and South Korea in a separate feud between the U.S. allies. The intense diplomacy on issues far removed from Washington made clear the degree to which leaders in Asia still look to America to try to solve problems when it seems like no one else can. Biden tried repeatedly to head off the notion that the Obama administra-

tion’s push to “rebalance” its foreign policy toward a fast-growing Asia had petered out. “The United States never says anything it does not do,” Biden said in Seoul. Even if the White House has found it difficult to keep one foot Biden in Asia amid crises in the Mideast, there was little doubt that Asian powers see the U.S. playing a leading role, decades after wars in Japan, Vietnam and Korea brought tens of thousands of U.S. troops to the region. Each country wanted something specific from Biden. Japan and South Korea wanted the U.S. to stand firm against China’s unilateral declaration of an air defense zone over disputed

islands in the East China Sea. Japan, in particular, wanted assurances the U.S. wouldn’t acquiesce by advising U.S. commercial pilots to comply with the zone. China wanted the vice president to mimic specific phrasing about pursuing a “new model of major-country relations” that’s become an officially sanctioned mantra for Chinese officials. He did, often. South Korea wanted Biden to help choreograph an exchange of public gestures between Seoul and Tokyo to alleviate resentments over Japanese colonialism that have reached a fever pitch. As if to demonstrate how closely Asia is watching the U.S., North Korea released an elderly U.S. tourist detained since October — hours before Biden was set to visit the Demilitarized Zone. Security experts

Israeli leader predicts “cold peace” JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that any agreement to emerge from newly restarted talks with the Palestinians will likely initially result in a “cold peace,” and therefore Israel must insist on “iron-clad security arrange-

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ments” to protect itself in case the accord collapses. Netanyahu’s cautious outlook in a video address to the Brookings Institution in Washington came a day after President Barack Obama gave an optimistic prognosis before the same audience, insisting a peace framework

could be attained in a matter of months. The Obama administration embarked on an ambitious nine-month process in July to try to resolve the Israeli and Palestinians’ decadeslong conflict. The sides only agreed to enter talks after heavy American pressure.

speculated the move probably was intended to deny Biden the chance to cast a spotlight on the U.S. list of indictments against the North. Biden just wanted everyone to cool it. He quietly urged Beijing to refrain from enforcing the airspace zone, hoping to give the government a way out, rather than insisting that it formally rescind the zone. He wanted Tokyo to drop its objections to a major trade deal. He wanted Seoul to avoid sudden movements and consult with its neighbors before expanding its own air defense zone to send a stern message to China. South Korea on Sunday said it was expanding its zone, which overlaps with China’s, and the State Department said it supported the step. It’s an open question whether Biden achieved the

desired results, and all the issues he raised will require significant follow-up with the leaders he saw in Asia. In more than one instance, Biden’s outreach seemed to brush up against the reality that some American diplomatic pursuits in Asia are working at cross purposes. Biden said the U.S. commitment to its allies is unwavering. But the U.S. is pursuing closer economic ties with China, whose growth and increasing assertiveness have the region on edge. Michael Green, a White House adviser on Asia in the George W. Bush administration, said by embracing Chinese diplomatic language about a new model of major-country relations, Biden sent an implicit message that America’s bonds with allies like Japan and South Korea are becoming less important.


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Stomach, brain are in constant ‘talks’ Your brain and the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are intimately connected. The gut is controlled by the enteric nervous system (ENS), a complex system of about 100 million nerves that starts in the brain and ends in the gut. It controls ASK every aspect DOCTOR K. of digestion, so it’s no surprise when Dr. Anthony that the brain is the Komaroff disturbed, gut can be as well. The nerve endings of the ENS are embedded in the gut wall. Those nerves not only send messages from the brain to the gut; they also send

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DEAR DOCTOR K: Whenever I’m stressed out my stomach clenches up in knots. Why does it do that? DEAR READER: A particularly sad experience is described as “gut-wrenching.” Hearing about a gruesome crime makes you “feel nauseated.” An upcoming presentation gives you “butterflies in your stomach.” We use these expressions because anger, anxiety, sadness, elation and other emotions can trigger symptoms in our gastrointestinal tract. The brain has a direct effect on the stomach. Even the thought of eating can release the stomach’s juices before food gets there. This connection goes both ways. A troubled gut can send signals to the brain, just as a troubled brain can send signals to the gut. Therefore, your distressed gut can be as much the cause as the product of anxiety, stress or depression.

not like we do nothing at all. But I don’t know how to improve our situation. — CALLING FOR HELP IN KOKOMO, IND. DEAR CALLING FOR HELP: After a hard day’s work, your husband DEAR may just ABBY want to sit down and relax. But doesn’t Jeanne Phillips that mean you couldn’t schedule some activity together on a weekend —hiking, skating, kayaking, going to an art show or seeing what’s scheduled at the convention center. You could also make a date with other young married couples, or

that move food down your digestive system. Normally the muscles all work in a coordinated way, like oarsmen rowing a shell. When, instead, the muscles are not coordinated and start to fight each other, pain can result. Stress also makes all parts of the body more vulnerable to both inflammation and infection. Inflammation and infection in the gut produce pain, gas, bleeding, nausea, diarrhea and other symptoms. If ongoing stress is causing frequent GI problems for you, treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy, relaxation techniques and hypnosis might help. These treatments can help reduce anxiety and encourage healthy behaviors to help you cope with pain and discomfort. DR. KOMAROFF is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. His website is AskDoctorK.com.

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