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Armed robbery OnMonday, December 13, 2010 atap-proximately 6:45 p.m. members of theLynchburgPoliceDepartmentrespondedtothe1600blockofBedfordAve.foranarmedrobbery.Uponarrivingonthescene,policeofficerslocatedthecrimescenewhichwasdeterminedtobe1601and16011/2BedfordAve.Thevictim,apizzadeliverydriver,ad-

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By Lorie Showalter

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Did you know that you and ev-ery American who earns a wageor sel-employment income justreceived a two percent raise e-ective January 1st this year!

Tats right, the two percentincome raise applies to every-

one who earns a wage, whetherthey pay income taxes or notand you dont need to le any-thing to get it.

So while major news outletsreported that the bill PresidentObama signed is basically anextension to the Bush-era taxcuts and ederal unemploymentbenets, a look at the ne printo the Act reveals there was asmall gold nugget or eachAmerican wage earner.

O course, its up to employersto keep up to date on these nepoints and most businesses, ithey havent heard about theraise, will realize it when theirpayroll sotware is updated orthe coming year.

However, this shouldnt be tak-en or granted, especially i thecompany or business you workor calculates payroll manuallyand the individual who calcu-lates your paycheck isnt awareo this new change as its a re-cent and somewhat last minute

income raise implementation.So, what you need to do is

pay attention to the amount o your rst check or year 2011

and make sure that your FICA

withholding is no more than 4.2percent o your gross pay. I youdo not see the raise reected inyour paycheck, go see payroll orhuman resources and let themknow they need to contact theIRS, or go to the IRS website,obtain the proper inormationand correct any oversight.

Congress not only extendedthe current, lower individual in-come tax rates through 2010 inthe recently enacted ax Relie,Unemployment Insurance Re-authorization and Job CreationAct o 2010 (2010 ax RelieAct), it also extended a numbero benecial tax breaks or am-ilies and individuals. Trough2012, the law extended signi-cant tax incentives or educa-tion, children and energy-sav-ing home improvements.

Reduction o FICA withhold-

ing tax

Tis is where youre going tosee your two percent raise, itwill be calculated through yourFICA withholding and show upin your pocket! Under currentlaw, employees pay a 6.2 percentSocial Security tax on all wagesearned up to $106,800 and sel-employed individuals pay 12.4percent Social Security sel-em-

ployment taxes on all their sel-employment income up to thesame threshold.

For 2011, the Act gives a two-

percentage-point payroll/sel-

employment tax holiday oremployees and the sel-em-ployed. As a result, employeeswill pay only 4.2 percent So-cial Security tax on wages andsel-employment individualswill pay only 10.4 percent So-cial Security sel-employmenttaxes on their income up to the

threshold. Wage earners andthe sel-employed will keep twopercent more o their earnings,but or calendar year 2011 only,unless extended.

Te maximum savings or ex-tra income or 2011 will thenbe $2,136 or two percent o$106,800. Keep in mind the ex-tra income in this computationis based on the up to amount o$106,800 as mentioned above.

Individual tax rates

Te 2010 ax Relie Act ex-tends all o the current lowerindividual tax rates across theboard or all taxpayers at 10, 15,25, 28, 33 and 35 percent or twoyears through 2012. In addition,under the new law, the size othe 15 percent tax bracket ormarried couples ling jointlyand surviving spouses remainsdouble that o the 15 percenttax bracket or individual l-ers, thus continuing to provide

marriage penalty relie.Congress also extended the

deduction or state and localsales taxes in lieu o the state

Guess what? Everyone just got a raise!2010 Tax Relief Act extends tax breaks, lowers FICA withholding


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and local income tax deductionthrough 2011.

More marriage penalty relie

In addition to expanding the15 percent income tax ratebracket, the 2010 ax Relie Actalso maintains the increasedbasic standard deduction or joint lers. Trough 2012, thestandard deduction or marriedtaxpayers ling jointly, as wellas surviving spouses, is twice

the basic standard deductionamount or single individuals.For example, the standard de-

duction or single individualsor 2011 is $5,800, or marriedtaxpayers ling jointly; the stan-dard deduction or 2011 will be$11,600.

No personal exemption phase-

out

Higher income individualsand amilies will also benetrom the ability to claim an un-reduced personal exemption.Beore 2010, taxpayers withincome over certain amountswere subject to phaseout o

their personal exemption.

However under the 2010 axRelie Act, personal exemptionsare not reduced or an addition-al two years through 2012.

Expanded child tax credit

Te 2010 ax Relie Act ex-tends the $1,000 child tax creditor two more years, throughDecember 31st, 2012. Te childtax credit can be claimed oreach qualiying child under age17 (at the close o the year) that

the taxpayer can claim as a de-pendent.However, the amount o the

credit is reduced as a taxpayersincome increases. Te credit isreduced (but not below zero) by$50 or each $1,000 o modiedadjusted gross income (AGI)above $110,000 or joint lersand above $75,000 or others.Te new law also extends otherenhancements to the credit, in-cluding the ability to oset boththe regular tax and alternativeminimum tax.

Dependent care credit

Te 2010 ax Relie Act ex-

tends the enhanced dependent

care credit or two years through2012. A taxpayer who incurs ex-penses to care or a child underage 13 or or an incapacitateddependent or spouse in order

to enable the taxpayer to workor look or work, is eligible toclaim the dependent care cred-it. Te maximum credit thatcan be claimed through 2012 is$3,000 or one qualiying indi-vidual and $6,000 or more thanone qualiying individual.

Additionally, the maximum

credit rate is 35 percent. Tus,or 2010 the maximum depen-dent care credit is $1,050 (35percent o up to $3,000 o eligi-ble expenses) or one qualiyingindividual and $2,100 or morethan one qualiying individual(35 percent o up to $6,000 oqualied eligible expenses).

Incentives or energy-efcient

improvements

Te Act also rewards indi-viduals and amilies who makeenergy-saving improvementsto their homes. For example,the new law extends through2011 (only one year on this one)

the popular Code Sec. 25C tax

credit, which provides a creditor expenses or qualied ener-gy efciency improvements andproperty, such as urnaces, wa-ter heaters, insulation materi-

als, exterior windows, skylights,doors and other items.

Additional ino

In addition to the above men-tioned perks there are tax ben-ets or education also includedas well as an extension or the

earned income tax credit (EIC)or two more years through2012. Te new law also simpli-es computation o the EIC.

For more detailed inormationsee the IRS web address www.irs.gov/newsroom/index.html


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By Roger BianchiniTe Lynchburg imes

According to the daughter o a mankilled when he was struck by a carwhile walking to work along Fair-grounds Road the evening o Dec. 28,the sequence o events leading to theatal accident may have been initiatedby a well-intentioned Warren CountySheris Ofce deputy.

Virginia State Police Press OfcerSgt. F. L. yler reports that 59-year-old

James Alred Oldeld died as a result oinjuries sustained when he was struck

at 10:25 p.m. by a 2002 Chevy Avalon

driven by Joshua William Stanley, 27,o Martinsburg, West Virginia. Te ac-cident occurred three tenths o a mileeast o Route 522 on Fairgrounds Roadas Oldeld was walking west. Oldeldwas own by medical helicopter toWinchester Medical Center where hewas pronounced dead at 12:40 a.m. onDec. 29.

Our understanding is that the dep-uty was turning around to tell him he

needed to wear a reector and theother driver was coming out o Fergu-sons and looked in his rear view mir-ror at the deputys lights and didnt seedad, Oldelds daughter Joanna Mor-gan told us. She said she believes thedriver exiting Fergusons believed hewas being pulled over by the deputy,possibly or expired tags, when he be-gan to pull to the side o the road andstruck her ather.

Joanna said her dad, who lives oFairgrounds Road, was walking toFamily Dollar or the third shit whichbegan at 11 p.m. She added that herdad lost his car to a nance companyshe had less than kind words or re-cently and had just decided to con-tinue walking to work as a cost savingmeasure in the tight economy.

Te accident is being investigatedby VSP rooper P. M. Ne, who wasassisted at the scene by the WarrenCounty Sheris Ofce and county reand rescue. No charges were initiallyled and the investigation continuedthe rst week o January.

He was a proessional painter. Heloved art, loved to draw and go shingwith the kids. He was just a general,good person and there arent many othose around. And he was a devoutChristian and thats made it easieron us because we know hes gone toheaven. I dont know what else to tell you about daddy other than we lovehim and miss him, Joanna concluded.

Te amily sent us this statement to

accompany this story:

James Jimmy Oldeld, born No- vember 26, 1951, went unexpectedlyto be with the Lord on December29, 2010. He was a riend to manyand loved by those who knew him.When people met Jimmy they met a

riend. We will all miss you Jimmy.

Love, your daughters, Joanna Morgan,Nancy and Jamie Oldeld, and yourgrandchildren, Ashlan and JessicaMorgan, Brennan Paul Dalton and therest o our amily. May you rest in theLords arms.

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plantingtheMISAGOTMPeripheralStentSystem,partoftheOSPREYclinicaltrial.CentraisoneoffivefacilitiesintheUnitedStates to successfully implant this stent.Ron Morford, M.D., cardiologist with theCentraStroobantsHeartCenterperformedtheprocedure.Stenting isa minimallyin-vasive procedure performed to improvebloodflowinthebodysarteries.Duringthisprocedurea small wiremesh tubecalledastentispermanentlyplacedinthenewly

openedarterytohelpitremainopen. Approximately eight million Americanssufferfromperipheralarterydisease(PAD),accordingtothe AmericanHeartAssocia-tion.PADisanarrowingofthearteriesinthe legs or arms and often undiagnosedbecause the symptoms can be mistakenfor other conditions. The most commonsymptomsarecrampingandpainor tired-nessinthelegorhipmuscleswhilewalkingorclimbingstairs.Typically,the paingoes

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Centra President & CEO George Dawson to retire

From a release:

Ater three decades o visionary leader-ship, Centra president and CEO GeorgeW. Dawson announced his retirementuesday. He expects to retire by the end o2011.

Dawson led the transormation o Cen-tra rom two community hospitals to amajor healthcare system nationally rec-ognized or quality and saety. oday,nonprot Centra has 6,000 employees, amedical sta o more than 400, LynchburgGeneral, Virginia Baptist and Southside

Community hospitals, health and rehabil-itation centers, a cancer center and physi-cian practices serving an area rom Bed-ord to Farmville and rom Nelson Countyto Danville. In addition, Centras servicesinclude residential and outpatient mental

health acilities, home health and hospiceprograms, mammography centers, a sleep

disorders center and a center or woundcare and hyperbaric medicine.

Centra has had tremendous growth inits regional service area, earned dozens onational awards or quality, service, saetyand patient satisaction, and is known orits efciency and nancial stability.

While Dawson is proud o these accom-plishments, he is quick to credit the re-sults to a great team. Ive been privilegedto work with so many talented and caringCentra employees and great doctors, he

said. Centras top notch executives anddedicated community Board o Directorshave ocused on excellent patient care orthe entire region. We all have a lot o pridein what we do and accomplish together.

All o us who live in the communities

served by Centra owe George Dawson atremendous debt o gratitude. He has de-voted a big part o his lie to Centra andgaining the quality o care worthy o na-tional rankings, said Ken White, chair othe Centra Board o Directors. Quality ocare and patient service are the hallmarkso his leadership.

Unortunately or our region, he wantsto retire. For several years he has told usthis day would come, but it doesnt makeit any easier to hear. Not only is everyoneat Centra in Lynchburg and Farmville los-ing his leadership, but also his day to dayriendship as a colleague.

I will miss my Centra job, but this yearis the right time or this transition, Daw-son said. More than a year ago, Rosemaryand I decided that 2011 would be the yearwe would begin to ocus more o our timeon each other and on our other deep in-terests. I must admit, in my current role, Iam not very good at the work/lie balancechallenge.

I shared our decision with the Centraboard and they began the important tasko succession planning. Centra is blessedto have a board o experienced region-

al leaders and I applaud them or their

thoughtul and consistent leadership oCentras regional healthcare mission.

White said the Centra board has ap-pointed a search committee and has en-gaged a nationally recognized executivesearch rm to identiy candidates as Daw-sons successor. He expects the board tomake its decision on a new CEO as earlyas this summer. Current Centra execu-tives who express an interest will be con-sidered as well as candidates rom acrossthe country.

It is natural, I think, or people toperhaps wonder whether there will be achange in our direction as we transitionto new leadership. Te answer to that isno. I want to make it clear that the Centraboard remains strongly committed to thestrategy o a locally governed, nonprotintegrated healthcare system providing abroad range o healthcare services to cen-tral and southside Virginia, White said.

About George Dawson

A native o Crozet, Virginia, Dawsonhas lielong ties to central Virginia andhas spent most o his adult lie in this re-

gion o Virginia. He came to Lynchburg

After three decades of leadership, Centra president and CEOGeorge W. Dawson announced his retirement Tuesday. He expectsto retire by the end of 2011.

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warrantontheresidenceat83FederalStreet,andservedarrestwarrantsonCharlesAntho-nyHorsley.BothwarrantswereinconnectionwiththeTuesday,December21,2010homeinvasion robbery that occurred in the3000blockofLinkRd.Horsleywasarrestedandcharged with Robbery, Abduction, Burglary,andthreecountsofusingafirearmduringthecommissionofafelony.Theinvestigationison-going. Thisisthesecondarrestintheconnectionwiththe reportedincident on Tuesday, De-

cember21,2010atapproximately11:21a.m.MembersoftheLynchburgPoliceDepartmentrespondedtothe3000blockofLinkRd.forreportofanarmedrobbery.Uponarrivingonthescene,policeofficerslocatedamalevic-

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By Emily WilliamsTe Lynchburg imes

Ah to be a college student again! Teres thelibraries, lectures, dorm rooms, and o coursethe land o culinary plenty that is the mealplan. For students at Liberty University, thisland has just gotten a little bigger. Earlier this

year, the school began to expand its FlamesCard program to include vendors o campus,and participating businesses are reaping thebenets.

Te students are real excited about it. Itsnew, it gives them the opportunity to dine ocampus and, you know, just get away, said PatFaulkinberry, director o card services at LU.

Already a slew o businesses, all toting aFlames Cash accepted here sticker in theirwindows, have signed up and more are on theway. Ranging rom Bualo Wild Wings and

Sheetz on Wards Road to Robin Alexanderon Main Street, students now have an array onew locations to use their meal plan.

Te company paving the way or these newood options is O-Campus Solutions oPennsylvania. OCS acts as a go-between orthe University and businesses, providing ma-chines and technical support. OCS currentlyserves a number o schools, including RutgersUniversity and Endicott College.

At the beginning o each semester, a studentselects a meal plan, depending on where theylive and their class schedule. With the newFlames Cash program, students will choosea plan based on how much they preer to eaton campus in dining halls or school ownedranchises, and how much they would liketo spend o campus at outside vendors. Forstudents that preer to stick to the traditionaldining hall experience, there is a plan that

does not include any Flames Cash and onlyswipes to be used or meals on campus.

For students the change means more diningoptions all under the umbrella o their educa-tional loans. Flames Cash has been integrated

into existing meal plans, and so will be in-cluded in a students bill or the semester. Tisqualies the points or coverage under ederaland state loans, which tend to have lower in-terest rates than private ones.

For the university, the expansion meanshappy students and less pressure to expand itsacilities. Te schools enrollment was cappedbased on a lack o space, and now has a waitinglist o several hundred qualied applicants.

It really comes down to the act that wecant build ast enough, said Lee Beaumont,director o auxiliary services at LU.

For the city, the expansion means tax mon-ey. Since LU is a non-prot institution, allpurchases made o campus are tax-ree. Bybringing Flames Cash to outside vendors,LU students are contributing tax dollars thatwerent there beore. Not to mention by opt-ing into the Flames Cash program, businessesare essentially putting themselves on the shortlist o places students will turn to rst whendining o campus.

It brings a lot o goodwill to the communi-ty. Teres some people who dont like us, butI guarantee you with a small business owner,

you wont nd one that doesnt like us be-cause o the dollars, said Beaumont.

Jason Geppert, General Manager at the Bu-alo Wild Wings in Lynchburg, was excitedwhen he rst heard about the Flames Cashexpansion, and continued to be excited by theamount o purchases students made with thecards.

We have a lot o Liberty students who areloyal customers and ans, and I immediatelywanted to jump onboard, said Geppert.

Geppert said the restaurant has always seenbig numbers o customers rom the nearbyuniversity, particularly on uesdays and

Tursdays when there are specials. Since im-plementing the program this summer, how-

ever, Wild Wings has seen an increase in largeLU parties using the card.

Where as beore theyd come in in groupso 2 or 3, now we see a lot more 16 to 24 toptables, said Geppert.

Tere are some restrictions in place as tohow students can spend their Flames Cash.Businesses opting into the program must signan agreement with LU stating that they willnot allow students to purchase alcohol, to-bacco, git cards, lottery tickets, birth control,or magazines with their Flames Card. LU usessecret shoppers to test locations along theseguidelines. Businesses in violation o thisagreement are issued a citation rom OCS.

Te problem with these restrictions, said Ge-ppert, is that currently the sotware providedby OCS has no ail-saes to prevent restricted

transactions rom being completed. Tismeans the responsibility alls on the shoulderso the businesses to ensure that their employ-ees pay strict attention to the guidelines.

We would like to see as many ail saes in-stalled as we can without driving away cus-tomers, said Geppert.

Geppert has also experienced some dif-culty integrating the OCS machines with therestaurants current system. He was quick topoint out, however, that technical supportat the company continues to work with himon these issues. Geppert had some advice tobusinesses considering the Flames Cash pro-gram.

Absolutely work with the O Campus Solu-tions advisor as much as possible, and ask tonso questions, said Geppert.

As the program continues to catch on, LUhopes to increase the number o participat-ing businesses beyond its already growingnumbers. Te Flames Cash program is cur-rently concentrated on ood, but in the uturethe school has considered expanding to othermerchants such as hairdressers and other ne-cessities.

Its all interconnected like a big web. Food is

obviously a big part o making people happy,said Beaumont.

Flames Cash blazes a trail between LU students and local businesses

A new innovation to Liberty Universitys meal plan is giving stu-dents more dining options, helping local businesses increase salesand adding to Lynchburgs tax revenue.

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pleased,havekeptquiet.Theyfearprovokinganotherfuror. Ah, yes, the danger of public information:Itmightcrimpthe work ofKathleenSebelius.PhilipKleinofTheAmericanSpectatorcounted700referencesinObamaCaretothesecretaryshall,200tothesecretarymayand139tothesecretarydetermines. Last month, HHS announced that premiumincreasesover10percentnextyearareunrea-sonable.Itearlierhadwarnedinsurersitwouldhavezerotolerancefor unjustified rates in-creases.Why?BecauseSebeliussaysso.TheObama administration has issued more than100waiversfromprovisionsofObamaCare,asweepingroundofexceptions.Why?BecauseSebeliussaysso. Theregulatorystateisnt anythingnew,butthe Obama administration is broadening anddeepeningitasamatterofphilosophyandexi-gency. The administrationhas progressivismstasteforrulebyself-appointedexperts,andnowithaslittlechoicebuttoworkaroundaRepubli-can-heldHouseofRepresentativestopursueitsgoals. TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyplanstomovetolimitgreenhouseemissionsfrompowerplantsandoilrefineriesinresponsetoCongressresistanceto passinga cap-and-tradelaw.AsPresidentBarackObama putit, theres morethanone wayof skinningthe cat. Hemighthaveelaborated:Theresthedemocraticway,andtheadministrativeway.TheEPAsmoveismoreaudacious thananything yet attemptedbySebelius; its asif Congresshad declinedto pass ObamaCare, and Sebeliushad goneaheadandbegunimplementingitanyway.

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1.Namethe female singerwho releasedTheWayWeWere.2. Which one-hit-wonder group recordedNobodyButMein1968?3.WhatwastheoriginalnameofthegroupB.T.Express?Nameits1974hit.

4.WhichgroupwasPeterCeterainbeforegoingoutonhisown?5.NamethesingerwhoreleasedUnder-coverAngel.6.Who was the originaldrummerfor theEagles?Whatyeardidhestart?

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2.TheHumanBeinz.3. Brooklyn Trucking Express. Do It (TilYoureSatisfied)rosetoNo.2ontheBill-boardchartsandNo.1onR&B.4.Chicago.Hisfirstsolo,GloryofLove,wasthethemesongtothefilmKarateKidPart2in1986.5.AlanODay,in1977.Whilehesnotespe-ciallywell-knownforhissinging,heswrittenawealthofmaterialforotherartists,aswellasNationalGeographicandJimHensonsMuppetBabies.

6.DonHenleystartedwhenthebandformedin 1971 and stayed until 1980,whenthebandbrokeup.Hecamebackwhentheyregroupedin1994.


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ItwasAmericanradioandTVwriterandcommentatorAndy Rooney whomade thefollowing sage observation: Computersmakeiteasiertodoalotofthings,butmostofthethingstheymakeiteasiertododontneedtobedone.

Theiconic 1980s video games Pac-ManandMs.Pac-Manhad256levels,thoughitsbeenreportedthatonbothofthem,the256thlevelhasbugsthatmakeitunplayable.

Theearliestknownexamples ofdrinkingstrawswerecreatedoutofgoldandlapisla-zulibytheancientSumerians.Itseemstheywereusedby royaltytodrinkbeer,therebyavoidingtheyeastresidueleftoverfromthefermentationprocess. Ittakes 450 skilled workers tocreate aSteinwaygrand piano-- and the pianoismadeupofabout12,000individualparts.Ifyouarelike83percentofadultAmeri-cans,youreceivedagiftyoudidntwantdur-ingtherecentholidayseason.Ifyoureaheavycoffeedrinker,youmightwanttoconsiderthefollowing:Astudycon-ducted in the United Kingdom found thatthosewhoreportedthehighestconsumptionof caffeine alsowere more likely to reporthallucinationsandotherextrasensoryexperi-ences.TheCampbellsSoupportraitscreatedbyAndyWarholhavebecomeiconsofthePopArtmovement, andtodaytheysell atauc-tionforupwardof$10million.Theywerentalwayssowell-regarded,however;in1962,actorDennisHopper(avisionaryartcollec-tor,itseems)purchasedoneofthefirstex-amplesforamere$75.

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Tebow: False Prophetor Mile-High Messiah? AndsoitwasthatonthefirstSundayafterChrist-mas,astarappearedtothefaithfulinDenver. Hehadbeenheraldedforseeminglyages--blessedwithastrongarm,fleetoffootandpossessingastrongfaithinGod.ThismanisnamedTimTebow,buthehas beencalled TimTremendous,the Mile-High

MessiahandTouchdownJesus--anicknametheseriouslyevangelicalTebowmustsurelyfrownupon. TheBroncoshavealwaysinspiredacertainkindofreligiousfervoramongtheirfollowers.ButithasbeenalongwhilesincetheyhavebeentothePromisedLand,anddespiteafewpromisingstartsfromquar-terbackKyleOrton,theBroncoslosttheirwayin2010.Withtheexceptionofanepicbeatdownoftheirdivi-sion-rivalChiefs,theBroncoshaveseeminglyplayedwithoutsoulorconviction(atleastnotthegoodkind). Anddespiterelativelygoodnumbers,itwasOrtonbanishedto thesidelinesandTebowmovedout ofclipboardpurgatoryonDec.19.Anddespitea39-23roadlosstotheRaidersofOakland,manyfanssawa

revelationonthefield. Inthatcontest,Tebowhitoneightofhis16passes,goodfor138 yards, includinga 33-yardtouchdownpass.Healsobrokeoffa40-yardtouchdownrun--thelongesttouchdownrunforaquarterbackinBroncoshistoryandthelongesttouchdowninNFLhistoryforaquarterbackinhisfirststart.Butwait,TebowbecamejustthethirdquarterbackinNFLhistorytothrowforatouchdownof30ormoreyardsandrunforatouch-downof40ormoreyardsinthesamegame.WhenyouconsiderthatthisisthehousethatJohnElwaybuilt,thenumbersbecomeevenmorestaggering. Thencamehisfirstwin--a commandingperfor-manceinDenverwhereheralliedtheBroncosfrom

a17-0deficitathalftime,finishingwith308passingyards,onetouchdownpassandafourthquarterrush-ingtouchdown,whichcappedthecomeback.Itwasonlytwogames,butfanssawenoughinhisarmandpoisetogetplentyexcitedabout.Hisrecord-settingcollegecareer(includinghismind-bending,HeismanAward-winning sophomore campaign) had alreadygivenhimafaithfulflock--hisjerseyisthebestsellingintheNFLandthemosteverforarookie--andtheybelievethereismoretocome. Tebow,thoughenthusiastic,displayedhisChristianhumility. IntheNFL,everythingyoudoisaninterview,anditisanaudition,hesaidafterthegame.Youalwayshavetoputyourbestfootforward....Iwilltrytodonothingless,personally. TheDenverfaithfulwanttobemadebelievers.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter and publisherof The Kansas City Luminary.

Answers

1.Johnhad288victories;Blyleventallied287.2.JohnDenny(1983)andSteveBedrosian(1987).3.HawaiisColtBrennan(2007)andTexasTechsGra-hamHowell(2008).4.HoustonsCalvinMurphyhit95.8percentofhisfree

throwsin1980-81.5.ScottNiedermayer.6.WilliamDeHartHubbard,inthelongjumpin1924.7.CristieKerr,in2010.

1.Whohadmorecareervictoriesasa major-leaguepitcher:BertBlylevenorTommyJohn?2.Threedifferent Phillies pitcherswon theN.L.CyYoungAwardatleastonceduringthe1980s.OnewasSteveCarlton(1980,82).Nametheothertwo.3.WhenCentralMichigansDanLeFevoursetamajorcollegefootballcareerrecordin2009fortotaltouch-downs(150),whosemarkdidhebreak?4.TorontosJoseCalderonsettheNBArecordforfree-throwpercentagein2008-09at98.1percent.Whohadheldthemark?5.WhoistheonlyplayerinhockeyhistorytowinaStanleyCup,anOlympicgoldmedal,a worldcham-pionship,aWorldCup,aMemorialCupanda worldjuniortitle?6.NamethefirstblackU.S.athletetowinanOlympicgoldmedalinanindividualevent.

7.WhowasthefirstU.S.golfertoclaimtheNo.1spotintheLPGAsworldrankings,whichbeganin2006?

Earnhardt Jr. Still aWinner With Fans Atthemoment,thereisnodirectcorrelationbetweenpopularityandperformanceatNAS-CARslevel. DaleEarnhardtJr.,whowonafanvote tobecometheSprintCupSeries Most PopularDriverfortheeighthyearinarow,finishedamere21stinthepointstandings.Theseasonwasntwithoutitshighpoints:Earnhardthadapole,threetop-fivefinishesandeighttop10s.Hefailed,however,tomaketheChaseforthesecondtimeinasmanyyearsandafourthtimeinthepastsix. Thethird-generationdriver--fatherDalewonseven championships andgrandfather Ralphwasalegendaryshort-trackchampion--haswon justoneCupracein the lastfoursea-sons. Myfanbasehasstayedstrong,saidEarn-hardtJr.Itsbecomeanimportanthonoreachyearforme,andImgladthatfansstillfeeltheir

supportfor me.I appreciate their dedicationandloyalty. Believeitornot,Earnhardtisnttheall-timeleaderinMostPopularDriverawards.BillEl-liott,stillactiveatage55,wontheaward10

years ina row and 16times overall beforewithdrawingfromconsiderationafterclaimingtheawardforthe16thtimein2002.

ThelatestattempttogetEarnhardtbackuptospeedisachangeofcrewchiefs.ThreeofthefourdriversatHendrickMotorsportswillbematchedwithdifferentcrewchiefs.SteveLe-tarte,formerlywithJeffGordon,willnowdirectEarnhardtsefforts. Lance McGrewmovestoMark Martinsteam,andAlan Gustafson willnowworkwithGordon. Forobviousreasons,thepairingoffive-timechampionJimmie Johnsonwith Chad Knauswillremainintact. Earnhardts star has dimmed sincehe fin-

ishedthirdinthe2003standingsandwonaca-

reer-bestsixracesthefollowingyear.Hehasntwonmore than a single race inany seasonsince.Hiscareervictorytotal,18,rankshiminatiefor38thplaceall-time. SincemovingfromwhatwasthenDaleEarn-hardt Inc. to Hendrick Motorsports in 2008,Earnhardthaswononlyonce,atMichiganIn-ternationalSpeedwayon June 15,2008.Hiswinlessstreakisnow93races.

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[We are pleased to welcome columnist

Kelly Harman to Te Lynchburg imes]

By Kelly HarmanTe Lynchburg imes

Im going to cry like a baby, I told thenurse. I just want you to be prepared.Dont worry, youre only going to eel a

slight pinch, she replied.Ten she pulled out a needle about eight

eet long and smiled.I started crying.I wish I could say this was a bad dream.

But this was my day yesterday. Since JulyIve had a small tiny itsy bitsy little placeon the side o my nose that has beenbleeding, scabbing over, and then bleed-

ing again. Since that is obviously NONORMAL, I nally went to visit my doc-tor in September. It may be some ormo skin cancer, he said calmly. Lets try toget you into a dermatologist right away.I think it takes practice to be able to saystu like that calmly. So I practiced say-ing, I may have a orm o skin cancer,several times beore I called my mother.

Let me tell you about dermatologists.First o all, it takes orever to get an ap-pointment with a dermatologist. Tey

are all booked up at least three to ourmonths in advance. My sister the nursesaid its because dermatology is one o theleast protable careers or a doctor. Andyet they still have to go through as many

years o training as any other practice andtake on just as much medical school debt.So not a lot o people pick this line owork, hence the long wait and why Im al-ready questioning the wisdom o anyonewho selects this line o work.

I nally got in to see Dr. Caballero inNovember. My little hot spot on the sideo my nose was still bleeding. Its just alittle thing, I said. Im sure its nothingand Im over reacting. I was eeling veryprotective o my nose.

Did I mention it was a very small spot?But according to Dr. Caballero it did

look suspicious and he wanted to conduct

a BIOPSY, which is a very scary word thatrequires practice when using it in a sen-tence that reers to yoursel.

It will be a small scraping o the side oyour nose, he explained. Well send it tothe lab and know in less than 10 days i itis Basel Cell Carcinoma. And that is howI ound mysel staring at an 8 oot longneedle crying like a baby.

o be honest, while the needle did sting

at the beginning, ater about 45 secondsthe numbing agent went to work and itwas much less painul. And there is a pos-sibility that the needle was only about 2eet long and I was exaggerating just alittle bit. Also, I will admit there was apart o my brain that kept telling me thiswas good practice to prepare me or Re-stylane shots, which my girlriends assureme hurt like hell but are totally worth it.

When everyone was sure my nose wascompletely numb by poking it extensivelywith yet another very sharp needle, thedoctor went to work. For all the dramathe actual biopsy took about 4 seconds.

He just scraped a little divot in the side omy nose. Te nurse, who by this time hadrealized I wasnt joking about the babything, held my hand through the entireprocedure. Ive been told that the resultswill come back in about 10 days and Illknow or sure i the cells are cancerous.And even i the test is positive, this is agood type o cancer, although that is acompletely moronic way o reerring to

any type o cancer.As the nurse was cleaning up my nose

and applying a bandage she assured methat shed seen much worse behavior inthe past. I didnt bother asking i the oth-er badly behaved patients were over theage o six. When I got up to leave she pat-ted my shoulder and said, It was nice tomeet you.

It was nice to meet you too, I quavered.NO!!! Kelly Harman is a serial entrepreneur

and marketing expert. She loves technol-ogy, entrepreneurship, reading, writing, going to spas with her girlfriends, spend-

ing time with her grandchildren and own-ing lots of gadgets. She works at a $250million technology company where she isresponsible for marketing and public rela-tions.

In her late 40s, Kelly is married to thelove of her life, Bob Harman (often re- ferred to as Saint Bob in her writings.)She can be contacted at [email protected].

Cry like a baby: My skin cancer saga part 1


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Salahis civil litigation dance back in court FridayUnpaid $5k fee for Feb. 2010 photographs, at issue in district court

Exclusive:By Dan McDermott and Roger BianchiniTe Lynchburg imes

On Friday, Jan 7, one hal o Warren Coun-tys most amous alleged White House gate-crasher and Reality V couple is due back in aWarren County Courtroom on an appeal o a$5,000 civil claim he won against an executiveat a national celebrity gossip website.

On September 3rd in Warren County Gen-eral District Court areq Salahi received a de-ault judgment o $5,000 against Dylan How-ard. Salahi claims Howard never paid him anagreed upon $5,000 ee or photographs takeno Salahi and his wie Michaele the weekendo February 20th at the Salahis private resi-

dence in Warren County.Howard is Senior Executive Editor or Rad-arOnline.com. Radar Online was bought byAmerican Media several years ago. AmericanMedia owns national tabloids Te Star, TeGlobe and National Enquirer. According to

Wikipedia Howard has appeared on a widerange o television and radio programs asa news expert. Included on that list are En-tertainment onight, Te Insider, CNN, FoxNews, HLN, CBS News, ABCs Nightline,Good Morning America, MSNBC, Inside Edi-tion, the BBC, Britains Sky News and HLNsprime-time program Issues With Jane Valez

MitchellHoward, whose address in court docu-ments is listed as 55 Wall Street in New YorkCity, is seeking to have the judgment againsthim voided and money taken as a result o asubsequent garnishment issued Sept. 27th re-turned. Court records indicate Howard claimsareq Salahi knew his apartment number butwithheld it rom the afdavit so that he couldnot be successully served. Te result was thatHoward says he was unaware o the claim orcourt date and did not appear or have repre-sentation in Warren County General District

Court in September to tell his side o thestory. Te deendants New York City addressis described in his appeal o the judgment asa huge apartment complex with hundreds ounits.

A $5,000 invoice rom areq Salahi or Ce-

lebrity Photography or 3 hours in the casele contains the notation Originally sent:April 30, 2010 and Resent: May 20, June 21& June 29, 2010. Tat invoice is addressed to:Dylan Howard, 55 Wall Street, Apt. 824, NewYork, NY 10005-2826.

At stake in the Jan. 7 hearing scheduled be-ore Judge W. Dale Hou is a total o $5,451in allegedly unpaid ees, interest and courtcosts. areq Salahi is represented in the mat-ter by Manassas-based, local attorney DavidSilek.

Te case le includes an alleged e-mail ex-change between Salahi and Howard datedFeb. 16-18-19 indicating the Salahis agree-ment to do the photo shoot the coming week-end.

Michaele and areq, How is everythinglooking or the photo shoot I want to do? Myoer o $5,000.00 is rm and hope we can domore ater this. How is your schedule the nexttwo weeks? Howard e-mailed the Salahis onFeb. 16 according to court records.

Dylan, my wie & I have agreed. Pleaseconrm. We are ree this weekend, areqSalahi replied on Feb. 18.

On Friday, Feb. 19, again according to courtrecords, Howard e-mailed the couple to con-

rm, stating he would take photos o thecouple together and separately, adding, I willpay you $5,000 or the photos. In addition, iyou allow me to take video o you two, RadarOnline may also be interested in purchasingthat or an additional $5,000 or $10,000

Howard allegedly concludes this nal pre-shoot e-mail by alerting areq that he willalso need to ask some questions o you aboutplaying polo with Prince Charles & PrinceHarry. You had some interesting anecdotes,rom memory, about Harry. Te reerencesare to Charles, Queen Elizabeths son and heir

to the British throne and his and the late Prin-cess Dianas youngest son Harry.

Reached late Wed., a spokesperson or WideEye Communications provided Te Lynch-burg imes with the ollowing statement:

In a publicity stunt aimed solely at garner-ing media attention, the Salahis, whose noto-rious history speaks or itsel, recently namedWIDE EYE and its principal Dylan Howard asdeendants in a rivolous lawsuit.

Tere is absolutely no merit to the Salahisclaims.

We look orward to vigorously deendingourselves in a court o law and speaking withthe Commonwealth o Virginia and law en-orcement to expose yet another raudulentact perpetrated by these individuals, in thisinstance, the creation o ctitious e-mails.

Responding just prior to press run, Salahiattorney David Silek said the ollowing:

Te Salahis are once again the subject oa baseless attack. First, Wide Eyes assertionthat it is a deendant in this matter is simplyalse. So inquiry must begin with that alse as-sertion. Second, i service did not get to Mr.Howard, ne. So be it. His attorney ailed toenter a special appearance and rather enteredwhat is known as a general appearance in thismatter and has given our Court jurisdictionover Mr. Howard. Now that Mr. Salahi has

counsel in this matter, any procedural dif-culties will be corrected. We look orward tosetting this case down or hearing and a trialon the merits. We are certainly glad that Mr.Howard elected to make a general appearanceand give our court in personum jurisdictionover him, which was lacking as he was servedby the secretary o the Commonwealth.

Tird, Mr. Howard came to VA to take pic-tures o the Salahis and then I assume soldthe pictures to someone. It is a shame that henow reuses to honor his obligations.

[email protected]@warrencountyreport.com

Tareq and Michaele Salahi leave the Warren County, Va. Court-house Dec. 4, 2009. Giving chase were the Washington Posts

James Hohmann, now national political reporter for Politico andformer Fox 5 DC reporter Claudia Coffey, now anchoring at WHAS11 in Louisville. Mr. Salahi returns Friday in a $5,000 case againsta celebrity gossip website editor. (Roger Bianchini/Landov)

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(AMD)anddiet,andconsideredhowOmega-3infishandshellfishmightplayapart. Omega-3,acertainkindoffattyacid,wasntassociatedwithhealthbackwhentheoriginalstudywasdone.Now,knowingthatOmega-3ishelpfulinanumberofwaysinthebody,theyturnedtheirsightstohowthatoilworksintheretinaoftheeye. Morethan2,000seniorsbetweentheagesof65and84participatedinasurveyaboutwhat

theyateforoneyear.Thenewanalysisofthatdata asked whether those whoroutinely atefishandshellfishwereofferedanyprotectionfromtheonsetofAMD.Answer:Yes,theywere.ThosewhohadadvancedcasesofAMDweremuchlesslikelytoeatseafoodwithOmega-3. Atthesametime,researchersaskedwhether

participantswereprotectedfromAMDby thezincincrabsandoysters.Theanswer:No,theywerent. However,weshouldntjumpthegun.There-searcherswerequotedassayingthatthisisapotentialwaytoavoidAMD.Afterall,itwasasmallstudy,andtheparticipantsself-reportedwhattheyate.Theyrecallingthisagoodfirststepandsayingthatarandomizedstudyshouldbedone. Ifyoureconcernedaboutyoureyes,askyoudoctorif youcouldbenefitfromeatingfishor

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ANSWER:GERD--gastroesophagealrefluxdisor-der--isheartburn.Itstheupwardspurtingofstom-achacidanddigestivejuicesintotheesophagus,theswallowingtube,aplacethatisnotabletocopewiththesecorrosivejuicesthewaythestomachis. EliminateorgoeasyonfoodsthatmakeGERDworse: citrus fruits; tomatoes; onions; carbonateddrinks;spicy,fattyorfriedfoods;chocolate;pepper-mint;andcaffeine.Ifyoureoverweight,weightlosslessensGERDsymptoms.Dontliedownaftereat-ing.Dontsmoke.Sleepwithyourhead,chestandstomachona slopebyputting6-inchblocksunderthebedpostsattheheadofyourbed.Thatpositionkeepsstomachacidinthestomach.Dontwearany-

thingthatconstrictsyourstomach,liketightpantsortightbelts. Medicinescalled protonpump inhibitors nearlycompletely turnoff acidproduction. Nexium, Pre-vacid,Prilosec,Protonix,AciphexandDexilantare

theirnames. If you still have heartburn while onthesemedicines,itsOKtouseanantacidalongwiththem. Ifmedicinesfail,othercausesofheartburnneed

consideration,things likebilerefluxor eosinophilicesophagitis. If these conditions arent found, thensurgicaltreatmentofGERDisanoptionthatsopentoyou. Palpitations mean a thumping or racing heart.Theycanbefeltasathudinthechest.Thecauseisanextrabeat--ormorecorrectly,aprematurebeat--onethatcomesbeforeitshould.Thebeatafterapre-maturebeatisdelayed.Duringthedelay,theheartfillswithmorebloodthanusual,andthatcausesathumpinthechestwhentheheartempties.Prema-turebeatsarealmostalwaysinnocentandneednotreatment.Youcanbelieveyourdoctorsandnurses.

The booklet on GERD explains this commonmalady andits treatment.Toorder a copy, write:Dr.Donohue--No.501W,Box536475,Orlando,FL32853-6475.Enclosea checkor money order(nocash)for$4.75U.S./$6Canadawiththerecipientsprintednameandaddress.Pleaseallowfourweeksfordelivery.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Can you give me insightinto the Hamman-Rich syndrome? My fatherpassed away from it. -- L.R.

ANSWER:Icantellyouonlyalittle,becauseonlyalittleisknownaboutit.Itsalunginjurythatcomesonsuddenly,withdamageto thelungairsacs(thealveoli)andthespacesbetweentheairsacs,thein-terstitium.Thecauseisunknown.Becauseofsuchdestruction,oxygencannot getintothe blood.Pa-tientsareseverelyshortofbreath,haveafeverandtheycough.Theonlymedicinesareonestokeepthepersongoingasbestaspossible.Thereisnocuremedicine.Evenwitha ventilator,deathhappenstomorethan60percentofthesepatients. Itsanillnessthatremindsdoctorsthattheydonthaveananswerforeverymalady.Youandyourfam-ilyhavemycondolences.

Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answerindividual letters, but he will incorporate them in his

column whenever possible. Readers may write him

or request an order form of available health newslet-

ters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

Differences in Care WhatsamazedmefromDayOnearethebigdifferencesinlevelsofcarefromonepartofthecountrytoanother.Ivegotveteranswrit-ing(ortellingmeinperson)thattheirmedicalcareisoutstanding,thatappointmentsmadeinadvancearekept,thattheygetaheads-up call to make sure theyve rememberedtheappointment,andthattheyreextremelysatisfiedwiththecaretheyregettingfromtheDepartmentofVeteransAffairsonalllevels. Ontheflipsideofthecoinareveteranswho

writemedescribinganightmarelistofprob-lemsingettingthecaretheyneed. Thelistofpossiblereasonsforthevariationsislong.Hereareafewthatcometomind: --Problemsat thetop: When departments

arerunbypeoplewhoareslipshod,whotrytohidemistakes,andwhoareinsomewaytakingadvantageofthesystem,thepeopledowntheranksseeitandactaccordingly. --Other departments: If there is spilloverfromonedepartmenttothenextintermsofdutiesor chain of command, there canbeproblems if thefirstdepartment isnt doingwhatitssupposedto--likedominosfalling. --Regionaldifferencesinstaff:Ihatetosayit,butIthinkthisoneisabiggie.Therereallydoesseemtobe adifferenceinhowveter-ansaretreatedacrossthecountry,notonlyintermsofaccuracyanddiligenceinhandlingtheir medical affairs, but in plain everydaypoliteness.Itsasthoughsomeareasofthecountryforgetthatitstheveteranstheyretoserve,nottheotherwayaround. Its too bad that VA employees cant beshuffledaroundbythehundredstoseehowotherfacilities operate. Afterall, excellencebreedsexcellence,right?

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Fea-tures Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475,

Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to

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