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10Number of resi-dents in the NewEngland area thatwon the “SuperBowl for SuperPeople” prizepack, awarded bythe Patriots. Theprize winners, se-lected from morethan 4,000 locals,consist of fire-fighters, soldiers,nurses and police.According toBoston.com, eachwinner gets anall-expense paidtrip to the SuperBowl with aguest. METRO

1Remembering a former mayorBoston residents will have achance to pay respects to oneof the city’s most renownedmayors this week.

Former Mayor KevinWhite, 82, passed away lateFriday, and was rememberedby Mayor Thomas Menino as“a great friend and a greatleader who left a lasting mark

of hope and inspiration on thecity of Boston.”

White was first electedmayor in 1968 and served inthat role for 16 years. Bostonhas had only five mayors since1950.

There will be a public waketomorrow, from 2 to 8 p.m. atthe Parkman House on Beacon

Street, followed by a funeralMass for the four-term mayor,which is also open to the pub-lic, at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

The Mass will be held atSaint Cecilia Roman CatholicChurch in Back Bay.

White’s burial will be pri-vate, according to reports.

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Earthquakein Haiti to berememberedState officials will gatheron Beacon Hill today to re-flect on the devastatingearthquake in Haiti thatclaimed the lives of hun-dreds of thousands of peo-ple two years ago. Accord-ing to Boston.com, Gov.Deval Patrick and stateRep. Linda Dorcena Forry,D-Boston, will meet withmembers of the state’sHaitian-American commu-nity at the Statehouse topresent a special proclama-tion to the Haitian consu-late. Patrick will reported-ly declare Jan. 12 throughFeb. 11 as “Haitian Earth-quake RemembranceMonth.” METRO/BOSTON.COM

Two menstabbed nearnightclubTwo 25-year-old men werestabbed outside a club indowntown Boston duringthe weekend and sent toarea hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

According to Bostonpolice spokesman OfficerJames Kenneally, policearrived at The Place, 2Broad St., for a “largefight” around 12:40 a.m.

Upon arrival, officersdiscovered the two males,who suffered from stabwounds, according to re-ports. No arrests havebeen made. METRO

Haiti is still recovering.

Patriots fans seem to begetting that Indiana jones

New England Patriots fans arehoping Super Bowl XLVI is aday of revenge and reward.

Four years after a champi-onship loss against the NewYork Giants, thousands of Patri-ots supporters swarmedGillette Stadium to see theteam off to Indianapolis,seething for redemption.

“I hope they shut down [Gi-ants quarterback Eli] Manningand put some points on theboard early on,” said Brian Wel-ter of Walpole.

Welter, decked out in Patri-ots apparel, said he was confi-dent New England would beatNew York next weekend.

Superfan Chris Tavico, ofMalden, called the Patriots’ po-tential Super Bowl win a“fourth-in-a-lifetime opportuni-ty” and said he wouldn’t havemissed Sunday’s send-off foranything in the world.

“[The Super Bowl] will be atight game, but I have faith thatthe Patriots will come out on

top,” said Tavico. “We are a cityof champions and you can’ttake that away from us.”

Revelers were impressedwith the massive turnout asfans furiously funneled intoFoxboro to secure seats in thestands.

Quarterback Tom Brady andseveral other players spokebriefly to the swelling crowd,mostly thanking them for theirsupport, before filing onto abus to head to the airport.

“We have the greatest fansin America,” Brady said, draw-ing a roar of applause from thecrowd. “We’re going down therefor one reason. We’re going togive it our best, and hopefullywe have a lot more people atour party next weekend.”

Matt Connery of Mansfieldcouldn’t believe how manyfans were on scene yesterday towish their team well.

“It’s just a great show of sup-port,” said Connery. “It’s goingto be a great game.”

Thousands of ‘the greatest fans in America’ head to Foxboro to send offtheir home team to the Super Bowl Brady says he hopes even morepeople will be celebrating next weekend What the fans have to say

An estimated 15,000 fans filled Gillette Stadium yesterday for the New England Patriots send-off to the Super Bowl.

Flowers lay beside the statue of former Boston Mayor Kevin White, who passed away Friday.



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No. 85 tweeted, looking fora free ride to dinner in theFoxborough area.Brett Wood of Norwood answered the tweet in timeand scooped up Ochocincoto grab a meal.Wood said his dinner con-versation with Ochocincoconsisted of “video games,my amazing wife, and Crocs.”

Drive-bysupportFans parked their cars onoverpasses all along Inter-state 93, leading to LoganAirport, holding signs sothat the Patriots’ playerswould see them as theypassed by.

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We wrote about it this week-end, but the Newtering ofSpeaker Gingrich shows nosigns of slowing as establish-ment Republicans — that is,the very group in which Mr.Gingrich can rightly claim tosquarely belong — rush toprevent his most recent surge.There is now, however, onesignificant update: His cavalryhave arrived.

Sarah Palin — rememberher? — was back Friday with ascathing take-down of thelamestream media, “Cannibals

in GOP Establishment EmployTactics of the Left,” in whichthe down-home diva lamentedRepublicans’ co-option of suchallegedly liberal strategies as“singl[ing] someone out anddestroy[ing] his or her record”and “using the media,” neitherof which anyone on the righthas ever purposefully em-ployed, we’re sure.

Disregarding the oozinghypocrisy of someone em-ployed by Fox News question-ing use of the media; ignoringthe fact that Palin here framesthe idea of judging candidatesbased on their governingrecords as some sort of liberalcrime; and seeing as there isvery little chance that she ac-tually authored this extremistscreed herself — wait, actual-ly, we really aren’t able to do

any of those things.Gingrich also received

some support from anotherright-wing icon, pizzamanHerman Cain, who over theweekend threw his weight be-hind the maligned candidate.This marks what could be in-terpreted as Cain’s third en-dorsement of the season: The“unconventional” first was de-clared for “the people” in anembarrassing media stunt; thesecond for himself, despitehaving dropped out, owing tohis participation in a bit ofelectoral parody at StephenColbert’s “Rock Me Like a Her-man Cain South Cain-olinaPrimary Rally”; and now this.

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CNN released a story yesterdaycalled “Being ex-president canbe lucrative gig,” explainingthe executive office’s financialdynamics. We cull the meat:

$400KAnnual salary, U.S. president

$200KAnnual lifetime pay for retiredpresidents, including healthcare, travel and office space

$15MAdvance fee given to formerPresident Bill Clinton for hisbook, “My Life”

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ings of Bill Clinton: “I’ve neverhad any money until I got outof the White House,” Clintontold Wolf Blitzer. “But I’ve donereasonably well since then.”

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JLo and MarcAnthony toreconcile?After the space we devoted totheir breakup, they’d better

not. In an interview withPeople.com about their newSpanish-language talentsearch show, “Q’Viva: TheChosen,” Anthony sharessome pretty benign “we’ll al-ways love and respect eachother” PR speak: “We’re just

meant to be in each other’slives on different levels. Thisis a long story, it’s not a shortstory. Marriage was just onechapter.”

But sources tell TMZ that areconciliation is possible, andthat the couple has been

strengthened by splitting up.Just as we suspected: These

two are fueled by publicityand gossip columnist tears.JLo, you announce a vow re-newal past deadline, and sohelp us we will cut off yoursupply.

After almost seven years to-gether, it looks like Brad Pittand Angelina Jolie might makeit official. The royal couple isabandoning their original planto wait until gay marriage is le-gal in exchange for some peaceand quiet around the house.“We’re getting a lot of pressurefrom the kids,” Pitt admits inan interview with “CBS SundayMorning” that aired yesterday.“It means something to them.”

It seems their six-pack —count ’em: Maddox, Pax,Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and

Vivienne — have been tellinghim to “get Mommy a ring”and he’s promised, “OK, I will! Iwill!”

So, just to sum it up: Whenpressured by six young chil-dren to buy a diamond for awoman who has let him stickaround since 2005 without one,Brad Pitt runs his strong,rugged hands through hisshiny blonde hair and says,“Sure kids, why not.”

Angelina, we don’t knowwhat you did to this man, butwe’re impressed.

Ashton concernedfor MooreAshton Kutcher returned toLos Angeles this weekend af-ter work engagements — in-cluding modeling for clothingbrand Colcci — kept him inBrazil during estranged wifeDemi Moore’s drug-relatedhospitalization. “Ashton isdeeply concerned for Demi,” asource says, according toHollyscoop. “He still caresabout her and wants the bestfor her. But their marriage isending and they are both mov-ing on with their lives.”

Weekend date forTaylor Lautner

“Twilight” star Taylor Lautnertreated ex-girlfriend SaraHicks, whom he’d dated inhigh school, to a performanceof Cirque du Soleil’s new showin Santa Monica, Calif., overthe weekend, according to UsWeekly. As for Hicks, who isnow a cheerleader for the L.A.Clippers, she and Lautner“have been hanging out a lotin L.A., seeing a few shows andgoing to dinner,” according to

a source.

Russell Brand talksKaty PerryRussell Brand hasn’t beenwasting any time. Less than amonth after filing fromdivorce from Katy Perry, he isreportedly already seeing mul-tiple women — and bad-mouthing his soon-to-beex-wife to them, according to

Us Weekly. “He’s spoken terri-bly about Katy to them,” onesource says, adding that Brandis particularly interested inone of the new women. “Hetold her he wanted her tomove in with him.”

Seal and Klum arenot done yetWhile Seal and Heidi Klum areseparated — and divorcerumors are swirling — theBritish singer is looking toforestall such talk. “We’re notgetting divorced,” he tellsAccess Hollywood’s Billy Bush.“We’re not even legally sepa-rated. We are separated. Thereality of the situation is wehave grown apart.” That beingsaid, Seal’s positive spin canonly go so far. “Is there achance of us getting back to-gether?” he says. “Honestly,Billy, I don’t know.”

Checking in withsome of Hollywood’sbiggest names to seewhat they’ve been upto — in their ownwords, in 140 characters or fewer.

Today, Mindy Kalinghas pretty strong opin-ions, Judd Apatowmade a faux pas, MCHammer is experienc-ing technical difficultiesand Joan Rivers can’tpass up an opportunityfor a joke.

@mindykaling: ALeague of Their Own isthe best movie evermade.

@JuddApatow: I gavemy valet parking ticketto a man who was notthe valet yesterday. Iteffected my sleep.

@MCHammer: MyApologies to all myfriends getting textfrom “that App” .. Tookover my phone bookand spammed theworld !!!!

@Joan_Rivers: DemiMoore’s health seemsto be improving! Anhour after being rushedto the hospital she wasalready cruising the pe-diatric ward for dates.

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Brad Pitt is either under a spell or too tired to tell hiskids to mind their own business.

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Whip-itsredactedReferences to whip-itswere redacted from DemiMoore’s 911 tape after theL.A. city attorney recom-mended the move to pro-tect her privacy, reportsTMZ. The tape wasreleased to the public onFriday. Her friends hadtold paramedics that shehad inhaled nitrous oxideand was “semiconscious,barely.”

We’ve got to wonder: Isthis a policy for all drugs,or just the small handfulthat are more embarrass-ing than cough syrup?

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Can A$AP Rocky, a youngHarlem rapper with a love forhigh-end streetwear andSouthern-style beats, bring thespotlight back to hip-hop’sbirthplace? Drake and SnoopDogg are among the genre’sstars who seem to think so.

Drake had Rocky open onhis recent Club Paradise tour.With his mix tape, “Live-LoveA$AP,” he’s been keepingthe Internet buzzing with astream of music and self-direct-ed videos. And that buzz is sobig that it resulted in a $3 mil-lion label deal with RCA forhimself and his crew, A$APMob. Now with Rocky’s single

“Peso” jumping on mainstreamradio, the rapper — or “thatpretty motherf—,” as he’scalled himself — is hitting theroad for his first headliningtour.

Rocky’s given name isRakim Mayers, named afterone-half of the legendary hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. Sohow does a kid from Harlemnamed after a hip-hop legenddevelop such a love for thatHouston sound?

“When I first heard it,” hesays, “it just appealed to me somuch that it became a habit.”

Rocky says he’s enjoyed notonly getting respect from his

elders, but also advice.“Some young rappers are

too stubborn and disrespectfulto take heed,” he says. “Youngrappers get caught up in thehype. Me? I’m always in stu-dent mode.”

But this intergenerationalexchange works both ways.

“Technically we are smarterthan the generation before us,”he says. “We have technologyand all that revolutionary s—.The older generation is morewise. And there is a differencebetween wit and wisdom.”

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Forget what you thinkyou know about medita-tion: You don’t need tosit cross-legged, you

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“Most people think of medi-tation as having to sit for halfan hour, or going away on aweekend retreat,” he says. “It’sreally just a focus of the mind.You can meditate walking. Youcan meditate standing.Scientists have found that withas little as 15 minutes a day,your brain actually startsremapping itself. To meditatefor a couple of minutes givesyou stability.”

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Chen’s new book, “Educa-tion Nation: Six Leading Edgesof Innovation in Our Schools,"highlights the technologies andtheories Chen views as trans-formative possibilities for a bet-ter, more equitable educationsystem in the U.S.

“In every urban district inevery state there are these se-vere inequalities. That is his-toric. It’s based on the way inwhich schools are funded, andthe ability of suburban schoolsto build a much greater eco-nomic base,” says Chen. “But Ithink part of the hope for thisnew age of learning is that tech-nologies can help reduce thoseinequalities.”

Before taking the lead atGLEF, Chen was a pioneer ineducational television, workingas a research specialist for“Sesame Street.” He comparesmuch of the current backlashagainst new classroom tech-

nologies to the debate over edu-cational television he wit-nessed in the ’70s and ’80s.“The idea that you could usetelevision to teach was reallyforeign to many educators.They often said, ‘How couldyou possibly use the medium toimpart information to people?’because there were no exam-ples of it working. But ‘SesameStreet’ changed our view ofhow early kids can learn. Sud-denly, kids were coming toschool already knowing theirletters and numbers.”

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The push for more technology in schools is not new — nor is opposition to it Author Milton Chen onhow to level the country’s educational playing field

“For the first time wehave an opportunityfor a much morepersonalized style of learning.Knowledge is nolonger deliveredfrom on-high, withtextbooks saying,‘Here is the contentin this subject, andyou can go nofurther.’” MILTON CHEN BRUCE WALSH

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Romney mistakenon our blind trustWould Romney have a blindtrust run the White House,too? That is the lamestexcuse I have ever heard.This guy wants you to electhim the leader of the freeworld, and he had the nerveto stand there with hishands in the air claiming ig-norance, saying he has noidea what his investmentsare. Some leader. He can’teven run himself. I thinkhe’s mistaken if he expectsAmericans to simply givehim their “blind trust.”MICHAEL CHIMENTI, VIA E-MAIL

Liberal baggagecarries more weightNotice how the press lovesto use the term “baggage”when assessing the viabilityof conservative candidates? Isuggest we citizens apply thesame terminology to the pro-gressive, socialist, liberalrepresentatives in Congressand the Senate. Theirbaggage is corruption on amassive scale combined withthievery, insider trading anda “greed is good” attitude.They rail against big corpora-tions and small businessowners while they steal our

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Next week at this time the Pa-triots will either be Super BowlXLVI champions or losers oftheir second Super Bowl in arow.

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But right now, it’s a week’sworth of preparation for thePats — physical and mental —as they touched down in Indi-anapolis yesterday.

No, Indianapolis isn’t “theplace to be” on a Friday night.It’s not New Orleans duringMardi Gras, or Miami during,well, anytime. But an extraweek leading up to the SuperBowl is not only an extra weekof preparation, it’s also an extra

week of potential distractions.Although the majority of

players on this season’s teamhave never been to a SuperBowl, they don’t seem too wor-ried about it.

“I say you just have to stayfocused,” Aaron Hernandezsaid. “When you’ve been play-ing this game as long as someof the other players and as longas I’ve been playing it’s kind ofeasy to put everything elseaside and focus on your nextobstacle. It’s not that hard tostay focused for a Super Bowlbecause if you ain’t ready for agame like this then you proba-bly shouldn’t be playing ball.”

Deion Branch, a two-timeSuper Bowl champ and one-time MVP (SB XXIX) has proven

to be very focused for the SuperBowl. He took advice fromteammates who played in thebig game during the 2001 sea-son, and now passes on someknowledge of his own.

“Just to take it all and justtry not to do anything special[or] spectacular,” he said. “Justdo what we’ve been doing all

year and embrace the moment... Go out and just do your joband we’ll be OK.”

Doing one’s job has beenthe unofficial theme of the sea-son for the Patriots, and it’s got-ten them this far. But the goalisn’t to get to the Super Bowl –it’s to win it. The Pats havecome up short as of late, butthey’ll be ready Sunday.

“It is going to be a big chal-lenge,” Logan Mankins said.“We’re going to have to playour best game of the year, prob-ably the best game of some ofour careers. That’s when youwant to play your best game, isin the Super Bowl.”

Final countdownWith just one week remaining before the big game, Patriots arrive in

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“You know thisopportunity maynot happen again,and that’s for all ofus. Just embracethis and bethankful.”PATRIOTS WR DEION BRANCH

Ochocincomakes itDre DayChad Ochocinco hasn’tcontributed much to theAFC champion Patriotson the field but it sureseems like he isn’t afraidto buy his teammates’love off it.

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They have been moved to theback of the Boston sportspantry by talk of Bowls andCups. But it’s never too early todish on the 2012 Red Sox. Withspring training less than amonth away, and the roster fi-nally coming into focus, theconcerns heading into the sea-son are becoming clearer. Andcoming off the epic collapse of2011, there is no shortage ofriddles for Bobby Valentine tosolve.

CARL CRAWFORDIt took him longer than antici-pated, but Valentine was finallyable to get his left fielder on thetelephone to talk about thepast and the future. As an ESPNanalyst in 2011, Valentine hadbeen critical of the strugglingCrawford’s batting stance. Andafter an excruciatingly longgame of phone tag, Valentine

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proved to be its Achilles’ heel.Clay Buchholz got hurt, JohnLackey got rocked and JonLester and Josh Beckett got thebeer and fried chicken. Thatgot the Red Sox a Septembermeltdown and a third-placefinish.

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Receive up to $900 upon completion of the study.

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Customer Service AssociatesWorking with our Traveler Support Team in our dynamic inbound call center, you will build relationships with our travelers, converse about far away destinations, and send our travelers on the journey of a lifetime. You will assist our clients by answering their questions regarding their trips and resolving their issues via phone and email.

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