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UP IN FLAMES: Firefighters battle a fire at a mansion in Indian Hill, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, on Friday.

Officials are trying to determine what caused the massive fire that took seven hours to extinguish

and completely destroyed the 22-room mansion. There were no injuries reported.

JOSEPH FUQUA II (AP)

HIGH TIMES

Potheads Free to Concentrate Once Again on Just Snacking The “MILE 420” sign near Stratton, Colo., on Interstate

70, was stolen for the last time sometime in the last year,

said Colorado Department of Transportation officials.

At least they hope so. The department replaced “420,”

which has long been associated with marijuana, with

“419.99” on the sign to deter thieves from taking it again.

Colorado recently legalized recreational marijuana. (AP)

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“I didn’t know if I was crazy, or if this little dog had taken a joyride.”— TA BI T H A O R M A EC H E A REACTS AFTER A CAR BUMPED INTO

HERS LAST WEEK IN SPOKANE, WASH. A CHIHUAHUA WAS BEHIND

THE WHEEL. THE DOG’S OWNER, WHO WAS NOT IN THE CAR,

THEORIZED THAT THE DOG KNOCKED THE CAR OUT OF GEAR.

CRAFT COCKTAILS

Served Best Chilled With A Twist of Alcohol WipeAuthorities say a man stole 12 bottles of hand sanitizer be-

tween October and December from a hospital in Altoona,

Pa., so he could mix it with orange juice and drink it for the

alcohol it contained. Lee Ammerman, 51, who confessed

to police, has been mailed a summons requiring him to sur-

render Feb. 5 on charges of theft and receiving stolen prop-

erty. The hospital is seeking about $80 in restitution. (AP)

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Detroit Gears Up Organizers of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit expect more than 50 new model introductions when the show starts today.

Obama Tackles NSAPresident Barack Obama will announce results of his review of the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs Friday. Obama intends to lay out the changes he will make to the NSA’s practices.

High Court Is BackThe Supreme Court returns from its break this week to review restrictions on abortion protesters and referee a conflict between the president and Congress about the recess appointments of high-level government officials.

Jobs Weighed Against Risks in W.Va.

For Bonnie Wireman, the plastic

bag covering her kitchen faucet is

a reminder that she can’t drink the

water after a coal processing chemi-

cal leaked into the area’s water supply.

The widow of a coal miner, Wire-

man, 81, is frustrated about the chem-

ical spill that’s deprived 300,000 West

Virginians of clean tap water for four

days: “I’m really angry.”

But as quickly as she said it, she

wanted to make one thing clear: She

didn’t blame the coal or chemical

industries for the spill. “I hope this

doesn’t hurt coal,” Wireman said. “Too

many West Virginians depend on coal

and chemicals. We need those jobs.”

With water tainted by chemical leak, locals wonder: Is it worth it?

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And that’s the dilemma for many

West Virginians: The industries pro-

vide thousands of good-paying jobs

but also pose risks for the communi-

ties surrounding them, such as the

chemical spill or coal-mine disasters.

The current emergency began Thurs-

day after a foaming agent used in coal

processing escaped from a plant in

Charleston and seeped into the Elk

River. Since then, residents have been

ordered to not use tap water for any-

thing but fl ushing toilets.

“You won’t fi nd many people in

these parts who are against these

industries,” said Wireman’s son,

Danny Scott, 59. “But we have to

do a better job of regulating them.”

In communities across the region,

with names like Nitro and Dry

Branch, some are starting to won-

der if it’s worth it. Steve Brown, 56,

lives outside of Nitro in the shadow of

chemical plants. Over the years, he’s

worked in some of those places, and

knows about the risks and rewards.

“You made enough to support your

family,” Brown said. “But you also see

what it’s done to the environment.

People stay away from fi shing in riv-

ers and streams near chemical plants.

… You know better. You just know.”

MITCH WEISS AND BRENDAN FARRINGTON (AP)

Spanish Health Site Has Its Own Issues

Mirroring problems with the federal

health-care website, people around

the nation attempting to navigate

the Spanish version have discovered

their own set of diffi culties.

The site, CuidadoDeSalud.gov,

launched more than two months late.

A Web page with Spanish instruc-

tions linked users to an English form.

And the translations were so

clunky and full of grammatical mis-

takes that critics say they must have

been computer-generated — the name

of the site itself can literally be read

“for the caution of health.”

The issues with the site underscore

the halting efforts across the nation

to get Spanish speakers enrolled

ones who need to sign up for health

insurance,” said Veronica Plaza, a

professor who teaches medical Span-

ish at the University of New Mexico.

“They are the ones who could use

the support.”

Federal officials say they have

been working to make the site better

and plan further improvements soon.

In New Mexico, the state with the

nation’s highest percentage of Lati-

no residents and where more than

20 percent of the state’s population

goes without health insurance, fewer

than 1,000 people total signed up for

coverage in October and November.

Many blame at least some of the

enrollment problems on the trou-

ble-plagued site. K ELLI K ENNEDY A ND

RUSSELL CONTRERAS (AP)

Albuquerque, N.M.

under the federal health-care law.

Critics say that as a result of various

problems, including those related to

the website, many people whom the

law was designed to help have been

left out of the fi rst wave of coverage.

“Spanish speakers are typically the

He Can’t Take It With Him: From a gold and diamond ring and 40-inch flat-

screen TV to an assortment of cat figurines and a rat-shaped cup used to hold pens, a

variety of personal items were confiscated by authorities from Boston gangster James

“Whitey” Bulger’s apartment. Now officials are trying to decide what should be auctioned off

to compensate relatives of his murder victims. The hard part? Avoiding glamorizing Bulger

and staying within the boundaries of good taste. Bulger, 84, is serving two life terms. (AP)

POLITICAL FALLOUT

Everyone’s Talking About ChristiePoliticians took to the Sunday talk shows to opine about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the traffic scandal:

Republican National Committee Chair-man Reince Priebus told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Christie, above, could move past the scandal and still win support in the 2016 presidential primary race.

John Wisniewski, a New Jersey Demo-crat leading an investigation into the scandal, told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that Christie didn’t have to know about the lane closures for them to be a crime.

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani said on ABC’s “This Week” that he found Chris-tie’s explanation “pretty darn credible.”

Mark Sokolich, the mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., whose town was affected, said he wanted to believe Christie’s assertion but was having a tough time buying it. (AP)

The website is “not all written in Spanish. It’s written in Spanglish, so we end up having to translate it for them.”— A D R I A N M A D R IZ , A HEALTH-CARE

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urday in one of Russia’s North Caucasus

provinces as the country’s security agen-

cies were scrambling to uproot any poten-

tial threat to the Sochi Games. The arrests

in the city of Nalchik follow back-to-back

suicide bombings in the city of Volgograd

in southern Russia, which killed 34 and

wounded 100 others, on Dec. 29-30. (AP)

L I T T L E R O CK , A R K .

Arkansas Lt. Governor Announces ResignationArkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr said Friday

he would leave office Feb. 1, giving in

to pressure from Democrats and

fellow Republicans who said his im-

peachment was inevitable over ethics

violations tied to his campaign and of-

fice spending. (AP)

PA RI S

Controversial French Comedian Abandons ActA French comic who has been convict-

ed of inciting racial hatred or anti-Sem-

itism agreed Saturday to abandon a

show banned in multiple cities. Dieudon-

ne M’Bala M’Bala’s act popularized the

“quenelle” hand gesture that some de-

scribe as an inverted Nazi salute. (AP)

Standing GuardA man in a Mexican vigilante group that formed to fight organized

crime stands at a checkpoint in Paracuaro on Saturday. Townspeople

in Paracuaro protested the group’s arrival, saying they oppose the

vigilante group because they are forcing young men to join them.

“I say, listen, listen, the Palestinian people won’t kneel.”— PA L E S T I N I A N P R E SI D E N T M A H M O U D

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Gay Unions in Utah to Get Federal RecognitionU.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said

Friday that the federal government would

recognize same-sex unions in Utah, mark-

ing the latest support for gay marriage

from the Obama administration. The ac-

tion means that more than 1,000 same-

sex couples who were married in Utah

in the past month can file federal taxes

jointly and get Social Security benefits

for spouses, among other benefits. (AP)

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A gay man in Cameroon who was

jailed for sending a text message

to another man saying “I’m very

much in love with you,” and who

was later declared a prisoner of con-

science by Amnesty International,

has died, according to a lawyer who

worked on his case.

Roger Jean-Claude Mbede, 34,

died Friday roughly one month

after his family removed him from

the hospital where he had been

seeking treatment for a hernia,

lawyer Alice Nkom said.

“His family said he was a curse

Gay Man Shunned by Family DiesCameroonian jailed under anti-LGBT law denied medical care

Yaounde, Cameroon

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die,” she said.

Mbede was arrested in March

2011 in connection with the text

granted provisional release on med-

ical grounds, according to Human

Rights Watch, and went into hiding.

“I accuse the state,” Nkom said.

“If there had not been criminaliza-

tion of homosexuality, he would

not have gone to prison and his life

would not be over. His life was fin-

ished as soon as he went to prison.”

Lambert Lamba, a Cameroo-

nian activist who works on behalf

of sexual minorities, said Mbede

had been out of the hospital for

about one month prior to his death

and had received no medical care

during that time.

“His family said they were

going to remove the homosexual-

ity which is in him,” Lamba said.

“I went to see him in his village.

He could not stand up, he couldn’t

speak.” ANNE MIREILLE NZOUANKEU (AP)

message and convicted the follow-

ing month under a Cameroonian

law that imposes up to five years

in prison for homosexual acts. He

received a three-year sentence.

Mbede developed the hernia

while in prison. In July 2012, he was

Israelis Remember Sharon

ISRAELIS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE flocked to parliament Sunday to catch a glimpse of Ariel Sharon’s coffin and pay their final respects to the iconic former prime minister and general. The 85-year-old Sharon died Saturday, eight years after a devastating stroke left him in a coma.

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Burkina Faso. One of the appointments was the German head of the Vatican’s watchdog office for doctrinal orthodoxy, Gerhard

Ludwig Mueller, who has been criticized for the Vatican’s handling of the church’s sex-abuse scandal during his tenure. (AP)19

Iran has agreed to limit uranium

enrichment and to open its nuclear

program to daily inspection by inter-

national experts starting Jan. 20,

setting the clock running on a six-

month deadline for a final nuclear

agreement, officials said Sunday.

In exchange, the Islamic Repub-

lic will get a relaxation of the finan-

cial sanctions that have been crip-

pling its economy.

The announcement that Iran

and six world powers had agreed

on the plan for implementing an

interim agreement came first from

Iranian officials and was confirmed

elsewhere. Some U.S. lawmakers

have been leery of the agreement,

calling for tougher sanctions rath-

er than any loosening of controls.

Iran’s official IRNA news agen-

Tehran, Iran

cy said Iran will grant the United

Nations’ atomic agency access to

its nuclear facilities and its centri-

fuge production lines to confirm it

is complying with terms of the deal.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Min-

ister Abbas Araghchi later told

state television some $4.2 bil-

lion in seized oil revenue would

be released under the dea l.

NASSER KARIMI (AP)

Iran, World Powers Agree On Nuclear Deal Terms

“For the sake of our national security ... now is the time to give diplomacy a chance to succeed.”— U. S . P R E SI D E N T B A R AC K O B A M A

Hostile to Gays Cameroon brings more cases against suspected gays than any other African country, according to Human Rights Watch. The rights group said in a March 2013 report that at least 28 people had been charged under the law in the past three years. Cameroonian officials have been unapologetic about their enforcement of the anti-gay law and have rejected recommendations from the U.N. Human Rights Council to protect sexual minorities from violence. (AP)

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Canadian Railway: Rain Caused Train DerailmentA Canadian National Rail spokeswoman

on Sunday said heavy rainfall led to a

coal train derailment in British Colum-

bia. Emily Hamer said that a downpour

caused a beaver dam to wash out,

spilling large amounts of water onto

the tracks, causing the train to jump

the tracks in Burnaby on Saturday. No

injuries were reported. (AP)

BEIRUT

Activists: Nearly 700 Killed in 9 Days in SyriaRebel-on-rebel clashes have killed nearly

700 people over the past nine days in

northern Syria in the worst bout of infight-

ing among the opponents of President

Bashar Assad since the country’s civil

war began, activists said Sunday. (AP)

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contract to replace the exist-

ing fare collection systems for

its rail, bus and parking facili-

ties to Accenture last week. The

new system will enable payment

through chip-enabled credit

cards, federal government ID

cards and mobile phones. A pi-

lot program will begin later this

year, according to the transit

agency. (EXPRESS)

Changes at the Bus FareboxMetro modifies how riders add money to their SmarTrip cards

Washington

Metro says reloading a SmarTrip

card aboard a bus is easier now.

The transit agency has made a

couple of changes to the Metrobus

fareboxes that it says will help expe-

dite the process of reloading Smar-

Trip cards and make the boarding

process a little faster.

Starting today, riders adding

value to a SmarTrip card aboard a

bus will have to make two “taps”

to complete the process compared

to three taps previously.

“On the fi rst tap, passengers

can add value. On the second tap,

the farebox will add the value to

the card and deduct the bus fare

in one step,” Metro said in a news

release announcing the change.

Metrobus riders will also notice

a new tone will sound at the fare-

box when their SmarTrip card has

less than $1.60 in stored value.

Metro says it hopes the warning

tone will serve as a reminder to

add value to the card.

But to save time, Metro encour-

ages riders to reload your SmarTrip

at Metrorail stations, regional tran-

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Gov. Martin O’Malley acknowl-

edged to a national television audi-

ence Sunday that Maryland had

“squibbed the kickoff” of its online

health-insurance exchange but pre-

dicted the state would still meet a

March enrollment goal.

O’Malley was the lead guest on

CNN’s “State of the Union,” where

he was billed as “a possible pres-

idential party pick” for 2016. He

faced some tough questions from

host Candy Crowley about the roll-

out of Maryland’s exchange, which

she described as “disastrous by

most accounts.”

A Washington Post investigation

found that more than a year before

O’Malley Is Pressed on Health SiteMd. officials were warned of health exchange’s problems

Washington

the state launched its exchange,

senior state officials failed to heed

warnings that no one was ultimate-

ly accountable for the project and

that the state lacked a plausible plan

for how it would be ready by Oct. 1.

Over the following months, as

political leaders continued to pro-

claim that the state’s exchange

would be a national model, the

system went through three differ-

ent project managers, the feuding

between contractors hired to build

the online exchange devolved into

lawsuits and key people quit.

The repeated warnings culmi-

nated days before the launch, with

one from contractors testing the

website that said it was “extreme-

ly unstable” and another from an

outside consultant that urged state

officials not to let residents enroll in

health plans because there was “no

clear picture” of what would happen

when the exchange would turn on.

endeavor, but the bottom line is

that we are more than halfway to

our enrollment goal.”

The state has said it would like

to enroll 150,000 people in pri-

vate plans through the exchange

by the end of March and another

110,000 through Medicaid. Enroll-

ment through Medicaid has exceed-

ed expectations, but only 20,358

people had selected private plans

as of Friday. “I think we are going

to make our goal,” O’Malley told

Crowley, referring to the combined

target of 260,000.

O’Malley suggested that the state

has no plans to switch to the fed-

eral exchange before open enroll-

ment ends in March, as some Dem-

ocratic lawmakers have suggested.

“The problem is, there was no

assurance at that time that the fed-

eral website was going to work any

better … and it didn’t,” O’Malley

said. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Within moments of its Oct. 1

launch, the site crashed in a calam-

itous debut that

was supposed to

be a crowning

moment for Mary-

land officials who

had embraced the

Affordable Care

Act and pledged

to build a state-

run exchange that

would be unparalleled.

Instead, by the next morning

only four people had signed up using

the website — and amazed that any-

one had gotten through successful-

ly, state officials contacted each of

them to make sure they were real.

“Were you asleep at the switch?”

Crowley asked O’Malley on Sunday.

“Oh no, this complex IT chal-

lenge had ups and downs every

step of the way,” O’Malley respond-

ed. “This was a very complicated

“I know that our city suffered embarrassment. I want to apologize for the pain that my campaign …caused, and I want to ask you for your forgiveness.”

Hearsay

— M AYO R V I N C E N T G R AY, AT THE KICK-

OFF FOR HIS RE-ELECTION BID SATURDAY,

APOLOGIZED FOR THE SCANDAL ASSOCI-

ATED WITH HIS 2010 RUN. “I THINK IT’S

TIME NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO

TURN THE PAGE,” HE SAID.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, right, next to his wife, center, was sworn in Saturday.

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Terry McAuliffe was sworn in

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soggy Saturday, beaming in a sea

of umbrellas and ponchos as the

longtime political operative stepped

into elective office for the first time.

Invoking predecessors Thom-

as Jefferson and Tim Kaine, his

good friends Bill and Hillary Clin-

ton standing directly behind him,

McAuliffe promised transparen-

cy and a renewed commitment to

finding consensus in a GOP-dom-

inated state Capitol.

The former Democratic National

Committee chairman and political

fundraiser took the oath of office

in a noontime ceremony steeped

in formality and strict protocol. Lt.

Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney

General Mark Herring also were

sworn in, completing the first

Democratic sweep of statewide

offices in more than two decades.

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Smarter Phones, Even More GroansIt’s not just seniors who are mystified by increasingly powerful devicesTechnology

If Frank Washington has told his

mother once he has told her a thou-

sand times: Do not change the

account passwords on your iPhone.

His mother called the other

day. She had a password problem.

“I thought we agreed you would

keep the password the same,”

Washington said he told her.

“But the phone,” his mother

insisted, “asked me to change it.”

Her befuddlement was partly his

fault. Washington had succumbed to

his 69-year-old mother’s pleas for an

iPhone, buying her one for Christ-

mas. Now, he’d become tech support.

Sixty two percent of Americans

now own a smartphone, a Gal-

lup poll shows. But as the devic-

es get more sophisticated, there

are hordes of users who can bare-

ly keep up. For many, smartphones

are confounding and intimidating,

and they often wind up just using

them as expensive cameras that can

make calls — if they don’t hide the

phone icon by accident.

And lest anyone think the prob-

lems are limited to seniors, consider

the example of a 41-year-old interi-

or designer in Montgomery Coun-

ty, Md., who is so embarrassed at

her smartphone ineptitude that she

would only allow her first name —

Jennifer — to be used in explaining

the repeated trouble she once had.

“I couldn’t get the camera

flipped around so it would take a

picture of an object and not myself,”

Jennifer said. There were a lot of

pictures of Jennifer. “Finally a cli-

ent said, ‘Here let me help you.’ ”

While there are apparently no

studies that quantify gadget incom-

petence or whether smartphones are

more mystifying than, say, program-

ming a VCR, revealing hints turn up

in usage stats. Some 81 percent of

cellphone users send text messag-

es — among the easiest functions

— but only half download apps and

read or send email.

Some of the most highly touted

smartphone innovations are bare-

ly used at all. A 2012 poll showed

that just 5 percent of Americans

used their smartphones to show

codes for movie admission or to

get on an airplane. Whether that’s

because of a lack of interest or lack

of knowhow (or both) is not entire-

ly clear, but experts say they see

smartphone obliviousness at all

ages and for all kinds of reasons.

Digital Immigrants have the

toughest time. They didn’t grow

up with computers or tablets. But

lately, they’ve gotten Androids

or iPhones, and for them, there

is nothing intuitive at all about

manipulating data with their fin-

gers.

According to Jeff Johnson, a

longtime usability consultant, those

users get lost in part because design-

ers are dreaming up software with-

out any industry-wide guidelines for

usability or consistency, like, say, a

washing machine.

As evidence, he read off several

design principles from the Android

developer’s website: “Enchant me,

simplify my life, make me amazing.”

“Whatever happened to usabili-

ty?” he marveled. “Make me amaz-

ing. What does that even mean?”

Confusion points smartphone

users in many directions. For iPhone

owners, they can turn to the Genius

Bar at Apple stores, where appoint-

ments, owing to the many desper-

ate souls who need them, often must

be made several days in advance.

Those who don’t turn to the pros

for help often seek succor from fam-

ily and friends, a form of bonding

between generations built around

questions such as, “Why doesn’t my

phone get email anymore?”

This reporter recently helped his

father return Gmail to his smart-

phone, an over-the-phone process

that took approximately 22 minutes

that he will never get back. MICHAEL

S. ROSENWALD (THE WASHINGTON POST)

With Complexity Comes ConfusionThe other problem with

smartphones is that for many

users they are way more powerful

than need be, and with them

comes added complexity, which

can be bewildering and even a

turnoff. Kyle O’Donnell, a 25-year-

old Ph.D. student in economics

at George Mason University, was

startled recently by his iPhone.

“I found out the other day that I

could do voice control with it,”

he said. “You can do directions

or whatever just by saying stuff.

I didn’t know I could do that. I

actually don’t want to do that,

and I don’t know how to do that.

It seems more confusing to do it

that way.” (TWP)

“Every shift someone will roll their eyes and say ‘You’re not gonna believe what this person did.’ ”— S T E P H E N H AC K E T T, WHO WROTE

“BARTENDING: MEMOIRS OF AN APPLE

GENIUS,” SAID THE COMPANY TEACHES ITS

EMPLOYEES TO BE EX TREMELY EMPATHET-

IC TO USERS NO MAT TER HOW SIMPLE OR

SILLY THEIR PROBLEMS MIGHT SEEM.

No Wonder We Can’t Keep Up Last week, the world’s gadget makers and tech swamis gath-ered at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to celebrate the latest gizmonic advances. Among them were increasingly sophisticated smartphone apps:

FLIR OneA case for the iPhone that con-tains an infrared camera, allowing users to use an app to do things like detect moisture leaks, spot wildlife or be really good at hide-and-seek.

PriceSpottingAn app that allows consumers to scan and compare the cost of ev-eryday goods at local stores. The goal is for users to know about in-store promotions and sale prices before they leave the house.

Kwikset KevoA smart lock that turns your smartphone into a digital key. It was one of many home security devices on display at the show as part of larger home automation systems that allow customers to do things like remotely manage their home lighting to ward off burglars and tap into home secu-rity cameras. (EXPRESS/TWP)

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Colin Kaepernick and the San Fran-

cisco 49ers are headed to the NFC

championship game once again

— to face a familiar opponent in

a place where they’ve struggled.

Kaepernick threw one touch-

down pass and ran for another

score as the 49ers shut down Cam

Newton and defeated the Caroli-

na Panthers 23-10 on Sunday to

advance to the NFC title game for

the third straight season.

Kaepernick completed 15 of 28

passes for 196 yards, avenging his

worst statistical performance of the

season two months ago against

the Panthers.

Anquan Boldin had eight catch-

es for 136 yards and Frank Gore ran

for 84 yards on 17 carries for the

49ers Move on to a Familiar PlaceKaepernick accounts for two touchdowns in win over Panthers

NFL

turyLink Field in December 2012.

Kaepernick had all sorts of trou-

ble at Seattle a few months ago.

The 49ers were missing receiv-

er Michael Crabtree in that lop-

sided loss.

“We’re a different team than

49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw one touchdown pass and ran for another score against the Panthers on Sunday.

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next Sunday looking for a return

trip to the Super Bowl.

San Francisco split two games

with the Seahawks this season, but

the 49ers lost 29-3 at Seattle in Sep-

tember and were beaten 42-13 at Cen-

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we were the first time we played

them up there. We have a lot of key

playmakers back and we’re ready

to go,” Kaepernick said.

The 49ers held Newton in

check, intercepting him twice and

sacking him five times while stop-

ping the Panthers (12-5) twice on

the 1-yard line in the first half.

It was a rough playoff debut for

the former Heisman Trophy winner.

Kaepernick was held to 91 yards

passing and 16 yards rushing in the

first meeting with Carolina, a 10-9

loss at Candlestick Park.

But he played efficient football

on Sunday. STEVE REED (AP)

NFC Championship49ERS AT SEAHAWKS

Last meeting: 49ers won 19-17 on Dec. 8 in San Francisco. But the Seahawks have won the past two

meetings with the 49ers in Seattle by a combined score of 71-16.

By the numbers: 3 — Straight NFC title game appearances for the

49ers. They defeated the Falcons to earn a Super Bowl bid last season and lost to the Giants in the 2011 NFC

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Peyton Manning welcomed Wes

Welker back into the lineup with

a touchdown toss and the Den-

ver Broncos narrowly avoided a

repeat of their playoff slip from

last year, advancing to the AFC

championship game with a 24-17

win over the San Diego Chargers

on Sunday.

The Broncos (14-3) controlled

the game for 3½ quarters before

Philip Rivers started to stage a

comeback reminiscent of Balti-

more’s shocking win at Denver

exactly a year earlier.

Rivers threw two fourth-quar-

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ter touchdown passes to Keen-

an Allen, the Chargers recovered

an onside kick and San Diego got

within seven points with 3:56 left

to play after a Nick Novak field goal.

But Manning rescued the Bron-

cos from the brink of another

crushing collapse and sent them

into the title game for the first time

in eight seasons.

They’ll host the New England

Patriots (13-4) on Sunday. Get

ready for Brady vs. Manning once

more. (AP)

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6:30 P.M. Sunday | FOX

AFC ChampionshipPATRIOTS AT BRONCOS

Last meeting: Patriots won 34-31 in overtime Nov. 24 in New England.

Peyton Manning and the Broncos raced to a 24-0 lead after a dominant

first half, but Tom Brady and the Patriots stormed back and pulled out the overtime win in one of the

most exciting games of the year in the NFL.

By the numbers: 8 — AFC championship game appearances for

Brady and the Patriots in the past 13 postseasons. They are 5-2 in those

games. (EXPRESS)

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Police say DeSean Jackson’s home was

robbed sometime last week.

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Philadelphia police say someone

broke into a home belonging to

Eagles star receiver DeSean Jack-

son and stole a handgun and more

than $250,000 in cash and jewelry.

Investigators said Saturday the

burglary happened sometime ear-

lier in the week at Jackson’s home

in South Philadelphia, not far from

the team’s practice facility.

Police say the cash and jewel-

ry were taken from a safe. A sil-

ver 9mm handgun is also missing.

No arrests have been made. A

police spokeswoman says the inves-

tigation is ongoing.

Jackson was the Eagles’ lead-

ing receiver this season with 82

catches for 1,332 yards and nine

touchdowns. He signed a five-year,

$51 million contract before the

2012 season. (AP)

TV Lineup

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (7 P.M., ESPN) Virginia (12-4, 3-0) has gotten

off to a hot start in the ACC, winning

its first three games by a combined 66

points (22 per game). The Cavaliers

head to Cameron Indoor Stadium to

face No. 16 Duke (12-4, 1-2), which is

coming off a 13-point loss to Clemson.

The names on the U.S. Olympic

figure skating team were still sup-

posed to be a secret, so Ashley Wag-

ner slipped under the stands to cry.

Hours after a performance

she described as a “tearful little

wimp out on the ice,” the two-time

national champion was picked to

go to the Sochi Games. The West

Potomac graduate finished a dis-

tant fourth at the U.S. Champion-

ships on Saturday night, and only

three American women make the

Olympics. But this event isn’t the

only criteria U.S. Figure Skating

takes into account.

“If you look at Ashley Wagner’s

record and performance, she’s got

the top credentials of any of our

female athletes,” said the organi-

zation’s president, Patricia St. Peter.

And so the third-place finish-

er, Mirai Nagasu, was passed over

Sunday. Fifteen-year-old Poli-

na Edmunds, who was second,

Wagner Falls Into Olympic SpotLocal figure skater makes U.S. squad despite blunders

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was selected even though she has

never competed in an internation-

al senior event.

Nagasu has some pretty impres-

sive credentials herself — she was

fourth at the 2010 Games as a

16-year-old. But U.S. Figure Skat-

ing’s selection guidelines consider

on the team.

“Even though it is my senior

debut, I think I am senior-level,

so it doesn’t really matter if it’s a

debut or not,” she said.

The one no-brainer was Gracie

Gold, who won her first U.S. title

Saturday in a runaway.

Wagner finished fifth at the

world championships and won

the bronze medal at the Grand

Prix Final, the next most impor-

tant events in the selection criteria

after this year’s nationals.

“I’m happy that my federation

was able to see beyond one bad

skate,” she said through tears once

the announcement became official.

But, oh, was it a bad one. Wag-

ner fell twice and failed to cleanly

land two other triple jumps in Satur-

day’s long program. Afterward, she

mouthed, “I’m sorry” to her mother.

“I was overwhelmed from the big

lights and the big show,” she said.

Wagner insists that won’t happen

again in Sochi, with the pressure off

by making the Olympic team.

“I’m not that skater that every-

one saw last night,” Wagner said.

“I’m a fierce competitor. I’m tough

as nails.” RACHEL COHEN (AP)

only the past year, and Nagasu had

mostly struggled until a resurgent

performance at nationals.

The organization does take into

account the technical difficulty of

skaters’ programs, and that might

have been what clinched the pre-

ternaturally poised Edmunds’ spot

Caps Lose to NHL’s Worst Team

Capitals goalie Philipp Grubauer had

30 saves in Sunday’s loss to the Sabres.

The Capitals were on the losing

side of a lackluster game, as the

Sabres’ Cody Hodgson scored the

only goal in the shootout in Buf-

falo’s 2-1 win Sunday.

Jason Chimera

scored in the open-

ing per iod, and

Philipp Grubauer

had 30 saves for the

Capitals, who have

lost five of seven.

Tyler Ennis scored in the first

period, and Ryan Miller made 28

saves for the Sabres, whose 11-game

road skid was the second-longest

in club history, behind a 12-game

streak in the 2011-12 season.

stop a pass from Chimera to Mar-

cus Johansson, got his stick on the

puck and directed it past his own

goalie to give Washington the early

lead. Chimera was given credit for

the goal.

Ennis tied it late in the period

on a power play when he gathered

a loose puck in front of the crease

and backhanded it in.

The Sabres, sitting at the bot-

tom of the NHL standings with

by far the fewest goals scored in

the league, are trying to steady

themselves during a period of

upheaval. Sunday’s game was the

second under new general man-

ager Tim Murphy and the 24th

under interim coach Ted Nolan.

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The Sabres put the puck in the

net twice in the first period — once

for themselves and once for the

Capitals. Brian Flynn, trying to

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SEATTLE SHAKES

Another Fan-QuakeSeismologists say Seahawks fans

shook the ground under Seattle’s

CenturyLink Field during Saturday’s

win over the Saints, causing anoth-

er fan-generated earthquake. They

believe the small earthquake during a

Marshawn Lynch TD was likely great-

er than Lynch’s famous “beast quake”

TD run three years ago. (AP)

From the Front Line To the Front Row

Veterans are joining the ranks of business schools

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The number of jobs added in December by businesses with fewer than 50 workers, up from 102,000 in November, as small businesses continue to improve after the government shutdown in October. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

You don’t have to hit a home run every time. Hitting singles, doubles and triples is just as eff ective.”

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MARC RUBIN was in college when he began

working part time in the internal audit

department at London Fog. After he grad-

uated, he was later promoted to director. He

moved to Black & Decker, where, as a senior

auditor, he hit a turning point working with

a vendor that was a tech startup. He knew

then that he wanted to be part of a startup.

He began building the financial operations

for a series of venture-backed tech compa-

nies, now including Canvas.

What are some common mistakes you’ve seen startups make? I’ve seen startups that are so conserva-

tive with every dollar they have that they

miss the opportunity. ... Other startups get

the $1 million, and they immediately hire

20 people and spend $150,000 each month

on advertising. They weren’t ready to do

that, and they burn through their cash in a

matter of months. …

There’s no exact science. What’s right for

one company isn’t right for another compa-

ny. It’s about knowing the right levers to pull

and where to invest that money. … You have

to understand what has to be done and what

you need to do with the money coming in.

How do you decide which startups you work with? It’s really about the people. There has to be a

really good connection with the chief execu-

tive. If you don’t have that, you won’t enjoy

coming to work every day. Then I look at the

rest of the team. Who’s there? I look at the

competency of the people. Do you believe in

“There’s no exact science. What’s right for one company isn’t right for another company.”

Really? Yes, why would you want to work somewhere

where you don’t personally like the people

you’ll be spending so much time with? It’s

not worth it. There’s too many other oppor-

tunities that are good enough. You don’t have

to hit a home run every time. Hitting sin-

gles, doubles and triples is just as effective.

At some of your startups, they were adding 80 people in a year. How do you maintain such rapid growth in a healthy way? You have to make sure you have the needs

identified that you’re hiring for, and making

sure it’s a real need for the business. Then

going out and finding the right people that

will fit those positions and have the ability

to grow with those positions. It takes a lot

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Marc Rubin Chief financial officer at Canvas, a Reston, Va., mobile app developer for businesses

them? Are they dreamers? And then I look

at the product. Is it the right product and

market space at the right time?

From an investor standpoint, you might

look at the product and the market before the

people, but for me, it could be a great prod-

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After four years in the Army,

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“Military service was some-

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To help him transition from

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Many vets look to MBA pro-

grams as they transition from

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MBA admissions for Georgetown’s

McDonough School.

In Standifer’s case, an MBA

is a chance to discover what that

next step might be.

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transitioning out,” he says. Standi-

fer says the internship component

of Georgetown’s MBA program

was a big help in determining what

he wanted to do next. He complet-

ed his at an Atlanta-based startup

within GE’s Energy Management

division last summer. He’s aim-

ing for a job in the energy sector.

Business schools say veterans

arrive already highly qualified

because of the years of leadership

skills gained from military train-

ing and service. “Military students

are some of our best students,”

Hubert says.

According to a recent survey by

Military MBA (militarymba.net),

a group that helps service mem-

bers find MBA programs, military

enrollees in MBA programs have

nearly doubled from 4.4 percent

of all incoming MBA students in

2010 to 8.1 percent in 2012.

And among employers, the

demand for military vets with

an MBA degree is high, says the

group’s executive director Greg

Eisenbarth. Another survey by the

group found that military MBAs

reported a 93.5 percent employ-

ment rate within a few months of

graduation compared with 62 per-

cent employment rates for tradi-

tional MBA graduates.

“Employers are looking for

them,” Eisenbarth says. “They learn

leadership from the ground up, at

a very young and formative age.”

Standifer agrees that he’ll bring

something unique to his next job,

given his military training. “You

get more responsibility, at a young-

er age, than most folks do work-

ing in industry and the private

sector,” he says.

At George Mason Univer-

sity (som.gmu.edu), the 18- to

20-month executive MBA has a

national defense track that may

appeal to vets who want to remain

within the defense sector but tran-

sition to the private sector.

According to J.P. Auffret, direc-

tor of George Mason’s executive

MBA program, between 30 percent

and 40 percent of executive MBA

program participants are in the

military or are military veterans.

The executive MBA works well

for students with full-time jobs

because it lets them take either

online classes or a blend of on-

campus and online classes. (The

online-only program costs less, at

$60,700, compared with $76,500

for the online/in-class program.)

The program sees a range of

students, from those with eight

to 10 years of experience to others

with decades of military service.

“Some are trying to advance

within the military. Others are

looking to transition in a couple

years,” Auffret says.

The national defense track

includes two stays in D.C. during

which students meet for a few days

with executives from the Defense

Department, other areas of gov-

ernment and the private sector.

For James “Mouse” Neumeis-

ter, 58, a former Air Force colonel,

the degree isn’t a ticket out of gov-

ernment service, but a means of

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The Female FactorAs the number of women in the military increases, grad schools

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well. Though there’s little data on the number of female veterans

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says Greg Eisenbarth, executive director of Military MBA, a group

that helps service members research MBA programs.

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in getting women officers,” Eisenbarth says.

After 13 years in the Air Force, Felicia Blair, 36, just finished the

online executive MBA program at George Mason University while

working full time at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. Though she was

one of the only women in her class, she says she’d recommend the

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thing I do involves working with

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the systems we use in the Coast

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Capt. Neville Welch, 43, a

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plans to stay in the military for

several years before venturing

into the private sector to pursue

his CPA and open a financial

planning business. He’s getting

his MBA from Webster University

(webster.edu), one of the largest

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itary education in the U.S. More

than 7,000 of Webster’s 22,000

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across the country, including in

the D.C. area.

Other business schools in

the area are “military-friendly”

in different ways. Georgetown

is one of many that offer such

perks and services as financial

assistance, waived application

fees, dedicated administrative

offices and student groups for

veterans and active-duty ser-

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Through the U.S. Veter-

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one who has served at least 90

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at public schools, and up to a

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at least 36 months of active-duty

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sche says. “Just hearing somebody

else suggest it felt like permission to

go in a direction I had never consid-

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Brickman Rasche left the Ellington

School in May 2009 and made prepa-

rations to launch 25th Hour Concierge

— taking small-business classes

through the D.C. Public Library, read-

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and even attending a conference

for the International Concierge and

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Her first official client came on-

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You have to like helping people,

too. “My clients now, they’re not a

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“It’s so rewarding to feel like you’re

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what they’re willing to pay.

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In today’s job market, applicants can

expect to undergo numerous inter-

views for jobs. While savvy appli-

cants often spend hours practicing

their face-to-face interview skills,

many pay less attention to their

phone skills, despite the fact that

many interviews start with a call.

You should prepare ahead of

time. Here are some tips:

Be PreparedPrepare for a phone conversation

just as you would for a face-to-face

meeting. Have your notes avail-

able for questions you want to ask

as well as key points about your-

self that you want to make. Keep a

pen and paper handy to take notes.

Clean up your voicemail greet-

ing. Listen for how it might sound

to a prospective employer. Get rid of

the cutesy phrases, strange songs,

etc. Have someone else call you

and report how professional your

answering machine sounds.

Practice how you sound on the

phone. Record yourself and listen

or have someone else listen and pro-

vide feedback. One executive that I

coached always started out strong

in his conversations, but near the

end he mumbled and talked fast,

making him very difficult to under-

stand. He would not have known

this without having someone lis-

ten to his conversations.

Make sure your phone is high

quality and is not going to break

down during the call.

Get dressed up for the call so

that you will project a more confi-

dent image; some applicants I have

worked with have even stood dur-

ing parts or the entire interview to

feel more confident.

During the Actual Call Treat a phone conversation like

you would a face-to-face meeting.

Start with a positive and pleasant

strong voice.

If you are the caller, show cour-

tesy by asking if the time is conve-

nient. Ask, “Is this still a good time

for you to talk?” Make sure they are

prepared for your conversation. You

might ask, “Do you have my mate-

rials or do you need me to email or

fax you any additional information

before we get started?”

If your call is answered by the

employer’s gatekeeper, make sure

to be nice to this person. Often,

they are in charge of screening the

employers’ calls. Learn and use their

names when dealing with them,

show them respect and be person-

able yet professional.

During the conversation, if it

sounds like there are distractions

from other people or activities,

politely ask them if this is still a good

time to talk. You need the interview-

er’s full attention to make sure you

can put your best foot forward.

Take your time when speaking.

Be polite and use the interviewer’s

title or Mr. and Mrs. and their last

name. If they want you to use their

first name, they will tell you. Err on

the side of being more polite.

Get the caller’s phone number

and contact information. This is

important if you want to follow up

later or send a thank-you.

End the conversation with a

wrap up as if you were there in

person. Make a personal comment

(“Good luck in your charity golf

tournament”) and end on a per-

sonal, positive or forward-looking

note. Make sure to thank the inter-

viewer for their time and insights.

If you have to leave a message,

make it clear, concise and short.

Leave times you can be reached;

provide your phone number (and

repeat it). Send a thank-you note

to employers you talk with as well

as anyone who greatly assisted you.

Habits to Hang UpMake sure you have time to talk if

you answer the phone. I have seen

many people answer their phones

as they are rushing off to meet-

ings or lunch and then try to have

a serious job conversation. If you

don’t have time, allow the employ-

er to leave a message and then call

them back when you are in a quiet

place and have time to talk.

Do not engage in conversa-

tions when you are driving. For a

job interview, you really need to

be able to focus and concentrate.

Plus, background noise from traf-

fic, ambulances and such really does

not sound professional.

Don’t use slang language or

nonwords (“huhs,” “yeah,” “ums,”

“uhs”).

Don’t eat, chew gum or drink.

Would you do these things face to

face? If not, then don’t do them on

the phone.

Remember, phone interviews

are critical for determining whether

you will advance to the next stage in

the interview process or for deter-

mining whether you get the job.

Treat them as professionally as

you would a face-to-face meeting.

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ALL Utilities IncludedWith NO APPLICATION FEE and

$99.00 Security Deposit.*For Qualified Applicants

4651 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20019

Professionally Managed by CIH Properties, Inc.*Must show this ad

• All New Kitchens w/Ice-Maker• All New Bathrooms• All New Wall-to-Wall Carpeting• Abundant Closet Space

• Metrobus at your Door• Free Off-Street Parking• All New Lobby & Hallways• Controlled Access Entry

FOR HIGH RISE CITY LIVING 202.397.2300

CHEVERLY CROSSING

3839 64th AvenueHyattsville, MD 20785 202-315-1118

3 BRS $11991st Month

FREE

3551 Jay Street NE,Washington DC 20019202-388-0274

Hours OperationM-F 9am-4pmSaturday 10am-2pm

Application Fee $25.00for each adult 18yrs and older.

Please call for more details.

PARADISE ATPARKSIDE

Has ImmediateOccupancy For

1BR’s Only $802.00

NE- 4 BR, 2.5 bath, newly renovated,close to trans, large yard, no section 8.

$2203. Call 240-487-1101

NE DC- Newly renovated 2BR apt. Central Heat& CAC, W/D. Near Bus lines & new Dennys.Quiet Nghbrhd. $1100+utils. Call 202-251-4638NE- Huntwood Crt. Under new management. 1BR$760+. 2BR $960+. 5000 Hunt St NE. Bring ad, Noapplication Fee! 202-399-1665 NMI Prop Mgmt.

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2BR Special $1100

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A P A R T M E N T S

Professionally Managed by

• Energy-efficient systems• Stainless steel appliances• Microwave • Dishwasher• Kitchen Breakfast Bars• Washer & Dryer

• Brushed Nickel Accents• Large Closets• Central Air Conditioning• On-site Management• On-site Maintenance

No Application Fee!Available for Immediate Move In!!!!

www.wcsmith.com

Jetu Apartments• FREE UTILITIES• Wall-to-Wall Carpet• On-Site Laundry & Playgrounds• 24-hr. Emergency Maintenance• Steps away from Café,Shopping & Metro

869 21st Street • Washington, DC

NE

1 Bedrooms: $825

877.814.0692

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NW-6501 14th St 1BR $1,325. 2BR $1, 475.W/D. Metro in front, nr 16th St/Georgia Ave. 301-661-0510, 9-5

Ritz Residences/Foggy Bottom—$3750, 1 BR,1 ba, 1 Fls, 1155 23rd. St., PH1-J, 240-764-4641

SE - 1-2 BR on Greenline, Secure, Quiet. GreatFloors. Approved Voucher. Avail Immediately

From $950 Call 703-912-4885

SE - 13th St. 2 mins to metro, 2-3 BR, from$875 to $1,661 +util. Section 8 okay

202-388-3900 x10 or 202-438-3499

SE- 4569 BENNING RD- 1BR & 2 BRs , 1 blockto subway, C/A & heat. $730-$830 plus gas &electric. $15 app fee. Immed. Occ. 202-582-7155

SE DANBURY ST - Attractive 1BR $780.1st months rent free. Good credit req.

Metro Bussat corner. Call 202-563-1791

SE-Hanover Court. Under new mgmt. 1BR $750+.2BR$820+.$50 app fee 2412 Hartford St.#202 SE.202-506-6416 NMI Property Management

YOU CAN’T BEAT OUR

SPECIALS!!No application feeo apNo apNo apNDeposits start atpospDepoDepoD $1001 bedrooms atb dr1 bed1 bed1 b $7992 bedrooms atbbedbed2 bed2 bed2 b $899

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1 & 2 BRsStarting @

$825

4200 S. Capitol St. Wash. DC 20032Delwin-realty.com

202.561.4675

Min. To National Harbor, Mins. from I295, I395, I495,On-site Laundry/Parking, Vouchers Welcome

Gas Heat,Gas Cooking& WaterFREE

1 BR • $849

3738 D St. SEProfessionally Managed By CIH Properties, Inc.

$35.00 Application FeeMetro Accessible

Security Deposit $99for new applicants only

Controlled Entry • Call for details

Happy New Year!Turn up the Heat, It’s on us!Hot Water, Heat and CookingGas Included, Call Today!

BANNEKER PLACE

The Overlook at Oxon Run

202-373-1900

(must bring in ad for special,one per household)

$150 OFF Month’sRent!*1st

• Gated community,Controlled Access

• Next to Green Line• Playground,• Fitness Center• Affordable Rents/Tax Credit Property

www.theoverlookdc.com

*Income Qualifications

**Limited Availability

#Occupants MaximumIncome

1 $45,1802 $51,600

3 $58,0804 $64,500

2343 Green Street SE • Wash. DC 20020WWW.DELWIN-REALTY.COM

M-F8:30 - 5 PM

SAT.by appt only

GREENWOOD MANORA p a r t m e n t s

2 BRS$875

GAS HEAT,GAS COOKING

&WATER

202.678.2548

FREECentral A/C,Convenient to

Green Line Metro,Onsite Laundry,

Parking, VouchersWelcome

Southeast EHO

1 BRs fr. $810/mo2 BRs fr. $935/moMeadow Green Courts!

$20 APPLICATION FEE!Convenient to shops, schools, Dishwasher.

Walk-in closets., w-w carpet5% DISCOUNT: METRO & DC GOVT employees

Call for details(877) 464-9774

3539 A St. SE Mon.-Fri. 9-5. Sat. 10-4Housing Choice Vouchers welcome whererents are within voucher program limits.

DCRENTALS

SOUTHWEST/Metro Convenient!

EAGLES CROSSING116 Irvington Street SW

866-790-5360W/W carpet, CAC/1 Air/Heat,Dishwasher, Laundry facility,

EFFICIENCY $7001BR fr. $775 2BR fr. $870

M-F 9-5 • Sat 10-4Housing ChoiceVouchersWelcomewhere rents are within voucher limits

CAPITOL PARKPLAZA

Perfect Price at The Perfect Location

1.877.870.0243

201 I Street, SW • Washington, DC 20024Located Near The S.W. Waterfront

M-F 9-6 • Sat. 10-5

• All Utilities Included• Fitness Center/Swimming PoolMax. Income Qualifications:1 pers. $45,180 • 2 pers. $51,600* Tax Credit Studio applicants only • Restrictions Apply*

Select StudiosStarting at $1000*

SW GALVESTONPLACE - 4BR,2BA,$1455 + utils.1st months rent free. Good credit req.

Metro Bus at corner. Call 202-563-1791SW-Madison Ct. Under New Management. Startingat 1BR $815+, 2BR $915+. 32 Chesapeake St. SW202-561-7368 NMI Property Management

Tenleytown/Upper NW—AU Park, $2300, 2bedrm, 2 ba, spacious bsmnt apt, private entrance,DW, WD, AC 4 Bl to Metro, Util incl 202-415-1364

Washington DC SoutheastRoland Park - 4801-15 Texas Ave, SE. Call tomake an appointment to see our 1&2 BR, stepsfrom Blue Line. From $805 + cooking gas/elec.301-559-9111.

WASHINGTON, DC - 1BR & 2BR. NE & SE.Starting at $1,000. Section 8 welcome.

Please call 202-270-4279

MDRENTALS

FREE APPLICATION FEES WITH THIS AD

District Hts.

Spacious FloorplansRenovated Laundry Rooms

On-Site After Care/Summer CampMD Food Bank DonationsMinutes from Addison Rd

Metro StationHousing Vouchers Welcome

WOODLAND SPRINGS

6617 Atwood Street301-735-2104

4 BR SPECIALS

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1 BRs from $930! • 2 BRs from $1199!Convenient LocationLet us find you the perfect home!

Call Now(888) 831-6315

www.oakcresttowers.comSome restrictions apply

$500.00 OFF JANUARY(call for details)

NewYear Savings EventGreat Location

1525 Elkwood LaneCapitol Heights, MD 20742

(866) 574-7408

1 BR from $8892 BR from $999

INSTANT PRE-APPROVALALL UTILITIES INCLUDED for a small fee

*Prices subject to verification

www.addisonchapel.com

ADDISON CHAPELA p a r t m e n t s

• Clubhouse & Fitness Center• Washer & Dryer

• Renovated Apartments Available• Less than Five Minutes from 495

• Swimming Pool• Central A/C & Heat

301-630-1300

Rosecroft Mews

Call today to schedule an appointment tour!

1, 2, & 3 BedroomApartments

Starting@ $899We Offer Second Chance Program

With$0 Security Deposit

Move In Special

Hyattsville

Call Now For Details

301.277.6610

• Selected apts.available for immediate move inavail

• Gas & Electric Not Included• Gas & El

1BRs .................... $690Large 2BR ........... $9353BR...................... $950

Quincy Manor/Monroe Gardens

$500 Up To Two Months RentSecurity Deposit On Approved Credit

Frank Emmet Real EstateFrank Em

IMMEDIATEMOVE-IN SPECIALS

MDRENTALS

Hyattsville Arts District

GARFIELD COURTMOVE-IN SPECIAL

$599 price is for1st Mo. Rent/ 1 BR only

(when you sign a 12 mo. lease).

1 BR at $800 • 2 BR at $875On residential streetnext to DeMatha HS

Off-st parking • Ceiling Fans(tenant pays electric • carpet extra)301-779-1734

www.summerridgeapartments.net

Summer Ridge

866.507.22831829 Belle Haven Drive,Hyattsville, MD 20785

# Occupants Maximum Income

1 $41,180

2 $51,600

3 $58,080

4 $64,500

*Income Qualifications

Hyattsville

Bring in ad to rec. free app. fee* 1 per unit

* w/approved credit**Limited Availability

• 3 Bedroom 1 Bath Apt. for theprice of a 2 Bedroom 1 Bath Apt.

• Computer Lab• Metro Accessible• After school programs

Performance. People. Pride.

CASTLE MANORHYATTSVILLE

Apartments

1 Bedroom Apts. from $8502 Bedroom Apts. from $975

866.464.0993

Move-In Special! 1st Month Re

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• Ce�l�ng Fans • Lovely Sett�ng• Near the New ARTS DiSTRiCT• Close to Shopp�ng & Metro

Only $599(with a 12 Mo. Lease)

Villagesat

Montpelier

Experience the best in comfort andconvenience at an affordable price at

the Villages at Montpelier. Our communityoffers swimming pool, fitness center andplayground. Located in a secluded residentialneighborhood of Laurel.

11658 S. Laurel DriveLaurel MD 20708866.914.9712

WWW.MORGANPROPERTIES.COM

MARYLAND

HYATTSVILLE

Oliver Gardens/Queensbury Park – 1 &2BRnear Hyattsville MS. FIOS/cable ready, off-streetpkg, bus to Green Line, close to UMD, shopping &entertainment. Fr $950, incl gas. CATS OK. Call

301-864-5933, 301-559-9111

Dean Manor – WINTER SPECIAL! HUGE 1 & 2BR,newly renovated, balcony, walk-in closets Fr. $950.MOVE IN NOW! Walk to Green Line, shopping,restaurants. Near UMD. FIOS/cable ready. PETFRIENDLY! Call 301-559-9111

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MT. RAINIER

Arundel

301-277-6202

A P A R T M E N T SMOVE IN SPECIAL

1st Mo.Rent/1 BR only

$599(when you sign a 12mo. lease)

Super Convenient LocationClose to shops & rec. ctr

1BR $850 • 2BR $950

Brand New Renovated Apartments,Close to Southern Ave. Metro and Bus Lines.

Minutes to DC. Large Pets Welcome.

Studio Starting At $7951BR Starting At $9002BR Starting At $11003BR Starting At $1350

Bring this ad in and we’llwaive your application fee

1011 Kennebec Street, #2C • Oxon Hill, MD 20745Call 24/7 • 301-850-1303

TheNewMilano.com

OXON HILL - Completely renovated 3BR, 2BA,W/D, front & backyard. Near shopping & schools.Section 8 Ok. Call 202-415-3275

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Free 6-Week Summer CampCome Visit Us: Mon. thru Fri. 8 am - 5 pm • Sat. 10 am to 4 pm • Sun. 12 pm - 4 pm

OXON HILL

COLONIAL VILLAGE908 Marcy Ave. • Oxon Hill, MD 20745

888-583-3047

• FREE UTILITIES• Swimming Pool• Private balconies and patios• Minutes to The National Harbor& Brand New TANGER Outlets

CALL NOW FOR OURFANTASTIC SPECIALS!

LANDOVER

RIVERDALE

MAPLE RIDGE2252 Brightseat Road • Landover, MD 20785

888-583-3045www.mapleridgeapartments.com

RIVERDALE VILLAGE5409 Riverdale Road • Riverdale,MD 20737

800-767-2189

• Walk to Metro

• Walk to Elementary School

• Minutes to theNEW WEGMANS

• Granite Countertops*

• Stainless Steel Appliances*

*Select units only

FREE UTILITIES

GATED COMMUNITY

1, 2 & 3 BR APTS.HUGE 2 BR

TOWNHOMES• Roomy, modern apts.• Private balconies/patios• Cathedral ceiling

• Free gas and water• State-of-the-art fitness center• Right across from theNEW WEGMANS

• Remodeled w/brandnew Kitchens

• Licensed daycare on premises

FREE RENT ‘TIL FEBRUARY 1ST

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GATED COMMUNITYRIVERDALE

• FREE Internet & Cable* (*1-BR only)• State of the Art Fitness Center• Stainless Steel Appliances**• Granite Countertops**• Washer & Dryer**• Free Gas (cooking & heat) & Water• Outdoor & Indoor Pools

(**Select Units)*Subject to change.

Mon.-Fri. 8-5, Sat. 10-4, Sun. 12-4

PARKVIEW GARDENS6400 Riverdale Road • Riverdale, MD 20737

888-251-1872www.parkviewgardensapartments.com

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LANDOVER

KINGS SQUARE3402 Dodge Park Rd. • Landover,MD 20785

877-898-6958www.kingssquareapartments.com

OPEN HOUSEFri. Jan 10 to Mon. Jan 13

SPECIALS:- FREE RENT ‘TIL FEBRUARY 1ST

(SELECT UNITS)- FREE Application Fee

- FREE Gifts and Refreshments- DEPOSIT as low as $200

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• Largest Apts., in Oxon Hill• Newly Renovated Apts.• Across from United MedicalCenter w/ New Children’sHospital Wing

• P12 Metrobus@Doorstep• Walk to Southern Avenue Metro• Housing Vouchers Welcome (MD)• ALL CREDIT CONSIDERED

*Call about our move-in specials

APARTMENTSFOREST HILLS

888.480.16931439 Southern Ave.

1BRSPECIAL$850

Silver Spring

HILLBROOK TOWERS

Hillbrook Towers ApartmentsCentral Air • Disposables

Off St. Parking • Elevator • Mid-Rise AptsAll Utilities Included

888-833-9784

MOVE-IN SPECIAL$599 price is for

1st Mo. Rent/1 BR only(when you sign a 12 mo. lease).

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WINDSOR COURTAND TOWER APTS

301-637-0723

1 BR Special- $9492 BR Special- $1300*3 BR Special- $1750*

Save $100 off monthly rent for 2 & 3 Br

• Enormous Floor Plans• Noise Dampening Floors• Close to Shopping • Pet Friendly• Washer & Dryers in all 3 BR units

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SILVER SPR/Forest Glen Metro

Move In Special$599 price is for

1st Mo. Rent/1 BR only.(on a 12 mo. lease)1-BR $10502-BR $1150

Forest Glen Apts.301.593.0485

Close to the Forest Glen MetroOff-Str. Prking/Controlled Access

Ceiling FansHousing Vouchers Welcome

UTILITIES INCLUDED

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Walk to Metro • Eat-In Kitchen • Smoke Free Bldg.Private Balconies • Gas Utilities Included

GEORGIAWEST8708 First Avenue • Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 328-1102

Georgia-West@GradyMgt.comSILVER SPRING

• Washer & dryer in each apt home• Large walk-in closets • Dishwasher• Private patio or balcony• Only 2 blocks to Metro• Pet Friendly

1 BRs from $899*2 BRs from $1,044*3 BRs from $1,226*

Shadyside GardensSuitland, MD

301-289-7556*limited time offer, restrictions may apply

SUITLANDPARKWAY TERRACE

1 BRs fr$920

2 BRs fr$1020

• Walk to Metro• W/W Carpet or Hardwood avail• Secure Buildings• Parklike setting w/picnic tbls & grill

3415 Parkway Terr. Dr. Suitland, Md.Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm. Sat. by app’t. only

877-608-6548

$30 Application Fee

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TEMPLE HILLS

301.637.6153www.transformurlifestyle.com

• Spacious floor plans • Washer/dryer**• Amazing closet space • Fireplaces**• Controlled Access • Activity Center

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$599 price is for 1st Mo. Rent/1BR only (on a 12 mo. lease)1 BR’s from $830 • 2 BR’s from $1195

HILLWOOD MANOR202-499-2082

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SPACIOUS APTS W/CEILING FANSLOVELY PARK-LIKE SETTING!

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BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED KITCHENS AND BATHSWASHERS & DRYERS IN THE TOWNHOMES

1-BRS from $9392-BRS from $1199

2-Story Townhomes from $1299Walking distance to shopping,

dining & entertainment!

TAKOMA LANDINGApartments & Townhomes!

TEMPLE HILLS

1 brs from $8992 brs from $1059

• Highrise or garden style apts• Dishwashers• Gas cooking & heat• Convenient to 3 Metro Lines• Pet friendly (some restrictions)

Marlow Plaza301-289-7575 • Marlowplaza.com

• Spacious closets • Lots of windows•Walk to shopping & community center• Minutes to 2 Metro stations

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Temple Hills

White Oak- Nr Public Trans,495, & shopping. 2BR inTH. Shr BA & Kit. $600/ea Call/Text 202-294-7803

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BRAGGTOWERSEXTENDED STAY HOTEL

99 South Bragg St, Alexandria, VA 22312703-354-6300 � www.BraggTowers.com

Alexandria

Furnished Efficiencies: $399 Wk � $1470 MoCable � Internet � Utilities � Housekeeping

Studios from the high $800s*1BRs from the low $1100s*

4901 Seminary Rd., ALEXANDRIA, VA

SOUTHERN TOWERS

(888) 450-3292Mon, tue,wed, thu 9-7 • fri, sat 9-5 • sun 11-5

*All Prices & Specials Subject to change without notice.

• All utilities paid

• No Security Deposit or move-in fees

• Metrobus at front door to Pentagon

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• Convenient to Pentagon, Shopping & I-395

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LINDEN PARK APARTMENTS3600 Jurgensen DriveTriangle, VA 22172

703-221-3146

OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEKMON-FRI 8:30-5:30 • SAT 10-4PM

• 1Br $899• 2Br $999 - $1060• 3Br $1100 - $1199• Renovated Apartments Available• Central A/C & Heating• 2 Playgrounds• Five Minutes for 95 South & NorthGYM, Lounge and Business Center

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SHEEHY HONDAALEXANDRIA,VA 703-660-01007434 RICHMOND HWY WWW.SHEEHYHONDA.COM

LEXUS OF SILVER SPRINGSILVER SPRING, MD 1-800-266-48742505 PROSPERITY TER. LEXUSOFSILVERSPRING.COM

DARCARS NISSANROCKVILLE, MD 301-309-220015911 INDIANOLA DRIVE WWW.DARCARS.COM

355 TOYOTAROCKVILLE, MD 301-309-391715625 FREDERICK ROAD WWW.DARCARS.COM

ROOMMATES

ARLINGTON S.- Shr TH w/ male. Nr airport. 2 roomsw/ shr BA $795 for both rooms. NP. 703-861-6275

BURKE - Bsmt for rent. $800 incl utils & ammens.No smoking. 1 month security deposit req.

703-626-4998CAPITOL HEIGHTS Furn room, pvt BA, Quiet area,

nr metro. $160/wk & up + Dep. Cable Incld.301-602-9120

College Park—Lgr bedrm in SFH. Near Metro.$595 plus util & sec dep. Nonsmokers only.Available immediately. 301-448-9640

College Park—Lgr bedrm in SFH. Near Metro.$595 plus util & sec dep. Nonsmokers only.Available immediately. 301-448-9640

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Gaithersburg—$750, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, recroom & office nook, mini kitchen, Bayridge Dr,240-793-0908, Deck, washer/dryer, Internet, Near, Parking, all utilities inc. near NIST, Medimmune,NIH, Kentlands. Furnished.

GREENBELT- N/S, M/F to share large quiet,clean house. $500/mo + 1/4 utils. No Pets.

301-345-3475 Avail NowLandover - Nice quiet home to shr, nice rm,unfurn, utils incl, nr metro, clean! $625/mo

301-537-2247LANHAM Furn room $400/month, Plus 1st month

rent and sec. dep.240-432-7154 or 301-552-9108

NE DC - Pref Female. Furn/unfurn, 1BR.Walk to NY Ave station.

$165/week. Call 240-462-2349NE/Ft Totten Metro- Prof. Female N/S. to shrunfurn BR. 3BR, 2.5BA in SFH. -$935. W/D, Cbl, WiFi,maid svc. CAC/Heat, all inc utils 202-494-3692Petworth- 2 blocks from Metro, large rooms invery clean and quiet house. All utils included, $650+ 1 month dep and $50 app fee. Call 301-202-3749

ROCKVILLE, MD - Room for rent. Male pref.Furn. $575. Aspen Hill Shopping Center.

Conn Ave. Call 301-503-9461

SIL SPG- Furn rms. M perfd, all utils incl. Shr. FamRm. Nr. Metro, 495, Shpg ctr. $550 240-701-6022

UPPER MARLBORO- Room for rent in shrd TH.$590 + Shr utilities. N/S. W/D Avail ASAP

Call 301-523-4772

ROOMMATES

WALDORF / TEMPLE HILLS Rooms at $625-$750/utils incl/public transp./ newly renovated,

Very NICE! Call 301-537-2247 or 240-432-0751

CARS

AUTOS WANTED: We pay up to $350 forjunk/unwanted vehicles

Call 202-696-5403

BMW 2001 330Ci -Auto, Silver, Blk Leather, PrmPkg, Heated Seats, 75k mi, Excel Cond, $8,895

Please Call 571-426-5951

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GMC 2002 Sierra 1500 — Yellow SL ExtendedCab, $5800 Good cond Clean Running 100%128kmi 703-309-0193 craigwaive@hotmail.com

JUNK VEHICLES REMOVED FREECASH PAY FOR ALL 202-714-9835

NEED A VEHICLE? Over 1,000 Cars, Trucks, SUV’s!You need 2 Paystubs & 1 Bill - Laurel, MD. Grossincome must be $2k mo+. Jason 202.704.8213

NISSAN 2014 FRONTIER SV - $23,000. 4 door,short bed, automatic, radio/cassette, AC, blue exte-rior with gray interior. Call 301-221-5962

$10 Starts Your AVON Business. Contact AVONIndividual. Sales Rep.- Cynthia: 301-218-2515 .

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So They Worked It Out?Pamela Anderson says she secretly remarried ex Rick Salomon 23

Fans curious to find out if there’s

any drama this season on “The

Bachelor,” the second episode

of which airs tonight at 8 p.m.

on ABC, aren’t alone. Its latest

star, Juan Pablo Galavis, says

he’s interested to see what hap-

pened among the women when

he wasn’t around.

“I don’t get to see any of that,”

said Galavis in an interview last

week. “It was the same on ‘The

Bachelorette.’ All the guys were

on good behavior in front of

Desiree (Hartsock) but around

the house they weren’t.”

The 32-year-old former pro

soccer player competed for the

affection of Hartsock last sum-

mer on “The Bachelorette.” He

wasn’t chosen for a one-on-one

date and had very little air time

before getting sent home. Still,

he made such an impression with

viewers that ABC decided to make

him “The Bachelor.”

Host Chris Harrison admit-

ted recently to Galavis being a

surprise candidate.

“Juan Pablo really wasn’t on

our radar as we ended the show,”

said Harrison, who explained pro-

ducers typically have a good idea

of who should make the cut as

the next bachelor or bachelorette.

“We’ve really never had any-

body who’s had less screen time

and less attention get so much

popularity. We kind of had to

rethink the whole thing. … Once

we announced him it was nuts.”

ABC was quick to capitalize

on the it factor of Galavis, the

show’s fi rst Latin bachelor. They

began calling the month of Janu-

ary “Juan-uary” in ads and aired

a “Countdown to Juan Pablo” spe-

cial the night before on the cast-

ing process.

Galavis was born in Ithaca,

N.Y., but grew up in Venezuela. He

played professional soccer there

and moved to Miami to play with

the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, but

retired in 2008 after the birth of

his daughter, Camila (whose mom

is an ex-girlfriend he never mar-

ried.) He now works as a sports

and entertainment consultant.

For all of the attention “The

Bachelor” has earned him, Gala-

vis said he’s just focused on liv-

ing his life normally.

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means I was myself and peo-

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Jay ZLike the rest of pop music, the now-hyphenless rapper was overshadowed by his wife in 2013, but Mr. Carter is still one of the most electrifying performers in the game. So, while you may have to sit through a few “Magna Carta Holy Grail” clunkers at his Verizon Center concert Thursday, any show that includes hits like “99 Problems,” “Big Pimpin,’ ” “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” and “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” is still worth the price of admission. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW; Thu., 8 p.m., $32.50-$150; 202-628-3200, verizoncenter.com. (Gallery Place)

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Sue Monk KiddThe author of “The

Secret Life of Bees” dis-

cusses her new novel,

“The Invention of

Wings.” Set in 19th-cen-

tury South Carolina, the story

begins when a young slave girl

becomes a gift for an 11-year-old

girl. “Wings” follows the two for

35 years, tackling race and love.

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Martha GrimesWe hope art doesn’t imitate

life when it comes to Martha

Grimes’ latest novel, “The Way

of All Fish,” about a writer who

hires hitmen to take out her

agent. Watch your back when

Grimes visits Politics and Prose

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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘High Hopes’The Boss, above, is back, and,

based on early reviews, bet-

ter than he’s been in a decade

on new odds-and-ends collec-

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of his romantic aspirations.

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man” movies who loves his “Scotchy Scotch

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and Panama with more than three.

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of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia.

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ACROSS1 Additional thought

preceder

5 Guernsey’s grazing areas

9 Having a sharp taste

14 Whopper teller

15 Unwanted aquarium

organism

16 ___ apso (dog breed)

17 Pinnacle

18 Cow’s hurdle, in rhyme

19 It may be tucked by a

doctor

20 Wisher’s object

23 Mauna ___ (Hawaii’s

highest point)

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29 Actress Potts

31 Islamic leader, one way

33 “Who ___ Seen The

Wind?”

34 Kansas, e.g.

36 Casual wear

39 Big Dipper, for one

42 Nurture

43 Scots trills

44 Refined petroleum

45 Red cheese

47 Aromatic compound

51 Qualification

54 Your financial adviser

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60 Even a bit

63 Hit

64 An amount of medicine

65 Mischievous one

66 Ireland, affectionately

67 Writing on the wall

68 Sound from the nest

69 Model cars, e.g.

70 After everybody else

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4 A favorite with milk

5 Female monster

6 Stretch out

7 Overly eager

8 Grandchild of Japanese

immigrants

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10 Grouch

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27 Loft locale

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39 Rope fiber

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41 Inspirational celebrity

42 Dandy dresser

46 English county known

for sheep

48 Port on

Commencement Bay

49 Shakes an Etch A

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50 Show mercy

52 Worth

53 Land in a lake, e.g.

55 Lassos

58 Hodgepodge or mishmash

59 Worshipped carving

60 Garfunkel or Carney

61 AAA specialty

62 Birthday number

1733 James Oglethorpe and some

120 English colonists arrive

at Charleston, S.C., while en route to settle in

present-day Georgia.

1941 A new law goes into effect

granting Puerto Ricans U.S.

birthright citizenship.

1966 Robert C. Weaver is named

Secretary of Housing and

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first black Cabinet member.

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urday. They previously married and split up in 2007. “We’re

very happy,” Anderson said. “Our families are very happy

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riage. Salomon starred in and sold the notorious sex tape

“1 Night in Paris,” the “Paris” being Paris Hilton. This is

his fourth marriage as well. (EXPRESS)

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‘Best Friends’ Is Code for ‘Pretending for the Kid’Hilary Duff and husband Mike Comrie

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