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2November 7, 2012 a weekly publicationCONTENTS

Poindexter Hall Hosts ARibbon Cutting And Recital

Pettys Care Care Gives AwaySome Cold, Hard Cash

Abby Gives Us Te StoryOn Te Classic renchcoat

A Look At Ole Miss FootballHistory

Joseph B. St. John is theEditor-in-Chie and Pub-lisher. He is a man whounderstands that everythingthat appears bad is not badand everything that appears

good is not good.

3 ............................. Editors Note

3 ...........................News & Views

5 ................................Perspectives

7 ............................... Community

9 .........................Financial Focus

9 ........................... Veterans Post

10 ...............................Seven Days

15 .....................................Recipes

16 .................Culturally Speaking

16 ........................ Cloud Atlas

18 ...............................Crossword

22 ...............................Classieds

Kate Spenceris a certifedyoga instructor rom Cam-bridge, England, who cameacross the pond with the US AirForce to Columbus Air ForceBase.

Ryan Munson is a fnancialadvisor with Edward Jones.Email reaches him [email protected]

Abby Hathornis a sixteen yearold blogger and student whoenjoys shopping, traveling, and allthings vintage. She can be reachedat [email protected]. Check out her blog atwww.vintageinspiredpassionista.com

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Ron Parlato is a writer living inWashington, DC. He has closeties with Columbus, which hevisits requently. His writings onliterature, politics and culture,travel, and cooking can be oundon his own blog,http://www.uncleguidosacts.com.

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Its sad, its so sadts a sad, sad situationnd its getting more and more absurd

ts sad, so sadWhy cant we talk it over

lways seems to mehat sorry seems to be the hardest word

lton John and Bernie aupinSorry Seems to be the Hardest Word

It may seem crazy, but I haveinally igured out why Mayor Smith is

so adamant about renovating that olddilapidated bridge near the Riverwalk. Its a peace oering to yours truly. And

all this time, I have missed this peaceoering.

Why else would he be so committedo such a bizarre project? rue, the

Riverwalk is on one end o the bridge,ut the only thing at the other end o it ishe proverbial pot o gold - my house. So,here you go. Mayor Coach Bobby wantso make amends with everyones avorite

ex-chie o police. A multi-million-dollarolive branch to say I am sorry.

Otherwise, the whole projectmakes no sense. Mayor Coach Bobbysannouncement at the Riverwalksurprised so many people; even LowndesCounty Supervisors President HarrySanders had no idea what the heck Bobbywas talking about. he news was sostrange that no one had a clue what theheck was going on.

Being at the proclamation that dayand knowing Bobby well, I igured it was

just the result o playing ootball or somany years without a helmet. But, in theend, I was wrong. Mayor Coach Bobbywas a prophet. He knew that, one day,our partnership would dissolve and hewould have to say he was sorry. Whatbetter way to say youre sorry, than bygiving me my own personal bridge? AsElton sang, Sorry seems to be the hardestword.

Maybe I missed the message,because ever time I see Mayor CoachBobby he will never say hello or evengive me a riendly nod. Maybe he justeels bad that he does so much crazy stuand that i he doesnt make eye contact,I wont write about the act that heintereres with ever agency in the city andbullies all o the employees unmerciully.

Maybe he hopes that all thecitizens will sit idly by, while he runs thetown into bankruptcy. You know - anunnecessary bridge here, 4,000 pot holesthere, and what amounts to a $100,000soccer complex mistake, when the cityhas no money. At least we can say that wehave a bridge to walk on. And, i we dontget those additional bathrooms at thesoccer complex, soon, the bridge may bea place to go to well...you get the point.

With an election on the horizon, itwill be interesting to see i Mayor CoachBobby can go into the community andexplain all o his shortcomings. It willbe intriguing to see what happens to

him when a viable opponent comes tothe oreront and Mayor Coach Bobbyhas to tell the truth, i he is even capableo that eat. It is a legitimate question,and everyone who knows Coach Bobbyknow that acts are not always part o theequation with our dear mayor. (See Issue1 o he Real Story)

So, these are the questions acingour air city. Will we set idly by and let aman o zero integrity continue to run thecity and bully and intimidate all o thecity workers? Will we watch the city gointo bankruptcy?

hose are our options. And, it istime we look at who proits rom our cityand takes advantage o the power, andremove them rom power. And, thoseare the acts, Jack. Do something in Mayor watch Columbus get lushed down thetoilet. Period.

In the meantime, Mayor CoachBobby, thanks or the bridge. I love theRiverwalk and you just made my lie alittle easier. And, lets just say, its not theirst time.

Oh, and by the way, Mayor CoachBobby, no one is ooled by your act.Everyone is aware that your amilymembers are always getting in troubleand you love to try to run the ColumbusPolice Department. And, that needs tostop, ASAP. It is making the entire citywant to vomit. So, cut the mess and justdo your job, i you even remember whatthat is.

I dont mind stealing bread rom themouths o decadenceBut I cant eed on the powerless when mycups already overilledBut its on the tablehe ire is cooking and theyre armingbabies, while the slaves are workinghe blood is on the table and their mouthsare chokingBut Im growing hungry

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On a sports note: here has gotto be a special layer o Hell reserved orOle Miss or MSU ans. Watching bothgames, this past Saturday - admittedlywith the sound down, most o the time- it was pure horror. It seems that, nomatter how close a Mississippi team getsto breaking into the elite level, somethinggoes wrong. It is almost too much towatch. But, lets keep the aith; there arestill games to be played!

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Pauline Bernice Lile will have towait until Nov. 26 to learn whether herpunishment will involve jail time orpaying restitution.

During Liles hearing on Nov.1 in

the main courtroom o the Lowndes

County Courthouse, Judge LeeColeman said that he wants to see thedeendant and her attorney come upwith a substantial plan to see thatJack Gordman and his amily receiveinancial restitution.

Lile had been charged with

embezzling approximately $474,000rom the Gordman InsuranceCo., where she was employed orseveral years. She has also servedas a dispatcher or the LowndesCounty Sheri s Department, andas chairwoman o the Columbus-

Lowndes E911Commissioners board.

he court is caught in adilemmado you want blood ormoney? Coleman rhetorically askedLile and her attorney, Rod Ray. Yourclient has destroyed the inances o thisamily. Between now and the irst dayo the court term, you and your client

will have to come up with a plan, hesaid.

Assistant District Attorney Katie

Moulds, who represented the state atLiles hearing, called two witnessesto the stand. Her irst witness wasJack Gordman, owner o GordmanInsurance.

Jack Gordman testiied that

on Nov. 19, 2004, he noticed that acheck in the amount o $5,500 hadbeen written to Lile on the companysaccount. When Gordman contacted

Lile, she said that she had written the

check, and that he decided to take $25out o her paycheck each pay period torecover the amount that had been lost.

When asked by Moulds what he

thought o Lile, Jack Gordman saidthat he thought o her as amily, and

that she was a riend.She kept my kids, my dog, and

Im grateul to her or that, he said.Gordman testiied that his

name was orged on company checksand that she would cash them. heamounts o the checks ranged rom$800-$9,000. In 2011, Jack Gordmansaid that, in a period o several years,Lile had taken over $474,000, and thatshe used the money or hersel.

She bought expensive gits or

her amily, she gave to her church, hesaid.

When asked by Moulds how this

has aected his relationship with Lile,as well as his amily, Jack Gordmansaid it has hurt.

It has hurt in so many dierent

ways. She has hurt me as a riend. Ihave no college unding let or mychildren, no retirement, I have to startover, he said.

Moulds then called Gordmans

wie, Sacia Gordman, to the stand.During her testimony, Sacia Gordmansaid that she loved Lile very much

when Lile worked or her husband, butthat things were dierent now.

Choking back tears as she looked

directly at Lile, Sacia Gordman saidthat Lile knew that she had taken themoney rom the business.

She has hurt us so bad. You had

all the newest things - a new I-phone- all the newest gadgets. I dont worryabout me, I worry about my kids. Youknew Jack worked hard. He coveredoverdrats or you, Sacia said.

When asked what she would like

to see happen to Lile, Sacia Gordmansaid that she wants justice to be served.

I would love to have my lie

savings back. I am a Christian, and Iorgive you or what youve done. You

need to stand up to what youve done.At the end o the hearing, Ray

said that the amily needs to be paidback.

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a hard place. Ive been a prosecutorbeore, so I understand how thingswork in an embezzlement trial. heGordman amily needs to be paidback, he said.

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I have always elt that Americansactually believe that lie can be eternalor at least extended indeinitely i youollow the rules reduce at, salt, andalcohol; quit smoking; and wear a seat-belt. In all o the other 1,001 threatsto lie, the rule o thumb should be

to avoid risk, at any cost. In sum, theresult o a careully crated lie can belongevity itsel. Few people are realisticabout this longevity. Despite statisticswhich state that the average Americanborn today will live 78.2 years, mostpeople think they can beat that by amile. Ninety is the new 70, and 100 andbeyond is not a stretch.

his philosophy is very American,perhaps as American as any constructcan be, or it combines many o ourcharacteristic attributes. We are doersand problem-solvers, and there is

nothing that cannot be resolved i wesimply put our minds to it and usethe disciplined logic and practicalattentiveness inherited rom ourPuritan orbearers. We are risk-takers,but we are even more risk-averse. Risk-ree playgrounds, atality-aversemilitary strategies, and laws andpolicies which attempt to regulate risk-ree behavior at swimming pools andon the highways are commonplace. Weare the most religious country on earth(perhaps India rivals our devotion), butwe seem to have at least as much aithin science as in God. God may be

waiting with our just desserts, butscience is the way to extend our lie,give it more quality, and provide us thechance to live longer beore we meetour maker.

In a piece in the New York Reviewo Books (10.16.12), Alan Ryan reviewstwo o Jill Lepores books on Americaand, in particular, how popular cultureinluences our views o lie and death.Ryan states:

Jill Lepore has a thesis, lessabout lie and death than

about how we think o them.Once, human lie was seenin a circular ashion: dust todust. he wheel o ate turned,and we entered the world ashelpless inants; the ortunatesurvived to a healthy maturity,and then came old age, asecond childhood, helplessness,and death. Now, she says, wehave a linear view o lie, andalthough lines come to an endas circles do not, we do ourbest to stretch out the line as

ar as science allows.

his linear view is exactlyright. Few o us want to acceptmortality as soon as we are aware

o it that is accepting the naturaland inevitable cycle o dust-to-dustand the humility that acceptance oit engenders and most o us, whenand i we emerge rom the only realrisk-taking period o our lives adolescence - retreat into a lie-orever

mode. Perhaps most importantly ourlast handul o dust on earth is notreally the end o our existence itis only the beginning o an ater-lie. Hindus have a more complex ornuanced view o this cycle. As ourashes cool on the uneral pyres by theGanges, we are already reborn intoanother lie on earth and will continuethis extended cycle unless and until wehave understood the path to breakingthe cycle and becoming a universalspiritual being.

Francois Villon, in a well-known

poem, says that we will all end up in untas ple-mle thrown together in anignominious and undistinguished pile;that no matter how ceremonious ourlives may have been, at the beginningand at the end we are uniquelyand incontrovertibly the same. Inthe late Middle Ages, when Villonwrote, this sense o inality was the

very reason or aith and religiouspurpose. Shakespeares kings otenthought about the transient nature okingship and lie itsel. Existentialistspondered the meaninglessness o lieand the trap o the endless cycle o

being and non-being. In principle,this dust-to-dust philosophy ostereda respect or others who would bethrown with us in the same pile. Itwas a philosophy which governed ourspiritual and secular lie.

Now, says Lepore, our view olies trajectory is linear. Although wemay understand, in principle, that weare all mortal, the goal o lie is notto accept the act and derive rom ita religious solace or secular equality,but to ight to extend it. hrough oursecular savior science - the goal o lie

eternal may in act be possible. Whyshould we not be able to change ourDNA such that death itsel, like someunwanted gene, can be eliminated?

Linear expectations give us avery dierent perspective on living.here should be no time or Villons orRichard IIs unproductive relectionson lie or the meaning o celebrity, orwe should be illing every second withdoing, achieving, accomplishing. A lieworth living is a lie that has been ullylived, period.

One aspect o Lepores beliethat we have moved rom a circularto a linear world is that she sharesthe British philosopher John Grays

view that our obsession with thepreservation o lie at all costs isdistinctively modern. he Darwinianrevolution established that humanbeings are animals much like otheranimals, gene machines in RichardDawkinss phrase, and the urge to

deeat death and turn ourselves intoperpetual motion machines becameoverwhelming. here is plainlysomething to this view, i only becausewe are less helpless in the ace odisease than our orebears were, writesRyan.

Lepore is ascinated withAmericans desire to cheat or beatdeath, and the wacky ways we exploreto do so, according to Ryan:

In 2009 Lepore went to interviewRobert Ettinger, the enthusiast or

cryonic immortality in the Michigan

warehouse where the deep-rozenbodies o his mother, his two wives,and ninety-two other patients waitedin sure hope o eternal lie stored headdownward in vats o liquid nitrogen.

Faced with the question owhether he really wants to be revivedin the company o the elderly andinirm olk he has deep-rozen -along with several dozen pets - he

reverts to the antasies o traditionalreligion. It wont be these bodies thatwill experience the resurrection butbodies transormed by the science othe uture into something young andstrong and tireless.

We all hedge our bets. Wemay believe in the possibility o anearthly immortality, but pray toGod that he take us i and when wedie. Another great American trait negotiation.

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he Mississippi School orathematics and Science has provided

a top-quality education or its studentsor 25 years now, and oicials have

scheduled two days o events tocelebrate that milestone.

At Wednesdays continued

eeting o the Lowndes Countyoard o Supervisors, Wadeeonard, admissions counselor atSMS, spoke with them about the

school as it prepared to celebrate itsaccomplishments.

Leonard said there would beevents on the campus during theweekend o Nov. 2-3, and issued aninvitation to the supervisors to attendthe events.

It is my job to make people awareo the Mississippi School or Math andScience, especially to people in thiscommunity who may not know aboutit, he said.

he school was ounded on July1, 1987, and is located on the campuso Mississippi University or Women.It is governed by the Mississippi Boardo Education, and is the states onlypublic residential high school speciallydesigned to meet the academic needso Mississippis most academicallygited juniors and seniors.

he school has received nationalrecognition during its history, mostrecently when Newsweek magazinenamed it as one o the best highschools in America.

We are the only school inMississippi to receive that honor,Leonard said.

Leonard said that when you lookat television news and read newspaperaccounts about how bad things arewhen it comes to education, that isntthe case with MSMS.

We are the exception to the badnews you hear about education, hesaid.

Leonard said that graduatesrom the Class o 2012 received over$12.5 million in scholarship oersrom Mississippi State University, OleMiss and the University o SouthernMississippi, as well as college anduniversities throughout the UnitedStates and the world.

here is a competition betweenthose three universities to see who canget the most students, he said.

He said that the students getinvolved in the Columbus communityby taking part in the annual alesrom the Crypt, which is held atFriendship Cemetery during theannual Columbus spring pilgrimage.

Leonard pointed out that theschool is a state-unded institution,and has, or the past our years, beenoperating at 15 percent below budget.

We have to raise at least $40,000to purchase needed equipment, so weare hosting events this weekend bothto celebrate our 25 years and to raiseunds, he said.

At this time, Leonard said theschool is halway to the goal o raisingthe needed amount.

Leonard praised the eorts o thestudents in participating in this project.

Hard work directed wisely canlead to humongous rewards, he said.

In other business, the supervisors:

Unanimously approved thepurchase o the parking lot next tothe Wil Colom law oice. CountyAdministrator Ralph Billingsleysaid that Colom agreed to sellthe property, which is next tothe courthouse, or $90,000. heproperty was recently appraised or$90,000, Billingsley said.

Unanimously approved thepurchase o property in BurnsBottom or $5,000, to be usedby Parks and Recreation oradditional parking or the soccercomplex.

he board adjourned until its nextscheduled meeting on Nov. 5, at 9 a.m.,at the Lowndes County Courthouse.he meeting, which will be held in theboard meeting room, is open to thepublic.

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he Southeastourism Societyhas namedColumbus

own Sounds oSummer as oneo the op 20Events in theSoutheast or

June & July 2013. his is the secondyear that Sounds o Summer hasreceived this esteemed honor.

For the past ive years, Sounds oSummer has been a ree concert seriesin Historic Downtown Columbuson every hursday in June and July.Sounds o Summer began in 2008

and is held at the Columbus, Miss.Riverwalk Park. he concert seriesoers music and un or the wholeamily, and eatures local musiciansand ood vendors.

Sounds o Summer is a jointventure sponsored by Main StreetColumbus and he ColumbusLowndes Development LINK.

Numerous other business sponsorsand volunteers also help to makethe annual event possible. For moreinormation on how to become a parto the 2013 Sounds o Summer concertseries as a vendor, a volunteer or asponsor, please contact Main StreetColumbus at 6623286305 or www.columbusmainstreet.com or heColumbus Lowndes DevelopmentLINK at 6623288369 or www.cldlink.org.

Sounds o Summer is a diverse,

quality event that continues to growin popularity each year, and is truly anevent that the community really enjoysand its one o my personal avorites,too, stated Amber Brislin, MainStreet Columbus director. Sounds o

Summer is an outstanding event thatwe take great pride in participating inevery year, said Macaulay Whitaker,

vicepresident o the LINKs Chamber

Division. Community businesses andorganizations bringing quality, amilyevents to our area are the kind oprogramming were all about.

he series oers somethingor everyone, while showcasing ourcommunity and local talent. he SSop 20 Events list is an excellent guideor travelers in the Southeast. Eventschosen represent the best activitiesthe region oers. Being chosen is agreat accolade that can draw extraattention to a estival or special

event, said Neville Bhada, director ocommunications and public relationsor the Southeast ourism Society.

SS started its op 20 Events

program in 1985. ravel industry

experts select 20 events per month,and SS publicizes the list throughoutthe region and beyond. hecomplete list is published monthly

on two Web sites: southeasttourism.org and escapetothesoutheast.com.

o be nominated or op 20

Event consideration, an event mustbe in at least its third year and musthave attendance o at least 1,000.Nomination orms and deadlines areavailable at www.Southeastourism.org or by calling (404) 3649847.

SS, ounded in 1983 and

headquartered in Atlanta, is a nonproit organization dedicated to

promoting tourism in 12 southeasternstatesAlabama, Arkansas, Florida,Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,Mississippi, North Carolina, SouthCarolina, ennessee, Virginia and WestVirginia.

Southeast Tourism Society Selects Sounds O Summer As

A Top 20 Event In The Southeast For June & July 2013Special To The Real Story

New Pediatrician Joins Baptist Golden Triangle Medical StafSpecial To The Real Story

AndreaMorris, MD, apediatrician, has

joined the staff atBaptist MemorialHospital-GoldenTriangle. Herpractice islocated at BMGInternal Medicine& Pediatrics,2600 5th St. N.,Columbus, Miss.

Originallyfrom NewRochelle, N.Y.,Dr. Morris is a2000 graduate ofthe University of

Massachusetts inAmherst, whereshe receiveda bachelorsdegree in biologythrough theBiology TalentedAdvancementProgram

(BioTAP).She also received a masters degreein health administration from St.Josephs College in Standish, Maine.She is a graduate of the St. MatthewsUniversity School of Medicine inGrand Cayman, BWI and completedher residency in pediatrics this year atthe University ofMississippi MedicalCenter in Jackson. Prior to medicalschool, Dr. Morris was an EMT-Basic.

Dr. Morris has worked as achemist in the pharmaceuticaland biotechnology fields and hasconducted research on SickleCell disease at the UniversityofMassachusetts.

She is a member of the Academy

ofPediatrics and both the Americanand Mississippi Medical Associations.

We are proud to have Dr.Morris join our staff and expandon the alreadyexcellent pediatricservices we provide to the region,said Administrator Paul Cade.With primary care physiciansbecoming more and more difficultto recruit, we feel veryfortunate tohave Dr. Morris locate in Columbus.And, with her extensive historyin

community service, we feel she willbe a tremendous asset not onlyto thehospital, but also to our community,Cade added.

Dr. Morris has been very activein community service, volunteeringtime to Mississippi Be OurVoice, in the process advocatingfor the reduction in childhoodobesity; the American Red Cross;and in breast cancer awareness,providing information and resourcesto businesses, schools and otherorganizations. She has also served asa medical advocate for rape victimsand counseled rape survivors ata Boston rape crisis center; anddonated her time to Pathfinders,a church outreach organization,

where she provided classical musicentertainment for nursing homepatients and conducted collectiondrives for clothes, food and toys.

In her free time, Dr. Morrisenjoys concert violin and piano; andreading. She has one son and lives inColumbus.

he Punt, Pass & Kick winners rom the Cook Elementary School

Competition traveled to Meridian, Miss. on Sunday, Oct. 28, and competedagainst other boys/girls rom central Mississippi in the Sectional Competition.Here are the results:

Kurt Lavender (Boys 6-7) - 2nd PlaceKristian Weatherby (Girls 6-7) - 1st PlaceLawson Dale (Boys 8-9) - 2nd PlaceAshanti Doss (Girls 8-9) - 1st PlaceKeyshun Jackson (Boys 10-11) - 2nd Placeyrone Eddins (Boys 12-13) - 1st PlaceSakina Minor (Girls 12-13) - 1st Placehe 1st Place winners MIGH have an opportunity to move on to the

eam Competition level in New Orleans. heir scores will be compared toother Sectional Competition scores held all over the south. he top 4 scores

will be invited to the New Orleans Competition. his will be held hanksgivingweekend and they will be notiied within the next couple o weeks. Winningin New Orleans MIGH qualiy them to move on to the NAIONALCOMPEIION, which will be held in January at an NFL Playo site. (op 4-6rom all the eam Competitions will be invited.)

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Project 2020 e-Centers Will Engage Dropouts With Innovative Education Options

Special To The Real Story

he Columbus Municipal SchoolDistrict is taking the next major stepin its innovative Project 2020 dropoutrecovery program that could becomea model or school districts across thestate.

Churches, community groups and

others are being sought to open andoversee unique e-Centers where recenthigh school dropouts throughout theGolden riangle can complete theirhigh school diploma in a setting thatbetter its their schedule and approachto education.

Weve spent months preparing

this strategy - bringing together ideasthat have worked in other parts o thecountry into a system we think canmake a dierence in the lives o youngmen and women across the region.he goal is quite simple: get and keepstudents in the education system sothey can get the degree that is a bigirst step in a better lie, contributingto society and making a living thatoers a better uture or them and theiramilies, said Schools SuperintendentDr. Martha Liddell.

he dropout recovery strategy

will ocus on youth ages 16 to 21

(and younger, as needed) who havedropped out o school. he districthopes to reach between 50 and 100percent o those students. In additionto providing an online curriculum,certiied teachers with a minimumo a masters degree will be availableto work with Project 2020 studentsthrough Skype-enabled technology.

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coaches also will be hired or Project2020 e-Centers.

High school counselors and

Project 2020 lie coaches will workwith individual students to developa personalized plan or completingtheir high school diploma andexploring options or uture success.One dropout is too many. Project2020 e-Centers will double oureorts to assist dropouts in indingan educational option that worksor them, said Liddell, who recentlyoutlined the program at a statewideeducation conerence.

Project 2020 is ree to

students and is designed to helpthem earn a high school diplomarom Columbus High School in twoways bricks and mortar oronline via

Project 2020 e-Centers, which will belocated in churches and communitycenters throughout Columbus. hedistrict expects to open three Project2020 e-Centers in 2012 and additionale-Centers in 2013 as more undingbecomes available.

Churches and community

agencies interested in applying tobecome a Columbus School DistrictProject 2020 e-Center must completean application to be considered, andthen participate in a panel interviewselection process later this month. Year1 o Project 2020 is unded throughgrants rom the state Departmento Education and the Wal-MartFoundation State Giving Program.

Cooperative agreements are being

established with the Department oEducation and neighboring schooldistricts to allow dropouts rom acrossthe Golden riangle to participate.Phase 2, which is scheduled to beginin January, will include tuition-based programs and partnerships orstudents and later in lie adults whowish to earn their high school diploma;recover lost credits; participatein advanced coursework leadingto college; and receive career and

workorce development counseling andskills training.

A one-size-its-all educational

model has contributed to a 30 percentdropout rate in Columbus, and evenmore revealing is that nearly 50 percento the districts Arican-Americanmale students dropped out o schoolin 2012. Although the dropout rateor many Mississippi schools is verysimilar, we cannot continue theseailing statistics and expect to stay openor business, Liddell stated.

We have to view our schools

as an educational contract that weare in serious jeopardy o breaching.Im not satisied with breaking ourpromise to Americas uture and Imdetermined to do something about it,she continued.

o learn more about Project

2020 or to apply to be considered tohost a Project 2020 e-Center, visitthe Columbus School District websiteat www.columbuscityschools.org orcontact the superintendent at (662)241-7400. he application deadline isNovember 14, 2012.

Little Miss Brooke celebrates Halloween asa candy corn!

Te grand Re-opening o Mississippi University or Womens Poindexter Hall was held on Friday, Nov. 2, in conjunction with theannual Decorative Arts & Preservation Forum. At le, Connie Seal Kossen (64) and Nancy Smith Kennedy (56) were honored guestsat the Grand Re-Opening o Poindexter Hall, on Nov. 2, during which the music hall auditorium was named aer Kossen and thegrand piano practice room was named aer Kennedy. At right, MUW President Dr. James Borsig cuts the ribbon to ocially re-openPoindexter Hall, as MUW Vice-President o Finance Nora Miller and Columbus Mayor Robery Smith look on.

Te Staf o Te Arrington at Plantation Pointe celebrates the holiday on Oct. 30, 2012Te staf o Pettys Classic Car Care at the Grand Opening o Pettys Classic Car Care #1on Highway 45 North, on Nov. 3.


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I youre a small-business owner,with no ull-time employees (exceptpossibly your spouse or businesspartner), youre probably used totaking care o just about everythingon your own. So, i youre thinkingo establishing a retirement plan

- and you should - you might alsobe attracted to going solo with anOwner-only 401(k).

An Owner-only 401(k),sometimes known as an Individual401(k), has been around or a ew yearsnow, and has proven quite popular- and with good reason. his plan iseasy to establish, easy to administerand, most importantly, gives youmany o the same beneits enjoyed byemployees o a company that oers atraditional 401(k) plan.

hese beneits include the ollowing:

ax deerred earnings - Yourearnings arent taxed as theyaccumulate.

ax deductible contributions- An Owner-only 401(k)consists o two components- salary deerral and proitsharing contributions, botho which are generally 100

percent tax deductible. I youchoose to make Roth salarydeerrals to your Owner-only401(k), your contributionsarent deductible, but youwont pay taxes on yourearnings, provided you donttake withdrawals until youre59-1/2 and its been ive yearssince your irst year o Rothdeerral.

Variety o investmentchoices - You can chooseto und your Owner-only401(k) with a wide range oinvestments. And you canconstruct an investment mixthats appropriate or yourrisk tolerance and long-termgoals.

Furthermore, an Owner-only401(k) can potentially allow you tomake greater contributions, at anidentical income level, than othersmall-business retirement plans, suchas a SEP IRA. In 2012, you can deerup to $17,000, or $22,500 i youre

50 or older (as long as you dontexceed 100 percent o your income).hen, in addition, you can make aproit-sharing contribution equal to25 percent o your income (slightlyless i you are unincorporated). So,by combining the salary deerral andproit-sharing components, you canpotentially contribute up to $50,000 toyour Owner-only 401(k) in 2012, or$55,000 i youre 50 or older. And theseigures are doubled i your spouse alsocontributes to the Owner-only 401(k).

However, youre not obligated tocontribute anything to your plan. So,i your business is slow one year, youmight scale back your contributions,or put in nothing at all. hen, whenbusiness picks up again, you can getback toward contributing whatever youcan aord, up to the maximum.

Clearly, the Owner-only 401(k)can oer you some key advantagesin building resources or retirement.

But its not the only small-businessretirement plan on the market, so,beore you make a decision, you maywant to consult with your tax andinancial advisors to determine i anOwner-only 401(k) is indeed the rightplan or you.

But dont wait too long. Youllhave to establish your Owner-only401(k) by Dec. 31 i you want toreceive any tax deductions or 2012.And in any case, the sooner you startputting money away, the aster theprogress you will make toward theretirement liestyle youve envisioned.

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You inally got all set up with GI

Bill beneits and were accepted to aninstitution o higher learning ... and thenyou discovered that the college wont giveyou in-state resident tuition rates or onereason or the other. And you cant aordthe balance due.

hats happened to a number oveterans.

heres help or some, but notall veterans, in the orm o the YellowRibbon Program, which is to provideincreased tuition reimbursement to thoseeither attending a pricier private school

or a public school but as an out-o-statestudent.

he inormation can be ound athttp://www.gibill.va.gov/school-certiying-oicials/yellow-ribbon-agreement/index.html

Click on the link to the 2012 and2013 participant list and the FrequentlyAsked Questions.

he cap or private and/or expensiveschools is $17,500, and the Yellow Ribbonmoney can be used to pay anything overthat. For non-residents whore beingcharged higher rates, the Yellow Ribbonmoney can be used to pay 100 percent othe costs, up to that $17,500.

Another potential glitch to keep yourom accessing that Yellow Ribbon moneyis whether or not the school signed upor it. Check the participant list at the linkabove.

And one more potential problem:

I your school doesnt oer a degreeprogram, theres no Yellow Ribbon money.

Other acts about the Yellow Ribbonmoney:

Students in Arizona, Michigan, NewHampshire, New York, Pennsylvaniaand South Carolina are exempt rom the$17,500 cap. For those at private schoolin those states, the beneit is the higheramount o either the tuition or the highest

in-state undergrad costs.I youre going to school part-time,

your money will be prorated.

Hint: Get all the inormation aboutthe school beore you apply. Make sureit qualiies or Yellow Ribbon in case you

need that beneit.

Write to Freddy Groves in care oKing Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or sende-mail to [email protected].

(c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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10November 7, 2012 a weekly publicationLIFESTYLES

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Tursday 11/8

Mother Gooses Storytime; Columbus-Lowndes Public Library (314 7th StreetNorth); 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; Ages 3-5; (662) 329-5300 *** ampico BayCourtyard Bar (1515 College Street); 7 p.m.-12 a.m.; Age 18+ only, ID required;smoke-ree *** Gum ree Museum o Art Cordially invites you to attend theirImpressionist Artist Series Dining With Degas with Julie Mattox; Gumree Museum (211 West Main Street, upelo, Miss.; 12 p.m. 1 p.m.; $25; email:[email protected] or more inormation. ***

Friday 11/9

Wee Babies at Columbus-Lowndes Public Library (314 7 th Street North); 10:30a.m.; Ages 0-4; (662) 329-5300 *** ampico Bay Courtyard Bar (1515 College

Street); 7 p.m-1:20 a.m.; Age 18+ only, ID required; smoke-ree *** Karaoke atthe Princess heater (215 5th Street South); Free *** Ghosts and Legends our2012; tours begin at the ennessee Williams House & Welcome Center (300Main Street); ours start: 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.; tickets$10; or more inormation, call Columbus Arts Council (662) 328-2787 ***Gaither Homecoming our with Bill Gaither, Bancorp South Arena (375 EastMain Street, upelo, Miss.); 7 p.m.; Artist circle - $36.50, Reserved - $28.50,Senior - $24.50, Groups 15+ - $22.50; (662)842-6528 or visit the Arena BoxOice ***

Saturday 11/10

ampico Bay Courtyard Bar (1515 College Street); 7 p.m.-1:20 a.m.; Age 18+

only, ID required; smoke-ree *** ai Chi with Steven hompson at upeloSpring Street Park (opposite Farmers Market); 8 a.m.; Free *** Fall 2012 GiantPossum own Yard Sale; Hitching lot Farmers Market (Corner o 2nd Avenue and2nd Street North); 7 a.m. 12 p.m.; ree *** Ghosts and Legends our 2012; toursbegin at the ennessee Williams House & Welcome Center (300 Main Street);ours start: 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.; tickets $10; or moreinormation, call Columbus Arts Council (662)328-2787. ***

Sunday 11/11

No Events Listed *** o list your event here, (662) 352-6091 or [email protected] ***

Monday 11/12

No Events Listed *** o list your event here, (662) 352-6091 or [email protected] ***

uesday 11/13

Kindermusik Classes with Columbus Arts Council - Our ime Wiggles &Giggles; Rosenzweig Arts Center (501 Main Street); 9:20 a.m.-10:20 a.m.; ages18 months - 3 years; 10 classes @ $128 *** Kindermusik Classes - Imagine hat!Hello Weather; Rosenzweig Arts Center (501 Main Street); 10:50 11:50 a.m.;ages 3 5 years; 10 classes @ $131 ***

Wednesday 11/14

ampico Bay Courtyard Bar (1515 College Street); 7 p.m.-12 a.m.; Age 18+only, ID required; smoke-ree *** Kindermusik Classes Our ime Wiggles& Giggles; Rosenzweig Arts Center (501 Main Street); 10:50 -11:50 a.m.; ages18 months -3 years; 10 classes @ $128 *** Kindermusik Classes VillageZoom Buggy; Rosenzweig Arts Center (501 Main Street); 9:30-10:30 a.m.; agesnewborn 18 months; 8 classes @ $98 ***

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Tours Begin: 6 pm, 6:30 pm, 7 pm, 7:30 pm, and 8 pmAll tours begin at the Tennessee Williams Home & Welcome Center located at 300 Main Street

Tour

Downtown ColumbusMonday, December 3rd, 7 pm

Floats are $35 for non-profitorganizations & $50 for businesses.

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aking up most o the 300block o Main Street in Columbusis the Gilmer Hotel. hese days, wesee the Gilmer Hotel as an exampleo ordinary, non-nondescript,construction. he current incarnationwas built in 1961. It is an example o

mid-century modern. Floors o theboxy neutral-colored, building arebordered by cement walkways withblack-painted, cast-iron, handrails.In the center is a port-cochre, anopening or cars to drive through.

Once, the Gilmer was a grandhotel, built in 1861. At one time, well-dressed ladies and gentlemen dinedin the elegant Gardenia Room, andthis hotel boasted a Duncan Hines-approved coee shop.

However, the hotel got o toa tragic beginning. When the Civil

War started, only the exterior o thebuilding was complete. Inside, therewere bare stud walls and no doors.he Gilmer, like so many buildings inColumbus, was used as a hospital orsome o the 3,300 soldiers woundedat the Battle o Shiloh. Men were laid,row upon row, on beds o hay andrough blankets.

In modern times, the banquetrooms were located in the basementarea o the hotel. he sta had manyeerie experiences in those areas. heyreused to go downstairs alone because

o the eeling o being watched, andreported hearing ootsteps romsomeone unseen. No one ever elt trulyalone. Employees and guests have alsoreported seeing a man in old-ashionedclothes walking through walls.

he Pioneer Society Annals(an historic record, now owned byMississippi State University. http://

library.msstate.edu/FindingAid/MSS.408.html), record the account oan 1864 murder in the Gilmer.

An entry in April recordedthat Poor om Brown was oundmurdered in the uninished basement

o the new hotel. He had been struckin the head with a large board that wasound lying next to his body.

he murder was never solved andanother man wrote in the 1930s aboutthe guilty person going to his gravewith the secret.

here are most certainly ghosts inthis hotel. Most are probably residualspirits connected to the irst structureon that site. Some may be thoseCivil War soldiers, who died so arrom home. One may be om Brownlooking or his killer. Or perhaps one is

the murderer, looking or absolution.

Dramatic and mournulsituations seem to trap spirits in placeswhere they experienced great sorrowand death. In the case o the Gilmer,and so many other haunted locales,the walls appear to hold the energy ogrie, pain, and sorrow, dooming longdead entities to roam the halls. It doesnot matter that this is not the samebuilding that witnessed their angst.Evidently, the ghosts are tethered tothe location, not the actual structure.

his hotel may see yet anotherlie, as a new hotel, or in some otherrole. But, the ghosts will most likelystill consider it the same grand oldhotel, built over 150 years ago, andcontinue to make their visits to theGilmer.

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Senior News LineBy Matilda CharlesS

EN

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he key to ighting lonelinessduring the holidays is doing thingsor others. And i you join togetherwith like-minded seniors, your ownpotential or happiness increases.

Here are a ew ideas. I you startnow to plan and make preparations,youll be ready by December.

Caroling: Gather riends together,print out the lyrics o a hal-dozenholiday songs and practice a ew times.Make a list o locations to contactabout spreading a little musical cheer.Hospitals, nursing homes, veterans

hospitals, elementary schools andnursery schools are all potential sitesor your holiday chorus to perorm.

Git bags: I you plan to visitnursing homes or hospitals, yourpresence and willingness to chat or aew minutes is the biggest bonus, buta small git bag will be most welcome.Ask in advance how many to prepare.I there are too many and your budgetwont stretch, limit your git bags toone wing or section.

Ask sta i you need to stick

to diabetic candy. here are manykinds now, and most o them aretasty. (For example, Whitmans makesthe miniature boxes o sugar-reechocolates.) A ew pieces o chocolateand peppermint in each bag, as well asother small items, will go a long wayto brighten the day o someone in thehospital during the holidays.

A small notepad with abright pen, a small hand mirror,an inexpensive scar, a small deskcalendar, a tiny stued animal, puzzlebooks like crossword or Sudoku with a

mechanical pencil (so the nurses donthave to sharpen regular pencils) all aregood ideas or bag stuers.

Group meals: Plan to jointogether or a simple meal ater all oyour holiday eorts. he menu doesnthave to be ancy ... its the companythat counts!

Matilda Charles regrets thatshe cannot personally answer readerquestions, but will incorporate theminto her column whenever possible.Write to her in care o King Features

Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475,Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or sende-mail to [email protected].

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I want a girl with a mind like

a diamondshes playing with herjewelry. Shes putting up her hairIwant a girl with a short skirt and a longjacketI want a girl with a short skirtand a long, long jacket! (Short Skirt/Long Jacket by Cake) hat is deinitelyone o those catchy tunes that makes

me want to get out a hairbrushmicrophone and sing around in atrench coat! Speaking o trench coats,I wonder where this winter ashion

icon originated. Lets hop in my timemachine and blast backwards to 1895!

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, Swish!

homas Burberry, the oundero Burberry, created a waterproocoat known as the ielocken, which isthe predecessor to the widely knowntrench, in 1895. he trench coatwas originally designed or militarysta to wear during World War Iand World War II. he waterproo,knee-length coat served as a piece ocomort, mobility and unction duringwartime. Shoulder straps showcasedrank insignia and D-rings held variousmilitary items, such as maps and swordcases. (www.ehow.com/style) he

notable trenchcoat obtainedits name romthe soldiers whowore them onthe ront line omilitary deense.

Many

World War Iand II soldierswho returnedto civilian liecontinued towear their coats.Little did theyknow they werestarting a ashiontrend amongmen and womenthat would lastor decades tocome!

From

rugged andtough militaryto the sassy andmesmerizingrunway, thedistinguishedashion trend othe trench coatis incredible!Putting on astylish trenchcoat is likeslipping on a

little bit o history. Sport your darlingtrench coat with pride as you ightthrough the competitive world oashion, and you will be ready or anyashion emergency. Rain, sleet, or snow

- your beautiul trench coat can handleit! hank you Mister homas Burberryor this chic and weatherproo design!

I think that is enough historyclass or one day! It is time to journeyback to the uture now. Come on, class,back in the time machine. Back to thepresent! Zoom, zoom, zoom, next stop,2012! Swish!

Here we are, back to the good olepresent! Now, it is time or some superamazing tips to help you ind yourperect winter glam coat! rench coatsare superb classics, but there are somany dierent styles o coats out there!hese abulous tips will help you indyour avorite!

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Eskimo Love: Parkas are notjust or Eskimos! A neutral hue parkawill keep you warm and snuggly in

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Vibrant Vroom: Channelyour inner vintage winter chick!A vibrant-colored wool car coat isperect or a vintage inspired lookthat is comortably warm! o keepproportions in check, the hem o thispreppy staple should all between yourhip and the middle o the thigh, saysInStyle (October 2012 issue).

What a Graceul Lady: A ladylikesilhouette coat is precisely classic orany dame. A ladylike coat is wornwell with a long patterned skirt, asolid cashmere sweater, and sleekleather heels. InStylesays, Include emininetouches in your outit,such as lorals and lace,and pleating, combinedwith reined accessorieslike sleek leather glovesand a structured purse.

o op It O: opcoats are every womansbasic winter coat! It is

versatile and comes insuch a variety o colorsand textures. A top coatpairs marvelously withalmost anything in yourwinter wardrobe! Itsuits skinnies as well as itdoes skirts, says InStylemagazine.

Lets Hear It Forhe Boys: he perectthrowback jacket is aGlen Plaid. It was wornby the attractive and

amous 007 characterSean Connery, alongwith the dashingly

handsome actor, Cary Grant. A GlenPlaid jacket is easily worn with darkwash jeans and a chunky, solid huesweater or the cooler temperaturesahead! A slightly shorter jacket notonly looks more youthul, its moreunctional, allowing you to, say, rideyour bike, says GQ (GentlemensQuarterly, October 2012) magazine.

Join me, next week, or a antasticarticle on how to accessorize yourwinter glam coats! From dressing themup to dressing them snuggly, it is oh,so simple! I am so excited I can hardlystand it!

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1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Line 12-cup muin pan with paper liners.2. In large bowl, stir together apple cinnamon muin mix, pumpkin, eggs, milkand vegetable oil until almost smooth. Divide batter among muin cups. Bake 18to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool on wirerack. Makes 12 muins.

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2 De Waelbakkers sweet potato pancakes1/4 cup part-skim ricotta1/2 pear, thinly slicedCinnamon

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Posing As

An Adult

Posing As

An Adult

By the time this column appearsin print, the 2012 presidential electionwill have concluded. Some peoplewill be pleased by the outcome, andsome people will not. With one weekremaining as I write this, I still do notknow how I will vote, or i, in goodconscience, I can vote. Beore youjudge me too harshly, let me explainthe diiculty Ive had in making adecision or this election.

I have always been an avidDemocrat. Since beore I could vote, Isupported Mondale/Ferraro, Dukakis/Bentsen, and inally, successully,Clinton and Gore. My grandatherhad very rank discussions with meregarding politics and kind o outlinedeach partys belies or me. ManySunday aternoons at my grandparentswere spent discussing Social Securityand social issues, and it wasnt dumbeddown or me.

However, I have alwaysmaintained that I am not a party-lineDemocrat. I do believe in the personand issues and not just the party. Itsjust happened that, until this year, theparty and the person and issues alwaysell in synch. I was so happy whenObama was elected. I cried watchinghis acceptance speech, thinking thatI was witnessing one o the proudestmoments in history. Not only had weelected our irst black President, buthe was the one who was going to bring

about great change and hope.I eel I have been let down at

nearly every turn by President Obama.I ully realize that when he took over,there were seemingly insurmountableproblems acing the country. But heshould have realized that, too. herehas been such little improvement inthe economy and unemployment, itsalmost like hes completely ignoredthem. I believe that every Americanshould have access to health insurance,but more importantly, I believe that weshould have access to decent jobs anda cost o living thats not impossible tomeet. Gas prices shouldnt just lowerat election time, and empty promisesshould go away completely.

I dont know what I hope theresults rom this election will be, butI know that whoever wins needs tounderstand what the average Americanaces as reality. We are a great country,

but i we dont start to really help createjobs and watch inlation and place agreater importance on education, weare never going to return to our ormerglory. I Obama wins a second term,I hope against hope that he will makegood on some things he should havealready achieved, and i Romney wins,I hope he can bring a resh, determinedperspective and ollow through withhis campaign promises. In any case, Iwish a great deal o luck to that personand to us as a nation as we continueinto uncertain times.

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he annual Decorative Arts &Preservation Forum and AntiquesShow was held on Nov. 1-3, on thecampus o Mississippi University or

omen. he wonderul thing abouthis event was that - whether yournterest leans towards antiques, music,

istory, or ood you could partake ot.

he Cochran Hall Ballroom washe site o a small, but lovely antiques

show and sale. he dealers wereoering a wide variety o items, rom

lassware to rugs, with prices to it justabout any budget. he show ran rom

hursday through Sunday.

hings really shited into highear on Friday, and lovers o lora were

sure to be pleased, as they enjoyed

a presentation entitled Flowers orthe Holidays, provided by BrandonBranch, creative director or PaulaDeen. Later, celebrated horticulturistNeil Odenwald delivered a GardenClub presentation.

For those wholove spectaculararchitecture, thehighlight o thethree-day aair wasthe grand re-openingo Poindexter Hall,ater a lengthy, $9Million renovation.he acility has been returned to itsormer glory (and then some), andelicited numerous oohs and ahs romthe obviously impressed attendees.

As i the magniicentsurroundings werent enough, theguests were treated to a recital,consisting o delightul music.

Later, culturelovers were treated to

a wonderul dinner(and champagne) alresco, in an elegantlyappointed tent thatwas set up just outsidePoindexter.

Ater dinner,guests sauntered

over to Poindexter, where they werewowed by a perormance by nationallyacclaimed baritone, James Martin.

In keep with the shows theme

o River own!, Saturdays irst threesessions consisted o ascinatingpresentations by Columbus own RuusWard, as well as Dr. Mike Ballard andDr. Graham Boettcher.

Switching back to musicalentertainment, attendees then enjoyedan encore perormance by JamesMartin.

he program was capped bya Grand Patron Buet Dinner atRosedale, the antebellum home locatedon Ninth Street South.

Cloud Atlas: A Lackluster EfortBy Van Roberts

Cloud Atlas (** out o ****)qualiies as a pretentious philosophical

otboiler. he premise o this lavish$100 million epic is that mankind isconnected, across the millennium,n our pursuit o happiness. he

atrix co-helmers Lana and Andyachowski along with Run Lola

Run director om ykwer, haveitten o more than they can contendith in their convoluted adaptation

o bestselling British author Daviditchells award-winning novel. he

ilmmakers argue that nobody residesn a vacuum, and everybody exerts anntegral inluence in the evolution o

ankind. Everything amounts to aneternal loop.

A deiant replicant, Sonmit-451,summarizes their collective ideology:Our lives are not our own. From

omb to tomb, we are bound toothers. Past and present. And by eachcrime, and every kindness, we birthour uture. outing a laudable liberal

agenda and boasting an incomparablecast, this schizophrenic scienceiction saga serves up six insipidB-movie plotswhich intertwineas they unoldin a disorientingdaze. Each episodeeatures three chiecharacters anddepicts them battlingan oppressive systemthat engages in someorm o prejudice.

wo visualthreads tiethese storiestogether. First, somecharacters sharea comet-shapedbirthmark. Second,all appear in multipleroles. he Wachowskis told heNew Yorker magazine that the actorsrepresented migratory souls that

evolve over time into a higher state oconsciousness.

he irst storytakes place in 19thcentury Hawaii. AnAmerican attorney,Adam Ewing (JimSturgess o One Day),purchases Maori slavesor his racist ather-in-law. During hissojourn on the island,Ewing suspects he isbeing poisoned by Dr.Henry Goose (omHanks) who is treatinghim or a parasiticworm. According toDr. Goose, the wormis devouring Ewingsbrain. Actually, Dr.Goose covets the key

around Ewings neck that will unlocka treasure chest. Meantime, Ewing hassmuggled a slave, Autua (David Gyasi),

aboard the sailing ship. he bond oriendship between them convinces thelawyer to become an abolitionist.

During the 1930s, in Belgium,

a destitute, young, gay musician,Robert Frobisher (Ben Whishaw),works as an amanuensis or acantankerous composer, VyvyanAyrs (Jim Broadbent o Inkheart),who is losing his memory. One othe books Frobisher reads at Ayrsmansion is Adam Ewings seaaringchronicle. empers lare up betweenFrobisher and Ayrs when the youth

writes a symphony, the Cloud AtlasSextet, which Ayrs claims as his own.Frobisher pulls a pistol on Ayrs, packsup his symphony, and goes into hiding.

he action shits to San Franciscoin 1973. A crusading journalist,Luisa Rey (Hallie Berry), obtains aconidential report about a possiblemeltdown at a nuclear power plant.An assassin stalks not only Luisa butalso Dr. Isaac Sachs (om Hanks) whoacted as the whistle-blower.

he next story occurs in

contemporary London. An ill-atedbook publisher, imothy Cavendish(Jim Broadbent), goes into hidingater some thugs threaten him aboutroyalty payments. imothys brother,Denholme (Hugh Grant), arrangessanctuary or him. imothy discovers

too late that Denholme has committedhim to a retirement home that hecannot leave.

In the next story, set in Neo Seoulin 2144, a genetically-engineeredemale abricant, Sonmi~451 (DonnaBae o he Host), who toils in aast-ood restaurant, participates ina revolution against an Orwelliancorporatocracy.

he inal story takes place atera planetary apocalypse in 2346.Meronym (Hallie Berry), a survivoro a technologically-advanced society,persuades a superstitious goat herderZachry (om Hanks) to guide herup a treacherous mountain to anoutpost named Cloud Atlas, so she cantransmit a message to humans whohave abandoned Earth and reside ondistant planets. Zachry and Meronymspeak in a Pidgin English dialectthat audiences may ind diicult todecipher.

he Wachowskis directed theEwing chronicle and the two sci-i sagas, while ykwer helmed theepisodes about the composer, the

journalist and the publisher. heycross-cut erratically between theseyarns, so all six end up being one singlestory. One minute youre up to yourneck in comedy, while the next youreplunged into a tragedy. he gimmick ocasting actors in various roles doesntalways succeed. Indeed, Jim Sturgess,Hugo Weaving, and Hugh Grant arentconvincing as Asian characters.

Ultimately, some plots emergeas more entertaining. he slapstickimothy Cavendish plot surpassesthe serious, straightorward BladeRunner plot about an insurrection inuturistic Korea.

Part o the problem with CloudAtlas is that none o the charactersis remotely charismatic, and the plotsare pretty lackluster, particularlyAdam Ewings adventures. Neitherthe Wachoswkis nor ykwer developa palatable sense o either tension or

suspense in these stories. Sadly, despiteits loty ambitions, this derivative163-minute melodramatic marathonsuers because nothing about itconstitutes a revelation.

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Shocking the Heart Back toNormal

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Myhusband has had many medicalproblems. Earlier this year, hedeveloped atrial ibrillation. Acardioversion was perormed andworked or about ive minutes. henhis doctor prescribed amiodarone.Since being on amiodarone, he haselt much worse. Could the medicinebe the problem? He only sits around,and doesnt even eel like going outor lunch. Another cardioversion ispossible in a couple o weeks. Is thereany danger to this procedure? -- M.C.

ANSWER: Does his doctor knowhow he eels? He can prescribe manyother options or your husband.

Atrial ibrillation is an erraticand ast heartbeat. Cardioversion,an electric shock delivered to theibrillating heart, has a airly highsuccess rate o restoring a normalbeat. Success depends on how long theibrillation has been present and howlarge the persons heart is. he soonerrom the onset o ibrillation, thebetter are the results or cardioversion.he results or longstanding atrialibrillation are not as good.

Fibrillation can recur ater

cardioversion. It can recur ater takingmedicines, too.

Danger exists or every singlemedical procedure. he complicationsrom cardioversion are ew and rare.

he booklet on heartbeatirregularities explains the commonkinds o rhythm disturbances. Readerscan order a copy by writing: Dr.Donohue -- No. 107W, Box 536475,Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclosea check or money order (no cash)or $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with therecipients printed name and address.Please allow our weeks or delivery.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My12-year-old son has large breasts, like awomans. In other respects he looks likea 16-year-old. Hes tall and wears a size11 shoe. What has caused his breasts tobe like they are? -- M.C.

ANSWER: Your son is goingthrough puberty. wo-thirds o boysexperience breast enlargement duringpuberty. Its normal. he enlargementor some boys might not be as greatas your sons, however. It comes roma temporary imbalance o male andemale hormones. Its not a lastingthing, or most. Some see a regressionin a matter o months, while othersmight have to wait or two years. hecondition is gynecomastia (GUY-nuh-coe-MASS-tee-uh).

I this causes your son greatembarrassment and makes liemiserable or him, speak to theamily doctor. Removing the breast

tissue ends the problem. Surgery isntextensive and doesnt require a longhealing period.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Myuture husband wants me to go onbirth-control pills. Do the pills makea woman less able to have a amilywhen theyre stopped? We want to havechildren, but not right away. How longcan a woman take the pill? -- J.W.

ANSWER: In the past 10 years,the birth-control pill has beenmodiied. It contains less estrogen andprogestin. here are ewer side eectsthan there used to be. he pill, in all its

variations, does not aect a womansertility when she stops taking it.

A nonsmoking woman cantake birth-control pills right up tomenopause i she wishes. Generally, asmoker is advised to stop the pill aterage 35.

Dr. Donohue regrets that he isunable to answer individual letters, buthe will incorporate them in his columnwhenever possible. Readers maywrite him or request an order orm oavailable health newsletters at P.O. Box536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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LIFESTYLES

Animal

Antics

he temperature certainlydropped in our area, this week.Halloween inally elt like it should:cool and brisk. he oak trees areworking overtime, covering the groundwith a carpet o acorns. his is a signthat it may be a very cold winter. At

least the squirrels will have plenty toeat.

You may notice that even indoorpets - both cats and dogs - are growinga thicker, warmer coat. Who needs aweatherman, when we have in-housepredictors to tell us what to expect?

hose o us who keep our urbabies inside will have little to worryabout. I we are comortable, then theywill be, as well. Some o our short-haired dogs may like a sweater. Othersare just happy to cuddle under a warm

throw by our side.

But, what about our pets who liveoutside? Remember, they eel the cold,just as we do. Certainly, some breeds,like Huskies and Samoyeds, are wellsuited or an arctic climate. But, here inMississippi, most o our dogs and cats

need protection. hey are accustomedto the summer heat, and may notadjust well to a dramatic change.

All breeds need a warm, dryplace to curl up. Wemust be especially

considerate o thevery old, and very,young animals. Makesure their houseis protected romwind, rain, or snow.Insulation, such asstraw or blankets willhelp keep in theirbody heat. Cedarshavings are notrecommended, sincethey can be irritating to the skin, so usewith caution, depending on your petscoat o ur.

Resist the urge to use a heat lampor a space heater. hey may create aburn hazard or your pet, and a irehazard. Pet supply vendors sell heatedmats or pets to sleep on or to beplaced under a dog house, but read andollow directions careully beore use.

Fresh water is justas important in coldmonths as in hot. Donot think that pets canget enough water rom

lickingice or

eatingsnow.Heateddishesare available. heykeep the watercool, withoutreezing. What agreat invention!Outdoor pets alsorequire additionalood or energy

and maintaining body heat in harshclimates.

Most o us take very good careo our urry riends. We love themso much, and need little advice inprotecting them. But, let us not orgetabout the wild creatures. Winter meansthat there will be less seeds and berriesor them to eat. hose who like bugsand worms will have trouble inding

them, since they are much less plentiulat this time.

Feeders or wild birds should bewell maintained year-round. Whenbirds get used to snacking at onelocation, we have a responsibilityto maintain their diner. You will berewarded by visits rom many types obirds chirping, and gossiping, aboutthe kind human who eeds them. Isntthat worth the price o a ew bags o

seed?

So, enjoy the end to a very brutalsummer. his is a great time to snugglewith our dear children.

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For Te Week O Nov. 12, 2012

Salomes Stars

ARIES(March 21 to April 19) Yourwork requires increased eort duringthe next ew days. But it all will pay o

down the line. hings ease up in timeor weekend un with amily and/orriends.

AURUS (April 20 to May 20) Yourgenuine concern or others couldprompt you to promise more thanyou can deliver. Its best to modiyyour plans now, beore you wind upovercommitted later.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Asituation that seems simple at irstglance needs a more thoroughassessment beore you give it your OK.

Dig deeper or inormation that mightbe hidden rom view.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Careul:Right now, things might not be quitewhat they appear. Even the intuitiveCrab could misread the signs. Getsome solid acts beore you act on yoursuspicions.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Yourenergy levels are high, allowing you tocomplete those uninished tasks beoreyou take on a new project. A socialinvitation could come rom an unlikely

source.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)You might think youre helping, butunless youre asked or a critique, dontgive it. I you are asked, watch whatyou say. Your words should be helpul,not hurtul.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)Your attempt at mediating disputesmight meet some opposition at irst.But once youre shown to be air andimpartial, resistance soon gives way tocooperation.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November21) Go ahead. Reward yoursel orhelping settle a disturbing workplace

situation. On another note: A personalrelationship might be moving to ahigher level.

SAGIARIUS (November 22 toDecember 21) A sudden change oheart by a colleague might create somemomentary uncertainty. But stay withyour original decision and, i necessary,deend it.

CAPRICORN (December 22 toJanuary 19) Rely on a combination oyour sharp instincts along with somereally intense inormation-gathering to

help you make a possibly lie-changingdecision.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February18) Instead o worrying i that newperson in your lie will stay or leave,spend all that energy on strengtheningyour relationship so it becomes walk-out resistant.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Asudden inancial dry spell could reduceyour cash low almost to a trickle. Butby conserving more and spending less,youll get through the crunch in good

shape.

BORN HIS WEEK: Your ability tokeep secrets makes you the perectconidante or riends, amily and co-workers.

Glenns

1. Who was the irst woman to swim the English Channel?

2. What is the annual award given by the Mystery Writers o America or theyears best mystery novel?

3. What country music star was known as the Southern Gentleman?

4. What was the only one o Daisys puppies in the comic strip Blondie tohave a name?

5. What was the name o the home o the Wizard o Oz?

Answers on page 21

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Mississippi State (7-2) at LSU (7-2) Preview:

Can The Bulldogs Salvage Their Season?By Jeremiah Short

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

ime: 6 p.m.

V: ESPNU

Initial Analysis: With the MississippiState Bulldogs still reeling rom theirdrubbing by exas A&M, they have toget it together. Te LSU igers are nexton the schedule and will be playingangry, aer losing in the nal momentsagainst Alabama. Te Bulldogsseason can still be salvaged, but do theDawgs have the capability to do it?

Ofensive Stats

LSU (Pro-Style)

2012 Scoring Ofense: 29.4

2012 Passing Yards Per Game: 190.6

2012 Rushing Yards Per Game: 200.7

MSU (Spread Option)

2012 Scoring Ofense: 30.8

2012 Passing Yards Per Game: 230.7

2012 Rushing Yards Per Game: 156.4

Deensive Stats

LSU (4-3)

2012 Scoring Deense: 15.3

2012 Passing Yards Per GameAllowed: 150.3

2012 Rushing Yards Per GameAllowed: 102.8

MSU (Multiple Front)

2012 Scoring Deense: 19.7

2012 Passing Yards Per GameAllowed: 209.7

2012 Rushing Yards Per GameAllowed: 168.2

Players o Watch

LSU

A. iger Running Backs: Te igers

have the best collection o runningbacks in the nation. Te Bulldogs willsurely get a ull dose o them.

B. LSU Deensive Ends: I MississippiStates ofensive tackles thought exasA&Ms deensive ends were good,LSUs deensive ends: BarkeviousMingo and Sam Montgomery mightkeep them up at night, this week.

C. Kevin Minter (Middle Linebacker):Minter has emerged as one o the bestmiddle linebackers in the SEC and the

Bulldogs better be aware o his locationon the eld.

MSU

A. yler Russell (Quarterback):Tegame will be won and lost by Russellsarm. (See more below.)

B. MSU Deensive Line: Outsideo Ryan Brown, Denico Autry and

Preston Smith, the Mississippi Statedeensive line has been non-existent,during the 2012 season. Tey need toget it together and stuf the igers rungame.

C. Johnthan Banks (Cornerback):As Banks goes, so doesthe rest o the Bulldogteam. He needs to make aew plays on Saturday toinject some energy in keymoments o the game.

3 Keys o Victory

LSU

1. Stay Away From BanksAnd Slay: Even thoughthe Bulldogs got torchedagainst the Aggies, Banksand Slay still are studs. Teigers are asking to lose ithey throw their way.

2. Do What Tey Do: Teigers run the ootball andplay great deense. Stick to

that plan and they deeatthe Bulldogs.

3. Dont Overlook theBulldogs: I the igerscome into this game

and think they will just roll over theBulldogs, they will lose. Te Bulldogsare talented enough to upset them ontheir own eld.

MSU

1. Put Te Game In Russells Hands:Although Russell is having one o thebest seasons or a Mississippi Statequarterback in recent memory, I stilldont eel Mullen completely trusts himto win a game or him. I the Bulldogsare to deeat the igers, Russell willhave to win the game with his arm.

2. Stack Te Box: With the way theBulldog deensive line is struggling,stacking the box is the only way they

stop the iger rushing attack.

3. Show Up For A Change: I hate tosay this, but the Bulldogs need to showup. Tey owe their ans more than whatthey have displayed the past two weeks.

Final Analysis: Beore the exasA&M game, I elt the Bulldogs woulddeeat LSU. I no longer eel that way.Te igers will take care o businessat home and deeat the Bulldogsconvincingly.

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1962 Was A Perect Year For Ole Miss FootballBy Allen Baswell

As part o itsannual 30-or-30series, ESPN recentlyaired he Ghosts oOle Miss. Writtenand narrated byWright hompson, anative o Clarksdale,Miss., the one-hourilm chronicles howOle Miss aced atumultuous turningpoint in the schoolshistory - namely theadmittance o JamesMeredith, the irstArican-American toattend Ole Miss asthe Rebel ootballteam was on theirway to an undeeated,untied season (10-0).

On Oct. 1,1962, Meredith wasescorted on campusby ederal troopsand U.S. Marshals,per instructions byPresident John F.Kennedy. News thatMeredith was enrolling at Ole Missstarted a riot the previous day, Sept. 30.roops were sent to Oxord to quell theprotestors, who hurled bricks, rocks,soda pop bottles and insults.

he riot, which started in theearly evening hours o Sept. 30, tookplace in ront o the administrationbuilding known as the Lyceum. Itresulted in over 300 injuries and twodeaths. Historians view the incident asa pivotal moment o the Civil RightsEra.

But this article is about theootball team and their moments.

It may be hard to believe, butduring the late 50s and early 60s, OleMiss was a major ootball powerhouse,not only in the SoutheasternConerence, but the nation.

Coming into the 1962 season, theRebels once again looked to be a solidteam that was going to be a menaceto the rest o the SEC. hey werecoming o a 9-2 season in 1961, withthe losses coming against LSU (10-7in iger Stadium) and to exas (12-7)in the Cotton Bowl. he Rebels wereloaded rom pillar to post at practicallyall spots, especially at quarterback,with Glynn Griing - better knownas Squirrel (or what reason I dont

know) behind center. His backup wasJim Weatherly.

Other key cogs in the Rebelootball machine included ullbackBuck Randall; halback David Jennings;oensive ends (the precursor to thetight ends and split ends o todays

oensive schemes) Woody Dabbs andWes Sullivan; wingback/deensive backLouis Guy; and linemen Jim Dunaway,Kenny Dill and Sam Owen.

Unlike today, when the seasonstarts in late August or early September- back then, there wasnt ESPN orscores o other sports cable channels toimpact the schedule - Ole Miss raisedthe curtain on the 1962 season onSept. 22 at Memphis against the teamthen known as Memphis State. heRebels won convincingly, 21-7, thencontinued the winning the next week(Sept. 29) with a workmanlike 14-0

victory over Kentucky at MississippiVeterans Memorial Stadium inJackson.

On Oct. 6, Ole Miss wasscheduled to play its homecominggame against the University o Houstonat Hemingway Stadium in Oxord. Asa result o the damage that occurredon campus during the Sept. 30 riots -empty tear gas containers, burned cars

and the like - Ole Miss oicials, alongwith ederal oicials, decided to movethe game to Jackson to avoid urtherproblems.

Just beore the Rebels took theield, coach Vaught told his charges,Boys, it is important that we play this

game and win it.he Rebels jumped out to a 21-0irst quarter lead en route to a 40-7win.

As Vaught later recalled in hismemoir, Rebel Coach, Boys becamemen that night.

he Rebels ought o thedistractions that aced their programand the university. In act, scores oarmy troops set up tents on the ootballpractice ield, and the Rebels had topractice at the stadium. hat didntdeter them, as they handled ulane andVanderbilt 21-0 and 35-0, respectively.

On Nov. 3, the Rebels acedtheir biggest challenge o the year: atrip to iger Stadium to ace LSU, atalented team that eatured halbackJerry Stovall, who would eventuallyinish the season as a runner-up orthe Heisman rophy. he last time OleMiss beat LSU in iger Stadium was1956 (46-17), and the Rebels wanted towash away rustrations o past deeats

that had cost themopportunities to wina national title.

he Rebelstrailed the BayouBengals 7-6 athaltime, but cameback in the secondhal - thanks tosome sharp plays byGriing - to win 15-7, thus breaking theiger Stadium jinx.

he Rebel traincontinued ridingthe rails o victory,as they vanquishedChattanooga 52-7in Oxord andconquered ennessee19-6 at Knoxville.Holding onto a 13-6lead, deensive backGuy intercepted aVolunteer pass, andraced 103 yardsor the clinchingtouchdown.

As he returnedto the Ole Miss

sideline, Coach Vaught grabbed himand said, God bless you, son.

he regular season wrappedup on Dec. 1, in Oxord, againstMississippi State in the annual Battleo the Golden Egg. Ole Miss led 7-6late in the game, and had the ball onthe Bulldogs 43.

In an eort to give Griing somerest, Weatherly came in at quarterbackor this series o plays or the Rebels.He missed a hando to Jennings,tucked the ball, and went 43 yardsuntouched, to give Ole Miss theeventual 13-6 win.

he victory clinched the Rebelsith SEC title, earning them a berth inthe Sugar Bowl, where they aced theArkansas Razorbacks, then a membero the Southwest Conerence. Griingthrew a 33-yard touchdown pass toGuy to give Ole Miss a 10-3 haltimelead. With the game tied 10-10,Griing scored on a 1-yard run, andthe Rebels won 17-13.

his capped what is the onlyperect season in t

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