By ChArleNe

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According to a new re-port, since 2009, 36 millionAmericans have attendedcollege without earning adegree. Additionally,

850,000 individual privateloans valued at more than$8 billion are now in de-fault. With high and vari-able interest rates, theseloans can cost studentsmore in repayment than the

actual cost of tuition. from2005 to 2011 alone, privatestudent loan debt morethan doubled from $56 bil-lion to $140 billion.

Among black students

Young adults: Avoid these privacy red flagsBy JASoN AlderMAN

young adults applyingfor college or preparing toenter the workforce aresometimes shocked to findout that that certain behav-iors that were either toler-ated or ignored when theywere younger now fallunder closer scrutiny andcould actually hurt their ad-vancement possibilities.Among the biggest culprits

are oversharing sensitivepersonal information inpublic forums and gettingextreme tattoos or body artthat may not yet be fully ac-ceptable in certain work en-vironments.

red flags. it should becommon knowledge thatmany employers performonline profile searches ofjob or internship candidates.they'll scour public post-

ings on facebook, twitteror youtube looking for in-appropriate content likeracy photos or videos, racistremarks or evidence of ille-gal activities that would ruleinappropriate candidates.

But many people don'trealize that colleges, insur-ance companies, law en-forcement and governmentagencies sometimes do thesame. thus, an underage

student hoping to boost hiscool factor by posting pho-tos that show him engagingin drinking games could bedisqualified for college ad-mission or even have hisscholarship revoked.

Privacy settings. Ac-cording to projections byConsumer reports, roughly13 million facebook usershave never set, or didn't

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MAlVeAux

Editor's note: Thiscolumn was written at theend of last week and doesnot consider the Nov. 6presidential election.

(NNPA) the problemwith having a deadline atthe end of the week, is thatyou miss the opportunityto weigh in on things,such as an election, thathappens on a tuesday. itis almost torture when youconsider the possibilitiesface us on November 7

and beyond. i am hopingthat President obama canpull it off, but i am cog-nizant of the numbers thatsuggest that Willard isnipping at his heels. Nomatter what happens,there are real issues thatmust be faced not only inthe next few weeks, butalso in the next few years.

the unemploymentrate report that was re-leased last friday wasgood news for Presidentobama. the unemploy-ment rate ticked up just a

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After riding to victory inohio on the strength of hissuccessful auto bailout planand a come-from-behind vic-tory in Virginia and possiblyflorida, President Barackobama was re-elected ontuesday to a second term.

obama was ahead of re-publican challenger Mitt

romney tuesdaynight by approxi-mately 1 millionvotes in the gen-eral election, butis expected to winthe electoral Col-lege by a muchlarger margin wh-en electors meeton dec. 17 to offi-cially determine

who becomes the next presi-dent of the united States. ofthe 538 electors, obamaneeds only 270 to win. he ispoised to collect approxi-mately 322 votes in the elec-toral College.

Although experts hadpredicted a long night beforea victor would be declared,CNN announced obama as

Obama is re-elected to second term

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ut dallas social scien-tists recently completed astudy aimed at gaugingpublic opinions about fi-nancial compensation forcollegiate athletes, or“pay-to-play.”

the team, which in-cluded ut dallas re-searchers drs. Alex Pi-quero and Nicole leeperPiquero, published theirfindings in a recent issueof the journal Sport in So-ciety.

they discovered thebiggest demographic dif-

ference of public percep-tion was among African-Americans, who weremore than two times aslikely to support paymentto student athletes.

“We recruited nationalsamples of respondents toassess their attitudes re-lated to support of pay-ment to student athletes,”said dr. Alex Piquero,Ashbel Professor of Crim-inology at ut dallas andone of the study’s authors.“As key consumers andsupporters of collegiate

sports, the public's viewsare important to the long-term health of collegesports.”

Piquero added thatmeasuring public percep-tion about this issue couldprove useful among policymakers when consideringmodifications or changesto the system.

the team interviewedmore than 420 householdschosen randomly through-out the country. respon-dents were asked whetherthey thought college ath-letes should be financiallycompensated. the studytook into account a number

of independentvariables linked toa variety of socialissues, includingpublic perceptionsassociated withcollege and profes-sional sports.

demographiccharacteristics in-cluded gender,marital status andlevel of education.About two-thirdsof respondentssaid they did notsupport payingcollege athletes.

“these surveysaren’t meant to

suggest a specificcourse of action.rather they aretools that can beused to help betterinform interestedparties about thepublic’s views andconcerns over keyissues,” said dr.Nicole leeper Pi-quero. “this kindof measure of thepublic’s pulse onthe pay-for-playissue is useful forthinking abouthow best to deal

dallas radio personalitynominated for Stellar Awardinside Gospel with frankieWilson is up for NationalSyndicated radio of theyear! for the first time inyears, a dallas-based radiopersonality is up for a StellarAward for their syndicatedChristian-based radio show.frankie Wilson is a 12 yearmedia professional from thedallas area who got his startin college at Prairie ViewA&M university, working asan on-air person and Asst.Program director for91.3fm, KPVu.

his career later broughthim back to dallas, where heworked on-air at "GreatGospel radio" 1040am,KGGr and "heaven97"KhVN, 970am. upon finish-ing his MBA, frankie beganutilizing his business knowl-edge, media strengths andcalling in ministry, to flagshiphis first independent show in-side Gospel on November 15,2011. in 7-months the show'spopularity stretched across 5different markets. A fewmonths later, inside Gospelexpanded into overseas mar-kets with an exclusive part-

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inside Gospel isnot the first of its kind,but is the best of it'skind. the show staysconsistent to its mis-sion of presenting "realmusic and real min-istry" from multiplegenres of Gospel andChristian music, po-etry, news and more. ithas been nominated asa finalist for the 28thAnnual Stellar Awardsunder the category of"National radio of theyear". inside Gospel is

currently the onlyradio show nomi-nated out of theentire state oftexas.

We applaudMr. frankie Wil-son and insideGospel for it's ef-forts and wish himthe best of luck inbringing hom aStellar Award totexas!

the Chicago-based Central CityProductions, inc.(CCP) producesthe Stellar GospelMusic Awards. it

has been 27 years since thefirst awards show was tapedat the Arie Crown theatre inChicago, and the StellarAwards has now become thepremier Gospel event thatrecognizes and honorsAfrican American artist andpersonalities.

the annual salute toGospels best and brightest re-turns to the iconic Grand oleopry house theatre inNashville, tN, Saturday, Jan-uary 19, 2013. for more in-formation or to vote for in-side Gospel, visit: http://www.thestellarawards. comand click on the radio Ballot.

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tiny bit, from 7.8 to 7.9 per-cent. it stayed below themagic number of 8 percent,which is a boost for thepresident. Behind the goodnews, though, there are is-sues of concern. for exam-ple the African Americanunemployment rate rosesignificantly from 13.4 to14.3 percent. Black womentook most of the hit, withunemployment rates risingfrom 10.9 to 12.4 percent.Meanwhile, Black male un-employment dropped from14.2 to 14.1 percent.

there’s more. Morethan 5 million people havebeen officially unemployedfor more than half a year.they have been looking forwork for an average of 41weeks. i cannot imaginethe pain and misery that isreflected in such a long jobsearch. one wonders howmany of these folks haveleft the labor market be-cause they have becomediscouraged. At the sametime, the data shows thatmore than 600,000 peoplereturned to the labor forceas a result of recent trends.

the most discouragingdata comes from hidden un-employment and othermeasures of unemploy-ment. the 7.8 percentoverall rate of unemploy-ment is reported as 14.6

percent. thus, the Black un-employment rate of 14.3percent translates to anoverall Black unemploy-ment rate of 26.4 percent.that means more than onein four African Americansis unemployed. in some

urban areas, as many as halfof the African Americanmale population does notwork.

When President obamawins this election, AfricanAmerican activists, espe-cially those who have ac-cess, must remind our pres-ident of this data. theymust suggest that there is acoordinated and compre-hensive response to the dis-proportionate exclusion ofAfrican Americans in oureconomy. in the unlikelyscenario that romney iselected, it will be a signalfor African American peo-

ple to figure out how to de-velop an economic modelthat does not depend ongovernment (not a bad ideain any case). then make thenew administration under-stand that they are not onlythe leaders of conservatives,

but also leaders of our entirenation.

When African Ameri-cans are marginalized in thelabor market, the whole ofour nation suffers. Any un-used human capital is adrain on our economy andsociety. Whether Gov.romney or Presidentobama is the victor on No-vember 6, the brain drainthat is a result of high un-employment rates will notbe staunched until there isfocused attention on rom-ney’s 47 percent. invest-ments in education arethreatened by the ryan

budget, but following theryan budget is much likeeating our seed corn insteadof plating it for the nextgeneration. the focus oneducation improvements inChina and india are really afocus on the failure of ournation to fully invest inhigher education, especiallyfor those who are underrep-resented.

our nation’s situation isnot simply about an elec-tion, but about a matter ofdirection. too many of usthink that voting is the mostwe can do, not the least wecan do. too many of ushave eschewed the role ofcommunity agitator and ac-tivist. Way too many of usfeel that professional suc-cess and community in-volvement are mutually ex-clusive. too many of us failto understand that our per-sonal success germinatesfrom community activity.

the unemployment ratedata is a monthly reminderof the State of Black Amer-ica. if we are unsatisfiedwith the facts, what will wedo to change them?

Julianne Malveaux is aWashington, D.C.-basedeconomist and writer. Sheis President Emerita of Ben-nett College for Women inGreensboro, N.C.

By rAyNArd JACKSoN

(NNPA) When the dustsettles on this year’s presi-dential election, the real win-ner will prove to be republi-can New Jersey Gov. ChrisChristie.

Christie is finishing hisfirst term as governor andwill be seeking reelection in2013. he has built a reputa-tion as a rare no-nonsense,straight-talking politician.the public claims they wantan honest politician, but whenthey see one, he gets roundlycriticized for being honest.

the governor has beengiven high marks for his re-sponse to the aftermath of Su-perstorm Sandy, which dev-astated both New Jersey andNew york City. he is a liv-ing example of how a politi-cian can set aside partisan-ship for the betterment of the

people. the way he and Pres-ident obama joined togetherto comfort and help those af-fected by the storm was re-markable in light of the po-larization of our body politic.

Christie served as one ofMitt romney’s most visibleand staunchest surrogates.Christie can be very partisan,but seems to have the matu-rity and wisdom to knowwhen to put partisanship

aside. this seems to have ledhim to be in trouble withmany in the republicanParty.

Christie has been effusivewith his praise of Presidentobama’s handling of thestorm. the president, in turn,has been just as effusive inpraise of Christie.

As a top surrogate forromney and with the electionless than a week away, manyin the party seemed to betaken aback at this “love-fest” between to politiciansfrom opposite parties. Manyrepublicans thought Christiewas providing a huge “politi-cal” boost to obama at a crit-ical time in the election.

Christy made it perfectlyclear to media outlets that hisfocus was totally on gettinghelp for his people withoutany political considerations.

But, fox News would not ac-cept the governor’s wordsand proceeded to ask himabout whether he would tourthe state with romney. inclassic Christie style, hesmacked the fox anchorsright across the lips with astinging rebuke, “i have noidea, nor am i the least bitconcerned or interested. i’vegot a job to do here in NewJersey that’s much biggerthan presidential politics, andi could care less about any ofthat stuff… if you think rightnow i give a damn aboutpresidential politics then youdon’t know me,” he said. thefox anchors looked like adeer in the headlights.

in other interviewsChristie said, “the federalgovernment response hasbeen great. i was on the

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there are nearly 57 mil-lion individuals with dis-abilities in the unitedStates, and they are all con-nected to the people aroundthem in some way. they aresons and daughters, sistersand brothers, parents andgrandparents, coworkers,neighbors and friends.What’s your Connection?emphasizes the connectionsamong all people and rein-forces the idea that peoplewith disabilities are not sep-

arate, but an integral part ofAmerican society.

People nationwide arebeing asked to share howhaving a disability or know-ing someone with one hastouched their lives by sub-mitting a photograph (inJPG format) with a 250-word maximum caption to

disability@dol.gov, or up-loading a captioned, one-minute youtube video thatanswers the question, “Wh-at’s your Connection?”

the initiative will runfor nine months, from octo-ber 30, 2012 to July 31,2013.

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the Parkland health &hospital System Board ofManagers has reduced tofour the number of candi-dates currently under con-sideration for the positionof permanent Chief execu-tive officer. the Board didso following first-round in-terviews of several individ-uals interested in the posi-tion during scheduled Bo-ard meetings late last mo-nth.

“our executive searchfirm, Korn/ferry, and theBoard jointly examinednearly twenty potential can-didates,” said Board chairdebbie Branson. “thesewere some of the leadinghealth care executives in thecountry – a truly amazingand diverse cross section ofprofessionals. We have nar-rowed them down to thefour who we think will vig-

ilantly sustain a culture ofpatient safety and qualitycare at Parkland for manyyears to come. these fourcandidates most closely fitthe needs of dallas County,Parkland and our patients.”

the four candidates are:• Pete delgado, Chief

executive officer, lAC+uSC healthcare Network,los Angeles, CA

• Wright l. lassiter, iii,Chief executive officer,Alameda County MedicalCenter, oakland, CA

• Walter (ted) Shaw,CPA, fhfMA, interim ex-ecutive Vice President andChief financial officer,Parkland health & hospitalSystem, dallas, tx

• larry e. Volkmar,Chief executive officer,Banner Good SamaritanMedical Center, Phoenix,AZ

the first round of inter-views was held during aposted Board meeting thatbegan early on october15th. the second round isexpected to occur over thenext several weeks.

Branson cautioned, ho-wever, that it is possible theBoard could choose to con-tinue examining other can-didates once this process iscomplete.

“We hope to select anew permanent Ceo asquickly as possible, butwe’re not setting a harddeadline. We’re going towait until this Board is sat-isfied that it has identifiedthe individual best suited tolead Parkland into a newera. this is the most impor-tant decision this Board willmake. We’re going to get itright,” Branson said.

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"We realize that peoplewant to help, and we arehere as a resource to pro-vide emergency relief fun-ding to organizations wor-king with victims of Su-perstorm Sandy," said JoAnn Jenkins, AArP foun-dation President. "ourhearts go out to all whohave been impacted by thisterrible storm and we'reencouraging those who cangive to please do so."

Jenkins continued, "Asa trusted organization,AArP foundation willplay a vital role in facili-tating the relief effort. Alltoo often we know thatfraud follows disaster, ascon artists may try to takeadvantage of people whoare looking for ways tohelp the victims of this ter-rible storm. through oursecure web site those whochoose to give can do sowith the confidence that100 percent of their tax-de-ductible donations will beused to help the victims of

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Santa Claus is coming totown and setting up shop atirving Mall. irving-area kidsand parents are invited towelcome the spirit of theholidays at Simon KidgitsClub's® Santa Saturday cel-ebration on Saturday, Nov.10.

during this holiday ev-ent, the mall will host a spe-cial Santa Set preview eventwith a bounce house, facepainting, giveaways, and aseasonal craft-making activ-ity from 24-hour preschooltelevision channel Sprout’snewest original series “theChica Show,” which pre-mieres Saturday, Nov. 24, at11:30 a.m. to extend chil-dren’s cherished visit withSanta Claus, Santa will leadlittle ones in a paradethrough the mall, ending atthe Children’s Place. Atthe Children’s Place, fami-lies can enjoy various holi-day-inspired offerings and

exclusive in-store discounts.Plus, kids will have thechance to visit Santa for ahighly-anticipated andbeloved holiday photo op-portunity at Center Court.

the Children’s Placeholiday collection is cur-rently available in stores, of-fering moms picture-perfectlooks and colorful, cozy ba-sics just in time for familyphotos and colder daysahead. With Big fashions atlittle Prices®, the Chil-dren’s Place offers styleskids want at prices parentslove. even beyond the holi-days, families can shop funfashions, everyday must-haves and head-to-toe out-fitting at unmatched valuefor kids in sizes newborn to14.

the public is invited tocelebrate the holiday seasonwith the irving Mall’s Kidg-its Club at Santa’s Arrivalevent: on Nov. 17 from 9:30

a.m. – 11:30 a.m., and PJParty with Santa on dec. 8from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Visitwww.shopirvingmall.comfor event details.

the Simon Kidgits Clubis a fun and informative pro-gram that focuses on health,wellness, education, safetyand entertainment for chil-dren ages 3-8. Since 2003,the Simon Kidgits Club haskept children and parentsalike amused with variousevents and activities whileproviding incentives forclub members, such as spe-cial offers, rewards andgames.

Kidgits Club membersreceive a variety of goodies,including a Kidgits Club t-shirt, membership card,birthday card and gift, dis-counts and scheduled activ-ities. for more informationabout the Simon KidgitsClub, visit http://www. sim-on.com/kidgits/.

Santa and the Simon Kidgits Clubkickoff holiday season at Irving Mall

with the financial aspectsof college sports and toprovide information forconsidering any residualeffects this change mayhave on all aspects of ed-ucation.”

the research team alsopointed out that the studyilluminates key differ-ences in perception be-tween various groups andadded that follow-up stud-ies with wider samples

would shed further lighton the issue.

“future studies will in-clude more designations,particularly gender, amo-ng respondents,” Alex Pi-quero said.

When planning ahead inthese uncertain financialtimes, it’s important to thinkabout long-term care foryourself and your lovedones. long-term care (ltC)is a range of services andsupports you may need tomeet your health or per-sonal needs over a long pe-riod of time. these servicesmight include emergencyresponse systems, seniorcenters, assisted living,nursing homes, transporta-tion services, and manymore.

Most long-term care as-sists people with activitiesof daily living like dressing,bathing and using the bath-room. other common long-term care services includehelping with housework,cooking, shopping, or evenmanaging money. long-term care can be provided athome, in the community, inassisted living or in nursinghomes. And it’s not just forseniors—if you have a sig-nificant health challenge,you may need long-term

care at any age.While there are a variety

of ways to pay for long-term care, it is important tothink ahead about how youwill fund the care you mayneed. Generally, Medicaredoesn’t pay for long-termcare, but only for a med-ically necessary skillednursing facility or homehealth care. long-term careinsurance may be an optionto help you and your familyprepare ahead of time forthe potential need for long-term care. there are a vari-ety of plans available thatvary in cost depending onwhat services you want cov-ered and the age you begincoverage. Before youchoose a plan you shouldtake into account where andwhat kind of care you mightneed.

Be sure to take sometime this month to check outyour options and planahead, so you can rest as-sured that you and yourfamily get the care youneed.

November is Long-TermCare Awareness Month

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the department ofVeterans Affairs (VA) andtexas National Cemeteryfoundation (tNCf) invitethe public to attend a Vet-erans day ceremony atdallas-fort Worth Na-tional Cemetery on Sun-day, Nov. 11 at 3 p.m.

Colonel Keith Knud-son, Commander 419thfighter Wing, hill AfB,utah, will give keynote re-marks.

the ceremony willalso feature a fly over bythe uSAfr 917th fighterGroup/47th fighter Squa-dron, Barksdale AfB, la.and a cannon salute ren-dered by Second Battal-ion, 14th Marines. otherprogram highlights in-clude the Mountain View

College Community Bandand dallas Police depart-ment Choir who will per-form patriotic musicalrenditions during the pro-gram.

the 638-acre ce-metery opened May2000 and is locatedin the southwesternpart of dallas adja-cent to MountainCreek lake. Since in-ception, the cemeteryhas conducted morethan 36,000 inter-ments of Veteransand immediate de-pendents. More than500,000 veterans livein North-Central te-xas.

the dfW Na-tional Cemetery is lo-cated at 2000 Moun-

tain Creek Parkway in dal-las. Attendees should arriveearly and bring a chair.Parking will be directedonce on cemetery grounds.

Public invited toVeterans Day celebration

Preparation for this na-tional day of service is un-derway and the VolunteerCenter of North texas(VCNt) is encouraging andrecruiting families to volun-teer on Saturday, Nov. 17.VCNt is the central point ofcontact for National familyVolunteer day in northtexas and is working in col-laboration with organiza-tions throughout our com-munity.

National family Volun-teer day is designed todemonstrate the power offamilies working together, to

introduce community serv-ice and to encourage thosewho have not yet made thecommitment to volunteer to-gether as a family to do so.National family Volunteerday is held annually the Sat-urday before thanksgivingand kicks off National fam-ily Week (Nov. 18-24),which embraces the premisethat children live better liveswhen their families arestrong; and families arestronger when they live incommunities which connectthem to social responsibili-ties, economic opportuni-

ties, and other life-enhanc-ing services.

this year VCNt, in part-nership with Wee Volunteer,will be working with 10local nonprofits to providefamilies with an opportunityto serve. each of these or-ganizations has made a com-mitment to empower evenour youngest communitymembers to get involvedand learn firsthand what itmeans to make a differencein changing the lives of oth-ers. Volunteering transformsyouth in many positive waysand its influence reaches far

into the future by building ageneration of leaders whocare about their communityand are committed to givingback.

Nov. 17 provides a greatopportunity to inspire andmotivate individual familymembers as well the familyas a unit. Volunteering as afamily provides quality timetogether, strengthens com-munication, and teachesmembers to how to be rolemodels while making sig-nificant contributions totheir communities. Althoughthis day encourages partici-

pation as a family, anyoneinterested in volunteering iswelcome. Visit VCNt.org

for more information re-garding volunteer registra-tion.

Volunteer Center of North Texas calls families to action for NationalFamily Volunteer Day on Nov. 17

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following investiga-tions by the internal Affairsdivision and disciplinaryhearings last week, dallasPolice Chief david o.Brown terminated two po-lice employees for their in-volvement in unrelated in-cidents.

Police officer Victoresparza-Alvarez, #9807,was involved in the follow-ing two incidents:

on July 4, 2011, officeresparza-Alvarez was in-volved in a verbal argumentthat escalated into a physi-cal confrontation with themother of his child. duringthat same episode, officeresparza-Alvarez endan-gered his child who wasbeing held by the motherduring the physical con-frontation. on July 6, 2011,

officer esparza-Alvarezwas arrested for family Vi-olence Assault and endan-gering a Child. the inter-nal Affairs division inves-tigation concluded officeresparza-Alvarez engagedin adverse conduct when hemade offensive contactwith another person.

on April 12, 2012, aninsufficient Bond Capias/Warrant of Arrest was is-sued for the arrest of offi-cer esparza-Alvarez. onApril 25, 2012, Garland Po-lice department arrestedofficer esparza-Alvarez forthose warrants and trans-ported him to jail. the in-ternal Affairs division in-vestigation concluded offi-cer esparza-Alvarez en-gaged in adverse conductwhen he had an insufficient

Bond Warrant issued for hisarrest.

officer Victor esparza-Alvarez was terminated forhis actions.

Parking enforcementofficer lekia Carson,#t1229, had been on ex-tended leave and exhaustedall her leave time. Carsondid not report for duty andfailed to notify her supervi-sor regarding her absences.the internal Affairs divi-sion investigation con-cluded Carson was absentwithout leave from her dutyassignment. for her ac-tions, Carson was termi-nated.

under civil service ru-les, officer esparza-Al-varez and Ms. Carson havethe right to appeal their dis-cipline.

Dallas Chief of Police Brownfires two officers

Plano breaking ground on newgreen housing community

Green extreme homes, aNorth texas non-profit, thetexas State Affordablehousing Corporation, andthe City of Plano announcedthe groundbreaking cere-mony for a new transit-ori-ented housing developmentlocated at Avenue G and14th Street in downtownPlano, texas, on friday,Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m.

the development repre-sents a collaborative partner-ship and strategic planningto create a green, energy ef-ficient community that is af-fordable and near publictransportation. through this

development, the organiza-tions will create muchneeded workforce housingand revitalize the area by re-placing a distressed housingproperty that has been va-cant for several years.

When complete, the de-velopment will consist of 60housing units that will besold to individuals or fami-lies with moderate incomes,many of whom currently liveoutside the Plano area wherethey work, due to a lack ofaffordable homeownershipopportunities. the housingdevelopment will featureone, two and three bedroom

units, ranging in size from800 to 1,200 square feet.

the unique housing de-velopment is the first of itskind in Plano, and will ad-here to the department ofenergy’s “Challenge home”guidelines, featuring green,energy efficient constructionand products. As transporta-tion costs continue to rise,the need to build communi-ties in close proximity toneighborhood services suchas grocery, retail shoppingand public transportation—the dArt rAil station is asix minute walk from the de-velopment.

executive director, JeanBrown remarks “the mis-sion of Green extremehomes is to build quality,energy efficient affordablehousing that provides a moresustainable future for thehomeowners. the homeswill have fantastic curb ap-peal and will feature state-of-the-art energy efficientmaterials and products tokeep the home’s energy useat a minimum, creating moreopportunity for successfulhomeownership as well aseconomic benefits for theCity and surrounding com-munity.”

the university of dal-las has signed a letter of in-tent to offer an engineeringdual degree program withthe university of texas atArlington (utA). theagreement will make itpossible for university ofdallas students to earn abachelor of arts degree inphysics from the univer-sity of dallas and bachelorof science degree in elec-trical engineering fromutA.

university of dallasengineering majors willstill be required to com-plete the university’s rigor-ous core curriculum as partof the suggested 172 credithour curriculum, whichcan be completed in fiveyears. A unique feature ofthe new program is thatstudents will take coursesat both schools throughoutthe five year program. Stu-dents will be granted bothdegrees after they have

completed both universi-ties’ degree requirements.the first students are ex-pected to enroll in the pro-gram beginning next fall.

“We knew our studentswere interested in engi-neering, so we found a wayto meet that interest.” saidCharles W. eaker, dean ofthe university of dallasConstantin College of lib-eral Arts. “Because of thisprogram’s unique struc-ture, our students will beable to take engineeringcourses in all five years,which is a very powerfulthing. they will beginthinking of themselves asengineers as early as theirfreshman year.”

“this agreement is awin-win, with studentsbeing the beneficiaries,”said Jean-Pierre Bardet,dean of the utA Collegeof engineering. “that’s thetrue spirit of this partner-ship, that we do what will

most benefit our students.”the university of texas atArlington’s College of en-gineering provides one ofthe most comprehensiveengineering programs inthe nation, with nine bac-calaureate, 13 master’s andnine doctoral programs.

the university of dal-las is a Catholic, co-educa-tional university with stu-dents enrolled in under-graduate and graduate pro-grams through the Con-stantin College of liberalArts, the College of Busi-ness, the Braniff GraduateSchool of liberal Arts andthe School of Ministry. theuniversity of dallas has itsmain campus in irving,texas, an internationalcampus near rome, italy,and a learning center infrisco, texas.

for more information,visit www.udallas.edu orwww.uta.edu/engineering.

University of Dallas to offernew engineering degree

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McKinney, texas - latinis alive and well in the 21stcentury thanks to the workof teachers like Jennifer Jar-nagin of McKinney Boydhigh School. Jarnagin wasrecently named texas latinteacher of the year by thetexas foreign language As-sociation (tflA).

“i am truly honored tobe recognized by tflA,”said Jarnagin. “My fellow

latin teachers, lindy olsenand Joe Jacquot, and i workvery hard to create worth-while lessons and challengeour students to make con-nections across curricula.they share in this award aswell, since i would not beable to do what i do withouttheir support and friend-ship.”

Jarnagin was recognizedat the tflA fall 2012 Con-

ference held in Austin onoctober 11-13.

Jennifer Jarnagin tea-ches the finer points of latingrammar in her latin iiiPre-AP class at McKinneyBoyd high School.

the award spotlights aMcKinney iSd foreign lan-guage subject that is slightlyoff the beaten path but hasmuch to offer students whopartake in the journey -- a

journey that, according toJarnagin, is not just for“crusty academics in ivorytowers.”

“learning latin helps usto better articulate ourthoughts and feelings, and itgives us a greater commandover our own language,” shesaid. “About 90 percent ofall multisyllabic wordscome from latin, so itsstudy helps anyone to un-

derstand english better. thisis why latin boosts students'standardized tests scores re-gardless of their cultural,ethnic or socioeconomic ba-ckground.”

Jarnagin cited benefitsacross a broad spectrum ofacademic disciplines andnoted that latin provides aparticular advantage duringthe college admissions pro-cess.

“College admissionspanels routinely list thestudy of latin as a reason foradmitting students into theiruniversities,” said Jarnagin.

“in fact, Matthew Potts,an Admissions Counselorfor the university of Notredame said, ‘Students takinglatin are typically scholarly.they pursue academic studyin the purest sense, they are

Texas Latin Teacher of the Year Jennifer Jarnaginis keeping Latin alive in the 21st Century

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Cedar hill high Sch-ool students took on vari-ous volunteer projectsthroughout the commu-nity on Sat., oct. 27,2012 as part of NationalMake A difference day.the students were allmembers of the ChhSStudent leadership classand Student Councilmembers. the longhornsorganized the volunteerprojects.

Various student teamsvolunteered at hope Man-sion. "they were cleaningour windows, organizingour janitorial closet andgarden shed, doing lightgrounds clean up andlandscaping," said KeithSemple, a hope Mansionstaff member. "thank youso very much for a jobwell done. you certainlymade a difference here athope Mansion!"

one group of studentsplayed bingo and gameswith residents at the Ster-ling house Nursing home,while other student teamsvolunteered to pick uptrash at Crawford Park andalong u.S. highway 67.Some students handed outflyers for the Cedar hillyouth Sports organiza-tions. Volunteer teams alsohelped Bridges Safe

Cedar Hill high school studentsserve the community

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phone at midnight again lastnight with the president per-sonally,” he told NBC’s“today” program.

during a press confer-ence Christie said, “the pres-ident has been outstanding inthis. the folks at feMA …have been excellent…i don’tgive a damn about electionday. it doesn’t matter a lickto me at the moment…i’vegot bigger fish to fry.”

Wow! We heard a na-tional republican who actu-ally believes that there is a le-gitimate role for the federalgovernment to play in ourlives. Maybe Christie is that

“adult” the republican Partyneeds to get our party back ontrack and to tone down someof the craziness happeningwithin the party – “legitimaterape,” “the president is lazy,”“the president should learnhow to be American,” etc.

in a country that has be-come hyper-partisan to thepoint of total gridlock, youhave a politician who is de-termined to put the peoplefirst, even if it helps the op-position party right before amajor election. did Christiewant romney to defeatobama in the election? Cer-tainly he did. But it was more

important that he got his peo-ple the help they needed.

Without a doubt, Christiewas the true winner of thisyear’s election. And the re-publican Party can win, too,if it adopts his road map forbalancing partisanship withgovernorship. this is the onlyway to get the GoP back torelevancy.

Raynard Jackson is pres-ident & CEO of RaynardJackson & Associates, LLC.,a Washington, D.C.-basedpublic relations/governmentaffairs firm. He can bereached through his Web site,www.raynardjackson. com

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house, the Cedar hill li-brary, tri-City AnimalShelter, and New 2 u thriftStore.

"i enjoy making a dif-ference for my commu-nity and school," saidKirsten owens, a 17-year-old senior.

Many of the studentsstarted Saturday morningvolunteering to make thefourth Annual trunk ortreat a success at the highschool. the students dec-orated the trunks of carsand filled them withcandy, games and prizes.each treat included a noteto the younger studentsoffering ideas on howthey can make a differ-ence every day by doingsmall things to make a bigdifference. the leader-ship Class members made

up the 'make a difference'ideas on the notes.

"i feel it is importantto help nonprofits," saidNaomi Borrego, a 17-year-old senior. Naomiplans to major in non-profit administration incollege.

thirty-nine Cedar hillstudents gave a combinedtotal of 156 hours to theCedar hill Community onNational Make A differenceday. each leadership stu-dent is required to perform120 hours of communityservice a year. last year

leadership students loggeda total of 4,781 communityservice hours at an esti-mated value of $34,445.00.this years' leadership teamhopes to top that amount.

"i am so lucky to havethe opportunity to workwith this amazing group ofyoung leaders," explainedBecky rader, sponsor of theStudent Council and in-structor of the Studentleadership class. "they aredriven and passionate aboutmaking their school andcommunity a better place;this was just a small part oftheir greater goals."

the leadership teamadopted a slogan at the be-ginning of the school year:"We didn't just come to'make a difference', we arehere to 'be' the difference."

CHHS Leadership students take a Longhorn break while volun-teering at the Hope Mansion. (Photo by Keith Bobb-Semple)

the projected winner at 11:18p.m., eSt. With the outcomestill unknown at the time inswing states florida, ohio,Colorado, Virginia and Ne-vada, the Buckeye state putobama over the top.

obama swept to victoryon the strength of a progres-sive coalition of Blacks, lati-nos, youth, unmarriedwomen, Jews, union mem-bers and gay men and les-bians. he won about 40 per-cent of the White vote, downabout 3 percent from 2008,and 69 percent of latinos.

Speaking to cheeringsupporters in Chicago,obama said: “While our jour-ney has been long, we havepicked ourselves up. We havefought our way back. And weknow in our hearts that, forthe united States of America,the best is yet to come.”

obama and Vice Presi-dent Joe Biden carried mostof the swing states, including:Michigan, romney’s birth-place; Massachusetts, whereromney served as governor;New hampshire, whereromney has a summer home;Wisconsin, the home state ofCongressman Paul ryan, therepublican vice presidentialnominee, as well as ohio,Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ne-vada, and Virginia.

obama was leadingromney in florida by about45,000 votes, or 0.53 per-

centage points, as of earlyWednesday morning. At thattime, 99 percent of the state’s8.27 million votes had beencounted.

in a brief speech inBoston, romney said, “i sowish that i had been able tofulfill your hopes to lead thecountry in a different direc-tion. But the nation chose an-other leader. So Ann and ijoin with you to earnestlypray for him and for thisgreat nation.”

democrats maintainedtheir majority in the Senateand republicans kept theirgrip on the house. in closelywatched races, two republi-cans who had made contro-versial remarks about “legiti-mate rape” and abortion –todd Akin in Missouri andrichard Mourdock in indiana– were defeated in their Sen-ate contests. elizabeth War-ren, an outspoken liberal, de-feated republican incumbentScott Brown in Massachu-setts. rep. tammy Baldwinwill become the first knownlesbian to serve in the u.S.Senate after defeating formerGov. tommy thompson inWisconsin.

in a major surprise, con-servative republican Con-gressman Allen West wastrailing democrat PatrickMurphy 159,959 to 157,578with 99 percent of the votecounted as of Wednesday

morning. West’s district wasredrawn to include more re-publican voters but appar-ently that won’t be enough tosave his seat.

Another Black conserva-tive, Saratoga Springs, utahMayor Mia love, lost her bidto unseat rep. Jim Matheson,losing by less than 3,000votes.

obama’s re-electionprobably means that the Af-fordable Care Act, alsoknown as obamacare, prob-ably will not be repealed asrepublicans had hoped.

the president, who madetwo Supreme Court appoint-ments in his first term, willmost likely get an opportu-nity to make another ap-pointment to the court, possi-bly two. depending on whoretires from the court,obama’s appointments couldalter the direction of thecourt, which has been drift-ing to the right.

his first challenge will bea budget showdown with re-publicans, who want to re-duce the deficit solelythrough spending cuts.obama, on the other hand, isinsisting on a combination ofcuts and increased revenue,including repeal of the Bushtax cuts that favor thewealthy.

exit polls showed thatthe economy was the topissue on voters’ minds. the

polls also showed that votersblamed George W. Bushmore than obama for thesluggish economy. in addi-tion, voters also said theytrust obama more than rom-ney to protect the middleclass.

obama’s re-election vic-tory set off a round of specu-lation about what republi-cans need to do to remaincompetitive in national poli-tics.

republican strategistAlex Castellanos said onCNN, “this is not just goingto be a loss for Mitt rom-ney…this is going to be arepudiation of the republi-can Party. democrats movedto the middle – new democ-rats – and they transformedtheir party. republicans arestill the party of ‘no.’ We’renot seen as having enoughsolutions.”

Another CNN analyst,david Gergen, said obamaneeds to make some majorconcessions to republicans,but James Carville disagreed,saying elections have conse-quences.

Since the election, every-one has been speculating onwhether tuesday’s outcomewill increase the prospect ofhouse republicans workingmore closely with the Whitehouse. Although no oneclaimed to have the definitiveanswer to that question, there

were signs than the rancorbetween the president andconservatives is not likely toevaporate soon.

Some conservativesstarted raising questionsabout the size of obama’svictory, saying he should notinterpret the results as a man-date. they didn’t raise simi-lar questions in 2000 whenGeorge W. Bush was de-clared the winner after re-ceiving 500,000 fewer popu-lar votes than Al Gore, hisdemocratic challenger.

And donald trump wasbeing, well, donald trump.

he tweeted about adozen rants, including: “Wecan’t let this happen. Weshould march on Washingtonand stop this travesty. ournation is totally divided!”

he said in another one,“the electoral college is adisaster for a democracy.”

the electoral Collegehas its roots in the u.S. Con-stitution.

the electoral outcomehas matched the popular votein 47 of the 51 presidentialelections since ratification ofthe 12th Amendment in

1804. the exceptions were1876, 1888 and 2000 whenGeorge W. Bush was de-clared president after losingthe popular vote to Al Gore.

As trump’s commentsshow, the debate will con-tinue over whether the elec-toral College should be re-placed by direct elections.

the Congressional re-search Service report noted,“Proponents of direct popu-lar election argue that it issimple, democratic, and fool-proof: the candidates with themost popular votes wouldwin under any conceivablecircumstance. opponents,and defenders of the electoralcollege, claim that the exist-ing system is an integral andvital element in the u.S. fed-eral system, that it con-tributes to a stable and ideo-logically diverse two partysystem, and that it has deliv-ered the ‘people’s choice’ in47 of 51 presidential elec-tions since the 12th Amend-ment came into effect in1804—what they character-ize as an excellent trackrecord.”

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Written transcript ofPresident Barack Obama'sacceptance speech on Nov. 6,2012

“thank you so much. tonight, more than 200

years after a former colonywon the right to determine itsown destiny, the task of per-fecting our union moves for-ward.

it moves forward becauseof you. it moves forward be-cause you reaffirmed thespirit that has triumphed overwar and depression, the spiritthat has lifted this countryfrom the depths of despair tothe great heights of hope, thebelief that while each of uswill pursue our own individ-ual dreams, we are an Amer-ican family and we rise or falltogether as one nation and asone people.

tonight, in this election,you, the American people, re-minded us that while our roadhas been hard, while our jour-ney has been long, we havepicked ourselves up, we havefought our way back, and weknow in our hearts that forthe united States of Americathe best is yet to come.

i want to thank everyAmerican who participated inthis election, whether youvoted for the very first timeor waited in line for a verylong time. By the way, wehave to fix that. Whether youpounded the pavement orpicked up the phone, whetheryou held an obama sign or aromney sign, you made yourvoice heard and you made adifference.

i just spoke with Gov.romney and i congratulatedhim and Paul ryan on a hard-fought campaign. We mayhave battled fiercely, but it'sonly because we love thiscountry deeply and we careso strongly about its future.from George to lenore totheir son Mitt, the romneyfamily has chosen to giveback to America throughpublic service and that is thelegacy that we honor and ap-plaud tonight. in the weeksahead, i also look forward tositting down with Gov. rom-ney to talk about where we

can work together to movethis country forward.

i want to thank my friendand partner of the last fouryears, America's happy war-rior, the best vice presidentanybody could ever hope for,Joe Biden.

And i wouldn’t be theman i am today without thewoman who agreed to marryme 20 years ago. let me saythis publicly: Michelle, ihave never loved you more. ihave never been prouder towatch the rest of America fallin love with you, too, as ournation’s first lady. Sasha andMalia, before our very eyesyou’re growing up to becometwo strong, smart beautifulyoung women, just like yourmom. And i’m so proud ofyou guys. But i will say thatfor now one dog’s probablyenough.

to the best campaignteam and volunteers in thehistory of politics. the best.the best ever. Some of youwere new this time around,and some of you have been atmy side since the very begin-ning. But all of you are fam-ily. No matter what you do orwhere you go from here, youwill carry the memory of thehistory we made together andyou will have the lifelong ap-preciation of a grateful pres-ident. thank you for believ-ing all the way, throughevery hill, through every val-ley. you lifted me up thewhole way and i will alwaysbe grateful for everythingthat you’ve done and all theincredible work that you putin.

i know that political cam-paigns can sometimes seemsmall, even silly. And thatprovides plenty of fodder forthe cynics that tell us thatpolitics is nothing more thana contest of egos or the do-main of special interests. Butif you ever get the chance totalk to folks who turned outat our rallies and crowdedalong a rope line in a highschool gym, or saw folksworking late in a campaignoffice in some tiny county faraway from home, you’ll dis-cover something else.

you’ll hear the determi-nation in the voice of a youngfield organizer who’s work-ing his way through collegeand wants to make sure everychild has that same opportu-nity. you’ll hear the pride inthe voice of a volunteerwho’s going door to door be-cause her brother was finallyhired when the local autoplant added another shift.you’ll hear the deep patriot-ism in the voice of a militaryspouse who’s working thephones late at night to makesure that no one who fightsfor this country ever has tofight for a job or a roof overtheir head when they comehome.

that’s why we do this.that’s what politics can be.that’s why elections matter.it’s not small, it’s big. it’s im-portant. democracy in a na-tion of 300 million can benoisy and messy and compli-cated. We have our ownopinions. each of us hasdeeply held beliefs. Andwhen we go through toughtimes, when we make big de-cisions as a country, it neces-sarily stirs passions, stirs upcontroversy.

that won’t change aftertonight, and it shouldn’t.these arguments we have area mark of our liberty. We cannever forget that as we speakpeople in distant nations arerisking their lives right nowjust for a chance to argueabout the issues that matter,the chance to cast their bal-lots like we did today.

But despite all our differ-ences, most of us share cer-tain hopes for America’s fu-ture. We want our kids togrow up in a country wherethey have access to the bestschools and the best teachers.A country that lives up to itslegacy as the global leader intechnology and discoveryand innovation, with all thegood jobs and new busi-nesses that follow.

We want our children tolive in an America that isn’tburdened by debt, that isn’tweakened by inequality, thatisn’t threatened by the de-structive power of a warming

planet. We want to pass on acountry that’s safe and re-spected and admired aroundthe world, a nation that is de-fended by the strongest mili-tary on earth and the besttroops this — this world hasever known. But also a coun-try that moves with confi-dence beyond this time ofwar, to shape a peace that isbuilt on the promise of free-dom and dignity for everyhuman being.

We believe in a generousAmerica, in a compassionateAmerica, in a tolerant Amer-ica, open to the dreams of animmigrant’s daughter whostudies in our schools andpledges to our flag. to theyoung boy on the south sideof Chicago who sees a lifebeyond the nearest street cor-ner. to the furniture worker’schild in North Carolina whowants to become a doctor ora scientist, an engineer or anentrepreneur, a diplomat oreven a president — that’s thefuture we hope for. that’s thevision we share. that’swhere we need to go — for-ward. that’s where we needto go.

Now, we will disagree,sometimes fiercely, abouthow to get there. As it has formore than two centuries,progress will come in fits andstarts. it’s not always astraight line. it’s not always asmooth path.

By itself, the recognitionthat we have common hopesand dreams won’t end all the

gridlock or solve all ourproblems or substitute for thepainstaking work of buildingconsensus and making thedifficult compromises need-ed to move this country for-ward. But that common bondis where we must begin.

our economy is recover-ing. A decade of war is end-ing. A long campaign is nowover. And whether i earnedyour vote or not, i have lis-tened to you, i have learnedfrom you, and you’ve mademe a better president. Andwith your stories and yourstruggles, i return to theWhite house more deter-mined and more inspired thanever about the work there is todo and the future that liesahead.

tonight you voted for ac-tion, not politics as usual. youelected us to focus on yourjobs, not ours. And in thecoming weeks and months, iam looking forward to reach-ing out and working withleaders of both parties to meetthe challenges we can onlysolve together. reducing ourdeficit. reforming our taxcode. fixing our immigrationsystem. freeing ourselvesfrom foreign oil. We’ve gotmore work to do.

But that doesn’t meanyour work is done. the roleof citizen in our democracydoes not end with your vote.America’s never been aboutwhat can be done for us. it’sabout what can be done by ustogether through the hard and

frustrating, but necessarywork of self-government.that’s the principle we werefounded on.

this country has morewealth than any nation, butthat’s not what makes us rich.We have the most powerfulmilitary in history, but that’snot what makes us strong.our university, our cultureare all the envy of the world,but that’s not what keeps theworld coming to our shores.

What makes America ex-ceptional are the bonds thathold together the most di-verse nation on earth. thebelief that our destiny isshared; that this country onlyworks when we accept cer-tain obligations to one an-other and to future genera-tions. the freedom which somany Americans have foughtfor and died for come withresponsibilities as well asrights. And among those arelove and charity and duty andpatriotism. that’s whatmakes America great.

i am hopeful tonight be-cause i’ve seen the spirit atwork in America. i’ve seen itin the family business whoseowners would rather cut theirown pay than lay off theirneighbors, and in the work-ers who would rather cutback their hours than see afriend lose a job. i’ve seen itin the soldiers who reenlistafter losing a limb and inthose SeAls who chargedup the stairs into darkness

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the A Milli rapper lilWayne now has to payover 2 million to QuincyJones iii, after battlingand losing his lawsuitagainst him. the lawsuitalleged that Jones, whodirected the documentaryfilm of the rapper titledThe Carter, inaccuratelyportrayed Wayne in ascandalous light. Waynewas also suing overunauthorized use of hismusic for the film. in re-sponse, Jones filed acounter claim against therapper for prohibiting themovie’s profits. Jones won,and is now owed a hefty$2,195,000 from the youngMoney Ceo.

dwayne Michael Carterdid not appear in courtagainst Jones due to ahealth scare he experiencedon his private jet whichforced an emergency land-ing. however a video of hisdeposition was shown to

the judge in place of therapper’s absence in court.this did not help his case,since Wayne’s demeanorwas more than inappropri-ate in the video. in a seriesof questioning performedby Quincy Jones’ lawyerPeter ross, Wayne agitat-edly responds to ross in anabrupt and mocking man-ner.

Many viewers foundthis deposition of Wayne tobe very amusing as they

posted online in response tothe frenzy. But the judgefound Wayne to display“unreasonable conduct inthe deposition” and “irre-sponsible behavior.”

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dallas Symphony or-chestra (dSo) announcedholidays at the dSo, amonth-long holiday cele-bration with programmingperfect for the entire familyat the Meyerson SymphonyCenter. the dSo also in-vites patrons to “spread thewarmth” this holiday seasonand help those less fortunatethrough a clothing drive inpartnership with lifeNet.from Nov. 30-dec. 23, pa-trons may bring new or gen-tly used coats, blankets,socks and scarves and dropthem off in marked boxes inthe Meyerson SymphonyCenter lobby. All donateditems benefit the lifeNetcommunity in Pebbles Park.

the dallas Symphonyorchestra’s 2012 holidaysat the dSo lineup includes:

Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Irish Tenors with the DSO

breathe new life into tradi-tional songs from the emer-ald isle, holiday favoritesand beloved religious hy-mns with the dSo, creating

special holiday magic forthe entire family. Singletickets start at $21.

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Dec. 9, 16, 23 at 2:30 p.m.

the dSo's holiday concerttradition returns with an all-new concert of dazzling sea-sonal favorites that is per-fect for the entire family.Single tickets start at $36.

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Kids can enjoy the magic ofthe holidays with classiccarols, favorite songs and aspecial visit from St. Nick.

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Dec. 17-18 at 7:30 p.m.

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DSO inspiring and enter-taining hits of pop and wor-ship with special guests andthe dSo. Single tickets startat $35.

Dec. 27-28 at 8 p.m.

Mannheim Steamroller

Christmas by Chip Davis

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Students and staff fromJohn J. Pershing elementarySchool are joining with BlueMesa Grill in Addison for aCommunity Night fundrais-ing dinner to benefit theschool’s learning garden.Blue Mesa Grill will use let-tuce, spinach and cilantro,which the students will har-vest from their learning gar-den, to prepare dinner for theCommunity Night event. therestaurant will donate 25 per-cent of each bill from the din-ner to the reAl School Gar-den at Pershing.

the event is scheduledfor Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at theBlue Mesa Grill located inAddison at 5100 Beltline.

the learning garden atJohn J. Pershing elementarySchool was created in part-nership with reAl School

Gardens, a fort Worth-basednon-profit organization wh-ich partners with high-poverty elementary schoolsto create learning gardensthat grow successful stu-dents. the garden features ashaded outdoor gatheringarea, native perennial plant-

ings for small wildlife habi-tats, a pond, an earth sciencestation, organic vegetablebeds, fruit trees, compostingstation, rainwater harvesting,and chicken coop.

everyone is invited to at-tend and support the student’slearning garden at Pershing.

Harvest from student gardenwill be served at fundraiser

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email is forever. deletingan email from your computerdoesn't mean it no longer ex-ists. Chances are your emailprovider – or employer, ifsent from work – will retain arecord for years to come.Plus, recipients won't neces-sarily delete the email andmay in fact forward it to oth-ers.

haunting photos. Just likeemails, photos posted onlinecan live forever. that includespictures of you that someoneelse posted and tagged withyour name. My rule of thumb:

if you wouldn't want yourgrandmother to see it, don'tdo it, say it or film it. Also,don't post photos of your kidsthat might embarrass them orhurt their professional reputa-tion down the road.

resume lies. it can betempting to embellish thetruth on your resume or dur-ing a job interview, but as re-cent headlines about dis-graced executives being firedhave shown, these lies cancome back to haunt you. em-ployers can easily determineif the degree or past job titlesyou're claiming are legiti-mate. Another no-brainer: ifyour resume is posted onlineon Monster.com or linkedin,make sure there aren't majorinconsistencies with the oneyou submit to prospectiveemployers.

tattoos. one-fifth ofadults have at least one tattoo– the percentages are higher

among younger adults. A fewyears ago, job candidateswouldn't get past the first in-terview sporting tattoos;today, depending on the in-dustry and type of customercontact involved, many em-ployers will look the otherway.

however, some employ-ers do enforce strict no-tattoopolicies which, if based onsound business reasons, arelegal. fortunately, my ownkids aren't old enough forbody art to be a consideration,but when they are, i'll givethem the same advice i'd giveany young adult: think aboutthe long-term consequencesof your actions.

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Specialty coffee shop,Pearl Cup Coffee, has lau-nched a campaign (indiegogo.com/pearlcup) to create dal-las’ first specialty coffeetruck. the campaign seeks toraise $30,000 in order to pur-chase and equip the truck withone of Pearl Cup Coffee’sespresso machines, as well asa grill to serve sandwiches

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and danger because they knewthere was a buddy behindthem watching their back.

i’ve seen it on the shoresof New Jersey and New york,where leaders from everyparty and level of governmenthave swept aside their differ-ences to help a community re-build from the wreckage of aterrible storm. And i saw justthe other day, in Mentor, ohio,where a father told the story ofhis 8-year-old daughter, whoselong battle with leukemianearly cost their family every-thing had it not been for healthcare reform passing just a fewmonths before the insurancecompany was about to stoppaying for her care.

i had an opportunity to notjust talk to the father, but meetthis incredible daughter of his.And when he spoke to thecrowd listening to that father’sstory, every parent in thatroom had tears in their eyes,because we knew that littlegirl could be our own. And iknow that every Americanwants her future to be just asbright. that’s who we are.that’s the country i’m so

proud to lead as your presi-dent.

And tonight, despite allthe hardship we’ve beenthrough, despite all the frus-trations of Washington, i’venever been more hopefulabout our future. i have neverbeen more hopeful aboutAmerica. And i ask you to sus-tain that hope. i’m not talkingabout blind optimism, the kindof hope that just ignores theenormity of the tasks ahead orthe roadblocks that stand inour path. i’m not talking aboutthe wishful idealism that al-lows us to just sit on the side-lines or shirk from a fight.

i have always believedthat hope is that stubborn thinginside us that insists, despiteall the evidence to the con-trary, that something betterawaits us so long as we havethe courage to keep reaching,to keep working, to keep fight-ing.

America, i believe we canbuild on the progress we’vemade and continue to fight fornew jobs and new opportunityand new security for the mid-dle class. i believe we can

keep the promise of ourfounders, the idea that ifyou’re willing to work hard, itdoesn’t matter who you are orwhere you come from or whatyou look like or where youlove. it doesn’t matter whetheryou’re black or white or his-panic or Asian or NativeAmerican or young or old orrich or poor, able, disabled,gay or straight, you can makeit here in America if you’rewilling to try.

i believe we can seize thisfuture together because we arenot as divided as our politicssuggests. We’re not as cynicalas the pundits believe. We aregreater than the sum of our in-dividual ambitions, and we re-main more than a collection ofred states and blue states. Weare and forever will be theunited States of America.

And together with yourhelp and God’s grace we willcontinue our journey forwardand remind the world just whyit is that we live in the greatestnation on earth.

thank you, America. Godbless you. God bless theseunited States.”

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who did not complete col-

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son. Soon after dropping

out of school, these ex-stu-

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repayment without the earn-

ing power a degree could

have provided.

the report, the Student

debt Crisis, is authored by

the Center for American

Progress, an independent,

nonpartisan institute. the

october report analyzes key

factors in this looming fi-

nancial crisis including

changes in debt over time,

the role lenders have played

in the current crisis, who

has incurred debt and fac-

tors contributing to the rise

of student debt.

Speaking to the reasons

for more than $1 trillion in

combined federal and pri-

vate student loan debt the

report found that the pri-

mary contributors have

been the increasing cost of

college, the choice by state

legislatures to make higher

education a lesser priority in

annual budgets, aggressive

lending practices, and the

recession cutting into the

savings and earning power

of families.”

“Students of color, par-

ticularly African-Ameri-

cans”, the report added,

“are graduating with more

student debt: 27 percent of

black bachelor’s degree re-

cipients had more than

$30,500 in debt, compared

to 16 percent for their white

counterparts. And with Pell

Grants facing cuts, many

students of color who rely

on these awards to help pay

for school will be forced to

borrow at even greater

rates,” says the report.

Among students of

color who graduate, the re-

port found that 81 percent

of black students and 67

percent of latino students

typically have their hands

full with a degree in one

hand and multiple student

loans ready to be repaid in

the other. Among young

African-American college

graduates under the age of

34, more than half – 56 per-

cent – have delayed pur-

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lengthy time it now takes

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other dimension to student

debt challenges. While

nearly nine percent of re-

cent white graduates are un-

employed, for graduates of

color nearly 11 percent of

black graduates and 13 per-

cent of latinos are unem-

ployed.

Continuing financial

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many institutions of higher

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As costly as college has

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reasons to pursue higher ed-

ucation. According to

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reserve Bank of New york,

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cans with degrees can ex-

pect their collective earn-

ings to reach $2.3 million.

for people that attended

college but never completed

a degree the lifetime ex-

pected earnings drop to $1.5

million.

“the overlap of the re-

cent recession and the con-

tinuing rise in student debt

has created a perfect storm

that is overwhelming many

borrowers” concludes the

report.

Charlene Crowell is acommunications managerwith the Center for Respon-sible Lending. She can bereached at: Charlene. crow-ell@responsiblelending.org.

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Bible Study at 10:30 a.m. and

come back at 7 p.m. for Prayer,

Praise and Songs as we worship

and praise God.

November 25, 10:45 a.m.

take charge of your life and

your health, come for our Wor-

ship Services and stay for our

free Blood Pressure Clinic."

Brother Ramon Hodridge,

Minister

1026 Avenue F

Plano, TX 75074

972-423-8833

www.avefchurchofchrist.org

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BIBLE WAY

COMMUNITY

BAPTIST CHURCH

November 18, 9:35 a.m.

you’re invited to our Sunday

School day at 9 a.m. and to stay

for Morning Worship at 11 a.m.

as we worship and praise God.

November 21, 7 p.m.

Come to our Wednesday’s Bible

Study to learn more about God’s

Word and help us to praise and

worship his holy name.

Also bring your children to our

Wednesday Night Children Pro-

gram, three things are incorpo-

rated when they come, children

learn and they play and have fun

Dr. Timothy Wilbert, Sr.

Senior Pastor

4215 N. Greenview Drive

Irving, TX 75062

972-257-3766

www.biblewayirving.org

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CHRIST COMMUNITY

CHURCH

IN RICHARDSON

November 17, 11 a.m.

ladies you are invited to our

Women of Wisdom meeting as

we study and discuss God’s

Word. Call the church for de-

tails.

November 18

Join us in worship at 8:45 a.m.

and 11 a.m. as we praise and

worship God’s to the utmost.

November 21, 7:30 p.m.

Come to Bible Study as we go

further in and deeper down into

God’s Word and we give him all

of the glory, honor and praise.

Dr. Terrence Autry,

Senior Pastor

701 E. Centennial Blvd.

Richardson, TX 75081

972-991-0200

www.followpeace.org

DAYSTAR

DELIVERANCE

MINISTRIES

November 2012

for those in need visit helen’s

house tuesdays and fridays

(exceptions are bad weather and

holidays) to receive, to give, to

comfort and to fellowship.

Pastor Minnie

Hawthorne-Ewing

635 W. Campbell Road

Suite 210

Richardson, TX 75080

972-480-0200

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FELLOWSHIP

CHRISTIAN CENTER

CHURCH IN ALLEN

“The Ship”

Monday – Friday

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

theShip3C’s Prayer lines for

those that are in need are 972-

649-0566 and 972-649-0567 or

they may be submitted via email

to: prayerline@theship3c.org

November 18, 9:30 a.m.

you’re invited to experience the

joy of praising and worshipping

God to the fullest at Story ele-

mentary School, 1550 edelweiss

drive, Allen, tx.

November 21, 7 p.m.

Join us for our Church Wide

fasting each Wednesday (100%

juice & water only); the fast be-

gins at 12:01 am with our 1st

prayer at 3:30 am; 2nd prayer at

12 Noon, and closing prayer at 6

pm. then join us for Wednesday

Night live in the Joycie turner

fellowship hall on Belmont

drive, with old school prayer

and testimony. Also, come to

our Corporate Prayer and our

Kidz Zone (an environment to

equip children to grow and to

show God’s love.)

Dr. W. L. Stafford, Sr., Ed.D.

Senior Pastor

1550 Edelweiss Drive

In Allen for Sunday

Morning Worship.

Admin. Building Address

Is 200 W. Belmont Drive

Allen, TX 75013

972-359-9956

www.theship3c.org

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NORTH DALLAS

ROCKBRIDGE CHURCH

November 18

Join us in Prayer with Pastor at

8:30 a.m. and stay for Worship

Celebration at 10 a.m. as we

worship and praise God.

Timothy Jones,

Lead Pastor

21 Prestige Circle

Allen, TX 75002

214-383-9993

www.rockbridgechurch.com

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SAINT MARK MBC

IN MCKINNEY

November 11,

Morning Service

you’re invited to worship with

us as we celebrate our 133rd

Church Anniversary." Call the

church for details.

November 18, 9:30 a.m.

Join us in our Morning Worship

Service and stay to enjoy our

education Ministries at 10:45

a.m. We will also have our

friends and family day as we

fellowship, worship and praise

God.

November 21, 7 p.m.

you’re invited to our Wellness

Ministry with tamara haskins,

director and fitness instructor.

Call for details.

Dr. Charles Wattley

Senior Pastor

1308 Wilcox Street

McKinney TX 75069

972-542-6178

www.saintmarkbc.com

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SHILOH MBC

IN PLANO

November 18, 8 a.m.

Join us in our Morning Worship

times and stay for our Sunday

School at 10 a.m.

November 21, 7 p.m.

you’re invited to our Midweek

Service as we worship and

praise God.

Dr. Isaiah Joshua, Jr.

Senior Pastor

920 E. 14th Street

Plano, TX 75074

972-423-6695

www.smbcplano.org

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THE INSPIRING BODY

OF CHRIST CHURCH

November 18, 7:30 a.m.

Join us as we worship, honor

and magnify God’s holy name.

November 19, 7 p.m.

Come to Monday School as we

study the Word of God, worship

him and praise his holy name.

Pastor Rickie Rush

7701 S. Westmoreland Road

Dallas, TX 75237

972-372-4262

www.ibocjoy.org

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WORD OF LIFE

CHURCH OF

GOD IN CHRIST

Early Prayer, 5 a.m.

Join us in prayer early in the

morning at 5 a.m. on Monday

– thursday at 1-661-673-8600,

Code # 142219 and please put

your phone on mute. God will

meet you and prayer does

change people, things and sit-

uations.

November 18, 9:30 a.m.

Join us for Sunday school with

elder/Superintendent Greg

Mason; Sis. Vicki, adult class

teacher and evangelist eliza-

beth McAfee, children class

teacher/director of children’s

choir; and stay for Morning

Worship at 11 a.m. as we honor

and praise God for his good-

ness.

November 23, 7 p.m.

you’re invited to our School of

the Prophets as Pastor Voss;

who is a prophet, bring the

Word of God; and we worship

and praise God’s holy name.

December 2-7, 7:30 pm

Join us for our Winter holy

Ghost Camp Meeting. there

will be songs, fellowship and

praising God for his blessings

throughout the year.

Dr. Gregory E. Voss,

Senior Pastor

2765 Trinity Mills Road

Building 300

Carrollton, TX 75006

214-514-9147

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Every day we shouldbe thankful to God for allof his blessings to us; andsurely we can’t forget tothank him this time of theyear.

the united States ofAmerica has set aside thethird thursday in Novem-ber to be especially thank-ful to God.

When i think of thegoodness of God, i am re-minded of a song that ilearned long ago, “Countyour many blessings, countthem one by one, countyour many blessings andsee what God has done.”

if you get in a quietplace and start thinking ofthe things that God hasdone for you, you will findthat you have more plusesthan minuses.

even with things thatcan and will go wrong, westill have a lot to be thank-ful for; as a saying that ionce heard, “i complainedbecause i had no shoes,until i met a man who hadno feet”.

Being Thankful: Whenemergencies arise, we areusually grateful for emer-gency numbers that we cancall for immediate help.the following numbers aremore effective than calling911! this year be thankfulthat when

you are sad, call – John14. you have sinned, call– Psalm 51. People havefailed you, call – Psalm 27.this time of the year whenyou feel like an outcast, call

– roman 8:31 – 39. if youare seeking God’s peace,call – Matthew 11:25 – 30.you require courage for atask, call – Joshua 1. youare depressed, call – Psalm27.

your bank account isempty, call – Psalm 37.you lose faith in mankind,call – 1 Corinthian 13. youare loosing hope, call –Psalm 126. Want to knowPaul’s secret for happiness,call – Colossian 3:12-17.how to get along withother people, call – ro-mans 12.

Alternate numbers

that you can call: fordealing with fear, call –Psalm 3:47. for security,call – Psalm 121:3. for as-surance, call – Mark 8:35.for reassurance, call –Psalm 145:18.

the good news is thatall of these numbers maybe phoned directly, no busysignal and no operator as-sistance is necessary!

We are truly thankfulfor our veterans. Veterans

Day is usually observed onNovember 11. however, ifit occurs on a Sunday thenthe following Monday isdesignated for holidayleave, and if it occurs Sat-urday then either Saturdayor friday may be so desig-nated.

As you take the time tothank God for everythingthat he has done for you,just remember:

Do not take for grantedthe things closest to yourheart. Cling to them as youwould your life, for withoutthem, life is meaningless.

Do not let your life slipthrough your fingers byliving in the past nor forthe future. By living yourlife one day at a time, youlive all the days of your lifeand learn to appreciateeach day because tomor-row isn’t promised to you.

Do not give up whenyou have something togive. Nothing is reallyover until the moment youstop trying. it is a veryfragile thread that binds usto each other and once thetrust is gone, it is hard, ifever you can, regain thetrust.

Do not be afraid to en-counter risks. it is by tak-ing chances that we learnhow to be brave.

Do not shut love out ofyour life by saying it is im-possible to find. it is saidthat the quickest way to re-ceive love is to give loveand the fastest way to loselove is to hold it too tightly.

Do not dismiss yourdreams. to be withoutdreams is to be without

hope. to be without hopeis to be without purpose.to be without purpose is tomerely exist and not live.

Do not run through lifeso fast that you forget not

only where you have beenbut also where you aregoing.

Please remember thatit’s the short words in lifethat counts, life, love,

care, hope, peace and joy,to name a few. life is nota race but a journey to besavored each step of theway with God.

Thanks be to God because He cares

Sister Tarpley with one of her favorite veterans, Mr. Monaque Carter, Sr. To Mr. Carter, Mr.Eugene H. Tinner and all our wonderful veterans, we owe you a debt of gratitude; thank you!

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not simply fulfilling a re-quirement,’ and ray Brown,the dean of Admissions oftCu said about latin stu-dents: ‘that's a student will-ing to step away from thecrowd.’ Why not study alanguage that has so manybenefits?”

in addition to the schol-arly benefits Jarnagin’s classbrings to her students, sheholds firmly to the convic-tion that her goals shouldreach beyond academics.

“i feel that we as educa-tors have an obligation to

help our students learn to beglobal citizens; respect, re-sponsibility, tolerance, ef-fective communication andpassion are essential quali-ties for success in the 21stcentury, no matter what lineof work our students cho-ose,” she said.

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TEACHEr, continued from Page 6

By terri SChliCheNMeyer

for a quiet weekend getaway,there’s nothing like a novel.

With a novel in your hands,you can travel the world withoutgoing anywhere, seeing thingsyour eyes can’t show you. read-ing a novel allows you to besomeone – or something – elsefor a while.

A good novel is just what youneed when you need escape. Butas you’ll see in The Black Countby tom reiss, your favorite fic-tion may not be a fiction at all.

the knock on the door camejust before midnight.

Alexandre dumas, then fouryears old and the future authorof The Count of Monte Cristoand The Three Musketeers, re-membered the sound, even as anadult. it was a knock thatbrought word of his father’sdeath.

dumas’ father, thomas-Alexandre delisle, was born in1762 in Saint-domingue to afugitive nobleman and a blackslave. Known as a fine horse-man, thomas-Alexandre’s lifewas idyllic until his fatherbrought him to france in 1776.there, the boy was educated andlater changed his name to be-come, as reiss calls him, the“original Alex dumas.”

though hewas technically“owned” by hisfather, Alex dum-as père’s frencheducation and hislife as a noble-man’s son waspossible, says re-iss, because ofseveral frenchlaws and conce-pts. Slavery wasallowed in fran-ce, but the frenchalso embraced the “undeniableright to freedom” once a blackslave landed on french soil.though dumas was dark-skinned, his appearance was“admired and celebrated,” butnot as much as his later accom-

plishments on thebattlefield.

Much tallerthan his contem-poraries, dumaswas said to looklike a centaurwhen riding. hewas extraordinar-ily strong, wide-shouldered andwell-built, andgood with asword. though hejoined the french

revolution as an enlisted man,he quickly worked his way upto General and eventuallyfought alongside Napoleon.

But in 1799, on his wayhome from egypt, the great sol-dier was captured by italian

forces and became a prisoner ofwar. released two years later,betrayed by his country, henever fought again.

Part classic literature, partbiography, and very steeped infrench history, The BlackCount explains the correlationbetween Alexandre dumas’swashbuckling stories and theman who inspired them. Andthat’s all good – if you’re intofrench history, because thatmakes up a good portion of thisbook.

Author tom reiss bringsplenty of excitement to dumas’story, but it comes betweenpages and pages of battle de-scriptions and details that arenice to know but that aren’t nec-essarily integral to dumas’ bi-

ography. that tended to slowthe story down, which oftenmade me lose sight of its im-portance; specifically, that thisinspirational, battle-tested his-torical and literary figure livedin a surprisingly enlightenedtime and died in relative obscu-rity. reiss tells us why, but ittakes awhile to get there.

overall, this isn’t a badbook. it’s a good peek into aslice of history, but it’s slow attimes. Beware of that, and theBlack Count may be just theright escape for you this week-end.

The Black Count: Glory,Revolution, Betrayal, and theReal Count of Monte Cristo byTom Reiss (Crown, $27.00, 414pages)

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Bible Way Community Baptist Church

Dr. Timothy J. Wilbert, Sr.Senior Pastor

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