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Push to begin again for medical marijuana law in Keystone State, withPhilly’s Mark Cohen leading effort Support nationally for legalized pot at all-time high One of NJ’s registered smokers talked to Metro {page 02}

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Hey Pa.: ‘Getyour heads outof your asses’Jay Lassiter, a Cherry Hill politi-cal consultant who is HIV posi-tive, said he hopes Pennsylva-nia will heed what is going onacross the border in NewJersey.

“I hope they realize that thisissue is very much in contextwith public opinion,” said the40-year-old. “Basically, I hopethe Legislature in Harrisburg

get their heads out of their ass-es.” New Jersey’s first Alterna-tive Treatment Center openedlast week in Montclair, N.J. Las-siter, who is registered for theprogram and already smokes,said it has been a long fight forthose who need it.

“When I got the word thatthe doors opened in Montclair,my response was emotional, itwas happy and it felt likeChristmas came early,” he said.

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Election Dayquery startsMayor Michael Nutteron Friday announcedthe assembly of a fact-finding team to investi-gate Election Day snags,including a rise in thenumber of provisionalballots cast, possible dis-crepancies between cityand state voter databas-es and reports of pollworkers who weren’teducated about the lat-est voting regulations.The six-person team willbe headed up by Man-aging Director Rich Ne-grin. METRO/AW

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DA FermanhonoredNearly 70,000 onlinevoters choseMontgomery CountyDistrict Attorney RisaVetri Ferman as thisyear’s winner of theL’Oreal Paris Womenof Worth competition.Ferman, who was giv-en the award in NewYork City on Thursday,was one of 10 womennominated. Shereceived recognitionfor her work with childabuse victims. METRO

‘Congrats on yourBob Brady heroaward, Bob Brady’PHILADELPHIA. U.S. Rep. BobBrady on Saturday receivedthe inaugural “Bob BradyWorking Class Hero Award”recognizing his brokerage ofprivate-equity firm theCarlyle Group’s purchase ofSunoco’s ailing Philadelphiarefinery.

“We named an award af-ter Bob Brady and he will bethe first to receive what willbe an annual award,” UnitedSteelworkers Local 10-1 Presi-dent Jim Savage said in astatement. “We wanted toshow our appreciation toCongressman Brady for sav-ing our jobs. Brady steppedup to the plate and fought forus and his fight resulted in ajoint venture with the CarlyleGroup and Sunoco, Inc. andthe formation of a new com-pany — Philadelphia EnergySolutions.”

Brady said he’s honored.“I was proud to stand in soli-darity with the men andwomen of Local 10-1 whokept the pressure on to savetheir jobs,” he said. “They in-spired me.” METRO/AW

Watch out for gift card fraud NEW JERSEY. Vineland Policeare telling residents to becautious when it comes togiving out personal informa-tion after a local residentwas scammed by a phonygift card contest.

Investigators said the vic-tim received a post card inthe mail on Friday claimingshe was eligible for a $100gift card. But when thewoman called the 800 num-ber listed, “a male subjectwith a Middle Easternaccent obtained her creditcard information to covermailing fees so they couldthen send her the $100 giftrebate which they allegedcould be used at Wal-Mart,Target and other localstores,” police said.

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Lawmaker: Come west,young pot law, come west

Philly lawmaker plans to push once again his medical marijuana lawin Harrisburg One of first 320 New Jersey residents talked about beingon progressive edge of law Said NJ law ‘felt like Christmas came early’With growing support nation-ally for medical marijuana, ad-vocates in Pennsylvania saynow could be the time forPennsylvania to get on board.

State Rep. Mark Cohen, ofPhiladelphia, said he plans toreintroduce legislation in theHouse that would provide formedical use. Cohen’s proposaland one in the Senate havebeen stuck in committee due tothe lack of Republican support,but Cohen said the increasingpopularity in the public couldforce the issue.

“I would hope that the Cor-bett administration would rec-ognize that it’s only being re-sponsive so far to a fraction ofthe population as a whole,” Co-hen said. A May 2010 Franklinand Marshall College pollshowed that 80 percent ofPennsylvanians support med-ical marijuana. Medical mari-juana expert Dr. David Bear-man said there are several rea-sons more Americans supportthe use of marijuana for thetreatment of conditions such ascancer, HIV and glaucoma.

“I think that people aremoving past the big lie, and Ithink this has been one of themost effective big lies in worldhistory,” he said. “One of thereasons we’re moving past thebig lie is that they’re seeingthat people who they know,who they care about, using itand not only are they not goingmad or growing horns, butthey’re actually getting somebenefit out of it.”

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Lassiter, of Cherry Hill, showed off his smoking license this weekend.

59Percent of Americanswho think states, not thefederal government,should decide pot policy

18States and the District ofColumbia that haveadopted laws legalizingmedical marijuana

80Percent of people inPennsylvania whosupport medical marijuana

“When I got theword that thedoors opened inMontclair myresponse wasemotional, it washappy and it feltlike Christmascame early.”LASSITER

“I would [hope]they would focuson the needs of theill and the needs ofpeople all overPennsylvania.”

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Obstacles topassageGov. Corbett has said he wouldveto any bill legalizing medicalmarijuana, and Republican lead-ers have voiced various concerns— including the potential for

abuse, despite research showingthat marijuana use does notlead to more harmful drugs. Co-hen said the problem is the lackof pressure on state lawmakersto address the issue, even asneighboring states like New Jer-sey and Delaware haveembraced it. “There’s no profes-

sional association, doctors ornurses or hospitaladministrators [pushing for it],”Cohen said. “There is some mo-mentum, which should make iteasier, but ultimately we’re go-ing to have to get Republicansupport in order for this to be-come law.”

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GIVE YOURSELF A SELFISH CHECK

JOHNBOLARISBOLARIS VISION

Most of you reading this column whether on PATCO,SEPTA or your local coffee spot — hopefully — have readthe story about New York City police officer LawrenceDeprimo buying a homeless man a pair of shoes.

Officer Deprimo walks the beat in New York’s TimesSquare, and it was a cold November evening whenhe came across a shoeless, homeless man sitting onthe cold dirty pavement, feet exposed and blisterspronounced. Deprimo went into a nearby shoe store

and purchased him a pair of boots. This was captured by some-one’s camera: Deprimo coming tothe rescue of a man who hasabsolutely nothing — no home, nofamily to come home to, no money,no job, no health insurance, nowarmth, no love, no shoes.

Across the country, there arethousands upon thousands of desti-tute men, women and children whoaimlessly wander our streets, shiver-ing (or sweating), starving, avoidedby the rest of us and, in many cases,left to die in the streets. This is Amer-ica, right? The land of opportunity,where everyone is equal and we takecare of our fellow man? “United WeStand, Divided We Fall.” It’s basicallya lot of bull. We are basically selfish,caring about our own needs, ourown world and our own comforts.It’s OK to do that, if you still reachout to your fellow man.

Sometimes I think about that Norman Rockwell print“Freedom from Want,” with mom and dad serving din-ner to all their happy children. Combine it with whatDeprimo did. How about next time you see that home-less person on the street, instead of avoiding eye con-

tact, why don’t you stop ask if they need a cup of coffee, maybea snack or a pair of socks or gloves? Strike up a conversationand simply ask what happened. I know we all have it toughand are consumed with our own problems, but when you takea step back to take a look from the outside, it could be a hell ofa lot worse. I call it the selfish check. Pay a visit to Children’sHospital and see how these children have been dealt the blowof a devastating disease and go home and hug your children.Look at the homeless person in the street and simply just imag-ine sleeping out on the streets with no food or warmth on awickedly cold January night.

Go on your computer and take a look at the picture of Dep-rimo bending down to help the homeless, shoeless man andask yourself, “Am I selfish?” You might not like the answer.

— John Bolaris, one of Philly’s best-known news personalities, will ap-pear every Monday. He’ll give advice on life, weather and any topic inbetween. So let’s start the dialogue. E-mail John at [email protected].

Go on yourcomputer andtake a look atthe picture ofDeprimobending downto help thehomeless,shoeless man,and ask yourself,‘Am I selfish?’You might notlike the answer.

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Boy accidentallykilled by father PENNSYLVANIA. A child was shotand killed by his father in a gunstore parking lot Saturday after-noon in what is being investigat-ed as a tragic accident, according

to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviewreport.

Police said 44-year-old

Joseph Loughrey was placing a9mm handgun in the centerconsole of his truck shortly be-fore 11 a.m. when the firearmwent off, fatally striking in thechest his 7-year-old son, CraigAllen Loughrey, who was in thebackseat. Loughrey was outsideTwigs Reloading Den in EastLackawannock Township, 60miles north of Pittsburgh, afterunsuccessfully trying to sell thehandgun and a scope rifle to the

store, according toinvestigators.

Loughrey was questioned bystate police at the Mercerbarracks, where he reportedlytold them he had emptied thegun's magazine and did not real-ize there was still a bullet in itschamber. Authorities are nowreviewing surveillance video anddeciding whether to filemanslaughter and negligencecharges. METRO/AW

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Resident suing forPaulsboro disasterPAULSBORO. A mother ofthree is suing Conrail and par-ent companies NorfolkSouthern Railway and CSXTransportation over thePaulsboro bridge collapseand freight train derailmentthat caused 23,000 gallons ofvinyl chloride to leak into thesurrounding air and water.

Alice Breeman, 32, whofiled the suit Thursday in NewJersey federal court, allegesthat the collapse, derailmentand subsequent rupture of atanker containing thehazardous chemical was dueto the companies'negligence. METRO/AW

NJ’s Booker to decidefuture of politicalcareer by year’s endNewark, N.J., Mayor Cory Book-er, who said he’s considering achallenge to New Jersey Gov.Chris Christie next year or apossible run for U.S. Senate in2014, plans to decide on his fu-ture in the next two weeks.

A decision “has got to bewithin the next two weeks orso because, especially in NewJersey, there’s a lot of good can-didates for governor on theDemocratic side,” said Booker,43, a rising Democratic starwith a national following. Hemade the comments yesterdayon CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

Booker, who since 2006 hasbeen mayor of New Jersey’slargest city, trailed Christie by18 percentage points in a po-

tential matchup, according to aQuinnipiac University poll lastmonth that showed the mayorwas the strongest Democraticchallenger. Before a gain inChristie’s popularity followingHurricane Sandy, a similar sur-vey had the Republican with afour-point lead. Booker saidhe’s weighing a run againstChristie or a potential Senaterun for the seat now held byDemocrat Frank Lautenberg,88. He said he wants to remainpart of the Democrats’ “pushforward.”

“I’m really thinking aboutboth offices right now andwhich one can I better serve onthe issues I’m passionateabout,” Booker said. Christieclimbed to a record approvalrating of 77 percent as Democ-rats and independents gavehim high marks for his stormresponse, a PublicMindpoll found.BLOOMBERG

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Booker took a national role for Democrats in the last election.

“I’m really thinkingabout both officesright now andwhich one can Ibetter serve on theissues I’mpassionate about.”

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Another week, another pipe bursts downtownYet another water main break is snarling traffic, this time in the Rittenhouse Square area.

Several customers were initially left without water, but service was restored by 9:30a.m. yesterday. Walnut Street is still closed between 16th and 17th streets, and

will remain so until all utility companies have a chance to assess the situationand determine what else needs to be repaired, according to Digiulio. "We'll

have a better idea tomorrow how long the street will be closed for," hesaid. METRO/AW

Infrastructure. Main Break

Water began to rush from fissures on the 1600 block of Walnut Street around 4:30 p.m. Saturday after a 12-inch main ruptured, according to Philadelphia Water Department spokesman John Digiulio. Water was shut off around 6 p.m.

18Percentage points sepa-rating Booker fromRepublican incumbentChris Christie during arecent QuinnipiacUniversity poll matchup

Four shootingsleave two dead,three injured

PHILADELPHIA. Two peoplewere killed and three wereinjured – including a 14-year-old girl – in four separateshootings this weekend.

A 14-year-old girl wasamong those shot, sufferingwounds to the leg and chestin Crescentville on Saturdaynight. Officers found the girlaround 9:40 p.m. behind the500 block of Rosalie Streetand took her to AlbertEinstein Medical Center,where she is in stable condi-tion. METRO/AW

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IMF chief calls forbalanced approachto US fiscal woes

The UnitedStates needs abalanced,comprehensiveapproach totackle its fiscal

woes that should include a mixof spending cuts and revenueincreases, the head of the

International Monetary Fundsaid yesterday.

“My view, personally, is thatthe best way to go forward isto have a balanced approachthat takes into account bothincreasing the revenue, whichmeans, you know, eitherraising taxes or creating newsources of revenue, and cuttingspending,” IMF ManagingDirector Christine Lagarde saidin an interview on CNN. REUTERS

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toy driveGOP: We have no choice but togive in on tax rates for wealthy Conservatives have no choicebut to give into White Housedemands on higher tax ratesfor the wealthy, if the fiscaldebate is to move to theirmain goal, overhauling biggovernment benefits pro-grams, several Republicanssaid yesterday.

“There is a growing groupof folks who are ... realizingthat we don’t have a lot ofcards as it relates to the tax is-

sue before year-end,” Republi-can Senator Bob Corker ofTennessee said on the “FoxNews Sunday” program.

The Bush-era tax cuts forall Americans are set to expireat the end of the year if Con-gress and the Obama adminis-tration fail to pass legislationto extend the tax breaks.

The White House and Re-publican congressional lead-ers are deadlocked over the

tax rate on upper incomeearners, and without resolu-tion massive tax rates are tokick in shortly.

“Some of our people thinkif we just dig in and holdstrong we can stop it. That’sjust not the case. It happensautomatically. You have to dosomething,” said RepublicanRepresentative Tom Cole onCNN’s “State of the Union.”REUTERS

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$500BIn tax increases alongwith $100 billion inautomatic spending cuts that comprise theyear-end “fiscal cliff.”Economists andpolicymakers warn itcould drive the U.S.economy into recession.

Dems insistPresident Barack Obama andfellow Democrats are insist-ing that the tax break expirefor families with incomesabove $250,000 and remainin place for other taxpayers.They are wagering that if allthe tax cuts expire, the pub-lic will blame Republicansfor raising taxes on the mid-dle class.

Mursi’sconcession fails to placateopposition

CAIRO. Egypt’s main opposi-tion coalition rejected yester-day Islamist PresidentMohamed Mursi’s plan for aconstitutional referendumthis week, saying it riskeddragging the country into “vi-olent confrontation.”

Mursi’s decision on Satur-day to retract a decree award-ing himself wide powersfailed to placate opponentswho accused him of plung-ing Egypt deeper into crisisby refusing to postpone thevote on a constitutionshaped by Islamists. REUTERS

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Protesters: EUdoesn’t deserveNobel PrizeAround 1,000 members of left-wing and human-rights groupsmarched in Oslo yesterday toprotest the award of the NobelPeace Prize to the EuropeanUnion.

About 50 organizations heldthe torch-lit march on the eveof the award, arguing that theEU is undemocratic and main-tains a large military even as itspeople suffer an economicdownturn.

“Alfred Nobel said that theprize should be given to thosewho worked for disarmament,”Elsa-Britt Enger, 70, a represen-tative of Grandmothers forPeace, said. “The EU doesn’t dothat. It is one of the biggestweapons producers in theworld.”

Past prize winners DesmondTutu, Adolfo Perez Esquivel andMairead Maguire have also saidthe EU does not deserve theaward. Norway’s Socialist Leftparty, part of Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg’s government,joined the march. REUTERS

EU’s prize protested; Sandusky doesn’t like jailSame-sex coupleswed in WashingtonHundreds of well-wishers braveda damp and chilly Seattle morn-ing to celebrate the first of 140weddings at City Hall yesterday,marking the first day that same-sex couples can marry inWashington state.

Washington, Maine and Mary-land last month became the firstU.S. states to extend marriagerights to same-sex couples by apopular vote. “It means that I canuse the word ‘husband’ withoutquestion or explaining,” said Co-rianton Hale, a 34-year-old graph-ic designer, who was one of thefirst to tie the knot at City Hall. Hemarried freelance copywriter Kei-th Bacon, 44. REUTERS

Sandusky undertight jail conditionsImprisoned serial child sexoffender Jerry Sandusky lives un-der tight restrictions for his ownsafety, a corrections official said,after the former coach asked formore prison privileges. “He isbeing housed in the appropriatefacility in order to assure hissafety,” said Susan McNaughton,press secretary for the Pennsyl-vania state Department of Cor-rections.

Sandusky’s attorney said he istreated like extremely violent of-fenders. REUTERS

Raid rescues UScitizen kidnapped by TalibanA U.S. citizen who was abductedby Taliban insurgents was rescuedby U.S. forces in an operation ineastern Afghanistan early yester-day, NATO-led forces said in astatement. The statement said theAmerican, identified as Dr. DilipJoseph, had been abducted onWednesday in the Sarobi districtof Kabul province. It gave few oth-er details. U.S. Gen. John Allensaid he ordered the mission whenintelligence showed that Josephwas “in imminent danger ofinjury or death.” REUTERS

Marriage bells in WestEU not noble enough for Nobel? Taliban thwartedSafe and secure

Ailing Chaveznames successorVenezuelan President HugoChavez, preparing to travel toCuba for further cancer surgery,yesterday named Vice PresidentNicolas Maduro to carry out hislegacy if he is unable to remainin office. Chavez, who spoke in anational television and radio ad-dress, said he requires more sur-gery after malignant cells weredetected in the same area as hisprevious cancer during healthexams held over the past monthin Cuba. The National Assemblyyesterday approved his requestto be absent from the countryfor more than five days as hetravels to the Caribbean island.BLOOMBERG

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@JimGaffigan“What the hell doesthis bastard want?” — Me whenever Ireceive any email

@SteveCarellI'm thinking of startinga roadside assistanceservice for the desert. Iwill call it “Camel Tow.”

@robdelaneyJust saw the biggestcabbage I’ve ever seen.Please imagine a verylarge cabbage & sharethis moment with me.

The feed ...Lindsay Lohan, bless her crazylittle heart, is getting into theholiday spirit and playing Gos-sip Santa. Let’s review herweekend, shall we?

On Friday, Linds was allsmiles in the front row at NewYork City’s Jingle Ball concertduring The Wanted’s perform-ance. She’s rumored to be dat-ing a member of the boy band,Max George, who more or lessconfirmed some aspect of somerelationship: “We can stay outof trouble and keep her out oftrouble,” he tellsPerezHilton.com. “She can par-ty just as hard as us. She’s agreat girl.”

All “great girl” commentsaside, we’ve endorsed fiberbreakfast bars more enthusias-tically than that. And it seemslike Lohan might be less happythan she’s letting on for thecameras — from what Metroheard at the Jingle Ball, shewas allegedly seen crying in abathroom backstage. (Thenagain, who doesn’t have agood bathroom cry at holidayparties?)

Not to pile it on, but yester-day TMZ reported that Lohan’s

finances are in such bad shapethat she’s struggling to pay therent on her $8,000-per-monthBeverly Hills mansion. Eversince the IRS seized her bankaccounts, she’s reportedly beenhitting up friends for money.

Santa Lohan, at the risk of

being greedy, we’d like to sub-mit our Christmas list: OneAniston pregnancy announce-ment, one Jolie spite pregnancyannouncement, two John Sta-mos rom-coms and the Easy-Bake Ultimate Oven. Thanks,girl!

The power of Christmas compels her.

Lohan gets into the holiday spirit

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Take a walk with us, Ms. CyrusWhen you’re as rich, famous and pretty as Miley Cyrus,sometimes people are afraid to call you out. So Miley, take itfrom us: You looked like a mosaic of illegal nightmares onSaturday night.

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Stars shine atJingle BallMetro caught up with celebsbackstage at Z100’s Jingle BallFriday night at Madison SquareGarden:

1: We always see Jason Mraz ina hat, so we had to ask — howmany does he own? “I think in mylifetime I’ve had several hundred,but I tend to pass them on,” hetold us. “I usually wear them [untilthey’re] a little frayed, a littlesweaty, a little smelly.”

2: Olympic gold medal gymnastJordyn Wieber told us her newOlympic rings wrist tattoo “hurtreally bad but was so worth it.”

3: The boys from OneDirection said they haven’tbeen to the city’s new OneDirection fan store just yet.

4: Ne-Yo said he wants toplant a kiss on Nicki Minajthis New Year’s Eve.

5: Cher Lloyd’s strangestgift? “I used to get a lot ofsocks,” the singer said.

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‘Michael Buble:Home for theHolidays’SPECIAL. What are the holi-days without the Buble?Canadian crooner MichaelBuble invites some of his fa-mous friends to helpcelebrate the holiday season.Included on the Christmasguest list: Rod Stewart, BlakeShelton and Carly Rae Jepsen.10 p.m., NBC

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Bond movie‘Skyfall’ beats‘Lincoln’ at box officeJames Bond showed remark-able staying power at the boxoffice as the latest installmentof the spy series, “Skyfall,” col-lected $11 million in its fifthweek in U.S. and Canadianmovie theaters to top StevenSpielberg’s “Lincoln” and“The Twilight Saga: BreakingDawn - Part 2,” the finalinstallment of the blockbustervampire series.

“Skyfall,” the 23rd film inthe series featuring Agent007, also captured the box of-fice when it first opened onNov. 2. Distributed by Sony’sHollywood studio, it is al-ready the best-sell-ing movie in the49-year-old series,and thisweekend

became the highest-grossingmovie in Sony Pictures’ histo-ry with $918 million in ticketsales worldwide. “Skyfall”has brought in nearly $262million from the UnitedStates and Canada, accordingto the movie tracking siteHollywood.com.

Family flick “Rise of theGuardians” finished secondwith $10.5 million, workingits way toward becoming theseason’s primary family hitin its third week.

“Breaking Dawn - Part 2,”which led the box office forthe past three weekends, tal-lied $9.2 million. The five-movie series, released byLions Gate Entertainment, isbased on Stephenie Meyer’sbest-selling book about youngvampire love and has collect-ed more than $1.3 billion inoverall domestic ticket sales.

“Lincoln,” produced byDreamworks and released byWalt Disney, chronicles the16th president’s successfulfight to pass a constitutionalamendment outlawing slav-ery. It had ticket sales of $9.1million, according to studioestimates provided by thebox office division of Holly-wood.com.

Fox’s “Life of Pi” roundedout the top five with $8.3 mil-lion.

Hollywood studios shiedaway from scheduling majormovies this weekend, steer-

ing clear of the expectedblockbuster “The

Hobbit,” whichWarner Brotherswill release onDec. 14.REUTERS

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ing through. As far as the songsabout my dad, I’m still in a peri-od of mourning and it’s thera-py for me to write songs likethat. To give that type of insightand to really let the listenerinto your soul, and into yourmind like that, you have tomake yourself vulnerable.“Tremendous Damage” is[about] when you take a hit likethat in life, whether it be in arelationship or losing a lovedone, it’s something that’s sotraumatic, people sometimesdon’t come back from it, from apoint of mourning to comeback to a regular sane mindand I’ve been battling throughit, and through the man up-stairs, I’ve made it through.

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been a problem with me and my partner,’ he says “Vicious Lies and DangerousRumors,” the second stand-alone solo album from Big Boi,may raise a few questionsabout a certain Southern musi-cian. No, we’re not talkingabout his erstwhile OutKast col-laborator Andre 3000, but TomPetty. The first lines of a trackwith the title spelled out“Thom Pettie” feature an im-possibly deep voice chanting,“Thom Pettie that hoe/FreeFalling, we out all night.” Wehad to get to the bottom of themeaning before any real vi-cious lies or dangerous rumorsspread.

What does it mean to TomPetty? If you’re going out for the wildnight and you never knowwhere the night is going to takeyou, we call it free falling.That’s called Tom Pettying! Ifyou Tom Petty for the night,you don’t know where you’regoing to end up at in the morn-ing. Is this maybe something you’redoing to create a dialogue withhim? Would you evercollaborate with him?Hell yeah! If it was time to do it,then yeah. I’ll work with any-body as long as it’s fun.How did the collaboration withthe bands Phantogram and LittleDragon work? Did either of youcome into the studio with ideasyou wanted to use?Not really. It really all startswith the music. We startedrecording and it was like an ex-perimental process. We started

with sound, from scratch, andlet the song just build fromthere. I was looking at the liner notes,and there is so much going onwithin these tracks. I wassurprised to see that there’s onlyone sample on the whole album.Yeah, everything’s all original.We don’t really use sampleslike that, unless it’s somethingthat we blatantly use or it’ssomething we really want torhyme over. We keep it all orig-inal music, because those arethe best, freshest grooves. Youcan’t find a new groove usingan old song. This album is lyrically heavierthan we’re used to hearing fromyou. There’s quite a bit ofintrospection in a song like “SheHates Me” — and then in thesong “Tremendous Damage,”you’re dealing a lot with the lossof your dad.I guess it just comes with ageand maturity. You’ve just got tobe honest in the music, so peo-ple can feel what you’re com-

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The holidays are a busytime for therapists.People who are lonely,unemployed, divorcing,

grieving and otherwise strug-gling often feel guilty that theycan’t take on a “’tis the seasonto be jolly” attitude.

Nobody puts pictures offrowning families on theirChristmas cards. But it doesn’tmean that people aren’t strug-gling. Children of newly di-vorced families often feel theseparation more profoundly asthey are shuffled between par-ents, while the parents them-selves may feel sad and lonelywhen their children are withthe former spouse.

Similarly, the holidays canaccentuate the grief of anyonewho has recently lost a lovedone with whom they have cele-brated in the past. Some peoplewould rather be alone or withfriends than gather with diffi-cult and/or abusive relatives.And of course, the unemployedand underemployed feel thestrain in a whole different way.

For those who find these

words ring truer than jinglebells, here are few things youcan do to beat the holiday blues:

Know you’re not alone. Manypeople are in the same boat;they’re just not posting it all overFacebook.

Refrain from judging yourfeelings. Telling yourself that you“should” feel happy when youdon’t will only make you feelworse. Observe your feelings withequanimity and remember thatfeelings aren’t facts and that theyusually pass.

Volunteer. Working in a soupkitchen, delivering meals tohomebound elderly and engag-ing in other forms of service willprobably make you feel good andput life in perspective.

Spend time with caring friendswho lift your spirits.

Count your blessings. We allhave something for which to begrateful — our health, a job, afriend, food in the fridge, a roofover our heads — if we look hardenough.

Embrace the spiritual andhumanitarian aspects of the holi-

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— Kim Schneiderman, MSW, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and former journalist with a private

practice in New York City. This column is not intended to beused as a substitute for a private

consultation with a mental healthprofessional, nor is this therapist tobe held liable for any actions taken

as a result of this column. If youhave any concerns related to the

content of this column, pleasemake an appointment with a

licensed mental healthprofessional. E-mail Kim your

questions at [email protected]’s OK if you’re not rockin’ around the Christmas tree this year.

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days that often get lost in thecommercialism.

Consult a pscyhotherapist ifyou’ve been feeling down for awhile.

And for all those fortunatesouls who can honestly sing,“It’s the most wonderful timeof the year,” consider whetherthere is another spot at yourtable, gift under your tree orspare potato latke for someoneyou know who may need a lit-tle holiday cheer.

Come holiday time, manypeople feel compelled tobuy gifts for their bossesand each of their co-

workers.It can become overwhelm-

ing, but there are solutions outthere for gift-givers on anybudget.

Check it twice: Who shouldgo on the office list?If knowing what to buy isn’tdifficult enough, try figuringout who to buy for.

Most of the time, only yourdirect supervisor, boss (thehead of the office) and closestcolleagues should appear onyour gift list, but it depends onthe atmosphere.

If you work in a warehouseand only ever talk to your boss,supervisor and a few col-leagues, it shouldn’t be difficultto give each of these colleaguesa small gift without slightinganyone else.

If you work in a small office,however, where everyone seesand hears all that goes on, itcan become tricky. Try to findout what other colleagues aredoing, or suggest organizing a“Secret Santa” exchange so thateveryone in the office only hasto buy one gift.

If you’re responsible forworking closely with clients,send them a holiday card withyour signature and a few kindwords.

Cure-all giftsIf you find yourself facing theconclusion that you simplymust purchase gifts for every-one you work with, do notfret. There are a few cure-allgifts that cost very little, areeasy to come by and are guar-anteed to put a smile on yourco-workers’ faces.

One option is to write apersonal note to everyone inyour office and attach a festivetreat or two to every card.Hand-written notes say, “I careand I spent time on you.” Thismeans even more than spend-ing money on someone — weall recognize generic giftsfrom a mile away.

If the thought of writing

dozens of hand-written notesfrightens you, set aside sometime one evening to bakesome cupcakes, cookies orother homemade treats (don’tforget to keep allergies inmind). Decorate each treatwith festive icing or sprinklesand you can’t go wrong.

Your co-workers will appre-ciate you even more as theycrowd around the treats tolaugh, lick icing off their fin-gers and bond over the holi-day season — all thanks toyou!

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of gift-giving among co-workers How to handle the holidays at work

What to give?Stay away from risky giftsthat rely on a particularsense of humor or makeassumptions aboutsomeone’s religious beliefs.Generic gifts, such as wine orchocolate, are a reliablestandby, but this is a greattime to stand out from thecrowd and put more thoughtinto it. Does she love to readand he love to cook? A newnovel or cookbook can makea great gift. A donation to acharity in the person’s nameis also in tune with thevalues of the season.

If you don’t know yourboss’s interests, you can alsooffer a gift certificate to hisor her favorite coffee orlunch place.

You don’t have to stockpile gifts for everyone in the office.

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The office party is a notoriousminefield of drunk co-workersand gossipy conversations.Here’s how to have fun andlook good the next day.

Plan to participate: First off, un-less you have a prior commit-ment, there’s no reason not toattend. It’s important to partici-pate in these kinds of activitiesoutside of work. If you haven’talready been asked, talk to yourmanager or boss about volun-teering to help organize theparty. You’ll work on a rareproject that probably has noth-ing to do with your normal joband get the chance to show offskills that may normally be ig-nored, such as budgeting, or-ganizing and being creative.Don’t vent: Talk about work if itcomes up, but don’t use the ca-sual setting as an opportunityto chat about the raise you’vebeen wanting or to take chargeof a project that’s up for grabs.Most people don’t want to holda business meeting during aparty.Listen for information you canuse tomorrow: Your co-workersand managers are bound to bemore relaxed at the party thanthey are on the job. Take theopportunity to learn a bit moreabout them, whether it’s per-sonal information such as thename of their dog, or more rel-evant career information. Onthe flip side, don’t be afraid todisclose a bit about yourself.Once your co-workers and su-periors know what you’re inter-ested in, they’re likely to offersome tailored career advice andeven keep you in mind for op-portunities.

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When it comes to religion, it’sprobably best to avoid thetopic altogether, but it’s fineto share stories about yourholiday traditions and learnabout the traditions of others.As long as you’re nonjudg-mental, you can probablylearn a lot about one anotherand become closer with peo-ple who have experiences dif-ferent than your own.

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Feel free todrink — inmoderationSee what everyone else isdoing. If there are drinksavailable, drink! If you’reworried about drinking toomuch too fast, make a pointof eating before and duringthe party, and sip a glass ofwater between every alco-holic drink. And even if he orshe offers, it’s probably not agood idea to do keg standswith your boss.

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Happy holidays!We’re all insaneRE: “PAGING GLORIA STEINEM?”(METRO, DEC. 3) Themillionaire matchmakerthinks men are gettingweaker; is that in relation tothe growing strength ofwomen who are becomingmore equal? If so, her ideaimplies men should keepgetting stronger to makesure women are never equal— which is not rational.Why would anyone carewhat she thinks anyway?Her job is to matchattractive women with richguys; how many years does ittake to get a doctorate in herfield? The back-and-forth onthis is silly because everyoneis a person, and everyone isflipping crazy. Men wantpure, caring, homemaking,dirty girls and women seemto want caring, funny, alpha

jerks. No matter whatplumbing you have you areinsane, and trying to findout which gender is more in-sane is even more insane. It’sthe holiday season: Howabout we debate how to feedall the hungry instead?DOUGLAS BROWN II, VIA E-MAIL

The best things taxreturns can buyWhen the richest Americanshave a family emergency,they can jump on a plane ortheir own private jet, write acheck if needed and be thereimmediately, withoutwondering what kind of holethis will create in their budg-et. My family is far: my agingparents in France, mychildren working in far awayplaces. So for me the “fiscalcliff” means $2,000 lost, two

trips to be with my 85-year-old dad, money saved to bewith my children if they needme. I am not jealous, I justlove my parents and my chil-dren as much as rich folks do.CHRISTIANE GEISLER, VIA E-MAIL

EU needs to get itspriorities straightThe Middle East is in greatturmoil. Iran is continuing itsdevelopment of nuclearweapons and intercontinen-tal missiles to deliver them.Forty thousand people havebeen killed in Syria, heavyfighting continues there, andthe threat of poison gas, aweapon of mass destruction isvery real. Egypt is on theverge of a civil war. Terroristsare running amuck in Iraq,Jordan, Yemen and Lebanon.With all this going on, what

worries the European Unionis proposed construction newhousing on vacant land ineastern Jerusalem. Israel’sright to Jerusalem is no lesserthan the right of the British toLondon or that of the Frenchto Paris, and the Jews havelived in Israel for thousandsof years before either Londonor Paris were built.ARTHUR HORN, VIA E-MAIL

Politics neversolved anythingIf we truly want to solve ourfinancial and personal prob-lems as a nation, we mustwork together and stop theblame game. Really, both par-ties in power right now arebeing stubborn and stickingto the party agenda,unable/unwilling to work to-gether. Is our party trulymore important than ourneed to resolve our issues?Lets be adults not stubbornchildren and move on, notthe if only’s game — we allwant a better for ourselvesand families. RIC HOPKINS, VIA E-MAIL

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31Poised and confident In his fourth start, Nick

Foles looked every bit like anNFL starting quarterback. Therookie took the Eagles on a 64-yard, game-winning drive tosnap an eight-game losingstreak, the franchise’s longestskid in 42 years. Foles hit Jere-my Maclin in the corner of theend zone with no time remain-ing. More importantly, Foleswas in total control when itmattered. He converted everycrucial third down and hit ontwo fourth downs on the win-ning drive. His 32 completionsand 381 yards were single-game rookie passing records.

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3Receiving the callWith DeSean Jackson out

with a concussion — andBrent Celek leaving in thefirst quarter with aconcussion of his own —Jason Avant and JeremyMaclin answered the bell.Avant was outstanding, own-ing the slot and making aspectacular, one-handed catchto convert a 3rd-and-17. Avantfinished the game with sevengrabs for 133 yards. Maclin,who caught the 1-yarder towin it, also enjoyed one of hisbest performances. He hauledin nine balls for 104 yards.

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As the playoffs near, thegames become more mean-ingful — and with that, theaction has certainly heatedup. Week 14 featured someupsets and some big wins forteams fighting for their post-season lives. Here is a quickrundown:

Jets 17, Jaguars 10The New York Jets (6-7) scoredall 17 of their points in thesecond half to earn a seven-point road win over Jack-sonville (2-11). Mark Sanchezstarted at quarterback andplayed the whole game going12-of-19 for 111 yards with notouchdowns or interceptions.Shonn Greene and Bilal Pow-ell combined for 155 yardsand a touchdown apiece,

Colts 27, Titans 24Once again the Colts (9-4)came from behind, this weekdefeating the Titans (4-9) athome. The Colts trailed 20-7at the half, but rallied behindAdam Vinatieri’s two fieldgoals in the last six minutesto come away victorious. Ken-

ny Britt had eight catches for143 yards in the loss.

Panthers 30, Falcons 20In the upset of the day, thePanthers defeated the NFC’stop seed in Carolina. CamNewton threw for 287 yardsand a touchdown, while alsorunning for 116 yards and a

score. Carolina (4-9) led 16-0at the half and didn’t lookback. The Falcons (11-2) havealready clinched the NFCSouth.

Chargers 34, Steelers 24The Chargers (5-8) got amuch-needed road win inPittsburgh. The Steelers (7-6),

playing with Ben Roethlis-berger (rib injury) under cen-ter, wasted a good effort fromMike Wallace (seven catches,112 yards, TD). Philip Riversthrew for 200 yards and threetouchdowns in the win.

Cowboys 20, Bengals 19Dan Bailey’s 40-yard field goal

as time expired gave the Cow-boys (7-6) an emotional roadwin over the Bengals (7-6).Tony Romo threw for 268yards and a touchdown in thewin, while Andy Daltonthrew for 206 yards and atouchdown in the loss.

Vikings 21, Bears 14

In a critical NFC North tilt,the Vikings (7-6) earned a sev-en-point home win led byAdrian Peterson (154 yards,two TDs). The Vikings led 14-0after the first quarter and did-n’t look back. Brandon Mar-shall had a monster day inthe loss catching 10 passesfor 160 yards and a TD for theBears (8-5).

Rams 15, Bills 12Sam Bradford’s touchdownpass to Brandon Gibson with54 seconds left in the gameproved to be the game-win-ning score for the Rams (6-6-1) over the Bills (5-8) in St.Louis.

Browns 30, Chiefs 7After Chiefs (2-11) runningback Jamaal Charles’ 80-yardrun on the first play fromscrimmage, the Browns (5-8)scored the next 30 points toroll to victory. Trent Richard-son rushed for 42 yards andtwo scores, while Charles ranfor 165 yards in the loss.Brady Quinn got the start atQB. RYAN HANNABLE

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NFL roundup: Vikings get big upsetwin over Bears, Cowboys rally late

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Giants 52, Saints 27A dominant fourth quarterled the Giants to a win. DavidWilson had 100 yards andtwo rushing TDs.Seahawks 58, Cardinals 0Marshawn Lynch and RobertTurbin combined for 236yards on the ground. Seattleforced eight turnovers.Redskins 31, Ravens 28 (OT)Kirk Cousins hit Pierre Gar-con for an 11-yard TD passwith 29 ticks left.49ers 27, Dolphins 13Colin Kaepernick ran for a50-yard touchdown andthrew for 185 yards.

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Giants, Redskins, Cowboys score impressive wins NFC West race heats up thanks to victories from 49ers,Seahawks, Rams Falcons suffer road hiccup in Carolina Peterson rumbles for 154 yards, two touchdowns

Adrian Peterson ran for 154 yards and two touchdowns in the Vikings’ 21-14 upset win.

Navy beatsArmy inrivalryMake it 11 and counting forNavy, as the Midshipmendefeated the Cadets 17-13 in aback-and-forth affair Saturdayat the Linc.

The annual Army-Navygame went off with its usualpomp and circumstance —and Navy, which hasn’t lostin the rivalry since 2001,came out on top once again.This one was especiallypainful for Army since theCadets actually held a 13-10edge in the fourth quarter.But Navy’s Keenan Reynoldsrumbled eight yards for theeventual game-winningtouchdown. Army also out-gained Navy in the contest(418 total yards to 297).

Of course, the game wasmore than just football. Asalways, this was about

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“We have this weekend,this spotlight and thisopportunity to educate ourcountry not only about thisball game and this rivalry,but these institutions, theUnited States Corps ofCadets and the Brigade ofMidshipmen, and whatthese young people — theseremarkably accomplishedyoung men and women —have dedicated their livesto,” Army coach RichEllerson said before thegame.

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Team finalizes deal to acquire third baseman Send relievers over toTexas Rangers to pay most of Young’s salary Will start at hot cornerMichael Young is the Phillies’new third baseman.

Young waived his no-tradeclause, and the Phils sent re-lievers Josh Lindblom andLisalverto Bonilla to Texas yes-terday. The Rangers will re-portedly pay $10 million ofYoung’s $16 million salarynext season.

“Michael brings a lot to ourteam, not just on the field, butoff it as well,” GM RubenAmaro Jr said. “He has beenone of the premiere hitters inthe American League for adecade and is someone whohas a tremendous presence inthe clubhouse. We couldn’t behappier that he has acceptedthe assignment to come to the

Phillies.”Young posted career-worst

numbers in 2012 — he batted.277 with 27 doubles and 67RBIs in 156 games — whileserving primarily as theRangers’ designated hitter. In2011, he batted .338 and ledthe American League in hits.

The 36-year-old can playmultiple infield positions, butthe Phillies want him to bethe everyday starter at thirdbase. Young won a Gold Glove,playing at shortstop, back in2008. Young is a seven-timeAll-Star with six 200-hit sea-sons on his résumé.

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Holy War gainsAlbanian accentfor St. Joseph’sIt didn’t take long for HalilKanacevic to find out Villano-va isn’t just another game forSaint Joseph’s. From the startof the preseason until noweverywhere he’s turned, theHawks’ fans are imploringhim and the team to beat JayWright’s Wildcats.

“You’ve got people comingup to you during the week oreven before the season saying,‘Are you gonna beat Villanovathis year,’” said the 6-foot-8Kanacevic, who knew nothingof the rivalry when he trans-ferred from Hofstra prior tolast season. “It’s crazy how bigthe fans take the game.They’re over the top. As play-ers, you try to take every sin-gle game the same. But I thinkthis means more to the fansand alumni. You try to win itmore for them.”

It will be easy to spotKanacevic in the Cat House to-morrow night when theHawks and Wildcats reenactthe Holy War. He’ll likely bethe one in the middle of it all.While going to the glass is his

main responsibility, Kanace-vic is such an exceptionalpasser he led Phil Martelli’steam in both rebounds (andassists) last season and is No. 2in both categories.

“I’ve grown up playing al-ways passing the ball,” saidKanisevic, who grew up inStaten Island of Albanian de-scent. “They kind of put me inposition at the top of the keyto pass the ball around a bit.I’ve had to adjust every gamebecause teams play me differ-

ent this season. It usuallytakes a few possessions. ThenI’ll figure it out.”

While guards Carl “Tay”Jones and Langston Gallowayprovide the offense and C.J.Aiken and Ronald Robertscontrol the paint for a bal-anced SJU team that has sixplayers averaging 8.8 points ormore, the versatile Kanisevicdoes a little of everything.

“He’s an old=school play-er,” said Martelli. “His basket-ball IQ is extraordinary. He’sthe guy everyone wants in apickup game.”

Halil, whose name means“Dear Friend” in Albanian,says he’ll do whatever it takes.

“For me it’s not about thenumbers,” said Kanisevic, av-eraging 8.8 points, 7.3 boardsand 3.5 assists. “As long as wekeep winning, I’m happy.”

He won’t be the only happyone if the Hawks can beat Vil-lanova tomorrow night to winanother Holy War.

Saint Joseph’s at Villanova7 p.m. (ESPNU)

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Kanacevic ready for Villanova rematch No. 2 forHawks in rebounds, assists Martelli praises his IQ

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Kanacevic will lead the Hawks against Villanova tomorrow night in the Holy War.He is averaging 8.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

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