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THE UPDATE

If all you wanted for Christmas is some sweet packed powder, Santa must have had you on his “nice” list.

Thanks to a tropical jet stream pump-ing in moisture from the South, Eagle County received two to three inches of snow Wednesday, with powder condi-tions at Vail and Beaver Creek from the storm.

“The areas that received the most snow were eastern Utah and southwest Colorado,” Matt Aleska, meteorologist at the Naional Weather Service in Grand Junction said of Wednesday’s storm.

“The south facing slopes received the most snow because of the southwesterly flow of the storm pattern.”

Five to seven inches total are expected to have descended on Vail and Beaver Creek this week through today.

Travelers scrambled throughout the Midwest and the Northeast to adjust their plans before the worst of the storm hit Wednesday night, but no major de-lays were reported at Denver Interna-tional Airport.

About an inch had fallen in Denver Wednesday, with no major delays at Denver International Airport.

Roads were wet and slushy throughout

the I-70 corridor, as the storm slowly, but surely, loosened its grip on the area.

Several minor accidents on icy, snow-packed roads from the Wyoming border to Wellington prompted Colorado offi-cials to close southbound Interstate 25 in that stretch for several hours Wednes-day.

No serious accidents were reported along the I-70 corridor by the Colorado Department of Transportation as a result of the storm, as winter weather adviso-ries remained in effect through Wednes-day night.

The heaviest accumulations Wednes-

White ChristmasWinter storm could grant snowriders their wish

December 25, 2009

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HOLIDAYHAPPENINGSSnow tubing hillsBeaver Creek’s new tubing hill

sits just below The Ranch and can be accessed via the Buckaroo Ex-press Gondola. It’s open 1:00 p.m. to twilight, daily. In Vail, a snow park the size of a football stadium sits on top of the mountain, with tubing, ski bikes, trampoline, bunny run and family food favorite Bistro 14. The gondola runs from breakfast till night. Drink hot chocolate and watch the sun set over the bowls. 2-9 p.m.

Snowshoe hikesFrom animal tracks to the moun-

tain pine bark beetle, the Gore Range-Nature Discovery Center is your source for all things wild, in-cluding guided snowshoe tours with an expert naturalist. Meet at the yurt atop the Gondola in Lionshead. Thursday and Friday 3 p.m.

Magician Curtis Adams

at Beaver CreekCheck your old ideas and expecta-

tions of magic at the door as twenty-year-old extremist magician, Curtis Adams, explodes onto the stage with his extravagant new show, Magic That Rocks at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek. Fri-

Live nativity scene in Avon ...

Children take part in the Eagle River Presbyterian Church’s live nativity scene Wednesday night in Avon. The nativity scene included mules donat-ed by 4Eagle Ranch and music from the ERPC choir. Avery Cunliffe photo.

By Dawn Witlin

Bull Durham match-up canceled

One of Hollywood’s most enduring couples has separated.

Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, partners for 23 years and parents of two sons, split up over the summer, publi-cist Teal Cannady said in a statement Wednesday. She did not elaborate.

Sarandon, 63, and Robbins, 51, met while shooting the 1988 film “Bull Dur-ham.” He played a hotshot pitcher, she was the passionate fan who simultane-ously seduced him and prepared him for the big leagues.

Sarandon and Robbins never married. Instead, they have been compared to other longtime Hollywood pairs who re-main committed despite never officially tying the knot, such as Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.

Homer Simpson, Catholic theologian

People either love or hate the TV car-toon series, “The Simpsons,” but there’s no doubt the 20-year-old series reflects very modern notions -- and confusion -- about religion and spirituality, the

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[See CHRISTMAS, page 21][See THE UPDATE, pages 16-17]

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2 Vail Mountaineer Friday, December 25, 2009

No Mo’ Ho Ho Ho in Denver

It is now your duty as a True American to track all political-ly correct subhuman ooze and box their ears.

Here’s today’s rea-son we hate you.

In Denver’s City and County Build-ing, it is against the rules to display the phrase, “Ho Ho Ho” in your work area or anywhere else. Even if you’re Tiger

Woods, which leads us to our favorite seasonally inspired Tiger Woods joke:

Q: What’s the difference between Ti-ger Woods and Santa Claus?

A: Santa stopped at three Ho’s.They say it might be offensive. I say

they’re a festering boil on the rear end of the Body Politic.

One of those wusses of the profes-

sional victim class whined that it’s offensive, based on the notion that “Ho” has become a frequent, albeit unfortunate, reference to women in rap. Showing less spine than a mold spore, bureaucrats in the Queen City of the Plains rolled over like the object stereotype of the very reference they were trying to avoid.

City and county workers can wish their fellow revelers “Happy Holi-days” or “Seasons Greetings.” To their great credit, Denver’s City and County Building’s delightful Christmas light display includes that highly controver-sial phrase, “Merry Christmas.”

But alas, there are no Ho’s in Den-ver. Honest.

And so I leave you with the word Native Americans chanted in unison to close their prayers to Grandfather or the Great Spirit, their amen ... “Ho.”

Stick that in PC peace pipe and smoke it.

RandyWyrick

RoadScholar

COMMENTARY

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Forecasters predict mostly cloudy

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ALLEGEDLY! EDITOR’S NOTE: Every day or two we take a cruise

through some local police reports so we can bring you our favorites. The general theme is two-fold: (1) Some-times we’re all this silly, and (2) this stuff is funny be-cause it’s not happening to you … this time.

BooTing THE BooTER. Booter was a private security guy in Bachelor Gulch and was going to boot a Bachelor Gulch Boy for bad parking and being generally sassy. They exchanged greetings and more, and Bachelor Gulch Boy took a dim view of the proceedings. Booter emerged from his security car with an orange wheel boot, Bachelor Gulch Boy opined that the orange boot would clash with his SUV’s western theme, comprised of earth tones and leather.

Undeterred, Booter attempted to fulfill his duty and hang a boot on the front tire of Bachelor Gulch Boy’s SUV. Bachelor Gulch Boy, in a fit of civil disobedience and not willing to put up with this from a rental cop, accelerated away, insisting that Booter was not going to be allowed to “intercourse” with his vehicle.

Booter was vigilant in the completion of his duties and was reluctant to release the truck. He ended up sliding along the side of Bachelor Gulch Boy’s SUV in a 75-foot circle, ending up right where he started. He commented that so much of life is like that, or words to that effect. He climbed into his security patrol car, lifted a digital camera to his eye and snapped off a few photos of Bachelor Gulch Boy.

Bachelor Gulch Boy was apparently of the belief that when someone takes your photograph, it steals a bit of your soul, so he reached into Booter’s car for the camera and to retrieve his soul. It was Bachelor Gulch Boy’s turn to be dragged around the parking lot. Booter hit the gas and hauled Bachelor Gulch Boy around for a 200 foot joy ride, sliding on the ice and snow, eventually hitting the brakes to try to shake off

Bachelor Gulch Boy.The kicker here is that when police showed up to sort

out everything, the security officer got a victims hand-book.

TRUTH BE ToLD. When deputies asked the kid motorist how much he’d had to drink, he replied, “To tell you the truth, way too much. He was asked if he knew what voluntary meant, when asked to perform some voluntary roadside sobriety maneuvers. He asked if that meant he could volunteer to drink some more. He’d had 20 shots already, he said, but he would be willing to drink a few more if it would serve medical science and the greater good.

He took a breath test, and not only did he have some breath, it was full of alcohol fumes. Last Call gave him a ride.

BRoTHER ACT: Let this be a lesson to you. Don’t run a stop sign, don’t run from a cop when you’ve had five beers, two shots and a mixed drink.

Brother One said he was just looking for a place to stop, and that’s why he hit the gas when the deputies pulled up behind him with their lights flashing. He was trying to help them use their time efficiently as they pursued desperate criminals. He wanted to help speed them on their crime fighting way.

Brother One was driving 40 mph in the wrong lane of an Edwards side street, so it wasn’t exactly a high speed chase. Brother Two was reclined in the back seat, semi conscious, and said he had told his brother to stop when the police lights beamed in the back of their SUV.

When the officer inquired why Brother Two wasn’t driving, he sensibly replied that he was drunk too. Brother One had two warrants for his arrest, one in Boulder and one in Eagle County. He was provided a free ride to the Eagle County Crossbar Hotel.

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goP grabs lead in early poll

It’s way to early to be cocky, but Republicans are feeling good about their statewide candidates.

If Colorado’s governor election was today, Republi-can challenger Scott McInnis would pound Democratic incumbent Bill Ritter, according to a Rasmussen Re-ports poll.

In a poll on Colorado’s U.S. Senate race, Rasmussen showed Republican former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton lead-ing incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet, 46 percent to 37 percent.

McInnis, the Republican candidate, leads incumbent Democrat Bill Ritter by eight percentage points in an independent Rasmussen Reports poll.

The telephone survey shows McInnis favored by 48 percent of those surveyed. Ritter was favored by 40 percent of those surveyed, with 4 percent backing an-

other candidate and 7 percent undecided.Rasmussen polled 500 likely Colorado voters earlier

this month.McInnis is a former congressman who served 12

years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ritter, the current governor, is the current governor.

A Rasmussen survey in early September showed McInnis leading Ritter, 44 to 39 percent, in a head-to-head matchup.

So far, the governor’s race is split along gender and political party lines.

McInnis has a 24 percentage-point lead among men, Rasmussen said, while Ritter leads among women by eight points.

McInnis rolled to a huge lead among unaffiliated vot-ers, leading Ritter, 46-30 percent.

Rasmussen Reports is a national public-opinion poll-ing firm.

By Randy WyrickMountaineer Staff Writer

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Pedal Power Snowshoe series hits Eagle-VailRace is a regional qualifier for national championships

The Pazzo’s Eagle-Vail 5K/10K, the second race in Pedal Power Snowshoe Adventure Series, is happening this Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

One of the most popular events of the series, the Paz-zo’s 5K/10K is a woodsy, technical course with short steep ups and fast downs through the trees in the best natural snow conditions. It’s also a regional qualifier for the snowshoe national championships.

Proceeds from the Pedal Power Snowshoe Adventure Series is the oldest established competitive snowshoe race series in the region as well as the only completely non-profit event of its kind. Proceeds benefit local Ea-gle and Lake County.

The series consists of 5 events held around the re-gion, including the Colorado State Championship, as well as the qualifying race for the United States Snow-shoe Association National Championships.

These high-profile races, along with Pedal Power’s reputation for providing great course venues and the high caliber of competition, have made the Pedal Pow-er Snowshoe Adventure Series one of the top events in the region.

This year’s schedule includes the addition of a second Winter Triathlon, which includes snowshoeing, snow biking and skate skiing. This unique format, introduced just two years ago, has already become one the series’ most popular events.

For Sunday’s race, participants should meet prior to the start at the Eagle-Vail Pavilion.

Registration for the first event is $20. Participants can pre-register with forms from Pedal Power Bicycle Shop in Eagle-Vail or by calling 970 845-0931.

Registration forms can also be downloaded online at pedalpowerbike.com. Participants may also register

for $25 on the day of the event at the race start. For more information call Pedal Power at 845-0931.

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A new iPhone application powered by Powdernation.com, makes it possible to hold Vail in the palm of your hand.

California locals Sunny Zaman and Julien Bassan, who met at the University of California Irvine in 2003, combined their passion for technology, traveling and outdoor adventure to create the app that allows you plan your ski trip during your ski trip.

“It came to a point where we said, technology is in everyone’s pocket right now and we’re at a point where technology can be geared towards helping people, or affecting people in a negative way,” said Zaman.

Powdernation, available through the iTunes store, provides guides to Vail, Aspen, Steamboat Springs, Breckenridge, Telluride, Squaw Valley, Mt. Bachelor, Park City, Utah, as well as Mt. High, Snow Summit, Northstar at Tahoe, Big Bear and Mammoth Mountain in California.

Features of the Vail app include nine live mountain cams, a snow conditions channel, lift ticket informa-tion, one touch GPS navigation and one touch dial to ski patrol.

“Julien and I are both young riders, but we wanted this to be user friendly to everyone from the seasoned pro, to the father of three with a dog, to the 21-year-olds going up to the mountain on the weekends,” said Zaman.

To help make their ap more useful, Zaman and Bas-san added a community guide to include business list-ings. Everything from grocery stores to gas stations with one-touch directions, nightlife and transportation information such as bus routes.

“We wanted this to be not just a mountain tour, but a way to bring together the community,” said Zaman.

There’s a lodging section with available hotels, a health spa section for when you’ve had a rough day on the slopes, and an equipment store section listing where to get your gear.

The app brings together street maps, trail maps and an updated listing of open runs to alleviate all those wasted maps generated by tourism.

“We’re very much pushing towards a green, environ-mental solution for the mountain,” said Zaman. “The mountain doesn’t have to waste a ton of paper and trash on maps, we figure this would be our effort in alleviat-ing that.”

The app was created to be enjoyed by locals as much as tourists, said Zaman.

“I ski Bear all the time and think I know the area pretty well, but still use the app all the time when they ask ‘Oh, dude, do I need snow chains right now?’ or we’re looking for a place nearby to eat.” he said.

In their pilot year, Zamann said the app may be ex-panded to include those on the east coats, and overseas in Japan, France and South America.

For more information of the ap, check out Powder-nation.com, or contact Sunny at [email protected].

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WMDs at The Club,Vail Village

“Despite their self-imposed “modern rock” tag, WMDs don’t stack their songs with heaps of over-compressed distortion… The WMDs favor melodies (actual fresh ones!) You can easily spot the influences, such as Tom Petty, but the band wears them well and does them proud,” wrote Rochester City News. They go on at 10 p.m.

Fidelity Underground at Samana, Vail Village

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X-mas Turtle BusPub Crawl in the brand new Turtle Bus, a mobile bar,

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Jonny Mogambo at Finnegan’s, Avon

Mogambo has been playing throughout Colorado, na-tionally, and internationally for over fifteen years. You can always catch Jonny Mogambo in the wintertime slopeside performing his high-energy solo acoustic act from Vail and Telluride to Aspen and Summit County. Music starts at 6 p.m.

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Their music will move you, their costumes will thrill you, their performance will not soon be forgotten.

The Fabulous Femmes will rock to the sounds of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s at a free show from 8 to 11 p.m. at The Kings Club in The Sonnenalp Hotel Monday, Dec. 28.

The femmes, Sally Peterson, Beth Swearingen and Kathy Morrow do three sets with three costume chang-es to reflect the era their songs range from.

“When we walk out in our 60s costumes, the audi-ence just giggles because it brings back such great memories,” said Peterson. “We’re unique. You don’t see people walking down the street wearing such elab-orate costumes.”

Peterson modeled the Fabulous Femmes after her re-tired singing group in Denver called the Satin Dolls, which performed music from the 40s.

“It’s a whole theatrical production,” said Peterson. “It’s my dream group, and when I was in the Satin Dolls it was the same to feel a feeling of completeness and being received really well.”

Peterson studied musical comedy at The Herbert Berghof Studio in New York City. She performed with The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players and toured in “The Pirates of Penzance”. She came to Colorado for a short vacation and 25 years later she happily re-sides in the Vail Valley.

Peterson’s day job is at the Vail Mountain Lodge and spa where she gives facials.

Morrow has been singing and playing the piano pro-fessionally for 27 years. After graduating from The University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, traveled and performed throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Asia and parts of the Middle East.

During the day you can find her at The Yarn Studio in Minturn, which she has owned for eight years.

“The Yarn Studio was a complete organic by-prod-uct,” said Morrow. “I love the spontaneity of perform-ing, I love the energy that happens in the moment. What I love about knitting is you set out on a certain course for something, but you walk away with a feel-ing in your spirit of accomplishment - and music is the same way.”

Swearingen’s career as an entertainer has taken her from the Broadway stage, and around the world in such shows as Cats, A Chorus Line, Jerome Robbins Broad-way and others too numerous to mention.

She graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in music and theater with a minor in dance, and has had the privilege of being a featured vocal so-loist with the Colorado Symphony.

For the past 10 years, she has brought her consider-able experience to many fine venues both on the Front Range and in the Vail Valley.

The women’s combined theatrical expertise contrib-utes to their unique choice of wardrobe, which they recently added to. The group of women love dressing in their ABBA costumes, inspired by Meryl Streepe’s group of gals in Mamma Mia.

For more information on the Fabulous Femmes, visit thefabulousfemmes.com.

Fabulous local singing group to perform Monday

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great after Christmas sales in Minturn

Alex Rachowicz and Matt Sprecher, owners of Min-turn Anglers, offer discounted brand name items from Patagonia, Mountain Hardware and Cloudveil at The Mountain Outlet.

“In our book, it’s the only outlet in the county that’s a place for locals, as well as tourists, to come and get great deals on stuff instead of paying outrageous pric-es,” said Rachowicz.

The day after Christmas, the store will offer 60 per-cent off Cloudveil brand name items.

The outlet store is located at 102 Main St., across from the Minturn Country Club, next door to Minturn Anglers.

For more information, contact [email protected] call Alex or Matt at 827-9500.

Holy Toledo

Holy Toledo has gently used consignment items from all over the world, as well as brand new items from lo-cal boutique overflow.

Men and women can find great deals on skiwear and European fashions.

For seven years, Holy Toledo has been locally owned and operated by long-time valley resident

Heather Schultz.Holy Toledo is located at 191 Main St. Call 827-4299

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The Yarn StudioFor eight years, The Yarn Studio the Yarn Outlet

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They stock band names such as Roland knits, new items from handpaintedknittingyarns.com and Misti Alpaca Chunky, yarns with Lurex threads that glow for that special Christmas bling, said owner Kathy Mor-row.

Those who visit are “in for a sensory experience,” said Morrow. “(Visitors) will get lots of inspiration from my shop.”

The Yarn Studio is located at 103 Williams Street. Call (970) 949-7089.

Gemini GardensGemini Gardens is Minturn’s source for indoor and

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Their specialties are home setups, providing plant and floral accessories for any interior.

Regular store hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, or by appointment by calling Lynn at 827-5508.

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In the last half-century, it has become the Jewish-American tradition to enjoy Chinese food followed by a movie on Christmas. This year, B’nai Vail Congre-gation invites the community for Chinese food, provided by King’s Garden, fol-lowed by a Shabbat service with Rabbi Debra Rappaport and free concert by cel-ebrated guest Rabbi Joe Black.

Joy in the experience of learning is a big part of Rabbi Joe Black’s approach to contemporary Jewish music. With children, he is energetic, surprising, and dynamic. With adults, his superb musi-cianship, powerful songwriting and sense of spiritual awareness creates an oppor-tunity for the head and the heart to come together.

Rabbi Joe Black is one of the most popular Jewish contemporary artists in the United States. He has been a featured performer at the Coalition for Alterna-tives in Jewish Education (CAJE) Con-ference as well as the Biennial Conven-tions of the Union for Reform Judaism. Rabbi Black is thought-provoking and accessible, a rare and wondrous combi-nation.

Rabbi Black is Senior Rabbi of Con-gregation Albert in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His intense commitment to both modern Jewish music and to his home congregation means that he performs only a dozen or so concerts each year, choosing venues where his creative mu-sical approach can counsel, guide, and teach...but most of all, entertain.

Rabbi Black has recorded five criti-cally acclaimed albums of Jewish music. He also has published the New Rabbi Joe Black Songbook and Boker Tov! – a joyful picture book based on his original song.

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A legacy in jeopardy . . .Boxer Manny Pacquiao may pass on megafight

Manny Pacquiao may reconsider the March scheduled fight with Floyd May-weather after the Mayweather camp re-quested both fighters be blood tested as close as 48 hours from their possible fight.

Pacquiao’s de facto manager told Ya-hoo Sports’ Kevin Iole that Pacman will be blood tested one month out and just after the possible March 13 fight in Las Vegas, but that wasn’t good enough for the posturing Mayweather.

The Mayweather camp has not been quiet about their suspicions of Pacquiao and performance-enhancing drugs.

If neither fighter budges, boxing fans may get some coal in their stockings in the form of a megafight that never hap-pens. Many think the fighters will reach a compromise by January as Pacquiao could look as if he has something to hide for a fight that is already buzzing with anticipation.

RigHT: Boxing fans are hoping Man-ny Pacquiao gives them a Christmas present in the form of a March super-fight, but Pacman will have to agree to a blood test that could be admin-istered as close as 48hrs before the fight. AP Photo (altered).

With a serious look in his eye, Rex Ryan started his news confer-ence.

“We’re going to start with the in-jury report, obviously.” The New York Jets coach always starts a news conference with an injury re-port. “Manning, Clark, Addai, Reg-gie Wayne, Freeney, Mathis, Brack-ett—all those guys will not play.”

He then gave a giant smile.

“Oh, hold up,” he said. “That was my wish list for Santa Claus.”

Who could blame him for drag-ging Santa into this and hoping somehow the old elf could arrange for only the Colts’ equipment man-ager to show up Sunday when Ry-an’s 7-7 Jets play undefeated Indi-anapolis—as in 14-zip—with their playoff chances barely alive.

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than to see rookie Curtis Painter un-der center for the Colts instead of Peyton Manning.

With a shot to finish the regu-lar season undefeated, it’s unclear whether Colts coach Jim Caldwell will play all his starters the entire game. It really doesn’t matter; the Jets need to win no matter who plays.

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Broncos’ Dawkins won’t bah humbug over Philly boosThe Philadelphia Eagles crowd is leg-

endary for hostility to opposing teams, but the city may have a soft spot for Pro Bowl safety and now Denver Bronco Brian Dawkins.

Dawkins had a tremendous 13-year run as an Eagle in Philadelphia, a devo-tion that was appreciated by the loyal fans.

But Dawkins has no illusions about how he may be treated when he comes back to the City of Brotherly Love as a Bronco. That’s why he said he would not take boos personally.

“They are die-hard for their team,” Dawkins said Wednesday. “If you’re on the opposing team, you are no longer on

their team. I don’t expect 100 percent cheers out there.”

Dawkins is still respected and revered in Philadelphia, which is why Eagles coach Andy Reid predicted fans will greet him warmly.

However Dawkins understands the importance of a Bronco win, so although he admittedly will have emotions com-ing back to Philidelphia, he said “Once the ball is snapped, it’s football.”

The Broncos (8-6) made their path to the playoffs a whole lot more challeng-ing by losing to Oakland in the final minute last weekend. Several teams now have renewed hope in the AFC wild-card race.

RigHT: Pro Bowl safety for the Denver Broncos Brian Dawkins will return to Philidelphia, where he spent 13 seasons as an Eagle, on Sunday for Denver’s clutch game against Philly. Dawkins is unsure whether he will be cheered or booed by the historically hostile fans. AP Photo.

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new company inspired by Tiger Woods ScandalAs the holiday approaches, new dirt on the Tiger

Woods scandal has essentially run dry, but CNBC’s Darren Rovell reports that the scandal has inspired the launch of a new company.

The startup called Off the Market is, “The brainchild of some of the love partners of NFL players. The idea? To help strengthen the relationships between pro ath-letes and their significant others,” writes Rovell.

Three significant others to NFL ballers are behind the business plan: Tia Robbins, wife of New York Gi-ants defensive tackle Fred Robbins; Jerika Johnstone, wife of former NFL player Lance Johnstone and Jas-mine Silva, girlfriend of St. Louis Rams safety James Butler.

The company’s first, “exclusive” event will be in New York City on Monday, hosted by Fred Robbins himself. Gift bags to Monday’s event will have a prod-uct from Tenga, which makes adult toys for men.

According to Tia Robbins, the idea for the company was thought of before Tiger Woods’ affairs went pub-lic, but Robbins thinks that what happened could be a net positive as it may inspire other athletes to stay faithful. Many others would consider that a Christmas miracle.

giants defensive tackle Fred Robbins is pictured with his wife Tia before an event. Tia is starting a new company called off the Market, which is suppose to help pro athletes stay faithful to their wives.

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L’Osservatore Romano, newspaper said.“Rigid censors turn off the television” when the Fox

program comes on, “but the more serious analysts praise the realism and intelligence of its scripts, even if they often attack -- and rightly so -- the crude language and the violence of some episodes,” the newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, said Dec. 22.

Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the long-standing animated show created by Matt Groening, L’Osservatore Romano described “The Simpsons” as a “tender and irreverent, scandalous and ironic, boister-ous and profound, philosophical -- and sometimes even theological -- nutty synthesis of pop culture and of the lukewarm and nihilistic American middle class.”

Nefertiti held hostage“German officials have ruled out returning an ancient

bust of Queen Nefertiti to Egypt - saying it is too frag-ile to be transported,” reports the BBC. “And they have insisted that the bust was acquired legally by the Prus-sian state nearly a century ago.”

According to the BBC, Egypts first request for the return of the antiquity was made in 1930, but each suc-cessive German government denied the request.

“Head of antiquities Zahi Hawass says the bust was smuggled out of Egypt by a German archaeologist in 1913,” reports the BBC. “Mr Hawass claims the ar-chaeologist, Ludwig Borchardt, disguised its true value by covering it in a coating of clay.”

Winehouse’s strange audition for roles of

Anastasia and DrucillaAmy Winehouse was charged with assault last night

after heckling at a pantomime and allegedly attacking a manager who asked her to leave,” reports The Daily Mail. “The singer is said to have kicked 27-year-old Richard Pound in the groin after he asked her to stop ruining the enjoyment of families watching the perfor-mance of Cinderella.”

“The 26-year-old Grammy award winner had gone to the panto at the Milton Keynes Theatre to see her for-mer pop star friend Anthony Kavanagh, who was star-ring as Prince Charming,” reports the Mail. “But she disrupted the performance, continually shouting out from the audience: ‘Where’s Prince Charming, where is he?’ and screaming: ‘He’s behind you.’”

“Onlookers said she repeatedly stood up and walked up and down the aisles,” said the Mail. “She refused

to be ushered back to her box after the interval and is then said to have attacked front-ofhouse manager Mr Pound.”

David Hasselhoff not named Father of the Year“The former “Baywatch” star has been struggling

with alcohol for a while,” said the New York Daily News. “His embarrassing behavior was put on display in 2007, when a home video taken by his daughter Tay-lor Ann was leaked.”

“In the clip, a shirtless Hasselhoff lies on the floor, sloppily shoveling a hamburger into his mouth,” reports the Daily News. “Taylor Ann (now 19) pleads with her drunk dad, “Tell me you are going to stop.” Hasselhoff later said Taylor Ann taped him to show him how he behaved while intoxicated.”

But it doesn’t appear he has learned his lesson. Has-selhoff’s other daughter, Hayley, 17, called 911 the day

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after Thanksgiving this year, telling the operator, “He’s standing up, but he keeps falling back down … It’s kind of scaring me,” reports the Daily News.

Chinese firm to buy VolvoFord Motor Co. said it is moving closer to selling its

Swedish Volvo brand, even though the U.S. automaker is in far better financial shape than it was when it put the brand up for sale last year.

The Dearborn, Michigan automaker said Wednesday that it expects to finalize the sale of Volvo to China’s Geely Group early next year if financing and govern-ment approvals fall into place.

Ford did not reveal the amount of Geely’s offer. Auto analyst Matts Carlson estimated the price tag for Volvo at between $2 billion and $2.3 billion.

Ford officially put Volvo on the market in December 2008, at the close of a year in which Ford was in des-perate need of cash. Last year, the company lost $14.6 billion, the worst performance in its 106-year history. At the time, Ford had mortgaged its factories to borrow $23.5 billion, and CEO Alan Mulally joined his coun-terparts from Chrysler and General Motors in request-ing U.S. government aid.

Jamaican miraclePassengers on American Airlines Flight 331 had en-

dured the crowded airports and delays of holiday travel, and were moments from their Caribbean destination. Suddenly, everything seemed to spin out of control.

Touching down Tuesday night in a fierce rain, the Boeing 737-800 slammed into the runway of Kings-ton’s Norman Manley International Airport. The air-craft skidded to a halt at the edge of the sea, leaving battered and bruised passengers screaming in panic as the smell of jet fuel spread through the darkened cabin, which had cracked open in places.

“I just wanted to get the hell out of there, as far as I could, because I could smell the fumes, and I knew that if it blew, it could be a pretty big fireball,” said Gary Wehrwein, 67, who was traveling with his wife, Pilar Abaurrea, from Keene, New Hampshire.

All 154 people aboard survived, with 92 taken to hospitals and 13 admitted, but none of the injuries was considered to be life-threatening, said Jamaican Infor-mation Minister Daryl Vaz. One woman had surgery for a broken nose and cuts to her face.

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said 76 of the passengers were Americans.

The plane came to a stop on the sandy edge of an air-port access road, and Transport Minister Mike Henry described it as a “Christmas miracle.”

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Starry Night Sleigh Ride Dinner

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Roy Bloomfield at the Vail Marriot

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Tony Gulizia at Grouse Mountain Grill

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HEiDi KLoSER FLiPS her way onto the U.S. freestyle mogul team. Kloser also competed at an Olympic qualifier this week, taking eighth against the best bump skiers in the country.

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