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1After a four-year campaign byLGBT activists, SEPTA hasagreed to remove genderstickers from its weekly andmonthly transit passes,though its motivation remainsa topic of debate.

“Because of our collectiveefforts, SEPTA has agreed to

overturn this discriminatorypolicy,” Max Ray of advocacygroup Riders Against GenderExclusion said in a release.

SEPTA general manager JoeCasey agreed in a recent meet-ing with RAGE to submit aproposal asking for the stick-ers to be eliminated as soon aspossible — in the second halfof 2013, according to a letterhe wrote to Ray. He said theirremoval would come ahead ofthe agency’s planned new pay-ment technology system,which was finally begun lastyear and was slated to takeabout two years to install.

But yesterday, SEPTAspokesman Richard Maloneysaid that the eradication of thestickers is, in fact, a long-planned part of the new chip-based fare system, all of whichwill begin to be installed inearly 2013, not 2014. The sys-tem will use a reloadable cardrather than a pass offering un-limited rides in a given timeperiod, rendering the need toprotect against sharing orfraud moot.

“As the new system is im-plemented piece by piece,we’re simply replacing onepayment system with another.It’s not a matter of removingthe stickers,” he said. “I knowthe RAGE people put out apress release this week, butthis is something that’s beenin the works.”

Passes have been markedwith “M” or “F” stickers sincethe early 1980s, but the rulehas had unintended side ef-fects on riders who do notpresent themselves as distinct-ly male or female. They havebeen harassed, subject to em-barrassing lines of publicquestioning by transit work-ers, “outed” to other ridersand had their passes confiscat-ed, according to RAGE.

Fares changing in 2013SEPTA spokesman says abolishing

much-debated ‘gender stickers’ oneof first welcomed side effects of newfare technology upgrade Firstsigns of fare technology overhaulwill begin appearing in ’13

The unpopular “F” and “M” stickers will be among the first casualties of SEPTA’s new fare system.

City parishes facemergers later this yearPHILADELPHIA. The archdiocesereleased a list of 12 parishesthat will be merged by July,based on the parishes’ fiscaland physical stability, massattendance and participationin sacraments.

Saint Francis of Assisi andImmaculate Conceptionparishes will merge withSaint Vincent de Paul Parish.Saint Lucy will merge with

Holy Family Parish and SaintJosaphat and Saint Mary ofthe Assumption parishes willconsolidate with Saint Johnthe Baptist. METRO/AW

267Total parishes inthe Archdiocese

of Philadelphia, whichwill all be examined fortheir viability.

Former British PM Blairto be honored in PhillyCENTER CITY. The World AffairsCouncil of Philadelphia willhonor former British PrimeMinister Tony Blair, whoserved from 1997 to 2007,with its highest honor, the In-ternational Statesman awardtomorrow night.

After leaving office, Blairhas served as the unpaid Mid-dle East envoy of the“quartet”: the United States,

European Union, Russia, andUnited Nations.

In recent months, he hasbeen in the news about theSyrian crisis and whether Syr-ian President Assad and hisBritish citizen wife shouldseek asylum in London.

Mari Steed, of the WorldAffairs Council, said Blairwould likely discuss his rolein the Middle East. METRO

“The new passes ...will be like an E-ZPass. The valueis added ... making... differentiationbetween male andfemale or anyoneelse moot.”RICHARD MALONEY, SEPTA SPOKESMAN

“We hope that thisvictory can be asymbol for othertrans people thatwe don’t have towait for otherpeople to changesystems for us.”NICO AMADOR, RAGE FOUNDING MEMBER

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Burned, dumpedPolice found a womanwho had been set onfire on an off ramp ofRoute 63 near theRoosevelt Boulevardyesterday.

The woman, 33,was found shortly be-fore 11:15 a.m. withher upper bodyburned by a knownassailant, whose iden-tity police had not yetreleased as of yester-day evening. Authori-ties classified the inci-dent as domestic.

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Councilwomanpushed changelast monthThe cause gained a high-profile advocate in Coun-cilwoman BlondellReynolds Brown, whopledged to work with theLiberty City LGBT Demo-cratic Club on the issue in2011 and passed a resolu-tion in City Council latelast month urging SEPTAto remove the stickers.

“At the end of theprocess and debate, wewant Philadelphians of allcultures, walks of life andbackgrounds to getthrough each day withoutfeeling discriminatedagainst — without some-one dimming theirshine,” Reynolds Brownsaid when the legislationwas introduced. “We hopethis resolution will movethe needle further towardour goal.” METRO/AW

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Homeless feeding banopposition will get sayA host of advocates, activistsand churches gave movingspeeches at City Council onThursday supporting Council-woman Jannie Blackwell’s callfor Mayor Michael Nutter to nixhis controversial planned banon feeding the homeless inpublic.

One problem: Blackwell an-nounced at the session’s startthat she was not introducingthe resolution, causing CouncilPresident Darrell Clarke tostem the tide of speakers abouthalfway through.

“We decided to hold it suchthat if we wanted to amend it,we could work out a compro-mise,” Blackwell said, implyingfuture opportunities to workwith the Nutter administration.“The goal is to keep the discus-sion open. All of it is on thetable to be changed. Obviously,the Council support is there if Iwanted to amend the resolu-tion if reality changes.”

Reality indeed changed Fri-day when the mayor an-nounced the formation of theTask Force on the Outdoor Serv-ing of Food chaired by the com-missioner of the city’s Depart-

ment of Behavioral Health,which prominently featuresBlackwell as a member, alongwith representatives of city so-cial services and some of theother advocacy groups thatspoke against the ban Thursday.The group will address many ofthe questions raised at Council.

“This task force will create adialogue to marshal our goodwill and resources, so that wecan help vulnerable, hungrypeople of Philadelphia in moreeffective ways,” Nutter said.

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Thief steals from victims’ familiesPolice are still looking for a man who was caught on cameraFriday night stealing donations from a benefit for twoPhiladelphia firefighters killed last week in a Kensington ware-house blaze. The crime happened at Smokeaters Pub onFrankford Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. He is describedas a 5-foot-10-inch to 6-foot white male between 280 and 300pounds with short dark hair. METRO

Crime. Fundraiser theft

This overweight thief stole from a benefit for families of two fallen firefighters a night before one of the firefighters was buried.

Two died in NorthPhilly fireyesterdaymorningNORTH PHILADELPHIA. A rowhouse fire killed an elderlywoman and a child early yes-terday morning, police said.

The blaze on the 1200block of West Firth Streetbroke out around 12:30 a.m.and took about an hour towrestle under control.Authorities then found thebodies of a woman, 79, and a4-year-old, reportedly thewoman’s great granddaugh-ter, in a second-floorbedroom.

Two adults were able to es-cape, along with a child whois in stable condition after be-ing treated for smoke inhala-tion.

The cause of the fire,which is believed to be acci-dental, is still under investiga-tion. METRO

“In terms of theresolution, Councilwill agree to it, butthat doesn’t take itwhere we want togo becauseresolutions arenonbinding.”

The critics at Council raisedseveral fundamental ques-tions: Charity is a crucial as-pect of many forms of wor-ship. How can the policy beenforced without restrict-ing religious freedom? Howcan the policy be enforcedwithout compoundingcrises in public health,crime and tourism by com-pelling the hungry to eatfrom the trash and commitrobberies and thefts to buyfood?

Questions remain

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Ashburn Alley had a specialguest yesterday afternoon. No. 42.

In honor of the 65th an-niversary of Jackie Robinsonbreaking baseball’s color bar-rier, a life-sized wood statuewas on display in the center-field concourse at CitizensBank Park. The monumentwas sculpted by (gulp) a for-mer Mets fan.

“Used to be,” sculptor BrianBirrer, 45, said. “I don’t rootfor any team now. My kids arewearing Phillies hats.”

The artist from northernNew Jersey spent almost 800hours carving Jackie Robin-son, completing him in 2009.The statue weighs 250 pounds,stands at 5 feet 11 inches andis composed of 80 to 100pieces of wood. It comes apartat the waist, so it can easily betransported in an SUV. Jackie

is wearing his 1953 homeDodgers uniform. This is thesecond year in a row he’s dis-played it at the Bank.

“The Phillies have beengreat,” Birrer said. “My idea isthat if you can get into the ball-park and the fans like it, maybeput it in plexiglass, maybesomeone makes an offer.”

The idea for Jackie Robin-son began when an acquain-tance informed Birrer that

movie producer Spike Leemight be interested in buyingsuch an item. However, thatdeal fell apart and Birrer tookhis show on the road.

“He [Lee] wanted Jackie to besliding,” Birrer said. “But I feltlike sliding is almost a stereo-type. I wanted him to lookcomfortable and relaxed, like aphotographer just stopped himand asked for a photo.”

Birrer took up woodcarvingduring a break from collegeand parlayed it into a part-time hobby. He works full-time as a computer program-mer.

“It’s a nice check when youcan get it, but when you con-sider all the time and over-head, it’s tough to make it acareer,” Birrer said.

Robinson’s statue was in town for yesterday’s game.

Jackie returns to PhillyLegendary Dodger, baseball’s barrier breaker, appeared in statue form

at Phillies game New Jersey artist carved life-sized sculpture from wood

Still a business

Despite the fun of travelingaround to different ball-parks, ideally, Birrer wouldlike to sell his artwork,which is valued between$20,000 and $25,000. He hassold four wooden statues inhis lifetime, including a JoeDiMaggio to the Yankees.

“It’s crazy to think this stuffwas a pile of lumber in myshop,” he said.Birrer has also sold two BabeRuth statues and has a MickeyMantle in inventory. He plansto start working on a Morde-cai Brown in the near future.The best part for him is the re-action from the fans.“Nothing like it,” he said. “I can’t put it into words.”

“I wanted him tolook comfortableand relaxed, like aphotographer juststopped him andasked for a photo.” BIRRER

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Heavy explosions, rocketsand gunfire rattled Kabul yes-terday as Afghanistan’s Tal-iban launched a “spring of-fensive” with multiple at-tacks targeting Western em-bassies, the NATO force’sheadquarters and the parlia-ment building.

The assault, one of themost serious on the capitalsince U.S.-backed Afghanforces removed the Talibanfrom power in 2001, high-lighted the ability of mili-

tants to strike the heavilyguarded diplomatic zoneeven after more than 10 yearsof war.

It was also another elec-tion-year setback inAfghanistan for U.S. PresidentBarack Obama, who wants topresent the long campaignagainst the Taliban as a suc-cess before the departure ofmost foreign combat troopsby the end of 2014.

“These attacks are the be-ginning of the spring offensiveand we had planned them formonths,” Taliban spokesmanZabihullah Mujahid toldReuters.

He said the onslaught wasrevenge for a series of inci-dents involving Americantroops in Afghanistan — in-cluding the burning of Koransat a NATO base and the mas-sacre of 17 civilians by a U.S.soldier. REUTERS

‘Spring offensive’ byTaliban rattles Kabul

NATO soldiers take position at the site of a gunbattle after Taliban militants launched a series of coordinated attacks across Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Atlantic tribute todead of the Titanic

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View of the ocean liner ‘Titanic’ on her first and last voyage, after leaving Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland.

At the shrill sound of a ship’swhistle in the North Atlantic,relatives of some of the morethan 1,500 people who diedwhen the Titanic sank after hit-ting an iceberg rememberedtheir ancestors in a poignantceremony a century later.

On a still, starry night andwith little glare from themoon, the memorial cruiseship MS Balmoral floatedabove the wreckage of the fa-mous ‘unsinkable’ luxury lin-er precisely 100 years to theday it foundered.

“At 2:20 a.m. all was quiet,as it would have been 100 yearsago when it went deathly quiet,when the screaming stopped,”British Titanic historian PhilipLittlejohn told Reuters yester-day. Littlejohn’s grandfather,Alexander Littlejohn, was a 1stclass steward in charge oflifeboat 13 when the ship be-gan to go down.

About 700 people were res-cued that night, including hisgrandfather, but there were toofew lifeboats to save the rest.REUTERS

“These attacks arethe beginning ofthe spring offensiveand we hadplanned them formonths.”TALIBAN SPOKESMAN ZABIHULLAHMUJAHID

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After a week in whichRepublicans turnedDemocrats’ rhetori-cal “War on Women”around on them by

shifting the debate from theright-wing’s ubiquitous anti-women policies into a battleover lefties’ alleged disdain forworking mothers, we thoughtmaybe this election battle hadplayed itself out.

We weren’t the only ones.

Slate’s Dave Weigel called it forthe talking point: “The ‘War onWomen’ is over,” he wrote. (On-line, at least, women appearedthankful for that.) The Wash-ington Post was less jury, morejudge: “Dear media: Stop play-ing along with fake controver-sies,” they instructed.

It’s almost as if they’d neverbeen through a presidentialcampaign before!

Alas, neither side of this fra-cas was inclined to obey the or-ders. Yes, much like our otherlegacy entanglements — think:War on Terror, War on Drugs,War in Afghanistan — this so-called war seems intent onplaying itself out indefinitely.

Treasury Secretary TimothyGeithner went on ABC yester-day to attack Mitt Romney’s ar-gument that the president’seconomic policies have unfairlyaffected women. “It’s a ridicu-lous argument,” he said. “It’sbeen largely debunked.”

See, Romney keeps saying

that “92.3 percent of the joblosses during the Obama yearshave been women.” This is sortof true, but also not at all:While many have lost theirjobs in the recession, Obama’sstimulus saved many more.And while Republicans opposeany and all stimulus, more gov-ernment spending could havesaved still more. (And if it’s truethat the government reactionto the 2008 mortgage crisisspawned “The Obama GreatFailed Recovery,” as conserva-tive blog Legal Insurrection andmany others allege, what wasthe GOP counteroption? Taxcuts for the rich? Deregulation?Would those help women?)

Even Fox News Sundaysaw a discrepancy inthe Romney claim.Host Chris Wallacecalled the figure a “lit-

tle bit of an accounting trick,”saying “all the independentfact-finders have said it’s mis-

leading.” Romney adviser EdGillespie shot back: Those were“liberal economists.”

The big get in the mommyskirmishes came this weekendfrom NBC’s Chris Hayes, whofound video of Romney arguingin January that poor stay-at-home moms ought to get a jobso that they can “have the dig-nity of work.” This paints atelling contrast from the cam-paign’s manufactured outrageafter unaffiliated Democrat op-erative Hilary Rosen said AnnRomney had not “worked a dayin her life.” The Romney campmobilized, using the incidentto paint Dems as anti-mom;Romney adviser Eric Fehrn-strom, for instance, called it the“‘kill Ann’ strategy.”

So which is it, Romneys? Is“stay-at-home mom” a respect-ful signifier? Or does it imply alack of dignity?

Our moms are waiting.

And the moms fight on

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“They were not easyyears. ... We were happy,studying hard. Neitherone of us had a job,because Mitt had enoughof an investment fromstock that we could selloff a little at a time.”ANNE ROMNEY IN 1994, EXPLAINING HOW SHE AND MITTSTRUGGLED IN THEIR COLLEGE YEARS, ESCHEWING JOBS ANDEKING OUT AN EXISTENCE IN AN “AWFUL,” “TINY ...BASEMENT APARTMENT WITH A CEMENT FLOOR,” GETTING BYON MONEY FROM MR. ROMNEY’S CORPORATE STOCK OPTIONS

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A prostitution scandal involv-ing U.S. security personnel inCartagena, Colombia, and anunprecedented regional pushto end the isolation of Cubathreatened on Saturday toeclipse President Barack Oba-ma’s charm offensive to LatinAmerica.

In a major embarrassmentfor Washington at the Summitof the Americas attended bymore than 30 heads of state,11 U.S. Secret Service agentswere sent home and five mili-tary servicemen groundedover “misconduct” allegationsin a hotel.

Prostitutes were taken to

the hotel, according to aColombian police source.

The widening controversywas overshadowing a host ofweightier topics at the two-day summit that began on Sat-urday.

Locals were upset about thebad publicity for their city,and the scandal was raisingeyebrows around the region.

“Obama’s guards expelledin Colombia over prostitution— shame the gringos thinkthat Latin America is a brotheland they act like it too,” com-mented left-leaning Venezue-lan political commentatorNicmer Evans via Twitter.REUTERS

Wooing of Americas marred by scandal

Obama

“I had a breakfastmeeting to discusstrade and drugs,but the only thingthe other delegateswanted to talkabout was the storyof the agents andthe hookers.”A LATIN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT

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Jong-un deliversfirst public addressPYONGYANG. North Korea’snew leader delivered his firstmajor public speech yester-day as the impoverishedstate celebrated thecentenary of its founder’sbirth, calling for a push to“final victory” despite afailed rocket launch twodays earlier.

A jowly Kim Jong-un, cladin black and the third of hisline to rule North Korea,read monotonously from ascript in Pyongyang’s centralsquare after goose-steppingsoldiers and sailorsshowcased the North’s mili-tary power in a parade inspring sunshine.

“Let us move forward tofinal victory,” the

twentysomething leaderurged tens of thousands ofmilitary and civilians as theyapplauded his speech, whichran more than 20 minutesand was the first time aNorth Korean leader deliv-ered a major public set-pieceaddress.REUTERS

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Chavez pulls out of summit

Venezuelan President HugoChavez pulled out of theSummit of the Americasyesterday for more cancer

treatment, giving up achance to confrontPresident Barack Obama.

This might be a signal thathis health is deteriorating.BLOOMBERG

Latin Americaunites for CubaPresident Barack Obamafaces a rare display of unityamong both leftist and con-servative-run nations in Lat-in America in allowing com-munist-run Cuba at the next

summit.Argentina's

foreign minis-ter said the fi-nal summitdeclaration wasstalled over the

issue of Cuba, with 32nations supporting its inclu-sion in the next Summit ofthe Americas, but the UnitedStates vetoing that. REUTERS

News in brief

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A 30-year-old man has been ar-rested for trespassing at Sean“Diddy” Combs’ East Hamptonmansion, where he reportedlyate the hip-hop mogul’s food,drank his liquor, tried on someof his clothes and then slept inhis bed, according to TMZ.com.Quamine Taylor, who reported-ly has a history of mental ill-ness, entered the vacant housethrough an unlocked basementdoor and was there for 24hours before tripping an alarm.But when police and an alarmcompany representativeshowed up, Taylor was able toconvince them he had permis-sion to be there. It wasn’t untila caretaker arrived and calledthe police back that Taylor wasarrested. Combs’ rep had nocomment.

Poor Quamine. If only some-one had tipped him off thatCombs’ mansion was NOT a No-torious B&B, he wouldn’t be inthis mess.

Scarlett Johanssonon ‘horrible’ divorceThough she describes hersplit from ex-husband RyanReynolds as “comically ami-cable,” Scarlett Johansson ad-mits she’s still reeling fromher divorce. “Of course it’shorrible. It was devastating.It really throws you,” shetells Vogue. “You think that

your life is going to be oneway, and then, for various rea-sons or whatever, it doesn’twork out.” Johansson also ac-knowledges her post-divorcerelationship with Sean Pennfor the first time, saying,“We spent time together,yeah. I never put a title onit, really, but we were seeingeach other.”

Smith responds to divorce rumorsJada Pinkett Smith isn’t both-ered by the tabloid reports of

trouble in hermarriage toWill Smith —or at least sheisn’t surprisedby them.“Every year,one celebrity

couple is under themicroscope. This year,unluckily, it’s us. I almostwant to say that we shouldhave been expecting it,” shetells Gala magazine. “Willand I know the truth. We’rewaiting peacefully for thestorm to blow over.”

Tebow is stillcelibate (maybe)Eligible bachelorand NFL quarter -back Tim Tebowhas been linkedto a number offamous womenin the press, from Taylor Swiftto Katy Perry, but he’s notbothered by the gossip. “It’sfunny, because half therumors, I’ve never even metthe people,” he tells “GoodMorning America.” “I’m surethey would be lovely.”

Checking in withsome of Hollywood’sbiggest names to seewhat they’ve been upto — in their ownwords, in 140 characters or fewer.

Today, Alison Brie ishaving an interestingday, Chris Colfer hasmeddling pets, Rus-sell Brand indulgesfrom time to timeand Joan Rivers isready to celebrate.

@alisonbrieSo a sketchy dude on abicycle definitely juststopped to whisper tome “You’re lucky” be-fore repeatedly yellingat me “Monica Lewin-sky!!!”

@chriscolferNote to self: Next timeyou’re looking for keys,wallet, or phone, beginwith checking underthe cat.

@rustyrocketsI would never burnmoney. Unless youcount the ten grand Ispent on cat jackets.

@Joan_RiversWilliam and Kate’s 1stanniversary is weeksaway. The Queen is giv-ing them the tradition-al gift of paper – thedeed to Australia.

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Pitt andJolie areengagedAfter being together forseven years, raising sixchildren and being featuredon a bazillion tabloidmagazine covers, Brad Pitt

and Angelina Jolie areengaged to be married, a repfor Pitt confirms in astatement.

“Yes, it’s confirmed. It is apromise for the future andtheir kids are very happy.There’s no date set at thistime,” the rep says. Pittreportedly popped thequestion with a $250,000ring, according to Us Weekly.

Jesus, takethe wheel(not you,Bynes)If someone isn’t going toget Amanda Bynes somehelp, can somebody atleast get the girl a driver?Less than two weeks afterbeing arrested for drivingunder the influence afterhitting up the L.A. clubscene, the Nickelodeonstar was back out party-ing — and behind thewheel, according to TMZ.The actress was spotteddriving to the ChateauMarmont and nightclubGreystone Manor, whereshe was spotted textingbehind the wheel beforebacking her car up onto acurb. On the bright side,a curb is a downgradefrom a cop car — whichis the last thing she ranher car into.

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Is getting engaged the beginning of the end for Jolie and Pitt?

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1: How is it possible that St. Vin-cent singer and guitarist AnnieClark can be be both smokin’ hotand totally cool? The leatherpants may have something to dowith it — but if we knew the realanswer, we’d all be rock stars,wouldn’t we? St. Vincent playedthe second night at the CoachellaValley Music and Arts Festival inIndio, Calif., on Saturday.

2: Thom Yorke, on the otherhand, proves you don’t have tolook cool to be cool. Does he notlook a little like Brick from thatshow, “The Middle”? Radioheadheadlined night two of Coachella.

3: From left, Faces and RollingStones guitarist Ron Wood plays;Funkadelic kingpin George Clin-ton sings; Flea, Anthony Keidisand Chad Smith of Red Hot ChiliPeppers do their thang; andSlash from Guns N’ Roses shreds.What could this group possiblybe playing? Stevie Wonder’s“Higher Ground,” of course, at

the Rock and Roll Hall of Fameall-star jam, where RHCP, GnRand the Faces were all inductedthis weekend. And no, Axl Rosedid not show up.

4: And in the “we didn’t knowwho you were before, but younow have our attention” catego-ry, rapper Jay Rock got verticalduring his Friday Coachella set.And yes, he did land the flip.

5: Azealia Banks was the first per-former announced to playCoachella. She delivered an

intense daytime set with a coverof “Firestarter” by The Prodigy.

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Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19. It’s im-portant to follow through on anypromises you made to another,even if it now causes you a bit of in-convenience. Doing so will greatlyenhance your reputation.

Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 19. If youare penny-wise and pound foolish,don’t be surprised if you discover alot of holes in your books when itcomes time to take stock.

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agnosed with Multiple Sclero-sis, and regardless of whethershe suffers publicly from anyoutwardly visible symptoms,imagine yourself goingthrough life with the fear ofpossible physical, psychologi-cal or neurological debilita-tion. I think raising five kidswhile keeping herself in goodhealth is a pretty phenome-nal accomplishment. DEBORAH FENKER, VIA E-MAIL

Mitt Romney has won a bigvictory in the inside-the-Belt-way game. He has no chanceof passing himself off as any-thing but a scion of vastwealth. But apparently he’sfree to lie about his wife andsay that she has personal ex-perience of kitchen-table eco-nomic issues. The punditryhas decided that calling himon it is an attack on his wife,and therefore not only is the

entire GOP “War on Women”disqualified from considera-tion but Romney himself isnow Joe Sixpack-by-proxy.Let’s hope the voters aresmarter than the insiders.DAN WYLIE-SEARS, VIA E-MAIL

President Obama took timeaway from the 99 percent todefend the .000001 percent ofwomen who can afford tochoose to stay home to dowhatever they do when theyhave five children and a hus-band who makes a lot ofmoney with other people’smoney killing other people’sjobs. SUZY SANDOR, VIA E-MAIL

Mr. Brayden Simms is againdoing damage control for hisheroes, the Obamas and theDemocratic party. Ms. Rosensaid that Ms. Romney actuallynever worked a day in her lifeas a stay-at-home mom. This

statement started a firestorm,which prompted Simms tostate that Hilary Rosen, a “De-mocratic Strategist,” is not af-filiated with Obama. I don’tknow why, she only visitedthe Obama White House 35times. I guess Mr. Simms hastaken writing lessons from“Calvin & Hobbes”: As Calvinput it, “the purpose of writingis to inflate weak ideas,obscure poor reasoning andinhibit clarity.”IGOR MANNIKUS, VIA E-MAIL

I think Ann Romney is right.Women’s decisions shouldbe respected, in all areas.She, and all women, musthave the right to make theirown life choices. It’s a shameher party and her husbanddon’t think so. PAUL SIMONS, PHILADELPHIA

Ann Romney worked hardraising her five children.Hillary Rosen was incorrectsaying she hadn’t worked aday in her life. As a result, itseems Ann Romney’s maidsand butlers didn’t work a dayin their lives. ROBERT LA ROSA, VIA E-MAIL

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3BEATDOWN ONBROAD STREET

Flyers top Penguins 8-4 in rough one Orange andBlack lead playoff series, 3-0 Game 3 on WednesdayWayne Simmonds stood inshorts and a T-shirt in the hall-way, ready to congratulate histeammates with a fist bump.His arms were folded and hedidn’t look happy, even thoughhis team just went up 3-0 in theseries and won the game, 8-4.

An underdressed Zac Rinal-do joined him. Scott Hartnell,too. There were almost as manyFlyers returning to the lockerroom as there were playerswho had been ejected. Such isFlyers-Penguins hockey.

“I don’t know if it was asphysical as it was dirty,” DannyBriere said. “You saw the ha-tred, you saw the frustration. Ithink it was more of that. I sawa couple of cheap shots whenguys weren’t looking, but Ithink it’s mostly the rivalrythat had a lot to do with theteam today.”

By the time it was over,there were 158 penalty min-utes. Kimmo Timonen record-ed his first career fight againstKris Letang. Sidney Crosbydropped the gloves with ClaudeGiroux.

“It was more of a wrestlingmatch,” Giroux said, “but that’spart of hockey.”

There were a lot of amend-ments to the definition of“hockey” in Game 3, apparent-ly. James Neal drilled a defense-less Sean Couturier late in the

third period, which sparked amelee that resulted in 15 penal-ties assessed to 10 differentplayers.

“If you can hit guys withoutthe puck nowadays, that’s dan-gerous,” Timonen said. “I lovethe rough game, but when guysdon’t have the puck and you hitthem blindsided, I don’t under-stand that. The league shouldget on that.”

The Flyers feel the Penguinsinitiated that kind of play andwhile that may be old-time

Broad Street Bully hockey,that’s not how the Flyers wantto win. Predictably, the Pen-guins don’t see it the same way.

“You know what, there’smore than one team getting inthose things, so you can make astory if you want about us get-ting frustrated,” Crosby said.“We’re playing playoff hockey.They’re doing the same thingswe are.”

158Total penalty minutesdoled out in Game 3, including 72 in the firstperiod alone. There werealso eight players —three Flyers — ejected.

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What wentright ...

1WiltedFlower —With all the

talk about IlyaBryzgalov and hisdaily, roller coaster ride ingoal, the story of this serieshas been the dreadful playof the Penguins’ Marc-AndreFleury. The man they callFlower, who led the Pens tothe Cup in 2009, must havebad sunburn from all thered lights the Flyers haveturned on, 17 in less thanthree games. The Flyers

clearly are in his head,which led to Dan Bylsma

yanking him after twoperiods and six goals.

2Special sauce —The Flyers’ spe-cial teams have

been dominant at both endsof the ice, especially yester-day when they poured infour power-play goals —twice restoring a two-goallead after the Pens had cut itto one — to go with Max Tal-bot’s shorthanded tally. Thatmakes Philadelphia ablistering 6-for-10 with theman advantage in the seriesto Pittsburgh’s 3-for-13.

3Deuces wild — No few-er than three Flyers —Danny Briere, Matt

Read and Max Talbot —scored a pair of goals, whichmight be a consolation tothe Pens after both SeanCouturier and ClaudeGiroux starred in Friday’sGame 2 performance of theHat Trick Games.Meanwhile, Pittsburgh gottwo apiece from JordanStaal and James Neal. Butthe most telling statistic forthem is zero. That’s howmany goals winner EvgeniMalkin has so far.

JON MARKS

Penguins at Flyers,Game 4, 7:30 p.m. (CSN)

ON TV WEDNESDAY

101Playoff points for DannyBriere in his NHL career,after he scored two goalsand added an assist inyesterday’s win.

Claude Giroux and Sidney Crosby get tangled up in whatcan best be described as a wrestling match ...

Scottie Hartnell also getsa check on Crosby.

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Those names finally provedtheir worth in yesterday’s 8-2win over the Mets.

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Nix had been 0-for-7 in redpinstripes before lacing a sev-enth-inning double to give thePhils a 3-2 lead. It was also hisfirst start since April 7.

“It was a good time to getmy first hit,” Nix said. “Youknow, it was a little tough notplaying for a week to get mytiming. I knew that was goingto happen first couple at-bats.I’m really happy to do that atthe end.” MIKE GREGER

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