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To ensure you receive your Boston.com e-mails, please add newsletters@boston.com to your address book. If you have trouble reading this e-mail, go to http://www.boston.com/news/daily_headlines/. Daily Headlines Dec. 12, 2012 NEWS SPORTS MOST POPULAR Features News 3 dead, including gunman, in Oregon mall shooting Real or fake beards? Santas split hairs Recent version of Christmas poem omits Santa’s pipe Special needs children get quieter Santa experience BC set to open new academic building Enthusiasm gap for UMass football UMass football move loaded with financial risks Danger abounds for colleges moving up to FBS More News » Sports Quietly efficient Short route: Pats’ Stallworth to IR DiSarcina will manage Pawtucket for Sox MLB: Youkilis, Yankees agree to terms Bruins prospect pulling out all the stops Fehr’s tactics may push NHL to limits NHL talks to resume with mediators Celtics’ Terry to face former team tonight More Sports » ADVERTISEMENT Looking to catch the next big game in town? Search from a wide range of Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and Patriots seats in our exclusive ticket section powered by Ace Ticket. For the best seats to any sporting event in Boston, go to Boston.com Tickets. Most E-Mailed Baby it’s cold ... Yale scientists name Obamadon, a slender-jawed lizard, after the President Cahill co-defendant Scott Campbell lived up to Quincy code throughout trial The poop wars: why Miralax is just a band-aid - Child in Mind - Boston.com More Most E-Mailed » Features Calendrical quirk: Today is 12/12/12 Dozens of ways to mark 12-12-12 ‘Hobbit’ stands as expected 13 Provencal-style Christmas desserts Prosecutors want to get tough with Lohan Vatican: World won’t end on 12/21 Globe Santa helps dying man More Features » ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Boston Globe Special Offer Special offer: 99¢ for Sunday home delivery, and get complete access to BostonGlobe.com for free!