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Getting Together – April 24
ConneXions Mixer
South Hills Chamber of Commerce will hold an After Hours ConneXions Mixer at Arlecchino's in McMurray 5 to 7 p.m. April 25. Cash donation is $5 for the scholarship fund.
Grand networking event 6 to 8 p.m. May 2 at Max & Erma's ribbon cutting on Cochran Road. Entertainment will be provided by the Keystone Oaks Jazz Band, Bob Banerjee and Butters Kissing Company. Raffle winner gets free burgers for a year. Cash donation is $5 for the scholarship fund.
Founder's Day
Alpha Omega Master chapter of Bet Sigma Phi will hold its Founder's Day dinner on April 25 at Palazzo Restaurant.
Book group
St. Thomas More Book Discussion Group will meet at 10 a.m. May 13 in the Family Life Center, Bethel Park. Discuss "The Art Forger" by Barbara A. Shapiro. The novel's basis is the March 18, 1990, heist of 13 works of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum in Boston. The paintings have not been recovered.
Historical society
Bridgeville Area Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. April 30 in the Chartiers Room, Bridgeville Vol. Fire Department. Local author Jim O'Brien will speak on the "Immaculate Reflections on Pittsburgh."
• 4th Thursday Book Group at Napoli's, 6 p.m. April 25. Read "Long Drive Home" by Will Allison.
• Free Wills Clinic, 5 p.m. April 25. Help for senior citizens and income-eligible individuals. Prepare wills, living wills and powers of attorney. Call ahead.
• Rent Rebate Application Assistance, 11 a.m. April 29. Call for an appointment.
Call 412-221-3737.
Castle Shannon
• Book Discussion, 7 p.m. May 13. Read "The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland" by Jim DeFede.
• Organizing attic workshop, 7 p.m. April 25. Garage workshop, 1 p.m. May 14., 7 p.m. May 23.
Call 412-563-4552.
• Toddler Time, 10:15 a.m. May 3. Tail wagging tutor (Yorkie therapy dog); Edible Art, 10:15 a.m. May 17; Bugs & Critters, 10:15 a.m. May 31.
• Knitting Club, 6 p.m. Fridays.
• Private computer classes, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday afternoons. Call 724-745-4300.
• Friends meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of every month. Board meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday.
Call 724-926-8400.
Mt. Lebanon
•PALS Book Club, 10 a.m. April 26.
• Shakespeare for Kids by Kids, actors ages 10-15, 2:30 p.m. April 27.
• Yoga for Children, ages 2-5, 10 a.m. April 30. Call 412-531-1912.
• I Can Make That Out of This?, 3 p.m. April 25. Make things out of recycled materials.
• Basic Computer Graphics, 7 p.m. April 30. Cost is $5.
• Author Todd DePastino will speak on his book "Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front" at 7 p.m. May 9.
Call 724-941-9430.
South Fayette
• Battle of the Books, grades four-six, 1 p.m. April 27.
• Ink cartridge recycling available at the library.
• Preschool Science with caregivers, 10:30 a.m. May 2, 9. Fee is $5.
Call 412-257-8660.
Upper St. Clair
• Health Benefits of Juicing with health counselor Janet McKee, 7 p.m. May 2. Fee is $15 for food and materials. Call 412-835-5540.
Pancake breakfast
An open house and pancake breakfast will be held 8 to 11:30 a.m. April 27 at the Venetia Community Center in Peters. Breakfast is $6/adults and $3/under age 10. The model railroad will be displayed 8 a.m. until noon. for details, Call 724-348-6504.
Outdoors in spring
Washington County Parks will hold Spring into the Outdoors at 1 p.m. April 27 and 28 at Mingo Creek Park. Enjoy geo caching, orienteering, birding, wildflowers, flint knappin and astronomy. No fee. To register and to receive an itinerary, call 724-228-6867.
Open house
Peters Township Rec Center will hold a free open house 1 to 3 p.m. April 27. Learn about Zumba, basketball, yoga, kids' art classes, ballroom dancing and the walk/run track.
Day with Herbs
Wheeling Civic Garden Center, Oglebay Park, will hold its annual Day with Herbs at 11 a.m. May 3. Lunch, sale of plants, door prizes and speaker will fill this 28th event. Cost is $15. Call 304-242-0665 to register before April 29.
Commonwealth Computer Recycling will provide free computer and electronics recycling 4 to 7 p.m. April 25 at the Canton Township Municipal Building in Washington. Televisions will not be accepted at this event. For details, call 866-925-2354.
Walk for Life
Pregnancy Resource Center will host its annual Walk for Life May 18 at Kandy Kaleidoscope, Kennywood. Check in at 8:45; walk starts at 9:30 a.m. For details, visit www.prcsh.org or call 412-833-5309.
Country classics
Washington Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Yugo Ikach, will present a country jamboree at 8 p.m. May 4 at Trinity High School. Enjoy favorites such as themes from Bonanza, Shenandoah or Tennessee Waltz.
U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy will demonstrate his guitar playing and singing. Call 724-223-9796
Spring fundraiser
South Arts will celebrate Cinco de Mayo 6 to 9 p.m. May 4 at the historic Schoolhouse in Bethel Park. Mexican-style food will be available for the whole family. Tickets are $10
Choir auditions
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh will hold auditions for all voice parts. Volunteers will be heard May 8, 9. Professional Core members will be heard May 10-12 at Third Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh. Review criteria at www.themendelssohn.org then call MaryColleen Seip at 724-263-5259.
Asbury Heights, Mt. Lebanon will offer a lecture as part of the Asbury's Ruth E. Mickle Lecture Series at 6 p.m. May 9. Stephanie A. Studenski, MD, professor/University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, will present Engineering Better Mobility in Old Age.
To RSVP, call Courtney Kartman at 412-571-5106.
Pathways Wellness will hold wellness events as follows:
• Wellness trends/ideas for schools, May 3, Southpointe Golf Club. For teachers, nurses, business managers.
• Where to Turn Resource Fair, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 23, David L. Lawrence Convention Center. For social workers, nurses, service coordinators.
For details, call Laura Rentler at 412-563-7825.
Community health
Monongahela Valley Hospital sponsors the following programs:
• Picnic Foods, 1-3 p.m. May 7.
To register, call 724-258-1483.
Plant-based living
Tracey Eakin will provide insight to plant-based living, cooking and food samples. Learn how to control high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, weight at the Peters Township Rec. Center.
Hours are 6:30 p.m. May 16, 30, June 13, 27.
For details, call 724-942-5000.
Classes for kids
Peters Township Parks and Recreation sponsors the following programs:
• Magical & Kreate for Lil Artists, ages 4-5, 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesdays
• Balloon Twisting Art, ages 7-15, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays.
• Zumbatomic, ages 8-12, 6:15 p.m. Wednesdays. Shake, wiggle, giggle to fitness.
For details, call 724-942-5000.
Adult programs
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair, plans the following programs:
• When Kids Become Teens: What's a Parent to do?, 7 p.m. April 24.
• Date Night - Strengthen Your Marriage, 6:30 p.m. May 3. Refreshments and child care provided.
For details, call 412-835-6630.


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Mt. Lebanon library hosts Marcellus Shale program for kids
The subject of Marcellus Shale and the gas that can be gathered from it was the topic of a program geared toward kids at the Mt. Lebanon Public Library.
The program was presented by RiverQuest, a non-profit educational organization based in Pittsburgh that operated a river learning center for students. The organization, founded in 1991, also has a boat, "The Explorer," docked near the Carnegie Science Center and students can learn about rivers while riding on the boat.
The program at the library on Jan. 20 was presented by Dani Stump, an outreach educator with RiverQuest. The program was funded from grants from the State Department of Environmental Protection and the EQT Foundation.
"We take a neutral position," Stump said of RiverQuest and its educational programs offered to kids and adults. "We want to educate, not advocate one way or another."
Stump told the group that shale is a sedimentary rock that is formed by sediment deposits. She also had samples of Marcellus Shale to pass out to the group. She said that when the shale was formed, organisms like plankton that had been living there at the time formed pore spaces. That pore space is where the gas is trapped, Stump said.
"In southwestern Pennsylvania, the shale is about a mile down," Stump said, adding that in Erie the shale is about three-quarters of a mile underground. She said the depths vary because of how the sediment laid down in an inland sea that was in this area long ago.
Stump also talked about how in the Pittsburgh area there are not many drilling sites for Marcellus Shale – the sites are in more rural areas. "Drilling needs space," she said, adding that drilling pads are usually constructed on at least five acres of land.
The challenges of getting to the gas were also discussed. "The shale has to be fractured to get the gas out," she said, which can be difficult because the shale layer is horizontal.
Stump said the first fracturing process involves making small fractures with a perforating gun and injecting high pressure air into those fractures. The process known as hydraulic fracturing involves injecting sand, water and chemicals further down in the well. She said about five million gallons of water are used to fracture a well. Of those five million gallons, 0.49 percent are the chemicals, which can include n-dimethyl formaldehyde, guar gum, citric acid, and isopropyl alcohol. She stressed that is a small number of the chemicals used because many companies do not disclose their "recipe."
After a well is done being fractured, Stump said 30 to 80 percent of the water comes back up initially. She said items that come up with the water include heavy metals and salts.
Stump demonstrated how the salts and other chemicals get left behind in the water by making her own "frack" water out of water, salt, food coloring and glitter. Karolina Karaeyozova, 14, of Point Breeze, strained out the frack water using cotton balls and window screen. After it was strained, Stump checked the salinity of the water and it was still high.
"It is a major issue companies have to address," Stump said about the materials that dissolve in the water and then come back up to the surface. She said currently the best practice of companies is to recycle the frack water.
Stump also talked about the opportunity that the Marcellus Shale gas can bring, which she said includes money, jobs, habitat reclamation and a source of fuel that is local. However, Stump said some challenges include accidental spills and leaks, air pollution, health impacts, and erosion.
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India could represent a massive market for LatAm commodities. But can it act as a real driver for the region's growth and lessen South America's reliance on China?
Trade and FDI flows, not to mention portfolio investments,
between India and Latin America remain modest at best, and pale
in comparison to the region's much trumpeted
relationship with China. But this is starting to change, and
quickly, amid expectations that India could play an equivalent
or even more important role in Latin America's
growth story.
Latin America's abundance of fresh water, land
and natural resources are becoming increasingly important for a
densely populated India, whose growth rate may soon surpass
China's. Gaining access to food sources and raw
materials will clearly be a top priority.
Indeed, India holds much promise for Latin America,
representing a massive market for its commodities and a way to
lessen its reliance on China. While trade barriers and other
competitive disadvantages threaten to stifle investment flows,
bankers and policymakers are already touting the enormous
potential of the developing ties between the two
"If India continues to grow at the pace of the last 10
years, without necessary reforms and infrastructure
improvement, they will hit a constraint, and will start
importing a massive amount of raw material," says Mauricio
Mesquita Moreira, an economist at the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB).
Mesquita estimates that LatAm's exports to
India could reach more than $55 billion per year by 2020, up
from $8.4 billion in 2010. For now, however, trade flows
between LatAm and India remain comparatively tiny, though they
have spiked in recent years.
For instance, trade with Brazil, India's
partner in the now famous BRIC acronym and its biggest source
of exports and imports in the region, hit about $9.5 billion in
2010, up from less than $2 billion in 2003, according to
Standard Chartered. Yet, Brazilian trade with China over the
same period surged from nearly zero in late 2000 to around $60
billion, or six times the amount of trade with India on an
annual basis.
It's a similar story with overall investment
flows to LatAm from India, which according to TCA Ranganathan,
chairman of the Exim Bank of India, reached about $25 billion
in 2010 from virtually nothing 10 years ago. Still, that falls
far short of $140 billion from China.
Yet, the modest scale of investment flows also speaks to the
enormous capacity for growth. According to the United
Nation's Economic Commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean (ECLAC), India's share in the
region's trade with Asia-Pacific is still a
relatively meager 6.2%, lower than the 8.8% represented by the
Republic of Korea, while India only accounts for just 5.1% of
LatAm's imports from the Asia-Pacific region.
The resiliency of Latin American economies during recent
global economic downturns and what ECLAC calls the "the
favorable mindset of Latin Americans towards India" means there
is significant potential for increasing trade between the two
regions, it says.
Food is the Key
For now, food and India's need to feed its
enormous population at a time of rapid economic growth is being
seen as the kernel of this relationship and arguably the
catalyst for its growth. India may be the world's
seventh-largest country by size, covering 3.2 million square
kilometers, but it is running out of space.
A population that will soon surpass China's is
moving toward the cities and the land it leaves behind lacks
water and other suitable conditions for farming. Space is
getting tight, particularly for non-staple crops. As with
China, this is where Latin America becomes relevant.
"At any given point of time with the limited amount of land
that India has, you will always feel competition from different
crops," says Gautam Wave, head of strategy and planning at
Shree Renuka Sugars, India's largest sugar
company. "The staple food will always get
preference…[and] you realize quickly that India has a
shortage of land and a shortage of water."
Shree Renuka's business is water-intensive, and
sugar is not seen as one of the country's staple
foods, so it is now looking abroad to the vast arable lands in
Brazil, where it has bought four crushing mills and will soon
add more.
"After two decades of evolution, India is faced with rising
food and energy prices," says Exim's Ranganathan.
"It is in food where Latin America will offer the most
synergistic relationship."
Ranganathan refers to two decades of free market-oriented
policies, which have produced powerful companies, many driven
by visionary entrepreneurs, and stellar growth that has put
pressure on its own supply of natural resources. For instance,
India has already become a net importer of high-value crops,
such as sugarcane, due to shortages in water and land.
India's GDP growth rate is set to pass
China's this year, says Standard Chartered, and
will be the world's fastest growing economy from
that point forward. The bank sees 9.8% annual growth for
By 2030, India could be the world's third
largest economy, with a GDP reaching $30 trillion from $1.5
trillion last year. Urbanization and demographic trends should
mean a broader domestic economy driven by a growing middle
class, and this will present enormous challenges for the
country as it seeks to meet the increased demand for food,
water and energy generated by a more affluent population, the
bank says.
"Brazil will be a natural beneficiary of this demand, much
in the same way that China has been a great source of demand
for the region's resources," Standard Chartered
Ashutosh Maheshvari, CEO of Motilal Oswal Investment
Banking, says that Latin America may in fact be
India's last frontier for expansion, behind
Europe, US, Africa and the rest of Asia, but that there is a
sense of urgency, due to India's need for assets
in energy, minerals and food. This is most urgent in farming,
as in India corporate farming is not permitted. Brazil, on the
other hand, allows for scale.
Sensing this challenge, Shree Renuka and other Indian
agricultural companies have already begun to arrive in LatAm.
Mining and mineral operations, manufacturers and even some
consumer-focused companies have also started to set up shop.
Some have their eye on supplying India's future
needs, but others are seeing potential in LatAm's
own growing middle classes.
Like China but Different
Such needs have convinced many that over the next 10 to 20
years India will match China as a major importer of LatAm
minerals and agricultural products, bringing the region a vital
counter-balance to its reliance on its largest trading partner,
Skeptics, however, think that India's
slow-moving and bloated democracy is incapable of following the
same path taken by China, and LatAm-India trade, while poised
to grow, will be nothing more than padding on top of the real
driving demand that comes from other places.
Ostensibly, LatAm and India would appear to be natural trade
partners. LatAm has a surplus of a variety of commodities and
raw materials and a shortage of labor. India's 1.2
billion people provide an abundant labor force, but the country
lacks essential natural resources.
Similar arguments have been made in favor of China and
LatAm's trade dynamics. However,
India's involvement in LatAm will differ in its
scale, as the country is not governed by an authoritarian
regime that can direct state-owned enterprises around the globe
and make strategic long-term investments. India's
emerging class of entrepreneurs-turned-billionaires are
expected to move forward at their own pace, and in a more
incremental fashion.
"You won't see a $140 billion figure [from
India-LatAm trade, as you do with China]," says Motilal
Oswal's Maheshvari. "It's not the
government driving it. These are corporates that are
accountable to those from whom they raise money."
While experienced Indian entrepreneurs may be better
disciplined and use capital wisely, Maheshvari explains, it
also means they might not be able to take a 20 to 30-year view
like the Chinese might. They also bring a different skill
Expertise in services, engineering and other specialty areas
is where India is especially poised to add value in the future,
rather than through sheer dollar size. Information technology
businesses could also make their way to Latin America, at a
time when many Indian companies have achieved the scale to fund
"Indian corporates have raised a lot of capital in the last
five years," Maheshvari says. "There is a lot of capital
available for growth."
Merger Stakes
Dealogic data counts 63 M&A transactions in LatAm with
an Indian acquirer since 2000, for a total value of $6.66
billion. That is just a small portion of the $47.4 billion of
Indian acquisitions in developed countries between 2000 and
2008, according to ECLAC, but it is not insignificant and will
likely grow.
For now, most LatAm purchases by Indian entities have been
focused on raw materials or agriculture. For instance, Jindal
Steel and Power acquired in 2008 the development rights for 20
million tons of iron ore reserves in Bolivia. The company plans
to invest $2.1 billion in an integrated plant for steel, power,
sponge iron, and iron ore pellets.
This project will constitute the single largest investment
by an Indian company in Latin America, and also the largest
foreign investment in a single project in Bolivia. It joins
National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), invested in a
Brazilian iron joint venture.
Agrochemicals company Punjab Chemical & Crop Protection
(PCCPL), also acquired in 2007 an 89% stake in an Argentine
company for $10 million and plans further LatAm expansion.
Meanwhile, Arcelor Mittal has steel plants in Argentina,
Brazil, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago, and acquired
steel-finishing and distribution companies in Argentina, Costa
Rica and Uruguay.
Indians have also joined the rush of Chinese, Europeans and
others looking to tap offshore oil reserves. ONGC Videsh
Limited (OVL) has invested $500 million in oil fields in blocks
in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Cuba, mostly with other
international and regional majors. Reliance Industries,
India's largest conglomerate, recently acquired
offshore blocks in Colombia for more than $50 million and is
also present in Argentina and Peru.
This comes after Indian Oil and Natural Gas Company invested
(ONGC) $200 million in natural gas reserves in Trinidad and
Tobago and created a joint venture with Petrobras for
exploration and development projects in both India and Brazil.
In April 2008, the governments of India and Venezuela also
entered into a joint venture agreement – with India
putting up $356 million for a 40% stake – to develop
fields in the Orinoco basin.
Cautious Approach
"You have to have a local partner to help you identify
targets and sectors," says Janaki Chaudhry, head of strategy
for Tata International.
Tata's motors unit has a joint venture with
Brazil's Marcopolo to manufacture bus parts in
India, while Indian manufacturer of high voltage engines and
generators WEG has forged a similar path in Latin America.
"I would advise a joint venture over an M&A
transaction," says Michael Diaz, partner at Diaz Reus, speaking
of Indians looking for opportunities in LatAm.
He explains such an entry is preferable due to tax and labor
issues, particularly in Brazil, where there is a potential to
inherit a lot of problems when buying an asset outright, as
Punjab Chemical learned.
"We want to grow in Brazil, and we had plans to grow fast,"
says Avtar Singh, executive director of Pujab Chemical and Crop
Protection. "We have had to slow down [due mainly to legal
There is an advantage to be found in keeping local
management on board as well, explains Kapil Gulati, general
manager for lighting provider Havells Sylvania, which now has
LatAm-wide operations thanks to its purchase of Sylvania in
"The management in Latin America is very mature, very
competent and very reliable," says Vikram Shroff, executive
director of United Phospherous, which has made six investments
in LatAm.
On the consumer products front, examples like Havells
Sylvania are fewer at this point, but Indian companies have
started to purchase assets. The pharmaceutical sector seems to
be offering the most opportunities at this early stage. Strides
Arcolabs has acquired pharmaceutical assets in Brazil for $75
million and has manufacturing units in Brazil, Mexico and
Venezuela. Dr. Reddy's Labs also acquired a
pharmaceutical plant for $60 million in Mexico in 2006.
Meanwhile, Latin Americans are also venturing into India for
the first time. For instance, Mexico's
Cinépolis has joined Marcopolo, operating movie theaters
in four Indian cities since 2009. Seeing similar opportunities
to build low-income housing as in Mexico, Homex has set up a
joint venture with Daksh Builders. Large companies like
Brazilian oil company Petrobras and steel maker Gerdau have
inked joint ventures in India, while miner Vale has set up an
office there.
With such investments in a broad group of sectors, it is
hoped that India's relationship with LatAm will go
beyond the resource heavy dynamic that dominates trade flows
and investments with China.
"If you address those constraints, and if India keeps
growing at the rate it has been growing, it is a sure bet there
will be a trade relationship very similar to the one the region
has with China, [but] hopefully it will be more diversified,"
says the IDB's Moreira.
For LatAm, the best outcome would be to gain more inbound
FDI directed at boosting domestic manufacturing in
non-commodity products and adding value in commodity
production. This holds true for both India and China, Standard
Chartered says.
Export Barriers
As for exports to India, trade barriers could prove
problematic. Lacking the most-favored nation status of
countries belonging to The Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN), LatAm is working with a competitive
disadvantage. When transportation complications and other
non-tariff barriers are factored in, exporting to India becomes
prohibitive in many cases.
According to ECLAC, such disadvantages could be lessened if
LatAm nations simply signed free trade agreements with ASEAN.
India has already inked trade accords with Chile and Mercosur,
but so far they have had limited direct impact, partly because
they cover a very narrow list of products.
At the end of the day, India's more gradualist
approach to LatAm may work in its favor.
"It won't be as fast [as China], but perhaps it
is going to be more sustainable," Moreira says.
China's state companies and development banks
make big moves, but aren't necessarily building an
environment for them to expand. India, and its private sector,
may see more goodwill.
"India doesn't have the war chest or reserves
that China has now," Moreira says. "I don't think
this is a bad thing, because even the infrastructure investment
that the Chinese are making just reinforces the idea that they
are there for the natural resources and nothing else. This type
of FDI is very concentrated – very few countries in a
very few industries."
India's pattern is different, Moriera explains.
For instance, IT companies don't necessarily bring
much investment, but they do import knowledge and opportunities
for export. Most of the natural resource investment is through
private companies, which doesn't raise the same
concerns as might big purchases in strategic mining assets.
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NORWIN – Normally, the first round of a three-day wrestling tournament is not very remarkable. Good wrestlers want to get in, get a win, get out and go home for a good night's sleep.
That's basically what happened in the first two rounds of the WPIAL Class AAA Wrestling Championships at Norwin High School Thursday night. None of the top four seeds was upset. Heck, hardly any were threatened. All will battle in today's quarterfinals at 5:30 p.m. before moving on to Saturday's semifinals at noon and finals at 7:30 p.m.
Tyler Buckiso is going to remember this first round for what he accomplished. The 126-pound junior from Peters Township decisioned Ethan Stas of Latrobe, 6-2, for his 100th career victory.
Not only was the win a milestone in his wrestling career, but it also got Buckiso a little closer to his goal of making it to the PIAA Championships in Hershey next week. Only the top three wrestlers from each weight class advance, but Buckiso has a good chance, considering the wrestler he faces in tonight's quarterfinals is one he's beaten before: Nate Russo of Belle Vernon.
"My goal was to get (100 wins) this year," Buckiso said. "It's one of my top three goals for the season. One was to place at (the Powerade Christmas Wrestling Tournament); one was to get 100 wins, and one was to place at states."
The last wrestler to reach 100 wins for Peters Township was Derrick Evanovich, who accomplished the feat last year while setting the school's win record with 127. Buckiso should have no trouble passing that mark next season if he stays healthy.
"Winning 6-2 was not too bad," Buckiso said. "It was a tournament match, and I just wanted to move on."
Buckiso wrestles Russo, the fourth seed, for the third time this season after splitting the first two bouts. Russo denied Buckiso a section title and the 100th win last week with a 2-1 decision in the finals. Buckiso won a 1-0 decision in the Section 2 Team Tournament.
"We knew last week that if he won in the finals, he would have 100 wins," said Peters Township head coach Jason Carpetta. "So he got it here in the first round.
"Tyler is the whole package. He's good on the bottom and he rides well. But he's best on his feet."
Canon-McMillan, the two-time defending state team champion, advanced the most wrestlers into today's quarterfinals, sending 10 of 12. Defending state champion Cody Wiercioch needed just 58 seconds to pin Mac Oberschelp of Peters Township at 170 pounds. The next test for Wiercioch (34-1) comes against Clay Byerly (19-6) of North Allegheny.
Solomon Chishko, wrestling in just his fourth bout since returning from an elbow injury that kept him out of the lineup for the regular seasons, was dominating in taking a 20-5 technical fall from Jesse Giallonardo of Hempfield at 145 pounds. Chishko gets Tyler Steele (15-8) of Connellsville in the quarterfinals.
Connor Schram, a three-time state medalist and state champion as a freshman, also won by technical fall, 19-4, over Blynn Shideler of North Allegheny. Ringgold's Jacob Gerard (28-9) is up next for Schram (37-3).
It was a tough round for Waynesburg. Only A.C. Headlee made it out of the first round from the nine qualifiers. Headlee (36-3) pinned Ben Lynch of Seneca Valley in 1:43 at 113 and takes on Dan Leonard (20-12) of Connellsville next.
Trinity also struggled, moving just one of eight into the next round of the winners' bracket. That was Robert West (27-4), who took a 3-2 decision from Nathan Turchick of Plum. West gets second-seeded Alex DeCiantis of North Allegheny in the 182-pound semifinals.
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Two brothers who played hockey for California University of Pennsylvania are heading to trial on charges they had marijuana brought in from the state of California.
Steven John Powell, 23, and Jesse Powell, 19, both of Baldwin, waived their right to a preliminary hearing Monday before District Judge Joshua Kanalis.
They were arrested in April by state police on charges of possession and possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities after allegedly making arrangements to have marijuana delivered to their off-campus residence.
A U.S. postal inspector in Pittsburgh had been notified of a package that smelled of marijuana. The package with a return address of Guernersville, Calif., was addressed to Steven Powell at his off-campus home at 256 Second St., California.
The package was delivered to the Second Street address. Steven Powell, who was under surveillance, was seen picking up the package after it had been delivered, police said.
State police obtained a search warrant. They said marijuana was found in Steven Powell's room, along with packaging material, a grinder and other paraphernalia. Police said they also found more than $13,800. Plastic bags containing marijuana, paraphernalia and $192 were found in the room occupied by Jesse Powell, according to police.
David J. Shrager, who represented Steven Powell, said after the hearing that the decision was made to waive the hearings for both brothers because the burden was quite low for the commonwealth in making a case at the magisterial level.
"We felt it was in their best interests to address this in Common Pleas Court," Shrager said.
There has been no firm offer to the brothers and their attorneys regarding a plea deal, he added.
Neither brother is currently enrolled at Cal U., Shrager said, adding that the college is waiting on the outcome of the case.
"They do desire to continue their education," the attorney said. "Going elsewhere is an option."
Both are free on $25,000 unsecured bond.
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Years ago, I dated a girl who was intensely into tango. Our relationship was a vicious power struggle so, in an effort to spite her, I refused to dance.
I'm not a horrible monster, though, so I would accompany her to various tango events, or milongas as they are called. I was always surprised at how erotic and passionate they are; seeing good dancers tango is pretty much the closest you can come to watching porn in public. From a spectator's point of view, it appears that trust and an intimate knowledge of one's partner is key. However, I've heard the best dancers can sync with just about anyone.
Now that I'm making a conscious effort to experience new things, I figured it was a good time to get into tango, so I traveled to the weekly milonga at El Meson. I had phoned my spooky friend Matt earlier in the day to demand he and his camera join me. Besides, Matt has taken a few tango lessons, and I thought he could show me some moves. Sadly, I was mistaken. He offered no help beyond the ability to feel sorry for himself and push a camera button.
I was almost positive I had heard there would be a dance lesson at the beginning of the night. No such luck, which was extremely disappointing. Not only will you be sad to know there won't be a photo of me learning to dance, but attendee Keren Abrams gave me disheartening news.
"Tango can definitely be improvised, but it's not really a dance you can fake," she said. "You need to know the basic steps or you'll look stupid."
This information was verified as I watched countless talented dancers move perfectly with the music. Though faint, the music fit seamlessly with the aura of the room. Beautiful vintage tango songs wafted to the dance floor amid the distinct air of high-school-dance weirdness. I've always hoped talking to women would get easier with age. I also thought dance skills would help, but I noticed more than a few nervous older dudes eagerly hoping to dance but perhaps a little too nervous to ask.
Like them, I spent the better part of an hour attempting to muster the courage to ask any of the beautiful women for an impromptu dance lesson, but was quickly dissuaded by a moment of total bullshit. After asking the staff (who are totally amazing and friendly, by the way) for permission to snap a few photos, my spooky friend and photographer Matt pressed the shutter button once. He was promptly accosted by some humorless and angry dancers. Taking themselves far too seriously, several people in a row rudely chastised him for using the camera flash.
Upon explaining that we were there for SFR and simply wished to learn about and promote the event, we were met with nothing but animosity and discourteousness. It struck me that these people probably hated fun and had long ago decided they were somehow changing the world for the better through dance. I would have understood had these dancers been performing a show instead of attending a public event at a fucking bar on a weeknight, but there was no excuse for them treating us with such contempt.
Suddenly, my desire to learn the dance flew out the window, and my desperation not to be lumped in with the kinds of total assholes who think their ability to dance puts them on par with Nobel Prize-winners set in. I wish I could recommend this event, but unless you're willing to take yourself way too seriously, it may not be for you. Beyond the excellent music and wonderful staff at El Meson, the weekly milonga simply doesn't offer much to anyone hoping to breach the scene.
In other words: Take lessons, get way too serious about dancing and lose your sense of humanity before giving the weekly milonga a shot.
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Union service and maintenance workers at Washington Hospital voted Monday night to ratify a new three-year contract.
Ninety-two percent of the more than 400 Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania members voted in favor of the new contract following a marathon 30-hour bargaining session, said Karen Gownley, SEIU spokeswoman.
"It was a long night, with both sides compromising and negotiating hard," said Deb Jordan, who works in housekeeping. "But we're happy that we were able to avoid a strike, and that we union workers maintained quality jobs, which we know is key to providing quality care."
The agreement includes affordable health care and raises of 5.5 percent over the next three years.
Brenda Fields, union executive board member, said workers were happy to hold the line on health care premiums and deductibles. "Overall, we think it's a fair contract," she stated.
The hospital and the union have been negotiating a new contract since the previous three-year pact expired Jan. 31.
On Jan. 28, union members voted to give a Feb. 12 strike notice after 98 percent of the membership voted to reject management's last contract offer.
The union represents about one-third of the hospital's 1,700 employees.
When union members held a rally at Alpine Lanes last week, Zach Zobrist, vice president of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, said he and other members of the union's negotiating team had been holding lengthy sessions with hospital management on a daily basis.
The union has said sticking points in negotiations include the hospital's request for new health care deductibles, higher premiums and reduced starting salaries for many positions.
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A former grocery store is bearing fruit in Charleroi.
"They did great work on my house," Valerie Moravek said excitedly, raving about renovations to her duplex that were overseen by the Redevelopment Authority of Washington County's Home Improvement Department.
"I got a new chimney and roof, a new front porch, kitchen, lighting, windows.
"They did a lot of work and it's beautiful."
Brenda Wacker loved the Christmas present she got from the county – a new shower area.
"The tub had been leaking," she said. "We had a bucket in the basement that collected the water."
That project is part of a mini-metamorphosis taking place at her home in South Strabane Township, one she was unable to tackle alone. "I couldn't keep up with the renovations," said Wacker, a single mother with two children and two jobs.
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Moravek and Wacker are among county residents who are benefiting from the Home Rehabilitation Program, one of three programs the Home Improvement Department offers to homeowners. It provides funding for repairs, modifications and mortgage assistance for low- to moderate-income families, enabling the structures to remain livable and on the tax rolls.
The department does so through the Home Rehabilitation, Homebuyer Assistance and Access programs. Homebuyer Assistance is for first-time homebuyers; Access is for residents with permanent physical disabilities so they can increase accessibility in their homes.
There are basic eligibility requirements, some that vary from program to program, some that are the same for all three. For each, annual household income must not exceed 80 percent of the median family income for the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The income limits, for now, are:
Family of 1: $36,350; Family of 2: $41,550; Family of 3: $46,750.; Family of 4: $51,900; Family of 5: $56,100. Family of 6: $60,250.
Funding for these programs comes from a number of sources, including federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Program assistance; state Department of Community and Economic Development funds; and from the Redevelopment Authority's annual allocation from the county's Local Share Account.
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Last month, the county approved RACW's request for $314,010 from revenues collected in 2012. Those funds will be distributed in July, pending state approval.
A number of homeowners are getting a boost from these programs. The Home Improvement Department, which works on a fiscal year, reported that from July 1, 2012, through Jan. 18, 87 homes either have had work completed, are under contract or are being processed.
The vast majority of the homes – 69 – are or were in the Home Rehabilitation Program, as were 28 of the 36 that had been completed.
"That number (87) is pretty much a standard workload," said Cindy Linville, Home Improvement director. "Some projects will carry over to the next fiscal year."
She said Home Rehabilitation is the oldest of her department's programs, dating to the late 1970s. Until the program went countywide in 1994, she said, only the five largest communities were eligible: Washington, Monongahela, Charleroi, Donora and Canonsburg.
Long waiting list
Linville said all three programs have a waiting list, but home rehab is the longest. Moravek said she applied eight years ago, but work didn't begin until 2012 and was finished last fall. Wacker applied in February 2010 and work began in August.
"I was pleasantly surprised," Wacker said. "I was told there was a five-year wait."
A longtime Charleroi resident, Moravek, 58. had emotional ties to her McKean Avenue home long before the renovation. Her grandfather built it as a grocery store around 1915 and ran it for years, then her father inherited it and converted it into a duplex. She grew up there and later inherited it herself.
Moravek has owned the building for 15 years and lives on the lower level with her mother, 93, and her newlywed husband, James Hillen. She rents out the top half.
Until she spoke with a neighbor who had had work done in 2005, Moravek did not know about the county rehab program. She applied and ended up with the contractor her neighbor had, Harry Tuman of Long Branch.
"They did great work," said Moravek, an aide in a adult facility in Charleroi.
Wacker was equally laudatory of her contractor, Highland Ridge Construction of Claysville, owned by David Dennison. The company started work in August and "they hustled to get the shower done before Christmas."
Recent weather has limited Dennison's firm to interior work, which is almost complete at the Cape Cod home on Oak Spring Road, near Monarch Art School. Among the other new items are the living room floor, doors, storm doors, windows, stove, sink, countertop and carpeting. A sump pump is due and work on French drains will be completed when winter passes.
Little publicity
Although the three programs draw large numbers of applicants, a lot of people aren't aware of them. Wacker, like Moravek, found out by happenstance. She was a tax revenue assessor for the county three years ago, picking up real estate taxes from a Donora resident when she found out the individual had gotten a new roof and windows through the home rehab program.
Wacker is now a coordinator at McGuffey Senior Center, following a transfer to the county Department of Aging. Wacker also works part time at the casino at the Neadows Racetrack & Casino, logging about 60 hours a week between the two positions. She has lived in her house for nine years with her son, 22, and daughter, 19.
She will always reflect fondly on that day in Donora.
"I didn't know this program existed," Wacker said. "It is wonderful."
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I love the corp 1 percenters who call suits over pay inequality frivolous as though they never discriminate and when confronted they always apologize and pay back pay! If policies in a company allow managers to give raises to people like themselves, and that turns out to cause unjustified disparity, why not admit and fix instead of blaming the victim? Calling it frivolous is bad for employee moral and for profits, although it can be great for lawyers!
As rock philosopher Alice Cooper ineloquently said, "Only women bleed." And unless and until that is no longer the case, women's and men's pay will never be precisely equal. So let's all stop pretending that it could (or should) be.
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I am Lily Ledbetter, and yes, it does matter and it is about time.
Obama's executive order is an unfortunate intrusion in to a field already adequately covered by federal law and the exegencis of the marketplacde. And based on his recycling of the old canard about women making 77 cents for every dollar a man makes, you know Obama is playing politics, as usual. This is all about keeping women on the Democrat plantation, not about empowering women.
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We know that American teenagers have always under-reported on surveys that gauge sexual activity and drug use, so we can be pretty sure that what mainstream media has termed the "shocking frequency" of so-called sexting has been, so to speak, lowballed as well.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy teamed up with hard-hitting research partner, um, cosmogirl.com more than a year ago in order to study this rapidly spreading sextidemic. The resulting study concludes that 20 percent of teens have sent nude images of themselves via text (or "sext") message.
Even if 20 percent was accurate in the 2008 survey, we can be sure it's more pervasive now. For one thing, the media's obsession with proving that everyone is doing it has undoubtedly made many more teens try it. For another, mobile phones have continued to proliferate and, happily for budding sexting aficionados, the camera quality of phones has dramatically improved.
It's hard to see what the big deal is: Teens have always been friskier than staid parents who were once frisky teens would like to believe. When parents panic because the media reports that teens are "hooking up," ie, having casual sexual encounters, it's more like a time warp than a cause for concern. And if sending intimate asides from phone to phone has usurped the pick-up line, that's no less natural a progression than ordering a round of cosmos instead of Cutty Sarks—things change, if only stylistically.
Last November, AARP published an article claiming that sexting is popular with the senior set as well. Suddenly, it's not only teens who are using provocative images as a prelude to hooking up, but horny hustlers with hip replacements also are out to score some nursing-home nooky.
Where does that leave the 20-, 30- and 40-somethings stuck in the middle? Are we the silent majority whose sextual exploits and fickle fondlings are too predictable to make the news? Or are us in-betweeners too prude to get e-crude and pursue casual coitus?
SFR hit the bars to gauge the personal and digital pick-up habits of post-teen, pre-pension Santa Feans. Interview subjects were granted anonymity.
20-something blond with 40-something fashion sense:
Have you ever used a pick-up line or had one used on you? I don't really get picked up. Or, at least, it takes awhile—multiple interactions—a seduction.
What does hooking up mean to you? It means going home with somebody. I mean, I assume a hook up means sex.
Are you into sexting? No.
Unemployed actor staring down the barrel of 30 years old:
The pick up? I've never used a pick-up line.
The hook up? It's a po-mo reaction to a meta-sexual existence. I didn't really grow up with the term but I think I've caught up to it. Or it's caught up to me. Or something.
Sexting? Never done it. Now phone sex…
Flirtatious sprite with mismatched socks:
The pick up? Do you come here often? I've actually said that and it's actually worked.
The hook up? I've hooked up. It can range from sex to, well, I mean, it's usually sex—and usually after a night of drunkenness.
Sexting? I'm not into it. I'd prefer to get down to it in person. I mean, are phones so ingrained that we now have to use them for sex too?
Sensible shoes, backpack that could only belong to a college student:
The pick up? I don't pick people up. I tend to get into heavy relationships. But if I liked someone, I would walk over to them and say 'I like you.' Is that a pick-up line?
The hook up? It's definitely a concept I grew up with, even if it wasn't always called that, but I've never really understood it or even known how I'd go about it.
Sexting? Yes. Yes. Oh, yeah.
Exotic and ageless girl with a penchant for canned beer:
The pick up? No.
The hook up? Hooking up can be anything from making out to sex as long as it really doesn't matter. I mean, it might matter later, but it doesn't really mean much at the time. It's a moment of freedom.
Sexting? No.
Very pretty man with a carefully placed cap:
The pick up? Yes. No. I don't know. I think so.
The hook up? It's artfully vague, isn't it? It can really mean anything that it's convenient for it to mean.
Sexting? No, not really.
Sweatshirt, headphones, mid-20s permanent brood:
The pick up? No. I was raised by my grandmother and I think I ended up with a different set of values.
The hook up? It's kind of an anonymous sexual encounter.
Sexting? No. I'd rather see and hear it in person.
Girl who says "I hear you're interviewing people…want to do me?"
The pick up? Yeah. I've used 'nice shoes…wanna fuck?'
The hook up? Yeah, hook up, get together, go home with someone—it's always been around.
Sexting? I'm still kind of stuck on the phone sex.
Older intense dude with a twitch:
The pick up? Yeah. I said, 'I just made love to you with my eyes. Want to do it again?'
The hook up? That's just what people do, right? Sometimes we hook up for 20 minutes and sometimes we hook up for 60 years.
Sexting? Dude, there was this girl from Argentina…
Man more interested in his phone than anyone else:
The pick up? No, I've never used a pick-up line. Well, I mean, I've never used one successfully.
The hook up? It's a make-out session.
Sexting? Hey, yeah…just last weekend for the first time.
40ish, elegant woman with a complicated cocktail:
The pick up? Um, probably one's been used on me. More than one. Quite a few.
The hook up? Everybody knows what hooking up is. I can vouch for history here: Today's youth did not invent hooking up.
Sexting? Sexting, phone sex, dirty email—I do all of it. I'll get hot and bothered with a couple of tin cans and some string.
So if a random sampling of anonymous Santa Feans can be called credible, sexting is a fact of life across all age ranges, even if it's most popular with teens, senior citizens and Tiger Woods.
Despite media hype, not much has changed in terms of sex throughout human history. Hooking up has been around at least since tool-using Eastern agrarian dudes ran into European hunter-gatherer chicks, so the pick-up line will never die, even if it comes out as "Can I CU L8er 2nite?"


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It's a good thing Joe Horace still reads the news. If he didn't, he wouldn't know about the city's plans to redevelop the land he owns on St. Michael's Drive. Neither, for that matter, would Daniel Masterson, a managing partner at Don Mackey Nissan, or Tom "TJ" Jones, the manager at Payne's Nurseries & Greenhouses—both of which also are on St. Michael's. That city officials extolled the virtues of public participation at last week's Neighborhood Law & Policy Conference panel on redeveloping St. Michael's, then, seems slightly incongruous.
The Nov. 5 panel was open to the public (but was during working hours) and featured Roy Wroth, an urbanist who designed one of the seven St. Michael's redevelopment schemes presented to the city this spring; Kathy McCormick, the city's housing and development director; and City Councilor Matthew Ortiz. Wroth opened with a list of the redevelopment project's three main goals: "mixed use" (a favorite new urbanist catchphrase), buildings built closer to the sidewalks to encourage pedestrian traffic and neighborhood "nodes" that create "intimate space" to encourage community involvement. Wroth also mentioned some questions worth considering: how to develop in a manner that suits residents' and property owners' needs, how to incorporate all socioeconomic sectors if possible and—the eternal, impossible challenge—where to get funding.
Or, as Councilor Ortiz put it, "How, as a city, do we balance this very exciting vision [and] this very burdensome planning process when you have 30-plus years of [zoning codes]?"
That vision is still unfocused. Of the seven design proposals presented to the city earlier this year, none have been chosen as a front-runner.
Wroth says the city never intended to choose a front-runner—that eliciting the designs was more a way to start a conversation regarding St. Michael's future. Still, the designs have several features in common: more trees and green areas, less space devoted to huge asphalt parking lots and greater accessibility for pedestrians. The seven-lane street itself also could stand to be narrower, in Wroth's view.
"Those lanes are functionally obsolete," he says. "People get all allergic that you're somehow restricting their freedom of movement, but any traffic engineer would tell you that it's actually overbuilt."
But Horace, who has owned the land beneath Zia Kia since 1983, begs to differ.
"We are not a civilization of pedestrians; we're automobile people," Horace says. "Parking is critical—in Santa Fe especially, because there's so little [of it]." He notes that a nearby bank is in the process of building a drive-up window—evidence of the automobile culture that characterizes St. Michael's. And while Horace clearly understands that walkable places can be prettier (he cites Hilton Head, SC and Central City, Colo. as examples), he also says that eliminating the space he uses to park his and his customers' cars could push him out of business. "There just isn't room—period," Horace says. "If you put the buildings out on the sidewalk, does that mean I have to tear down this building that has 20-some thousand feet of working space and move it?"
A car dealership may be the antithesis of the idealized "walkable city," and Horace himself jokingly recognizes that "you're talking to an automobile dealer who's anti-pedestrian and anti-bicycle." But Jones, who has worked on St. Michael's for 35 years, also recognizes the benefits of motor traffic and parking. He's concerned that less parking could mean less business for every store in the area, which will mean fewer jobs and the need for more city funding. Jones (perhaps because he works at a nursery) is even skeptical about tree-planting initiatives, because they'll require water, care and—maybe most importantly—funding from the city.
"There's a tough moment in this and that is, after the plan gets finished, it needs to be adopted by the City Council, and it needs to be funded, either by the City Council or by people really pushing to raise federal dollars," Wroth says. He also says it's not as hard as it seems:
"The road, the design, the zoning—none of that stuff is really that complicated, and frankly, none of that stuff is adequately inspiring to get the political support for [this]," Wroth says. "Using this as a chance to build a livelihood for people—that's the stuff that would give this project momentum, and you can do a lot of that without doing the roads or the rezoning or the rest of it."
Wroth says strengthening community organizations like Somos Un Pueblo Unido, the Chainbreaker Collective and the Triangle District Resource Center is one way to get people involved.
"As a community, we need to pull together enough resources to really commit to these kinds of programs," Wroth says. "I look at the whole thing as kind of the social enterprise approach to community development: an entity that is big and solid and credit-worthy but also has a grassroots dimension."
Such an entity, he says, could in turn encourage and strengthen stakeholders' resolve to turn St. Michael's into a cohesive neighborhood. But introducing design schemes last spring without local businesses' knowledge or involvement already has created some discord.
"I have not received any information from city officials," Masterson of the Nissan dealership says. "They've had no direct contact with businesses [in the area] that I know of." Horace and Jones say the same and, in an email sent to SFR on Nov. 9, Marcela Díaz, the executive director of the immigrant rights group Somos Un Pueblo Unido, writes, "I can't say that I know anyone who lives in these HUD subsidized apartments who has taken part in any of the planning discussions."
Ortiz, however, emphasizes that the process hasn't officially begun.
"We're really just doing a feasibility/visioning process right now," he says. If and when actual redevelopment plans begin, though, Ortiz says he'd like to see some changes in business as usual.
"Solicit private property owners and get them bought into the process," Ortiz tells SFR. "Don't just hold a meeting at the library and have four people show up and start doing a plan that's all pie-in-the-sky with no basis in the reality that exists on the ground today."
At last week's panel, McCormick informed an audience of lawyers, public officials and citizens that the city will gather information over the course of the next calendar year and will formulate a plan by January 2011. (Both McCormick and Economic Development Specialist Kate Noble, the other city official working on the project, are on vacation this week and could not be reached for additional comment.) That date, at the very least, gives the city plenty of time to talk to people like Masterson, Horace, Jones and Díaz.
"What is their objective?" Horace asks. "If it were clear-cut and you could make me understand it, I'd listen."


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Trinity Area School Board awarded an $8.86 million bus contract to First Student Inc. Monday.
Two board members who were barred in Washington County Court from weighing in on transportation issues cast their votes for First Student at the afternoon meeting, giving the Cincinnati-based company the contract by a 5-3-1 margin.
First Student beat out three other bus companies for the five-year contract, including GG&C and Schweinebraten, the district's current transportation providers.
GG&C sued Trinity in December after the school district voted to seek bids for the bus contract and alleged the school board and three of its members ignored conflicts of interest and violated state laws while handling transportation matters. Sandra Clutter and Jenene Hupp, former GG&C employees, now work for Schweinebraten, and Henry Clemens had worked for both companies. As part of an agreement reached between Trinity and GG&C in court on January 30, GG&C offered to withdraw its preliminary injunction request and stay litigation for 60 days. Clemens, Clutter and Hupp agreed not to participate in discussions and votes related to transportation issues.
According to board president Scott Day, that agreement expired March 30.
"We had an agreement in place for 60 days, and that 60 days expired. Our contention is that the 60 days is over and we completed everything in there we agreed to, including attending a WHAT conference last week. That's our interpretation, and we believe we're correct," said Day.
In addition, the transportation bids were set to expire Monday.
Clemens abstained from Monday's vote, but Clutter and Hupp voted for First Student, along with Day, Colleen Interval and Shawn Mulac.
Opposed were Penny Caleffe, Jennifer Morgan and Tamera Salvatori.
At a Feb. 21 meeting, a motion to award a five-year contract to GG&C and Schweinebraten ended in a 3-3 tie, and board president Scott Day said the board had reached an impasse. The sides were ordered by President Judge Debbie O'Dell Seneca to hold a status conference on March 27.
Furman said he believes the school district likely will end up back in court to defend the vote.
"There's going to be more. It's going to come back to the court, and we'll see what happens in there," Furman said.
He said the two directors did not violate state ethics laws because they voted for First Student, not the bus company they work for, which could negatively impact their income.
"The two board members today who voted for First Student essentially voted against their employer. That's to their financial detriment," said Furman.
Dale Lyons, vice president of Schweinebraten, said Monday, "We believe the actions of the board were improper both as a matter of law and inappropriate for the best interests of the students and the taxpayers of the district."
GG&C's attorney, Richard Kelly, could not be reached Monday, but said two weeks ago that the company should be awarded the contract because it was the lowest bidder. After submitting clarifications of its original bid following the deadline, GG&C's bid was $8.67 million, Kelly said.
Morgan, who voted against First Student, was frustrated with the outcome.
"I voted no because I wanted to keep the bus contract local and to go with the lowest responsible bidder. That's been my stance since day one, to negotiate with our current contractors and not go from someone outside the state," said Morgan. The school district is not required to award the contract to the lowest bidder because it is a service contract, and Day believes First Student will save the district money by consolidating and eliminating bus runs.
"I understand the emotion because (GG&C and Schweinebraten) are local, but I'm thoroughly convinced that long-term, this is the best contract for the district and the taxpayers," Day said.
The district's contracts with GG&C and Schweinebraten (GG&C handles 22 routes while Schweinebraten has 11) expire June 30.
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Windows Build Instructions
This document explains how to compile the development version of Stellarium on WinXP. The easiest method is to use QtCreator as described in this page. However it is also possible to compile using MSYS or MS Visual C++. See CompileWithMSYS and CompileWithVisualCpp.
Building with Qt Creator (Prefered method)
Stellarium can be built in Windows XP as below. If you use Vista 32 bit or Windows 7 32 bit. The procedure should be the same. However I have tried Vista home basic and Qt creator does not work there because it needs cwctype declared. Msys compiling works OK in Vista home. If you have the 64 bit version it will be necessary to install the Virtual XP version from Microsoft (470MB download) and the virtual computer interface from Microsoft or VMware.
The virtual XP program will then need to be fully set up as a complete separate virtual XP installation with all the below dependancies including the environment variables. When Stellarium is compiled a package can be made that can be installed in the Program Files (x86)of Windows 7 64 bit (or anywhere else you fancy). Only tested on Windows 7 64 bit ultimate where it runs without problems.
I upgraded my development environment on windows (XP), and decided to start from scratch, and write what I do. I managed to compile and run Stellarium pretty quickly *without using the windows command line or msys* by following these steps.
Go to the bzr checkout instructions first
1- Install a SVN command line client: CollabNet Subversion Command-Line Client works fine. To get this you will need to register and download Collabnetsubversion-server-1.6.9-1.win32.exe from http://www.collab.net (subversion). Run this and install it in your preferred location or use the default
2- Download and install the latest version of Qt SDK. Current version 2010.05 (4.7.0) SDK (includes Qt libraries, Mingw, gdb, Qt Creator) from http://qt.nokia.com and install it. Remove any earlier version first
I installed it to C:\Qt\4.7.0 rather than the default location of C:\Qt\2010.05
3- Download and install cmake 2.8 from http://www.cmake.org and install it. Remove any earlier versions first
4- For Qt Creator/cmake to find the mingw environment you now need to add some directories to your path. Assuming you installed everything in the location C:\Qt\4.7.0 you should add in your path:
C:\Qt\4.7.0;C:\Qt\4.7.0\qt\bin;C:\Qt\4.7.0\mingw\bin;C:\Program Files\CMake 2.8\bin; C:\Qt\4.7.0\mingw\lib;C:\Qt\4.7.0\mingw\include
You can edit your path in the "system property" dialog of windows (easy on XP but a little more obscure in Vista and Windows 7). Be very careful editing the path, any syntax errors will stop the creation of the cmakecache.txt when paths can't be found. Remove the paths to other instances of mingw.
You need to (re)start Qt Creator after this.
5.1- Gettext: Download the "Complete package, except sources" installer from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gettext.htm and install it in C:\Qt\4.7.0\mingw\ It will install everything we need in the mingw environment.
5.2- libIconv: Download the "Complete package, except sources" installer from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/libiconv.htm and install it in C:\Qt\4.7.0\mingw\ It will install everything we need in the mingw environment.
5.3- zlib: Download the "Complete package, except sources" installer from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/zlib.htm and install it in C:\Qt\4.7.0\mingw\ It will install everything we need in the mingw environment.
6- Create a folder "\prog\ before you start Qt creator. Start Qt Creator and tell it where your svn.exe is in Tools/Options../Version Control/Subversion.
My program automatically installed in /program files/Collabnet/subversion Server
7- Create a new project File/New File or Project/Version Control/Subversion Checkout, and give the following url:
bzr co lp:stellarium
and tell it to put it in the directory of your choice: in my case, I had already created C:\prog\ The checkout should create the stellarium directory in there and the project headers will be in Documents and settings\your name\stellarium .
8- Once the source code is checked out, Qt Creator automatically detects a cmake-based project and launches the CMake Wizard. I tell it to build stellarium in C:\prog\stellarium\qtcreator-build .(default location) Then run cmake using the MinGW target. This will configure cmakecache.txt in the qtcreator-build folder (you can edit it if necessary) If this action fails to find any dependancies. check the cmakecache.txt you may need to manually install the requirement paths. When this completes OK click on finish.
9- If everything went well, click on the "build all" button in Qt Creator, and wait that everything is build. This can take some time for the first build and may show many warning messages. Watch the progress "build" bar in the left menu column. It will turn green when the build is complete. Click on build issues in lower window and you can see the progress. (warning messages that don't stop the build or major reasons that do). When it stops check the qtcreator-build\src folder to see the stellarium.exe and libstelmain.dll files. Copy these files to the stellarium folder. Go to the Qt\4.6.2\qt\bin and copy
libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll....from qt/4.6.2/qt/bin
libiconv2.dll....from qt/4.6.2/mingw/bin
libintl3.dll....from qt/4.6.2/mingw/bin
zlib1.dll .... from qt/4.6.2/mingw/bin
mingwm10.dll....from qt/4.6.2/qt/bin
phonon4.dll....from qt/4.6.2/qt/bin
qtconcurrent.dll....from qt/4.6.2/bin (may not be needed)
Qtcore4.dll....from qt/4.6.2/qt/bin
Qtgui4.dll....from qt/4.6.1/qt/bin
Qtnetwork4.dll....from qt/4.6.2/qt/bin
Qtopengl4.dll....from qt/4.6.2/qt/bin
Qtscript4.dll....from qt/4.6.2/qt/bin
Qtsql4.dll....from qt/4.6.2/qt/bin
Qtsvg4.dll....from qt/4.6.2/qt/bin
Qtxml4.dll....from qt/4.6.2/qt/bin
To the stellarium folder
Create a folder sqldrivers in stellarium
Go to the Qt\4.6.2\qt\plugins\sqldrivers folder and copy qsqlite4.dll to this folder
10. Run Stellarium and enjoy
Making the Package
To make an intallation package you will first need to download and install the Inno installer
From http://www.jrsoftware.org download isetup-5.2.3.exe, run it to install.
You will also need to pack the language packet "locale" first. I made a DOS batch file some time ago that works in the compiled "po" folder in the stellarium\qtcreator-build that places all the necessary files in the corresponding folders of a "locale" folder.
There is a stellarium.iss file in the stellarium source folder that holds the package compiler source to be used with the inno compiler.
The location of the executables and the sub folders in this file will need to reflect where you have them. I made a separate "share" folder containing the essentials of all the required sub folders:- data, landscapes, locale,modules, nebulae, scripts, skycultures, sqldrivers, stars and textures.
When all this is prepared it is only necessary to click on the stellarium.iss file to load it and then compile under the build heading.
The package will be built and placed in a new folder created "output". The package will be "setup.exe". This package can then be run on any XP, Vista or Windows 7 computer. Note:- If you are installing on a 64 bit computer the program will need to be placed in the Program files (x86) folder, not the Program Files folder.


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Area golfers enjoying successful summer
Several area golfers are experiencing successful seasons this summer.
Grant Engel of Upper St. Clair and Jake Sollon from Venetia finished as co-runners-up at the 93rd West Penn Junior Championships, played on the 6,570-yard, Par 72 course at The Club at Shadow Lakes.
Both finished with two-day totals of 150. The pair, along with Joshua Linsenbigler, trailed champion Brent Rodgers of Cranberry by two strokes.
In the event, Tyler Pollack from Venetia posted a 152 score
Earlier, Sollon captured the West Penn boys' championship. He finished with a 72 on the course at the South Hills Country Club.
Alex Stopperich of Venetia earned co-runner-up honors in the tournament, finishing three strokes behind Sollon with a 75.
Meanwhile, consistency proved David Brown's ally as the 52-year-old Upper St. Clair resident captured his second West Penn Amateur Championship in three seasons. It was his third such title of his career.
Brown won his first title in 2004 at the Nemacolin Country Club. He won the 2011 crown at the Oakmont Country Club.
At this year's event, Brown edged Belle Vernon's Bo Lustig on the second hole of a playoff to capture the championship. Both finished regulation play with one-under-par 209 scores.
Brown joins John Birmingham, Marshall Marraccini and Vince Zachetti as three-time amateur champions. William C. Fownes, Jr., leads with eight victories from 1904-1916.
Although neither advanced, Peters Township graduates Tom Nettles and Jeremich Merich participated in the U.S. Amateur sectional qualifier played on the Down River Golf Course in Everett. Both finished with 148 scores.
While Merich is golfing at St. Francis University, Nettles will be a freshman this fall at Campbell University.


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Clafoutis is one of the best French restaurants in the state, but don't get the wrong idea. It's not fancy. There are no tuxedoed waiters here. No, this place specializes in the kind of traditional café fare that makes everyday dining in France such a pleasure. The food is authentic and soul-satisfying. When your taste buds have become overwhelmed by curry and chile and wasabi, bring them here to reconnect with simple joys such as crêpes sprinkled with plain sugar, a flaky butter croissant and a cup of café au lait, a plate of pâte with bread and cheese, a bowl of rich French onion soup. The sandwiches and quiches are filling but not overwhelming. Still, you'll need to watch how much of that crusty bread you eat because you'll definitely want to save room for something from the best-stocked pastry case in the city. Eclairs, fruit tarts, fluffy, flaky, cakey things with unpronounceable names—they are all magnificent. Just point to any three items and share them with your table. You won't be disappointed.
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Yes, we need a winged evil warrior. He is soo MOTUC!!!!
by the way....Kowla is a must
Vultak is one character that when i saw him for the first time in the POP series I said, why in the hell is there no figure for him. Now is our chance to immortilize him in plastic. He is the only flyer for the horde, and his special ability to turn into a black mass to capture his victims adds a whole new dimension to him. I love the design of his feet, thought it suited him very well, and could share lot of parts with hordak. He kinda reminded me of the beastman of the Horde, in that he collects the animals they use to attack the great rebellion. As accessories, he should come with a blue Horde crossbow and Black Leech net.
Yes, we need a winged evil warrior. He is soo MOTUC!!!!
by the way....Kowla is a must
what?! this character hasn't had his own thread yet.
i thought a lot of motu fans known about this gut & supported him?
well you can count on my support.
YES! and he would not need alot of new tooling so mattel would love that
the King needs his Queen and pet! Queen Veena and Battle Lion for MOTUC!
For the Love of Illumina & her Cat Sleetah!!
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He's another one that I would definitely go for. A cool looking villain who would be easy to produce.
Photog is here! thank you, Mattel!
Now how about some mini-comics love (like Lodar, Geldor, Dakon......)? And Mermista?
I would love a Vultak! I have an animation cel of him capturing Kowl and Kowla hanging in my room!
Here's another pic of him:
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You can join the Illumina Facebook page here!
I definitely want this guy, as long as the 4H make his face look a bit less cartoony.
Whenever anyone starts a thread about any potential Horde member from any era...just count me in!!! I shouldn't even have to say it anymore. The Horde is the easiest sell of them all! I REALLY hope one of the new characters for the 30th is a Horde member!
Would love a Vultak to add to my Evil Horde.
Definitely looking forward to Vultak in MOTUC!!
He's one of my most wanted FILMation characters!!
"Oh Lord, Bless this M&M... and the mighty cockroach I slain in battle to get it." - Al Bundy
it would he cool if he was the SDCC fig and he had Kowl and Kowla
the King needs his Queen and pet! Queen Veena and Battle Lion for MOTUC!
For the Love of Illumina & her Cat Sleetah!!
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I agree with all of you, especially with Durendall (a tidbit less cartoony, but I guess 4H will do a great job) and with Dark Sorceress: it would be nice if he would come with Kowl and Kowla. Oh yeah, and the net!
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Scott Make this Happen like right now.
2012 Create a character Runners up Mini-Sub please!!! I needs Bubblor and Major Header.
I'll add my voice in support of your idea. Would love to see Vultak in this line.
I made a mistake in remembering his look, so instead of Drago-Man's wings he's have to re-use Angella's. either way I'm all for mor horde (except for Col. Blast, too derivative of rio blast and a very boring design)
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I've got everything that I need, right in front of me! Life's a happy song people!
Fear is faith in failure
Count me in as well, a specially if his wings brings us closer to Angella and the 200X Sorceress variant.
I'd definitely get him!
And his wings could be used for Hunga the Harpy as well.
He who dies with the most MOTUC wins!
Any member of the Horde is a must for me. Not much tooling required, could even come with Kowla as an accessory. Hint Hint Mattel.
Evil Army of the Horde!!
I'd buy him.
If they come up with a nice unisex wing sculpt- they could easily knock out this guy after Angella, and Hunga/harpies.
He comes after Huntara, though.
He's an easy "do" IMO. Like others have already said, a set of "unisex wings" (great phrase by the way!) could cover him, Angella, Hunga, and maybe other future brand new winged characters if the 30th anniversary newbies become really really hot sellers and Mattel decides to sprinkle in more new figures throughout the future.
His only new parts would really be the head, the feet, the wings, and armor and some sort of accessory. You could reuse any hands, as his are sort of generic-looking anyways. Give him the finned Zodac/Skeletor hands, the Beast Man/Stratos hands, He-Man/Tri-Klops hands, Whiplash... any would work well.
I want him!
Yes, I'm down with any Horde member. Bring them on!
the more horde the better
the ignore list is my new best friend
The Horde has so much to gain from FilMation access, I cannot wait. Vultak is high on my list of priorities and he will translate into the Classics style seemlessly. I am ready for him. And Dylamug. And Octavia. And Scorpia. And Scurvy. And... all of them.
Put me down as wanting Vultak too. I'm really interested in seeing what kind of textures they would add to him to make him look like part of the MOTUC line.
"Yep! And now I'm gonna blast ya!" - Orko to Skeletor in "Lessons"
WANT: Twiggets, Hunga, Josh, Joya/Bubblerina, King Ahgo, Wise Old Wizardess,
Crimson Fury, Melog, Kowla, Red Eye, Staghorn, ALL New Adventures, Sharella,
Gray, Kittrina, Melaktha, Miranda, Lt. Andra, Illumina, Lady Slither, MYP Evil-Lyn,
MYP Sorceress, King Miro, Songster, Scrollos, Kayla, Skeleteen
He is defenitaly in my want list. I always wanted a Vultak figure.
Vultak would look so cool in the MOTUC style. I can picture the 4H magic on Vultak's evil, leering face. Good call on the potential re-use with Angella, Hunga and the Harpies, guys. I love the DCUC Hawkman wings, so that style, but a little larger would work for me in MOTUC. He could re-use Skeletor feet, but I think it would be cool if he got some even more bird like clawed feet.
What weapons/accessories are you looking for with Vultak? He doesn't have any iconic ones from what I can recall in that she-ra episode. Maybe this could be a good figure to come with Kowl? For some reason I feel like a net and a trident would be a good set of weapons for this guy.


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We're doing some late Summer renovations at The Cult and one of the sections we would like to improve upon is our Book sections. We never had a great Quotes addition to each book section. Rather, I had to do outside links to other fan pages that had compiled their list of quotes. But many of these fan sites are no long gone, rendering the link defunct on our end.
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