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Fostering peace among children is a main goal of the Global Peace Building Foundation (GPBF). Tom Etzel of Mt. Lebanon started the organization to "advocate peace building" after the Sept. 11 tragedy struck him personally. Etzel lost not only his niece, Katie McCloskey, but his high school friend, Ken Waldie, in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
McCloskey, 25, was working on the 97th floor of the World Trade Center that day when American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower. A Bethel Park graduate, Waldie was aboard that jet.
According to Etzel and his wife, Phyllis, McCloskey always wanted to live in New York City. In fact, the South Bend, Ind., resident had just started her job two months prior to the attacks. She worked three-days-a-week at the World Trade Center.
"She was a great gal and got to live her dream," Mrs. Etzel said.
After the tragedy, Etzel said he wanted to do something to help spread peace throughout the world. In 2006, he had his "Ah ha" moment to start a foundation after attending a graduation ceremony where the speaker talked about global peace.
In 2009, Etzel enrolled in a mid-career master's program at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston. During the one-year program, Etzel became close with his classmates, many of whom were from all over the world. Some are members of the GPBF's advisory board. The foundation also has a Pittsburgh-based board of directors.
While at school, Etzel said he "came up with a vision of what to do." That was to create a grass-roots organization geared toward peace. After completing the Tufts' program in July, Etzel officially incorporated the foundation on Sept. 11, 2010.
Centered on youth and children, the foundation cultivates global peace through dialogue, sports and the arts. This in turn can provide unity, compassion and understanding.
Tom Etzel said GPBF acts as an intermediary between donors and a recipient peace-building organization. He added GPBF researches the organizations with which it partners. In the past three years, the foundation has been "very deliberate in developing infrastructure, mission and core values," he said. Etzel is focused on establishing the integrity of the foundation and staying within a selective scope to "make sure the organizations we partner with are legitimate."
This summer, the Etzels travelled to Northern Ireland with GPBF. The foundation partners with Peace Players International. That organization uses basketball to bring together children and teach them to learn to get along. According to its official website, Peace Players International was founded in 2001 on the premise that "children who play together can learn to live together."
Tom Etzel said in Northern Ireland more than 90 percent of schools are still segregated between the Catholic and Protestant population, and students "never get to know the other side." Peace Players works with 22 schools in Belfast to bring together students.
The children get to know each other through the sport and it opens up a conversation between both sides. "Dialogue is important," Etzel stressed. GPBF also works with Seeds of Peace. The organization focuses on inspiring and equipping new generations of leaders from regions of conflict with the relationships and skills needed to advance lasting peace. Seeds of Peace holds an annual summer camp in Maine where youth from historically conflicted countries are brought together.
Although the camp is for young people, Etzel said it also fosters a dialogue between the adults that are from different parts of the world.
In the future GPBF hopes to partner with area colleges and universities to get new ideas. Etzel envisions growth for the next five to 10 years. "We want to build our organization so it's a prominent foundation in the global peace building community." The hope is that other peace-building organizations partner with GPBF and spread the message of peace.
"We want to cover the world," Tom Etzel said.
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PITTSBURGH – Wandy Rodriguez's fastball had abandoned him just in time to potentially ruin an otherwise fabulous night.
There were no such problems with his curveball.
Rodriguez struck out Brent Lillibridge on a knee-locking full-count bender with the bases loaded in the seventh, and the Pittsburgh Pirates' revamped bullpen closed out a 3-0 win over the Chicago Cubs Wednesday.
The veteran left-hander allowed just two hits over 6 2-3 innings, walking one and striking out six, none bigger than the 76 mph curve he threw to Lillibridge to end a 10-pitch battle with one down.
"He's a pro," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. "That's a pro's pitch. No kid is going to throw that pitch."
Tony Watson came in for Rodriguez and recovered from a 3-0 hole to retire pinch hitter Alberto Gonzalez. Watson then worked the eighth and Jason Grilli pitched a perfect ninth for his first save since being promoted to closer in the offseason.
Andrew McCutchen smacked an RBI double for the Pirates. Starling Marte and Gaby Sanchez also drove in a run, more than enough for Rodriguez on a frigid night.
Not that Rodriguez paid any attention. He wore shirt sleeves on a night temperatures dropped to the low-30s shortly after the first pitch. He appeared to warm up as the game wore on. All six of his strikeouts came over his final three innings.
"It was cold but then the game started I didn't care about that," Rodriguez said through a translator. "I wore the shirt sleeves because it let my arm feel loose."
Edwin Jackson gave up two runs in five innings but lost to the Pirates for the first time in seven career starts. The Cubs produced just two singles and only put a runner on third once.
"We haven't gotten a hit yet with men in scoring position in two games, so we've got to get better at that," Chicago manager Dale Sveum said.
The 34-year-old Rodriguez helped the Dominican Republic to the World Baseball Classic title last month, going 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA in two starts. He carried the momentum forward in his first April start for someone other than the Astros.
Expertly mixing his breaking ball with a pinpoint fastball, Rodriguez kept the Cubs off balance all night.
"He had his stuff today," Chicago first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. "He was working both sides of the plate to most of the guys. He didn't give in there with the bases loaded. We fought there in the seventh and just didn't come up with it."
And unlike the opener – when the Pirates couldn't take advantage of a steady performance by A.J. Burnett – the Pirates gave Rodriguez some help.
Pittsburgh took its first lead of the season when Garrett Jones led off the fourth with a single and McCutchen followed with a double to the corner in left. McCutchen came home when Gaby Sanchez's sharp grounder rolled under the glove of shortstop Starlin Castro.
Rodriguez cruised until the seventh, when his command temporarily abandoned him. He drilled Rizzo in the shoulder, gave up a single to Alfonso Soriano and pelted Welington Castillo in the knee to load the bases with one out.
Lillibridge stepped in and nearly gave the Cubs the lead. Twice Lillibridge drilled a Rodriguez fastball down the left-field line. One landed inches to the left of the chalk. The other sailed just wide of the foul pole. Rodriguez took advantage of the reprieve by dropping in the curveball, a pitch that was so unexpected Lillibridge's bat never left his shoulder.
"That's closer-esque," said Grilli, who was watching from the bullpen. "Every starter has to have that moment, that big moment in the game where you're going to throw a 3-2 breaking ball. That was a big, big pitch."
Marte gave the Pirates some wiggle room with a single in the bottom of the seventh that plated Clint Barmes.
Watson and Grilli took care of the rest.
The 36-year-old Grilli, closing for the first time in his journeyman career, entered to the powerful chords of the song "Whipped" by Pearl Jam. He retired the Cubs in order in the ninth, striking out Nate Schierholtz looking to end it. Grilli celebrated with a fist pump as fireworks exploded behind him.
"My heart was beating a little faster, but controllable," Grilli said. "Facing the heart of the order, I've done that before."
Notes: Pittsburgh LHP Jeff Locke pitched six innings in an extended spring training game on Tuesday. Locke is Pittsburgh's fifth starter and will make his season debut on Sunday in Los Angeles. .… Sveum reiterated Carlos Marmol remains the team's closer. Marmol struggled during Monday's 3-1 victory and was pulled after giving up a run and two hits while retiring just one batter. … The series wraps up on Thursday. James McDonald (12-8, 4.21 ERA in 2012) starts for Pittsburgh against Chicago's Travis Wood (6-13, 4.27). … McCutchen swiped second in the sixth for his 100th career stolen base.
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Clarence Ernest Dudley, 26, of Donahoe Street, was pronounced dead at 8:25 a.m. by Washington County Coroner Tim Warco. He died of multiple injuries.
Grace Katherine Sauerzopf, 21, of Burnsville Ridge Road, was pronounced dead at 1:10 p.m. by Warco. She died of head injuries.
The crashes are being investigated by state police.
According to Warco, Dudley was traveling alone on Route 50 when he approached a right bend near Gardner Street and lost control of the vehicle, which crossed the center line and went over a guardrail and embankment of the eastbound lane.
Dudley was ejected from the vehicle, Warco said. The exact time of the incident remains undetermined. Police were made aware of the crash by a passing motorist, the coroner said.
Avella fire Chief Eric Temple said his department was called about 6:52 a.m. for a report of debris on the road near the Avella Sportsmens Club.
"When we got there, we found clothes, toys and car parts all over the place," Temple said. Firefighters checked the area and found a small car over the hill. They found the body of a young man who apparently had been thrown from the car.
Temple said it is not known when the crash occurred, although some residents of the area reported hearing the sound of a crash.
It is the same location in which a young Washington man was killed earlier this year. Temple said there is a bend on that stretch of road.
In August, 19-year-old Tyler James Roy was killed when his pickup truck crashed off Avella Road at Gardner Road in the township. Roy also was ejected from his vehicle. Avella firefighters found him under his truck when they arrived at the scene. Roy's vehicle also was spotted by a passing motorist.
Sauerzopf also was traveling alone at the time of her accident, Warco said.
According to Warco, Sauerzopf was driving south on Burnsville Ridge Road when she left a bend in the road and lost control of her car, traveling off the road before crossing the road, traveling along a hillside and coming to rest overturned on the road.
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CLEVELAND – Until the game's final play Sunday, the biggest number staring at the Steelers was seven.
No, not injured quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's jersey number, though the Steelers obviously are concerned about him.
Seven was the number of turnovers the Steelers committed in the game's first 59-plus minutes.
The Steelers then lost a fumble on the final play, as they attempted some desperation laterals, to finish with eight turnovers in a 20-14 loss to the Cleveland Browns.
"That was an ugly performance," said Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin in perhaps the understatement of his career.
"We were highly penalized. We turned the ball over. And when you do those things, you are going to lose, I don't care who is playing quarterback."
In this case it was 37-year-old veteran Charlie Batch subbing for Roethlisberger, who missed his second game with shoulder and rib injuries.
With Byron Leftwich, last week's starter in a 13-10 loss to Baltimore, also out with a rib injury, Batch completed 20 of 34 passes for 199 yards and accounted for three of the turnovers with interceptions.
All three of Batch's interceptions came in the second half after the Steelers practically abandoned their running game following fumbles by Rashard Mendenhall, Jonathan Dwyer, Isaac Redman and Chris Rainey.
Only Rainey's first-half fumble was not recovered by the Browns (3-8), who scored 17 of their 20 points off of Pittsburgh turnovers to beat the Steelers for just the second time in the past 18 meetings. The Steelers dropped to 6-5 and are tied with Cincinnati for the final playoff spot in the AFC.
Each time a running back fumbled, Tomlin replaced him with another player. But when all four fumbled, Tomlin was left without an answer.
"They were fumbling the ball, so we are going to play people who can secure the ball," Tomlin said. "But after everybody does it, there aren't very many choices left."
As a result, the Steelers finished with 49 rushing yards on 20 carries.
"I don't have an answer for what happened, but I know it shouldn't happen," said Mendenhall. "We can't put the ball on the ground."
It was Cleveland's lone turnover in the game that put the Steelers ahead 7-0.
On the Browns' opening possession, Pittsburgh defensive end Brett Keisel tipped a pass from rookie quarterback Brandon Weedon into the air at the line of scrimmage. Linebacker Lawrence Timmons grabbed the ball for his team-best third interception and returned it 53 yards to give the Steelers a 7-0 lead.
But the Browns would score 13 unanswered points – 10 with the help of Pittsburgh turnovers. Cleveland converted a Mendenhall fumble at the Steelers' 46-yard line into a 28-yard Phil Dawson field goal, and a Redman fumble at Pittsburgh 10 into a Weedon touchdown pass to tight end Jordan Cameron.
Cleveland also got a 32-yard Dawson field goal with 3:45 remaining in the first half before the Steelers mounted their only long drive of the game, going 84 yards – including a 25-yard pass interference penalty that was drawn by recently signed receiver Plaxico Burress in the end zone – for a 1-yard Rainey touchdown run with one secondleft in the half.
But the Steelers gave the momentum back when Batch was intercepted on a pass intended for Burress midway through the third quarter at the Pittsburgh 31. Three plays later, rookie running back Trent Richardson, who gained 85 yards on 29 carries, burst up the middle to score from 15 yards.
"To finish a close game like that is big for us," Richardson said. "That's the best defense I've played against since I've been in the NFL, hands down. I took a few shots and that was the hardest-hitting game I've played in so far."
From there, the game became a war of attrition, with the Steelers' best opportunity coming early in the fourth quarter following strong defensive stand that pinned the Browns at their own 13.
The Steelers had the ball at the Cleveland 44 following a punt, but a Batch's pass for Mike Wallace over the middle was bobbled into the air and intercepted at the Cleveland 26.
"We turned the football over in position to win the football game," said Batch. "It's not solely on one position. With us being in that situation, I put the game on my on my shoulders to try and go down and put the team in the end zone. I wasn't able to do that."
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The Steelers lost linebacker LaMarr Woodley to a sprained ankle in the first quarter. He was replaced by Jason Worilds, who had two sacks. … Offensive tackle Mike Adams went out with an ankle injury in the second half. He was replaced by rookie Kelvin Beachum. … The Steelers allowed just 238 total yards and recorded a season-high four sacks. … The teams combined for 19 penalties, nine by Pittsburgh. … Weeden, who left in the fourth quarter with a head injury, became the first rookie quarterback to beat a Dick LeBeau-led Steelers defense since Baltimore's Troy Smith in 2007. The Steelers are 14-2 against rookie quarterbacks with LeBeau as defensive coordinator.
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Ted is the grandson of the late Demo and Josephine Ferdinand of Hazleton, and Betty and the late Roger Bitzel of York.
The future bride is a graduate of Upper St. Clair High School. She earned a bachelor of arts in Spanish from Washington and Jefferson College and a master's degree in education from Duquesne University. She is a Spanish and math teacher at Harrison Middle School in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.
Her fiancé is a graduate of Hazleton Area High School and Duquesne University where he earned a bachelor of arts in business administration. He works as a diabetes care specialist at Novo Nordisk Inc.
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Mt. Pleasant Township held a public meeting Wednesday to take suggestions from the public as to how to spend funds received as a result of the state's Act 13 program. The session was held prior to the monthly board of supervisors' meeting.
Pennsylvania's Act 13 directs funds collected from energy companies operating hydraulically fractured natural gas wells to local municipalities hosting the well pads. Under the program, Mt. Pleasant was allotted $511,442 in tax revenues collected in 2012.
About 20 residents attended the meeting, offering suggestions on a wide array of projects.
Members of the Mt. Pleasant Municipal Authority asked the township to help with funding for an ambitious sewage project the Department of Environmental Protection was mandating. Engineer David E. MacIntyre explained the authority was looking at two separate options: sending sewage along Route 18 to the Washington/East Washington authority, or building a plant or series of plants in or near the township.
The new sewage line would serve roughly 500 homes at an estimated cost of $14 million. In order to reduce the amount of costs to consumers, authority officials suggested allotting a certain percentage toward paying off any debt that would be incurred in the undertaking.
Also during the meeting, residents suggested the township improve or add lighting on roads and improve road surfaces. Calls were made to donate money to the senior center and fire department, or to fund additional safety equipment for emergency personnel who would respond to natural gas-related accidents.
Resident Sally Brown Pawlosky suggested the township use a portion of the funds in order to reduce property taxes for those who owned homes in the municipality.
After listening to comments, supervisors thanked the crowd and told them they would take their suggestions into consideration and make their decision at an upcoming meeting.
During the regular board meeting, supervisors approved two new officers for duty with the Mt. Pleasant Police Department. Brad Resnick will be a full-time officer while Amanda Brewer will be serving as a part-time officer.
The community center also was given approval to spend $5,652 on roof repairs. Supervisors said the funds would be paid by the community center and will not come out of township funds.
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After months and months of waiting, the Target at South Hills Village is now open for business.
A ribbon cutting ceremony and reception was held on March 5 for special guests and local dignitaries, giving them a chance to preview what the new store has to offer, followed by Target's soft opening March 6.
Store manager Jen Fiegel commented that the company built a beautiful store at South Hills Village. "We're so excited to invite them through our doors as guests, with the hope that those who enter as guests leave as family."
As an anchor store, shoppers will be able to access the rest of the mall from Target. In addition to the bright, open look and the familiar red "target" logo, shoppers will find several unique, and welcome, features at the South Hills Village location. While not a Super Target, this store has a full grocery, including large freezer and refrigeration sections. A wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables is also available, along with an assortment of pre-packaged meats and baked goods.
Shoppers looking for a quick bite are sure to enjoy the Pizza Hut located near the main entrance facing Route 19. And for those looking for a caffeine fix before doing some power shopping can make Starbucks, adjacent to the main entrance, their first stop.
Patty Minor works at the mall and said it will be great to stop in Target for lunch or a coffee. "I'm really excited about Starbucks and Pizza Hut," she said.
Laura Bradley of Scott Township also works at the mall and said it will be nice to be able to walk to Target when she's on a break or before or after work. Another Scott resident, Andrea Karsesnick, said the new store was "great." Karsesnick said she's only been to the Target in Robinson twice because she doesn't like to drive out there.
South Hills resident Laura Gonnella, who says she "loves Target," used to drive to Washington or Robinson when she wanted to shop there. Now that there's a Target at South Hills Village, she said it will only be a five minute drive.
Bob Orchowski, president of the Upper St. Clair board of commissioners, commented, "The opening of Target reflects the continued vitality of the mall and surrounding neighborhoods."
Bethel Park mayor Cliff Morton said, "In addition to making area shoppers happy, Target provided an opportunity for young kids to get a good job with a great company."
The South Hills Village Target employs approximately 200 people.
The official "grand opening" of the store is set for Mar. 10. Store hours are 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.


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A Washington councilman was reprimanded by the mayor Monday night for calling a friend gay while sending out an email testing a citywide alert system.
During Monday's City Council agenda meeting, Mayor Brenda Davis asked Councilman Matt Staniszewski why he sent out a test alert of the city's transit system using what she deemed an unprofessional remark.
The email read "Alert: This is an test. Brian is gay."
"This is inappropriate for the city of Washington," she said, noting an individual who had signed up to receive such alerts was offended and contacted the city.
Staniszewski said the comment referred to a college friend, but added it would be wrong to assume he was attaching an insulting connotation to the word, "when we all know that the word means happy."
"It's not very professional to do business like this," Davis responded. "Coming from the city of Washington, it does not look good for us."
Davis added she planned to ask Lane Turturice, the city's solicitor, to look into the contract the city has with the IT company that handles the website for Washington City Transit.
Those were not the only words exchanged between Davis and Staniszewski during the meeting which, after three hours, adjourned into executive session to discuss personnel issues and possible litigation.
Davis questioned Staniszewski about bids for eight stormwater inlet replacement projects, which she said were never brought before her or council. She said she learned of the project when she saw it advertised in the Observer-Reporter.
Staniszewski said the projects fall under his jurisdiction as director of Public Works and it is standard operating procedure for him or any other member of council to seek estimates on matters that concern their departments.
"We don't micromanage each other's departments," he said.
Resident Georganne Farkus asked who makes the decision to close City Hall because of snow or an emergency.
She was referring to a decision made by three council members to close the building and dismiss employees early because of a snowstorm Jan. 25. Davis had objected to the closing noting other businesses and the county office buildings remained open.
Turturice said the state's third class city code does not designate an elected official whose responsibility it is to close City Hall because of snow. However, there is a provision for the mayor to declare an emergency, he said. In absence of a rule he said it would be up to the majority of council.
Farkus requested council come up with a procedure for closing City Hall and have a resolution for it put on the council's agenda for its Thursday meeting.
"Can we not bash? I'm just asking for a system in place so this doesn't happen again," Farkus said. "I respect all of you guys."
Prior to the meeting Councilman Ken Westcott explained he had shoveled the sidewalk in front of City Hall that day. In two and one-half hours, no one had entered the building so he saw no reason not to dismiss the five employees early.
He also said the cost to taxpayers amounted to $137.
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Planning on watching the Super Bowl?
So are 113 million other people in the United States.
But, really, what else are you going to do? It's going to be 25 degrees and snowing. And dark.
In case you hadn't heard, the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers are playing today in New Orleans. Everybody's talking about it. It's the biggest sports event of the year in North America. I know that because the Alabama quarterback's girlfriend, made famous by Brent Musberger, was sent there on media day by Inside Edition – or one of those shows that looks just like Inside Edition – to do player interviews. She's apparently qualified because she's really good looking and went to a football game at least once.
There's no denying that NFL football is America's favorite sport, but the huge ratings are about so much more than football.
I know that because I saw a news conference for the woman, Beyonce, who's going to lip sync … I mean sing …, at halftime.
Check the weather forecasts for some of the cities that will probably make XLVII the most-watched TV show of all time. There will be lots of temperatures in the low to mid-20s and plenty of darkness. The Super Bowl, especially now that it's being played in February, comes at a time when about two-thirds of the people in America could qualify as shut-ins.
What are they going to do instead of watch the game? Have a cookout? Cut the grass? Play the game in mid-June and the ratings would drop by 50 percent. And not because it would be going up against the Stanley Cup Finals.
• Then there's the Pro Bowl. It was played last week, in case you were fortunate enough to miss it. It got a 9.8 rating in the key 18-49 demographic and won it's time slot. That can only mean that at least two-thirds of the people who said they wouldn't be caught dead watching the Pro Bowl, watched it.
Think that number would shrink if the game were played in the middle of June?
I didn't catch who performed at halftime, but I'm pretty sure it was Manti Te'o's internet girlfriend. I hear she pretended to sing.
• Game 4 of the World Series sweep by the San Francisco Giants got a 7.6 rating.
• Were you as shocked as I was to hear a man of conscience such as Ray Lewis was being accused of using an illegal substance to help him recover from a triceps injury? If he says – despite the fact that there's a tape of him placing an order out there somewhere – that he never used deer antler velvet extract, I believe him.
And even though the injury that he was trying to recover from is common among PED users, I would never suspect a man of his character of cheating to get ahead.
• Maybe having the Super Bowl to watch is good for America's psyche. We can all be distracted from having to deal with the shock and grief of finding out that Alex Rodriguez might have lied to us.
Remember when Rodriguez said he stopped using PEDs before he joined the New York Yankees? According to the Miami New Times, Anthony Bosch, who runs a PED business in Miami, has documents that show A-Rod was buying from him as recently as 2012.
Of course, A-Rod denied everything through a spokesman, "Alex Rodriguez was not Mr. Bosch's patient, he was never treated by him and he was never advised by him. The purported documents referred to in the story – at least as they relate to Alex Rodriguez – are not legitmate."
Turns out Manti Te'o is A-Rod's spokesman.
Just kidding.
According to T.J Quinn of ESPN, there are late-night text messages from A-Rod to Bosch, telling him to come to A-Rod's house to inject him. Rodriguez was still denying the story as of Friday.
As usual, in cases of athletes and the use of performance enhancing drugs, I'm going with guilty until proven innocent.
• Clairton wide receiver Tyler Boyd, is confused. He's one of the top football recruits in the country and in early January, during the telecast of the U.S Army All-American Bowl, he stood behind a table with hats from Pitt, West Virginia and Michigan State, picked up the Pitt hat and made an oral commitment to play for Panthers coach Paul Chryst.
Since then, he has taken recruiting trips to West Virginia and Tennessee and, apparently, isn't sure that he made the right decision. Boyd is a kid. It's understandable that he would want to make a big production out of what was one of the biggest days of his life. It's the adults who are the idiots.
Where were the adults – other than the shameless shills working for ESPN – preventing him from making a commitment before he had made his official visits?
Is this a complicated concept? Make your commitment after you've visited the schools?
The adults should be doing whatever they can to prevent high school kids from creating a media circus and setting themselves up to break a promise made on national TV.
Not facilitating it.
John Steigerwald writes a Sunday column for the Observer-Reporter.
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NEW YORK — The devil is in the deals.
Americans shopped the winter clearance racks in January, resulting in strong sales during the month for retailers. But spending is expected to slow as the deals dry up heading into the spring, and Americans digest rising gas prices and a 2 percent payroll tax hike that started in January.
Noelle Perillo, 34, was certainly lured in by deals last month. She says that she spent a total of $100 in January on deeply discounted holiday ornaments, home items and clothes for her toddler son. But she also says her spending may slow in the months ahead.
"I have what I need, and I am kind of shopped out. I'm set for now," says Perillo, a freelance public relations consultant who lives in Silver Springs, Md. "I am optimistic that things will improve but when I hear things like gas prices spiking, that's a concern."
Overall, 20 retailers reported on Thursday that revenue at stores opened at least a year — an indicator of a store's health — rose an average of 5.1 percent, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. That's above the trade group's 3 percent estimate and the 4.5 percent increase posted in December. It also marks the highest reading since August 2012 when the figure was up 6 percent.
Only a small group of stores that represent about 13 percent of the $2.4 trillion U.S. retail industry report monthly revenue. But the data offers a snapshot of consumer spending, which has been heavily influenced by big discounts during the economic downturn.
Retailers are coming off a ho-hum holiday season that was defined by heavy discounting to get shoppers to buy. January, which marks the end of retailers' fourth quarter, typically is the time when stores have clearance sales on winter merchandise to make room for spring items.
But once the clearance goods disappeared last month, so did shoppers. Analysts say the absence of big discounts — coupled with gas prices that have risen for the past 20 days and the new payroll tax — caused sales to taper off in the last week or so of the month. Such pressures also hurt consumer confidence last month, which fell to the lowest reading in 14 months, according to the Conference Board.
One retailer said that customers started to slow their spending later in January. Cato Corp., which sells women's and girls' clothing cut its profit forecast Thursday after revenue dropped 12 percent in January. Cato, which runs about 1,300 stores in the U.S., said sales worsened throughout the month because of delays in shoppers' tax refunds and the hit to their income from higher payroll taxes.
"Sales at the beginning of the month were in line with our year-to-date-trend," John Cato, CEO of Cato Corp., which sells moderately priced women's and girls' clothing, said in a statement. "However sales at the end of the month were significantly worse than trend. We think this was primarily due to the timing of tax refunds and the effect of higher payroll taxes."
Still, January was good for most retailers as shoppers seemed to focus more on signs of the economic recovery, particularly the improving housing, stock and job markets.
Macy's, which runs Bloomingdale's and Macy's stores, said revenue rose 11.7 percent in January, nearly doubling the 6.4 percent increase analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected. And the retailer raised its fourth-quarter adjusted earnings forecast due to its strong performance in January.
Even Gap Inc., the owner of the Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic chains that has struggled to regain its relevance in that past couple of years, said its January revenue rose 8 percent on strength in its North American stores. That's above the increase of 4 percent Wall Street expected.
Meanwhile, Target Corp., a discounter that sells everything from clothes to home goods to groceries, reported a solid 3.1 percent increase in revenue, helped by strong sales of clearance items. That beat the 1.7 percent estimate from Wall Street.
Despite the strong showing, Gregg Steinhafel, Target's CEO, said its customers "continue to shop with discipline in the face of a slow economic recovery and new pressures, including recent payroll tax increases."
As a result, Steinhafel said Target remains "focused on providing unbeatable value combined with a superior guest experience in both our stores and digital channels."
Going forward, Ron Friedman, head of the retail and consumer products group at accounting firm Marcum LLP, said stores will likely have to do more discounting to get shoppers to buy.
"My gut is they'll be forced to go on sale sooner," he said.
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2013 started off pretty well in the U.S.: It wasn't until 8 a.m. Jan. 1 that police encountered the first assault-weapon-toting wacko. This occurred in San Jose, Calif., where officers responded to a report of a man, armed with an assault weapon, outside a residence. By the time police arrived, the suspect was nowhere in sight. But a description of his vehicle led them to a nearby transit station parking lot, where the suspect jumped out of his pickup truck, naked and brandishing a samurai sword.
"You're going to have to kill me," the suspect reportedly shouted at officers. They did not.
I'll tell you why later.
I'd like to think 2013 will hold less of the tragic news that has been the hallmark of so many years past. But it probably won't. Funny how we keep inventing new ways to nauseate ourselves. Still, as much as we look forward with hope at the dawn of any new year, we also look back. So it figures that on New Year's Day I received an e-mail from a friend who, like me, grew up in the 1950s – an e-mail containing a PowerPoint presentation about "the good old days."
It's loaded with references that, viewed through the gauze-filtered backwards gaze we all develop sometime in our 40s, cause us to think those days were better than the current ones. For example, the presentation asks us to remember when "a quarter was a decent allowance." But it fails to ask us to also remember that the minimum wage in 1955 was 75 cents per hour. Today, with the minimum wage at $7.25 per hour, would you expect your kid to say that a weekly allowance of $2.42 is "decent?" It also points out powdered laundry detergents often came with a "free" glass tumbler, towel or dish in every box, but neglects to state that an equal volume of detergent was missing.
The PowerPoint also asks us to recall when "you'd reach into the muddy gutter for a penny." Quaint indeed. However, on New Year's Day I received a separate e-mail from another friend, who also grew up in the '50s. She offered that she'd seen a penny in the street. Raised on the old saw, "See a penny, pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck," she stopped, removed her glove and bent to retrieve the penny – only to realize that she was in the middle of a crosswalk. "… and you'll get run down by a truck" is not so catchy a finish.
My recommendation for 2013: Forget the past; don't worry about the future. That was Zen; this is Tao.
As for the nude rude dude whose story began this column, even though police did find an assault rifle, clip and ammo in his truck, they did not have to kill him.
This was because the National Samurai Sword Association (NSSA) – in a prescient move no one anticipated – had stationed naked, samurai-sword-brandishing members at every transit station in California at midnight. Because we all know that the only thing that stops a naked, samurai-sword-brandishing bad guy is …
I made up that last part. This, I did not: Police captured the suspect after he made a run for a wire fence, fell down and dropped the sword.
Don't worry, you'll be able to see it all recreated on "Naked Samurai Island," premiering Feb. 1 on E!
I made that up, too. At least I think I did. It's only Jan. 3.
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Pasta dinner funds low-cost feline spay/neutering
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Household pets are delightful. They give us plenty of comfort, companionship and uncomparable trust. Unfortunately, so many are abandoned, on their own to find food, water and a warm, dry place to live. So often they breed, adding more furry friends to care for themselves.
If it weren't for volunteers, shelters and fostering services, countless other homeless animals would roam the streets, increasing the population each year.
Nearly a year ago, Michelle Bruce of Peters Township and other compassionate animal lovers became advocates for our homeless feline friends. They founded Fix 'ur Cat with a goal to raise awareness of the great number of stray cats in Washington County and to do something about it. These cats don't just appear. Many folks drop off adult cats and litters that were not spayed or neutered. They in turn breed, and the "cat problem" gets out of control.
Sanctuaries and animal control groups are overcrowded, allowing these cute furry animals to wander subject to the elements, often starving and injured.
Aimed at the heart of the problem and what seems to be the only humane solution, Fix 'ur Cat hoped to do what they could to eliminate overpopulation and uncontrolled breeding.
The group began by offering low-cost neuter/spay services. In reality, they were taking a chance. Would people be willing to gather stray cats and pay for their services, even at a reduced rate? Getting the word out and raising funds would create another challenge.
Calls started coming in, some knowing of large groups of abandoned, stray and feral cats, but callers didn't have resources to pay. Fix 'ur Cat needed to raise money to help with these costs. To get started, Fix 'ur Cat held a well-attended miniature golf tournament last summer, which raised about $1,200. With these funds and those raised at the Cecil Township Fall Festival, a craft fair and private donations, the volunteer group provided payment for selected neuters and spays. Funds were also used for a few medical tests for cats when needed, additional traps and other equipment needed to handle homeless and feral strays and to offset transportation expenses to ferry cats to Animal Friends' clinics.
To subsidize this year's homeless cat expenses, Fix 'ur Cat has planned a spaghetti dinner 4-7 p.m. Feb. 22. The dinner will be held at Western Area Career Technology Center in Houston. Peters Township resident Evan Moran and Sunshine McCullough of Burgettstown, two talented chefs and students of the center's Culinary Arts Department, will join their talents with other students to prepare a home-cooked meal of pasta with marinara or meat sauce, salad, dinner rolls, brownies and beverage.
"I'm encouraged with the progress our culinary department has made in the past 10 years. My focus is getting these culinary students out in the work force," said Dr. Joseph Iannetti, director of Western Area Career Technology Center. "By preparing food for events like these, our students get to share their talents in a working environment."
A theme basket raffle is also planned – a Sabika London choker, Camp Bow-Wow five-day doggie daycare camp, BeautiControl anti-aging items, Penguin favorites, car care and gift cards are just a few of the items provided by local individuals and businesses.
Dinner reservation forms are available at www.fixurcat.org, mail a check to Fix 'Ur Cat, Michelle Bruce, 183 Hill Place Road, Venetia, PA 15367 or call 724-503-8523.
Tickets are $10 each.
"Animal Friends shelter is a great help to us by bringing its Mobile Resource Clinic to Washington County in summer months," said Michelle Bruce. "Thanks to North Strabane and Cecil townships, Canonsburg Borough and Red Carpet Golf/Rec Center in Washington, we've had good locations to hold feline clinics for spay and neutering."
"We are in need of more places to hold the clinics," continued Michele.
The mobile clinic needs a flat parking area and an indoor recuperation space, heated in winter and cooled in summer with running water. Cats are confined to carriers or traps at all times. Acquiring additional clinic space would mean more cats could be "fixed."
By spaying one female, 60 live births can be prevented. Last year, dedicated Fix 'ur Cat volunteers provided services to spay or neuter more than 360 cats in Washington County. Their goal is higher this year.
A spay/neuter clinic is planned Feb. 25 at the North Strabane Township Building. Registration is a must. Call Pat Spahr at 412-835-6893.
Fix 'ur Cat is always in need of cat food and litter, private and corporate donations to reduce the cost of spay and neuter services offering help to folks with multiple feral cats roaming their property.


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It's 2013, and it's time to get back on the resolution bandwagon. I believe I only use the word resolution in January. I don't think it's a word I have ever used in June.
I have been using the same list of New Year's resolutions since 2009. Though I resolve to stick with each resolution longer this year. Basically, I am making a resolution to stick to my old resolutions.
I haven't even used the word resolve in a sentence since I was reciting Hamlet in English class in high school ("O, that this too, too solid flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into dew!"). If I have used the word resolve in a sentence since, I was most likely speaking of the carpet-cleaning product.
I have resolved to lose weight with the mantra: "Move more, eat less."
I tried to get a jump on things the week between Christmas and New Year's. The "move more" portion got off to a rocky start. I tried Bob Harper's Insanity Workout DVD. You have to be a little insane to get through to the end of each session. I think he's trying to kill me.
As far as the "eat less" portion of the mantra … the Christmas cookies had to be gone by the first of the year, and there is still a lot of chocolate at my house. I started inviting family and friends over. I tried to get them to take a doggie bag when they left (don't let your actual doggies have the chocolate … some of it was imported). I still got stuck with some of the goodies. Come over! I still have M&Ms from Halloween!
I may have to borrow a page from the neighbor kid's playbook and put up a stand in the front yard and sell the rest of it to passersby.
I am also planning to be a bit more economical in the New Year. I want to stay on a budget. Actually, I want to create a budget. It will be a good reason to use my Excel spreadsheet experience. Maybe I won't be running to the bank at the last minute trying to stave off an exorbitant bounced-check fee.
If only I exercised more and opened my wallet less. I'd be thin and rich. Can spending money be a competitive sport? I would so get a gold medal. I have turned mall-walking into an activity. We just have to add the shopping component and score competitively.
This leads me to my other resolution from years gone by. I want to meditate more. I want to find inner peace. I heard it's in here somewhere. Inner peace has almost become a cliché. I think that's really easy if you're a guru on a mountaintop but hard when you're in a Giant Eagle parking lot about to be run over by the guy who is backing up and not looking. You are not likely to get run over at the top of that mountain, unless there's a yak crossing.
Will I stick with the new/old resolutions? I plan on making it past Jan. 6 this year, at least, and I am resolute in that!
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NEW YORK – Cissy Houston has a few words, and a few more, for Bobby Brown.
In "Remembering Whitney," the mother of the late Whitney Houston writes that from the start she had doubted whether Brown was right for her daughter. And she thinks that Whitney might not have ended up so "deep" into drugs had they not stayed together.
"I do believe her life would have turned out differently," Houston writes. "It would have been easier for her to get sober and stay sober. Instead she was with someone who, like her, wanted to party. To me, he never seemed to be a help to her in the way she needed."
"Remembering Whitney" came out Tuesday, two weeks short of the first anniversary of Houston's death. She drowned in a hotel bathtub in Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 48. Authorities said her death was complicated by cocaine use and heart disease. During a recent telephone interview, Houston said she has no contact with Brown and didn't see any reason to, not even concerning her granddaughter, Bobbi Kristina.
She reaffirmed her comments in the book that Whitney Houston would have been better off without him. "How would you like it if he had anything to do with your daughter?" she asked.
Houston said she wanted the book published so the world would not believe the worst about her daughter. Cissy Houston, herself an accomplished soul and gospel singer who has performed with Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, describes Whitney as a transcendent talent and vivacious and generous person known affectionately by her childhood nickname, "Nippy." But she acknowledges in the book that her daughter could be "mean" and "difficult" and questions at times how well she knew her.
"In my darkest moments, I wonder whether Nippy loved me," she writes. "She always told me she did. But you know, she didn't call me much. She didn't come see me as much as I hoped she would."
But, "almost always," Whitney Houston was "the sweetest, most loving person in the room."
Brown is portrayed as childish and impulsive, hot tempered and jealous of his wife's success. Cissy Houston describes a 1997 incident when Whitney sustained a "deep cut" on her face while on a yacht with Brown in the Mediterranean. Whitney insisted it was an accident; Brown had slammed his hand on a table, breaking a plate. A piece of china flew up and hit Whitney, requiring surgery to cover any possible scar.
The injury was minor, the effects possibly fateful.
"She seemed sadder after that, like something had been taken away from her," Houston writes.
For years, Whitney's drug problems had been only a rumor to her mother, who writes that concerns expressed by record executive Clive Davis were kept from her by her daughter and others. But by 2005 she had seen the worst. Houston remembers a horrifying visit to the Atlanta home of Brown and Houston, where the walls and doors were spray-painted with "big glaring eyes and strange faces." Whitney's face had been cut out from a framed family picture, an image Cissy Houston found "beyond disturbing."
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Abagnale talks about life on the run
The life of a teenagers on the run
At the age of 16, Frank Abagnale was alone in the world. He and his three siblings lived an idyllic life north of New York City and knew nothing about their parents' divorce until the children were ordered to go to court.
A judge told Abagnale he had to choose between his parents, both of whom he loved dearly. He couldn't decide and ran from the courtroom. He kept running.
He never saw his father again as he died after striking his head in a subway station. Abagnale didn't see his mother for seven years.
Without an education, however, he impersonated a lawyer, airline pilot, college professor and pediatrician.
Along the way, he cashed $2.5 million in bad checks and served time in prisons in Sweden, France and the United States.
At the age of 21, he was caught by the French police and his crime spree ended.
A deal with the United State found him out of prison after four years, almost a decade less than his sentence. The government said "work for us" and he has for more than 36 years.
Abagnale is considered one of the world's most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement and secure documents.
When he spoke last week to an audience at the first Town Hall South lecture series in the Upper St. Clair High School auditorium, the audience was hushed. Abagnale spoke, without notes, in a staccato, almost halting speech. No one left early and a few people gave him a standing ovation.
His story is told in the film "Catch Me If You Can." Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed Abagnale. The film is based on Abagnale's book of the same name. But, Abagnale was not consulted on the film by director Steven Spielberg. Because of his arrangement with the federal government Abagnale, also, cannot benefit from his crimes. He received no royalties from the movie.
Abagnale told the audience that after he fled the courthouse, he took a train to New York City. He was unable to find work beyond menial jobs. Because he was about 6-feet tall and had some gray hair, he forged a document and suddenly became 26. Writing bad checks became his main means of supporting himself.
When he learned the police were looking for him, he decided to leave the city. Then, he saw an airline crew from the now defunct Eastern Airlines at the hotel and decided to pose as a pilot. That way, Abagnale could travel the world in style.
He obtained a uniform and identification badge under the name of John Black for Pan Am Airlines. He worked his way as a "deadhead" passenger in the jump seat in the cockpit, but never with Pan Am for fear his false identification would be discovered.
He flew for free on various airlines, racking up more than one million miles and visiting 26 countries. He always stayed in the crews' hotel.
He quit the flight life when he was 18. Because the FBI had an arrest warrant for him, Abagnale quit the flight life and moved to Atlanta. There he posed as a pediatrician. He even worked two weeks in a local hospital.
Eventually he went to Louisiana where he passed the state bar examination and practiced law for a year before resigning.
A check scam was next. He opened an account with $100 and the bank gave him 200 checks. Another scheme found him taking the deposit slips from bank desks and altering the numbers on the bottom so when anyone used the slips, the money went in his account.
Abagnale's life took a sudden turn when he was arrested by the French police on a charge of forgery. He served time in prison where he lost almost 90 pounds. Upon his release, he was sent to Sweden to serve time before the United States took him into custody and sentenced him to 12 years.
Four years into his prison term, he was released because the federal government recognized his expertise and hired him. For more then 36 years, Abagnale has worked ferreting out con artists, forgers and embezzlers. He knows the game and he knows how to catch the crooks.
As for his past indiscretions, Abagnale said, "I was just a child."
But he realizes what he did was wrong.
"It's a burden I live with every single day of my life," he told the audience.
Abagnale said he spent every holiday alone in a hotel. He never went to his high school prom. He missed out on his childhood.
"I always knew I would get caught," he said.
Because of his work for the government, he was offered pardons three times. He turned down each one.
He met his wife, Kelly, while working undercover to catch a criminal. They have been married for 36 years and have three sons, Scott, Chris and Sean.
"The love of a woman made a difference," he said at the end of his speech."
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The Pittsburgh Penguins may be able to sustain a winning streak when they play on their home ice at the Consol Energy Center but the Peters Township Indians, sadly, cannot.
One day after the Pens stretched their victories to 10 straight by beating the Washington Capitals, 2-1, North Allegheny snapped the Indians' 15-game winning streak and dashed their dreams for a Penguins Cup and a berth in the state hockey championship game this Saturday in Philadelphia.
A 2-0 shutout proved the same disappointing result for the Indians as their last two trips to the CEG. Last year, Peters Township succumbed to Bethel Park, 2-1, in the PIHL Class AAA championship contest. Two years ago, Bishop Canevin beat the Indians, 4-1, in the Class AA final.
"It's impossible to get it out of our memory," Peters Township coach Rick Tingle said. "That's the worst part about this whole thing. Bad way to end the year once, let alone three times. It's tough."
While the Tigers improved to 18-4-2 and prepared to play LaSalle, a 5-2 winner over Holy Ghost Prep in the Flyers Cup finals, at 4 p.m. at the Ice Works Skating Complex in Ashton, the Indians wrapped up the year at 19-5 overall.
"We had a great season," Tingle said. "Couldn't put any pucks in the net."
Indeed, the Indians hit the pipes twice in the first two periods but the game remained scoreless until Joe Griffin struck for two, third-period goals.
Off an assist from Harry Kramer, Griffin scored a short-handed goal at 5:10 of the third period. Griffin iced the contest at 13:39, scoring a second time for his 23rd goal of the season. Matthew Fantaski assisted.
Brad Thornburgh excelled in the nets for the Tigers, who led the league defensively having allowed only 37 goals during the regular season. Thornburgh stopped 20 shots.
PT netminder Brian Baker faced 25 shots.
The Indians were not without their opportunities. Leading scorer Trevor Recktenwald as well as Alex DeBolt had strong scoring chances turned back by Thornburgh.
"Their goalie played a great game," Tingle said. "He made the save when he needed to.
"We needed to be ahead of those guys. Soon as they got a goal, that was all they needed. We had to open up and just couldn't get it in."
The Indians loss four players from their team to graduation including Recktenwald, DeBolt, Bradley Tylenda and Matthew Kmonk.