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The New Mexico state Legislature convenes Jan. 19, which leaves lawmakers plenty of time to sleep off their post-New Year's hangovers. This year, they're only meeting for 30 days, and they're supposed to focus on the budget. That'd be easier if the numbers would stop moving. Woogh…
The upshot: Bills having nothing to do with money and lacking an endorsement from Gov. Bill Richardson will likely go nowhere, though House and Senate leaders also can decide if a bill gets a hearing.
As of Jan. 5, 66 bills had been filed in advance. The most prolific pre-filer, with 17 bills, is Sen. Timothy Keller, D-Bernalillo. Keller tells SFR there are two reasons why few lawmakers bother to file their bills early. "One is, it just takes a lot of time. I've been working on these nights and weekends all year," he says. "The other reason is strategic. If you want to get an issue out there, you pre-file. But if you want to keep something under the radar, you're not going to."
These early bills got SFR's attention, at least. The alternative titles are merely our suggestions for added zest.
SB 33: Database & Requirements of Certain Loans
Alt. title: "Loan Shark Surveillance"
This bill would cap interest rates on small, payday-type loans—from 36 to 45 percent, depending on the amount. It also would require companies to track their loans in a database accessible to state regulators.
"Lt. Gov. [Diane] Denish had a predatory lending task force, and a whole group of industry and interested legislators met. There was not a consensus coming out of that…but the lieutenant governor asked me to carry this bill," Wirth says.
SB 19: Attorney General Securities Enforcement
Alt. title: "The Gary Bland Memorial Bill"
Keller modeled this bill on a New York state law that enabled the prosecutions of financial fraudsters like Bernie Madoff—and CDR Financial, the subject of a pay-to-play investigation in New Mexico.
"Thank goodness for New York because they're the ones that have been policing our security investments and the rest of the country's. The idea is to give our AG similar powers, only with respect to securities fraud," Keller tells SFR.
Does Keller want the state AG to investigate fraud because the executive branch can't police itself? "We definitely have structural conflicts of interest in our state investment funds," Keller says.
Both the State Investment Council and Regulations and Licensing Department, which have oversight of state securities, are controlled by the governor's office.
HB 27: Recovery of Damages to Natural Resources
Alt. title: "Make Polluters Pay"
Courts have ruled that the state can recover cleanup costs from companies that pollute lakes and streams, but not underground aquifers.
This bill, sponsored by Rep. Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, would change that. "It's a false concept to say, 'We're going to get only surface water protected, but not groundwater,' because it's the same," Egolf says.
Oil and gas companies have stalled this change in the past. "A lot of people in that industry want to be able to say, 'Look, we had a spill and we paid our fine and that's that.' What we're trying to say is, 'OK, you paid the fine, but you also need to pay to clean up."
Lawmakers say they're sponsoring several anti-DV proposals at the request of Richardson's office. SB 2, for instance, would narrow the scope of domestic violence laws with language specifying parents, grandparents, in-laws and "dating or intimate partners," whether or not they live together.
"There've been different interpretations of who is a 'household member.' The domestic violence community has come together in an effort to narrow the focus on those particular cases," sponsor Wirth tells SFR.
Other DV bills:
HB 17: No Domestic Violence Offenders as Police
Alt. title: "The No Shit, Sherlock Act of 2010"
As the law stands today, New Mexico forbids thieves and drunk drivers from becoming cops—but wife-beaters are A-OK.
SB 26: Create NM Domestic Violence Commission
Alt. title: "Yet Another Commission"
This bill would create a permanent, 23-member "leadership commission" to address domestic violence. It does not provide permanent funding for the domestic violence czar position created by Richardson, but its sponsor, Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Bernalillo, tells SFR "this is an attempt at keeping that initiative going."
The governor is backing Senate bills 3, 4 and 5, which increase drunk driving penalties, according to Wirth, who sponsored all three.
One bill "closes a loophole that currently allows someone arrested for DWI who refuses a breath test to plea down to a non-DWI offense," Wirth says.
Another bill, co-sponsored by Egolf, increases penalties. Those stiffer penalties would require three days in jail on a first conviction, or five days on a first conviction of aggravated DWI. The legislation also would forbid judges from substituting community service or electronic monitoring for jail time.
"It's appalling, the casual attitude a lot of people have toward drinking and driving. One of the ways we change that is to give jail on the first time," Egolf says.
SB 10: Narrow Food Tax Deduction to Staple Foods
Alt. title: "The You'll Eat It And Like It Act"
Currently, grocers can deduct food sales from their gross receipts taxes. This bill, by Sen. Bernadette Sanchez, D-Bernalillo, would limit those deductions to "staple foods" including "meat, poultry, fish, bread, cereal, vegetables, fruits or dairy products." Under these rules, green chile appears to be a staple, but not Frito pie.
SB 6: Create Additional Judgeships
Alt. title: "The Judicial Vacation Preservation Act"
The bill would add an eighth judge to the 1st Judicial District Court, which hears cases for Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Los Alamos counties. Sponsor Wirth explains it's part of an "attempt by the court to restructure internally by taking away one of the hearings officer positions and finding significant resources internally to create a new judge."
SB 9: Space Flight Informed Consent Act
Alt. title: "Branson's Law"
This bill would release private spaceflight companies from liability should some future flight end in fiery doom. One obvious beneficiary: Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, which plans to begin commercial launches from Spaceport America outside Truth or Consequences next year.
Sen. Mary Kay Papen, D-Doña Ana, tells SFR she was asked to sponsor the bill by the state Spaceport Authority as a deterrent to "frivolous" lawsuits. The bill, as written, doesn't exempt companies if they show "gross negligence" or reckless disregard for safety; Papen says other states competing for spaceflight business have gone farther in limiting liability.
HB 20: Change Math Requirements For Graduation
Alt. title: "No Dunce Left Behind"
A school principal—Rep. Mary Helen Garcia, D-Doña Ana—introduced this bill, which would cut the state's high school diploma requirements from four to three units of algebra-level math. The bill would allow "financial literacy" to count for one of those units.
Garcia says it's difficult to find high-level math teachers in New Mexico.
"I think it's very much more important that our students learn everyday math," she tells SFR. "I have a lot of support from a lot of superintendents. I understand that it is probably lowering the bar, but…if they're college-bound, the counselors will make sure they take [advanced courses]."


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WAYNESBURG – Greene County United Way and the American Red Cross are working together to form a Red Cross Community Evacuation Center Team – a concept intended to provide quick response efforts during times of disaster.
Barb Wise, executive director of the United Way, is seeking individuals to attend a volunteer shelter team training from noon to 6 p.m. Feb. 28. at the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Readiness Center at 500 EverGreene Drive in Waynesburg.
A Greene County shelter team, which includes representatives from the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities, Community Action Southwest, Cornerstone Care, County of Greene, Greene County United Way, Salvation Army, Southwest Regional Medical Center, Waynesburg Borough and Waynesburg University, held a preliminary meeting last month to take the first step to initiate a shelter training and put in place an evacuation process.
Going forward, these Red Cross-trained volunteers will serve as an efficient, fast-responding team that will open and operate shelters within the community during times of disaster. The team will play a vital role in Red Cross shelter operations in Greene County, serving their neighbors in times of need.
"Involving local citizens in disaster response efforts creates a self-sufficient community," said Victor Roosen, emergency services director for the local American Red Cross. "The ability to have residents within a community trained to set up a Red Cross shelter in the event of an emergency helps with overall response time, which is vital to help those in need."
Area residents are encouraged and invited to join in this training and should contact Wise at the United Way office at 724-852-1009 to sign up. For more information on Red Cross Community Evacuation Center Teams, call 888-217-9199.
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FREDERICKTOWN – The Beth-Center High School boys basketball team was backed into a must-win situation Friday night, needing a victory to make the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.
Thanks to a couple big runs in the middle quarters, the Bulldogs are headed to the postseason after defeating Bentworth 69-64 in a WPIAL Section 5-AA contest.
The Bulldogs almost saw a 15-point fourth-quarter lead disappear as Bentworth (4-10, 7-14) made it a three-point game on a three-pointer from John Flory with 12 seconds remaining. But Beth-Center (6-8, 10-11), which struggled from the free-throw line all night, made a few clutch free-throws down the stretch to secure the game.
"It was a big win," said Beth-Center head coach Gary Amos. "We found a way to make it interesting, but we did what we had to down the stretch to win."
Bentworth, which need a win to make the playoffs and was eliminated from postseason contention, came out hot and took a 10-4 lead halfway through the first quarter behind some good three-point shooting. Beth-Center responded with 23-8 run over the next 10 minutes to take a 29-24 lead at halftime.
But the Bearcats wouldn't go away. They started the third quarter with a 17-6 run that put them up 41-35.
Cody Levine nearly shot the Bearcats to victory as he scored 11 of his game-high 24 points in the third quarter, including knocking down consecutive three-pointers on three straight Bentworth possessions.
But Beth-Center turned the game around behind the play of sophomore guard Ryan Beyer.
Beyer stopped the Bentworth run by scoring nine consecutive points, including a pair of three-pointers that sparked a 16-4 Beth-Center surge that gave the Bulldogs the lead for good.
"That was a big point in the game," Amos said. "That was the first time all game that Ryan shot the ball, and he stepped up and made some plays when we needed him."
The victory appeared to be secured by B-C when the Bulldogs opened the fourth quarter on a 9-0 run for a seemingly comfortable 60-45 advantage. But, suddenly, the Bulldogs stopped taking care of the basketball and making free throws. Bentworth chipped away and pulled within one possession, but Beyer and Zach Miller each made a free throw to end the game.
"(Making the playoffs) means a lot," said the Miller, a senior who surpassed 700 career rebounds. "I'm almost speechless. It is nice to begin and end my career by going to the playoffs."
Bentworth coach Bob Kennedy was not available for comment immediately after the game.
The Bulldogs were led in scoring by Adam Walters with 17 points. Miller had 13 points, Beyer 12 and Anthony Gilpin 11.
Levine led the Bentworth attack while Chris Blackburn chipped in with 20 points.
"We have some work to do," Amos said. "We have to take better care of the basketball and start making our free throws, but it was a big win and I am proud of the effort."
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The bridge featured as our Mystery Photo last week is indeed a bridge to somewhere, but not where many people thought. It is not in Midland, nor is it near Glyde, at the intersection of Routes 40 and 519. It is not on Lone Pine Road, or Route 18 in Smith Township or Route 50 in Hickory.
The bridge, which still carries just one lane of traffic, is on Hewitt Avenue in Canton Township and crosses a branch of Chartiers Creek. Hewitt connects Route 844 in Wolfdale to Route 18, just beyond view in the old photo and one taken from the same spot last week.
"That's the Butch Yanovich barn on the left," said Angelo Falconi Jr., who thinks the barn was torn down in 1971. "The Route 18 Motel was at the intersection. It had five or six rooms," he said.
"The field in the right of the photograph always used to flood, and we kids called it the Frog Pond," Joe Paletta said. "A lot of red dog and dirt and slate from a slate dump up the road went into that area to fill it."
Paletta identified the building just to the right of the bridge sign as the Monterrey Restaurant, built around 1955, according to Falconi.
Paletta said the Monterrey, owned until 1988 by Joseph and Sandy Sacco, was famous for its broasted chicken. The building later housed offices and apartments until 2004, when it was heavily damaged by nearly five feet of water from Hurricane Ivan. It was torn down and a new building constructed in its place.
Route 18 Plaza and the strip of stores that includes Lowry's Western Shop have replaced the farm buildings.
The bridge has changed hardly at all. Though it's not much wider, it carries more weight – 28 tons, compared to just two tons when the old photo was taken.
Though we received more than two dozen phone calls and a slew of emails, no one was able to identify the workers, who may have been Canton Township employess or members of the county bridge crew.
Look for another Mystery Photo in the Observer-Reporter next Monday.
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The question to ask at this year's Consumer Electronics Show was "Does it connect to my iPhone?" Most of the time, the answer seemed to be "Yes."
Regardless of their industry, it seems that exhibitors all over the show floor at CES 2013 had jumped onto the iOS device accessory market. Ford cars and trucks are designed to integrate your mobile device with the vehicles in some way, and companies like Hyundai are making it possible use Siri with your vehicle.
Everywhere I looked at the Las Vegas Convention Center, someone was trying to show off an iPhone 5 case with Hello Kitty designs or a rubber egg that amplified the volume of the iPhone 5 when the device was docked.
At more than one booth, pretty women in workout clothes ran on treadmills with an arm strap that sent biometric data to their iPhone via Bluetooth. Interestingly, all of these gadgets with the exception of anything that had an Apple-specific connector was designed to work on Android devices as well, but most of the exhibitors had an iOS device on display.
It's easy to say at a glance that the iOS accessory market is huge, and there's no way to deny that. There are millions of people out there with iPhones and iPads, and many of them are going to buy cases and accessories to connect to their devices. My initial assessment was, "Man, everyone wants to get into the iPhone and iPad market."
My BYTE colleague Serdar Yegulalp pointed out to me how third-party makers benefit enormously from having a predicable form factor. Because Apple makes so few products compared to other companies, it's easier for its products to be a target for accessory makers.
Chris Spera agreed, but added that things had been a bit slow thanks to problems with the Lightning connector.
While there are millions of Android devices out in the wild, it's hard for case makers and other accessory manufacturers to create compatible gear for consumers. They must narrow things down to what's popular, and can only manufacture for a small percentage of mobile devices consumers possess.
If Apple continues its current trend, the next iPhone will have a form factor identical to the iPhone 5's. This is great news for accessory makers, but consumers may be getting bored. In fact, the Cupertino company has reportedly cut iPhone part orders in half, due to lower demand. This is thanks to increased competition from handset makers like Samsung. Those who criticize Apple's iPhone line say that the incremental changes and innovations aren't radically different when the handset is compared to rival smartphones.
Apple may not have exhibited at CES since 1992, but the company still seems to have a strong presence on the show floor. Too bad it means that we all just know what to expect from the next iPhone. The element of surprise could be wearing off.


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PITTSBURGH – The Peters Township hockey team's nightmares at Consol Energy Center continued, and this time the North Allegheny Tigers – specifically senior forward Joe Griffin – were to blame.
Third-seeded North Allegheny upset the top-seeded Indians, 2-0, in the PIHL Penguins Cup Class AAA final late Wednesday night, the third consecutive year Peters Township has lost on the season's biggest stage.
"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."
The game started nearly 70 minutes late. All of that and more was required before Joe Griffin got the game-winner early in the third period for the first of his two goals on this night.
Griffin broke a scoreless tie at 5 minutes, 10 seconds of the third period while North Allegheny was killing a Connor Cash hooking minor.
Peters Township's Carter Ekberg tried to play the puck close to his own net, and Griffin harassed Ekberg enough to notch his 22nd goal of the season.
"I don't know if we got a lot of bounces this year," North Allegheny coach Jim Black said. "To get one in that situation was something I didn't expect."
Griffin made it 2-0 at 13:39 by rifling a shot from the right circle that clanked off the right post and made it behind Indians goaltender Brian Baker.
North Allegheny will advance to the Pennsylvania State Championship and play Flyers Cup champion LaSalle Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Ice Works Skating Complex in Ashton.
North Allegheny came into this game as the best defensive team in the league, allowing just 37 goals in 21 games during the regular season, and the Tigers lived up to the hype.
Brad Thornburgh stopped all 20 shots he faced.
"They stack guys in. They were blocking shots," Tingle said. "Their goalie played a great game. He made the same when he needed to."
Peters Township captain Trevor Recktenwald had a golden chance early, but Thornburgh turned aside his one-time attempt from the inner edge of the right circle just a few minutes into the game.
The Indians had to kill off two separate minor penalties in the opening period: one on goalie Brian Baker, the other on Evan Opeka.
North Allegheny forced Peters Township to play a physical game in the first period, outshooting the Indians, 8-5, and winning the checking game. But none of those shots turned into solid scoring opportunities.
"We maybe wore them down a little bit," Black said.
Recktenwald had an even better opportunity at the end of a power play early in the second period, the puck at his feet, the goal wide open … until a North Allegheny player lifted his stick.
Peters Township generated back-to-back chances midway through the second while the teams skated at four aside. Alex DeBolt, however, had both of his shots stopped by Thornburgh.
Baker got into the act by nabbing a wrist shot from Wyatt Glover and then stopping Justin Leonard from point-blank range with about six minutes to go in the second to keep the game scoreless. He completed the trifecta of great saves by using his chest to stop Marty Hubert from in close with less than three minutes to go in the period.
Peters Township dropped a 4-1 decision to Bishop Canevin two years ago, then lost, 2-1, to Bethel Park in the Class AAA final last season. But with a 15-game winning streak heading into this one, Peters Township thought this would be the year to conquer the Penguins' sparkling building.
"We had a great season," Tingle said. "Couldn't put any pucks in the net. Hit the pipe twice in the first two periods. Needed to be ahead of those guys. Soon as they got a goal, which was a little flubber, that was all they needed. We had to open up and just couldn't get it in."
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MONESSEN – Westmoreland County homicide detectives returned Thursday to Monessen as investigators continued to interview people about the slaying of a former Washington County man at his residence.
Monessen police Chief Mark Gibson said he would not discuss the case until an arrest is made in the death of Chris "Snax" Fincik, 36, formerly of Charleroi, other than to say Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth A. Bacha had ruled it a homicide.
City police were summoned to Highland Manor to investigate shots being fired there about 12:30 a.m. Monday. While en route, police saw a man running toward 10th Street and a white vehicle pulling away from Fincik's apartment at 902 Maple Ave., the affidavit accompanying a warrant to search the residence indicates.
Police followed the vehicle to Locust Street, where the driver, Rachel Manges, got out and advised police to go back to the residence because Fincik had been shot, the court record shows.
Manges told police she had been at the residence earlier and left to go to a service station in Monessen. When she returned to the residence, she noticed a person walking down a grassy hill behind the apartment before being let inside the back door by Fincik, police stated in the affidavit.
After letting her inside, Fincik held the door closed with both of his hands. Manges told police she heard gunshots and dove to the floor for cover. She said she noticed Fincik was bleeding from the chest before he stumbled into the living room and fell onto the floor near the stairs to the second floor. Manges then left the residence.
When police went to the front door, they could not enter because Fincik's body was blocking it. Police entered through the back door after noticing he was not breathing and found money and suspected white powder drugs in a bag on the kitchen table, the record indicates.
Meanwhile, two Monessen brothers have been taken into custody in an attempted homicide case city police believe is related to the shooting death Monday.
Joshua Joseph Stepoli, 18, and Terrance James Stepoli, 20, both of 2060 Grand Ave., are in Westmoreland County Prison on $100,000 bonds following their arrests Wednesday in an attempted shooting of Jaisen Irwin, also of Monessen, court records show.
In all, five people are facing charges in the case, with one of them, Antoine Hairston, 19, of Monessen, still at large. Samone Stepoli, 21, of Monessen, is free on $10,000 bond, while Earl V. Pinkney, 18, also of Monessen, is in the prison on $100,000 bond set Tuesday by District Judge Joseph Dalfonso.
Irwin told city police he was shot at and chased by two of the suspects about 4:15 p.m. after Terrance Stepoli accused him of bragging about having an involvement in the killing of Fincik.
All five suspects in the incident on Knox Avenue involving Irwin face charges of attempted homicide, attempted aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy, the criminal complaints show.
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I am not quite sure why anyone would need an automatic or semi-automatic assault rifle, unless they plan on committing a mass murder.
Look at the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting. The accused shooter James Holmes allegedly used one and killed many innocent people who just wanted a night out to see a movie. Look at the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. Adam Lanza, who turned a gun on himself after the massacre, killed many innocent children and their teachers.
I am definitely not a fan of any type of guns. But if anyone feels that they absolutely need a gun to feel safe or to shoot at a range as a hobby, an assault rifle should not be an option. It has assault in the name; the only thing that they are good for is to kill. No one needs to shoot that many rounds that quickly. If someone feels that they need an assault rifle for safety, save all the money that you are putting into purchasing a gun and ammunition and buy a home security system to protect you and your family.
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January 21, 2013, David Caraviello, NASCAR.com
WELCOME, N.C. -- Kevin Harvick's entire career in the Sprint Cup Series has been at Richard Childress Racing, and he's been a cornerstone of the organization since Dale Earnhardt's passing. Those close ties between driver and owner are most evident now, as they prepare for one more season before splitting apart.
"You have a lot of respect for Richard and the organization, and you don't want to leave a black mark as you leave," Harvick said Monday. "You want to do it with as much class, and everything that goes with being classy about it, as you can. We're going to race. We're all racers, whether we're driving for whoever or driving here or there. In a go-kart race or whatever it may be, you want to go out and you want to win, and nobody's going to do anything less than work as hard as they can to achieve those goals."
That was the message during the RCR portion of the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway. Harvick has competed for RCR at NASCAR's top level since the second race of the 2001 season, when he was promoted to fill the chasm left by Earnhardt's death in the Daytona 500. After this year he's moving on, reportedly to Stewart-Haas Racing, even though neither Harvick nor his future destination have confirmed his eventual landing place.
Monday, Jan. 21: Video: Up to Speed | Confident Danica | Harvick heading out
Tuesday, Jan. 22 Video: NASCAR President Mike Helton on the Gen-6 car
Wednesday, Jan. 23: Ganassi stays steady | Four encore at Hendrick? | Junior 'embarrassed'
Thursday, Jan. 24: Bayne's Cup plans in focus | Pastrana has the look | Busch sticks with JGR
But one thing is certain -- his days at RCR are coming to an end. Through peaks and valleys, triumphs and tragedies, a Daytona 500 victory and a competitive lull that almost split them apart, Harvick has been as much a part of RCR as its off-the-beaten-path location. If anything, those experiences seem to leave driver and car owner in a place where they're better able to say goodbye.
"I think Kevin and I have talked about it. We're going to handle it professional," Childress said. "We're going to do our best to win that championship. Kevin has played a big role at RCR. (We) wish him well in is next venture. But we're going to keep RCR going."
Childress said his team plans to field three Sprint Cup programs in 2014, and it's easy to envision his grandson Austin Dillon -- currently a championship contender on the Nationwide Series -- in one of those. But for the moment there is unfinished business for Harvick, who even on the brink of departure remains RCR's best shot for its first premier-series title since 1994. Harvick snapped a long winless skid last year with a victory at Phoenix, was the only RCR driver to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup and performed much better after being reunited with crew chief Gil Martin late in the year.
"We've got a lot to build off of, and I've been around most of these guys for a number of years, and they could care less about what's going to happen next year," Harvick said. "And that's where I am, too. It doesn't really matter."
But it is happening. Toward that end, Harvick said he's spoken with Matt Kenseth, who drove last season for Roush Fenway knowing he was departing for Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the year. Kenseth told him to be prepared to be asked about the situation again and again by reporters -- which was certainly the case Monday night -- and to not take it personally when his organization makes plans to move forward without him.
"You're going to have to suck it up in a few different situations," Harvick said, "to do the right thing for everybody, and make sure that everything is going as good as it can to keep the performance on the track."
Toward that end, Martin doesn't believe Harvick will have any trouble. In fact, the crew chief sees the situation as a positive, given his driver's history of thriving under adverse conditions.
"The team has a lot to prove, the organization does, and as far as that goes, I think Kevin does," Martin said. "I think Kevin thrives on this environment, just a little bit of controversy. He's one of the few people in his sport, he performs better when stuff like this is going on. So the more people ask him, the more he's going to try to prove a point, and I'm looking forward to it. I'm hardened enough now to know it's not going to bother me, and I know it's not going to bother him. So I'm looking forward to it."
As far as his crewmen on the No. 29 team go, Harvick doesn't expect any dissention over his looming departure.
"I've been around my team a lot over the past several weeks, and feel good about where everybody's mindset is," he said. "Those guys don't care about what anybody thinks upstairs, they just want to win races, and that's where I'm at. You just approach it, and we go out and do our jobs. I mean, the bottom line is, we're all getting paid to do a job, and represent these companies behind me to do the best job we can."
Childress agreed. He and Harvick have been through too much together for something to drive a wedge between them now.
"Families get upset with one another, but you always end up sitting down and working it out," the car owner said. "I think we'll get through it OK."
Besides, at RCR, perspective is never very far away. As difficult as this situation may seem -- and this is not a small change, a team's best driver moving to another organization -- nothing compares to those dark days of early 2001, when for a while Earnhardt's crash placed the very survival of the company on unstable ground.
"Richard has been through a lot of situations with me," Harvick said. "You look back, and still, this isn't even close to what we approached in '01. This isn't really that hard. When you can keep your company floating and keeping winning races and keep people in jobs, when we look back at a lot of the behind-closed-doors stuff that was going on, and all the scenarios you go through in that particular instance, and the emotions -- this is a cakewalk."


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A Burgettstown attorney says he's challenging state Rep. Jesse White in next year's Democratic primary because he thinks the four-term incumbent has lost credibility with constituents in his district.
Paul Walsh, 49, announced on Thursday that he plans to seek the Democratic nomination for the newly redrawn 46th Legislative District that draws a triangle between Smith Township, Canton Township and Bridgeville.
"My primary focus is to restore leadership to the district," Walsh said. "Mr. White, through his conduct, has failed to be the type of leader we need both in the district and in Harrisburg."
Walsh said he decided to run for office in May when it was revealed that White was posting anonymous online comments on various websites under numerous pseudonyms. In some cases, he attacked constituents or impersonated them.
"He essentially has taken sides and has been critical of his own constituents who don't have the same opinion as his," Walsh said. "I want everyone to understand clearly that I am willing to sit down and listen to everyone involved in this process."
White, D-Cecil, countered that he has apologized for his actions and hoped they would consider his track record.
"I've been focused on doing my job and not allowing myself to get distracted," White said of the controversy. "There are so many things that are going on that are so important that I've been throwing myself into that work. The response and support from my constituents has been overwhelming. I may stumble along the way, but I think they understand what I'm doing and why I'm doing it."
This is not the first time the two have faced each other in the Democratic primary. White and Walsh ran against each other for an open seat in 2006 when then-state Rep. Vic Lescovitz retired. White defeated Walsh 53 to 47 percent, winning the primary by 437 votes before beating Republican candidate Paul Snatchko in the general election.
"I've obviously run against Paul (Walsh) before and came out victorious," White said "I think I can do it again."
One of the biggest differences in policy appears to surround the Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling industry. White has clashed with drilling supporters in the past while Walsh said he supports "shale gas developed responsibly" in the state. However, the new district includes Robinson, Mt. Pleasant, Cecil and South Fayette townships, all of which are challenging the state's controversial Act 13 natural gas drilling law.
Walsh said he understands those concerns and wants to have a serious discussion with those communities and their residents.
"I recognize their concerns and agree there are definitely quality of life issues," Walsh said. "I would want to be active working with those leaders to make sure those quality of life issues are completely addressed. I think that it's appropriate for those folks to be concerned about noise and use of roads and environmental safety concerns."
Meanwhile, White sees the new district as an advantage as he's reached out to community leaders and already represents part of South Fayette in Allegheny County.
"I will live smack dab in the middle of my new district," White said. "I think that will definitely help me."
Walsh has lived in Burgettstown for the past 17 years and has worked as a solicitor representing various school districts, municipalities and sewer authorities during that time. He also has a private law office in Slovan and works as a probation violations hearing officer for Allegheny County Criminal Court.
White, who has served as a state representative since 2007, lives in Cecil Township and has a law office there.
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Peters Township senior Mitch Kreider admitted the sight was a bit strange when he looked across the tennis court for the championship match of the WPIAL Section 5-AAA singles tournament at Trinity Middle School and saw teammate Brendan Dollard.
Both had reached the finals after Monday's preliminary rounds, and Kreider even had the foresight to wear a jersey from last year – one the freshman on the other side of the court didn't have. But nothing seemed to make this feel normal, a match pitting Peters Township's No. 1 player against its No. 2.
"It's really nerve-racking because even though I know I'm ahead of him on the team, there's nothing for him to lose," Kreider said. "He can go out and play and play as hard as he can. I have everything to lose here. There's no benefit to winning, really, because I'm supposed to be better."
In the end, Kreider was better – 6-2, 6-2 better - as he cruised in a match that lasted just 51 minutes Tuesday afternoon. Kreider overpowered his younger teammate with a blistering serve that darted in and out, spinning this way and that.
"His serve was incredible," Dollard said. "It kept going everywhere."
If Dollard was looking for help from Peters Township coach Brandt Bowman, he wasn't going to get it. While coaches will routinely talk to players between sets, Bowman hung back, not wanting to favor one player over the other.
"I just let them coach and play their match," Bowman said.
Bowman had actually hoped to have Kreider and Dollard play one another this season, but the weather and a backlog of matches didn't allow it. Bowman was busy having Dollard play senior Jake Floyd to iron out his No. 2 and 3 spots, something that still hasn't been completely fleshed out.
"I think it's a good experience for Brendan," Bowman said. "Brendan can learn a lot from that, learn what he needs to improve on."
Kreider broke Dollard early and jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first set with an overhead smash.
Kreider ceded his first service point while dropping the next game. Dollard closed to 4-2 on a Kreider error before Kreider tucked a winner inside the right corner to win a long point and record his second break.
The second set featured another overhead smash – Kreider plays a very aggressive game – for a break and a 2-1 lead, and another overhead winner from close produced a 4-1 edge for Kreider.
Dollard did a nice Kreider impression, recording an ace to make it 4-2, but the 21-minute second set concluded with two more quick wins from Kreider, the highlight a cross-court, backhand winner midway through the final game.
"We had to settle down, Kreider said. "It helped that we were wearing different jerseys.
"It helped the nerves a little bit because I could play more like he was a normal opponent rather than a teammate."
Both players advanced to the WPIAL Class AAA singles tournament next Monday and Tuesday at Shady Side Academy High School. … Canon-McMillan freshman Chris Gladden, who was expected to challenge Kreider, suffered an injury Sunday and did not participate in the tournament. … Eighty Four resident Matt Lynch, who was competing as a one-man team for Bentworth, defeated Greensburg Central Catholic's Bargo Patel 6-2, 7-6 (2) for his second consecutive Section 1-AA title yesterday at Mt. Pleasant High School. For more on Kreider's win, visit The Varsity Letters blog at observer-reporter.com.
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I'm pretty sure I detonated the LinkedIn bomb when I opened that e-mail. I didn't mean to do it, and now I find myself stuck in a spider web of names and invitations and Internet come-ons.
LinkedIn is an Internet site that, best I can tell, is a sort of Facebook for making business connections. Occasionally, I will get email messages from people I know on there; they're asking me to join their network and I've mostly politely declined – by that I mean I just delete the message. I don't do a whole lot on Facebook other than check my messages, and I don't do Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram.
But since opening one LinkedIn request last Monday, I've seen at least two hundred names, new and old, pop up in my e-mail box. I'm seeing names of people I haven't thought of since high school graduation night; names of fellow college students who worked beside me planting rows of tomatoes in the hot sun on a local farm; names of former co-workers whose names I recognized from the wooden office mail cubbies next to mine; names of news photographers I spent more time with than anyone else because we drove around in the news van together all day.
For a short time, many years ago, my life was filled with these people; we ate lunch together and talked until we knew all there was to know and then got temporarily bored with each other, and then our lives sent us veering off in other directions. And the typeface of those names grew smaller and smaller until they were no longer visible in our memories.
I guess that's one nice thing about my opening that LinkedIn message. It let me remember some people and some things.
But as I've written here more than a few times, it's unsettling to think that, without my consent, my name was scooped up in this tight and impossibly large butterfly net of the cyberworld. By clicking to open that one message, I unwittingly gave my consent to hop aboard a giant spaceship full of not only everyone I've ever known, but pretty much everyone they've ever known. And we're not just talking continental United States, because I spent a bit of time in Argentina last year and made some friends, and Argentines are among your more sociable people.
The day after I opened that first email, I got a message from my mom, asking what SELF means. Turns out LinkedIn has me listed as a writer and producer who works for SELF, meaning not the magazine but the person. The mighty butterfly net somehow swooped out and grabbed my parents, and they aren't even on Facebook.
In relating this story to a couple of friends, I'm finding out it's likely that I caused all of this myself by perhaps filling out a LinkedIn form or account, even years ago. Honestly, I don't remember. It doesn't seem like something I would do. There's no photograph, and only the most basic information about my professional life.
But now that I'm on there, I'm wondering whether I should post a photo and fill out the information. It's kind of nice thinking about long-lost friends – what I can remember of them. And why not be part of that vast and mighty net? Everyone else is. Literally.
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The American Red Cross of Southwestern Pennsylvania is offering help to the numerous West Pike Run residents affected by last week's flash flooding.
A dozen Red Cross volunteers spent Thursday at West Pike Run's municipal building and planned to return Friday to continue helping residents.
Anyone affected by the heavy rain and flooding on Aug. 23 can meet individually with a Red Cross volunteer today from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. to discuss options for assistance or to receive clean-up kits.
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh recorded about 3 inches of rain in nearly four hours in pockets between Bentleyville, California and Richeyville. The heavy rain caused Pike Run to rise six feet above its banks, and much of the runoff in the township found its way into low-lying Daisytown.
Immediately after the storm, this region's Red Cross assisted 15 households by offering food, water, clothing, shoes, storage containers and shelter. The organization has also provided 50 flood clean-up kits, officials said.
Red Cross spokeswoman Lauren Ashley said they helped an additional six households at the township building by Thursday afternoon and expected to assist more people later that night. Township officials were working feverishly during the day to make phone calls to get the word out while also posting information on various social media outlets.
Betsy Myers, the Red Cross disaster response specialist supervising the volunteers at the township building, said they are expecting to help as many as 40 households affected by the flooding. She said the long hours Thursday and Friday are designed to be flexible for families who must pick up their children at school or adults who work daylight shifts.
"Some people were away on vacation, so we're trying to help them, as well," Myers said. "We're even offering emotional support for families, if needed. We're just here for the care and handling of families in the aftermath of the flooding."
She was expecting as many as 14 volunteers to help Friday. Officials said the Red Cross also can offer volunteers to help clean the storm damage or direct homeowners to other support organizations.
The township municipal building is at 238 Pike Run near Daisytown and will be open for West Pike Run Township residents and other people affected in neighboring areas.
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Washington County's lead prosecutor Mike Lucas wants to try his hand at deciding court cases rather than arguing them.
Lucas on Thursday announced his candidacy for one of two vacant in the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County in this year's election. The vacancies are a result of two judicial retirements this year. He is the third person to announce seeking candidacy, joining Valarie Costanzo and Blane Black.
"The Court of Common Pleas has lost two experienced trial judges who handled a vast majority of the criminal cases on the docket," said the 45-year-old Lucas, who currently serves as first assistant district attorney. "Electing a judge who has significant experience on the trial court level is critical to alleviating the current stress on the county's trial court."
This is Lucas' second run for a judicial seat. In 2005, he was one of nine attorneys to run for two vacant positions which were won by John DiSalle and Janet Moschetta Bell. Moschetta Bell recently retired, as did Paul Pozonsky.
Over the past 16 years, Lucas has tried and gained more convictions in serious felony cases, including homcides, than any other lawyer in Washington County.
Meanwhile, as an attorney in private practice with the firm of Bassi, Vreeland and Associates, Lucas has extensive experience in civil trial court. He has tried cases to verdict not only in Washington County, but also in Allegheny County, Ohio and in federal court in Pittsburgh.
The Carroll Township resident has served as solicitor for Charleroi Borough, the Charleroi Area and Canon-MacMillan school districts.
In 2011, his peers in the Washington County Bar Association awarded Lucas the Robert L. Ceisler Award for Excellence in Professionalism.
While experience is an essential element to being a good judge, Lucas believes it alone is not enough.
"A demonstrated record of faithful public service is essential for a judge," he said. "A judge has to be skilled at resolving conflicts. To do so, a calm demeanor and a professional temperament is a necessity."
A 1989 summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington & Jefferson College, Lucas obtained his law degree from Duquesne University in 1992.
He has volunteered with many community, church and civic groups, currently serving on the board of directors of the Center in the Woods, Community Action Southwest and the Area Agency on Aging.
In a pro bono capacity, he recently assisted the boroughs of Charleroi, Speers and North Charleroi to form a regional police force and to sustain local police protection in the Mid-Mon Valley.
Stressing that politics has no place in the courthouse, Lucas intends to cross-file and seek the support of all voters.
"When a person comes to court, he or she should not have worry about the judge's politics or political agenda. Instead, each person who goes into a Washington County courtroom should be able to count on the judge being committed to making a decision that is fair, just and right according to the law and the facts," he said.
Lucas is married and the father of three daughters.
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These instruction should work for Stellarium version 0.10.2 or before. For more recent versions, please use the Windows_Build_Instructions method which is much simpler.
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Visual Studio settings
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Adding paths
Adding paths for include files and libary files To add newly added libraries to default search path for compilation and debugging : start Visual Studio and go to Tools->Options Add external Directories to "Microsoft Visual Studio" from Tools->Options, select "Project and Solutions" anf from there "VC++ Directories".
Select "Include files" from "Show directories for:" and add directories :
C:\Zlib\include C:\SDL\include C:\freetype\include C:\libjpeg\include C:\libpng\include C:\Boost\include C:\GnuWin32\include
Next add Library locations of libraries, Select "Library Files" from "Show directories for:" and add directories:
C:\Zlib\lib C:\SDL\lib C:\freetype\lib C:\libjpeg\lib C:\libpng\lib C:\Boost\lib C:\GnuWin32\lib
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1) To create solution for stellarium
* Select "New...->Project" from "File"-menu * From "Visual C++" type select general and from there select "Empty Project" * Enter name form project "Stellarium" * Enter name for Solution "Stellarium" * If You want to change the location of project just do it ;} * Click "OK"
Now there should be a solution called "stellarium" and under it project called "stellarium". Next step is to set the project properties
2) Project Properties
Select "Project->Properties" * Select "All Configurations" from "Configuration:", browse and set in "Configuration Properties" and set
General : Output Directory as C:\Stellarium Configuration Type as Appllication (.exe) C/C++ General Additional Include Directories: ...\stellarium\src\planetsephems; ...\stellarium\src\stelutils; ...\stellarium\src\msdirent; ..\stellarium\src; Preprocessor Preprocessor Definitions: _USE_MATH_DEFINES; _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE; _ATL_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE; main=SDL_main; POSIX; WIN32; WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN Linker Input Additipnal Dependices msvcrt.lib Ws2_32.lib freetype221.lib libpng13.lib SDL.lib libjpeg.lib libintl.lib SDLmain.lib zdll.lib Opengl32.lib Glu32.lib Ignore Specific Libraries as LIBCMT.lib System SubSystem as Console (/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE)
* Select "Release" from "Configuration:", browse and set in "Configuration Properties" and set C/C++ General Optimization as Optimization: Maximize Speed (/O2)
* Select "Debug" from "Configuration:", browse and set in "Configuration Properties" and set C/C++ General Debug Information Format as Program Database for Edit & Continue (/ZI) Optimization Optimization as Disabled (/Od) Preprocessor _USE_MATH_DEFINES; _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE; _ATL_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE; main=SDL_main; POSIX; WIN32; WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN DEBUG Output Files Program Database File Name as $(TargetDir)\vc80.pdb Linker Input Ignore Specific Libraries as LIBCMT.lib Debugging Generate Debug Info as Yes(/DEBUG)
2) Add files to "stellarium" project Add existing files to project:
"Header Files" : Add existing files, select all header files from ...\Stellarium\src "Source Files" : Add existing files, select all header files from ...\Stellarium\src
Now we have solution and project for stellarium, next thing is to add projects for "iniparser", "msdirent", "plantetsephms" and "stelutils". The creation of these projects is similar to "stellarium" project except the :
"Project type"s areStatic Library (.lib)
and the
"C/C++->Preprocessor->Preprocessor Defines"s are _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_USE_MATH_DEFINES
also the "stelutils"-project should have
"Additional Include Directories" as ...\stellarium\src\stelutils\iniparser ...\stellarium\src\planetsephems; ...\stellarium\src\stelutils; ...\stellarium\src\msdirent; ...\stellarium\src
Create dependencies
To create dependencies right-click on "Stellarium" solution and select "Properties" 1) check that the "Single startup project" in "Common Properties->Startup Project" is checkd and the project selected is "Stellarium". 2) on "Project Dependencies" Stellarium is depended all other projects and other projects are independed
Yes, that's all folks! Just try to build the solution first on "Debug"-mode
Before actually run the application You must copy the libraries *.dll's into the target directory of build e.g. C:\Stellarium or have the *.dll's in Your path (I prefere the first: copy the dll's)
Also the directory structure of config/data/texture and so on must be present in the target directory e.g. C:\Stellarium
That's all !
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Pembrokeshire County Council chief executive Bryn Parry-Jones has survived a vote of no confidence at County Hall this afternoon.
After a lengthy debate following a series of notices of motion, councillors went to the vote.
Fourteen notices of no confidence had been submitted by separate councillors and had the chance to say why they felt it had been necessary to put them forward.
Cllr Bob Kilmister spoke first, he said that Mr Parry-Jones pay package was £65,000 more than the First Minister and "we should expect something very, very special. Instead we've had four years of major problems which have all been handled very badly".
He referenced the two failed judicial reviews relating to care home charges in 2010 and 2011, damning CSSIW and Estyn reports into child safeguarding and education in 2011 and the subsequent introduction of a ministerial board.
The motions had been put forward following the 'unlawful' pensions scandal that has rocked County Hall over recent months.
Of the controversial pension payments Cllr Kilmister said: "Even if legally it's right there's absolutely no doubt it's ethically wrong."
Cllr Tony Wilcox said the council was "stumbling from crisis to crisis" and there was an "air of arrogance".
Cllr Viv Stoddart added: "This council's reputation is in tatters, it's been on a downward spiral almost as long as I have been on the council and for all this time Bryn Parry-Jones has been chief officer of this council."
Council leader Cllr Jamie Adams said the reports by external bodies did not identify any individual in senior management in its criticisms but added that the chief executive had been named in an Estyn report for the way he had "responded and been involved in terms of making difficult decisions that were needed to move the authority forward".
He also said the chief executive had brought business investment to the county.
Cllr Sue Perkins said she believed the period when the safeguarding reports had been the worst time for the council but things were much improved.
She said she had voted against the chief executive in the past and he is "not my most favourite person" but now was not the time to "move someone out".
Twenty three members voted for the motion of no confidence, 30 against and there were five abstentions.
Former county council leader John Davies, who was in charge when the controversial pension arrangements were approved, abstained during the vote.
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BP optimistic about softball season
With seven veterans back in the line-up, including three of the team's top hitters, Bethel Park has reason for optimism this spring. The Lady Hawks surely expect to be a better than .500 club this softball season. In 2012, they finished 10-10 overall.
Despite the addition of Chartiers Valley and Brashear, BP plans to contend for the Section 4-AAAA banner along with reigning WPIAL champion, Canon-McMillan, Peters Township, which is off to a 6-0 start, Baldwin, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair.
"I believe all of the opponents are tough and with the addition of two more teams, it makes it an even harder section," said BP manager Heather Scott. "As most, our goals are to win sections and qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. We will go into every game expecting to out-play and out-perform our opponents. Every game, we have to play our best. We can't take any team lightly."
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Shelby Reid breaks in sophomore pitchers Jess Cook and Taylor Andres. Both will share time on the mound while Reid, who batted .432 in 2012, catches their pitches.
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Scott also expects contributions from utility players Kaitlyn Campbell, Jamie Smith and Julia Sherwin as well as infielders Haley Reid and Morgan Crawford.
"We have a dedicated group of girls, who have worked hard to increase their speed and power," explained Scott. "They are strong hitters but we need to work on our base running. Best of all, we have a good work ethic as a team."


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Rolling Stone magazine continues to push the envelope
Rolling Stone magazine may have released its most controversial issue in the publication's 46-year history. Last week, the issue with accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover caused quite an outrage. On social media, people lashed out at the publication. Stores refused to carry the issue, including Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and 7-Eleven. In New England, the number of retail outlets refusing to carry the issue was even higher.
The chief complaint amongst those appalled with the decision to put Tsarnaev on the cover is that Rolling Stone is glorifying him as a "rock star."
But, the cover cutline reads "The Bomber: How a Popular, Promising Student was Failed by His Family, Fell Into Radical Islam and Became a Monster." Read the story inside, and rock star status is the farthest thing from Rolling Stone's agenda.
Obviously, the decision to write the story was a serious one, and the decision to put Tsarnaev on the cover was not taken lightly by the publication's editors and publisher, Jann Wenner, either. At the beginning of the piece, the editors wrote: "...The cover story we are publishing this week falls within the traditions of journalism and Rolling Stone's long-standing commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural issues of our day. The fact that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is young, and in the same age group as many of our readers, makes it all the more important for us to examine the complexities of this issue and gain a more complete understanding of how a tragedy like this happens."
Those who are taking to social media, to the airwaves and to anyone else who are listening about Rolling Stone elevating the suspect to "celebrity status" are merely keeping the conversation going. Yes, putting him on the cover does put him in the spotlight, but the story is not about how great this person is – it is about what a monster he is. It examines how he went from a promising high school student and athlete to a murderer and terrorist. Rolling Stone never calls him a rock star – but a lot of other people did.
There's no doubt, too, that for every person boycotting the magazine and refusing to read another issue ever again, there's another person who's curiosity was piqued enough to purchase the issue, or to purchase a subscription.
Critics have panned the decision to use the particular photo, which they argue depicts the "innocence of youth." It's worth noting that The New York Times published the same photo back in May.
The media is often criticized for sensationalizing stories like this, dragging them on, giving terrorists, murderers and the like the notoriety and attention that they were striving for. But, we see it a little differently. We see it as reporting the facts. And the facts are this – the Boston Marathon bombing was a horrible, horrific incident. Three people lost their lives, and more than 260 were injured.
If the Rolling Stone story can shed light on how a person becomes a radical monster, and can prevent just one similar incident by way of intervention, then that makes running the cover story and the backlash all worth it.


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In the 1880s, local historian James Ivey writes, an "unscrupulous group of Santa Fe businessmen" staged a bogus 350th anniversary "in an effort to boost tourism."
Today's civic leaders stand on more solid ground with their 400th anniversary plans, which commence Sept. 5 with a concert at Fort Marcy Park.
Yet this anniversary suffers from steadily dwindling expectations. Invited guests President Barack Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderón and King Juan Carlos I of Spain remain unconfirmed. It's questionable if ticket sales and sponsorships will sustain two years of events.
"It's a complete disaster," Michael Moquin, a preservationist who has feuded with anniversary organizers, says.
The Santa Fe City Council didn't begin preparations until 2004, with a resolution declaring that "since at least 1607, Santa Fe has survived valiantly…with Hispanics living side by side with the Pueblo Indians."
As organizers played catch-up, Santa Fe's "founding" year was pushed back to 1610. Later resolutions changed the "celebration" to a "commemoration"—an acknowledgement that, as historian David Weber writes, the colonists ruled with "force and fear."
Last year, organizers told KOB-TV they needed at least $7 million. The city has contributed $794,000 to Santa Fe 400th Anniversary, Inc., a nonprofit established to run the events. The state contributed $350,000.
The nonprofit's largest private donation came last week: $50,000 from Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company. Other donations have been closer to $1,000, Executive Director Libby Dover says. She refuses to provide the nonprofit's operating balance. "We're definitely going to have to fundraise more," Dover says. "The economy's tough on everybody."
The nonprofit's biggest expense is salary for six full-time staff members, Dover says. An outdoor cinema event will cost $60,000. An educational webcast will cost $250,000.
Contractors include Ballantines PR and the Los Angeles-based Sharpe Alliance.
One deal approved before Dover's hiring raises questions about whether the city will get its bang for the buck.
In 2007, City Manager Galen Buller approved a $20,000 contract with La Herencia, a small quarterly historical magazine. It called for four articles of four pages each on the "genealogy of the fourteen founding families." Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Keith Toler requested costs be split between the Santa Fe Civic Center and 400th Anniversary, Inc. "I said, 'I can't justify $20,000,'" Toler says.
Toler says he "inherited" the contract. "I tried to get out of it but couldn't," he says.
A 2006 City Council resolution sponsored by Councilors Matthew Ortiz and Patti Bushee declared La Herencia the "official" anniversary publication. Bushee says she does not recall the resolution. Ortiz, via email, defended the contract and resolution, writing: "I introduced, sponsored, and passed the resolution re: 400th b/c I'm proud of my culture and I'm proud that my family has been in s.f. for hundreds of years. I named la herencia w/in that resolution b/c la herencia is a local publication that has been promoting and highlighting the culture and people that derive from those settlers of sf/nm 400 years ago."
Asked what else $20,000 might buy in advertising, Toler offered as an example Texas Monthly, a nationally acclaimed magazine with a circulation of 300,000; it charges the CVB $12,600 for a half-page color ad.
La Herencia Publisher Ana Pacheco put its circulation at 10,000 in an interview with New Mexico Business Weekly. Pacheco tells SFR she runs 5,000 additional copies for hotel distribution. La Herencia's contract continues at $2,500 per issue, Dover says.
Whether or not the city overpaid, the advertorials' focus on "founding families" underscores what critics call the anniversary's colonialist bent. Last year, Santa Ana Pueblo Councilor Manuel Cristobal called for an anniversary boycott.
Though organizers have sought to mend fences, Moquin derides their efforts as seeking "token Native American representation."
Five of 26 board members of 400th Anniversary, Inc. also serve on the Fiesta Council. Three proclaim indigenous affiliation, though it's unclear how much they're participating. Newly appointed board member Connie Tsosie Gaussoin, a Navajo artist, has been to one meeting so far. She joined at the invitation of Chairman Maurice Bonal. "We go way back," Gaussoin says of Bonal.
Bonal did not return SFR's messages.


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Those Places Thursday: Lakeland Asylum, Jefferson Co., KY
also known as Central Kentucky Asylum for the Insane
It hasn't been uncommon for me to find some of my kinfolk committed to asylums of one kind or another.
But in the case of one of my many times removed Parrish cousins, I wonder why.
Sudie Parrish Vittitow was three months shy of her 74th birthday when she died at Lakeland Asylum on 25 Feb 1936.
Sad, but telling that the place where she had lived for three years thought she was Sadie instead of Sudie.
A simple Google search tells some horror stories about the care and treatment at the place where Sudie lived for 3 years, 3 months and 13 days after her commitment - like how in the 1930s, cold showers, insulin injections, lobotomies and shock therapy were used to "cure" the patients, many of whom were just old and had dementia.
Some people say the place is haunted.
Sudie was the daughter of William Foster Parrish and Elizabeth Holbert. She was born on 15 May 1862 in Nelson County, KY, as were most of her ten siblings. She had a twin sister named Sallie.
She married twice, first to Samuel Vittitow, from whom she was divorced, and then to his cousin, Anthony, who died in 1929.
Altogether, Sudie had 8 children, including sons Clarence and Charlie, who had lived in their parents' home well into their adult years - and up to and including the 1930 census, when they were living with their newly widowed mother as men in their 30s.
So why was Sudie committed to an asylum?
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CANONSBURG – There was no big bust, no roundup of suspects. But over the last four months, Canonsburg police have been targeting drug dealers who are selling anything from heroin to marijuana and narcotics on borough streets.
Thirteen suspected dealers were arrested by police with warrants out on two others as part of a concerted effort by the department.
"In August, we started exerting energy to get suspected dealers off the street," said police Detective Sgt. Al Coghill. "We ran a three-month investigation and started to get arrest warrants."
Coghill said the alleged dealers are not selling any drug in particular, although police have been finding mostly heroin and marijuana. Drugs were purchased by confidential informants and through undercover buys.
Mayor David Rhome noted information developed by police was often received during their regular patrols.
Police Chief R.T. Bell credits the ongoing relationship with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency. One borough police officer is currently assigned to work with the DEA.
"This has opened up some avenues and more resources for us to do some of this ourselves and conduct more investigations," Bell said.
Coghill said many of the officers in the department have received training in drug investigations through the Washington County District Attorney's Drug Task Force.
"People forget that much of the drug dealing affects them," Coghill said. "People on drugs are the ones breaking into houses and vehicles. Ninety percent of our crimes, like thefts and criminal mischief, are drug-related. People are victims of the addictions of others."
Rhome said the department has been able to put more manpower on the streets by hiring three part-time officers. Bell said that has enabled them to broaden their drug enforcement effort.
Arrested so far were Jeanna Main, Derek Andrews, Justin Miller, Martin Johnson, Stanley Golick, Christina Gregorczyk, Sal Conte, Eric Chronister, George Reule and Joshua Butts, all of Canonsburg; Leann Sachek of Richeyville; Charles Parks of Washington and William Fields of Pittsburgh.
Coghill said the enforcement effort will continue.
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Growing Like Weeds: Another potential medical cannabis producer announced itself on Craigslist on Sunday with an ad recruiting registered patients to sit on its board.
The new nonprofit organization is registered in Santa Fe under the name Medical Cannabis of New Mexico Inc. and lists Len Goodman, a local businessman with a history in the memorial tile business (such as a plaque to mark the passing of your dog), as the incorporator.
The nonprofit also lists Jennifer Gonzales, a landscaper and greenhouse expert, as a board member. However, Goodman tells SFR Gonzales will not be involved in the day-to-day operations.
At least 13 nonprofits have applied for permits so far, though only one has received a license [News, June 3: "Pot Plans"]. Under the law, a nonprofit applying for a medical cannabis production license must have at least three registered patients on its board. If you are one of these patients, you can contact Goodman via email.
Spaced Evenly: What a season it is for dreamers. Just as the buzz dies down over the groundbreaking at Spaceport America, sci-fi nuts and conspiracy theorists have two more reasons to break out the Spock ears and ectoplasm detectors.
First the Roswell UFO Festival runs July 2 to July 5. Eighties rockers Jefferson Starship will headline the celebration of the 62nd anniversary of the supposed UFO crash landing 30 miles outside of Roswell.
A little closer to home, the Alliance Studying Paranormal Experiences will hold its first Paranormal Symposium Sept. 11 to 13 in Angel Fire. Topics of the symposium range from out-of-body experiences to poltergeists; Roswell alien investigator Dennis Balthaser is also scheduled to attend.
To register for the symposium visit: aspefiles.org.
Money Management Material: Do you have what it takes to manage an investment portfolio under the fierce scrutiny of the local and national press in an office mired in scandal?
The State Investment Council is looking for a securities, commodities and financial services sales agent to fill one of the five open jobs in state government that are exempt from the hiring freeze (the other openings are in the Child, Youth and Families Department).
The job pays between $77,688 and $114,252 annually, according to the State Personnel Office's announcement. Requirements: BA in business administration, finance or accounting and five years of experience.
It probably would help if that experience wasn't with Bernie Madoff.
Growing Like Weeds: Another potential medical cannabis producer announced itself on Craigslist on Sunday with an ad recruiting registered patients to sit on its board.


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Canton Township attorney Charles Kurowski will be among the candidates vying for a judicial position in Washington County in this year's election.
Kurowski, 60, will share the ballot with five other announced candidates in the May primary election for two Court of Common Pleas seats that were left vacant with the retirement of Judge Janet Moschetta Bell and Paul Pozonsky last year. It is his sixth run for a Washington County judicial seat.
"We have a judicial crisis. We are in serious need of legal leadership and clarity in our judiciary and the application of law to help not harm families," said Kurowski, who has been a practicing trial attorney for 33 years handling cases from the magisterial level to arguments before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
"I have handled civil cases in which my clients over those years have received over $1 million in awards," he added.
Kurowski prides himself on being an outspoken champion of the pubic's rights to good law and upholding the U.S. Constitution.
"This is something the government and our courts are slowly discarding," he stated. "I have gone head to head with judges and their misapplication of the law and their bad decisions."
Kurowski explained that a judge's bad decision "affects us all and costs us thousands of dollars unnecessarily."
A member of the Washington County Bar Association, Kurowski is president of the association's Family Division, in which he implemented a monthly schooling for members on cases being decided by the appellate courts. He is a graduate of the Duquesne Law School. He also has a master's degree in sociology from Duquesne graduate school.
He has served as a volunteer for many nonprofit clubs and organizations, and currently serves on the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity.
Kurowski said he is disheartened by the state of the Washington County judiciary as "some of our judges have become an embarrassment across the state and to the taxpayers that pay their salaries to whom they are accountable."
"This is what lawyers and the general public must face when they come to the courthouse to find justice and fairness in keeping our families safe," he said.
Kurowski said his more than three decades of legal experience will give him an advantage. "It is critical to elect someone with years of experience instead of someone who is just starting to understand the law," he stated. "Electing someone with 10 years of experience means that person may be on the bench for 30 years trying to learn the law instead of already having applied it."
If elected, he also would work to implement drug and alcohol testing for judges.
Kurowski and his wife live in Canton Township. He will cross-file and seek both political parties' nomination.
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