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WAYNESBURG – The Performing Arts Series at Waynesburg University will host Christian songwriter and musical artist Fernando Ortega at 7:30 p.m. April 9 in Roberts Chapel.
Admission is $5 and the public is invited. Waynesburg University students may attend for free.
Throughout his 20-year recording career, Ortega has been celebrated for his work arranging traditional Christian hymns and setting them against a background of organic, acoustic instrumentation.
Beginning his piano career at age 8, Ortega went on to receive many accolades for his long career in music including the 1998, 2000 and 2002 Dove Awards. Christianity Today writes that Ortega is "a master at creating contemplative acoustic folk songs that can just as easily double as inspirational worship music."
Tom Ribar, Waynesburg University chaplain, said, "Ortega has been writing original music and producing fresh arrangements of traditional hymns for several decades," Ribar said. "He is a world-class pianist, on top his skills as a lyricist. Ortega will pack something for all ages into his 90-minute concert."
Space is limited for this performance.
Advanced reservation of tickets is suggested for the general public as well as the Waynesburg University community.
Tickets are now available and can be reserved by contacting Pat Bristor at 724-852-3315 or purchased online at http://waynesburg.ticketleap.com/fernando-ortega/.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The Carolina Hurricanes traded forward Jussi Jokinen to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday for a conditional draft pick.
The deal was announced roughly an hour before the 3 p.m. trading deadline.
The Eastern Conference-leading Penguins – who last week picked up star Jarome Iginla from Calgary – added another offensive threat for a relatively low price.
The Hurricanes receive either a sixth- or seventh-round pick from Pittsburgh and will retain a portion of Jokinen's salary. His contract that pays him $3 million per season expires after 2013-14.
"This deal is important for our team's financial flexibility moving forward," Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said.
Jokinen is a noted shootout specialist and fan favorite whose scoring has fallen off during this shortened season.
Jokinen has 30 career shootout goals, and only two players in league history have scored more since the tiebreaker was introduced in 2005-06.
He had six goals and five assists in 33 games with the Hurricanes, who placed him on waivers last week. He went unclaimed and returned to Carolina.
It's the second trade between the clubs in less than a year. Pittsburgh traded center Jordan Staal to the Hurricanes during the draft last June in exchange for Brandon Sutter, a prospect and a draft pick.
Lately, though, the teams have been trending in opposite directions.
The Penguins, who will be without star Sidney Crosby indefinitely with a broken jaw, have 56 points – five more than second-place Montreal – and had a 15-game winning streak end Tuesday night in a loss to Buffalo.
Carolina, meanwhile, has fallen from the Southeast Division lead after losing nine of 10 during an injury-plagued slump in which its top two goalies and two key defensemen have been hurt. Most recently, the team announced Wednesday that defenseman Joni Pitkanen will miss the rest of the season with a broken left heel.
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As the murder case of Monongalia County, W.Va., teenager Skylar Neese continues to make national news, public speculation regarding the appropriate location to try the case against one of the accused continues.
Charged with willfully, maliciously and intentionally causing the stabbing death of Neese are her best friends, Rachel Shoaf, 16, and Sheila Eddy, 17, both of Morgantown.
In exchange for a May 1 guilty plea from Shoaf in adult court, prosecutors and Shoaf's defense counsel agreed West Virginia had jurisdiction of the case, even though authortities contend the murder took place in Greene County in the early hours of July 6, 2012.
On the face of the argument, it would seem that a trial would take place in the location where the murder occurred, unless it resulted from a kidnapping elsewhere. In that instance, historically, the case could be tried in either the state where the crime started or where it came to its conclusion.
In the case of Neese's disappearance, law enforcement officials said she left willingly with her friends on the night of her murder. However, a little used legal term known as inveigling made the case for kidnapping, one of the charges Eddy is facing. On Friday, Eddy was indicted by a grand jury in Monongalia County on one count of kidnapping, one count of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder. First-degree murder carries an automatic sentence of life imprisonment in West Virginia.
According to authorities, Neese was inveigled, or lured by false representation or deceit, to join Shoaf and Eddy for a ride across the state border where they allegedly planned to kill her, and apparently that was enough for the state of West Virginia to maintain jurisdiction over Shoaf and Eddy.
The case has similarities to the murders of Franciscan University students Aaron Land, 20, and Brian Muha, 18, in May 1999. The two were abducted by strangers from Ohio and then taken to Washington County, where they were murdered. This was a precedent-setting case regarding where a crime began and where it ended.
The defendants in the case were initially tried, convicted and sentenced in Ohio, not Pennsylvania, where the murders took place. Four years later, the Supreme Court of Ohio overturned the convictions based on Ohio law at the time that required the trial to take place where the murder occurred, not where the crime began. It was another six years before both cases were resolved with both men receiving a sentence of life imprisonment inPennsylvania.
Citing case law in the plea agreement with Shoaf, Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney Marcia Ashdown used a 1985 criminal case, Heath v. Alabama, that addressed the sovereignty of states. In it, it is made clear that double jeopardy does not apply from state to state, but only from jurisdiction to jurisdiction within a state. The double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment does not prohibit one state from prosecuting and punishing somebody for a crime which he or she previously had been convicted of and sentenced for in another state. That is why the defendants in the case of Muha and Land could be tried a second time for murder.
Muha's mother set out to ensure that other families did not have to go through an ordeal like the one her family endured. In April 2005, Brian and Aaron's Law went into effect in Ohio permitting authorities to prosecute suspects in murder cases that begin in that state but have related activities in another state.
Dave and Mary Neese, Skylar's parents, were similarly moved to act on their daughter's behalf. Because of her initial status as a runaway, Skylar did not fit the criteria for an Amber Alert to be issued. Two months later, the West Virginia State Police and the FBI became involved in the case.
The Neeses said that was two months too long. They worked diligently to pass W.Va. House Bill 2453, "Skylar's Law," to ensure other families won't have to wait for an alert to be issued for their missing child. It was enacted April 29. The law requires a reporting law enforcement agency to provide information about a suspected missing or abducted child to the West Virginia State Police in the initial stages of an investigation. It also requires the Amber Alert coordinator be contacted for a determination as to whether an Amber Alert will help to facilitate the safe return of the child.
In waiving her right to a trial, Shoaf pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Among the caveats placed upon the agreement, Shoaf cannot challenge the validity of her plea by direct appeal in federal or state court. She must cooperate fully in the criminal investigation and testify in court if necessary. It was Shoaf who led authorities to Neese's body in January.
Ashdown has recommended a sentence of 20 years in prison, but Shoaf could receive as much as 40 years in prison at sentencing.
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We're back with plenty of big tunes this episode including new tracks from Drop The Lime, Itch-E & Scratch-E and something from the new Midnight Juggernauts album, which is the lead feature for this session as well.
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Explore Bailiffscourt, England-UK
Walk through the door of Bailiffscourt and you take a step back in time, as narrow passageways with flagstone floors lead you through a series of intimate lounges and sitting rooms, decorated with antiques, tapestries and beautiful fresh flowers.
Gaze out through the Gothic mullioned windows at the delightful gardens and the rose-clad courtyard and sink into a comfortable sofa or armchair, warmed by a crackling log fire on cooler days, while experiencing the very best of service and hospitality.
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BRIDGEVILLE – The members of the North Allegheny High School boys basketball team are the mad bombers of the WPIAL. The Tigers shoot three-pointers from the game's first possession until the final buzzer, or the scoreboard blows up, whichever comes first.
The Tigers shot 659 three-pointers in 22 regular-season games, and have six players who have attempted at least 60 shots from behind the arc.
But there is so much more to North Allegheny than just long-range shooting. And the Tigers had everything on display Wednesday night in an impressive 65-38 victory over Canon-McMillan in a Class AAAA first-round game at Chartiers Valley.
North Allegheny (20-3), the No. 2 seed, advanced to the quarterfinals Saturday. The Tigers showed no rust against C-M (11-12), making five three-pointers in the first quarter and going 14-for-23 from three-point range in the game.
Combined with a pressing defense that gave C-M fits, and a quick-passing and penetrating offense, North Allegheny dominated the cold-shooting Big Macs. Canon-McMillan was held to only four field goals and 16 points in the first half.
"This was the kind of game in which we had to jump on them early and create some doubt in the minds of their players," C-M coach Rick Bell said. "But North Allegheny makes you play faster than you want in every facet. They make you bring the ball up the floor faster than normal, they make you pass faster and they make you shoot faster."
On this night, C-M wasn't up to speed. After the Big Macs led 4-2, North Allegheny put a stranglehold on control of the game by reeling off the next 14 points. Adam Haus and Joe Mancini each made two three-pointers in the first quarter, which ended with NA leading 22-11.
"We debated all week whether we should start the game playing man-to-man or a zone defense,'' Bell said. "There is a thought that you can't zone a three-point shooting team, but that is a misconception. What we did was change our entire man-to-man defense, from a style that sags into the passing lanes, to one that tried to get up on their shooters. We didn't want them hitting uncontested threes. But they shot it so well that they made 'em even when we were there defensively."
The Tigers showed no ill effects of having more than a week off since ending the regular season.
"It seemed even longer," NA coach Dave DeGregorio said. "The last two days we had really good practices and we came out and played very well defensively, both in the full- and half-court."
Canon-McMillan was held to five points in the second quarter and seven in the third, which ended with North Allegheny leading 49-23. The Tigers trapped full-court after both made baskets and misses, and their half-court man-to-man forced C-M to start its offense farther away from the basket than normal. It was an uncomfortable experience all-around for the C-M offense.
"They are a really unique team, different than anyone we've played" said C-M senior guard Brett Haney, who led the Big Macs with 10 points. "They're obviously good shooters, but their defense puts a lot of pressure on the opponent's guards. We didn't do a good job of handling that."
C-M had 18 turnovers and had only six field goals through three quarters.
"Looking at the tape of North Allegheny, we knew we had to handle their pressure, and I thought we had a good plan," Bell said. "We've been using a five-guard offense. But seeing something on film and experiencing reality are two different things. … They make you play and shoot fast. Brett Haney is one of the best shooters I've seen or coached, and they even made him take quick shots."
Adam Haus and James Meeker each scored 14 points to lead NA. All of Mancini's 12 points came on three-pointers.
Haney was the only C-M player to score in double figures. Seth Petras and Ryan Gillespie each had a game-high nine rebounds.
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Chartiers-Houston girls basketball coach Veronica Sansom knows that if she needs to send a form or packet of papers home that she should probably give two copies to Amanda Balzer, none to her twin sister Ashley.
When Sansom yells – hardly a rarity – she knows to direct it at Amanda. Quiet, off-to-the-side teaching points will likely resonate better with Ashley than cranking up the volume.
But when the Bucs need scoring or leadership, Sansom knows she can turn to either Ashley or Amanda Balzer – fraternal twins with Amanda getting about a three-minute head start – and things will work out just fine.
"It's funny," Sansom said. "They're alike, but they're different."
They're alike because they're both straight-A students and multiple-sport athletes. Good at the sports, too. They are the type of kid that every parent would be proud to raise.
They're different because while Ashley is the president of her class, she's also been known to keep permission slips or physical forms buried in her basketball bag for days.
"She's definitely more organized," Ashley said of Amanda. "If she has homework, she gets it done the night of. I'll be scrambling the period before. Or sometimes I'll wake up in the morning be like, 'Oh my God, I have homework.'
"I'm that kid."
The differences don't end there, of course, but let's jump back to the similarities.
Ashley and Amanda Balzer have combined to average 21.7 points per game for a Chartiers-Houston team that was bumped up to Class AA and thrust into Section 4-AA, which includes three of last year's four WPIAL semifinalists in Steel Valley, Bishop Canevin and Seton-La Salle, the latter two playing at the A.J. Palumbo Center for the championship.
Nonetheless, Ashley (11.9 ppg) and Amanda (9.8) have been two of the team's leaders, two of four senior starters charged with keeping things positive and helping the Bucs battle Fort Cherry for the fourth and final playoff spot.
"Basically in the end, you're a family, and you have to stick together through thick and thin," Amanda Balzer said. "Yeah, we've been thrown in hard section, but we've overcome obstacles before."
Ashley is a 5-10 forward, the bigger of the two, and averages 8.4 rebounds, 2.6 steals, 2.2 blocks and 1.9 assists per game.
Amanda is the scrapper of the two, a 5-7 small forward who has yet to meet a loose ball she didn't like. She averages four rebounds, three steals and 2.4 points per game.
They have different skill sets, but the same mindset.
"Where Ashley has a lot of offensive talent – she's the leading scorer on our team – Amanda is one of our best defensive players," Sansom said. "They're both just tough, hard-nosed, competitive kids. They'd run through a brick wall if you asked them. Coaches love kids like that."
The differences, though, are what make these two special - and highly entertaining.
Ashley Balzer has started at goalkeeper for the Chartiers-Houston girls soccer team the past two years, amassing 216 saves this past season while earning all-section honors and getting named the team's defensive MVP.
At games, Amanda Balzer would scream her lungs out, wearing her sister's jersey in support.
Amanda Balzer is a talented hurdler and placed second at the WPIAL meet last spring with a time of 15.93 seconds in the 100 hurdles. She took seventh in the 300 in 48.40.
"I would go and yell at her," explained Ashley, who also runs track.
"It would be like legit yelling, though," Amanda clarified. "It would be kind of scary.
"The 300 hurdles, the straightaway to the home stretch, all I hear is, 'Run, Amanda, run, they're right behind you.' Meanwhile, there's no one around me."
Ashley's response: "They're going to catch you if you don't run fast enough."
At home, Amanda Balzer will unload every detail about her day to her parents, as Amanda makes a beeline for her room, content to play video games or fall asleep.
"Sometimes we don't see her for a few days," Amanda joked.
Both, apparently, find enough time to make it work in the classroom, despite several extracurricular activities.
Ashley Balzer carries a 4.4 grade-point average, Amanda a 4.0 - though with admittedly harder classes. While Ashley is the president of the National Honor Society, Amanda served as the group's historian. Both are members of the Leo Club. Both lead groups every summer for Chartiers-Houston's Bucs for Bucks summer camps.
"I've actually sent emails to their mom, complimenting her on these two kids because you can't say that about every kid today," Sansom said. "These kids are really good kids, nice kids and respectful."
For as close as Ashley and Amanda Balzer are, they purposely want to go to college at separate schools. Amanda plans on running track at Allegheny, while Ashley is exploring the idea of playing soccer at Marietta or W&J.
That leaves just four regular season games – plus a possible playoff trip – in their basketball careers at Chartiers-Houston.
There's also a crucial turning point ahead considering the Bucs suffered a costly, one-point loss to third-place Steel Valley last week.
"The last three years, we expected to make the playoffs," Sansom said. "This is different. We don't expect to make playoffs, but we're trying to earn that right.
"We're either going to go up or down after that Steel Valley loss."
Given she has Ashley and Amanda Balzer as leaders, Sansom can probably rule out that second option.
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Numerous people recently appeared in Washington County Court on criminal charges. Appearing before Judge Edward Borkowski were:
Frank D. Efaw, 49, of 104 Warren St., Bentleyville; reckless endangerment, first offense of DUI; charged Aug. 31 for pointing a loaded 9 mm firearm at a woman and her son and firing one round outside of their home at 6 Rhoades Lane, Deemston Borough, then driving away from the scene and back again; sentence – 10 days to 6 months in jail, followed by 12 months probation with home monitoring for the first 10 days, $1,000 fine.
Brandon C. Vanbuskirk, 25, of 423 Fourth St., Waynesburg; accident involving damage to unattended vehicle; charged May 4 following a vehicle crash with injuries in the 400 block of East Maiden Street, Washington, and fleeing the scene; sentence – 12 months of probation.
Theresa A. Molesky, 51, of 110 Main St., Apt. 4, Belle Vernon; second offense of DUI, driving with a suspended license; charged July 22 following a traffic stop in Bentleyville; sentence – 6 months in the Intermediate Punishment Program with the first 5 months on home monitoring and first 30 days on SCRAM, $1,750 fine.
Robert E. Gray III, 29, of 1115 Main St., Burgettstown; second offense of DUI; charged May 27 following a traffic stop in McDonald, refusing a breath test; sentence – 23 months in the Intermediate Punishment Program with the first 6 months on home monitoring and first 3 months on SCRAM, $1,500 fine.
George F. Sears, 56, of 60 Hidden Valley Drive, Finleyville; possession of drug paraphernalia; charged July 10 during a check-on-welfare call to police by a neighbor; 12 months of probation with the first 90 days on intensive supervision.
Brandon Katinsky, 18, of 4 Homewood Drive, Charleroi; possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; charged Feb. 2 after finding the drugs in his car at 415 Oakland Ave., Charleroi; placed in the Probation Without Verdict program for 1 year.
Melissa L. Comer, 32, of 109 Penn Ave., Bentleyville; possession of drug paraphernalia, retail theft; charged Jan. 18 for stealing items valued at $82 and possessing empty bags of heroin at Walmart, Trinity Point; sentence – 12 months of probation.
Andrew Minnis, 18, of 59 Kopper Kettle Road, Washington; possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia; charged Dec. 13 after police responded to a domestic disturbance at his grandparents' home where he resides; sentence – 12 months of probation with intensive supervision.
Jamie N. Weaver, 27, of 2418 Pin Oak Place, Pittsburgh; retail theft, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of drugs; charged Jan. 1 at Lowe's on Washington Road, Washington, for stealing items valued at $297 and possessing heroin, empty bags of heroin and a controlled substance; placed in the Probation Without Verdict program for 12 months, retail theft classes.
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Uruguay teacher returns to Mt. Lebanon
Teacher from Uruguay reconnects with students
Students in the Mt. Lebanon School District made such an impact on teacher Claudia Lopez Zapata of Uruguay, that she decided to make a return trip to Pittsburgh to visit with them again.
Lopez Zapata first visited elementary schools in Mt. Lebanon back in October 2011 with two students from the school where she teaches. Although the students, Valentina "Vale" Fontora and Valentina "Naomi" Mezquida did not make the most recent trip, Lopez Zapata did bring her husband, Enrique Martin Posse Vivas, along with her.
Now-retired Mt. Lebanon elementary Spanish teacher Elaine Palmer first brought Zapata to the region with a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through the U.S. State Department. This time, Lopez Zapata and her husband came to the United States on their own. Before coming to Pittsburgh, the couple took in some sites in other cities like Nashville and Niagara Falls, N.Y.
On April 4, Lopez Zapata reunited with the two students who hosted her and the Uruguayan students back in 2011. Now sixth-graders, Madison Maselko and Courtney Walsh both attend Mellon Middle School, where Zapata had the opportunity to teach two 20-minute Spanish classes.
Back in Uruguay, Lopez Zapata teaches at a school called No. 65 Eduardo Victor Haedo in Mercedes, Soriano, Uruguay. The public school has about 110 students ranging from age 4 to sixth grade.
Lopez Zapata taught the class in Spanish with Mellon Middle School Spanish teacher Lynda Battista translating only a few times. Lopez Zapata started off by asking the students their names and what kind of sports or activities they like to play. The students all had to answer the questions in Spanish.
Then Lopez Zapata, pointing to a map of Uruguay, talked about the long flight she and her husband had to take to get to Pittsburgh, first flying from Uruguay to Miami and then from Miami to Pittsburgh. She also told students that Uruguay has a population of about 3 million people.
Lopez Zapata also explained why she and her husband don't have the same last name – in Uruguay, married women don't take their husband's last name. Her last name is a combination of her mother's last name and her father's last name. For instance, her father's last name was Lopez and her mother's last name was Zapata. Zapata said in the instance of her husband's last name, Posse was his father's last name and Vivas was his mother's. Lopez Zapata said she and Martin's children's last name is Posse Lopez.
After Lopez Zapata taught the class, Courtney Walsh handed her cards made by the class that Zapata could take back to Uruguay with her. Walsh said she liked having Lopez Zapata teach the class and she liked learning about how they do the names differently there. "I liked learning about what's important to them and us," Walsh said.
"It was interesting because there's a lot more I didn't know about, because I take German now," Madison Maselko said. She agreed that it was also neat learning about their names.
"I'm impressed with their Spanish and pronunciation," said Lopez Zapata as translated by Lynda Battista. Lopez Zapata added that her favorite part about visiting Pittsburgh is "the people." She said she will definitely try to come back again in the future.
"They are like my Uruguayan family," Elaine Palmer said. She added that the two girls, Vale and Naomi, who came with Lopez Zapata before, are now taking private English lessons in Uruguay. "That's directly related to coming here," she said.
Battista said she would like to continue the relationship with Lopez Zapata and her school via Skype and email.
Palmer added that due to lack of funds, the program that first brought Lopez Zapata and the students to Pittsburgh in 2011 is on hold now. She said if folks would like to make a donation to keep the exchange program going, they can contact the Mt. Lebanon School District.


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Peters requests ordinance to ban registered sex offenders from some areas of township
According to the most recent information on the state's Megan's Law website, there are three registered sex offenders living in Peters Township and another nine who work in the township. All of the registered offenders are men.
And while there are state laws prohibiting certain registered sex offenders from being within a certain distance of schools and other areas where children may be found, the township does not have the authority to further restrict those individuals from locations such as the library or the township's parks, Solicitor William Johnson told members of council during a meeting March 25.
Peters Township Council asked Johnson to investigate if an ordinance could be enacted that included banning those registered as part of Megan's Law from specified areas in the township.
In 2011, the state Supreme Court declared a similar ordinance in Allegheny County invalid as it preempted state laws, Johnson said.
Township police Harry Fruecht told council that unless an offender is declared by the state to be a violent sexual predator or a delinquent sexual predator, the police department is prohibited from notifying neighbors or co-workers. He said there has never been a declared violent sexual predator or a delinquent sexual predator living or working in the township.
The chief said there are websites that township residents may visit to learn the name, address and type of crime of a registered sexual offender. However, Freucht said he cannot give out the identities unless the individual was declared a violent sexual predator. The sites are www.pameganslaw.pa.us/entrypage.aspx and the independent www.familywatchdog.us. Township Manager Michael Silvestri said the two sites would be posted on the township's website.
Additionally, anyone may sign up to be notified if a sexual offender moves into a specific neighborhood even through police are prohibited from giving out the information, Fruecht said.
"The township has no authority concerning sexual offenders," Fruecht said.


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CHARLEROI – Section wrestling tournaments normally don't hold the type of excitement and controversy like the one held at Charleroi High School Saturday.
Normally, an event such as this Section 2-AA tournament is more a perfunctory performance than nail-biting drama.
In the 145-pound weight class, the top seed was beaten in his first bout, the third seed didn't make weight, a regional qualifier was ejected, and the No. 2 seed was upset in the semifinals.
That's why Ryan Zalar of Jefferson-Morgan had to feel particularly fortunate to be standing atop the awards stand after that weight's final bout.
The junior from Jefferson-Morgan won the gold medal with a 10-7 decision over Austin Mears of Mt. Pleasant.
The top five wrestlers in each weight class advanced to next week's WPIAL Class AA Championships at Chartiers Valley.
"This is the first time I've been on top of the podium ever in high school," said Zalar, who raised his record to 18-7 despite missing five weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in December. "All the matches were tough. I knew this would be a tough tournament."
Jefferson-Morgan led the way in this tournament with four champions. Besides Zalar, John Demaske (126), Bill Bowlen (160) and Dustin Conti (170) were wearing gold medals. West Greene had two: Wade Blackmon (132) and Cody Jacobs (220); and Charleroi had one: Nick Gavazzi (138).
The 145-pound weight class was altered even before the tournament began when Mike Anderson of Yough, who had a 27-6 record, failed to make weight.
Then it got really bizarre.
Washington's George Rogers, a regional qualifier last year, was thrown out of the tournament during a consolation-round match against Beth-Center's Jason Stay at 145. Rogers was sent to the consolation round after Zalar beat him 1-0, and the second-seeded Stay fell to Mears 9-7 in the semis.
Rogers trailed Stay 3-2 in the final 10 seconds when the two went out of bounds. Rogers kicked the stands and complained to referee Greg Severyn. On the restart, Rogers aggressively went into Stay, and Severyn awarded a penalty point to Stay. Rogers bumped into Severyn and after continuing to complain, was thrown out of the tournament.
After beating Rogers in the first round, Zalar moved on to top-seeded Matt Johnston of West Greene and beat him 5-4 after catching him in a cradle for the winning points in the third period. That left Mears, who would have been Zalar's first-round opponent had Anderson made weight.
"He was 0-2 against Mears before the championships," said J-M head coach Scott Rhodes. "Ryan got on a roll."
Jefferson-Morgan's other wins seemed tame by comparison. John Demaske won his third straight title with a 4-0 shutout of Bentworth's Vince Vahaly at 126; Bill Bowlen won a 3-2 decision over Nico Brown of Beth-Center at 160 and Dustin Conti remained undefeated at 31-0 with a pin in 1:01 of Dalton Wildman of West Greene at 170.
Gavazzi was the other undefeated wrestler in the tournament, but that nearly came to an end in the 138-pound finals. Gavazzi was thrown to his back by Jason Miller of Jefferson-Morgan for a five-point move that put him in a 6-2 hole. But Gavazzi rallied and hit a five-point move of his own in the third period to take a 10-9 decision. It was the first time this season, Gavazzi was sent to his back.
"I wasn't worried," Gavazzi said. "I just had to pick up the pace and score some points. That's the third or fourth time we've wrestled this year. The more you wrestle someone, the closer the bouts gets."
Jacobs was one of just seven top-seeded wrestlers to win a title. His 6-1 decision over Tom Sever of Yough took some of the sting out of finishing second in last year's section tournament.
"I try not to overlook any tournament, no matter how big or small it is," said Jacobs. "I'm taking it one week at a time."
Jacobs also is counting down to his 100th career victory. He needs eight more, a reachable goal if he stays healthy and wrestles to his abilities.
"A hundred wins would be nice," he said. "I'm going to try to make it to states for the second time in a row."
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The Southpointe-based company said in a press release its estimate of drilling and completion costs incurred during 2012 directly attributable to extensions and discoveries was $440.7 million. When divided by the extensions and discoveries of 954 Bcfe, this yields a drill bit finding and development cost of $0.46 per mcfe.
Consol noted that 2012 was the third consecutive year that it has achieved sub-$0.50 per mcfe drill bit finding and development costs. The company said it believes this is among the lowest in the industry.
Total proved reserves, as of Dec. 31, were a record 3.993 trillion cubic feet, which the compapny said represents a 15 percent increase from the 3.480 Tcfe at year-end 2011. Within the total proved reserves are approximately 88 Bcfe, or 2.2 percent, of oil, condensate, and liquids.
Marcellus Shale reserves account for approximately 83 Bcfe, or 94 percent, of these heavier hydrocarbons.
Consol said it replaced 611 percent of its 2012 gas production, when considering increases from extensions and discoveries of 954 Bcfe. Production in 2012 was 156 Bcfe.
The company said much of the increase in reserves through the category extensions and discoveries was due to the company's highly successful Marcellus Shale program. As of Dec. 31, the Marcellus Shale consisted of 1,805 Bcfe of proved reserves, a a 105 percent increase from the 882 Bcfe shown at year-end 2011.
Marcellus Shale proved developed reserves were 427 Bcfe, or an increase of 79 percent from 239 Bcfe, over the same period.
As reported on Jan. 18, 64 Consol-operated horizontal wells were drilled in the Marcellus Shale in 2012 and 51 were turned on line. Total well costs averaged $6.7 million. The expected ultimate recovery averaged 5.9 Bcfe per well.
Total daily production from the Marcellus Shale grew from 77.5 MMcf per day as of Dec. 31, 2011 to 135.0 MMcf per day as of Dece. 31, 2012.
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Bhagavad Gita and money and Hindu spirituality and wealth creation are still perceived as odd combinations and it often raises several eyebrows. If a Hindu wants to take the spiritual path, the first advice is 'give away all your money and wealth and head towards the
Bhagavad Gita helps us in striking a balance – it shows us how to create wealth, enjoy it and not to drown in it.
To create wealth the brain has to be challenged continuously and we have to put to use it in family, society, market and in business deals. Family, community and business are all realities and when faced with these realities many begin to tremble. Qualifications and abilities melt and many resign to a quiet life in the corner of a large government building or in a private sector company. Some at this juncture take to spirituality – for them everything is Maya – leave children and wife and head towards the
Real spirituality is the one which is practiced in society and not in caves. Look at the profile of the successful entrepreneurs in independent
Spirituality today is spending time in satsangs, visiting temples, donating money in the hope that the Lord will automatically make one a multibillionaire. This spirituality has no meaning at all and it is the product of ignorance. Did
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Most of us does not like to work. Many are forced to work and do it halfheartedly. Learn to enjoy what you are doing, whether it is cleaning the table or writing a program or playing. When you enjoy doing something, you will automatically excel in it. Quite often instead of enjoying the work, we worry more about what we will get from it. Instead of concentrating on the cleaning of the table, the waiter is more bothered about the tip the guest will offer, the programmer is thinking about increment and player is thinking about endorsement. Net result is that we do the job badly, we don't enjoy the work or the moment and ultimately all the monetary dreams are shattered.
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Work done with selfish motives is inferior by far to the selfless service or Karma-yoga. Therefore be a Karma-yogi, O Arjuna. Those who seek (to enjoy) the fruits of their work are verily unhappy (because one has no control over the results). (2.49)
Our selfishness is always thinking about the end product and to create wealth without hard work. Put heart and soul in whatever you do because it is more worthwhile than chanting mantras. When you work wholeheartedly, you are indulging in creation and it touches the spirit in you and you experience spirituality. Wealth, success and fame will automatically follow.
But what if I fail? This is lack of self confidence. This comes out of unnecessarily thinking about the fruits of your work. Rarely does one achieve success in first attempt. Each failure teaches us several lessons. Each failure takes us close to success. Every work creates a result, so work without getting attached to results.
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A Karma-yogi gets freedom from both vice and virtue in this life itself. Therefore, strive for Karma-yoga. Working to the best of one's abilities without getting attached to the fruits of work is called (Nishkaama) Karma-yoga. (2.50)
When we succeed we are happy, when we fail we are unhappy. But what was our state of mind when we were working. Gita is more interested in the state of mind when you were working.
While doing a work be rooted in yourself. Bhagavad Gita calls such a person 'Sthiraprajna' – a person of steady wisdom and self knowledge and who cannot be shaken. To create wealth and to enjoy it, you need to be a 'Shiraprajna' and then you will realize that your very nature is happiness.
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Some of them, like for the Goddess, were great, but didn't like Evil-Lyn's bio at all! Whoever did the MOTUC bios clearly wanted Orko and Trolla [Seriously? Trolla?] at the center of everything, by making them the most powerful in the story. The gods - Procrustus, Teela, Zodac, Sharella, Havok, Light Hope and the others - should be what the cosmic forces the original stories intended them to be. The MOTUC bios totally got that wrong!
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A Bethlehem-Center teacher hired to produce the spring musical in Charleroi School District pleaded guilty Tuesday to having sex with a 15-year-old girl in the Charleroi Area Junior-Senior High School auditorium.
Jeffrey A. Hahn, 24, formerly of Belle Vernon and now living in Allison Park, Allegheny County, was a seventh-grade teacher at Bethlehem-Center Middle School when he was arrested in July. His teaching certification has since been revoked by the state Department of Education, according to his attorney, Steven Toprani.
On Tuesday, before Washington County Judge John DiSalle, Hahn agreed to plead guilty to sexual assault, corruption of minors and institutional sexual assault of a minor in exchange for a sentence of 4 to 8 years in prison followed by 7 years of probation.
Hahn, however, could not officially be sentenced pending evaluation by the Pennsylvania Sexual Offenders Assessment Board to determine if he meets the criteria of a sexually violent predator. DiSalle postponed sentencing for approximately 90 days until the evaluation is completed.
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Thanks for the explanations but I am not really sold on either. Both of them (seclusion and the fence) have occurred to me but they just don't make sense. Again, their previous camp was in the forest which had population 0 before the outbreak, and yet zombies found them. It's been a couple of months since the outbreak right? Wouldn't zombies start leaving the cities by this time since there is nothing left to eat there. They attack the animals so wouldn't those secluded areas where animals live be the new zombie magnets. And the fence, yes, there is probably a fence, but then shouldn't there always be some zombies on the other side of the fence, trying to get in. And if you have a a few, they'd make noises and attract others until there's a bunch of them just outside the fence. We never see that in the show. Maybe they go to the fence regularly and quietly kill the zombies that just arrived but we don't see that in the show either. We never see them having trouble driving out because they don't want to let the zombies in when the gate opens.
It's just that the way it's shown in the show, they seem to be too safe on that farm. They walk around casually, windows are sometimes open. They let the kid walk around on his own, even to the forest and that stream. And what about all the shooting when they killed the zombies in the barn? That must have been heard miles away. It just seems like they feel so safe there, as if nothing can happen. I can't imagine being in that house and behaving the way they do.


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Study to Evaluate HIV Viremia and Persistence in Acutely HIV-Infected ARV Naïve Patients Treated With Darunavir/Ritonavir and Etravirine
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Purpose: This is a pilot study to evaluate HIV viremia and persistence in acutely HIV infected antiretroviral naïve patients treated with Darunavir/ritonavir and Etravirine
Participants: 20 participants, age 18 and older, HIV infected, antiretroviral naïve patients
Procedures (methods): ARV treatment with Darunavir/ritonavir and Etravirine,
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|Acute HIV Infection HIV Infections
|Drug: Darunavir/Ritonavir and Etravirine
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|CID 0821 - Pilot Study to Evaluate HIV Viremia and Persistence in Acutely HIV-Infected Antiretroviral Naïve Patients Treated With Darunavir/Ritonavir and Etravirine
- To measure virologic and immunologic response in AHI with DRV/R & ETR (absolute values and change from baseline, plus slope of change). [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
- To measure drug levels in various compartments with replication in cellular compartments and immunological outcome. [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|March 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Darunavir/Ritonavir and Etravirine
Darunavir/Ritonavir and Etravirine
DRV/r will be administered 800 mg/100 mg orally once daily.
ETR will be given 200 mg orally twice daily, although patients may choose to take ETR 400 mg QD to have a simpler all QD regimen.
Drug: Darunavir/Ritonavir and Etravirine
DRV/r will be administered 800 mg/100 mg orally once daily.
ETR will be given 200 mg orally twice daily, although patients may choose to take ETR 400 mg QD to have a simpler all QD regimen.
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Study Design
This is a multicenter, single arm, 48-week open-label pilot study of DRV/R & ETR in acute HIV infection. Study sites will be members of the Duke-UNC Acute HIV Infection Study Consortium. If baseline resistance is detected after treatment begins (e.g. evidence of pre-existing baseline resistance (genotypic or phenotypic) that may adversely affect the efficacy of the study regimen), the patient may elect to alter treatment as per best clinical practice. The new regimen will not be provided by the study, but will be obtained for the participant through available clinical resources.
After patients are identified with acute HIV infection, they will be offered the opportunity to participate in the study. Patients will also be offered the opportunity to co-enroll in CHAVI 001 and 012, studies that follow the virological and immunological response of patients with AHI, regardless of the initiation of ART. An overall consent form will be signed for study participation, and separate informed consents with signatures will be obtained for optional studies. Patients will be eligible for participation after signing the overall consent - agreeing to participate in studies of other compartment specimens is not required for enrollment. At the initial visit, patient eligibility will be confirmed with appropriate laboratory testing (see "STUDY POPULATION"). When eligibility is verified, entry laboratory studies will be obtained, and the participants will be started on DRV/r, and ETR. All participants will be followed at regular intervals thereafter as specified in the schedule of evaluations. Participants meeting criteria for virologic failure will be offered the opportunity to switch to the best available regimen as selected by their HIV provider.
Combination therapy with DRV/R & ETR will suppress plasma viremia and improve immunologic function in antiretroviral (ART)-naïve, acutely HIV-infected (AHI) patients, and will limit replication in HIV-1 cellular compartments.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
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|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Documentation of Acute HIV Infection as defined above.
- Men and women age ≥18 years.
- Participants will be ART naïve, defined as ≤14 days of antiretroviral treatment at any time prior to entry. The only exceptions are: Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) provided the patient was documented as HIV-1 negative at least 3-6 months after completion of the PEP treatment.
- Screening HIV-1 RNA >1,000 copies/mL obtained within 30 days at study entry.
- Lab values obtained within 30 days prior to study entry:
- Absolute neutrophil count >500/mm3
- Hemoglobin > 8.5 g/dL for men and > 8.0 g/dL for women
- Platelet count >50,000/mm3
- AST (SGOT) ≤2.5 x ULN
- ALT (SGPT) ≤2.5 x ULN
- Total bilirubin <2.5 x ULN
Calculated creatinine clearance (Cockcroft-Gault formula) > 30mL/min:
- CrCl = (140-age) x body weight (kg) (x 0.85 if female)
- Serum creatinine [mg/dL] x (72)
- For women of reproductive potential, a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to initiating antiretroviral study medications. Reproductive potential is defined as females who have reached menarche and have not been post-menopausal for at least 24 consecutive months, or have not undergone surgical sterilization (e.g., hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or salpingotomy). Acceptable documentation of surgical sterilization includes patient-reported history.
- If participating in sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy, female study patients must use at least one form of contraception, which could consist only of a barrier method. All patients must continue to use contraception for 6 weeks after stopping the study medications. Acceptable methods of contraception include: condoms (male or female) with or without spermicidal agent, diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide, or IUD. Female volunteers not of reproductive potential are not required to use contraception.
- Ability and willingness of patient to give written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Women with a positive pregnancy test on enrollment or prior to study drug administration.
- Women of reproductive potential who are unwilling or unable to use acceptable methods to avoid pregnancy for the entire study period
Use of immunomodulators (e.g., interleukins, interferons, cyclosporine), HIV vaccine, systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy, or investigational therapy within 30 days prior to study entry.
- Prednisone at a daily dose of 10 mg or less (physiologic replacement dose) is permitted.
- Known allergy/sensitivity to study drugs or their formulations.
- Difficulty swallowing capsules/tablets.
- Inability to communicate effectively with study personnel.
- Incarceration; prisoner recruitment and participation are not permitted.
- Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements or confound the analysis of study endpoints.
- Any active psychiatric illness including schizophrenia, severe depression, or severe bipolar affective disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, could confound the analysis of the neurological examination or neuropsychological test results.
- Active brain infection (except for HIV-1), brain neoplasm, space-occupying brain lesion requiring acute or chronic therapy. Participants with any fungal meningitis, parasitic infection, or CNS lymphoma are excluded from participation.
- Serious illness requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization until patient either completes therapy or is clinically stable on therapy, in the opinion of the site investigator, for at least 7 days prior to study entry. NOTE: Oral candidiasis, vaginal candidiasis, mucocutaneous herpes simplex, and other minor illnesses (as judged by the site investigator) have no restriction.
- Known cardiac conduction disease.
- Prior treatment with any other experimental drug for any indication (within 30 days of initiating study treatment).
- Unable to discontinue any current medications that are excluded during study treatment.
- A life expectancy less than twelve months.
- Acute Viral Hepatitis, including, but not limited to, Hepatitis A, B, or C
- Chronic Hepatitis B Infection documented by a detectable serum Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or plasma HBV DNA
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00855413
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00855413
|United States, North Carolina
|The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
|Duke University
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27707
|Principal Investigator:
|Cynthia Gay, MD, MPH
|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|Principal Investigator:
|David M Margolis, MD
|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|Responsible Party:
|Cynthia L Gay, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00855413 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|March 2, 2009
|First Posted:
|March 4, 2009
|Last Update Posted:
|October 12, 2017
|Last Verified:
|October 2014
Keywords provided by Cynthia L Gay, MD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:
Acute HIV
Treatment Naive
Acute Infections
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Pathologic Processes
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
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Love it, love it, love it. It is far beyond what I was expecting and all of the little details are perfect. I'm floored* that the door floor is metal rather than a rotted tongue, that's a huge improvement.
I had to see what a painted door might look like in the castle. Yes, I'm that impatient.
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USC addresses bullying and hazing
Upper St. Clair parents voiced their concerns about bullying and hazing at the Sept. 23 board meeting and were told by the superintendent that the school district is reviewing its policies and procedures regarding those issues.
The president of the school board also said members look forward to hearing what will be done in the future to ensure that these instances are not tolerated.
Patrick O'Toole, superintendent, said the district has programming for anti-bullying and anti-hazing and that it is delivered at every grade level; kindergarten through 12th grade.
"A lot of (the hazing) happened in mid-summer when we are not even in session," he noted.
Entering high school is "a tough transition for kids anyway," O'Toole added. "With social media, we have a whole different dimension of bullying.
"The board members here are very concerned about it," O'Toole continued. "They are expecting administrators to take action. It is very much a community issue as well as a school issue."
Barbara Bolas, school board president, said "This board has been kept up to date." She said they have talked at length about how every student deserves respect.
Billie Williams of Quigg Drive told the board that her freshman son was the victim of hazing by a senior.
"Help us put a premium on student safety, respect and dignity," she asked the school board.
"Parents, please work diligently each day to inspire these traits in your child. Teach your child that hazing is not about harmless traditions or silly antics," Williams continued. "Hazing is about abuse of power and a violation of human rights. Hazing is a form of abuse and victimization."
According to Williams, the nature of hazing has become more dangerous and destructive. "They're getting more brutal, as seen here in Upper St. Clair. The psychological harm from hazing can follow into students' relationships, marriages, parenting and workplace," she said.
While Williams noted that high school principal, Dr. Michael Ghilani, has been supportive through this entire ordeal, she said, "parents do not feel that enough has been done."
After the meeting, O'Toole said that "we need to empower all children to be reporters (of hazing and bullying)."
"It's a difficult issue to address," he said.
The school district's website defines hazing as any activity that recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental health, physical health, or safety of a student for the purpose of initiation or membership in or affiliation with any school organization."
It also states that the school does not condone any form of initiation or harassment, known as hazing, as part of any school sponsored student activity. "No student, coach, sponsor, volunteer or district employee shall plan, direct, encourage, assist, condone, tolerate or engage in any hazing activity."
The procedure described on the district's web page says that the administration will investigate all complaints of hazing and will administer appropriate discipline when violations occur. The consequences include an out-of-order, detention and/or suspension, possible recommendation for expulsion, and/or possible criminal prosecution."


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A tip from a reliable source Wednesday night to Roscoe-Elco-Stockdale-Allenport regional police ended with the arrests of three people on drug charges and the recovery of a brick of heroin.
Arrested were Sharon Wilson, 39, of 1248 Maple Ave., Stockdale; Ashley Kronemer, 21, of 1420 Harrison St., Monessen; and Alvin Kenneth Scott, 57, of 5 Spruce Way, Stockdale.
Officer Paul Rock Jr. said police received information that heroin was going to be delivered to Scott's home Wednesday night. Police set up surveillance on the house and said they saw a vehicle driven by Wilson pull up.
"Wilson was acting nervous and said she was there because Scott owed her $20," Rock said. "The car she was driving also wasn't registered to her."
Police said Wilson gave permission to search the car, and Kronemer, who was a passenger, told police there was brick of heroin in the car. Police said the brick, containing 50 stamp bags, was found in Kronemer's purse, and officers also recovered a single stamp bag of the suspected drug, Suboxone and several hundred dollars in cash.
Scott allegedly told police that a drug deal had been planned at his home.
The vehicle Wilson was driving was impounded.
Rock said police had been receiving information about suspicious activity at Scott's home for the last four to six weeks.
Wilson and Kronemer are charged with possession and possession with intent to deliver heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. Scott is charged with possession of heroin and conspiracy.
All three were arraigned before District Judge Joshua Kanalis and each placed in Washington County jail on $25,000 bond.
Assisting with the arrests was a member of the Washington County District Attorney's Drug Task Force and California police.
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An article appearing in FPIF on the mass destruction caused by
The Supreme Lord said: I am death, the mighty destroyer of the world, out to destroy." According to the great Hindu text Bhagavad-Gita, Vishnu delivered that speech to Prince Arjuna before a great battle almost eight millennia ago.
The author seems to be influenced by Robert Oppenheimer who quoted from Gita to describe the explosion of the atomic bomb. Firstly, it was not Vishnu who delivered Bhagavad Gita but Lord Krishna. Since
The above said quote is from the eleventh chapter of Bhagavad Gita (verse 32). And Conn Halliman has not taken the entire quote but mutilated it to suit his article.
I am death,
The mighty destroyer of the world, out to destroy.
Even without your participation all the warriors
Standing arrayed in the opposing armies
Shall cease to exist.
Kalo'smi lokaksayakrt-pravrddho
Lokan smahartum-iha pravrttah|
rte'pi twam na bhavisyanti sarve
ye'vasthitah pratyanikesu yodhah||
The term used for death in the verse is 'Kal' which also means 'Time' so the verse also means
Time am I, that comes to destroy worlds, grown mature, engaged here in subduing the world. Even without thee, all the warriors stationed in the opposite ranks shall not be. (Translated by Shakuntala Rao Shastri)
Krishna is here removing the ignorance of Arjuna by pointing out that 'Time' or 'death' will anyway consume all those that you are worrying for. When
So what is the article dealing with?
An Israeli commander recently expressed regret on the recent war against
From the article
The latest channeling of the Hindu god can be found in an Israeli commander's evaluation of last summer's war with
: "What we did was insane and monstrous, we covered entire towns in cluster bombs." Lebanon
The commander was decrying the way
, the Israel , and United States wage war these days, which has increasingly become an exercise in mass destruction. In the last five years, Vishnu has visited Great Britain , Afghanistan , and Iraq . The result has been death and ruin on a biblical—or more aptly, a Bhagavad-Gita—scale. Lebanon
The writer concludes that US and its allies are employing Vishnu Strategy.
What does this mean? What has Bhagavad Gita and Lord Vishnu to do with the mass destruction carried out by fascist governments?


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Numerous people recently appeared in Washington County Court on criminal charges. Appearing before Judge Katherine Emery were:
Allan Scott Slider, 30, of 830 Ewing St., Washington; open lewdness; charged March 29, 2011; sentence – 12 months of probation.
William Pietrowski, 24, of 107 Lincoln Ave., Cokeburg; possession of drug paraphernalia; charged Oct. 13; placed in the Probation Without Verdict program for 12 months.
Kathy P. Breakwell, 49, of 1193 State Road, Monessen; retail theft; charged Jan. 2; sentence – $1,000 fine.
Coung M. Dang, 20, of 2106 Patricia Lane, Apt. 24E, North Versailles; possession of a small amount of marijuana; charged Jan. 8; placed in the Probation Without Verdict program for 30 days.
Sequoia Stringa, 41, of 450 Fourth St., Donora; disorderly conduct; charged Feb. 10; sentence – 6 months of probation.
Curtis Gardner, 44, of 159 Church St., Washington; false identification; charged Dec. 14; sentence – 12 months of probation, 50 hours community service, $200 fine.
Robert G. Popp Jr., 60, of 141 First Ave., New Eagle; endangering the welfare of a child, DUI; charged Aug. 22; sentence – 9 to 18 months on home monitoring with the first 4 months on SCRAM-X, $1,000 fine, 12-month license suspension.
Richard Augustine, 44, 757 Boyce Road, Bridgeville; possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license; charged Oct. 24; sentence – 12 months of probation, $200 fine.
Bradley R. Nagy, 29, of 618 Fourth St., Monongahela; four counts of retail theft; charged Dec. 9, Jan. 24 and Feb. 4; sentence – 4 to 23 months home monitoring, no contact with Sunoco, Family Dollar and 7-Eleven.
Michelle J. Mellars, 45, of 32 McKinley St., Washington; retail theft; charged Nov. 5; sentence – 18 months of probation, 50 hours of community service.
Andrew J. Salopek III, 44, of 902 Chartiers St., Washington; possession of drug paraphernalia; charged Dec. 3; sentence – 12 months of probation.
Robin D. Hecht, 52, of 3091 Dara Drive, South Park; second offense of DUI; charged Sept. 1; sentence – 60 days to 6 months on home monitoring with SCRAM, $750 fine, 1-year license suspension.
Nathan D. Myers, 34, of 881 E. McMurray Road, Venetia; DUI; charged Oct. 30; sentence – 10 days to 6 months in jail, $300 fine, 20 hours of community service.
Jason F. Montani, 41, of 36 Long Drive, Eighty Four; three counts of disorderly conduct; charged Sept. 9; sentence – 90 days to 12 months home monitoring with work release.
Mark L. Lively, 46, of 17 Valley Addition, Putnam, W.Va.; two counts of receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy; charged March 14; sentence – 24 months of probation, $2,733 restitution.
Linda L. Amon, 52, of 622 Fayette St., Washington; reckless endangerment; charged May 22; sentence – 24 months of probation.
Patrick M. Hughey, 40, of 725 Addison St., Apt. 3, Washington; burglary, receiving stolen property; charged Feb. 3; sentence – 23 months in the restrictive intermediate punishment program, 100 hours of community service.
Velora M. Phillips, 53, of 211 First St., Bentleyville; theft; charged March 25, 2012; sentence – 12 months of probation, $150 restitution.
Faron D. Bowers, 51, of 583 Valleyview Drive, Eighty Four; simple assault, resisting arrest; charged Aug. 3; sentence – 30 days to 23 months in jail.
Jasmine L. Wilkins, 20, of 864 Chartiers St., Washington; access device fraud, theft; charged Nov. 19; sentence – 12 months of probation, restitution of $417 to Christian Bible Fellowship and $130 to Toys R Us.
Dawn M. Abel, 44, of 209 Valley St., McDonald; second offense of DUI-refusal; charged Aug. 23; sentence – 6 to 18 months on home monitoring with the first 3 months on SCRAM-X with work release, $1,500 fine, 18-month license suspension.
Heather R. Young, 32, of 563 Brigich Road, Canonsburg; harassment; sentence – $300 fine.
Ronny P. Johnson, 20, of 305 Donnan Ave., Apt. 1, Washington; robbery, false identification; charged Aug. 15; sentence – 11 1/2 to 23 months in jail followed by 12 months of probation with work release.
Vegas L. Moore, 41, of 12 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington; second offense of DUI; charged Jan. 12; sentence – 6 to 23 months home monitoring with the first 3 months on SCRAM with work release, $1,500 fine, 18-month license suspension.
Calvin Jolly, 21, of Millsboro; statutory sexual assault, indecent assault; charged Sept. 30, 201; sentence – 10 years of high-impact probation with intensive supervision; no contact with the victim; must report as Megan's Law offender.
Donald William Gratz Jr., 33, of Vista Valley Road, Washington; child pornography, displaying obscene materials; charged Dec. 29, 2010; sentence – 3 to 12 months in jail.
Harry Millington, 39, of 1330 Hidden Valley Drive, Bulger; statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors; charged Oct. 1; sentence – 24 to 48 months in jail, followed by 5 years of probation; must report as Megan's Law offender, no contact with the victim.
Two people were admitted to the Accelerated Rehabilitative Dispostion program for first offenders. If they successfully complete the program, they can petition the court to have their sentences expunged.
Robert W. Garrison III, 22, of 44 MChain Road, Finleyville, was admitted for 24 months for theft and ordered to pay $3,845 to the state Department of Transportation.
Nicholas W. Larkins, 21, of 1863 Village Green Drive, Jefferson Hills, was admitted for 24 months for theft and ordered to pay $3,845 to PennDOT.
Numerous people were admitted to the ARD program for 12 months for first offenses of DUI. Admitted were:
William A. Jones, 46, of 94 Dry Run Road, Prosperity; Joseph F. Harrick 23, of 193 Highland Hills Drive, Follansbee, W.Va.; Michael Maher, 21, of 915 Anne Ave., Charleroi; George W. Semko, 62, of 12 Cannongate Drive, McDonald; Natalia A. Krygier, 23, of 104 Ross Creek Lane, Venetia; David J. Hubley, 53, of 82 Sparta Road, Prosperity; Sarah E. Wood, 22, of 4 Johnson St., Houston; Sheila Zalar, 47, of 325 S. Vine St., Carmichaels; Lucas J. Sebbens, 23, of 5807 Southampton Drive, Bethel Park; Steven J. McKee Jr., 32, of 135 Century Hill Lane, Kittanning; John D. Harader, 30, of 122 Paris Road, Avella; Paul Dicicco, 70, of 1024 Ridge Ave., Coraopolis; Adam Chipps, 29, of 11 Hickory Grade Road, Cecil; Michael P. Boyle, 29, 460 Barnickle St., Meadow Lands; Gregory D. Benaske, 41, of 2800 E. Vernon Road, Rosebush, Mich.; Aaron M. Balla, 22, of 95 Deems Park Road, Daisytown; Nicole L. Balcer, 22, of 1905 Michren Circle, Library; Kolby W. Waldon, 20, of 1137 Arrowhead Drive, Washington; Cynthia L. Thomas, 44, of 193 Jollick Manor, Washington; Keith N. Shook, 29, of 1235 Ridge Road, Burgettstown; Sharon K. Avery, 55, of 2182 The Circle, Washington; Jeremy K. Garrett, 35, of 68543 Creek Drive, Lansing, Ohio; Charles R. Wood, 28, of 684 E. Beau St., Washington; Alexis L. Spossey, 23, of 19 Murtland Ave., Washington; Amy L. Parkinson, 36, of 262 Lacock St., Washington; Nicholas A. Novick, 26, of 316 Hazelkirk Road, Monongahela.
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Richard McCord co-founded the Santa Fe Reporter in June, 1974 with Laurel Knowles and acted as its editor and publisher for 15 years. A briefcase containing his favorite papers from that era includes award-winning exposés on the state prison and hospital, a special report on a tragic car accident and myriad stories that capture the news and culture of Santa Fe in the years McCord ran the Reporter. McCord also is the author of The Chain Gang: One Newspaper Versus The Gannett Empire, a must-read for anyone interested in journalism, the Reporter or a gripping David versus Goliath tale.
SFR: How did you go from working journalist to newspaper publisher?
RM: I was a working journalist in New York at Newsday and then I came out here and was asked to join the staff of [The Santa Fe] New Mexican and did so and discovered I really liked journalism in a town this size. Newsday was publishing 400,000 copies a day. I'd see people reading it on the subway and on the Long Island Railroad. Nobody ever called me; nobody ever wrote a letter to the editor.
[At] the New Mexican, people would call me at home and they would call me at the paper and they would be mad or they would say, 'That was a great story,' and I thought, 'This is nice. I like this intimacy a lot.'
But then I got really frustrated at the New Mexican itself because it was so timid and it wouldn't cover the issues and would kill stories if they felt it was going to offend an advertiser. I got so frustrated and disgusted, I quit and figured I'd have to leave town. But I decided to just give it a go and see if a new paper could be started. I felt I would quickly learn it couldn't be. I got some investors, not very many, to raise a total of $70,000 to start a paper—and $15,000 of that was my wife Laurie and I taking out a loan. But we did it. And so I really had no intention of being a newspaper publisher out here.
And let me say this, the New Mexican now is a far better paper than it was back then. I mean, I don't know what you think of it now, but I know how bad it was back then.
Aside from the New Mexican, what was the rest of the Santa Fe media environment like in '74?
It was extremely fortunate for me, and by that I mean it was almost a media vacuum. There was the New Mexican, there was the Santa Fe News, which was just a shopper…there was the Santa Fean magazine and three radio stations, and that was the whole shooting match.
I had forgotten the Reporter initially published twice a week and cost 10 cents and then 25 cents.
Well, yes and no, basically no. I was able to buy the Santa Fe News. At first [owner Rudy Rodriguez] didn't want to sell, but I went around town telling all the advertisers and people that I was starting a new paper and eventually [Rodriguez] called and said, 'Everywhere I go, I'm running across your tracks, and I really don't want you as a competitor, so, if you want to talk again about buying the News, I'd like to talk to you.'
This was extremely fortunate because I realize now if I'd had to crank up a new paper, it wouldn't have lasted three months. So Rudy said, 'It's very important to our advertisers that we deliver to all the homes'…and I took him at his word. But from the start, I had a totally different idea of what kind of paper I wanted to put out. I didn't want to put out a shopper; I didn't want to retain the name the Santa Fe News. That kind of hurt Rudy a little bit.
I wanted to cover the news and I wanted to be bold. We put in a sports section and various sections and so we sold it on newsstands, like at 7-Elevens and La Fonda, but the vast majority was delivered free to the homes. We came out twice a week because I was used to working for a daily and thought once a week is not frequent enough to stay on top of the news. But that was a big mistake because it was costly and it wore everyone out. After a few months, we scaled back to once a week.
Many of the issues the Reporter has covered continue to be important today: politics, development, water. At its heart, is Santa Fe the same city it was in 1974?
Yeah, I would say it is. In fact, it's one reason why I sold it. After 15 years, the stories were all kind of repeating themselves. There would be another strike of grocery workers or another breakout at the prison or another run for the City Council or another session of the Legislature, another season for the Horsemen and the Demons, and I just thought, 'I've already done this and I'm running out of fresh ideas.' So I thought, 'Well, maybe it's time to let someone take a crack at this,' and that's where Hope [Aldrich, the Reporter's second owner] came in.
The Reporter has only had three owners; that's not very many.
No, there's a bit of longevity. I've still been the longest running editor and publisher, but you'll probably pass me on that.
I don't know Dick, 15 years is a long time [joint laughter]. So your book [about Gannett], The Chain Gang, was published initially as a report in the Reporter.
I did that in the middle of my time at the Reporter, like '81. When we started the Reporter, Robert McKinney owned the New Mexican. Not long afterward, he sold it to Gannett, and then it became a Gannett newspaper, and Gannett put out such a terrible paper that the Reporter was making great gains. [Then] they sent a new publisher who had just driven a weekly paper out of business in Salem, Ore., and I got worried when I learned what had happened out there.
So I went out there and got into a secret court file that had all the evidence against them, and I realized that was what they had in mind to do to the Santa Fe Reporter. I just wrote down verbatim everything in the file that I could find, I couldn't copy it…I came back and discussed it with our lawyer, and he said, 'It's kind of like the Pentagon Papers: You're not supposed to have this information, but you do, and it's definitely newsworthy and it ought to be told and, if you tell this story, I'll do my best to defend you.'
I think we stopped Gannett in its tracks; we inoculated the town against all this lying and sweetheart deals and circulation scams.
These days, of course, newspapers have bigger things to worry about than Gannett. What do you make of the so-called death of newspapers?
I've been asked to speak on that at a reunion of my college, Vanderbilt University. I'll tell you what I think: The reports of newspapers' death are exaggerated, but the business is definitely in trouble. Ironically, the bigger trouble is for the bigger newspapers. If you have a small city of 20,000 or something and typically you're the only paper in town…a lot of those operations are chugging along pretty well. But some of the most revered and honored mastheads are really hurting.
What does it say about people's relationship to the news that so much information is now gotten by Twitter and Facebook and all that?
I'm highly suspicious of it. I actually like the old days better when you had good newspapers really trying to do good work, and that's where people got their news and they depended on it. There were rules to follow and standards to meet and a good publication would do its very best to do good work. Now they're doing their very best just to survive. As I said, I preferred the old days because I worked for a great newspaper, ran a pretty good one out here, found an audience of both advertisers and readers that enabled us to do the best journalism we could, and it was a big thrill. It was a real good ride.
I've been asking people to imagine Santa Fe 35 years from now. Where do you think the city is going?
Well you know, I've seen a lot of changes. I got here in '71 and it was a laid-back, inexpensive town. Life was slow; things were cheap; everyone was kind of interesting. It was a fascinating place to me. The ridgetop mansions hadn't come and the enormous home prices hadn't come, and there were about seven or eight decent restaurants. The Californians hadn't come. The Texans came for the summer and went away, and nine months of the year the people who lived here had the town to themselves. [Downtown] was still the commercial heart of Santa Fe; it wasn't a tourist mecca. I watched a lot of things change, and I liked it better in the early days, by and large. But I still think Santa Fe is the best place there is. It's held on to its own pretty well. It's still a small city; it fights ferociously to preserve preservation…we still have more culture than you can keep up with…so I think 35 years from now, I hope it just continues to ferociously hang on to its character and do its best.
What are you working on now?
Just a couple of months ago, I turned in a manuscript on Santa Fe Living Treasures. It's going to be out this summer. I'm also trying to finish up a book about the history of the College of Santa Fe, right from the start, and by the start I mean the start of Christian Brothers in 1600 France before Archbishop Lamy brought some Christian Brothers here and established St. Michael's. I was supposed to turn in the manuscript quite a while ago but, if I had, I wouldn't be in place to tell the final chapter, which is about to happen.
That's good journalistic timing.
I guess so.
Richard McCord co-founded the Santa Fe Reporter in June, 1974 with Laurel Knowles and acted as its editor and publisher for 15 years. A briefcase containing his favorite papers from that era includes award-winning exposés on the state prison and hospital, a special report on a tragic car accident and myriad stories that capture the news and culture of Santa Fe in the years McCord ran the Reporter. McCord also is the author of The Chain Gang: One Newspaper Versus The Gannett Empire, a must-read for anyone interested in journalism, the Reporter or a gripping David versus Goliath tale.