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Francis shares Christmas wish for the world

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In his first Chrismas message as pontiff, the pope prayed for battered women, trafficked children, refugees and expressed hope for peace in the Middle East and Africa. PAGE A-2

Drivers see fracking’s impact at the pump Retail gas prices in New Mexico are among lowest in the country By Bruce Krasnow The New Mexican

It wasn’t that long ago when gas station owners such as Charley Brewer of Santa Fe were being accused of price fixing by state officials who claimed in court filings that gas prices were artificially inflated. Today, retail gasoline prices in the state are among the lowest in the country because New Mexico sits amid the inland refinery transportation routes that are the backbone of an economy that is producing more domestic crude oil. “The statewide average in New Mexico is now 21 cents less than the national average of $3.21. Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed, drivers in Santa Fe are paying the most at $2.99 and drivers in Albuquerque are paying the least at $2.90,” reports AAA New Mexico. “The resolution of production concerns along the Gulf Coast and limited seasonal demand between Thanksgiving and the Year-End holidays both contributed to the falling gas price

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Eddie Lumb, one of Santa Fe County’s dispatchers, answers emergency phone calls on Wednesday at the Regional Emergency Communications Center. KATHARINE EGLI/FOR THE NEW MEXICAN NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

By Uriel J. Garcia The New Mexican

t’s 10 a.m. on Christmas Day, and police dispatcher Roberto Lujan gets a call about an elderly man found dead in his home, apparently from natural causes. Lujan gets another call. This one’s from a man slurring his words, saying someone has broken into “Guadalajara.” The man hangs up without giving more details. “We get calls like these all the time,” says

Lujan, 28, at the Santa Fe Regional Emergency Communications Center. A call comes in from a mother claiming her child has bruises all over his face. She says the boy told her that his father’s friend had punched the boy in the face because the man thought he was drinking a beer. The woman says her son was only drinking a Coke. A sheriff’s deputy is sent to get a report. “That was a sad call,” Lujan says. While much of the city took Christmas Day off, it was business as usual at the dis-

patch center on the south end of town off N.M. 14. Phones were buzzing with calls — some serious, some pranks. The nine dispatchers there, including two in training, worked a 12-hour shift starting at 6 a.m. They sacrificed their holiday to help route first responders to emergency situations. Even dispatchers who got the day off had to be ready to report to work — just in case they were called in, Lujan said. The center can never be understaffed. The minimum

Laura Brenner, left, laughs with adopted daughter Ketia Brenner, 9, in their Seattle home on Jan. 18, 2011. Ketia was adopted in the wake of the massive January 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

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Amid partisan conflict in Congress, dozens of lawmakers from both parties — including staunch liberals and conservatives — have united behind a bill that supporters say addresses a heart-rending issue beyond politics: the millions of foreign children languishing in orphanages or otherwise at risk because they have no immediate family. The bill would encourage more adoptions of foreign orphans, which have declined steadily in recent years, and reflects impatience with current policies overseen by the State Department. “Every child needs and deserves to grow up in a family,” says the bill’s chief advocate, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. “While our foreign policy has done much to keep children

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alive and healthy, it has not prioritized this basic human right.” Titled the Children in Families First Act, the measure has been introduced in slightly different forms in both the Senate and House. Its co-sponsors range from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a hero of the Democratic left, to Rep. Michele Bachmann,

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R-Minn., a favorite of tea party conservatives. “It’s not a slam dunk, but it is very possible,” Landrieu said of the bill’s chances. “We need voices from all parts of the political spectrum to make a change that many of us think is extremely important.”

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Glow Special outdoor lighting event running Thursday-Saturday through Jan. 4, with an exhibit by ceramic sculptor Christy Hengst, 5-8 p.m., Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 725 Camino Lejo; $8, children 12 and under no charge; santafebotanicalgarden.org, 471-9103. More events in Calendar, A-2 and Fridays in Pasatiempo

Health care issues divide Republican Senate rivals as primaries near By Bill Barrow The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Republicans see the 2014 midterm elections as a chance to capitalize on voter frustration with the problem-plagued health care overhaul, but the GOP first must settle a slate of Senate primaries where conservatives are arguing over the best way to oppose President Barack Obama’s signature law. In intraparty skirmishes from Georgia to Nebraska, the GOP’s most strident candidates and activists are insisting on a no-holds-barred approach. They accuse fellow Republicans — including several incumbent senators — of being too soft in their opposition to the Affordable Care Act and to the president in general. The outcomes will help determine just how conservative the Senate Republican caucus will be during Obama’s final two years. And they could influence which party controls the chamber, with Democrats

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Iran threatens nuclear speed-up over U.S. sanctions TEHRAN, Iran — More than a third of Iran’s parliament has signed on to a bill ordering an acceleration of the country’s nuclear program if the U.S. Congress follows through with new sanctions, lawmakers said. In a gesture apparently intended as retaliation for congressional sanctions legislation, 100 members of Iran’s parliament have signed on to a resolution calling for an increase in uranium enrichment to 60 percent purity from a current 20 percent. The bill also would order activation of the partially built Arak heavy-water nuclear reactor, which could generate plutonium that could be used as bomb fuel. The lawmakers signed the bill and presented it to the parliament’s governing body, which could still block the bill.

POPE’S CHRISTMAS WISH

Peace in a caring world

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VATICAN CITY ope Francis offered Christmas wishes Wednesday for a better world, praying for protection for Christians under attack, battered women and trafficked children, peace in the Middle East and Africa, and dignity for refugees fleeing misery and conflict around the globe. Francis delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi — Latin for “to the city and to the world” — speech from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to more than 70,000 cheering tourists, pilgrims and Romans in the square below. In his first Christmas message since being elected pontiff in March, he asked for all to share in the song of Christmas angels, “for every man or woman … who hopes for a better world, who cares for others,” humbly. Among places ravaged by conflict, Francis singled out Syria, which saw its third Christmas during civil war; South Sudan; the Central African Republic; Nigeria; and Iraq. In Iraq on Wednesday, militants targeted Christians in two attacks, including a bomb that exploded near a church during Christmas Mass in Baghdad. The separate bombings killed dozens of people. The Vatican has been trying to raise concern in the world for persecution and attacks on Christians in parts of the Middle East and Africa. “Lord of life, protect all who are persecuted in your name,” Francis said. Adding an off-the-cuff remark, Francis said he was also inviting nonbelievers to join their desire for peace with everyone else. The pope also prayed that God “bless the land where you chose to come into the world and grant a favorable outcome to the peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.” Francis then explained his concept of peace. “True peace is not a balancing of opposing forces. It’s not a lovely facade which conceals conflicts and divisions,” the pope said. “Peace

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Pope Francis delivers his Urbi et Orbi — to the City and to the World — message from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Wednesday. He spoke of peace for the land of Jesus’ birth, for Syria and Africa as well as for the dignity of migrants and refugees fleeing misery and conflict. GREGORIO BORGIA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

calls for daily commitment,” Francis said, reading the pages of his speech as they were ruffled by a chilly wind. Francis also spoke of the lives of everyday people, especially those struggling for a better life. Recalling the hundreds of migrants who have drowned this year while trying to reach European shores, including many close to the Italian island of Lampedusa, Francis prayed that refugees receive hope, consolation and assistance. He added that “our thoughts turn to those children who are the most vulnerable victims of wars, but we think, too, of the elderly, of battered women” and others. The 77-year-old pope kept to the simple style he has set for his papacy. Wearing a plain white cassock, Francis presented a sharp contrast in appearance to the pope who stood on the same balcony on Christmas exactly a year ago. Then Benedict XVI, who was soon to stun the world by retiring, read his Christmas speech while dressed in a crimson, ermine-trimmed cape. Benedict lives on the Vatican grounds, and Francis paid a holiday call on him earlier this week. In another break with tradition, the Argentine-born Francis stuck to Italian for his Christmas greetings, forsaking a custom of wishing happy holidays in dozens of languages to the crowd below the balcony. In his speech, Pope Francis also recalled the victims of natural disasters, especially Filipinos suffering from the recent typhoon

in their homeland. In the Mideast, pilgrims celebrated Christmas in the ancient Bethlehem church where tradition holds Jesus was born, as candles illuminated the sacred site and the joyous sound of prayer filled its overflowing halls. This year’s turnout was the largest in years in Bethlehem, and the celebrations have been marked by careful optimism amid ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Leaders expressed hope the coming year would finally bring the Palestinians an independent state of their own. The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land, Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal, led a prayer for some 1,000 worshippers. “The whole world now is looking at Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus,” Twal said in his annual address, adding that the message of Jesus was one of “love and reconciliation.” In Britain, the royal family turned out in force for a Christmas church service, but the newest family member, Prince George, son of Prince William and Kate, was nowhere in sight. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth in a prerecorded Christmas message urged reflection among the distractions of the holiday period. In North America, many spent a dark and cold holiday following an ice storm. President Barack Obama encouraged fellow Americans to embrace the spirit of Christmas by volunteering at soup kitchens, buying presents for children in need or organizing food or clothing donation drives.

SÃO PAULO — Civil defense officials say the death toll in the floods and mudslides caused by heavy downpours in two states in southeastern Brazil has risen to 32. More than 50,000 have been forced to leave their homes. The civil defense department of Minas Gerais state Wednesday says on its website that 17 people died there in floodwaters or mudslides. It says about 4,000 people were forced to seek shelter in public buildings or in the homes of friends and relatives. In the neighboring Espirito Santo state, the civil defense department says on its website that 15 people were killed there and close to 50,000 people were forced from their homes.

Official: Israel plans new settlement construction JERUSALEM — Israel likely will announce new plans for construction in Jewish settlements next week, an official said Wednesday, a move that is likely to trigger an international uproar and threaten peace talks with the Palestinians. The timing of the announcement would coincide with the expected release of a group of Palestinian prisoners. The government has announced new settlement construction plans during previous prisoner releases to blunt domestic criticism. The Israeli official said he “expects” an announcement on new construction next week, but declined to elaborate.

18 dead as boat capsizes off Turks and Caicos PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands — A spokesman for the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands says 18 migrants died when their overloaded boat capsized off the British territory. Spokesman Neil Smith says the remains of all 18 people have been recovered. All are believed to have been migrants from Haiti. The sailboat had been detained early Wednesday by the marine division of the Turks and Caicos Royal Police Force and was being escorted to the island of Providenciales when it overturned near shore. Authorities rescued 32 people from the water and they are in custody on suspicion of attempting to illegally enter the territory. The Associated Press

Gifts delayed after snags at UPS, FedEx Neither company said how many packages were delayed but noted it was a small share of overall holiday shipments. While NEW YORK — Santa’s sleigh didn’t the bulk of consumers’ holiday spending make it in time for Christmas for some this remains at physical stores, shopping online year due to shipping problems at UPS and is increasingly popular and outstripping FedEx. spending growth in stores at the mall. The delays were blamed on poor weather The problems appear to have affected earlier this week in parts of the country as many parts of the country. Many were left well as overloaded systems. The holiday with little or no time to make alternative shopping period this year was shorter than plans. usual, more buying was done online, and “We apologize that our customers did not Americans’ tendency to wait until the last receive their packages on Christmas,” said possible second to shop probably didn’t Natalie Godwin, a spokeswoman for United Parcel Service Inc. help either. By Scott Mayerowitz The Associated Press

Chris Addison arranges packages before loading a delivery truck at a FedEx sorting facility in Kansas City, Mo. Weather and overloaded systems caused shipping delays at UPS and FedEx. CHARLIE RIEDEL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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In brief Muslim Brotherhood listed as terrorist group Activists: More than 400 killed in Syria BEIRUT — A Syrian human rights group says more than 400 people have been killed during a government bombardment of rebel-held areas of the northern city of Aleppo. Rami Abdurrahman of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday the group counted 401 people killed in 11 continuous days of government bombing of Syria’s largest city and its province, including 117 children. The toll is so high because the government was hurling imprecisely aimed, explosiveladen barrels over residential areas, Abdurrahman said.

Bombings kill 37 in Iraq’s capital BAGHDAD — Militants in Iraq targeted Christians in three separate bombings in Baghdad, killing at least 37 people, officials said Wednesday. In one attack, a car bomb went off near a church in the capital’s southern Dora neighborhood, killing at least 26 people and wounding 38, a police officer said. Earlier, two bombs ripped through a nearby outdoor market simultaneously in the Christian section of Athorien, killing 11 people and wounding 21, the officer said. The Associated Press

Government says decision is response to deadly attack; group denies responsibility 16 people and wounded more than 100. It was the deadliest The Associated Press militant bombing since Morsi’s ouster and showed growing CAIRO — Egypt’s militaryreach of the country’s Islamic backed interim government insurgency, previously concendeclared the Muslim Brothertrated in the northern Sinai. hood a terrorist organization Although Eissa and the govWednesday, intensifying its ernment offered no proof of the campaign of arrests and prosBrotherhood’s involvement, the ecutions targeting its members accusation instilled in the public and tightening the noose on mind the image of the group as the group’s network of charibeing behind the surge in violent ties and businesses. attacks. The unprecedented execuThe Brotherhood has denied tive decision likely ends any responsibility for the Mansoura chance of reconciliation attack. Earlier Wednesday, an between the government and al-Qaida-inspired group called the 85-year-old Brotherhood, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, or the still Egypt’s most organized Champions of Jerusalem, said it political group. It marks a stun- was behind the suicide bombing ning reversal of fortunes for to avenge the “shedding of innothe long-outlawed organization cent Muslim blood” by Egypt’s that saw member Mohammed “apostate regime” — a reference Morsi reach Egypt’s highest to the security forces’ crackdown office in the country’s first on Islamists following the coup. democratic election, only to be Brotherhood members disousted in a popularly backed missed the government label military coup in July. And it Wednesday, promising their takes a step that not even auto- near-daily protests against Morcrat Hosni Mubarak took in his si’s ouster would continue. nearly 30-year rule. “The protests are in the streets Hossam Eissa, deputy prime despite a law restricting them minister and minister of — and killings and prison senhigher education, read the tences. All this has not changed government’s declaration, the will of the people,” said Ibrasaying the decision was in him Elsayed of the Brotherhood’s response to Tuesday’s deadly bombing in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura which killed By Maggie Michael and Sarah El Deeb

political group, the Freedom and Justice Party. “The decision has no value for us and is only worth the paper it is written on.” Another member, Islam Tawfiq, said the Brotherhood is considering whether to challenge the declaration in courts at home or abroad. “An interim government for nine months will not stymie with terrorism a group working for [nearly] 90 years,” Tawfiq said. Soon after the declaration, however, a state-owned print shop stopped printing the Brotherhood party’s newspaper. Tawfiq said it had orders from security agencies to halt publication. The declaration comes after another sweeping decision

Tuesday aimed at draining the Brotherhood’s finances by freezing the funds of more than 1,000 nongovernmental organizations with links to the group and putting more than 100 schools run by the group under government supervision. That directly attacks the grass-roots strength of the Brotherhood, where it has much of its power in Egyptian life. Eissa said Wednesday’s decision means that those who “participate in the group’s activities, in the organization or promotion verbally or by writing or by any other means or financing its activities” will be facing punishment according to the law. “It’s not possible for Egypt the state nor Egypt the people to

submit to the Muslim Brotherhood terrorism,” Eissa said. He also said that the government had notified other Arab countries about its decision. The Brotherhood has organizations and political parties in other nations in the region. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said a regional agreement for combatting terrorism requires Arab countries to hand over those wanted by Egypt. Ahmed el-Borai, the minister of social solidarity, said the decision means that demonstrations by the group will also be banned. He said that members who abandon their membership and withdraw from the group “will be pardoned.”

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Holiday: Center takes calls for several agencies Continued from Page A-1 number of dispatchers it can have on shift is seven, and if someone calls in sick, the employee at the top of the on-call list has to show up. The more hours a dispatcher volunteers to clock in, the lower his or her name falls on the on-call list. The dispatch center handles the public’s calls for more than a halfdozen public safety agencies, including the Santa Fe Police Department, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, the Santa Fe County Fire Department, and the city and county animal control services. In order to qualify as a dispatcher, candidates must have at least a GED degree and must pass certain aptitude tests. They also have to be CPR certified, participate in a threeweeks-long telecommunications training program and undergo heavy supervision during a training period at the center. The entire process can take up to a year. In the dispatch center, each employee sits at a desk, facing up to four computer monitors. As they take calls from the public, the dispatchers also take notes describing the details of the emergency. Lujan said the stress can be high, but if you’re passionate about public safety, you can handle it. “Every call you take, you have to

handle it like it’s always an emergency,” said Lujan, who has worked at the dispatch center for the past seven years. “Depending on how you handle the situation, you can either help someone or you get someone hurt.” Lujan, who is the center’s team leader, said if he wouldn’t have been at work on Christmas Day, he would have been spending time with his parents and grandparents, enjoying some turkey or posole. But this Christmas he volunteered to work a 16-hour shift, he said, so he can be on the bottom of the oncall list for the upcoming weekend. That way, he can spend time with his 1-year-old son, who lives in Texas with his mother. “I’m having Christmas with my son on Sunday,” Lujan said. “After I get out of work, I’m going home to get ready to fly out and pick up my son in San Antonio.” Debra Witt, 40, has been working as a dispatcher for the past 20 years and has only had three Christmas Days off during that time. She said the dispatchers have grown to be like family, depending on one another for support when the calls are traumatic. “It’s spooky and scary at the same time, because people are always asking you for advice,” Witt said. “We look at each other and say, ‘Help me,’ and together

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Roberto Lujan, shift leader at the Santa Fe Regional Emergency Communications Center, is shown in his office on Christmas Day. Lujan and his co-workers sacrificed their holiday to help route first responders to emergency situations. KATHARINE EGLI/FOR THE NEW MEXICAN

we come to a conclusion.” She said some of the hardest calls are when a family member dies while the caller is on the phone. “We remember a lot of the calls that we take,” Witt said. “A lot of the not-so-good calls and a lot of the awesome calls that we take, you remember the time and the day it happened.” Witt said she started working as a dispatcher when she was 19 years old after her brother, who was a sheriff’s deputy, recommended the job. Before she worked at the center, she worked at Blake’s Lotaburger. “My brother, one day he told me to get a real job,” she said. “And he just

handed me the application.” Amanda Gonzales, who has been working at the center for 14 years, said the dispatchers have made a lot of personal sacrifices in order to help the Santa Fe community. She said when she has to work during the holidays, she’s wondering what her family is doing back home. “Sometimes we fight like brothers and sisters in here,” she said. “But when it comes to the public, our officers, our firefighters, we come together.” Contact Uriel J. Garcia at 986-3062 or ugarcia@sfnewmexican.com. Follow him on Twitter @ujohnnyg.

Boost: Foreign adoption by Americans declining Continued from Page A-1 As of mid-December, the twin measures had 32 co-sponsors in the House and 17 in the Senate. Landrieu, mother of two adopted children, hopes to keep building support for the bill with the goal of clearing committees in both chambers by spring. However, some House Republicans are skeptical about creating more bureaucracy, and there is sentiment in the Obama administration that some key provisions of the bill are not needed. “I think we’ve been pretty successful recently,” said Susan Jacobs, the State Department’s special adviser on children’s issues. “We are proud of the work that we do to protect everyone involved in the adoption process — the birth families, the adopting families and of course the children.” Landrieu thinks differently, contending the government has been remiss in failing to establish an office that focuses on international child welfare. The bill would create a new bureau in the State Department assigned to work with nongovernmental organizations and foreign countries to minimize the number of children without families — through family preservation and reunification, kinship care, and domestic and international adoption. Under the legislation, the processing of international adoption cases would be assigned to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, while the U.S. Agency for International Development would become home to a center dedicated to implementing a 2012 plan to assist children in adversity. There’s no firm global count of children in orphanages, but they number in the millions. In Russia — which has banned adoptions by

Celia Bergman, center, walks in Katmandu, Nepal, in January 2011 with young Karina, who officially became part of the Berman family from Illinois later that year. GEMUNU AMARASINGHE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Americans — there are more than 650,000 children not in parental custody. In Kyrgyzstan — where foreign adoptions were disrupted for years due to corruption and political problems — orphanages are often ill-equipped, with limited specialized care for severely disabled children. In Haiti, where recovery from the 2010 earthquake has been slow, inspectors recently checked more than 700 orphanages, and said only 36 percent met minimum standards. Much of the impetus for Landrieu’s bill stems from shifting views about the Hague Convention on InterCountry Adoption. That treaty establishes ethical standards for international adoptions, which it says are an acceptable option after efforts have been made to have a child adopted in his or her home country. The U.S. entered into the agreement in 2008 with strong support from Landrieu and other adoption

advocates who hoped it would curtail fraud and corruption, and then lead to a boom in legitimate adoptions. Instead, the decrease in foreign adoption by Americans — which started in 2005 — has continued. There were 8,668 such adoptions in 2012, down from 22,991 in 2004. “When I helped to pass this treaty, it was everyone’s hope that the number would go up — doubled, tripled, quadrupled,” Landrieu said. “Instead it’s down by 60 percent. That’s the best evidence I have that what State Department has in place isn’t working.” There are multiple reasons for the decline — including increases in domestic adoptions in China and South Korea, and suspensions imposed on several countries due to concerns about fraud and trafficking. However, many supporters of Landrieu’s bill say the Hague convention has been applied too punitively, and that the State Department has been overcautious rather than working creatively to halt the decline. Several supporters wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry on Dec. 18 asking that he investigate the matter. The letter cites Cambodia as an example. The U.S. and other Western countries have banned adoptions from there since 2001 out of concern that the adoption business was rife with bribery and child-trafficking. Cambodia, which imposed its own ban in 2009, now says it has made needed reforms and is ready to resume international adoptions, but the State Department says the U.S. ban will remain in place because of continuing concerns about Cambodia’s child-welfare system. Since 2001, the letter said, “tens of thousands of children in Cambodia have had no chance at a permanent family.” Many grow up or even die in institutional care, it said, while others

end up on the streets or trafficked into the sex trade. Signatory Chuck Johnson, CEO of the National Council for Adoption, cited Vietnam and Nepal as other countries where adoptions were suspended because of corruption and trafficking, and which now feel ready to resume them. “The State Department has assumed the regulation of intercountry adoption with a lot of gusto, but with a void in terms of advocacy,” Johnson said. “There are countries that want to work with the U.S., but we won’t work with them.” Johnson said his organization, which represents dozens of adoption agencies, had enjoyed a positive relationship with the State Department in the past but is now bracing for a rupture over Landrieu’s bill. “We’re putting the gloves on,” he said. “Children’s lives are at stake.” The State Department’s Susan Jacobs said the U.S. was successfully using the Hague standards to bring about improvements in some overseas adoptions systems that have been plagued by corruption and child-trafficking. For example, she said a pilot project to resume some adoptions from Vietnam is expected to start within a few months. “Diplomacy is a slow process and can often be frustrating to people,” she said. “But I think we have a really good record.” Landrieu, however, is losing patience. “Slow is not something that works well for children,” she said. “There’s no legitimate excuse for the U.S. dragging its feet when it comes to saying, ‘Yes, children do belong in families.’ ” The senator plans to confer about the bill in the coming weeks with Kerry, a former Senate colleague. “He and his team are very supportive of what we’re doing,” she said.

averages in New Mexico and nationwide.” Gregg Laskoski, an analyst at GasBuddy. com, said in an email this week, “I can tell you that New Mexico prices would be quite appealing to the rest of the U.S.” Brewer, who owns 37 retail gas outlets in New Mexico, said prices used to be based on what it cost to move gasoline from the coastal areas where tanker ships docked. Now, with new fracking technologies that have created more production in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, the paradigm has shifted. Even as the debate about the environmental consequences of fracking continues, the economic benefits are already flowing to gasoline consumers and drivers. “Everything used to be based on the coast — that’s where the product came in from. Now the product is coming out of the mid-continent, and that’s changed the dynamics,” Brewer said. “It’s caught a lot of people by surprise. A lot of the inland refineries were struggling a few years ago, and that’s really turned around.” As of last week, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado had the cheapest gas prices in the United States — and that syncs with the trend over the past year, according to the website GasBuddy.com. “The lowest prices tend to be in places closest to refineries but particularly close to the cheap domestic crude,” another GasBuddy analyst, Tom Kloza, told CNBC. “Oklahoma is the beneficiary, as are the Rockies,” he said. Oklahoma has five refineries that together process 520,000 barrels of crude a day. New Mexico has three small refineries — at Artesia, Bloomfield and Gallup; Utah has four, while Texas has almost three dozen. About half of the gasoline in the Albuquerque area comes from El Paso refineries, according to Ruben Baca of the New Mexico Petroleum Marketers Association. Other parts of the state get supplies from Lubbock and Amarillo. “It’s a very, very complex business,” Baca said. But he confirmed that supplies are not a problem in the state and demand has not increased here like it has elsewhere, which also helps keep prices down. “We’re not having a problem with supply right now.” GasBuddy expects prices to stay low through 2014, though they may increase over the next month as refineries go offline for repairs. “That’s the way it’s going to be,” Brewer said. “New technology is going into those old wells and pulling out products.” The economics have come full circle since Tom Udall, who served as state attorney general in the late 1990s, opened up an investigation into possible gasoline price-fixing in New Mexico. In response to the Democrat’s request for financial information about prices and business practices, several distributors went to court to block disclosure of the information, arguing it was proprietary. When the New Mexico Court of Appeals sided with Udall, now a U.S. senator, he proclaimed, “I continue to receive calls and letters from consumers who are baffled and angry at the high prices they must pay for gasoline, an essential expense for most New Mexicans,” according to a 1996 article in The New Mexican. The probe ended after four years with the conclusion that gas stations sometimes use “follow the leader” pricing, which isn’t illegal. Brewer, too, remembers those days. “New Mexico has been lower than everyone else in the country for a year now — but I haven’t gotten a Christmas card from Tom Udall,” Brewer said, “and I don’t expect one anytime soon.” Contact Bruce Krasnow at brucek@ sfnewmexican.com.

Divide: Elections could determine which party controls chamber Continued from Page A-1 hoping that the most uncompromising Republican standard-bearers will emerge from the primaries and fare as poorly in general elections as their counterparts did in several 2012 Senate races. Republicans need to gain six seats for a majority. Republican Rep. Jack Kingston of Georgia, who wants to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss, stepped into the rift recently when he seemed to scold much of his party during an interview on a conservative talk radio show. “A lot of conservatives say, ‘Nah, just step back and let this thing fall to pieces on its own,’ ” Kingston said. “Well, I don’t think that’s always the responsible thing to do.” Rep. Paul Broun, one of Kingston’s rivals in a crowded primary field, pounced immediately, declaring in an Internet ad, “I don’t want to fix Obamacare, I want to get rid of it.” Conservative commentators hammered Kingston with headlines like “Kingston has surrendered on Obamacare.” In Tennessee, state Rep. Joe Carr blasted Sen. Lamar Alexander for serving as a key GOP negotiator in the deal

to end the partial government shutdown that resulted from House Republicans’ efforts to deny funding for the health care law. Alexander subsequently described himself as a “conservative problem solver,” a characterization Carr says “typifies how out of touch he is.” Kentucky businessman Matt Bevin is using a similar line of attack in trying to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, as is Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel in his primary challenge to Sen. Thad Cochran. Carr, Bevin and McDaniel all say they’d be more like freshmen Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Ted Cruz of Texas, tea party favorites who pushed the defunding strategy and vexed their longer-serving colleagues. In Nebraska and Louisiana, Republican candidates who say they oppose the health care law have had to defend their past positions on health care. National Republicans settled on Rep. Bill Cassidy as their best shot to beat Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. But retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness notes that Cassidy, as a state senator and a physician in the state’s public hospital system, pushed health care policies sim-

ilar to those in the Affordable Care Act. “He has to defend his entire record, regardless of how he’s voted in Washington,” said Maness, a GOP candidate who hopes to unseat Landrieu with tea party support. Midland University President Ben Sasse, one of several Republicans running in Nebraska for retiring Sen. Mike Johanns’ seat, says he opposes the health care law but has had to explain previous speeches and writings in which he was less absolute, at one point calling the act “an important first step” in overhauling American health care. “This goes right to the bigger fight between the ideologues and the pragmatists,” said Republican strategist Todd Rehm of Georgia, who isn’t affiliated with any of the eight GOP candidates for Chambliss’ seat. Candidates who want to capture the divided Republican electorate, he said, “see that you can’t compromise on any of it. … The moment you start to sound like you’re open to any compromise, you’ve sold out the ideologues.” Indeed, Alexander, McConnell, Kingston and Cassidy all voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and for

symbolic repeal proposals since then. Some in the GOP leadership say the intraparty struggle is only about tactics, not the bottom line. Carr insists that’s exactly the point. “Their presumption is that tactics don’t matter because the outcome would be the same,” he said. “But it wouldn’t. There wasn’t a single Republican vote that passed the Affordable Care Act, whether we’re talking establishment, tea party, moderate, conservative, whatever. … So if it’s so bad — and it is — the question is why did establishment Republicans not fight to defund it?” Leaders of national conservative groups, which have been key players in recent Senate elections, say the distinction is an important consideration as they decide endorsements. “I would say that any candidate who is a vocal opponent of that [defunding] strategy would certainly cause us hesitation,” said Easton Randall of FreedomWorks political action committee. “The burden is on them to explain what they would do differently to achieve a goal we all claim to share.” So far, FreedomWorks has endorsed

McDaniel over Cochran in Mississippi and Nebraska state Treasurer Shane Osborn over Sasse. The group is watching several other races. The Senate Conservatives Fund, founded by former Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, split with FreedomWorks in Nebraska, siding with Sasse. But the fund endorsed Maness in Louisiana, Bevin in Kentucky and McDaniel in Mississippi, among others. DeMint now runs the Heritage Foundation, whose political arm also is monitoring several other races. Those groups’ recent record is mixed. Democrats are hoping for a repeat of 2010 and 2012 races where the far right groups backed less-viable candidates who lost general elections in Colorado, Nevada, Delaware and Indiana. But the same groups also helped elect Lee, Cruz and Marco Rubio in the presidential swing state of Florida. At FreedomWorks, PAC treasurer and policy chief Dean Clancy dismissed any notion that his efforts would hurt the party. “Republicans make a mistake when they try to waffle on these issues or sound like Democrat-lite,” he said.

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should leave, and pull everything out. I want to emphasize this point — things have to keep proSANTIAGO, Chile — A gressing because my sister was a Mapuche Indian leader who tireless fighter, and now my sister became the face of Chile’s envihas left me all alone.” ronmental movement was found Hundreds of other families floating in a reservoir she spent supported the women initially, a decade trying to prevent from but gradually gave in to the being created, and authorities pressure and traded their land said Wednesday they were await- for other properties beyond the ing autopsy results although the flood zone. Finally, Nicolesa death appeared accidental. Quintreman also traded her While there was no official small plot in 2002 for an undiscause of death yet for Nicolesa closed sum and a larger property Quintreman, a 73-year-old who nine miles away. was nearly blind, prosecutor “People who said they were Carlos Diaz said that “she appar- my friends abandoned me,” she ently slipped, fell into the lake said then. “If they had stayed and died.” with me, I could have kept up the “Police informed me that from fight.” first glance and based on their The project authorized by the expertise, the cadaver showed center-left government of Presino signs of injury attributable to dent Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagble third persons,” Diaz told Radio then flooded the Mapuches’ Bio Bio. valley, generating more of the Quintreman was found Tueselectricity Chile needed to power day, a day after she went missing. a growing economy. Forensic pathologists returned The Quintreman sisters the body to her family Wednesremained known as the foundday in preparation for a funeral ers of a new environmental Friday. A day of mourning was movement in far southern Chile, declared in the community of one that now counts on the supAlto Biobio. port of many international civic With her sister Berta, Quintregroups, which have gone to man became a national figure in court to stop the construction of Chile during protests against the more dams. Among those being construction of a hydroelectric challenged is the HidroAysen dam on tribal land in the forested project, which would block mountains of southern Chile. some of the world’s last freeThey led a public fight against flowing rivers and carve a path the European power company through the forests for highEndesa at a time when Chile’s tension power lines running for environmental enforcement was thousands of miles. lax and its indigenous protection law wasn’t closely followed. “I’m going to tell it like it is. My sister fell into the lake, she won’t ever come back,” Berta Quintreman said, her voice breaking, in a radio interview. “This company

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WASHINGTON — A U.S. government contractor kidnapped by al-Qaida militants in Pakistan in 2011 has recorded a video message calling on the Obama administration to negotiate with his captors and saying he feels “totally abandoned and forgotten.” Warren Weinstein looked ashen and sounded lethargic as he pleaded for renewed interest in his case and asked the U.S. government to consider releasing al-Qaida militants in its custody. The 72-year-old development expert from Rockville, Md., began his address by urging President Barack Obama to consider negotiating with his captors. The video was sent in an anonymous email to several journalists who have reported from Afghanistan. Included were links to a handwritten note that purports to be from Weinstein, saying “Letter to Media” at the top. The note is dated Oct. 3. It is not clear when the video was made. A State Department spokeswoman and a member of Weinstein’s family said Wednesday night that they had not independently received the note or video.

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NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors say they can’t meet a judge’s demands that they quickly deliver documents about thousands of immigrants who’ve been detained nationwide for months or years as their immigration statuses are reviewed. The office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara laid out the government’s position to U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman in a letter made public Wednesday. The letter, dated Tuesday, came five days after the judge criticized the government, saying it had been on notice since the American Civil Liberties Union requested the documents nearly five years ago. The ACLU eventually filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in Manhattan federal court in 2011 seeking documents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ACLU questioned the practice of “prolonged immigration detention — for months, if not years — without

adequate procedures in place to determine whether their detention is justified.” It cited a dramatic increase in the number of immigration detainees in recent decades, noting they weren’t serving criminal sentences but were being detained by the thousands to ensure they’re available for removal from the country if removal is ordered and appeals are exhausted. The judge said the government’s continued refusal to produce documents had stymied efforts to reform a system in which thousands of immigrant detainees, some applicants for asylum, languish in immigration jails longer than six months. He also attacked as “painstaking and riddled with further delay” the government’s process for releasing documents, saying the government hasn’t produced any documents since his Sept. 9 order to release documents and had at times claimed it would take seven years to produce 100 files. The government, though, said

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in its letter it is “not feasible” to produce documents from more than 22,000 individual files as ordered but said it can produce a reliable sample of 385 files within 15 months, with rolling releases within eight weeks of a revised order. In 2009, The Associated Press conducted a computer analysis of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement database obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, finding there were 32,000 immigrants from 177 countries detained, including more than 18,000 with no criminal convictions. The analysis showed that nearly 10,000 had been in custody more than a month, that 400 of those with no criminal records had been locked up more than a year, that a dozen

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Next month, Santa Fe’s Marriott Courtyard will host the state’s first ‘LGBT Wedding Expo’ targeting gay and lesbian couples making plans to tie the knot.

Police: Driver faces 11th DWI charge Christmas Eve incident leads to arrest of Santa Fe man The New Mexican

A Santa Fe man with what police describe as a lengthy history of drunken driving was arrested late Christmas Eve on a charge of DWI after he rolled his vehicle while trying to make a U-turn in the 1500 block of Pacheco Street, according to a police report. Robert D. Ortiz, 51, was being held in the Santa Fe County jail without bond, according to a man who described himself over the telephone as Ortiz’s brother. The man declined further comment. Ortiz was charged with aggravated DWI, careless driving and driving with no insurance and no vehicle registration. The police report said Tuesday’s arrest was

Ortiz’s 11th on DWI charges but provided no further information about the previous arrests. County jail records show at least seven previous arrests for Ortiz dating to 2002 on charges including aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, Robert resisting an officer, DWI and D. Ortiz driving with a revoked license. Online court records show Ortiz pleaded guilty in 1986 in front of an Albuquerque judge to driving under the influence of liquor or drugs. He pleaded guilty again in 1996 in state District Court in Santa Fe to DWI and driving with a suspended license. In 2002, he pleaded guilty again to being under the influence of alcohol or drugs, though it was not immediately clear if he

was driving at the time of his arrest. Charges in that case of driving with a suspended or revoked license and careless driving were dismissed. The sentences in those cases were not immediately available. Jail records indicate Ortiz served about 11 months of a 20-month sentence from August 2002 until his release in July 2003. He was arrested again in 2004 on charges of resisting an officer, possession of an open container and engaging in a fight. He found himself back in jail once more in 2005 on charges of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct, county jail records show. The dispositions of those two arrests were not available Thursday. Despite his history of arrests, a Santa Fe County judge appears to have reinstated Ortiz’s driver’s license in 2009, online court records show.

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Gay-marriage ruling could benefit state businesses Events in the works; hotels already offer specials to same-sex couples By Russell Contreras The Associated Press

El-Evation plans opening day after receiving approval to enclose patio

The owner of El-Evation Bistro has garnered approval for the enclosure of a patio at his location on Water Street, which was left vacant recently by the Atomic Grill. El-Evation is planning to open by Jan. 6. PHOTOS BY TOM SHARPE/THE NEW MEXICAN

ow that the city’s Historic Districts Review Board has approved the proposed enclosure of a downtown patio on Water Street, El-Evation Bistro is set to open early next month in the space left vacant by the Atomic Grill. Staff of the city’s Historic Preservation Division had objected to the proposal for changes at 103 E. Water St. because they didn’t find “a precedent in the streetscape” for an enclosed portal, according to transcripts of a Dec. 10 hearing on the plans. “While the proposed design may not damage the character of the district,” the division said, “it does not harmonize with the existing streetscape.” But the restaurant’s general manager, John Herrera, convinced the Historic Districts Review Board the enclosure was necessary for the bistro’s success. Without a 3-foot wall around the patio, Herrera said, the state Alcohol and Gaming Division would not allow beer and wine sales there, and without a weather-proof structure, he said, the space isn’t usable year-round. The inside of the cafe can hold only about 49 diners. Another 49 can be served on the patio. Herrera also told the board that using the patio year-round would discourage “suspicious activity” around the city-owned fountain across Water Street, on Don Gaspar Avenue. “We need this structure … so we can have business 11 months out of the year,” Herrera reiterated Tuesday while he surveyed the space with the new eatery’s owner, Lane Sanders, and execu-

tive chef Lester Cisneros. “This patio is going to be fully enclosed with removable glass windows,” Sanders said. “The front, in the summer, we can take all the way off and expose it to the street.” Sanders, who said he has been a bartender and server for several years, said he hopes the restaurant will be open by Jan. 6, and it might have a soft opening even before that date. Plans call for El-Evation Bistro’s winter hours to run from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. — providing for a late-night hangout like the Atomic Grill had been — and to open for breakfast in the summer. Sanders had said he was hoping to install projectors and several TV screens in El-Evation, to create a sports-bar atmosphere. But those plans have changed. “We’re going to let the food speak for itself,” he said. Cisneros, who said he worked at Geronimo Restaurant, the Apple Hat Bistro and the Corn Dance Cafe, said he’s creating an “American fusion” menu. Robert Spitz, whose family owns the Water Street restuarant property, told the Historic Districts Review Board during the hearing that the patio enclosure will help ensure the new tenants succeed. He said the Atomic Grill was the best tenant he’s had ever had, and he would like to see another restaurant prosper there. Transcripts from the hearing say one board member questioned whether the Water Street property was actually historic. Preservation Division staff member John Murphey told the board that the patio area is not historic

A Dec. 10 Historic Districts Review Board hearing cleared the way for owners of El-Evation Bistro to enclose the establishment’s patio with a 3-foot wall. The cafe can serve 49 diners inside and another 49 on the patio.

but is attached to a historic wall of Cafe Pasqual’s next door. Some questions about the plans for a patio enclosure stem from its label as a “permanent” structure by the division. Eric Enfield of the Architectural Alliance said when he first proposed enclosing the patio, he believed it would be considered “seasonal,” but the division recently made a decision to label such structures as permanent. The labeling change means at least 80 percent of the structure is required to have an adobelike surface. The division also objected to plans to increase the business’s total door and window space by more than 40 percent and plans

to create an opening less than 3 feet from the corner of a publicly visible facade. Enfield pointed out similar designs at Harry’s Roadhouse on Old Las Vegas Highway and at the Spanish Colonial Arts Museum on Camino Lejo. The board also had approved such a design for the new Drury Hotel at the corner of Paseo de Peralta and East Palace Avenue, he said. No one from the audience spoke for or against the proposal. The board voted 3-1 for approval of the plan, with Bonifacio Armijo dissenting. Contact Tom Sharpe at 986-3080 or tsharpe@sfnewmexican.com.

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ALBUQUERQUE — Towns and cities in New Mexico are expecting a jump in tourism from samesex couples, who now can get marriage licenses in the state following a New Mexico Supreme Court ruling this month. Businesses are planning a media blitz — as well as gay and lesbian wedding expos — in hopes of selling New Mexico as a wedding destination for couples who live in neighboring states. “There are 38 million people who live in states that touch New Mexico, and there are tens of thousands of same-sex couples in those states,” said Brad Malone, chairman of the Taos County Chamber of Commerce and innkeeper of La Posada de Taos in the town of Taos. “Some of them are going to be coming to New Mexico to get married, and we expect 2014 to be a banner year.” From hotels to private chapels, businesses have begun offering packages to couples who want to make the state their wedding destination. Next month, Santa Fe’s Marriott Courtyard will host the state’s first “LGBT Wedding Expo” targeting gay and lesbian couples making plans to tie the knot. The expo will feature 35 vendors selling food, photo packages and flowers. Hotel Albuquerque has planned a similar expo for May. The New Mexico Supreme Court this month ruled it unconstitutional to bar same-sex couples from getting marriage licenses. New Mexico joined 16 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing gay marriage either through legislation, court rulings or voter referendums in a national trend that has dramatically shifted in just a few years. That means New Mexico will have to battle other states to gain the attention of same-sex couples who can’t marry in their home states. But Malone said he believes New Mexico could sell itself as an inexpensive alternative to places like Hawaii or Massachusetts. He said six couples already have booked rooms at his hotel for planned weddings in 2014. “And those are the ones who like to plan way ahead,” he said. Malone said the town will run advertisements in major media markets to let same-sex couples know New Mexico now allows them to get married. “We have a lot of gay- and lesbian-friendly bed and breakfasts so, yeah, I think there are business opportunities,” said Kelley Tredwin, owner of the Taosbased Bee’s Knees Development & Communications.

In brief Most of New Mexico missed out on White Christmas ALBUQUERQUE — Much of New Mexico missed out on a White Christmas. Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque said a weak storm moved across the northern edge of New Mexico, and brought clouds, colder temperatures and only mountaintop flurries. Once the system has passed, New Mexico will be in for warmer weather the rest of the week. Starting Thursday, daytime temperatures are expected to be above average. With the exception of Northern New Mexico’s high country, it’s not often other parts see snow Christmas Day. For example, a measurable Christmas snowfall in Albuquerque has occurred, on average, once every 16 years.

Police: Los Lunas man steals car from mom, leaps to death LOS LUNAS — Authorities are identifying the driver in a Christmas Eve crash near Los Lunas as a 35-year-old man who reportedly stole his mother’s car. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department says Victor Padilla stole the vehicle and was speeding when he lost control and struck a roadside barrier. Authorities say Padilla then left the vehicle and fled on foot across Interstate 25 before jumping over a barrier and falling 25 feet to his death. The Associated Press

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You’ve seen them. Bruce Pardo, dressed as Santa, killed nine and destroyed his former in-laws’ house with a homemade blowtorch before killing himself in 2008. WATCHARA PHOMICINDA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Years after holiday slayings, traditions help family heal By Tami Abdollah The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Five years after a man dressed as Santa Claus massacred nine members of her family on Christmas Eve, the surviving daughter of the Ortega clan worked to master her mother’s posole recipe to serve at a traditional family dinner that’s now forever tinged with tragedy. The recipe was one from Leticia Yuzefpolsky’s childhood and a reminder of festive meals she hadn’t enjoyed since Bruce Pardo walked through the door of her parents’ home outside Los Angeles five years ago, killed her family and burned the house down. In a matter of minutes, Yuzefpolsky lost nearly everyone she’d looked up to: her parents, two brothers and two sisters. Her two sistersin-law and 17-year-old nephew also died. But she was far from alone in her losses. Thirteen sons and daughters lost at least one parent that night in Covina, a suburb about 20 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Yuzefpolsky, the youngest of five children, became the reluctant matriarch, maintaining the

tight-knit family’s traditions and happier memories. The remaining family meets for dinner, exchanges gifts and shares memories. A Christmas Day trip to church now is followed by a trip to the cemetery. Pardo, her former brother-inlaw, had carried a small arsenal of guns and fuel to torch the family’s home that Christmas Eve. It was part of a plan triggered by his ex-wife’s decision to divorce him. When Pardo was severely burned in the attack, he ditched his elaborate getaway plan and killed himself with a gunshot to the mouth. Meanwhile, Yuzefpolsky’s family scrambled to pick up the pieces. With his parents dead, one nephew became the guardian of his three minor siblings. Yuzefpolsky and her husband took in her sister’s youngest daughter. Her then-8-year-old daughter Katrina was wounded by a gunshot to the cheek after Santa came to the door. Yuzefpolsky worked to save Christmas for her kids — telling them that wasn’t the real Santa — and calling friends from the hospital to make sure gifts were

put under their tree. The kids were later sent to a camp that helps with grief. For Yuzefpolsky, now 41, years of therapy have helped, though she still suffers from some anxiety and nightmares. “I lost my identity completely,” Yuzefpolsky said. “I always used to tease them that I have five sets of parents … everyone telling me what to do and how to do it. I can’t even tell you how much I miss them.” An overwhelming but hardto-describe feeling of loss often sneaks up on her in December. The family has been especially touched by others’ tragedies, particularly during the holidays. When a Connecticut woman lost her three daughters and parents in a house fire two years ago, Yuzefpolsky encouraged her daughters to write letters to the woman. Last year, when a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at a Newtown school, they again wrote letters. That’s most likely the family’s abiding message. “We have to keep moving in our everyday moments,” she said. “There are those moments we think we’ve been through the worst so this cannot break us.”

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The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013: This year your sixth sense kicks in frequently. If your intuition tells you to head in a certain direction, do. Libra knows how to draw others in and have them agree with his or her ideas. ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You’ll move forward with relief. You might need to deal with someone who has more than his or her share of clout. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.” TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You could be too busy handling remaining tasks from the holidays. Take care of all your thank-you cards today. Tonight: It is about to get hectic again, so get as much sleep as possible. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Make an effort to let others know how you really feel, as they often might equate a lack of your time or attention with a lack of caring. Tonight: Togetherness works. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might want to anchor in and get some extra R and R. You also might feel the need to take care of unfinished postholiday tasks. Tonight: Finally, some peace and quiet. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You are likely to express exactly what you think and feel. You might attempt to draw others into having a conversation. Tonight: Hang out with a few friends. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Kick back, catch a sale or two and start writing your thank-you notes. Don’t make a big deal of any meal preparations; just nibble on any leftovers. Tonight: Indulge yourself and relax.

Super Quiz Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: POTPOURRI (e.g., Who wrote The Shape of Things to Come? Answer: H.G. Wells.) FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. What gas causes the fizz in many soft drinks? Answer________ 2. By what name is 3.14159 commonly known? Answer________ 3. How many watts are there in one kilowatt? Answer________ GRADUATE LEVEL 4. What shape is an atoll? Answer________

5. In Portugal, what does

Adult children shut out their parents Dear Annie: You often print letters from older parents dealing with rejection from their adult children. This is literally an epidemic everywhere. Anger and hatred are destroying families. My husband and I have three adult children who were the delight of our lives. We had a typical loving family, with vacations, birthday parties and special celebrations that included friends and extended family. We had anxious times during illnesses, surgeries and accidents, but we made it through. All three of our children have grown to be successful, well-liked and respected adults. Sadly, over the past 22 years, they all have chosen to shut us out of their lives. We’ve had minor disagreements at times, but never any major battles that might justify their choices. None of them will tell us why they are angry. They refuse to have any contact or open dialog that might heal our relationship. I know you’re probably thinking “there must be something.” If so, we don’t know what it is. My husband is 81, and I am 78. We understand there is a real possibility that we will never hear from our children before we die. We do our best to focus on the great times we had and to hold onto the many precious memories of their growing-up years. Holidays are the hardest, but with God’s help, we make it through. We have forgiven our children and will always pray for them. We will always thank God for choosing us to be their parents. — Joining the Letting Go Club Dear Joining: Your letter is heartbreaking. When children are brought up by loving parents, we don’t know why some remain close and others do not. The same fire that melts butter will forge steel. If you have any family members who are in touch with your children, perhaps they could help you understand what is going on and even intercede on your

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH You are on a roll. Others seek you out, perhaps to give you a belated gift or to say “thank you.” Indulge a loved one. Tonight: Reach out to someone at a distance.

“obrigado” mean? Answer________ 6. In the film, what subject did Mr. Chips teach? Answer________ PH.D. LEVEL 7. Whose poems inspired the musical Cats? Answer________ 8. What nationality was Hercule Poirot? Answer________ 9. In what film is Frank Miller due to arrive on the noon train? Answer________

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1. Carbon dioxide. 2. Pi. 3. 1,000. 4. Ring-shaped. 5. Thank you. 6. Latin. 7. T.S. Eliot. 8. Belgian. 9. High Noon. SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you? (c) 2013 Ken Fisher

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You will want to maintain a low profile. Some of you could experience a Scrooge attack, whereas others simply might be exhausted. Tonight: Play it low-key. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You could be pushing your own limits, but you might not care. Touch base with a friend whom you really care about. Tonight: Enjoy the moment. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might need to handle a problem or go into work, whether you want to or not. Tonight: Sort through the many calls and invitations. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Take an overview and decide what the possibilities are surrounding a trip. Relax to a great piece of music. Tonight: Answer emails and return calls. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Reach out to the important people in your life whom you may have been too busy to visit on account of all the holiday celebrations. Tonight: Keep it on a one-onone level. Jacqueline Bigar

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BLACK TO PLAY Hint: Force checkmate. Solution: 1. … Rxf3ch! 2. Kxf3 Qf4 mate.!

Today in history Today is Thursday, Dec. 26, the 360th day of 2013. There are five days left in the year. The seven-day African-American holiday Kwanzaa begins today. This is Boxing Day. Today’s highlight in history: On Dec. 26, 1776, the British suffered a major defeat in the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War.

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behalf. In the meantime, you are wise to accept what you cannot change and compassionate to forgive those who have hurt you. Dear Annie: I’m a little late sending out my Christmas cards, but I hope to have them all done before the holiday season is over. What is the proper etiquette when writing Christmas cards to families with children over 18 still living at home? Can I send one card to them all, or do I need to send the kids their own? — Hurrying Before the New Year Dear Hurrying: It is perfectly OK to send one holiday card to the entire family if they are all living in the same house, although it would be nice to put all of their names on the envelope. Dear Annie: “Speaking for Another Lost Veteran” said her 55-year-old bipolar niece is hanging onto her stepfather’s ashes instead of allowing him to be buried next to his late wife in a military cemetery. When we knew that my late husband was dying, he said he would like his ashes to be scattered on the ocean. I was heartbroken because I wanted to be buried with him. And being a Vietnam veteran, he deserved a military funeral with full honors. When he died, the funeral director placed some of his ashes in three tiny urns, one for each of his grown children and one for me. The remainder was divided in half. One half was buried at a national cemetery with full honors, and the other half was placed in a container made for scattering ashes at sea. Our family set it afloat on the ocean that had given him so much joy through the years. In this way, I believe I satisfied everyone’s wishes, most of all, his. — Found a Loving Solution Dear Found: Thank you for a sympathetic compromise. Happy Kwanzaa to all of our readers.

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Spots are still available for the Santa Fe animal shelter’s Winter Critter Camp. The two-day intensive camp for children ages 10-13 runs A Santa Fe couple and their from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday dog won first prize in a local and Tuesday at the shelter, 100 pet bakery’s raffle to help aniCaja del Rio Road. Similar to the mal companions of homeless Summer Critter Camp, teams people. of children will learn the care Daphne Wright of Pooch Pan- and handling of a variety of anitry Bakery & Boutique said Ron mals, with a focus on behavior, and Mary Aldrich and their dog, veterinary care and well being. Rocca, won a $250 gift certifiThis special camp offers unique cate to the store. The raffle was interaction with shelter staff held Friday at the store, 301 N. and companion animals. Guadalupe St. Short talks about animal All proceeds from the raffle sheltering and care will be support the Street Homeless punctuated with fun, interactive Animal Project, founded and games, worksheets and handsrun by Karen Cain. The projon projects. ect offers food, supplies and Participants will finish the veterinary care for companion camp with a greater appreciaanimals of the street homeless tion of companion animals and community. Cain has been hon- return home with lots of memoored for her project and work ries and photos to share with with animals by Animal Protec- family and friends. The camp, which costs $100, tion New Mexico.

Raffle aids dogs of the homeless

is limited to 10 participants. To register or for more information, please call 505-983-4309 ext. 204 or email abuchanan@ sfhumanesociety.org.

Dog classes focus on socialization Several workshops that focus on dog training and puppy socialization will be offered by CHACO’s Hub in Tesuque. Drop-in puppy classes are offered Saturdays beginning at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 4. The course runs for six weeks, but anyone can attend with a puppy ages 10 to 18 weeks during any class. The classes are open to six puppies and their human guardians. The classes help puppies become socialized, learn how to interact with people and other dogs, basic puppy obedience and how to minimize such as chewing, house soiling, separation anxiety and puppy-play biting. Boutique dog training classes, including agility training, begin Jan. 7.

Space is limited for classes and workshops. For times, costs and more information, visit www.chcodognewsevents.com. CHACO is lead by Almudena Ortiz Cue, a certified pet dog trainer who is also a certified TellingtonTouch practitioner.

Artist’s showing benefits animals A Santa Fe artist is offering her a portion of her profits to animal rescue groups from a gallery showing. Hillary Vermont’s show, Hillary Vermont/20 years, is being held at the Back Street Bistro, 513 Camino de los Marquez, through New Year’s Day. The gallery is showing her work of painted animal friends and Tic Toc Rocks. Ten percent of the show’s profits go to local and international rescue groups, the artist said. The New Mexican

Seniors, disabled get help feeding pets partnered with Helen Woodward Animal Center 15 years ago to add pet food drop-offs. Woodward had started one of the first pet food programs in the nation in 1984, called By Sue Manning AniMeals, which expanded its The Associated Press reach when the agencies partnered. LOS ANGELES — If Meals “Animals provide companon Wheels didn’t deliver ionship and love,” said Luanne donated dog food, Sherry Scott Hinkle, director of development of San Diego says her golden for the San Diego Meals on retriever Tootie would be eatWheels. So when Woodward ing the pasta, riblets and veggie suggested the partnership, “we wraps meant for her. But thanks jumped right in.” to partnerships between the AniMeals started with 10 pets, program for low-income seniors and today there are 250, Woodand pet groups across the counward Animal Center spokesSherry Scott receives dog food through the AniMeals protry, fewer people and pets are woman Jessica Gercke said. gram for her 10-year-old golden retriever, Tootie. going hungry. The partnership formed after GREGORY BULL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS After Meals on Wheels vol“a [Meals on Wheels] volunteer unteers noticed a growing num- food, volunteers said. Agencies discovered one of her clients Columbus area’s seniors had ber of clients giving their food was sharing her delivered food also take pet food to nursing pets. Most were low income, away to their furry friends, they homes, senior centers or comwith her cats, sacrificing her didn’t drive and were isostarted working with shelters own health,” she explained. munity centers. lated. Gehring said 70 percent and other pet groups to add free It takes 40 volunteers to colThose who qualify for Meals reported not seeing anyone pet food to their meal deliverlect 3,000 pounds of donated on Wheels or similar programs besides their Meals on Wheels ies. Those programs, relying on are almost always eligible for dry food and about 3,200 cans driver each week. donations and volunteers, have afree pet food program. of wet food for dogs and cats “The pets are so important continued to grow in popularity “Pets are so important to to them. But people need to eat each month. as seniors began eating better, The biggest challenge is getour seniors. They are social what we give them. Pets don’t staying healthier and worrying ting donations, Gercke said. workers, depression counselneed salisbury steak,” Gehring less about feeding their pets, Despite bins in pet stores and ors, a lifeline for a lot of them,” said. one group said. said Charles Gehring, CEO of Both Scott and Timothy God- markets where people can Meals on Wheels is just one Columbus, Ohio-based LifeCare dard, 34, of Columbus, Ohio, donate, “there is never a time organization serving people Alliance, a nonprofit providing we don’t need more food.” live on just hundreds of dollars who are poor, disabled or meals and other services to low- a month. Some groups and shelters elderly, but it has a vast reach. income seniors. Goddard, who is disabled and offering pet food programs It has teamed up with indepenIt is common for low-income has HIV, said if he didn’t get free nationwide have gotten a boost dently run pet partners in sevseniors or people with disabilifood for his 2-year-old black from Banfield Charitable Trust eral states, but how many isn’t ties to feed their dogs or cats Lab, Max, he couldn’t have a grants, offered since 2007. It’s known, said Jenny Bertolette, instead of themselves, Gehring dog at all. given funding to a social serspokeswoman for Meals on said. The nonprofit started a “He’s my companion. I got no vices department in North CarWheels Association of America pet food giveaway program five kids, so he’s my everything,” he olina and LifeSpan Resources in Alexandria, Va. years ago that serves more than said. “We take walks, do everyin New Albany, Ind., a nonprofit Partner pet groups will solicit, 1,000 animals a month. thing together.” providing information and pick up, pack and get the animal LifeCare Alliance launched For Scott, critical food delivassistance to seniors and the the program after taking a surchow to Meals on Wheels or eries arrive from Meals on disabled, as it tries to get its provey and learning many of the Wheels in San Diego, which another agency that donates gram up and running.

Volunteers work with shelters to provide food for furry friends

Pet connection Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society: Mallorie, a 4-month-old kitten with a black, long-haired coat, is a petite girl. She’s social, affectionate and loves to play with people and other felines. Pickles, a 6-month-old Dachshund, is an adorable little boy with a great personality. He loves playing with other dogs. These and other animals are available for adoption from the shelter at 100 Caja del Rio Road. The shelter’s adoption hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Visit www.sfhumanesociety. org or call 983-4309, ext. 610. Española Valley Humane Society: Pete is a typical boy kitten who loves to play around as much a he loves to be hugged. He’s sure to bring joy to your life. Marlo is a mellow boy who loves to roll on his back for tummy rubs. He’s also a great listener and would make a great addition to your family. These and other animals are available for adoption at the shelter, 108 Hamm Parkway. The shelter is open from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 4:45 p.m. Sunday. Call 505-753-8662 or visit the website at www.espanolashelter.org. Felines & Friends: Sir Paws is a very playful, handsome boy who is social and outgo-

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ing. He purrs on contact and can be very vocal. Sarah Jane is a very sweet, Mallorie playful girl who would be happiest in a home with other kittens or young cats. She’s also fine Pickles around gentle dogs and children. Cats of all ages are available for adoption from Pete Felines & Friends and can be visited at Petco throughout the week during regular store Marlo hours. Adoption advisers are available from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at Sir Paws Petco on Cerrillos Road. Become a Felines & Friends volunteer. Visit the website at Sarah Jane www.pet finder.com/ shelters/NM38.html or call 316-CAT1.

Inmates, rescue dogs find important roles stress disorder or disabilities. If they don’t have the right temperament, they’ll be placed RAWLINS, Wyo. — This back at the Weston County weekend, two more of Christi Humane Society. Chapman’s rescue dogs started When Coffee was restheir journey toward a possible cued, she was a 4-month-old career. neglected puppy who was Coffee and Hershey were severely underweight. “She rescued from Encampment had a body score condition of earlier this year by Chapman’s two,” Chapman said. “Five is organization, Caring-Learning- ideal, and one is near death. Connecting Rescue and Reha- Hershey had the tip of her tail bilitation. Saturday is their missing for some reason.” first day working with inmates The dogs were nursed back in Weston County through a to health through various fos“Lost Orphaned Valued Excepter homes, but in November, tional Dogs” program. Coffee sliced her leg open on a “The dogs live in a crate in piece of metal in an accident. the cell. The inmate is responAfter she recovered, both she sible for their upkeep and care and Hershey were selected for and teaching them basic skills,” the program. “They watch our Chapman said. dogs on Petfinder,” Chapman “The purpose of the prosaid. “They want young dogs gram is to provide a ‘comthat seem to have some sort of munity service’ by inmates working with the local humane drive, like a play drive.” Chapman said some rescue society to increase the adoptdogs and cats are more suited ability of canines of various for a working home, while othages and breeds, teaching the ers are suited to be house pets. dogs basic social skills. At the Not all animals who try out same time, inmates develop vocational skills, enhance deci- for a career work out. Buddy, sion-making abilities, increase a dog staying at the Rawlins Rochelle Animal Shelter, was responsibility and increase selected by the WDOC to self-esteem,” the Department become a drug-sniffing dog. of Corrections website stated. But after a month of trainChapman said when the proing, WDOC sent Buddy back gram is over, if the dogs have to Rawlins because they said a certain temperament, they he wasn’t interested enough will be selected to work for Freedom Services Dogs in Col- in searching for drugs. Still, orado, where they will assist Buddy had a happy ending. He veterans with post-traumatic recently was adopted. By Han Cheung

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Lawmakers’ aides altering Wikipedia Breast Staff of some Texas legislators go to great lengths to shape images of their bosses By Emily Wilkins The Dallas Morning News

WASHINGTON — Wikipedia is an encyclopedia anyone can edit — including Capitol Hill staffers, who have tailored pages to make their bosses sound better. Eleven members of the Texas delegation had potential flaws removed, controversies airbrushed and positive content peppered into their Wikipedia biographies by people who used a computer inside the U.S. House, a Dallas Morning News review shows. An entire section was removed from the page of Rep. Beto O’Rourke, a Democrat, detailing an ethics complaint while he was an El Paso City Council member. Two complaints, which addressed O’Rourke’s family ties to a group the city was paying to develop the downtown area, were ultimately dismissed. The section was removed

with Wikipedia, it is difficult to know where the change came from. The changes show the by someone using a House extent to which lawmakers’ computer in September, only to staffers will go to micromansee another user add it back in age their bosses’ image, even hours later. O’Rourke’s chief of on relatively minor incidents, staff, David Wysong, said he did and raise concerns that people not know who had made the using Wikipedia to learn about changes. their representatives or decide For two years, someone how to vote could be missing inside the House tried to the full story. delete information about a spat Wikipedia benefits from havRep. Louie Gohmert, a Texas ing users with knowledge and Republican, had with Rep. John interest about topics contribute Murtha, D-Pa. After several information. But the site, in an deletions — other users added effort to avoid being overrun it back in — all that’s left is a by image-polishing, has rules link to a video of the exchange about who can post what. near the bottom of the page. Wikipedia’s policy bars all In addition to the 11 members users from updating pages who had substantial changes, of their employers. Those other members’ pages contain with a conflict of interest are smaller tweaks. Some update instructed to use the “talk” secthe page with new election station of each page to address tistics or committee informaerrors. But it’s not clear who is tion. In March, someone added making the edits. a “Mr.” before every mention of No staffers working in comTexas Republican Rep. Ralph munications for lawmakers Hall’s last name. knew who made the changes, More changes might have some of which date back years been made from Capitol Hill, ago. It could have been a former staffer, an intern or somebut if the user is registered

one who never worked in their office. Only one changer, a staffer in Texas Democrat Rep. Ruben Hinojosa’s office in March 2008, identified himself as working for the congressman. Hinojosa’s current communications director doesn’t know who made the change. Wikipedia is often derided as an unreliable source of information. But it’s the sixthmost-popular website in the world. That makes it essential for communications directors to monitor, said Phil Gomes, co-founder of Corporate Representatives for Ethical Wikipedia Engagement. “All most people know about a given topic is what they can find in search. In that sense, Wikipedia is incredibly powerful,” Gomes said. “There’s an incredible incentive to make sure it’s accurate.” That incentive can lead to bosses pressing communications professionals to break the rules and alter the pages, said Marcia DiStaso, an assistant professor of public relations at Penn State University who has

worked with public relations officials. “The normal response is they’re afraid to lose their job,” she said. “With your job on the line and your boss telling you what to do, you know you’re not going to go to jail over it, making edits in Wikipedia, but you’re faced with you could lose your job.” There are ways for communications directors — and other congressional staffers — to fix pages without breaking the rules. But many people don’t take the time to learn the rules in the first place, DiStaso said. Her survey of members of public relations organizations found that only one-fifth said they understood Wikipedia’s rules. More than 60 percent said updating Wikipedia pages was a common practice in their profession. “When we’re talking about politics, clearly there’s an ethical line that people need to be more aware of,” DiStaso said. “If it feels wrong, it probably is wrong.”

Smelter’s closure marks end of era became pretty complacent about the dust, the fog, the smells,” Leslie Warden said. HERCULANEUM, Mo. “It clung to the house. It was — From the day its founder almost like a sticky dust.” arrived here, this Mississippi The Wardens were leaders River town has been tied of the effort to convince the inseparably to lead, the heavy, Environmental Protection dull-gray metal that has been Agency to assess Herculamined in southern Missouri for neum’s air quality in 2001. That more than two centuries. testing was the impetus behind As home to the nation’s only the move to clean up lead in primary lead smelter, Hercuthe town known by locals as laneum processes raw ore into “Herky.” metal to make car batteries, “We didn’t do what we did X-ray shields and many other to shut the plant down,” Leslie products. Warden said. “We wanted the But the end of that long children of Herculaneum to be tradition is in sight for the safe from lead.” small town 25 miles south of Even the town’s name seems St. Louis that began smelting to evoke a smoky past shaped when this land was still owned by earth and fire. Herculaneum by Spain. The company that is believed to be a reference to runs the smelter, Doe Run Co., has decided to cease most a Roman city that was among those buried by the eruption operations at the end of the of Mt. Vesuvius. The name year, citing rising regulatory was also inspired by the rocky costs. ledges that rise over the MisLead has been both kind sissippi in a shape suggestive and cruel to Herculaneum, of a Roman amphitheater. giving it an identity and ready Herculaneum’s history dates jobs but also creating environto 1798, when a settler from mental and health concerns Connecticut named Moses so worrisome that the federal Austin obtained a Spanish government designated it a land grant after learning of the Superfund site and ordered tons of contaminated dirt to be region’s mineral deposits. He dug up and removed. Many of began mining and producing the town’s children were found lead almost immediately. By the mid-1800s, southeast to have dangerously high lead Missouri was known as the levels in their blood. “Lead Belt” for its rich deposLeslie and Jack Warden its. Herculaneum’s standing won’t miss the smelter. For was enhanced when the St. 16 years, the couple lived less than three blocks away, literally Joseph Lead Co. picked it as the site for a huge smelter, in the shadow of the plant’s which opened in 1892 to 550-foot smokestack. They raised their son there. Now 29, extract lead from ore. Primary smelting refers to Eric Warden still suffers from that extraction process. Secdevelopmental delays — a common effect of lead poison- ondary smelting is a different practice that uses recycled ing. “I guess living there, you scrap material.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Las Vegas cab driver Gerardo Gamboa thought someone left a bag of chocolates in the back seat of his vehicle, but the stash turned out to be $300,000. Now, Gamboa is winning honors for honesty after turning in the money he found Monday. The money was returned to an unidentified poker player. Yellow Checker Star Transportation named Gamboa its driver of the year

and rewarded him with $1,000 and a dinner for two. Gamboa told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he had another passenger by the time he began wondering what was in the brown paper bag. He peeked inside at a traffic light. Gamboa went back to the office with the six bundles of $100 bills where police and casino officials identified the owner. The poker player took Gamboa’s information, but didn’t immediately give him a reward.

isa is a breast cancer survivor. She is receiving disability payments, but her husband, Greg, has not been able to find a job since March. He has been doing side jobs here and there throughout the year, but has not been able to make enough money to keep up with the bills.

Empty stocking fund The couple live by themselves and have no other family to reach out to for support. Lisa and Greg are asking for $1,112 for their house payment, $560 for wood, $516.23 for propane and $55.75 for the electricity bill. Lisa and Greg are asking for help from The New Mexican’s Empty Stocking Fund. The Empty Stocking Fund is a project of The Santa Fe New Mexican. The Santa Fe Community Foundation, the First National Bank of Santa Fe, The Salvation Army and Presbyterian Medical Services donate services to jointly administer the Empty Stocking Fund. Watch for daily stories featuring requests for assistance from local residents in The Santa Fe New Mexican. The names of the applicants have been changed to protect their privacy. The information from the initial application will be verified if the applicant is selected for assistance.

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To donate An estimated 90 firefighters battled a blaze that began around 4 p.m. Tuesday in a building that was the site of the 1983 Wah Mee massacre, in which 13 people were killed in a robbery. JORDAN STEAD/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Seattle fire erupts at killing site Though the fire was unrelated to the 104-year-old structure’s history, locals found the coincidence creepy, The Seattle Times reported in Wednesday’s newspaper. The Associated Press “That building’s haunted,” said Joaquin Uy, a socialSEATTLE — A Christmas services advocate who lives on Eve fire in Seattle’s internaBeacon Hill but spends a lot of tional district has raised some time in the Chinatown Internaold ghosts. tional District. The building that erupted in In the early morning hours of flames Tuesday was the site of Feb. 19, 1983, three men entered Washington state’s deadliest the illegal Wah Mee gambling mass killing — the 1983 Wah club in the building’s basement Mee massacre. and hogtied, robbed and shot The large, out-of-control fire 14 patrons. began about 4 p.m. in the threeThirteen of them died. One story building, forcing more survived and was able to identhan 20 people living nearby tify the assailants. to evacuate, fire officials said. The Washington DepartThe top two floors have been ment of Corrections parole vacant, but the bottom floor board decided at the end of houses businesses whose staff October to parole one of the and customers were evacuated. men convicted in the mass kill-

Christmas Eve blaze occurs where 1983 massacre took place

ing after 30 years in prison and turn him over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport him to Hong Kong. Wai Chiu “Tony” Ng was convicted of robbery and assault for his role in the shooting at the Wah Mee club. Co-defendants Kwan Fai “Willie” Mak and Benjamin Ng were convicted of aggravated murder and are serving life sentences without the chance of parole. Tony Ng is not related to Benjamin Ng. The fire was declared under control at 10:23 p.m. Tuesday, though firefighters continued to battle it through the night and into the morning, KINGTV reported. The cause is still under investigation, and no loss estimate was available.

Make your tax-deductible donation online at www.santafenewmexican.com/empty_ stocking or mail a check to: The New Mexican’s Empty Stocking Fund c/o The Santa Fe Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1827, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1827 If you can provide a needed service such as home repairs, contact Roberta at Presbyterian Medical Services, 983-8968. If you can contribute food, clothing, toys, housewares or furniture in good condition, or other items or services, please contact The Salvation Army, 988-8054.

Funeral services and memorials LARRY ENRIQUE GURULE-ALARCON JR. DECEMBER 26, 2010 FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Police notes The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: u Someone stole a 42-inch TV and a surround-sound speaker system in the 600 block of Baca Street at 3 p.m. Monday. u Someone stole a pair of Nike Air Jordan shoes between 9 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 6500 block of Valentine Way. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the following reports: u Someone reported that a male driver in a silver Jeep pointed a gun at them on St. Francis Drive at West Alameda Street at about 5 p.m. Tuesday. A sheriff’s deputy report said the victim has had prior incidents with the suspect.

Speed SUVs u The Santa Fe Police Department listed the following locations for mobile speed-enforce-

ment vehicles: SUV No. 1 at Don Diego Avenue between Cerrillos Road and Linda Vista Road; SUV No. 2 at West Alameda Street and Cedar Street; SUV No. 3 on Old Pecos Trail between Cordova Road and Old Santa Fe Trail.

Help lines Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families hotline: 800-473-5220 St. Elizabeth Shelter for men, women and children: 982-6611 Interfaith Community Shelter: 795-7494 New Mexico suicide prevention hotline: 866-435-7166 Solace Crisis Treatment Center: 986-9111, 800-721-7273 or TTY 471-1624 Youth Emergency Shelter/Youth Shelters: 438-0502 Police and fire emergency: 911 Graffiti hotline: 955-CALL (2255)

Today is your birthday and you are 3 years old! Seems like yesterday you were getting ready to be born. Only time flies by, but all of our love never stops! We miss you, and we love you! Happy Birthday, Lj Hugs and Kisses to you Lj! Love always, your Mommy and Family.

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2013: The year of Edward Snowden LONDON lmost a year ago, I predicted here on Slate that 2013 would see important developments in government surveillance. But I never could have imagined just how important it would turn out to be, thanks largely to the actions of one solitary American: Edward Snowden. In June, the 30-year-old former National Security Agency contractor became a household name almost overnight when he came forward as the source behind a series of extraordinary leaks about vast government spy programs. Snowden’s disclosures — the largest breach of top-secret information in history — cracked open the clandestine activities of the U.S. government and its allies to an unprecedented level of public scrutiny, triggering long-overdue international debate about the expanding scope of modern electronic surveillance methods. The timing was impeccable. Just a day prior to the first explosive Snowden scoop about the NSA’s collection of millions of Verizon customers’ phone calls, a groundbreaking report by the U.N.’s free speech envoy had served up a prescient warning about governments’ increasing ability to “track and record Internet and telephone communications on a national scale.” New technologies, the report cautioned, were facilitating “invasive and arbitrary monitoring of individuals, who may not be able to even know they have been subjected to such surveillance, let alone challenge it.” The U.N. report was based on fragments of largely circumstantial evidence about secretive government surveillance operations. Indeed, up until June there already had been a large amount of public reporting about the burgeoning scope of mass surveillance technologies. But there were no documents to confirm the crucial details, so the programs could still be denied and dismissed by government officials. By providing a large trove of firsthand documents, Snowden changed the game completely. Anyone positing the existence of the dragnet spying programs — or trying to challenge them in court — could no longer be accused of speculating hypothetically or be dismissed as a paranoid lunatic. The first story based on Snowden’s leaks — the Verizon scoop — ripped the

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F veil of secrecy off a program that, it later emerged, has involved the NSA collecting the phone records of virtually all Americans for at least the last seven years. This program, first revealed by The Guardian, has continued to have the most resonance in the United States, and was recently ruled by a federal judge to be likely unconstitutional. Internationally, the public outrage has focused on the mass surveillance of Internet communications conducted by the NSA and its British counterpart GCHQ as part of controversial programs like Prism, XKeyscore, Tempora and Muscular — which jointly sweep up hundreds of millions of online communications daily. These programs sparked a lengthy investigation by the European parliament and prompted the world’s largest Internet companies to demand that President Barack Obama take the lead on worldwide reforms of surveillance policies. (A panel set up by the White House to review the surveillance has separately proposed a series of reforms that would, if fully adopted, significantly rein in the NSA’s surveillance programs.) There also have been important disclosures about the aggressive efforts of NSA and GCHQ to circumvent, deliberately weaken and crack the encryption that keeps the Internet secure. These tactics have been attacked by cryptographers, who have accused the spy agencies of “acting against the interests of the public.” In addition, the leaks have shown

how spy agencies are hacking into the computers of friendly governments and covertly infiltrating civilian telecommunications infrastructure in allied nations. They have shed light on how NSA surveillance operations are entwined with the clandestine CIA drone program and exposed how the NSA tracks the locations of billions of cellphones. Not to mention the major revelations about how British and American spooks have spied on the communications of friendly foreign government officials — with the NSA’s eavesdropping on leaders in Brazil and Germany triggering a serious diplomatic spat. It is hard at this point to fully quantify what the longterm legacy of Snowden’s incredible leaks will be. The former Hawaii-based NSA contractor remains exiled in Russia, fearing government persecution if he returns to the United States. Yet his actions have triggered what appears to be a partial but vital culture shift within the Obama administration on the issue of secrecy, leading to the declassification of previously top-secret court documents revealing how the NSA has violated the law on repeated occasions and misled the judges who are supposed to oversee its work. Snowden’s disclosures have had — and continue to have — a crucial part to play in informing and fueling the ongoing international debate about accountability and oversight of covert government conduct in demo-

cratic societies. On Wednesday, for instance, the United Nations unanimously voted in favor of curbing excessive electronic surveillance. And even the U.S. government’s own spy chief, James Clapper — who has been exposed by the leaks to allegations of lying to Congress — has been forced to concede that the debate prompted by Snowden “probably needed to happen.” But the backlash is in many ways just starting to gather momentum. Six months on from the first Snowden scoop, only now are we beginning to see the first substantive signs of emerging legal and policy shifts. Moreover, despite the crude attempts of some government officials to suppress the reporting on the secret files, important new stories are going to continue flowing. And I say that with a high degree of certainty because, in recent weeks, I have had a chance to review the cache of leaked documents while working on investigations with the former Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, whom Snowden entrusted with the material earlier this year. So expect more revelations — and with them more court rulings, committee hearings, controversies and reforms. This certainly has been the Year of Snowden, but you can bet that the whistle-blower is going to own a significant chunk of 2014, too. Ryan Gallagher reports on national security, surveillance and privacy for Slate.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Segregation is hardly the way to run a democracy

recently joined an interfaith delegation to Israel and Palestine. We spent two weeks on the ground in the fall. We saw firsthand the second-class treatment and status of the Israeli Arabs. This status and treatment is a result of the legal separation and elevation of nationality over citizenship. Nationals have their water subsidized. Citizen farmers who must pay full price are being driven out of the market. Worst of all, Israeli Arabs have no legal recourse for the systemic home demolitions they face. These demolitions serve no security purpose and instead are aimed at freeing up real estate. Homeowners are forced to either pay for these demolitions or face a lawsuit and possible jail time. This separation of nationality and citizenship is based on religion and race which is completely

contrary to the claims that Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. Jared Rodriguez

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Not equivalent Kenneth E. Mayers, Major USMCR (ret.), 18 days does not an expert make! You, sir, have exposed your ignorance of the laws of Israel. The Israeli Declaration of Independence proclaims, “Israel will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants regardless of religion, race or sex.” “To accuse Israel of being an apartheid state is to trivialize the word apartheid, minimizing and belittling the magnitude of the racism and suffering endured by South Africans of color” — this directly

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inally, a decision. The New Mexico Supreme Court last week ruled that marriage equality is the law in the Land of Enchantment. With one decision, the court has relieved the uncertainty of families across New Mexico, allowing them equal rights and respect. New Mexico became the 17th state to legalize gay marriage, beating ultra-conservative Utah by one day. Interestingly, the court has explicitly preserved the First Amendment rights of religious organizations, balancing competing interests. The battle for equal rights for all couples is not over, of course. Opponents of same-sex marriage are likely to introduce an amendment to the state constitution that would ban it; Sen. William Sharer, a Farmington Republican, will be leading the charge. His comments after the ruling made his continued opposition clear: “If they are saying [a ban on gay marriage] is unconstitutional, we need to make it constitutional.” He prefiled his proposed amendment to the state constitution on Saturday. It’s a shame he didn’t listen to Gov. Susana Martinez, who urged all sides of this issue to “respect one another” and to focus on “pressing issues, like reforming education and growing our economy, in the weeks and months ahead.” As for her comment that the issue of marriage equality should have been left for voters to decide, Martinez should take heart. Voters did decide the issue — in amending the New Mexico State Constitution back in 1972. Simply put, the U.S. Constitution requires that, “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied on account of the sex of any person.” Voters approved that language. The unanimous Supreme Court justices applied the constitution, as is their duty and responsibility.

Consumer clout matters

onsumers matter — not just because of what they buy, but because of what they choose not to buy. A recent report from The Associated Press makes that point in its description of how food additives are disappearing because of consumer objections. And today’s consumers don’t just stop buying a product. They send emails and put together Internet petitions that makes their drive for safer, cleaner food a global force. In recent months, PepsiCo Inc. has said it would stop using brominated vegetable oil in Gatorade. The soft drink company will find a different way to distribute the sports’ drink color. Starbucks decided last year to stop using a red dye made from crushed bugs. The use of high-fructose corn syrup in food is declining because shoppers are reading labels and don’t want it. Activist consumers want more from their food. Considering how processed foods dominate the American diet, the response from companies is heartening. Even smarter consumers, though, can stop eating the processed junk and look for simpler, better foods. Brown rice. Broccoli. Apples. Spinach. No labels and no deciphering the ingredients (although the organic/nonorganic debate is always there). What we are learning is that buyers matter. Their opinions matter. Raise enough noise and companies will reconsider their practices.

The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Dec. 26, 1913: The Scamillo Dancing Club is the name of a new dancing organization that has just been organized here. The promoter of the new club is Daniel C. Ortiz, and he has already secured enough young men to join the club, which will consist of 30 members. The club is composed of the most prominent Spanish American young men of this city. A dance committed has been selected composed of Daniel C. Ortiz, Constant Chapman, Hillario A. Delgado, George W. Armijo and Gilberto Mirabal. The first dance will be given Saturday evening at Library Hall. Ramirez’ Orchestra will furnish the music. The dance will be an invitation affair and will be for the members and their ladies only. Dec. 26, 1988: He’s a wiggly ball of fur named Spot or Fluffy. But a day after Christmas, the new pet becomes more than a plaything; he’s now a responsibility — one too often ignored, say Santa Fe animal advocates. Although torture of animals draws the public attention, neglect — often caused by ignorance — is the most common form of animal abuse seen in Santa Fe, said Santa Fe Animal Shelter Director Julie Padilla. People don’t think about an animal as a living, breathing thing that has needs and feelings.

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SPORTS Serena Williams is female athlete of the year

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Tennis star also won AP award in 2002, 2009

Miami Heat forward Chris Andersen, right, fouls Los Angeles Lakers center Jordan Hill during the first half of Wednesday’s game. CHRIS CARLSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Serena Williams likes to make one thing clear: She is never satisfied, no matter how many matches and tournaments she wins. Driven as ever, Williams won plenty this year. She went 78-4 with 11 titles, including at the French Open and U.S. Open, raising Serena her Grand Slam Williams championship total to 17. She compiled a 34-match winning streak. She earned more than $12 million in prize money, a record for women’s tennis. In February, she became the oldest No. 1 in WTA rankings history and never left that perch. Thanks to all of that, Williams was honored Wednesday as The Associated Press’ 2013 Female Athlete of the Year. It’s the third AP award for Williams, following 2002 and 2009. Only two women have been chosen more often as AP Athlete of the Year since the annual awards were first handed out in 1931. “Whenever I lose, I get more determined, and it gives me something more to work toward,” Williams told the AP in an interview shortly before the start of the U.S. Open. “I don’t get complacent, and I realize I need to work harder and I need to do better

Heat beat Lakers for sixth win in a row By Beth Harris The Associated Press

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QB Lynch leads NIU against Utah State By Bernie Wilson The Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Jordan Lynch will make a run at history Thursday night when he suits up for the final time for No. 24 Northern Illinois in the Poinsettia Bowl against Utah State. Lynch already owns the major college record for yards rushing for a quarterback TODAY with 1,881. With ON TV 119 yards, he can Poinsettia become the first Bowl, player to rush for 7:30 p.m., 2,000 yards and ESPN throw for 2,000. “I’m just really proud of him and wish I had him for about 10 more years, but we don’t,” NIU coach Rod Carey said. “This is the last game we get him. That’s the biggest thing with him.” Lynch has passed for 2,676 yards and 23 touchdowns. He’s rushed for 22 scores and even caught a touchdown pass in leading the Huskies to a

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Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch passes against Toledo during a Nov. 20 game. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

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St. Michael’s Alex Groenewold dribbles around Tularosa’s captain Valerie Mendez during the Ben Luján Tournament championship at the Ben Luján Gymnasium on Saturday. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

Plyometrics help St. Michael’s heal knee injuries By Will Webber The New Mexican

here was a one-word solution for a set of devastating knee injuries that derailed the 2012-13 season for the St. Michael’s girls basketball team. Plyometrics. After watching four of their players go down with either torn knee ligaments or a damaged meniscus — all in the short span of just a few weeks this time a year ago — Lady Horsemen coaches Martin Romero and Joe Vigil knew a change was in order. “You have one player get hurt, that’s almost normal,” said Romero, the team’s head coach. “But four? All with pretty much the same injury? I don’t like to use the word snakebit, but we were snakebit.” That’s when school athletic trainer Tom Fagan suggested the players begin an offseason program of plyometrics. Designed to build power and speed through a series of jump training exercises, the real benefit to a young teenage body, Fagan surmised, was to add coordination.

LADY HORSEMEN CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT When: Thursday-Saturday at St. Michael’s High School First Round — Thursday u Pecos vs. Española Valley, 1:30 p.m. u Bernalillo vs. Taos, 3 p.m. u Farmington vs. Pojoaque Valley, 4:30 p.m. u Capital vs. St. Michael’s, 6 p.m.

“Basically Mr. Fagan said all four of the injuries happened when the girls were jumping — or landing, really,” said Vigil, the team’s varsity assistant. “He said plyometrics would teach them how to land, how to control their lower bodies when they came down. It kind of makes sense. All that weight drops on the

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers missed having Kobe Bryant out on the court on Christmas Day. Same for LeBron James. Playing without its biggest star, Los Angeles stayed right with the Miami Heat for most of the day before slipping to a 101-95 loss 101 against the defend- Heat Lakers 95 ing NBA champions on Wednesday. Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade had 23 points apiece, and James added 19 points in the Heat’s sixth straight win. Bosh grabbed 11 rebounds and Ray Allen made four 3-pointers for 12 points, helping Miami improve to 5-0 against the Lakers on the holiday. “I knew we would get a good game out of them, and I think the NBA wanted a good game,” James said, noting the blowout results of the first two games on the league’s holiday schedule. Bryant was relegated to the sideline with his fractured left knee, leaving him unable to extend his NBA record for Christmas Day appearances to 16. “It’s not as special when Kobe’s not out there,” said James, who shared a post-game hug with Bryant. Streaky reserve Nick Young scored 20 points for the Lakers, who were tied four times in the fourth quarter. Jodie Meeks added 17 points, Xavier Henry had 14, and Pau Gasol added 13 points and 13 rebounds. Miami shot 51 percent from the field while improving to 7-0 against the Western Conference this season. It was its 19th straight win overall against West opponents. Bosh scored 13 of his 23 points in the first half, when Miami trailed 27-21 after the first quarter. “I just made an effort to get to the basket a little more,” he said. “We just kept wearing on them offensively. They made some tough shots.” Los Angeles shot 42 percent in its third straight loss. The Lakers were 14 of 36 from 3-point range as they tried to go over the top to beat the Heat’s rugged interior. “Teams will try to get us moving

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Broncos center fends off doubters, d-linemen By Arnie Stapleton The Associated Press

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Manny Ramirez has arguably the toughest job in pro football. As Peyton Manning’s center, he literally works under the most demanding quarterback in the NFL. Not only that, but before this season, the seventh-year journeyman from Texas Tech hadn’t played a full year at center since his junior year at Willowridge High School in Houston — way back in 2000. With Ramirez as its anchor, the Broncos’ offensive line has allowed the fewest sacks in the NFL (17), giv-

ing Manning time to throw his record 51 TD passes and plowing the way for Knowshon Moreno to top 1,000 yards rushing for the first time. The Broncos (12-3) are 28 points shy of becoming the first 600-point team in history and a win at Oakland (4-11) on Sunday will secure home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. “Manny’s been awesome,” Manning said after a Christmas afternoon practice in pads. “That is no easy task to go from guard to center, especially in a sophisticated, fast-moving, alwayschanging offense. I think it would be one thing if you knew what play was

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, left, center Manny Ramirez and guard Zane Beadles get ready for a play during an Oct. 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys.

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THE NEW MEXICAN Thursday, December 26, 2013

BASKETBALL BASKETBALL NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Orlando Central Indiana Detroit Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee

W 11 12 9 9 8 W 22 15 14 12 8 W 23 14 11 10 6

L 15 17 19 19 20 L 6 13 15 13 20 L 5 16 16 17 22

Pct .423 .414 .321 .321 .286 Pct .786 .536 .483 .480 .286 Pct .821 .467 .407 .370 .214

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Rockets 111, Spurs 98 GB — ½ 3 3 4 GB — 7 8½ 8½ 14 GB — 10 11½ 12½ 17

Western Conference Southwest W L Pct GB San Antonio 22 7 .759 — Houston 19 11 .633 3½ Dallas 16 12 .571 5½ New Orleans 12 14 .462 8½ Memphis 12 15 .444 9 Northwest W L Pct GB Portland 23 5 .821 — Oklahoma City 23 5 .821 — Denver 14 13 .519 8½ Minnesota 13 15 .464 10 Utah 8 23 .258 16½ Paciﬁc W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 20 10 .667 — Phoenix 17 10 .630 1½ Golden State 17 13 .567 3 L.A. Lakers 13 16 .448 6½ Sacramento 8 19 .296 10½ Wednesday’s Games Chicago 95, Brooklyn 78 Oklahoma City 123, New York 94 Miami 101, L.A. Lakers 95 Houston 111, San Antonio 98 Golden State 105, L.A. Clippers 103 Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled. Thursday’s Games Atlanta at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Memphis at Houston, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland, 8:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Detroit at Orlando, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Toronto at New York, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. Washington at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Denver at New Orleans, 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Utah, 7 p.m. Miami at Sacramento, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Bulls 95, Nets 78 CHICAGO (95) Dunleavy 5-10 2-2 13, Boozer 6-11 2-2 14, Noah 3-8 4-4 10, Hinrich 3-5 0-0 6, Butler 4-10 5-6 15, Gibson 9-15 2-2 20, Augustin 4-7 3-4 13, Snell 2-6 0-0 4, Mohammed 0-1 0-0 0, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0, Teague 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-74 18-20 95. BROOKLYN (78) Anderson 1-2 0-0 2, Teletovic 7-11 0-1 17, Garnett 2-7 2-2 6, Williams 6-10 4-4 18, Johnson 5-11 2-4 12, Blatche 1-11 5-6 7, Evans 1-1 3-6 5, Pierce 1-8 4-4 6, Terry 0-2 1-2 1, Livingston 0-3 0-0 0, Plumlee 1-5 2-2 4, Shengelia 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-71 23-31 78. Chicago 21 20 36 18—95 Brooklyn 23 15 20 20—78 3-Point Goals—Chicago 5-17 (Augustin 2-4, Butler 2-4, Dunleavy 1-4, Hinrich 0-1, Snell 0-4), Brooklyn 5-17 (Teletovic 3-7, Williams 2-3, Anderson 0-1, Terry 0-2, Pierce 0-2, Johnson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Chicago 47 (Noah, Gibson 8), Brooklyn 47 (Evans 13). Assists—Chicago 20 (Augustin 5), Brooklyn 11 (Williams 4). Total Fouls—Chicago 22, Brooklyn 19. A—17,732 (17,732).

Thunder 123, Knicks 94 OKLAHOMA CITY (123) Durant 10-16 5-6 29, Ibaka 10-14 3-4 24, Perkins 2-2 0-0 4, Westbrook 5-15 3-4 14, Sefolosha 1-3 0-0 3, Collison 2-4 1-2 5, Jackson 6-16 3-3 18, Lamb 5-8 1-1 13, Fisher 1-1 1-2 4, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Adams 1-1 3-4 5, Roberson 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 45-84 20-26 123. NEW YORK (94) J.Smith 8-22 1-3 20, Bargnani 4-8 1-1 9, Chandler 2-5 1-2 5, Udrih 1-6 0-0 2, Shumpert 3-8 1-2 8, Hardaway Jr. 8-19 3-3 21, Stoudemire 10-16 2-4 22, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Murry 2-5 2-2 6, Aldrich 0-0 1-2 1, C.Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-90 12-19 94. Oklahoma City 35 25 27 36—123 New York 29 17 21 27—94 3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 13-24 (Durant 4-6, Jackson 3-6, Lamb 2-4, Fisher 1-1, Ibaka 1-1, Sefolosha 1-2, Westbrook 1-3, Jones 0-1), New York 6-23 (J.Smith 3-9, Hardaway Jr. 2-7, Shumpert 1-4, Udrih 0-1, Murry 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Oklahoma City 54 (Westbrook 13), New York 50 (Chandler 9). Assists— Oklahoma City 32 (Westbrook 10), New York 23 (Udrih 6). Total Fouls— Oklahoma City 21, New York 22. Technicals—Perkins, Oklahoma City defensive three second, Stoudemire. A—19,812 (19,763).

Heat 101, Lakers 95 MIAMI (101) James 7-14 5-9 19, Battier 1-5 0-0 3, Bosh 9-18 5-6 23, Chalmers 3-7 0-0 7, Wade 11-17 0-2 23, Allen 4-5 0-0 12, Lewis 1-5 0-0 3, Andersen 1-1 0-0 2, Cole 3-6 0-0 7, Haslem 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 41-80 10-17 101. L.A. LAKERS (95) Johnson 4-10 0-0 12, Williams 1-4 0-0 3, Gasol 6-12 1-2 13, Farmar 1-7 1-2 3, Meeks 6-12 1-2 17, Henry 5-8 4-7 14, Hill 2-6 5-9 9, Young 7-18 2-2 20, Kelly 1-2 1-2 4. Totals 33-79 15-26 95. Miami 21 30 25 25—101 L.A. Lakers 27 19 28 21—95 3-Point Goals—Miami 9-27 (Allen 4-5, Wade 1-1, Cole 1-2, Chalmers 1-3, Battier 1-5, Lewis 1-5, Bosh 0-2, James 0-4), L.A. Lakers 14-36 (Young 4-7, Johnson 4-9, Meeks 4-10, Kelly 1-1, Williams 1-4, Henry 0-1, Farmar 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 47 (Bosh 11), L.A. Lakers 56 (Gasol 13). Assists—Miami 29 (Chalmers, Wade 7), L.A. Lakers 15 (Meeks, Gasol 3). Total Fouls—Miami 20, L.A. Lakers 19. A—18,997 (18,997).

HOUSTON (111) Parsons 8-14 0-0 21, Jones 9-20 3-4 21, Howard 7-12 1-4 15, Lin 5-10 2-4 13, Harden 11-16 3-6 28, Casspi 3-9 0-0 7, Garcia 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 2-5 0-0 6, Canaan 0-0 0-0 0, Brewer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-86 9-18 111. SAN ANTONIO (98) Leonard 6-14 1-1 13, Duncan 4-12 3-6 11, Splitter 2-7 2-2 6, Parker 3-11 0-0 6, Belinelli 4-8 0-0 9, Ginobili 8-17 3-3 22, Diaw 2-5 0-0 4, Mills 3-6 2-2 9, Green 1-4 4-5 6, Joseph 1-2 2-2 4, Bonner 2-3 0-0 4, Ayres 0-1 2-2 2, Baynes 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-91 19-23 98. Houston 40 20 23 28—111 San Antonio 25 26 24 23—98 3-Point Goals—Houston 12-24 (Parsons 5-9, Harden 3-3, Brooks 2-3, Lin 1-2, Casspi 1-4, Jones 0-3), San Antonio 5-20 (Ginobili 3-7, Belinelli 1-3, Mills 1-3, Bonner 0-1, Diaw 0-1, Joseph 0-1, Leonard 0-2, Green 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 57 (Howard 20), San Antonio 51 (Duncan 14). Assists—Houston 28 (Lin 8), San Antonio 18 (Duncan 5). Total Fouls—Houston 16, San Antonio 13. A—18,581 (18,797).

Leaders Through Dec. 24 Scoring G Durant, OKC 27 Anthony, NYK 27 Love, MIN 27 James, MIA 27 George, IND 28 Curry, GOL 26 Harden, HOU 23 Aldridge, POR 28 Cousins, SAC 26 Afflalo, ORL 27 Wstbrk, OKC 24 Lillard, POR 28 Nowitzki, DAL 27 Irving, CLE 27 DeRozan, TOR 26 Griffin, LAC 29 Ellis, DAL 28 Martin, MIN 26 Wall, WAS 25 Thmpsn, GOL 29 Rebounds G Love, MIN 27 Howard, HOU 29 Jordan, LAC 29 Drummond, DET 30 Vucevic, ORL 24 Aldridge, POR 28 Cousins, SAC 26 Bogut, GOL 28 Griffin, LAC 29 Lee, GOL 29 Assists Paul, LAC Curry, GOL Wall, WAS Jennings, DET Holiday, NOR Teague, ATL Rubio, MIN Lawson, DEN Blake, LAL Lowry, TOR

FG FT PTS 241 228 759 251 167 709 231 171 700 252 147 686 228 140 670 215 104 621 168 168 549 268 111 647 214 158 586 206 118 592 185 116 519 188 140 603 212 116 580 211 112 580 197 123 546 230 141 606 209 136 576 168 136 525 177 106 490 208 61 565 OFF DEF TOT 103 271 374 105 280 385 121 259 380 157 218 375 73 201 274 69 240 309 75 207 282 78 219 297 68 237 305 83 205 288 G AST 28 317 26 239 25 228 28 228 26 211 28 225 28 225 25 194 21 162 26 181

AVG 28.1 26.3 25.9 25.4 23.9 23.9 23.9 23.1 22.5 21.9 21.6 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.0 20.9 20.6 20.2 19.6 19.5 AVG 13.9 13.3 13.1 12.5 11.4 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.5 9.9 AVG 11.3 9.2 9.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.0

NCAA Top 25 Schedule Wednesday’s Game No. 14 Iowa State 70, Boise State 66 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled. Friday’s Games No. 3 Ohio State vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 5 p.m. No. 19 North Carolina vs. Northern Kentucky, 5 p.m. No. 20 San Diego State vs. Saint Katherine, 8 p.m. Saturday’s Games No. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 8 Villanova, 12 p.m. No. 4 Wisconsin vs. Prairie View, 12 p.m. No. 5 Michigan State vs. New Orleans, 2:15 p.m. No. 6 Louisville at No. 18 Kentucky, 2 p.m. No. 9 Duke vs. Eastern Michigan, 12 p.m. No. 15 UConn vs. Eastern Washington at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn., 11 a.m. No. 17 Memphis vs. Jackson State, 10 a.m. No. 21 Colorado vs. Georgia, 8 p.m. No. 23 UMass vs. Providence, 4 p.m. No. 24 Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara, 6 p.m. No. 25 Missouri at N.C. State, 6 p.m. Sunday’s Games No. 10 Wichita St. vs. Davidson, 1 p.m. No. 12 Oregon vs. Morgan St., 1 p.m. No. 13 Florida vs. Savannah St, 1 p.m.

Women’s AP Top 25 Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled. Thursday’s Games No games scheduled. Friday’s Games No games scheduled. Saturday’s Games No. 4 Stanford at Fresno State, 7 p.m. No. 8 Maryland vs. Wofford, 10 a.m. No. 9 Baylor vs. McNeese St, 6 p.m. No. 13 S. Carolina vs. Savannah St., 10 a.m. No. 14 Iowa State vs. Holy Cross, 2:30 p.m. No. 17 Purdue vs. Central Michigan, 12 p.m. No. 19 Georgia vs. Illinois, 2 p.m. No. 21 Iowa vs. North Dakota, 1 p.m. No. 22 Florida State vs. UT Martin, 12 p.m. No. 24 Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s (Cal), 2 p.m. Sunday’s Games No. 1 UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3 p.m. No. 2 Notre Dame at Oregon State, 3 p.m. No. 5 Tennessee vs. Lipscomb, 12 p.m. No. 6 Kentucky vs. Grambling State, 12 p.m. No. 7 Louisville vs. SMU, 1 p.m. No. 11 Oklahoma State vs. Texas-Pan American, 1 p.m. No. 12 Colorado vs. Southern Utah, 2 p.m. No. 15 Penn State vs. Hartford, 12 p.m. No. 18 Nebraska vs. Oral Roberts, 1 p.m. No. 23 California vs. Lafayette, 3 p.m. No. 25 Oklahoma vs. Samford, 1 p.m

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NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic GP Boston 37 Tampa Bay 37 Montreal 38 Detroit 39 Toronto 39 Ottawa 39 Florida 38 Buffalo 37 Metro GP Pittsburgh 39 Washington 37 Philadelphia 37 N.Y. Rangers 38 New Jersey 38 Columbus 37 Carolina 37 N.Y. Islanders 38

W 25 23 22 17 18 15 14 10 W 27 19 17 18 15 16 14 11

L OL Pts GF GA 10 2 52 106 77 11 3 49 106 87 13 3 47 96 84 13 9 43 99 108 16 5 41 106113 17 7 37 111126 19 5 33 88 123 24 3 23 66 105 L OL Pts GF GA 11 1 55 121 88 14 4 42 117112 16 4 38 93 104 18 2 38 88 102 16 7 37 92 99 17 4 36 101106 15 8 36 86 105 20 7 29 96 129

Western Conference Central GP W L OL Pts GF GA Chicago 39 26 7 6 58 145107 St. Louis 36 24 7 5 53 128 85 Colorado 36 23 10 3 49 106 88 Minnesota 39 20 14 5 45 88 96 Dallas 36 18 12 6 42 106107 Winnipeg 39 16 18 5 37 103116 Nashville 37 16 17 4 36 85 109 Paciﬁc GP W L OL Pts GF GA Anaheim 39 27 7 5 59 127 98 Los Angeles 38 25 9 4 54 106 76 San Jose 37 23 8 6 52 121 94 Vancouver 39 22 11 6 50 106 93 Phoenix 36 19 10 7 45 111110 Calgary 37 14 17 6 34 95 118 Edmonton 39 12 24 3 27 101135 Note: Two points are awarded for a win; one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled. Thursday’s Games No games scheduled. Friday’s Games Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m. Columbus at New Jersey, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m. Colorado at Chicago, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m. San Jose at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Leaders Through Dec. 24 Scoring GP Sidney Crosby, Pit 39 Patrick Kane, Chi 39 Ryan Getzlaf, Anh 36 N. Backstrom, Was 37 A. Ovechkin, Was 35 Corey Perry, Anh 39 Evgeni Malkin, Pit 32 Joe Thornton, SJ 37 Chris Kunitz, Pit 39 John Tavares, NYI 38 Alex Steen, StL 35 Tyler Seguin, Dal 34 M. St. Louis, TB 37 Erik Karlsson, Ott 39

G 20 22 19 9 30 22 9 5 20 13 24 19 16 10

A PTS 34 54 27 49 25 44 33 42 11 41 19 41 32 41 35 40 19 39 26 39 14 38 18 37 21 37 27 37

Calendar Dec. 19-27 — Holiday roster freeze. Dec. 24-26 — Holiday break. Dec. 26-Jan. 5 — IIHF World Junior Championship, Malmo, Sweden. Jan. 1 — NHL Winter Classic: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium. Jan. 25 — NHL Stadium Series: Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings at Dodger Stadium. Jan. 26 — NHL Stadium Series: New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils at Yankee Stadium. Jan. 29 — NHL Stadium Series: New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders at Yankee Stadium. Feb. 6-8 — Olympic break begins. Feb. 12 — Olympic men’s hockey tournament begins: Sochi, Russia. Feb. 23 — Olympic men’s hockey gold-medal game: Sochi, Russia. Feb. 26 — NHL regular season resumes. March 1 — NHL Stadium Series: Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks, Soldier Field. March 5 — Trade deadline, 3 p.m., EST. March 10-12 — NHL general managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla. April 13 — Last day of regular season. April 16 — Stanley Cup Playoffs begin. May 25-31 — NHL combine, Toronto. June 18 — Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals. June 25 — NHL awards, Las Vegas. June 27-28 — NHL draft, Philadelphia. July 1 — Free agency begins. July 5 — Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration notification. July 6 — Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration notification. July 20-Aug. 6 — Salary arbitration hearings held. Aug. 8 — Deadline for salary arbitration decisions.

THIS DATE ONON THIS DATE December 26 1908 — Jack Johnson becomes the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, with a 14thround knockout of Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia. 1917 — Toronto’s Harry Cameron becomes the first defenseman to score four goals in a game as the Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-5. 1943 — Sid Luckman throws five touchdown passes to lead the Chicago Bears to a 41-21 victory over the Washington Redskins for the NFL championship. 1946 — The United States wins the Davis Cup with a 5-0 sweep of Australia, the worst defeat for a defending champion. 1954 — Otto Graham scores three touchdowns and passes for three more to lead the Cleveland Browns to a 56-10 rout of the Detroit Lions for the NFL title. 1955 — The Cleveland Browns intercept six passes, one of which is returned 65 yards for a touchdown by Don Paul, in a 38-14 victory over the Los Angeles Rams for the NFL championship. Otto Graham of the Browns passes for two touchdowns and scores two more. 1960 — The Philadelphia Eagles come from behind twice on a 35-yard pass to Tommy McDonald from Norm Van Brocklin and a 5-yard run by Ted Dean to beat the Green Bay Packers 17-13 for the NFL title. 1964 — Wray Carlton and Jack Kemp each score touchdowns and Pete Gogolak kicks two field goals to give the Buffalo Bills a 20-7 victory over the San Diego Chargers in the AFL championship. 1965 — The Buffalo Bills win their second straight AFL championship with a 27-0 victory over the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers are able to get inside Buffalo’s 25-yard line only once.

NFL American Conference East y-New England Miami N.Y. Jets Buffalo South y-Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville Houston North y-Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland West y-Denver x-Kansas City San Diego Oakland

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L 4 7 8 9 L 5 9 11 13 L 5 7 8 11 L 3 4 7 11

T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0

Pct .733 .533 .467 .400 Pct .667 .400 .267 .133 Pct .667 .533 .467 .267 Pct .800 .733 .533 .267

PF PA 410 318 310 315 270 380 319 354 PF PA 361 326 346 371 237 419 266 412 PF PA 396 288 303 318 359 363 301 386 PF PA 572 385 406 278 369 324 308 419

National Conference East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 418 360 Dallas 8 7 0 .533 417 408 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 274 377 Washington 3 12 0 .200 328 458 South W L T Pct PF PA x-Carolina 11 4 0 .733 345 221 New Orleans 10 5 0 .667 372 287 Atlanta 4 11 0 .267 333 422 Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 271 347 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 8 7 0 .533 417 445 Green Bay 7 7 1 .500 384 400 Detroit 7 8 0 .467 382 362 Minnesota 4 10 1 .300 377 467 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Seattle 12 3 0 .800 390 222 x-San Fran 11 4 0 .733 383 252 Arizona 10 5 0 .667 359 301 St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 339 337 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division WEEK SEVENTEEN Sunday, Dec. 29 Houston at Tennessee, 11 a.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 11 a.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 11 a.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 11 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 11 a.m. Denver at Oakland, 2:25 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 2:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 2:25 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 2:25 p.m. Green Bay at Chicago, 2:25 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 2:25 p.m. Buffalo at New England, 2:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. End of Regular Season

Total Team Yardage AFC Offense Denver San Diego New England Cincinnati Houston Cleveland Pittsburgh Indianapolis Oakland Tennessee Kansas City Buffalo N.Y. Jets Miami Baltimore Jacksonville Defense Cincinnati Houston Buffalo Baltimore Cleveland N.Y. Jets Pittsburgh Tennessee Oakland Indianapolis Miami Denver Kansas City San Diego New England Jacksonville

Yards 6859 5888 5770 5502 5268 5130 5108 5089 5085 5079 5064 5017 4716 4711 4696 4351 Yards 4666 4770 4952 4976 5027 5063 5102 5119 5361 5363 5376 5441 5480 5532 5576 5691

Rush 1749 1779 1798 1644 1678 1304 1263 1663 1936 1743 1913 2138 2004 1348 1281 1218 Rush 1497 1807 1796 1576 1661 1320 1770 1730 1603 1960 1844 1562 1737 1582 1976 2028

Pass 5110 4109 3972 3858 3590 3826 3845 3426 3149 3336 3151 2879 2712 3363 3415 3133 Pass 3169 2963 3156 3400 3366 3743 3332 3389 3758 3403 3532 3879 3743 3950 3600 3663

Rush 2429 1729 1976 1375 1707 2073 1171 1907 2077 1457 1448 2118 1892 1739 1210 1537 Rush 1613 1315 1452 1711 1268 1652 1664 1422 1535 1647 1879 2039 2423 1612 1704 1919

Pass 3881 4300 3955 4548 4057 3591 4012 3256 3078 3603 3596 2687 2894 2980 3432 2605 Pass 2607 3198 3137 2890 3436 3413 3436 3779 3716 3740 3732 3748 3417 4278 4416 4360

NFC Offense Philadelphia Detroit Green Bay New Orleans Chicago Washington Atlanta Minnesota Seattle Arizona Dallas San Francisco Carolina St. Louis N.Y. Giants Tampa Bay Defense Seattle Carolina San Francisco New Orleans Arizona N.Y. Giants Tampa Bay Detroit St. Louis Washington Green Bay Atlanta Chicago Philadelphia Minnesota Dallas

Yards 6310 6029 5931 5923 5764 5664 5183 5163 5155 5060 5044 4805 4786 4719 4642 4142 Yards 4220 4513 4589 4601 4704 5065 5100 5201 5251 5387 5611 5787 5840 5890 6120 6279

AFC Leaders Week 16 Quarterbacks Att Com Yds TD P. Manning, DEN 631 425 5211 51 P. Rivers, SND 511 356 4249 29 Rthlisberger, PIT 553 356 4082 27 Dalton, CIN 550 342 4015 31 A. Smith, KAN 509 308 3313 23 Rushers Att Yds Avg LG J. Charles, KAN 259 12874.97 46 R. Mathews, SND 261 1111 4.26 51 Moreno, DEN 235 10154.32 31 C. Johnson, TEN 252 950 3.77 30t F. Jackson, BUF 193 836 4.33 59 Receivers No Yds Avg LG A. Johnson, HOU 103 1358 13.2 62t Ant. Brown, PIT 101 141214.0 56 Edelman, NWE 96 991 10.3 44 A.. Green, CIN 94 136514.5 82t Ke. Wright, TEN 89 102911.6 45

Int 10 10 12 16 8 TD 12 6 10 5 8 TD 5 8 6 10 2

NFC Leaders Week 16 Quarterbacks Foles, PHL J. McCown, CHI A. Rodgers, GBY Brees, NOR R. Wilson, SEA Rushers L. McCoy, PHL A. Peterson, MIN Forte, CHI A. Morris, WAS M. Lynch, SEA Receivers Garcon, WAS B. Marshall, CHI Jeffery, CHI D. Bryant, DAL C. Johnson, DET

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Att Com Yds TD 291 186 2628 25 224 149 1829 13 251 168 2218 15 619 422 4781 35 384 242 3185 25 Att Yds Avg LG 287 14765.14 57t 279 1266 4.54 78t 267 12294.60 55 260 12134.67 45t 278 11604.17 43 No Yds Avg LG 107 129012.1 53t 94 1221 13.0 44 86 134115.6 80t 85 1134 13.3 79 84 1492 17.8 87

NCAA FBS Bowls Thursday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Utah State (8-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl At Houston Minnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco BYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 28 Pinstripe Bowl At New York Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 1:20 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1), 4:45 p.m. (ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5), 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 9:45 a.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 1:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 4:45 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 31 AdvoCare V100 Bowl At Shreveport, La. Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 10:30 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 12 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-ﬁl-A Bowl At Atlanta Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPNU) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN2) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 11 a.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 3 Orange Bowl At Miami Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 5:30 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 4 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 5 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 6 BCS National Championship At Pasadena, Calif. Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with 3B Juan Uribe.

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FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS — Released WR/ KR Micheal Spurlock. Signed QB Jon Kitna. DETROIT LIONS — Placed TE Brandon Pettigrew on injured reserve. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed S Terrence Frederick off of Cleveland’s practice squad. NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed S Cooper Taylor on injured reserve. Signed G Eric Herman from the practice squad and CB Travis Howard to the practice squad.

MLB Remaining Free Agents American League BALTIMORE (4) — Alexi Casilla, 2b; Jason Hammel, rhp; Brian Roberts, 2b; Francisco Rodriguez, rhp. BOSTON (4) — Stephen Drew, ss; Joel Hanrahan, rhp; John McDonald, ss; Matt Thornton, lhp. DETROIT (5) — Joaquin Benoit, rhp; Jeremy Bonderman, rhp; Octavio Dotel, rhp; Ramon Santiago, 2b; Jose Veras, rhp. NEW YORK (5) — Travis Hafner, dh; Lyle Overbay, 1b; Andy Pettitte, lhp; Mark Reynolds, 1b-3b; Mariano Rivera, rhp. SEATTLE (6) — Endy Chavez, of; Raul Ibanez, of; Kendrys Morales, dh; Oliver Perez, lhp; Humberto Quintero, c; Joe Saunders, lhp. TAMPA BAY (5) — Jesse Crain, rhp; James Loney, 1b; Fernando Rodney, rhp; Jamey Wright, rhp; Delmon Young, of. TEXAS (3) — Lance Berkman, dh; Nelson Cruz, of; Matt Garza, rhp. National League ATLANTA (7) — Luis Ayala; rhp; Scott Downs, lhp; Freddy Garcia, rhp; Reed Johnson, of; Kameron Loe, rhp; Paul Maholm, lhp; Eric O’Flaherty, lhp. CINCINNATI (6) — Bronson Arroyo, rhp; Shin-Soo Choo, of; Zach Duke, lhp; Cesar Izturis, ss; Nick Masset, rhp; Manny Parra, lhp. LOS ANGELES (6) — Chris Capuano, lhp; Jerry Hairston Jr., 3b; J.P. Howell, lhp; Carlos Marmol, rhp; Juan Uribe, 3b; Michael Young, 3b. NEW YORK (7) — David Aardsma, rhp; Tim Byrdak, lhp; Pedro Feliciano, lhp; Frank Francisco, rhp; Aaron Harang, rhp; Daisuke Matsuzaka, rhp; Johan Santana, lhp. PHILADELPHIA (1) — Roy Halladay, rhp. PITTSBURGH (4) — John Buck, c; A.J. Burnett, rhp; Kyle Farnsworth, rhp; Jeff Karstens, rhp. SAN DIEGO (3) — Ronny Cedeno, ss; Mark Kotsay, of; Jason Marquis, rhp. SAN FRANCISCO (3) — Chad Gaudin, rhp; Andres Torres, of; Barry Zito, lhp.

Free Agent Signings New York — The 68 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses: American League BOSTON (3) — Signed A.J. Pierzynski, c, Texas, to an $8.25 million, one-year contract; signed Edward Mujica, rhp, St. Louis, to a $9.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Mike Napoli, 1b, to a $32 million, two-year contract. CLEVELAND (2) — Re-signed Jason Giambi, 1b, to a minor league contract; signed David Murphy, of, Texas, to a $12 million, two-year contract. DETROIT (3) — Signed Joe Nathan, rhp, Texas, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Rajai Davis, of, Toronto, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Joba Chamberlain, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract. KANSAS CITY (2) — Signed Jason Vargas, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $32 million, four-year contract; signed Omar Infante, 2b, Detroit, to a $30.25 million, four-year contract. LOS ANGELES (1) — Signed Joe Smith, rhp, Cleveland, to a $15.75 million, three-year contract. NEW YORK (6) — Re-signed Brendan Ryan, ss, to a $5 million, two-year contract; signed Brian McCann, c, Atlanta, to an $85 million, ﬁve-year contract; signed Kelly Johnson, inf-of, Tampa Bay, to a $3 million, one-year contract; re-signed Hiroki Kuroka, rhp, to a $16 million, one-year contract; signed Jacoby Ellsbury, of, Boston, to a $153 million, seven-year contract; signed Carlos Beltran, of, St. Louis, to a $45 million, three-year contract. OAKLAND (2) — Signed Nick Punto, inf, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Kazmir, lhp, Cleveland, to a $22 million, two-year contract. SEATTLE (4) — Signed Willie Bloomquist, 2b, Arizona, to a $5.8 million, one-year contract; signed Robinson Cano, 2b, New York Yankees, to a $240 million, 10-year contract; signed Corey Hart, of-1b, Milwaukee, to a $6 million, one-year contract; re-signed Franklin Gutierrez, of, to a $1 million, one-year contract. TAMPA BAY (2) — Re-signed Jose Molina, c, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Juan Oviedo, rhp, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract. TEXAS (3) — Re-signed Geovany Soto, c, to a $3.05 million, one-year contract; re-signed Jason Frasor, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Colby Lewis, rhp, to a minor league contract. National League ARIZONA (1) — Re-signed Eric Chavez, 3b, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract. ATLANTA (1) — Signed Gavin Floyd, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $4 million, one-year contract. CINCINNATI (2) — Signed Brayan Pena, c, Detroit, to a $2,275,000, one-year contract; signed Skip Schumaker, 2b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5 million, two-year contract. COLORADO (3) — Signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, New York Mets, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Justin Morneau, 1b, Pittsburgh, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract; signed Boone Logan, lhp, New York Yankees, to a $16.5 million, three-year contract. LOS ANGELES (2) — Signed Dan Haren, rhp, Washington, to a $10 million, one-year contract; re-signed Brian Wilson, rhp, to a $10 million, one-year contract. NEW YORK (3) — Signed Chris Young, of, Oakland, to a $7.25 million, oneyear contract; signed Curtis Granderson, of, New York Yankees, to a $60 million, four-year contract; signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, Oakland, to a $20 million, two-year contract. PHILADELPHIA (4) — Signed Marlon Byrd, of, Pittsburgh, to a $16 million, two-year contract; re-signed Carlos Ruiz, c, to a $26 million, three-year contract; signed Wil Nieves, c, Arizona, to a $1,125,000 one-year contract; signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $4.5 million, oneyear contract. PITTSBURGH (2) — Signed Edinson Volquez, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Clint Barmes, ss, to a $2 million, one-year contract. ST. LOUIS (2) — Signed Jhonny Peralta, ss, Detroit, to a $53 million, four-year contract; signed Mark Ellis, 2b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5.25 million, one-year contract. SAN FRANCISCO (4) — Signed Tim Hudson, rhp, Atlanta, to a $23 million, two-year contract; re-signed Javier Lopez, lhp, to a $13 million, three-year contract; re-signed Ryan Vogelsong, rhp, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed Michael Morse, of, Baltimore, to a $6 million, one-year contract. WASHINGTON (2) — Signed Nate McLouth, of, Baltimore, to a $10.75 million, two-year contract; signed Chris Snyder, c, Baltimore, to a minor league contract.

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No. 14 Iowa State beats Boise State Hoiberg said. DeAndre Kane scored 23 points, winning tournament HONOLULU — Iowa State MVP honors for his three-game is flying home from its holiday performance. Iowa State beat trip to Hawaii with three more George Mason and Akron to get wins and its best start in school to the final. history. Kane hit a 3-pointer with The No. 14 Cyclones beat less than 2 minutes left to help Boise State 70-66 on Wednesday seal the win for the Cyclones. night to win Boise State’s Derrick Marks had Iowa St. 70 the Diamond a chance to tie with less than Boise St. 66 Head Clas30 seconds left, but missed a sic, recover- 15-foot jumper. ing from a season-low 27 points Melvin Ejim had 15 points and in the first half. 10 rebounds, and Georges Niang The 70 total points also was had 16 points. a season low, but the result was “The guys do a great job still the only one they’ve known of sharing the ball and being so far — the latest of 11 wins. unselfish and understanding “We’ve only played eight who’s got the best mismatch games coming into this tourna- out there on the floor,” Hoiberg ment, so it was very important said. “DeAndre did a great job to get these and take care of getting to spots and making the business and give us some right play. Georges hit some momentum heading into conhuge shots for us, and Melvin ference,” Iowa State coach Fred did what he always does for us By Oskar Garcia

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by getting us extra possessions.” Kane said he, Ejim and Niang are “like a brotherhood.” “We hang together every day and all day, and when one guy gets it rolling, we know that we’re going to that guy no matter what,” he said. Iowa State finished with 14 offensive rebounds, outscoring Boise State 16-5 on secondchance points. Iowa State pushed beyond its best-ever start after tying it Monday. The Cyclones started with 10 straight wins in the 1996-97 season en route to a final 16 appearance in the NCAA tournament. Derrick Marks had 23 points for Boise State (10-3). Iowa State came back after making less than a third of its shots in the first half, improving to 50 percent in the second half, including 6 of 13 3-pointers (46.2 percent).

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Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim shoots over Boise State’s Anthony Drmic during Wednesday’s game. EUGENE TANNER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

“In the first half we were a little stagnant on offense, guys were shooting shots, not running back and we weren’t as hungry as we were in the first half as we were in the second half,” Kane said.

NBA 6 p.m. on TNT — Memphis at Houston 8:30 p.m. on TNT — L.A. Clippers at Portland SOCCER 5:40 a.m. on NBCSN — Premier League, Manchester United at Hull City 7:55 a.m. on NBCSN — Premier League, Arsenal at West Ham 10:25 a.m. on NBCSN — Premier League, Liverpool at Manchester City

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Tularosa’s captain Valerie Mendez, right, tries to block St. Michael’s Alex Groenewold in the fourth quarter of their game during the Ben Luján Tournament championship Saturday. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

knees and if you don’t land right, you’re risking injury.” Three of the four players are back this season. The fourth, Erin Torres, has since graduated. Junior Alex Groenewold is one of those back in action. She tore a knee ligament in a game against Moriarty in last year’s Lady Horsemen Christmas Tournament. That same tournament tips off Thursday with four games inside Perez-Shelley Memorial Gymnasium on the St. Michael’s campus. To say she’s thinking about the path that led her through 12 long months between the injury and this week’s games is an understatement. With a bulky brace protecting her surgically repaired joint, Groenewold said she has a permanent reminder about how quickly the body can break down. “Coming back, though, I always had confidence and support,” she said. “I was putting in the work and pushing myself. I really wasn’t planning on coming back early, but by soccer season I felt good enough to try it.” Groenewold had surgery in late February. She rehabbed the knee for seven months, returning to fulltime sports midway through the Lady Horsemen’s soccer season this past fall. When she joined the basketball team in November, she began Fagan’s plyometrics program along with senior Jackie Lara. Lara tore her meniscus in last year’s season opener against Los Alamos while lunging for a loose ball out of bounds. She was back within six months. “I think a lot of injuries, actually, are because of fatigue,” she said. “If you’re tired, you can get hurt, so conditioning is the biggest thing. All the plyometrics, all the running and stuff. That’s what helps you not get hurt.” Whereas Groenewold has shaken off her injury, Lara said there’s more to it than just allowing the body enough time to heal. The biggest challenge is restoring the confidence, knowing the injury is in the past and the damage is no longer there. “The mental part, it’s always the biggest obstacle, I think,” she said. “Physically, you do therapy and stuff for that part, but mentally you just have to do that yourself.” So far, so good for the Lady Horsemen this season. Void of any major injuries to date, the team is off to an 8-3 start and is fresh off a championship at the Ben Luján Tournament. “You never know when things are going to happen, but at least we’re trying to make a difference,” Romero said. “I think injuries can be prevented. They will happen, but if we can do something to keep from repeating last year I’m all for it.”

Today Boys Basketball — Stu Clark Tournament at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, quarterfinals: Albuquerque St. Pius X vs. Moriarty, 1 p.m.; Pueblo (Colo.) Central vs. Capital, 3 p.m.; West Las Vegas vs. Bernalillo, 6 p.m.; Las Vegas Robertson vs. Albuquerque Atrisco Heritage Academy, 8 p.m. Tri-Cities Classic in Pecos, quarterfinals: Monte del Sol vs. Escalante, 1 p.m.; McCurdy vs. Mora, 3 p.m.; Wagon Mound vs. Santa Rosa, 5 p.m.; Tierra Encantada vs. Pecos, 7 p.m. Poe Corn Invitational in Roswell: (at Roswell HS) Los Alamos vs. Roswell, 7:30 p.m.; Piedra Vista vs. Grants, 6 p.m.; (at Goddard HS) Artesia vs. Farmington, 6 p.m.; Belen vs. Goddard, 7:30 p.m. Clovis Milk Cow Classic at Clovis HS, first round: St. Michael’s vs. Clovis, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball — Lady Horsemen Christmas Tournament at St. Michael’s, first round: Pecos vs. Espanola Valley; Bernalillo vs. Taos; Farmington vs. Pojoaque Valley; Capital vs. St. Michael’s

Friday Boys Basketball — Stu Clark Tournament at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, semifinals: West Las Vegas-Bernalillo winner vs. Central-Capital winner, 6 p.m.; Robertson-Atrisco winner vs. St. Pius-Moriarty winner, 8 p.m.; consolation bracket: West Las Vegas-Bernalillo loser vs. Central-Capital loser, 1 p.m.; Robertson-Atrisco loser vs. St. Pius-Moriarty loser, 3 p.m. Tri-Cities Classic in Pecos, second round: Wagon Mound-Santa Rosa winner vs. McCurdy-Mora winner; Monte del Sol-Escalante winner vs. Tierra Encantada-Pecos winner; Wagon Mound-Santa Rosa loser vs. McCurdy-Mora loser; Monte del Sol-Escalante loser vs. Tierra Encantada-Pecos loser. Los Alamos at Poe Corn Invitational in Roswell: pairings TBA Milk Cow Classic in Clovis, second round: St. Michael’s vs. Hereford (Texas), time TBA Girls Basketball — Lady Horsemen Christmas Tournament at St. Michael’s, second round: pairings TBA

Saturday Boys basketball — Stu Clark Tournament at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, final round: 7th place, 11 a.m.; 5th place, 1 p.m.; 3rd place, 6 p.m.; championship, 8 p.m. Tri-Cities Classic in Pecos, final round: pairings TBA Los Alamos at Poe Corn Invitational in Roswell, final round: pairings TBA St. Michael’s at the Milk Cow Classic in Clovis, final round: pairings TBA Girls Basketball — Lady Horsemen Christmas Tournament at St. Michael’s, final round: pairings TBA

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Serena: Received 55 of 96 total votes U.S. Open championship, and a second French Open and I want to do better — or title, Williams also moved I wouldn’t keep playing this within one Grand Slam game.” trophy of the 18 apiece won The vote by news orgaby Martina Navratilova and nizations was about as lopChris Evert. The record is sided as many of Williams’ 24 by Margaret Court. matches this season. She Pretty heady company. received 55 of 96 votes, while Evert is one of the only two Brittney Griner, a two-time women with more AP awards AP Player of the Year in than Williams. Evert won four college basketball and the from 1974-80, while Babe DidNo. 1 pick in April’s WNBA rikson collected a record six draft, finished second with — one for track in 1932, and 14. Swimmer Missy Franklin five for golf from 1945-54. was next with 10. “Serena already has proThe Male Athlete of vided significant contributhe Year recipient will be tions to taking our sport to announced Thursday. the next level. … She is chasWilliams, who grew up in ing records and no doubt Compton, Calif., and turned will break many records 32 in September, produced before she’s finished,” WTA the finest women’s tennis season in years. According to Chairman Stacey Allaster said. “That obviously just the WTA: brings a lot more attention to u Her .951 winning perour sport.” centage was the best since Two particular moments Steffi Graf’s .977 in 1989; in 2013 stuck out to Allaster. u her 11 titles were the One came at Qatar in most since Martina Hingis’ February, when Williams 12 in 1997; cried after assuring herself of u her winning streak was returning to No. 1 for the first the longest since her sister, Venus, had a 35-match run in time since 2010, the year the American needed two opera2000. tions on her right foot and “She just continues to be got blood clots in her lungs. an inspiration to American “You could see the joy, the tennis,” said Gordon Smith, tears of joy. It meant so much the executive director of to her, from everything she the U.S. Tennis Association, had been through, to be able which runs the U.S. Open. to be back at the top of the “Her year this year? Unforsport, a sport that she does gettable.” truly love,” Allaster said. By adding a fifth career

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Fends: Center overcame racial stereotypes his starting center and that he wasn’t just keeping the position going to be called and you had warm for J.D. Walton or Dan 40 seconds to process it. But Koppen or Ryan Lilja or Steve we call one play and change it Vallos or even Chris Kuper. to the next with five seconds Ramirez, whose claim to fame on the play clock and when we before this season was benchchange a play, Manny has to pressing a school-record make his own calls and he has 550 pounds in college, didn’t lisjust gotten better each week.” ten to the skeptics but he couldn’t He’s got the brawn and backhelp but hear them, either. bone to match the brains, too, “Truthfully, and unfortunately, Manning said. that’s been my entire life,” “I know he has played through Ramirez said. “You know, even a lot of injuries. It speaks to his when I was playing in middle toughness,” Manning said. “He school and high school, I’ve is one of the strongest guys on our team, so it’s very impressive. always had doubters, and that’s fine. That’s always been motivaI’m not sure people [appreciate it]. I think people in this building tion for me.” He’s been proving people understand with the sophistication of our offense just how dif- wrong since he first starting ficult his job is and he’s just been playing football. “Growing up, where I’m from, outstanding.” people aren’t shy to tell you to Ramirez is an unlikely fulyour face, ‘You’re not going to crum for this historic offense, make it. You’re a Mexican, for spending all season casting one thing. There’s not many aside doubters and defensive Mexicans that play in the league linemen alike. “This summer, I’m hearing all anyways. You’re not smart kind of grief about Manny can’t enough. If you go to college, you’re going to have to go to do this, Manny can’t do that,” offensive line coach Dave Mag- a juco first and then go to colazu said. “Well, I think Manny’s lege if you get an opportunity,’” proven all those people wrong.” Ramirez said. “I don’t know, it’s just some dumb stuff people Coach John Fox laughs now were always saying, trying to that nobody seemed to believe put me down for whatever reahim when he kept saying in the offseason that Ramirez was son it might be. But you’ve just

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Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is sacked by Texans defensive end J.J. Watt as center Manny Ramirez tries to block during a Sept. 23, 2012, game. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

got to put all that to the side.” Ramirez started 11 games at right guard for Denver last year, but free agency was barely 20 minutes old when he got a call from his old college teammate, Louis Vasquez, informing him he’d just signed a four-year, $23.5 million deal with the Broncos to play right guard. “I was shocked, but at the same time I was excited because Louie and I got a bond that’s like brothers, so I was happy for him,” Ramirez said. “And then my mindset was I’ve just got to

fight for a job.” The Broncos had a plan in mind for Ramirez. When Manning began the second chapter of his career in Denver following the series of neck surgeries that affected his famed right arm, he rebuilt his throwing motion from the ground up. No longer does he rely as much on his arm strength so much as he does on proper mechanics, using more of his hips and torso to direct his passes and generate speed.

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Beavers’ defense shines in Hawaii Bowl win Oregon State scores twice on fumbles, cruises past Boise By Oskar Garcia The Associated Press

HONOLULU — Rashaad Reynolds got to celebrate the end of his college football career with a lei around his neck, an MVP trophy and bragging rights over a possible future NFL player. “I told him I had more touchdowns than he had,” Reynolds said he told Biletnikoff Awardwinner Brandin Cooks after returning two fumbles for touchdowns, helping Oregon State beat Boise State 38-23 in the Hawaii Bowl on Tuesday night. “It’s crazy, you know, it’s bittersweet,” Reynolds said. “That was my last game going out there with my brothers, but also at the same time I was really Johnny on the spot.” Cooks said the win meant a lot for the Beavers, who were trying to break out of a slump. “To string along that many [losses] is definitely a burden for you, and you just want to

feel that feeling of a win again,” Cooks said. The Beavers didn’t just win, they put the Broncos away quickly. Cooks caught eight passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. He extended his Pac-12 singleseason record to 128 receptions and broke the conference record for yards receiving with 1,730, passing Southern California’s Marqise Lee. Sean Mannion threw for 259 yards and a touchdown, giving him a Pac-12-record 4,662 yards passing for the season. “When you win, you’d like to say it’s a good ending — a good beginning for the upcoming year,” Oregon State coach Mike Riley said. Oregon State won six of its first seven games of the season. Then a 20-12 home loss to then-No. 8 Stanford started a five-game slide that came to an end when the Beavers (7-6) set several records in handing Boise State its worst loss in two months. Riley said stopping the skid was the biggest deal for his team. “They’ve worked hard, they haven’t lost their focus even though there’s been some dis-

Oregon State head coach Mike Riley, right, congratulates running back Terron Ward after the replay official ruled his touchdown good in the second quarter of Tuesday’s Hawaii Bowl win in Honolulu. EUGENE TANNER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

couragement, they didn’t let it stay with them,” Riley said. “I loved how they’ve responded all year.” Oregon State kept Boise State (8-5) out of the end zone until the third quarter, well after the Beavers had opened a big lead. Reynolds had his first fumble recovery about 12 minutes into the game when Scott Crichton stripped Boise State quarterback Grant Hedrick in the end zone. The ball popped forward to the 3-yard line, where Reynolds picked it up and ran it in.

Reynolds tacked on another fumble return in the second quarter. Troy Ware caught a 6-yard pass near the sideline for Boise State, but Larry Scott punched the ball out as Ware was falling to the ground. Reynolds picked it up and ran 70 yards to the end zone. “You just can’t overcome those — it’s very difficult to overcome those versus a Pac12 team,” Boise State interim coach Bob Gregory said. “That’s tough when we’re not on the field on defense, but we

didn’t make enough plays on defense either.” Matt Miller led Boise State with 11 catches for 206 yards and a touchdown, with most of the production coming after the game was decided. Miller, who set a school record with 88 catches this season, was the Broncos’ MVP for the game. Boise State’s most successful drive came in the third quarter after Oregon State went 94 yards and scored a touchdown to make it 38-6. The Broncos responded with a nine-play, 76-yard drive spent partially in a hurry-up offense. Jay Ajayi took a shotgun handoff from Hedrick and ran up the middle for a 1-yard TD. After the successful extrapoint attempt went into the stands, the mostly-empty stadium provided its loudest ovation of the night in support of the fans who tried to keep the ball away from security by throwing it around the seats. Oregon State finished with 454 yards, averaging 6.8 per play. Storm Woods had 16 carries for 107 yards and a touchdown, and Terron Ward had a 9-yard TD run. “That’s exactly how we would like to look, we want to

have that balance,” Riley said. “We just frankly blocked better.” Hedrick threw for 382 yards and a touchdown, closing out a difficult stretch for the Broncos. Joe Southwick was sent home by Gregory after the quarterback was accused of urinating off a hotel balcony in Honolulu last week, though he later told a TV station he didn’t do it and was unfairly dismissed. It was Gregory’s first major issue after taking over for Chris Petersen, who left the team to take over at Washington. “I mean there were a lot of distractions for us, but we’ve got a bunch of resilient guys,” Miller said. “It was looking like we were going to come out and play well and that just didn’t happen there.” Gregory said he didn’t think the distractions affected his team. “There wasn’t a loss of focus,” he said. “I think we had really good bowl practices, I think we had good practices when we were here and again we just didn’t make as many plays as we had to make to make a difference in the game.”

Lynch: QB named to AP All-America team as all-purpose player Continued from Page B-1 12-1 record. “Listen, we ask him to do a lot, and it’s not because that’s our system. It’s because he can,” Carey said. “Those are the things that amaze you. He makes the complicated things and the hard things skillwise look easy. That’s what amazes you every day. You tell him one time one play and then it’s done. It’s locked in a vault. That’s what is amazing to me.” That’s why Lynch was named to The Associated Press All-America team as an all-purpose player. Utah State coach Matt Wells knows Lynch has quite the supporting cast in fellow 1,000-yard rusher Cameron Stingily and wide receivers Tommylee Lewis and Da’Ron Brown. “Jordan Lynch is fun to watch — it’s

not fun to watch because you understand you’re going to have to defend him, but from a quarterback perspective, I’ve got a lot of respect for him,” said Wells, who played quarterback at Utah State in the mid-1990s. “The guy is an 1,800-yard running back, and by the way he’s over 60-percent completion and 3-to-1 touchdowninterception ratio. It’s amazing, and that’s back-to-back years. As you study him and the things that he’s done since he’s become a starter, he’s a flat-out winner,” Wells said. “I said to Rod last Wednesday when we were talking, you know, it’s almost like it’s a once-in-a-lifetime young man to coach because I know he’s the face of that program and everything that he’s meant to that staff and that program and that city, that university.” Here are five things to look for when

Heat: Lakers competitive despite benched players Continued from Page B-1 and play out of our rotations,” Heat coach Eric Spoelstra said. “Early on they were getting some wide-open ones. Some of those Nick Young hit were tough.” Jordan Farmar returned from a left hamstring tear after missing 10 games, giving the Lakers a true point guard to run the offense. But he was ineffective, with three points and two assists in 32 minutes. “I hadn’t even played 5-on-5 since I got hurt, so this is the first time I’ve actually played basketball,” he said. “Health-wise, everything stayed intact and I felt good out there, so it’s progress.” The Lakers played a competitive game against the loaded Heat despite their poor shooting and the absence of Bryant, Steve Nash (nerve root irritation) and Steve Blake (right elbow). They led by 10 points and never trailed by more than that. “I thought we attacked them the way we wanted to,” Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni said. “We can step it up a bit and be a little bit tougher, especially on the boards and places like that. Those things are irritating, but the effort is good.” Young’s basket tied the game for the last time at 83-all. The Heat promptly took off on a 13-5 run. Wade, Norris Cole and James scored all of the Heat’s points. Young answered with his fourth 3-pointer of the game, and Meeks made 1 of 2 free throws to pull the Lakers to 96-92 with 1:26 to play. But Wade had an acrobatic reverse layup and James made two foul shots to give Miami some breathing room. Young scored 12 points in the third, when the Lakers trailed by nine before scoring the final seven points of the period, capped by Young’s 3-pointer, to trail 76-74 heading into the fourth. Allen and Wade combined to score the Heat’s first 13 points of the second, with Allen hitting 3-pointers to bookend the run and pull the Heat into a 34-all tie. Bosh took over and scored 10 points in a row, including a layup that gave Miami just its second lead of the game, 40-39. James interrupted Bosh’s offensive spurt with a one-handed dunk off

Wade’s fast-break alley oop. “Any time Dwyane gets on the break I try to chase him down,” James said. “I didn’t know what he was going to do. The only way I can catch it is with my left [hand]. I just tried to improvise. I got to see it again.” THUNDER 123, KNICKS 94 In New York, Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Russell Westbrook had a triple-double by the middle of the third quarter, and Oklahoma rolled past New York, which played without Carmelo Anthony. The Durant-Anthony showdown between the NBA’s top two scorers was canceled because of Anthony’s sprained left ankle, so the Thunder had the Christmas spotlight to themselves while winning for the 10th time in 11 games. The 29-point victory was the largest for a road team on Christmas. Westbrook finished with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in his first triple-double of the season and seventh of his career. Serge Ibaka added 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting. Amare Stoudemire scored a seasonhigh 22 points, and Tim Hardaway Jr. had 21 for the Knicks, who also were missing point guard Raymond Felton. J.R. Smith scored 20 points, but shot 8 for 22 and was booed when he left the court for good. ROCKETS 111, SPURS 98 In San Antonio, Texas, James Harden scored 28 points, and Dwight Howard had 15 points and 20 rebounds, leading balanced Houston past San Antonio. Each of Houston’s starters scored in double figures to help the Rockets improve to 2-0 against the Spurs this season. Chandler Parsons and Terrence Jones each scored 21 points, and Jeremy Lin had 13 points, eight assists and only one turnover. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 22 points. BULLS 95, NETS 78 In New York, Taj Gibson scored 20 points, and Jimmy Butler added 15 to help Chicago rout Brooklyn. Butler keyed a 21-5 run that gave Chicago control in the third quarter. Returning from a right ankle injury that sidelined him a game, Butler started the burst with a 3-pointer and had a three-point play that made it 57-52. Deron Williams scored 18 points for Brooklyn. The Nets have lost four straight.

Northern Illinois plays Utah State (8-5). championship game.

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Skill guys

Lynch accounts for 65 percent of the NIU offense with 1,881 yards rushing, 2,676 passing and 43 touchdowns. He’s 24-3 as the starter in two seasons. His eight 100-yard rushing games include two of more than 300 yards.

Lynch isn’t a one-man band. Cameron Stingily has 1,081 yards rushing, giving NIU its first 1,000-yard rushing tandem. Three wide receivers have at least 30 catches each: Tommylee Lewis has 80 catches for 660 yards and three touchdowns, Da’Ron Brown has 42 catches for 689 yards and nine scores and Juwan Brescacin has 30 catches for 469 yards and five TDs.

Consolation prize The teams are coming off losses in conference championship games. NIU, the Mid-American Conference West Division champion, was routed 47-27 by Bowling Green in the conference title game. Utah State, which edged Boise State for the Mountain West Mountain Division title, lost 24-17 to Fresno State in the league

tion, one fumble recovery — which he returned 86 yards for a TD against Fresno State — and one forced fumble. Vigil has 115 tackles, two sacks, one interception, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.

Bowling

NIU is playing in its sixth straight bowl game and second Poinsettia Bowl. It lost 37-7 to TCU in 2006 Poinsettia Bowl. Utah State is playing in its school-record third straight bowl game. The Aggies are facing a MAC team in a Linebackers bowl for the third straight year and the Jake Doughty and Zach Vigil lead an fourth time overall. They beat Toledo Aggies defense that has intercepted 16 in last year’s Famous Idaho Potato passes in its last nine games and scored Bowl, lost to Ohio in the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and beat Ball State three touchdowns in 2013. Doughty has 140 tackles, two sacks, an intercep- in the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl.

Kyle Orton appears set to start for Cowboys on Sunday The Associated Press

IRVING, Texas — Kyle Orton and Jon Kitna sat at opposite ends of a couch in the Dallas Cowboys’ locker room Wednesday, turned toward each other and started chatting. They probably were talking about Dallas’ offense. Orton will make his first start at quarterback in his two seasons with the Cowboys on Sunday night, unless Tony Romo can recover from a herniated disc. Dallas will be playing a winner-take-all game at home against the Philadelphia Eagles for the NFC East title and a playoff berth. Romo was nowhere to be seen in any of the public areas at Valley Ranch. He did not practice, and didn’t attend a morning offensive meeting, according to coach Jason Garrett. “I’m just excited,” Orton said. “I think the guys have got a lot of confidence in me. I’ve got a lot of confidence in myself. I can fall back on my experience. I’ve played a lot of games in this league. I don’t feel I have to do too much with the ball, just get it to 29 [DeMarco Murray], 82 [Jason Witten] and 88 [Dez Bryant].” Garrett still hasn’t ruled out Romo. “I saw him briefly today. He’s fighting through it. He’s doing everything he can to get back. He’s going through the rehab process. “We’ll evaluate him day to day, the same as most players who are injured.” Asked whether he thought Romo would play Sunday, Garrett said, “We’ll have to see. It seems like he is feeling a little bit better.” Orton’s most recent start was in Week 17 of 2011 for Kansas City in a 7-3 victory over the Denver Broncos. He had started the season with Denver, but was released after losing the starting job to Tim Tebow, who led the Broncos to the playoffs. The 31-year-old Orton has a 35-34 record in 69 starts in nine NFL seasons. For Dallas, Orton has appeared in

Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Kyle Orton, left, and Tony Romo warm up for a Nov. 28 game against the Oakland Raiders in Arlington, Texas. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

three games, completing 12 of 15 passes for 129 yards. Garrett said even that limited experience was valuable. “Any time, at any position, it’s good to play,” Garrett said Romo has been an active participant in preparing game plans, and Garrett said Orton’s input would be welcomed. “We always want our players to communicate with us,” Garrett said. “We have a lot of ideas as coaches. We want our players to be comfortable with us, and we want their feedback.” Orton said until this week he hadn’t taken any in-season snaps with the first-team offense, but he believes the starters are comfortable with him. “I was fortunate to get a lot of reps during OTAs [when Romo was recovering from back surgery],” Orton said. “I’ve been here a couple of years, so I’ve had plenty of experience with these guys.” Kitna arrived back at Valley Ranch on Wednesday, also for the first time in two years, as the No. 3 quarterback or as Orton’s backup. Garrett said Kitna’s job would be

to run the scout team, simulating the Eagles’ offense. He’s familiar with that role, because for the last two years he has been running the scout team for Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Wash., where he is head coach. The 41-year-old Kitna had retired from the Cowboys after going on injured reserve because of a back injury. The 15-year veteran also missed most of the 2008 season because of a herniated disc. Though he seemed skeptical that Romo could play Sunday, Kitna said, “There are varying levels [of herniated discs].” Quarterbacks David Carr, Tyler Thigpen, John Skelton, Caleb Hanie and Richard Bartel worked out for the Cowboys on Tuesday, but Garrett said the deciding factor was Kitna’s experience and familiarity with Dallas’ offensive system. “I think he was gung-ho. He actually reached out to us,” Garrett said. “My comment back was ‘Are you serious?’ He said, ‘Absolutely.’ He spoke to his family about it, and it just made sense.”

Thursday, December 26, 2013 THE NEW MEXICAN

OUTDOORS

Inside: New Mexico ﬁshing report and lake closures. Page B-12

New snow makes for improved ski slopes

lthough we had a bit of a warm-up before Christmas, which appears to be the shortterm trend, we have continued to pick up a bit of new snow now and then, and most regional ski areas have some of the better conditions among Western ski areas. The best base in the West is at Bridger Bowl, Mont., with 65 inches. Here’s a look at regional specifics and upcoming special events. Daniel Ski Santa Fe, Gibson with a 40-inch Snow Trax base, picked up 5 inches in last weekend’s storm. Runs facing south, like Cornice or South Burn, had been baked in the preceding weeks, and the new snow is simply sitting atop the harder, underlying layer, making for rough going. But all the north-facing slopes, like Richard’s Run, Big Rock Glades and Wizard Trees, and the groomed slopes are all skiing beautifully. However, you do need to scan forward for the occasional rock or tree to preserve the bottoms of your skis or board. The only runs yet to open are Chiles Glade, Upper Ristra, Easter Bowl, Upper Camp Robber and the Big Rock chutes. Taos Ski Valley picked up a few inches and reports a 36-inch base. All lifts are running, and new terrain continues to open, including most runs off Highline Ridge, including Kachina Peak and West Basin Ridge as far as St. Bernard. Maxie’s Terrain Park opened Dec. 13. Its tubing hill, located next to the beginner slopes on Strawberry Hill, will be open daily through Jan. 5 from 2-6 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person. A Magic Carpet carries you to the top of the runs. Tickets are available on site. On New Year’s Eve, at 6 p.m., enjoy a torchlight parade down Snakedance and fireworks. Angel Fire saw 6 inches of new snow and now has a 26-inch base, with 42 of 79 runs open, including runs on the “backside.” However, only four expert slopes — Eagle Glade, Hell’s Bent, Glory Hole and Moe’s Road — are skiable. On Saturday night, the resort will host a USASA rail jam under the lights in the base area, along with live music from Rudy Boy Jaramillo in the Village Haus and Ry Taylor in Legends from 5-8 p.m. On New Year’s Eve, catch the torchlight parade and fireworks show in the base area, along with more live music. Pajarito Mountain has launched operations, but only on a very limited basis. With a 19-inch base, it is running its beginner chair and beginner’s hill daily through Jan. 5. All services are available. Sipapu has a 25-inch base and

Please see SNOW, Page B-12

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Online: Your guide to skiing in New Mexico. www.santafenew mexican.com/outdoors

Something for the nonskiers If it’s snow you’re looking to avoid, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument near Cochiti Pueblo is just a short drive from Santa Fe. NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

Region offers opportunities to hike, sled for those who wish to stay off the slopes

Courtney Kelsey of Denver catches some air while sled riding with her family at Big Tesuque in 2009. NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

By Will Webber The New Mexican

ith snow levels at New Mexico’s ski resorts a little lower than some people might have wanted this holiday season, it’s putting a premium on other activities that don’t include snowboards, skis and snowshoes. For those looking to do something other than fight the holiday overflow for quality white stuff on the slopes, there are shorter, cheaper day trips that range from hiking in the foothills and national parks to sledding in what remains of the snowy slopes. Of course, not all of those options are available, either. Back in November, the Sandia Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest announced it was shutting down one of the area’s best-kept secrets due to a lack of staffing. The Capulin Snow Play Area, just up the road from the Sandia Peak Ski Area on the eastern slope of the Sandia Mountains, will not be open for the foreseeable future after the district could not find a private business or organization to take over daily operations. Popular for its relative seclusion from the ski area but relative proximity to the Santa Fe and Albuquerque metro areas, Capulin offers gentle slopes in a confined area that range from slow and

steady to those that can make a grown man scream. Mixed in were a few moguls and moderate jumps for those willing to take the extra risk. And that was part of the problem, visitors had said. Although it’s managed by the Sandia Ranger District, the area has historically lacked the personnel to remain on site and oversee the area. If something went wrong, visitors were left on their own. “For the past two years, the district has been actively recruiting a business or an organization to manage the area,” said ranger Cid Morgan. “Many national forests with intensely used recreation areas seek private industry to run these areas. … We are continuing to seek a private company to manage this area, but until this happens, the Capulin Snow Play Area will be closed.” In essence, Capulin was like having a public swimming pool with no lifeguards on duty. “I didn’t even know it was closed,” said Rio Rancho teenager McKayla Murphy after riding up to the area on Tuesday with a handful of friends. “It was fun, but it was, you know, a little dangerous I guess.” Accidents and minor injuries were common, particularly during the busy periods surrounding holidays. Combine that with the general lack of snow in the Sandias the last five to 10 years that made conditions even more perilous, the district had no option but to shut things down. But there are other options. Several ski resorts

offer separate areas good for sledding and tobogganing, as to any number of cleared-out areas with snow in Northern New Mexico’s mountains. The Big Tesuque Campground near Hyde Park is one of Santa Fe’s most popular sledding spots. Like most, however, it can get crowded quickly, particularly this time of year. And like a lot of sledding areas, trees are more an obstacle than a wind abatement. Conditions permitting, the slopes near resorts like Angel Fire, Pajarito, Red River and Taos offer their own spots. Same, too, for the dozens of unmarked spots scattered along the roads leading in and out of each destination. As is the case at Capulin, they are usually off limits or entirely unstaffed. If it’s snow you’re looking to avoid, KashaKatuwe Tent Rocks National Monument near Cochiti Pueblo is just a half-hour drive south of Santa Fe. Reclassified as a national monument more than a decade ago, it is easily accessible by vehicle and is certainly geared toward being a moderate hike for people of all ages. The trails are well marked and the area is well maintained. It remains one of the area’s best-kept secrets for a quiet recreational getaway. At just $5 per vehicle, it offers a visually stunning trek through the volcanic deposits that came to form the unusual coneshaped geologic features that inspired the area’s name.

FOR THE BIRDS

Each season brings new birds to learn about and admire By Anne Schmauss

tanagers were everywhere. The year before, we had few reports of tanagers, but spring of 2013 ooking back on 2013, I brought more to Northern New can’t remember a year in Mexico — for a longer period which so many of you saw of time — than any of us can so many cool birds. remember. The migration of Early in the year, many of you these beauties seemed to stall saw lots of lesser goldfinches around Santa Fe, and tanagers at your thistle feeders. Until literally stacked up. Many of recently, it was unusual for you reported seeing dozens these common summertime of them for several weeks. visitors to stick around in colder Weather systems in southern months, but climate change Colorado may have been the continues to move their migracause of this unusual stacking tion lines. event, but it’s unlikely we’ll see In the early spring, hawks so many western tanagers again seemed more numerous than for a long time. usual, and hummingbirds were The fall brought an invasion in full force. Some years we of Clark’s nutcrackers in the hear customers talk about a lack Santa Fe area. Those of you of hummingbird activity, but with piñon trees saw plenty of this spring and summer, almost nutcrackers throughout the fall. everybody saw plenty of humThese nutcracker irruptions mingbirds. are unusual, so they were a real Spring migration was the treat. Just as the nutcracker excitebest I’ve ever seen. Western For The New Mexican

ment died down, many of you reported seeing Steller’s jays for the first time in years. Steller’s jays are native to our area but tend to be high-elevation birds — typically, they live at 7,500 feet and above. This fall and so far this winter, backyard birders in Santa Fe are seeing Steller’s jays at their bird feeders. It has been rare for so many of the birds, which usually stay within a few miles of where they are born, to drop down for an extended visit. One or two big bird events a year is usual, but in 2013, it seemed as though every couple of months many of you were seeing unusual birds. Irruptions and unusual sightings will continue, but I don’t think we’ll see a year like 2013 for a long time. Some of the reasons for the great activity are disturbing. Climate change will probably continue to affect bird distribution.

Our long-term drought, which is the likely cause of the Steller’s jay irruption, also will continue to affect wildlife throughout our state. Thank you all for caring about the birds this year and for helping to provide them with food and water. In Scandinavia, tossing a bit of birdseed on your front steps brings good luck throughout the year. New Mexico is long way from Scandinavia, but it seems like a good idea to me. Happy New Year to you all. Anne Schmauss is the co-owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Santa Fe, and she loves to hear your bird stories. She and her sisters are the authors of For the Birds: A Month by Month Guide to Attracting Birds to Your Backyard. Look for Anne’s new book, Birdhouses of the World, in April.

Sightings of Western tanagers were common in the spring. COURTESY CORNELL LAB

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Ring in the New Year with extra cash in your pocket! Las Palomas Apartments offers affordable, spacious 2 Bedrooms & Studios that make your hard-earned dollars go farther. Come see the changes we’ve made! Call 888-4828216 today for a tour. Se habla español.

MEDICAL DENTAL RETAIL OFFICE. 5716 sq.ft. Allegro Center, 2008 St. Michaels Drive, Unit B. George Jimenez, owner-broker. 505-470-3346

CHARMING, CLEAN 2 BEDROOM, $800

CONTACT JOHN HANCOCK 505-470-5604

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OFFICE- STUDIO NEAR RAILYARD Can also be used as u n f u r n i s h e d a p a r t m e n t . $900 monthly. All utilities included. Reserved parking. Call 505-471-1238 additional details.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE 202 E. Marcy Street, Santa Fe

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APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED

SPACIOUS HOME IN DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD 3 bedroom, 2 bath, fireplace, washer, dryer hook-up, large fenced in backyard, 2 car garage $1200 plus utilities 5 PLEX CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON CAMINO CAPITAN this unit is a one bedroom loft, fireplace, and fenced back yard $650 plus utilities

Have an empty house or apartment you need to rent? Read the WANT TO RENT column for prospective tenants. BEAUTIFUL 3, 2, 2 Walled backyard, corner lot, all appliances, Rancho Viejo. Owner Broker, Available January 1. $1590 monthly. 505-780-0129

986-3000 OFFICES $975 PLUS UTILITIES, OFFICE SUITE, GALISTEO CENTER . Two bright, private offices plus reception area, kitchenette, bathroom. Hospital proximity. 518-672-7370

GREAT LOCATIONS. SINGLE OFFICES TO INCLUSIVE SUITES. LANDLORD WILL REMODEL TO SUIT. CALL PAM 505-986-0700 X10.

GREAT RETAIL SPACE! Water Street Store Front Brokers Welcome. Call Southwest Asset Management, 505-988-5792.

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

Great location and parking! $500 monthly includes utilities, cleaning, taxes and amenities. Move in incentives!

Please call (505)983-9646. RETAIL SPACE SEASONAL PLAZA RETAIL Month-Month Call Southwest Asset Management, 505-988-5792.

STORAGE SPACE AN EXTRA LARGE UNIT BLOWOUT SPECIAL. Airport Cerrillos Storage. UHaul. Cargo Van. 505-474-4330. airportcerrillos.com

A-Poco Self Storage 2235 Henry Lynch Rd Santa Fe, NM 87507 505-471-1122 12x24 for Only $195.00. Call to reserve yours Today!!!

NEAR ZIA & YUCCA, 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Garage, yard, new carpet. $1215, deposit $1000. Non-smoking. 505-473-0013

LIVE IN STUDIOS

Deposit required, 6 month lease. Tenant pays propane. 505-983-6681.

Furnished. AC. No pets, nonsmoking. 6 month lease minimum. $6500 monthly plus utilities. $14500 deposit. 203-481-5271

COZY STUDIO, $750 monthly, $500 deposit, includes utilities, washer, dryer. Saltillo tile, great views. No Smoking or Pets. CALL 505-231-0010.

$580. 2 SMALL BEDROOMS. V e r y clean, quiet, safe. Off Agua Fria. Has gas heating. Pay only electric. No pets. 505-473-0278

S kylights, overhead doors, 2500 square feet, $975. 4100 square feet, 3 phase electric, $1175. La Mesilla. No dogs. 505-753-5906

LIVE-IN STUDIOS

WORK STUDIOS COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE SPACE WITH BIG GARAGE DOOR. Ideal for storage. Includes heat, security, wrought iron gate with plenty of parking. 1550 Square feet, $ 900.00 plus utilities. Month of December Free. The sooner you move in the better the savings. Year lease No Live In Please call 505-216-1649, visit 7504 Avenger Way Ste C or email. info@rustymesa.com

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CLEANING Clean Houses in and out. Windows, carpets. Own equipment. $18 an hour. Sylvia 505-920-4138. Handyman, Landscaping, FREE estimates, BNS. 505-316-6449.

CASEY’S TOP HAT CHIMNEY SWEEPS is committed to protecting your home. Creosote build-up in a fireplace or lint build-up in a dryer vent reduces efficiency and can pose a fire hazard. Call 505989-5775. Get prepared!

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS. We use natural products. 20 years exper ence, Residential & offices. Reliable. Excellent references. Licensed & Bonded. Eva, 505-919-9230. Elena. 505-946-7655

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Free Kindling, Delivery & Stack. 140.00 pick up load.

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REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, PRO-PANEL ROOFS, PAINTING, FENCING, YARDWORK. MINOR PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL. 25 years experience. Consulting. Licensed. References. Free estimates. (505)470-5877

Heating, Plumbing, Electrical specialist. Reasonable rates. Includes mobile homes. 505-310-7552.

ALL-IN-ONE ROOF LEAKING REPAIR & MAINTENANCE. Complete Landscaping. Yard Cleaning & Maintenance. Gravel Driveway. New & Old Roofs. Painting. Torch Down, Stucco. Reasonable Prices! References Available. Free Estimates. 505-603-3182.

AFFORDABLE HOME REPAIR

Housecleaning, garage cleaning, hauling trash. Cutting Trees, Flagstone Patios, Driveways, Fencing, Yard Work, Stucco, Tile.. Greg, Nina, 920-0493. WE GET RESULTS! CALL 986-3000

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TRINO’S AFFORDABLE Construction all phases of construction, and home repairs. Licensed. 505-9207583

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GALLERIES

SECRETARY SENIOR

WEB CONTENT - Social Media Coordinator for established business to develop maintain outstanding global online presence. 3-years experience. Email resume: alina@patina-gallery.com

PRIMARY P U R P O S E : Performs a variety of secretarial duties for the Teen Court of Santa Fe County Program which requires exercising independent judgment. Relieves supervisory officials of routine administrative details. Salar $12.5962 hourly - $18.8943 hourly. For a complete job description go to santafecountynm.gov or call 505-9889880. Position closes December 31, 2013.

TEEN COURT COORDINATOR PUBLIC NOTICES

Primary Purpose: Responsible for coordinating and enhancing the Teen Court Program for Santa Fe County. Salary: $16.1240 hourly - $24.1860 hourly. For a complete job description go to santafecounty.org or Contact 505-992-9880. Position closes: December 30, 2013

Have a product or service to offer? Let our small business experts help you grow your business. The Leukemia Lymphoma Society (LLS) is pleased to announce our partnership with Palliative Care Services of Santa Fe in offering a new Blood Cancer Support Group in the Santa Fe area. The group is scheduled to start January 2014 and will meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month from 2:003:30pm. Our first group meeting is scheduled to take place on January 14th. This group is facilitated by Eileen Joyce, Palliative Care Services Director and Caregiver, Hudson Institute Certified Coach, and Certified Grief Recovery Specialist. For location or more information about the group please contact Eileen at (505) 428-0670. LLS is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. We offer a wide variety of programs and services in support of our mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS provides the following services at no cost to patients and families: -Patient Financial Aid Grant -Co-Pay Assistance Program -Peer-to-Peer Support -Family Support Groups -Local Education Programs -Trish Greene Back to School Program -Free Education Materials -Online Chats & Discussion Boards -Web Seminar/Teleconferences For more information about these services, please contact our Patient Access, Education Advocacy Manager, Ana Portillo, at (505) 8720141 or at Ana.Portillo@lls.org.

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»jobs«

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BARBER BEAUTY HONEST, RELIABLE, CARING, person with a passion for your profession. Must have clientele, provide references. 505-455-7623 (leave message).

DRIVERS

Hours are 5 to 10 a.m. Friday through Sunday. Pay rate is $10.51 per hour. No benefits. Selected candidates must pass a drug screen. Submit references and job application or resume by Thursday, January 2, 2014, to: Human Resources The Santa Fe New Mexican 202 East Marcy Street Santa Fe, NM 87501-2021 Or email to: gbudenholzer@sfnewmexican. com

TOW TRUCK DRIVER NEEDED for Santa Fe area. Call 505-992-3460

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCED BILINGUAL TAX PREPARER WANTED . Must have prior experience and be willing to work Saturdays. Directax 505-473-4700.

ADMINISTRATIVE RECEPTIONIST FOR 2014 TAX SEASON. Must have computer skills and willing to work on Saturdays. C a ll Directax 505-473-4700. SANTA FE RETAILER of home goods looking for a

PURCHASING, LOGISTICS COORDINATOR.

Basic functions include heavy MS Excel work, placement and maintenance of purchase orders, tracking of suppliers ship dates, and item set up. Only degreed and detailoriented candidates with strong computer and organizational skills need apply. Salary is DOE. Benefits include Medical, Dental, 401k. Fax resume to 505-819-0146.

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS of NM (CISNM) is seeking Full-Time SITE C O O R D I N A T O R S to help redress student dropout in Santa Fe Public Schools through the nationally recognized Communities In Schools integrated student services framework. Working in partnership with a school principal, the CISNM Site Coordinator is responsible for the overall planning and management of CISNM operations at their assigned CISNM school site. Bilingual SpanishEnglish required. Experience working with children and or youth in an educational setting, strong interpersonal and organization skills are essential. Education requirements: Bachelor’s degree and demonstrated relevant equivalent experience in education, social work or related field. Please submit cover letter, resume and 3 references to bergenj@cisnewmexico.org by January 1, 2014

WEST LAS VEGAS SCHOOLS 2014-15 S.Y. HEAD FOOTBALL & VOLLEYBALL COACHES

For specifics, visit job postings at http://www.wlvs.k12.nm.us or call (505)426-2315

»merchandise«

Have a product or service to offer? Call our small business experts today! FURNITURE

FURNITURE CHRISTMAS PRESENT! BEDROOM SUITE: example pictures. King bed, armoire, night stands. Many drawers, marble tops.

GENERAL DENTIST (Multiple Openings)

Dental Clinics seek General Dentist at the following locations: Familia Dental ROS LLC (Roswell, NM), Familia Dental Clovis LLC (Clovis, NM), Familia Dental HOB LLC (Hobbs, NM) to diagnose and treat diseases, injuries and malformations of teeth and gums and provide preventative and corrective services. Dental License Required. Multiple Open Positions. Please send hard copy Resume and cover letter to Familia Development LLC - ATTN: Vito Losuriello, 2050 East Algonquin Road, Ste. 601, Schaumburg, IL 60173. Please include the office location you wish to apply for in the cover letter.

ANTIQUES GULF GAS PUMP. Original condition with all parts, circa 1940 with local history. A real must see! $800 OBO. 505-982-9850. OLD FASHIONED wooden telephone booth with phone. Circa 1940 with local history. Must see to appreciate! $800. 505-982-9850. CREDENZA: Burl in doors, natural wood. A collector.

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PROFESSIONAL HOME HEALTH CARE SEEKING EXPERIENCED

MEDICAL BILLING CLERK FOR BUSY HOME CARE OFFICE. FULLTIME, MONDAY - FRIDAY, 8AM- 5 PM WITH BENEFITS PACKAGE. SALARY DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE. FAX RESUME: 505-989-3672 OR EMAIL TO KAREN.SCHMELING@PHHC-NM.COM QUESTIONS: Call Brian, 505-982-8581.

PART-TIME HOME DELIVERY ASSISTANT

The Santa Fe New Mexican has the perfect position for an early bird who likes to get the day started at the crack of dawn! We are seeking a part-time Home Delivery Assistant to deliver newspaper routes and replacement newspapers to customers, and resolve customer complaints. Must have valid NM drivers’ license, impeccable driving record and be able to operate a vehicle with manual transmission. Must be able to toss newspapers, lift up to 25-50 lbs; climb in and out of vehicle, bend, climb stairs and reach above shoulder. Have hearing and vision within normal ranges.

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MISCELLANEOUS JOBS

Job application may be obtained at above address or 1 New Mexican Plaza, off the 1-25 frontage road. EOE

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Call 505-424-4311 for viewing prices. Leave message. R.C. GORMAN - "Earth Child St. II" Lithograph. 1979, signed and numbered. excellent condition. Current apprasal value is $7,680. One owner. Asking $4,700. 505-988-4343.

CLASSIFIEDS Business Opportunity

Would you like to deliver newspapers as an independent contractor for the Santa Fe New Mexican? Operate your own business with potential profits of $1,600 a month. Call 505-986-3010 to make an appointment.

PART TIME

WE GET RESULTS! CALL 986-3000 2 TONE Blue Side Table. Salt Cedar Colorful willows, 12x34x42, $300 Firm. Pine CD Cabinets, Lime-Blue 4’hx5.5’Wx6.5’D, $50 each. Hand Carving $900 obo. 505-982-4926

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CALL 986-3000 ELABORATE WOOL PERSIAN TRIBAL RUG. Very plush. 5’3"x13’10". $999 OBO. 808-346-3635.

BUILDING MATERIALS

PART TIME MACHINE ATTENDANT No Prior Machine Experience Required. Responsible for loading material, and cleaning, of production equipment. Collecting and stacking down of press, bindery, and inserted papers, Keeps all production equipment supplied with the correct materials to keep machine running at maximum efficiency. Must be able to communicate well with co workers and stand for prolonged periods with repetitive bending and lifting of 20 pounds and the ability to occasionally lift up to 75 pounds. This is an entry level position with opportunities to advance to full time employment with benefits as well as advancing to other positions in the production department. Shifts will vary based on availability, but will most likely be evening, night positions. Other full time positions also available in the department for qualified candidates with a mechanical or manufacturing background.

Steel Building Allocated Bargains 40x60 on up We do deals www.gosteelbuildings.com Source# 18X 505-349-0493 COMPUTERS

BEAUTIFUL COUCH WITH LOVELY ACCENTS. FROM A SMOKE AND PET FREE HOME. $350. PLEASE CALL, 505-238-5711 TO SCHEDULE A VIEWING.

SELL IT, BUY IT, OR FIND IT... Only in the the SFNM Classiﬁeds!

AirPort Extreme 802.11n (5th Generation) sold "as is" in excellent condition. $70. Please call, 505-470-4371 after 6 p.m.

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KIDS STUFF BOB SPORT UTILITY STROLLER. LIKE NEW. Fast, two step folding for stow and go portability. Perfect for running, walking, trails. $250 505-6993731

MISCELLANEOUS FAROLITOS. $7 per dozen pick up, $9 per dozen delivered. 505-660-2583. KALCO VINE over island kitchen pot hanger, light with pot hooks. Each fixture is individually made. $700+ new. $400 505-699-3731 LeClerc Nilus II Countermarch 4 Harness Loom. $1000. Sells for $2700. new. One Owner-perfect condition. Includes bench, warping board and many extras. 505-281-0109 (Sandia Park, NM)

FIREWOOD-FUEL

Submit application to: Tim Cramer 1 New Mexican Plaza No Phone Calls please. Successful completion of a drug test will be required prior to employment offer.

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TRADES Shawn’s Chimney Sweep Accepting applications for Chimney cleaning and installers.Clean driving record, Experience a plus. 505-474-5857.

FIREWOOD FOR SALE Mostly cottonwood. Split and cut into Stove lengths. Good for fireplaces too. Load your own in Nambe. $150 for a full-measured cord. 505-455-2562. FURNITURE SOUTHWESTERN RUSTIC ARMOIRE. It measures 85"Hx50"Wx26"D. 4 drawers. Location Espanola. $600 OBO. 505-470-3380, can send photos.

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2006 Kia Sportage AWD

PETS SUPPLIES

Another sweet one owner, all wheel drive Kia. Only 75k original miles, V6, automatic, CD, new tires on alloy rims. Ashtray’s never been used. Excellent condition inside and out. $8,746. Price includes 3 month, 3000 mile limited warranty. 505-954-1054.

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2010 BMW X5 30i. One owner, 74,001 miles. Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Third Row Seating. No Accidents. $27,995. Call 505-474-0888.

2010 Land Rover LR2 HSE SUV. Climate Comfort Package, Bluetooth and Sirius Radio. One owner. 10,178 miles. Showroom condition! $26,995. 505-474-0888.

2012 P o rs ch e Cayenne S. 9,323 miles. Leather, Navigation, Heated Seats, and much more. One Owner, No Accidents. $66,995. 505-4740888.

2007 Subaru Forester Premium

Ultra clean, all wheel drive Forester. Premium package has heated seats, panoramic moon roof, power windows, locks and driver’s seat, cruise control and more. Get a sweet deal on this Subie. Only $10,949. Price includes 3 month, 3000 mile limited warranty. 505954-1054.

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P O M E R A N I A N PUPPIESTEACUP: White Male, $800; Black Female, $700; TOY: Silver- Black male, $800. Registered.

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2008 BMW 535-XI WAGON AUTOMATiC

Local Owner, Carfax, Service Records, Garaged, Non-Smoker, XKeys, Manuals, All Wheel Drive, Heated Steering, Navigation, So Many Options, Totally Pristine Soooo Beautiful $23,750.

POODLE PUPPIES- TEACUP: Cream Female, $450; TOYS: Cream Female & Male, $400. Docked tails, 2nd shots. SHIH-TZU PUPPY, female, $450. 505901-2094 PUREBRED GERMAN Shepherd, CKC Registered. 4 pups. 8 weeks old, $300 each. First shots. Sire & Dame on site. 505-681-3244

2005 Lexus GX 470 - Only 55k miles! 1 owner clean CarFax, every option, Navigation, Levinson sound, DVD, kinetic suspension, KBB over $30,000! now $25,972. Call 505-2163800.

1962 MERCEDES Unimog 404 . 23,000 original miles. Completely rebuilt. Gas engine. $16,000 OBO. 505-982-2511 or 505-670-7862

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»ﬁnance« 2011 Nissan Rogue S AWD. Fresh trade-in, good miles, service up-todate, very nice, clean CarFax $15,211. Call 505-216-3800.

2010 Toyota RAV4 AWD Sport

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 15 YEARS in business in Santa Fe with a great client base for the future. Past sales years have gross sales up to 4 million with close to 500K net. Please email twtrv@sbcglobal.net for more info on the company. We are not on market yet so confidentially is important for our continued operation. ASSETS FOR sale including patents, full-scale designs, molds, prototypes, national lab fluid dynamics modeling. Key staffers available. Contact info at www.atmocean.com, or call 505-310-2294.

Another sweet one owner, low mileage RAV 4. Only 41k miles from new. Automatic, all wheel drive, power windows and locks, CD. Roof rack, alloy wheels and more. Pristine condition, no accidents, clean title and CarFax. Only $17,950. Price includes 3 month, 3000 mile limited warranty. 505954-1054.

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Local Owner ,Carfax, Garaged, NonSmoker, 103,000 Miles, Loaded, New Tires, X-Remotes, Manuals, Every Service Maintenance Required Completed, Affordable $12,250.

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2008 BMW X5 3.0si AWD. Pristine recent trade-in, factory CERTIFIED with warranty & maintenance until 9/2014, low miles, clean CarFax $25,871. Call 505-216-3800.

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»cars & trucks« 2006 BMW Z4 M

One owner, accident free, M series. Only 25k well maintained miles from new. 6 speed manual, high performance model. Pristine condition throughout. Winter sale priced $25,877. Price includes 3 month, 3000 mile limited warranty. 505-954-1054. 2006 ACURA RSX - Low miles, recent trade-in, clean CarFax, leather & moonroof, immaculate! $12,972. Call 505-216-3800.

Accident free with only 65k original miles. 6 speed manual, high horsepower 3.2 motor, tan leather with heated seats. Perfect electric top with glass rear window. 4 Michelin Pilots on alloy rims. Winter sale priced at $13,888. Price includes 3 month, 3000 mile limited warranty. 505954-1054.

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EARLY CHRISTMAS 2013 DEADLINES Publication Date

Deadline

Retail & Classified Display Tuesday, December 24 Wed. & Thu., December 25 & 26 Thursday, December 26 Pasatiempo, December 27 Friday, December 27

Friday, December 20, Noon Friday, December 20, 5 p.m. Monday, December 23, Noon Monday, December 23, Noon Tuesday, December 24, 5 p.m.

Classified Liners Wed. & Thu., December 25 & 26

Tuesday, December 24, Noon

Obituaries Wed. & Thu., December 25 & 26

Tuesday, December 24, Noon

Legals Monday, December 30

Tuesday, December 24, 9:30 a.m.

Thrifty Nickel Display & Liners Thursday, December 26

Friday, December 20, 5 p.m.

CLASSIC CARS

For Death Notices after the above deadlines, please phone The New Mexican’s Newsroom at 986-3022 through Tuesday, December 24.

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Airport Road and 599 505-660-3039

2012 Audi A3 TDI. DIESEL! Fun with amazing fuel economy! Wellequipped, 1 owner clean CarFax $25,871. Call 505-216-3800.

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2010 Honda CR-V LX - AWD, only 37k miles! 1 owner clean CarFax, new tires & freshly serviced $18,231. Call 505-216-3800.

2010 Audi Q7 Premium AWD. Pristine recent trade-in, low miles, new tires, recently serviced, clean CarFax $33,781. Call 505-216-3800.

Another sweet one owner, low mileage Cherokee. Only 91k miles, accident free, smoke free, well maintained Cherokee Classic looks new. 4.0L 6 cylinder, automatic, new tires and brakes for your safety. Excellent condition inside and out. Final reduction $5,995! Price includes 3 month, 3000 mile limited warranty. 505-954-1054.

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Retail & Classified Display Tuesday, December 31 Wed. & Thu., January 1 & 2 Thursday, January 2 Pasatiempo, Friday, January 3 Friday, January 3

Friday, December 27, Noon Friday, December 27, 5 p.m. Monday, December 30, Noon Monday, December 30, Noon Tuesday, December 31, 5 p.m.

Classified Liners Wed. & Thu., January 1 & 2

Tuesday, December 31, Noon

Obituaries Wed. & Thu., January 1 & 2

Tuesday, December 31, Noon

Legals Monday, January 6

2013 Land Rover LR2. 4,485 miles. Retired Service Loaner. Climate Comfort Package, HD and Sirius Radio. Showroom condition! $36,995. 505-474-0888.

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2010 BMW 535Xi AWD. Recent trade-in, factory CERTIFIED with warranty & maintenance until 3/2016, fully loaded, clean CarFax $25,741. Call 505-216-3800. 2005 TOYOTA Tacoma 4x4 SR5 Access Cab Off Road, Towing, Sport packages, Bed cover, liner, Security system, ABS brakes. 131,000 miles. $17,200 699-3731

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EARLY NEW YEAR’S DAY 2014 DEADLINES

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2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic RWD

The offices of The New Mexican will be closed on Wed., Nov. 25 and will re-open on Thurs., Dec. 26 at 8am. While normal distribution will occur on the 25th, Circulation Customer Service will be closed and the call center will reopen at 6 a.m. on the 26th.

Thrifty Nickel Display & Liners Thursday, January 2

Tuesday, December 31, 9:30 a.m. Friday, December 27, 5 p.m.

For Death Notices after the above deadlines, please phone The New Mexican’s Newsroom at 986-3022 through Tuesday, December 31. The offices of The New Mexican will be closed on Wed., Jan.1, 2014 and will re-open on Thurs., Jan. 2 at 8am. While normal distribution will occur on the 1st, Circulation Customer Service will be closed and the call center will reopen at 6 a.m. on the 2nd.

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REGULAR MAINTENANCE CAN PREVENT PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY START BY TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI

Dear Tom and Ray: When driving down the freeway, I heard a scraping sound, shortly followed by my car slowing down, no matter how hard I pushed on the gas. I barely made it to the service road without getting hit by other tra∞c. When the tow truck driver came, he noticed green liquid (coolant) leaking out. The mechanic towed

the car and said my water pump had frozen, and that broke my timing belt. He said it was the ﬁrst time he had ever seen it, and he doesn’t know of a way I could have avoided it. I need to know if it was something I did, that I can avoid doing in the future. I am paranoid about the situation and worried that it will happen again. Thanks! -- Joanna RAY: It does happen, Joanna. But we like when it happens. For us, it means we won’t have any trouble making our boat payment that month! TOM: You don’t tell us what kind of car you drive, but I’m guessing it’s something with a non-interference engine. Cars with interference-style engines get ruined when their timing belts break. It sounds like you were lucky and you avoided that grisly fate; you got o≠ with just an expensive repair and a severe travel disruption! RAY: The vast majority of manufacturers recommend that you change your car’s timing belt after a certain number of miles -60,000 miles used to be common. Now lots of manufacturers suggest 90,000. TOM: If you don’t change the timing belt, it can break on its

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own due to age and use. But on almost every car we see, the timing belt also runs the water pump (which circulates coolant in the engine). In other words, the timing belt goes around a water-pump pulley, and as the belt turns, it makes the water pump’s impeller spin. But if the water pump fails and seizes up, like yours did, it takes the timing belt with it. RAY: So to prevent this in the future, you have to do a better job of maintaining your car, Joanna. TOM: For instance, it’s possible your water pump was failing and you just didn’t notice the horrible growling sound coming from your engine compartment. Or you don’t see a mechanic regularly, so no one else had a chance to notice it. RAY: Or maybe you were a good car owner, and you had your timing belt changed when it was supposed to be, but to save a little money, you or your mechanic didn’t change the water pump at the same time. That’s penny-wise and thousanddollar foolish, in our opinion. TOM: Yeah. We’d never change a customer’s timing belt without changing the water pump, too,

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for the very reason that caused you to write to us -- that’s what can happen. And then they come back and blame us for it! RAY: Also, we tend to use factory water pumps rather than aftermarket pumps for this repair, because the risks, if the water pump fails, are so severe. TOM: So, how do you prevent this in the future? Get better about your regular maintenance. Find a mechanic you trust (if you don’t already have one, ﬁnd one at the Mechanics Files at cartalk. com). And take your car in on a regular basis. Even if it’s just for an oil-and-ﬁlter change every six months, at least someone has a chance to notice when something is going terribly wrong. RAY: And spend a cozy evening curling up with your owner’s manual (that’s the thing that’s still wrapped in cellophane in your glove box). Read the maintenance section, and see what sorts of things are required at di≠erent mileage intervals. A good mechanic can help you determine which items are absolutely necessary. But here’s a hint: Changing the timing belt and water pump is one of them! Good luck, Joanna.

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Cienaga and La Cieneguilla Traditional Community Planning Area and La Cienega Traditional Zoning District, to allow two dwelling units on 1.00 acre. The property is locates at 73 Camino Torcido Loop, in the vicinity of La Cieneguilla, within Section 29, Township 16 North, Range 8 East, (Commission District 3) A public hearing will be held in the county Commission chambers of the Santa Fe County Courthouse, corner of Grant and Palace Avenues, Santa Fe, New Mexico on the 16th day of January 2014, at 4 p.m. on a petition to the County Development Review Committee and the 11th day of March 2014, at 5 p.m. on a petition to the Board of County Commissioners. Please forward all comments and questions to the County Land Use Administration Office at 9866225. All interested parties will be heard at the Public Hearing prior to the Commission taking action. All comments, questions and objections to the proposal may be be submitted to the County Land Use Administrator in writing to P.O. Box 276, Santa Fe, NM 87504-0276; or presented in person at the hearing. Legal #96208 Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on December 26 2013

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New Mexico 875040276; or presented in person at the hearing. CDRC CASE # V 13Legal #96203 5350 Published in The SanNotice is hereby giv- ta Fe New Mexican on en that a public hear- December 26 2013 ing will be held to consider a request by Joseph Lujan, for a REQUEST FOR variance of Article III, PROPOSALS Section 10 (Lot Size QUALIFICATIONS Requirements) of the Based Procurement Land Development Code to allow three Ohkay Owingeh dwelling units on P.O. Box 1099, San 2.371 acres. The propJuan Pueblo, NM erty is located at 87566 27262 I-25 East Frontage Road, in the Separate sealed ProposChuck Taylor Subdivi- als for the construction sion, within Section 4, of NP 525 Sesame Street, Township 15 North, RT 525 North Yucca Range 8 East (Com- Road, RT 510 Kennedy Loop will be received by mission District 5). NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held in the County Commission Chambers of the Santa Fe County Courthouse, corner of Grand and Palace Avenues, Santa Fe, New Mexico on the 16th day of January 2014, at 4 p.m. on a petition to the County Development Review Committee and on March 11, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. before the Board of County Commissioners. Please forward all comments and questions to the County Land Use Administration Office at 9866225. All interested parties will be heard at the Public Hearing prior to the Commission taking action. All comments, questions and objection to the proposal may be submitted to the County Land Use Administrator in writing to P.O. Box 276, Santa Fe,

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Ohkay Owingeh at the office of Christy Mermejo, Ohkay Owingeh Planning Director until Friday, January 10, 2014, 10:00 A.M. (Local Time). Proposals will not be opened immediately but rather will receive future consideration by an evaluation committee.

A mandatory PreProposal meeting will be held January 3, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. (Local Time) at the Ohkay Owingeh Council Chambers, Po’pay Avenue, Ohkay Owingeh, NM. The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations: McGraw-Hill Dodge, 505.856.2562 Builder’s News, 3435 Princeton NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, 505.884.1752 Construction Reporter, 1609 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505.243.9793 Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at Albuquerque Reprographics, 4716

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LEGALS p g p , McLeod NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. (505) 884-0862 upon payment of $200.00 for each project set. This deposit is fully refundable provided that the Proposal Documents are returned in usable condition within ten (10) calendar days after the selection announcement. A CD containing the full contract documents is available for a fee of $10 (non-refundable) from A l b u q u e r q u e Reprographics. By: Ben Lujan, Ohkay Owingeh Public Works Director Date Legal #96201 Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on December 19, 23, 26, 30 2013

THE POJOAQUE VALLEY SCHOOLS Student Services Office has initiated the process for destruction of records. Students who were in attendance from 2004-2008 who received Special Education services may pick up their Special Education records at: Student Services, at Pablo Roybal Elementary, Room A1, 1574 State Road 502, Santa Fe, NM 87506, M-F, 8-4. Please call 455-0801 with any questions. Final destruction of records will occur on January 17, 2014. Legal #96126 Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on December 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 2013

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N.M. fishing report Catches of the week NOTE: If you have a catch of the week story or want to syour latest New Mexico fishing experience, send it to fishforfun2@hotmail. com. For catches of the week, include name, date and location, as well as type of fish, length and weight, bait, lure or fly used.

Northeast CIMARRON RIVER: Keep this water on your list for spring. Low water conditions this time of year make for some tough fishing. CONCHAS LAKE: The shallow and steep boat ramps on the north side of the lake are now open along with the Cove campground ramp We had no reports from anglers this week. COYOTE CREEK: We had no reports from anglers this week. EAGLE ROCK LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week. LOS PINOS: We had no reports from anglers this week. MANZANO LAKE: Trout fishing was fair to good for anglers using garlic cheese, garlic-scented Power Bait and Pistol Petes. Maxwell Lakes: Closed for the season. MONASTERY LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week. The lake is closed to ice fishing. MORPHY LAKE: Closed for the season. NUTRIAS LAKES: We had no reports from anglers this week. PECOS RIVER: Water flow near Anton Chico on Monday was 46 cfs. The Mora and Jamie Koch fishing and recreation areas have reopened. The Bert Clancy and Terrero campgrounds remain closed. Trout fishing on the lower river through the Villanueva area was fair for anglers using bright colored Power Bait and salmon eggs. RED RIVER: Water flow near the hatchery on Monday was 40 cfs. Had some decent reports from here again this past week as anglers did well using copper John Barrs, pink and red egg patterns, olive and brown wooly buggers and salmon eggs. A few good size browns were caught as well as several rainbows. RIO GRANDE: Water flow near the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday was 476 cfs. Trout fishing was slow again this past week with just a few trout caught by anglers using big leech patterns, San Juan worms and weighted wooly buggers. We had no reports on other species. UTE LAKE: Early this past week fishing was good using blade baits and slab spoons at 50 feet for walleye and white bass. Snow and cold weather moved in to slow down the action but it should pick up with warmer weather due again this week.

Northwest ABIQUIÚ LAKE: Fishing pressure

Snow: Durango boasts its best conditions since 1983

Lake closures

enjoy a torchlight parade, live music and a fireworks show on New Year’s Eve. opened the Don Diego run on a carpet of Durango Mountain Resort is 100 perunusually fine man-made snow, according cent open on a 42-inch base, with conditions to the resort’s snow mix master, John Paul said to be the best at this time of year since Bradley. In his blog, he notes, “It feels like 1983. The resort will be hosting fireworks we cracked the code for snowmaking on and a snow parade on New Year’s Eve. Its this run — Mother Nature would have to Nordic Center, just across the highway from approve. We made this snow when the the downhill operation, is now open daily. temperature was between minus-13 and 10 degrees. After that, we let it sit for a week, The resort’s tubing hill is open daily through and any moisture those mounds of snow got Jan. 5, and the resort is also the daily launch on top only helped cure it. It’s unbelievable.” point for dog sledding tours, provided by the Durango Dog Ranch. Reservations are Sandia Peak, with a 27-inch base, has required. Call 970-385-2147 for details. 95 percent of its runs available and is open Telluride, with a 44-inch base, has daily through Jan. 5. opened Revelation Bowl and almost all Wolf Creek picked up 7 inches and has other runs on the mountain, with all lifts a fat 63-inch base. It has begun running its now running. For a cool video of skiing in snowcat shuttle to Horseshoe Bowl. Revelation, see the resort’s website. But, Crested Butte reports a 41-inch base, of its three terrain parks, only parts of the which has allowed it to open some of its famed Extreme Limits terrain, including expert park are accessible. almost half the runs served by the North Monarch picked up 8 inches and has a Lift, such as Hawk’s Nest, Hard Slab and nice 44-inch base with all lifts running. It Rachel’s. Its Kid’s Terrain Park and the Key- recently dropped the rope on its hike-to stone Jib Park are both open. double-black designated terrain in MirkThe Crested Butte Film Festival is prewood Basin, so it is now 100 percent open. senting Into the Mind from the acclaimed Daniel Gibson can be reached at dgibson@ production company Sherpa’s Cinema at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in town. At the resort, newmexico.com.

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CHARETTE LAKES: Closed. CLAYTON LAKE: Closed. EAGLE NEST LAKE: Thin ice conditions were keeping the lake closed to fishing. Call the State Park office at 575-377-1594 LAKE MALOYA: Closed to ice fishing .Call the State Park office at 575-445-5607. STORRIE LAKE: Closed to fishing. Call the State Park office at 505-425-7278.

Northwest BLUEWATER LAKE: Closed to fishing. Call the State Park office at 505-876-2391. FENTON LAKE: Closed to fishing. Call the State Park office at 575-829-3630. LAGUNA DEL CAMPO: Closed. LAKE ROBERTS: A construction project has begun and falling lake levels make it difficult to fish.

Southeast BONITO LAKE: Closed. BRANTLEY LAKE: Anglers are to practice catch-and-release for all fish here as high levels of DDT were found in several fish.

was extremely light again this past week and fishing was slow for all species. There is some ice forming around the edges of the lake but it is gone by midmorning. ANIMAS RIVER: Water flow near Aztec on Monday morning was 298 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week. ALBUQUERQUE AREA DRAINS: Fishing was very good using bead-head pheasant tails, parachute adams, wax worms, Power Bait and salmon eggs. We received good reports from anglers fishing the Belen, Peralta, Corrales, Albuquerque South and Bernalillo drains. CANJILON LAKES: We had no reports from anglers this week. CHAMA RIVER: Monday morning water flows below El Vado and Abiquiú were 215 cfs and 79 cfs respectively. We had no reports from below El Vado but trout fishing below Abiquiú was very good for anglers using Power Bait, salmon eggs, small jigs and a wide assortment of bead-head nymphs. HERON LAKE: The only boat ramp open is the primitive ramp in the Ridge Rock area. Boaters are able to launch but advised to use caution. Launching with four-wheel-drive vehicles is recommended. As of Monday there was some ice forming in the coves but the main lake was open. Fishing was slow for all species and fishing pressure was very light. JACKSON LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week. JEMEZ WATERS: Trout fishing on the lower section of the Jemez was fair for anglers using salmon eggs and copper John Barrs. We had no reports from the Guadalupe, Cebolla, East Fork, San Antonio or Rio Las Vacas. The Valles Caldera has been closed to fishing for the winter but should be back up and running next spring. LAKE FARMINGTON: We had no reports from anglers this week. NAVAJO LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week. SAN GREGORIO: We had no reports from anglers this week. SAN JUAN RIVER: Water flow below Navajo Dam on Monday was 239 cfs. Fishing through the Quality Waters was good using bunny leeches, red larva,

streamers, pink and yellow egg patterns and small bead-head pheasant tails. Dry fly action has slowed some but is still fair to good on the lower river during the afternoon hours. Fishing through the bait waters was fair to good using Power Bait, jerk baits and black and olive wooly buggers SANTA CRUZ LAKE: Closed to ice fishing. SEVEN SPRINGS BROOD POND: We had no reports from anglers this week. TINGLEY BEACH: Weekly stocking has made for excellent fishing at the Central and Youth Ponds. Anglers caught limits of trout using garlic scented Power Bait, homemade dough bait, salmon eggs, bead-head pheasant tails and Pistol Petes. A few trout were also taken by anglers using spinners. Anglers fishing the Catch and Release Pond did well using wooly buggers, bunny leeches, egg patterns, small streamers and small midge patterns.

Southwest BEAR CANYON: Trout fishing was fair to good using garlic scented Power Bait and salmon eggs. We had no reports on other species. BILL EVANS LAKE: Trout fishing was good using Power Bait, salmon eggs and homemade dough bait. We had no reports on other species. CABALLO LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week. Check this one out for some good winter walleye fishing. ELEPHANT BUTTE: Fishing was slow for all species. There were a few white bass caught by anglers using slab spoons. We had no reports on other species. The Marina del Sur, Rock Canyon and Dam Site boat ramps are now open. The Monticello ramp remains closed due to low water conditions. ESCONDIDA LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week. GILA RIVER: We had no reports again this past week from the main river or from the Forks. GLENWOOD POND: Trout fishing was good for anglers using Power Bait and salmon eggs. PERCHA DAM: We had no reports from anglers this week. QUEMADO LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week. YOUNG POND: Trout fishing was fair for anglers using Power Bait and salmon eggs. We had no reports on other species.

Southeast BATAAN LAKE: Trout fishing was very good for anglers using salmon eggs and Power Bait. A few fish were also taken by anglers using spinners. We had no reports on other species. BLACK RIVER: Trout fishing was fair using salmon eggs and copper John Barrs. BLUE HOLE PARK POND: Trout fishing was fair to good using salmon eggs and garlic scented Power Bait. BOSQUE REDONDO: Trout fishing was good using garlic scented Power Bait, salmon eggs and small spoons. We had no reports on other species. BOTTOMLESS LAKES: Trout fishing at the Devil’s Inkwell was good this past week. Anglers did well using rainbow and chartreuse Power Bait. CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL LAKE: Trout fishing was good using salmon eggs, garlic cheese, Power Bait and small spinners. CHAPARRAL PARK LAKE: Trout fishing was fair to good for anglers using Power Bait and salmon eggs fished just off the bottom. EUNICE LAKE: Trout fishing was good using salmon eggs, Power Bait, homemade dough bait and worms. GREEN MEADOW LAKE: We had no reports from anglers this week but trout fishing should be good with the recent stocking. GREENE ACRES LAKE: Trout fishing was good using chartreuse and green Power Bait and salmon eggs. GRINDSTONE RESERVOIR: Trout fishing was very good using Power Bait and salmon eggs. We had no reports on other species. JAL LAKE: Trout fishing was fair to good using salmon eggs and Power Bait. LAKE VAN: Fishing was fair using Power Bait and salmon eggs. OASIS PARK LAKE: Trout fishing was very good using green and olive wooly buggers and salmon eggs. SUMNER LAKE: Fishing pressure was extremely light and fishing was slow for all species. The only catches reported were a white bass and a catfish. Both were caught by anglers using spoons. The Alamo boat ramp and the main boat ramp are the only ramps open.

This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.

DRUNK DRIVERS D E T S E R R A T GE Drunk drivers kill. Drunk drivers destroy property. Drunk driving is easy to avoid, just don’t drive drunk, buzzed or after drinking “just a few”. If you do chose to drive drunk law enforcement ofﬁcers will arrest you.

Ofﬁcers are trained to detect drivers who may be impaired. Sometimes drunk drivers make it easy for anybody to notice their bad driving. Behaviors like not stopping at stop signs, weaving between lanes, driving too fast, driving too slow or driving erratically are signs that alert ofﬁcers.

Drunk Busters: Dial #394 to report a drunk driver

Ofﬁcers administer Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST), which are a battery of tests administrated and evaluated in a standardized manner to obtain validated indicators of impairment and to establish probable cause for arrest.

Traffic stops, when an officer pulls over a driver for a violation of traffic law, are usually the time when drunk drivers give themselves away. Physiological effects like bloodshot and watery eyes, slurred speech and the odor of alcohol on their breath are indicators that an officer needs to do further tests to determine the driver’s level of impairment.

There are three tests: Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN), Walk and Turn (WAT) and One Leg Stand (OLS). Horizontal gaze nystagmus is an involuntary jerking of the eye that occurs naturally as the eyes gaze to the side.

The Walk and Turn test and the One Leg Stand test are “divided attention” test that are easily performed by unimpaired people. They require a suspected drunk driver to listen to and follow instructions while performing simple physical movements. Examiners look for many indicators of impairment which involve the suspect not being able to maintain balance.

When the results of these tests are combined, research shows that ofﬁcers are up to 94% accurate in determining alcohol impairment.

Once probable cause for arrest is determined other means of establishing blood alcohol content is used. A breath test or a blood test is a scientiﬁc measure of how much alcohol is in a person’s system. A concentration of .08% is the legally established limit at which a person is too impaired to drive safely.

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DWI OFFENDERS These offenders have outstanding warrants for their arrest. They have failed to comply with court ordered mandates. If you have information about the location of any of these people contact

CRIMESTOPPERS at 955-5050. Callers remain anonymous and can earn up to a $200 reward for information that leads to an arrest.

BERTHA MARTINEZ

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Once a suspect has been arrested, breath or blood test taken, they are taken to the Santa Fe County Detention Facility and booked where a suspect stays until they see a judge.

The arresting ofﬁcer bring the drunk driving suspect to jail where they are searched and placed in a holding cell.

Suspects are screened for medical and mental health.

Drunk driving suspects are processed in to jail. Personal items are collected and placed in secure holding.

CONTACT INFORMATION Coordinator LUPE SANCHEZ • (505)992-9840 lasanchez1@santafecountynm.gov

Screening & Assessment JOANNE De BACA • (505)992-9845 jdebaca@santafecountynm.gov MONICA ACEVEDO (505) 992-9846 macevedo@santafecountynm.gov RENEE SANDOVAL (505) 992-9847 rasandoval@santafecountynm.gov

Prevention Specialists PETER OLSON •(505)992-9844 polson@santafecountynm.gov DIOLINDA ROYBAL • (505) 992-9856 droybal@santafecountynm.gov

Once booked into jail a mugshot is taken to identify and maintain identity of each person incarcerated. Suspects remain incarcerated until they appear before a judge and the judge allows a bail bond. Once the bail is posted the suspect is released. They must also appear before a judge at a later time. Conviction: not less than 48 hours and up to 90 days for 1st offense.

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