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Vicki Huddleston was the deputy and then the coordinator for Cuban affairs in Washington from 1989-93, and chief of the United States Interests Section in Havana from 1999 to 2002. SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT, C-1

Four Corners methane study among LANL breakthroughs

YEAR IN REVIEW

AirAsia flight disappears en route to Singapore The Associated Press

Research part of lab’s list of accomplishments this year

By Patrick Malone The New Mexican

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From outer space, the Four Corners area of New Mexico stands out.

While blue, purple and occasional yellow pixels fill the rest of the continental United States in a satellite image released

by NASA in October, the lone searing red dot camps over New Mexico, not far from its intersection with Colorado, Utah and Arizona.

The red dot indicates a methane hot spot spanning 2,500 square miles, unrivaled by even the heartland and southern oil patches where unprecedented oil extraction is taking place, thanks to increased reliance on evolving hydraulic fracturing technology.

The NASA satellites can’t identify what’s causing the methane gush over northwestern New Mexico. But scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory believe they’ve found the source, and they don’t blame fracking, even though New Mexico’s San Juan Basin is among the most productive oil-extraction sites in the country.

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1. Española police fatally shoot a teenage boy in June. Luis Sánchez Saturno/New Mexican file photo. 2. Albuquerque police kill a homeless man in March. Photo courtesy Albuquerque Police Department. 3. Advantage Asphalt owner Joe Anthony Montoya is convicted of corruption, bribery and fraud this month. Luis Sánchez Saturno/New Mexican file photo. 4. Gov. Susana Martinez is re-elected to a second term in November. Luis Sánchez Saturno/New Mexican file photo. 5. Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Martin is killed by a fellow deputy in October. Luis Sánchez Saturno/New Mexican file photo. 6. WIPP recovery teams examine the underground repository in April. Courtesy Department of Energy. 7. In August, Rio Arriba County Sheriff Tommy Rodella is found guilty of violating an Española man’s civil rights during a traffic stop. Jim Thompson/The Albuquerque Journal. 8. The 90th annual burning of Zozobra in August. Jane Phillips/New Mexican file photo

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — An AirAsia plane with 162 people on board lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. The two countries immediately launched a search and rescue operation, but there was no word on the plane’s whereabouts more than six hours after it went missing.

AirAsia, a regional low-cost carrier with presence in several Southeast Asian countries, said in a statement that the missing Airbus A320-200 was on the submitted flight plan route.

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Economists: Scarcity of startups in U.S. bad for middle class Editor’s note: This story is the fifth in a series.

By Jim Tankersley The Washington Post

PHOENIX — Usually on Fridays, Heather Jackson drives to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Plant, where she’s a physicist, and she works a 10-hour shift. One particular Friday she asked for the day off. The time had come to do something about her shoes.

All day she read market research and wrote her pitch. She pulled on size-10.5 brown boots with squared, scuffed toes. She drove across town to a cinder-block office with bare concrete floors, where 50 people with hopes of starting their own companies had gathered for the weekend. She found a white plastic chair, watched several men speak for a minute each and then walked to the front of the room. Her hands shook.

Then she told them her idea.

“Raise your hand if you or someone you love has trouble finding shoes that fit,” she said. She raised her own hand and watched several others do the same, then added, with a smile, “Look around at my target customers.”

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Pallbearers carry the casket of New York City police officer Rafael Ramos following funeral services Saturday at Christ Tabernacle Church, in the Glendale section of Queens. Ramos and his partner, Officer Wenjian Liu, were killed Dec. 20 as they sat in their patrol car on a Brooklyn street. JULIO CORTEZ/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NYPD officer mourned; tensions still lingering Out-of-state policemen turn their backs to New York mayor

By Jonathan Lemire and Mike Balsamo The Associated Press

NEW YORK housands of police officers from across the nation packed a church and spilled onto streets Saturday to honor Officer Rafael Ramos as a devoted family man, aspiring chaplain and hero, though an air of unrest surrounding his ambush shooting was not completely pushed aside.

While mourners inside the church applauded politely as Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke, hundreds of officers outside turned their backs on him to protest what they see as his support for demonstrators angry over killings by police.

The rush of officers far and wide to New York for Ramos’ funeral reminded some of the bond after the Sept. 11 attacks and Superstorm Sandy. Vice President Joe Biden promised that the “incredibly diverse city can and will show the nation how to bridge any divide.”

Still, tensions were evident when officers turned away from giant screens showing de Blasio, who has been harshly criticized by New York Police Department union officials as a contributor to a climate of mistrust that preceded the killings of Ramos and his partner, Wenjian Liu. Sgt. Myron Joseph of the New Rochelle Police Department said he and fellow officers turned their backs spontaneously to “support our brothers in the NYPD.” In a statement, de Blasio’s spokesman said: “The Ramos and Liu families, our police department and our city are dealing with an unconscionable tragedy. Our sole focus is unifying this city and honoring the lives of our two police officers.”

The NYPD said through its public relations office that it had no comment.

In his eulogy, de Blasio said hearts citywide were broken after the Dec. 20 shootings.

“All of this city is grieving and grieving for so many reasons,” de Blasio said. “But the most

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Turk who shot Pope John Paul II lays flowers on tomb VATICAN CITY — The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded John Paul II in 1981 laid white flowers Saturday on the saint’s tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican officials said.

The surprise visit by Mehmet Ali Agca, believed to be his first time in the Vatican since the assassination attempt, lasted a few minutes, a Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini, said. As with other flowers left by visitors to the tomb, the blossoms were later removed by basilica workers.

Benedettini said there are no legal matters pending against Agca in the Vatican and he was free to visit.

Agca’s trip came on the 31st anniversary of his meeting with the pope.

John Paul, who forgave his attacker, visited Agca in a Rome prison on Dec. 27, 1983, and later intervened to gain Agca’s release in 2000. Agca was extradited to Turkey For the 1979 killing of a Turkish journalist and he completed a 10-year sentence there in 2010.

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Authors turn up noses at Amazon Authors are upset with Amazon. Again.

For much of the last year, mainstream novelists were furious that Amazon was discouraging the sale of some titles in its confrontation with the publisher Hachette over e-books.

Now self-published writers, who owe much of their audience to the retailer’s publishing platform, are unhappy.

One problem is too much competition. But a new complaint is about Kindle Unlimited, a new Amazon subscription service that offers access to 700,000 books — both self-published and traditionally published — for $9.99 a month.

It may bring in readers, but the writers say they earn less.

And in interviews and online forums, they have voiced their complaints.

“Six months ago people were quitting their day job, convinced they could make a career out of writing,” said Bob Mayer, an e-book consultant and publisher who has written 50 books. “Now people are having to go back to that job or are scraping to get by.

That’s how quickly things have changed.”

For romance and mystery novelists who embraced digital technology, loved chatting up their fans and wrote really, really fast, the last few years have been a golden age. Fiction underwent a boom unseen since the postwar era, when seemingly every liberal arts major set his sights on the Great American Novel.

Now, though, the world has more stories than it needs or wants to pay for. In 2010, Amazon had 600,000 e-books in its Kindle store. Today it has more than 3 million. The number of books on Smashwords, which distributes self-published writers, grew 20 percent last year.

The number of free books rose by one-third.

Revenue from e-books leveled off in 2013 at $3 billion after increasing nearly 50 percent in 2012, according to BookStats. But Kindle Unlimited is making the glut worse, some writers say.

The program has the same allyou-can-eat business model as Spotify in music, Netflix in video and the book startups Oyster and Scribd. Consumers feast on these services, which can offer new artists a wider audience than they ever could have found before the digital era.

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personal is that we’ve lost such a good man, and the family is in such pain.”

Gov. Andrew Cuomo praised the sea of blue mourners for their professionalism at recent rallies over police conduct when protesters insulted them, and Biden spoke passionately about the effects of the officers’ deaths.

“When an assassin’s bullet targeted two officers, it targeted this city and it touched the soul of an entire nation,” the vice president said.

Police union officials in contentious contract negotiations with the city have faulted de Blasio for showing sympathy to protesters angry over the police deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner on Staten Island.

At a hospital after the officers’ slayings, the police union’s president, Patrick Lynch, and others turned their backs on de Blasio. Lynch said the mayor had “blood on his hands.”

After the funeral, Lynch and de Blasio exchanged nods as they exited the church.

Lynch refused to answer reporters’ questions about officers turning their backs.

Weeks before the shooting, Lynch had suggested officers sign a petition requesting that the mayor not attend their funerals were they to die in the line of duty.

Soon after taking office this year, de Blasio dropped the city’s opposition to a judge’s finding that the police department discriminated against minorities with its anti-crime stop-andfrisk tactics.

But since last week’s shootings, de Blasio has stood firmly by police, calling on demonstrators to temporarily halt protests and praising the department after it arrested several men charged with threatening police.

The killings shook the city and put an end to large-scale local protests criticizing police over the high-profile, in-custody deaths.

When the Ramos family arrived at church Saturday, the elder son — wearing his father’s NYPD jacket — was hugged by a police officer.

Ramos, a 40-year-old married father of two, was studying to become a pastor and kept Bible study books in his locker, his commanding officer said.

Police Commissioner William Bratton said Ramos had been made honorary chaplain of the police precinct where he had worked.

Protester in St. Louis area charged with arson BERKELEY, Mo. — A protester who advocated for peaceful demonstrations in Ferguson was charged Saturday with setting fire to a convenience store in a neighboring suburb.

A St. Louis County jail official said Joshua Williams, 19, of St. Louis, was being held on $30,000 bond. He is charged with arson, second-degree burglary and stealing less than $500.

Williams, who was frequently quoted and photographed protesting Michael Brown’s death, is accused of using lighter fluid to set multiple fires inside and outside a QuikTrip in Berkeley. Court records said Williams confessed in a videotaped interview, and that his actions were captured by surveillance video and by news media.

The QuikTrip was looted after a white Berkeley police officer shot and killed Antonio Martin, a black 18-year-old, late Tuesday at a nearby gas station. Separate surveillance footage appeared to show that before the shooting, Martin pulled a gun on the unidentified 34-year-old officer.

St. Louis County police spokesman Shawn McGuire said it wasn’t immediately known if Williams had an attorney. Williams didn’t immediately return a phone message.

Superstorm Sandy flood insurers face scrutiny NEW YORK — When Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast, flood insurance companies working for the Federal Emergency Management Agency dispatched an army of structural engineers to do some detective work.

Their assignment: Find out how much damage to policyholders’ homes was caused by surging seawater and how much predated the storm.

Now, two years later, lawyers representing about 1,500 homeowners are trying to prove that some engineering firms hired to inspect the damage issued bogus reports to give skeptical insurers ammunition to deny claims. Broken foundations, the lawyers say, were falsely blamed on poor construction or longterm settling of the soil. Cracked and warped walls were written off as being due to old age.

Lava creeps 15 yards closer to Hawaii marketplace PAHOA, Hawaii — Lava that had been stalled on its way to a shopping center on Hawaii’s Big Island has started moving again and advanced 15 yards since Friday afternoon. The molten rock is about 700 yards from Pahoa Marketplace and 0.6 miles from the intersection of Highway 130 and Pahoa Village Road.

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Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 HOLIDAY TALKS: From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Unity Santa Fe, 1212 Unity Way, the topic will be “Kwanzaa — A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture.” The public is invited to attend. For more information, visit www.unitysantafe.org or call 989-3648, ext. 3.

SANTA FE PRO MUSICA ORCHESTRA: St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. Music of Telemann, Vivaldi, and Handel, featuring violinist Cármelo de los Santos, 3 p.m., $20-$65, SFPM box office, 505988-4640, or 988-1234, ticketssantafe.org, Monday encore.

SCHOLA CANTORUM OF SANTA FE: Loretto Chapel, 207 Old Santa Fe Trail. A-cappella performances of sacred music, Gregorian chants, and carols; program preview by William Turney 6:30 p.m., concert 7 p.m., $20, discounts available, tickets available in advance at schola-sf.org and at the door, visit the website for full schedule of concerts.

JOHN FULLBRIGHT: At the Skylight, 139 W. San Francisco St., 982-0775. Singer/songwriter, 7 p.m., $15 in advance at holdmyticket.com.

SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE: Winter Festival: María Benítez Cabaret, The Lodge at Santa Fe, 750 N. St. Francis Drive.

Endings & Beginnings, concert series performed by a-cappella pop and jazz group Voasis, 4 p.m., advance tickets available online at desertchorale.org, daily encores through Wednesday.

CLAN TYNKER — THE DREAM TRAIN: Armory for the Arts Theater, 1050 Old Pecos Trail. Local vaudevillian circus troupe, 2 p.m.,$10 to $12 in advance at brownpapertickets. com, final performance.

JOURNEY SANTA FE PRESENTS: Mariel Namasi at Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226. The Creation of the Santa Fe Public Power Utility, a discussion with the executive director of New Energy Economy, moderated by Bill Dupuy, 11 a.m.

MICHAEL KINCAID: Op. Cit. Books, Sanbusco Center, 500 Montezuma Ave., 428-0321.

The author reads from and signs copies of Oak Song, 2 p.m.

GLOW: Santa Fe Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, Museum

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ISRAELI DANCE: Odd Fellows Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Road. Traditional folk dances; 8 to 10 p.m. weekly, $5 suggested donation, santafe.israeli.dance.com.

NIGHTLIFE Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 COWGIRL BBQ: Broomdust Gospel Quartet, noon to 3 p.m.; folk rocker Daniel Murphy, 8 p.m. to close; no cover.

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FLOWER ANGELS: Help out weekly as a Flower Angel for Presbyterian Medical Services Hospice Center; contact Mary Ann Andrews for information, 988-2211.

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WORLD Suspected Al-Shabab militants captured during Thursday’s deadly attack on African Union base are seen in Mogadishu, Somalia. Somali officials say the militant group’s leader surrendered Saturday.

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Islamic extremist leader surrenders

By Abdi Guled The Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — A leader with the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, who had a $3 million bounty on his head, surrendered in Somalia, a Somali intelligence official said Saturday.

Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi surrendered to Somali police in the Gedo region, said the intelligence officer, who insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press.

Hersi may have surrendered because he fell out with those loyal to Ahmed Abdi Godane, al-Shabab’s top leader who was killed in a U.S. airstrike earlier this year, the officer said.

Hersi was one of seven top al-Shabab officials whom the Obama administration offered a total $33 million in rewards for information leading to their capture in 2012. It is not clear if the reward will be paid out for Hersi because he surrendered.

Despite major setbacks in 2014, al-Shabab remains a threat in Somalia and the East African region. The group has carried out many terror attacks in Somalia and some in neighboring countries including Kenya, whose armies are part of the African Union troops

bolstering Somalia’s weak U.N.backed government.

On Christmas day al-Shabab launched an attack at the African Union base in Mogadishu.

Nine people died, including three African Union soldiers, in the attack on the complex, which also houses U.N. offices and western embassies. Al-Shabab said the attack was aimed at a Christmas party and was in retaliation for the killing of the group’s leader Godane.

Al-Shabab also claimed that 14 soldiers were killed but the group often exaggerates the number of people it kills.

Al-Shabab is waging an Islamic insurgency against Somalia’s government that is attempting to rebuild the country after decades of conflict.

Al-Shabab controlled much of Mogadishu during the years 2007 to 2011.

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N. Korea increases anti-U.S. rhetoric Regime blames Obama for movie, calls him a ‘monkey’

By Simon Denyer The Washington Post

BEIJING — North Korea on Saturday compared President Barack Obama to a “monkey in a tropical forest” as it blamed the administration for disrupting its Internet access amid a hacking dispute related to the movie The Interview.

The North Korean government has been fiercely critical of the film, a comedy involving a plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong Un, but has denied responsibility for a recent cyberattack on Sony Pictures.

Facing a threat of terrorist attacks from hackers, and the subsequent refusal of large cinema halls to screen the movie, Sony initially canceled its release earlier this month.

But after Obama criticized the company for caving in to pressure from North Korea, Sony released the movie Christmas Day in selected independent cinemas. It played to packed houses and took in nearly $1 million in opening day ticket sales. Sony also made the film available online on Google’s Play service and

YouTube Movies, as well as on Microsoft’s Xbox Video and a dedicated website — seetheinterview.com — run by the studio itself.

In a statement on Saturday, North Korea’s ruling body, the National Defense Commission, said Obama was “the chief culprit” for the movie’s release.

“Obama always goes reckless in words and deeds like a monkey in a tropical forest,” an unnamed spokesman for the commission said in a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency.

It wasn’t the first time North Korea has used racist language to refer to Obama or indeed used crude insults against other top U.S. and South Korean officials. In May, its official news agency called Obama a “crossbreed” and “a wicked black monkey,” while referring to South Korean President Park Geun-hye as “an old prostitute.”

Obama had threatened retaliation against North Korea over the cyberattack on Sony, but it is not clear if last week’s disruption of the country’s

Internet access was carried out by the U.S. government or by independent hackers.

North Korea demanded evidence that it was behind the attack on Sony, while blaming the United States for its own Internet problems.

“The United States, with its large physical size and oblivious to the shame of playing hide and seek as children with runny noses would, has begun disrupting the Internet operations of the main media outlets of our republic,” it said.

The U.S. administration, it said, had “feigned ignorance” of the attack.

Earlier, it had warned that any U.S. punishment over the cyberattack on Sony would lead to retaliation “thousands of times greater.”

The United States has also requested China’s help in punishing its ally North Korea, but

Beijing has appeared reluctant to get involved, condemning cyberattacks but arguing there was no proof of who was responsible for the attack on Sony.

The movie has proved a surprise success in China, with tens of thousands of people downloading it — most illegally — within hours of it being made available online.

Many Chinese netizens left positive reviews online, even without seeing the movie, as a gesture of protest against censorship.

The country’s leader is often mockingly referred to by Chinese Web users as “Fatty Kim III.” That popular reception was something of an embarrassment for the nationalist Global Times newspaper, which had earlier accused the United States of “senseless cultural arrogance” over the movie.

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Nathaniel Ortiz, aka Care Bear, left, and Marina Matakovich, 13, right, hang out with friends at Cathedral Park on July 7. A summertime cleanup helped improved the climate at the downtown park, which many people avoided before. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

Year: Deputy-on-deputy killing shocks community Continued from Page A-1 A rural sheriff also faced allegations of using unnecessary physical violence.

But charges against Sheriff Tommy Rodella of Rio Arriba County were heard in federal court in Albuquerque, rather than in government briefing rooms.

But perhaps the most shocking case in New Mexico saw one Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy shoot and kill another deputy while they were on assignment.

“In my whole career, I have never seen anything like it,” Santa Fe County Sheriff Robert A. Garcia said Friday in an interview. “I had never heard of a deputy-on-deputy killing.”

Garcia, who has worked in law enforcement for almost 35 years, said the dangers his officers face are readily apparent. But it never crossed his mind that one deputy would turn on another with deadly force.

That’s what happened in late October, when Garcia’s staff sent Deputies Jeremy Martin and Tai Chan on the road to transport a prisoner to Safford, Ariz.

On the long trip back, they checked into a hotel in Las Cruces to get some sleep before driving the final 285 miles to Santa Fe. That night, the deputies went to a pub, where they argued, police in Las Cruces said.

Back at the hotel, police said, Chan fired several shots from a semi-automatic weapon at 29-year-old Martin.

Martin tried to escape by getting into an elevator. He didn’t make it. He died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Chan, 27, is charged with first-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty.

Garcia said he believes the majority of the public still supports and trusts those sworn to uphold the law. Police and sheriff’s departments, though, have work to do in regaining the confidence of the smaller percentage that has come to doubt the ability of those hired to enforce the law, he said.

No police department in the country may face more skeptics than Albuquerque’s.

Investigators with the U.S. Department of Justice concluded in April that Albuquerque police were responsible for “a pattern or practice of use of excessive force, including deadly force.”

By the time the federal government made that claim in April, thousands of ordinary people had already reached the same conclusion.

They watched a wrenching, graphic video of Albuquerque police officers shooting a 38-year-old homeless man named James Boyd when he had packed up his few possessions to surrender after camping illegally in the foothills.

Instead of the confrontation diminishing, it escalated. An officer fired a flare and unleashed dogs on Boyd as police screamed at him to fall on the ground.

A man with a history of lawbreaking and mental illness, Boyd hesitated and appeared confused as he pulled small knives from his pocket and held them at his side in what seemed to be a nonthreatening manner. Officers then killed him in a hail of gunfire.

In October, Albuquerque’s government reached an agreement with the Department of Justice. The city pledged to implement new police training and reviews of officerinvolved shootings.

No criminal charges have been brought in Boyd’s shooting or others in Albuquerque. Sheriff Rodella’s lawyer hammered at that point when arguing that his client was singled out for unfair prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Jurors, though, accepted the prosecution’s case that Rodella had abused his position as sheriff and violated the civil rights of a 26-year-old motorist. Rodella, who had been defeated in the June Democratic primary election, lost his office after being convicted. A federal judge is to sentence him in January.

Two other police cases made news for weeks in Northern New Mexico.

Officer Jose Gutierrez of the Santa Fe Police Department resigned after a bruised and battered female taxi driver said he used unnecessary physical force on her during a traffic stop.

A police officer in Española shot and killed a 16-year-old boy, Victor Villalpando, after he pulled what turned out to be a cap gun.

Grand jurors declined to charge the officer. A pivotal point in the case may have been the boy’s text messages, suggesting he had considered suicide

From left, Mary Shoemaker, Corrina Shoemaker, 12, and Patty Shure make their daily visit to Victor Villalpando’s grave in the El Rito Community Cemetery. Villalpando was shot to death in June by Española police after the teen pulled what turned out to be a cap gun. CLYDE MUELLER/NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

before his confrontation with officers.

WIPP leak Aside from police conduct, New Mexico made news nationally because of two of its largest institutions related to the nation’s defense and storage of Cold War-era nuclear waste.

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad ceased operations in February after a leak from a container that came from Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Some 20 workers were exposed to radioactive material, but environmental monitors said the levels were beneath what the plant regards as dangerous.

The U.S. Department of Energy estimated that it will take $550 million and several years to fully reopen the underground storage plant. Critics of the agency call the dollar figure low.

The accident and subsequent investigations by regulators and The New Mexican have revealed a disturbing pattern of lax oversight at Los Alamos that led to the leak.

Year in politics In state politics, a slate of Republican candidates made history in the November election by winning control of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the first time since 1954.

Republicans flipped five seats to gain a 37-33 advantage in the House.

Rep. Don Tripp, R-Socorro, a jeweler and small-business owner, is the GOP’s choice to become speaker of the House.

His selection will become official when the full House of Representatives convenes Jan. 20.

Democrats still control the state Senate, 25-17. Lawmakers of both parties could face difficulty in getting bills approved.

Republican Gov. Susana Martinez

easily won re-election in November over the Democratic nominee, state Attorney General Gary King. Martinez, 55, continued a pattern in which every governor of New Mexico since 1994 has won two terms.

Martinez heads into 2015 with one of the most controversial decisions of her administration still unresolved.

In 2013, her Human Services Department shuttered 15 companies that provided mental health services across the state, saying they were suspected of Medicaid billing fraud. Nearly 18 months later, no proof of these allegations has been shared with the public.

Two of the companies have been cleared by King’s staff.

The biggest story of the year in Santa Fe politics was the race for mayor.

Javier Gonzales easily won a threeway race, overcoming controversy about outside donors pouring money into his campaign.

Voters also decided that being mayor should be a full-time job, but that change will not occur until 2018, after Gonzales’ term ends.

A long-running public corruption case was a dominant story of Santa Fe County politics.

Jurors convicted a contractor, Joe Anthony Montoya, of bribing two former county officials to land millions in road-repair projects.

Montoya, 53, awaits sentencing.

So does the man who enabled him, former county public works director James Lujan. Lujan, 58, said he took an estimated $26,000 in cash bribes from Montoya, plus trips to Las Vegas, Nev.

Enforcement held mothers and children from Central America in a federal law enforcement training compound in Artesia, saying they had crossed illegally into the United States.

More than 1,200 people were detained at the center before it closed this month. About a third were deported, but the majority are seeking asylum or court hearings on their immigration status. These immigrants said they feared gangland violence in their home countries.

‘Drug park’ cleanup In Santa Fe, a different sort of safety concern led to a cleanup of Cathedral Park.

Reporters and photographers of The Santa Fe New Mexican chronicled life in Cathedral Park, documenting drug use and a climate that discouraged many people from setting foot in the green space downtown. This led to a cleanup during summertime that coincided with the opening of the Drury Plaza Hotel, which owns a share of the park.

A record burning

Border debate

A more upbeat outdoor event was the 90th burning of Zozobra, also known as Old Man Gloom.

The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe, which hosts the event, said it drew a record crowd of just over 40,000 to the Fort Marcy Ballpark. This marked the first time in four decades that Zozobra was burned on the Friday before Labor Day. Staff Writer Patrick Malone contributed to this story.

Immigration became a hot-button topic in the oil town of Artesia for much of the year.

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LANL: Methane research wasn’t original objective of lab’s project Continued from Page A-1 “We confirmed that it’s most likely coal-bed methane,” said Manvendra Dubey, a leading researcher at the lab on the project that pegged the source of the enormous fugitive methane cloud.

The methane study was among 12 projects lab officials identified as the top scientific breakthroughs at LANL in 2014. Others included tracking Internet traffic to articles about diseases as an indicator of their spread, creation of simulated human organs that could replace animals in medical tests and a laser chosen for NASA’s 2020 Mars mission, to name a few.

The lab’s scientific work has been overshadowed this year by the Feb. 14 rupture of a drum of nuclear waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad. The drum that ruptured originated at LANL, and the volatile components it contained were not identified in the lab’s formal description of the waste. A multitude of federal investigations are reviewing the incident.

“The breadth of scientific expertise and range of disciplines necessary for supporting Los Alamos’ national security mission can be seen when reflecting on some of the year’s more visible accomplishments,” said Alan Bishop, principal associate director for science, technology and engineering at LANL. “Los Alamos remains proud of its legacy of using world-class science to address some of the world’s most pressing and difficult problems.”

The methane study’s findings have come under fire from oil and gas industry interests that say researchers have downplayed a historical record of

The Four Corners area, in red, left, is a major hot spot for methane emissions. In this new look at methane from space, the Four Corners area jumps out in red with about 1.3 million pounds of methane a year. That’s about 80 percent more than the EPA figured and traps more heat than all the carbon dioxide produced yearly in Sweden. COURTESY NASA, JPL-CALTECH, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

naturally occurring methane escapes in the San Juan Basin, and environmental groups that contended it downplayed fracking’s contribution to the hot spot.

But Dubey defended the science that points to coal-bed methane as the likely source of the hot spot. Los Alamos scientists embarked on the project without an objective in mind, Dubey said. In fact, they originally set out to measure something entirely different than the methane emissions that ultimately stepped to the fore of the study.

The project began with the goal of gauging whether coal-fired power plants in northwestern New Mexico were accurately measuring their emissions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides. It turns out that the plants’ emis-

sions readings were accurate, Dubey said. But on their way to reaching that conclusion, Los Alamos’ researchers reviewing ground-level pollutant readings discovered a curious methane presence. It was unexpected because methane is not a byproduct of the coalpowered plants.

“We saw these methane signals,” Dubey said. “They were subtle. … It started off as a serendipitous discovery.”

The methane measurements literally changed with the wind, posting daily highs in the morning with levels tailing off by afternoon. Dubey and his team used supercomputers at LANL to develop models that explained the shifting methane levels, and plied what they found against the data gathered by

NASA satellites.

The satellite data vindicated fracking as the source of the Four Corners hot spot, because images dating back to 2009 — before the current surge in hydraulic fracturing in the area had begun — showed the concentration of methane already existed.

Together, the satellite imagery and the research at Los Alamos show that fugitive methane levels in the Four Corners region are three times greater than what the Environmental Protection Agency believed them to be. The EPA acknowledges methane as one of the greenhouse gases whose prevalence in the atmosphere is responsible for rising temperatures on Earth.

With timing eliminating fracking

as the primary cause of the hot spot, researchers focused their attention on historical activities and geological factors in the Four Corners. Its coal-rich makeup and the decades of flourishing coal mines that preceded researchers’ methane measurements pointed to a nexus, Dubey said, conceding that even his team expected that its research would find fracking responsible for the methane leak.

“This is not the last word,” Dubey said, “but it is a surprise.”

He acknowledges that more work is needed to identify exactly why so much methane is escaping into the atmosphere above the Four Corners. While coal mining in the area was a “dominant activity,” as Dubey puts it, he said more research is needed to determine the contributions to the cloud from naturally occurring methane seepage from coal seams and agricultural methane.

He sees value in continuing that work, which to date has not been authorized or funded.

“We need to really understand fugitive leaks both from past activities and in future activities,” he said.

Developing credible baseline measurements for fugitive methane is a crucial step toward quantifying the environmental effects of fracking as time goes on, Dubey said. If such a baseline or a strategy to harness the natural gas escaping into the atmosphere evolve from it, then Dubey said history will view the Four Corners project as a success.

“Before this,” he said, “we were running blind.”

Contact Patrick Malone at 986-3017 or pmalone@sfnewmexican.com.

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Medicaid cuts in payments to doctors threaten access to care Medicaid payments “at a time when the population enrolled in Medicaid is surging,” he said.

Dr. George J. Petruncio, a family physician in Turnersville, N.J., described the cuts as a “bait and

By Robert Pear switch” move.

The New York Times “The government attempted to entice physicians into Medicaid WASHINGTON — Just as with higher rates, then lowers millions of people are gaining reimbursement once the doctors insurance through Medicaid, are involved,” he said. the program is poised to make But Nicole Brossoie, a spokesdeep cuts in payments to many doctors, prompting some physi- woman for the New Jersey Department of Human Services, cians and consumer advocates which runs the state’s Medicaid to warn that the reductions program, said the increase was could make it more difficult not meant to be permanent. for Medicaid patients to obtain “The enhanced rates will not care.

The Affordable Care Act pro- be extended in New Jersey,” vided a big increase in Medicaid Brossoie said. “It was always payments for primary care in understood to be temporary.”

2013 and 2014. But the increase The White House says Medicexpires Thursday — just weeks after the Obama administration told the Supreme Court that doctors and other providers had no legal right to challenge the adequacy of payments they received from Medicaid.

The impact will vary by state, but a study by the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan research organization, estimates that doctors who have been receiving the enhanced payments will see their fees for primary care cut by 43 percent, on average.

Stephen Zuckerman, a health economist at the Urban Institute and co-author of the report, said Medicaid payments for primary care services could drop by 50 percent or more in California, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania, among other states.

In his budget request in March, President Barack Obama proposed a one-year extension of the higher Medicaid payments.

Several Democratic members of Congress backed the idea, but the proposals languished, and such legislation would appear to face long odds in the new Congress, with Republicans controlling both houses.

Dr. David A. Fleming, the president of the American College of Physicians, which represents specialists in internal medicine, said some patients would have less access to care after the cuts. It would make no sense to reduce

Study: Physicians could see fees pared down by 43 percent

aid is contributing to the “largest coverage gains in four decades,” with 9.7 million people added to the Medicaid rolls since October 2013, bringing the total to 68.5 million. More than one-fifth of Americans are now covered

by Medicaid.

But federal officials have not set forth a strategy to expand access to care with enrollment, and in many states Medicaid payment rates for primary care services, like routine office visits and the management of chronic illnesses, will plunge back to 2012 levels, widely seen as inadequate.

For the past two years, the federal government has required state Medicaid agencies to pay at least as much as Medicare pays for primary care services.

Family doctors, internists and

Sandra Lynch, a new Medicaid recipient, talks to an assistant at the Family Health Center in Louisville, Ky., on March 12.

Just as many new enrollees are gaining insurance, the Medicaid program is poised to make deep cuts in payments to many doctors. JABIN BOTSFORD/THE NEW YORK TIMES

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ference in costs.

The impending cuts are larger in states like California that have the widest gaps between Medic-

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A survey by the Ohio State Medical Association found that some Ohio doctors began accepting Medicaid patients because of the rate increase in 2013.

Ohio doctors who were already participating in the program said they had accepted more Medicaid patients after the rate increase. And almost 40 percent of Ohio doctors indicated that they planned to accept fewer Medicaid patients when the extra payments lapsed.

Under federal law, Medicaid rates must be “sufficient to enlist enough providers” so that beneficiaries have at least as much access to care as the general population in their geographic area. In practice, doctors say, this standard is murky.

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Startups: Some see connection to increase in influence peddling workers. Newer companies create a lot more jobs, on net, than Jackson was taking a risk, iden- long-established ones, according tifying a problem and trying to to several studies, including a launch a new business to solve it. recent one by the Organization A shrinking share of Americans for Economic Cooperation and are doing the same.

Development, which compiles There are two entrepreneureconomic statistics for wealthy ship problems afflicting the U.S. nations. (This is true even economy today, and both are bad though so many startups fail.) for the middle class. The country Haltiwanger’s research suggests doesn’t have enough of the kind America would have 1.1 million of entrepreneurship that creates more jobs today if dynamism jobs, and it has too much of the were still at even mid-1980s kind that boosts rich executives levels. More jobs would reduce at the expense of everyone else. competition among would-be Both problems suppress the workers for available slots, which creation of the sort of jobs and would mean companies would businesses that historically have need to pay workers more to lifted workers into the middle attract or keep them. class.

You could see the allure of The more pronounced of launching a business — and the those trends is a slowing birthlong odds facing entrepreneurs rate for new businesses. The — by following Jackson through slowdown has persisted over two Startup Weekend Phoenix, a decades and has worsened since 54-hour marathon run by an 2000. Economists aren’t entirely altruistic group of techies, where sure what’s causing it. participants dream up compaThe nation’s “startup rate,” the nies, flesh out the concept and number of new companies as a pitch them to a panel of judges. share of total companies, declined Almost everyone came to the by 12 percent from the late 1980s event with an idea they were to the eve of the Great Recession. convinced could blossom into That’s according to research by the next Facebook or Google, if John Haltiwanger, a University of only they could find the team Maryland economist who studies and the money to bring it to life. business dynamics, and several By the second day, 1 in 5 of the co-authors. They found the rate participants had quit. Dozens dropped even further during the more would shelve their startup recession: By 2011, it was about ambitions once they returned 25 percent lower than it was in home Sunday night. Jackson was the late ’80s. determined to be different. She Recent research from the wanted to win the competition, Brookings Institution confirms which came with a prize of work that compared to 25 years ago, a space and business coaching. smaller share of Americans today But first, she needed to get a work for startups, and a smaller bunch of geeky young men intershare of companies are startups. ested in shoes.

Even the tech industry has seen Startup Weekend Phoenix its startup rate decline. In 1982, was hosted by a company called Haltiwanger and co-authors Coplex, which rents a spartan report, 3 in 5 high-tech firms office space directly under the were young startups; in 2012, that landing path of the Phoenix airhad fallen to less than 2 in 5. port. A nervous crew filled the This is bad for middle-class space on Friday night: mostly

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guys, mostly in their 20s, mostly in Converse sneakers, jeans and short sleeves. They drank beer and Red Bull from large picnic coolers, frequently replenished.

One by one they pitched their ideas. An app to see what your friends are wearing today. A dating site that lets friends and family set you up. And Jackson — with her plan to let customers take pictures of their feet with a smartphone, upload them and end up with (relatively) inexpensive pairs of custom-made shoes.

She hoped to disrupt the giants of the shoe industry, to democratize form-fitting footwear.

It’s important for the American economy to have startup companies — and not just so that the owners of those companies can earn their way into the middle class. Startups also help oil the engine of capitalism.

Ideally, there’s a sort of natural selection constantly happening in free markets. Weaker, less adaptable firms shrink and fail.

Stronger, more innovative ones grow and thrive. Economists call that process “dynamism” or “creative destruction.” Its purpose is to make sure the country is employing people, money and technology in the most efficient way. When someone starts a company that tries to innovate — to sell a better, faster, cheaper way to solve a human problem — economists call that “productive entrepreneurship” because it helps the whole economy.

Today’s economy, though, has lost some of the dynamism it had after World War II, when shared prosperity flourished. Fewer new firms are springing to life, and fewer old firms are failing.

In a recent paper for the Brookings Institution, economists Robert Litan and Ian Hathaway calculate that a third of all U.S. firms were at least 16 years old in 2011. That’s a 50 percent

increase from 1992. Nearly threequarters of all private-sector workers were employed by those firms, up from three-fifths in ’92.

The second problem with U.S. entrepreneurship today is these older firms appear to be growing more interested in what economist William Baumol called “unproductive entrepreneurship.”

Put simply, that means companies are ramping up their efforts to win favors from the government — tax breaks, spending contracts or industry regulations that favor their firm over potential competitors.

Many economists, such as Luigi Zingales of the University of Chicago, contend those efforts divert resources that could be boosting the economy and sparking more job creation.

From 1998 to the peak of the influence boom in 2010, after adjusting for inflation, American companies nearly doubled the money they spent lobbying federal lawmakers, according to the nonprofit Sunlight Foundation.

There’s an index that tracks stock performance of the 50 companies that lobby the most, and in 2012,

it outperformed the market as a whole by 30 percent.

A recent study for George Mason University’s Mercatus Center by economists Russell Sobel and Rachel Graefe-Anderson found that for companies, deep political connections (including high lobbying spending) and higher revenues go together. But instead of banking those extra revenues as profits, the firms appear to pass them on to their chief executives.

The paper finds “a robust and significant positive relationship between political activity and executive compensation.”

Some economists see a link between the nation’s two entrepreneurship problems — the scarcity of startups and the rise in influence-peddling. By bending tax laws and new regulations to benefit them, those economists theorize, existing companies make it harder for anyone new to challenge for market share. Litan and Hathaway, the authors of the Brookings studies, say that theory would take decades of research to prove or disprove — but that it certainly

appears today that established companies have unusual advantages over new companies.

This is another case of some of the country’s most talented people following rational incentives to maximize their own pay at the expense of the economy.

As the judges deliberated in Phoenix, Jackson said, “No matter what happens, I’m moving forward” with the company.

She didn’t win. Three other teams took the weekend’s prizes.

Judges urged Jackson to streamline her idea.

She followed the advice. Several months later, she’d focused her efforts on custom-made boots. She was working out of her home, partnering with a local denim company for space and distribution, and writing an ebook on shoemaking.

She was still working at the nuclear plant, but she juggled her schedule to spend Thursdays and Fridays apprenticing with a local bootmaker.

“My passion is to create jobs that people love,” she said. She was still ready to follow that wherever it leads.

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Syria war gets more complex

Jihadis’ parents suffer double blow

By Anne Barnard

MANCHESTER, England — Everyone at the Alfurqan Islamic Center knows of the parents who tried to rescue their twin daughters after the girls ran off to join the Islamic State.

They know how Ibrahim Halane and his wife, Khadra Jama, who are immigrants from Somalia, followed their daughters to Turkey.

How Jama, who ventured into Syria after them, was arrested by the militants and detained for more than five weeks. How the parents came back empty-handed, their 17-year-old daughters, Salma and Zahra, already married off to jihadis.

They know the story, and

ANTAKYA, Turkey — It was a victory that President Bashar Assad’s opponents had dreamed of: Insurgents seized a key army base in northern Syria after more than a year of trying.

But the mood in this Turkish border town, flooded with Syrians who have fled both government bombings and extremist insurgents, was more bitter than celebratory.

The assault this month was led by the Nusra Front, al-Qaida’s arm in Syria, which claimed the spoils. By contrast, many of the first Syrians to rise up against Assad in 2011 — civilian demonstrators and army defectors alike — followed the battle from the sidelines here, unable to enter Syria under threat of death from the extremists of Nusra and its rival group, the Islamic State.

As Syria’s war heads toward its fourth year, the complex battleground is increasingly divided between the government and the extremists, leaving many Syrians feeling that the revolution on which they gambled their lives and livelihoods has failed.

Different insurgent groups battle one another, even as they fight against Assad’s forces and his allies, foreign Shiite militias.

A chaotic stalemate reigns in a war that has killed more than 200,000 people and wounded 1 million.

In northern and eastern Syria, where Assad’s opponents won early victories and once dreamed of building self-government, the nationalist rebel groups calling themselves the Free Syrian Army are forced to operate under the extremists’ umbrellas, to go underground or to flee, according to Syrian insurgents, activists and two top commanders of the U.S.financed FSA groups.

“The revolution now is sleeping,” said Maysara, a landowner from the northern Syrian town of Saraqeb who asked to be identified only by his first name for his safety. He organized some of the first residents there to take up arms in 2011, but has recently shifted his focus to helping refugees as he studies Turkish in Antakya and his fighters, 30 in all, reduce their ambitions to guarding their town.

“We don’t know when it will wake up,” he said. “Syrians will give birth to more children, and maybe they will continue this revolution.”

The Syrian government is facing its own problems. While Assad appears unlikely to fall by force, he also seems unable to reassert full control over the country.

Despite taking back most of the central city of Homs, government forces have not dislodged insurgents from the al-Waer district. They have faced new attacks from extremists in the east and south and have been trying for months to encircle insurgents in the city of Aleppo.

Mounting army casualties have left government supporters tired and grieving; some are resentful.

There have been tensions in the southern province of Sweida, residents say, after the government tried to renege on an agreement to allow young men to serve in local defense forces and instead draft them into the army.

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they sympathize. But they keep their distance.

“We know he’s upset, and everyone feels sorry for him,” Haji Saab, chairman of the mosque, said of Halane. But “we leave him alone.”

It has been very difficult for the community as well, Saab said. It has “shut itself up.”

“People are traumatized,” he said.

About 3,000 men and women are believed to have left Europe since the Syrian war intensified to join up with militant groups like the Islamic State. While their loved ones hope for their safe return, the authorities throughout most of Europe are taking steps to stop them, amid fears that they will recruit others or bring violence back with them.

But in many cases they have already created turmoil for their families and communities, say those familiar with the people left behind. Not only do parents like Halane

and Jama live with the worry that they will never again see their children — many of whom are just teenagers — but they must also endure isolation and fear.

And with the authorities unhelpful — and largely unsympathetic — in most cases, more families are taking matters into their own hands and trying to go to Syria to rescue their children themselves.

“Even their relatives are ignoring them because they are frightened of being associated with so-called terrorists and of being arrested,” said Saleha Jaffer, who runs Families Against Stress and Trauma, a Londonbased organization that helps families of children who have joined the Middle East conflict.

The trauma is particularly acute among Somalis. Somalis are struggling with the lure of

Islamic extremism on multiple fronts: More than 100 Britons are thought to have joined the Shabab, an Islamist group in Somalia, according to the intelligence services.

A person who knows the Halane family said that another one of the children, a son, had gone to Somalia to fight with the Shabab, but then moved to Syria and joined the Islamic State last year.

Jaffer said the stigma faced by families was acute. Families know they are gossiped about and shunned.

Some siblings refuse to go to school because they are afraid of being bullied.

Part of her organization’s work is to help the families rejoin their communities by persuading others they will not be punished if they show support. But so far, the persuading

has been difficult.

Activists said governments were making the problem worse with their plans for tighter anti-terror laws, more stop-and-searches, and the 12-year prison sentences handed down in Britain recently to two returning jihadis after their families cooperated with the police.

The policies are discouraging others from coming forward, community activists say.

The police have arrested 271 people on terrorism-related charges so far in Britain this year.

“No one is talking about their impact on families and the communities,” said Mohammed Shafiq, the chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation in Manchester.

“The government just has a series of knee-jerk reactions.”

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Missing: Contact was lost about 42 minutes after jetliner took off Continued from Page A-1 sian Air Traffic Control.

“We don’t dare to presume what has happened except that it has lost contact.” Djoko Murjatmodjo, Indonesia’s acting director general of transportation, told reporters. He said the last contact between pilot and the air traffic control was at 6:13 a.m. local time “when he asked to hinder cloud by turning left and go higher to 34,000 feet.”

He said there was no distress signal from Flight QZ8501.

The contact was lost about 42 minutes after the single-aisle jetliner took off from Indonesia’s Surabaya airport, Hadi Mustofa, an official of the transportation ministry told Indonesia’s MetroTV. It was about an hour before it was scheduled to land in Singapore.

Flight QZ8501 lost communication with Jakarta’s air traffic control at 7:24 a.m. Singapore time about an hour before it was scheduled to land in Singapore, the Singapore Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.

The plane had two pilots, five cabin crew and 155 passengers, including 16 children and one infant, AirAsia Indonesia said in a statement. Indonesian officials had earlier said there were 161 people on board, presumably because the infant was not counted.

The AirAsia statement said there were six foreigners — three South Koreans and one each from Singapore, Malaysia and France.

The rest were Indonesians.

It said the captain in command

An airport official checks a map of Indonesia on Sunday at the crisis center set up by local authorities at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.

Relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 comfort each other Sunday morning at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. The plane lost contact with ground control while flying over the Java Sea early Sunday. PHOTOS BY TRISNADI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

had a total of 6,100 flying hours, a substantial number, and the first officer a total of 2,275 flying hours.

At Surabaya airport, dozens of relatives sat in a room, many of them talking on mobile phones and crying. Some looked dazed.

Murjatmodjo, the Indonesian official, said the plane is believed to have gone missing somewhere over the Java Sea between Tanjung Pandan on Belitung island and Pontianak, on Indonesia’s part of Kalimantan island.

He said the pilot contacted Jakarta air traffic control 6:12 a.m.

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The Singapore statement said search and rescue operations have been activated by the Indonesian authorities. It said the Singapore air force and the navy also were searching with two C-130 planes.

Flightradar24, a flight-tracking

website, said the plane was delivered in September 2008, which would make it six years old.

The Malaysia-based AirAsia, which has dominated cheap travel in the region for years, has never lost a plane before. AirAsia Malaysia owns 49 percent of the Indonesian subsidiary.

This is the third major air incident involving Malaysia this year.

On March 8, Malaysia Airlines

flight MH370, a wide-bodied Boeing 777, went missing soon after taking off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing. It remains missing until this day with 239 people in one of the biggest aviation mysteries. Another Malaysia Airlines flight, also a Boeing 777, was shot down over rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine while on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17. A total of 298 people on board were killed.

The crew’s request for an unusual route is curious since the weather “didn’t seem to be anything unusual,” said William Waldock, an expert on air crash search and rescue with EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz.

Severe weather is the reason pilots usually request a different route, but in this case the “winds were light, there were a few thin clouds, but that’s about it,” he said in an interview.

Waldock cautioned against drawing comparisons to the disappearance of Malaysia MH370.

“I think we have to let this play out,” he said. “Hopefully, the airplane will get found, and if that happens it will probably be in the next few hours. Until then, we have to reserve judgment.”

The circumstances bode well for finding the plane since the intended flight time was less than two hours and there is a known position at which the plane disappeared, he said.

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OPINIONS Race matters for tribal members

MY VIEW: ROD TORREZ

Public lands in good hands with Latino leadership

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ace has become a most interesting topic these days. People are protesting all over our nation about black men, and minorities in general, being killed by the police.

After seeing the video of a big black man being chokeholed to death by a police officer on Staten Island, I have no problem symHarlan pathizing with these protesters.

McKosato I’m going to Commentary put something on the table that is not appetizing for Native Americans — the issue of blood quantum.

Here in the Land of Enchantment, it is frowned upon to marry outside of your tribe or pueblo. It is. There are historical reasons why race is an issue. But what are the choices, and what are the consequences? There is a certain protocol that becomes clear the longer you have to deal with it.

There is no doubt that in order to proceed, as Native Americans, we are going to have to marry and procreate outside of our immediate tribe or pueblo. I have a niece and a nephew in Oklahoma who have married and have children outside the Native American race. So what?

I also have a nephew who married within our tribe and who has a family that we affectionately refer to as the “Wolf Pack” because they are Wolf Clan. I love them all.

There are numerous studies and reports that say that the United States of America is heading toward the “browning of America.” Have you heard that term? It has been determined by the U.S. Census Bureau that by the year 2042 nonHispanic white people will actually be a minority in this country.

So what are Native Americans going to do about it? Nothing. A lot of people say that you can’t hurry love, you can’t legislate it. You can’t pre-determine who someone ends up having a baby with. Can you?

There is way too much culpability here. But that doesn’t mean that tribes cannot be prejudiced toward those babies born outside of their pedigree or even from the Native American race.

What does tribal membership actually mean? A lot of folks will argue that you have to have a historical connection to the said tribe to be a citizen of the tribe. You can’t be a Johnny-come-lately to get citizenship into a Native tribe. You cannot just impregnate someone and expect that the tribe will embrace your child. It doesn’t work that way.

I know this is harsh. What I’m really trying to say is that every other race of fathers besides those in your own tribe can be looked down upon by your extended family and by our whole society. It’s a sad thing. But I guarantee you that the old guard of tribal leaders will not let go of this, just like the police officer from Staten Island did not let go of his chokehold on Eric Garner.

Harlan McKosato (Sauk/Ioway) is director of NDN productions.

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Cheap gas shouldn’t mean big cars

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eople filling their cars lately have seen the price of gasoline drop below $3 a gallon, and there are indications we’re heading closer to $2, and even below, per gallon nationally sometime next year.

Americans with big-car lust might be thinking, “Woo-hoo! Time to buy that Chevy Suburban.”

Think again.

We’ve been down this bumpy road before. In the early 2000s, with gas hovering around $1.50 a gallon, Americans fell in love with gas-guzzling SUVs. By 2008, however, Hummer owners found themselves dropping Benjamins left and right when gas hit $4 a gallon.

Our memories are short, though, and with the siren song of cheap gas beckoning, sales of big vehicles are on the upswing. November sales of the Cadillac Escalade SUV were up 91.5 percent over November of last year, and sales of Ford’s Navigator rose 88 percent.

Our gas is cheap now because of the glut of oil on the world market, resulting primarily from new and harder-to-extract sources like the tar sands in Alberta and shale formations in the U.S. These sources – more costly to extract and process than conventional oil – became profitable when oil shot above $80 a barrel. When oil breached $100 a barrel,

the gold rush was on, producing the current glut.

The Saudis, of course, would like to see higher oil prices, but the oil glut ensuing from North American Mark sources has sent Reynolds prices plummeting. In times past, the Saudis and other OPEC nations would cut back on production to stabilize and boost the price. But they have other ideas this time: Squeeze out the competition.

By keeping spigots wide open, the Saudis are pushing the price of oil below levels that are profitable for unconventional producers.

Their strategy appears to be working. The Houston Chronicle reports that 550 oil rigs in shale formations are shutting down because of falling prices.

Once the Saudis have squeezed out the competition, they’ll put the squeeze on consumers at the pump.

That’s when that Escalade will be hanging like an albatross around their owners’ necks.

It’s time for us to get off the oil market roller coaster, and the only way to do that is with a significant and predictable price on carbon.

The point that many Americans

overlook is that cheap gas really isn’t all that cheap when you factor in the damage being done to our environment and the impact of global warming — droughts, floods, food shortages, wildfires, property damage from extreme weather and rising sea levels.

The good news, though, is that the same market forces pushing sales of gas guzzlers can be used to reverse the trend toward smarter, cleaner purchases. Sales of the Toyota Prius spiked when gas hit $3 a gallon for the first time and again when it reached $4 a gallon.

While the general trend in gas prices is up, the trick is to avoid peaks and valleys in the market that lead to erratic consumer behavior.

A steadily-rising fee on the carbon dioxide content of fossil fuels would smooth out those peaks and valleys, motivating consumers to make choices that are economically wise for them and ecologically smart for our warming world.

But wait. Won’t a price on carbon raise fuel and energy costs and be bad for our economy?

Not if it’s done the right way.

A study from Regional Economic Models Inc. looked at a carbon fee starting at $10 per ton of CO2 and rising $10 per ton each year. Revenue

Please see REYNOLDS, Page B-4

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A local and national treasure nce again George R.R. Martin has shown us how much of a local (and national) treasure he is by taking a stand (“Martin offers up theater for ‘Interview,’ ” Dec. 19) against the pernicious North Korean leadership. It’s a crying shame that the big studios and movie theater chains don’t have his commitment to freedom of expression.

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Nicholas Maryol

owner, Tia Sophia’s Santa Fe

Clear message I think it would behoove Mayor Javier Gonzales to take a clear public stand that would reject any recommendation of coal-fired generation of electrical energy. There seem to be some shenanigans going on within the Santa Fe City Council, which has mucked up sending a clear signal regarding energy policy and proposed rate hikes. I believe our forward-thinking population needs to hear and read clear signals supporting the generation of electricity by nonpolluting means — and soon.

Frank Ettenberg

Santa Fe

No coal Bravo, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.!

His commentary (“Coal: Outlaw enterprise raises concerns,” Dec. 19) is right on when it indicts not only King Coal but also federal and state regulating agencies and courts for gross violations of safety and environmental protection standards. I have said many times that there is no such thing as “clean coal.” From its extraction (see the Kennedy article) to its burning (“Study: Autism linked to dirty air,” Dec. 19) to the disposal of coal ash in gigantic toxic lakes that occasionally spill into towns and river valleys, coal is something that should never leave the ground.

Moving from coal as a means of generating electric-

Editorial page editor: Inez Russell Gomez, 986-3053, igomez@sfnewmexican.com

ity to other, almost any other, methods might be the single best thing we can do for our country and our planet.

Adele E. Zimmermann

Embudo

Not comedy Regarding the Sony film The Interview, I would hope that Americans ponder how a film produced in Russia or some other country that portrays the assassination of our president would be received in this country. I think it is reprehensible for Sony Pictures to choose that particular subject even in a film labeled as “comedy.”

Craig Campbell

Santa Fe

Express yourself A company is shut down and American lives are threatened because of a film. A writer is threatened with death because of a novel. Qurans and literature are burned because of opinions expressed. A whole library of art and wisdom is destroyed because some found it “pagan.” Where? North Korea, Iran, Florida (of all places!) and Egypt.

Now (again!), in Santa Fe. Some fanatic group in our city is, like Iranian virtue-police, crawling through galleries, rooting out art they deem anti-Catholic.

Anti-Catholicism in Santa Fe? The beauty of the faith, the inspiration of the art, the churches, the rituals and the moral influence of the Catholic faith are obvious and revered in this city. People of deep and unshakable faith do not need to be paranoid and defensive about their beliefs and do not need to incite paranoia and divisiveness in their community.

Our Lady belongs to us all. Each of us has the right to portray her any way we wish.

Mogi Hogle

La Puebla

t’s no secret that last month’s election results could impact conservation measures that our nation has taken over the last century, and future measures that we should take regarding the management and protection of federal public lands.

With actions afoot in the states to seek state ownership of federal lands, and with threats in the U.S. Congress about shedding public lands, gutting the Antiquities Act, and easing the way for unbridled oil and gas development on public lands, the outlook can be downright dismal for the millions who enjoy the benefits of these places that are part of the American common treasure, and key to the health of our communities.

In the Western states and Florida, where Latin America merges with the United States, access to these lands has been integral to Latino communities for decades in some places, and centuries in others. Fishing and hunting for both recreation and subsistence, as well as a variety of other recreational and traditional activities are part of the Latino way of life, so knowing that public lands may be further threatened is especially alarming, to say the least.

However, there is some hope for Latinos when it comes to protecting this valued way of life as two Latino leaders with strong conservation records have been appointed to leadership positions.

We can be encouraged that Arizona’s Rep. Raúl Grijalva, as a longtime champion of public lands in his beautiful home state, and the newly elected ranking member on the House Natural Resources Committee, will be positioned to provide leadership when it comes to protecting public lands. In his 12 years on the committee, he achieved significant wins for conservation, including establishing the National Landscape Conservation System, and successfully protecting the Grand Canyon from the potential hazards of uranium mining.

New Mexico’s U.S. Rep. Ben R. Luján, vice chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, will be the first Latino to chair the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

His position not only acknowledges his skillful leadership in his party, but also marks the beginning of an era where Latino leaders will have greater influence in how Congress is shaped. His strong stances on clean energy and on supporting the protection of public lands is deeply connected to his roots in the beautiful landscapes, natural resources and cultural traditions of New Mexico.

Earlier this year, when the Antiquities Act was threatened by H.R. 1459, Luján emphatically asserted his stance on protecting public lands: “This attack on the Antiquities Act is an attack on the preservation of lands that are a part of who we are, our rich history as a diverse nation, and our ability to enjoy these lands in the future.”

Over the past three years, polls have consistently reflected Latinos’ overwhelming support for conservation. As Latino leaders, Reps. Grijalva and Luján represent not only their home districts but also a wider and growing constituency of Latinos throughout the U.S. who enjoy public lands, care about balancing development with conservation, and who want the federal government to manage and protect public lands. There is no reason to expect that our love of the land will go away. And with Grijalva and Luján working for conservation, it is clear that we will not back down from challenges to protect the lands we love.

Rod Torrez was born in Williams, Ariz., and has lived most of his life in the West. Descended from New Mexico families, and with ties to Pueblo culture, his roots run centuries deep in the region. After studying at Colorado State University and the University of Colorado, Torrez worked as a firefighter, naturalist and resource educator in numerous places from coast to coast. He now lives in Northern New Mexico and enjoys hiking and exploring the Southwest.

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THE NEW MEXICAN Sunday, December 28, 2014

COMMENTARY: JACOB HEILBRUNN

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Tough job at CYFD

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t’s tempting to ask whether Gov. Susana Martinez actually likes incoming Children, Youth and Families Department Secretary Monique Jacobson.

Why else saddle the current Department of Tourism head with a job that is almost impossible? Not to mention, moving Jacobson from an area she knows and understands — tourism and marketing — to that of child welfare, a subject about which she is uninformed.

Jacobson, to be clear, is bright, hardworking and efficient.

Her tenure at tourism has resulted in a clear marketing plan for New Mexico, increased tourist dollars spent here and especially important in small-town New Mexico, more money going to small towns. Tourism recently reported that total visitation over four years increased from 29.8 million to 32.2 million, up 8 percent, with visitor spending increasing from $3.7 billion to $4.6 billion, up 24.3 percent.

Still, the transition from running a small department to running a bulky, sprawling one — and one that is plagued by problems — is not easy. Especially if the new department head does not know the subject. CYFD deals with thorny issues such as child abuse, early childhood intervention, support for foster families and for families suffering from domestic abuse. Its caseworkers are overworked and overstressed.

The deaths of children reported to the system that is supposed to protect them are all too familiar. The much-publicized death of 9-year-old Omaree Varela last December, even though his child abuse had been reported to authorities, is just the tip of the iceberg. The boy died by his own mother’s hands, his pleas for help unheard. In Santa Fe, we remember Leland Valdez, a 3-year-old from Pojoaque who died in January 2011 after being abused by his mother and her boyfriend. His death resulted in a CYFD caseworker supervisor being fired.

And Omaree and Leland are just two of the many children in New Mexico suffering.

Yet the agency charged with helping those children can’t stay at full staff. A legislative audit in 2014 found that 15 percent of jobs vital to protecting children weren’t filled in 2013. Money allocated to hiring case workers went unspent. Just as troubling is the insistence of CYFD on the policy that families must stay together — reunification first. As Jacobson evaluates what goes on in the department, let’s hope she puts child safety first.

There are no easy solutions, of course. New Mexico has ranked in the top six states nationally in its rate of child abuse and neglect deaths per 100,000 children since 2010. This, while child victimization is declining nationally in recent years. While the rest of the country was improving, New Mexico suffered from almost a 20 percent increase in substantiated child abuse and neglect cases from 2009 to 2012.

The department needs an overhaul, with better systems for tracking child abuse cases, more emphasis on recruiting foster families and enough money to pay social workers salaries that will keep them on the job. (The advent of a new secretary might be the moment to reassess how early childhood education dollars are spent; rather than going through CYFD for essentially what are baby-sitting services, perhaps those dollars need to go to preschools.)

Jacobson, with her degree from the prestigious University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, has the management skills to make necessary changes. Now she just has to understand what she is managing. Should Jacobson succeed, we believe the GOP would have another rising star on its hands. Don’t forget, former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson once ran CYFD for former Gov. Gary Johnson. This could be a career-making appointment — but only if the marketing and management expert can learn the complex child welfare system.

The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican December 28, 1964: A Cerro Gordo man was in St. Vincent’s Hospital Saturday being treated for a stab wound to the abdomen. Doctors recovered nearly two inches of knife blade from the wound late Christmas night. The 25-year-old man told police he had been in the bar about 11 p.m. when a stranger invited him outside for a drink. He was stabbed when he went out. He then went back inside for a few more beers. His brother found him about 11:30 and persuaded him to go to the hospital.

December 28, 1989: The Energy Department soon will end its decades-old practice of paying all the bills, including environmental fines and other penalties, incurred by the contractors that run nuclear weapons plants, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, officials said. The government will continue paying normal operating expenses but for the first time since nuclear arms production began, costs resulting from negligence by the plant operators will be borne by the operators instead of taxpayers.

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Webb’s the real threat to Hillary T he conventional wisdom is that Hillary Rodham Clinton will be almost impossible to dislodge from the Democratic presidential nomination and that even if she does encounter some hiccups, they will come from her left flank on economic policy. But if Clinton runs, she may face a serious and very different threat: her own foreign policy record.

While she can pretty much split the difference with any primary opponents on economic policy, the divisions over foreign affairs could be a lot harder to paper over for Clinton, who has been tacking to the right on Iran, Syria and Russia in anticipation of Republican assaults during the general election.

This is why it isn’t really Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren who should worry the Clinton camp. It’s the former Virginia senator Jim Webb, a Vietnam War hero, former secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration, novelist and opponent of endless wars in the Middle East.

Late last month, Webb formed an exploratory committee. “He’s a very long shot,” Leslie H. Gelb, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, told me.

“He has to become a serious candidate. At that point she would find him much more complex than dealing with liberals. He’s not a liberal, but a lot of what he says might appeal to liberals. He does not get carried away by humanitarian intervention.”

Webb’s attacks on free trade and economic elites, coupled with a call for America to come home again, might well prove a potent combination in the early primaries, attracting antiwar progressives as well as conservative-minded Southern white men whom he believes the party can win back. His credo is as simple as it is persuasive: Rather than squander its power and resources abroad, America should rebuild.

Webb, whose national poll ratings are negligible, may look like an unlikely candidate, but that is also what most observers thought when he wore his son’s Iraq combat boots on the campaign trail and ousted George Allen from

his Senate seat in 2006. Today a move that has boomeranged, he represents for the Democreating further instability and crats what the Republicans emboldening jihadists across tried to stamp out the region. in their ranks durDuring and after ing the midterm the Libya intervenelections: a Tea tion, Webb made it Party-like insurclear that he believed gency against its American democracy establishment canwas imperiled by the didate. failure of Congress Webb, who to question the judgprides himself on ment of military leadhis Scotch-Irish ers and the president.

Jacob ancestry, has long In contrast to ClinHeilbrunn been something of ton, who has gotten The National a renegade, a perinto hot water for Interest sona that vividly trying to retroactively manifested itself amend her views after Sept. 11, 2001, when he and record, Webb did not began denouncing what he arrive at these beliefs casually saw as the transformation of or opportunistically. As his the American presidency into recent memoir, I Heard My a European-style monarchy Country Calling, makes clear, that could capriciously pursue his opposition to ventures wars whenever and wherever abroad is as much viscerally it chose. emotional as intellectual.

Unlike Clinton, who continGrowing up as a selfues to struggle to explain her described military brat, he vote for the Iraq War, Webb spent his formative years publicly attacked the George in Britain, where he saw W. Bush administration in firsthand the effects of loss 2002, presciently asking, “Do of empire and the devastawe really want to occupy Iraq tion wrought by World War for the next 30 years?”

II. “Britain was bled out and As a member of the Armed spent out,” he writes. “They Services and Foreign Relaunderstood the great price tions Committees he also of the recent wars in a much castigated the Obama adminmore sobering way than did istration for its intervention in most Americans.”

Libya in 2011. He was right. It’s After he returned from war-

torn Beirut just before a truck suicide bomber destroyed the Marine Corps headquarters in October 1983, he felt a nagging irritation as he rode home in a taxi early in the morning along George Washington Memorial Parkway. Then he realized that the calm silence was bothering him; it was both the emblem of America and the “protective vacuum that surrounds our understanding when it comes to the viciousness that war brings to so many innocent noncombatants in other lands.”

Webb’s exposure to foreign societies gave him the ability, much like President Obama, to view America as both an insider and an outsider.

Whether Webb will attempt to begin a successful maverick campaign is an open question. But he is an eloquent and forthright speaker whose foreign policy experience would make it difficult for Clinton to paint him as an isolationist or a novice who will leave America open to attack, as she attempted to do to Obama during the 2008 primaries.

On the contrary, it’s Clinton whose interventionist foreign policy record leaves her politically vulnerable.

Jacob Heilbrunn is the editor of The National Interest.

COMMENTARY: JAMES DINICOLANTONIO AND SEAN C. LUCAN

Beware: Sugar season is upon us Y

our co-worker brought in brownies, your daughter made cookies for a holiday party and candy is arriving from far-flung relatives. Sugar is everywhere. It is celebration, it is festivity, it is love.

It’s also dangerous. In a recent study, we showed that sugar, perhaps more than salt, contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease. Evidence is growing, too, that eating too much sugar can lead to fatty liver disease, hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, obesity and kidney disease.

Yet people can’t resist. And the reason for that is pretty simple. Sugar is addictive.

And we don’t mean addictive in that way that people talk about delicious foods. We mean addictive, literally, in the same way as drugs. And the food industry is doing everything it can to keep us hooked.

Up until just a few hundred years ago, concentrated sugars were essentially absent from the human diet — besides, perhaps, the fortuitous find of small quantities of wild honey. Sugar would have been a rare source of energy in the environment, and strong cravings for it would have benefited human survival. Sugar cravings would have prompted searches for sweet foods, the kind that help us layer on fat and store energy for times of scarcity.

Today added sugar is everywhere, used in approximately 75 percent of packaged foods purchased in the United States.

The average American consumes anywhere from a quarter to a half pound of sugar a day. If you consider that the added sugar in a single can of soda might be more than most people would have consumed in an entire year, just a few hundred years ago, you get a sense of how dramatically our environment has changed. The sweet craving that once offered a survival advantage now works against us.

Whereas natural sugar sources like

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whole fruits and vegetables are generally not very concentrated because the sweetness is buffered by water, fiber and other constituents, modern industrial sugar sources are unnaturally potent and quickly provide a big hit.

Natural whole foods like beets are stripped of their water, fiber, vitamins, minerals and all other beneficial components to produce purified sweetness. All that’s left are pure, white, sugary crystals.

A comparison to drugs would not be misplaced here.

Similar refinement processes transform other plants like poppies and coca into heroin and cocaine. Refined sugars also affect people’s bodies and brains.

Substance use disorders, defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, exist when at least two to three symptoms from a list of 11 are present. In animal models, sugar produces at least three symptoms consistent with substance abuse and dependence: cravings, tolerance and withdrawal. Other druglike properties of sugar include (but are not limited to) cross-sensitization, cross-tolerance, cross-dependence, reward, opioid effects and other neurochemical changes in the brain. In animal studies, animals experience sugar like a drug and can become sugar-addicted. One study has shown that if given the choice, rats will choose sugar over cocaine in lab settings because the reward is greater; the “high” is more pleasurable.

In humans, the situation may not be very different. Sugar stimulates brain pathways just as an opioid would, and sugar has been found to be habit-forming in people. Cravings induced by sugar are comparable to those induced by addictive drugs like cocaine and nicotine.

And although other food components may also be pleasurable, sugar may be uniquely addictive in the food world. For instance, functional MRI tests involving milkshakes demonstrate that it’s the sugar, not the fat, that people crave. Sugar is added to foods by an industry whose goal is to engineer products to be as irresistible and addictive as possible.

How can we kick this habit?

One route is to make foods and drinks with added sugar more expensive, through higher taxes. Another would be to remove sugar-sweetened beverages from places like schools and hospitals or to regulate sugar-added products just as we do alcohol and tobacco, for instance, by putting restrictions on advertising and by slapping on warning labels.

But as we suggested in two academic papers, one on salt and sugar in the journal Open Heart and the other on sugar and calories in Public Health Nutrition, focusing narrowly on added sugar could have unintended consequences. It could prompt the food industry to inject something equally or more harmful into processed foods, as an alternative.

A better approach to sugar rehab is to promote the consumption of whole, natural foods. Substituting whole foods for sweet industrial concoctions may be a hard sell, but in the face of an industry that is exploiting our biological nature to keep us addicted, it may be the best solution for those who need that sugar fix.

James J. DiNicolantonio is a cardiovascular research scientist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute. Sean C. Lucan is an assistant professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

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Boosting solar matters now more than ever

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ifteen years ago flatscreen televisions were a luxury item, and the era of cellphones was just beginning. Video chats happened mostly in Star Trek reruns, and few homes had broadband internet service.

Just as all these technological advances have become commonplace, solar energy, a rather “exotic” power source at the start of the milBreanna lennium, Ryan is growing faster than you might think. In 2013, across America, every four minutes, another home or business went solar. Here in New Mexico, solar energy grew 81 percent in the last three years. That’s fast enough to make a goal of 25 percent solar in our state — a goal once thought ambitious, if not as impossible as personal video devices — readily achievable.

“Star Power: the Growing Role of Solar Energy in New Mexico,” a recent report by Environment New Mexico Research & Policy Center, shows that growth could actually slow down to 26 percent and solar would still provide 25 percent of our total power in the next decade.

This is a critical finding at a time when Public Service Company of New Mexico, our state’s largest utility, is shutting down two of its coalpowered units at the San Juan Generating Station. PNM has proposed to replace the power with more coal, nuclear and gas. We need to move forward with renewable energy, not continue to rely on energy sources that fuel climate change and pose a serious danger to our health.

Boosting solar energy power production is more urgent than ever. Scientists have never been clearer that global warming is real, happening now, and will only get worse without meaningful action. In New Mexico, we’re already feeling the consequences in the long drought.

Achieving 25 percent solar energy would cut as much carbon pollution as 900 thousand cars emit in a year, and put New Mexico more than halfway to the benchmark set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, which requires cuts in power plant carbon pollution of 34 percent.

More solar isn’t just good for the environment. It’s also good for our economy. Solar is currently the fastest-growing industry in the country, adding 143,000 jobs nationwide in 2013. According to the latest solar jobs census from the Solar Foundation, the solar industry employed more than 1,900 people in New Mexico last year.

Of course, 25 percent solar is just a sliver of the possible.

Already, New Mexico is home to more than 200,000 residential and commercial rooftops that could host solar panels, and it has enough technical potential to meet the state’s energy needs 1,000 times over.

Even though 25 percent solar is a small fraction of our vast potential, it would make a big difference for our environment and our communities.

It would also put us on the path to the 100 percent clean energy future we need for the health of our planet. And in 2025, we’ll be writing about how odd it was that homes still had phones that were connected to the wall and only a miniscule amount of energy came from the sun.

Breanna Ryan is the solar campaign organizer for Environment New Mexico, a local environmental advocacy organization.

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MY VIEW: MARIEL NANASI

Coal shouldn’t be the answer for PNM G ov. Susana Martinez quoted me during the campaign (“Environmental rules divide King and Martinez,” Oct. 16) as saying that the state-brokered plan that will close two of the four units at the San Juan coal-fired power plant in northwestern New Mexico is “the greatest environmental improvement in the state’s history.”

I’m flattered the governor thinks that I lend her some credibility on this issue.

I still believe that when Public Service Company of New Mexico finally shuts down those two coal units, we will all breathe a breath of fresher air!

However, the positive impact of that decision is in jeopardy for New Mexico consumers because PNM’s plan is to replace the closing of coal with the purchase of more coal and nuclear.

Ultimately, the Public Regulation Commission will determine whether PNM can pursue its preferred course of action. If the PRC lets PNM have its way, the positive impacts will be, at best, underwhelming.

Here are the facts: PNM is the owner and operator of the San Juan coal plant, one of the largest and dirtiest power plants in the country — so dirty, in fact, that PNM racked up millions of dollars in fines for more than 60,000 air quality violations.

Because pollution from the coal plant is causing the skies to brown in 16 national parks, including the Grand Canyon, the Environmental Protection Agency required PNM to retrofit the plant to reduce the pollution that’s causing the haze.

What a perfect opportunity to get out of the coal business, and invest in the clean, affordable renewable energy sources of the future, right? Sadly, no.

PNM has fought tooth and nail against shutting down any coal, and initially, the Martinez administration joined the company in battling the EPA. Eventually, the Martinez administration helped broker an agreement that required PNM to close two of the San Juan units, and advocates — including me — believed the deal signaled a shift away from coal, and toward clean, renewable energy. However, the spirit of that deal is now in jeopardy, as

PNM’s proposed replacement plan depends on more coal and expensive nuclear power.

Martinez should use her influence to reinforce the deal she helped broker. What good is an agreement to shut down coal production in these two units, if it’s simply replaced by coal from other co-owners at the San Juan coal plant who want out? PNM is buying more coal because no one else would. It is unreasonable that New

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Mexicans should be the sponge for unwanted coal.

On Jan. 5, the PRC will hold a hearing to decide between the interests of PNM’s customers and the interests of PNM’s shareholders. The opportunity to replace the energy capacity of the two San Juan units comes at a time when solar and wind are cheaper than coal and nuclear. In fact, a replacement power package of solar, wind, efficiency and renewable energy storage would save PNM customers hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 30 years.

The details of the case in front of the PRC may appear complicated, but the choice is actually very simple: aging and expensive nuclear and dirty coal or brand-new, clean, affordable renewable energy? That’s it. That’s the choice.

PNM wants coal and nuclear from old plants that have enormous liabilities associated with them. PNM’s plan will hurt our economy and has zero jobs for New Mexicans.

Consumer and environmental advocates want solar, wind and energy efficiency. Our own governmental agencies have determined that costcompetitive wind and solar could provide nearly 60 percent of the U.S. electricity by 2030. Will New Mexico take advantage of this opportunity, and be a renewable energy leader and exporter or we will remain at the bottom of the economic ladder?

Your elected Public Regulation Commission will make their decision early in the New Year.

So the question is: What do you want?

Mariel Nanasi is a climate activist, attorney and the executive director of New Energy Economy. To get involved in this action please visit: NewEnergyEconomy.org.

MY VIEW: LARRY RASMUSSEN

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in millions of years, glaciers ecent issues of The New and ice sheets are melting at Mexican have run frontalarming speed, and the global page stories critical to mean temperature is on track everyone’s future. The choices to make 2014 the hottest year they pose are mutually excluon record. sive, however.

“Global warming” and On Sunday, Dec. 7, “climate change” don’t it was (“Coal country begin to name what is ponders future withhappening: The planet’s out mines,” Dec. 7.) changing, not simply On Nov. 30 the headthe weather or climate. lines were (“PNM Nature itself is altering coal mine talks worry course in such a way activists,” Nov. 30) Larry that Earth can no longer and (“Grave climate Rasmussen be counted on in the realities test optiways we have known. mism,” Nov. 30).

Not for steady seasons The worry generated by of seedtime and harvest. Not Public Service Company of for glacial waters to feed great New Mexico turns on the prospect of buying a coal mine. rivers. Not for sea levels trustworthy enough to safely host To buy a coal mine translates coastal cities. Not for flora as our power company’s longterm commitment to dirty fuel and fauna to adjust to new insect diseases and predators, — more greenhouses gases or drought. Not for rainfall and the public health conseand snowpack to quench our quences of coal ash. thirst and the land’s. And not Why undertake this multifor enough healthy habitat to generational commitment stave off the mass extinction of when the regulatory environcountless species, that creation ment and numerous investors holocaust no one dares to are moving away from coalname as such. generated electricity? That “The Stone Age didn’t end seems reason enough for caubecause we ran out of stones” tion, given accounts like (“Coal (Ahmed Yamani). For us the country ponders future withupdate is, “Will the Fossil Fuel out mines,” Dec. 7) the story Age end because we’ve left coal, from The Associated Press. oil and gas in the ground?” Or Yet something far more do we burn them? On the very important is the true bottom March day that the Intergovline, the bottom line below ernmental Panel on Climate the (profit) bottom line: Stop Change released its fifth Assesswrecking the planet and profitment Report, strengthening ing from it. It’s the first rule of holes: to get out of one, stop dig- yet again scientific consensus ging. Don’t make matters worse. about human-induced warming, For coal mines that means what ExxonMobil issued a statement saying that it sees no end to the it means for the Keystone XL burning of oil and gas. Is this pipeline: Cease making large, PNM, too? And is it our choice long-term capital investments for our power company? in new fossil fuel infrastructure.

In the end, the choice posed Don’t go there. It harms the by the front page stories is planet and dooms the kids. essentially moral. Do we disCatastrophic harm is the assemble, in every just way concern of “Grave climate possible, a human economy at realities test optimism.” While odds with the planet’s econit’s only one generation since omy, or not? Not if we keep the historic 1992 Rio Earth digging and not if we bind Summit, in that one generation coming generations to new CO2 emissions have increased fossil fuel infrastructure.

57 percent, 1.7 billion consumers have joined the population, Larry Rasmussen, author of the prize-winning volume sea levels have risen 3 inches, Earth-Honoring Faith (Oxford extreme weather events are University Press, 2013), lives in up 30 percent, the oceans are acidifying faster than they have Santa Fe.

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MY VIEW: TERESA SEAMSTER

MY VIEW: DONALD LEVERING

Renewable energy necessary for New Mexico Muddy waters: The future of the Gila River I

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even Interstate Stream Commission members have now voted to approve moving forward with a Gila River diversion allowed under the 2004 Arizona Water Settlement Act. There was one nay and one abstention. Given all the facts in dispute, there should have been seven more.

“I can’t understand how qualified engineers and hydrologists can come up with such different figures on how much water we’ll get and how much it will cost,” commented Chairman Jim Dunlap during the pre-vote discussions.

Much has been reported about the broad provisions of the act, which gives New Mexico the right to take 14,000 acre-feet of Gila River water for use in southwestern New Mexico, $66 million to develop non-diversion water projects in the region and another $34 million to $62 million available from the federal government if New Mexico builds a “diversion” project.

It seems a very simple proposition. But it tells us nothing about the amount of water that is available today, the cost of building the project, the ability of New Mexicans to pay for it, or whether it can ever be built.

All New Mexican taxpayers will be billed for some costs of this diversion currently estimated from $400 million to $1.1 billion. We require clear answers.

How much water will a diversion deliver to end-users? u We don’t know. u If the water is available, the diversion may take 14,000 acre-feet per year. Given many factors such as the diversion location, the permeability of side canyons used for storage, rate of evaporation and leakages, that amount may drop to 6,000 acre-feet. u The diversion is only permitted to take floodwater from the Gila. In non-flood years, there will be no water diverted.

Will a diversion work? u Extensive evidence has presented to both the state Legislature and the Interstate Stream Commission that the diversion project is “fatally flawed” from an engineering standpoint, and that the Gila’s waters are too muddy to be successfully piped.

What does the diversion cost? u Taxpayers will have to pay an “exchange cost” to deliver water from the Central Arizona Project to the Gila River Indian Community for every acre-foot diverted. That cost increases annually. u Stream Commission staff says the National Environmental Policy Act process will take a minimum of five years and cost 10 percent to 15 percent of the entire project estimated at $700 million to $800 million to build.

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u New Mexico taxpayers and water users will pay most of that additional amount.

When would it be built?

Teresa u Stream Seamster Commission staff predicts a decision by 2019 with a possible extension to 2030. u First phase of construction might begin in 2035.

Why such a long delay? u It could take 20 years to get all permits, engineering approvals and mitigation studies done.

What do the commissioners say about this?

Commissioner Anderson: “New Mexicans are dealing with water scarcity. It is not accurate to boil this issue down to use it or lose it. There is a lot to study still.”

Chairman Dunlap: “The pros and cons are so far apart. The Commission is piecing through what is correct and what is incorrect. We should get all the engineers and hydrologists together in one room and get the information worked out.”

The Interstate Stream Commission may continue to study, but the water act was a settlement to finance workable water projects and preserve the Gila region, not pay millions for paper promises.

Teresa Seamster is a member of the Public Lands Team of the Rio Grande Chapter and co-chairwoman of the Northern New Mexico Chapter of Sierra Club. A former school administrator, she works to maintain native New Mexico wildlife currently listed as threatened or as keystone species.

am writing in support of renewable energy source replacement power for the partial closing of the San Juan Coal Power Plant, one of the oldest and most polluting power plants in the nation.

While Public Service Company of New Mexico’s plan to retire two of the four units at San Juan is a positive step, PNM needs to go further in eliminating its dirty sources of energy by embracing solar and wind.

I am outraged by parts of PNM’s proposed replacement plan. The PNM-proposed plan includes buying more coal from the co-owners at San Juan Unit 4 and investing more heavily in nuclear power in Arizona.

If the PNM proposed plan

were to be approved by the Public Regulation Commission, New Mexico citizens would be stuck with: u Paying continued maintenance of an antiquated, polluting coal power plant. u More involvement in coal mining. u Astronomical nuclear power plant decommissioning costs. u Exacerbating air pollution that worsens health problems such as asthma. u Contributing to climate change rather than helping to diminish it.

New Mexico is a sun-saturated state. We should be leading in the conversion from coal to solar, not pushing the prob-

lem of coal down the road at taxpayers’ expense. I look forward to seeing the PRC take a principled stand against PNM’s backward-looking replacement plan, and favor of an alternative plan that fully invests in a renewable future.

I would go further and suggest that the PRC require PNM to work on new solutions that maximize local generation and

Mark Reynolds is executive director of Citizens’ Climate Lobby and is based in Coronado, CA.

Donald Levering is a retired New Mexico state employee and a poet. His most recent poetry book, The Water Leveling With Us, address climate change, species preservation and human rights.

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Bradyn Podhatsky, agent for Marion Tassin, owner, proposes to construct a 303 sq. ft. freestanding carport to 9’ high and a 161 sq. ft. shed to 10’ high on a contributing residential property. (David Rasch).

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2. Case #H-13-072. 123 East Buena Vista Street. Don Gaspar Area Historic District. Jean Pierre Campbell agent/owner proposes to construct a 745 square foot addition on nonprimary façades of a contributing residence, to construct a 3’ high coyote fence on top of an existing 6’ high stuccoed yardwall, and to install solar panels on the roof, which will be screened from public visibility by existing parapets. (David Rasch).

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3. Case #H-08-047. 438 Apodaca Hill. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. Jeff Seres, agent for Lee Lewin and Charles Williams, owners, proposes to amend a previous approval to construct a 1,329 square foot addition and 164 square foot portal on a non-contributing two-story residence. (Lisa Roach).

4. Case #H-14-099. 135 Camino Escondido. Downtown & Eastside Historic District.

Lorn Tryk, agent for Mike McKosky, owner, proposes to demolish a non-contributing freestanding garage and to construct a 1,530 square foot addition on a noncontributing residence to a height of 14’ where the maximum allowable height is 15’9”. (Lisa Roach).

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5. Case #H-14-102. 845 A Don Cubero Avenue. Don Gaspar Area Historic District. Lorn Tryk, agent for Anthony Odai, owner, proposes to construct additions totaling 554 square feet and to replace windows on non-primary façades of a 1,172 square foot contributing residence. An exception is requested to locate an addition fewer than 10 feet from a primary façade (Section 14-5.2(D)(2)(d)). (David Rasch).

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6. Case #H-09-012. 526 Galisteo Street. Don Gaspar Area Historic District. Christopher Purvis, agent for Jennifer and Martin Rios, owners, proposes to remodel a property with a contributing building and a non-contributing casita with one of two alternatives: A) to construct a 100 square foot portal on a non-contributing casita and a 75 square foot ramada on a contributing structure and to install a temporary enclosure between the two with a request for an exception to Section 14-6.4, or B) to construct a 168 square foot addition providing a corridor connection between a contributing structure and a non-contributing casita with a request for an exception to exceed 50% of the historic footprint of the contributing structure with non-historic additions and an exception to place an addition at less than 10 feet back from a primary façade (Section 14-5.2(D)(2)(d)). (David Rasch).

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7. Case #H-14-098. 410 Camino Don Miguel. Downtown & Eastside Historic District.

Max Aragon, agent for Duke and Janet Phillips, owners, proposes to construct two additions totaling 360 square feet and to raise the parapets of a non-contributing residence to a maximum height of 13’ where the maximum allowable height is 13’11”.

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8. Case #H-14-104. 655 Garcia Street. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. Paul Schmitt, agent for Peter and Adrienne Balleau, owners, proposes to construct a 6’ high stuccoed yardwall on a non-contributing property. (David Rasch).

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9. Case #H-15-001. 1260 Canyon Road. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. Nicholas Ritter, agent for Felicitas Funke-Rishle owner, proposes to demolish a 247 square foot covered BBQ area, to remodel and construct two additions totaling 297 square feet on a non-contributing residence, to construct a 287 square foot freestanding ramada, and to construct a 428 square foot addition on a non-contributing garage. (David Rasch).

10. Case #H-15-002. 586 ½ Camino del Monte Sol. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. Marc Naktin, agent for Lamar Fletcher, owner, proposes to demolish an existing carport and to construct a 510 square foot garage to a height of 11’4” where the maximum allowable height is 15’3”. (David Rasch)

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11. Case #H-15-004A. 609 Miller Street. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. Craig Hoopes, agent for Richard Gallun and Judith McGregor, owner requests an historic status review of a non-contributing structure. (Lisa Roach).

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12. Case #H-15-004B. 609 Miller Street. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. Craig Hoopes, agent for Richard Gallun and Judith McGregor, owners, proposes to replace non-historic windows and to construct two small additions totaling 162 square feet.

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13. Case #H-15-007. 319 Sanchez. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. Scott Wong, agent for Chaparral LLC, owners, requests an historic status review of a contributing structure. (Lisa Roach).

14. Case #H-15-008. 244 Casados Unit 2. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. Archaeo Architects, agent for Carolyn McElroy, owner, proposes to construct three small additions totaling 188 square feet, to add three new windows, and to construct four new yardwalls at a non-contributing condo. (Lisa Roach).

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15. Case #H-15-009. 511 East Palace Avenue. Downtown & Eastside Historic District.

Catherine Clemens, agent for Bruce and Margaret Beacham, owners, proposes to demolish two free-standing pergolas and to construct a new free-standing 9’4”-high pergola and 3’-high bancos. (Lisa Roach).

16. Case #H-15-005. 209 ½ Delgado Street. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. David Smith, agent for Iuo and Sally Nelson, owners, requests an historic status review of a non-statused structure. (David Rasch).

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17. Case H-15-006. 211 & 211 ½ Delgado. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. David Smith, agent for Iuo and Sally Nelson, owners, proposes to remodel and to construct an addition on a non-primary façade of a contributing structure and to raise the parapets to a height of 14’6” where the maximum allowable height is 14’7”. An exception is requested to increase the height on a primary elevation of a contributing building (Section 14-5.2(D)(1)(a)). (David Rasch).

18. Case #H-14-106. 625 Camino de la Luz. Downtown & Eastside Historic District.

Patricia Tusa and Rob Civitello, agents/owners, propose to construct a 1,960 sq. ft. residence, a 305 sq. ft. studio and a 384 sq. ft. carport to a maximum height of 20’ where the maximum allowable height is 14’ 7”. An exception is requested to exceed the maximum allowable height (Section 14-5.2(D)(9). (David Rasch).

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19. Case #H-15-003. 424 Apodaca Hill. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. Nancy Alexander, agent for Pennington Family Living Trust, owners, proposes to construct a 3,277 square foot residence, outdoor stairs and portals totaling 655 square feet, and a 484 square foot garage at the rear of the lot behind an existing non-contributing residence. An exception is requested to exceed the maximum allowable height of 19’11”, including a 4-foot allowance for slope (Section 14-5.2(D)(9)). (David Rasch) H.

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Ex-diplomat shares knowledge on Cuban affairs

By Anne Constable The New Mexican

Vicki Huddleston had just been named coordinator of Cuban affairs at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., in 1991, when she was visiting Havana with other diplomats to mark an agreement ending the Angolan conflict, a civil war in which thousands of Cuban troops had fought on the side of Angola’s Marxist government against rebels

backed by the U.S. and South Africa.

Cuba’s president, Fidel Castro, wearing what Huddleston thought was a bullet-proof vest that made him look even more imposing than usual, ignored a man who had stuck out his hand and approached her, instead, during an opulent gathering at the Palacio de la Revolución. In a booming voice, he asked, “Who are you? Someone’s spouse?”

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women in the room, responded, “No. I’m the director of Cuban affairs.”

“I thought I was,” Castro replied.

Huddleston had already been deputy director of Cuban affairs, as Castro undoubtedly knew.

Later, an aide came up to her

to say the president was waiting to escort her into the reception.

He offered her his elbow and they began a 45-minute conversation.

Castro, she said, was very worried about the future of Cuba’s economy with the loss of the Soviet Union’s $4 billion annual subsidy.

But the opportunity to improve relations passed.

The following year, Congress passed the Cuban Democracy Act, which prohibited foreign-based

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Vicki Huddleston, a onetime head of Cuba desk at the U.S. State Department, is shown at her home in Santa Fe on Friday.

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Jonah Prokopiak of Santa Fe, a bartender at The Matador, mixes a drink behind the bar Friday. Located in the heart of downtown, the bar saw a boost from this summer’s three-day Night Wave music festival. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

The edge of a nightlife revival City efforts are drawing younger crowds downtown, but venues still face strict liquor license laws, other challenges

By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

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n a typical weekend night at The Matador, a darkly lit dive in downtown Santa Fe, the bar might pull in about $1,000 in revenue. But one Friday in August, it pulled in more than triple that amount. In fact, it pulled in more money that night than it did on Labor Day weekend a few weeks later, usually one of its busiest times of the year.

Cesar Fort, the bar’s owner, is unequivocal about what made that night, Aug. 1 — as well as the Thursday before and the Saturday after — so successful. He credits a cityfunded initiative called Night Wave, aimed at stimulating the downtown area’s long sluggish nighttime economy.

The three-night music festival was one of several initiatives funded by the city since Mayor Javier Gonzales swept into office promising, among other things, to bring young people out at night to the city’s bars and restaurants. A look back at those initiatives show some successes but also notable failures, as well as challenges the city faces ahead.

“It’s just the beginning of a long process,” said Shannon Murphy, a member of a new task force dedicated to addressing the city’s ailing nightlife.

Night Wave: Organizers claim the threeday downtown festival, supported by $4,000 in city funds, drew more than 3,500 people.

The event promised busker performances, a bevy of musical shows, food trucks and a late-night shuttle. It’s unclear how the attendance at downtown venues that weekend compares to patron numbers on an average weekend night.

Night Wave appeared to be a boon for vendor Real Burger, which saw nearly $5,000 in total sales. Vince Kadlubek, who led the Night Wave effort, has said the food trucks played an integral role in the event’s success.

Free nighttime shuttles during Night Wave failed to draw enough riders to silence critics of the program. According to city data, a paltry 20 passengers made use of the shuttle during the event. But Kadlubek has since challenged those numbers, saying the actual total might be between 30 and 50 riders.

Kadlubek said he would like Night Wavetype events to occur every weekend during the summer, an ambitious task that would

require cooperation from both private and public sectors. He’d like to close Galisteo Street at West San Francisco Street to create a more pedestrian-friendly space, he said, and he also hopes to bring food vendors downtown nightly, which requires city approval. That’s not to mention the challenge of organizing musical events at four or five venues every weekend during the summer.

Brew and View: The city also gave $1,000 to local film producers Jesse Fisher, Jackie Munro and Wes Sheridan to host a twicemonthly film series at midtown brew pub Duel Brewing. The trio used their funds to buy a projector and sound equipment, and then screened 12 films during the fall and winter.

The Brew and View efforts were notable because they were focused on boosting nightlife outside the downtown area. An initial report said the event drew a total of 198 viewers in the project’s four months, an average of about 16 people per screening.

About 70 percent of the viewers were under 35. Munro said the group had hoped to attract about 35 viewers per night, and was targeting an audience of adults 35 and younger.

The group screened indie films that had yet to see a New Mexico premiere and shorts

by New Mexico filmmakers. And it discovered that films with New Mexico ties, such

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ALBUQUERQUE — George I. Sanchez regularly is left out of books on the civil rights movement. His role is seldom mentioned in studies on desegregation cases. Even people in his birth state hardly know his name, though his imprint on New Mexico’s educational system still is felt today.

A new biography seeks to change that.

This month, Carlos Blanton released George I. Sanchez: The

Long Fight for Mexican American Integration. He’s hoping the biography finally places the Latino scholar in his proper place among civil rights giants.

In a project that took more than a decade, Blanton wrote the book after combing through previously unknown letters, writ writings and materials tto reconstruct the life of a man who waaas at the center of ome of the most so o mportant civil im m riights moments in history. h “I started this book only

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thinking of him as a cultural scholar,” said Blanton, a history professor at Texas A&M University.

“Then I found a civil rights George I. activist.”

Sanchez Sanchez was born in Albuquerque in 1906. At 16, he worked as a public school teacher at a small rural school in Yrisarri, N.M. He became superintendent of the Bernalillo County school district six years later.

That experience sparked his

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Police: Vandal targets Canyon Road gallery early Friday

mission to reform the state’s educational system, particularly IQ testing of Latinos and American Indians, which he viewed as racially biased.

Eventually, Sanchez became what would be equivalent to the state’s deputy secretary of education.

His 1940 classic Forgotten People was one of the first studies to document how Hispanics were losing land and influence to poverty and white encroachment.

The book drew attention from the University of Texas, which eventually offered Sanchez a job

A vandal destroyed $1,000 worth of Christmas lights at a Canyon Road gallery sometime early Friday morning, according to police reports and the business owner.

Rita Linder, who owns the Jewel Mark jeweler at 233 Canyon Road, expressed exasperation with the damage during the holiday season.

“We shouldn’t have to deal with this,” she said.

Linder said she has been in the building since 2012 and has often dealt with vandalism. She said it’s likely from the same person, but she declined to name a suspect, since police are investigating the incident. She said she believes the police department has a lead on a suspect.

Linder said since 2012, someone has smeared lipstick on the gallery windows 10 times.

The gallery has security cameras, Linder said, and footage shows a shadowy figure in the area “lurking” around at about 6:30 a.m. Friday. Then, she said, the Christmas lights snapped off.

Linder said she called a handy man, hoping he could repair the lights, and she said she hopes the vandal doesn’t strike again.

“All we can do is call the police,” she said.

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Book details life of ‘forgotten’ Latino scholar

By Russell Contreras

A Taos prosecutor was fined $999 Friday for what a judge described as “inappropriately and unjustifiably” injecting himself into a police investigation.

Deputy 8th Judicial District Attorney Emilio Chávez issued unauthorized subpoenas and strayed from the rules of criminal procedure last year during the probe of an armed robbery at Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, according to the judge’s ruling.

The District Attorney’s Office will appeal the ruling by 8th District Judge John Paternoster, Chávez said in an email Saturday. He referred further questions to District Attorney Donald Gallegos, who did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

The fine is just the latest episode in a legal saga stemming from the Kit Carson armed robbery April 10, 2013.

Four suspects were indicted between August and September 2013 in connection with the heist of more than $111,000 in cash and $116,000 in checks from the co-op — a robbery investigators alleged was an inside job. But the cases have since either been quashed or dropped after a ruling by Paternoster that the District Attorney’s Office abused the court’s subpoena power to obtain evidence.

The revelation that Chávez had gathered cellphone records of suspects without the approval of a judge or grand jury has since prompted an investigation by the New Mexico Supreme Court Disciplinary Board and charges of misconduct against both him and the district attorney.

The fine handed down Friday stems from subpoenas issued by Chávez on Dec. 17, 2013, commanding three purported gang members to appear for interviews with a Taos Police Department detective at the District Attorney’s Office.

Paternoster ruled the subpoenas were not authorized and were rife with errors. The documents did not notify the interviewees that they would be providing a recorded statement to a police investigator. Nor did the documents include any information about their rights.

Paternoster wrote that the subpoenas blurred the lines between police and prosecutors.

While it is common for prosecutors or their investigators to interview witnesses after suspects have been charged and a case opened, such interviews are governed by the rules of criminal procedure. Attorneys representing the defendants must be informed, for example. Police, meanwhile, operate independently if the investigation is ongoing.

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Animal shelter to host two-day Critter Camp The Santa Fe animal shelter is hosting a two-day winter camp that offers children ages 10 to 13 a hands-on experience with animals in a shelter environment.

The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan 3-4 at the shelter, 100 Caja del Rio Road.

During the camp, teams of children will learn the care and handling of a variety of animals, with a focus on behavior, veterinary care and grooming. Short talks about animal sheltering and care will be punctuated with interactive games, workbooks and hands-on projects.

The camp, which costs $100, is limited to 10 participants. To register or for more information, call Devin White at 983-4309 extension 218 or email dwhite@sfhumanesociety.org.

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Police notes The Santa Fe Police Department took the following reports: u Officers arrested Jeremy Catanach, 43, at Cerrillos Road and Baca Street on charges of leaving the scene of an accident, driving with a revoked license for a third time and an open container violation at 9 a.m. Friday. u Someone entered a home in the 1800 block of Camino Corrales between 1 and 9 p.m. Friday and stole two rings. u Officers arrested Johnny Armijo, 35, of Glorieta on charges of battery against a household member and child abuse at noon Friday in the 2400 block of Sawmill Road. u Someone stole jewelry from a home in the 3000 block of Calle Quieta between 8 a.m. Dec. 10 and 10 a.m.

Dec. 11. u Someone stole a black semi-automatic pistol from a home in the 1800 block of Paseo de Enrique between 1:45 and 6 p.m. Friday. u City officers arrested Christopher Cruze, 26, of Albuquerque on a charge of driving with a revoked license in the 4000 block of Cerrillos Road. u An Oklahoma woman told police she had arranged in November to rent a home in the 400 block of Arroyo Tenorio for December. But when she and her family arrived on Friday, they found people living in the home, and that it had never been listed for rent, she said.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office took the following reports: u County deputies say three juveniles, no age given, went missing in the 5600 block of Agua Fría Street at about 11 p.m. Dec. 26. The minors were entered into the FBI’s National Crime Information Center. u County deputies arrested Carlos Sanchez, 47, of Santa Fe at about 10:30 p.m. Friday on a charge of concealing his identity after officers responded to a report of a disorderly man on Buffalo Thunder Trail near the Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino in Pojoaque. A report indicated he refused to identify himself to officers and was then arrested.

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 Youth Emergency Shelter/ Youth Shelters: 438-0502 New Mexico suicide prevention hotline: 866-4357166 Solace Crisis Treatment Center: 986-9111, 800-7217273 or TTY 471-1624 Police and fire emergency: 911 Graffiti hotline: 955-CALL (2255)

Funeral services and memorials LUIS ANTONIO LOPEZ Luis Antonio Lopez died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. He was seventy years old. Luis was born May 21, 1944 to Joe and Ophelia López in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was the fifth of six children.

Even as a young boy, he demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit, shining shoes on the Plaza in Santa Fe. Luis graduated from Santa Fe High School and served six months of active duty as a New Mexico State Guard reservist. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico, where he served as Newman Club president. Luis married the love of his life, Marie Susan Chavez, in June 1967 and together, they built a beautiful family of four children.

Luis was proud to have been selected as one of eleven Henry Ford Fellows and earned his law degree at the University of Denver School of Law in 1969. Luis and Susie lived in Denver for a brief time, before moving to Trinidad in 1971. Though they started off as strangers in the community, they were soon embraced as one of their own.

Luis served as a public defender and was later elected to two terms as District Attorney before moving into private practice in 1983. Luis also served as the Las Animas County Attorney for several years.

Fearless entrepreneurs, Luis and Susie have operated several businesses over the years. Luis was a member of the Lions, Elks and Roundup organizations. He served as a board member for the Las Animas County Rehabilitation Center, the Trinidad National Bank and Trinidad State Junior College.

He was also elected to the Las Animas County Health District.

Luis was an avid outdoorsman and a cattleman. He loved to fish, hunt, and camp and was a talented musician and singer. He had a strong interest in aviation. He and Susie traveled the globe. He valued integrity, kindness, culture and family. His love of wine and song are celebrated.

Luis was preceded in death by his mother and father, Ophelia and Joe E. Lopez of Santa Fe, NM, his treasured aunt and uncle Corrina and Gabe Gallegos of Abiquiu, NM, his older brother, Rollie R. Lopez of Santa Fe, father and mother-in-law Felipe and Paulita Chavez of Santa Fe and cherished aunt and uncle Mae P. (Alberto) Delgado, brothers and sisters-in-law Julia (Rudy) Vargas, Edwin R. Sandoval, Margaret (Ray) Apodaca and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and special friends.

Luis is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years, Marie Susan, his four children Leticia (Leonard) Higdon, Luis II (Kelly), Carmencita (John), Carlos (Kristine) and his six granddaughters, Malia, Emalani, Kieonna, Angelina, Michaela and Eliana. He is also survived by siblings Belle (John) Doolittle, Joe (Alice) Lopez, Levi (Esther) Lopez and Carmen (Louie) Ortiz, in-laws Victor (Jennie) Chavez, Jimmy Chavez, Isabel Sandoval, Mercedes Chavez and cherished nieces Alma Rosa Delgado (Damien Gonzales) and Patricia Delgado and their families.

A rosary will be recited on Monday, December 29th at 7 pm at Most Holy Trinity Church. Funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, December 30th at 10 am at Most Holy Trinity Church.

Those wishing to do so may make contributions in memory of Luis to the Fisher’s Peak Soup Kitchen, 308 W Church St., Trinidad, CO 81082 or the TSJC Educational Foundation, 600 Prospect Street, Trinidad, CO 80182.

DONELIA ROYBAL Donelia Roybal, Age 80, a resident of Chili, ended her journey in this world on December 15, 2014 of a sudden stroke.

She passed away peacefully with her beloved children by her side.

Born in El Rancho NM, Donelia was a hard working woman with strong self determination and filled with compassion to help others, often sacrificing her own needs. She maintained a healthy, modest lifestyle and found great joy working the land and raising animals on the ranch she owned. However, her greatest pride and joy came with the arrival of her grandchildren, for whom she cared for and loved deeply.

Donelia is preceded in death by her children Pablita Maria and Fredrick Aaron Salazar, her parents Aaron and Veronica Roybal; Sister, Eufemia Roybal; brothers, Billy, Gilbert, Alfonso, and Eloy Roybal; Brothers-in-law, Clyde Herrera and David Manzanares.

Donelia is survived by her children: Daughter, Pepita Wilkinson and husband Dean, son, Ted Salazar, her beautiful grandchildren, Michaelyne and Lincoln Wilkinson. Brothers: Luciano, David, Floyd, Manuel, Paul, and Abel Roybal; Sisters: Julia Manzanares, Jane Herrera, Esther Romero, Lillian Duran, Ruth, Gloria, and Nora Roybal and numerous nephews, nieces, cousins and special friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, c/o Amigos de Sevilleta, PO Box 1248, Socorro, NM 87801 or Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, PO Box 280, San Antonio, NM 87832.

Memorial service is pending and will be announced after the New Year.

STANLEY T. NOYES Stanley T. Noyes, a writer, educator, and art’s administrator passed away December 24th at age 90. He and his brother James grew up in California riding their horses in the Napa Valley. Stan was educated there and at Fountain Valley School in Colorado. He served in the US Army in WWII in the Ruhr campaign in a reconnaissance troop. They crossed the Rhine ahead of US forces and liberated slave labor camps. He was awarded the Bronze Star.

Stan returned to attend Cal Berkeley where he met and married fellow student Nancy Black in 1949 and earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees. As a longtime sport he rode bareback horses and bulls in rodeos in California and Nevada. Member of RCA. Stan taught college at U.C. extension and California College of the Arts. He lived in France with his family on two occasions in the 1950s and the 1960s.

Stanley Noyes moved to Santa Fe in 1964 and taught at the College of Santa Fe, at UNM, and later was a program director for the New Mexico Arts Division: the artists in the schools program.

Stan was a published author of several books of poetry, short stories, novels, and a history of the Comanche Indians. He was a fellow at the MacDowell Colony. Stan was an avid long distance hiker in the mountains of New Mexico accompanied by good friends and by his wolf hybrids. He also spent many summers hiking in France and in the Pyrenees with his family and close French and Spanish friends.

Recently, as his health declined, Egis sent Stan three wonderful health care companions: Hans, Todd, and Tim. He died at home of complications from a stroke and pneumonia surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents Winifred and James, and son Frank. He is survived by Nancy, wife of 65 years, brother Jim and wife Isabella, son Charles, daughter Julie, daughter-in-law Sue, granddaughters Christina and Rachael, nephews James, Nicholas, and Philip. He is greatly loved and missed by all of us. A celebration of life has taken place. Donations can be made in Stan’s name to Doctors Without Borders and Defenders of Wildlife.

CHRISTOPHER CEDRIC BAYNE March 2, 1960 December 18, 2014

Christopher died unexpectedly following a routine medical procedure. Surviving are his parents Barbara de Weever and William McKinstry of Santa Fe, his brothers Gregory and Guy and sisters Jennifer, Gillian and Carolyn Bayne.

Services will be held at Holy Faith Church Santa Fe with interment following at Greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn NY. Please contact Rivera Funeral Services in Santa Fe for further details.

HERMAN P. ORTIZ Herman P. Ortiz, 84, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. He was born on January 8, 1930 in Antonito, Colorado and made Santa Fe his home for over 55 years.

He was educated in Antonito, Colorado, attended Benedictine College and graduated from Creighton University. He earned his Master’s degree in Public Administration from University of New Mexico. A Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy he served during the Korean War. He was employed by the IRS and retired after many years of service with the State of New Mexico.

He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Consuelo G. Ortiz, and daughters, Marta Ortiz of Albuquerque and Ann - Therese Ortiz of Philadelphia, PA, sister, Mercedes Moreno of Santa Fe, nephews, Herman Vigil (Armella), and Joseph Vigil (Lita).

In lieu of flowers please make donations to Carmelite Monastery in Santa Fe, NM. A Rosary will be held on Monday, December 29, 2014 at St. Francis Cathedral in the small chapel at 1 PM with Funeral Mass to follow immediately. Interment will be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at The Santa Fe National Cemetery at 9:45 AM.

JOHN ANDREW HASTED John Andrew Hasted passed early Christmas Eve morning at Christus St. Vincent Hospital surrounded by his parents, family, friends and the staff who kept vigil during his sudden illness. Born May 25, 1965 in Homewood, Illinois, John was raised in Santa Fe where he attended Santa Fe Public Schools and the College of Santa Fe. He is survived by his parents John D. (Jack) Hasted (Judy); his mother, Donna Clair; his daughter, Katie Hoover (Justin), and her mother, Julie Crumbacher; his siblings: Mary Elizabeth Hasted (Dr. Phil Shields) and her daughter, Megan Branch; Sarah Hasted; Rachel Hasted and her children, Lucas Wilken and Emily Wilken; Jeremy Hasted (Angela) and their sons, John D., Ezra, and Kristian; Kindra Mammone (Vincent), children, Damian and Kasha; Anne Renee Brito; Robert Patrick Brito; Elizabeth Brito (Ed), and their children, Damien, Kira, Tyler and Jacob; Michael Brito and his daughters, MaeLynna and Liliana. Survivors also include his hundreds of friends, whose lives were entwined with his: skateboard buddies, bike enthusiasts, fly-fishing brothers, classmates, cronies, and co-workers.

With a passion for fly-fishing instilled in him by his father Jack, he honed his skills alongside his dad in the trout waters of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, eventually sharing his expertise with others as an intrepid professional guide. A gifted photographer, John captured the beauty of the outdoors, especially his night skies and road trips with his beloved canine companion Odin who also survives him.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Santa Fe Animal Shelters, Trout Unlimited or a charity of one’s choice.

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As the seasons have come and gone, we look back with gratitude for the time and memories of a life shared with a kind, giving, intelligent, scientific person with music in his heart and love of his family and friends. As we look forward, it is with trust that Tom’s life was as it was meant to be just as is ours.

In grateful remembrance of our beloved Tom River, PhD on his second anniversary of being called to his eternal home.

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She is survived by her son Dana V. Partee, Evaldo Roybal partner of 31 years, brother Philip Vigil and wife DeAnna, sisters Rosina Couchman and husband Terry, Angela Salazar and husband James, Emily Hurtado, Marcella Catanach and husband Mike and many nieces and nephews.

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Judge: Chávez fined $999 Continued from Page C-1 “A criminal investigation conducted by police and a criminal lawsuit are two completely separate proceedings, subject to differing rules, protocols and requirements,” Paternoster wrote.

“When police and prosecutors attempt to blur the distinction between the two, the elements of a police state may appear.”

Paternoster ruled that Chávez had attempted to use powers reserved for pre-trial collection of evidence and witness appearance to aid a police investigation without the oversight of a court or even the lawyers representing defendants charged in the case.

The practice “leads to an alarming future, if not stopped, abated and sanctioned,” the judge wrote.

The interviews never happened. On Jan. 6, the interviewees reportedly arrived at the District Attorney’s Office as commanded.

Suspects already charged in connection with the co-op robbery arrived, too, with their attorneys and a few family members.

Attorneys representing the suspects raised objections to the interviews, and Chávez eventually relented and canceled the appointments.

In his ruling, Paternoster described the episode as a “nearmelee” and admonished the attorneys representing the suspects for how they handled the situation.

Todd Coberly, an attorney representing one of the robbery suspects, said Saturday that the fine issued to Chávez was appropriate.

“I’m pleased the court recognized what the District Attorney’s Office did was improper and egregious enough to warrant a personal fine against a prosecutor.

That’s a rare act,” Coberly said.

Chávez was granted 30 days to either pay the $999 fine or donate $700 to an organization that provides legal assistance to the poor.

The prosecutor is scheduled to appear for a hearing Feb. 11 in Albuquerque before the New Mexico Supreme Court Disciplinary Board on charges of misconduct. The district attorney is scheduled to appear Feb. 10.

If the district attorney and prosecutor are found to have violated the rules that regulate the conduct of lawyers across New Mexico, they face a range of penalties including censure, reprimand or even suspension.

This story was originally published by The Taos News, a sister paper of The Santa Fe New Mexican.

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Cuban: Huddleston hopes to go to Cuba in February Continued from Page C-1 subsidiaries of U.S. companies from trading with Cuba, travel there by U.S. citizens and family remittances to Cuba.

Huddleston, now a retired U.S. ambassador, was the deputy and then the coordinator for Cuban affairs in Washington from 1989 to 1993, and chief of the United States Interests Section in Havana from 1999 to 2002.

Since 2005, she and her husband, Robert Huddleston, also a retired Foreign Service officer, have lived in Santa Fe. But her work continues to draw her away. Since February, she has been in Haiti, where she is working on a USAID project called LEVE (Local Enterprise and Value Chain Enhancement), which is focused on building businesses in construction, textiles and agriculture by providing small grants and technical assistance.

The Huddlestons are among some 20 to 25 former Foreign Service officers living in Santa Fe, drawn by its cultural diversity, along with the usual attractions. Their home is filled with art from Haiti, Ethiopia and other places where they have lived.

When President Barack Obama announced last week that the U.S. would normalize relations with Cuba after 50 years, Vicki Huddleston was called on to comment by Al Jazeera America, where she called Obama’s actions “long overdue.” She tweeted out comments such as, “Once Cuba off the terrorist list no excuse for not legislating away what remains of the embargo.”

And on Friday, The New York Times published an opinion piece by Huddleston calling Obama’s historic action “the foundation for a vastly improved relationship.”

There is still a difficult road ahead, she said in her column, “even though the American flag will fly in Havana, and the Cuban flag in Washington.”

The first order of business, she said, is for diplomats to “expand and formalize cooperation on migration, the environment, narcotics and crime,” and “all remaining restrictions on their travel should be removed.”

The policy known as “wet foot, dry foot” should be rescinded, she said. Under the policy, Cubans caught in the waters between Cuba and the United States are sent home, or to a third country, while those who reach the U.S. are allowed to stay.

The U.S. should also open the difficult negotiations with the Cuban government on claims of U.S. citizens to property confiscated when Castro took

A career in foreign affairs Early on, Vicki Huddleston was chief of the State Department’s Economic Sections in Sierra Leone and Mali and was country desk officer in Bolivia.

From there, her career took her to Cuba, Haiti and Africa.

1988-89: Huddleston was an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in the office of U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, where she worked on missile control legislation.

1989-93: She was head of Cuban affairs in the State Department.

1993-95: She served as deputy chief of mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

1995: Huddleston became ambassador to Madagascar.

power and begin the process of returning the southern half of Guantánamo Bay to Cuba, she said.

The U.S. should not insist on making progress on these issues contingent on political reforms, although economic incentives would be appropriate, she said.

In an interview at her Santa Fe home, where she spent Christmas, Huddleston said there are those who will oppose all steps toward ending the 1960 embargo, saying, “Oh, they haven’t improved human rights.” And there is always the danger that if the Republicans win the White House, the new president could reverse some of Obama’s executive orders.

That’s why, she said, “The key thing over the next two years [of Obama’s term] is to consolidate. There is more he can do.”

Bringing Cuba into international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Organization of American States is critical to increasing economic opportunity in the island nation and encouraging human rights improvements, she said.

Obama’s measures, she said, might especially help people born since the revolution, many of whom have ended up living with their parents because there is little housing, or are working at jobs paying $15 a month.

During her years in Havana, Huddleston provoked the ire of Castro for handing out a couple of thousand portable shortwave radios to Cubans

1997: She was deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs.

1999 to 2002: She took on an assignment in Havana as chief of the United States Interests Section.

2002: She was appointed ambassador to Mali.

2005: Huddleston retired — but not for long. She was called back that same year to be acting U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia for a little over a year before she retired again.

2007-09: Huddleston was director of the Brookings Project on U.S. Policy Toward a Cuba in Transition and wrote a book called Learning to Salsa: New Steps in U.S.-Cuba Relations.

2009: She was appointed deputy assistant secretary of defense for Africa.

2014: She is working on a USAID project in Haiti to help build enterprise.

that allowed them to listen to Radio Martí, a Miami station supported by the U.S. government. Castro was so mad that he called for a tribuna abierta to denounce the initiative. About 20,000 people showed up, but he never spoke, and “the Cubans loved the radios,” she said.

Huddleston recalled giving one of the radios to a woman she met while driving an official U.S. car along a dirt road in Cuba. “Now I have a present for my son’s birthday,” the woman told her. As she drove off, Huddleston noticed the woman in her rearview mirror, crying.

As chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, Huddleston said she never turned in Americans who reported they had lost their money or had been beaten up while traveling illegally there, a sort of don’t ask, don’t tell policy. “I was a real softy,” she said.

Huddleston, 72, who is from Arizona, where her mother still lives, graduated from the University of Colorado. She served in the Peace Corps in Peru, where she organized the financing for the two housing cooperatives in Arequipa, then got her master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, before beginning her long career with the U.S. State Department.

Her daughter, Alexandra Huddleston, a photographer, also lives in Santa Fe. A son lives in New York.

In late February, she hopes to go to Cuba, where she is working with others to offer workshops to help Cuban people learn entrepreneurial skills.

Edge: Venues strive to attract varying entertainment for crowds Continued from Page C-1 as the documentary 45365 by Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, drew the largest audiences.

The brew pub’s owner, Trent Edwards, said he was interested in continuing the program, though he might charge a $3 entrance fee. In turn, he said, he would offer happy hour pricing.

Munro said it’s unclear if the film series will continue.

New kids in town: Skylight Santa Fe entered Santa Fe’s nighttime scene right about the time that Night Wave hit the city, and the venue had an uproarious weekend with nearly $30,000 in total revenue. Since then, said owner Joe Ray Sandoval, the nightclub is learning to balance the needs of Santa Fe’s older demographic while branding itself as a destination for an younger audience.

Sandoval said he largely accomplished that by offering entertainment in blocks throughout the night. Blue-

grass or Western concerts are held earlier in the evening — around 7 to 9 p.m.

— while the club environment emerges later. Sandoval said the club also has offered other types of performances, such as the Lulz, a locally produced comedy show, and will soon be adding performances from a national comedy circuit. Recently, Sandoval gave the stage to local circus troupe Wise Fool, and it plans to host more local productions.

“We want to provide a venue for all different types of art forms and reaching new demographics,” he said. “I realize it’s ambitious, but the city’s hungry for it.”

Doug Nava, one of the co-owners at the Blue Rooster, another new bar in town, said he experienced similar success in appealing to Santa Fe’s gay population. The Rooster, which replaced the gay bar Rouge Cat on West Marcy Street, has now been open for about two months.

Nava said his key to continued success is simple: keep the bar open — even when crowds appear sparse, as was the case on Thanksgiving. Few people arrived when the doors opened, he said, but by nightfall there were 30 to 40 people in the club.

Finding solutions: Shannon Murphy experienced Santa Fe’s barren nightlife firsthand. She moved to the city at 25, and within months she wanted to plot her escape.

But she possessed a youthful idealistic streak, and instead opted to stay, with the hope of changing the city. To that end, she created the After Hours Alliance, a group of musicians, promoters and other creative types who strive to inject adrenaline into Santa Fe’s slumbering nightlife.

And more recently, she joined the city’s downtown economic task force.

Murphy said the fact that the city is willing to create a task force to address the nightlife speaks volumes. She said it

Scholar: Did not shy from cultural issues Continued from Page C-1 as an education professor.

There, Sanchez wrote other books, became a national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens and corresponded with lead NAACP attorney and future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall on desegregation strategy. He wrote presidents, challenged politicians and spoke out against discrimination of blacks and Latinos.

“He did not shy away,” Blanton said.

“He knew that he was sacrificing a lot but he kept at it because he knew it

was important.”

The biography is the first detailed account of Sanchez, who died in 1972.

Often called the “dean of Mexican American studies,” there are a dozen or so schools in Texas and California named in honor of Sanchez. However, there is none in his birth state of New Mexico.

His granddaughter Cindy Kennedy, 51, a Santa Fe teacher, believes the book will introduce her grandfather to a new generation who unknowingly benefited from his work.

“He has been forgotten, and I think it’s about time he gets recognized,”

Kennedy said.

And maybe, she said, a school in New Mexico soon will be named in his honor.

The Sanchez book follows last year’s release of a biopic on farmworker union leader César Chávez.

The books come at a time when some Latino writers are calling for more biographies of Latino civil rights icons, such as lawyer John J. Herrera or labor leader Emma Tenayuca.

“We are still, in a lot of ways, in an era of discovery,” Blanton said. “There is so much more material for us to uncover.”

shows the government realizes a problem exists and is trying to fix it.

The task force includes notable local nightlife figures such as Jaime Lenfestey, a promoter who has brought Arcade Fire and other popular bands to the city, and Todd Eric Lovato, the editor of the entertainment website Santafe.com. Kadlubek also serves on the panel.

Kate Noble, the city’s interim director of the Housing and Community Development Department, said other efforts also have helped improve the city’s nighttime economy, such as MIX Santa Fe, which holds monthly social mixers, and the social media campaign #HowToSantaFe, geared toward attracting young adults to the city.

The task force first met Dec. 18, and plans to continue meeting through June.

Murphy, though, already believes she has identified the city’s major problem, and it’s one that local government can do little to address.

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It comes down to the state’s liquor license system and its inflated prices for purchasing a liquor license — between $350,000 and $1 million. Murphy said the prohibitive cost creates a bar scene focused on shilling drinks to cover expenses.

That doesn’t leave a lot room for someone who wants to start a small performance venue for niche audiences, she said, in which the average patron would buy only one drink instead of three or four. Sure, ticket sales might cover some costs at such venues, she said, but much of that money goes to the performers, leaving the operators in a challenging financial situation.

Murphy said she would like to see the city lobby the state to ease liquor law restrictions so a wider variety of events can have a shot at drawing crowds. She also called for more promoters to give people a reason to visit the streets.

“We have a one-dimensional nighttime economy,” she said.

was target shooting on West Mesa south of Interstate 40 around 1:30 p.m.

He says it appears they were unaware that another group was just beyond a ridge where they were shooting.

Albuquerque ice rink makes debut ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque can now offer ice skating downtown with the unveiling of its new rink. The rink made from synthetic ice opened Friday in Civic Plaza.

There will be no charge to skate on the new rink, just to rent skates.

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Father, son risk lives at sea fleeing Cuba Now some hope that Cubans won’t take raft trip to Fla.

By Christine Amario The Associated Press

A man stands beside his 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air car in Havana. U.S. car sales have been banned in Cuba since 1959. DESMOND BOYLAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

New life for Cuba’s vintage vehicles?

By E. Eduardo Castillo and Kristen Wyatt The Associated Press

HAVANA — Dairo Tio cruises the streets of Havana in a gleaming black 1954 Buick with polished chrome highlights and the diesel motor from an electric plant bolted beneath the hood.

When the brakes failed in his beautiful Frankenstein of a taxicab, Tio couldn’t work for 15 days as he waited for a machinist to hand carve the necessary screws.

The half-century-old embargo on most U.S. exports has turned Cubans into some of the most inventive mechanics in the world, technicians capable of engineering feats long lost to the modern world of electronic ignitions and computerized engine calibration.

President Barack Obama’s announcement that he is loosening the embargo through executive action has Cubans dreaming of an end to the era of cannibalizing train springs for suspensions and cutting tire patches by hand. One of the measures announced by Obama two weeks ago would allow U.S. exports to Cuba’s small class of private business owners, which includes thousands of mechanics and taxi drivers who shuttle both Cubans in battered sedans for about 50 cents a ride and tourists in shiny, restored vintage vehicles for $25 an hour.

While the details of Obama’s reforms remain uncertain, Cubans are hopeful that their publication in the coming weeks will end a five-decade drought of cars and parts.

“Maybe it will be possible to get parts faster, at better prices,” said a hopeful Raul Arabi, 58, who spoke with The Associated Press while seated behind the wheel of a cherry-

red 1952 Chevy convertible that still runs on its original 6-cylinder engine. “If they opened a specific store for this, even better.”

Cuba long restricted car ownership almost entirely to prominent bureaucrats, high achievers in their fields and professionals who completed government service abroad.

That limit was dropped last year but replaced by markups drove prices as high as $262,000 for a Peugeot that lists for the equivalent of about $53,000 outside Cuba. That leaves classic cars as one of the only options for Cubans needing private transportation for themselves or a business, although prices around $20,000 for old cars mean buyers on the island often need help for the purchase from relatives abroad.

With so much invested in their cars, new engines, hoods, fenders and transmissions is a dream for the owners of what were once known as “Humphrey Bogarts” and that remain a fixture of the landscape.

“It’s pretty complicated,” said Tio, 27. “The government won’t sell you glass for these old cars.

They won’t sell replacement parts for these old cars. Everything is made by hand.”

A few years ago, the only way Tio could get new tires for his car was to rely on the generosity of a relative who brought some back from Venezuela.

In the meantime, necessity will drive invention when it comes to maintaining the thousands of classic cars that fill Cuba’s cities and countryside.

Many are used for daily needs and commutes, others transport curious tourists soaking up nostalgia, newlyweds, or young girls celebrating their quinceaneras — traditional 15th-birthday celebrations.

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MIAMI — It was hot and dark and mosquitoes bit at his skin as 23-year-old Jose Fuente Lastre boarded a raft with eight other men, intent on fleeing Cuba.

Their flimsy vessel built from scraps of metal, wood and inner tubes had failed repeatedly. Oil leaked. The propeller sputtered.

“I’m not going,” Lastre had announced.

“It seems we weren’t meant to leave.”

“Don’t be a fool,” shot back his stepfather, Antonio Cardenas. “After trying this hard you have to try again.”

Four of their companions decided it was too risky, jumping out and wading back to shore.

Lastre looked at his stepfather’s wrinkled face. They had invested nearly everything they owned to build the raft.

They switched on the motor taken from a Russian tractortrailer.

Tens of thousands of Cubans have made the harrowing journey on homemade rafts across the Florida Straits, preferring to risk their lives than remain in Cuba.

President Barack Obama’s promise to reverse 53 years of hostility has raised hopes that with normalized relations, Cubans will stop taking these risks.

But Obama’s deal with President Raul Castro isn’t expected to stop the tide anytime soon.

Obama lacks the votes in

Congress to abandon the embargo and the provision allowing almost all Cubans who reach the U.S. to stay is law.

This last year, the number of Cubans picked up at sea by the U.S. Coast Guard or making it to U.S. shores rose nearly 75 percent, from 2,129 to 3,722. uuu

At first the skies were blue, the water calm. They drank water, ate crackers and started making plans.

“The first thing I’m going to do is get a job,” Cardenas declared.

By the sixth day, they were nearly out of gas, with no sign of land.

“We should use what we have left for when we’re close to shore,” suggested Cardenas, the oldest on board.

They would need to move quickly then — If the U.S. Coast Guard reached them in the water, they’d be sent back to Cuba.

When they woke the next day, all they saw was blue sea.

“Pa’ Cuba!” one of the men

began yelling.

They’d gone seven days without seeing land. A few others agreed.

“To Cuba no,” Cardenas insisted. “We are going to make it.”

Desperate, he took out a sledgehammer and threatened to destroy the motor if anyone touched it.

The next day, the men saw a flicker of light track across the sky, then another. Planes. They began rowing the boat in the same direction.

Their 10th day at sea, they kicked on the motor and sprinted toward shore, hitting sand near a condominium.

They jumped out and ran barefoot to a metal gate.

A guard opened the door.

“Welcome to the land of liberty!” he said. uuu

In Miami, the men were treated like celebrities.

Soon, though, their days looked like this: Long hours in a small hotel room, awaiting resettlement.

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Every few days, they made costly calls to family in Camaguey.

One month and three days later, the men woke before dawn and loaded nine duffel bags filled with donated clothes into an airport shuttle.

Their destination: Portland, Ore., where the Church World Service had arranged housing, English classes and jobs.

Cardenas proudly took photos on his cellphone: Lastre holding up his airplane ticket; Diaz pushing a cart of luggage. uuu

Three months after the men’s arrival, Obama surprisingly announced efforts to restore ties with the island they left behind.

The news came as a relief: Perhaps they would not have to wait years to see their families.

Had they known relations between the U.S. and Cuba were about to improve, Cardenas said he would have risked the journey anyway.

“I’m not looking back,” he said.

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Symbolism key in reopening U.S. Embassy in Cuba travel outside their respective capitals without having to ask permission.

Also part of the reopening of the embassy: symbolic measures such as raising the AmeriBy Peter Orsi can flag on the Malecon.

The Associated Press “Opening an embassy is a symbolic gesture, but symbols HAVANA — A half-century are really important,” John Caulafter Washington severed relafield, who was Interests Section tions with Cuba, the United chief from 2011 to 2014, said by States’ seven-story mission phone from Jacksonville, Fla., looms over Havana’s seaside where he retired.

Malecon boulevard as the larg“This is a pretty powerful est diplomatic outpost in the symbol by our president that country. we want to have a more normal Cuban guards stand at close relationship with Cuba despite intervals on the street outside, the fact that we have the obviand islanders line up by the ous differences,” he added. thousands each year for a shot Cuba’s interests section is a at a coveted visa. The U.S. Interests Section is poised to become stately manor in Washington’s Adams Morgan neighborhood. an even more important presIt, too, stands to become an ence in Cuba as the two countries negotiate the first phase of embassy. Diplomats say privately that Washington hopes to boost their historic detente — transstaffing in Havana, currently at forming the complex into a full about 50 Americans and 300 embassy that would reflect the Cuban workers, as more AmeriObama administration’s hopes can travelers and trade delegates of new influence on the comare expected to come here under munist island. new rules to be set by the White Roberta Jacobson, assisHouse softening the U.S. trade tant U.S. secretary of state for embargo on Cuba.

Western Hemisphere affairs, An agreement could also will be the highest known U.S. ease or scrap rules that require administration official to visit U.S. diplomats to channel all in decades when she comes requests through Cuba’s Foreign next month for annual talks on Ministry; the diplomats would migration that will now also focus on the details of re-estab- be able to deal directly with at lishing full diplomatic relations. least some other branches of The discussions are expected government. to cover expanding staffing The U.S. Interests Section has in the two countries’ interests often been a flashpoint for consections and letting diplomats flict, and its decades of hybrid

American mission to be transformed in coming months

status reflect the dysfunctional relationship between the two deeply intertwined countries.

The building first opened as an embassy in 1953, the same year Fidel Castro launched an ill-fated assault on a barracks that is considered the onset of the Cuban Revolution.

Eight years later, with Castro then in power, the countries broke ties and Switzerland stepped in to safeguard both the embassy and the ambassador’s residence, a sprawling, immaculately groomed estate in Havana’s finest neighborhood.

After the break, Washington was without a presence in Cuba until 1977, when the interests sections were opened under President Jimmy Carter. The missions technically operate under the aegis of the “protecting power” Switzerland.

On the wall of a conference room in the mission hangs the bronze head of an eagle that topped the nearby USS Maine monument until it was ripped down in a 1961 anti-Yankee protest following the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

In 2006, U.S. diplomats abruptly installed an electronic billboard that scrolled messages extolling democracy and human rights to Cubans on the street below. An outraged Cuban government erected dozens of black flags to obscure the signs.

“The consequence of that was, for years, they did not allow us to import lightbulbs,” Caulfield recalled.

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Almanac Santa Fe Airport through 6 p.m. Saturday Santa Fe Airport Temperatures H g / ow ........................................... 30 /3 Norma g / ow ............................ 43 /18 Record high ............................... 59 in 1933 Record low .................................. 0 in 1911 Santa Fe Airport Precipitation 24 ours t roug 6 p.m. yest. ............ 0.00” Mont /year to ate .................. 0.96”/9.94” Normal month/year to date ... 0.70”/13.43” Santa Fe Farmers Market 24 hours through 6 p.m. yest. ............ 0.00” Mont /year to ate ................ 0.79”/11.04”

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The following water statistics of December 19 are the most recent supplied by the City Water Division (in millions of gallons).

Total water produced from: Canyon Water Treatment Plant: 0.000 Buckman Water Treatment Plant: 5.817 City Wells: 0.000 Buckman Wells: 0.000 Total water produced by water system: 5.817 Amount delivered to Las Campanas: Golf course: 0.000, domestic: 0.083 Santa Fe Canyon reservoir storage: 12.3 percent of capacity; daily inflow 1.03 million gallons.

A partial list of the City of Santa Fe’s Comprehensive Water Conservation Requirements currently in effect: • Irrigation water leaving the intended area is not permitted. Wasting water is not allowed.

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6 p.m. on TNT The Librarians At the conclusion of this new fantasy’s series premiere, Librarian Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) turned over “routine” magical assignments to a trio of trainees (Christian Kane, Lindy Booth, John Kim) while he focused on more serious challenges.

7 p.m. on ABC Revenge There’s plenty of revenge — and Revenge — to go around on this night, since the three most recent episodes are repeated.

Emily and David (Emily VanCamp, pictured, and James Tupper) both face the exposure of things they’d prefer not to have known. Josh Bowman also stars.

7 p.m. on CBS Undercover Boss It’s not hard to guess from the title of the new episode “Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill” what many of the employees’ “uniforms” look like. That’s precisely what causes problems for the chain’s founder and CEO, Doug Guller, when — while incognito, of course — he crosses paths with a worker who will not wear the required bikini top.

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7:30 p.m. on FOX Brooklyn Nine-Nine “Undercover” brings Jake (Andy Samberg) back to the precinct after his role in an FBI sting. It went well, except for one thing: One of the targets of the operation escaped. Jake recruits Charles (Joe Lo Truglio) to help him tie up that loose end. Jenny Slate guest stars. Terry Crews also stars.

8 p.m. on CBS The Mentalist A new episode directed by series star Simon Baker, “The Silver Briefcase,” raises Jane’s (Baker) suspicions after he crosses paths with a military man.

He’s convinced there’s something sneaky about the soldier, prompting him to delve into the supposedly solved murder of the officer’s wife. Robin Tunney, Tim Kang and Rockmond Dunbar also star — and likely found it quite interesting to be under the direction of their longtime acting colleague.

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Airstream can’t keep up with high demand

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Dustin Diamond, who played “Screech” on the 1990s TV show Saved by the Bell, was charged Friday with stabbing a man on Christmas. Diamond, 37, faces charges of felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety charge, disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon. According to the criminal complaint, Diamond told police that he and his fiancée went out to several bars and got into a tussle with two men and another woman at a bar in Wisconsin, the complaint said.

JACKSON CENTER, Ohio — Bob Wheeler still gets the question sometimes when people find out he runs the company that builds those shiny aluminum campers: “Airstreams? They still make those?”

Not only are the retro-looking “silver bullet” travel trailers still being built by hand at the same western Ohio site that has produced them for 60 years, but the company also can’t roll them out of there fast enough to meet the demand these days.

The instantly recognizable silver bubble design — inspired by airplane fuselages — hasn’t been tweaked much since the first Airstreams took to the open road in the 1930s on the way to becoming an American icon. The polished campers have cameoed in Hollywood movies and even quarantined the Apollo 11 astronauts when they got back from the moon.

They have also inspired a legion of devotees who socialize with one another at Airstream caravans and rallies all over the world — including an annual Ohio jamboree known as “Alumapalooza.”

“Any time we’ve seen an Airstream, it’s like the clouds part and an angelic choir starts singing,” says Cliff Garinn, a 49-year-old college career counselor from Dallas. He and his husband bought a new one in April and are already trading up to a larger model for frequent weekend camping trips and summer vacation.

Airstream builds 50 travel trailers every week at the plant in Jackson Center, all gleaming and aerodynamic and riveted by hand. The backlog is about three months, and ground has already been broken on a major expansion at the factory north of Dayton that eventually will increase production capacity by 50 percent.

The RV industry was dealt a body blow by the Great Recession but has rebounded

with gusto. Shipments in 2014 are expected to be up more than 8 percent, following the best October in the industry in nearly 40 years. Production next year is expected to return to levels seen before the economy tanked.

Airstream — owned by the larger Indiana-based RV maker Thor Industries — is riding the wave, surging with three record years in a row. Wheeler says shipments now are about twice what they were during the best days before the recession.

Besides a better economy, Airstream is benefiting from a big bubble of baby boomers, many now choosing not to wait until their 60s to buy one, and a new wave of desire for the classic designs of America’s yesteryear — even if they command top dollar. New Airstreams run $42,000 to $140,000.

Tara Cox, a 40-year-old magazine editor who wrote a book called Airstream: The Silver RV, notes the fandom bordering on fanaticism that the trailers inspire, besides the fact that they cost more than other RVs, usually have less storage space and require more maintenance to keep the outside looking nice.

Baby boomers are still the heart of the demographic, but the company is actively reaching out to younger people, using social media to show them how an Airstream could fit their lifestyles. It’s also testing less expensive, lighter and easier-totow designs that Wheeler says might be “less intimidating” to younger buyers.

Airstream got an injection of hip recently when it collaborated with the Columbus College of Art and Design to plan and build a camper with a workspace and living area aimed at people in their 20s and 30s whose jobs allow them to work from anywhere.

The company says the design elements — including a rear hatch that opens the convertible work area to the great outdoors — will be incorporated into future production models.

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LOS ANGELES — Angela Lansbury has settled in for a six-week run of Noel Coward’s comedy Blithe Spirit at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.

This is the 89-year-old Lansbury’s third time around with Coward’s 1941 farce, which is propelled by a medium who accidentally conjures the ghost of a writer’s precocious wife. Lansbury played the clairvoyant Madame Arcati on Broadway in 2009. She reprised the role last spring on London’s West End. The Associated Press

Airstream travel trailers line the factory floor as they are assembled Oct. 22 at the Airstream factory in Jackson Center, Ohio. JAY LAPRETE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Delivery key to ‘ticket system’ discipline Question: I’ve been trying for two months the “ticket” system to those readers who are with little to no success to get your “ticket” a tad late to the game. First, several (no more system to work on my 4-year-old daughter. than three) misbehaviors are clearly spelled The target behaviors are ignoring me when I out on a “target behavior list” that’s affixed tell her to do something and blatantly refusto the refrigerator door. Second, three to five ing to do what I tell her to do. She “tickets” are cut from construction has three tickets a day. When she paper and put up on the refrigeraloses one, she has to sit in a chair tor, next to the misbehavior list, for 15 minutes, and if she loses all using a magnetic clip. When a three before the day is done, she targeted misbehavior occurs, the spends the rest of it in her room. parent closest to the scene of the One problem is that she waits until crime removes one of that day’s the end of the day to lose all of her tickets from the clip. Each time tickets, meaning that she really a ticket is removed, the child in doesn’t spend any “punishment” question must sit in timeout for a John time in her room because it’s time certain length of time. When all the for bed anyway. But the biggest Rosemond day’s allotment of tickets is gone, problem is that losing a ticket and the child spends the rest of the Living With sitting in timeout doesn’t seem to day in her room, which has been Children faze her at all. Any ideas? stripped of most of its “entertainment value,” and goes to bed at Answer: I disagree. Losing a least one hour early. ticket obviously fazes her. Otherwise, she would not be cleverly waiting until Over the years since I developed it, lots the end of the day to lose most of her tickets. and lots of parents have told me that the That tells me that she not only doesn’t want ticket system has helped them solve many to sit in the timeout chair but also doesn’t discipline problems. It seems to work best want to spend any significant amount of time with children 3 through 12. I generally do not in her room. recommend its use with a teenager. Also, as I have said before in this column and Before we go any further, I should explain

in several of my books (most notably, The Well-Behaved Child: Discipline That REALLY Works!), if the parents’ attitude is not proper, no discipline method is going to work for long. An improper attitude includes impatience, frustration, anger, anxiety and any other manifestation of stress. Whatever the method, discipline should be delivered dispassionately. If there’s emotional “pressure” behind it, the method in question is very likely to fail.

Circling back to your question, the fact that you don’t feel you’ve made significant headway in two months with your daughter leads me to believe that your delivery is the problem. Granted, some kids are more stubborn than others, but a determined but calm enforcement style will bring even the most strong-willed child into line in a relatively short period of time.

One more thing: the fact that a child acts unfazed by a consequence does not mean it’s not having any effect. Children are clever, and acting like being thrown into the proverbial briar patch is a vacation is one form their cleverness sometimes takes.

Visit family psychologist John Rosemond’s website at www.johnrosemond.com.

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Family calendar Sunday, Dec. 28 GLOW: A WINTER LIGHTS EVENT: The Santa Fe Botanical Garden transforms into a winter wonderland with a lighting display; 5-8 p.m.; $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers.

Monday, Dec. 29 WINTER BREAK YOUTH CAMP: The Genoveva Chavez Center, 3221 Rodeo Road, is offering a day camp for kids during the winter break, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cost is $35 per day per child. Call 955-4014. Registration is first come, first serve.

GLOW: A WINTER LIGHTS EVENT: The Santa Fe Botanical Garden transforms into a winter wonderland with a lighting display; 5-8 p.m.; $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers.

Tuesday, Dec. 30 WINTER BREAK YOUTH CAMP: The Genoveva Chavez Center, 3221 Rodeo Road, is offering a day camp for kids during the winter break, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cost is $35 per day per child. Call 955-4014. Registration is first come, first serve.

GLOW: A WINTER LIGHTS EVENT: The Santa Fe Botanical Garden transforms into a winter wonderland with a lighting display; 5-8 p.m.; $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers.

HOLIDAY FAMILY PROGRAM AT THE O’KEEFFE: Celebrate the holidays New Mexico style by making traditional ornaments, farolitos, and New Mexico–inspired cards and flipbooks; 1 to 4 p.m. at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Education Annex, 123 Grant Ave.; free.

Wednesday, Dec. 31 PUBLIC LIBRARIES CLOSE EARLY: All libraries in the Santa Fe Public Library system will close at 1 p.m. for New Year’s Eve. The Vista Grande Public Library in Eldorado will be closed all day.

PERFORMANCE SANTA FE ORCHESTRA: The Lensic.

New Year’s Eve at concert 5 p.m., family preview open rehearsal performance at 2 p.m., featuring violinist Vadim Gluzman and soprano Ava Pine, music of Beethoven and Bruch, preview tickets $25; families with children $10 per person; 5 p.m. concert $27-$100; 988-1234, ticketssantafe. org, or performancesantafe.org.

LIGHT UP A LIFE: An annual community fundraiser for The Hospice Center on the Plaza from 5:30 to 6 p.m.; attendance is free. Members of the public are invited to purchase farolitos for $20 each to dedicate in memory or in honor of a loved one by visiting pmsnm.org and clicking “Light Up a Life,” or visiting https://10415.thankyou4caring. org/light-up-a-life, or by calling 988-2211.

Thursday, Jan. 1

Not all university students are happy about a rising trend: Empty nesters moving nearby

PUBLIC LIBRARIES CLOSED: All libraries in the Santa Fe Public Library system, as well as the Vista Grande Public Library in Eldorado, will be closed for New Year’s Day. GLOW: A WINTER LIGHTS EVENT: The Santa Fe Botanical Garden transforms into a winter wonderland with a lighting display; 5-8 p.m.; $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers.

By Leanne Italie

Friday, Jan. 2

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NEW YORK ori Osterberg and her husband are lifelong Denver folk, but they got restless and intended to relocate for adventure’s sake once their only child left home for college.

Well, long story short, they did that. Sort of.

Rather than following the sun down to Mexico, they followed their daughter to Portland, Ore., where she is a sophomore.

While still taking long weekends and other trips to Canada and California, the couple bought an apartment near campus that all three share.

“We’re calling it our gap year. We’re here for now, with the possibility of extending throughout her college career,” Osterberg said. “We’re taking it one year at a time.”

Sometimes scoffed at as the ultimate in helicopter parenting, Osterberg and others see only benefits in relocating or buying a second home to be close to their college kids.

Osterberg feels lucky. She and her husband work mainly online rather than grind it out 9-to-5 the old-fashioned way to pay college bills.

For Dianne Sikel in Phoenix, it’s all about football for her two boys, ages 18 and 15.

She plans to rearrange her schedule as an auctioneer, part-time real estate agent and actress when her oldest starts college next year near Anaheim, Calif., so she can attend the games of both.

That, she said, means she’ll leave Phoenix first thing Saturday mornings during football season for a rental home near the California campus, after she watches her youngest play in Phoenix on Fridays. Her youngest will stay with his father when she’s away.

“These are moments that will be gone forever. I refuse to miss them,” Sikel said.

“I’ve got to be near my children.”

Coldwell Banker, the real estate firm, first noticed parents making such moves in 2008 while compiling its annual College Home Price Comparison Index that ranked average home prices in more than 300 college towns.

David Siroty, a company spokesman, said the index has not been done in several years but anecdotally agents continue to see it pop up in home rentals and sales around the country near campuses.

Regina Santore, a Coldwell agent in Knoxville, the East Tennessee home of the University of Tennessee, relocated a couple last summer from a town about 380 miles away on the western side of the state so their freshman could live with them.

GARDEN SPROUTS: Stories and hands-on activities for children ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver from 9 to 10 a.m., weather permitting; sponsored by the Santa Fe Botanical Garden and Railyard Stewards. Meet at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden on Museum Hill, 725 Camino Lejo. $5 suggested donation; free to members and children under 12.

GLOW: A WINTER LIGHTS EVENT: The Santa Fe Botanical Garden transforms into a winter wonderland with a lighting display; 5-8 p.m.; $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers.

WINTER BREAK YOUTH CAMP: The Genoveva Chavez Center, 3221 Rodeo Road, is offering a day camp for kids during the winter break, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cost is $35 per day per child. Call 955-4014. Registration is first come, first serve.

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Kid’s take on movies ‘Annie’

By Kayla Powell, age 12 KIDS FIRST Critic The movie Annie is fantastic.

It is one of my favorite movies of all time.

This modern-day remake of the old classic is about a young foster girl who is trying to find her parents. One day she is chasing after

Saturday, Jan. 3 Students get help from their parents in August 2007 as they move into their dorm at Virginia Tech. While parents traditionally say a tearful farewell to their new college freshmen after the move-in, many are now refusing to say goodbye. Instead, they are relocating nearby or buying a second home for easy visits. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

“They felt very strongly they did not want their daughter living on campus.

They felt like she would have a better study environment if she were with them. She didn’t seem to have any problem with it,” Santore said.

The father, a computer programmer, and mother, a budding restaurateur, settled on a 1,600-square-foot ranch-style house near campus.

“I can understand it, frankly, these days,” said Santore, who has a 4-year-old son.

“But I don’t know if he’s going to appreciate me following him to college,” she laughed.

Santore, originally from a small town in upstate New York, said a neighbor there relocated to New York City recently to live with her daughter during law school.

“She basically made her daughter her priority,” she said.

More common in Knoxville, Santore said, are parents buying weekend condos so they don’t have to fight for hotel rooms when attending football games at UT’s 100,000-plus-seat stadium. The school has about 21,000 undergraduates.

A surprising twist for Roslyn Levy, a Coldwell agent in Gainesville, Fla., was parents making the move there first, followed by their kids transferring later to the nearly 50,000-student University of Florida or Santa Fe College, a feeder.

“So it actually works both ways,” she said.

“We do see parents moving here or buying a second house here, either because they have a child in school here or because they went to school here themselves,” Levy said.

“We see people buying homes that are larger

a group of kids who are trying to harm a dog. She trips and falls in the middle of the street. Williams Stacks (Jamie Foxx), who is running for mayor, grabs her before a truck hits her.

The rescue goes viral and Mr. Stacks begins to show favorable ratings in the polls.

As a result, Mr. Stacks’ campaign manager thinks Mr. Stacks should spend more time with Annie to continue to increase his poll ratings.

Mr. Stacks’ team believes this will surely be his ticket to becoming mayor. During their time together, both Mr. Stacks and Annie learn a lot about each other

and more expensive than one would expect for a college student because they want to use the home when they come here to visit.”

Some, she said, keep the house once the kids move on.

Sheila Baker Gujral in Maplewood, N.J., is a Georgetown alum who interviews prospective freshmen for the Washington, D.C., school. She’s been volunteering to do that for 10 or 15 years and only last summer ran across such relocations.

“I was talking to this girl and asked how her parents were doing about her leaving,” Baker Gujral said. “She said, ‘They don’t mind living on the East Coast or the West Coast, so I’m applying to those places.’ I was, like, ‘Do you mean to tell me they’re going to move wherever you go to school?’ and she said yeah. She didn’t look entirely thrilled about it.”

Baker Gujral mentioned the encounter at dinner and her teen daughter piped in with a friend whose parents moved with her to New Orleans when she got into Tulane.

Osterberg considers her move additional support for their 19-year-old. “She had her ups and downs freshman year,” she said. “She missed her dog. She missed her friends. She missed us.”

The parents did set some ground rules when they arrived for sophomore year.

“We told her she had to be in clubs, stuff like that. And she does her thing,” Osterberg said “She’s considering studying abroad next year.”

Will her parents follow?

“It’s nice here and everything, but at this point we haven’t made any decisions about what we’ll do from here,” Osterberg said.

and themselves.

The message of this film is that you can be and do anything you can dream.

During the movie, Mr. Stacks encourages Annie to work hard, because “the world is yours, if you dare to work at it.” Annie finds herself in a tough situation and she remembers what Mr. Stacks shared with her about working hard.

My favorite character is Annie (Quvenzhane Wallis) because she is very outgoing, not afraid to face challenges and a very optimistic young girl. Quevenzhane also sings very well.

The actors are perfect. They sing, dance and do a marvelous job bringing a modern day twist to this old classic.

This film is perfect for the entire family.

I recommend it for boys and girls ages 5 to adults and give it 5 out of 5 stars. Annie is a must see this holiday season. It is playing in theaters now, so don’t miss it.

GLOW: A WINTER LIGHTS EVENT: The Santa Fe Botanical Garden transforms into a winter wonderland with a lighting display; 5-9 p.m.; $5 for members, $8 for nonmembers.

Do an autistic kid a favor by holding him accountable

By Lauren Swick Jordan Special To The Washington Post

When TJ was in fourth grade, he was in a performance of Peter Pan. He and three boys were the tail of the crocodile, standing thisclose to each other.

And TJ licked K’s head. While under the tail of the crocodile.

Another friend, who knows TJ very well, scolded him. “It’s OK, he has autism,” K said. But TJ’s friend said, “No. He’s in fourth grade, he knows better than to lick someone’s head.”

I was so proud of this friend.

Now TJ is 14. He’s almost 6 feet tall. He’s not licking anyone’s head anymore — his inappropriateness has grown into teenage inappropriateness.

Tonight, he was angry with me that his iPad time was done for the day. I knew his anger was building, and suddenly he screamed at me. For the record, he said the F-word. This is totally unacceptable, autism or no autism, so TJ was sent to his room and told screen time for the next day was lost. I told him he was not allowed downstairs until he calmed down. After a lot more colorful language yelled through his door, he finally calmed down.

A friend and fellow autism mom sent me a message after I tried to make light of the incident on Facebook.

Her son “acts on impulses and is always remorseful, but someday that may be too late. Our goal is to control those impulses before they become habits and eventually his character and way of handling anxiety,” she wrote. “It’s a race against the clock as his brain is maturing … . I just want to make sure parents and people who r not raising [autism spectrum disorder] children understand the importance and the fine line these children/teenagers walk. [These] kiddos need to be accountable for their actions.”

Yes. Yes, yes, yes. I can’t tell you how many times I have been told by school employees how hard it is to discipline TJ because he’s cute. Well, he’s learned that he can get away with some behaviors and use his autism as an excuse.

What I want people to know, and to remember, is that all kids need to be held accountable for their behaviors.

These behaviors can sometimes be explained by a diagnosis, but if these kids learn that their diagnosis will get them out of trouble, think of the trouble they may willingly cause. They need clear expectations set. My friend is right — time is ticking. Now is the time to give him every tool he needs to be calm, happy and productive as he grows into an adult. We may have to work a little harder because of his autism, but TJ is so worth it.

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Holiday charm of farolitos started in Pacific

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candle in the bottom (or their anta Fe is the most charming city over the holidays. electric/plastic counterparts), A dusting of snow, the line streets, roofs and walkways imaginative display of during the holiday Christmas lights and, season. of course, farolitos The tradition has a dotting the rooftops long history in New make Santa Fe unique.

Mexico, steeped in This Sunday, I revisit religious and cultural the topic of those significance. Perhaps magical paper lunch you were one of the bags illuminating the lucky Santa Feans — city different.

Bizia Greene or visitors — to expeFor our summer rience the Canyon Etiquette Rules! wedding back east, we Road Farolito Walk at lined the walkways dusk Dec. 24. with farolitos and filled othFarolito means “little lantern,” ers with favors as a nod to our and you may be surprised to hometown for our guests to know that this Northern New take home.

Mexico custom originated Nothing says Navidad or far across the Pacific Ocean.

Christmas in Santa Fe like faroCenturies ago, Spain colonized litos. Thousands of these brown the Philippine Islands, later a paper sacks, each with an inch U.S. territory and now a sovor so of sand and a small lighted ereign nation. Chinese culture

pervaded the islands, and that included the widespread use of Chinese paper lanterns, the type that we still see today.

Filipino Catholics celebrated their tropical Christmas with these lanterns, and the custom traveled east to Spanish-speaking South America, Mexico and on to Northern New Mexico.

Just after the Civil War, inventors Francis Wolle and Margaret Knight created and patented the machine that produced the flat-bottomed paper bag. Its use spread quickly across the continent, and New Mexicans found it a quick and ideal way to make farolitos.

Although electric farolitos are widely available, purists prefer natural flickering candles, which have to be made just right, with an open top so the heat goes up without catching

the paper bag on fire. When the candle finally burns out, the sand snuffs it safely.

Our neighbors south of La Bajada call the little faroles “luminarias,” which means light, or illumination.

In Santa Fe, however, luminaria is the name of a small, square campfire.

It’s believed that these small fires served as beacons to guide the Holy Family on their journey to Bethlehem.

May the charm and history of Santa Fe and the twinkling of farolitos bring you warmth and peace this season.

Bizia Greene owns the Etiquette School of Santa Fe. Share your comments and conundrums at hello@etiquettesantafe.com or 988-2070.

Faces & places Leonel Garza of Santa Fe and Chris and Jennie DiGregorio of Albuquerque were inducted into the AARP New Mexico Hall of Fame. The honor is reserved for those individuals who have gone above and beyond the everyday Leonel Garza duties of volunteering and, through their volunteer work for AARP, have had a significant impact on the state.

Garza has been an AARP volunteer for 12 years.

He also works with the National Association of Retired Federal Employees Jennie and the Santa Fe County DiGregorio RSVP program, serving on its board of directors.

Garza is retired from the Social Security Administration.

Chris and Jennie DiGregorio are in a large part responsible for the ongoing, positive relationship that AARP New Mexico enjoys with the New Mexico Association of Educational Retirees. Chris DiGregorio died Oct. 20, a

month before the Hall of Fame induction was announced.

“The first thing you notice about the DiGregorios is they really care about people,” said Gene Varela, AARP New Mexico director. “Chris was always ready with a hearty handshake and a smile, and Jennie is the same way.” uuu Mary V. Apodaca graduated from The University of New Mexico School of Law with a Juris Doctor. She accepted a position as director of legal education in Denver, and will sit for the Colorado Bar Exam in February. Mary is a graduate of Santa Fe High School, Class of 2007, and the daughter of Victor and Annie Apodaca of Santa Fe.

uuu Christine Romero-DeBell earned her doctorate in philosophy from The University of New Mexico in the fall of 2014.

She earned her master’s degree from the College of Santa Fe in 2005 and her bachelor’s degree from The University of New Mexico in 2002. Romero graduated from St. Michael’s High School in 1998. She is the daughter of James and Jeri Romero.

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On Dec. 12, Justin D. Baca graduated from The University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Science in exercise science. Justin is the son of Annette G. Baca and a 2010 Santa Fe High graduate. uuu

Ashley B. Lopez has graduated from The University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts in criminology and minor in anthropology. Ashley is the daughter of Paul and Elaine Lopez and a 2010 Santa Fe High graduate. uuu

Gregory Thomas Garcia of Santa Fe graduated magna cum laude from Berklee College of Music in Boston, with a Bachelor of Music in music therapy. In July, he completed an internship with Hospice Inc., in Ulster County, N.Y., and passed his board examinations in October.

In March, he will be interning with Kozmoz International, a social program providing assistance to the underprivileged in Koyoto, Japan. Gregory is the son of Sam and Melinda Garcia and is a 2010 graduate of St. Michael’s High School.

El mitote Could Seth Rogen visit Santa Fe? El Mitotero would swoon if it was so.

Rogen is the director, writer and costar of the controversial Seth Rogen flick The Interview, whose very release prompted terrorist threats and the nation’s movie chains to pull the movie from its Dec. 25 premiere date.

Sony did release the satirical film, which depicts the assassination of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, to arthouse theaters, such as local author George R.R. Martin’s Jean Cocteau Cinema here in Santa Fe. Martin, ever gracious, asked Rogen to come to Santa Fe to catch a screening of the film, to which the movie star replied, “I’ll try. You rule!!” Obviously, those four words don’t mean Rogen’s coming to town, but best keep your eyes peeled regardless. uuu

Santa Fe has been getting a lot of attention from the nation’s travel writers.

Within the past two weeks, the city has been featured in three different publications, including the online behemoth Huffington Post.

In the Dec. 19 post, Huffington Post blogger

Bob Richter effusively praised Santa Fe, saying he could “return tomorrow.” He wrote about the Oldest House and the Oldest Church and the O’Keeffe Museum, but he most adored local store Santa Fe Vintage. Maybe his praise will drive some vintage shoppers our way.

Check out the full story here: http://goo.gl/ fGzGwE. On Dec. 13, writer Terry Richard with The Oregonian wrote about Canyon Road, the Railyard and the city’s multiple art museums.

He wrote, “America’s oldest capital has it all: small-town charm, worldclass art, great food, hotels and spas, outdoor recreation, clean air with desert and mountain views.”

Check out the full article here: http://goo.gl/ mYIUi7.

And on Dec. 19, writer Dan Leeth raved about Ski Santa Fe and the spa Ten Thousand Waves for The Dallas Morning News.

He wrote that Santa Fe offers the ability “to ski by day and sleep in a city at night.” Check out the full article here: http:// goo.gl/FxCYoP. Send your celebrity sightings, photos or selfies to elmitote@ sfnewmexican.com.

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The elves up at Santa’s Workshop work hard all year making toys for children all around the world. When the work is done, they play! We visited the North Pole to get what for years has been a top-secret selection of Elf puzzles and games!

Which ornament would you get by putting the broken pieces together?

Find the differences between these ice-skating elves.

Have a friend give you each type of word to fill in the blanks.

Then read the story aloud!

My family celebrates the holidays in a rather unusual way.

We always decorate a ________ with lots of ________________ ________________ . Then we

The grid below is filled with pictures of symbols of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. Match each group of symbols on the right with the same four symbols, in the exact same position, on the large grid below.

go from door to door, singing songs about _______________ Standards Link: Mathematical Reasoning: Use a variety of strategies to solve problems.

________________ .

Sometimes, the neighbors will

Now find the differences between each elf and his own reflection!

______________ along with us.

Standards Link: Investigation: Find similarities and differences in common objects.

Can you find the reindeer drawing Ellen Elf created? Her drawing has all of these features: round nose curvy horns 7 bells big smile full moon short tail

A flower from Mexico has become a traditional holiday decoration in the United States. In Mexico it is called, the “Flower of the Holy Night.” Write the letter that comes BEFORE each of the letters below to find out what it is called north of the Mexican border.

FESTIVE BAGGAGE FULL ELF MEXICO DIGITS NOSE SANTA NIGHT SYMBOL CURVY KWANZAA GRID MOON MANY

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

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My mom will wrap several _________________ and place them under a _____________ .

My sister and I bake some tasty ___________ _____________ and sprinkle _______________ on them.

L E V G K I S O R M U A A L T R I B V Y F B W S A N T A Y S

The day ends with everyone opening their _______________ _______________ . Then we

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

_____________ upstairs to bed, thinking back on what a _____________ day we had and

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

looking forward to New Year’s How many snowflakes can you find on this page in 60 seconds? Have a friend try. Who found the most?

Eve, when our celebration gets really _______________ !

Standards Link: Grammar: Understand and use nouns, adjectives and verbs correctly.

Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write informal letters using correct format.

Front Page Dot-to-Dot Santa wants the elves to fill his bag as full as possible. But one silly elf has tinkered with the order sheets, scrambling the digits in the numbers.

Help the elves by rearranging the digits in each number to make it as large as possible.

Standards Link: Number Sense: Know place value to the 1,000th place.

Look at the front page of today’s newspaper. Find and circle each letter of the alphabet. Can you find all 26?

Connect the letters with lines and color your design.

Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

Share your favorite winter holiday jokes and riddles with your friends and family.

Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word SNOW in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row.

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Lobos fans are handed lump of coal

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ust what has this world come to anyway?

High school basketball on Sundays (lookin’ at you, Stu Clark Tournament)?

Holiday tournaments no one wants to be a part of (two JV teams taking the place of varsity squads not wanting to attend the St. Michael’s girls Will Webber event starting Monday)?

Commentary And now there’s this: The Lobos throwing pie in everyone’s faces just when it looked safe to jump on the basketball bandwagon.

Winners of five straight heading into a pre-Christmas game at Grand Canyon, UNM appeared ready to win over the hearts and minds of fans still on the fence about this year’s club.

Many a Lobo fan seemed uncertain about this club, following the age-old UNM philosophy of expecting the worst and hoping for the best.

It was clear from the get-go that this was going to be a rebuilding year.

A team can’t lose four players to the professional ranks over two seasons and expect to maintain the pace it had when they were here.

Sure, the offense stinks. Yes, the big men are making absolutely no one forget about Cam Bairstow and Alex Kirk.

Yeah, the backcourt depth is rail thin thanks to all the injuries.

Despite all that, the Lobos learned to play defense and value possessions. They scrapped the go-go-go game plan we were all promised and settled into the look and feel of the old Steve Alford-coached teams that preferred to punch an opponent in the mouth rather than beat them with flair and grace.

They were holding teams to the mid-50s, shutting down the opponent’s go-to guy and winning games at the defensive end.

It started with a home win over New Mexico State, followed by four more — including another win over the Aggies.

And then came Grand Canyon, a seemingly cupcake opponent that gave the program a chance to visit the Phoenix area and show off for a pair of UNM recruits who live in the area. Too bad the Antelopes came out firing in the second half, blistering the nets and making that oh-sogood defense look vulnerable.

Makes you wonder: If Grand Canyon can do it, what will more qualified teams from the Mountain West do when the conference slate begins Wednesday against visiting Fresno State?

If we’ve learned anything about this year’s Lobos, it’s that defense has to be the name of the game. Minus a proven scorer, minus a points machine who can carry the offense on its shoulders, the Lobos are a team whose mantra is “Defense or Bust.”

When the defense goes bust, the Lobos go boom.

That was painfully clear against Grand Canyon, a middle-of-the-road team from the Western Athletic Conference.

Afterward, Lopes head coach Dan Majerle called it a “signature win,” the biggest in his program’s abbreviated history at the NCAA Division I level.

In a way, Lobo fans can take that as a compliment.

To have any coach call a win over your team a “signature win” is something to hang your hat on. Just not this team. Not in this situation.

But that’s life as a UNM hoops fan; holding onto the moral victories while embracing the painful truth.

And the truth about this team is that it’s just not the dominant team you want it to be.

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STU CLARK TOURNAMENT WEST LAS VEGAS 65, BERNALILLO 47

Undefeated Dons in title game today Complex at New Mexico Highlands University at 8 p.m. Sunday.

The Sartans (6-1) took care of Las Vegas Robertson 64-56 in the other semifinal, and West Las Vegas head coach David Bustos believes they are going to be a challenge for the Dons.

“Traditionally they’re always a solid basketball team,” Bustos said.

“It’s going to be a good test for us.”

If it’s going to be a test for the Dons (9-0), then it might be a final exam for the Sartans.

By Edmundo Carrillo The New Mexican

LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Sartans, you’re up next.

After West Las Vegas dispatched Bernalillo 65-47 on Saturday night, Albuquerque St. Pius X will be the next team to try to give the Dons their first loss of the season when they meet for the boys basketball championship of the 61st Stu Clark Tournament in the John A. Wilson

“West is one of the best teams in the state, regardless of class,” said St. Pius head coach and 1993 St. Michael’s graduate Damian Segura.

“Most nights, they’re going to put the best player on the floor in D.J. Bustos.

They’re tough.”

St. Pius had its struggles with the Cardinals (3-7), who trailed the Sartans 23-20 at halftime after outscoring them 17-10 in the second quarter, but order was restored in the second half.

If St. Pius is going to win on Sunday, it can’t allow a run like it did in that second quarter.

“It’s going to be a team effort,” Segura said. “We have to play Pius defense. We haven’t done that in this tournament so far.”

It would also help to have seniors Ryan Corcoran and Zane Van Winkle, who are both out with injuries.

Segura says Corcoran is his best ath-

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NFL PREVIEW

Broncos look to improve playoff spot Win over the surging Raiders will earn extra week to prepare for opponent

By Arnie Stapleton The Associated Press

‘I see a defense that’s really improved,’ Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning said of the Raiders. ‘They’re creating a lot of turnovers, been real stingy on third down and keeping teams out of the end zone since the last time we played them.’ CHARLIE RIEDEL/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

DENVER — Peyton Manning won’t be chasing history and Derek Carr won’t be running from it when the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders meet in their regular-season finale.

Not long ago, it appeared Manning would be going for an NFL record 55 straight games with a touchdown throw and Carr would be trying to steer his team away from an 0-16 ignominy Sunday.

Since Denver’s 41-17 rout of the Raiders last month, however, Manning has seen his TD streak snapped at 51 games, three shy of Drew Brees’ record, and the Raiders have won three times.

Much has stayed the same, too: The Broncos (11-4) are headed back to the playoffs behind a league-high nine Pro Bowlers plus significant snubs in Brandon Marshall, Terrance Knighton and Emmanuel Sanders. The Raiders (3-12) have reached a dozen years without making the playoffs and are poised for yet another coaching search.

“We’re trying to change the culture here, just the culture of what it used to be around here, just losing all the time,” Carr said. “Things haven’t gone well here for a long time. This team wants to be the start of something new. This team is definitely different . definitely started to head in the right direction.”

The Broncos say they certainly see a more formidable foe.

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Cowboys seek to find meaning in finale vs. Redskins TODAY ON TV

By Joseph White The Associated Press

The Cowboys have already clinched the NFC East and will earn a first-round bye with losses by Seattle and Arizona — regardless of what they do against their division rival. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

LANDOVER, Md. — Any given Sunday, one NFL team can tie another.

If you’re the Dallas Cowboys, that’s one of your top motivations for playing Tony Romo and DeMarco Murray, and otherwise giving your all in the season finale against the Washington Redskins.

For the Cowboys-Redskins outcome to have any significance in the playoff picture, at least one other game Sunday has to end in a draw. The Cowboys have already clinched the NFC East and will

11 a.m. on CBS — San Diego at Kansas City 11 a.m. on FOX — Dallas at Washington 2:25 p.m. on CBS — Oakland at Denver 2:25 p.m. on FOX — Detroit at Green Bay 6:20 p.m. on NBC — Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

earn a first-round bye with losses

by Seattle and Arizona — regardless of what they do against their division rival.

But they can also get a bye through multiple other scenarios.

For example, a Dallas win and a Detroit-Green Bay tie would do the trick. Add in a loss or tie by Arizona, and the Cowboys would become the No. 1 seed in the conference.

So, even though Romo could probably use a week off to rest his nagging back, and even though Murray broke his hand two weeks ago, look for both to be out there.

“There’s a playoff scenario with us winning the game that will give us an opportunity to get a firstround bye,” Dallas coach Jason Garrett said, “so we’re going to

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MEN’S TOP 25 BASKETBALL

Aggies squander chance to beat ranked Rams The Associated Press

LAS CRUCES — New Mexico State had a chance for a signature win, but the ink ran dry before the Aggies could sign their name to it.

J.J. Avila made a go24 Colo. St. 58 (OT) ahead layup NMSU 57 with 31 seconds in overtime Saturday night as Colorado State escape the Pan-Am Center with a 58-57 overtime victory over New Mexico State.

The No. 24 Rams overcame a 32-26 deficit in the second half to take a 51-48 lead on John Gillon’s pair of free throws with 9 seconds left in regulation.

But NMSu gaurd Ian Baker hit a 3-pointer that hit the front of the rim and bounced in with :04 left to force overtime.

The overtime was a back-and-forth affair that was capped by Avila’s basket after he rebounded Daniel Bejarano’s missed jumper. The Aggies had a chance to grab the lead with just over 4 seconds left when Pascal

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Siakam was fouled in the lane, but the freshman could not connect on two free throws.

Avila was fouled after the second miss, but he also missed two free throws with 2.8 seconds to go. After an NMSU timeout, the Aggies set up a play for Siakam on the opposite end of the court, but the baseball pass sailed over his head.

Avila led the Rams (13-0) with 19 points, and Stanton Kidd had 19.

Remi Barry had 14 points for the Aggies (5-9) and Siakam added 13.

NO. 1 KENTUCKY 58, NO. 4 LOUISVILLE 50 In Louisville, Ky., Tyler Ulis shook off a bloody cut by his right eye to score 12 key second-half points and lead top-ranked Kentucky to a hard-fought 58-50 victory over No. 4 Louisville.

An inadvertent elbow by Louisville’s Chris Jones in the first half left Ulis with two thin bandages. He hit two big 3-pointers to give the Wildcats (13-0) a cushion in this showdown between unbeaten Bluegrass State

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

W 23 13 10 5 4 W 22 21 14 12 10 W 21 18 15 11 6

L 7 16 18 27 25 L 8 8 17 21 21 L 9 11 16 20 23

Pct .767 .448 .357 .156 .138 Pct .733 .724 .452 .364 .323 Pct .700 .621 .484 .355 .207

GB — 9½ 12 19 18½ GB — ½ 8½ 11½ 12½ GB — 2½ 6½ 10½ 14½

Western Conference Southwest W L Pct GB Houston 21 7 .750 — Memphis 22 8 .733 — Dallas 21 10 .677 1½ San Antonio 18 13 .581 4½ New Orleans 15 15 .500 7 Northwest W L Pct GB Portland 24 7 .774 — Oklahoma City 15 16 .484 9 Denver 13 17 .433 10½ Utah 10 20 .333 13½ Minnesota 5 24 .172 18 Pacific W L Pct GB Golden State 24 5 .828 — L.A. Clippers 20 11 .645 5 Phoenix 17 14 .548 8 Sacramento 13 17 .433 11½ L.A. Lakers 9 21 .300 15½ Saturday’s Games Toronto 110, L.A. Clippers 98 Washington 101, Boston 88 Orlando 102, Charlotte 94 Memphis 103, Miami 95 Chicago 107, New Orleans 100 Indiana 110, Brooklyn 85 Atlanta 90, Milwaukee 85 Utah 88, Philadelphia 71 Sacramento 135, New York 129, OT Golden State 110, Minnesota 97 Sunday’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 2:30 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

New York at Portland, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Denver, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Pacers 110, Nets 85 INDIANA (110) S.Hill 1-6 0-0 3, West 7-13 3-4 17, Hibbert 3-6 0-0 6, G.Hill 5-9 0-0 12, Stuckey 7-13 5-7 20, Watson 7-10 0-0 17, Scola 4-8 5-5 13, Copeland 5-12 0-0 12, Allen 5-9 0-2 10, Whittington 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-86 13-18 110.

BROOKLYN (85) Johnson 4-12 8-8 18, Garnett 2-4 2-2 6, Plumlee 2-5 5-7 9, Jack 10-15 1-1 22, Karasev 5-9 2-4 14, Lopez 0-5 0-0 0, Anderson 2-5 2-2 7, Bogdanovic 0-4 0-0 0, Teletovic 0-6 0-0 0, Williams 2-7 2-3 7, Jordan 1-2 0-0 2, Davies 0-2 0-0 0, Morris 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-77 22-27 85.

Indiana 22 28 29 31 —110 Brooklyn 23 24 18 20 —85 3-Point Goals—Indiana 9-18 (Watson 3-4, G.Hill 2-4, Copeland 2-7, Stuckey 1-1, S.Hill 1-2), Brooklyn 7-25 (Karasev 2-4, Johnson 2-7, Williams 1-1, Jack 1-2, Anderson 1-3, Morris 0-1, Davies 0-1, Bogdanovic 0-2, Teletovic 0-4).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Indiana 53 (Watson 9), Brooklyn 48 (Plumlee 8). Assists—Indiana 33 (Stuckey 8), Brooklyn 15 (Johnson 6).

Total Fouls—Indiana 25, Brooklyn 20.

Technicals—West. A—17,732 (17,732).

Jazz 88, 76ers 71 PHILADELPHIA (71) Covington 5-10 5-8 17, Sims 4-9 2-2 10, Noel 2-5 1-1 5, Carter-Williams 2-20 3-4 8, Sampson 1-3 0-2 2, Wroten 8-17 3-5 20, McDaniels 2-8 0-0 5, Aldemir 0-1 0-0 0, Grant 0-1 4-6 4. Totals 24-74 18-28 71.

UTAH (88) Hayward 4-14 5-6 15, Favors 7-11 3-3 17, Kanter 4-13 2-2 10, Burke 5-18 6-7 17, Hood 1-8 1-2 4, Booker 6-8 2-2 14, Exum 1-7 3-4 5, Ingles 0-1 2-2 2, Gobert 2-3 0-0 4, Christopher 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-84 24-28 88.

Philadelphia 12 20 23 16—71 Utah 25 19 15 29—88 3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 5-26 (Covington 2-6, McDaniels 1-3, Wroten 1-6, Carter-Williams 1-7, Sampson 0-2, Sims 0-2), Utah 4-23 (Hayward 2-5, Hood 1-5, Burke 1-6, Ingles 0-1, Christopher 0-1, Kanter 0-1, Exum 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Philadelphia 53 (Noel 10), Utah 65 (Favors 15). Assists—Philadelphia 11 (Carter-Williams 6), Utah 17 (Burke 4). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 20, Utah 23. Technicals—McDaniels, Ingles.

A—18,890 (19,911).

Raptors 110, Clippers 98 TORONTO (110) J.Johnson 3-7 0-0 7, A.Johnson 4-7 0-1 8, Valanciunas 8-13 6-8 22, Lowry 9-17 4-5 25, Ross 5-15 0-0 11, Patterson 4-5 0-0 10, Williams 2-9 3-3 9, Hansbrough 1-1 0-0 2, Vasquez 5-12 2-2 16. Totals 41-86 15-19 110.

L.A. CLIPPERS (98) Barnes 2-4 0-0 6, Griffin 9-20 4-5 22, Jordan 2-4 0-0 4, Paul 3-12 3-4 10, Redick 9-16 0-1 23, Crawford 6-14 5-5 20, Davis 3-5 0-0 6, Bullock 1-2 0-0 2, Farmar 0-1 0-0 0, Turkoglu 0-0 0-0 0, Cunningham 2-3 0-0 5, Douglas-Roberts 0-0 0-0 0, Udoh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-81 12-15 98.

Toronto 22 27 31 30 —110 L.A. Clippers 26 23 29 20 —98 3-Point Goals—Toronto 13-34 (Vasquez 4-8, Lowry 3-7, Patterson 2-2, Williams 2-6, J.Johnson 1-3, Ross 1-8), L.A. Clippers 12-25 (Redick 5-9, Crawford 3-8, Barnes 2-2, Cunningham 1-1, Paul 1-3, Bullock 0-1, Farmar 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Toronto 48 (A.Johnson 12), L.A. Clippers 48 (Jordan 20). Assists—Toronto 25 (Lowry 7), L.A. Clippers 26 (Paul 8).

Total Fouls—Toronto 17, L.A. Clippers 19. Technicals—Lowry, Toronto defensive three second, Griffin. A—19,335 (19,060).

Wizards 101, Celtics 88 BOSTON (88) Green 7-17 7-8 23, Sullinger 5-9 0-0 12, Zeller 1-6 1-2 3, Bradley 0-5 2-2 2, Smart 1-1 1-2 3, Nelson 1-6 0-0 3, Olynyk 6-11 3-4 15, Turner 5-8 1-3 11, Bass 2-5 0-0 4, Pressey 0-4 0-0 0, Crowder 3-5 3-3 10, Wright 1-2 0-0 2.

Totals 32-79 18-24 88.

WASHINGTON (101) Pierce 6-9 2-4 17, Nene 1-5 2-3 4, Gortat 3-6 1-2 7, Wall 6-13 0-0 12, Beal 4-11 0-0 9, Humphries 9-14 0-0 18, Butler 3-9 1-1 8, Porter 6-8 0-0 12, Seraphin 5-9 0-0 10, Miller 1-3 0-0 2, Blair 1-2 0-0 2, Gooden 0-1 0-0 0, Temple 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-90 6-10 101.

Boston 12 27 24 25—88 Washington 30 26 24 21—101 3-Point Goals—Boston 6-24 (Sullinger 2-5, Green 2-8, Crowder 1-2, Nelson 1-4, Turner 0-1, Olynyk 0-2, Bradley 0-2), Washington 5-13 (Pierce 3-5, Beal 1-2, Butler 1-4, Porter 0-1, Wall 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Boston 44 (Olynyk 8), Washington 58 (Gortat 10). Assists—Boston 18 (Turner 4), Washington 28 (Miller, Wall 7).

Total Fouls—Boston 15, Washington 24. Technicals—Wall. A—20,356.

Magic 102, Hornets 94 ORLANDO (102) Harris 7-16 5-8 21, O’Quinn 1-3 0-0 3, Vucevic 9-19 4-4 22, Payton 4-13 3-4 11, Oladipo 6-9 1-2 13, Fournier 5-14 0-1 12, B.Gordon 3-5 3-3 11, Frye 2-3 0-0 5, Dedmon 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 38-83 18-24 102.

CHARLOTTE (94) Kidd-Gilchrist 3-8 3-4 9, Zeller 1-5 1-2 3, Jefferson 7-11 0-0 14, Walker 15-31 7-9 42, Henderson 3-8 0-0 7, Neal 3-9 0-0 7, Williams 3-8 3-3 9, Biyombo 0-0 0-0 0, Roberts 1-3 0-0 3, Hairston 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 36-86 14-18 94.

Orlando 22 30 29 21 —102 Charlotte 18 24 26 26 —94 3-Point Goals—Orlando 8-20 (B.Gordon 2-2, Harris 2-4, Fournier 2-7, O’Quinn 1-2, Frye 1-2, Payton 0-1, Oladipo 0-2), Charlotte 8-24 (Walker 5-12, Roberts 1-2, Henderson 1-2, Neal 1-4, Hairston 0-1, Williams 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Orlando 51 (Vucevic 11), Charlotte 54 (Jefferson 9). Assists—Orlando 22 (Payton 8), Charlotte 18 (Walker 7).

Total Fouls—Orlando 18, Charlotte 19. Technicals—Oladipo, Jefferson, Charlotte defensive three second.

A—19,085.

Grizzlies 103, Heat 95 MEMPHIS (103) Allen 3-5 4-5 10, Leuer 2-8 1-4 5, Gasol 7-14 8-10 22, Conley 7-12 6-7 24, Lee 3-6 3-4 10, Koufos 3-4 0-1 6, Prince 4-7 2-2 10, Carter 1-6 2-2 5, Udrih 4-8 2-2 11, Pondexter 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 34-73 28-37 103.

MIAMI (95) Deng 6-10 3-4 16, Williams 3-5 0-0 7, Andersen 5-5 3-4 13, Chalmers 2-10 3-3 7, Wade 11-17 2-2 25, Cole 3-10 0-0 7, Whiteside 0-2 2-6 2, Granger 7-10 2-2 18, Haslem 0-1 0-0 0, Ennis 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-72 15-21 95.

Memphis 27 30 15 31 —103 Miami 16 25 28 26 —95 3-Point Goals—Memphis 7-16 (Conley 4-6, Lee 1-1, Udrih 1-3, Carter 1-4, Pondexter 0-2), Miami 6-20 (Granger 2-5, Williams 1-1, Deng 1-1, Wade 1-3, Cole 1-6, Ennis 0-1, Chalmers 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Memphis 49 (Gasol 10), Miami 40 (Whiteside 7). Assists—Memphis 22 (Prince 5), Miami 18 (Wade 7).

Total Fouls—Memphis 22, Miami 26.

Technicals—Miami Coach Spoelstra.

A—19,744 (19,600).

Bulls 107, Pelicans 100 NEW ORLEANS (100) Babbitt 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 13-24 3-3 29, Asik 1-5 2-2 4, Holiday 9-12 0-0 19, Evans 10-21 6-7 26, Cunningham 0-1 0-0 0, Anderson 4-11 3-4 13, Rivers 3-11 0-0 7, Ajinca 1-2 0-0 2, Salmons 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-88 14-16 100.

CHICAGO (107) Dunleavy 1-4 0-0 3, Gasol 3-9 2-2 8, Noah 3-6 1-2 7, Rose 8-18 1-2 19, Butler 12-18 9-10 33, Brooks 5-14 2-2 13, Gibson 5-9 2-2 12, Mirotic 3-8 2-2 10, Moore 1-2 0-0 2, Snell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-89 19-22 107.

New Orleans 25 20 26 29—100 Chicago 23 26 31 27—107 3-Point Goals—New Orleans 4-14 (Anderson 2-6, Holiday 1-2, Rivers 1-3, Babbitt 0-1, Evans 0-2), Chicago 6-20 (Mirotic 2-4, Rose 2-5, Dunleavy 1-2, Brooks 1-5, Moore 0-1, Butler 0-3).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 47 (Davis 11), Chicago 53 (Gibson 10). Assists—New Orleans 18 (Holiday 7), Chicago 19 (Gasol 6).

Total Fouls—New Orleans 19, Chicago 17. Technicals—Rivers. A—21,935 (20,917).

FOOTBALL

Hawks 90, Bucks 85 ATLANTA (90) Carroll 3-8 1-2 9, Millsap 8-19 0-0 17, Horford 8-20 4-6 20, Teague 7-14 10-10 25, Korver 2-9 0-1 6, Antic 1-5 0-0 3, Sefolosha 3-6 0-0 8, Schroder 0-3 0-0 0, Scott 1-5 0-0 2, Mack 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 33-90 15-19 90.

MILWAUKEE (85) Antetokounmpo 2-5 1-2 5, O’Bryant 0-4 0-0 0, Pachulia 4-8 3-3 11, Knight 4-12 0-0 10, Marshall 1-5 0-0 3, Dudley 3-8 2-3 9, Middleton 8-15 0-0 21, Bayless 3-9 2-2 9, Henson 2-3 1-2 5, Mayo 4-11 2-2 12. Totals 31-80 11-14 85.

Atlanta 21 18 27 24—90 Milwaukee 10 27 26 22—85 3-Point Goals—Atlanta 9-29 (Sefolosha 2-4, Carroll 2-4, Korver 2-7, Antic 1-3, Teague 1-4, Millsap 1-5, Schroder 0-1, Scott 0-1), Milwaukee 12-30 (Middleton 5-8, Knight 2-5, Mayo 2-6, Dudley 1-3, Marshall 1-4, Bayless 1-4). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Atlanta 61 (Horford 9), Milwaukee 52 (Pachulia 15). Assists— Atlanta 25 (Teague 7), Milwaukee 21 (Bayless 6). Total Fouls—Atlanta 17, Milwaukee 18. Technicals—Bayless.

A—16,788 (18,717).

Kings 135, Knicks 129, OT NEW YORK (129) Anthony 13-29 8-9 36, Ja.Smith 4-9 4-4 12, Aldrich 8-9 2-2 18, Hardaway Jr. 7-14 2-3 19, Calderon 4-12 0-0 9, Dalembert 5-9 1-4 11, Prigioni 1-3 4-4 6, Larkin 4-8 6-6 14, Wear 2-4 0-0 4.

Totals 48-97 27-32 129.

SACRAMENTO (135) Gay 12-21 3-3 29, Thompson 1-3 1-2 3, Cousins 14-27 10-11 39, Collison 9-10 6-6 27, McLemore 2-4 0-0 5, Evans 1-2 2-2 4, McCallum 5-8 0-0 10, Williams 1-3 2-2 4, Casspi 0-1 1-3 1, Stauskas 3-4 4-4 11, Landry 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 49-89 29-33 135.

New York 27 31 22 37 12—129 Sacramento 38 29 22 28 18—135 3-Point Goals—New York 6-20 (Hardaway Jr. 3-6, Anthony 2-7, Calderon 1-3, Prigioni 0-1, Larkin 0-3), Sacramento 8-16 (Collison 3-3, Gay 2-7, Cousins 1-1, Stauskas 1-2, McLemore 1-2, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—Aldrich. Rebounds—New York 48 (Anthony 11), Sacramento 50 (Cousins 11). Assists—New York 30 (Calderon 9), Sacramento 23 (Collison 10). Total Fouls—New York 29, Sacramento 27. Technicals—New York Coach Fisher. A—17,317 (17,317).

Late Friday Suns 115, Kings 106 PHOENIX (115) Tucker 2-8 1-2 6, Mark.Morris 8-11 0-0 17, Len 5-9 0-0 10, G.Dragic 6-15 2-2 16, Bledsoe 7-11 3-5 18, Thomas 7-17 1-1 17, Marc.Morris 7-12 0-0 20, Plumlee 1-3 2-2 4, Green 3-8 0-0 7, Z.Dragic 0-0 0-0 0, Randolph 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 46-94 9-12 115.

SACRAMENTO (106) Gay 7-15 2-2 16, Thompson 1-1 0-0 2, Evans 5-13 1-2 11, Collison 5-12 5-6 19, McLemore 5-14 1-3 13, Williams 7-9 1-3 16, Casspi 3-5 5-6 11, Landry 6-14 0-0 12, McCallum 2-8 0-0 4, Stauskas 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 41-93 17-24 106.

Phoenix 28 31 35 21—115 Sacramento 21 35 34 16—106 3-Point Goals—Phoenix 14-33 (Marc.

Morris 6-7, G.Dragic 2-5, Thomas 2-7, Mark.Morris 1-1, Bledsoe 1-3, Green 1-4, Tucker 1-6), Sacramento 7-20 (Collison 4-7, McLemore 2-7, Williams 1-2, Gay 0-1, Evans 0-1, Stauskas 0-2).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 50 (Len 11), Sacramento 60 (Evans 16). Assists—Phoenix 25 (Bledsoe, G.Dragic 6), Sacramento 18 (McCallum, Gay 5). Total Fouls—Phoenix 17, Sacramento 15. Technicals—Marc.

Morris. A—17,317.

NBA Calendar Jan. 5 — 10-day contracts can be signed.

Jan. 10 — Contracts guaranteed for rest of season.

Feb. 13-15 — All-Star weekend, New York.

Feb. 19 — Trade deadline (3 p.m. EST).

April 15 — Last day of regular season.

April 18 — Playoffs begin.

NCAA BASKETBALL Men’s Top 25 Saturday’s Games No. 1 Kentucky 58, No. 4 Louisville 50 No. 8 Gonzaga 87, BYU 80 No. 15 Maryland 72, Oakland 56 No. 20 North Carolina 89, UAB 58 No. 21 Ohio State 100, Wright State 55 No. 24 Colorado State 58, New Mexico State 57, OT Sunday’s Games No. 6 Wisconsin vs. Buffalo, 6 p.m.

No. 13 Washington vs. Stony Brook, 6 p.m.

No. 17 St. John’s vs. Tulane at the Barclays Center, 10 a.m.

No. 23 Northern Iowa vs. South Dakota State, 1 p.m.

Men’s Division I Saturday’s Games East Georgetown 91, Indiana 87, OT Seton Hall 72, Maine 43 Midwest Green Bay 78, Georgia St. 61 Illinois 93, Kennesaw St. 45 Minnesota 108, UNC Wilmington 82 Northwestern 76, N. Kentucky 55 Ohio St. 100, Wright St. 55 South Georgia 86, Mercer 77, 3OT Jacksonville 75, Jacksonville St. 61 Kentucky 58, Louisville 50

Maryland 72, Oakland 56 North Carolina 89, UAB 58 Tennessee 67, Tennessee St. 46 Virginia Tech 87, Presbyterian 65 W. Kentucky 89, Brescia 42 Far West Colorado St. 58, New Mexico St. 57, OT Gonzaga 87, BYU 80 IUPUI 55, Pepperdine 53 Portland 61, San Diego 58 Sacramento St. 74, Utah Valley 49 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 73, Santa Clara 60 San Diego St. 72, San Diego Christian 50 San Francisco 77, Pacific 71 UNLV 79, S. Utah 45 Utah St. 75, Wayland Baptist 63

Women’s Top 25 Saturday’s Game No. 2 UConn 96, SMU 45 Sunday’s Games No. 4 Notre Dame at UCLA, 2 p.m.

No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Oregon State, 11 a.m.

No. 12 Kentucky vs. Tennessee State, Noon No. 14 Georgia at Seton Hall, Noon No. 16 Stanford vs. UC Santa Barbara, 3 p.m.

No. 17 Rutgers at Indiana, Noon No. 20 Michigan State vs. Northwestern, Noon No. 22 Syracuse vs. Cornell, 4 p.m.

No. 23 Iowa vs. Penn State, 1 p.m.

No. 24 Green Bay at Dayton, Noon No. 25 Arizona State vs. Yale, 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Division I Saturday’s Games East UConn 96, SMU 45 Southwest UCF 64, Houston 50 Far West San Diego 87, Portland 65

NFL American Conference East W y-New England 12 Miami 8 Buffalo 8 N.Y. Jets 3 South W y-Indianapolis 10 Houston 8 Jacksonville 3 Tennessee 2 North W x-Cincinnati 10 x-Pittsburgh 10 Baltimore 9 Cleveland 7 West W y-Denver 11 San Diego 9 Kansas City 8 Oakland 3

L 3 7 7 12 L 5 7 12 13 L 4 5 6 8 L 4 6 7 12

T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 1 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0

Pct .800 .533 .533 .200 Pct .667 .533 .200 .133 Pct .700 .667 .600 .467 Pct .733 .600 .533 .200

PF 459 364 326 246 PF 431 349 232 244 PF 348 409 389 289 PF 435 341 334 239

PA 296 336 280 377 PA 359 290 389 411 PA 317 351 292 317 PA 340 329 274 405

National Conference East W L T y-Dallas 11 4 0 Philadelphia 9 6 0 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 Washington 4 11 0 South W L T Carolina 6 8 1 Atlanta 6 9 0 New Orleans 6 9 0 Tampa Bay 2 13 0 North W L T x-Detroit 11 4 0 x-Green Bay 11 4 0 Minnesota 6 9 0 Chicago 5 10 0 West W L T x-Seattle 11 4 0 x-Arizona 11 4 0 San Francisco 7 8 0 St. Louis 6 9 0 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

Pct .733 .600 .400 .267 Pct .433 .400 .400 .133 Pct .733 .733 .400 .333 Pct .733 .733 .467 .400

PF 423 440 354 284 PF 305 378 378 257 PF 301 456 312 310 PF 374 293 286 318

PA 335 374 366 394 PA 371 383 404 387 PA 252 328 334 429 PA 248 279 323 334

Week 17

HOCKEY NHL Eastern Conference GP Pittsburgh 35 Tampa Bay 37 N.Y. Islndrs 35 36 Detroit Montreal 35 N.Y. Rangers 33 Toronto 35 Washington 35 Boston 36 Florida 32 Ottawa 35 Philadelphia 35 Columbus 34 Buffalo 36 New Jersey 37 Carolina 35

W 22 22 23 19 22 19 20 18 18 15 14 14 15 14 12 10

L OL Pts GFGA 8 5 49 108 83 11 4 48 119 97 11 1 47 108 98 8 9 47 103 89 11 2 46 95 84 10 4 42 100 84 12 3 43 118102 11 6 42 102 90 15 3 39 93 97 9 8 38 73 82 14 7 35 92 97 15 6 34 98105 16 3 33 86109 19 3 31 73118 18 7 31 79107 21 4 24 71 95

Western Conference GP W L OL Pts GFGA Anaheim 37 23 8 6 52 105100 Chicago 36 24 10 2 50 112 74 Nashville 34 23 9 2 48 99 71 Los Angeles 36 18 11 7 43 100 89 St. Louis 35 21 11 3 45 103 90 36 19 12 5 43 100 93 San Jose Winnipeg 36 19 10 7 45 92 84 Vancouver 33 20 11 2 42 99 91 Calgary 37 19 15 3 41 108 99 Minnesota 33 16 13 4 36 96 93 Dallas 34 15 14 5 35 99116 Colorado 35 13 14 8 34 92106 Arizona 35 13 18 4 30 82113 Edmonton 36 7 22 7 21 76125 Note: Two points are awarded for a win; one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Saturday’s Games Buffalo 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, SO Arizona 2, Anaheim 1, SO Detroit 3, Ottawa 2, OT Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 1 N.Y. Rangers 3, New Jersey 1 Columbus 6, Boston 2 Winnipeg 4, Minnesota 3, OT Washington 3, Pittsburgh 0 Dallas 4, St. Louis 3 Nashville 4, Philadelphia 1 Chicago 5, Colorado 2 Calgary 4, Edmonton 1 Los Angeles 3, San Jose 1 Sunday’s Games Toronto at Florida, 3 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

Monday’s Games Detroit at Boston, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 7 p.m.

NHL Calendar Jan. 1 — Winter Classic: Chicago at Washington.

Jan. 22-26 — All-Star break.

Feb. 21 — Stadium Series: Los Angeles vs. San Jose at Santa Clara, Calif.

NHL Leaders Through Dec. 26 Scoring Jakub Voracek, Phi Tyler Seguin, Dal Evgeni Malkin, Pit Claude Giroux, Phi Ryan Getzlaf, Anh Phil Kessel, Tor Vlad. Tarasenko, StL Tyler Johnson, TB

GP 34 33 34 34 35 35 34 35

G 14 25 16 11 12 17 20 13

A PTS 32 46 17 42 25 41 30 41 27 39 21 38 17 37 24 37

Sunday, Dec. 28 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 11 a.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Miami, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at New England, 11 a.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 2:25 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 2:25 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 2:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

NFL Playoff Scenarios AFC CLINCHED: New England - AFC East and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs; Denver - AFC West; Indianapolis - AFC South; Cincinnati and Pittsburgh - playoff berth.

NEW ENGLAND (vs. Buffalo) — Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs DENVER (vs. Oakland) Clinches first-round bye with: — Win or tie, OR — Cincinnati Loss, OR — Cincinnati tie and Indianapolis win CINCINNATI (at Pittsburgh) — Clinched playoff spot Clinches AFC North with: — Win or tie Clinches first-round bye with: — Win and Denver loss or tie, OR — Tie and Denver loss and Indianapolis loss or tie PITTSBURGH (vs. Cincinnati) Pittsburgh clinches AFC North with: — Win SAN DIEGO (at Kansas City) Clinches playoff spot with: — Win, OR — Tie and Baltimore loss or tie BALTIMORE (vs. Cleveland) Clinches playoff spot with: — Win and San Diego loss or tie, OR — Tie and San Diego loss KANSAS CITY (vs. San Diego) Clinches playoff spot with: — Win and Baltimore loss and Houston loss or tie HOUSTON (vs. Jacksonville) Clinches playoff spot with: — Win and Baltimore loss and San Diego loss

NFC CLINCHED: Arizona - playoff berth; Seattle - playoff berth; Detroit - playoff berth; Green Bay - playoff berth; wDallas - NFC East.

DALLAS (at Washington) Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: — Win and Arizona loss or tie and Detroit/Green Bay tie Clinches first-round bye with: — Win and Seattle loss or tie and Arizona loss or tie, OR — Win and Detroit/Green Bay tie, OR — Seattle loss and Arizona loss, OR — Tie and Seattle tie and Arizona loss or tie and Detroit/Green Bay does not end in a tie DETROIT (at Green Bay) Clinches NFC North with: — Win or tie Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: — Win and Seattle loss or tie and Arizona loss or tie, OR — Tie and Seattle loss and Arizona loss and Dallas loss or tie Clinches first-round bye with: — Win, OR — Tie and Dallas loss or tie, OR — Tie and Seattle loss and Arizona loss

GREEN BAY (vs. Detroit) Clinches NFC North and first-round bye with: — Win Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: — Win and Seattle loss or tie SEATTLE (vs. St. Louis) Clinches NFC West with: — Win, OR — Tie and Arizona loss or tie, OR — Arizona loss Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: — Win and Detroit/Green Bay game does not end in a tie, OR — Win and Dallas loss or tie, OR — Tie and Arizona loss or tie and Dallas loss or tie and Green Bay/ Detroit tie Clinches first-round bye with: — Win, OR — Tie and Arizona loss or tie and Dallas loss, OR — Tie and Arizona loss or tie and Green Bay/Detroit tie ARIZONA (at San Francisco) Clinches NFC West with: — Win and Seattle loss or tie, OR — Tie and Seattle loss Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: — Win and Seattle loss or tie and Green Bay loss or tie, OR — Tie and Seattle loss and Dallas loss or tie and Green Bay/Detroit tie Clinches first-round bye with: — Win and Seattle loss or tie, OR — Tie and Seattle loss and Dallas loss or tie, OR — Tie and Seattle loss and Green Bay/Detroit tie CAROLINA (at Atlanta) Clinches NFC South with: — Win or tie ATLANTA (vs. Carolina) Clinches NFC South with: — Win

NCAA FOOTBALL FBS Bowls Saturday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl - At Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17 Sun Bowl - At El Paso, Texas Arizona State 36, Duke 31 Independence Bowl - At Shreveport, La. South Carolina 24, Miami 21 Pinstripe Bowl - At Bronx, N.Y. Penn State 31, Boston College 30, OT Holiday Bowl - At San Diego Southern Cal 45, Nebraska 42 Monday, Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl - At Memphis, Tenn.

West Virginia (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl - At Orlando, Fla. Clemson (9-3) vs. Oklahoma (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Texas Bowl - At Houston Texas (6-6) vs. Arkansas (6-6), 7 p.m.

(ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 30 Music City Bowl - At Nashville, Tenn.

Notre Dame (7-5) vs. LSU (8-4), 1 p.m.

(ESPN) Belk Bowl - At Charlotte, N.C. Louisville (9-3) vs. Georgia (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Fosters Farm Bowl - At Calif.

Stanford (7-5) vs. Maryland (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl - At Atlanta Mississippi (9-3) vs. TCU (11-1), 10:30 a.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl - At Glendale, Ariz.

Boise State (11-2) vs. Arizona (10-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl - At Miami Gardens, Fla. Mississippi State (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (10-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl - At Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Auburn (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN2) Cotton Bowl Classic - At Texas Michigan State (10-2) vs. Baylor (11-1), 10:30 a.m. (ESPN) Citrus Bowl - At Orlando, Fla. Minnesota (8-4) vs. Missouri (10-3), 11 a.m. (ABC) Rose Bowl - At Pasadena, Calif.

Playoff semifinal: Oregon (12-1) vs.

Florida State (13-0), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl - At New Orleans Playoff semifinal: Alabama (12-1) vs.

Ohio State (12-1), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl - At Texas Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Houston (7-5), 10 a.m. (ESPN) TaxSlayer Bowl - At Jacksonville, Fla. Iowa (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl - At San Antonio UCLA (9-3) vs. Kansas State (9-3), 4:45 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl - At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Washington (8-5), 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 3 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Florida (6-5) vs. East Carolina (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Sunday, Jan. 4 GoDaddy Bowl - At Mobile, Ala. Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl - At S.C. American vs. National, 12:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Sugar Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winner, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)

NBA ROUNDUP

Raptors’ reserves deliver win in 4th against Clippers The Associated Press

Lowry scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors’ reserves came up big in the fourth quarter of a 110-98 victory over the Clippers on Saturday, ending Raptors 110 Los Angeles’ eightClippers 98 game home winning streak.

Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the defending Atlantic Division champion Raptors, who entered the day with a one-game lead over Atlanta for the best record in the Eastern Conference.

KINGS 135, KNICKS 129, OT In Sacramento Calif., DeMarcus Cousins scored nine of his season-high 39 points in overtime in his return from a stomach ailment, and Sacramento handed New York its seventh straight loss.

Rudy Gay scored 29 points and Darren Collison added 27 points, 10 assists and a tiebreaking 3-pointer late in overtime for the slumping Kings.

Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points for the short-handed Knicks.

and 10 rebounds, and Memphis never trailed on the way to beating Miami.

GRIZZLIES 103, HEAT 95 In Miami, Mike Conley scored 24 points, Marc Gasol added 22 points

MAGIC 102, HORNETS 94 In Charlotte, N.C., Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Tobias

HAWKS 90, BUCKS 85 In Milwaukee, Jeff Teague scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Al Horford added 20, and Atlanta beat Milwaukee.

BULLS 107, PELICANS 100 In Chicago, Jimmy Butler scored 33 points, Derrick Rose had 19 and Chicago beat New Orleans for its sixth consecutive victory.

Harris scored 21 points and Orlando overcame a career-high 42 points from Kemba Walker to beat Charlotte.

WIZARDS 101, CELTICS 88 In Washington, Kris Humphries scored 18 points, Paul Pierce had 17 and Washington beat Boston.

PACERS 110, NETS 85 In New York, Rodney Stuckey scored 20 points, David West added 17, and Indiana overwhelmed Brooklyn.

JAZZ 88, 76ERS 71 In Salt Lake City, Derrick Favors had 17 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead Utah over Philadelphia.

Trey Burke added 17 points, Gordon Hayward chipped in 15 and Enes Kanter finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz (10-20).

WARRIORS 110, TIMBERWOLVES 97 In Oakland, Calif., Stephen Curry had 25 points and six assists, Klay Thompson scored 21 points and Golden State shook off a two-game losing streak by rolling past lowly Minnesota.

Four others scored in double digits as the Warriors (24-5) wore down the last-place Timberwolves in the second half. Golden State led by 27 points early in the fourth quarter and rested many of its regulars in the final minutes.

SPORTS COLLEGE BOWL GAMES

Sunday, December 28, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

D-3

Northern New Mexico

USC nearly blows 18-point lead SCOREBOARD Nebraska’s Hail Mary falls short in Holiday Bowl The Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Adoree’ Jackson scored on a 98-yard kickoff return and a 71-yard pass from Cody Kessler, and No. 24 Southern California blew most of an 18-point, third-quarter lead before beating No. 25 Nebraska 45-42 24 USC 45 in the Holiday Bowl on Saturday night.

25 Nebraska 42 Kessler threw for 321 yards and three touchdowns for USC (9-4), which was playing Nebraska (9-4) in a bowl game for the first time.

USC stuffed De’Mornay Pierson on fourth-and-3 from the USC 31 with 2½ minutes left. Nebraska had one final shot but Tommy Armstrong Jr.’s desperation pass as time ran out was knocked down inside the 10.

Armstrong had brought Nebraska back from a 45-27 deficit with a 65-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Westerkamp and a 15-yard keeper and a 2-point conversion pass to Kenny Bell.

Armstrong threw for 381 yards and three TDs. USC had 515 yards of total offense and Nebraska finished with 525.

Pinstripe Bowl PENN STATE 31, BOSTON COLLEGE 30, (OT)

In New York, Christian Hackenberg threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Carter in overtime and Penn State kicked the extra point that Boston College could not, lifting the Nittany Lions past the Eagles in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.

The Nittany Lions (7-6) played in a bowl game for the first time since January 2012 after the NCAA lifted the most severe sanctions levied against the program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

Penn State’s Sam Ficken used retired New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter’s locker and some of his clutch postseason play appeared to rub off on the kicker. He sent it to overtime with a 45-yard field goal with 20 seconds left in regulation and won it with his extra point.

Tyler Murphy hit David Dudeck with a 21-yard touchdown pass on Boston College’s drive to open overtime.

Mike Knoll shanked the extra point for the Eagles (7-6) and that was the opening Penn State needed to complete its comeback from a 21-7 deficit late in the third quarter.

Sun Bowl NO. 15 ARIZONA STATE 36, DUKE 31

In El Paso, Texas, Kalen Ballage returned a kickoff 96 yards to set up the winning score Arizona State’s victory over Duke in the Sun Bowl.

Ballage’s big return came after Duke (9-4) took a 31-30 lead on receiver Jamison Crowder’s 12-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Blakeney with 5:03 left.

On the kickoff, Ballage took the ball near the goal line and went straight up the right hash for about 15 yards before picking up a block and cutting to his right. He was pushed out of bounds at the 4.

On the next play, Demario Richard took a shovel pass from Taylor Kelly and bulled his way over the left side and into the end zone. Kelly was stopped on the 2-point conversion try.

Duke drove to 14 on its final drive, but Anthony Boone’s third-and-10 pass was intercepted by Kweishi Brown in the end zone with 45 seconds left.

Richard had four touchdowns for Arizona State (10-3) to tie the Sun Bowl record with 24 points.

Independence Bowl SOUTH CAROLINA 24, MIAMI 21

In Shreveport, La., Dylan Thompson threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns

and ran for another score in South Carolina’s victory over Miami in the Independence Bowl.

Pharoh Cooper was Thompson’s favorite target, catching nine passes for 170 yards, including a spectacular 25-yard grab on the decisive drive late in the fourth quarter.

Thompson completed 22 of 34 passes.

South Carolina (7-6) has won a schoolrecord four straight bowl games. Miami (6-7) ended the season on a four-game losing streak and hasn’t won in the postseason since 2006.

Miami’s Duke Johnson ran for 132 yards and caught five passes for 51 yards, but his costly fumble with a little more than 5 minutes remaining set up South Carolina’s winning drive.

Miami’s Brad Kaaya threw for 236 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Military Bowl VIRGINIA TECH 33, CINCINNATI 17

In Annapolis, Md., J.C. Coleman ran for 157 yards and a touchdown, and Virginia Tech harassed and ultimately injured Cincinnati quarterback Gunner Kiel in the Military Bowl.

Virginia Tech (7-6) knocked Kiel out of the game in the third quarter during a play that virtually assured the Hokies a 22nd consecutive winning season.

Deon Clarke sacked Kiel and forced a fumble at the Cincinnati 43. Nigel Williams picked up the ball and fumbled at the 12, where Greg Stroman scooped it up and took it into the end zone for a 27-10 lead.

Kiel remained down for several minutes and was helped off the field and taken to the locker room. The 6-foot-4 sophomore did not return, and without him Cincinnati (9-4) had little chance to mount a comeback.

Kiel finished 14 for 26 for 244 yards.

Michael Brewer went 14 for 24 for 94 yards and a touchdown for the Hokies. Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer worked in the upstairs coaching box to avoid the risk of infection during his recovery from throat surgery.

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Today Boys basketball — Stu Clark Tournament (at NMHU) 7th place, Raton vs. Aztec, 1 p.m.

5th place, Santa Fe High vs. Capital, 3 p.m.

3rd place, Las Vegas Robertson vs. Bernalillo, 6 p.m.

Championship, Albuquerque St. Pius X vs. West Las Vegas, 8 p.m.

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Pojoaque adjusts defense, keys win Doing most of the work was Chris Cordova. He Halftime adjustments. scored eight of his gameFor the Pojoaque Valley high 14 points in the third boys basketball team, Saturquarter. All of them came day night’s game at Wingate with him positioned in the all came down to the few paint against Wingate’s low minutes post players.

Pojoaque 50 between James Garcia added nine the secpoints while Julian Lujan and Wingate 38 Adan Lopez each had eight. ond and Kennelle Jones led the third Bears with eight points. quarters.

Pojoaque will enjoy a solid In the relative safety of the locker room, Elks head coach week off, returning to work on Jan. 6 against Los Alamos.

Joey Trujillo instructed his team to scrap the full-court MORA 66, ESCALANTE 57 press in favor of half-court At the Tri-Cities Invitational trap. That led to several in Santa Rosa, Casimiro steals and, eventually, to a Fresquez led three Rangers in double figures with 20 points 50-38 nondistrict win over as Mora advanced to Monday the Bears.

Trailing 24-21 at the break, night’s championship game with a semifinal win over the Pojoaque (9-4) outscored Lobos.

Wingate 20-7 in the third Curtis Vasquez added 19 quarter. Another key to the and Santiago Lambauch 11 turnaround, Trujillo said, for the Rangers (4-4). The was a philosophical change championship game will be on offense.

Monday night in Santa Rosa.

William Hurd had 19 to “We made an effort to lead Escalante. Joseph Hurd get the ball inside and that had 15 and Dominic Monallowed us to get some easy tano added 13. Center Adam scores,” he said. “It was Edwards had just eight nice to see that because we points. haven’t had a lot of patience Mora led 15-9 after one when we have the ball. To quarter and 34-21 at halfwork it inside like that was time. The lead grew to 18 good for us.” entering the fourth quarter.

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Dons: Capital dispatches Raton with ease ond half, the Dons hit four 3-pointers — with three from lete, while Van Winkle provides senior Martin “Tino” Castela valuable presence in the paint. lano — to take a sudden 41-29 “He’s our rim protector,” lead with 5:08 left in the third Segura said. “Teams are just quarter. Castellano decided he putting it right over us so far.” had enough with the Spartans The Sartans could also cause sticking around and decided to the Dons to get off to a shaky sends a message. start, much like Bernalillo (6-5) “The slow start got me mad,” did.

Castellano said. “I had to come After the Dons jumped out back.

My teammates got me the to a 9-0 start, thanks to seven ball and I just started letting it straight points from junior go.” guard Miguel Sena, the SparThere was still plenty of time, tans closed the gap and were but Bustos still knew the Dons down 11-8 at the end of the first quarter. Bernalillo tied the game had the win after that run.

“We came out and hit some at 14 in the second quarter and trailed 27-24 at halftime, and the quick shots, and the game was basically over at that point,” he possibility of West Las Vegas said. losing its first game started linSophomore D.J. Bustos scored gering.

16 points to lead the Dons, “We got off to a quick start, then we kinda shut things down and was one of four players to score in double digits. Castela little,” Bustos said. “We just didn’t play our game in the first lano, Sena and Andres Gallegos finished with 11 points each. half.”

The younger Bustos get a lot of After the Spartans tied the game at 27-all to start the secattention because of his scoring

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potential, but the Dons want to make it clear that they are more than a one-man show.

“That’s the kind of team we are,” Castellano said. “If D.J.’s not on, then we have someone that will come in and replace him. That’s the good thing about this team.”

The team dynamic is what is keeping West Las Vegas out of the loss column, and there is little pressure with being undefeated. The players acknowledge their record, but Bustos and his coaching staff don’t bring it up.

To him, it’s all about improvement. “It’s good, but we know the big picture,” coach Bustos said. “We just want to get better every game. I’m sure there’s going to come a time when we do lose, and we’ll continue to fight from that point.”

CAPITAL 70, RATON 37 The Jaguars made short work of the Tigers, who played their first game of the tournament

after missing the opening round due to snowy conditions in the northeast region, by scoring 29 points in the second quarter.

Junior guard Eric Coca led Capital (5-6) with 14 points while classmate Jerome Arroyos added 10. Raton (2-8) was led

by Jonathan Cabrieles, who scored 11 points.

The Jaguars play Santa Fe High for the second time this season when they meet the Demons for fifth place at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Raton will play Aztec for seventh place at 1 p.m.

SANTA FE HIGH 71, AZTEC 46 The Demons bounced back from a frustrating loss to Bernalillo on Thursday by putting together their third 70-plus point game of the season to get back above .500.

Senior forward Vito Coppola scored 14 points to lead Santa Fe High (7-6) while Warren Fulgenzi added 13 points and Korwin Mueller 10 points for the Demons. Nick Weaver had 16 points to lead the Tigers (5-7).

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never trailed and led by as many as 36 while shooting 50 percent.

C.J. Washington had 12 points and Robert Brown added 11 for the Blazers (4-9). They were just 3 of 25 from 3-point range and lost their third straight.

rivals. Fellow freshmen KarlAnthony Towns, Devin Booker and Trey Lyles joined in to help stake Kentucky to a 50-38 lead with 4:43 left.

Towns had 10 points and nine rebounds, while Booker added nine points for Kentucky, which held Louisville (11-1) to 26 percent shooting.

Terry Rozier scored 15 points and Jones had 13 for Louisville.

NO. 10 GONZAGA 87, BYU 80 In Provo, Utah, Kyle Wiltjer scored 24 points and Kevin Pangos had 21 points and seven assists, leading No. 8 Gonzaga to a win over Brigham Young in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams.

Byron Wesley had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (12-1, 1-0). Przemek Karnowski added nine points and 10 boards.

Tyler Haws and reserve Anson Winder each scored 17 points for BYU (10-4, 0-1 WCC). Kyle Collinsworth had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

NO. 15 MARYLAND 72, OAKLAND 56 In College Park, Md., Jake Layman had 15 points and 12

BYU guard Anson Winder, from left, and forward Luke Worthington, race for the ball against Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski Saturday in Provo, Utah.

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rebounds to help No. 15 Maryland extend its winning streak to five games with a 72-56 victory over Oakland.

Dez Wells, the Terrapins’ scoring leader the past two seasons, was back in the lineup after missing the past seven games with a broken right wrist. Wells came off the bench and finished with 10 points.

Freshman Melo Trimble was 5 of 6 from 3-point range and

had 17 points for Maryland (12-1).

Jalen Hayes scored 13 points and Kahlil Felder added 12 for Oakland (4-10).

NO. 20 NORTH CAROLINA 89, UAB 58 In Chapel Hill, N.C., Marcus Paige scored 16 points to lead No. 20 North Carolina past UAB. Kennedy Meeks added 14 points and Justin Jackson had 13 for the Tar Heels (9-3), who

NO. 21 OHIO ST. 100, WRIGHT ST. 55 In Columbus, Ohio, D’Angelo Russell scored 24 points on a stellar shooting night and Amir Williams added a career-high 21 to lead No. 21 Ohio State past Wright State.

Russell was 7 of 8 from the field, including 6 for 6 behind the arc, and 4 of 5 on free throws. Williams’ previous best was 18 points a year ago against North Florida.

Kam Williams added 15 and Marc Loving 13 points for Ohio State (11-2), which shot 61 percent from the field.

Grant Benzinger had 12 points and Joe Thomasson 10 for Wright State (8-6), which has lost two in a row after a fourgame winning streak.

Kam Williams added 15 and Marc Loving 13 points for Ohio State, which shot 61 percent from the field and never looked back after breaking out to a 10-0 lead — with Williams scoring the first five.

Winston takes aim at 2nd national title The Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The clouds of Jameis Winston’s off-the-field troubles have cleared for now, and the Florida State quarterback emerged in the dazzling Southern California sun on Saturday firmly focused on his quest for a second national title.

In his first public appearance since he was cleared of violating Florida State’s student code of conduct, the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner claimed he is neither distracted nor relieved by the latest development surrounding an alleged sexual assault two years ago.

“I really don’t focus on that,” Winston said. “I usually just use football as my sanctuary, and I focus on my academics and do the things I need to do.”

Winston certainly found his happy place on Saturday.

Winston and fellow Heisman winner Marcus Mariota joined their teammates and Mickey Mouse at the Disney California Adventure park to kick off the festivities around the 101st Rose Bowl, which is also a College Football Playoff semifinal this year.

The No. 2 Seminoles (13-0) and their 29-game winning streak are facing No. 3 Oregon (12-1), the betting favorites and Pac-12 champions. Florida State’s hopes rest heavily on a standout game from Winston after an up-and-down season that left him unable to contend with Mariota for another Heisman.

Coach Jimbo Fisher isn’t worried about his quarterback’s ability — or about Winston’s fitness to carry the weight of the latest allegations against him. “I think it isn’t for him as much for his family,” Fisher said.

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NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS

Chargers, Falcons, Panthers must win or go home

By Mike Bostock, Kevin Quealy and Joe Ward

Playoff spots

The New York Times

The San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers all have a virtual playoff game: Win and they’re in; lose and they’re out. The Falcons and the Panthers are playing each other, in Atlanta, for the NFC South title, and the winner will host a first-round playoff game (despite being under .500). The Chargers are playing in Kansas City.

The Baltimore Ravens also need to win — at home, versus the Cleveland Browns — to stay alive for the AFC’s final playoff spot, but will make the playoffs only if the Chargers lose.

If both the Chargers and Ravens lose, the Houston Texans are next in

The NFL playoff picture is mostly settled, but a hugely important aspect of the postseason — which teams get a week of rest, or host their first playoff game — is still open for any team not named the New England Patriots.

The Seattle Seahawks, for example, could find themselves at the top of the NFC with a bye week and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, or as the conference’s fifth seed, playing all their games on the road.

Here is a cheat sheet for Sunday’s scenarios.

line for that final spot. They host the Jacksonville Jaguars.

If the Chargers, Ravens and Texans all lose, the Chiefs will be in — having, by definition, beaten the Chargers in their final game.

Seeding and byes The Bengals-Pittsburgh Steelers game in Pittsburgh and Detroit LionsGreen Bay Packers game in Green Bay are both virtual division championships, with the losers still guaranteed wild-card spots. The winner of the game in Green Bay will also get a bye; the winner of the Pittsburgh game would get one only if it’s the Bengals and if Denver loses at home to the

Broncos: Carr solid for Raiders

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has thrown for 20 TDs with 11 interceptions and he’s been sacked 21 times.

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throw outside the numbers, where his accuracy dips.

“I take a lot of pride in trying to be an accurate quarterback and trying to be disciplined in my decision making. So I didn’t play up to my standards the other night,” Manning said of his fourinterception game at Cincinnati, the sixth of his career.

Carr improves: The Raiders may be in the coaching market but they’ve found their field general in Carr, who’s getting on-the-job training.

“Glad since Day 1 they’ve trusted me to start,” Carr said.

“There’s nothing like playing in games and learning that way. To play right away was the best situation for me. If bad times happen, I don’t go in the tank, feel crushed, lose confidence or anything like that.”

Carr has thrown for 20 TDs with 11 interceptions and he’s been sacked 21 times; his brother, David, got sacked an NFL record 76 times as a

rookie in 2002 with Houston.

“I’ve been hit a lot less, that’s for sure,” Carr said. “I think that stands out to our family the most.”

Broncos bye: A win would earn Denver the No. 2 seed in the playoffs and a first-round bye, which the Broncos really need considering their bye week was in September. Plus, that would give Marshall (foot) another week to heal.

He leads the team with 110 tackles.

Raiders streak: Oakland has beaten the Chiefs, 49ers and Bills, but all of those games came at home.

They’ve lost 10 straight on the road since a 28-23 victory at Houston on Nov. 17, 2013.

Mack’s season: Khalil Mack has started to get sacks to go with his pressures.

“He’ll be one of the top players in this league, no doubt in my mind,” Carr said.

“That guy is the absolute beast, an absolute monster.

He’s a guy who will win MVP awards.”

Cowboys: Murray nears mark Continued from Page D-1 first-round bye,” Dallas coach Jason Garrett said, “so we’re going to take advantage of what we can take advantage of.”

It’s quite the contrast from seasons past, when the Cowboys didn’t care what happened elsewhere. Three years running, they needed a win on the final weekend of the regular season to clinch a playoff berth — and failed each time.

Now they’re in with a week to spare, and the last thing they want to hear is that their game might be meaningless.

“I think really you think about momentum,” tight end Jason Witten said. “This game is a crazy game. You want to play well every opportunity you get. For one, there’s still stuff out there for us. And then, two, you want to be playing well going into the playoffs. You never want to back door your way into it.

I think this team has been playing well, and we want to continue to do that.”

Here’s more that’s in store Sunday as the Cowboys (11-4) and Redskins (4-11) wrap up the regular season: Records to break: Another reason for playing Murray is his pursuit of Emmitt Smith’s franchise rushing record. Murray leads

the NFL with 1,745 yards and needs 29 to surpass Smith’s mark of 1,773 from 1995.

Also, Romo has a chance to finish with one of the five best passer ratings in NFL history. He’s sixth right now at 114.4, and a stellar game would move him past Peyton Manning’s 115.1 last year with Denver.

Then there’s Dez Bryant, who leads the league with 14 touchdown catches and needs one to tie Terrell Owens’ franchise record from 2007.

Oh, it’s you again: The Cowboys-Redskins rivalry loses much of its sting when one or both of the teams are struggling, but Washington’s signature victory in an otherwise tough season was a Monday night win at Dallas in October.

One of the oldest one-liners in D.C. is that it’s permissible for Washington to go 2-14 if both wins come against the Cowboys. The Redskins wouldn’t be far off the mark with a victory on Sunday.

“I know we are 4-11, not a whole lot of excitement after this game happening,” Washington coach Jay Gruden said.

“But, still, to beat Dallas, to play Dallas is a great opportunity for a lot of guys to get more work and go against a heck of a football team. That’s always great.”

Cowboys got D: Sure,

everyone knows Romo, Murray and Bryant — and the young offensive line has received its props as well — but the Dallas defense might be the most improved of all.

The Cowboys allowed 1 yard rushing last week against the Colts and have held five of their last six opponents to 89 yards rushing or fewer. A defense that was worst in the league last year is ranked 16th with one game to go — not bad considering that all six Dallas players selected to the Pro Bowl came from the other side of the ball.

RG3’s case: The game represents one last chance this season for Washington’s Robert Griffin III to show that he’s making progress as a pocket passer.

There was improvement last week in a win over Philadelphia that broke a sixgame skid, although Griffin sprained his shoulder late in the game and was limited in practice this week. He’s expected to play Sunday.

History lesson: In 2007, the Cowboys had already clinched a playoff spot when they sleepwalked through a 27-6 loss at Washington in the final weekend of the regular season. That Dallas team was 13-3 and appeared poised for a Super Bowl run, but it lost to the New York Giants in its first playoff game.

thers-Falcons game in the first round.

The Indianapolis Colts are locked in as the AFC fourth seed (barring a Bengals-Steelers tie). Indianapolis will host the loser of that Bengals-Steelers game in the first round, while the winner of the Bengals-Steelers game plays either the Chargers, Ravens, Texans or Chiefs.

The Dallas Cowboys’ game, in Washington, is virtually meaningless. If the Seahawks and the Cardinals both lose, Dallas becomes the No. 2 seed in the NFC and wins a bye — regardless of what Dallas does (barring a tie elsewhere). Much more likely, the Cowboys will be the third seed, hosting the loser of the Lions-Packers game in the first round.

Week 17 NFL matchups Lions (11-4) at Packers (11-4)

Continued from Page D-1 see a more formidable foe.

“I see a defense that’s really improved,” Manning said.

“They’re creating a lot of turnovers, been real stingy on third down and keeping teams out of the end zone since the last time we played them.”

Broncos linebacker Von Miller sees a bigger challenge than do the oddsmakers, who have installed Denver as a 14-point favorite.

“It’s a divisional rivalry. It’s hard to beat a team twice and they’ve been on a hot streak lately,” Miller said. “So it’s definitely going to be tough.

I think they have incentive to come in here and spoil this for us.”

Other story lines to keep track of as the Broncos go for their seventh straight win over the Raiders: Pressured Peyton: Manning has looked unsettled since the Broncos downshifted their high-octane offense to work on their ground game.

He’s thrown just five TDs to go with six interceptions over the last month. No, the problem isn’t his health, and age isn’t catching up with him; defenses are.

Opponents still can’t reach him from the edge, but they’re successfully collapsing the pocket from the middle, denying Manning the time and space he needs to step into his throws Defenses have capitalized on tight end Julius Thomas’ injury-driven slide by bringing a safety down to clog the passing routes over the middle.

That forces Manning to

Oakland Raiders.

The Broncos and the Seahawks both earn themselves a bye by winning what appears to be fairly easy home games — the Broncos playing the Raiders and the Seahawks playing the St. Louis Rams. The Broncos also earn a bye if the Steelers beat the Bengals.

The Patriots are the only team to have clinched a bye. Even better, they’ve clinched the AFC’s top seed and home-field advantage until the Super Bowl.

The Arizona Cardinals are headed for a wild-card game unless the Seahawks lose and the Cardinals win in San Francisco.

Otherwise, Arizona will go on the road to play the winner of the Pan-

Time: 2:25 p.m.

You’ve got to love this game for the simplicity of its ramifications. No “Team A can lose to Team B but still win the division if Team C beats Team D.” The winner of this game wins the NFC North, in addition to securing a first-round bye in the playoffs and hosting a game in the second round. The loser will still make the postseason but will face a tough path to the Super Bowl: road games in the first two rounds and a possible third in the NFC championship game.

Side note: The Lions have not beaten the Packers on the road since 1991, a string of 23 Green Bay victories over Detroit in Wisconsin.

Line: Packers by 7½.

Pick: Packers

Bengals (10-4-1) at Steelers (10-5) Time: 6:30 p.m.

The winner of this matchup will also win its division, the AFC North, and host a playoff game. Pittsburgh, however, appears to be jelling at the right time. The Steelers will enter the postseason led by a tough defense not unlike Pittsburgh defenses of years past.

Perhaps most surprising, the unit has been sparked by the 36-year-old James Harrison, who began the season retired.

Harrison’s play has been so impressive that some are calling on him to return in 2015.

As for Cincinnati, a win could mean the second seed in the AFC playoffs and the firstround bye that comes with it.

But the Bengals might have to do it without the star receiver A.J. Green, who hurt his arm in Monday’s win over Denver.

Line: Steelers by 3½ Pick: Steelers

Panthers (6-8-1) at Falcons (6-9) Time: 2:25 p.m.

In most NFL seasons, a Week 17 matchup between teams with six wins apiece would be meaningless. In the 2014 NFC South, this game actually means a lot. The winner will host a playoff game next weekend.

Carolina has quietly become a dangerous team in December under Ron Rivera. The Panthers are 3-0 this month, and they have six consecutive December wins dating to the 2013 season.

They are 14-3 in December during Rivera’s tenure as coach.

Line: Falcons by 4.

Pick: Panthers

Cardinals (11-4) at 49ers (7-8) Time: 2:25 p.m.

Has Arizona named a street after Bruce Arians for the coaching sorcery he has pulled off this season? Nothing less would be acceptable in return for his having a team in contention for home-field advantage going into Week 17 with Ryan Lindley, Drew Stanton and now potentially Logan Thomas as the starting quarterbacks.

But it looks as though Jim Harbaugh will be off to Oakland to coach the Raiders or to Ann Arbor to coach the University of Michigan.

Line: 49ers by 6.

Pick: Cardinals

Jaguars (3-12) at Texans (8-7) Time: 11 a.m.

Houston can still make the playoffs if it wins this game and gets some help: The Browns need to beat the Ravens and the Chiefs need to beat the Chargers.

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt had his way with Jack-

sonville’s offensive line in their first meeting this season, registering three sacks in a 27-13 Houston victory. But if he wags his finger at Jacksonville players after batting down any passes, the former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo — who was known for wagging his finger at players whose shots he blocked — will be watching.

“J.J. needs to start paying me, needs to pay some royalties,” Mutombo jokingly told Houston’s Fox affiliate. “You can’t just copy somebody without paying.”

Line: Texans by 9½.

Pick: Texans

Colts (10-5) at Titans (2-13) Time: 11 a.m.

With Andrew Luck coming off one of the worst performances of his three-year NFL career in a 42-7 trouncing by the Cowboys, Indianapolis coach Chuck Pagano said he would play his starters in this game to try to tune up his team to make a playoff run.

“We’ve got to play better obviously than we played yesterday,” Pagano said. “You want to have momentum going into the playoffs, and the only way I know to do that is to go down there and play well and try to win a football game. So that’s what we’ll prepare for.”

Line: Colts by 6½.

Pick: Colts

Browns (7-8) at Ravens (9-6) Time: 11 a.m.

For Baltimore to make the playoffs, it needs to beat Cleveland and the Chiefs must beat the Chargers. The Ravens could get a break if the rookie Connor Shaw starts at quarterback for the Browns because Johnny Manziel is out with a hamstring injury and Brian Hoyer is day-today with a shoulder injury.

Line: Ravens by 9.

Pick: Ravens

Bills (8-7) at Patriots (12-3) Time: 11 a.m.

A week after a somewhat stunning win over the Packers to keep its playoff hopes alive, Buffalo laid an egg against the lowly Raiders and was eliminated from contention with a loss, extending the NFL’s longest current playoff drought to 15 seasons.

New England locked up home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with the Broncos’ loss to the Bengals on Monday night, so don’t be surprised if Bill Belichick rests the Patriots’ starters.

Line: Patriots by 10.

Pick: Patriots

Jets (3-12) at Dolphins (8-7) Time: 11 a.m.

Most of the Jets’ players have been publicly supportive of coach Rex Ryan and have lobbied for his return next season, but the embattled quarterback Geno Smith has voiced optimism in the event Ryan is fired.

“A change could be good for us all,” Smith said. “So if it happens, when it happens, then we will see.”

Miami coach Joe Philbin has no such cloud of uncertainty over his head. The Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said Sunday that Philbin would coach the team in 2015.

Line: Dolphins by 5½.

Pick: Dolphins

Chargers (9-6) at Chiefs (8-7) Time: 11 a.m.

Despite a bulging disk in his back, Philip Rivers will play Sunday. A win will clinch a wild-

By Brett Michael Dykes The New York Times

card playoff berth for San Diego.

Kansas City can make the playoffs with a win over the Chargers and lots of outside help. The Chiefs would need the Texans to lose at home to the Jaguars and the Ravens to lose at home to the Browns. In other words, it’s highly unlikely that the Chiefs are going to make the playoffs.

Line: Chiefs by 2½.

Pick: Chargers

Eagles (9-6) at Giants (6-9) Time: 11 a.m.

Philadelphia’s collapse after a 9-3 start does not sit well with coach Chip Kelly, who is not used to being excluded from the postseason.

Line: Giants by 3.

Pick: Giants

Cowboys (11-4) at Redskins (4-11) Time: 11 a.m.

Dallas has locked up the NFC East but will play its starters, coach Jason Garrett said.

Line: Cowboys by 7.

Pick: Cowboys

Saints (6-9) at Buccaneers (2-13) Time: 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay risks losing the top pick in the next draft if it wins this one, and with coach Lovie Smith’s job reportedly safe, look for the Buccaneers to tank.

New Orleans has looked terrible in some losses this season.

But the Saints have played well on the road lately and would have to perform extraordinarily badly to lose this one.

Line: Saints by 4.

Pick: Saints

Rams (6-9) at Seahawks (11-4) Time: 2:25 p.m.

Seattle can secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win (or with an Arizona loss). But it certainly won’t come easily. The Rams, who beat the Seahawks by 28-26 in St. Louis in October, are the rare team that can match Seattle’s aggressive physicality.

Line: Seahawks by 13.

Pick: Seahawks

Raiders (3-12) at Broncos (11-4) Time: 2:25 p.m.

Denver blew a shot at homefield advantage throughout the playoffs by losing to the Bengals, but they can still secure the second seed and a first-round bye with a victory.

Oakland, which leads the series with the Broncos by 60-48-2, has dropped its last six games against Denver dating to 2011.

Line: Broncos by 14½.

Pick: Broncos

Bears (5-10) at Vikings (6-9) Time: 11 a.m.

Chicago fans who thought that they might have seen the last of Jay Cutler under center will get another dose of him in the season finale. Jimmy Clausen, who was named the starter after Cutler’s abysmal Week 15 performance at home against the Saints, has been ruled out with a concussion.

Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer was livid over the performance of his defense in last Sunday’s 37-35 loss to the Dolphins. “That was the worst we’ve played all year — maybe one of the worst defensive performances I’ve seen in a long time,” Zimmer said. “But definitely this year, for sure.”

Cutler could be just what the Vikings’ defense needs to enter the offseason on a better note.

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The home of Jacob and Melissa Brillhart, both trained architects, in downtown Miami, is shown Nov. 26. In 2011, while they were living in a one-bedroom apartment, they decided they should build their own house. PHOTOS BY BRUCE BUCK/THE NEW YORK TIMES

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ome people build their own doghouses or treehouses.

Jacob and Melissa Brillhart’s DIY project was a little more elaborate: They hand-built a 1,500-square-foot house.

Never again, they insist. Still, one wonders, why do it in the first place?

Sure, they are both trained as architects, and he has his license, but most architects are content to leave the heavy lifting to the contractors.

Jacob Brillhart, 40, thinks it may have had something to do with the way they were raised.

He grew up in Canterbury, N.H., home of the Canterbury Shaker Village, which “had some kind of influence on me,” he said. “A very spare, clean design.”

But more important, perhaps, was what happened when he was 5: His parents gut-renovated a 1780 house. With the help of family and friends, they tore down the walls and built new ones, sanded and refinished the floors, and redid the bathrooms and kitchen. What’s impressive about this is that they weren’t in the building trades: His father was an engineer and his mother, an illustrator.

“I don’t think my family is quite as extreme,” said Melissa Brillhart, 38. But her father, a business executive, had a hobby: renovating and flipping houses. By the time she was 16, she had helped him demolish a kitchen, tearing down cabinets and ripping up countertops.

So in 2011, while they were living in a one-bedroom apartment in Miami Beach, Fla., they decided they should build their own house. Recalling their parents’ fearlessness about doing it themselves, Jacob Brillhart said, “If they can do it, why can’t we?”

What they discovered is that when you set about doing something yourself, help often presents itself at every turn.

After they bought a half-acre lot in downtown Miami for $165,000, for instance, they settled on Florida modern, a style of open-plan architecture popular here in the mid-20th cen-

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or many local residents, the term “adjudication” brings to mind the Aamodt settlement. For information about that topic, I refer you to Santa Fe County’s Aamodt website, which also provides a link to the proposed Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System. Find it at www.santafecountynm.gov/county_ commissioners/daniel_mayfield/aamodt_outreach.

But what about the adjudication of private wells in the city of Santa Fe? A private well in the city is attached to a property, and its ownership is conveyed to the new owner upon sale of the property, but the presence of the well does not itself constitute a water right. Only through adjudications, which are lawsuits that take place in state or federal court, are water rights formally identified and decreed. An excellent and current overview of adjudication in New Mexico has been prepared by the Utton Transboundide al Estate Gu Santa Fe Re ary Resource Center of the UNM Law School. Follow the “Water Matters” link at http://uttoncenter.unm.edu.

If you are using a private well on your Santa Fe property, whether for household use or for irrigation, you might want to consider adjudication, which falls under the Santa Fe Stream System (Anaya Case) arket Whe adjudication. Even though astle’on m Garrett ‘C private well pumping is a relatively minor component of our total water consumption, adjudication MORE HOME would also serve as a means This column runs for the city to compile regularly in Home, more complete records by Santa Fe Real identifying the ownerEstate Guide. Look ship, physical location and for Home issue decreed amount for each inside The New well. This information is Mexican every not otherwise obtainable first Sunday of for pre-basin wells (drilled the month and at before November 1956) and www.santafenew it would be useful for future mexican.com/life/ water accounting and water home. management.

Metering of all private wells has been ordered by the adjudication court in the Aamodt case and by the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer for shared wells in the state, but metering of individual senior wells is not currently required. The only individual private wells in the city for which metering is required are the wells drilled after the 1999 well ordinance went into effect and for which permits were issued by the State Engineer’s Office and then by the city of Santa Fe. Monthly meter-reading reports are required for these wells, and the owner must submit a report on an annual basis. There are also explicit requirements and conditions for obtaining a city permit, one of which is being located more than 300 feet from a city water distribution line.

Although I would not expect the city attorney to pursue the adjudication of private wells, owners who decline to claim and process their private well appropriation through the court run the risk of having their wells being decreed to have “no right.” It would seem to be in the owners’ interests to make the facts of their claims known and of public record.

Neither the city nor State Engineer’s Office can extinguish the validity of existing wells, as that power is reserved for the adjudication courts. For the well owner, adjudication is as simple as exchanging a single letter with the Office of the State Engineer. Adjudication can be a win-win situation, with the well owner likely obtaining a higher decree for historical use than a court would subsequently rule, without petition from the well owner, and the city would gain useful information about these wells.

The Brillhart’s sit on their front steps with their dog, Birdie, on Nov. 26.

The kitchen at the home of the Brillhart’s features Cherry wood cabinets and an open floor plan.

Stephen Wiman has a background in earth science (a Master of Science and doctorate in geology) and he is the owner of Good Water Company and a member of the city of Santa Fe’s Water Conservation Committee.

He may be reached at 471-9036 or skwiman@ goodwatercompany.com.

ON THE WEB u For more on adjudications on water wells in New Mexico, follow the “Water Matters” link at http://uttoncenter.unm.edu.

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MERRIAM WEBSTER’S 2014 WORD OF THE YEAR: CULTURE. MAKE SANTA FE’S UNIQUE CULTURE YOURS!

NORTHSIDE: Contemporary Masterpiece, Cerro de La Paz $3,900,000 Truly magnificent, this end of the road hilltop estate is a masterpiece of contemporary design, the result of collaboration between architects Alexander Gorlin and Brendan Cotter. Privately accessed through a security gate, the walled property is sited on 12.6 acres and enjoys mesmerizing panoramic views showcasing Santa Fe as well as distant mountain ranges and the daily sunset beyond. Among many noteworthy elements are three luxurious bedroom suites; a professionally designed and equipped kitchen; a spacious living room with soaring ceilings, abundant windows and glorious light; concrete and wood floors; an in-ground lap pool; and complementary landscaping and gardens accented by a brilliant pink wall in the style of Luis Barragán.

Tucked at the end of a charming Eastside lane sits this classic home full of Santa Fe style with thick, undulating adobe walls, and ceilings with vigas and latillas that reward as art objects that were placed with love and pride many years ago. Skylights add thoughtful light throughout the sensible floor plan, and colorful handcrafted cabinetry in the kitchen provides a fun and unique addition. Other elements adding aesthetic artistic splashes are hand painted accent windows, exemplary custom ironwork, beautiful tile work throughout, and complete privacy with walls and gardens surrounding the property.

EASTSIDE: Classic Adobe, Miller Street $1,567,000

One of the most remarkable homes in Las Campanas, as well as Santa Fe, Bella Colina is perched overlooking the 5th hole of the signature Jack Nicklaus Sunset Golf Course. This Tuscan hacienda style home has both commanding views and great privacy. The Pedro Marquez design offers great flow, openness and clean architectural lines as a welcome departure from the norm. The expansive living room has a scale and a flare second to none with a surrounding massive portal ideal for outdoor living and entertaining. Seldom does a home of this quality become available, and at a price that is a fraction of its original cost or replacement value and under current appraisal.

LAS CAMPANAS: Bella Colina, Hacienda Rincon $2,995,000

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16 HACIENDA RINCON $2,995,000 Overlooking the 5th hole of the Sunset Course in Las Campanas, this Doug McDowell-built, Tuscan-style home boasts commanding views and privacy. Features an incredible living room, and an expansive portal.

Chris Webster 505.780.9500 #201200227

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1057 SIERRA DEL NORTE $1,495,000 This seductive, texturally rich residence includes a stunning master suite, two guest suites in a separate wing, a smartly located office, gorgeous living spaces, and a wonderful kitchen.

Neil Lyon, CRB, CRS, GRI 505.954.5505 #201401076

18 GREEN MEADOW LOOP $1,375,000 Inviting 3BR, 3.5BA Las Campanas home.Adobe construction, extraordinary craftsmanship, Old World design, meticulous construction and attention to detail. Jemez and Sangre de Cristo views. #201405639 Roxanne Apple & Johnnie Gillespie 505.954.0723

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22 SIERRA ROSA LOOP $1,150,000 This livable Las Campanas getaway offers a flexible floor plan, gracious indoor and outdoor living spaces, master and guest suites, high-end finishes, and magnificent Sangre de Cristo views.

Ray Rush & Tim Van Camp 505.984.5117 #201403020

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441 – 443 CAMINO MONTE VISTA $895,000 NEW LISTING. Quintessential Santa Fe style, this 4BR, 2BA residence includes 2 units for an expanded property or 2 separate homes. Wood floors, hand-carved doors, 3 fireplaces, 2 kitchens, and 4 parking spaces.

K.C. Martin 505.690.7192 #201405667

456 A ACEQUIA MADRE $835,000 Dating to the 1920s, the classic two-bedroom, twobath Eastside home was reincarnated in 2008 as a modern rendition of classic Pueblo-style architecture appointed with only the finest finishes.

Stan Jones, CRS 505.954.5524 #201404745

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SANTAFEstyle 73 SUNLIT DRIVE WEST $825,000 This artistic, energy-efficient home on five acres is sited to take advantage of spectacular views. It includes two master suites, a den, an office, spacious living areas, and a custom kitchen.

Cindy Volper 505.901.1436 #201402559

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8 EAST AVENIDA SEBASTIAN $675,000 Sweeping golf course and Jemez Mountain views in Las Campanas. Open concept kitchen/living/nook area, private side courtyard, 3BR, 3.5BA, 4 fireplaces, 2-car garage. Lock and leave convenience.

Tim and Paula Galvin 505.795.5990 #201404460

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21 CAMINO LOMA SECO $469,900 Sophisticated and comfortable 4 or 3 bedroom with large studio on 4.69 acres. 2,464 sq.ft., three baths, two-car heated garage. Dramatic views, entertaining portal, and open concept floorplan. #201400023 Gregory McMillan & Evelyn Spiker 505.954.5513

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2 PASEO DEL CABALLO $459,000 Wonderful four or five bedroom, two-story home on over five acres with spectacular views of the Ortiz and Sandia Mountains. In great condition with over 4,000 sq.ft. of living space.

Team Burbic Yoder 505.670.9399 #201405530

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18 ESTRADA REDONDA $755,000 This quaint adobe and frame home in La Tierra is nestled on 10 acres and enjoys great views of the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Approximately 2,800 sq ft and immaculately maintained.

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30 GALLINA ROAD $375,000 This single-level adobe residence has amazing views, tons of Santa Fe charm, exposed adobe walls throughout, and a wonderful patio area, which connects the main house and the studio.

Karin Baxter-King 505.930.1468 #201404142

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145 CAMINO DE LAS CRUCITAS $337,500 Casa Solana Stamm ready for custom touches.

Natural four bedroom, two bath plan with converted garage and bonus room. Nice wood floors, and updated furnace and roof.

Charles Weber 505.954.0734 #201405641

707 EAST PALACE, #19 $325,000 Charming, 1BR, 1BA Santa Fe-style pied-a-terre built within a 1920’s Spanish Revival-style adobe 4-plex.

Located in La Vereda Compound, a short stroll to Canyon Road and the Plaza. #201405602 Kendra Henington & Elayne Patton 505.660.8865

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115 RODRIGUEZ $299,900 A Santa Fe getaway-in-the-making or launchpad for expansion, this romantically-situated casita with detached studio is a rough refuge rich in possibility.

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13 CALLE OJITOS $1,595,000 Stunning contemporary Las Campanas home.

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Hill, With 360-Degree Views – Adobe T Territorial on 3.46 acres just off OSFT is mere blocks to Canyon Road. Classic Santa Fe features, stunning gardens, breathtaking views. Library, offices, gym/media room, detached studio, guesthouse and spa. Extensive entertaining spaces. 4 br, 4 ba, 7,626 sq.ft., 2-car garage. Directions: OSFT or Pecos Trail to Camino Pinones. $2,700,000 MLS# 201404519

eastside location with dramatic Sangre views. Home features remarkable detail throughout, from coved viga ceilings to hard plaster walls.

Gourmet kitchen, xeriscaping, and outstanding layout, with welcoming guest quarters. Private master suite with spa-like master bath. Close to Canyon Road, the Plaza, St. John’s, Museum Hill and numerous trails. A rare opportunity and exceptional property. $1,925,000

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All three feature 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, private outdoor spaces and off street parking. Unit B offered at $784,500 MLS #2014303724; Unit F offered at $769,000 MLS #201402335; Unit G offered at $849,000 MLS #201402047. $784,500 MLS# 201403724

46 TESUQUE VILLAGE ROAD A wonderful home surrounded

Campanas - Located on a premier site in Las Campanas with sweeping views of the two finishing holes of the Jack Nicklaus Sunrise and Sunset courses. 4 br, 4 ba, 3,609 sq.ft., 2-car garage, 0.54 acre. $1,250,000 MLS# 201404755

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JEMEZ MOUNTAINS: Cathedrals Canyon and Vallecito Considered the world’s penultimate example of volcanic tent rock spires, an extraordinarily rare and unique opportunity beckons, as majestic Cathedrals Canyon provides 13+ acres with a three level observation and multi-purpose platform near the newly designated Valles Caldera National Park. Celebrate and reward your spiritual callings in what could be your very own private sanctuary and additionally enjoy Vallecito, an award winning straw bale home six miles distant in yet another secluded mountain forest setting with 29 acres (5 lots) at the end of a private road with outbuildings, meadows and heavily treed forest. $1,900,000 Sotheby’s International Realty and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered (or unregistered) service marks used with permission. Operated by Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc., Equal Housing Opportunity.

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Open Houses NORTH WEST

N-13 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 13 Calle Ojitos - This stunning contemporary home has a view of the Sunset Course and a flexible floor plan including light-filled living/dining room, a chef’s kitchen, a media room, and a spa-like master suite. $1,595,000. MLS 201403827. (Enter via Clubhouse Drive. Make a Left on Trailhead Drive, Left on Palomita Drive, Right on Via Pampa, Right on Calle Ojitos.) Gary Bobolsky 505-470-0927 Sotheby’s International Realty.

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1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 855 E Palace Ave - A major remodel of a historic property, the house and guesthouse have a wonderful mix of traditional finishes with European sensitivity and respect for the original spaces and scale of the house. $1,495,000. MLS 201405398. (3 br, 4 ba, From East Alameda, turn east on Palace. On left hand side of street.) Dianne Eschman 505-577-1727 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

12:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — La Pradera Model Home - 20 Canto del Pajaro - La Pradera Model Home. The Correlada Contemporary model features clean lines and modern angle. One-bedroom attached casita with interior courtyard. Owner/Broker. $359,900. MLS 201403744. (3 br, 3 ba, Richards Ave. turn right at stop light at the Dinosaur Trail intersection and turn left at 2nd entrance of La Pradera (Old Dinosaur Trail) right onto Bosquecillo to Canto del Pajaro.) Bob Lee Trujillo & Ernie Zapata 505470-0002 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

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2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 21 Painted Horse - Contemporary 5581-sq-ft home, views through 25-ft. wall of glass.

Gourmet kitchen with 20-ft island and pantry; media center. Master suite with 2BA, 2 walk-in closets, exercise room. 2 guest suites. $1,675,000. MLS 201405336. (Estates V. Wildhorse entrance, then take a left on Painted Horse to end of cul-de-sac.) Paul McDonald 505-780-1008 Sotheby’s International Realty.

2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 524-C Onate Place - Charming, single level, 1,246 sq.ft. two bedroom/one bath condo in a gated compound of 4 units close to the Railyard and downtown Santa Fe. Private, landscaped and walled patio and off-street parking. $329,000. MLS 201403502. (St. Francis, west on Agua Fria, south on Onate Place.)

MaryJoy Ford 505-577-0177 Sotheby’s International Realty.

T-22 12:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. — 23 Camino Barranca - Large elevated lot in Aldea with views of the Jemez and Sandias.

This home features an open floor plan with high ceilings throughout, 3BR, 3BA, with 3-car garage. Two bonus rooms and great storage. $525,000. MLS 201404497.

(West Frontage Road to Avenida Aldea to Camino Barranca.) Darlene Streit 505-920-8001 Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Y-34 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 459 Vista Joya - Truly elegant and spacious, private contemporary, in-town studio/loft home built of glass and galvanized steel; naturally light and bright; beautiful patios and landscaping; off-street parking. $494,900. MLS 201404470. (2 br, 3 ba, From St. Francis, west on Agua Fria, right on Vista Joya.) Terry Smith 505-577-0648 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

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12:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 11 Via Optima - Visit Tessera, the newest Homewise Homes community designed to fit your lifestyle from $293,500. Tucked in the northwest hills, enjoy great views, trails and open space only six miles from the Plaza. $418,000. (Take 599 to the Camino La Tierra exit, then take the Frontage Road south to Tessera. Follow the signs to Tessera Model Homes.) Augusta Candelaria (505) 603-5337 Homewise, Inc.

Y-13 12:00p.m. - 1:30p.m. — 18 Avenida de Mercedes - Gorgeous home capturing stunning Sangre views 3BD/3BA + Office + Exercise room + 2 fireplaces + huge wrapping portal! All the detailing you’d expect & outdoor spaces all around to enjoy the views! $559,900. MLS 201404182. (NO HOA Fees! 2.76A lot facing arroyo & range land. From 599 Bypass - Caja del Rio Road past Marty Sanchez Golf, right on Camino del Rey, & 1st right on Avenida de Mercedes.) Richard Anderson 505670-9293 Keller Williams Realty.

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R-44 2:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. — 1000 Hillcrest - Perfectly located with panoramic mountain views from this open-concept home. Enjoy the best of indoor outdoor living from both levels with generous covered portals, decks, and exterior fireplace. $1,550,000. MLS 201403652. (Bishops Lodge road north to Hillcrest. Hillcrest turns to the right and Stagecoach straight ahead take Hillcrest to the right and house is at top of the hill.) Sara Sacra 505-946-7163 Sotheby’s International Realty.

2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 2510 Calle de Rincon Bonito - Sparkling home with many upgrades. Pergo in living room, custom doors, air conditioning, large back yard; all close to schools and shopping. Two bedrooms, two baths, 1,035 square feet. $189,900. MLS 201405288. (St. Francis to Rodeo Road. North on Galisteo Road, left on Camino Lumbre, left on Calle de Rincon Bonito. Property is on the left.) Karin Baxter-King 505-930-1468 Sotheby’s International Realty.

KK-33 12:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 2807 Plaza Rojo - This brilliantly renovated townhouse is light, bright, incredibly handsome and sophisticated in a sleek, contemporary style.

There are big Sangre views from the sundeck and it’s 100% move-in ready! $324,500. MLS 201404598. (2 br, 2 ba, From Rodeo Rd. south on Cam. Carlos Rey, turn R at 1st street onto Plaza Blanca, then R on 2nd street, Plaza Rojo, go to end and turn R into Ristra Plaza; follow to N end of cul-de-sac.) Jeanne Hertz 505-660-6345 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

OO-13 12:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 7326 Avenida El Nido - From $194,900, Homewise Homes are designed to fit your lifestyle and save up to 45% in energy costs. Quality construction and design at a price you can afford. Special financing may be available. $194,900. (From Airport Rd, turn onto Paseo del Sol WEST. Turn right onto Jaguar Rd to dead end, then turn right on Avenida El Nido.) Augusta Candelaria 505-603-5337 Homewise, Inc.

SOUTH EAST

2:30p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 30 Alcalde Road - Gorgeous upgraded hacienda 3Bd/2Ba home. Wonderful layout, SW details, generous Master w/ deck & view filled lot backing to range. Wonderful hideaway perfect for entertaining or a country retreat! $349,650. MLS 201404080. (Large flexible Master Suite could be studio, home office, Inlaw.... & Family rm w/ flagstone patio. 285 S, right on Ave Vista Grande past RR tracks, right on Ave Compadres, left on Alcalde Rd to 30.) Richard Anderson 505-670-9293 Keller Williams Realty.

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1:00PM-3:00PM - 220 Irvine St - Enjoy old world Santa Fe from a private gated compound, walking distance to Plaza, Railyard, Farmers Market & Rail Runner. This Pied A Terre offers location, security & lots of Santa Fe Charm. $299,000. MLS 201404415. (Turn onto Irvine off Agua Fria just east of Saint Francis) Tom Fitzgerald 505660-1092 Keller Williams.

1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 2 Bonito - 1,662 SF pueblo-style home in Eldorado on large corner lot. 3 Beds and 2 baths, attached 2-car garage. Courtyard with mature landscaping. Skylights and two master suites. New carpets!! $265,000. MLS 2014. (Avenida Eldorado to Avenida Casa del Oro to Bonito Road.) Tai Bixby 505-946-2121 Keller Williams Realty.

1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 230 B Irvine - Pied-a-terre in historic Larribas Compound replete with aspens, armadas, fountains, sculpture, private spaces and common grounds. Amazingly convenient to all that Santa Fe offers. Off-street parking. $210,000. MLS 201404941. (1 br, 1 ba, Alto, left on Ambrosio to compound gate.) Susan Munroe 505-577-5630 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

Y-40 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 441 - 44 Camino Monte Vista Quintessential Santa Fe style 4BR/2BA residence can be an expanded property or 2 separate homes. Wood floors, hand-carved doors, 3 fireplaces, 2 kitchens, cozy portal, lush garden, 4 parking spaces. $895,000. MLS 201405667. (Old Santa Fe Trail to Camino Monte Vista) K.C. Martin 505-690-7192 Sotheby’s International Realty.

Y-41 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 456 A Acequia Madre - Dating to the 1920s, the classic two-bedroom, two-bath Eastside home was reincarnated in 2008 as a modern rendition of classic Pueblo-style architecture appointed with only the finest finishes. $835,000. MLS 201404745. (Paseo de Peralta to Acequia Madre) Stan Jones 505-310-2426 Sotheby’s International Realty.

Z-41 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 613 Garcia Street, #4 - Adorable Eastside casita in converted family compound. Right near Downtown Subscription and Canyon Road. Plenty of authentic Santa Fe-style details! Ideal for second home, vacation/rental property. $201,405,655. MLS 325000. (Paseo de Peralta to Acequia Madre. Right on Garcia Street. Property is on the left. Blue casita door is on the left from dedicated parking area.) Rebecca Clay 505-629-6043 Barker Realty LLC.

ELDORADO EAST

G-66 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 3 Montana Court - Well-designed and energy efficient passive solar home. Three acre parcel adjoins greenbelt. Great views, light-filled open floor plan. $329,000. MLS 201403401. (Take Highway 285 to Eldorado. West on Avenida Vista Grande to Montana Court. Take left. House on left.) Tai Bixby 505-946-2121 Keller Williams Realty.

O-72 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 84 La Paz Loop - Upgraded La Paz home is bright and spacious. Two custom stone fireplaces. Stainless appliances update a unique kitchen. Two courtyards with great landscaping and a fountain. Private, quiet, views. $399,000. MLS 201405567. (I-25 to Eldorado exit, 285 South to Avenida Eldorado (3rd entrance) 1st left on to La Paz Loop, stay left on La Paz Loop.) Danna Cooper 505-670-6377 Sotheby’s International Realty.

OTHER 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. — 30 Gallina Road - This single level adobe residence has amazing views, tons of Santa Fe charm, exposed adobe walls throughout, and a wonderful patio area, which connects the main house and the studio. $375,000. MLS 201404142. (Highway 14 to Bonanza Creek, left on Rancho Alegre, left on Gallina Road; home is on the right.) Karin Baxter-King 505-930-1468 Sotheby’s International Realty.

HH-41 1:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. — 2285 Calle Cacique - Single-level residence is close to Quail Run and has easy I-25 access.

Tile throughout, no carpet, kiva fireplace, large vigas in living room, separate dining room, A/C even in the sunroom. $339,000. MLS 201404040. (Old Pecos Trail south to Calle Cacique.) Karin Baxter-King 505-930-1468 Sotheby’s International Realty.

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THE NEW MEXICAN Sunday, December 28, 2014

Useful U.S. new home sales fall 1.6 percent in November tinware: Elegant drinking

By Josh Boak

The Associated Press

By Yukako Oishi The Yomiuri Shimbun

TOKYO — An elegantly curved wine glass, a slender champagne flute and a standard beer tumbler — imagine these drinking vessels made not of glass, but of tin. Tinware, which glistens softly due to the slightly uneven texture of the cast surface, gives a refreshingly cool and dazzling impression.

Tin is said to be the most expensive household metal after gold and silver. Tinware in a shade of silver white can create a chic and elegant atmosphere. Used at the dinner table or as home decor, objects made from the metal provide a combination of beauty and functionality.

“If someone is discovering tinware for the first time, I recommend starting with a cup,” said Katsuji Nosaku, president of Nousaku Corp.

Based in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, the company specializes in casting copper, brass and tin.

Tin is believed to have been used for vessels for sake at the Imperial court in the Heian period (794-1192). Through the ages, tin has been used to add a finishing touch to the experience of sake. “Tin is said to mellow the flavor of food,” Nosaku said. “You can tell the difference in taste even with water.”

The metal is also characterized by its high heat conductivity. If you pour chilled sake into a tin cup, you can better gauge its temperature in your hand as you lift the cup, and you will experience the same coldness on your lips when you take a sip. As a result, serving sake in a tin cup adds a refreshing coolness to its enjoyment.

“If you plan to drink beer from a tin tumbler, I recommend putting the tumbler in the refrigerator before you use it,” Nosaku said. Left in the fridge just for one minute, a tin cup can be rapidly cooled to help you enjoy icecold beer. Furthermore, the surface of a tin glass is rough with minute irregularities created during manufacturing processes. When beer comes into contact with such a texture, the head becomes finer, according to Nosaku.

Yet at the same time, tin is malleable. “One hundred percent pure tin is ductile enough to be sculpted by hand,” said Nosaku. Tin is also a metal that can be comfortably worn against the skin, he added.

Due to tin’s flexibility, square or flower-shaped mesh plates can also be manufactured. Products in the company’s “flexible wares” series can be bent into the shape of boxes or baskets by simply bending their rims by hand. Tin can accentuate a dining table, too.

“Japanese food culture has been diversified through Western and Chinese cuisine, making it easier to introduce tin tableware to our dining table,” Nosaku said. Prices of tin cutlery rests for chopsticks, knives and forks start at about $8.50 each.

Gold-plated tinware is popular for festive occasions or as gifts. The color contrast between gold and tin is beautiful and offers a luxurious atmosphere. Tin is a rust-resistant metal, making it popular for flower vases, too.

WASHINGTON — Sales of new U.S. homes fell in November, evidence that recent job gains have yet to boost the housing sector.

The Commerce Department said Tuesday that new home sales slid 1.6 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 438,000, the second straight monthly decline.

October sales fell 2.2 percent to a downwardly revised rate of 445,000.

“Soft November new-home sales are consistent with what has been a slow and choppy recovery in the housing sector,” said Jesse Hurwtiz, an analyst at the bank Barclays.

The construction market has been sluggish in 2014 and continues to lag the broader economic recovery that began more than five years ago. Just 399,000 new homes were bought in the first 11 months

of the year, a slight 0.2 percent improvement from the same period in 2013.

New-home sales remain significantly below the annual rate of 700,000 seen during the 1990s.

Too many Americans lack the savings and solid credit records to upgrade to a newly built home. Or, they still owe more on their current mortgage than their home is worth.

Despite steady price gains in recent years, roughly 8.7 million homeowners remain “underwater” on their mortgages. The continued decrease in underwater borrowers should eventually cause the number of listings and homes sold to increase.

The median price for a home sold in November was $280,900, a modest 1.37 percent increase over the past 12 months. That pales with the 5 percent yearover-year increase in prices of existing homes bought last month, according to the National Association of Realtors.

A sold sign is shown in front of a house under construction in Coppell, Texas on Dec. 15. The Commerce Department says new home sales fell in November. LM OTERO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Purchases plunged 12 percent in the Northeast last month, while sales also skidded in the Midwest and South. Homebuying increased 14.8 percent in the West.

Even though sales have barely budged, the supply of newlybuilt homes on the market has risen 15 percent over the past 12 months to 213,000.

Rising prices and essen-

tially flat incomes have cut into affordability for would-be buyers. The heavy snows that ushered in 2014 curbed buying activity and sales never quite recovered once the weather warmed.

Nor have sales been boosted as average 30-year mortgage rates have hovered below 4 percent for the past few months. Mortgage firm Freddie Mac reported last week that rates were averaging 3.8 percent, the lowest level since May 2013.

Sales of existing homes fell 6.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.93 million, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

Strong hiring over the past year should also encourage sales. The unemployment rate has fallen to 5.8 percent, from 7 percent 12 months ago, gains that could over the next year cause pay to rise at a faster pace than inflation. That would put more people in a better position to buy.

DIY: Help is abundant when building a home for two

View toward the front of Jacob and Melissa Brillhart’s home. PHOTOS BY BRUCE BUCK/THE NEW YORK TIMES

their labor, and his family gave the couple the cherry wood they used for the bathroom and tury, as their inspiration. And they were able to kitchen cabinets, the door frames and the interior find local architects who had designed some of louvered doors. (Jacob Brillhart’s father had been the original homes to advise them. buying it at farm auctions over the years.)

“They taught us to go back to the basics, to And, of course, they had the (paid) help of sevtime-tested strategies,” Jacob Brillhart said. eral plumbers, electricians, welders and roofers.

“Cross-ventilation and orienting the building so Still, it wasn’t always easy going. “There was no the front porch blocks the direct sunlight on the division of labor,” Melissa Brillhart said. “If there glass, so you don’t heat up the interior.” was something I could do, I would physically do They also advised the couple on how to assem- it.” Including laying the joists and building the ble the steel frame and the wood substructure. subfloor.

And when the couple bought some ipe wood The house was completed this fall, at a cost for the exterior of the house at Flatriver Woodof about $375,000, but they moved in a year and working & Construction in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a half before, while they were halfway through the owner, Matthew Cumings, offered to let them the construction, and lived there with only a few have free run of his shop and the use of his planer amenities: a minimal shower, toilet, bathroom and jointer, to finish the wood. When they were and kitchen sinks, a secondhand stove and a done with that, he lent them his truck to transmattress. With no dishwasher, they sometimes port it to the building site. washed the dishes outside, using a garden hose.

As Cumings said, “I started out on my own, Building your own house is possible, it seems, without any backing, and they were doing the but not always that much fun. same thing, and I was just trying to help.”

“It’s physically exhausting,” Jacob Brillhart said.

Jacob Brillhart’s father and uncle also donated “We don’t need to do this again.”

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The 800-squarefoot front porch, with cypress floors, at the home.

The house was completed this fall, at a cost of about $375,000.

The whole family contributed to building the house.

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Westside. No Pets. First, Last, Security Deposit, $485 monthly plus utilities. Call, 505-897-9351, leave message.

PEACE & QUIET: 3 bedroom, 2 bath.

Plaster, stucco. Highway 14 area. $850 monthly. Lease, deposit. References required . 505-473-7155, 505699-0120.

NORTHSIDE CASITA. Furnished one bedroom. 750 sq.ft. Quiet. Private yard. DSL. Cable. $1000 monthly. Utilities included. 1-year lease. Nonsmoker. 505-412-1074.

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HOUSES UNFURNISHED 2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH 900 sq.ft. 1 car garage. $900 includes utilities.

Month-to-month. Deposit. Available 1/3/2015. Near La Cienega. 505-4705877 2-BE DR O O M CUSTOM, HIGH CEILINGS, PORCHES, WASHER, DRYER, FIREPLACE, RADIANT HEAT. CENTRALLY LOCATED, OFF HICKOX. $1000 PLUS UTILITIES. 505-992-1014

Neighboring land around the lot is well protected from further development by reasonable covenants and existing zoning; 100 mile south and west sunset views of Jemez and Sandia Mountains with Mt. Taylor in between and secluded by Sangre de Cristo foothills to northeast. Land slightly slopes to southwest with pretty arroyo within northern boundary; good operating shared well; water, electricity, centurylink fiber and telephone to lot’s boundary; lot entrance protected by electric remote controlled gate; foot and horse trails to National Forest. For sale by seller at $375,000. Realtor representing only buyer welcome at 5% commission. Serious inquiries only.

3 BEDROOM, 2 bath house in La Cienega area. 505-690-4894.

CONTEMPORARY TWO story in safe, quiet neighborhood, close to Super WalMart, I-25 and 599. Master suite with walk-in closet, private bath, upstairs carpeted, downstairs tile. Island kitchen, gas range, dishwasher, fireplace, garage, Washer Dryer, AC, small yard. Tenant application and background check required. Subdivision restrictions apply. No smoking, no drugs. Small pet negotiable. $1300 monthly plus utilities. Move-in with first, last and $400 deposit. Call 505988-5816, leave message.

Call 505-670-8779 or unspoiledland@gmail.com

NEAR TRADER JOES. 1000 MARQUEZ PLACE. 2 bedrooms.

Excellent condition. Non-smoking, no pets. $950 monthly, utilities included. $1000 damage. 505-670-1002

GUESTHOUSES

RIVERFRONT PROPERTY in Village of Pecos. FOR SALE BY OWNER 2.840 acres. Breathtaking views, tranquil setting. $350k. Gene 505920-5629

2 BEDROOM 2 Bath, $1,900 monthly with lease, $2,500 monthly without lease. 992-0412

OUT OF TOWN NEWLY REMODELED ADOBE HOME FOR SALE! Sits on one acre of land next to the Rio Grande . 505-995-0318 DETAILS: www.northernnewmexicohome.com

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SPRINGER NM 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1050 sq.ft, natural gas, laundry room, storage building, big fenced yard, remodeled condition, wood floors.

Move-in today. 804 Colbert. $45,000 Price, $551 down payment. $395 monthly payment. Owner financed 480-392-8550

BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN, 1000 sq.ft. One bedroom. Washer, dryer. $1,200. Near community college, 2.5 acres. Private gated property. 505-901-7415.

Large entry with sectioning possibilities. Private office, large storage, handicapped bathroom.

Quiet convenient location. 505-9834631, 505-470-8151.

Private rooms, shared bath & kitchen, washer, dryer. $425 and $475.

Clean, safe, quiet. No Pets. Month-toMonth. Deposit. 2 miles North of Plaza. 505-470-5877

3 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATH. 1840 sqft.

Fenced backyard, borders Golf Course. AC, Washer Dryer, 2 Car Garage. 6434 Paseo Del Sol. $1400 plus utilities. Marty 505-469-2573

CONDOSTOWNHOMES

IMMACULATE SMALL OFFICE SUITE

ROOMMATE WANTED

Get it right the first time! Build your own house and guest or caretaker’s house on this lot when you are ready. Very private and quiet.

Where space is a concern and convenience is priority, look no further than Las Palomas Apartments. Call us today at 888-4828216 for a tour of a spacious studio and see the incredible amenities our community offers!! Let us help you start the year off right. ¿Mencionamos, hablamos español!

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SAN JUAN Pecos, 2 bedroom house. adobe, with 8 acres, $1000 monthly plus utilities.pets ok. 505423-3788

MODERN OFFICE BUILDING FOR LEASE $14 PER SQ.FT. ANNUALLY

1441 St. Francis Drive. Take all or part of the building, available up to 3750 square feet. Kitchenettes, private and public baths, and outdoor balcony with views.

Taylor Properties 505-470-0818 Vista Property Corp 505-988-5299

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PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

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

Please call (505)983-9646.

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RETAIL SPACE CANYON ROAD, GALLERY 822 Leaving 3930 sq.ft. Will lease 1/3, 2/3, or all of space. Regular lease. 505-699-6878 or 505-867-5623.

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JobsSantaFe To advertise call: 505-986-3000 505 986 3000 or email: classad@sfnewmexican.com classad@sfnewmexican c

IT Project Manager HELPING TO BUILD NEW MEXICO

Providing innovative financing and strengthening communities.

Sr. Administrative Assistant TO APPLY: Applications may be downloaded from our website: www.santafenm.gov; or apply online at www.santafenm.gov. The deadline to apply for this position is 1/05/2015 at 5:00 PM PST.

Join our IT team!

SENIOR NETWORK & SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR We are seeking an experienced information technology professional to perform engineering and third-level technical system administration analysis, implementation, maintenance and support of datacenter server, storage, security, and network components. Position is based in Santa Fe. Presbyterian Medical Services is a large non-profit network of community health centers and human service programs located throughout New Mexico.

Apply online at pmsnm.org, click on Jobs@PMS or call toll-free 866-661-5491.

EOE/AA/M/F/SO/Vet/Disability

The New Mexico Finance Authority (Santa Fe, NM) is seeking applications for an experienced Sr. Administrative Assistant. This position provides logistical support in the preparation of various administrative documents, materials, reports including scheduling of meetings and file management; attends board meetings; prepares annotated and regular agenda and book for board meetings; prepares board meeting packets and electronic disks for other committee meetings. Assists in the production of educational materials, formal reports, policies and procedures related to administrative operations and financial/lending programs and services.

Preferred Skills/Experience: The successful candidate shall have excellent writing, proof and research skills, attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to work independently as well as in a team

environment. Must be able to multitask.

Associates degree; plus one (1) year of specialized training provided through seminars, workshops, conferences, vocational college or university studies related to general office methods, practices and operations; Four (4) years of experience performing above or related duties.

The Finance Authority is a dynamic public service agency that provides a superior workplace environment for high-performing professionals who have an interest in improving the lives of New Mexicans. Interested persons should submit resumes via mail to Chief Administrative Officer, 207 Shelby St., Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 or via e-mail to dcdebaca@nmfa.net.

Closing date: December 26, 2014.

No calls, please.

Financing your future. Believing in New Mexico

Rewarding career opportunities.

Our employees are the foundation of our success.

Personal Banker Member Service Officer Santa Fe If you think you have to wait until the first of the year to find a job, you may miss out on your golden opportunity to be a Member Service Officer at one of the state’s best and fastest growing credit unions.

Sandia Area is seeking applicants with high customer service values to promote financial products & services to new & existing members. Customer Service role: • establishes new accounts • interviews loan applicants • answers account questions Similar experience preferred - new accounts or loan processing in banking, credit unions, or consumer loan agencies.

Hours: M-F 8:30 to 4:30 Great benefits including medical, dental, 401(k), & more.

For consideration, send resume to: SAFCU Human Resources P.O. Box 18044 Albuquerque, NM 87185 Fax: 505-256-6042 Email: employment@sandia.org.

Visit our website: www.sandia.org.

Apply in person at any of our six locations Equal Opportunity Employer

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVE The Santa Fe New Mexican is seeking a dynamic media sales executive to represent its award winning publications and state of the art digital platforms to existing and future advertising clients.This position manages relationships with clients to grow and develop their business needs. Maintains a thorough understanding of each customer’s business goals, products and services. In addition, is aware of client’s industry and provides appropriate advertising solutions.Will be expected to maintain comprehensive understanding of competitive media and understand how the utilization of other media sources fit with customer’s strategic business objectives. Actively seeks out new business to meet or exceed sales goals.

Qualifications Requires a college degree or equivalent sales experience. Must have a minimum of two years plus consultative sales experience. Must have demonstrated ability to prospect qualified leads. Ability to sell a wide range of products. Must have knowledge of sales process, the ability to establish product value and close a sale in a timely manner. Understands strengths and weaknesses of competitive media. Must have demonstrated team sales experience. Must have strong negotiation and problem-solving skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Must be driven, proactive and have a strong desire to achieve results and be successful. Must have proof of valid driver’s license, auto insurance and have reliable transportation. Base salary, team bonus and commission plan are offered with an excellent benefits package.

Apply with cover letter and resume to: Wayne Barnard, Classified Advertising Manager The Santa Fe New Mexican, 202 East Marcy St., Santa Fe, NM 87501 or e-mail wbarnard@sfnewmexican.com No phone calls, please.

Sunday, December 28, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

sfnm«classifieds ACCOUNTING BOOKKEEPER FOR a small CPA Firm.

Must be knowledgeable in A/P, A/R, P/R, and QuickBooks. Please send resume to: Human Resources; PO Box 5373; Santa Fe, NM 87502-5373.

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SALES MARKETING

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»cars & trucks«

DOMESTIC

Seeking Motivated Commissions Sales Reps Competitive Pay with No Door to Door or Cold Calling. Must have Reliable Transportation & a Smart Phone.

Call Justin at 517-574-1415.

SEEKING COMPASSIONATE

Caregivers

Experienced in Personal Care, willing to work in the SantaFe and Los Alamos area.

Please call 505-988-8851 to inquire.

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JUST ARRIVED….BEAUTIFUL Large Plants in Planters! All Donations and Purchases Support Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity. ReStore Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

»merchandise«

DELTA MODEL 28-80 14" Band Saw, with mobile base, light, fence, guide, and user’s manual. Like new $500.

505-471-1758, or 505-470-5701.

2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 4X4, HARD LOADED, HARD TO FIND, HARD TO BEAT PRICE, T1871, $ 21988 CALL 505-473-1234.

AUTO PARTS ACCESSORIES SIDE TOOLBOX FOR PICKUP. Aluminum clear-coat. New $345, sell for $100. 505-629-6999

MANAGEMENT AUTOS WANTED DELTA MODEL 31-280 Sanding Center, 6" x 24" belt, 12" diameter disc. Mobile base and user’s manual. $900.

505-471-1758, OR 505-470-5701.

Director of General Services Oversees physical plant operations for Santa Fe facilities.

Supervises departmental staff.

Has statewide responsibilities for facilities planning, telecommunications, group purchasing, corporate insurance and risk management.

Excellent benefits. Apply online at pmsnm.org. Click on Jobs@PMS. Toll-free hotline1-866-661-5491. EOE/ AA/ M/ F/ SO/ Vet/ Disability. Follow us on Facebook.

NEARLY NEW pool table. Includes ping pong table and hockey table inserts. Can also be used for a dining table. Includes all accessories for all games. $1200 is a great deal for this item. Please call 660-8311 with any questions.

ART SELLING FINE ART AT BELOW WHOLESALE PRICING including many well-known New Mexico artists. 136 Grant Avenue. 505-6810597, Jack.

WANT TO BUY NEW OR used plexiglass, used or broken dressers, coffeetables, end table, wood dining tables, insulated glass windows, stained glass, used, broken. 505-795-0007.

HEAT & COOLING

AUCTIONS

ASHLEY WOOD STOVE. Approved for mobile home. with pipes. $500. Call Frank, 505-471-7746.

WANTED: Any type farm freight wagon or buggy made by Joseph Murphy of St. Louis. Call Tom, 800959-5782.

JEWELRY

»animals«

1985 Oldsmobile, Royale Brougham, fully loaded. Nice interior, paint & tires. Runs well, however smokes. $2,500, OBO. 505-660-4079.

COLLECTIBLES

For further information and application instructions, please e-mail receptionist@nphousing.com.

FEED EQUIPMENT SERVICES

ARTIST SELLING her collection of beautiful Rainbow Gate dishes, $500.

See ad and photos on craigslist.com.

FAIRCHILD & CO written APPRAISAL AT $8,750. Over 2.5 carats total weight, size 7. Would make excellent engagement, wedding or cocktail ring. $5,000. Willing to meet at jeweler to confirm authentic. 505-379-3750

Northern Pueblos Housing Authority

Northern Pueblos Housing Authority seeks an Economic Development Director.

This is a one-year grant-funded position with a primary responsibility to finalize business plans for two identified proprietary Pueblo-owned businesses, arrange financing, and initiate implementation of the business plans.

RN Full and part-time positions, including weekends. See website for details.Most positions benefits eligible.

Apply on-line at pmsnm.org Click on Jobs@PMS. Tollfree hotline 1-866-661-5491.

EOE/ AA/ M/ F/ SO/ Vet/ Disability. Follow us on Facebook.

COOKING DISCO, DISCADAS. 17" to 32" diameter. Hundreds available.

Starting at $60. Sold at Aldona’s Restaurant, 3875 Cerrillos Road. 505-4693355.

ORIGINAL COWNIE TANNING HORSE HIDE WINTER COAT, FULL LENGTH. Early 20th century, Des Moines, IL. Size 40 - 42, collectible, great condition. Asking $375. 520-906-9399 (Santa Fe).

WE DO TAKE CREDIT CARDS!

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Full-time position with Santa Fe Community Guidance Center working with delinquent and at-risk youth and their families in home-based and community settings in Santa Fe area. Has on-call responsibilities.

Excellent benefits. Apply online at pmsnm.org Click on Jobs@PMS. Toll-free hotline 1-866-661-5491. EOE/ AA/ M/ F/ SO/ Vet/ Disability. Follow us on Facebook.

MISCELLANEOUS JOBS MACHINE ATTENDANT SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

No prior machine experience required. Job duties include loading materials into machines. Must be able to communicate well with workers, stand for prolonged periods and able to lift 20 pounds and up to 70 pounds. This is an entry level position with opportunities for advancement. Shift times will vary based on company needs.

Submit application or email resume to: Brenda Shaffer bshaffer@sfnewmexican.com 1 New Mexican Plaza (off I-25 frontage road) Or access an online job application at http://sfnm.co/1eUKCcD .

No phone calls please.

Successful completion of a drug test will be required prior to employment offer. EOE

CHICKENS FOR SALE. 5 year old for $10 each. 10 months, $15 each. All layers. 505-507-4350

Airport Road and 599 505-660-3039 www.collectorcarssantafe.com

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PETS SUPPLIES

DOMESTIC 4X4s

Santa Fe Animal Shelter PET ADOPTION EVENTS Meet Adoptable Animals

2011 (EARLY) MACBOOK PRO 13-INCH LAPTOP in excellent condition with 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5, OSX 10.10.1, brand new 1TB hard drive and 16GB Ram $800. Call 505470-4371 after 6 pm.

2014 Ford Edge Limited AWD 19K, super nice, new body and loaded...$27,871 Call 505-216-3800.

PIANO STEINWAY, Medium Grand, Model M Ebony. Excellent condition.

Moving Sale, price reduced to $16,000. 505-881-2711

FIREWOOD FOR sale. 1 full cord $200.

1/2 cord $125. Delivery Included! 505470-2789, 505-470-3869, 505-753-0303.

FIREWOOD Get yours now! Cedar, Pinon, Russian Olive…Quantity discounts. Full cords available. Call for prices & delivery options. 505-231-3034.

TOOLS MACHINERY ALL-CLAD ELECTRIC table top grill.

No lid. (Retail $300). Sell for $65.

Great condition! 505-660-6034.

Saturday, Dec. 27.

PetSmart

2014 TOYOTA Tacoma Access Cab V6 4x4 auto Orig owner 9k mi TRD off road pack, warranty, $27,500 obo, 505-490-3868

3561 Zafarano Drive Noon-3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 28 PetSmart

OPTICIAN

3561 Zafarano Drive 1-4 p.m.

Santa Fe Optical

$25 adoption fee on all adult animals through December.

Visit sfhumanesociety.org

Eye Associates of New Mexico is the largest ophthalmology and optometry practice in the Southwest.

We currently have the above-listed position open at our Santa Fe Optical Shop. Some positions require travel between our Northern New Mexico clinics, please check the listing.

FIREWOOD PINON and cedar 16" long $220 cord. 10" 20" stovecut, $240 cord. Well seasoned. Free delivery with minimum 2 cords. 505259-3368, 505-832-4604 FIREWOOD PINON and cedar 16" long $220 cord. 10" 20" stovecut, $240 cord. Well seasoned. Free delivery with minimum 2 cords. 505259-3368, 505-832-4604

Mental Health Therapist (MST)

2011 JEEP Patriot, Cruise with Class, T1864AD, $9,999 CALL 505473-1234.

LIVESTOCK

FIREWOOD-FUEL Community Home Health Care and The Hospice Center

Toy Box Too Full?

CAR STORAGE FACILITY

FOR SALE ALFALFA, San Acacia. 2strand heavy bales. $12 per bale.

Available in Santa Fe, Mondays only, corner of Cerrillos and Airport. 505220-4441. Leave message.

MISCELLANEOUS

COMPUTERS MEDICAL DENTAL

2005 CHEVROLET S I L V E R A D O 1500, KING OF THE ROAD, $11888.

CALL 505-473-1234.

CLASSIC CARS

1950s SONG HITS & Hip Parade Magazines. Group of 8, $60 total. Nostalgia! Nostalgia! 505-474-9020

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

WE WILL BUY YOUR USED CAR REGARDLESS IF YOU BUY A CAR FROM US! COME SEE US TODAY! 505-216-3800

To learn more about these positions and our organization, see the expanded information on www.jobing.com.

DC-380 15" Planer, 2HP Motor, Mobile Base, Table Extensions and User’s Manual.

Like new. $1000. 505-471-1758, OR 505-470-5701.

SEASONED FIREWOOD: P ONDEROSA, $100 PER LOAD. J u niper, $120 per load. CALL: 508444-0087. Delivery FREE TO ALBUQUERQUE & SANTA FE !

EARLY NEW YEAR’S DAY 2015 DEADLINES

WOODSTOVE

BY Vogelzang. Box woodstove with pipes. $275, OBO. 505-507-4350.

FURNITURE

Publication Date

DELTA DJ-15 6" Jointer. Mobile base.

Like new. $800. 505-471-1758, OR 505470-5701.

Custom made 40" Round Southwest Pine Table, bullet carvings by local craftsman, $250. Matching chairs, $125. Choose finish, upholstery, 505982-3214.

SMALL DOG Rescue of Santa Fe. 505438-3749 for information on Grover and our other small dogs.

Please send resume and cover letter stating the specific POSITION and LOCATION for which you are applying to: Eye Associates of New Mexico, 8801 Horizon Blvd. NE #360, Albuquerque, NM 87113 Attn: Human Resources; fax to (800) 548-5213 or email to employment@eyenm.com.

No phone calls please. Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug-FreeWorkplace.

TABLE SANDER. Rigid brand. $85.

SCROLL SAW, Rigid brand. 16" arm.

Solid metal. No plastic. $125. Fabio, 505-982-3214.

santafenewmexican.com

Open Machine Attendant Position for The Santa Fe New Mexican No Prior Machine Experience Required. Job duties include loading materials into machines. Must be able to communicate well with coworkers, stand for prolonged periods and able to lift 20 pounds, up to 70 pounds. This is an entry level position with opportunities for advancement. Shift times will vary based on company need.

Submit application or email resume to: Brenda Shaffer Bshaffer@sfnewmexican.com 1 New Mexican Plaza (off I-25 frontage road) Or access an online job application at http://sfnm.co/1eUKCcD. No Phone Calls please.

Successful completion of a drug test will be required prior to employment offer.

EOE

DISPLAY ADVERTISING Pasatiempo, Friday, Jan. 2 Friday, January 2 Saturday, January 3 Sunday, January 4 Monday, January 5 Faith Directory, Saturday, Jan. 3 Bulletin Board, Sunday, Jan. 4 CLASSIFIED LINERS Thursday, January 1 Friday, January 2 OBITUARIES Thursday, January 1 Friday, January 2 LEGALS Tuesday, January 6

Deadline

Friday, December 26, 4:00p.m.

Tuesday, December 30, Noon Tuesday, December 30, 2:00p.m.

Wednesday, December 31, Noon Wednesday, December 31, 4:00p.m.

Tuesday, December 30, Noon Wednesday, December 31, 11:00a.m.

Wednesday, December 31, Noon Wednesday, December 31, Noon Wednesday, December 31, Noon Wednesday, December 31, Noon Wednesday, December 31, Noon

THRIFTY NICKEL DISPLAY & LINERS Thursday, January 1 Friday, December 26, Noon For Death Notices after the above deadlines, please phone The New Mexican’s Newsroom at 986-3022 through Wednesday, December 31.

The offices of The New Mexican will be closed on Thurs., Jan.1, 2015 and will re-open on Fri., 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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IMPORTS

2014 JEEP Cherokee Latitude 4WD 17K, loaded, auto, 1 owner...$25,641 Call 505-216-3800.

2014 BMW X3 low miles and even lower price, auto, moonroof, heated seats, why buy new... Call 505-2163800.

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2011 Infiniti EX35

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 53K MILES NICE RIDE, $10488. CALL 505-473-1234.

2013 Lexus GX460 Premium 4wd

Journey, AWD, just 38k miles, rare Deluxe Touring package, navigation, heated leather, gorgeous! clean CarFax! $26,791 505-913-2900

ANOTHER Mercedes-Benz Tradein! local 1 owner, EVERY option, rare dark brown leather, adjustable suspension, over $64k new, clean CarFax $49,973.

505-913-2900

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IMPORTS

REWARD! B L A C K SHEPHARD MIX , female, Xena, red collar with tags. Lost Sunday, December 21, about 11 a.m., at south end of Frank Ortiz Park.

Might be in Solana neighborhood.

SKITTISH. PLEASE CALL IF SEEN! 505-490-0388

2011 CADILLAC SRX AWD 44K, Luxury Collection pkg, auto and loaded, just..$26,981 Call 505-216-3800.

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2010 Acura MDX AWD, pwer HEATED seats, XM, moon roof, loaded with 3rd row seating. In time for changing weather $30,729 Call 505-216-3800.

2011 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited AWD

Call and talk to one of our friendly Consultants today!

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2010 Audi A6 Prestige quattro

another local 1 owner trade-in! loaded, leather, low miles, clean Carfax pristine $19,721 505-9132900

2011 Infiniti QX56

2013 SUBARU FORRESTER, AWD, ONLY 15K MILES, T1817, $24,988 CALL 505-473-1234.

4x4 loaded! 7-passenger seating, leather, navigation, chromes, over $60k new! Clean CarFax $39,962.

505-913-2900 for activists rally Immigrants,

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Local 1 owner, every option, AWD, Nav, supercharged, clean CarFax, a real gem! $24,932 505-913-2900

4X4s

2013 Kia Soul ! recent trade-in, local vehicle, back-up camera, super nice, single owner clean CarFax $13,951 505913-2900

SILVER BRACELET with INLAID DISC, Sadly lost, Friday afternoon, probably on Lincoln Avenue. Great sentimentlal value. REWARD OFFERED. Call 505-982-3133.

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HOLIDAY CHARMERS

2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS, SUV 4WD, VERY CLEAN!

3.6 V6, automatic, alloy wheels.

Runs great. New oil change. 99K miles. Charcoal grey. power driver seat, power windows & locks, roof rack, tow package hitch. New tires.

All maintenace records. Fuel efficient. $9,400 OBO. CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED! Eldorado, Santa Fe. 520-906-9399

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 53K MILES NICE RIDE, $10,488.

T1742, call 505-473-1234.

2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 4x4, merely 21k miles, local trade, navigation, leather, loaded, clean Carfax, $30,971 505-913-2900

2002 BLUE SIENNA TOYOTA XLE, 156,000 miles. Winter tires, leather interior, rubber mats. In great condition. $4,500. 575-758-7333 PORSCHE 944 1988 RUNS FINE, EVERYTHING WORKS, GRAY WITH TAN. NEEDS INTERIOR CLEAN UP, MINOR EXTERIOR WORK. 200K MILES. $2,000 OBO. 505-977-4699.

SPARKLE

MARQUITA

is waiting for a new family for Christmas.

She is a female medium haired gal who will love getting groomed and dressing up. She is 12 wks old and does well with other felines.

She is still young enough to learn and make friends with the family dog.

is a fun loving gal who’s ready for anything!! She loves people and loves to be outdoors so she’s hoping for a family who likes to do awesome things like hiking and camping. She can be choosey about her dog friends. so if you have another dog, please come for a meet and greet so we can be sure everyone gets along well.

For more information, contact the Española Valley Humane Society at 108 Hamm Pkwy, Española, or call 505-753-8662.

More animals are available on the website at

2000 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK, AWD. 130,000 miles. Excellent condition, inside and outside. Good tires.

Power windows, locks, sunroof. $3900. 505-463-8486

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COSMETOLOGY-NAILS

HANDYMAN

PLASTERING

YARD MAINTENANCE

REDTAIL ACCOUNTING SERVICES for individuals and companies, all phases of operations, GAAP standards, Quickbooks specialist. redtailaccounting.com 505-670-8083

HAIR BY CHERYL!! Holiday Season Specials; $10 OFF! Appointment Only at Shear Paradise Salon, 1599 S. St. Francis Dr. 505-577-5559.

REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE; PRO-PANEL & FLAT ROOF REPAIR, PAINTING, FENCING, YARDWORK. MINOR PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL. 25 years experience. Licensed. References.

Free estimates. 505-470-5877

40 YEARS EXPERIENCE. Professional Plastering Specialist: Interior & Exterior. Also Re-Stuccos. Patching a specialty. Call Felix, 505-920-3853.

SPECIALIZING IN YARD WORK, TREE TRIMMING. Trash, brush and other hauling available. Yard, gravel work available. Call 505-204-3186. 505-3162936.

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Horoscope HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014: This year you have a lot of excitement in your life, especially involving your loved ones.

You never know what you will walk into next, and for the most part, you like it that way. You have a tendency to withdraw and sometimes overanalyze situations. Don’t put yourself in a situation where you are not comfortable. If you are single, take your time getting to know someone. This person might be very different from what you think. If you are attached, the two of you can be argumentative. Understand that a fight is the surest way to put distance between you. Aries can really make you angry!

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You could be very content, yet at the same time feel rather restrained. You might find that a friend at a distance seems to be rather quiet once you start sharing. Find out why. Someone else is likely to let you know that he or she admires how you handle yourself. Tonight: Out late.

This Week: Use Monday for meetings and running around.

Say “yes.”

This Week: Organize and prioritize your life on Monday.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You’ll feel more restrained with a certain person than you normally do. What occurs will be much subtler than you might realize. In fact, you could miss out on the true symbolism of a conversation altogether. Later, you’ll have an unexpected realization. Tonight: A must show.

This Week: Think about your New Year’s resolutions.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Your spontaneity will take you down a new path, though you might feel somewhat restricted by a loved one. Break past your judgments, and new ideas will emerge. You know that you are your own biggest obstacle.

Tonight: Dinner for two.

This Week: Take Monday off if you can.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Focus on your friends, who often are far more indulgent of your whims than you might realize. One friend could act in a most unexpected way. You are likely to remember this person’s wild behavior for a while.

A partner opens up. Tonight: A must appearance.

This Week: By midweek, a lot of confusion surrounds you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You could decide to let someone else take the lead on making plans. You know that this person will make choices that would please you. An unexpected conversation reveals a weakness in your bond. Don’t worry — it can be corrected.

Tonight: Avoid a power play.

This Week: You might decide to go away for New Year’s Eve at the last minute.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Be willing to assume more responsibility right now. You will enjoy bringing others together, no matter what the excuse.

Lighten up a bit more. A loved one could be very controlling.

Know that you don’t need to react to that behavior. Tonight:

Last week’s answer

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You have a way of getting what you want. Encourage others to make the final decision, and everyone will get more of what he or she wants. A family member could become demanding, and he or she might rain on your parade. Tonight: Have a long-overdue chat.

This Week: Resolve to deal with others’ pet peeves.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Your ability to read a situation correctly will emerge. You might be rethinking an awkward

Chess quiz

WHITE FORCES MATE Hint: Mate with the bishop.

Solution: 1. Ng4ch! Ke4 2. Nf2ch! Ke5 3. Bf4 checkmate [Biolek-Neuman ’99].

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interaction that you had with a loved one. Understand what this person is feeling. Sometimes, it is as simple as asking a question. Tonight: Ever playful.

This Week: Focus on what must be done early.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov.22-Dec.21) HHHH You are likely to be a little more stern or serious than you typically are. You could be weighing the pros and cons of continuing on the course you have chosen. You might decide to take a creative leap in a different direction. Tonight: Don’t push so hard.

This Week: You have a lot to get done, so do it quickly.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Your smile is a sure-bet winner, and it frequently draws in what you want. You seem to be in conflict with a family member, or a situation at home could be irritating you. Go with the unexpected when dealing with this person or matter. Tonight: Order in.

This Week: Once you rest up Monday, you are ready for celebration again.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You might seem rather ornery as you go out during the day.

Whether you’re at the mall returning items or hanging out with a friend, you seem less than pleased. A surprise might force you to revise your plans.

Tonight: Don’t make a big fuss, please.

This Week: Make important calls Monday.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You could become exhausted just by balancing your checkbook after the past few weeks.

You tend to enjoy yourself wherever you are, as long as there are other people around. Curb a tendency to have things go your way. Tonight: Make it your treat.

This Week: Prepare yourself for some company.

Scratch pad

ere’s a question: How are the mirthless leaders of China’s repressive, totalitarian communist regime exactly like readers of American newspapers?

Answer: Both have an unhinged hatred of puns.

You’ve probably seen the recent stories about how the Chinese government is banning wordplay in headlines.

American newspapers duly reported this, often making fun of these humorless despots, without mentioning an awkward truth: We’ve been hearing the identical rant from our own readers since essentially forever.

I spent most of my career as an editor, meaning I got to read incoming letters to the editor, meaning I know just how large a percentage of them Gene are imploring us to stop with the puns Weingarten already. Because my editing years were The Washington back when we were still allowed to be Post arrogant — this was before we became so desperate for home-delivery customers that our distributors will now mow your lawns if you ask — we’d gleefully run those indignant, imploring anti-pun letters under groaner headlines like “Shun Puns? No, Hon. More Pun-Ishment Coming!”

The harrumphing Chinese leaders contend that puns confuse and distort the truth, which is a strange worry for a country that operates (pun alert) the Great Firewall of China, which routinely prohibits Internet searches for terms like “persecution” or phrases like “Tibetan independence.”

But our newspaper readers don’t seem to have that problem: They just say that puns are lame.

I find that argument ... limp. I believe that people who dislike puns are people who approach language timidly, not as a potentially exciting exercise in mental gymnastics but as an enigma to be painfully deciphered, or worse, an enemy who is trying to fool us.

Are you one of those meek, language-challenged soreheads? Here’s a test: Woman goes into a bar, says to the bartender: “I’ll have an entendre. Make it a double.” So he gives it to her.

If you get it and like it, you’ll enjoy what comes next. If not, be forewarned: It will annoy you.

I am a joyful practitioner of the headline pun, though I bow to the folks at the New York tabloids, who are masters of the art, such as the editors at the New York Post who labeled Lance Armstrong a “Drug Pedaler” and who once headlined a front-page story about a past drunk-driving arrest of George W. Bush, “D-Dubya-I.” Still, I do have a pun-intensive oeuvre of which I am proud. Behold: For a story on action-movie special-effects detonation experts: “Business is Booming!”

For an irreverent story on the funeral industry: “Is Death a Laughing Matter? Of Corpse Not!” For a column on how journalists actually want to be forced to testify against sources so they can decline and be heroes: “Subpoenas Envy.”

About a plumber who used only a plunger and his own massive strength to relieve a toilet clog after an industrialstrength machine snake had failed: “A modern-day John Henry, a stool-drivin’ man.”

Sometimes, I seek expert help. I once edited a package of stories (themed for Labor Day) about people who had the worst jobs in the world. Copy editor Pat Myers wrote the headlines. For the story about the guy whose job was to empty porta-potties, she wrote: “Waste Is a Terrible Thing to Mind.” For the story about the guy whose job it was to watch parolees pee into cups during drug tests, it was: “Looking Out for Number One.” Now, was that so bad? Yes? Well, by all means join the dour, harrumphing, unpunny, pun-phobic Chinese scaredycat leaders. Or, as my friend Emily Shroder suggested, take your place among all those Chairmen Meows.

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