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With a wizard’s help, scientists map what a healthy brain does as it reads. LIFE & SCIENCE, A-9

Six Guantánamo detainees turned over to Uruguay

Love it or hate it, WisePies is the name — for now

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hose who hate the new corporate name of The Pit may live long enough to see it change, perhaps several times.

WisePies Arena, named for a pizza restaurant, may fade away before the New Mexico Lobos next fire a basketball coach.

In these times when dollars trump tradition, arenas and stadiums change names more often than thieves in Milan the Witness ProSimonich tection Program.

Before Enron Ringside Seat Corp. became infamous for fraud, it bought the naming rights to the Houston Astros ballpark. Today that stadium is called Minute Maid Park.

In the days when Denver had a newspaper war, one of the combatants refused to call the Broncos’ new stadium by its cumbersome corporate name, which was Invesco Field at Mile High. Now the Denver team plays in a stadium with a different, but equally awkward, name. Ordinary people call the place Mile High Stadium, the way they always have.

As for WisePies, it has agreed to pay $5 million to The University of New Mexico’s Athletics Department across 10 years. In turn, the restaurant gets its name splashed across The Pit. Public sentiment on the name change is mixed. Our survey found this range of reactions: Defiance — “It’s a sad day,” former Lobos and Los Angeles Lakers star Michael Cooper said in a telephone interview. “As long as I live and as

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Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales, who says he’s afraid to take his own bike out for a spin on local streets, plans to propose a resolution under which the city would spend up to $50,000 to make intersections safer for bicyclists and that would call for a five-year plan to paint green bike lanes, like those in Seattle, above, throughout the city. COURTESY PHOTO

Mayor to pitch cyclist-friendly plan to City Council

By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican

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anta Fe has been called a world-class cycling destination, but it’s not exactly the safest city in which to ride a bicycle.

Bicyclists fear sharing the road with motorists. Even Mayor Javier Gonzales is afraid to take his bike out for a spin.

“I’ve been frightened for my own safety riding around town because on many streets, even with the designated bike lanes that are there, it’s very scary,” Gonzales said.

The mayor hopes to improve bicycle safety with a plan to create safer intersections and paint green bicycle lanes on city streets, an idea that other cities, including Milwaukee, San Francisco and Portland, Ore., have embraced.

“Clearly the data shows that they have reduced the number of biking accidents in the cities where they have had them,” Gonzales said.

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A green bike lane in Milwaukee. Mayor Javier Gonzales wants similar lanes on Santa Fe streets. MICHAEL SEARS/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL FILE PHOTO

“But there’s also a smart way to do it. Because it is a costly initiative, we need to put some time and effort into thinking about where to start and how to build year over year on continuing to green bike

lanes throughout the city,” he said.

The mayor will introduce a resolution this week asking the City Council to support his efforts.

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I’ve been frightened for my own safety riding around town because on many streets, even with the designated bike lanes that are there, it’s very scary.” Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales

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The circumstances of the case, like others before it and others that would follow, in Ferguson, Mo., and in Staten Island, N.Y., were familiar.

A police officer killed an unarmed man. The officer claimed he acted appropriately. A grand jury declined to bring charges.

But the state’s case in Charlotte, N.C., against Officer Randall Ker-

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New Mexico’s Democratic state senators on Sunday elected Michael Padilla as their whip.

Padilla, 42, of Albuquerque, is a businessman who is about to begin his third year in the Senate.

He defeated Sens.

Joseph Cervantes of Las Cruces and Linda Lopez of Albuquerque.

Padilla won on the second ballot over Cervantes, after Lopez had been eliminated in the Michael first cut.

Padilla Padilla will succeed Sen. Tim Keller of Albuquerque as majority whip. Keller is resigning from the Senate to assume his new elected office of state auditor.

Padilla says he will persist with his attempt to increase funding for early childhood education by tapping the state’s $14 billion land grant endowment. This would require a

rick, would not end there. The state Attorney General’s Office, which inherited the case after the local prosecutor recused himself, quickly resubmitted the case to a different grand jury.

Evidence was reheard. Twice as many as witnesses were called.

And in January, the second grand jury indicted Kerrick on charges of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Jonathan Ferrell, 24, a former college football player.

The extraordinary steps taken in North Carolina — along with the recent grand jury decisions to bring no charges against white police officers who killed unarmed black men in New York and Missouri — illustrate how the justice

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Trujillo will run to keep position on SFPS board

By Robert Nott The New Mexican

system can favor the police, often shielding them from murder or serious manslaughter charges.

The balance tips toward the police from the start: In most felony cases, an arrest is made and a grand jury indictment follows within a prescribed period of time.

But in fatality cases, prosecutors generally use special grand juries sitting for lengthy periods to investigate and gather evidence before determining if an arrest and indictment are warranted.

Another hurdle is the law itself.

Most states give officers wide discretion to use whatever force they reasonably believe is necessary

Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education member Linda Trujillo announced Friday that she will seek re-election for her District 4 seat.

Trujillo, named New Mexico School Board Association Board Member of the Year in October, made her announcement at the association’s annual convention Linda in Albuquerque.

Trujillo Her four-year term expires in March 2015. The board election is Feb. 3.

“I’ve learned a lot over the past four years — specifically that democracy requires patience and treating everyone with respect is the foundation of change,” she said in a phone interview. “I came into this position feeling much more partisan — in the sense of being a very strong Democrat — but I have learned that I have to be able to listen to both sides. …

My ways are not always the right ways.”

Trujillo, 55, is the state records administrator for the New Mexico

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Response to typhoon in Philippines shows prudence Thousands evacuate from storm that toppled trees, killed 3 people

By Austin Ramzy The New York Times

2014 MARKS THE 73RD ANNIVERSARY OF ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR A Navy sailor escorts Navy veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor John Chapman during a ceremony to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Sunday at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Veterans who survived the Pearl Harbor attack that launched the United States into World War II attended the ceremony with the help of canes, wheelchairs and motorized scooters. Wearing purple orchid lei, about 100 Pearl Harbor and World War II survivors attended the ceremony overlooking a memorial that sits atop sunken battleship USS Arizona. Many of them arrived well before the sun came up. This year’s anniversary of the Japanese attack is the 10th consecutive one that USS Utah survivor Gilbert Meyer attended. JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In brief Prince William, Kate begin U.S. visit in NYC NEW YORK — Britain’s Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Kate arrived in New York City on Sunday, the couple’s first official visit to the U.S. and their first experience with the Big Apple.

The royal couple’s black Cadillac Escalade pulled up in front of the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan to a throng of media and shrieking admirers, who were kept behind police barricades across Madison Avenue.

Both smiled at the well-wishers with Kate, who is expecting their second child in April, showing off a small bump underneath her maroon coat.

“It’s good to be here,” William told the hotel’s managing director Giovanni Beretta, who was standing outside the entrance to greet the royal couple.

Gas forces evacuation of furry convention in hotel ROSEMONT, Ill. — Chlorine gas sickened several people and forced the evacuation of thousands of guests from a suburban Chicago hotel early Sunday, including many dressed in cartoonish animal costumes for an annual furries convention who were ushered across the street to a convention center hosting a dog show.

Nineteen people who became nauseous or dizzy were treated at local hospitals, and at least 18 were released shortly thereafter.

Within hours, emergency workers decon-

taminated the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and allowed people back inside. Six-foot-tall rabbits, foxes and dragons poured into the lobby, chatting and giving each other high paws.

“I think we’ll recover from this,” said Kit McCreedy, a 28-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin, his fox tail swinging behind him as he headed back inside for the last day of the Midwest FurFest. “People are tired but they’re still full of energy.”

The source of the gas was apparently chlorine powder left in a ninth-floor stairwell at the hotel, according to the Rosemont Public Safety Department. Investigators believe the gas was created intentionally and are treating it as a criminal matter.

U.S. hands over senior Taliban commander ISLAMABAD — The U.S. military in Afghanistan has handed over three Pakistani detainees to Islamabad, including one who Pakistani intelligence officers said is a senior Taliban commander long wanted by the Pakistani government.

The transfer of Latif Mehsud, a close confidante of the former head of the Pakistani Taliban, underlines the improving relations between the U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Pakistan has long demanded that Afghanistan hand over militants operating in its territory, and the issue was a source of sharp tension between Pakistan and former Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

The U.S. did not name the prisoners but two Pakistani intelligence officials say Mehsud was among them. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

The U.S. said in a statement Sunday that the transfer happened Saturday.

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JERUSALEM — Israel’s military ordered a criminal investigation of one of its deadliest airstrikes in last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip — an attack that killed 24 members of one family, most of them children, according to death certificates obtained by The Associated Press.

The probe was one of eight criminal investigations announced late Saturday, bringing the total of such probes to 13. The other new cases include suspected looting, the killing of two ambulance drivers and the killing of a Gaza man carrying a white flag.

The military said it closed seven other cases of alleged wrongdoing by troops after an internal review, including two strikes in which it said troops were unaware of the presence of civilians in the area and two incidents in which Israel apparently was not involved. Eighty-five incidents are still under review, it said.

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“Yesterday, acting on behalf of the United States Government, we transferred custody of three Pakistanis held in U.S. custody in Afghanistan to Pakistan. This followed consultations between the United States and Pakistan and after receiving appropriate assurances. We cannot comment on the identities of the detainees,” the U.S. military said.

LEGAZPI, the Philippines — As Typhoon Hagupit churned across the Philippines on Sunday, residents of the eastern part of the island nation expressed relief that they had joined the hundreds of thousands who had evacuated to safer ground.

Eleanor Llaneta, 60, decided to follow the advice of her neighborhood captain and leave her home in Albay province, on the southeastern tip of Luzon Island, on Friday, more than a day before Typhoon Hagupit made landfall.

In past years she might have considered staying put, but a year’s worth of news about the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan, which left more than 7,300 people dead or missing after hitting the Philippines in November 2013, convinced her that prudence was the best course.

“We only knew about storm surges after Tacloban,” said Llaneta, referring to the city that Haiyan left filled with mud, debris and dead bodies just over one year ago.

By late Sunday, what had been a classified as super typhoon was far weaker than Haiyan was when it hit, and was continuing to weaken. The storm, which is expected to push its way across the country until Wednesday, was generating strong winds and rain but the overall effect was not as devastating as worst-case scenarios had anticipated.

The government announced Sunday evening that at least three people were confirmed to have been killed by the storm, including a 1-year-old girl and a 65-yearold man who both died of hypothermia in the central province of Iloilo. The president’s office said “reports of a few casualties have unfortunately been received” from the town of Dolores, where the storm first made landfall, but the full toll there was not clear.

In Albay province, Llaneta and about 560,000 others were evacuated ahead of the storm, according to local officials. As of 4 a.m. Sunday more than 1.2 million people had been evacuated nationwide, Gwendolyn Pang, secretary general of the Philippine Red Cross, wrote on Facebook.

Hagupit is expected to hopscotch across islands as it makes its way west. Maximum sustained winds near the center had dropped to about 100 mph by Sunday morning, but the slow churn over the nation could dump large amounts of rain, setting off floods and mudslides.

With full assessments of damaged areas far from finished, the government is not ready to declare success publicly in riding out the storm. Still, officials and aid workers sounded notes of optimism that darker predictions of the storm’s destructiveness would not materialize.

“The picture looks OK so far in the daylight,” said Kate Marshall, a spokeswoman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. “But we still don’t know what happens when the typhoon moves northwest.”

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SOUTHWEST SEMINARS LECTURE: Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta.

Eloquent Photographs of the Enchanted Lands and Peoples of the American West, by photographer Craig Varjabedian, 6 p.m., $12 at the door, southwestseminars.org, 466-2775.

SWING DANCE: Odd Fellows Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Road, Weekly all-ages informal swing dance; lessons 7-8 p.m., dance 8-10 p.m., dance $3, lesson and dance $8, 473-0955.

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SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE: CHRISTMAS & CABARET: Inn & Spa at Loretto, 211 Old Santa Fe Trail. A benefit performance, dinner, and auction to kick off the winter festival concert series; performances by Jay Hill and Sarah Weiler, 6 p.m., $90 in advance online at desertchoral.tix. com, call 988-2282 for ticket availability.

NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS ORCHESTRA: Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat Center Chapel, 50 Mt. Carmel Road. Winter concert, 7 p.m., $10, discounts available, nmschool forthearts.org.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE IN HD: The Lensic. DV8 Physical Theatre’s theatrical-dance performance John (contains adult themes), 7 p.m., $22, 988-1234, ticketssantafe.org.

FROM METEORITE TO TRINITITE: Meem Auditorium, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture Laboratory of Anthropology, 710 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill.

A lecture/performance by members of design studio Futurefarmers, with special guests Forging a Nail, 6 p.m., held in conjunction with the biennial exhibit of contemporary works SITElines 2014: Unsettled Landscapes, $10, discounts available, call SITE Santa Fe to register, 989-1199, sitesantafe.org.

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SANTA FE UNIVERSITY OF ART & DESIGN ENSEMBLES: O’Shaughnessy Performance Space, Benildus Hall, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive. African drummming group, 6 p.m.; jazz ensemble, 8 p.m.; no charge.

GRACE AND THE GRAIL: El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 555 Camino de la Familia.

Power of the Devine Feminine presents a staged reading of the play, 7 p.m., $5-$10 suggested donation at the door.

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EL FAROL: Rock band J.J. and the Hooligans, 8 p.m., no cover.

LA FIESTA LOUNGE AT LA FONDA: Local country artist Bill Hearne, 7:30 p.m.-close, no cover. 100 E. San Francisco St.

TINY’S: Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band, 7-9 p.m., no cover. 1005 S. St. Francis Drive.

VANESSIE: Pianists Doug Montgomery, 6-8 p.m. and Jess Godwin, 8-10 p.m.; call for cover. 434 W. San Francisco St., 982-9966.

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6 Guantánamo detainees turned over to Uruguay Men were captured in Pakistan, Afghanistan a decade ago and turned over to U.S. forces

By Adam Goldman The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Six detainees held at the U.S. military detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, were transferred to Uruguay over the weekend, months after the South American country agreed to accept the men, the Pentagon announced Sunday.

The detainees included a Tunisian, a Palestinian and four Syrians who were captured in Pakistan and Afghanistan more than a decade ago and turned over to U.S. forces. It was the largest single transfer of detainees since 2009.

One of the men, Abu Wa’el Dhiab, who has been on a hunger strike, is at the center of

litigation in federal court in the District of Columbia involving the possible release of videos showing him being force-fed.

“We are very grateful to Uruguay for this important humanitarian action, and to President [Jose ‘Pepe’] Mujica for his strong leadership in providing a home for individuals who cannot return to their own countries,” said Clifford Sloan, the State Department’s special envoy tasked with closing the prison.

“This transfer is a major milestone in our efforts to close the facility,” Sloan added.

The human rights organization Reprieve, which has represented Dhiab, said in a statement: “Despite years of

suffering, Mr. Dhiab is focused on building a positive future for himself in Uruguay. He looks forward to being reunited with his family and beginning his life again.”

In January, Sloan led a U.S. team to Uruguay and met with Mujica.

U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss diplomatic negotiations, said an agreement was reached with the country at the time to transfer the detainees. Julissa Reynoso, the U.S. ambassador to Uruguay, played a key role in the talks.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel initially was reluctant to approve the transfer. But he notified Congress in early July that the resettlement would take place in no fewer than 30 days. The administration is legally required to provide a 30-day notice to Congress of its

intent to transfer detainees out of Guantánamo Bay. By the time the United States was ready to move the men, a presidential election in Uruguay stalled the transfer.

In November, former president Tabaré Vázquez won a runoff vote, and the deal to accept the detainees was back on track.

Mujica, a former guerrilla who spent years behind bars, has called the Guantánamo Bay prison a disgrace.

On Friday, his office released an open letter to President Barack Obama reiterating his willingness to accept detainees.

“We have offered our hospitality for human beings who suffered an atrocious kidnapping in Guantánamo,” he said.

In an interview with The Washington Post in May, Mujica said that the prisoners would be

considered refugees and that his government did not intend to monitor them.

The resettlement brings the total number of detainees held at the facility to 136, with more possible transfers in the works this year, officials said.

The Obama administration has transferred 16 detainees this year as it inches toward its goal of shutting down the prison.

The Syrians released are Ahmed Adnan Ahjam, Ali Husein Shaaban, Abd al Hadi Omar Mahmoud Faraj and Dhiab. The other two men are Mohammed Abdullah Tahamuttan, a Palestinian, and Abdul Bin Mohammed Bin Abess Ourgy, a Tunisian.

In 2009, the Guantánamo Review Task Force, set up by the Obama administration, recommended that all of them, including Dhiab, be transferred.

All of the men except for

the Tunisian were suspected of having ties to Abu Zubaida, an alleged key facilitator for al-Qaida who was born Zayn al-Abidin Muhammed Hussein; two of the men were captured in Pakistan during raids that also netted Zubaida, according to U.S. military files disclosed by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks.

Ourgy, the Tunisian, was an alleged member of al-Qaida and a senior explosives trainer.

His alias was found on the hard drive of Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the files said.

But a senior U.S. official cautioned that those files were later scrubbed and reevaluated under the Obama administration.

Some of the information they contained was discredited, the official said.

At 6, awaiting hostage’s release; AFGHANISTAN Hagel: Training is key in war’s end at 8:03, telling wife he’s dead Laghman province near the fabled city of Jalalabad, will be one of four “Train, Advise, TACTICAL BASE GAMBERI, Assist Commands” across the Afghanistan — It’s only a slight country, in addition to several stretch to say America’s longest training establishments in war stops here.

Kabul, the capital.

The several hundred AmeriGone are the days of large can soldiers on this remote base U.S. combat forces here or in in Afghanistan’s wild east are any other part of Afghanistan, the vanguard of a transformed although U.S. special operations U.S. military mission meant to forces will continue, mostly in avoid the kind of unraveling conjunction with Afghan forces, of security that happened this to hunt down al-Qaida remyear in Iraq and ensure that the nants or other terrorists. reason for invading Afghanistan U.S. troops also will take on in the first place — al-Qaida’s the Taliban in situations where haven for plotting the Sept. 11, they are deemed to pose a 2001, attacks — never recurs. threat to American troop secuThese soldiers, including rity. elements of the 3rd Infantry The largest mission, howDivision and the 3rd Cavalry ever, is going to be training the Regiment, are not fighting the Afghans — not on the front Taliban. They are trying to lines but at bases such as Gamscript the final chapter of the beri.

U.S. part in a conflict that seems U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck certain to continue after the Hagel dropped in Sunday to get Americans leave. briefed on their work and to Gamberi, a dusty outpost in deliver a holiday-season

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the 54-year-old hostage from the remote outpost where he was being held.

At 6 a.m. in Johannesburg, Imtiaz Sooliman, director of the aid group that had led the long

By Rukmini Callimachi effort, sent a text message to The New York Times Yolande Korkie: “The waiting is almost over.”

ISTANBUL — For 18 months, At 8:03 a.m. Sooliman’s phone a group of civilians in South rang with incomprehensible Africa worked to accomplish news: Korkie was dead. what their government had Hours before his expected been unable to do: negotiate the release, the South African hosrelease of a South African coutage was killed by his al-Qaida ple held by al-Qaida in the lawguards when a U.S. military less desert of southern Yemen. operation to save his cellmate — In January, the civilian negoLuke Somers, an American photiators succeeded in securing the tojournalist — went wrong. release of the woman, Yolande U.S. officials say they did not Korkie. And in recent weeks, know Korkie was about to be they received confirmation that freed, revealing the dangerous the terrorist group had agreed disconnect that can occur when to free her husband, Pierre, in civilians are left to negotiate return for a $200,000 ransom. hostage releases on their own.

On Saturday morning, a conSouth Africa —like the United voy of cars was set to leave the States — hews to a strict policy Yemeni city of Aden to pick up of not paying ransoms to ter-

Officials didn’t know about deal to free captive in Yemen

rorist groups, maintaining that payments encourage kidnappers and perpetuate the problem.

Frustrated by what they see as passive responses from their governments, the families and colleagues of hostages have been thrust into the role of amateur negotiators, initiating contact with the terrorists themselves.

That role proved to be nerveracking for Yolande Korkie and the South African charity trying to free her husband.

Unbeknown to them, a risky nighttime raid was already in progress in Yemen to attempt to rescue Somers after concluding that his life was in imminent danger.

“We were not aware in advance about any release plans for other hostages,” a U.S. official, who requested anonymity to discuss the delicate operation, said shortly after the failed rescue mission. “That was not part of our planning.”

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Before a few hundred soldiers, Hagel said the idea is to “work our way, essentially, out of a job as we transition from the combat role we’ve had over the last 13 years” to a mission that puts the onus on Afghan combat prowess.

He said the Afghan army and police forces have made a lot of progress, at the cost of much U.S. blood and treasure since 2001.

“We don’t want to see that roll back downhill,” Hagel said.

Gamberi exemplifies what President Barack Obama calls the new noncombat mission.

The soldiers here are focused on training and advising Afghan security forces; it’s a mission with NATO allies that will assume a new name on Jan. 1, “Resolute Support.” The long combat mission known as Operation Enduring Freedom will conclude at the end of December.

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Rage, sorrow flow as student declared dead in Mexico

By Paulina Villegas and Randal C. Archibold The New York Times

EL PERICON, Mexico — The blur of scientific talk from the investigators washed over him — something about a bone fragment, DNA testing, probability — as he sat dazed in an abandoned classroom at the teachers college his son attended.

But Ezequiel Mora — who, like other parents of the college’s missing students, had been waiting weeks for word of their children — wanted to know only one thing: Was his son Alexander, 19, dead or not?

“I stopped them and asked them to give it to me straight,” he said Sunday at his home here, referring to his meeting late Friday with Argentine forensics experts working with Mexico on the case of 43 students missing since September. “Then they told me it was my son, and that he was dead.”

He added: “They punched me in the heart. I wanted to scream.”

He asked for and received a shot of mezcal for comfort.

The news that the first of the students had been confirmed as dead rocked not only Mora but much of Mexico, where many have been consumed by the fates of the students and, in march after

march, demanding that the government end the country’s widespread lawlessness and corruption.

Now, it seems highly likely that the other missing students are dead, too.

On Sunday, Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam confirmed that a laboratory in Austria had matched a bone fragment found among charred remains to Alexander Mora’s DNA. The result provides strong evidence for the theory that the students were killed and burned to ashes. Witnesses have told investigators that the local police abducted the students and turned them over to a gang on behalf of a corrupt mayor in conflict with them.

Murillo Karam said 80 people had been arrested in the case so far and that 16 more were being sought.

President Enrique Peña Nieto, who is suffering the worst crisis in his two-year term, has promised justice and unveiled a series of changes that would disband most municipal police forces and place them under the control of the states.

But here in Alexander’s hometown, one that has wrestled greatly with crime, people lashed out at a government they viewed as corrupt and inept while mourning a young man, who like many classmates, saw the teachers college as the only viable way to get ahead.

He studied at another university for a

short time, with the idea of becoming a lawyer, but settled on teaching.

As many as eight other missing students come from this region of Guerrero state, one of the poorest and most violent in Mexico.

For many boys aspiring to lives away from the fields of squash and jicama, the teachers college in Ayotzinapa, about an hour’s drive from Acapulco, provides one of the more viable alternatives.

Alexander had just started there a few months before he was abducted with other students in a confrontation with the police in Iguala; the students had sought to steal buses for a coming demonstration, a common practice.

Mora last spoke to his son on Sept. 16, when Alexander came home to celebrate Mexican Independence Day, but they talked on the phone a few times after that, as Alexander requested money for meals.

In this dusty town of 2,000, neighbors and family members, several weeping, streamed into the small, two-bedroom cinder-block house as Mora built an altar in the living room with flowers and pictures of Alexander.

Mora patiently greeted them for hours, but at one point retreated to a back room, where he could be heard sobbing.

“You have to be strong, for the rest of those poor students,” a woman said

as she consoled him. “You can’t give up now; something has to change.”

Mora said he had nothing but contempt for the country’s leaders and did not know what to believe about the motive for the killings. He noted bitterly that none of the country’s leaders had called him to express condolences.

“Government lies — that is all they do,” he said. “They never give us complete answers about investigations, about missing people or murders.”

Even in this remote town, a wave of kidnappings and street crime prompted people to set up their own “community police force,” with grudging recognition from the state authorities.

Mora said he had barely slept and barely cried, too overwhelmed with the news and visits. Still, family members said they were taking comfort from the community, with several residents squeezing into his home Sunday evening for a prayer vigil.

“Maybe because I haven’t been able to cry all that much I have this terrible headache,” he said.

He was told he would receive the remains in a couple of weeks.

“I just hoped they would have killed him and left the body somewhere along a road for someone to find him and bring him to me,” he said. “That way you can find some kind of comfort.”

Green: Other U.S. cities use similar bike lanes Continued from Page A-1 Under the resolution, the city would spend up to $50,000 to make high-risk intersections safer for bicyclists to cross. Ideas include installing more signs and painting the pavement to make drivers more aware of bicyclists.

“I want there to be a focus on those immediately,” he said.

The other part of the resolution calls for the city to develop a five-year capital plan to paint green bike lanes around the city. “I’m talking about true bike lanes that are painted green,” he said.

City Councilor Patti Bushee, who chairs the city’s Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee, said the group was “fond of the concept conceptually.”

“But we really needed some more details as to which intersections we might be looking at, which materials might be best suited for our climate, both winter and sun [because] of damage potential and basically how it would fit in an overall plan to improve

safety in this town,” she said.

Gonzales said he decided to propose green bike lanes after a meeting with David Bell, owner of Mellow Velo, a bicycle shop downtown on Marcy Street. Gonzales said he asked Bell how the city could increase the number of bicyclists, a goal he wants to achieve with help from his Climate Action Task Force.

“He said, ‘We need to get these green bike lanes,’ ” Gonzales said.

“It’s not a want,” Bell said. “It’s a need at this point.”

Bell said it’s “challenging” and “not intuitive” to get around town on a bicycle, especially crossing busy streets.

“Santa Fe is progressive in a lot of ways,” he said. “[In] bicycle infrastructure, it is not.”

Bell said green bike lanes would give Santa Fe a new opportunity to market itself and increase bicycle usage, reducing the number of vehicles on the road.

“The mayor described it as a yel-

A green bike lane runs down Market Street in San Francisco. David Bell, owner of Mellow Velo bicycle shop in downtown Santa Fe, says green bike lanes would give Santa Fe a new opportunity to market itself and increase bicycle usage, reducing the number of vehicles on the road. COURTESY PHOTO

low brick road, and I thought that was very funny,” he said. “But that’s exactly what it is. It’s like follow the green brick road.”

There apparently has been no discussion of how the idea of such green lanes might be received by preserva-

tionists if the lanes are proposed for streets in the city’s architecturally controlled historic districts.

Contact Daniel J. Chacón at 986-3089 or dchacon@sfnewmexican.com.

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Whip: Sanchez continues as majority leader in Senate Continued from Page A-1 constitutional amendment authorized by both houses of the Legislature and then approved by voters.

The issue is critical, Padilla said, because New Mexico ranks 49th nationally in child well-being, and it was dead last in 2013.

His proposal faces an uphill battle.

Republicans, now the majority party

in the state House of Representatives, have uniformly opposed using the endowment to fund another program.

It now primarily helps pay for public education.

Senate Democrats also decided that Sen. Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, will continue as majority leader, the most powerful job in the chamber.

Sen. Jacob Candelaria, D-Albuquerque, is again the caucus chairman.

Candelaria had considered running for whip, but on Sunday he decided not to enter the competition.

Democratic senators also nominated Lenore Naranjo to again serve in an important staff capacity, that of chief clerk of the Senate. The full Senate in January will vote on her appointment.

Sen. Bill O’Neill, D-Albuquerque, said he left the party meeting upbeat about Padilla’s election and the 60-day legisla-

tive session that begins next month.

“We’re looking forward to having his energy and commitment in the session. I think we’re united as a caucus,” O’Neill said.

Democrats control the Senate, 25-17.

Contact Milan Simonich at 986-3080 or msimonich@sfnewmexican.com.

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Ringside: In world of arenas, monikers come and go Continued from Page A-1 long as I talk about Lobos basketball, it will be The Pit. “The new name, what is it?

WisePies? That sounds like it can come with a comedy bit, for laughter.

I think that takes away the uniqueness of an arena that was known across the country.”

Enthusiasm — “I actually think it’s great,” said state Sen. Mark Moores, R-Albuquerque, who was a four-year letterman as an offensive lineman for the Lobos football team and remains one of the university’s outspoken boosters.

Moores said a fresh stream of money from the naming rights will help pay the bills for the arena’s renovation. He said he also is gratified because the corporate sponsor of the arena is a New Mexico company.

Moores plans to patronize WisePies because of its association with the university. He credits the restaurant with making a smart business decision.

Incredulity — “I can’t believe they did that,” said Abby Jaramillo, who was Abby Garchek when she starred for New Mexico’s women’s basketball team. “I understand that money talks, but I thought they would ask for more to change the name. It’s such an iconic building.”

Resignation — “Changing the names of arenas is kind of common

In exchange for $5 million to be paid over 10 years, UNM has changed The Pit’s name to WisePies Arena. WILL WEBBER/THE NEW MEXICAN

now throughout the USA,” said Lou Henson, formerly the head basketball coach of New Mexico State University and the University of Illinois. “Even if the arena name doesn’t change, somebody sponsors the floor,” so the basketball court receives a corporate title.

Reticence — “Sorry, no comment but I will say it’s about $,” former Lobos head basketball coach Gary Colson wrote in an email.

Even people who have never even been to Albuquerque or The University of New Mexico campus have deep memories of The Pit. It was the place where the late coach Jim Valvano ran onto the court, eyes wide with amaze-

ment, after his North Carolina State Wolfpack won the 1983 national championship in a stunning upset of the powerhouse University of Houston team.

Valvano died of bone cancer 10 years later, at age 47. Each fall, as basketball season begins, the sports networks show the footage of his glorious moment in The Pit. Dereck Whittenburg, who played on the North Carolina State team that won the national championship at The Pit, was philosophical about the arena’s name change.

“It’s not unfortunate. Times change.

Situations change,” Whittenburg said Sunday in a telephone interview.

But, he said, the arena’s old name will be the one that lives on, regardless of any corporate decisions.

“In our eyes, and the nation’s eyes, it’s always going to be The Pit,” Whittenburg said.

Now days, the NCAA basketball final is played in mammoth stadiums, not campus arenas. The games and the tournament have always been big business. The financial stakes only increase every year.

So naming rights of arenas go on the auction block as a matter of business.

Universities that might have honored somebody important to a campus instead accept money to name buildings the Jenny Craig Pavilion and the Colonial Life Arena.

WisePies made its name known to a long line of new customers after buying naming rights to The Pit last week.

Calls to the restaurant often led to this recorded message: “We’re getting pinched right now and can’t answer the phone.”

We’ll see if the WisePies is a flash in the pan or the real deal, like The Pit, where Michael Cooper and Jim Valvano became famous.

Ringside Seat is a column about New Mexico’s people, politics and news.

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Trujillo: Voted for tax hike to fund tech Continued from Page A-1 Commission of Public Records.

A lawyer by trade, she also worked as a Head Start teacher before she ran for the school board in 2011.

She, Steven Carrillo and Glenn Wikle were voted into office that year on a mandate for change with the goal of improving the school district’s low academic standing in the state. A record of 3,460 voters turned out for that election — less than 10 percent of all eligible voters, but still about twice the number of voters who took part in the 2006 school board election process.

In February 2012, the new school board members voted to buy out then-Superintendent Bobbie Gutierrez’s contract for $168,000. They hired Joel Boyd, an assistant superintendent for the School District of Philadelphia, to replace Gutierrez in summer 2012.

Boyd, under the board’s guidance, since has launched an ambitious educational reform plan focused on improving graduation rates and academic proficiency, as well as increasing enrollment, attendance and technological infrastructure within the schools.

“We disagree about some things,” Trujillo said of her relationship with the superintendent, whose policies she generally supports. “Sometimes I think we move too fast, but I also realize, as Joel said in the beginning, that if we move too slow we will leave too many kiddos behind, and that is unacceptable.”

Trujillo said she knows not every vote she’s made has been popular with constituents. For example, in February of this year, the board voted 4-1 to approve a $55 million, five-year plan for technology upgrades at all schools in the district, and then voted 3-2 to fund that plan by raising property taxes — an action that took advantage of a state law allowing districts to impose a 1.5 mill technology tax, which is expected to raise 11 million a year for the course of the project. The plan has to be approved and renewed every year.

Trujillo and Carrillo, along with current board member Susan Duncan, voted for the new tax levy. Wikle opposed it.

Board member Lorraine Price voted to approve the plan but not to fund it with the new tax.

Trujillo said at the time that the roughly $8-a-month increase for those with a $200,000 home will adversely impact some people, but she saw it as just fewer trips to Starbucks each month.

Now she says her one regret of her four-year term is that comment. “It was shallowminded of me to think that for everybody it was just a couple of Starbucks coffees,” she said.

While the board vote on the technology tax was well publicized at the time, property owners have been critical the tax increase since it appeared on their tax bills in October. Trujillo said that while that could become a campaign issue, she is not concerned about people voting against her for that specific action: “They could vote against me for a lot of different reasons. … If the community wants me as its school board member, it will vote for me.”

Candidates must declare their candidacy at the County Clerk’s Office on Dec. 17. They do not have to announce their intent before that time. Carrillo already announced his intent to run again for his District 1 seat.

Wikle has not yet said whether he will run. If he does, he will face off against Carrillo because the board voted to rezone their districts, pushing Carrillo and Wikle into the same district for the next election. Whether or not Wikle runs, the District 2 seat will be vacant effective in March.

No one else has come forth to publicly announce intent to run in any of the three districts.

Contact Robert Nott at 986-3021 or rnott@sfnewmexican.com.

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Deaths spur new push for action on fake guns

BERKELEY, Calif. — A second night of protest against police killings of unarmed black men in Missouri and New York turned violent again in Berkeley as some demonstrators threw explosives at officers, assaulted each other and shut down a freeway, police said.

Sunday’s protest began peacefully on the University of California, Berkeley campus. But as protesters marched through downtown Berkeley toward the neighboring city of Oakland, someone smashed the window of a Radio Shack. When a protester tried to stop the vandalism, he was hit with a hammer, Officer Jennifer Coats said.

Some of the protesters made their way to a freeway in Oakland and blocked traffic. The California Highway Patrol said some tried to light a patrol vehicle on fire and threw rocks, bottles and an explosive at officers. Highway patrol officers responded with tear gas.

The highway patrol said it was making arrests but no figures were available.

On Saturday night, three officers and a technician were hurt and six people were arrested when a similar protest turned unruly. The most serious injury was a dislocated shoulder, Berkeley police said.

The demonstrations were the latest of several in the Bay Area — and the nation — in recent days to protest grand jury decisions in Missouri and New York not to indict while police officers in the deaths of two black men.

Seven people were arrested in Seattle on Saturday night after protesters threw rocks at police and attempted to block a highway. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been calling for calm while activists push for police reforms. NAACP president Cornell William Brooks, appearing on CBS’ Face the Nation, called for outfitting

guns to be brightly colored.

“This bill is but one small step The Associated Press in addressing this tragedy and helping to prevent future deadly CINCINNATI — Twice in confrontations with someone less than four months, police who clearly presents little to no in Ohio have opened fire with immediate threat or danger,” real bullets on young people said Reece, who leads the Ohio carrying lookalike guns, raisLegislative Black Caucus. Both ing anguished questions about Crawford and Rice were black. what could have prevented the Associated Press research deadly encounters. found at least 20 deaths involvThe questions have been ing lookalike guns mistaken by raised before: after the death police for actual firearms across last year of a 13-year-old the country in the last two California boy carrying what decades, dating to the 1994 slaya sheriff’s deputy thought was ing by a housing police officer an AK-47 assault rifle, after the of a 13-year-old New York City 2012 shooting in a Texas middle boy. The most comprehensive school hallway of a 15-year-old national study on the topic of student holding an air gun that their involvement in police resembled a Glock, and after the encounters was a 1990 federal 2006 shooting of a 15-year-old report that found more than Florida student with a pellet 100 cases in the previous five gun that looked to police like a years in which police responded 9mm handgun. with force.

Such deadly cases, while rare, National Conference of State have led to laws and legislation Legislatures records show that in states and cities across the at least 12 states, along with country. But some gun and law Washington, D.C., and Puerto enforcement experts are skepti- Rico, have laws restricting sales cal about how effective they are. or uses of imitation firearms.

Criminals, they say, could New York City and many other disguise real guns. And realistic municipalities have their own lookalikes remain widely popu- ordinances on lookalike guns. lar among youths who use them Minnesota passed a state law for both play and competitions, in 1988 after a series of toy gun they say. Pellet and air guns are cases including a fatal police also popular among people who shooting, but an AP check with use them for target practice or state court officials found no hunting small game. record of any prosecutions “Anything we can do to make under the statute. police and the public safer is The laws’ approaches vary: positive, but let’s not pass laws some require the lookalikes to that provide a false sense of be brightly colored, others set security or are unenforceable,” up stiff penalties for those who said Sgt. Ed Buns, a veteran use lookalikes in alarming or weapons trainer for the city of criminal behavior.

Hamilton’s police department “The two recent tragedies in near Cincinnati.

Ohio are unfortunate examples State Rep. Alicia Reece, of a trend we will continue to D-Cincinnati, said the Aug. 5 see unless we change our laws police shooting of 22-year-old to make imitation guns distinJohn Crawford III in a suburban guishable from real firearms,” Wal-Mart store and the Nov. 22 said California Sen. Kevin de police shooting of 12-year-old Leon, D-Los Angeles, who Tamir Rice in Cleveland make sponsored state law signed this it clear that action is needed. year requiring bright colors and Her bill would require lookalike fluorescent strips for lookalikes.

Weekend police protests turn violent

By Dan Sewell and Mark Gillispie

Demonstrators toss out smoke bombs Saturday during a march in Berkeley, Calif. Two officers were injured Saturday night as a California protest over police killings turned violent with protesters smashing windows and throwing rocks and bricks at police, who responded by firing tear gas, authorities said. SAM WOLSON/SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

police with body-worn cameras and changing law enforcement policy.

“We have to change the model of policing,” Brooks said.

Ohio’s Republican governor said the unrest underscores the need for political leaders to be inclusive and to unite, not divide.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich said on ABC’s This Week that a “significant percentage” of the country believes the system’s not working for them and can be working against them.

“They need to be listened to and they need to be responded to,” Kasich said. “In our country today, there’s too much division, too much polarization — black, white; rich, poor; Democrat, Republican. America does best when we’re united.”

The unrest in Berkeley follows violent disruptions of demonstrations in San Francisco and Oakland in recent days. Five San Francisco police officers sought medical treat-

ment after sustaining injuries during a protest in downtown San Francisco on Black Friday.

On Saturday night, protesters broke away from a peaceful demonstration and began throwing rocks, bottles and pipes at officers.

Scores of law officers from several surrounding agencies joined the Berkeley Police Department in trying to quell unrest that went on for hours.

Coats said several businesses on University Avenue were vandalized, including Trader Joe’s, Radio Shack and a Wells Fargo Bank branch. She said demonstrators threw wrenches, smoke grenades and other objects at officers, and some squad cars were damaged.

She said officers attempting to get the crowd to depart used tear gas.

“Several dispersal orders have been given, and the crowd has ignored the orders. In response to the violence, officers have utilized tear gas and smoke in

an effort to disperse the crowd,” she said.

Local media reports said about 300 to 400 people participated in the relatively peaceful demonstration before splinter groups broke off.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that at one point, the marchers were face to face with a line of about 100 police in riot gear who turned the crowd back.

The newspaper said that it wasn’t just protesters who were hit by tear gas.

Several concerts had let out from downtown sites and concertgoers waiting to pay in a nearby garage were enveloped in a cloud of stinging gas, sending them running into elevators.

KCBS reported that police closed two Bay Area Rapid Transit commuter train stations along the protest route.

Protesters had planned to march from the University of California, Berkeley, campus to Oakland’s Civic Center.

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Justice: Fresh calls for changes to grand jury system Continued from Page A-1 to make an arrest or to protect themselves, a standard that hinges on the officer’s subjective perceptions of danger during the encounter, legal scholars and criminologists say.

“The whole process is really reluctant to criminalize police behavior,” said Eugene O’Donnell, a former prosecutor who teaches at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. “The grand jurors are, the jurors are, the judges are, the appellate courts are.”

The recent decisions to refrain from bringing charges on Staten Island and in Ferguson have sparked protests because, among other things, they seem to defy logic: Shouldn’t the cases be heard at trial, many protesters have asked, and be decided by a full jury?

The questions have strengthened calls for wholesale changes in the grand jury system. Some elected leaders in New York have called for special prosecutors, or the attorney general, to investigate all fatal police encounters. Others say the current process should be stripped of its cloak of secrecy.

No precise figures exist for the number of people killed by the police in the United States, but police departments each year voluntarily report about 400 “justifiable police homicides” to the FBI; it is an incomplete count, criminologists say Rarely do those deaths lead to murder or manslaughter charges. Research by Philip M. Stinson, a criminologist at Bowling Green State University, reports that 41 officers were charged with either murder or manslaughter in shootings while on duty over a seven-year period ending in 2011. Over that same period, police departments reported 2,700 justifiable homicides to the FBI. Kerrick was the first Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer charged in a fatal shooting in more than 30 years. He was one of several officers who responded to a 911 call, placed by a woman who was alarmed by a stranger knocking at her door at 2:30 a.m.

Moments earlier, Ferrell, a former safety for Florida A&M University, had gotten into a car accident, and his vehicle had crashed into the trees. He

had walked a half-mile or so to seek help. Instead, Ferrell, who was black, was mistaken for a burglar.

Officers arrived 11 minutes after the call and approached Ferrell. Police officials said Ferrell ran toward the officers and was hit with a Taser. When he continued to press forward, Kerrick fired 12 bullets, 10 of which struck Ferrell.

Charles G. Monnett III, a lawyer for Ferrell’s parents, said the indictment would not have come had the state prosecutor not taken the case over from the Mecklenburg County district attorney.

“The district attorney’s office works way too closely with the local police department and individual officers to be able to objectively look at these cases,” he said.

For most felonies, grand jury hearings are swift, bare-bones proceedings. Prosecutors present enough evidence to show it is probable that the defendant, who rarely testifies, committed a crime, and ask the jury to vote for an indictment. Several cases are usually processed in a single day.

But because most prosecutors impanel a special grand jury to investigate police-related deaths, they insulate themselves from the final decision, while appearing to fulfill the public desire for an independent review, legal experts said. The inquiries often go on for weeks or months, with testimony from several witnesses.

The proceeding is transformed into a trial of sorts, behind closed doors but without cross-examination. Prosecutors control what witnesses appear and in what order, legal scholars said.

In most cases, the officer provides his or her account; prosecutors can decide to let an officer’s version of events go unchallenged or to discredit it with cross-examination. They can do the same with other witnesses.

“If the prosecutor wants an indictment she or he is probably going to get one because they do have so much control over the grand jury,” said Andrew D. Leipold, a law professor at the University of Illinois who is an expert on grand juries. “The accountability for the decision

to charge or not to charge rests with the prosecutor, not with the grand jury.”

The grand jury investigating the death of Eric Garner on Staten Island sat for nine weeks and heard 50 witnesses, including Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was videotaped as he used his arm to choke Garner from behind during a fight to subdue him. A medical examiner ruled that Garner died because of the compression of his chest and neck during the struggle, but also listed his obesity, asthma and high blood pressure as contributing factors. Garner said several times that he could not breathe.

Geoffrey P. Alpert, a criminologist at the University of South Carolina who studies the use of force, said police officers are rarely indicted when they express remorse to jurors, admit they made a mistake, and stress that they were following their training, as Pantaleo had.

“He was getting the better of us, we were losing control, superhuman strength — you hear that all the time in these cases,” Alpert said.

In shooting cases, officers often testify that they perceived a deadly threat and acted in selfdefense. This stance can inoculate them even if the threat later turns out to be false, like when a shiny pocket watch has been mistaken for a firearm.

Even when there is no hint that a victim was armed, it is difficult to bring a homicide charge if the officer claims the death was an accident, legal scholars say. Murder and manslaughter require proof that the officer

intended to kill or harm the victim. To bring a second-degree manslaughter charge, one must show that the officer recklessly disregarded the risk inherent in his or her actions. Criminally negligent homicide requires a finding that the officer’s actions were “a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe.”

The jury’s only guide through the thicket of legal concepts is the prosecutor.

“The notion that average people are going to delve into these complex legal issues and get them right is bizarre,” O’Donnell said. “You are doing a deep dive on issues of justification, criminal negligence and recklessness.”

Still, many prosecutors reject the notion that they control the grand juries’ conclusions. They also point out that the panels have worked for centuries to protect the rights of the accused and shield witnesses who might

otherwise not testify.

“It tends to be a much more full exchange about gathering the evidence than individuals on the outside understand or believe,” said Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney.

“It is a secret process. Folks don’t know that much about it. But in practice, particularly in long investigations, I think the grand jurors are very active.”

He added: “I’ve had grand jurors which were very aggressive in trying to get me to put in evidence that I had not previously considered to put in.”

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EL NUEVO MEXICANO Diferentes salarios en la enseñanza

Canutito ‘aprende’ about Our Lady of Mercy

CHICAGO uánto dinero se puede ganar con la enseñanza es un poco como los bienes raíces — ubicación, ubicación, ubicación.

En ciudades como Baton Rouge, La.; Fresno, Calif. y Northside, Texas, se puede tardar entre 24 y 30 años en lograr un salario anual de $75,000. Mientras tanto, en Pittsburgh, un maestro “ejemplar” puede ganar $75,000 en unos ocho años, según el National Council on Teacher Quality, que estudió la remuneración en 113 distritos escolares, en su mayoría grandes, de los Estados Unidos.

En el informe que acaba de ser publicado — “Smart Money: What teachers make, how long it takes and what buys them” — el NCTQ examina la disparidad de lo que ganan los Esther maestros de todo el país, Cepeda cuánto tiempo les lleva lleComentario gar al máximo de las escalas salariales de su distrito, sus ganancias de toda una vida y el poder adquisitivo de su salario anual en ciudades con diferentes costos de vida.

La remuneración máxima en la Ciudad de Nueva York, aunque es más elevada que en la mayoría de los distritos en dólares nominales, tiene un valor adquisitivo de aproximadamente $23,200 en dólares ajustados. Si uno enseña en Columbus, Ohio, sin embargo, ganará el mayor salario en cuanto a su rendimiento, $100,400, en dólares ajustados.

El fondo de la cuestión no es una sorpresa para los que han seguido las recientes batallas por los salarios y beneficios de los maestros: Hay lugares del país en que los maestros pueden tener un estándar de vida confortable y otros donde enseñar no cubre los gastos mínimos.

Pero aunque los diversos rankings y las cifras ajustadas son interesantes, me pregunto si los autores del informe han presentado una defensa fuerte de su principal recomendación.

Sugieren que los maestros, y los sindicatos que negocian en su nombre, deben ir más allá de los salarios iniciales y finales para examinar, en cambio, las ganancias de toda una vida.

“Los líderes de los distritos escolares, maestros y gobernantes deben invertir en rediseñar las estructuras salariales, si desean que la enseñanza sea la carrera sostenible que merece ser,” concluye el informe.

El problema es que la complejidad de la estructuras salariales de la mayoría de los distritos escolares hacen que sea imposible examinar un ranking o una tabla comparativa para comprender plenamente los salarios de los maestros.

Hay factores adicionales, como horas agregadas de educación continua o títulos de posgrado y estipendios por responsabilidades extra —ser entrenador o asesor pago de un club de la escuela — que dificultan determinar cuánto ganan los maestros como grupos homogéneos, clasificados por años de experiencia, comparados con sus pares.

Y temo que hablar de las ganancias de toda una vida — casi 2 millones de dólares, aún en el distrito de menor remuneración, en East Baton Rouge Parish, La. — envenene una conversación muy necesaria sobre cuánto debemos pagar a nuestros maestros, utilizando cifras que parecerán muy elevadas a los miembros de los distritos escolares y residentes de la comunidad que no están acostumbrados a tener conversaciones en torno a cifras salariales acumulativas. ¿Y cómo se supone que pagarán los distritos en apuros, la implementación de nuevos estándares educativos obligatorios, nuevos programas de evaluación de maestros, salarios más altos y la carga fiscal de pensiones más altas que, en algunos casos, pagan a maestros jubilados más años de los que pasaron en el aula?

Como ex-maestra, pienso que el informe del NCTQ es un precursor esencial del diálogo nacional sobre los salarios de los maestros y qué status profesional deben tener, qué obtienen los estudiantes a cambio de salarios más altos para los maestros, y cómo remunerar y evaluar a los maestros que están dispuestos a ir a aulas en que los problemas socioeconómicos de los alumnos les impiden leer, escribir y aprender matemáticas en el nivel de su grado, año tras año.

Sería agradable que el capitalismo de libre mercado afectara, en cierta medida, la elección de los maestros sobre el distrito escolar en que trabajar — mudándose a ciudades o distritos donde la remuneración es más alta.

El informe también recomienda que los distritos escolares con ganancias de toda una vida altas deben anunciar su prestigio para atraer a los mejores candidatos.

Sin embargo, considerando las protecciones de los puestos vitalicios y otros factores del trabajo, no hay garantía de que muchos maestros experimentados estén dispuestos a abandonar sus puestos de trabajo, incluso por puestos más lucrativos en otro distrito.

Tal y como están las cosas, los maestros generalmente se concentran en el impacto que pueden tener en comunidades cercanas — lo que significa que debemos hallar la manera de pagar a los maestros más del mínimo que están dispuestos a aceptar.

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Rodger Crabtree prepara una de las 10 computadoras que la ciudad reemplazó recientemente. El equipo, con obsolescencia de 5 a 6 años, se entregará a niños de bajos recursos económicos y otro sin hogar. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

S.F. regulará computadoras a jóvenes de bajos recursos Por Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican

a oportunidad para jóvenes y niños de Santa Fe cuyas familias no pueden comprarles una computadora, pronto podrán obtenerla gracias a un proyecto iniciado en el Ayuntamiento.

El Concejo Municipal recientemente aprobó un programa de bajo costo para los contribuyentes que llevará las computadoras de reemplazo propiedad de la ciudad en los hogares de niños y jóvenes de escasos recursos.

“Esperamos tener para el próximo año, de 50 a 100 computadoras disponibles para el programa,” dice Renée Martínez, director del Departamento de Tecnología de la Información y Telecomunicaciones.

Martínez comentó que su equipo podrá renovar 10 computadoras por mes, que incluye eliminar información de la ciudad y los productos con licencia además de instalar software disponible, sin interferir con sus responsabilidades.

“La vida útil de una computadora es de cuatro a cinco años,” dice. “Esto extenderá la vida de la computadora por una buena causa.”

El Concejal Chris Rivera, que encabezó el programa, mencionó que la idea nació de una reunión de la Iniciativa de Calidad de Vida, un esfuerzo para mejorar la vida de los residentes en el suroeste de Santa Fe. “Durante una de las reuniones, algunos jóvenes expresaron que no contaban con computadoras para hacer sus tareas,” dice Rivera.

“Esto fue antes que abriera [la biblioteca pública del sur] los domingos. Y aún así, comentan que vienen y su tiempo de uso es limitado.”

Los estudiantes dicen también que algunos miembros de su familia se pueden beneficiar de la computadora, mencionó Rivera.

“Dicen que cuando sus familias solicitan trabajo, rara vez las personas aceptan la solicitud en papel,” comenta. “Muchos trabajos son en línea.”

De acuerdo al U.S. Census Bureau, cerca de 84 porciento de los hogares estadounidenses

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informaron el año pasado que poseen una computadora. El contar con una computadora, así como internet, fue más común en hogares con estabilidad económica, entre otros factores.

Rivera comentó que su familia cuenta con una computadora y sus cuatro hijos están en ella “con frecuencia.”

“Están haciendo tareas o investigando algún proyecto,” dice. “Tengo uno [niño] que está solicitando becas y al terminar una de ellas fue aceptado en la Universidad Estatal de Nuevo México en Las Cruces. Todo fue hecho por computadora.”

La ciudad aún está trabajando en los detalles para la distribución de las computadoras. Inicialmente, el plan fue trabajar con las Escuelas Públicas de Santa Fe para identificar estudiantes potenciales. Pero algunos concejales sugirieron expandir el alcance a otros grupos, como Boys and Girls Clubs de Santa Fe, ya que el comité escolar aprobó un medida de fondos para mejoras en tecnología que está diseñada, en parte, para dar acceso a computadoras.

“El Concejo Municipal preguntó si podemos trabajar directamente con programas que sirven a niños sin hogar y al parecer ese será un camino más directo que hacerlo a través de las Escuelas Públicas de Santa Fe,” comentó Martínez.

Antes del nuevo programa, las computadoras donadas por la ciudad terminaban en subastas o eran usadas algunas de sus partes.

“Algunas veces sólo canibalizábamos las computadoras y sólo tomábamos algunas partes para reparar otras computadoras,” dice Martínez. “Pero tenemos partes suficientes que podrán usarse, así que eso no afectará nuestras operaciones de ninguna manera.”

El programa expande la misión de la ciudad como servidores públicos, comenta.

“Es un proyecto e iniciativa que hace bien a todos,” mencionó. “El Concejo Municipal. La ciudad. Incluso para los empleados de tecnología.”

Traducción de Patricia De Dios para The New Mexican.

Crucigrama No. 10624 Horizontales 1. Lo que se da de gracia sobre un precio o sueldo.

6. Figurativamente, afición o inclinación particular.

9. Que se refiere sólo a un aspecto.

11. Doctor e intérprete de la ley de los hebreos (pl.).

13. Nombre de la decimocuarta letra.

15. Roda, parte de la quilla.

16. Ayudante de campo.

18. República de Africa nororiental, la más extensa de los países del continente.

20. Alabo.

21. Bisonte europeo.

22. Percibí el olor.

23. Restar.

25. (... Daria) Río de Asia central.

28. En inglés, conjunción “y”.

29. Pie de la versificación clásica formado por dos sílabas largas.

32. (Vicente, 1750-1791) Patriota dominicano, que luchó contra la esclavitud.

34. Dios escandinavo del trueno.

35. Siglas del ácido ribonucleico.

36. Detienes.

38. Cachorro del oso.

39. Archipiélago filipino.

40. Exista.

41. Adornar con galones.

44. Asará ligeramente un manjar.

46. Gallardía, buen porte.

47. Endrino.

Verticales 1. Especie de cerveza inglesa.

2. Interjección con que se denota alegría o entusiasmo.

3. Elemento electronegativo de una molécula.

4. Chupa suavemente un néctar.

5. Parte de un todo (fem.).

6. Antes de Cristo.

7. Río del norte de Italia.

8. Obtendré lo disputado en un torneo.

10. De hueso (pl.).

12. Primer monarca del antiguo Israel.

13. Círculo imaginario máximo que equidista de los polos de la Tierra.

14. Desmedidos, excesivos.

17. Señala bienes para una fundación.

18. Composición poética de catorce versos, generalmente endecasílabos (pl.).

19. Ciruela redonda, pequeña y muy gustosa.

20. Unidad de flujo luminoso.

24. Símbolo del radón.

26. Símbolo del molibdeno.

27. Aten, líen.

30. Zoncería.

31. Sustancia, natural o sintética, usada en medicina por sus efectos estimulantes, depresores u obnubiladores.

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33. Instrumento para armar la ballesta.

36. Poéticamente, proa.

37. Unir, confederar para algún fin.

39. Miembros de las aves que les permiten volar.

42. Manija.

43. Corriente caudalosa de agua.

44. Símbolo del antimonio.

45. Prefijo “huevo”.

ra el día right after the Feast of La Inmaculada Concepción and Grama Cuca was putting away una little estatua and a votive candle que había hecho display arriba de la mesa. Canutito came in pa’la cocina just as grama was finishing up putting todo away en la cómoda.

“Uh, grama,” Canutito said looking at the statue of Mary en su manifestación as the Immaculate Conception. “¿Por qué is it que esta estátua de Mary is all blanca without any trace of color on it?”

“Es porque en el feast day de la Inmaculada Concepción on December 8, Mary is adorned in pure white porque está pura y limpia. That is cómo ella se reveló a St. Bernadette in Lourdes, France. In a few days I will show you another estátua dónde she is dressed en un garment que Larry Torres tiene estrellas, con Growing up la luna at her feet Spanglish y el sol behind her.

Entonces she will be known as Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe because that is how she revealed herself to St. Juan Diego. As Guadalupe su día de fiesta es on the 12th of December.”

“How many more names tiene la Madre de Dios?”

“You just came up con otro nombre for Mary,” Grama Cuca said. “On the first of the New Year, she is known as ‘La Madre de Dios’.

“On Christmas morning se conoce como Nuestra Señora de Belén because she gave birth in Bethlehem. En Holy Week she is known como Nuestra Señora de los Dolores. El día 13 de mayo her name is Nuestra Señora de Fátima because that’s where she appeared en Portugal.

“El día 15 de agosto she will be called Nuestra Señora de la Asunción porque she was assumed into Heaven,” dijo grama.

“Boy, she has many nombres,” Canutito remarcó.

“You don’t know ni halé de sus nombres,” Grama Cuca continuó. “At daybreak se conoce como Alba, Aurora or Estrella de la Mañana. At night se conoce como Luna Hermosa.”

“Which of toda esa letañía de nombres is your favorite, grama?” Canutito wondered.

“Actually, mi favorite name for her is ‘Mother of Mercy’ or Mercedes,” dijo grama.

“Why is that, grama?” Canutito asked her.

“Es porque once, cuando yo estaba chiquita, I heard a beautiful story que I have never forgotten. It seems que every time que una persona died, they would end up in Heaven even cuando they had been muy malos en la vida. God noticed que todas clases de personas estaban getting into Heaven y todo el Cielo estaba muy crowded.

“Entonces God se fue a hacer scold a St. Peter at the gate a ver por qué he was letting so many wicked and mean personas entrar en el Cielo along with the good ones.”

“Entonces qué hizo reply St. Peter cuando God bawled him out?” Canutito smiled.

“Pues, he swore en una stack de Bibles que he was just letting entrar a las holy people pero God didn’t believe him. God warned a San Pedro que he’d better not be sleeping on the job porque entonces es cuando the wicked and mean people hacían sneak it. So St. Peter se escondió behind a cloud to see cómo la gente mala estaba entrando al Cielo.”

“And just how did todos los malos get into Heaven, grama?” Canutito asked her.

“Well, San Peter watched con los ojos abiertos and right about midnight, cuando todos en el Cielo were asleep St. Peter saw que Mary dressed as the Mother of Mercy went and opened la puerta and let everybody come in.

“So en la mañana, cuando God came to ask him how the mean people estaban entrando, San Pedro told Him, ‘Tu mamá is forgiving them all and dejándolos entrar.’ ” “Well why could God do?” Canutito smiled otra vez. “He may be God pero He isn’t about to make His mom mad.”

“Y por esa razón I like to call her Mercedes, or Mercy,” Grama Cuca said.

“I think que ese va a ser mi new favorite name para María, also,” said Canutito going off a acostarse …

EN LA RED u Para leer más sobre Grampo y Canutito y otros artículos en español visite: www. santafenewmexican.com/news/el_nuevo_ mexicano/

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EDUCATION

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Clique differences emerge at big, small schools M

y high school clique in subur“By contrast, pecking orders, cliques ban San Mateo, Calif., included and self-segregation are less prevalent Danny, Lee, Francis in schools and classrooms and Jon. We were the tenthat limit social choices nis team nerds. We did our and prescribe formats of homework. We played poker interaction,” the summary for pennies on Saturday said. “Smaller schools inhernights. We did not include ently offer a small choice girls, but were obsessed with of potential friends, so the British actress Hayley Mills, ‘cost’ of excluding people then 15 years old. from a social group is higher.

In addition, structured Our class had about 400 Jay Mathews classrooms guide student students. The school offered The Washington interactions in prescribed many electives and activities, Post routes and encourage stujust the sort of medium-todents to interact on the basis large campus that is “more of schoolwork rather than likely to be rank-ordered, on the basis of their external cliquish and segregated by race, age, social lives.” gender and social status,” according to a Stanford University summary of new This is, to me, rather startling. I research by Graduate School of Educahave been studying high schools for tion professor Daniel A. McFarland and 30 years. I thought cliques were comfour other researchers. mon to all of them. Forming little peer

groups is what adolescents do. But the American Sociological Review paper, “Network Ecology and Adolescent Social Structure,” shows that small high schools inspire different kinds of cliques than large public high schools.

The researchers used data on friendships from two sources — an in-depth study by McFarland of two unidentified, very different high schools and the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, which included about 80 high schools. “Large schools tend to accentuate the quest by adolescents for friends who are similar to themselves,” the summary said. There are more choices and greater exposure to people who are different, “a mixture of freedom and uncertainty that spurs students to cluster by race, gender, age and socioeconomic data,” the summary said.

In smaller schools with a stronger

focus on academics, “teenagers are less likely to form friendships based on social attitudes imported from outside the school.” Instead, they bond over school classes or activities.

That doesn’t mean smaller is better.

Bigger and more diverse schools might encourage self-segregation, but smaller schools often attract or accept only a narrow slice of the population, so are more segregated from the start.

I didn’t know many of my high school classmates well. Those who took our many shop and home economics courses didn’t see me in those classes, except the time I took a stab at mechanical drawing. The athletes, the drama wonks and the girls were mostly strangers to me. So were blacks and Hispanics, since there were almost none at my school.

Two of my children attended the other kind of school, very small. My

daughter, who later majored in sociology, said by senior year at her private campus in the District of Columbia, clique walls were breaking down in her class of about 110. “Small schools make dorks into athletes and allow socializing across social groups,” she said.

She got to know people she had little in common with “because of softball and tennis.” My son said his class of 85 students at a Pasadena, Calif., school “was full of nice people. … I have no idea if that has to do with the school structure or just dumb luck.”

Both small and large schools have strengths and weaknesses. I prefer the larger ones. They seem to me more interesting and more American. But it is a matter of taste. The researchers’ discoveries of how different cliques evolve may help educators find ways to address whatever problems they create for our children.

Picking a college? Check the data the Dais

Governor’s reforms push good teachers out

More online sites aim to help students weigh options

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WASHINGTON any high school seniors are deciding where to apply for college and maybe visiting a guidance counselor. Data crunchers

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hope to help.

The popularity of social media sites and advancements in the ability to analyze the vast amounts of data we put online give students more tools than ever to help chart their next step, even if finding the right college is an inexact science.

The professional networking site LinkedIn has just come out with its “University Finder,” which identifies which colleges are popular with which companies. Parchment. com pools student data to predict an individual’s college admission prospects. There’s even a dating service-like site for higher education: Admitted.ly pairs students with colleges based on such as factors as body piercings and whether applicants go to church.

These sites are joining the game of college rankings, which has some education experts excited and other rolling their eyes.

“For many families and students, the admissions process is very opaque,” said Matthew Pittinsky, co-founder of the education technology giant Blackboard and chief executive officer of Parchment. “And what’s happening now is that they [students] are beginning to share data with each other … to bring transparency” to the process.

Lloyd Thacker, head of the Education Conservancy and a critic of college rankings, has another take: These sites are one more way to profit from senior-year angst and encourage group-think.

“Technology has no inner logic,” he said.

“Just because it’s there, doesn’t mean we should use it.”

Picking a college is nothing like it once was. In 1980, there were 3,150 colleges and universities, according to the Department of Education, and a primary factor for many students was location.

Now, there are close to 4,700 schools, many of which go out of their way to attract out-of-state students because of the money they bring. Many schools might seem more selective than they really are, and students worried about getting turned down apply to lots of schools as a way to hedge their bets.

Halle Lukasiewicz, 18, said she remembers the day Northwestern University, a private research university in Illinois and her top

choice, began emailing acceptance letters. A chatroom devoted to Northwestern hopefuls on a site called “College Confidential” was buzzing. Kids were posting their grades and test scores and whether they had gotten in.

Lukasiewicz, an occasional lurker on the site, found she could not look away even though her mom begged her to stop.

“My heart was racing,” she said.

Finally, an email slid across her phone: accepted. Now a Northwestern freshman, Lukasiewicz said she’s not sure the site added much value other than to stress her out. She credits her parents, a good guidance counselor and a company called “AcceptU” with helping her find the appropriate school and prepare an attractive application.

“You can’t assess whether someone’s going to get in based on numbers,” she said.

“It’s not just luck, but everyone’s different.

There are very, very capable students who don’t get into top colleges, and no one really knows why. It just happens. … But I think it’s extremely important for students not to get fazed by other people on the Internet telling them they’re not going to get in.”

Among the sites is LinkedIn’s “University Finder,” which pulls data from its 313 million profiles to find out which schools and degrees translate into jobs at certain companies.

Parchment, a company that handles electronic student transcripts, uses a technique called “crowdsourcing.” Students finalizing the college selection process agree to share with the site such information as their grades, which schools accepted them and where they chose to go. That information

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Education news and events

STATE OF THE SCHOOLS SPEECH WEDNESDAY Santa Fe Public School’s superintendent Joel Boyd gives his annual State of the Schools speech 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy St. The superintendent usually uses this event to provide updates on the district’s progress and challenges. The event is free and the public is invited. Vocal ensembles from both Aspen Community School and Capital High School will perform 15 minutes before the presentation.

HOLIDAY MUSIC CONCERTS Public school students from almost all of the district’s 30-some facilities will take part in holiday concerts for students, parents, staffers and the public to enjoy through Thursday, Dec. 18.

Here’s this week’s schedule of concerts at Santa Fe schools: Monday: Atalaya Elementary

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Northwestern freshman Halle Lukasiewicz, 18, remembers vividly the day Northwestern University began emailing acceptance letters. She credits her parents, a good guidance counselor and a company called ‘AcceptU’ with helping her find the right school and prepare an attractive application. CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

School’s Winter Music and Art Show at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., 721 Camino Cabra, 467-4400.

Tuesday: Ortiz Middle School Guitar Winter Concert at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., 4164 S. Meadows Road, 467-2300.

Tuesday: Gonzales Community School Kindergarten and First Grade Winter Concert at 6 p.m., 851 W. Alameda St., 467-3100.

Tuesday: El Dorado Middle School Band Winter Concert at 6:30 p.m., 2 Avenida Torreon, 467-4900.

Tuesday: Nina Otero Community School Band, Orchestra and Choir at 6:30 p.m., 5900 Herrera Road, 467-4200.

Wednesday: Amy Biehl Winter Band Concert at 5:30 p.m., 310 Avenida del Sur, 467-2100.

Wednesday: Aspen Community Magnet School Winter Concert at 6 p.m., 450 La Madera St., 467-4500.

Wednesday: Carlos Gilbert Elementary School’s third- and

helps to predict another student’s chances of getting in to a certain school. The site can suggest other schools and say whether most students preferred one college over another.

Other sites, such as StatFuse, predict admission chances based on data from 1,200 popular universities. Factors include average grades and test scores of student accepted.

The College Board says it runs nearly 2 million unique searches a month on its site, which takes into account grades and test scores but also can consider desired location, size, diversity and financial aid needs.

While popular, these online search tools have their limitations.

LinkedIn’s University Finder is limited to professionals who bother to set up an account with the networking site and who complete a profile. It also works on the honor system because LinkedIn doesn’t verify a person’s credentials.

Parchment, StatFuse and other predictor sites can’t take into account a great application essay or interview, which can matter more at some schools. Parchment includes a confidence rating with its predictions to indicate schools that more heavily weigh these factors in the application process.

Sean Logan, director of college counseling at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., says he understands the attraction of a search engine or online chat room, especially at high schools where there might be one guidance counselor for many 1,000 students. But in the end, he said, getting into college can be a frustrating process that isn’t always predictable, even for the best students.

fourth-graders present Happiness at 6 p.m., 300 Griffin St., 467-4700.

Wednesday: El Camino Real Academy Winter Concert, 1:30 and 6 p.m., 2500 S. Meadows Road, 467-1300.

Wednesday: Acequia Madre Band and Choir Winter Showcase at 6:30 p.m., 700 Acequia Madre, 467-4000.

Wednesday: El Dorado Community School’s “Five Golden Rings” concert at 6:30 p.m., 2 Avenida Torreon, 467-4900.

Thursday: Chaparral Elementary School Holiday Concert at 9 a.m. and 5:50 p.m., 2451 Avenida Chaparral, 4671400.

Thursday: Academy for Technology and the Classics presents Light Up The Night at 5:30 p.m., 74 A Van Nu Po Road, 473-4282.

Thursday: Sweeney Elementary School Winter Celebration at 6 p.m., 501 Airport Road, 467-1500.

Thursday: Carlos Gilbert Elementary School presents Believe at 6 p.m., 300 Griffin St., 467-4700.

Thursday: De Vargas Middle

School and Mandela International Magnet School present a Winter Concert at 6 p.m., 1720 Llano St., 467-3300.

Thursday: Tesuque Elementary School presents Snow Day at 6 p.m., 1555 Bishop’s Lodge Road, 467-4100.

Thursday: Ortiz Middle School Guitar Winter Concert at 6:30 p.m., 4164 S. Meadows Road, 467-2300.

f anyone has any doubts as to the ridiculousness of our governor’s education policies, the following example sheds some badly needed light on the subject.

At a certain school district in New Mexico, there is a teacher who has been nominated for national teacher of the year by one of the most prestigious organizations MY VIEW in America.

This teacher ALBERT SPUNGEN is a model of excellence, and the award is prized among educators. The students she leads, the staff she works with and the community she is involved in know exactly how important this teacher is. She is devoted to student excellence and to ensuring all students are academically engaged as well as cared for as unique individuals.

She gives her students a quality education (far above state standards) and works tirelessly in class and out sponsoring clubs and activities and working with students who need extra help.

Certainly, one would think this is exactly the kind of teacher our governor, her pretender secretary of education and the vaunted but useless Public Education Department would want to continue in the profession. Yet, this excellent educator was given a grade of “minimally effective” by district evaluators as part of the new state evaluation system.

How can this stupidity take place? The answer is easy — we’re in New Mexico, the land of educational disenchantment and dissonance. Our governor and her ill-considered education reforms have forced the grading of teachers to be largely based on how their students perform on standardized tests over a period of years. Of course, this does not take into account what is

Thursday: Capital High School Holiday Concert, 6:30 p.m., Bryan Fant Theatre on campus at 4851 Paseo del Sol, 467-1000.

Thursday: Gonzales Community School Winter Band Concert, 6:30 p.m., 851 W. Alameda St., 467-3100.

Friday: Academy for Technology and the Classics’ Acoustic Americana Fall Concert at 7 p.m. at the Performance

The election is over, so let’s stop kidding ourselves about the condition of the state. happening in students’ homes, such as poverty, the lack of proper nutrition and family problems brought about by the lack of economic opportunity in the state, nor does it take into account the fact that the teacher did not teach those students the previous three years.

The election is over, so let’s stop kidding ourselves about the condition of the state. It is a mess thanks to our political leaders. Jobs are leaving the state, our population suffers from lack of decent employment opportunities, poorer citizens are about to be punished because they are unemployed, and our educational system is the laughing stock of the nation. How long will we allow these deplorable conditions to exist? How long can have an educational system that is more concerned with providing quality instruction than lining the pockets of outof-state testing corporations?

How long will we be able to keep good teachers who keep getting pilloried by an inept Education Department and governor?

Albert Spungen has been a teacher and principal in public and private elementary schools, high schools and colleges for more than 30 years. He lives in Arroyo Seco and teaches in Questa.

Space, 7 Caliente Road in El Dorado.

Saturday: Santa Fe High School Holiday Concert at 1 p.m. in the school’s Band Room, 2100 Yucca Road, 467-2400.

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Scientists: Natural light reduces risk of myopia Nearsightedness in children not caused by computer use

By Amy Ellis Nutt The Washington Post

Leila Wehbe, a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, talks about an experiment that used brain scans made in this brain-scanning MRI machine on campus Nov. 26. Volunteers were scanned as each word of a chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was flashed for half a second onto a screen inside the machine. Images showing combinations of data and graphics were collected. PHOTOS BY KEITH SRAKOCIC/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

‘Harry Potter’ experiment gives clues to healthy brains

By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press

WASHINGTON eading about Harry Potter’s adventures learning to fly his broomstick activates some of the same regions in the brain we use to perceive real people’s actions and intentions.

In a unique study, scientists who peeked into the brains of people caught up in a good book emerged with maps of what a healthy brain does as it reads.

The research reported Wednesday has implications for studying reading disorders or recovery from a stroke. The team from Carnegie Mellon University was pleasantly surprised that the experiment actually worked.

Most neuroscientists painstakingly have tracked how the brain processes a single word or sentence, looking for clues to language development or dyslexia by focusing on one aspect of reading at a time. But reading a story requires multiple systems working at once: recognizing how letters form a word, knowing the definitions and grammar, keeping up with the characters’ relationships and the plot twists.

Measuring all that activity is remarkable, said Georgetown University neuroscientist Guinevere Eden, who helped pioneer brain-scanning studies of dyslexia but wasn’t involved in the

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“It offers a much richer way of thinking about the reading brain,” Eden said, calling the project “very clever and very exciting.”

No turning pages inside a brain-scanning MRI machine; you have to lie still. So at Carnegie Mellon, eight adult volunteers watched for nearly 45 minutes as each word of Chapter 9 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was flashed for half a second onto a screen inside the scanner.

Why that chapter? It has plenty of action and emotion as Harry swoops around on his broom, faces the bully Malfoy and later runs into a three-headed dog, but there’s not too much going on for scientists to track, said lead researcher Leila Wehbe, a Ph.D. student.

The research team analyzed the scans, second by second, and created a computerized model of brain activity involved with different reading processes. The research was published last month by the journal PLoS One. “For the first time in history, we can do things like have you read a story and watch where in your brain the neural activity is happening,” said senior author Tom Mitchell, director of Carnegie Mellon’s Machine Learning Department. “Not just where are the neurons firing, but what information is being coded by those different neurons.”

Wehbe had the idea to study reading a story

Study maps regions that light up when engaged in reading

rather than just words or phrases.

But parsing the brain activity took extraordinary effort. For every word, the researchers identified features — the number of letters, the part of speech, if it was associated with a character or action or emotion or conversation. Then they used computer programming to analyze brain patterns associated with those features in every four-word stretch.

They spotted some complex interactions.

For example, the brain region that processes the characters’ point of view is the one we use to perceive intentions behind real people’s actions, Wehbe said. A region that we use to visually interpret other people’s emotions helps decipher characters’ emotions.

That suggests we’re using pretty high-level brain functions, not just the semantic concepts but our previous experiences, as we get lost in the story, she said.

A related study using faster brain-scanning techniques shows that much of the neural activity is about the history of the story up to that point, rather than deciphering the current word, Mitchell added.

The team’s computer model can distinguish with 74 percent accuracy which of two text passages matches a pattern of neural activity, he said, calling it a first step as researchers tease apart what the brain does when someone reads.

It’s long been thought kids are more at risk of nearsightedness, or myopia, if they spend hours and hours in front of computer screens or fiddling with tiny hand-held electronic devices.

Not true, scientists say. Research suggests that children who are genetically predisposed to the visual deficit can improve their chances of avoiding eyeglasses just by stepping outside.

Sunshine — specifically, the natural light of outdoors — is all they need and 14 hours a week of outdoor light should do it.

Why this is the case is not exactly clear.

“We don’t really know what makes outdoor time so special,” said Donald Mutti, the lead researcher of the study from Ohio State University College of Optometry, in a press release. “If we knew, we could change how we approach myopia.”

What is known is that UVB light, also known as invisible ultraviolet B rays, plays a role in the cellular production of vitamin D, which is believed to help the eyes focus light on the retina. However, the Ohio State researchers think there is another possibility.

“Between the ages of 5 and 9, a child’s eye is still growing,” Mutti said. “Sometimes this growth causes the distance between the lens and the retina to lengthen, leading to nearsightedness. We think these different types of outdoor light may help preserve the proper shape and length of the eye during that growth period.”

The scientists also are studying if visible light outdoors, not just UVB, might contribute to healthy eyesight. Even on an overcast day, outdoor light is at least 10 times brighter than indoor light, they said. When a person is outdoors, certain specialized cells in the retina control pupil dilation, letting in more of less light.

“Our initial research suggests that the pupil responds more if these cells have been exposed to a lot of sunlight in the previous few days.”

Ultimately, there are more questions to be answered, Mutti said, but he believes his team’s findings are already contributing to finding those answers.

“I think the research we are doing now will help us finally solve the mystery of the outdoor effect, and maybe help some people avoid a lifetime of wearing glasses,” he said. “In the meantime, I tell parents don’t worry about reading, get their kids outside, but don’t forget … sunscreen.”

Food-service inspections

Smartphones can benefit and help seniors

For the period ending Dec. 2. To file a complaint, call the state Environment Department at 827-1840.

GARDUÑOS, 750 N. St. Francis Drive.

Cited for high-risk violations for unlabeled food items in walk-in freezer, lack of paper towels at sinks (corrected) and improper temperatures for food in cooler.

WAL-MART, 3251 Cerrillos Road. Cited for a moderate-risk violation for nonworking thermometer.

RED ENCHILADA, 1310 Osage Ave. Cited for a high-risk violation for undated food items in refrigerator (corrected). Cited for moderate-risk violation or gaps in side door and unapproved freezers. Cited for low-risk violations for employees without hair restraints, minor roof penetration unsealed and missing light protector.

SHAKE FOUNDATION, 631 Cerrillos Road.

Cited for high-risk violations for lack of towels at hand sink (corrected) and problem with refrigeration unit (corrected).

Cited for low-risk violations for lack of caulking around prep sink, dust on fan protectors, cutting knife improperly stored and peeling paint at prep table.

HAMPTON INN, 3625 Cerrillos Road.

Cited for high-risk violations for problem with juice machine and problem with towels at hand-washing station.

NEW YORK DELI, 4056 Cerrillos Road.

Cited for high-risk violations for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food, improper food temperature, improper meat cooling, employee drinks stored in food prep area, container in hand-wash sink, leaking sink, improper storage of raw chicken, lack of soap in restroom and lack of sanitary dispenser for paper towels.

BETTERDAY COFFEE, 905 W. Alameda St. Cited for high-risk violations for improper storage of ice cream scoop and lack of proper sanitizer solution.

It is no wonder that they may prefer to stick with their cellphone rather than be overwhelmed by the numerous features offered by ather than a box of chocolates a smartphone. Yet, a smartphone’s ability to send texts, install useful or a throw this Christmas, applications and expand the utility why not consider a new of the phone might be worth a little smartphone for your frustration and the extra senior family member? cost.

Many seniors have Title I of the 21st Cenphysical conditions or tury Communications and health issues in which Video Accessibility Act using a smartphone requires products and sercould help. Smartphones vices using broadband to be may increase their indeaccessible to people with pendence and safety, disabilities. and provide more Andy Federal Communication opportunities to stay in Commission rules also Winnegar touch with the outside mandate that equipment world.

Understanding manufacturers and commuStaying engaged Disability nications service providers with family and friends make their products and has also been found to services, including 911 emergency improve mental health. services, accessible to consumers A 2014 Pew Research Center with disabilities. report indicated that smartphone Today, accessibility features are ownership is fairly low among the built into most smartphones includentire age spectrum of the older ing the Apple iOS, Android, Amaadult population, and decreases zon Fire OS and Windows operating substantially for seniors in their systems. mid-70s — with only 10 percent of People with vision disabilities can 75-79 year olds who own a smartlisten to screen readers, adjust readphone. ing speed and increase screen fonts According to the survey, 2 out of 5 adults over 65 report a “physical or and contrast.

People with hearing disabilities health condition that makes reading have built in access to closed capdifficult or challenging” or a “distioning, hearing aid compatibility, ability, handicap or chronic disease TTY modes and stereo to mono that prevents them from fully paraudio. ticipating in many common daily Those individuals with limited activities.”

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mobility can use voice commands, one-handed navigation and shortcuts, and low motion modes.

Smartphone voice technology recognizes what you are saying and your environment providing directions when walking or in the car.

Smartphones can identify where we are and what we are doing, and thus what we want them to do for us, like calling a cab or providing remote monitoring using iCam and other apps.

There are GPS applications, such as Tell My GEO, to monitor and track family members and emergency response programs including 5Star Urgent Response, a $15 monthly service with certified emergency response agents and nurses.

If you need reminding on medication numerous apps are available for smartphones to connect with pharmacies when it is time for a refill.

Before considering a smartphone check when the cellphone contract ends and what an upgrade or purchase will cost.

You don’t want to burden your family member with an additional monthly expense.

Find a phone they can easily hold, carry and operate.

Although many wireless providers offer some training older users may need more personal attention.

Here are some strategies that might help. u Set up the phone with all the features needed for basic operation

at the store including voice mail. u Offer a weekly short and fun training session about the new smartphone. u Read the manual and online guides and view online training programs on YouTube or vendor sites prior to training. u Have their corrective lens, hearing aids and magnify glasses handy. u Demonstrations on how to use the two or three fingers techniques to pinch, swipe, zoom text and move icons should be done in bright settings with overhead lighting. u Wait to see them preform the operation after introducing a new concept or technique, and answer questions in non-technical language. u Practice texting, sending photos, opening email and posting to Facebook during the week. u Training sessions are a great time to get together and visit. Don’t make them all work. u Be patient, and always be respectful.

The Southwest ADA Center is a program of TIRR Memorial Hermann. For more information, visit http://www.southwestada.org/ or call the toll-free, ADA Information Line at 800-949-4232.

Andy Winnegar is based in Santa Fe and provides consultation in New Mexico for the Southwest ADA Center which promotes voluntary compliance with the ADA. To contact, A@winnegar.com

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Single mom hopes to give children good holiday The New Mexican

Sarah, a single mother of four, has been down on her luck and unable to find work. She won’t find out if she qualifies for disability until February, but she wants to be able to supply her children with something for the holidays. Sarah would like to be able to give each of her children a gift this year, or at least a good holiday meal.

She is requesting $300 to spend on her children this year.

Sarah is among the many community members asking for help from The New Mexican’s Empty Stocking Fund during the holiday season. The New Mexican is not publishing the applicants’ real names to protect their privacy. uuu

The Empty Stocking Fund is a project of The Santa Fe New Mexican. The

u Santa Fe Public Library, Main Branch, 145 Washington Ave. u La Farge Branch Library, 1730 Llano St. u Southside Branch Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive. u New Mexico Workforce Connection, 301 W. De Vargas St. u Hopewell Center, 1800 Espinacitas St. u Presbyterian Medical Services, 1409 Second St. All applications must be received by 5 p.m. Dec. 14 to be considered by the Empty Stocking Fund Committee.

The committee will consider every applicant who meets the eligibility criteria, without regard to race, creed, place or country of origin, age, disability, ethnicity, color, gender identity, marital status or sexual orientation. Applicants must provide a Social Security number, or their request will not be funded.

Roberta at Presbyterian Medical SerSanta Fe Community Foundation, the vices at 983-8968.

First National Bank of Santa Fe, The Salvation Army and Presbyterian MediIf you can contribute food, clothing, cal Services donate services to jointly toys, housewares or furniture in good administer the Empty condition, or other items Stocking Fund. or services, please contact The Salvation Army at Watch for daily stories 988-8054. featuring requests for assistance from local residents Donate online in honor fund in The Santa Fe New Mexiof a friend or loved one, can. The information from and you’ll have the option the initial application will be verified if of sending them a custom e-card from the applicant is selected for assistance. the Empty Stocking Fund to let them To donate: Make your tax deductible know about your contribution, courtesy of the Santa Fe Community Foundation donation online at www.santafenewand InSight Photo. mexican.com/empty_stocking or mail a check to The New Mexican’s Empty To apply for assistance: You can Stocking Fund c/o The Santa Fe Comcomplete your application for assistance munity Foundation, P.O. Box 1827, Santa online at www.santafenewmexican.com/ Fe, N.M., 87504-1827. Donors can request empty_stocking. Applicants who do not to remain anonymous. have access to a computer can complete If you can provide a service such an application online at several public as roofing or home repairs, contact libraries and businesses free of charge:

New prairie populism takes root in Texas be a Wal-Mart parking lot” to quail, said Jon Hayes, a biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife CAT SPRING, Texas — Jim Department. The native grasses Willis knows it isn’t easy to love grow in clumps, which allow a prairie. The quilt of burnt the bird to nest, forage and hide orange and brown that covers from predators, heat and wind. his Colorado County land can’t To help reverse the quail awe or inspire the way a canyon population’s decline, Texas or mountain range does. But lawmakers last year earmarked he can step onto his porch on $6 million for restoring prime a crisp morning, take a sip of habitat, expanding research into coffee and hear the three-count the species and educating landwhistle of the northern bobowners. white quail.

The state’s primary goal is The moment is enough to to rehabilitate prairie in three reveal the subtle beauty of an areas: the Interstate 35 corunbroken terrain of yellow ridor just south of Dallas, the Indiangrass, little bluestem rolling plains near Oklahoma and other tall grasses. That’s and a 12-county cluster beyond because the land was barren of Houston’s sprawl. The key is to wildlife not too long ago, unable connect restored plots to one to support anything but cattle. another to increase the bird’s Willis began restoring his odds of survival. overgrazed pasture into native Already, what began with grasslands more than a decade 225 acres owned by Willis now ago, placing him at the fore of a stretches across 40,000 acres. new prairie populism in Texas.

That includes seven miles of Across the state, rural landown- contiguous reconstructed praiers, a new generation of urban rie that connects his property refugees, are removing acres to the Attwater Prairie Chicken of Bermuda grass and creating National Wildlife Refuge, about pioneer-era landscapes that 60 miles west of Houston. require less water and chemiWillis removed cattle and cals and provide habitat for a used prescribed burns and variety of critters. herbicide before planting native The push is in response to the grasses, sand plum trees and steady decline of the quail, an shrubs on his land. In time, quail iconic Texas bird that uses the and some 30 species of grasstall grasses for shelter and food. land birds, as well as deer, rabBut the benefits of native grass- bits and ducks, returned to the lands go beyond one species, property. The new prairie also Willis said. acts as a sponge when it rains “Quail really is a canary in a and replenishes aquifers below coal mine,” he told the Houston the surface.

Chronicle. “If they’re healthy, “You have got to look at the you have a healthy ecosystem.” health of the land and not just Texas is known for its bucolic use it for making money,” Willis hill country and mysterious said. piney woods, the rugged beauty State biologists refer to Willis, of Big Bend National Park and a who moved to the country after seemingly endless coast. But it’s retiring as a Houston-based largely a prairie state, and those analyst for the rice industry, as grasslands are disappearing a Johnny Appleseed of sorts, because of modern agricultural encouraging his neighbors to practices, development and plant native grasses. fragmentation by roads and Willis, with his easy smile ranchettes. and north Louisiana lilt, can The changing landscape has approach other landowners in a put quail in peril, with the bird’s way that a government biologist numbers dropping 75 percent can’t. But not everyone welover the past 30 years or so, comes his message, which runs according to state biologists. counter to the way generations A carpet-like pasture planted of Texans have used their land for cattle grazing “might as well — for cattle, for income.

By Matthew Tresaugue The Houston Chronicle

Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist Jon Hayes holds seeds of Yellow Indian Grass, a native Texas plant, on Nov. 21.

Across the state, rural landowners are removing acres of Bermuda grass and creating pioneer-era landscapes that require less water and chemicals, and provide habitat for a variety of critters. J. PATRIC SCHNEIDER/HOUSTON CHRONICLE

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Tracking alcohol abuse in Santa Fe County

DWI REPORT DWI arrests DWI/DUI crashes MUI/MIP* Seized vehicles

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OCT. 19 2 0 10

OCT. 27 2 1 24

OCT. 21 1 0 NA

2014 212 47 3 96

2014 331 48 44 316

2014 194 19 6 NA

TOTAL 737 114 53 412

MUI/MIP: MINORS UNDER THE INFLUENCE/MINORS IN POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL SOURCE: SANTA FE UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION ALLIANCE

Police notes The Santa Fe Police Department took the following reports: u Police responding to a report of a fight at the Interfaith Community Shelter on Cerrillos Road at about 9:50 p.m. Thursday arrested Roxanne Lewis of Albuquerque on an active federal warrant for aggravated assault. u Larry Rivera, 45, of Santa Fe was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia at about 10 a.m.

Saturday in the 4000 block of Cerrillos Road. The police report also stated Rivera had two Municipal Court warrants. u Police responding to a report of vagrants camping in the 100 block of East Marcy Street on Saturday arrested Stephen Frank Smith, 47, of Santa Fe on a municipal bench warrant for failure to appear. u Police pulled over a stolen 2004 Dodge Neon on N.M. 599 at about 11:30 p.m.

Saturday and discovered a 17-year-old driver who could not provide proof of registration. It is not clear if police arrested the juvenile driver.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office took the following report: u Deputies arrested Maria Valdez, 27, of Santa Fe and Daniel Griego-Cardiel, 27, of Santa Fe after a pursuit Saturday on N.M. 503. A deputy initially approached the vehicle driven

by Valdez after pulling her over for failure to stop at a stop sign, but she proceeded to drive forward, giving the passenger the chance to jump from the vehicle and flee on foot. Both occupants of the vehicle fled the scene, leading to a chase. Valdez was stopped by another deputy and allegedly admitted she had given a ride to a wanted felon.

Deputies also arrested GriegoCardiel.

DWI arrest

Bernalillo County DA investigated The Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE — Bernalillo County’s district attorney is suspected of violating state law and reimbursing burglary victims to protect her son, Albuquerque police said Sunday.

Detectives told the Albuquerque Journal that they have been investigating District Attorney Kari Brandenburg for the past year and believe there is probable cause to file felony charges against her.

In a Nov. 25 letter, Detective David Nix asked the New Mex-

ico Attorney General’s Office to review their investigative report to see if Brandenburg appeared to have committed bribery and witness intimidation.

Phil Sisneros, Attorney General Gary King’s spokesman, said Friday that he could not comment.

According to police documents, investigators began looking for a “serial burglar” in October 2013. Some of the victims were friends or former friends of Brandenburg’s 26-year-old son, Justin Koch.

Brandenburg allegedly con-

tacted victims in two burglaries and a larceny case involving Koch.

Attorney Peter Schoenburg, who is authorized to speak for Brandenburg, said Sunday that she has never behaved unethically. Brandenburg only became aware of the police detective’s report on Friday, he added.

“When we have had a chance to read it, we will have more to say,” Schoenburg said. “Kari has always conducted herself in a moral, ethical and transparent manner during her 14 years as district attorney.”

u Police arrested Adrian Crespin, 33, of Santa Fe at 12:48 a.m.

Sunday and charged him with aggravated driving while intoxicated (third offense), reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident after he was involved in a hit-and-run at the Casa Loma apartment complex on Rio Vista Place.

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 Police and fire emergency: 911 Graffiti hotline: 955-2255

Funeral services and memorials NATHANIEL WEST BLASER Nathaniel West Blaser age 21 passed away suddenly on November 29th, 2014 in Colorado. Nate was born July 8, 1993 and raised in Santa Fe. He attended Wood Gormley Elementary, Capshaw Middle School, and Santa Fe High, before leaving at age fifteen to begin ski racing in Park City, Utah for three seasons. He was living and working in Eagle, Colorado as a firefighter and first responder for the Eagle County and Fire Rescue Department at the time of his death.

Nate was a lover -- he loved his family, his family at work, his friends, and the outdoors. Everyone who knew him loved him.

There was a special place in Nate’s heart for the brothers and sisters of the firefighting and emergency responders community, especially the Santa Fe County Fire Department, Eagle County Fire and Rescue, and, of course Hondo Fire and Rescue.

Nate is survived by his mother and step-father Jill Benjamin & Ruskin Blankenship, father and stepmother Brian and Elaine Blaser, brother Simon Blaser and sister Campbell Brown; maternal grandparents Raphiel & Karen Benjamin and paternal grandparents Ruth Blaser of Fair Haven, New Jersey and Edward Blaser of Boynton Beach, Florida; grandparents Barbara and Ted Seeley, Ellen Alexander, Don Bell, Ronald and Victoria Alexander; uncles Raphiel Jr. (Pam), Richard Benjamin (Sera), Douglas Blaser (Pat), Robert Blaser, Thomas Blaser (Donna), Marcus Novak (Giselle), Nicholas Blaser (Kimberly), Lisa Cochran, Kathryn Alexander; cousins Dakotah and Faranak Benjamin, Luke Griscom, Alisa Currier, Chloe Benjamin, Lily Benjamin, Fallon Blaser, Curtis Blaser, Elliot Blaser, Sarah Blaser, Erin Blaser, Mackenzee Blaser, Bryce Blaser, Alexis Blaser, Kaiti Blaser, Stephen Foote, Tatianna Norbeck, and Kahlil Norbeck. He is survived by too many dear friends to mention.

Nate touched everyone’s life; he is greatly missed. The world has lost a phenomenal young man.

There will be a memorial to celebrate Nate’s life on Monday, December 8th at 2:00 pm at St. John’s Church, 1200 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM. We will also be celebrating his life in Gypsum, CO on Saturday, December 6th, at 10am at the Calvary Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Hondo Fire and Rescue would be greatly appreciated.

June Robinson Smith died peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 13. Born in Washington, D.C. on May 27, 1928, she was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. June earned a B.A. degree in French and English from Northwestern University and spent a memorable junior year at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She enjoyed 57 wonderful years married to the late C. Jack Smith. They lived in Western Springs, IL for more than 30 years, followed by 17 years residing in Santa Fe, NM. June was active in her churches, AAUW (American Association of University Women) for 50 years, PEO, and Newcomers Club. She volunteered in the psychiatric department of Hinsdale Hospital (Hinsdale, IL) for more than 25 years and in the psychiatric department of St. Vincent Hospital for 14 years.

She loved music, regularly playing the piano and singing. She also enjoyed numerous domestic and overseas trips with her husband. Most importantly, June was a loving, devoted mother to her five children and a friend to many. She will be remembered for her kindness, thoughtfulness, and compassion.

June is survived by her sister, Carol Kurth (Robert); her five children, Allan, David (Linda), Stephen (Jill), Martha (Ivory Day), and Jeffrey (Kate); 11 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service is set for Monday, Dec. 15, at 3 pm at the First Congregational Church of Western Springs, 1106 Chestnut Street, Western Springs, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to AAUW Santa Fe Branch, P.O. Box 31584, Santa Fe, NM 87594 or to The United Church of Santa Fe (UCSF), 1804 Arroyo Chamiso, Santa Fe, NM 87505; www.unitedchurchofsantafe.org.

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Ray Rivera Editor

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egarding your article on the shortage of substitute teachers (“District grapples with sub shortage,” Nov. 28) — I find that it is hard to be very sympathetic.

I retired from the Santa Fe Public Schools a few years ago and recently thought I wouldn’t mind doing a day or two a week of subbing in the schools.

After looking into the process of what is required, I changed my mind. A substitute teacher has to fill out the same application that a regular, full-time teacher does.

They want my transcripts from the 1970s, references and essays. It seems like it would be easy for them to hit a few buttons on the computer to pull up my work records and see that I retired in good standing and fast-track the procedure. I haven’t changed that much. I haven’t become a serial killer or pervert since I retired. I wouldn’t even mind doing a recent FBI check, but to expect such an arduous process for such low pay is ridiculous. I’ll bet there are many retired teachers out

there who would be willing to sub a little, but the whole process is insulting. I expressed these same concerns in a letter to the administration some months ago and never did receive a response.

Barbara Nass

Santa Fe

day Drawing Board (Nov. 30) is appalling. The drawing is crude, childish, racially charged and demeaning; it does not belong in a reputable newspaper. If this is your editorial viewpoint, please put it in writing and take responsibility for it.

Linda Knapp

Not fooled

Santa Fe

If even half the chicanery MIT professor Jonathan Gruber describes in his role in a White House deception to get Obamacare passed are true, our current president should have remembered the words of a certain American statesman he professes to admire: “You can fool some of the people some of the time but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.”

Bruce Moss

Santa Fe

So-called cartoon Your editorial decision to include the so-called cartoon of President Barack Obama and Constitution on the Sun-

Winter driving tip I would like to pass on a valuable tip to know about winter driving.

Having strips of burlap in your car that you can place under the drive wheels are miraculous for getting going when your wheels spin on snow or ice. They need be only a couple of inches wider than your tires and as long as can be.

You can buy burlap at most nurseries, and/or burlap bags at feed stores. Amazon Prime sells a 3-foot by 24-foot strip for $10.74.

Fine breeders The city of Santa Fe Animal Services Division is apparently struggling to find funding to cover the city’s newly annexed areas. I’d like to make different proposals.

How about fining people who chain their dogs 24/7, leave them outside in subfreezing temperatures without shelter or transport their dogs in open truck beds? Call every puppy seller in the classifieds and on Craigslist and make sure they have a breeder’s permit and fine those who don’t.

Last I checked, there was only one licensed breeder in the city, but we all know there are many more backyard breeders out there.

This is more bang for the buck than staking out parks to fine people who let their dogs exercise off-leash. Stopping unlicensed intentional and unintentional breeders reduces the number of unwanted animals that would otherwise end up at the animal shelter.

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Al Rodriguez

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COMMENTARY: JONATHAN BERNSTEIN

In the new ‘Star Wars,’ more politics?

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he approach of the new Star Wars movie means new opportunities to write about politics in that far, far, faraway galaxy. As much as I’d like to resume my argument about the Galactic Republic as an Articles of Confederation knockoff, all I have to work with so far is Alyssa Rosenberg’s excellent kickoff post.

Rosenberg, who writes on culture and politics for The Washington Post, laments the extent to which politics in the old Star Wars is simply personal.

She hopes the new series fills in some of what was missing in the original and in the prequels. She’s right that they gave us a lot of vague stuff about “freedom” and little more. But I’m not sure I agree about wanting more politics.

Movies are almost always about individuals. Politics is often about institutions. That’s one reason Mr. Smithism — the idea that all it takes is for one honest person to stand up to corruption — is such a common way of portraying U.S. politics in the movies. It’s easier than explaining how institutions work, or how opposing interests can lead to conflict even though neither is inherently right or

wrong.

When movies get things right, it’s more likely to be in the mold of The Candidate or Bulworth, for example, which are more wrong than right about institutions and processes, yet help us understand what it’s like to be a politician. It’s no wonder that Golden Age TV shows such as The Wire or Deadwood, which have time to build the subtleties, are where to go for exploration of politics as collective decision-making.

It’s even harder in Star Wars than in most movies. After all, real politics isn’t about absolutes, and the Sith aren’t the only ones who think in absolutes. Jedi and Sith agree that the Force has a good side and a dark side. They just disagree about the value of the dark side.

Still, there is something Star Wars can do, and the original captured this to some extent. It can help us see what it feels like for the individuals who take political action. From this point of view, the politics-is-personal that Rosenberg talks about is a virtue.

Yes, Luke’s eagerness to leave his obscure world or the motives of Han Solo

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or Lando Calrissian tell us nothing about how they believe the world(s) should be organized.

Yet we recognize the political types: the kid with more idealism than sense; the cynic who nevertheless has concluded that getting involved is better than not; the guy who doesn’t think of himself as “political” but who is nursing a personal grudge. Or the woman who has inherited her politics.

Or, for that matter, the wise old wizard.

Since the characters are archetypes rather than fully formed people (which isn’t a flaw of the original films; it’s just a style of storytelling), we don’t get the complexity that real people have. That’s OK, too.

What was missing from the prequels, alas, were other people who were drawn to political action — Padme Amidala is the only one, and we don’t get much from her. If we’re lucky, we’ll get that in the new movies.

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg View columnist covering U.S. politics.

he path to private spaceflights taking off from Southern New Mexico has hardly been smooth.

The costly project, started under Gov. Bill Richardson, didn’t get overwhelming support in Gov. Susana Martinez’s first years in office, perhaps losing a step to other states that were more enthusiastic about the possibility of reaching the stars.

The anchor tenant, Virgin Galactic, has been slower than it wanted in getting its space tourism flights off the ground. Now, Spaceport America is ready for business, but with few tenants and little likelihood for more, it continues to struggle. The crash of a Virgin Galactic rocket earlier this year, likely delaying the company’s planned flights next year, is just another burden for the fledgling spaceport.

Without Virgin Galactic launching in 2015, Spaceport America likely will lose $1.7 million in expected revenues and fall short of having enough dollars to operate. For the spaceport’s long-term success, the state of New Mexico likely will have to help it through this budget crisis. After all, with an investment of more than $200 million to build the spaceport, New Mexico can hardly afford to give up now. Lawmakers will be asked for an emergency injection of cash, and they should find the money.

This needn’t be a case of throwing good money after bad. Lawmakers, as well as Martinez, need to continue meeting with Spaceport America officials to find out how they plan to bring in other tenants. Virgin Galactic might be the anchor, but other renters will be essential to making the place work. Plenty of oversight is necessary and should be welcomed.

New Mexico Spaceport Authority Executive Director Christine Anderson is taking her plans for recruiting tenants to legislators at interim committee meetings. A better business plan is being put together. Anderson is clear that the spaceport understands it needs more tenants, and she’s also emphasized the importance of defense- and researchrelated flights over the notion of tourists in space. One will pay the bills and the other will bring publicity to the place.

With nine federally licensed spaceports around the nation, New Mexico has to step up its game to compete.

But with our edge in science, lack of humidity, elevation, and the proximity of White Sands Missile Range and its restricted air space, plenty remains to make us competitive.

It’s too soon to give up on such a rich investment.

The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Dec. 8, 1914: Gallup — The fire that totally destroyed the lodging house occupied by the waitresses of the Harvey eating house here started shortly before midnight, after all the occupants had retired, and some of the girls had a narrow escape. Several were unable to save their clothes and other personal effects.

The building was a temporary structure that was built shortly after the Harvey House was destroyed by fire last spring. The light timber from which it was built burned very rapidly.

Dec. 8, 1964: Surrounded by traffic cops, curious spectators, camera paraphernalia and a growing traffic jam at the crowded corner of San Francisco and Galisteo streets, a group of Santa Feans temporarily turned actors went before the cameras Monday as models in a national TV commercial being filmed here.

Full of local color and people, the scenes shot around Santa Fe will make up a segment of a Pall Mall cigarette commercial.

Dec. 8, 1989: Sangre de Cristo, a division of Public Service Company of New Mexico, wants to take an additional 2,000 acre-feet of water in years when it is available from the river. The request is opposed by the Santa Fe Basin Water, the Santa Fe Canyon, the Acequia Madre and Cerro Gordo Ditch associations and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.

To obtain the water, the utility must convince the state engineer that downstream water rights can still be satisfied, taking the water in the best interest of water conservation and public welfare, and that the water can be used within 40 years.

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The following water statistics of December 4 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: 4.687 City Wells: 1.028 Buckman Wells: 0.000 Total water produced by water system: 5.715 Amount delivered to Las Campanas: Golf course: 0.000, domestic: 0.045 Santa Fe Canyon reservoir storage: 10.5 percent of capacity; daily inflow 1.94 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.

• Using water to clean hard surfaces with a hose or power washer is prohibited.

• Hoses used in manual car washing MUST be equipped with a positive shut-off nozzle.

• Swimming pools and spas must be covered when not in use.

For a complete list of requirements call: 955-4225 http://www.santafenm.gov/waterconservation

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A jetliner exploded near Elkton, Md., killing all on board on Dec. 8, 1963. Lightning may have caused the explosion of residual fuel under one of the wing tanks.

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7 p.m. on NBC The Voice One aspiring vocalist is going to have a happy holiday season upon being named this season’s “Voice,” and the remaining contenders get much closer to that decision with the self-explanatory new episode “Live Semifinal Performances.” The field will be winnowed from five to three based on what happens here, with the results announced in Tuesday’s episode. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams are the mentors/judges.

7 p.m. on ABC The Great Christmas Light Fight The house-decorating contest is back for a second season, as competitors take seriously what such movies as Deck the Halls have spoofed ... the drive to have the most elaborate holiday home on the block. (And oh, the electric bill when it’s all over.) Michael Moloney and Sabrina Soto are back as judges, with the winner receiving a very nice reward: $50,000. As is the case here, two hourlong episodes will air on each of the next two Mondays.

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Tom Hanks, Sting among Kennedy Center honorees 7 p.m. on FAM Switched at Birth Everyone knows that eating garlic can produce some significant health benefits, but after eating some “magical” garlic knots at a joint Kennish-Vasquez family dinner, Daphne and Bay (Katie Leclerc, Vanessa Marano) awaken in an alternate reality in which the switch never happened and each girl was raised by her biological parents. But is this truly the Christmas miracle they’ve always yearned for?

Constance Marie and Lea Thompson also star in the new holiday episode “Yuletide Fortune Tellers.”

8 p.m. on CW Jane the Virgin Music plays a big role in the new “Chapter Eight,” in large part because Grammy winner Juanes guest stars. He plays a producer who evidently wants to work with Xo (Andrea Navedo), but she doesn’t know it’s because Rogelio (Jaime Camil) engineered it. Jane and Rafael (Gina Rodriguez, Justin Baldoni) surprise each other with information about themselves.

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Nanoentrepreneurs can collect money by describing photos

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An undated handout screen grab from Spare5, a mobile app that lets users earn money by tagging photographs with descriptions. HANDOUT VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES

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WASHINGTON — An actor hailed as America’s “favorite son” and a musical genius who rose from a British shipyard town to make his mark won this nation’s highest honors Sunday for influencing American culture through the arts.

Tom Hanks and Sting joined Lily Tomlin, singer Al Green and ballerina Patricia McBride in being awarded this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. Top performers and power players from Hollywood, Broadway and Washington gathered to salute them in a gala performance. The show hosted by Stephen Colbert will be broadcast Dec. 30 on CBS. President Barack Obama saluted the honorees Sunday at the White House before the show. During the East Room reception, Obama invoked John F. Kennedy’s appreciation for the role of the arts in the nation.

“It’s clear that the group on stage with me tonight understands what President Kennedy understood: that our art is a reflection of us not just as people, but as a nation. It binds us together,” Obama said. “Songs and dance and film express our triumphs and our faults, our strengths, our tenderness in ways that sometimes words simply cannot do.”

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SEATTLE ast week, I had a few minutes to kill, so rather than blow it on Facebook or Twitter, I made a little cash.

I installed an app called Spare5 on my iPhone and, moments later, was using it to describe women’s shoes for the Internet retailer Zulily.

After 12 minutes of tagging photos with words like “sandal” and “flats” — and realizing how meager my insights into women’s footwear are — I prepared to see my earnings.

My payout: 26 cents or, if I had continued at that pace, $1.30 an hour.

Internet companies have figured out ways to help people make money by sharing their cars, renting out their apartments and performing mundane tasks like standing in line. Now they want to give them a way monetize downtime, the brief interludes in most people’s day when they are waiting for a latte at Starbucks, sitting in a waiting room or riding the bus home.

It is the next logical step in the sharing economy. The first generation of companies in the field — TaskRabbit, Lyft, Airbnb and Fiverr — turned people into microentrepreneurs, giving them online marketplaces to profit from their skills and property and, if they hustled enough, providing real income.

Spare5 turns them into something else — call them nanoentrepreneurs. It is not a substitute for a job. It is a substitute for playing Candy Crush and liking pictures of your friends’ schnauzer on Facebook. Rather than spending a dollar to receive fake gold coins in a game, you can use the app to earn actual coins.

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Spare5 is a form of work, even if it is not remunerative.

“We all have this Pavlovian response, if you’re in an elevator or have a few minutes, we all pull out our phones and do something,” said Matt Bencke, the chief executive of Spare5, which plans to announce on Monday that it has raised $3.25 million in funding from Madrona Venture Group, New Enterprise Associates and the Foundry Group.

The idea behind Spare5, which was formed inside Madrona by a startup studio at the firm, is to use that time more productively.

“You get a push notification, open it up and two minutes later, you made a buck,” Bencke said. “We’re very much trying to harness the attention deficit generation.”

“We’re definitely not trying to be a job,” he added.

Yet Spare5 is a form of work, even if it is not remunerative. Bencke calls the app an “on-demand work platform that breaks large, corporate, operational problems into tiny, bite-sized tasks.”

In its initial form, the

company’s corporate clients are harnessing the masses to help with a problem that has no Matt Bencke great solution today: describing big libraries of photographs so that they are more easily discoverable to people through Internet search.

Having accurate, detailed tags on photographs — also known as metadata — is becoming increasingly important to e-commerce, helping people find the right piece of apparel, a home with the appropriate decor and a hotel room with the perfect view.

Having employees do the tagging is tough when a vast number of images is involved, and it is notoriously difficult for computers to accurately describe the contents of photos on their own.

Getty Images, the big creator and distributor of photographs, is starting a pilot program with Spare5 to help improve the quality of metadata on its photographs so that the most relevant images pop up first when its customers search for them. Steve Heck, Getty’s chief technology officer, says the app can help with “disambiguation” of existing metadata on photos; clarifying, for example, whether a picture tagged “Chicago” shows the musical, the city or the band.

The other option for companies like Getty is to farm out their image tagging to low-wage countries like India.

Heck said Getty had done that, but it was challenging to train outsourcers to do the work well and then retain their workers. Getty has also considered using an online marketplace run by Amazon called Mechanical Turk, but he said the service did not give him much control over who was working on Getty’s tagging projects.

An appealing part of Spare5’s pitch, he said, is that it will use people who are qualified to do so to tag his images, based on their interests and expertise. (Users of the app complete a questionnaire and provide links to their social media pages.) About 12,000 people have downloaded the app, a quarter of whom actively use it, Spare5 said.

One of them is Courtney Dale, a designer at an architecture firm in Metairie, La., who has made about $126 each of the last two weeks by using the app two to three hours a day, which qualifies her as an unusually industrious user of Spare5.

“It does make you look at what you do when you’re just sitting around doing nothing,” Dale, 25, said. “How did I feel comfortable just wasting time playing Angry Birds?”

There is something concerning, though, about the idea that unpaid spare time is time squandered. Arun Sundararajan, a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, says that services like Spare5 can be empowering to people who want more control over when and how they work, even if it is for peanuts. But he says that can be taken too far.

“Spare time is a good thing to have,” he said. “You don’t want to spend every minute making money.”

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Broncos beat Bills behind Anderson’s 3 TDs Manning doesn’t throw TD; snaps 51-game streak

Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson, right, celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Peyton Manning during the second half of Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills in Denver.

By Arnie Stapleton The Associated Press

DENVER — These Denver Broncos aren’t as slick as last year’s high-flying, record-breaking bunch, the one that was stopped cold in the Super Bowl.

“We’re much more complete and we’ve got an identity now,” Chris Harris Jr. said after the Broncos overcame a rare unsteady outing by Peyton Manning to beat the Buffalo Bills 24-17 Sunday behind C.J. Anderson’s three

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Baseball meetings to open with stress on offense

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touchdown runs.

Manning’s streak of 51 games with a touchdown throw — three shy of Drew Brees’ NFL record — ended on a sunsplashed, almost still afternoon with the game-time temperature a balmy 63 degrees.

Despite three turnovers, the Broncos (10-3) won their third straight game

since changing from a pass-oriented attack to a run-heavy approach.

“I hope fans will still keep coming to the games,” Manning deadpanned.

The five-time MVP who’s made a living throwing the ball insisted he’s fine with handing it off.

“I’m comfortable with winning,” Manning said. “That’s what I’m comfortable with.”

And he said he’s enjoying watching Anderson, who contributed a tough 58 yards on 21 carries, as much as the fans are.

“Sometimes I get a minus on my

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF

Die is cast

Alabama, Oregon, Florida State, Ohio State are in; TCU, Baylor not

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — When baseball officials last gathered in San Diego for the winter meetings, the session took place at the Town and Country Resort in Mission Valley. No free agents reached agreements and players claimed collusion, which led to the first of three grievances against owners and eventually a $280 million settlement.

The annual get-together is back, this time in downtown San Diego at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, and the average salary has soared from $372,000 to about $3.5 million. But one thing hasn’t changed from 1985: The Kansas City Royals are defending AL champions.

Since then, offense has boomed with the Steroids Era and then gone bust in a new Age of the Pitcher.

With offense at a premium, teams have pursued hitters with greater urgency this offseason, leaving pitchers Max Scherzer, Jon Lester, James Shields and David Robertson still searching for deals.

“It’s been interesting that the market’s moved a lot quicker on the bats, both trades and free agents,” Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. “Most of the major, bigger-name guys that have been moved so far, whether it’s the free-agent market or the trade market, have been offensive players. I think that’s a little reflective of the marketplace, there aren’t as many offensive players out there, the offensive environment in the game.”

Since the end of the World Series, third baseman Pablo Sandoval has left the champion Giants for a $95 million, five-year contract with Boston, which also signed Hanley Ramirez for $88 million over four years and plans to shift him from shortstop to left field.

Toronto signed catcher Russell Martin for $82 million over five years, Detroit kept designated hitter Victor Martinez for $64 million over four years and Seattle added DH Nelson Cruz for $57 million over four years.

Atlanta, retooling under new president of baseball operations John Hart, traded Jason Heyward to St. Louis and replaced him in right field by signing Nick Markakis. Oakland dealt All-Star Josh Donaldson to Toronto for Brett Lawrie in a swap of third basemen.

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Former San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval bats against the Diamondbacks during a Sept. 16 game in Phoenix.

Sandoval and the Boston Red Sox signed a five-year, $95 million contract. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

Alabama offensive lineman Josh Casher celebrates after the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship game against Missouri on Saturday in Atlanta. No. 1 Alabama, which won 42-13, will face No. 4 Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. BRYNN ANDERSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By Ralph D. Russo

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GRAPEVINE, Texas he first College Football Playoff expanded the national championship race, made the regular season even more intriguing and produced a final four with major star

power.

Nick Saban’s No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs.

Urban Meyer’s No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes at the Sugar Bowl.

Marcus Mariota, this season’s Heisman Trophy front-runner, and second-seeded Oregon vs. Jameis Winston, last season’s Heisman Trophy winner, and defending national champion Florida State at the Rose Bowl.

The winners will meet on Jan. 12 in Arlington, Texas, at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.

A new era, indeed, but with the same old problems: What is the best way to pick the teams and

what should be the criteria?

After six weeks of ranking teams, the selection committee shuffled its deck Sunday and dealt the Big 12 out of the playoff.

“We’re smarting today,” Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said.

TCU, which had been third in the rankings last week, ended up sixth. Big 12 co-champion Baylor moved up a spot to No. 5, but both were squeezed out by Ohio State, which won over the committee with a doozy of a closing statement in its conference championship game: a 59-0 victory against Wisconsin for the Big Ten title.

“I would say that human nature is that the most recent thing that occurs, in this case the mostrecent achievements, are the most impactful,” Bowlsby said. “Ohio State’s victory over Wisconsin

was complete domination, and in that regard they played their way into the position they now enjoy.”

The Big 12 doesn’t have one of those anymore.

Its teams play only 12 games, compared to 13 for champions of the other Big Five conferences.

Bowlsby and his conference athletic directors are meeting in New York this week and he anticipates the topic of how best to determine a champion will come up.

“This will be a catalyst for discussion for sure,” Bowlsby said.

The Big 12 can’t hold a championship game because it only has 10 teams, but the conference, along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, is trying to change that. The leagues have proposed getting rid of NCAA rules requiring a conference have 12 teams split into two divisions to play a title game.

Holding one with 10 teams that play a nine-game

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Utah State, UTEP to play in New Mexico Bowl The New Mexican

IF YOU GO

A pair of teams who enjoyed a measure of success against The University of New Mexico this season will get one more shot at some feelgood memories, Albuquerque-style.

On Sunday, Utah State and UTEP accepted offers to play in the ninth annual Gildan New Mexico Bowl, set for Dec. 20 at UNM’s University Stadium. Both teams picked up wins over UNM during the regular season.

Kickoff for the nationally televised game is scheduled for 12:20 p.m.

“I think we have another great matchup with two tremendous teams,” said bowl executive director Jeff Siembieda in a press release. “It looks like we are set up for another

What: Ninth annual Gildan New Mexico Bowl Who: Utah State vs. UTEP When: 12:20 p.m. Dec. 20 Where: University Stadium, UNM Tickets: $25-$40 through the UNM ticket office in The Pit More: gildannewmexicobowl.com

exciting show at the Gildan New Mexico Bowl.”

Utah State is the Mountain West representative and will be making its first appearance in the bowl game. A record seven teams from the MWC are heading to the postseason.

The Aggies finished 9-4 overall and 6-2 in league play, including a

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28-21 win over New Mexico on Nov. 15. This is their fourth straight bowl appearance and they were in position to win the MWC’s Mountain Division heading into the regular season finale against Boise State.

They had more players named allconference (16) than any other team in the MWC, led by defensive player of the year Zach Vigil. A senior linebacker, he had double-digit tackles in eight games.

“They are a first-class program loaded with talent and have had a really nice season,” Siembieda said.

“We look forward to hosting the Aggies and their great fan base to Albuquerque for what should be a fun week.”

UTEP is out of Conference USA,

going 7-5 overall and 5-3 in league play after beating the Lobos 31-24 in the season opener on Aug. 30. The Miners clinched their first winning record in nine years by beating Middle Tennessee State in their regular season finale.

They lost to Brigham Young in the 2010 New Mexico Bowl and are winless in their last five bowl appearances.

“It is with great pleasure that we welcome the UTEP Miners back to the Gildan New Mexico Bowl,” Siembieda said. “The Miners have been an exciting team all season and it’s been really fun to watch them.”

Tickets to the game range from $25 to $40 through the UNM ticket office in The Pit.

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Week 14 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Giants 36, Tennessee 7 Carolina 41, New Orleans 10 Minnesota 30, N.Y. Jets 24, OT Pittsburgh 42, Cincinnati 21 St. Louis 24, Washington 0 Baltimore 28, Miami 13 Indianapolis 25, Cleveland 24 Detroit 34, Tampa Bay 17 Houston 27, Jacksonville 13 Denver 24, Buffalo 17 Arizona 17, Kansas City 14 Oakland 24, San Francisco 13 Seattle 24, Philadelphia 14 New England 23, San Diego 14 Thursday’s Game Dallas 41, Chicago 28 Monday’s Game Atlanta at Green Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Vikings 30, Jets 24 (OT) N.Y. Jets 12 3 3 6 0—24 Minnesota 14 7 0 3 6—30 First Quarter Min—Hodges 27 interception return (Walsh kick), 14:48.

NYJ—Richardson safety, 10:12.

NYJ—Harvin 35 pass from Smith (Folk kick), 7:35.

Min—Charle.Johnson 56 pass from Bridgewater (Walsh kick), 5:53.

NYJ—FG Folk 36, 2:28.

Second Quarter Min—Felton fumble recovery in end zone (Walsh kick), 13:32.

NYJ—FG Folk 33, :17.

Third Quarter NYJ—FG Folk 22, 12:24.

Fourth Quarter NYJ—FG Folk 24, 14:15.

Min—FG Walsh 20, 5:28.

NYJ—FG Folk 44, :23.

Overtime Min—Wright 87 pass from Bridgewater, 10:21.

A—52,152.

NYJ Min First downs 19 19 Total Net Yards 410 411 Rushes-yards 42-168 28-114 Passing 242 297 Punt Returns 2-13 1-10 Kickoff Returns 5-114 7-121 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 1-27 Comp-Att-Int 18-29-1 19-27-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-12 3-12 Punts 4-40.0 3-49.3 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 4-40 6-70 Time of Possession 35:52 28:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—N.Y. Jets, Ivory 16-73, C.Johnson 16-53, Smith 6-33, B.Powell 2-6, Harvin 2-3. Minnesota, Asiata 19-54, Wright 1-23, Tate 3-15, Banyard 1-9, Bridgewater 3-7, Patterson 1-6.

PASSING—N.Y. Jets, Smith 18-291-254. Minnesota, Bridgewater 19-27-1-309.

RECEIVING—N.Y. Jets, Harvin 6-124, Decker 6-89, Kerley 2-17, C.Johnson 2-13, Owusu 1-7, Ivory 1-4. Minnesota, Jennings 5-52, Wright 4-123, Charle.

Johnson 4-103, Asiata 3-10, Rudolph 2-9, Banyard 1-12.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Minnesota, Walsh 39 (WR), 56 (SH).

Steelers 42, Bengals 21 Pittsburgh 0 10 7 25—42 Cincinnati 0 14 7 0—21 Second Quarter Pit—Miller 1 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 11:17.

Cin—Gresham 10 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 9:06.

Cin—Dalton 20 run (Nugent kick), 2:57.

Pit—FG Suisham 22, :11.

Third Quarter Pit—Bell 10 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 5:24.

Cin—Green 81 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), :00.

Fourth Quarter Pit—FG Suisham 44, 13:32.

Pit—Bell 13 run (Miller pass from Roethlisberger), 11:27.

Pit—Bryant 94 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 8:31.

Pit—Bell 22 run (Suisham kick), 5:09.

A—65,512.

Pit Cin First downs 25 16 Total Net Yards 543 408 Rushes-yards 31-193 21-86 Passing 350 322 Punt Returns 3-14 4-45 Kickoff Returns 1-19 4-91 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 25-39-0 25-35-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 3-5 Punts 6-47.5 7-46.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2 Penalties-Yards 3-20 7-54 Time of Possession 32:45 27:15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Pittsburgh, Bell 26-185, Harris 4-9, Roethlisberger 1-(minus 1). Cincinnati, Hill 8-46, Dalton 4-22, Bernard 6-17, Campbell 1-1, Peerman 1-0, Sanu 1-0.

PASSING—Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 25-39-0-350. Cincinnati, Dalton 21-290-302, Campbell 4-6-0-25.

RECEIVING—Pittsburgh, A.Brown 9-117, Bell 6-50, Bryant 4-109, Wheaton 2-31, Spaeth 2-13, Moore 1-29, Miller 1-1. Cincinnati, Green 11224, Gresham 3-23, Hill 3-21, Bernard 3-19, Brock 2-18, Sanu 2-16, Little 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Indianapolis 0 7 9 9—25 Cleveland 7 7 7 3—24 First Quarter Cle—Robertson fumble recovery in end zone (Cundiff kick), :40.

Second Quarter Ind—Luck 11 run (Vinatieri kick), 5:57.

Cle—Crowell 9 run (Cundiff kick), 1:14.

Third Quarter Cle—Gilbert 21 interception return (Cundiff kick), 10:21.

Ind—FG Vinatieri 51, 7:16.

Ind—Hilton 42 pass from Luck (pass failed), 4:01.

Fourth Quarter Ind—FG Vinatieri 33, 14:50.

Cle—FG Cundiff 39, 8:34.

Ind—Hilton 1 pass from Luck (pass failed), :32.

A—67,431.

Ind Cle First downs 23 14 Total Net Yards 362 248 Rushes-yards 20-93 31-111 Passing 269 137 Punt Returns 3-4 4-65 Kickoff Returns 5-141 5-99 Interceptions Ret. 2-0 2-55 Comp-Att-Int 24-53-2 14-31-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-25 1-3 Punts 7-47.0 9-45.2 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-40 7-85 Time of Possession 28:04 31:56 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Indianapolis, Luck 5-37, Richardson 7-30, Herron 8-26.

Cleveland, West 15-54, Crowell 14-54, Hoyer 2-3.

PASSING—Indianapolis, Luck 24-53-2294. Cleveland, Hoyer 14-31-2-140.

RECEIVING—Indianapolis, Hilton 10-150, Fleener 5-56, Herron 4-45, Moncrief 3-33, Allen 1-5, Wayne 1-5.

Cleveland, Cameron 4-41, Hawkins 4-38, Gabriel 2-16, Gordon 2-15, Benjamin 1-27, Dray 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Cleveland, Cundiff 40 (WR).

Seahawks 24, Eagles 14 Seattle 0 10 14 0—24 Philadelphia 7 0 7 0—14 First Quarter Phi—Maclin 1 pass from Sanchez (Parkey kick), 3:37.

Second Quarter Sea—Wilson 26 run (Hauschka kick), 14:17.

Sea—FG Hauschka 44, :02.

Third Quarter Sea—Lynch 15 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 14:03.

Phi—Ertz 35 pass from Sanchez (Parkey kick), 12:09.

Sea—Baldwin 23 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 9:01.

A—69,596.

Sea Phi First downs 28 9 Total Net Yards 440 139 Rushes-yards 46-188 22-57 Passing 252 82 Punt Returns 3-5 1-0 Kickoff Returns 3-53 4-104 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 22-37-0 10-20-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-11 3-14 Punts 6-37.8 8-43.9 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1 Penalties-Yards 8-67 4-69 Time of Possession 41:56 18:04 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Seattle, Lynch 23-86, Wilson 10-48, Michael 6-32, Kearse 2-15, Turbin 4-7, Ryan 1-0. Philadelphia, McCoy 17-50, Sanchez 1-7, Sproles 4-0.

PASSING—Seattle, Wilson 22-37-0263. Philadelphia, Sanchez 10-20-1-96.

RECEIVING—Seattle, Baldwin 5-97, Lynch 5-27, Kearse 3-37, Richardson 2-27, Norwood 2-22, Lockette 1-19, Moeaki 1-15, Turbin 1-14, Tukuafu 1-4, Willson 1-1. Philadelphia, Maclin 3-21, Cooper 3-13, Ertz 2-39, J.Matthews 2-23.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Giants 36, Titans 7 N.Y. Giants 17 6 10 3—36 Tennessee 0 0 7 0—7 First Quarter NYG—FG J.Brown 20, 7:59.

NYG—Beckham Jr. 15 pass from E.Manning (J.Brown kick), 4:41.

NYG—Kuhn 26 fumble return (J.Brown kick), 1:07.

Second Quarter NYG—FG J.Brown 19, 1:38.

NYG—FG J.Brown 36, :07.

Third Quarter NYG—A.Williams 50 run (J.Brown kick), 12:06.

Ten—Huff 23 interception return (Succop kick), 8:36.

NYG—FG J.Brown 52, :33.

Fourth Quarter NYG—FG J.Brown 42, 11:22.

A—69,143.

NYG Ten First downs 19 12 Total Net Yards 402 207 Rushes-yards 30-142 14-61 Passing 260 146 Punt Returns 4-49 1-4 Kickoff Returns 1-20 4-63 Interceptions Ret. 2-26 1-23 Comp-Att-Int 26-43-1 23-35-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 8-60 Punts 4-46.5 6-47.3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 7-70 5-39 Time of Possession 34:43 25:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—N.Y. Giants, A.Williams 24-131, Beckham Jr. 1-9, Jennings 2-5, Darkwa 1-0, Nassib 2-(minus 3). Tennessee, Locker 2-28, Sankey 9-25, L.Washington 2-9, Mettenberger 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—N.Y. Giants, E.Manning 26-42-1-260, Beckham Jr. 0-1-0-0. Tennessee, Mettenberger 14-24-1-125, Locker 9-11-1-81.

RECEIVING—N.Y. Giants, Beckham Jr. 11-130, Parker 5-60, Donnell 4-28, A.Williams 3-16, Jennings 1-17, Randle 1-9, Robinson 1-0. Tennessee, Hagan 6-62, Walker 4-27, N.Washington 3-56, Durham 3-30, McCluster 2-10, L.Washington 2-10, Sankey 2-2, Klug 1-9.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Tennessee, Succop 42 (WR).

Lions 34, Buccaneers 17 Tampa Bay 0 10 0 7—17 Detroit 7 10 10 7—34 First Quarter Det—C.Johnson 6 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), 2:57.

Second Quarter TB—FG Murray 54, 13:32.

Det—Bell 1 run (Prater kick), 6:01.

Det—FG Prater 46, 3:01.

TB—Evans 5 pass from McCown (Murray kick), :05.

Third Quarter Det—FG Prater 23, 11:14.

Det—Fauria 10 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), :15.

Fourth Quarter TB—Evans 26 pass from McCown (Murray kick), 12:52.

Det—Bell 5 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), 5:01.

A—61,489.

NATIONAL SCOREBOARD TB Det First downs 15 22 Total Net Yards 233 407 Rushes-yards 14-26 31-113 Passing 207 294 Punt Returns 0-0 2-11 Kickoff Returns 1-23 2-67 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-11 Comp-Att-Int 20-39-2 26-34-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 6-43 4-17 Punts 6-42.5 3-51.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1 Penalties-Yards 5-50 9-122 Time of Possession 23:25 36:35 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Tampa Bay, Martin 5-22, McCown 4-8, Sims 5-(minus 4). Detroit, Bell 18-83, Bush 8-26, Ross 1-4, Winn 1-2, Stafford 3-(minus 2).

PASSING—Tampa Bay, McCown 20-392-250. Detroit, Stafford 26-34-0-311.

RECEIVING—Tampa Bay, Jackson 10159, Evans 4-45, Murphy Jr. 3-18, Sims 1-24, Stocker 1-4, Martin 1-0. Detroit, C.Johnson 8-158, Bell 5-50, Tate 4-50, Bush 4-8, Ebron 3-28, Fauria 2-17.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Broncos 24, Bills 17 Buffalo 0 3 0 14—17 Denver 7 7 10 0—24 First Quarter Den—Anderson 6 run (Barth kick), 2:43.

Second Quarter Buf—FG Carpenter 44, 11:51.

Den—Anderson 1 run (Barth kick), 3:26.

Third Quarter Den—Anderson 3 run (Barth kick), 12:01.

Den—FG Barth 50, 1:07.

Fourth Quarter Buf—Hogan 14 pass from Orton (Carpenter kick), 10:46.

Buf—Orton 1 run (Carpenter kick), :55.

A—76,913.

Buf Den First downs 24 15 Total Net Yards 415 306 Rushes-yards 16-74 29-133 Passing 341 173 Punt Returns 0-0 1-7 Kickoff Returns 1-27 2-50 Interceptions Ret. 2-57 2-38 Comp-Att-Int 38-57-2 14-20-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-14 0-0 Punts 3-34.0 3-49.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 11-98 5-45 Time of Possession 33:29 26:31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Buffalo, Jackson 8-35, Dixon 3-15, Goodwin 1-12, B.Brown 3-11, Orton 1-1. Denver, Thompson 4-63, Anderson 21-58, Sanders 1-13, Stewart 1-1, Manning 2-(minus 2).

PASSING—Buffalo, Orton 38-57-2-355.

Denver, Manning 14-20-2-173.

RECEIVING—Buffalo, Jackson 10-37, Chandler 8-81, Watkins 7-127, Hogan 7-54, Woods 3-36, B.Brown 2-14, Smith 1-6. Denver, Welker 6-82, Sanders 4-56, D.Thomas 2-11, Thompson 1-14, Tamme 1-10.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Texans 27, Jaguars 13 Houston 3 7 7 10—27 Jacksonville 7 6 0 0—13 First Quarter Jax—Hurns 4 pass from Bortles (Scobee kick), 3:39.

Hou—FG Bullock 44, 1:22.

Second Quarter Hou—Fitzpatrick 4 run (Bullock kick), 11:45.

Jax—FG Scobee 33, 5:53.

Jax—FG Scobee 37, 1:09.

Third Quarter Hou—Blue 1 run (Bullock kick), 3:23.

Fourth Quarter Hou—Foster 1 run (Bullock kick), 14:23.

Hou—FG Bullock 44, 8:39.

A—61,070.

Hou Jax First downs 19 17 Total Net Yards 304 262 Rushes-yards 42-173 22-74 Passing 131 188 Punt Returns 1-21 2-15 Kickoff Returns 2-42 4-111 Interceptions Ret. 1-6 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 13-19-0 20-40-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-4 4-17 Punts 5-47.6 4-48.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-64 6-40 Time of Possession 32:29 27:31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Houston, Foster 24-127, Fitzpatrick 8-19, Blue 9-15, D.Johnson 1-12. Jacksonville, D.Robinson 10-30, Gerhart 5-19, Todman 3-11, Bortles 3-10, Lee 1-4.

PASSING—Houston, Fitzpatrick 13-190-135. Jacksonville, Bortles 20-39-1205, D.Robinson 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING—Houston, Hopkins 4-49, A.Johnson 4-17, Foster 2-21, Griffin 1-25, Martin 1-12, D.Johnson 1-11.

Jacksonville, Lee 5-67, Hurns 5-36, Lewis 3-69, Gerhart 2-16, Shorts III 2-3, Sanders 1-9, Todman 1-5, Ta’ufo’ou 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Panthers 41, Saints 10 Carolina 17 7 14 3—41 New Orleans 0 3 0 7—10 First Quarter Car—Benjamin 9 pass from Newton (Gano kick), 11:42.

Car—FG Gano 37, 9:57.

Car—Newton 2 run (Gano kick), 6:41.

Second Quarter NO—FG S.Graham 37, 13:19.

Car—Olsen 16 pass from Newton (Gano kick), 2:14.

Third Quarter Car—Stewart 69 run (Gano kick), 13:59.

Car—Whittaker 26 pass from Newton (Gano kick), 5:13.

Fourth Quarter Car—FG Gano 41, 14:10.

NO—Watson 7 pass from Brees (S.Graham kick), 5:29.

A—73,006.

Car NO First downs 24 18 497 310 Total Net Yards Rushes-yards 40-271 17-92 Passing 226 218 Punt Returns 2-7 3-68 Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-28 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 21-33-0 29-49-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 2-17 Punts 4-39.5 5-44.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 6-55 4-30 Time of Possession 36:00 24:00 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Carolina, Stewart 20-155, Newton 12-83, Tolbert 5-28, Whittaker 3-5. New Orleans, Ingram 10-43, Thomas 5-38, Brees 1-6, Cadet 1-5.

PASSING—Carolina, Newton 21-33-0226. New Orleans, Brees 29-49-1-235.

RECEIVING—Carolina, Olsen 10-72, Brown 3-42, Tolbert 2-34, Benjamin 2-24, Whittaker 1-26, Dickson 1-10, Bersin 1-9, Cotchery 1-9. New Orleans, Colston 5-72, Toon 4-45, Thomas 4-14, J.Graham 3-25, Stills 3-23, Morgan 2-23, Cadet 2-13, Ingram 2-13, Watson 2-8, Lorig 2-(minus 1).

MISSED FIELD GOALS—New Orleans, S.Graham 42 (WL).

Ravens 28, Dolphins 13

Patriots 23, Chargers 14

Baltimore 0 7 7 14—28 Miami 10 0 0 3—13 First Quarter Mia—FG Sturgis 46, 9:28.

Mia—Hartline 3 pass from Tannehill (Sturgis kick), 1:41.

Second Quarter Bal—Smith Sr. 1 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), :02.

Third Quarter Bal—Aiken 13 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 6:14.

Fourth Quarter Mia—FG Sturgis 34, 12:41.

Bal—Forsett 2 run (Tucker kick), 8:09.

Bal—Flacco 1 run (Tucker kick), 3:34.

A—70,244.

Bal Mia First downs 26 16 Total Net Yards 447 249 Rushes-yards 31-183 16-63 Passing 264 186 Punt Returns 2-8 3-12 Kickoff Returns 0-0 2-61 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-0 Comp-Att-Int 25-33-1 23-33-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-5 6-41 Punts 4-45.3 5-51.4 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 7-36 6-30 Time of Possession 30:18 29:42 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Baltimore, Forsett 13-71, Pierce 3-50, Taliaferro 7-35, Flacco 7-16, Jones 1-11. Miami, Miller 12-53, Tannehill 2-6, Williams 2-4.

PASSING—Baltimore, Flacco 25-33-1269. Miami, Tannehill 23-33-0-227.

RECEIVING—Baltimore, Smith Sr. 7-70, Aiken 6-65, M.Brown 3-30, Daniels 2-27, Forsett 2-7, Juszczyk 2-3, Supernaw 1-29, Taliaferro 1-20, Jones 1-18. Miami, Landry 6-55, Miller 5-36, M.Wallace 3-39, Clay 2-41, Sims 2-18, Hartline 2-11, Matthews 1-13, Gibson 1-7, Williams 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

New England 3 10 0 10—23 San Diego 0 14 0 0—14 First Quarter NE—FG Gostkowski 22, 3:15.

Second Quarter SD—Floyd 15 pass from Rivers (Novak kick), 13:29.

SD—Stuckey 53 fumble return (Novak kick), 11:06.

NE—FG Gostkowski 22, 7:38.

NE—Gronkowski 14 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 3:28.

Fourth Quarter NE—FG Gostkowski 38, 10:34.

NE—Edelman 69 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 8:41.

A—68,815.

NE SD First downs 24 13 Total Net Yards 397 216 Rushes-yards 28-87 17-53 Passing 310 163 Punt Returns 4-20 2-7 Kickoff Returns 3-61 2-33 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 1-0 Comp-Att-Int 28-44-1 20-33-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 4-26 Punts 5-49.4 8-35.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-70 8-61 Time of Possession 34:33 25:27 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New England, Blount 2066, Gray 2-9, Brady 4-7, Edelman 1-4, Vereen 1-1. San Diego, Ry.Mathews 11-44, Rivers 3-8, Oliver 3-1.

PASSING—New England, Brady 28-441-317. San Diego, Rivers 20-33-1-189.

RECEIVING—New England, Edelman 8-141, Gronkowski 8-87, LaFell 4-41, Vereen 3-30, Amendola 3-7, Blount 2-11. San Diego, D.Brown 5-49, Gates 5-34, Floyd 3-54, Royal 2-30, Green 2-15, Allen 2-3, Ry.Mathews 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Cardinals 17, Chiefs 14

FBS Bowls

Kansas City 7 7 0 0—14 Arizona 3 3 11 0—17 First Quarter Ari—FG Catanzaro 44, 10:55.

KC—Charles 63 run (Santos kick), 9:35.

Second Quarter Ari—FG Catanzaro 33, 7:43.

KC—Charles 18 pass from A.Smith (Santos kick), 1:12.

Third Quarter Ari—FG Catanzaro 39, 9:02.

Ari—Ja.Brown 26 pass from Stanton (Carlson pass from Stanton), 3:26.

A—62,387.

KC Ari First downs 19 18 Total Net Yards 390 366 Rushes-yards 17-126 33-141 Passing 264 225 Punt Returns 3-4 2-6 Kickoff Returns 5-150 2-64 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-26 Comp-Att-Int 26-39-1 15-30-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-29 2-14 Punts 4-49.3 4-45.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 9-75 6-40 Time of Possession 29:59 30:01 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Kansas City, Charles 10-91, A.Smith 4-26, Thomas 2-5, Davis 1-4.

Arizona, K.Williams 19-100, Taylor 6-19, Stanton 4-17, Grice 3-6, Hughes 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—Kansas City, A.Smith 26-391-293. Arizona, Stanton 15-30-0-239.

RECEIVING—Kansas City, Kelce 7-110, Avant 5-64, Wilson 4-53, Davis 3-3, Bowe 2-29, Charles 2-20, Sherman 2-8, Thomas 1-6. Arizona, Floyd 4-85, Fitzgerald 4-34, Ja.Brown 2-48, Hughes 1-36, Housler 1-20, Ginn Jr. 1-8, Taylor 1-7, Carlson 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Arizona, Catanzaro 36 (WR), 34 (WL).

Saturday, Dec. 20 New Orleans Bowl Nevada (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN) New Mexico Bowl - At Albuquerque UTEP (7-5) vs. Utah State (9-4), 12:20 p.m. (ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl Colorado State (10-2) vs. Utah (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ABC) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Air Force (9-3), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN) Camelia Bowl - At Montgomery, Ala. Bowling Green (7-6) vs. South Alabama (6-6), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 22 Miami Beach Bowl BYU (8-4) vs. Memphis (9-3), Noon (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 23 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Marshall (12-1) vs. Northern Illinois (11-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Poinsettia Bowl - At San Diego Navy (6-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl - At Nassau Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (7-5), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Hawaii Bowl - At Honolulu Rice (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-7), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Bowl Illinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl - At Detroit Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl UCF (9-3) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 6 p.m.

(ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl - At Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl - At El Paso, Texas Duke (9-3) vs. Arizona State (9-3), Noon (CBS) Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Miami (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN2) Pinstripe Bowl - At Bronx, N.Y. Boston College (7-5) vs. Penn State (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl - At San Diego Nebraska (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN) 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 Santa Clara, 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 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 Arlington, 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 Fort Worth, Texas Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Houston (7-5), 10 a.m. (ESPN) TaxSlayer Bowl Iowa (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 1:20 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) GoDaddy Bowl - At Mobile, Ala. Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Rams 24, Washington 0 St. Louis 0 6 18 0—24 Washington 0 0 0 0—0 Second Quarter StL—Cook 35 pass from Hill (kick failed), 12:19.

Third Quarter StL—FG Zuerlein 34, 7:39.

StL—Cook 1 pass from Hill (Harkey pass from Hekker), 3:52.

StL—Austin 78 punt return (Zuerlein kick), 1:36.

A—71,120.

StL Was First downs 19 13 Total Net Yards 329 206 Rushes-yards 30-131 12-27 Passing 198 179 Punt Returns 4-143 2-3 Kickoff Returns 1-20 4-91 Interceptions Ret. 2-21 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 16-22-0 23-36-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-15 7-53 Punts 4-43.5 6-45.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 11-98 5-51 Time of Possession 32:49 27:11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—St. Louis, Mason 20-66, Austin 5-46, B.Cunningham 3-20, Hill 2-(minus 1). Washington, McCoy 2-11, Redd Jr. 1-8, Morris 8-6, Way 1-2.

PASSING—St. Louis, Hill 16-22-0-213.

Washington, McCoy 20-32-2-199, Griffin III 3-4-0-33.

RECEIVING—St. Louis, B.Cunningham 5-28, Cook 4-61, Britt 2-52, Bailey 2-47, Austin 2-14, Kendricks 1-11. Washington, Garcon 9-95, Moss 3-43, Redd Jr. 3-36, Reed 3-25, Roberts 2-11, Morris 1-11, Paul 1-7, Grant 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—St. Louis, Zuerlein 28 (WR), 38 (WR).

Raiders 24, 49ers 13 San Francisco 7 3 3 0—13 Oakland 3 7 7 7—24 First Quarter Oak—FG Janikowski 57, 11:46.

SF—Miller 8 pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick), 1:54.

Second Quarter Oak—Penn 3 pass from Carr (Janikowski kick), 10:45.

SF—FG Dawson 52, :01.

Third Quarter SF—FG Dawson 20, 8:34.

Oak—Reece 9 pass from Carr (Janikowski kick), 4:09.

Fourth Quarter Oak—Rivera 5 pass from Carr (Janikowski kick), 10:39.

A—55,300.

SF Oak First downs 18 19 Total Net Yards 248 330 Rushes-yards 18-97 31-85 Passing 151 245 Punt Returns 1-23 3-19 Kickoff Returns 3-92 3-53 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-3 Comp-Att-Int 18-33-2 22-28-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-23 1-9 Punts 4-52.5 5-46.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-50 10-84 Time of Possession 27:05 32:55 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—San Francisco, Gore 12-63, Kaepernick 3-26, Hyde 2-4, Boldin 1-4.

Oakland, Murray 23-76, McFadden 4-5, Carr 2-2, Reece 2-2.

PASSING—San Francisco, Kaepernick 18-33-2-174. Oakland, Carr 22-28-0-254.

RECEIVING—San Francisco, Crabtree 9-56, Boldin 4-54, V.Davis 2-26, Celek 1-22, Hyde 1-8, Miller 1-8. Oakland, Rivera 7-109, Reece 7-64, Holmes 2-38, J.Jones 2-11, Murray 2-9, V.Brown 1-20, Penn 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—San Francisco, Dawson 47 (WL).

Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl 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) Saturday, Jan. 17 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 2 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl National vs. American, 2 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 24 Senior Bowl North vs. South, 2 p.m. (NFLN)

College Football Schedule Saturday, Dec. 13 East Army (4-7) vs. Navy (6-5) at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 12 Chattanooga (10-3) at New Hampshire (11-1) vs. 6 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 13 Coastal Carolina (12-1) vs. North Dakota State (12-1), 10 a.m.

Sam Houston State (10-4) at Villanova (11-2), 11 a.m.

Illinois State (11-1) at Eastern Washington (11-2), 2 p.m.

Playoff Rankings (Final) Team, Record 1. Alabama, 12-1; 2. Oregon, 12-1; 3.

Florida St., 13-0; 4. Ohio St., 12-1; 5.

Baylor, 11-1; 6. TCU, 11-1; 7. Mississippi St., 10-2; 8. Michigan St., 10-2; 9. Mississippi, 9-3; 10. Arizona, 10-3; 11. Kansas St., 9-3; 12. Georgia Tech, 10-3; 13.

Georgia, 9-3; 14. UCLA, 9-3; 15. Arizona St., 9-3; 16. Missouri, 10-3; 17. Clemson, 9-3; 18. Wisconsin, 10-3; 19. Auburn, 8-4; 20. Boise St., 11-2; 21. Louisville, 9-3; 22. Utah, 8-4; 23. LSU, 8-4; 24.

Southern Cal, 8-4; 25. Minnesota, 8-4

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

W 15 8 7 4 2 W 13 13 9 9 5 W 11 12 11 7 3

L 5 10 11 18 18 L 6 6 11 14 15 L 7 8 11 13 18

Pct .750 .444 .389 .182 .100 Pct .684 .684 .450 .391 .250 Pct .611 .600 .500 .350 .143

GB — 6 7 12 13 GB — — 4½ 6 8½ GB — — 2 5 9½

Western Conference Southwest W L Pct GB Houston 16 4 .800 — Memphis 16 4 .800 — San Antonio 15 5 .750 1 Dallas 16 6 .727 1 New Orleans 9 10 .474 6½ Northwest W L Pct GB Portland 16 4 .800 — Denver 9 11 .450 7 Oklahoma City 7 13 .350 9 Utah 5 15 .250 11 Minnesota 4 15 .211 11½ Pacific W L Pct GB Golden State 17 2 .895 — L.A. Clippers 14 5 .737 3 Phoenix 12 9 .571 6 Sacramento 10 10 .500 7½ L.A. Lakers 5 16 .238 13 Sunday’s Games Boston 101, Washington 93 Atlanta 96, Denver 84 Memphis 103, Miami 87 Oklahoma City 96, Detroit 94 Dallas 125, Milwaukee 102 Portland 103, New York 99 New Orleans 104, L.A. Lakers 87 Monday’s Games Boston at Washington, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Denver at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Golden State at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Utah at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL Men’s Top 25 Sunday’s Games No. 1 Kentucky 82, Eastern Kentucky 49 No. 12 N. Carolina 108, E. Carolina 64 Washington 49, No. 13 San Diego St. 36 No. 16 West Virginia 67, N. Kentucky 42 Clemson 68, No. 18 Arkansas 65, OT

Women’s Top 25 Sunday’s Games No. 1 South Carolina 51, No. 9 Duke 50 No. 5 Texas A&M 82, TCU 71 No. 13 Kentucky 77, No. 7 Louisville 68 Kansas 62, No. 10 California 39 No. 11 Baylor 96, Mississippi 54 Alabama 53, No. 12 Nebraska 51 No. 14 Tennessee 85, Lipscomb 51 No. 15 Maryland 81, Towson 52 No. 18 Rutgers 64, No. 25 Arkansas 52 No. 19 Georgia 69, No. 16 Michigan St. 60 No. 22 Iowa 78, Colorado 63 No. 23 Mississippi State 97, Southeastern Louisiana 36 No. 25 DePaul 87, Chicago State 34

HOCKEY NHL Eastern Conference GP Tampa Bay 28 Pittsburgh 26 Detroit 28 N.Y. Islndrs 27 Montreal 29 Washington 26 Toronto 26 Boston 28 Florida 25 Ottawa 27 N.Y. Rangers 25 New Jersey 27 Philadelphia 26 Columbus 26 Buffalo 27 Carolina 26

W 18 18 17 19 17 12 14 15 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 8

L OL Pts GFGA 7 3 39 98 72 6 2 38 85 60 6 5 39 88 70 8 0 38 86 74 10 2 36 74 76 10 4 28 74 71 9 3 31 89 79 12 1 31 72 72 7 7 29 56 64 11 5 27 70 74 10 4 26 73 73 13 4 24 64 79 13 4 22 68 82 15 2 20 61 88 16 2 20 47 85 15 3 19 58 74

Western Conference GP W L OL Pts GFGA Anaheim 29 18 6 5 41 85 79 Chicago 27 18 8 1 37 85 53 Vancouver 28 18 8 2 38 87 78 Nashville 26 17 7 2 36 70 54 St. Louis 27 17 8 2 36 76 63 Calgary 28 17 9 2 36 89 72 Los Angeles 27 14 8 5 33 72 59 Winnipeg 28 14 9 5 33 64 64 San Jose 29 14 11 4 32 81 79 Minnesota 25 14 10 1 29 71 61 Dallas 27 10 12 5 25 79 95 Colorado 27 9 12 6 24 72 89 Arizona 28 10 15 3 23 66 90 Edmonton 27 7 15 5 19 60 91 Sunday’s Games Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 3, OT Detroit 3, Carolina 1 Ottawa 4, Vancouver 3, OT Edmonton 2, San Jose 1 Monday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Florida at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

SPORTS

Monday, December 8, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Northern New Mexico

After snub, Big 12 looks inward SCOREBOARD

By Stephen Hawkins The Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — Now the Big 12 Conference has a real debate to settle after both of its co-champions were left out of the four-team playoff.

After weeks of talk about whether Baylor or TCU deserved to be in the playoff, neither made it Sunday, and the Big 12 may be reconsidering how to declare its champion.

“That will cause us to go back to the drawing board a little bit and talk about whether or not we need to think about a different model,” Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby told ESPN after the final playoff ranking.

The Big 12 is the only of the big-five leagues without a championship game, but it also the only one where every team plays each other in a round-robin schedule.

Baylor and TCU (both 11-1, 8-1 Big 12) were declared co-champions, even though the Bears beat the Horned Frogs 61-58 on Oct. 11.

The Big 12 can’t hold a championship game because it only has 10 teams; current NCAA rules require conferences with 12 teams split into two divisions to play a title game.

“We’re in a room that feels like we just lost a football game. That to me is a travesty,” Baylor coach Art Briles said Sunday.

“That’s what I hate. We won a big game [Saturday] night. We are Big 12 champions.

We won a Big 12 championship for two years in a row.”

Baylor was fifth in the final playoff ranking, with TCU sixth. The Bears had been behind TCU in the first six weekly rankings, which began 2½ weeks after they played each other.

The top four were Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State, all who won conference championship games.

Bowlsby said that is a clear indication that the Big 12 got penalized for not having a championship game on the first weekend in December, when the league was instead wrapping up its regular season with two games that had title implications.

“I thought you had a championship game because you had so many teams, and that they split their divisions, and you played so that the best played from both sides,” TCU coach Gary Patterson said.

“For me, if we have to have championship games so it gives us the better opportunity, then we’ll have to go do that.”

Patterson pointed out that Big 12 coaches voted on and approved co-champions and that he is OK with that declaration. But he added that he would have no problem in the future to “just play the game off” in such situations to determine “one true champion, if that’s what people want.”

Both Baylor and TCU still made it into one of the New Year’s six games.

The Frogs will play in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 31 against Mississippi (9-3) from the SEC. Baylor is going to the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day against Big Ten team Michigan State (10-2).

TCU was third in the playoff ranking before its 55-3 win over last-place Iowa

State on Saturday to claim a share of the Big 12 title in only the Frogs’ third year in the league. Baylor was sixth before a 38-27 win over Kansas State (9-3, 7-2), before Ohio State finished off its 59-0 win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game.

Kansas State athletic director John Currie called Bowlsby’s comments appropriate, and figures they will come up rather quickly.

“We do have Big 12 meetings [Monday] in New York City. I’m sure we’ll have something to talk about,” Currie said.

Bowlsby presented championship trophies to both Baylor and TCU after their respective games about 90 miles apart.

Briles made it clear that he believes the Bears should be considered the “One True Champion,” living up to the league’s muchrepeated slogan. He had a rather brisk conversation about that with Bowlsby on the podium in the middle of the field during the celebration.

When asked what changes he would like to see the Big 12 make, Briles instead talked about what his team could have done.

“If we were sitting here 12-0, we’re in the final four. That’s the bottom line,” he said. “I guess that’s what we need to do to be able to be in there. I guess winning 11 games and winning our conference two times in a row, which is considered the second-best conference in America by most people’s standards and having the tiebreaker in this conference apparently wasn’t enough.”

Playoff: Changes to system are possible Continued from Page B-1 round-robin schedule isn’t ideal because the game would always be a rematch, Bowlsby said.

“I don’t know with 10 it’s something that we would necessarily do,” Bowlsby said.

But conference expansion is a complicated issue that goes well beyond whether to hold a championship game.

Bowlsby cautioned about making a “knee-jerk” reaction to one year’s results. He said his faith in the process has not wavered.

“We put a system in place and I helped to put it in place and I have confidence in that system. And I have confidence in the impeccable integrity of

the people in that room,” he said.

Baylor coach Art Briles wasn’t so sure.

“I think the committee needs to be a little more regionalized with people that are associated with the south part of the United States,” he said. “I’m not sure there is a connection on there that is that familiar with the Big 12 Conference.”

There were five active athletic directors on the 12-member committee, one from each of the Big Five conferences.

The Big 12 was represented by West Virginia’s Oliver Luck.

The Mountaineers have been in the Big 12 for three seasons.

Maybe the most jarring part

of Sunday’s unveiling was TCU dropping three spots from the last rankings. The Horned Frogs seemed to be secure at No. 3 last week, and then beat lowly Iowa State by 52 on Sunday.

Committee chairman Jeff Long said TCU’s drop was more about the Buckeyes than the Frogs, but it highlighted a problem with weekly rankings.

Commissioners initially leaned toward not having them when they first started putting the playoff together.

While Long would emphasize every week the committee started with a clean slate, traditionally college football polls create a pecking order for teams that only gets disrupted

by losses.

The top six teams in last week’s rankings all won on Saturday. On Sunday, the teams were the same, but the order was very different. And it left many fans wondering why.

Long said it was too soon to say what changes the committee would recommend to the commissioners. It’s safe to say the benefit of having weekly rankings will be addressed when Long’s crew reconvenes in a couple of months.

“I think that the committee will look at this year, look at this season, look how the entire process went,” he said.

Until then, let the playoff games begin.

Baseball: Hall of Fame committee to meet Continued from Page B-1 “Things can happen quickly here, just because of the proximity of everyone in the same hotel and the availability of everybody’s staff,” New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said. “But at the same time, if you look at the free-agent market, not a lot has happened on the pitching side, so some of that activity may have to take place before we’re able to really have serious discussions with anyone on a possible trade.”

Among those thought to be available on the trade market are Dodgers outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier; Boston outfielder Yoenis Cespedes; Mets pitchers Dillon Gee, Jon Niese and Bartolo Colon; Washington pitchers Jordan Zimmermann

and Doug Fister; Detroit pitchers David Price and Rick Porcello; Philadelphia pitcher Cole Hamels; Oakland pitcher Jeff Samardzija; Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki; White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez; and Atlanta outfielder Justin Upton.

And among free-agent hitters, Chase Headley, Melky Cabrera, Michael Morse and Kendrys Morales remain unsigned.

The four teams chasing the Giants in the NL West all have changed their top baseball front-office person since last year’s meetings, with Tony La Russa taking over at the Diamondbacks, Andrew Friedman with the Dodgers, A. J. Preller with the Padres and Jeff Bridich with the Rockies.

Matt Silverman replaced Friedman with the Rays.

Baseball set up for big doings, even though many winter meetings in recent years often lacked announcements and instead favored agreements announced after teams get home. The press room sprawls across a ballroom with 164 tan chairs spaced before a dais and 300 adjacent work spaces across 25 rows. There are separate areas curtained off for MLB.com (56 work spaces) and radio (38).

As the meetings open Monday, the Hall of Fame Golden Era Committee will announce whether it has elected any of 10 candidates: Gil Hodges, Luis Tiant, Maury Wills, Dick Allen, Ken Boyer, Jim Kaat, Minnie Minoso, Tony Oliva, Billy Pierce and Bob Howsam. The group considers players and executives whose most significant impact was from 1947-72.

Local results and schedules ON THE AIR

Today on TV Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. All times local.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 5 p.m. on ESPNU — IPFW at Purdue 5 p.m. on FS1 — Kennesaw St. at Butler 7 p.m. on ESPNU — North Dakota at Minnesota 7 p.m. on FS1 — Brown at Providence NFL 6:15 p.m. on ESPN — Atlanta at Green Bay PREP BASKETBALL 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2 — Lancaster (Texas) vs. Plano West (Texas), in Garland, Texas SOCCER 12:55 p.m. on NBCSN — Premier League, Manchester United at Southampton

PREP SCHEDULE This week’s high school varsity sports schedule. For additions or changes, contact us at sports@sfnewmexican.com:

Today Boys basketball — Pojoaque Valley at Capital, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball — Academy for Technology and the Classics at Tierra Encantada, 4 p.m.

Mesa Vista at Santa Fe Preparatory, 6 p.m.

Tuesday Boys basketball — Santa Fe Waldorf vs. Desert Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Monte del Sol at Cuba, 6:30 p.m.

Monte del Sol (JV) at N.M. School for Deaf, 6:30 p.m.

Coronado at Tohatchi, 6:30 p.m.

West Las Vegas at Santa Fe Preparatory, 7 p.m.

East Mountain at Santa Fe Indian School, 7 p.m.

Taos at Monte Vista (Colo.), 7 p.m.

Estancia at Pecos, 7 p.m.

NACA at McCurdy, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball — Monte del Sol at N.M. School for Deaf, 5 p.m.

Santa Fe Waldorf at Desert Academy, 5 p.m.

Taos JV at Questa, 6:30 p.m.

Albuquerque Sandia at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m.

Abq. Hope Christian at Los Alamos, 7 p.m.

West Las Vegas at Socorro, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Boys basketball — Santa Fe Waldorf vs. Academy for Tech. and the Classics, 6:30 p.m.

Girls basketball — Santa Fe Waldorf vs. Academy for Tech. and the Classics, 5 p.m.

Swimming & diving — Santa Fe High hosts Santa Fe Invitational, 3 p.m. (Santa Fe High, St. Michael’s, Capital)

Thursday Boys basketball — Pojoaque Valley at Artesia Tournament, pairings TBA Los Alamos, Robertson at Abq. Sandia Prep Tournament, pairings TBA Española Valley hosts Española Valley Classic, pairings TBA Santa Fe Indian School at Laguna-Acoma Tournament, pairings TBA Questa at Raton’s Cowbell Tournament, pairings TBA Desert Academy at McCurdy, 6:30 p.m.

Dulce at Taos, 7 p.m.

Bobby Rodriguez Capital City Tournament (at S.F. High, first round): Lovington vs. Gadsden, 9:30 a.m.

Deming vs. Hobbs, 12:30 p.m.

Santa Fe Preparatory vs. Capital, 3:30 p.m.

Santa Fe High vs. St. Michael’s, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball — Los Alamos, Española Valley at Abq. Academy Tournament, pairings TBA Santa Fe Indian School at Alice King Invite (Moriarty), pairings TBA Monte del Sol at Laguna-Acoma Tournament, pairings TBA Taos at Artesia Tournament, pairings TBA Questa at Raton’s Cowbell Tournament, pairings TBA Desert Academy at McCurdy, 5 p.m.

Mora at Santa Rosa, 5 p.m.

Cuba at Coronado, 5 p.m.

Escalante at Santa Fe Preparatory, 6 p.m.

Bobby Rodriguez Capital City Tournament (at S.F. High, first round): Pojoaque Valley vs. Capital, 8 a.m.

West Las Vegas vs. Lovington, 11 a.m.

St. Michael’s vs. Belen, 2 p.m.

Las Vegas Robertson vs. Santa Fe High, 5:30 p.m.

Friday Boys basketball — Pojoaque Valley at Artesia Tournament, pairings TBA Los Alamos, Robertson at Abq. Sandia Prep Tournament, pairings TBA Española Valley hosts Española Valley Classic, pairings TBA Santa Fe Indian School at Laguna-Acoma Tournament, pairings TBA Questa at Raton’s Cowbell Tournament, pairings TBA NMSD hosts Roadrunner Classic, pairings TBA Grants at Taos, 7 p.m.

Bobby Rodriguez Capital City Tournament (at S.F. High, semifinals): Capital-S.F. Prep winner vs. Deming-Hobbs winner, 3:30 p.m.

Santa Fe High-St. Michael’s winner vs. Lovington-Gadsden winner, 7 p.m. (consolation round) Capital-S.F. Prep loser vs. Deming-Hobbs loser, 9:30 a.m.

Santa Fe High-St. Michael’s loser vs. Lovington-Gadsden loser, 12:30 p.m.

Girls basketball — Los Alamos, Española Valley at Abq. Academy Tournament, pairings TBA Santa Fe Indian School at Alice King Invite (Moriarty), pairings TBA Monte del Sol at Laguna-Acoma Tournament, pairings TBA NMSD hosts Roadrunner Classic, pairings TBA Taos at Artesia Tournament, pairings TBA Questa at Raton’s Cowbell Tournament, pairings TBA Peñasco at Coronado, 6:30 p.m.

Bobby Rodriguez Capital City Tournament (at S.F. High, semifinals): St. Michael’s-Belen winner vs. West Las Vegas-Lovington winner, 2 p.m.

Santa Fe High-Robertson winner vs. Pojoaque-Capital winner, 5:30 p.m. (consolation round) St. Michael’s-Belen loser vs. West Las Vegas-Lovington loser, 8 a.m.

Santa Fe High-Robertson loser vs. Pojoaque-Capital loser, 11 a.m.

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Anthony Davis scores 23, Pelicans top Lakers The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis scored 23 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-87 on Sunday night.

Pelicans 104 Jrue Holiday had Lakers 87 22 points and eight assists, helping the Pelicans end a four-game road losing streak that included a 27-point drubbing by the Warriors on Thursday and a 20-point loss to the Clippers on Saturday night.

Kobe Bryant had 14 points in 31 minutes for the Lakers (5-16).

Bryant and Davis entered Sunday 1-2 in the league in scoring average at 25.8 points and 25.3, respectively.

GRIZZLIES 103, HEAT 87 Memphis, Tenn., Jon Leuer scored a season-high 20 points and matched his career best with 12 rebounds, leading the Grizzlies to the win.

Mike Conley added 18 points for Memphis, connecting on all eight of his shots, and Zach Randolph and Courtney Lee finished with 17 points apiece. Memphis went

8 for 13 from 3-point range and shot 59 percent from the field overall.

Dwyane Wade scored 25 points in Miami’s fourth straight loss. Josh McRoberts added 14 points.

HAWKS 96, NUGGETS 84 In Atlanta, Paul Millsap scored 23 points, Kyle Korver had 15 and Atlanta earned its sixth straight win.

The Hawks got off to a fast start, bolting to a 57-36 halftime lead.

Al Horford and DeMarre Carroll each had 11 points and combined for 17 Atlanta rebounds.

Wilson Chandler finished with a season-high 29 points for the Nuggets, and Timofey Mozgov had 14 points. Chandler and Mozgov combined for 21 rebounds.

Denver began the season with a win over Detroit before losing seven of eight.

CELTICS 101, WIZARDS 93 In Boston, Jeff Green scored 25 points for Boston, and reserve Marcus Thornton had 21.

Rajon Rondo had a triple-double with 13 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for the Celtics, who won their third straight after a season-high five-game losing streak.

MAVERICKS 125, BUCKS 102 In Dallas, Chandler Parsons scored 28 points, helping Dallas roll to the win.

The Mavericks built a big lead with a 12-0 run in the first quarter and didn’t trail again in their second victory in five days over the Bucks. Parsons had nine in the opening period.

TRAIL BLAZERS 103, KNICKS 99 In New York, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and Portland regrouped after blowing a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, recording its fourth straight victory.

Carmelo Anthony had 23 points, but the Knicks lost their eighth straight and 12th in their last 13. J.R. Smith scored 20 points and Amare Stoudemire added 16 for New York, whose 4-18 start is a franchise worst.

THUNDER 96, PISTONS 84 In Auburn Hills, Mich., Kevin Durant scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook added 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Oklahoma City beat lowly Detroit.

The Pistons have lost 12 straight, two short of the franchise record. Detroit’s last win came on Nov. 14 in overtime at Oklahoma City, a game that both Durant and Westbrook missed due to injury.

Boys basketball — Pojoaque Valley at Artesia Tournament, pairings TBA Los Alamos, Robertson at Abq. Sandia Prep Tournament, pairings TBA Española Valley hosts Española Valley Classic, pairings TBA Santa Fe Indian School at Laguna-Acoma Tournament, pairings TBA Questa at Raton’s Cowbell Tournament, pairings TBA NMSD hosts Roadrunner Classic, pairings TBA Desert Academy at Coronado, 3 p.m.

Mora at Dulce, 3 p.m.

Jemez Valley at Peñasco, 4 p.m.

Tierra Encantada vs. Santa Fe Waldorf, 6:30 p.m.

Mesa Vista at Pecos, 6:30 p.m.

Antonito (Colo.) at Escalante, 6:30 p.m.

Taos JV at McCurdy, 7 p.m.

Bobby Rodriguez Capital City Tournament (at S.F. High, final round): 7th place, 9:30 a.m.; 5th place, 12:30 p.m.; 3rd place, 3:30 p.m.; Championship, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball — Los Alamos, Española Valley at Abq. Academy Tournament, pairings TBA Santa Fe Indian School at Alice King Invite (Moriarty), pairings TBA Monte del Sol at Laguna-Acoma Tournament, pairings TBA NMSD hosts Roadrunner Classic, pairings TBA Taos at Artesia Tournament, pairings TBA Questa at Raton’s Cowbell Tournament, pairings TBA Jemez Valley at Peñasco, 2:30 p.m.

Tierra Encantada vs. Santa Fe Waldorf, 5 p.m.

Antonito (Colo.) at Escalante, 5 p.m.

Mesa Vista at Pecos, 5:30 p.m.

Bobby Rodriguez Capital City Tournament (at S.F. High, final round): 7th place, 8 a.m.; 5th place, 11 a.m.; 3rd place, 2 p.m.; Championship, 5:30 p.m.

Wrestling — Capital hosts Jaguar Invitational (Santa Fe High, Pecos, Las Vegas Robertson, West Las Vegas, Capital, Los Alamos), 9 a.m.

Taso at Bloomfield Tournament, 9 a.m.

Swimming & diving — Taos at Carlsbad Invite, 9 a.m.

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Panthers pound angry Saints The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Cam Newton passed for three touchdowns, appeared to incite a scuffle with frustrated New Orleans after he Panthers 41 went over the pile for another score, and the Saints 10 Panthers ended a sixgame skid with a 41-10 win over the Saints on Sunday.

Jonathan Stewart added a 69-yard touchdown as the Panthers (4-8-1) pulled closer to NFC South leader Atlanta (5-7), which plays at Green Bay on Monday night.

Newton’s jawing and “Superman” celebration of his 2-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter drew a shove from linebacker Curtis Lofton. That ignited a scrum that eventually went into a tunnel beyond the end zone.

Panthers tight end Brandon Williams was ejected for punching Cam Jordan, but Carolina kept rolling.

Newton’s scoring passes went to Kelvin Benjamin, Greg Olsen and Fozzy Whitaker.

New Orleans (5-8) lost its fourth straight home game to drop a half-game behind Atlanta.

CARDINALS 17, CHIEFS 14 In Glendale, Ariz., Kerwynn Williams rushed for 100 yards two days after being elevated from the Arizona practice squad and the Cardinals rallied.

The NFC West-leading Cardinals (10-3) took the lead when Drew Stanton threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Jaron Brown in the third quarter.

Jamaal Charles scored two first-half touchdowns on a 63-yard run and 18-yard pass from Alex Smith, but the Chiefs (7-6) were shut out in the second half.

Arizona won a crucial call reversal when it challenged that tight end Travis Kelce fumbled deep in Cardinals territory late in the fourth quarter.

COLTS 25, BROWNS 24 In Cleveland, Andrew Luck threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to T.Y. Hilton with 32 seconds left, rallying Indianapolis.

Cleveland contained the Colts quarterback until the final minute, but couldn’t finish him off.

Before Luck connected with Hilton, Colts running back Daniel Herron picked up 2 yards on fourth down to keep the drive alive. Luck, who threw two interceptions and spent the day being harassed by an energized Browns defense, then fired his second TD pass to Hilton.

The Colts (9-4) trailed 21-7 in the third quarter, but stormed back behind Luck, who finished 24 of 53 for 294 yards.

The Browns (7-6) got two defensive touchdowns, but Cleveland’s offense, led by struggling quarterback Brian Hoyer, couldn’t do enough to keep the team’s playoff hopes from fading.

STEELERS 42, BENGALS 21 In Cincinnati, Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passes, including a 94-yarder to rookie Martavis Bryant in the fourth quarter that was the longest play from scrimmage this season.

The win turned the AFC North into a wide-open race. In a game they had to win, the Steelers (8-5) caught up and ran away with 25 points in the fourth quarter.

For Cincinnati (8-4-1), it was a second straight lopsided at home loss to a division rival. The Bengals fell to Cleveland 24-3 before going on the road and winning three straight to take control of the division.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady throws a pass against the Chargers during the first half of Sunday’s game in San Diego. LENNY IGNELZI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton dives over the pile for a touchdown in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Saints in New Orleans.

BILL HABER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Now, it’s anyone’s title.

Le’Veon Bell had another big all-around game, running for 185 yards, catching six passes for 50 yards, and scoring three touchdowns.

RAVENS 28, DOLPHINS 13 In Miami Gardens, Fla., Baltimore played more than 17 minutes before picking up a first down, then overcame a 10-point deficit to win.

The Ravens rallied with consecutive touchdown drives of 97 and 75 yards, and added the clinching score after a favorable replay reversal.

A gamble by coach John Harbaugh in the third quarter helped. The Ravens made a first down on fourth-and-1 in their territory, jump-starting the TD drive that put them ahead.

RAIDERS 24, 49ERS 13 In Oakland, Calif., Derek Carr threw three touchdown passes and the Raiders put a major dent into San Francisco’s dwindling playoff hopes in the Battle of the Bay. Carr completed 22 of 28 passes for 254 yards and completely outplayed counterpart Colin Kaepernick as the Raiders (2-11) won their second straight home game surrounding last week’s 52-0 loss at St. Louis.

With a second straight loss the 49ers (7-6) are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in coach Jim Harbaugh’s four-year tenure.

LIONS 34, BUCCANEERS 17 In Detroit, Matthew Stafford threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns — including one off a fluky deflection late in the game.

The Lions (9-4) trail first-place Green Bay by a half-game in the NFC North, with the Packers hosting Atlanta on Monday night.

Tampa Bay (2-11) was finally eliminated from playoff contention — the NFC South’s mediocrity could only keep the Bucs in it for so long. They turned over the ball three times in the second quarter against Detroit and never led.

RAMS 24, REDSKINS 0 In Landover, Md., St. Louis has back-toback shutouts for the first time since 1945, giving the Rams their first winning streak of the season.

Jared Cook caught two touchdown passes, Tavon Austin returned a punt 78 yards for a score, and the defense allowed 206 total yards.

The Rams (5-7) sacked Colt McCoy six times. He suffered a neck injury on the sixth sack just before the 2-minute warning, so Robert Griffin III finished the game in his first appearance since getting benched two weeks ago. Griffin was sacked once during his brief stint.

TEXANS 27, JAGUARS 13 In Jacksonville, Fla., Arian Foster ran for 127 yards and a touchdown, and the Texans won consecutive games for the first time since Week 2.

Foster’s 1-yard run on the second play of the fourth quarter gave Houston (7-6) a comfortable cushion in what had been a back-and-forth game.

After quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick got stuffed on third down, the Texans lined up for a field goal before calling time out and deciding to go. Foster started right and looked like he would be stopped for a loss, but he eluded a tackle, cut back the other way and high-stepped into the end zone.

VIKINGS 30, JETS 24 (OT) In Minneapolis, Jarius Wright’s 87-yard touchdown reception from Teddy Bridgewater in overtime gave the Vikings the win.

After forcing the Jets to punt to start the extra period, the Vikings faced third-and-5.

Bridgewater was blitzed and threw high on a bubble screen to his right. Wright jumped, made an off-balance grab, slipped by Jaiquawn Jarrett and outran defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson the rest of the way.

Former Vikings receiver Percy Harvin had a 35-yard touchdown reception and a 47-yard kickoff return while finishing with 124 yards on six catches. But he hurt his ankle on a hard hit by Josh Robinson late in the fourth quarter and didn’t return.

This was his first game in Minnesota in more than two years after playing his first 3½ seasons with the Vikings (6-7), who beat the Jets for the first time in eight matchups since 1975.

GIANTS 36, TITANS 7 In Nashville, Tenn., Eli Manning threw for 260 yards and a touchdown, and the Giants snapped a seven-game skid.

The Giants (4-9) won for the first time since Oct. 5 with two rookies having big games. Odell Beckham Jr. set a team rookie record with his fourth game with 100 yards receiving this season: 11 catches for 130 yards and a TD. Andre Williams ran for a season-high 131 yards, including a 50-yard TD.

Russell Wilson leads Seahawks over Eagles

By Rob Maaddi The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — A dominant defensive performance against Chip Kelly’s high-powered offense Seahawks 24 even had Earl Eagles 14 Thomas showing off his dance moves.

Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes, ran for another score and the Seattle Seahawks stifled Philadelphia in a 24-14 victory over the Eagles on Sunday.

Thomas, Richard Sherman and the rest of Seattle’s “Legion of Boom” defense held the Eagles to 139 total yards, the fewest under Kelly. Seattle held the ball for a franchise-record 41:56 and Philadelphia ran just 45 plays.

“I might be the most uptight guy on the defense, but even I was dancing today,” Thomas said. “We expect to dominate every time we step out.”

Wilson had 263 yards passing and ran for 48 to help the Seahawks (9-4) win their third straight game. The defending Super Bowl champions have victories over NFC West-leading Arizona (10-3), San Francisco (7-6) and Philadelphia (9-4) in the last three weeks.

The Eagles host Dallas (9-4) with first place in the NFC East at stake next week. They had won 10 straight regular-season home games.

“If you don’t get as many opportunities, you have to

Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson, right, scrambles away from Philadelphia Eagles’ Fletcher Cox as Russell Okung defends during the first half of Sunday’s game against the Eagles in Philadelphia. MICHAEL PEREZ/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

make the ones you get count and we didn’t do that,” quarterback Mark Sanchez said. “We expected to do a lot of things better.”

Pete Carroll was the winner in his first NFL matchup against Kelly. In the coaches’ only other meeting, Kelly’s Oregon Ducks beat Carroll and USC 47-20 on Oct. 31, 2009.

“I have total respect for everything Chip does,” Carroll said. “Our defense, for the third straight week, did the job for us.”

Sanchez, who played for Carroll in college, threw for 96 yards, two TD passes and one interception. LeSean McCoy set the franchise record for career yards rushing, but also had a costly fumble that led to Marshawn Lynch’s 15-yard TD catch in the third quarter.

Lynch had 86 yards rushing.

McCoy had 50. McCoy’s 4-yard run in the third quarter moved him past Wilbert Montgomery into first place on the Eagles’ career rushing list. McCoy has 6,540 yards.

The Seahawks were leading 10-7 when K.J. Wright forced McCoy to fumble on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter. Earl Thomas recovered at the Eagles 19 and Wilson connected with Lynch two plays later.

“That’s real bad and that’s on me,” McCoy said. “I didn’t play well at all, probably one of my worst games since I’ve been here.”

Wilson tossed a 23-yard TD pass to Doug Baldwin to make it 24-14 later in the quarter after the Eagles got within a field goal on Sanchez’s 35-yard TD

pass to Zach Ertz.

A 44-yard pass interference penalty on Bradley Fletcher against Baldwin moved the ball to Philadelphia’s 35 to set up the score.

One play after Lynch fumbled at the Eagles 30 in the fourth quarter, Sanchez threw an interception to Tharold Simon to end Philadelphia’s hopes of a comeback.

“It’s all about matchups, and we matched up pretty well with them,” Sherman said.

Seattle hosts the 49ers next week and has a first-place showdown at Arizona on Dec. 21.

“I think our identity is showing up and there’s a lot more to prove,” Wilson said. “We’re high on confidence because of what we do on a daily basis.”

The Seahawks dominated the Eagles statistically in the first half and took a 10-7 lead on Steven Hauschka’s 44-yard field goal. Wilson’s 20-yard completion to Paul Richardson on third-and-15 kept the drive going.

Seattle outgained Philadelphia 242-67 and had the ball for 21:56 in the first half yet only led by a field goal.

The Eagles started their second drive at the Seahawks 14 after punter Jon Ryan dropped the snap and Ertz recovered for Philadelphia.

After McCoy ran for a first down on fourth-and-1 from the 5, Sanchez tossed a 1-yard TD pass to Jeremy Maclin to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead.

Brady’s TD pass clinches win for New England

By Bernie Wilson The Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Tom Brady jogged off the field, pumping his right fist toward the throng of New England fans in a corner of Qualcomm Stadium.

A week in San Diego turned out quite Patriots 23 well for the California native and the rest of the Patriots.

Chargers 14 Brady threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman midway through the fourth quarter, and New England beat the San Diego Chargers 23-14 for its eighth win in nine games.

The Patriots (10-3) clinched their 12th straight 10-win season for the second-longest such streak in NFL history. They spent the week in San Diego following a loss at Green Bay in order to cut down on late-season travel.

New England went ahead 16-14 on Stephen Gostkowski’s 38-yard field goal with 10:34 left.

After forcing the Chargers to punt, the Patriots started on their 31. Brady faked a handoff and hit Edelman on a slant at about the 45. He broke two tackles and was gone.

“Jules made a great play. I fired it to him, he made a great catch and run,” Brady said. “We needed that play. We were struggling. We needed a great play.”

Brady completed 28 of 44 passes for 317 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Edelman caught eight passes for 141 yards.

San Diego (8-5) was shut out in the second half.

“Our defense was unbelievable,” Brady said. “They kept us in it all night. That was a defensive win right there. I love the way those guys played on defense.”

The game had several momentum swings.

After Stephen Gostkowski kicked his second 22-yard field goal of the first half, Brandon Bolden blocked a punt by Mike Scifres to give New England the ball on the San Diego 28. Scifres hurt his left shoulder on the play and was carted off the field.

Four plays into the drive, Rob Gronkowski caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Brady to pull the Patriots to 14-13.

Gronkowski became the first tight end in NFL history with four seasons of 10 or more scoring receptions.

The Chargers scored twice in 2 minutes, 33 seconds in the second quarter.

Safety Darrell Stuckey returned a fumble 53 yards for a touchdown and Malcom Floyd made a diving catch of a 15-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers.

Safety Jahleel Addae forced Brandon LaFell to fumble after a reception and Stuckey picked it up and ran it in.

Manti Te’o leaped to make his first career interception just before halftime, preserving the Chargers’ 14-13 lead.

With the Patriots looking to go ahead, Brady tried to hit Gronkowski on second-and-10 from the Chargers 18. But Te’o, the second-year linebacker from Notre Dame, picked off the under-thrown pass at the 4.

Broncos: Welker leads with 6 catches Continued from Page B-1 grade sheet for not carrying out my fake, but I like to kind of watch him,” Manning said. “He makes a lot of guys miss.”

Manning finished 14 of 20 for 173 yards with two interceptions. His top receiver, Demaryius Thomas, was hobbled by bruised right ankle and held to two catches for 11 yards, and tight end Julius Thomas (ankle) didn’t play for the third straight week.

“Today was tough and a struggle, but at the end the day we got the ‘W,’ and he’s proud about that and we’re proud about that,” Anderson said.

Any week, he said, Manning “can go out there and throw eight touchdowns. We all sat here and saw him throw seven touchdowns [against Baltimore last year]. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with 18, I think he’s completely fine. It’s up to us to help him.”

Wes Welker did, awakening from a season-long slumber to lead the Broncos with six catches for 82 yards.

“This was not the game for the receivers to have a lot of big numbers,” Manning said, “but Wes’ play helped us get this victory.”

Former Broncos QB Kyle Orton had a day like Manning usually does: 38 of 57 for 355 yards. He led the Bills (7-6) on two long TD drives in the fourth quarter after they’d fallen behind 21-3.

His 38 completions tied a team record and his 58 attempts is a franchise high.

“Not good enough to beat a good football team,” said Orton, who was sacked four times.

Manning threw two interceptions deep in Buffalo territory and tight end Jacob Tamme fumbled at the Bills 10-yard line.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have come down to David Bruton Jr.’s recovery of an onside kick in the final minute.

“They’ve got a great defense,” Buffalo receiver Sammy Watkins said. “They do a lot of things, a lot of moving parts moving around, a lot of switching off, so you have to be disciplined.”

With Manning out of sorts, Anderson bailed out the Broncos with TD runs of 6, 1 and 3 yards. The latter score followed a 47-yard burst by fellow undrafted tailback Juwan Thompson.

The Broncos had three takeaways for the second straight week, including a goal line interception by Harris in the third quarter that led to a 50-yard field goal by Connor Barth.

“It feels good to be balanced,” Emmanuel Sanders said.

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EXPERIENCED, RELIABLE CARE PROVIDER. Elderly, Disabled, Stroke & Alzheimer’s. Excellent references.

Live-in 4 days. Errands, Doctor appointments. Reliable transportation.

505-470-8350

CLEANING AVAILABLE FOR HOUSEWORK. Many years experience & references available. One time, or as needed. 505670-8467 or 505-753-8967.

HANDYMAN

ISN’T IT TIME TO COME CLEAN? HOUSECLEANING. 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. $15 AN HOUR. Flexible * Reliable * References .

505-316-4579

ADDITIONS, GARAGES & Portable Buildings. Starting at $30.00 a square foot. Licensed and insured. Call 505252-0534 or 505-821-3790.

Will clean houses and offices. Good references. Reasonable prices. Call Silvia Membreno 505-316-2402

Clean Houses Inside and out. Windows, carpets. $18 per hour. Sylvia 505-920-4138.

Handyman, Landscaping, Roofing.

FREE estimates, BNS. 505-316-6449.

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Office and Home Cleaning. Janitorial, Handyman, Home Repairs, Garden, Irrigation, Windows.

Licensed, bonded, insured.

References available. 505-795-9062.

Also new additions, concrete, plastering, walls, flagstone, plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical. Free estimates. 505-3107552.

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IT’S THE perfect time of year to clean up your property. Fuel Mitigation for potential wildfires, tree cutting, mulching, hydro-seeding, bobcat services, fencing, snow removal. Local Firefighter owned and operated.

505-500-6106

FIREWOOD Dry Pinon & Cedar

Free Kindling, Delivery & Stack.

145.00 pick up load.

Deliver Anytime.

505-983-2872, 505-470-4117

DALE’S TREE SERVICE. Fruit Tree & Conifer, Pinon, chamisa, & ornamental pruning, removals, stumps, hauling. Yard work also available. 4734129

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ANDY ORTIZ PAINTING

AFFORDABLE HOME REPAIR

Housecleaning, garage cleaning, hauling trash.

Cutting Trees, Flagstone Patios, Driveways, Fencing, Yard Work, Stucco, Tile, Roofing. Greg, Nina, 920-0493.

REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE; PRO-PANEL & FLAT ROOF REPAIR, PAINTING, FENCING, YARDWORK. MINOR PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL. 25 years experience. Licensed. References.

Free estimates. 505-470-5877

COMPUTER-INTERNET-WE PC/MAC COMPUTER SERVICES in SANTA FE. Virus removal, hardware, software upgrades, troubleshooting, wifi upgrades, etc. Experienced, certified, professional. 505-577-0350.

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40 YEARS EXPERIENCE. Professional Plastering Specialist: Interior & Exterior. Also Re-Stuccos. Patching a specialty. Call Felix, 505-920-3853.

TUTORING FOR ACT & SAT, Math, Sciences, English, French, German, Russian, etc. Immediate Santa Fe area. $35 hourly. Anthony, 505-988-1307.

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SPECIALIZING IN YARD WORK, TREE TRIMMING. Trash, brush and other hauling available. Yard, gravel work available. Call 505-204-3186. 505-3162936.

YARD CLEAN UP & More! Gravel, trenches, trash hauling. We Move Furniture. Any work you need done I can do! Call George, 505-316-1599.

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EUROPEAN STYLE. Quiet upscale neighborhood. Sophisticated furnished 1 bedroom & office. Private courtyards. Meadow, mountain views, 200 acre walking/ horse trails. 10 minutes to town. Dog Friendly. $1500 monthly plus utility. 505-699-6161

Full and part-time positons working with Early Head Start (children 0 to 3) in classroom.

MODERN OFFICE BUILDING FOR LEASE

1441 St. Francis Drive, across from the Clock Tower Professional Center. All or part available up to 3750 square feet. Kitchenettes, private and public baths, and outdoor balcony with views.

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Full-time positon managing Head Start program operations (children 3 to 5).

Includes classroom duties.

Taylor Properties 505-470-0818 Vista Property Corp 505-988-5299

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986-3000 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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Great location and parking! $500 monthly includes utilities, cleaning, taxes and amenities. Move in incentives!

2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH CASITA

Please call (505)983-9646.

Clean, ready to move-in.

Approximately 840 sq.ft. $850 plus utilities, $700 deposit. Forced heat, wood fireplace, washer dryer, saltillo tile.

Private parking, yard.

No smoking or pets. 505-231-0010

OUT OF TOWN RENTAL

Children’s Services Coordinator for Family Services Full-time position in Santa Fe with Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

Requires degree and experience working with families. See website for specific job requirements.

Excellent benefits.

Apply on-line at pmsnm.org Click on Jobs@PMS. Hotline 1-866661-5491. EOE/ M/ F/ D/ V/ AA. Follow us on Facebook.

Clinical Psychologist Needs

5 bedrooms, 4 baths. Old Las Vegas Highway. $1900. NM Properties & Homes, 505-989-8860

3 bedrooms, 2 baths manufactured home on 1/2 acre. Off Highway 554.

1120 sq.ft. Beautiful views. Rent or buy. $680 monthly plus utilities. 505466-6661

3 BEDROOM, 2 bathroom, Modular home. 15 miles from town on Highway 14. $800 monthly, $500 deposit.

505-471-4290

ROOMMATE WANTED

4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths

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

ESTANCIA PRIMERA, Walk to Plaza, 27oo squ.ft. Double garage, great views, fenced yard.

Satellite, Clubhouse amenities included. $2,500. 954-829-7205.

WAREHOUSES OFFICE, Warehouse with overhead door, midtown location. 1,300 squ.ft, with heating, air conditioning and parking. $1200 monthly plus utilities.

505-470-9213.

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BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN, 1000 sq.ft. One bedroom. Washer, dryer. $1,200 includes utilities. Near community college, 2.5 acres. Private gated property. 505-901-7415.

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.

EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Full-time position provides support to the Director of Children’s Services.

Business administration and computer experience required.

Excellent benefits.

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DOMESTIC JOBS

DRIVERS

RANCHO VIEJO 4 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, 2 car garage, 2,353 sq.ft. $1700 monthly plus utilities and $1700 deposit. 505-473-7938

EDUCATION

LOCAL CONTRACT DRIVERS NEEDED.

"NALA" WEST ALAMEDA/599.

Nala is a 1.5 year old German/Australian Shepard mix. Please help bring Nala home! Call or text 505-7955301. Lost Sunday, Nov. 30.

MANUFACTURED HOMES

SET OF KEYS to Ford vehicle with house keys attached. Found on Juniper Street, 12/3. 505-983-8409, 505603-0255.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Large entry area, private office, and handicapped bathroom. Convenient location. $720 monthly, includes water. 505-983-4631, 505-470-8151.

THERAPIST OFFICE SHARE: PRIVATE OFFICE & GROUP ROOM AVAILABLE. Good location & parking.

Call Marty, 505-438-1853.

THE LIBERTARIAN Party of Santa Fe County will be holding its biannual convention on Saturday, December 13, 2014, 11:30 am, at the Pecos Trail Cafe, 2239 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, 87505.The convention will begin with informal introductions at 11:30am, followed by a buy-your-own lunch at 12:00 pm, and party business at 12:30 pm.

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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.

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New Vistas is hiring for Early Childhood Development Positions. Bilingual candidates highly preferred.

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LAMBERTS OF TAOS is looking for talented and inspired professional CHEFS & LINE COOKS. Send resume trg.lamberts@yahoo.com

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The Santa Fe Institute seeks someone to coordinate the visitor invitation process; work closely with other departments to ensure a quality visitor program; coordinate researcher and visitor space allocation, housing procurement for guests, research visitors, and visiting students.

Requires two years of experience as an administrative assistant, senior hospitality manager, contract negotiation, or equivalent. Selfstarter works under minimal supervision, independently sets priorities and organizes work, and proactively seeks information. Requires excellent communication, organizational, and computer skills.

For a list of the full job requirements and instructions on how to apply, see our web site WWW.SANTAFE.EDU/ABOUT/JOBS/ No phone calls please. Application deadline is December 19, 2014. Position available January 2015. EOE.

CAREGIVER WANTED. Experience mature woman. English speaking. 2 days a week. 505-629-7978

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FULL-TIME HOUSEKEEPER with duties to include Cooking & shopping.

Monday- Friday, 9:30- 3:30. English required. References required. Arroyo Hondo in Santa Fe. 210-912-5444

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IN HOME CARE WANTED PART-TIME secretary. $300 per week to start. For more details txt 201- 372- 4313 or email only4freesky47@yahoo.com

Jump starts, fuel delivery, tire changes.

Vehicle required.

No experience necessary. Call Manny, at 267-270-5225.

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BON APPETIT @ the Institute of American Indian Arts, scratch cooking, banquet style, 2 yrs exp.vac, benefits, EOE 505-306-0027, guido.lambelet@cafebonappetit.com

VISITOR & HOUSING COORDINATOR

3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS. 1200 sq.ft.

East Alameda, pueblo style. Vigas, kiva fireplace. Refrigerator, washer, dryer. Radiant heating.

Walking distance to Plaza. No pets, nonsmoking. $1700 monthly. 505-9823907

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TWO-BEDROOM MOBILE home in Pojaque on private land. $700 monthly. All utilities included, including direct TV. Call 490-0609.

Excellent benefits. Apply online at pmsnm.org Click on Jobs@PMS. Toll-free hotline 1-866-661-5491 EOE/ M/ F/ D/ V/ AA. Follow us on Facebook.

Preferably with therapy notes experience. Part-time, work from home, weekly meetings with Dr. on phone. Approximately 15-20 hours weekly. 915-525-2796

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The New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, a division of New Mexico Tech in Socorro, New Mexico, is seeking a full time manager skilled in project development for its Publications Program. Applicant must have an undergraduate degree in the earth sciences (Bachelor’s required, Masters preferred), experience in writing as well as knowledge of the publishing world, both print and electronic. Position requires supervisory and project development experience, strong writing and editorial skills, and the ability to interpret complex scientific issues for the general public. Must have a demonstrated ability to write and produce both technical and general scientific literature. The bureau is a research and service division of New Mexico Tech and has served as the state’s geological survey since 1927. Position is based on campus in the bureau’s new building open March 2015.

Starting salary: $50,960 range, as negotiated. Applicants must apply to New Mexico Tech, Human Resources 801 Leroy Place, Brown Hall Box 056, Socorro, New Mexico 87801.

CHILDREN’S SERVICES MANAGER Responsible for overall operations of programs serving young children (0-5 years) and their families in Santa Fe County. See PMS website for specific position requirements.

Excellent benefits.

Apply on-line at pmsnm.org Click on Jobs@PMS. Toll-free hotline 1-866-661-5491 EOE/ M/ F/ D/ V/ AA Follow us on Facebook.

POSITION OPENING. Executive Director reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall financial and operations responsibility for WNCR’s staff, volunteers, programs and execution of its mission. Areas of responsibility include leadership, management, fundraising and communications.

Founded in 2002, Walkin N Circles Ranch, Inc. is a 501(c)3 corporation. Our mission is to rescue and rehabilitate horses for placement in appropriate homes. Deadline to receive application is December 10. To learn more about our organization, position and application, please visit www.wncr.org.

MEDICAL DENTAL EIGHT NORTHERN INDIAN PUEBLOS COUNCIL, INC. LICENSED MASTER LEVEL THERAPISTS ALBUQUERQUE and ESPANOLA OPENINGS LICENSED MASTER LEVEL T H E R A P IS T S : Immediate openings. Serving Northern New Mexico, several locations available, Albuquerque & Espanola. Experience in individual, group, adult, family & couples therapy Experience working with addictions a plus.

Master level, licensed in the State of New Mexico. Must have current and in good standing an LMSW, LISW, LPCC, LMHC or Ph.D. Positions close when filled, unless otherwise noted. Send resume to: RCata@enipc.org or 505-747-1599 (fax) 505-747-1593 (office) or PO Box 969, Ohkay Owingeh, NM, 87566. ENIPC, Inc. is a Drug Free Workplace.

Excellent Salary Generous Benefits Package. *Drug testing and criminal background check completed prior to employment* FULL-TIME MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT. Full-time office assistant needed for busy private practice. Medical experience preferred.

Benefits after 90 days, pay DOE. Fax Resume: 505-983-7643

PMS Community Home Health Care and The Hospice Center RN Full and part-time positions.

See website for details.

Most positions benefits eligible.

Apply on-line at pmsnm.org Click on Jobs@PMS. Tollfree hotline 1-866-661-5491.

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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 http://sfnm.co/1eUKCcD at .

No phone calls please.

Successful completion of a drug test will be required prior to employment offer. EOE

PART TIME ESTABLISHED DOGGY DAY CARE LOOKING FOR AFTERNOON HELP. Duties include supervising dog play, clean-up, & light janitorial work. Dog experience preferred. Send resume to luckydawgdaycare@gmail.com

SALES MARKETING SALES ASSOCIATE Full or Part-time.

Women’s fashion & jewelry experience required, be energetic, computer literate, team player. Base, highest commissions in town, bonuses, parking, vacation benefits.

Fax resume: 505-989-8288.

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MDS Coordinator (Santa Fe Care Center)

We are currently looking for a Fulltime MDS Coordinator. Hours will flexible according to census.

R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s : Would be to complete MDS according to State and Federal Regulations.

Q u a lific a tio n s : Licensed Nurse, experience in completing MDS. If interested please come by 635 Harkle Rd Santa Fe, NM 87505

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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 problemsolving 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.

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ANTIQUES 20TH CENTURY DESIGN , MID-CENTURY. BUY AND SELL. 131 West San Francisco Street.

Jewelry, decorative and fine art, furniture. *** GREAT HOLIDAY GIFTS! *** Wednesay thru Saturday, 12 to 5, or call for appointment. 505988-2013 or 847-567-3991.

APPLIANCES WORKING GAS range, $75. Working gas dryer, $50. 2 white LG appliance pedestals, $100 each (cost $250 each new.) 505-920-1868.

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1977 HESSTON NFR RODEO BUCKLE with Tony Lama matching belt, size 34 waist, $95. More COLLECTIBLE BUCKLES from 1976-1984. 505-4666205

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

4 SNOW Tires Blizzak P245/55 R19.

Will fit a Toyota Venza. Great condition and provide excellent traction on snow and ice. $200 obo. Call Janie 505-412-0288.

MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT BLACK Wool sports coat. Size 40-42. High quality.

Great shape. $20. Grey wool Sweater Vest, large. $5. 505-954-1144

SEASONED FIREWOOD: P ONDEROSA, $100 PER LOAD. J u niper, $120 per load. CALL: 508444-0087. Delivery FREE TO ALBUQUERQUE & SANTA FE !

93,000 COLOMBION Pesos for sale at 2,000 = $46.50. 505-310-1829

COLLECTIBLES 1984 HESSTON RODEO JR. BUCKLE & BELT, size 26" waist. $95 for set.

REDMAN BELT BUCKLE, solid brass, $30. 505-466-6205

FOOD FRUIT ***HOLIDAY*** foods for sale. Meat empanaditas, pumpkin rolls and biscochitos. Homemade & Delicious!

Taking orders now for the holidays.

505-471-0163.

LARGE ARMOIRE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, 72"Hx63"Wx26"D. $500 firm.

SMALL ARMOIRE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, 72"Hx45"Wx32"D. $400. Both solid wood, pine. 5 05-577-4647

2 BOONES FARM BUCKLES: Strawberry Hill, $25; Apple Wine, $20. 505-4666205

CIGAR BLOWOUT: REFORMED SMOKER sells 10-year collection. Trunk humidor (value over $300), 2 desk humidors, 3 travel humidors, cigar cases, lighters, cutters etc. Plus 4 boxes premium cigars and 35 loose. $250 firm, no partial sales. Dick, 505428-0560.

(4) WORCHESTER PEWTER Currier & Ives plates. Dated 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977. 8.75 diameter. Very heavy pewter. $150 all. 505-466-3802 NATIVE AMERICAN Collector Plates.

Certificates of authenticity included.

50 pieces $40 each. 814-969-3943

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

2 MEXICAN TIN MIRRORS, floor length. $300 each. 505-988-1715 54" round CHERRY WOOD DINING TABLE with matching 4 chairs and hutch. Asking $600. Must see to appreciate. 505-501-3395

50% OFF!! ALL EXERCISE Equipment. DONATIONS AND Purchases Support Santa Fe Habitat! OPEN MONDAY thru Saturday - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LOG QUEEN SIZE 87"x81". Footboard 34". Includes mattress. Good condition. $500 firm. 505-577-4647 New 40" Round Southwest Pine Table with bullet carvings by local craftsman, $250. Chairs to match, $125 each. You choose finish & upholstery. Fabio, 505-982-3214.

COOKING DISCO, Discadas for Sale.

17" to 32" diameter. Hundreds available. Starting at $60. Sold at Aldona’s Restaurant, 3875 Cerrillos Road. 505469-3355.

THOMASVILLE DINING TABLE and 8 Chairs. 44" by 68" oval table with two 20 inch leaves. Excellent Condition. $2,900. Call 505-670-3538

MISC. MEN’S LANDSEND snowboots. size 13. waterproofed and insulated. New. leather uppers. $50. 231-9133. stained glass celing light. crafstman style. barely used. very beautiful. paid $120. asking $40. 231-9133

COFFEE TABLE, from India. Teak. Very heavy. 19"Hx35"Wx70"L. $700. 505577-4647

big box quality wrapping paper. several rolls unopened. $20 OBO

DARK WOOD rocking chair with two large cushions. Excellent condition. $60. 986-9765

solid wood ookshelf. doule-stacked, painted white, 4’ high x 4’ wide. $30.

VINTAGE BLACK Velvet Painting, circa 1950’s. Unicorns & Hearts. GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT! Framed & Signed. Only $35. 505-474-9020

ARTS CRAFTS SUPPLIES

TIBET RUG made by refuges in Nepal.

Wool- silk. 177"x116". $2,500. (was $9000) 505-577-4647 TOTAL GYM 1800 Club Exerciser, hardly used, original box with instructions and all accessories. Folds up compactly. $300. 505-467-8820

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FIREWOOD FOR sale. 1 full cord $200.

1/2 cord $125. Delivery Included! 505470-2789, 505-470-3859, 505-753-0303.

PLUMBING FITTINGS PVC. 4" - 1".

Take all for $350. 505-862-3690

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

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ATTENTION! WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE SALE! VINYL AND STEEL SIDING, skirting for mobile homes (cheap), miscellaneous tools, new double pane vinyl windows, 12.5’ metal brake, metal coil stock. 2 30’ metal walk boards with ladder jacks. 2 shell campers for 8’ pickup bed. 1 tool cap with ladder rack for 8’ pickup bed. 2 desks with chairs and file cabinets. All in Arroyo Seco. Call 505-690-1133 for appointment.

CEILING FAN UNIVERSAL REMOTE, in the package. (does not include fan). $10. 505-954-1144

FURNITURE

ART BOOKS Plus: Large Selection, with dust covers. GREAT HOLIDAY GIFTS! Only $3- $12. Other reasonable books. First editions. 505-474-9020

TRINA BADARAK STUDIO HOLIDAY SALE. December 6th & 7th, Saturday & Sunday, 10-4. Great prices on jewelry, ceramics, art objects, books, paintings, cards, & lots more. Refreshments. 825 Old Santa Fe Trail.

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ALYCE FRANK "Hayfields in Arroyo Hondo" 244/300. $3125. Call a.m. only. 505-753-7839.

DECEMBER 6TH 1-5pm. 4001 Office Court Drive, Suite 500 Buyers entree fee $5. A variety of work featuring different artists will be featured Come support your local artists!

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CLOTHING

MEN’S SWEATERS, long sleeved, size small. $5 each. Good quality. 505-9541144

THOUSANDS OF PICTURE FRAMES (EMMANUELS) . New Shipment arrived. 20-50% off Everything!

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28" diamater. pretty filligree design. $25. 231-9133 MITRA’S EYES BLESSING GIFT BASKET

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT QUEEN HEADBOARD- solid wood off white cottage, holes for frame attachment. 5 months new. $350 obo.

505-699-8028 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.

MULTI-PURPOSE CABINET, white, 70" x 48" x 20". Excellent condition. On wheels. $100. 986-1780.

ACROSS 1 “__ Mia!”: ABBA musical 6 Bit of baby talk 10 Defensive trench 14 So all can hear 15 Apple MP3 player 16 Makes mistakes 17 Secretary of state before Hillary Clinton 20 Approx. landing hours 21 To be, to Caesar 22 Golf shoe feature 23 Theater level 25 Changes for the better 26 Score symbol that usually has a stem 31 Shirt with a band’s logo, maybe 32 __ shower: prewedding event 33 Correct a pencil mistake 35 Throw in the first chips 36 Dude 37 Swabbing tools 41 New England fish 44 Flagged down 46 Word repeated before “black sheep” 49 Digit-shaped sponge cakes 51 Performed better than 53 __ close to schedule 54 Shenanigan 55 Cowpoke’s pal 57 Target practice supply 61 Spot between a rock and a hard place ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26- and 49Across 64 Backsplash material 65 Truth or __?: party game 66 Tied up in knots 67 Aegean and Irish 68 Fr. holy women 69 Polishes text DOWN 1 Self-defense spray

PRONTO M91 Sure Step Power Wheelchair, $995. Call, 505-660-8007.

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2 More often than not 3 “__ Lisa” 4 Saturated hillside hazards 5 Kerfuffle 6 Fuel for semis 7 “Dawn of the Planet of the __” 8 Sleep lightly 9 Wood-shaping tool 10 Travis or Haggard of country music 11 Point in the proper direction 12 Pinball player’s place 13 Dangerous fly 18 Not prohibited 19 High points 24 South American tuber 25 “One thing __ time” 26 Management deg.

27 Coffee vessel 28 Obedience school command 29 Far from cool 30 Gold, in Granada 34 Moved to a new country 36 Hunk’s physique

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38 Encouragement for a flamenco dancer 39 Part of mph 40 ’60s radical gp.

42 Mouse sound 43 “Far out, man!”

44 Bhagavad-Gita student, likely 45 “I’ll take that as __” 46 Blows one’s own horn 47 Em, to Dorothy

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48 Leader of the Huns 50 Strong points 52 Cuts into cubes 55 Exam for high school jrs.

56 Suffix with million 58 Knee-showing skirt 59 Lion’s share 60 Vending machine bills 62 QB’s gains 63 Had a bite

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123cc POWERMORE OHV 4-cycle engine. E-Z Chute rotation. Used once. $200. Contact 505-220-0355.

TOOLS AND accessories, brand new.

20 piece set. $30. 310-4179.

NATIVITY SCENES FOR SALE. Unique, handcrafted Nativity Scenes with figurines www.bklaswoodcrafts.com 505-369-6551. $175 - $195 (complete set) PANCHINKO GAME. Nishijin brand.

Good condition. 20"Wx32"H with cover. Hours of fun! $40. 505-984-2646

SONY NI-MH BATTERY CHARGER, AA or A. $10. 505-954-1144 WESTON MANDOLINE VEGETABLE SLICER. Stainless. NEW! Never used. $38. 505-466-6205

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USED CARPENTRY TOOLS FOR SALE. Some vintage. Solana area- Come see on Sunday 7:30- 10am. Call for address. 505-983-0511

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TV RADIO STEREO DENON TURNTABLE QUARTZ DP-33F with Audio Technica cartridge. $150.

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DVD’S, NEW never opened. Best of Carol Burnett (22). Asking $125. New $199. Downtown Abbey Seasons 1-3, $50. 505-989-8024.

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1922 KNABE Baby Grand has been restored inside and out. Original ivory keys. Excellent condition. $12,000.

Negotiable. 505-690-5930.

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1936 STEINWAY Model M. Excellent condition, 5’7", mahogony finish, from the golden age of Steinway.

Perfect for living-room. $20,000. 505501-5887

Saturday, December 13 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

FEED EQUIPMENT SERVICES 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.

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SONY DSC-HX200V 18.2Mp Digital Camera, w/60x Optical/Digital Zoom, HD movies. Perfect condition 2012 Model w/instructions, 2GB chip, batteries. $250. 505-467-8820.

HORSE TRAILER FOR SALE 4-horse slant load gooseneck (or fifth wheel) Exiss Event Trailer with living package. Drop down windows, 4-horse tack room, steel reinforced aluminum floors with mats and padded sides. $14,000.

Used very little. Call 505-466-1525.

Money Supports PAWS Spay & Neuter Program

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AAA T-CUP POODLES 575-910-1818 txt4more pics. Papers, shots, health guarantee, POTTY PAD trained and GROOMED. Non-shedding, Hypoallergenic. $600 SALE! cingard1@hotmail.com GREAT PAYMENT PLAN. We take CREDIT/DEBIT cards. PAYPAL. USDA licensed, FREE delivery. Financing available

7’ SPORTCRAFT POOL TABLE. Cues, balls, additional table tennis top.

Very good condition. $150. 505-4739336

BEAUTIFUL CHOCOLATE B R O W N L A B R A D O O D L E S . 9 weeks old. 2 boys 1 girl. Sweet, non-shedding. $1300. 575-613-2309

Premier Motorcars of Santa Fe 4480 Cerrillos Rd Santa Fe, NM 87507

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Airport Road and 599 505-660-3039 www.collectorcarssantafe.com

2001 FORD Taurus, runs strong, new tires. Maintenance records for past 2+ years, good commuter car. $2,500, OBO. Peter, 505-929-7969.

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’67-’68 MUSTANG HUBCAPS & WINDSHIELDS. All in good shape. Make Offer. Lalo, 505-316-1133.

THESE SNOW tires will fit a Toyota Venza. They are in great condition and provide excellent traction on snow and ice. $200 OBO. Call Janie 505-412-0288.

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2014 Ford Edge Limited AWD 19K, super nice, new body and loaded...$27,871 Call 505-216-3800.

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Saturday, December 6 Spirit Clothing

Fifty year-old classic. Meticulously maintained; continuously garaged, excellent running condition. No rust.

Good suspension, new carburetor.

Red/white interior, new carpeting.

Great in town cruising, and weekend excursions. This half-century old classic German coupe is fun to drive, easy to park, and maintain. Comes with tools, Ghia books and maintenance records. 505-690-2901.

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3561 Zafarano Drive 1- 4 p.m.

Usher

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Adult Pet adoption fee only $25 through December.

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TONY, A young, sweet Chi- Terrier boy. SMALL DOG RESCUE OF SANTA FE. Call 505-438-3749 for information.

HOLIDAY TREASURES Sale: Sunday, December 7, 10am-3pm. Jewelry, clothes, pottery, pashminas, books, and more. Gift boxes available while supplies last! 121 Michelle Drive.

Near the Frank Ortiz dog park.

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SUNDAY, December 7 PetSmart

CONTENDER POOL TABLE, great condition. 55" width x 6’ length x 31" tall. $500. 505-577-4647

2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 4X4, HARD LOADED, HARD TO FIND, HARD TO BEAT PRICE, T1871, $ 21988 CALL 505-473-1234.

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*Professional holiday photos, with or without pets; free digital image to all adopters. *Free digital photo with any Shelter donation. *Prints available for purchase, along with mugs, ceramic tiles, and other products with images available for order.

Friday, December 12 1-6 p.m.

HOURGLASS 4 string dulcimer with traditional scroll head design. Plus extra strings and tuner. Original hard case. Like new condition. $325. 505628-6925.

PIANO STEINWAY, Medium Grand, Model M Ebony. Excellent condition. $21,000. 505-881-2711

Santa Fe Animal Shelter’s largest Adoption Event:

AUTOS WANTED

YORKIES! Full-Blooded & Yorkiepoos, Morkies, Shorkies. Reg, shots and guaranteed.

POTTYPAD trained. $500-1800 CreditCards, PAYPAL PAYMENT plan 575-910-1818 txt4pics cingard1@hotmail.com

$$WANTED JUNK CAR$ & TRUCK$$ Wrecked or Not Running, with or without title or keys. We will haul away for Free! 505-699-4424

For more information contact the Espanola Valley Humane Society at 108 Hamm Pkwy, Española or call (505) 753-8662. More animals are available on the website at evalleyshelter.org.

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2010 Audi A6 Prestige quattro Local 1 owner, every option, AWD, Nav, supercharged, clean CarFax, a real gem! $25,741 505-913-2900

2013 Lexus RX350 AWD recent trade-in! LOADED, saddle leather, navigation, single owner clean CarFax GORGEOUS! $39,991 505-913-2900

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2014 JEEP Cherokee Latitude 4WD 17K, loaded, auto, 1 owner...$25,641 Call 505-216-3800.

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2010 Lexus RX350 AWD 2014 BMW X3 low miles and even lower price, auto, moonroof, heated seats, why buy new... Call 505-2163800.

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TOYOTA PRIUS, 43,025 one owner miles, pine green, tan interior, always dealer serviced since new in 2006. $13,900. Dave 505-660-8868

2014 NISSAN Frontier 4WD Crew Cab 14K, auto, SV pkg, loaded and ready to go, 1 owner...$27,871 Call 505-2163800.

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2014 Volkswagen Passat SEL

2013 TOYOTA 4RUNNERSR5 4X4 Another One Owner, Local, Records, Garaged, Non-Smoker, Remaining Factory warranty, 22,447 Miles, Every Available Option, WHY BUY NEW, Pristine, Soooo TOYOTA LUXURIOUS AND DEPENDABLE $32,950

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2014 Toyota RAV4 AWD 14k, CLE pkg, auto, nice options, 1 owner...$23,981 Call 505-216-3800.

2008 BMW 535xi SEDAN AWD Another One Owner, Local, Garaged, Non-Smoker, Manuals, XKeysEvery Service Record, New Tires, Every Available Option, Pristine, Soooo SOPHISTICATED $18,950

Premium TDI- Rare DIESEL!!! Over 40 mpg, every option, heated leather, sunroof, Fender sound, pristine.

Clean CarFax $28,971 . 505-913-2900

2010 LEXUS RX350 AWD Lexus Certified, loaded up, full svc and ready to go...$29,871 Call 505-216-3800.

2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SUV 4WD

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Very clean, 3.6 V6, automatic, alloy wheels, runs great, new oil change, 99K miles, charcoal grey, power driver seat, power windows and locks, roof rack, tow package hitch. $10,500. CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED! El Dorado, Santa Fe. 520-906-9399

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505-983-4945 2014 TOYOTA RAV4 XLE AWD 7K, auto, loaded, super clean and 1 owner...$24,981 Call 505-216-3800.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT 2006 LEXUS GS300 AWD loaded, nav, leather, 1 owner...$18,981 Call 505216-3800.

2012 Volkswagen CC Luxury ANOTHER Mercedes tradein! Loaded, leather, navigation, immaculate, clean CarFax $17,951 505-913-2900 .

1981 FORD 2 TON F-700 Diesel. V-8. 5speed, with 2-speed axel. 6 new tires.

Runs well. $4000 OBO. 505-474-5978, 505-577-0764

Sport, merely 5k miles! Just traded, leather, 1 owner clean CarFax, LIKE NEW $23,751 505-913-2900

2003 FORD EXPEDITION Eddie Bauer 4X4, 5.4L V8, Good condition, 2nd owner. $8,950. OBO 505-690-2497

2013 Toyota Avalon XLE

2014 Hyundai Santa Fe

2009 FORD Escape XLT, AWD, 68k miles, new battery, new tires, fully serviced. Great condition. $8,500 or best offer. 575-737-0628.

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2002 LEXUS LX470 4WD 63K, super loaded and serviced religiously, super nice..$22,981 Call 505-216-3800.

SMALL TRASH TRAILER. Good rubber with new stand. $400. 505-862-3690

PICKUP TRUCKS VANS & BUSES 2000 CHEVY PU C2500 SILVERADO. 3/4 ton. 6-liter engine. Tires almost new.

White. $4,500. Ask for John, 505-4714138.

2006 FORD F-150. Standard 6-cylinder.

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2002 BLUE SIENNA Toyota XLE, 156,000 miles, winter tires, leather interior, rubber mats, in great condition. $5,500. 575-758-7333.

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2013 Toyota Corolla L, auto, A/C, equipt right and priced at only...$13,871 Call 505-216-3800.

2007 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB

Another Caring Local Owner, Service Records, 39,045 Miles, Extra Remote Keys, Books&Manuals, 8 Foot Bed, Running Boards, Bed Liner, Work Truck, Pristine, Soooo AFFORDABLE $15,650

ANOTHER Mercedes-Benz Tradein! local 1 owner, EVERY option, rare dark brown leather, adjustable suspension, over $64k new, clean CarFax $52,781.

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2011 LEXUS IS350 CLEANEST IN NO AMERICA, BEST PRICE , T1853, $27,488CALL 505-473-1234.

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ROCKWOOD CHEVROLET 1984. 23 ft motor home, in very good condition.

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sfnm«classifieds LEGALS LEGAL # 97639 The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is accepting proposals for Professional Legal Services The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (Department) requests proposals (RFP# 15 516 2101 00004) from qualified lawyers and law firms to provide professional legal services for but not limited to; Water law; Environmental law; Construction Law; Real Estate Law; Real Property Acquisitions, Disposals (specialize in public real property interests both state, federal), Mineral Estate, Easements, Leases; Land use law, eminent domain and inverse condemnation; Inspection of Public Records Act; and Appellate work, including administrative and civil law for the Department.

This request for proposals will result in a multiple source award through which contracts may be awarded to one or more lawyers and or law firms in all of the practice areas listed in the Scope of Work.

Each lawyer or law firm’s proposal shall include evidence of its experience and expertise in the relevant/proposed practice areas. Submission of the proposal must be sent to the Department of Game and Fish no later than 3:00 PM December 22, 2014. To obtain a copy of this Request for Proposal please visit http://wildlife.state.n m.us/ or contact Joseph Miano at (505) 476-8086 or joseph.miano@state. nm.us.

LEGALS g p ter or the Special Master’s agent will sell to the highest bidder at Los Alamos County Magistrate Court, 2500 Trinity Drive, Los Alamos, NM 87544, all Defendants’ interest in the real property located at 2145 A 35th Street, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544-2486, and is more particularly described as follows: Lot No. 128A, a subdivision of Lot No. 128, North Community No. 3, as shown by the replat filed in the Office of the Clerk of Los Alamos County, New Mexico, on the 24th day of May, 1983, and officially of record in Book 4, Page 86, plat records of Los Alamos County, New Mexico.

The sale will satisfy all or a portion of a Judgment entered on July 25, 2014, in the amount of $115,550.48, with interest accruing on the judgment amount at 6.450% per year from June 19, 2014.

The Judgment may be obtained from either the Court Clerk or the undersigned Special Master prior to the sale. Plaintiff (or its investor, assignee, or successor-ininterest) has the right to bid at the sale and to apply some or all of its judgment to the purchase price in lieu of cash. For all other bidders, the sale terms are cash or its equivalent by the close of business on the day of sale. The sale may be postponed and rescheduled at the Special Master’s discretion.

PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE ADVISED TO CONDUCT THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE PROPERTY’S TITLE AND CONDITION AND TO CONSULT OWN Published in The San- WITH THEIR BEFORE ta Fe New Mexican on ATTORNEY October 27-31 and BIDDING. November 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, Decem- /s/ Amy Manning ber 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, Amy Manning, Special Master 22-26, 2014 Box 4910 Santa Fe, NM 87502 LEGAL # 97656 (505) 471-4419 manningsflss@yahoo STATE OF NEW MEXI- .com CO COUNTY OF SANTA FE Published in The SanFIRST JUDICIAL DIS- ta Fe New Mexican on TRICT November 17, 24, and December 1, 8 2014 No. D-132-CV-201200125 LEGAL # 97687 FEDERAL NATIONAL The New Mexico MORTGAGE ASSOCIADepartment of TION, Game and Fish is accepting Plaintiff, proposals for Engineering vs.

Services THE ESTATE OF PATRICK S. McDONNELL, The New Mexico Department of Game Deceased, Fish (DepartMARTIN J. and McDONNELL, Individ- ment) requests proposals (RFP# 15 516 ually and as Personal 00005) from Representative of the 1201 qualified engineers Estate of Patrick S. engineering McDonnell, JOHN M. and McDONNELL, and firms to provide professional engineering KATHLEEN A. BARRY, Heirs Of Patrick S. services for but not McDonnell, Deceased, limited to; Professional Design Services, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES OR P r o j e c t LEGATEES OF PATRICK Administration/ Management and OverS. McDONNELL, De- sight, and Construcceased, AND JANE tion Inspection for the Department. This DOE McDONNELL (True Name Un- request for proposals known), Spouse Of may result in a multiple source award Patrick S. McDonnell, through which conDeceased, tracts may be awarded to one or more enDefendants. gineers or engineering firms in all of the practice areas listed AMENDED NOTICE in the Scope of Work.

OF SALE Each engineer or enNOTICE is hereby giv- gineering firm’s proen that on December posal shall include 11, 2014, at 10:00 evidence of its expea.m., the under- rience and expertise the signed Special Mas- in

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relevant/proposed practice area or areas. Submission of the proposal must be sent to the Department of Game and Fish no later than 3:00 PM January 15, 2015.

To obtain a copy of this Request for Proposal please visit http://wildlife.state.n m.us/ or contact Joseph Miano at (505) 476-8086 or joseph.miano@state. nm.us.

sent to the attention of Amy Fairchild, Community Manager.

BIDS received after this date will not be accepted. BIDS shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 90 calendar days after the BID closing date. This is a privately funded project. The Board of Directors of the Vista Primera Homeowners’ Association reserves the right to waive any and all informalities, to negotiate terms of the contract, to reject any or all BIDS at their discretion for any reason whatsoever, to disregard all nonconforming or conditional bids, and to contract in a manner deemed in the best interest of the project. To obtain a BID PACKET and BID SCHEDULE, please contact Amy Fairchild, Community Manager at (505) 930.1562.

Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on November 4-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, December 1-5, 8-12 and the 15, 2014.

LEGAL # 97761 Public Notice The New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange (NMHIX) Board of Directors encourages members of the public and all interested parties to provide oral or written comment regarding amendments to the NMHIX Plan of Operation regarding the Financial Sustainability Plan.

The proposed amendments to the Plan of Operation can be found online at www.nmhix.com Written comments may be submitted to the NMHIX at any time in person or by mail to the administrative offices of the NMHIX: 6301 Indian School Road NE #100, Albuquerque, NM 87110; or by email to lgarcia@nmhix.com between now and December 19, 2014.

Members of the public and all interested parties are also encouraged to attend the upcoming NMHIX Board meeting on December 19, 2014 at the Santa Fe Courtyard Marriott: 3347 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87507, at which time the Board will hold a hearing and consider taking final action on the proposed amendments.

More details and a dial in for that meeting will be available on nmhix.com.

Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on December 8, 2014 LEGAL # 97779 Invitation for Bids.

The Vista Primera Homeowners’ Association, Inc., is accepting SEALED BIDS from qualified BIDDERS for a SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM REPAIR PROJECT at the Vista Primera Subdivision, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Subdivision is located just east and south of the Airport Road and NM 599 intersection.

The project consists of the rehabilitation of the subdivision’s sanitary sewer system.

This system is comprised of approximately 18,000 lineal feet of 8" PVC sewer line and 118 manholes that traverse the subdivision on 23 streets. BIDS shall be on an item by item basis with unit prices.

Segregated bids or lump sum bids will not be accepted except on specific items as indicated on the BID SCHEDULE. SEALED BIDS must be postmarked and/or received no later than until Friday, December 26, 2014 and shall be mailed to Vista Primera Homeowners’ Association at PO Box 1749, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504. Bid shall be

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Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on December 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 2014 LEGAL# 97780 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, v.

RENEE RIVERA, Defendant.

NO. 01177

D-101-CV-2014-

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OR DESIGNATED DEFENDANT: RENEE RIVERA GREETINGS ANTS:

DEFEND-

You are hereby notified that State Employees Credit Union, as Plaintiff, has filed an action in the First Judicial District Court of Santa Fe County, New Mexico, and wherein the said Plaintiff seeks to obtain constructive service of process upon you.

y_ Maxine A. Morales Deputy Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on December 1 , 8, and 15, 2014 LEGAL # 97781

LEGALS q pp will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or national origin. The successful bidder will be required to conform to the Equal Opportunity Employment regulations.

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE Bids may be held for FIRST JUDICIAL DIS- sixty (60) days subTRICT ject to action by the city. The city reserves IN THE MATTER OF the right to reject any THE ESTATE or all bids in part or OF in whole. Bid packets RICHARD PLEDGER, are available by conDeceased, tacting: Shirley Rodriguez, City of Santa Fe, And Purchasing Office, 2651 Siringo Road, SUZANNE MILLER, Bldg. "H" Santa Fe, Petitioner, New Mexico 87505, v.

(505) 955-5711.

CAROLE APPLE, Respondent.

ATTEST: NOTICE TO UNKNOWN CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Applicant, Richard Pledger has been appointed personal representative of this estate. All persons having claims against this estate are required to present their claims within two (2) months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented either to the undersigned personal representative at the address listed below, or filed with the Santa Fe County District Court, New Mexico, located at the following address: 225 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501.

Dated: November 25, 2014.

Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Eric N. Ortiz (esigned) Eric N. Ortiz, Esq. Joseph C. Gonzales, Esq. 1122 Central Ave. SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Telephone: 505-7200070 Fax: 505-242-3906 Attorney for Ellen Wilkinson Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on December 1 and 8, 2014 LEGAL # 97798 ADVERTISEMENT FOR RFQ BID NO. ’15/01/RFQ

The general object of said action is: Supplemental Complaint Bids will be received for Debts Due and by the City of Santa Fe and will be delivReplevin ered to City of Santa You are further noti- Fe, Purchasing Office, fied that unless you 2651 Siringo Road, serve a pleading or Bldg. "H", Santa Fe, motion in response to New Mexico 87505 the complaint in said until 2:00 P.M. local cause on or before prevailing time, Dethirty (30) days after cember 29, 2014. Any the last publication bid received after this date, judgment will deadline will not be be entered against considered. This bid is for the purpose of you. procuring: The name and post 2015 COUNCIL office address of the REDISTRICTING Attorneys for the Plaintiff is as follows: ALDRIDGE, GRAMMER The bidder’s atten& HAMMAR, P.A., 1212 tion is directed to the Pennsylvania, NE, Al- fact that all applicaFederal Laws, buquerque, New Mex- ble State Laws, Municipal ico 87110.

Ordinances, and the WITNESS the Honora- rules and regulations ble Sarah Singleton, of all authorities havDistrict Judge of the ing jurisdiction over First Judicial District said item shall apply Court of the State of to the bid throughout, New Mexico, and the and they will be seal of the District deemed to be includCourt of Santa Fe ed in the bid docuCounty on this 25th ment the same as day of November, though herein written out in full.

2014.

CLERK OF THE DIS- The City of Santa Fe is an Equal Opportunity TRICT COURT Employer and all qualified applicants By:_/s/

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p.m., before Hon. Sylvia LaMar, at the first Judicial District Court, 225 Montezuma Ave., Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501.

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN to Javier Rene Careaga Arguellez that unless he presents himself at the hearing above specified, a Default Order shall be entered granting Alma Yadira Iturralde all of the relief requested.

Submitted by: BEA CASTELLANO LOCKHART Attorney to Petitioner P.O. Box 28819 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87592 (505) 424-0656 office Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on December 8, 15 and 22, 29 2014

Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on LEGAL # 97806 December 8, 2014 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS LEGAL # 97799 PROPOSAL NUMBER STATE OF NEW MEXI’15/21/P CO IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SANTA FE Proposals will be reCOUNTY ceived by the City of Santa Fe and shall be IN THE MATTER OF delivered to the City THE ESTATE OF MAR- of Santa Fe PurchasJORIE SEGELL, ing Office, 2651 DECEASED Siringo Road Building "H" Santa Fe, New Probate No.: 2014- Mexico 87505 until 0153 2:00 P.M. local prevailing time, January NOTICE TO KNOWN 7, 2014. Any proposal CREDITORS received after this deadline will not be NOTICE IS HEREBY considered. This proGIVEN that the under- posal is for the pursigned has been ap- pose of procuring pointed personal rep- professional services resentative of this es- for the following: tate. All persons having claims against OPERATION IGNITE this estate are re- ENTREPRENEURSHIP quired to present their claims within The proponent’s attwo (2) months after tention is directed to the date of the first the fact that all applipublication of any cable Federal Laws, published notice to State Laws, Municipal creditors or the date Ordinances, and the of mailing or other rules and regulations delivery of this no- of all authorities havtice, whichever is lat- ing jurisdiction over er, or the claims will said item shall apply be forever barred. to the proposal Claims must be pre- throughout, and they sented either to the will be deemed to be undersigned personal included in the prorepresentative at the posal document the address listed below, same as though hereor filed with the Pro- in written out in full. bate Court of Santa Fe County, New Mexi- The City of Santa Fe is co, located at the fol- an Equal Opportunity lowing address: 102 Employer and all Grant Avenue, Santa qualified applicants Fe, NM 87501 will receive considerDated: November 25, ation for employment 2014 without regard to John A. Segell race, color, religion, 38 Alondra Road sex, sexual orientaSanta Fe, NM 87508 tion or national ori505-466-2749 gin. The successful proponent will be rePublished in The San- quired to conform to ta Fe New Mexican on the Equal OpportuniDecember 8, 2014 ty Employment regulations.

LEGAL # 97804

Proposals may be held for sixty (60) days subject to action by the City. The City reserves the right to reject any of all proposals in part Case No: D-101-Dm- or in whole. Proposal 2014-00854 packets are available by contacting: ShirALMA YADIRA ley Rodriguez, City of ITURRALDE, Santa Fe, Purchasing Petitioner Office, 2651 Siringo Road, Building "H" vs.

Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505, (505) 955JAVIER RENE 5711.

C A R E A G A ARGUELLEZ, Robert Rodarte, Respondent Purchasing Officer FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT STATE OF SANTA FE NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE

NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Alma Yadira Iturralde has filed a Verified Petition to Establish Parentage and Petition for an Award of Sole Legal and Physical Custody Based on Abandonment and that the matter set for final hearing on Feb. 9, 2015, at 1:30

Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on December 8, 2014 LEGAL # 97807 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Case No. 2012-03331

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bidder’s funds shall NEW MEXICO BANK & be returned, and the Special Master and TRUST, the mortgagee giving Plaintiff this notice shall not be liable to the sucv. cessful bidder for any damages.

ANTHONY G. NOTICE IS FURTHER WHITMAN, et al.

GIVEN that the real Defendants. property and imNOTICE OF SALE provements described above will be NOTICE IS HEREBY sold subject to any GIVEN that the under- and all patent resersigned Special Mas- vations, easements, ter will on January 7, all recorded and un2015 at 10:30 a.m. out- recorded liens not herein, side the front en- foreclosed trance of the Judge and all recorded and special Steve Herrera Judicial unrecorded Complex, 225 Monte- assessments and taxzuma Ave., Santa Fe, es that may be due.

Santa Fe County, NM, Plaintiff and its attorsell and convey to the neys disclaim all rehighest bidder for sponsibility for, and cash all the right, ti- the purchaser at the tle, and interest of sale takes the propthe above-named de- erty subject to, the fendants in and to valuation of the propthe following descri- erty by the County bed real estate locat- Assessor as real or ed in said County and personal property, affixture of any mobile State: manufactured All of Tract 1 as or shown on Plat of Sur- home to the land, devey Entitled "Plat activation of title to a Showing Lot Split for mobile or manufacAnthony Whitman tured home on the within a portion of property, if any, envicontamiComp. 26, P.C. 309 of ronmental the Pojoaque Pueblo nation on the properGrant in Section 8, ty, if any, and land T19N, RNE, use violations conN.M.P.M….", Filed for cerning the property, Record as Document if any.

Number 852059, ap- NOTICE IS FURTHER pearing in Plat Book GIVEN that the pur267 at Page 20, Re- chaser at such sale cords of Santa Fe shall take title to the above-described real County, New Mexico. property subject to The address of the re- rights of redemption. al property is 114 Dated: December 3, State Rd. 503, Santa 2014.

Fe, New Mexico 87506. Plaintiff does /s/ Margaret Lake not represent or war- electronically filed rant that the stated Margaret Lake street address is the Special Master street address of the Pro Legal Services, described property; if LLC the street address 5041 Indian School does not match the Road NE, Suite 200 NM legal description, Albuquerque, then the property be- 87110 ing sold herein is the (505) 715-3711 property more particularly described Published in The Sanabove, not the prop- ta Fe New Mexican on erty located at the December 8, 15, 22 street address; any and 29, 2014 prospective purchaser at the sale is advised that it should Legal #97825 verify the location and address of the STATE OF property being sold. NEW MEXICO The sale will be made COUNTY OF pursuant to the judg- SANTA FE ment entered on FIRST JUDICIAL March 8, 2014 in the DISTRICT COURT above entitled and numbered cause, IN THE MATTER which was a suit to OF A PETITION foreclose a mortgage FOR A CHANGE OF held by the above- NAME OF named Plaintiff and Naomi Sofia Deras wherein Plaintiff was Galdamez adjudged to have a A CHILD. lien against the above-described real Case No.: D-101-CVestate in the sum of 2014-02494 $450,079.38, as of September 1, 2013, plus NOTICE OF CHANGE interest thereafter to OF NAME the date of sale at the rate of 2.000% per TAKE NOTICE that in year, plus costs of accordance with the the sale including the provisions of Sec. 40Special Master’s fee, 8-1 through Sec. 40-8publication costs, 3 NMSA 1978, et. seq. and Plaintiff’s costs the Petitioner Mirna expended for attor- Esmerelda Deras Venney fees, taxes, insur- tura will apply to the ance, and keeping Honorable SARAH M. District the property in good SINGLETON, repair. Plaintiff has Judge of the First Juthe right to bid at dicial District at the Fe Judicial such sale and submit Santa its bid verbally or in Complex, 225 Montewriting. The Plaintiff zuma Ave., in Santa may apply all or any Fe, New Mexico at part of its Judgment 1:00 p.m. on the 2nd to the purchase price day of January, 2015 for an ORDER FOR in lieu of cash.

At the date and time CHANGE OF NAME of stated above, the the child from Naomi Special Master may Sofia Deras Galdamez postpone the sale to to Sofia Naomi Galdasuch later date and mez Deras. time as the Special STEPHEN T. PACHECO, Master may specify.

NOTICE IS FURTHER District Court Clerk GIVEN that this sale Deputy Court may be subject to a By: bankruptcy filing, a Clerk payoff, a reinstatement or any other Submitted by: condition that would Mirna Esmerelda cause the cancella- Deras Ventura tion of this sale. Fur- Petitioner, Pro Se ther, if any of these conditions exist at Published in The Santhe time of sale, this ta Fe New Mexican on sale will be null and December 8 and 15, void, the successful 2014.

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Monday, December 8, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

Horoscope ACROSS 1 Ancient Briton 5 Bulgarian or Croat 9 Writing surface for chalk 14 One ___ (vitamin brand) 15 Something a surfer catches 16 Was sick 17 Next-to-last chemical element alphabetically, before zirconium 18 Iowa State’s city 19 Raises, as young 20 Ship heading 23 The Bible’s Queen of ___ 25 Still, in poetry 26 ___ Blanc, the so-called “Man of 1,000 Voices” 27 Liberal arts school in Waterville, Me. 32 Everyone 33 7 Up or Pepsi 34 Reads quickly 38 Unwelcome look 40 Prevent 43 Insect in a summer swarm 44 Did sum work?

46 Cookie sometimes dunked in milk

48 Genetic info carrier 49 Service at Staples or FedEx Office 53 ___ Jima 56 To the ___ degree 57 Ancient Roman robes 58 Person in overalls sucking a piece of straw, stereotypically 63 Ancient 71-Across land in modernday Turkey 64 Pieces with 90° bends 65 Taxis 68 Long guitar parts 69 Assistant 70 It may be slapped after a joke 71 Like Zeus and Hera 72 Did some weeding 73 Meat-andvegetables dish DOWN 1 La ___, Bolivia 2 Dictator Amin 3 No longer on the air 4 Baseball great known as “The Georgia Peach”

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Dec. 8, 2014: This year others often have to step back and regroup when they have conversations with you, as you will be revealing more of your thought processes.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Information that heads your way will be clear and precise. Your mind might take the facts down a new path to create different scenarios. Tonight: Happily relax at home.

5 Exchange 6 Tibetan priest 7 Birds, scientifically speaking 8 Bowl or boat 9 Polynesian wraps 10 In ___ of (as a replacement for) 11 Frighten 12 Like one-word answers 13 ’50s Ford failure 21 Baseball great Willie 22 Major component of the euro symbol 23 Milan’s La ___ opera house 24 Sank, as a putt

28 How some packages arrive, for short 29 Praiseful poem 30 Process leading up to childbirth 31 Heart diagnostic, in brief 35 Highly offended 36 Food from heaven 37 Male-only parties 39 Tape machine button abbr.

41 ___ de Triomphe 42 1920s car that had its inventor’s initials 45 Exasperated response to “How was your day?”

47 Makes a choice 50 8 1/2” x 11” page size: Abbr.

51 “Definitely!”

52 Bygone cry of high spirits 53 Cake topper 54 Beau with roses, say 55 1/16 of a pound 59 Brand with a swoosh 60 Muse of history 61 Ye ___ Antique Shoppe 62 Secondhand 66 Hive dweller 67 Do needlework

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Chess quiz BLACK TO PLAY Hint: Mate in two moves.

Solution: 1. .. Rxh3ch!

2. Kxh3 Rh8 mate!

[Ratkovic-Seres ’96].

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

Subject: GN Each answer is a word that begins with “gn.” (e.g., A protruding knot on a tree.

Hocus Focus

Answer: Gnarl.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. An imaginary little man.

Answer________ 2. A tiny flying insect that bites people.

Answer________ 3. To grind the teeth together.

Answer________ GRADUATE LEVEL 4. A large African antelope.

Answer________ 5. Chew on constantly to wear away slowly.

Answer________ 6. Relating to spiritual knowledge.

Answer________ PH.D. LEVEL 7. A metaphoric rock similar to granite.

Answer________ 8. Small dumplings (Italian).

Answer________ 9. Stationary object on a sundial that projects a shadow.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH New information seems to muddy up the waters.

Seek out more facts, but don’t discount some of the vague details you’ve already heard. D Tonight: Catch up on emails.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You could be very forthright, but attaining clarity with a money matter might be tough. The unexpected will play a role in decision-making. Tonight: Stay calm.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH You could feel awkward when dealing with someone at a distance. This person will be more significant than you might realize. Tonight: As you like it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Put the finishing touches on a project. A conversation with a loved one could be more significant than you realize. Tonight: Live in the moment.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You might want to rethink a decision more carefully.

Your ability to understand others’ motives and what is going on with them seems to mark your decisions. Tonight: In the middle of the action.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Mentally ill uncle ruins celebrations Dear Annie: My 88-year-old uncle is mentally ill. He is paranoid and suffers from extreme anxiety. He has refused mental help for years. His three grown children also have indications of mental illness.

It is difficult to be around “Uncle Joe” because he rants about nonsense and claims that everyone is doing something evil to him. He writes books that make no sense, but expects everyone to read them.

Now that the holidays are approaching, my aunt (his sister) thinks Uncle Joe should be invited to all the family celebrations. But, Annie, he ruins it for everybody.

If you don’t listen and agree with him, he becomes quite threatening.

I think it is rather bossy and controlling of my aunt to expect my uncle to be included in every family event. What can I do? — Love My Uncle, But Dear Friend: Please don’t ostracize Uncle Joe from family gatherings because he is difficult. Try to understand that he is sick and cannot help the way he behaves. Yes, he should be getting professional help and should probably be on medication, but like many mentally ill people, he doesn’t believe he needs either and cannot recognize the toll his behavior takes on the rest of you.

His sister loves him and wants to include him at these family events. Unless he is physically threatening, we are asking you to be tolerant of Uncle Joe and kind to your aunt. These family gatherings don’t happen that often. It doesn’t diminish you to nod politely in agreement with whatever Uncle Joe says and then turn your attention elsewhere.

Please try.

Dear Annie: “James” and I were madly in love when I was 17 and he was 31. After eight years, we agreed to go our separate ways. He later married and has four children. About 10 years ago, James sent me a letter and enclosed his wife’s obituary. She had passed away the previous year. We began corresponding, talking about the good old days.

He told his children we were in touch.After several months, James proposed and said he would hop

on the next flight to be with me.

I told him I was married (no children) and my husband had been diagnosed with leukemia. After that I stopped writing him.

James is now in his mid-80s, and I am 70. My husband passed away a year ago. Deep down, I still have feelings for James. He was my first love. Should I contact him? Send him my husband’s obituary? How do I know whether his children will accept me in his life? — Still in Love Dear Still: There’s no reason not to contact James, but be prepared: He may have remarried or passed away since your last correspondence. Write him a letter or phone him and let him know you’d like to reestablish contact if he is still interested. Don’t worry about his children’s reaction. You can deal with that later.

Dear Annie: It is very sad to read story after story of daughters-in-law who shun their husbands’ mothers. I realize there are many mother/daughter-in-law relationships that are wonderful, but too often we only hear about the bad ones.

I would give anything to have a mother-in-law with whom to shop, go to the movies, cook and bake together and have family gatherings. Someone I could ask for advice and, lastly, one I could love and cherish.

Unfortunately, my mother-inlaw lives six hours away and has very significant dementia. Thank God my husband’s sister is caring for her. But I would take her in a second. She is an amazing lady.

I wish some of these insecure daughters-in-law would realize what they are missing out on.

After all, this is the woman who raised the man they fell in love with. So, obviously, Mom did something right. — Teresa Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.

Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

Sheinwold’s bridge

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might be blunt, but that is not your usual style. Know what you want, and you will know the path on which to proceed. Tonight: Where the action is.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Take a moment to see the whole situation rather than react to what someone else is saying. You know and understand much more than what you are sharing. Tonight: Play out a fantasy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You could have more clout than you realize. Start a conversation with a loved one, and you will see that this is true. Tonight: A quiet dinner with a friend.

Answer________

ANSWERS: 1. Gnome. 2. Gnat. 3. Gnash. 4. Gnu. 5. Gnaw.

6. Gnostic. 7. Gneiss. 8. Gnocchi. 9. Gnomon.

Jumble

ANSWERS:

SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you? (c) 2014 Ken Fisher

Today in history Today is Monday, Dec. 8, the 342nd day of 2014. There are 23 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On Dec. 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan, a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You would be wise not to push others or display your dominant side. Many people around you seem to be showing their muscles. Tonight: Go along for the ride.

Cryptoquip

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Your focus continues to be work and on the end results. A new interest or hobby could be taking up more time than you realize. Tonight: Where your friends are.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Your sense of direction is strong. You know how to prioritize and get a lot done. Be prepared for a spontaneous interruption from a friend. Tonight: A must appearance.

Jacqueline Bigar

The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error. © 2014 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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