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Game #119: Angels at Jays pregame
Los Angeles (69-48) at Toronto (60-58)
at 7:07 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Today's lineups:
Chone Figgins, 3B
Orlando Cabrera, SS
Vlad Guerrero, DH
Garret Anderson, LF
Gary Matthews Jr., CF
Casey Kotchman, 1B
Maicer Izturis, 2B
Jeff Mathis, C
Reggie Willits, RF
PITCHING: RHP Dustin Moseley (4-1, 4.93 ERA)
Matt Stairs, LF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Alex Rios, RF
Vernon Wells, CF
Frank Thomas, DH
Troy Glaus, 3B
Aaron Hill, 2B
Gregg Zaun, C
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Shaun Marcum (9-4, 3.43 ERA)
NOTES: Glaus was back in the lineup after missing two games with a sore left foot. On Tuesday, the third baseman was in L.A. visiting a foot specialist to rule out any structural damage in his left ankle, which has been bothering him for the past few days. The tests came back clean, and Glaus said on Wednesday that the root of the foot problem is a bone spur, which was the original explanation given by manager John Gibbons in April. Glaus said he has been suffering from a case of plantar fasciitis and there isn't any surgery that can alleviate the issue this offseason. Rest is the only cure. … Gibbons wanted to put Stairs in the lineup against Moseley and opted to give LF Reed Johnson the day off from starting. Instead of shuffling the entire order, Gibbons put Stairs back in the leadoff spot.
entering Wednesday
1. Boston 72-47 (–)
2. New York 67-52 (5)
3. Toronto 60-58 (11.5)
4. Baltimore 55-63 (16.5)
5. Tampa Bay 45-74 (27)
entering Wednesday
1. Seattle 66-51 (–)
2. New York 67-52 (–)
3. Cleveland 65-54 (2)
4. Toronto 60-58 (6.5)
6. Minnesota 59-60 (8)
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Oy vey. Zaun just killed that inning with that double play….
Zaun has no arm thats all there is to it.Get rid of him.
Hill made an error hard to belive I think the play was just to easy.
If your a pitcher for Toronto you have to throw a gem to have a chance to win a game 4 out of 5 times.
We have the best pitchen staff in baseball better than average defence and the worst offence.
Some might say we beat the yanks 15 to 4 but remember we won only one game where is the offence for the rest of the games.
hey Garry-good to see you back.
Another outstanding outing from Marcum.. Allowing only 1 run in 7 innings. Man this kid is good. ERA now down to 3.31, 4 hits and 1 run. Now sitting at 10-4-imagine he could be 16-4 if we had given him run support in some of his first outings.
How good is that? Well good enough to lead the AL-he could be 16 and 4 right now and leading in the win-loss for pitchers in all of baseball.
And a big Thank you to Tampa Bay, Minnesota and the Orioles.
We're now only 5.5 back in the wild card.
Go Jays!!!!!!!!!!
Where is Gibbons??? This was another shining example of what good pitching and defense can do with a poor offense. Why why why can we not play a little small ball when the offense isnt clicking on all cylinders???
Bottom of 8th, 2 on, 0 out!! Gibby pinch runs for Frank then Hill makes a half hearted attempt at a sac bunt. Why pinch run if we are waiting for the 3 run bomb? At that point in the game, can WE not for the love of god play for an insurance run??????
JP made a statement 6 years ago that smallball and stealing bases belonged in the NL not the AL,
Is it gibbons fault if you remember Tosca never played smallball.
As you all know I don't like Gibbons but lets blame JP for that.
dbrittan69 What you say is right never was there a better time for smallball man on first and second no outs and Hill up????
I sometimes wonder do we have a problem like the NBA I sure hope not.
Thank you gsumner I went fishing and I had a great time but no way to check on the Jays a split with Kansas pretty poor showing.
What problem in the NBA are you talking about?
Gambling it's happend before also it's just a thought I wish I could take back so please just ignor it if you will.
Don't sweat it.
I think I found the answer at third base. Troy Glaus. (If only Overbay were right handed hed be a great third baseman.) Anyone else notice that Mark Redman is in our organization now. What can we make of that? I think its a good move because if AJ and Gus are injured again, Towers gets traded, and Litsch destructs we have insurance. He seems like another of the Ohka/Thomson jobs though.
Redman has been terrible in AAA. I wouldn't count on him making it back to the bigs with us.
Hill is hitting .333/.368/.569 with RISP in general, and .293/.356/.415 with runners on first and second. Why would you take the bat out of his hands? Talk about wasting an out!
Vernon Wells looks like he wants the season to be over as soon as possible, he swings at the first pitch about 90% of the time and usually grounds out or pops up. He's a real disappointment this year.
Travis Snider in Lansing is on a roll. In the last 6 games he's had 28 at bats, had 12 hits of which 3 were doubles and 5 Hr's. Knocked in 10.
Strange thing: I heard a Q&A session last night with J.P. on the Fan590 following the game. Some fan asked about that very Hill-bunt play, and J.P. diverted, saying that's a decision made by Gibbons. I think ignoring it won't make it go away for the Jays; there are too many other teams who have learned there are ways to manufacture runs. If our offense is poor, the game is late, and the situation is dire, play intelligently, not this power-will-solve-the-problem attitude the Jays have. Perfect contrast: the Angels.
But the Jays have already taken 2 from your perfect contrast team
A batter has to be a well below average hitter or a well above average runner before bunting is mathematically preferable to having them swing away. Ignoring which way scored more runs in recent years in favour of strategies which were formulated (1) before anyone calculated the statistics for which play was better, and (2) in an era where many more hitters were terrible, doesn't seem like playing intelligently.
The "perfect" was only in reference to an AL team who knows how to manufacture runs. And two games is hardly suitable for reference stretch. Also, we didn't win from our power-offense, we won with great pitching.


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Now that we've got TA and EHouse back in the mix… Patrick O'Bryant to back up Perk… and just some housekeeping to finish by signing our draft picks… then that's it, right?
We'll be heading into camp with 14 guys (once Walker and Giddens are locked up). That means one or two NBDL'ers… and then 12 or 13 guys in uniform. That leaves us an open spot for a "PJ Brown" signing in February. Remember… we don't have to replace PJ Brown. We went the whole regular season without him and we were fine.
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It's hard to look at the pictures coming out of Louisiana.
As a native of the Bayou State (home of the NFL champion New Orleans Saints -- I just never miss an opportunity to say that), I used to watch guys named T. Bob and Blackie fish the wetland waters now poisoned with crude.
Oil drove the New Orleans economy of the 1970's. It built the New Orleans skyline with structures named The Amoco Building, One Shell Square and the Texaco Building. Now oil threatens to deliver a body blow to the fishing industry and tourism from Louisiana to Florida.
And at least in part, economic risk has turned gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman away from the "Drill Baby Drill" position. In an interview with the bloggers at Calbuzz, she said it has become clear to her that technology isn't where it needs to be to take the risk out of drilling:
"You look at what has happened in the Gulf, the economic devastation of the shrimpers, the fishermen. I mean you're starting to see it now go on the north shore of the coast of Florida there, the hospitality industry is at risk. ... So I think it has absolutely raised the bar in terms of what we would need to feel comfortable with to go forward. So right now, I'm a no on offshore oil drilling."
Her opponent Steve Poizner was once a staunch opponent of offshore drilling. He too has changed his position from a few years ago, and now supports drilling from existing offshore platforms, citing California's and the country's need to wean itself away from foreign oil.
Jerry Brown's position is unwavering. He'd rather put the oil in his morning coffee than drill for it off the coast of California.
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Let the drilling and the risk to environment and economy happen somewhere else. But let's make sure that oil get here to power our economy.
And if you're keeping score, here's how the GOP Senate Candidates stand on the issue:
Fiorina - Drill Baby Drill;
Chuck Devore - Drillin' like a villain;
Tom Campbell - Let's be chilling on drilling. Just on land and the famous "slant" drilling philosophy from the coast.
As for Senator Boxer, she's been against it, and wants to ban drilling permanently. You know, I think T. Ben and Blackie might be reconsidering their position as well.


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The Return of Brandon League
More on this on Sunday, but the Blue Jays activated RHP Brandon League from the 60-day DL after Saturday's game. League, who has been out since Spring Training, is expected to be in Boston for the finale against the BoSox. Jordan De Jong was optioned to Triple-A. Toronto manager John Gibbons hinted that League may help out in the setup role, which has been occupied by Casey Janssen. Thoughts?
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Great to have him back
Great news about League! I thought he was months away from a return.
The Jays are desperate for another arm — Jannsen's definitely overworked and DeJong looked lost out there.
Hopefully he returns quickly to last year's surprising form!
A post from the Boston blog
Brilliant managing by John Gibbons there leaving in McGowan after the Jays tie it. He's right there with Eric Wedge for dumbest manager in the league
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Well, if it's any consolation, at least the Boston fans know we gave them one.
I also believe the game was tied when burnett threw 130 pitches. I think the jays won that game but as you can see, lost a pitcher.
gsumner and freedom: I've got to hand it to you guys — if nothing else, you're persistent!
And I know you guys will disagree with this, but for what it's worth I really don't buy the "Gibbons' burnt out AJ's arm argument". I mean, really, what are we supposed to do with Burnett then? Never let him pitch past the 6th inning for his entire career because he "might" hurt his arm? AJ talks like he's an elite pitcher, but elite pitcher's step it up and can handle stepping it up when the team needs them to. If I remember right, the Jays' bullpen was overworked and tired when AJ had those three lengthy outings in a row. Halladay was on the DL, a lot of the starting guys weren't pitching deep into games, and someone needed to step it up and give the bullpen some rest: AJ tried to be that guy, but unfortunately he just doesn't cut it.
All in all, I guess I just miss the days when pitchers weren't handled with kid's gloves. Where are the Dave Stieb's of today? Now there's a guy who wouldn't give the ball up every time he hit 100 pitches….
I'm not disagreeing with your assessment of Dave Stieb, Jack Morrison and others back some time ago. But, as much as we'd all like starters to go 120-130 pitches each time out today it doesn't happen. They are not conditioned for it.
Why-who knows, but I do not know one starting pitcher today capable of doing it. On occasion, yes, but not as a habit.
I thought you'd find it interesting, though, to see even the Boston fans saw McGowan was out of gas and Gibby made the wrong decision leaving him in.
It will be great to have Brandon back. I look forward to next year with Brandon, Janssen and Accardo working the late innings and Ryan closing.
It appears his injury, If I'm reading it right, was caused by the off season workout schedule set for him by The Jays. I wonder if Brandon didn't follow the schedule, just followed it too well, or it was the wrong scheduel.
Any comments!
Yep, they're a dying breed. I think once Schilling retires, that might be about it for the hardcore starting pitchers. I mean there's a guy who would pitch back-to-back complete games on three days rest. Other than Halladay, I don't think the Jays have anyone who would even THINK about doing attempting that sort of thing. (And just for the record, it's Jack Morris, not Morrison!)
And, yeah, I guess that's interesting about the Boston fan. I dunno, though, I'm skeptical about a lot of the people on this site. Half the time I feel like I'm talking to one tech-savvy kid with multiple email addresses who's posting with different names….
Yeah, if League can return to form, the Jays will finally have a bullpen with an option other than Accardo, Jannsen, and Downs. Tallet and Wolfe have had their moments, but they're not as consistent as the other three.
There's Frasor, too, but he's got so many confidence issues that I think Gibbons finds it hard to give him the ball in pressure-cooker situations….
yes it is Morris-thank you for the correction.
Take a look at this site-you can get stats from all Blue Jays and other teams as far back as you want to go.
I checked out Stieb's record. It appears his highest inning count in a year was 288 in 1982. He started in 38 games that year and averaged 7.58 innings per outing. The other horses in The BLue Jays history of note were Jim Clancy, Doyle Alexander and Dave Lemanczyk.
I think putting in Frasor as the closer at the start of the season probably hurt him. I would like to see him develop a good changeup to go with the fastball and slider. I think he needs that pitch to really be effective.
Stieb was a great competitor. I wish he was around to give guys like Burnett and McGowan a much needed kick in the butt. Both of them have great stuff, but I think their attitude (especially in the case of Burnett!) really needs some work. I mean, come on, running in a chili's race and pieing people in the face when you're on the DL? I'm all for a relaxed clubhouse, but not that relaxed!
Another pitch might be good for Frasor, but I'm actually happy with his role as-is. Every bullpen needs a guy like him — someone to come in for an inning or two when you're two or three runs down (or up) and not make things worse. I also don't think being thrust into the closer's role hurt him either — if anything, it just exposed his weakness: pitching in tight ballgames makes him jittery.
Thanks for the website. Good talking to you and let's hope Litsch comes through today!
Talk about horses. The all time innings per year record is held by a Will White from Cinncinati who pitched 680 innings in 75 starts back in 1879, averaging 9.07 innings per start. Lol.
If you want to search for more tidbits of baseball history this site below has what you are looking for.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlbhist/alltime/index It goes back to 1871.
I fully agree with what you are saying about stepping up when your bullpen is tired and your ace is on the dl. But when I see Halladay pitch a complete game with 89 pitches and go for 10 innings another game, 130 pitches from Burnett to get out of the I believe 7th inning is a little extensive.
You can't compare Halladay and Burnett . One is a strikeout pitcher , the other a groundball pitcher . A strikeout pitcher will always throw more pitches . I think the secret to Burnett is to keep his pitch count to around 100 as he is susceptable to injury . You are right they are not conditioned to throw over 100 pitches and Burnett doing it in 3 consecutive games pays a price . Chacin will be the same type of pitcher, always prone to injury .
Its great to have League back
league set his own schedule. he decided at the beginning of his regimen that he would take time of from throwing and just lift weights, which led to his overdeveloped muscle. Jordan, correct me if I'm wrong!
ukgocats.About League I read the same article back in spring training.
I think Brandon League has the potential to go back to his role as a setup man for Ryan or Arccardo. I know League is not 100%, get him some work in the pen and the off season should help. Promote Janssen to the starting rotation along with Halladay, Burnett, McGowan, Marcum. Possibly Litsch??


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On the rare occasions I watch horror movies (always in the safety of my living room), I tend to yell at the characters on the flickering screen: "Don't go out there!" "Don't do that!" "Don't let it in!"
Such is the sense of menace conjured in Ira Levin's "Veronica's Room," onstage at UCF Conservatory Theatre, that I had to stifle my shouted warnings.
Levin, who also wrote "Deathtrap," has crafted a thriller in which it's unclear who is speaking the truth and who is actually who or what they seem to be. (The program's no help, indentifying the characters only as "The Woman," "The Man," "The Girl" and "The Young Man."
The only thing that's clear from the outset is that something's not quite right in the scenario we're watching: It's the 1970s — we know that from costume designer Tan Huaixiang's bright patterns and funky bell bottoms. A young couple are guests in an older Irish couple's home.
But the older folks' Irish charm is a bit much. Isn't the jolliness of the woman (Kate Ingram) forced? Isn't the accent of the man (Earl Weaver) a wee bit inconsistent?
It soon becomes clear that the young woman in this quartet (Chloe Miranda), called Susan, doesn't know any of the others well — it's only her second date with the young man (Will Browning), first if you don't count Sunday when they met.
The alarm bells start ringing when it's revealed why she's at the couple's home and what they have asked her to do. And those alarms get louder and louder with each passing moment as director Julia Listengarten makes something as ordinary as combing hair carry sinister undertones.
Run, Susan, run!
But she doesn't. And so, teasingly, with twists and turns, the truth of what's really going on is revealed — and it's not for the squeamish or prudish. (Parents, note this play is not suitable for children and contains brief nudity.)
There's not much more that can be said without ruining the twisty nature of the plot. Even to comment too much on the acting could spoil it. Suffice it to say that Ingram gives a powerhouse performance, not only showing emotional range but a transformative quality to her acting.
Miranda makes Susan's improbable decision early in the story at least seem possible, though she falters a little when Susan starts realizing her frightening predicament. A slower build to her fear would help. And though it's hard to make the large Mainstage Theater feel like a trap, Bert Scott's lighting could have done more to create a sense of claustrophobia.
There is an effective unsettling lighting design at play's end, reflecting the twisted souls that inhabit this twisted little play. The shivers from this creepy story are not only those of fear but of repulsion at the things damaged people can do.
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On the rare occasions I watch horror movies (always in the safety of my living room), I tend to yell at the characters on the flickering screen: "Don't go out there!" "Don't do that!" "Don't let it in!"


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Kansas State University's Ted Cable didn't stick to the old catchphrase "just the facts" when he undertook his mission to open travelers' eyes to the wonders of the state he has learned to call home.
Cable, a professor of park management and conservation in the department of horticulture, forestry and recreation resources, specializes in interpretation -- taking facts about the environment and turning them into stories and experiences that help in the understanding of the world's natural resources.
"I deal in feelings, not merely facts," he said. "I try to make it personal by telling compelling stories."
This is not simply done through a textbook. Cable has spent countless hours in his car becoming familiar with a part of the world that many consider to be boring to prove that's not the case. He racked up the miles on his odometer for two of his recent books and digital tours using global positioning technology.
"Interpretation is making meaningful connections between people and nature," Cable said. "I want to help people see the mundane miracles around us.
Together with BarZ Adventures, a company that produces self-guided touring and visitor guide application systems, Cable worked to create GPS tours for the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area in Great Bend and for three scenic byways in Louisiana.
Cable's role was to write interpretative scripts for tourists or locals visiting these areas, which along with video, slideshow imagery and voiceover accompaniment, are turned into full video productions, said Sunny Lozano, marketing manager for BarZ Adventures.
"Dr. Cable has been a fantastic resource for our organization to create interpretive scripts for a variety of tour productions for our customers. These have been successfully utilized for several projects," Lozano said.
BarZ Adventures offers tours through the GPS Ranger, a hardware-based product, as well as through smartphone applications, created through their GoExplore Smartphone App Platform, available on both Android and iPhone smartphones. However, Lozano noted that Great Bend's tours are currently available only through the GPS Ranger.
Cable said the GPS Ranger allows visitors to drive through the area, learning about its history and wildlife through content that is automatically triggered based on the user's location.
The units can be rented through the Great Bend Convention and Visitors Bureau, said Cris Collier, president of the bureau. Collier said the 12 GPS units were made possible through a grant from Kansas Tourism, and are also available at area motels.
Collier added that the collaboration between Cable and BarZ Adventures has led to increased interest as individuals get comfortable with the technology. "The tours deliver consistent and appropriate interpretation of the area, and are fun and easy to use," she said.
Cable's travel books -- "Driving Across Kansas" and "Driving Across Missouri" -- seek to accomplish similar goals of entertaining travelers while educating them about their location, but in a format that covers entire states. The books are mile-by-mile guides across the Interstate 70, usually with separate entries for both the east and westbound lanes.
The entries in the books provide interesting facts about individual farms and landmarks that Cable became curious about along the road. In "Driving Across Kansas," a westbound entry for mile marker 123 explains why the farmsteads in this region are hidden among dense strands of trees, usually known as a shelterbelt.
"I just drove up and down the highway, being observant, trying to connect people with what I was seeing," Cable said. "Some people said it was the ultimate challenge: to make I-70 less painful for people driving through Kansas."
Cable's mission was to make driving across the Midwest more interesting, even though he isn't a native Kansan. After moving to Kansas from Illinois, Cable said he grew tired of people complaining about how unexciting the state was.
"I had friends who told me they planned their trips so that they drove through Kansas at night," he said. "I got sick of people complaining about how boring Kansas is as they drive right by the beauty of the prairie."
While driving down I-70 in a Mustang convertible -- he said he liked to see the sky and smell the grass -- Cable would pick out interesting landmarks or even family farms and simply stop to ask about their significance.
Pulling up in a stranger's yard to ask about the land surrounding it was a little uncomfortable at times, but Cable said most people were interested in an opportunity to tell their stories. Once, he visited a farm around Kansas City and was invited in to sit down while the family showed them trophies from livestock shows and explained their family history.
"They were proud of it, and they should be," Cable said. "People don't realize the resourcefulness of these farmers; they're courageous people."
Cable's book on Kansas, which was co-authored with Wayne Maley, was released in 2003. His book on Missouri, co-authored with LuAnn Cadden, came out in 2010. The University Press of Kansas published both books. Two of his scripts for GPS tours in Louisiana are currently in production.


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This is an annotated list of databases produced by Delaware State Agencies listed by producing agency. It was last checked for broken links on December 3, 2012. To add a database to this list or to fix a broken link, either do it yourself as this is a wiki, editable by anybody, or send an e-mail to John Stevenson, varken AT UDel.edu, University of Delaware Library, the documents specialist for this page.
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- 1 Agriculture, Department of
- 2 Arts, Division of
- 3 Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC)
- 4 Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)
- 5 Delaware Division of Professional Regulation
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- 20 State Police
Agriculture, Department of
- Farm Market Directory - Search by county, address, market name or by product sold. Records include map, directions, hours and website when available. Also browseable by county and by product.
Arts, Division of
- Delaware Artists Roster - Searchable by category (literary, performing, etc), discipline (audio, crafts, dance, etc), services provided, county and awards. Records include information on artist/performer's: Availability and contact information, Background and Experience, Fees for services, Types of services the artist provides and Special awards and honors.
Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC)
- Delaware Environmental Navigator (DEN) "Will allow the public to view all facility information, violations, enforcement actions and monitoring results pertaining to Air Quality, Waste Water, Water Supply, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Annual Reports, Solid Waste, Contaminated Site Cleanup, Underground Tanks and Vapor Recovery, Above Ground Tanks, Septic Permits, Wetlands, Ambient Water Monitoring Data and Corrective Action Sites."
- The Flora of Delaware Online Database As of January 29, 2012, the database contains 2,274 species, subspecies, and varieties (taxa), of native (1,577) and non-native (697) vascular plants known to occur in the state of Delaware.
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)
- Archaeology Search A comprehensive listing of all archaeology reports available from DelDOT, detailing what was unearthed during studies and planning for construction of various roadways and highways throughout Delaware.
- Vanity Plate Search and Reservation This Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles site helps one visualize and reserve vanity plates.
Delaware Division of Professional Regulation
- Delaware Division of Professional Regulation online license verification service Search for public information in a database of of registered licensee information. Menu allows users to search against all licensees or among listed professions from accountancy to veterinary medicine.
Delaware Geological Survey (DGS)
- Delaware DataMIL (Data Mapping and Integration Laboratory) - The Internet Mapping Service for the State of Delaware. The DataMIL serves Delaware's Spatial Data Framework, or basic map datasets, on which state agencies, local and county governments, academic GIS users, and the private sector can build their own GIS data. The Framework datasets are considered the most current and up-to-date base map information available and a data steward is identified to take ownership of each dataset and publish the only official dataset for that part of the Framework. Datasets that change frequently are updated at least quarterly. The Delaware DataMIL Map Lab requires use of the Internet Explorer browser and serves PDF topographic maps, updated biweekly. Delaware DataMIL includes digitized aerial photography from 1937 forward. Note: Delaware DataMIL will be discontinued on June 30, 2013.
Delaware General Assembly
- Bill Tracking Offers information on recent legislation in Delaware's General Assembly.
Delaware Public Archives
- Naturalization Records Database Covers naturalization records for selected record series from Superior Court in all three counties. While this database represents only a sampling of the naturalization records held, it includes naturalization checklists by Place of Origin and Last Name.
- Probates Records Database These indexes are the primary finding aid to Delaware Public Archives holdings of manuscript probate records for all three counties from c. 1680 to c. 1925.
Delaware Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
- Child Care Search The Office Of Child Care Licensing site provides information to help parents make a more informed choice.
Delaware State Courts
- Delaware State Courts Connect The Judicial Case Database supports searching by person name, business name or case type; judgments against a person or business; or judgments against a person or business. Produced for Delaware State Courts by Affiliated Computer Systems, Inc. "Not for official use."
- Delaware State Courts: Opinions and Orders A database of opinions and orders from all levels of Delaware's court system.
- Trade, Business & Fictitious Names Database The Superior Court's database allows users to search trade & business names.
Corporations, Division of
- General Information Name Search - Search for corporations registered in Delaware using key words.
- Name Availability Search - Search to this database prior to preparing Corporate Name Reservations.
Corrections, Department of
- VINELink - Search for an Offender and determine custody status, operated by VINELink on behalf of the Delaware Department of Corrections.
Education, Department of
- DOE School Locator - Search for schools associated with an address or housing development.
- Find an Educator - May only be searched by first and last name. Records include school, position, degrees earned and Delaware and national certifications.
Elections, Department of
- Polling Place Locator - Database of registered Delaware voters and their polling places. May be searched by first and last name. Middle initial, name suffix, and ZIP code may be used to reduce the number of results.
Finance, Department of
- Delaware Business Search - Searchable by license number, license status, business name, type of business, location, and dates of business activity. Results may be opened directly in Excel and entire database is available as a file download.
- Escheat - Unclaimed Property - Division of Revenue's database converted to searchable PDF files. "A searchable database is provided that lists owners with a last known address in Delaware." Lists are alphabetical by last name.
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Professional Regulation, Division of
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Revenue, Division of
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State, Department of
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Jackie Robinson is rightly remembered as an American hero for the grace he showed in the face of all manner of wretchedness while breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Now the guy who gave Robinson his shot is getting the big-screen treatment.
Robert Redford is set to play Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who had the guts to bring Robinson up to the bigs, reported 24 Frames. Brian Helgeland ("LA Confidential," "Mystic River") will direct his own, as yet untitled script, which will focus on the relationship between Rickey and Robinson.
"No one really knows the Rickey part, the political maneuvers and the partnership they had to share," said Redford. "It's the story underneath the story you thought you knew."
Rickey probably did more than anyone to shape the game of baseball as we know it, not just as the man who pushed for integration, but who developed the modern farm system and was focusing on stats like on-base percentage 40 years before anyone had heard of Bill James. The man is certainly worthy of a biopic.
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This small town neighborhood theater is located on Main Street, in downtown Bly. It was built in 1948 and opened as the Arch Theater.
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Wow, seeing this theater listed brought back memories of driving through the town of Bly as a kid. I remember that for years after the theater closed, the movie "Rufus J. Pickle and The Indian" remained on the marquee.
I'm not sure of its present condition, but will contact a woman who used to teach school in Bly to see if she can provide you any information.
The Star Theater is now a feed store. It was closed when I got to town so didn't get to see the inside. The wonderful marquee which boldly proclaims Star Theatre and faces directly towards Highway 140 sure got me to pull over quick and get some photos. This isn't a former movie theater which kind of looks like a theater. It very much looks like what it was orginally built as and is the main building in town.
There are also three tiny photos at http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/11241.html
I moved to Bly in 1979. I think 'MacArthur' was playing there at that time. The next movie was 'Rufus J. Pickle and the Indian' – but then the theater closed, never re-opened, and the marquee always said 'Rufus J. Pickle and the Indian' for many years after that.
What is the theater now? Is it up for sale? What condition is the building in now?
According to the section on Bly in a rider's handbook published by Cycle Oregon, Bly's movie house "…was built in 1948 as the Arch Theater but is now called the Star." It also says that "…a couple part-time residents, Paul and Ruby Dorris, have converted the building to a combination meeting space/antique gallery . The stage and screen are still up, the floor still slopes like a theater, and the venue has hosted potlucks, old-time fiddlers and more." The Handbook was published in 2012 (PDF here) and is the most recent information about the Star Theatre that I can find on the web. I can't find a web site for the Dorrises' operation itself, so I assume they don't have one.
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A three-time All-america swimmer, Eliza graduated as the holder of four Capital Athletic Conference and school records. At the time of her induction, she still held the conference record in the 1650 yard freestyle, with no other swimmer in school history coming within 15 seconds of her mark. Eliza capped her career by winning the 1996 CAC Women's Swimmer of the Year award and advanced to the NCAA Championships, where she recorded All-America performances in the 500 yard freestyle, the 1650 yard freestyle, and as a member of the 800 yard freestyle relay.
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Dr. René Clausen is professor of music at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. and has served as conductor of The Concordia Choir since 1986. Additionally, he is the artistic director of the award-winning Concordia Christmas Concerts, which are frequently featured by PBS stations throughout the nation.
Clausen is a renowned composer and arranger, having written over 100 commissioned compositions for organizations such as The King's Singers, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and American Choral Directors Association. He is also a frequent guest conductor, composer-in-residence, clinician and lecturer. Clausen has conducted large works including Orff's Carmina Burana, Mozart's Requiem, Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Brahms' Requiem and Britten's War Requiem. On several occasions, Clausen has conducted at Lincoln Center, including his major work MEMORIAL to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" for SATB divisi Choir and Wind Symphony.
Clausen graduated from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, and received a Master of Music Performance and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana. In 1996, Clausen was named the Paul J. and Eleanor Christiansen Chair in Choral Music at Concordia. "Life and Breath: Choral Works by René Clausen" is a 13-track recording by the Kansas City Chorale. This CD of compositions by Clausen won two Grammy Awards in 2013, including Best Choral Performance.


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"Brutal," 'ugly" and "a financial heart attack" were used to describe the last year's sales at an annual meeting for the wine industry.
As growers and distributors gathered for the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium 2010 in Sacramento Wednesday night, the keynote speaker, John Fredrikson, a wine-business consultant, prepared a look back as well as the year ahead.
"Usually, we're raving about how great the year was," Fredrikson said. "But this was probably the worst year you ever had."
Despite the nation's continued slump, "we're beginning to see slight improvement in some areas" of the wine industry, Frederikson said, particularly among the lowest-priced brands. "It's going to take a while, but we'll come back."
For the first 11 months of 2009, California wine shipments were down an estimated 4 million cases, a drop of nearly 4 percent from 2008, the Sacramento Bee reports. For the entire domestic wine market, shipments were down by 3 million cases.
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Glass Half Full to Glass Half Empty…
The Yankees played a hard fought series in Boston, and escaped with two out of three despite their "pathetic and embarrassing"¹ play. They had a day off and traveled to St. Petersburg, Florida to face their other primary AL East rivals, the Tampa Bay Rays.
With Javier Vazquez on the mound, it looked as though the Yankees would stack up very nicely against David Price and the championship-contending Rays. Staked to an early 2-0 lead, Vazquez promptly gave it up in the bottom half of the 4th inning. Former Yankee Carlos Pena tied the score with a two-run homer, and Jason Bartlett had a two-run double in the 5 run inning. Another former Yankee, Dioner Navarro, hit the single that put the Rays in the lead. Those would be the only runs that Price would need enroute to the Rays' third victory of the season.
Marcus Thames made his second start of the season in left (in place of starter Brett Gardner), and Mark Teixeira continued his traditional ice cold start. After four games, he is 0-for-16 which matches the worst hitless start of his career. Let's hope that he ends the streak on Saturday.
The weekend games will pit CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett as the rotation begins its second go-around this young season. I am expecting a much stronger start from Sabathia than we saw in Boston, and the same with Burnett. They'll face Wade Davis and James Shields, respectively.
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On the bright side, the Boston Red Sox lost too as the Kansas City Royals rallied for two runs in the bottom of the 8th to win 4-3. It was a great start by the ageless and reliable Tim Wakefield, but once again, the bullpen was the Achilles heel for the Red Sox.
¹I found Umpire Joe West's comments about the Yankees and Red Sox as "pathetic and embarrassing" to be, well, pathetic and embarrassing. His frustration was over the slow play of the opening series between the two teams. In my opinion, West should voice any concerns he has internally within his own organization and not air the negative comments publicly. I am biased and if I were a San Francisco Giants fan, I'd vehemently disagree, but there's nothing like baseball's best rivalry, the Yankees and the Red Sox. I am a Minnesota Vikings fan, and I dislike the Green Bay Packers. I am a San Jose Sharks fan and I dislike the Anaheim Ducks. I am a Los Angeles Lakers fan and I dislike the Boston Celtics. But there is simply nothing like Yankees-Red Sox. Right Julia?
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Speaking of the Vikings, the wait for Brett Favre continues. It is a given that Favre won't make any decisions that would actually require him to show up for training camp, so this is going to be long and drawn out once again. It's frustrating because it is very hard for me to get excited about either Tavaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels at quarterback. It's rumored that the Vikings are taking a look at Tim Tebow. However, he is a major project and many think he'll never succeed at the pro level. On the plus side, his former teammate Percy Harvin is on the Vikings and it would ease Tebow's transition. We'll see how this plays out. I definitely agree that the Vikings need to be thinking about the quarterback of the future regardless of what Favre may do. I'd love for the Vikings to pick Jimmy Clausen in the NFL Draft, but he'll be long gone by the time the Vikings select unless they can move up.
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Both the Sharks and the Lakers are set to play in their respective sports' play-offs. I am hopeful that this is the year for Joe Thornton and company. For the Lakers, it's 'here we go again' with Andrew Bynum unavailable until the play-offs due to injury. Unfortunately, that's an all too familiar song, but hopefully he'll be ready to play once the play-offs do start. If both teams could play and beat Boston, I'd be a very happy man. Of course, that would mean championship series for both, but hey, so long as WE win, what does it matter? 😉
The Yankees quietly picked up former San Diego Padres outfielder Chad Huffman on waivers and assigned him to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre. Huffman was placed on waivers to make room for Matt Stairs (hasn't he played for like every major league club?). I didn't think much of the move when I first saw it, but later I saw comments about how frustrated fans were and how they saw the fingerprints of Kevin Towers all over this one. Towers, the former Padres GM, is now a special consultant for the Yankees. It would appear that the Padres had hoped Huffman would clear waivers for a minor league assignment but were, perhaps, thwarted by their former general manager. I saw these comments about Huffman by Padres assistant Paul DePodesta and it makes me a little jazzed about the pickup (and not so disappointed that the Yankees had to return Rule 5 pickup Jamie Hoffmann to the Dodgers):
"We lost the player. And, he's a pretty good one. Chad was a 2nd round pick in 2006 out of TCU and has been a successful minor league hitter throughout his pro career, posting an OPS over .800 in each season. While crushing lefties early in his career, Chad had his most successful year yet against RHP during his first season in AAA in 2009. He always controlled the strike zone and also hit for some power–a combination we like. We think he'll be a good Major League hitter.
"This wasn't an easy decision, as we feel good about our 40-man roster at this point. We talked about a number of different guys and worked through various scenarios–who had the best chance to clear waivers, what depth did we have, what depth did we anticipate needing during the year, etc.
"We hate to lose good players. Additionally, we hate to lose good people, and Chad is a tremendous clubhouse guy. Getting beyond the selfish aspect, we're excited for Chad. We truly wish him the best with the Yankees and will be rooting for him to make it to New York and contribute to the big league team."
Works for me… J
P.S. I am headed to Arizona for the week on business so I might not have any blog updates until after I return on Saturday, April 17th. Let's hope the Yankees get on a roll by that time!


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Hope's Poet: Interview with Dennis Brutus
I spoke with Dennis Brutus about his experiences as a poet and lifelong activist six months before his death in December 2009.
A graduate from the University of Fort Hare in South Africa, Brutus taught in nonwhite schools, joined the underground campaign against apartheid, and led social movements against segregation, climate change, and corporate capitalism. His poetry about his experiences in Robben Island, his exile, and service for the causes of justice, peace and freedom is still taught across the world.
Shirin Shirin: Perhaps you could start by telling us about your experiences growing up and becoming an activist in apartheid South Africa?
Dennis Brutus: I grew up in a segregated ghetto in Port Elizabeth on the east coast near Cape Town and went to a segregated school, of course. I ended up at Fort Hare, a college where many black students went. In 1948, I started teaching at Fort Hare and also started working in the community. The apartheid government came to power just as I started teaching. What was called segregation was now being replaced by a much more vicious system. The big difference was that it was enforced very strictly by law. Before that, in the old days, it was rather like the American South, I think. It was racism and segregation by convention and by general acceptance. It wasn't legal. But when segregation becomes legal, you have a much more severe system to combat.
As a teacher, I was doubly influenced, for it meant separate education for blacks and whites and browns. Housing was segregated and shops were segregated. I found myself in conflict with the system. I ended up being served with an order making it a crime for me to teach. I was banned from teaching. But, there are always different ways to challenge injustice. I began challenging the apartheid through sports. At the time, all the teams were exclusively white, although they were supposed to represent South Africa. When I challenged that, I got into real trouble, which led to my arrest. I tried to escape and was shot in the back at point-blank range. Before I could recover fully, I was sent to Robben Island. There I spent time in the section with [Nelson] Mandela. My time on Robben Island was quite short. It was part of a 16-month sentence out of which five months were in solitary confinement. When I came out of prison in 1965, I was put under house arrest for five years, but after one year I was allowed to leave the country on the condition that I never return.
I based myself in London in St. Paul's Cathedral and started working for political prisoners. I made presentations on behalf of political prisoners. I exposed, for instance, the conditions of Robben Island by appearing before the United Nations. I also exposed the U.S. corporate support for the apartheid regime, testifying before the U.S. Congress and other bodies.
Shirin: Skipping ahead a few years, what appealed to you about the movement for global economic justice, coming from the long campaign against apartheid?
Brutus: One of the things that struck me profoundly was that as we emerged from the terrible oppression of the apartheid, we were suddenly confronted with a new oppression on a global scale. The apartheid was essentially racial, but it also had an economic component to it in the form of labor exploitation. The global oppression came from organizations such as the IMF and the World Bank, the Bretton-Woods organizations, and of course, subsequently, the WTO.
What had been happening in South Africa—where you had a kind of privileged elite while the masses were oppressed—was really happening on a global scale, specifically through mechanisms like the repayment of debt. The poor countries were being bled dry. The little wealth they had was being transferred to the wealthy countries by various mechanisms—like aid, where you could put a billion dollars into Africa and take out several billion. In other words, these so-called "developmental projects" that were supposed to help the poor countries were only making sure that the investors were making huge profits. They were taking out far more than they were putting in. When I understood that this was in fact what was happening in South Africa, and also globally, it was very easy for me to make the transition. It was really a replication of the problems I had seen before, but now I was seeing them on a much bigger scale.
Shirin: And how do the social forums fit into this movement for global justice?
Brutus: They are at the heart of it, both in the case of Africa and in the United States. And of course a lot of the energy came out of Brazil. I think we must give them credit for that, especially to people like Chico Whitaker, one of the principle thinkers who helped set up the World Social Forum.
But beyond that, there are two other elements that I see as very important. One was November 1999, in Seattle, when for the first time people took the streets, and confronted corporate and political power. With Bill Gates there and Microsoft, George Soros, Bill Clinton, Jaques Chirac, and the other heads of state that were all there, the WTO was set to meet, and talk of writing a trade agenda for the whole world. It was billed as a new round based on the decisions they had taken in Uruguay. We were out in the streets with the 50 Years is Enough network, and other groups marching to our chant: "No New Round, Turn-A-Round." We rejected the notion of the corporate powers writing the agenda for the whole world. We took them on. We paralyzed them. There was no meeting of the WTO; there was no new round. I think a lot of the energy that we saw in the World Social Forums, whether it was in Porto Alegre or in Mumbai, came from Seattle.
I should add one other credit. I think that the action of the Zapatistas in Mexico, when they announced their opposition to the attempt to create the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) was important as well. This was the meeting with George W. Bush, Vincente Fox, and others in Quebec City where many of us were tear-gassed in a protest. So energy for these movements comes out of Brazil, but it also comes out of Seattle, Mexico, and, in fact, it comes out of grassroots people everywhere. Whether they're fighting for jobs or housing or water or electricity, or better roads or better schools, there is a global movement with many components. The difficulty is pulling all those energies together and mobilizing them to demand change, and then defining clearly what changes we want.
Let me just add one footnote on that issue. It seems to me that at the heart of the present system of exploitation and oppression are the concepts of private property and profit. Sooner or later we're going to have to grapple with that issue. If we don't, I think that we cannot say that we are serious about changing the world.
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Shirin: I'd like to move us towards the U.S. but before we get there, perhaps we could spend a little more time on Africa. With the rise of the G20, South Africa has taken on more regional significance—almost a regional superpower. Can you comment on what that means for the southern African region, and for Africa as a whole?
Brutus: I am delighted because it seems to me that this is a central question we are discussing in African civil society. I was part of serious discussion in Cape Town recently hosted by a trade union, which asked the question: "Is South Africa becoming a sub-imperial power?" In other words: Is South Africa acting mainly in the interest of the United States? You will remember that George W. Bush came to Pretoria and appointed Thabo Mbeki as his "point man." So we are very conscious and very troubled about that aspect. There's a second aspect as well. South Africa now is becoming a place where you can accumulate a great deal of capital, and it's also a place where foreign direct investment is pouring into the country in a significant way. This means that South Africa has the capacity to export this capital and to set up industries elsewhere. You have this corporate role of penetration, and I think it's actually twofold, though it's still being debated.
Others are saying that this is not a sub-imperialist role that we're describing, that instead this is an imperialist role. But, in my view, that's much too ambitious. It also extends the present resources of South Africa far more than what they really are. But I don't exclude the possibility that South Africa might play an imperialist role in the future, especially if South Africa finds it convenient to become very cozy with China. At the moment China is very busy penetrating Africa, whether in the Sudan, looking for oil, or whether it's Zimbabwe, looking for an alliance with Mugabe.
My current analysis is that presently South Africa is performing a sub-imperial role, which is related to its relationship with the United States. Especially since the United States is now budgeting for an enormous expansion of military expenditure in Africa, and an increase in the number of military bases in Africa. It may reflect some of the U.S.'s insecurity about what is happening in the Middle East. They find Saudi Arabia an unreliable ally. They've had a disastrous adventure in Iraq, where they've ended up in a quagmire. Even the Israelis have taken a beating when they tried to penetrate Lebanon a couple of years ago. So to sum up, I would say that South Africa is functioning both as a corporate extension and as a military extension of U.S. power and its imperialist agenda.
Shirin: I want to now take us across the Atlantic, but perhaps now would be a good time for you to share one your poems.
Brutus: All right, if I can find an appropriate one. There's one I wrote which has been used very widely, but it's rather odd because it's actually based on what I call a "found poem." I took some lines from Yasser Arafat's speech to the UN and turned them into a poem. So maybe I'll just read some lines from that one:
I am a rebel and freedom is my cause
many of you have fought similar struggles
therefore you must join my cause
my cause is a dream of freedom
and you must help me to make my dream reality
For why should I not dream and hope?
Is not revolution making reality of hopes?
Let us work together that my dream may be fulfilled
That I may return with my people out of exile to live in one democracy in peace
Is not my dream a noble one worthy to stand beside
freedom struggles everywhere?
Shirin: You've lived now for many years in the United States, and I wonder if you could share with us a little about your experiences in the U.S. and with the people in the United States in general.
Brutus: Well, I've clearly had negative experiences, but there are other encouraging ones. I was arrested in California protesting banks that had lent money to South Africa, and I was arrested on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington protesting the death penalty on behalf of Mumia Abu Jamal. We can return to those if you wish, but in addition the U.S. government served me three times with a deportation order. One time I was to be deported to Zimbabwe; another time I was to be deported to South Africa; a third time to Britain. Each of the deportation efforts failed and eventually I was given political asylum.
So clearly I didn't always have it easy in the United States, but I should mention that there was also the positive side. I was called to appear before the U.S. Congress to testify about corporate support for apartheid, I also appeared before the UN describing conditions on Robben Island, (which I think led to some improvements in the conditions there), and I was able to form what has become probably the most important African literature association in the world when I was a visiting professor down at the University of Texas. I've lectured at many universities and was a tenured professor at Northwestern University in Chicago and chair of Black Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, and tenured there as well.
So when I look at the big picture I come up with a rather curious notion. It seems to me that in the United States you have a very peculiar mixture of repression and freedom, which leads to people thinking that they live in a democracy but in fact it's only a democracy for some people. And in fact Gramsci used to talk about the "soft power" of the United States, and how the U.S. could persuade the world that it was really a very free democracy—the land of the free, home of the brave, etc—when in fact not only is there great repression inside the United States, but the U.S. is guilty of enormous repression in other parts of the world. Yet people go about their lives complacently. Not only were they complacent, but they would be relieved that they lived in a democracy—some of them would describe it as the greatest democracy in the world. It seems to me that nobody has really examined the degree to which that deception—partly self-deception—has been effective in the United States.
Periodically they break out of that kind of coma. We've just seen it now in the rejection of John McCain in the recent elections, which were not only a rejection of George W. Bush, but also a rejection of the war in Iraq. These are very hopeful signs that the climate is changing politically in the United States, though perhaps we shouldn't be too optimistic because the Democrats are as compromised as the Republicans and many of them are invested in the enormous war machine which is running so much of U.S. politics today — the military-industrial-academic complex.
So these are some aspects of it. One reason that the U.S. government can maintain control the way it does is because of this illusion of democracy. It pretends to be a democracy, nearly all of its residents believe that it is, but it isn't a democracy, at least not for all. It certainly doesn't tend to support democratic regimes—consider Saudi Arabia or even Israel, which has carried out a 40-year occupation. I realize that this is a controversial point and I'm bound to get some criticism for it, but I think it's worth discussing at least.
Shirin: Some of us have the impression that organizing in the United States is at a very primitive stage when compared with organizing in parts of Africa or Latin America or Asia. Do you have any insights as to why that may be the case and suggestions as to how organizers here can improve?
Brutus: Well, you're right about that. In some cases, people think that the protest movement in the United States is nonexistent, which shows how uninformed they are. But you're quite right in the sense that the development of the movement in the United States has been backwards in relation to other parts of the world. In Latin America, I think—Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, even Mexico—the degree of political sophistication is much higher there. By comparison the United States development is very primitive.
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It's a long story. There have been periods in the United States when radicalism was very strong particularly through labor, trade unions, and at times you've had a real respectable left in the United States. But you're right that at the moment: a) it's really rather backwards, and b) it's not well known outside the United States. Now that's a problem because it seems to me that the media is deliberately not covering activist events. I'll give you one example. I served in New York on the commission which found the Bush administration guilty of crimes against humanity. We not only announced the verdict, we announced it at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. We also delivered the verdict at the White House, where in fact it was received with tongs—but that's a separate story. What I'm saying is that when we are taking significant action against government, the media does not cover it or they will bury it somewhere. This to me says that the media itself—or the mainstream media—is so much in the pocket of the corporations that we cannot get the information out to the people of the United States. Even more seriously, we cannot get it out to the people of the world, all of whom should know that there is a very lively, active and caring center of people in the United States who are engaged in protest against the wars and in demanding social justice, both in the U.S. and internationally.
Shirin: You've lived through World War II, through the Cold War, you've been part of the struggle against apartheid, you've seen that regime come and go, you've seen many American presidents come and go, and yet throughout all these years—you're now in your 80s—you've managed to keep a sense of optimism. What gives you hope?
Brutus: Well, it certainly helps to be able to have a sense of humor, so you survive various catastrophes with a laugh or two. Secondly, I think we're always winning small victories. They're happening all the time. Here in Durban, we challenged the city council because they've cut off people's water because they can't pay. There are always grounds for at least a little cheerfulness and a little optimism. If you have a sense that there is this global struggle going on, where one is winning little victories in a number of places, then the real question in my mind should be how do we combine all these successes and develop them into a powerful force. But it certainly seems to me that the mere fact that one is occasionally winning a few victories, however small they might be, it is one way to keep going.
The other way is the World Social Forum itself, which for me is the basis for great optimism, even though I recognize it may take a wrong turn, it may betray us, it can always fall apart. But when I flew back from the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and arrived in Jo'berg in the darkness, with little lights burning where people were reading and so on, I felt in that enormous space, that there was so much hope, so much optimism, that people had a vision that an alternative world was possible. And I felt so good about it that I wrote a poem:
At Night, After Porto Alegre
In South African Airways 747
In this dim-winged cathedral
soaring above oceans of silvery cloud
far beyond Atlantic's tumultuous heave
we move, star-girt, distant
from greed's debris, genocides, calcined bones
curled in our own private shrines
or bent over light-pooled pages
we move to a new world, a new earth, where finally
our dreams can be fulfilled.


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MILWAUKEE - A federal judge deemed Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional on Friday to the delight of gay couples who immediately began rushing to county offices to wed as word of the ruling spread.
The ruling marked the latest in a string of decisions by federal judges who have struck down gay marriage bans in a number of states, although the Wisconsin ruling sparked some confusion over whether such marriages could now legally go ahead.
Clerks in two counties issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Friday night, and in response Wisconsin's attorney general filed an emergency motion asking the judge to stay her ruling.
US District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled that a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, which Wisconsin adopted in 2006, violates gay couples' fundamental right to marry and their equal protection rights under the US Constitution.
"Quite simply, this case is about liberty and equality, the two cornerstones of the rights protected by the United States Constitution," Crabb wrote.
Milwaukee County issued 68 marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Friday. Its courthouse stayed open late to allow couples to wed and 66 marriages were performed.
Another 61 marriage licenses were issued to gay couples in Dane County, which includes the state capital, Madison.
"We will continue to defend the constitutionality of our traditional marriage laws and the constitutional amendment, which was overwhelmingly approved by voters," State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said in a statement.
At the Milwaukee County courthouse, Matt Schreck, 37, and Jose Gutierrez, 35, both from Milwaukee, were the first same-sex couple married on Friday.
"It's amazing, I get to be with my best friend for the rest of my life," Schreck said.
Dozens of people crowded inside the courthouse to be married, amid clapping and tears, including Pat Cline, 51, and Patty McKenzie, 46, both from Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
"We never thought this day would happen. It's overwhelming," Cline said. The pair had planned to go to PrideFest Milwaukee, but decided to get married instead.
The Milwaukee County clerk plans to be open Saturday to issue marriage licenses to gay couples from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the Dane County clerk from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Challenges to state bans on same-sex marriage gathered momentum last June when the US Supreme Court struck down parts of the US Defence of Marriage Act, ruling that legally married same-sex couples were eligible for federal benefits.
Not including Wisconsin, same-sex marriage is now legal in 19 states plus the District of Columbia, and the number of states could grow sharply if federal court rulings striking down bans in several states are upheld on appeal. On Friday, seven same-sex couples filed a federal lawsuit challenging North Dakota's ban on same-sex marriage. North Dakota was the last state where a ban on same-sex marriage still in effect had not been challenged.


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A Debian distribution for both little and big endian machines can be found at http://www.debian.org/ports/mips/. At the time of writing (May 2005) it is using a 2.4 kernel and supports only O32 ABI.
RedHat 7.1 based
A complete distribution based on RedHat's 7.1, ported by H.J. Lu, can be found at ftp://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/redhat/7.1/.
Maciej W. Rozycki
A little-endian only distribution is maintained by Maciej at ftp://ftp3.ds.pg.gda.pl/people/macro/ or the mirror ftp://ftp.rfc822.org/pub/mirror/ftp3.ds.pg.gda.pl/people/macro/.
Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux is a source based distribution which suports many different architectures, including MIPS. Currently two platforms are supported; Silicon Graphics Workstations, and Cobalt servers.
- http://mips.gentoo.org
- #gentoo-mips on irc.freenode.net
- Gentoo Linux/MIPS Handbook
OpenEmbedded is a source based meta distribution similar to Gentoo, but especially targeted for cross-compilation and embedded systems, including MIPS architectures. http://www.openembedded.org
MIPS Technologies
MIPS maintain a version of the above, including complete installable CD-ROM images, at ftp://ftp.mips.com/pub/linux/mips/installation/redhat7.1/.
The following companies provide commercial, supported Linux/MIPS solutions for the embedded market, on a number of different platforms.
MontaVista provides a commercial-grade Linux-based operating system and universal development platform. http://www.mvista.com/
Linux From Scratch
Build your own Linux from the source code for the Cobalt Raq2 / Qube2. Location for LFS-RAQ2 is located at http://documents.jg555.com/lfs-raq2.
DENX Software Engineering provides the ELDK (Embedded Linux Development Kit), a commercial-grade distribution including U-Boot boot loader, Linux kernel tree, cross development tools and an extensive set of native tools. The ELDK is available for PowerPC, ARM, and MIPS processors and can be downloaded for FREE. See http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/ELDK
emlix provides a collection of system software for the Au1100 based F+S NetDCU6 boards and the respective BSP (Board Support Package). It is a commercial-grade distribution including U-Boot boot loader, Linux kernel with an extended driver set, cross development tools for Linux/ia32 (including nano-X aka MicroWindows) and a ready-to-run filesystem for the target. Prior targets for emlix were the NetDCU3 and NetDCU5, upcoming targets (fall 2005) will be the NetDCU8 with an ARM cpu.
TimeSys's TimeStorm Linux Development Kits are ready-to-run, Linux distributions that are available optimized for specific target processors.
External links
- Debian http://www.debian.org/
- Red Hat http://www.redhat.com/
- Lineo http://www.lineo.com/
- LynuxWorks http://www.lynuxworks.com/
- TimeSys http://www.timesys.com/
- ELinOS http://www.elinos.com/
- LinuxFromScratch http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
- Klinux embedded http://www.klinux.org/


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