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"Both physically and culturally very large" his voice sells, the way Sinatra once sold an implacable but supple kind of confidence...Ross's confidence can transfer easily to anyone's inner life, with a little suspended disbelief, and that makes him a kind ofRead More
(May 15, 2012 - New York, NY) Weeks ago, hip-hop's elite gathered in a mid-town Manhattan hotel ballroom around the genre's reigning boss - Rick Ross - in a show of unilateral respect and branding force befitting a man of his burgeoning stature. The occasion: the announcement of a July 31st release date for the most-anticipated album of 2012, Ross' long-awaited God Forgives, I Don't. Ever the consummate business man and boss, Ross used the occasion to promote upcoming releases from his growing Maybach Music Group empire; Self-Made 2, the solo debut from Meek Mill, and more.
"Both physically and culturally very large - his voice sells, the way Sinatra once sold an implacable but supple kind of confidence...Ross's confidence can transfer easily to anyone's inner life, with a little suspended disbelief, and that makes him a kind of motivational speaker. Feel as much like Ross as he does, and you become your own boss." - The New Yorker
Though his past four solo albums have debuted at #1, in the past year Ross' stock has risen faster than ever. The arrival of his instant-classic mixtape 'Rich Forever' - a self-released behemouth that some are calling the best rap of the year thusfar - and the constant barrage of new material, features and online content that he and his MMG cohorts flood the streets with daily, has taken Ross to a new level.
"We believe that Rick Ross is among the elite; one of the most talented and compelling artists in the industry," said Def Jam Recordings president Joie Manda. "He's done an amazing job of building his brand and image, and together with Def Jam's promotional muscle and marketing savvy, we intend to elevate Ross' stature across the board. It's an exciting time to be in the Rick Ross business."
"You can't listen to any station that plays hip-hop for an hour and not hear a Rick Ross song... he is at the very pinnacle of street. He has started to exhibit the signs of mainstream iconic status - appealing to the full spectrum... Three of his last four albums have debuted at no. 1 on the charts. If his new record, God Forgives, I Don't, doesn't follow suit, it will shock everyone in the music industry who knows anything." - GQ
"There's Jay-Z, Kanye, and Wayne - and Eminem is the king of his own domain," Rap Radar's Elliott Wilson recently told GQ. "And then there's Rick Ross, right on that cusp."
Not content with the cusp, and thoroughly determined to dominate the conversation, Ross has bossed up and partnered with the superstar Usher for his new single "Touch'N You." Released to radio and online yesterday, the Rico Love-produced banger is the lead single from 'God Forgives,' and sets the tone for what will be Ross' most epic, most ambitious album to date.
"Believe it or not, it's been two years since Rick Ross's last solo album Teflon Don hit stores. Since then, his stature in the game has grown exponentially, with the growth of the Maybach Music Group brand, his epic Rich Forever mixtape-arguably the best rap album of 2012 so far-and a handful of stellar guest appearances. God Forgives, I Don't will likely determine Rick Ross's place in hip-hop history. The smart money says that Rick Ross will continue the growth curve he's exhibited with his first four releases-but expectations are higher than ever. If this record does what it's supposed to do, the Bawse will perfectly positioned to stake his claim as one of the greatest who ever did it." - Complex
"Before I was ever in this position, I promised myself I would never take it for granted," Ross told the expectant crowd gathered at his Manhattan press conference. "So that's what I did with this project... it's my best body of work yet. God Forgives, I Don't is a very dark story... it's extremely lyrical. The music is next level. I'm expecting nothing but the biggest results. That's what's needed, and I'm going to deliver"
Stay tuned for more on hip-hop's biggest boss, Rick Ross, and the most-anticipated album of the year... God Forgives, I Don't.
With the levying stature of a goliath and the regal standing of a King, Rick Ross has lived up to his prophecy of being the "Biggest Boss." The Miami Monster Mogul has evolved into not just hip-hop's most respected and revered MC (in fact he was voted MTV's "Hottest MC" of 2011), but as a label CEO and business entrepreneur, his resumé is as sterling as one of his platinum plaques.
God Forgives, I Don't is Ross' fifth solo album in six years, following in the recent success of five star acclaimed masterpieces Deeper Than Rap (2009) , Teflon Don (2010) and classic team efforts with his Maybach Music Group Self Made Vol. 1 and 2. By now, everyone that follows what Ross does, has been conditioned to expect nothing but a prolific output of the highest grade of music.
In a career that reaches new heights every year, God Forgives…is a milestone, the most anticipated rap project of all of 2012, as well as being the LP that will be the definitive work of art of the past decade.
"Without exaggeration, you just don't hear this high of quality or precision of music," Ross says about his opus. "I've mastered the art of devising classic albums, but this by far exceeds my prior excellence. I owe this to the fans and I owe it to myself to be the undeniable best."
God Forgives… has a seamless blend of party hits and street certifiable bangers surrounded by Ross' passionate reflections on life and articulation of his journey to be a billionaire. On one of the lead cuts, "So Sophisticated," Ross hammers down heavy-handed statements with a delivery as graceful as Michael Jackson's penny loafers lighting up the streets in "Billie Jean." Meanwhile "Touch N You" features multi-time Grammy Award winner Usher and caters to the women who have crowned Ricky Rozay as one of the most yearned for sex symbols in all of entertainment.
"Three Kings" feels like Ross' coronation into legend status as he is joined side by side by the man who has garnered the title of Greatest Rapper of All-Time, Jay-Z and the Greatest Producer of All-Time, Dr. Dre.
Like every up and coming MC, Ross--influenced by Golden Era b-boys that reigned supreme in the late 80s--just wanted to be heard during his introduction into hip-hop in the late 90s. While the desire and the artistry have been Ross hallmarks from career commencement, he had to learn the fine of art of structuring record contracts as well figure out a way to market and promote himself to the public when his former record labels couldn't.
Ultimately, Rick Ross' time didn't come until over a decade after he started professionally. He only needed one song to break through. 2006's "Hustlin" which went from being a relentless street anthem to a pop culture catch phrase still used today, earned Ross a record deal with Def Jam, and became the catalyst for his debut LP Port of Miami. That album debuted number one on the Billboard charts as did Trilla which came less than two years later.
And while his core fans already were familiar with the superlatives or Rick Ross the artist, in 2009, we got to know how strong of man the music Kingpin was. Highly publicized rap battles and controversy over his street cred that started at the end of 2008, none of it mattered by the spring of the next year when 2009's Deeper Than Rap dropped. The few that ridiculed had no choice but to jump on the bandwagon, when Ross elevated himself with refined raps and musical soundscapes, all the while never worrying about public misperceptions about his past. While other albums may have sold slightly more, 2010's Teflon Don overshadowed every LP from any genre that year. It was the album you heard coming out every car, the album that dominated DJ's playlist and the album that catapulted Ross to international superstardom.
Building on the next level of his fame, Ross' hunger wasn't satiated. He knew it was his golden opportunity expand his Maybach Music Group. In late 2010 MMG went from boutique imprint to a full fledged label, with the signings of Wale and Meek Mill as the cornerstones of the roster. Stalley and Omarion have since joined his core and have helped make MMG the most beloved brand since Jay-Z had Roc-A-Fella records 10 years ago. In early 2012, Ross released a free mixtape containing an albums worth of new material called Rich Forever. The popularity from the body of work was so fervent, Ross toured in the U.S. and overseas in support of the new set of songs and Rich Forever has since went on to be the most downloaded mixtape ever. Now with God Forgives I Don't, Ross has his sights set on a brand new goals, to be the biggest boss and artist of all-time.
"When my career is done, people will look back at everything I've contributed, and not just speak my name in high regard with the best of the best artists, but they'll also compare my contributions with the greatest executives ever such as Russell Simmons, Lyor Cohen, Clive Davis and Jimmy Iovine."
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TALKED-ABOUT TALK SHOW HOST IS SILENCED BY GUNSHOTS AS DETECTIVES QUESTION MERRY WIDOW -- After a controversial and conservative talk show host is shot to death, Detectives Fontana (Dennis Farina) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) consider a wealth of likely suspects but focus on Miranda (guest star Paula Devicq ) - who would inherit his estate only upon death - as well as on Karen (guest star Dana Eskelson), a tormented woman who claims she had an affair with the new widow. As new A.D.A. Borgia (new series regular Annie Parisse, "National Treasure") sizes up the case, she finds disturbing evidence that Karen was stalking the widow, whose secret love life yields a treasure trove of evidence. Sam Waterston, S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star.

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On New Year's Day, the document that helped free slaves during the Civil War turns 150.
The Lombard Historical Society's Sheldon Peck Homestead, which originally was home to a radical abolitionist who helped former slaves travel through the area, will open from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday to mark the Emancipation Proclamation's milestone anniversary.
"We thought we'd be a leader in the commemoration," said Jeanne Schultz Angel, executive director of the Lombard Historical Society. "It's an opportunity for us to talk a little about the Underground Railroad activity in northern Illinois."
The Peck Homestead at 355 E. Parkside Ave. is a fitting site for such discussions, as it was added in 2011 to the Network to Freedom, a list of verified Underground Railroad sites maintained by the National Park Service.
Schultz Angel said the homestead is the only Network to Freedom site in the Chicago area, a nod to original owner and folk painter Sheldon Peck's uncommon views about racial equality.
"He wanted instant freedom for every person in the country regardless of color," Schultz Angel said. "He felt racial equality was realistic and divinely inspired."
Peck's home made the list because years of research and a diary kept by his son prove escaped slaves stayed temporarily at the home on their way to Canada or wherever they were seeking liberty.
"In the days of the Underground Railroad, our home was a depot and very many were the slaves sheltered here while on their way to freedom," Frank Peck wrote in an excerpt from his diary, which is on display at the homestead as part of an exhibit called "The People, The Places, The Movement."
At Tuesday's event, visitors can view the exhibit and listen to discussions about the intentions of the Emancipation Proclamation and how it affected the Civil War. Schultz Angel said the movie "Lincoln" has brought these discussions to the forefront and reminded people of the complexity of President Abraham Lincoln's political decision to declare slaves in Confederate territory free as of Jan. 1, 1863.
"The movie really brought home an anxiety of what the country was going through at the time," she said. "It's getting a lot of people to rethink and appreciate the struggle."
The historical society's 150th anniversary event also will cover controversy surrounding the Emancipation Proclamation, what it actually said and who it actually freed. The free program will include refreshments. For details, call (630) 629-1885 or visit lombardhistory.org.


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Smashburger, the expanding better burger concept, announced it will be the first national restaurant chain to roll out Honest Tea's iced tea options at all restaurants nationwide. Honest Tea is a top-selling organic bottled tea company. Each Smashburger location will brew a selection of iced tea options, all made from organic ingredients, including Classic Green Tea, Just Iced Tea, Lemon Herbal Tea, and Naturally Flavored Raspberry Tea.
"Smashburger and Honest Tea share a passion for providing guests with fresh-tasting, high caliber products, so the partnership was a natural fit for us. We are excited for the opportunity to be the first national restaurant to serve their fresh brewed teas to guests in all of our restaurants across the country," says Tom Ryan, founder and chief concept officer of Smashburger. "There are many synergies between our two brands, but first and foremost is our commitment to serving food and beverages that our guests can feel good about, comprised of quality ingredients for a better dining experience."
Smashburger has long focused on offering premium beverages, serving craft beer and craft sodas at its locations nationwide.
"The trend toward non-carbonated beverages in particular is continuing to grow and has been the strongest area of growth in our beverage business recently," Ryan says. "The addition of Honest Tea's freshly brewed iced tea platform fits in well with this growing consumer demand."
Each of the new Honest Tea offerings at Smashburger are certified organic, kosher, and gluten-free, do not contain any genetically modified organisms, use Fair Trade Certified tea leaves, and contain 50 calories or less per eight-ounce serving. Smashburger locations nationwide will serve a selection of four varieties based on regional consumer preferences, including Classic Green Tea that is just a tad sweet thanks to organic cane sugar; Just Iced Tea, unsweetened black tea sourced from tea gardens in the Assam region of India; Lemon Herbal Tea, a caffeine-free tea blend of organic Indian tulsi (also known as Holy Basil), lemongrass, lemon peel, and lemon myrtle combined to create a mildly spicy, yet calming taste; and Raspberry Tea, black tea sourced from the Korakundah tea gardens in southern India combined with natural raspberry flavors and organic cane sugar.
"We are thrilled to have Smashburger as our first national partner for our freshly brewed organic iced teas," says Honest Tea's co-founder Seth Goldman. "Both companies view high-quality ingredients as an integral part of the tasting experience, and we look forward to serving our freshly brewed iced teas alongside Smashburger's great menu offerings."
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Update on install of Win 7 in replace of XP on my eeepc (dual booted with Ubuntu 9.04):
Eye candy is nice and it's all very friendly in a "My Name's William and I'll be your friend for this evening. How may I help?" + Plastic Smile type. Screensavers - less than XP and only Bubbles lives up to the OS, the rest are shipped with XP.
Program use: So far my goal has been to try and get the stuff working that I'd use on XP. I started with Windows Movie Maker. Those of you that know me, know I upload youtube vids captured via my webcam using WMM. I haven't found a linux program as easy AND comprehensive (a few ORs though). WMM shipped with XP by default, but not with 7. I found out that the download version (2.6 or Live) both are nicer looking, but have no webcam capture feature unless you're using a camcorder or USB webcam. I'm not. My eeepc one is built in.
...so I tried copying over from XP. It worked, but failed to allow me to capture. I think it's something to do with dlls. No idea there. But the eye candy is nice.
A couple of nice suprises. Firstly, I hear that win7 firewall is more than paper-bag thin, like XP one was. Hurrah. Took them long enough! Next, it actually runs faster than XP on my eeepc. Weird.
Menus - All over the place. Everything is moved. No obvious tree structure. The one in XP was easy. Nautilus is easy. 7 is hard. It's like taking a book, removing the spine and page numbers, then separating it into chapters. Then giving you the random pile. You can see the name of each chapter, but there's no guide as to where things are supposed to go anymore. I'm sure it's probably obvious to those people using Fista for the last 2 years, but not to me. But they are nice to look at and make pretty sounds.
...And we wonder why we use Linux.
The only thing it appears to have over my Gnome setup is that it looks a little nicer (although compiz has more options and better whizzy bits, aero is a lot more polished IMO - the bits that are better are far better, just not a lot of them).
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Lions & Tigers & Bears Got Nuthin' on the Bees
Grizzly Bears and Sharks get all the deadly publicity but according to Mens' Health Magazine the top five most lethal creatures, by number of U.S. death from 2002 to 2006 include the lowly bumble bee and man's best friend. Who knew that one half of the birds and the bees could prove so fatal! Here's the List!
1. 315 deaths due to hornets, wasps, and bees
2. 142 deaths due to dogs
3. 46 deaths due to spiders
4. 26 deaths due to snakes
5. 4 deaths due to alligator and crocodiles


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Summer is Here! Central Library will close at 6 pm on Thursdays and will be closed Sundays until September. Enjoy!
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Before well known groups like Wilco, Neko Case, Ryan Adams, and a bevy of other artists known for their fusing of folk, rock and country elements rose to popular attention in the late nineties, there was a band from Minnesota called The Jayhawks. Influenced by late sixties folk rock idols like The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons, and Bob Dylan, Minneapolis-based The Jayhawks formed in 1985. Led by two primary songwriters, Mark Olson and Gary Louris, The Jayhawks are still considered a bit of a cult band that never achieved the kind of commercial success that the above mentioned musicians have enjoyed. If you enjoy the intersection of rock, roots music and infectious hooks, then check out the Jayhawks' influential discography. Officially on hiatus, the band known for influencing the sound of Alternative Country continues to perform on occasion as well as working on studio projects.
Watch a clip of their performance on Austin City Limits.
Music for: Kids, Teens & Tweens


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Game Thread: Pirates at Reds (2013.09.27)
The path ahead is simple. The Reds and Pirates are on the verge of playing one another four times over the next five days. The team that wins two of the first three will get the luxury of hosting the fourth (and most important game) at home. So a case can be made that these first three games are extremely important but a case can also be made that they are meaningless and only the final game is important.
Chad and I had a conversation about this yesterday. Since game four of this stretch (The Coin Toss Wild Card Game) is the only one you really HAVE to win, how would you like these next three to play out. I think we all agree having home field advantage is important and want the Wild Card game to be played in GABP. But what if the Reds sweep these next 3 games? Would you like the Reds' chances at winning four straight games against Pittsburgh? What if the Reds get swept by Pittsburgh in these three games in Cincinnati? Would you like the Reds chances rolling into Pittsburgh knowing that the Pirates will be attempting to win four straight? The law of averages usually catches up to you at sometime. How would you like to see this three game, regular season series play out?
Oh the fun of post-season baseball. It is time for the final series of the season to conclude the 162-game marathon before the final spring begins. Discuss the game here, Reds fans. GO REDS!
A simple Reds fan from a simple town. I have been a Reds fan all my life. The 1990 team was crowned Champions during my prime youth years and I grew up idolizing Chris Sabo all the way down to the flat top hair style and the #17. I have passed that love of the Reds down to my three boys who love the game and the Reds just as much as I do! Follow me on twitter @CoachWilson17


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|"Hey, IU -- blow me!"
As a side note, Mr. Purdue's is buried on campus near the Union Building, which is surprising since we at the MZone thought it was hidden inside that giant drum they wheel around the football field.
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue is the flagship of the six campuses within the Purdue University System, one of the largest university systems in the United States. It is situated in Tippecanoe County about 65 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The place is named in honor of General Lafayette, a French military hero who fought with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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Nickname: Boilermakers. The nickname dates back to 1891 when a local reporter referred to the football team as "Boiler Makers" following a 44-0 whitewash of Wabash College. The title of the story was called "Slaughter of Innocents" (which is an apt description of the previous three years of Michigan Football). The next year the student newspaper (still called the Exponent) began using the name and it stuck. As far as nicknames go, this one is a true original. Purdue is the only college known as the Boilermakers.
Before becoming the Boilermakers, Purdue's sports teams had a bunch of silly industrial/farming names, including the surreal "Clod Mashers and Lunch Punishers from the wilds of Tippecanoe County". Other names were the Corn Huskers, Rail Splitters, Haymakers, LogHaulers, Blacksmiths, Sluggers, Hayseeds, Pumpkin-shuckers and my personal favorite: Cornfield Sailors...not that there's anything wrong with that.
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Just to be confusing, the official mascot of Purdue athletics since 1940 has been Purdue Pete. He began as a logo for the campus bookstore. He made his first physical appearance as the athletics mascot at a pep rally in 1956. Pete has lost his head several times, literally. They lost his original paper-mache head in 1962 on the way back from Iowa City. The head was in the back of the Boilermaker Special when a strong gust of wind blew it out into the road. The crew stopped the Special and searched for hours for the head without any luck. The only thing they found was little piece of the shoulder pad.
About the only think missing from Purdue Pete, in our opinion, is a super 'stache in honor of the apparent coaching pre-req at PU.
Colors/Logo/Helmet: In 1887 Purdue University adopted its school colors, Old Gold and Black. These distinctive colors were inspired by the brass and iron found on the steam engine Lafayette that passed through the state (OK, we get it -- you like trains). Unlike Big Ten teams Iowa and Minnesota, the Purdue gold is actually gold, not yellow.
They use a "forward moving P," as their primary logo. This logo is nice clean and basic. They have also used various versions of a train engine as an alternative logo. Again, it is a uniquely Purdue symbol and there is no confusing it with any other college logo.
Considering they have not had a ton of success as a football program, they have a pretty stable helmet history. In the early 1950's Purdue's helmets looked a little bit like the Michigan helmets without the wings. They went to a "numbers on the side" period in the 1960's until they went with the current gold with a black P in the early 1970's. However, for some reason during the last two years of the Fred Akers era they had a two-year fling with black helmets (1989 and 1990).
When Drew Brees led Purdue to the 2001 Rose Bowl, they wore a special "Rose Bowl" version of the helmet. I think it looked great because it combined the classic Purdue style with the very special (and rare, as it only happened once before in '67) occasion of the Rose Bowl visit.
Fight Song Hail Purdue! is the official fight song of Purdue University. The lyrics were written by James Morrison, to the tune set by Edward Wotawa in 1913. The song was initially titled "Purdue War Song" and was dedicated to the Varsity Glee Club, of whom Wotawa was a member. The lyrics also talk about friendship, and time spent together, so it starts to devolve into a poem a guy would write to a girlfriend he just dumped, but overall a solid fight song.
Hail Purdue
To your call once more we rally,
Alma Mater, hear our praise;
Where the Wabash spreads its valley,
Filled with joy our voices raise.
From the skies in swelling echoes
Come the cheers that tell the tale,
Of your vic'tries and your heroes,
Hail Purdue! We sing all hail!
Hail, hail to old Purdue!
All hail to our old gold and black!
Hail, hail to old Purdue!
Our friendship may she never lack,
Ever grateful ever true,
Thus we raise our song anew,†
Of the days we've spent with you,
All hail our own Purdue.
When in after years we're turning,
Alma Mater, back to you,
May our hearts with love be yearning,
For the scenes of old Purdue.
Back among your pathways winding
Let us seek what lies before,
Fondest hopes and aims e'er finding,
While we sing of days of yore.
Academics: The reputation of Purdue as a top engineering school is well known. It was the first university in America to award an aviation engineering degree under the direction of the Wright brothers. Purdue was the first university in the country to offer college credit for flight training, and the first to offer a degree in aviation. Over the last ten years, Purdue has awarded more aerospace engineering degree than any other school, and awards more engineering degrees to women than any college in the country. It's known as the cradle of astronauts, and has one of the largest international student populations of any public university in the U.S.
According to the latest US News and World Reports rankings, Purdue comes in #62. Not exactly Michigan, but more importantly to John Purdue -- higher ranked than Indiana!
Athletics: Purdue was a charter member of the Big Ten and played a central role in its creation. They have an intense rivalry with Indiana in all sports. The Boilermakers battle the Hoosiers on the football field each year to win the Old Oaken Bucket. Purdue leads the series by a wide margin. Found on a farm in southern Indiana, the oaken bucket is one of the oldest football trophies in the nation. The winner of game gets to add a bronze "P" or "I" chain link and keep the trophy until the next face-off. Ironically, the first competition in 1925 led to a 0-0 tie, resulting in the first link on the chain being an "IP."
It is good that they battle so hard with Indiana, because in over 100 years of Big Ten football the Boilermakers haven't really battled anyone else. They have won only one non-shared conference championship (1929) and have only shared of seven others. Only two of those co-championships have taken place in the last 55 years.
But in basketball it is a different story -- Boilermaker Basketball teams have won more Big Ten Championships than any other conference school, with 27 (Men 21 and Women 6). The guys have been to two Final Fours and the ladies three. The Purdue Women won the NCAA title 1999 while the Men were voted NCAA Champs in 1932 (before the NCAA tourney).
The rest of the Boilermakers athletic teams are just plain weak. In this century, they've only won a handful of Big Ten titles. They show no historical conference dominance in any sport. Their only other national championships have come in golf (1961 Mens and 2010 Ladies).
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As I mentioned above, Purdue is known as the "Cradle of Astronauts". They have graduated 22 NASA astronauts, including the first and last men to walk on the moon. Pretty impressive. The most recognizable Purdue Space Man is Neil Armstrong. So yes, Purdue beats Michigan in the race to space -- but they have no US Presidents. White House, Bitches!
The Game: The previous two years, this is the point at which the bottom begins to fall out of the Michigan season: quick start, crappy ending. But I just can't believe Brady's Boys will let that happen. I can't. Not again. Not on homecoming. Against a Danny Hope-coached team.
This game will be no cakewalk as Purdue stepped up and smacked Illinois last weekend on the road. But that's more of a Zooker issue that something that can be attributed to Purdue props.
No, I think MSU was not the "beginning of the end," but rather just a stumble. And tomorrow Denard has his best game of the season.
Michigan - 34
Purdue - 24


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It marked the first victory for Spring City in three tries against Phoenixville this summer as the teams vie for four playoff spots. Phoenixville dropped to 12-5 but had a first-place showdown against host Upper Perkiomen July 8. Spring City fell to 10-7 (19-10 overall) and needed some help to earn a playoff position.
Wojcik pitched a six-hitter with three strikeouts and two walks on 94 pitches. The Red Sox supported him with two runs on three hits in the top of the second inning and made them stand up the rest of the way.
Chance DiFebbo also pitched a strong game for Phoenixville after the early going when he settled down. DiFebbo yielded eight hits and two earned runs with six strikeouts and six walks on 145 pitches. He beat Spring City earlier this season.
Spring City stranded 12 baserunners and Phoenixville left eight men on base. Each side turned a double play.
Third baseman Owen Gulati and second baseman Drew Skrocki each had two hits for the visitors. Skrocki had an RBI single, and first baseman Zach Wedemeyer picked up an RBI on a bases-loaded walk. Jeremiah Ndjali (double) and Alex Gouveia (walk) scored runs for the Red Sox.
Wojcik, catcher Devin Zimmerman and shortstop Jacob Cieszkowski also had hits for Spring City.
Shortstop Jake Mullan (double) and third baseman Owen Goryl each had two hits for the Phantoms while second baseman A.J. Lotsis and catcher Shane Muntz also had hits.
�I was trying to throw strikes,� said Wojcik. �I started by making sure I was hydrated yesterday and let them hit the ball to keep my pitch count low. My defense helped me out a lot today. We made a real good double play in the first inning that helped out a lot.�
With one out in the bottom of the first, Lotsis, Goryl and Muntz delivered consecutive singles. Center fielder Jeff Conboy then bounced into the double play, which went shortstop to first baseman.
�We had Woj on the hill and he has pitched well for us all year,� said Spring City manager Mike Gancasz. �We are fighting to get in the playoffs so every game is important.
�Offensively, we had some great quality at-bats. We made him (DiFebbo) throw strikes and he was up there in the pitch count. We scratched out a couple hits and are thankful the two runs held up to get ourselves a win.�
Phoenixville manager Gene Bernat spoke about the missed scoring opportunities by his ballclub.
�You can�t have the bases loaded and not score,� said Bernat. �We had their pitcher on the ropes, but we left him get out of it. We hit too many pop flies and no line drives, DiFebbo, after the first inning, settled down and pitched a good game. When you hold a team to two runs scored, that should be enough. We made it easy on them. We have to battle for everything. Everybody is shooting for us because we are in first place.�


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Monthly Archives: September 2005
Here comes the judicial election
Minnesota achieved statehood in 1858, at a time when its citizens felt a deep antipathy to the Supreme Court as a result of the Dred Scott decision the previous year. Ever since statehood, the Minnesota Constitution has enshrined the right of the people to elect judges to office, but it is a constitutional provision that has largely been circumvented by a kind of gentlemen's agreement between the governor and judicial »
The empire strikes back
We followed the maverick campaigns of Dartmouth alums Peter Robinson and Todd Zywicki for election to the Dartmouth board of trustees with great interest. I wrote about their nascent campaigns in "Bucking the deans at Dartmouth" for the Standard and celebrated their election here this past May in "Green dreams come true." Robinson and Zywicki followed the long-established procedures for election to the alumni seats on the college's board. The »
An adaptable attitude
Jewish World Review editor Binyamin Jokolvsky writes: I filed this story — "'Palestinians' embracing hip-hop to push 'perspective of the victims'" — under our bizarre Middle East stories section. But the truth is "Palestinian hip-hop," as the story details, is no joke. It »
"You gave us back our city"
Star Tribune columnist Katherine Kersten introduces readers to Marine Col. Jeff Vold and Lt. Col. James MacVarish to comment on Cindy Sheehan and her friends: "Reservist says protesters are breaking faith." Kathy writes: Across Iraq, Americans and Iraqis are working together to reclaim the country from Baathists and terrorists. They are building or refurbishing schools, hospitals, roads and sewer systems. "The battle with the terrorists left Fallujah in rubble," says »
Power Line Night at the Movies: A Report
Tonight we enjoyed the first-ever Power Line Night at the Movies, with a free private showing of Serenity, which is opening on Friday. It was a lot of fun; we had 120 or so Power Line readers in attendance; as it turned out, we could have had more, since they moved us to a big theater to make sure we had enough room. It was great to meet a bunch »
The politics of scandal
The only truly informative observations that I have read on the indictment of Tom DeLay are here in Michelle Malkin's characteristically exhaustive post. Only a fool would view a criminal indictment as anything less than a serious matter, but Ronnie Earle's track record and the observations collected in Michelle's post provide ground to believe that the indictment is a beanball of the Texas hardball variety that Earle previously aimed at »
Pataki Kills International Freedom Center
Governor Pataki has killed the controversial International Freedom Center, which had been proposed for the World Trade Center site. We've written about the Center and its potential to bring anti-Americanism to the site a number of times, including here. Congratulations to Debra Burlingame and the many others who have fought to keep the September 11 memorial from being hijacked. »
DeLay Indicted
Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle has indicted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in connection with the same campaign finance investigation that Earle has been conducting for a long time. Earle is a notorious Democratic Party hack whom we've written about before. DeLay has issued the following statement: These charges have no basis in the facts or the law. This is just another example of Ronnie Earle misusing his office »
There's something about Mary…
Mapes in Dan Rather's clueless effusions with Marvin Kalb. The minds of Mapes and Rather move remarkably in tandem, or the two of them have taken the opportunity to buck each other up with the same paranoid fantasies and cloistered ignorance. Radioblogger has posted the transcript of Marvin Kalb's Dan Rather interview together with audio links, interspersed with Duane Patterson's comments on Rather's observations. The interview is largely focused on »
A Year Late, and Way Short on Logic
Mary Mapes, that is. Scott posted on her new book last night. We'll be deconstructing Ms. Mapes's revisionist history, bit by bit, over the weeks to come. For now, let's just pick out a point or two from her book's first chapter to ridicule. Ms. Mapes writes: Within a few minutes, I was online visiting Web sites I had never heard of before: Free Republic, Little Green Footballs, Power Line. »
Brownie Kicks Butt
I've just watched the entire appearance of Michael Brown before the House committee investigating Hurricane Katrina–OK, not the whole thing, but they're taking a break now and it's all I can stand. On the whole, Brown did an excellent job. I don't suppose many people saw his appearance, but of those who did, most no doubt learned something about the division of responsibility in emergency management. Of those who participated »
Frist in, Frist out
The press coverage of Senator Frist's seems calculated to create the appearance of wrongdoing where none exists. Tom Maguire of Just One Minute sees through the smoke and suggests why this nonscandal should blow over in due course, despite the best efforts of the Associated Press: "Frist — Timing is everything (but not to the AP)." »
Would-Be Subway Bombers Arrested in France
French police have arrested nine alleged Islamic terrorists, who, according to authorities, were planning to bomb the Paris Metro as well as other targets: Terror suspects detained in France had been eyeing up the Parisian metro network, an airport and the headquarters of the domestic intelligence service as possible targets, sources close to the investigation said. Among those being held is Safe Bourada, 35, who was released from prison in »
Shame and pride of the law schools
The Solomon Amendment conditions the receipt by universities of federal funds on their allowing military recruiters access to university students on campus. Elite law schools, deans and professors have strenuously resisted the Solomon Amendment. In 2003 they commenced litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment under the auspices of the Forum for Academic and Instituional Rights (FAIR). The litigation is now before the Supreme Court and will be one »
Our man in Washington
Our source at the Republican Senate Conference writes: Standing up to totalitarian sociopaths: it takes courage, whether you're in Washington, D.C. or Beijing. The man in the pictures is a U.S. Marine who recently returned from Iraq. On Saturday, he held up a sign that said "Freedom is Not Free" and marched 50 yards ahead of the 150,000 protesters at the ANSWER rally. At one point, the antiwar protesters got »
Brought to you by Total Jihad
The invaluable MEMRI has posted a partial transcript and video of the apparent al Qaeda weekly Internet newscast — "Voice of the Caliphate" — that debuted recently. MEMRI observes that the newscast "celebrates U.S hurricanes and Gaza pullout, reports on Al-Zarqawi's anti-Shiite campaign and chemical mortar shells in Iraq." The Washington Post covers the newscast in a story by Daniel Williams: "Purported al Qaeda newscast debuts on Internet." The penultimate »
Ariel Sharon has narrowly won a vote within his Likud Party that was viewed as a referendum on his leadership after Israel's withdrawal from Gaza. At issue was a proposal by his opponents (led by Benjamin Netanyahu) to move forward the party's primary election to November. As a result of the vote, the primary will occur next spring, as scheduled. Via Power Line News. »


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I am back in the swing of geocaching after a long winter and even longer summer. I don't care to get into the slump again.
Since I have retired from the outside work force, the days are empty....well after the housework and yardwork is done.
I would like to geocache while the kids are at school, but feel vulnerable doing so by myself. If there is anyone out there who is in the Fort Smith area and caches during the day...holler at me...I would love to share the caching experience (and gas ).


text: The former chairman of the Mashantucket Pequots and this brother, the tribe's treasurer, have pleaded not guilty to charges that they stole more than $800,000 from the tribe. Former chairman Michael Thomas and his brother Steven appeared Monday afternoon in federal court in New Haven. The tribe owns and operates the Foxwoods Resort Casino on its reservation in Ledyard, Conn. Michael Thomas is accused of stealing more than $100,000 in tribal funds and federal grant money during his tenure as leader of the tribal council. Treasurer Steven Thomas is accused of stealing more than $700,000 when he was assistant director of the tribe's natural resources department.


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NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — Eileen Stepanian is a whiz at teaching online nursing classes for St. Joseph's College in Maine, and has spent countless hours working toward her doctorate degree.
Of course, she has to fit those in around her job as public health nurse for the town of Merrimac. And, in between, her volunteering as parish nurse for Pilgrim Congregational Church.
Some might scratch their heads and wonder how Stepanian even had time to slow down and celebrate her 80th birthday last week. Luckily, the nurse did — and she did it in the biggest way possible.
Stepanian traveled to San Francisco where she was honored as the recipient of the prestigious Lillian Wald Service Award from the public health nursing section of the American Public Health Association on Oct. 30 — one day after her milestone birthday. The distinction, granted to a nurse for exemplary public health nursing practices, was one of three national awards given at the annual meeting, where Stepanian was joined by several of her children.
While Stepanian, a Merrimac native, knew colleagues had nominated her last winter, she was completely astounded to find out earlier this summer that she had won — when she eventually heard the news, that is.
"I have three email addresses," she said, and the news of her award was sent to an address that she hadn't yet checked upon arriving to work one day. Instead, she opened her second account, where her inbox was flooded with messages of congratulations.
"It was sort of a roundabout way of finding out," she said.
For those who know Stepanian, the news of her honor was hardly a surprise; but, they agree, it couldn't have been awarded to a more deserving recipient.
"She's incredible, she really is," said Laura Dillingham-Mailman, executive director of the Merrimac Council on Aging. A friend of Stepanian's for 20 years, Dillingham-Mailman says the woman has taught her colleagues "so much."
Initially hired as the town nurse in 1971 — a part-time job that she would work on her days off from Lawrence General Hospital — Stepanian's main responsibility was to check in on patients who had recently returned home from hospital stays.
For Stepanian, who first attended nursing school because her family didn't have the money to send her to college, it was the start of a "side job" that developed into a passionate joint career. As the world changed, and so did the public health field.
Today, the role of a public health nurse is multi-faceted as she covers a wide range of responsibilities from running flu clinics to following up on reported communicable diseases. She is also responsible for holding blood pressure clinics, health teaching and education, running community wellness and public health prevention initiatives and public health emergency preparedness support.
Throughout the years, as Stepanian worked at Lawrence General and, later, Amesbury Hospital, she raised four boys and three girls, while never slowing down. In 1998, she joined other public health nurses in forming a statewide organization, the Mass. Association of Public Health Nurses.
She earned her degree in health care administration and then completed her master's degree in nursing at the age of 70. She was 64 years old when she received her bachelor's. In 2005, she was hired by St. Joseph's College to teach an online class in public health. It sparked her interest to begin pursuing her doctorate.
"I feel like a living history book of nursing," she said.
After Stepanian returned home from the West Coast, the festivities didn't stop. The town held a luncheon celebrating Stepanian's award earlier this month, where she was given a certificate by the Board of Selectmen proclaiming Nov. 7 "Charlotte Eileen Stepanian Day" in Merrimac.
"There's just not enough words, she's remarkable," Dillingham-Mailman said. "We just love her to pieces. She's one of those people, you just shake your head. Her mind never stops. One of her sons just retired, and she's still working."
Eileen Hurley, the chairman of the Board of Health, called Stepanian "a joy to work with."
"She goes above and beyond," Hurley said. She's always willing to comply with anything that anyone asks. She's a marvel."
Over the years, Stepanian has added programs — such as the monthly column she writes for the Senior Center newsletter — and continues to take part in symposiums and conferences around the state, Hurley said.
Constance Hoyt, the receptionist at the Senior Center, first met Stepanian when she was her Sunday School teacher. The two women, both nurses, worked together at various hospitals over the years, Hoyt said.
"She was 14 and I was 8 when she was my teacher," Hoyt said last week. "When I rejoined the church, I sat besides her, and she asked me if I remembered her.
"She's a workhorse; she doesn't slow down a bit," she added.


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Julie Davis began her professional film career with a job as an editor of racy film footage for the Playboy Channel, a steady job that came with medical and retirement benefits. She drew on that experience for her new film, "Finding Bliss."
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Conservation and Environment in Cambodia: Monthly Updates
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This month the volunteers continued to survey seahorse populations, as well as surveying our reef sites. Last month's reef training really paid off as we were able to repeatedly survey each reef to monitor fish and invertebrate populations as well as reef health. The community fishing area has successfully increased numbers and sizes of fish populations.
Training for seahorse surveys continued, as did identification dives on the reef. 31 seahorse surveys this month alone kept the volunteers very busy and all the trained volunteers helped to train new arrivals in both seahorse and reef surveys. The change in weather this month has opened up some of our favourite dive sites and the volunteers are all keen to get involved.
This month we completed 28 seahorse population assessment surveys. All our new arrivals were trained in seahorse identification and survey methodology. Teaching English continued, as did the work on the community playground. We also begun to research and implement a combined hydroponic and aquaculture system for the project site. Two students from the Royal University of Agriculture Phnom Penh also visited us to assess the feasibility of more aquaculture systems in the village.
During September we completed 27 seahorse population assessment surveys. We had 13 new volunteers certified and trained in seahorse survey methodology and seahorse identification. The volunteers have continued English lessons every day, with a variety of content covered, including music lessons.
This month marked the beginning of our new seahorse survey schedule. We trained each volunteer in seahorse identification and survey methods and completed 8 surveys at randomly selected GPS points. We aim to complete at least a survey a day over the next year. Volunteers were also trained in reef check methodology.
This month was extremely productive, we got to put into practice all the research that was planned and discussed the previous month with experts from the Seahorse Trust and Save Our Seahorses.
June was a very exciting month as we were lucky enough to have two of the UK's leading seahorse experts come and visit. They offered great insight into the lives and hardships that seahorses face all over the world. The Conservation project here is now taking on much more of a seahorse orientated focus as we have such a unique opportunity here with seahorse populations being so accessible.
This month of May bought with it a little taste of the rainy season, though that didn't stop us from still having a busy and productive month. It was a very training intensive month with volunteers completing their PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water courses as well as training in reef check methodology.
April was as always a very exciting and unpredictable month. The reason being that Cambodians celebrate Khmer New Year, which is a 3 day national holiday, however, on the island this can often stretch out for over a week.
The month of March was incredibly busy with both positive and negative aspects. On the positive side we saw the return of some very important marine species into the area, improved our reef methodology and another successful games day bought the volunteers and the community together. Not so great was the return of illegal fishing vessels in high numbers, mainly trawling boats. This saw the introduction of a new activity for volunteers - boat watch.
January was a busy month with a high turnover of volunteers. We certified and trained over 25 new volunteers in reef check and seahorse survey methodology. We took advantage of the good weather and kept up village and beach clean ups. We also focused on our composting in an effort to promote sustainable disposal of organic materials.


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El Batacazo Limpio (Paquin, 1935)
Born in San Luis Potosí, he began his career as an artist in Macaco in 1934. He was one of the most productive local artists working for magazine Paquín between 1934 and 1937. An avid fan of boxing, his best known creation 'A Batacazo Limpio', starring Australian boxer Canguro Carey and his manager, Kid Bananas. For Paquín, Araiza produced serials like 'El Doctor Boris', 'La Marca del Pulpo', 'Los Crimenes del Museo de Cera' and 'El Misterio del Hotel Royal'. He revived his beloved series 'A Batacazo Limpio' on several occasions for other magazines in the following years.
El Doctor Boris
Together with other artists and publisher Nacho Herrerías, he founded magazine Chamaco in 1937. After the assassination of Herrerías in the mid 1940s, he worked for magazines like Figuras. He began another serial about boxing, called 'Currito del Arrabal', as well as several cartoons and caricatures related to this sport. His final comic, 'Papito Frito', appeared in the mid 1960s. Araiza then left the field of comics to become a sports journalist and boxing reporter for television, cinema and local magazines. He retired in 1991 and died in the town of San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato in 2002, at the age of 86.
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Opera star Graham to open Symphony season Saturday
Susan Graham, internationally known opera diva, will be the guest artist Saturday when the Big Spring Symphony orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Keith Graumann, begins its 32nd season.Graham will be performing some of the most popular operatic arias from Carmen, the Marriage of Figaro and the Merry Widow. She'll sing in both halves of the program, before and after the intermission and she'll close the concert. "We're fortunate to have such a distinguished personality to open this year's season," said Graumann, symphony conductor. "She brings a lot of excitement to the stage."The Saturday performance will begin at 8 p.m. in the Big Spring Municipal Auditorium. A handicapped entrance is on the east side of the building. Tickets will be available at the door. Prices are $18 for adults, $13 for seniors. There is no charge for students 8 to 18.In addition to Graham, the audience will hear music from the Barber of Seville and Pomp and Circumstance.


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BOSTON -- Dennis S. Manning of Dorchester watched the stream of runners turn onto Boylston Street with a baseball cap on his head and a 4-year-old on his shoulders. The cap was from the Savin Hill Little League, Martin Richard's neighborhood league.
The 4-year-old was Dennis P. Manning, waving an inflatable noisemaker and asking for more snacks as he watched the 118th Boston Marathon over his dad's head.
"I want him to know, down the road, that he was here today," Manning said.
Manning pointed to the right, showing his son the building where he used to watch the race as a kid, standing in the windows with his older brother.
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To their left, a banner draped over the Engine 33/Ladder 15 firehouse paid tribute to the victims of the attack on last year's marathon: Martin Richard, 8, of Dorchester; Krystle Campbell, 29, originally from Medford; and Lu Lingzi, 23, of Shenyang, China -- all killed when twin bombs were detonated at the finish line last April 15 -- and MIT police Officer Sean Collier, a Wilmington native shot three days later, allegedly by the bombing suspects.
Manning hadn't been at last year's marathon. He hadn't been to one in about 15 years. But he insisted on going Monday.
"If you're telling me I can't come because you are destroying it," he said, pausing to gesture to the packed sidewalks, "see how that worked out.
Among the crowds that filled in Boylston street in the marathon's final stretch were those who said they came to show pride, strength and community spirit.
Some were first-time spectators.
Kathy Montemaggi rode into the city from her home in Buzzards Bay, a decision she made after watching last week's memorial ceremony. Nate Mihelis came over from Somerville, bringing kids Sophie, 5, and Noah, 7, with him.
"Some of my friends were like, 'no, you shouldn't go down there, you shouldn't bring your family,' " Mihelis said.
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In matching purple "Team Brenna" T-shirts, the Newfell family of Billerica claimed a spot right up against one of the barricades.
This was Brenna Newfell's third marathon, run in support of the Alzheimer's Association.
"It has a different meaning this year," said Pam Newfell, Brenna's mother. "Everyone is really into it together, as opposed to individualistically. It's a team effort."
Last year, husband and wife Dave Manley and Nancy Shorter of Gloucester had been at the finish line. This year, they picked a spot a little bit earlier on the course, not wanting to return to the exact same spot.
"It's good to be back here," Shorter said.
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After the bombs went off, Shorter and Manley found themselves tending to an injured runner, a stranger. On Monday they wore shirts with her name on them -- "Allison Strong" for Allison Byrne -- as they waited to cheer for her husband, Josh.
Shorter talks about the Boston Marathon with a grin on her face. Her favorite part of being there?
"Everything," she said. "Just reclaiming the marathon."
Behind them, a group of college students offered free hugs to passers-by. A different group walked around with free candy and signs proclaiming love for Boston. T-shirts bore images of the city's skyline and logos for the Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics.
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Spectators gathered for photos in front of a mutlicolored mural by the Prudential Center. As they posed in front of the word "BOSTON," spelled out in giant white letters, artist Ernest English explained his goal. Members of the Emagination Collaboration team will fill in the white letters with photos they take of people at the race, creating an image that represents the identity of the city and the event.
"It's basically people coming together and making a community," said English, who did a similar project about a month after last year's marathon.
As the elite women runners passed the Prudential Center, Leslie Russo of San Rafael, Calif., joked to her sister, Marina Muhlfriedel, that they'd only really been able to glimpse the tall runners so far -- despite standing on a planter for a better view.
But they didn't mind. If they couldn't see the course, they could see the other spectators, with their American flag capes, ringing cowbells, heart-shaped temporary tattoos and "Boston Strong" T-shirts.
"It's a great party," said Muhlfriedel, of Los Angeles. "The energy and the spirit and the people -- it is Boston. I don't feel like they're really encumbered by the past. They're moving forward."
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ROCKFORD — Several area students will participate in the Rockford Public Schools high school graduation ceremony at 10 a.m. July 18 at West Middle School, 1900 N. Rockton Ave.
Students will graduate from Auburn, Rockford East, Guilford, Jefferson or Roosevelt Alternative high schools. Principals from each school will introduce graduates and present their diplomas.
For information: 815-966-3252.


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Industry Leaders PathScale and Voltaire Sign Agreement on High Performance Grid Backbone and Linux Cluster Solutions
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- PathScale, developer of innovative solutions to accelerate the performance and efficiency of Linux(R) clusters, this week announced that Voltaire is adding the PathScale InfiniPath(TM) HTX(TM) InfiniBand(TM) adapter as one of the InfiniBand adapters offered with its high-performance multi-service InfiniBand switches. This is the latest in a series of developments that demonstrate how PathScale InfiniPath has become the high-performance InfiniBand interconnect of choice for performance-minded cluster users.
More details are available at http://www.pathscale.com/press_releases.html
One of the first Voltaire customers to receive the PathScale adapter is the Sandia National Laboratory's research facility in Livermore, CA. According to Dr. Matt Leininger, computational scientist at Sandia National Laboratories, "We see Voltaire's collaboration with PathScale as a very positive development that will make it easier for us to build extremely large InfiniBand-based clusters based on the OpenIB software stack. The ability to couple the PathScale InfiniBand adapter to Hypertransport has some significant advantages in terms of latency and effective bandwidth for many of our complex applications such as structure mechanics, computational fluid dynamics and combustion codes. PathScale's support for OpenIB is a critical requirement for us."
PathScale InfiniPath, available as both an adapter card and as an ASIC, is the industry's highest performance Linux cluster interconnect for message passing (MPI) and TCP/IP applications. InfiniPath delivers superior interconnect performance at commodity price levels by implementing a high-performance software stack and by connecting directly to the AMD Opteron(TM) processor via a standard HyperTransport HTX slot. When integrated with Voltaire's InfiniBand-based switching solutions, InfiniPath enables applications to reliably scale to hundreds or thousands of nodes.
"This agreement between PathScale and Voltaire marks InfiniBand technology's coming of age," observed Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at the industry research firm Insight 64. "Now the market will be served by multiple vendors offering customers a range of price/performance alternatives. PathScale's innovative marriage of InfiniBand and HyperTransport technology provides a low-latency interconnect that makes clusters of 64-bit x86 systems an even more cost-effective approach for high-performance computing applications."
Voltaire provides a complete family of grid backbone solutions including the Voltaire Grid Director(TM) ISR 9288, the industry's most scalable, multi-service switch for building high-performance clusters and grids ranging from tens to thousands of nodes. To deliver complete cluster solutions to customers, Voltaire has established OEM agreements with leading server vendors IBM, HP, SGI, and strategic sales relationships with Sun, NEC and Hitachi.
PathScale recently published new InfiniPath performance results including the Pallas Benchmark Suite and the HPC Challenge Benchmarks that validate PathScale InfiniPath as the industry's highest performance commodity cluster interconnect for Linux-based HPC applications. These results can be viewed at http://www.pathscale.com/infinipath-perf.html Availability
The Voltaire HCA460HT InfiniBand adapter, based on PathScale InfiniPath is orderable immediately from Voltaire and its worldwide channel partner network. About Voltaire
Voltaire is the worldwide leader in grid backbone solutions for networked computing in the next generation data center. Voltaire's integrated family of switching hardware and network virtualization software delivers the high performance, intelligent backbone for grid computing architectures. Leveraging the InfiniBand standard, Voltaire solutions offer improved performance, utilization and scalability across compute clusters, storage and IP networks. Voltaire solutions are available from major systems vendors and integrators. More information about Voltaire is available at http://www.voltaire.com or by calling 1-800-865-8247. About PathScale
Based in Mountain View, California, PathScale develops innovative software and hardware technologies that substantially increase the performance and efficiency of Linux clusters, the next significant wave in high-end computing. Applications that benefit from PathScale's technologies include seismic processing, complex physical modeling, EDA simulation, molecular modeling, biosciences, econometric modeling, computational chemistry, computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, weather modeling, resource optimization, decision support and data mining. PathScale's investors include Adams Street Partners, Charles River Ventures, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, CMEA Ventures, GF Private Equity LLC, ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures and the Dow Employees Pension Plan. For more details, visit http://www.pathscale.com, send email to firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 1-650-934-8100.
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text: PRINCETON — The Princeton Jaycees are collecting new and lightly used shoes, and new socks for the youth in the community. Donations can be dropped off at the north branch of Heartland Bank (formerly Citizens) or the Princeton First United Methodist Church. All donations will go to local youth, and are greatly needed and appreciated. For more information, contact Gwen Helsinger at 815-872-6271 or email@example.com.


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University of Hawaii urges more student sign ups for second test of emergency text message alert systemUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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Today the University of Hawaiʻi announced plans for a second test of the emergency text message notification system that has been implemented for use during crisis on or near the university's 10 campuses and urged more students to sign up. UH has been soliciting voluntary sign ups of faculty, staff and students to expand the reach of the emergency messaging system since late February. The next test will be conducted in April.
"With over 3,100 faculty and staff signed up, UH is on par with other institutions" said UH VP for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer David Lassner. "But we can do better than the 2,300 students signed up so far. The more people we have participating, the better the chance we'll have of getting people critical information during any emergency that may occur."
The text messaging capability is just one tool the University would use in the event of an emergency. Mass media, loudspeakers, email and phones would also be used to reach people throughout the affected areas. Plans are also underway to install emergency sirens on UH campuses.
An initial test of the emergency messaging system was conducted among faculty and staff on February 20. The April test will be targeted to include students. Currently the sign up for emergency notifications is only available to those who have a UH username and password. Members of the UH community can sign up online at www.hawaii.edu/alert.


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(...)the Spanish domain name, formerly a hub of illegal sports content (...)
Is a Spanish-focused site, and in Spain, file sharing is not proved in court to be illegal (some argue that it is, some that don't, but certainly no judge has pronounced the word "guilty" to a file sharer). But the summary is even more wrong. Quoting Roja Directa's blog [rojadirecta.es]:
Not only does Rojadirecta not transmit the aforementioned content, but it does not directly transmit any other type of audio or video content. Rojadirecta is simply an index of sporting events available on the Internet and not a provider of audio and video content.
Don't know about the US, but this is certainly not illegal in Spain. That's why the government has introduced Sinde's bill. Sinde's bill allows a civil commission (yes, bypassing courts!) to seize websites that link to content. I wonder if they will try to shut down Google or Bing.
It may not be illegal in Spain, but the US doesn't care about local laws. The bullies of the world think everyone has to do things their way. There's a reason so much of the world hates the US, and their belligerant public policies are a huge chunk of it.
The sports industry in the US is even more vicious about takedowns than the MPAA or RIAA. They just don't make a big public deal of it the way the latter two do -- they just squash sites as quickly as they can.
so many people hate the USofA.
Yet so, so many people seem to love the work of our artists, writers, producers, directors, and musicians. Now, if they'd only agree to pay for it, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Hey, I know: How about the Spanish Government makes it legal for Spaniards to pirate Spanish-produced movies and music exclusively? Sure, there'd be considerably less worthwhile stuff to purloin, but think of the boost to Julio Iglesias' career!
I have no trouble artists or producers. You know, people that actually do the work to create content. People with ideas that follow up, work hard, strive and labor through the development process to create something that is worthy and has value.
The people that I don't want to pay are the executives; the ones who pay for lobbyists to dictate draconian civil penalties and censorship of the internet; the ones who force ridiculous DRM which effective shuts out third parties and alternative platforms like Linux; the ones who artificially inflate prices and wonder why developing countries think it's a lot more sensible to pirate instead -- and then crush them with sanctions and the like; the ones who have destroyed creativity by true artists who are independent who seek alternative outlets to get their music heard; the ones who install rootkits on their computer (as if it's theirs to own and not yours); the ones who abuse the legal system to sue people in cases where they did nothing wrong but can't fight anyways because it would be many times more expensive than settling, or because it would be too humiliating and/or time-consuming to fight; and the ones who, as we see here, have bought out the American government and are using it to take over the world.
I have no sympathy for the executives of MAFIAA labels, or their equally corrupt lawyers who have done this to us -- real people. I'll do anything I can to avoid giving them my money. I'll support the artists though.
Yet so, so many people seem to love the work of our artists, writers, producers, directors, and musicians. Now, if they'd only agree to pay for it, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Sorry, doesn't work that way. The problem is that the music/film industry can't make a product that's worth purchasing, so they resort to bullying and coercion. And they've acted so antisocial towards their customers that I hope every time I pirate music or film I'm contributing to their demise. Anything that can be don
That makes perfect sense. They can't make a product worth purchasing, but you will spend endless hours whining about laws that prevent you from stealing stuff (that purportedly you don't even want). If you don't want them to exist (which is fine), why do you want their product? Just pretend they don't exist, and don't use any of their product, at all, by any means. You are perfectly free to get all of your entertainment from YouTube, etc, with no need to pirate anything, so why are you pirating?
I used to pay for any games, movies and most music I liked. Then, they decided to make viewing and playing said things more of a hassle, requiring complex tools to store the files on my hd. This "protection" required a new disc format, and prices were heightened. New software to prevent me from just playing my own games from my own hd was developed, taking money and development time out of other areas of importance like bugfixes and gameplay. Of course, the money to pay for a license, and for the programmer
Hey, I know: How about you actually make the effort to learn about the laws in Spain, and stop calling absolutely legal activies "piracy", and realize that it is already legal for Spaniards to make copies of Spanish movies and music (and books; it's also irrelevant where the work was produced), that we pay for making those copies even if we don't actually make them (if authors from the USA are not receiving their share, ask the Spanish equivalent of the RIAA, they're the ones keeping the money), and many mo
We did pay for it so why do we have to pay for it again? Cry me a river. Produce something of quality and I will gladly give you my money. Produce sh1t and trust me your record sales will go down and no it's not the Internet. Only idiots believe that.
Yet so, so many people seem to love the work of our artists, writers, producers, directors, and musicians. Now, if they'd only agree to pay for it, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
I thought multinational companies are the ones benefitting, not the US public - I could be wrong but for example:
Sony Corporation ( Son Kabushiki Gaisha) (TYO: 6758, NYSE: SNE), commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate with US$77.20 billion (FY2010).
Sir Howard Stringer (born February 19, 1942) a Welsh-born business man is chairman, president and CEO of Sony Corporation.
These multinational companies are in most countries, have artists, writers, producers, directors, and musicians on their books that are not from the US (some are excellent at their jobs) - I suspect most of their "product" isn't from the U.S. but I could be wrong (doubt it though).
As to the "love the work", I can only speak for my self:
A lot of the "work" I love enough that if it were free I'd watch / listen to (free to air tv, radio, free concerts etc and if legal in my country, downloads).
Some I'd watch / listen to if I were paid.
Some I'd refuse to watch / listen to even if I were paid.
A few I would (and do) pay for gladly.
I hope everyone does likewise.
Adhere to the law. No penalties, absolutely no penalties until proven guilty. Guilt upon accusation is just the creative 'idiocy' of US lawyers. Simple, want to protect your content then don't release, shove it were the sun don't shine and no one will copy it. When it comes to making dangerous attacks upon the principles of law, with the likes of guilt and penalty upon accusation and the defendant must pay to regain their rights with no cost recovery, the shove you content.
Go ahead stop making it like yo
I find humurous that a country has to "attack" other country to force this one country to change laws, and other similar stuff, to shutdown a website that seems to host TV from soccer games.. you know, what VHS was invented for. Oh, terrible!, some spanish people is saving a boring soccer game and sharing it on the internets!.. TERRIBLE!.
Sports is but the precedent. What they are really after is stronger protection related to all kind of IP export from USA to the world.
This would allow a small office to rake in worldwide license fees each time one of their "IP" are being used.
i think it is more live stream then recordings...
Widely known, not so sure. Widely suspected however. It is one of the more plausible reasons for why the US government, no matter who is in charge, have leaned on just about everyone to get more draconian IP laws.
I do wonder if there are proper numbers as to the percentage of US exports that is non-physical, and how big an amount of dollars that covers.
I wonder how legal this can be?!
- ICANN is a corporation and thus open to be sued by Spanish government... even if acting on behalf of US government.
- The US government doesn't have jurisdiction in Spain (for the servers) and the domain name doesn't pose an infringement.
- There's no legal process.
- ".com" is not ".us" thus open to challenge in international law.
- If you people take your "product" to US they are importing it , sounds like the US suing Cuba for their citizens buying there cigars and taking t
... the bill would allow to close LEGAL websites. The Sinde's bill does not change what is legal or illegal (that would require modifications to the Intellectual Property law, which the bill does not include), and with the current laws what those websites do is legal, as evidenced by about a dozen cases in which judges ruled that there was no crime, versus zero cases in which the ruling was the opposite. Also the bill most likely goes against the Spanish Constitution, as it allows to close websites without a judge overseeing the process (whereas the Constitution mandates that a judge orders any interruption of a publication, such as closing a website, forbiding the distribution of a printed publication or the transmission of a radio or TV program, etc.): the judge is only asked whether closing the website affects freedom of speech, nothing more. Furthermore, the judge is explicitly forbidden from examining if there's a justification for closing the website (i.e. if there's anything illegal going on).
"A bill that would allow Spain's authorities to close down illegal websites with limited judicial oversight... a pithy warning against Internet piracy, courtesy of the US authorities... A banner with the seals of the US Department of Justice, plus two other bureaucracies... in accordance with US copyright law..."
That was my first thought, and it inevitably led to my second thought: what has the US been threatening or promising in relation to the current spanish problems that allowed them to push this through?
Seriously the US and its Corporations are removing peoples rights left and right. Except for weapons and 300mil consumer what the hell does the IS have to offer the world anymore? There's a billion consumers in China and India more then plenty do supply the world with cash flow. Lets develop the third world countries and be done with the US.
you have reality all wrong, my friend.
its not a US vs world thing; its world vs world. corporations - big ones - are multinational. in fact, they often avoid taxes here since they are 'located' on some small island (etc). I would not call that many multi's 'american companies'. sony, for example; is that an american company?
I agree with you that multi's are, by nature, not ethical or moral. they are out of control and something has to be done. but you paint with way too broad a brush.
"Spain's creative industries generate about €62 billion in annual added value for Spain's €1 trillion economy. They also employ 1.2 million, in a country with five million unemployed, just over 21% of the working-age population."
If they would like to foster their creative industries they would limit the copyright, if not abandon it altogether. Where all the neo-liberals that we all known and love for free market, free trade, liberalization of the markets etc. if it comes to copyright l
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Murray also said the town participated in preparatory conference calls with National Grid officials, LIPA managers and the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management yesterday to game plan for the pending storm, and develop a protocol for local government and utility cooperation.
"National Grid has assured me they are prepared to handle the challenges presented by today's snow storm," said the Supervisor. "But, time will tell, and nerves are already frayed from the memories of the Sandy debacle. I reminded the utility they are out of excuses, and residents will be demanding both a top-notch commitment to power restoration and forthright updates throughout this storm."
To report power outages or downed power lines:
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Diverse waterproofing solutions company whose products are suitable for use above, below and at ground level have a great opportunity for a Field Sales Technical Advisor to join their team. Joining their in-house consultative team, you will be working within a small team that provides consultation and administration related advice for the sale of waterproofing products and solutions to the design and architecture industry.
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We are down to one 3-10 minute session a day.
Did anyone lose weight during weaning?
I did hear of one other of my friends complain about this.
My sister got pregnant before any of her children weaned, so she has no idea if that is normal for us.
It's not a lot just two pounds in a few months, but because I didn't start off with a lot I kind of want to keep what I've got.
My niece is joking around that it's because my boobs weigh less, lol! But I don't think they as a whole weigh two pounds. Let alone the smidgen of breast I've lost from weaning. :-( I need a water bra


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The Salt People of Vietnam
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Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler reversed himself today and conceded that there likely was drinking at the teenage party he briefly attended during the summer and that he should not have ignored it.
Gansler, who is running in the Democratic primary for governor, initially insisted he didn't see any drinking when he went to a high school graduation party that his son was attending in June and that it was not his responsibility to stop the underage drinking, which is against the law.
The furor over the party began after an Instagram photo snapped Gansler at a Delaware house party full of teenagers dancing on bars, surrounded by plastic cups, many of which were filled with alcohol, according to a report in the Baltimore Sun. Gansler told the paper he does not remember if he saw anyone drinking alcohol, though he asserted that even if he had witnessed any underage consumption, it would not have been his responsibility to stop it.
"Assume for purposes of discussion that there was widespread drinking at this party," Gansler said, according to The Sun. "How is that relevant to me? ... The question is, do I have any moral authority over other people's children at beach week in another state? I say no."
"My responsibility is only to my child," Gansler told The Sun. "Everybody has their own moral compass. Mine is to raise my own child."
At a news conference today, however, Gansler said he should probably have done more.
"I should've probably assumed there was drinking and talked to the chaperones about what was appropriate," he said.
"From what I understand now, there's certainly some drinking, I guess, going on. You know, there could be Kool-Aid in the red cups, but probably beer in the red cups," he said today.
Gansler emphasized that though the party "was crazy in terms of loud music," he saw no dangerous behavior while he was in the house.
"What I can tell you is that no time while I was in the house did I see any teenager in any danger or any risk. If I had, of course I would have attended to that person and spoken to the chaperones."
The week-long rental at the South Bethany beach house was a gift from Gansler and a slew of other parents for their sons' recent graduation. Rules of the house, set by the parents, included two adult chaperones every night and banned driving, girls behind closed bedroom doors and hard alcohol, according to The Sun.
Beer and wine, however, were absent from the list of no-nos.
"To the extent that people are looking at this as an issue, I think it's a good thing. I think it confronts every parent that has 19, 20-year-old kids," Gansler said. "What is your responsibility as a parent to determine whether or not there may be drinking going on at other parts of the house."
Gansler, who is running against Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown in the Democratic gubernatorial primary to succeed current Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, has not been a stranger to controversy.
O'Malley refused to comment on the controversy as he left the Center for American Progress conference in Washington today, saying that "voters are smart. In the course of time they have the ability to evaluate the positions of candidates and their personal make up. ... Things like this happen in the course of a campaign."
Gansler mentioned in the news conference that his character has not come under attack until he decided to run for governor.
"It does seem ironic to me that I have 21 years [experience] as a prosecutor and [have] never been accused of doing anything except having level temperament, great judgment," he said.


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5 locals finish high school hoops careers by the Bridge
ST. IGNACE — Dillon Gordon had one more chance to wear a Ewen-Trout Creek uniform — and not worry about his ankle.
He took advantage, scoring 16 points for the North, which beat the South 94-81 Saturday in the U.P. All-Star Basketball Classic at St. Ignace.
His ankle was at 100 percent three weeks after the season. Gordon, E-TC's second all-time leading scorer, hurt it in the final regular season game and was limited in playoff action during his senior year.
He wasn't limited Saturday. He splashed 3s; hit floaters and shined on a floor full of all-stars that included MVP Brett Branstrom of Mid-Peninsula, Mark Pap of Marquette and Negaunee's Tanner Uren.
"It felt good to be on the court in a game like this and just go out there and have fun," Gordon said. "The last time in uniform, it's a bittersweet moment knowing I won't put that on again."
The North split into two groups of five and Gordon played with Porcupine Mountain Conference rivals Taylor Smith of Bessemer and Eric Lane of Wakefield-Marenisco.
"It was good playing with those two," Gordon said. "After being rivals with them pretty much my whole life, playing with them was a good experience."
Smith and Lane played together for the Gogebic Miners football team and will join forces again Saturday in the U.P. Football All-Star game at the Superior Dome in Marquette.
But this was their first time on the same basketball team, after battling underneath as rivals.
"It was nice, to finally be on his team, working together. It was fun," Lane said.
"Going from always playing against each other to playing with each other is different. You're not used to it," Smith said.
Both of Gogebic County's representatives had a great time. Lane scored five points and Smith had two.
"It was fun," Lane said. "I was really honored to be here and play with all these guys and at least get a chance to play a game of basketball with all these good guys."
"Everyone is so good that you're not used to it and everyone wants to show their talent," Smith said. "It was fun."
Smith said he was impressed with Wade Schetter, who co-led the South with 12 points, is Carney-Nadeau's all-time scoring leader and will play at Northern Michigan.
"He's so fast," Smith said.
Two local players suited up for the North girls — Ontonagon's Chelsea Truscott and Ewen-Trout Creek's Zoey McGeshick. Truscott scored nine points and McGeshick two as the North fell 62-53 to the South All-Stars.
Truscott was the team's fourth leading scorer.
"I haven't been really been scoring much," she said. "My dad always tells me to shoot, shoot, shoot."
She said all-star weekend was a good experience.
"I got to wear my jersey one last time," McGeshick said.
St. Ignace's Sarah Cullip was named MVP on her home court. She totaled 13 points, 15 rebounds and three assists. The Saints were state champions in 2013 in Class C during an undefeated season. It was hard to match her intensity Saturday.
"I watched her in the championship game, so it was nice to actually see how she plays," McGeshick said.


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The Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library will hold "Covered Wagon Crafts, Games and Fun Facts" for kids in grades three through six from 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 25.
Frances Bonney Jenner, a young adult librarian and author of "Prairie Journey," will share some surprising pioneer stories. She also will show kids how to make pioneer games and toys using buttons, string, tin cans, wood and cloth.
Registration is required. To register or for more information, call the Children's Library at 720-887-2315.


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'Love Happens'
"Love Happens" could have been more than just a tear-jerker if the movie had come with a handy scratch and sniff card. That's because Burke Ryan (Aaron Eckhart), the young widower and self-help guru, finds love with a florist named Eloise (Jennifer Aniston). Going about her work at Eloise's Garden, she spends one scene creating a beautiful bouquet filled with both fragrant and showy blossoms and plants like hydrangea, lilies, orchids, viburnum, eucalyptus, ivy and more.
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Franklin A. "Frank" Metzler
Franklin A. "Frank" Metzler, 85, of Bucktail Trail, St. Marys, died of cancer on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the DuBois Regional Medical Center following an illness of the past year.He was born July 3, 1927 in Harrisburg, a son of the late Franklin Metzler Sr. and Beryl Lavanture Metzler.On May 31, 1981 in Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Emporium, he married Sandra Kellner Metzler, who survives.He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII on the communications ship Catoctin as a radio operator with the title of Electronics Technician Mate. At that time the U.S. was preparing to invade Japan, which was expected to be an extensive battle, and crew members were advised that only one out of six of them would return home. The mission was discontinued when the war ended in August 1945 with the unconditional surrender of Japan. Frank was honorably discharged on July 15, 1946.He was a graduate of Penn State University with a B.S. degree in Physics, and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, earning a degree in computer science. At the time of his death, he was employed part-time as an independent contractor at GE in St. Marys. His employment history includes Bethlehem Steel in Steelton, Sylvania and GKN in Emporium, and Loranger Intemational in Warren.He enjoyed hiking the Quehanna Trail, amateur radio, astronomy, and studying advanced mathematics.In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, David and Glenn Metzler; and a brother, Robert Metzler.A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Franklin A. "Frank" Metzler will be held on Saturday, December 29 at 2 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Emporium.There will be no visitation.Arrangements are under the direction of Barnett Funeral Home, Inc.Online condolences may be placed at www.BarnettFuneralHome.Net.


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This year, the national non-profit Big Brothers Big Sisters is marking 50 years of community involvement. Its mission is to pair boys and girls in need of positive role models with adult volunteers.
Allison Miller is a program specialist for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and her job is to interview prospective clients - or "bigs" and "littles" as they are called – and then match together pairs who have similar interests.
When asked if there were equal numbers of male and female volunteers, Miller said that the numbers aren't even close.
"We have a lot of big sisters, but we are always in need of big brothers," she said.
Miller added that the qualifications for becoming a big are relatively simple: "Someone who is reliable, dependable, consistent. Someone who wants to explore Tucson, have fun, and impact the life of a child."
Randy has been a volunteer big brother for about 20 years. He said that he chooses to participate in the program because he can directly see the difference that it makes.
Big Brothers Big Sisters policy is to not identify its participants by their full names.
"I think it is about taking a little bit of time now to make an investment in that child's future," Randy said. "And I think that the proudest moment would be for a little to turn around 20 years later and become a big themself."