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New York, NY – Legendary R&B icon R. Kelly makes headlines this week as he finds himself in a familiar spot: atop all of the Urban Adult Radio charts with "Share My Love," the debut single from his upcoming "Write Me Back" album, due out on June 19 (RCA). "Share My Love" is the No. 1 Urban Adult Single on the Mediabase and BDS charts. The single also scored a 'Hot Singles' nod from PEOPLE Magazine.
In this week's Between the Bullets Billboard column Chart Manager Karinah Santiago states, "R. Kelly nabs another No. 1 on Adult R&B as "Share My Love" swims to the top with a healthy 172-detection increase, according to Nielson BDS.
"Love" becomes Kelly's first No. 1 since the title track to 2010's Love Letter soared to the summit. The new single is the first release from forthcoming album Write Me Back, a sequel to Love Letter. "Share My Love' is Kelly's sixth No. 1 on this survey and puts him in a tie with the late Luther Vandross and veteran Brian McKnight for the most leaders among men."
R. Kelly has referred to Write Me Back, his 11th studio album, as the next chapter to his 2010 critically acclaimed Love Letter. That album debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, with first-week national sales scanning over 154,000. One lucky fan who had the privilege of an advance listening session described Write Me Back as a 60s, 70s and 80s audio hologram that celebrates Kelly's rich classic soul influences.
On Love Letter Kelly celebrated the music of 50s and 60s, channeling artists such as Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson. Write Me Back is poised as the natural progression of Kelly's musical time machine, featuring several tracks that ride his smooth infectious dance beats as evidenced by the debut and #1 track, "Share My Love." You can hear the influence artists such as Ray Charles, Smokey Robinson, Barry White, Teddy Pendergrass and Michael Jackson had on Kelly's production prowess, they literally jump outta the grooves!
In closing Kelly added, "Did you get my love letter? Well, get ready to write me back on June 19th baby!"
Brandi Elzie,anncancer survivor, celebrated her one-year anniversary on May 5. "I walked for myself and for those that could not," Elzie stated.
The 10th Annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer ended with an emotional celebration at the Washington Monument on Sunday, May 6. Over two thousand participated in the walk this year raising over 4 million dollars for Breast Cancer research.
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Federal prosecutors have recommended that former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. spend nearly four years in prison for converting public funds to his personal use.
Thomas, 51, vacated his Ward 5 Council post in January after admitting in court that he embezzled more than $350,000. The money had been earmarked for youth sports programs.
Thomas, who had just entered his second term in office, also admitted to filing false tax returns. At that time, was sentenced to 38 months in prison, and during proceedings Thursday in U. S. District Court, the embattled father of two asked to be incarcerated in either Florida or Alabama.
Thomas' mother Romaine Thomas, who attended the May 3 hearing, reportedly pleaded with Judge John D. Bates for mercy and leniency on behalf of their family -- particularly his young children.
Meanwhile, in spite of a 46-month prison term sought by U.S. Attorney Ron Machen, Thomas' legal team has asked for a sentence of 18 months.
White House Announces Nearly 300,000 Summer Youth Jobs
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 22:21 Published in NationalU. S. Secretary of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis joined Mayor Michael Nutter at Philadelphia's City Hall on Wednesday to announce that the Obama Administration has secured additional commitments from 95 companies and non-profits, three cities, two federal agencies and the White House to provide 110,000 new summer jobs and other employment opportunities for low-income and disconnected youth as part of the Summer Jobs + Initiative. The initiative is part of the president's "We Can't Wait" campaign, and among the nearly 300,000 opportunities that will exist, are paid positions, mentorships, internships and training programs.
The Administration will also launch the Summer Jobs+ Bank, a new online search tool to help connect young people to jobs, internships and other employment opportunities this summer and year-round.
"In January, we called on the private and public sectors to help us address record unemployment among America's youth," said PresidentBarack Obama. "We are proud to announce that cities, federal agencies, non-profits, and companies from across the country have come together to provide hundreds of thousands of summer jobs and employment opportunities for our young people."
Solis said the Summer Jobs+ Bank and the growing list of organizations stepping up to answer Obama's challenge are important to maintaining the administration's commitment to the next generation of the American workforce.
"There's no replacement for the dignity that comes with earning your first paycheck, and whether young people are looking for a job at the retail store around the corner or at a national park states away, they now have one place to start their search," Solis said.
As part of the Pathways Back to Work fund, $1.5 billion has been proposed for high-impact summer jobs and year-round employment for low-income youth ages 16-24 in the American Jobs Act. When Congress failed to act, the federal government and private sector came together in January to commit to creating nearly 180,000 employment opportunities for low-income youth in the summer of 2012, with a goal of reaching 250,000 employment opportunities by the start of summer.
Commitments announced since January include: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association; Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Bread for the World; Bright Horizons; Cambia Health Solutions; Capital Workforce Partners; Coppin State University; and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
A plan by Mayor Vincent Gray to compensate city workers for four days of forced furloughs last year, has been defeated (7-5) by the D.C. Council.
The measure, which was pushed through for a vote by Council Chairman Kwame Brown, involved a $22 million plan for the Presidents Day, Emancipation Day, Memorial Day and Fourth of July holidays which the workers weren't paid in order to close a $188 million gap in the city budget. But a $64,000 surplus was reported the latter part of 2011 and Gray was looking to compensate workers from those coffers.
"We are disappointed the Council has failed to approve this critical legislation," Gray spokesman Pedro Ribeiro, said in an interview. Ribeiro added that the vote was "immensely short-sighted and highly irresponsible."
There had been two versions of the proposal: One would have allowed workers to be immediately paid for the four days, and the other sought payment to the tune of $11 million for just two of the holidays. The rest of the money would have been earmarked for health care and housing initiatives. Employees would have received compensation for the remaining two days after revenue estimates had been made.
While At-Large Council member Michael Brown, described the defeat as a loss for "everybody," Kwame Brown said he had been committed to moving the surplus to a vote.
But he said the Council just wasn't satisfied with the measure.
"Some [Council] members believed that the affordable housing money was cut and that employees [looking for such housing] might not be able to participate in that program," the chairman said. He also said that passing the vote would have left many residents without health insurance, and that money earmarked for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) recipients -- the city's poorest residents -- would likewise be reduced.
"We had was a lot of [Council] members with priorities, trying to make sure that they represented their constituency groups," Kwame Brown said. "We were committed to moving the measure through for the mayor, but it didn't get enough votes to pass."
Nelson, Llindberg to Collide June 23 Defending WIBA World Title
Tuesday, 01 May 2012 18:13 Published in Sports
Todd Wilson Goes for 14th Straight Win Against Winston Mathis on Jimmy Lange Boxing Card
Fairfax, VA (May 1, 2012) – In a battle of world champions, undefeated Tori "Sho Nuff" Nelson (6-0-1) of Ashburn, VA will defend her Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) Middleweight Title against Maria Lindberg (6-1-2) of Malmo, Sweden as the 10-round Co-Main Event on the Jimmy Lange Boxing card set for Saturday, June 23 at the Patriot Center. Presented by Valcourt Building Services, the card will also feature undefeated Fairfax, VA junior welterweight Todd "White Lightning" Wilson (13-0, 4 KOs) going for his 14th straight victory with an eight-round contest against Winston Mathis (7-5-1, 2 KOs) of Atlanta, GA.
Nelson captured the WIBA Championship with an impressive win over Vashon Living last February in Fairfax. Her biggest win to date came on July 29, 2011 in Trinidad and Tobago with a victory over Lorissa Rivas for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Middleweight Belt. A single mother of two teenagers who juggles jobs as a bus driver and cafeteria worker at Loudoun County's Broad Run High School and waitressing at IHOP, Nelson has made a strong connection with her fans, both inside and outside of the ring.
Lindberg, the WIBA's Light Middleweight Champion, defeated Diana Kiss in a non-title fight in her last bout held February 11, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. Prior to that she lost a decision to Christina Hammer for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing Federation Middleweight Championships on May 27, 2011.
Wilson, a former collegiate boxing champion and Virginia Military Institute graduate, has fought six times in front of hometown fans at the Patriot Center with victories against former world champion Eric "Mighty Mouse" Aiken and tough veteran Dean "Pitt Bull" White. Wilson defeated Eric Burke by fourth-round TKO in his most recent fight held February 25, 2012 in Charlotte, NC. Mathis is looking to bounce back after dropping his last fight to undefeated Chris Algieri on March 31, 2012 in Huntington, NY.
Fan favorite Jimmy Lange (38-4-2) of Great Falls, VA is headlining his 15th show at the Fairfax venue, and will face Tony "Mo Better" Jeter (13-3-1, 9 KOs) of Stevensville, MD in a 10-round bout. Officials also announced that popular LA Boxing instructor Lawrence Jones (4-6-2, 1 KO) of Reston, VA and Gundrick King (16-8, 11 KOs) of Tuscaloosa, AL will fight in a six-round junior middleweight contest. Jones served as a last-minute replacement in his last fight, a loss to Harry Joe Yorgey at the Patriot Center three months ago. King last fought on March 17, 2012, losing to Charlie Ota. In a four-round heavyweight showdown, unbeaten Duane Mobley (2-0, 1 KO) of Upper Marlboro, MD will be matched against Michael DeSantos, an LA Boxing trainer from Ashburn, VA who is making his professional debut. Mobley scored a first-round knockdown over Francois Russell last month in Indiana and won his first fight last February at the Patriot Center.
Doors will open at 6:00 pm, with the first fight scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm. All bouts are subject to change. Jackie "First Lady of Boxing" Kallen is the promoter with matchmaking handled by JD Brown.
Tickets, priced at $35, $50, $75, $125, $200, $300 and $500 (plus applicable service charges), can be purchased through all Ticketmaster outlets including the Patriot Center box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com/ and via Phonecharge at 1-800-745-3000.
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Strathmore and Blues Alley Present Ahmad Jamal
Tuesday, 01 May 2012 16:41 Published in Arts & Entertainment
Renowned jazz pianist shares tracks from 2012 album Blue Moon, first recording in over three years
NORTH BETHESDA, MD – At 81, renowned jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal continues to build his stellar reputation as an intrepid and inventive virtuoso with the 2012 release of Blue Moon with original recordings and exciting interpretations of songs from classic film and Broadway. Jahmal will share this latest project for the first time in the D.C. area on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 8 p.m. in the Music Center at Strathmore. Says The Guardian (U.K.) of Blue Moon: "...this session looks set to be one of his classics." For more information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.
Jamal is a legend of jazz, known for his outstanding technical command and identifiable sound as a piano stylist, as well as his sophisticated ensemble interplay, achieved by treating his quartet, musically, like an orchestra. His stylistic approach to conducting musicians has been met with wide acclaim; notes The Village Voice, "No musician has had a more profound effect on the orchestral approach to small groups in the last 35 years than Ahmad Jamal." The pianist-composer has been honored with the American Jazz Masters fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, was inducted into the prestigious Order of the Arts and Letters, was named a Duke Ellington Fellow at Yale University and was voted into DownBeat's Reader's Poll Hall of Fame. However, Jamal's impact and credibility is best illustrated by fellow musicians such as Miles Davis, who cites Jamal as a primary influence: "All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal."
Blue Moon was released in February 2012 and is comprised of nine tracks. Each of the pieces showcase Jamal's creative reinvention of swing, provide a pretext for breathtaking melodies and showcase his unique relationship with his new working group. The recording "does a brilliant job of drawing together the various strands and styles he does so well" and is "from top to bottom...one very strong album" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer).
After citing increased youth involvement in the National Action Network (NAN ), Rev. Al Sharpton and the organization have launched a Youth Move page on its website.
Many of the youth are being drawn in as part of an effort by Tamika D. Mallory, NAN's executive director, who is just 31 herself, along with Dominique Sharpton, 25,who heads up membership for the organization. Sharpton was a youth activist and established the National Youth Movement in 1971. He was active in leadership his teenage years and went on to run for the U. S. Senate, mayor of New York, and president of the Unites States. He is now grooming young people to fulfill positions of leadership in civil rights and social justice.
NAN's Youth Move is being led by 14-year-old National Youth Director Mary Pat Hector in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Northeast Region where NAN 's headquarters are based, is being directed by 12-year-old Victoria Pannell. Both young ladies mobilized young people during NAN's national convention in Washington, D.C., and were prominent at key events featuring leaders in education and anti-violence. U. S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan acknowledged their efforts at a special plenary session where he spoke at on April 13.
As Youth Move director, Mary Pat Hector has been increasing membership in chapters across the country and the youth presence is a key goal area of growth the organization will continue to focus on. On a local level, Mary Pat leads teen-safety workshops for schools and trains teens and college students in many areas of youth advocacy techniques. She travels an average of 4,000 miles a month speaking at high schools, colleges, conferences, woman's events, and crisis shelters across the U.S. She recently spearheaded the national "Shake off the Violence" tour urging youth to put down guns.
Victoria Pannell recently led an anti-violence march in Harlem, New York, as part of an effort to take back the streets from the drug dealers and gang members and has been active in the fight to save United States Post offices. She and some of the young people met with the head of the U.S. Post Office during NAN's national convention last month, and were victorious when the Senate passed an amended version of the 21st Century Postal Service Act Post that saves the majority of the Post Offices for three years.
Victoria is currently doing speaking engagements on homelessness, being fatherless, violence in communities, and mental health services for children.


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HAZARD – More than 5,000 Kentucky Power customers remained without power Wednesday afternoon after a storm system moved through the region Tuesday evening.
Wind gusts as high as 56 miles per hour were recorded at the Knott County Mesonet station in the Vest community, while gusts reached 49 mph in Pike County.
Here in Perry County, the storm knocked out power to well over 2,000 customers, and one residence was severely damaged near the Wendell H. Ford Airport as a wind gust lifted the roof from the rest of the home. Despite the damage, no injuries have been reported.
Kentucky Power crews were out overnight to restore power to affected areas in the region, and remain on the job Wednesday. As of 1:15 p.m., the company reported 5,058 customers without power in six counties, including 1,199 in Perry County and 1,579 in Knott County.

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Defense rests without calling witnesses in murder trial of Zachary Weimer
Defense attorneys for Zachary Weimer rested Friday without calling any witnesses to the stand.
Weimer, 23, of Geneva, is accused of stabbing 77-year-old Eleanor Robertson of Madison Township to death with a screwdriver in a burglary gone wrong.
The victim's body was found June 13 in her bedroom.
The last state witness to testify was Madison Township police Detective Tim Doyle, who said Weimer was "quiet, deceptive and evasive" when he interviewed him after Robertson went missing.
Prosecutors played a portion of the interview for the jury and showed photos of the defendant with visible heroin track marks on his arms.
"How much heroin do you use a day? Do you get sick?" Doyle asked Weimer on the tape.
The detective then asked Weimer for help in finding Robertson.
"Sorry, I can't help you," he replied.
"Come on. The evidence is overwhelming, dude," Doyle replied.
Weimer said he was helping his mother, Danna Weimer, "get rid of" some items that police later identified as Robertson's. Continued...
Doyle said during his arrest, Weimer had been wearing the same white Nike shoes that a crime lab expert testified could not be eliminated as the source of shoe prints found at the victim's home. The detective added that Weimer's left arm had scratches on it.
A close friend of the victim's cried as the tape was played in court.
Assistant County Public Defender James Mathews noted that Weimer never admitted anything during the interview.
Mathews added that the marks on Weimer's arm could have been scratches from heroin withdrawal.
Weimer is charged with aggravated murder and 16 other counts. His mother was previously convicted on all 17 counts and will be sentenced Dec. 12.
Closing arguments in the case before Lake County Common Pleas Judge Vincent A. Culotta are scheduled for Monday morning.
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It cannot last, but this Bears D is doing outrageously well. They've give up 5 TDs and scored 5. Hmmm, wonder how they'd do if they actually started with possession, lol. That is all.
It cannot last, but this Bears D is doing outrageously well. They've give up 5 TDs and scored 5. Hmmm, wonder how they'd do if they actually started with possession, lol. That is all.
Amazing statistics, both of them.
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I don't believe that they can keep up the pace but a few more and I would suspect that they would be closing in on a record. I was looking for the record but the one I could find not verified is 2002 Tampa with 9 touchdowns on D.
Arguing on the internet is like winning the special olympics, even if you win your still messed up.
Restore the roar!
Chalk Talk said something about 10 TDs being the record http://www.chicagobears.com/news/cha...8-6fa9a5059b09
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Woooda thunk it? We had a real revamp of the O this off-season. Our pass rush really was not that good. We were not getting real pressure on anyone last year. Our top pick that was brought in to fix that was not really making a huge difference in the preseason. Urlacher's knee presented itself as a problem. We really had liitle strength at S and only Peanut to brag about in the secondary.
Not really many reasons to think the D was going to light it up, and yet here we are ----- once again the D id leading the O. Beyond any logic, they are one of the top defenses in the league! Don't you love it it when a plan comes together? LOL
I'm with you completely, Houston. Like so many, I had hopes that the offense would really click, while I kind of hoped the defense would stay almost as good as last year (Url, Pep, Briggs, Tillman all aging a little, ... I kind of just hoped they had another good/great year). With Urlacher's injury and watching the sad performance of Roach against the run in preseason I started to hold my breath about the D. Then given that you can actually see Urlacher limping on the field, what chance can there be? te he. Six good to great rushers on the DL, no need to blitz; Briggs, Tillman, Peppers playing at their peak; Conte playing a classic single high FS, sure tackler, nobody gets behind him, just the guy for a bend-don't-break D; and drum roll, Jenning getting a richly deserved NFC D player of the month. I'd still be holding my breath but .... beautiful to watch. Can they keep it up?


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Well priced for what I wanted to do. Easy to put together and use. Didn't take long for each slide to digitize. I only needed it for 35 mm slide conversions so didn't need all the other film holders. Holder only has room for 3 slides and I could have used 4-5 to each holder to make it go faster, yet it didn't take long to do a carrousel of slides once I got started. Some of my slide frames varied in size so they had to be trimmed a bit to fit correctly in the holder, but it didn't affect the framing of the total image.
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The Pirates will host the "Pitch for Hope" Women's Baseball Clinic at PNC Park on June 30, 2013. Proceeds benefit Glimmer of Hope, a Pittsburgh area based organization funding the only under-40 breast cancer study in the country.
Women ages 14 and older are invited to learn hitting, pitching, and fielding from Pirates coaches and players on the playing field at PNC Park. There will also be a catered brunch at the ballpark. All participants receive a commemorative T-Shirt and there will be a raffle featuring autographed memorabilia.
The Pirate Parrot, in partnership with Mosites Motorsports and Pirates Charities, is once again going to bat in the fight against prostate cancer.
Over the past three years of the Pirate Parrot's Cruise to Cure Prostate Cancer, generous fans and sponsors have donated over $35,000 to prostate cancer research through The Western Pennsylvania Prostate Cancer Foundation.
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The Pirates 2012 "Winter Caravan" made stops throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and West Virginia, and took place Tuesday, December 11 through Thursday, December 13.
The Caravan featured school visits and public appearances by current players, coaches, broadcasters, members of the front office and the Pirate Parrot. At each public visit, the participants signed free autographs for fans, met with members of the media and discussed the 2013 Pirates season.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates would invited fans to join us for in 2012 for our Awareness Series at PNC Park. The Pirates partnered with different non-profit service agencies throughout the region to host special events to raise funds and awareness for their specific causes.
Each organization generated revenue through the sale of Pirates tickets for their cause and utilized PNC Park to promote their organization's message.
The Pirates and Central Blood Bank partnered to host several blood drives at PNC Park in 2012.
Donating blood is important as each individual whole blood donor can make a difference by saving up to three lives. Last year, more than 1,000 units were donated at Pirates Blood Drives, helping to save more than 3,000 lives in the Pittsburgh region. For more information, please call 1-866-DONORS-1 (1-866-366-6771), or visit centralbloodbank.org.
The Pirates, along with broadcasters Greg Brown and Steve Blass, hosted two 65 Roses Club nights at PNC Park during the 2012 baseball season. The events were to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and took place before each game.
The 65 Roses Club is a group of Pirates fans who have joined together to raise funds to fight cystic fibrosis. By making a pledge to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for every home run the Pirates hit, these fans have the opportunity to meet Pirates players at private pre-game receptions. After the receptions, everyone can enjoy the game to cheer on the Bucs!
The club gets its name from the way a child often learns to say "cystic fibrosis," which sounds like "sixty-five roses." It is a national sports program supported by teams in all areas of athletics, including baseball, football, basketball, hockey and soccer, to help raise funds to fight cystic fibrosis.
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The popular Bowling with the Bucs fundraiser returned on Sunday, May 6 at Legacy Lanes in Baldwin. This year's hosts were Pirates pitchers Joel Hanrahan and Chris Resop.
This event offered fans the opportunity to meet and bowl with their favorite Pirates players and celebrities. All proceeds benefit Pirates Charities.
"Bowling with the Bucs" is a family-friendly event and featured - in addition to bowling - a silent auction, raffles and games.
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Bicycling enthusiasts joined Pirates Charities for a 100-bike stationary cycling event outside PNC Park on Saturday, May 12. The event raised money to support Pirates Charities and the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh's "Building Bridges" program.
Local instructors led this non-competitive cycle, lasting four hours, prior to the Pittsburgh Pirates 7:05 p.m. game vs. the Houston Astros.
Cyclists could elect to "buy" a bike for the entire four-hour event, or rent a bike by the hour. They could Register as an individual, or reserve bikes for themselves and a group of friends!
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The Pirates have introduced the Fantasy Baseball Math Program in classrooms within the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Fantasy Baseball is an integrated math program for students in grades 4-8 and is aligned with the Pennsylvania State Exams in the areas of mathematics, reading and physical education. Students learn mathematics skills through baseball statistics in a way that is fun and engaging. Students also create player cards and compete against one another in simulated baseball games. The program promotes higher order science, technology, engineering and math skills (STEM), in preparation for math-based careers.
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The entire Pirates team, joined by members of the Pirates coaching and front office staff, commemorated Clemente Day with a visit to Pittsburgh Faison PreK-5 in Homewood. Each year, in partnership with Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pirates Charities selects a school in need of supplies and equipment to receive a donation in celebration of the life and community service legacy of Pirates Hall-of-Famer Roberto Clemente.
The Pirates hand-delivered over $20,000 worth of school supplies and recreation equipment, and students had the opportunity to hear Vera Clemente, Goodwill Ambassador for Major League Baseball and widow of the late Roberto Clemente, along with her son Luis, speak about the importance of giving back to the community. Some of the items given to the school included notebooks, paper, pencils, crayons, yoga mats, volleyballs and bicycles.
On August 23, 2011, the Pirates and the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh partnered for a Domestic Violence Awareness event at the YWCA. Additional partners included three local domestic violence shelters including Alle-Kiskee Area HOPE Center, Inc., Crisis Center North, and Womansplace, Inc. At the event, local domestic violence organizations were on hand with resource tables for guests to learn about programs, services, and resources available in the region.
In addition, over 200 supply kits were stuffed for the shelters by Pirates players, wives and other guests. Items included: soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, toothbrushes and dental Floss. Pirates player Michael McKenry and two players wives pitched in during the event to assist in the community.
The Pirates also hosted Domestic Violence Awareness Night in conjunction with the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh at PNC Park on September 7. During the game, our partner organizations were recognized on field for their amazing efforts throughout the community around domestic violence.
The Pirates hosted a Miracle League Fantasy Camp at the Pirates Charities Miracle League Field in Cranberry, PA for children with disabilities. Pirates players and coaches helped conduct the camp, including manager Clint Hurdle, Joel Hanrahan, Paul Maholm, Neil Walker and Michael McKenry.
The fantasy camp's focus was to provide youth with special needs the opportunity to learn and play the game of baseball while being able to provide a similar experience to Major League Baseball camps and clinics. Fourty children from the four regional Miracle Leagues - Southwestern PA (Cranberry), South Hills (Upper St. Clair), Western PA (Murrysville) and the Ohio Valley (Wheeling, WV) - were on hand to take part in the camp.
At the camp, the youth took part in five activity stations, led by the Pirates, that worked on hitting, throwing and catching skills. Each child also received their own Pirates jersey, complete with their name on the back, and was treated to lunch.
The event was sponsored by Pirates Charities and Baseball Fantasy Camp for Kids. Baseball Fantasy Camp for Kids is an organization headed up by Denver resident Jeremy Flug that provides funding for these types of camps throughout the US. This is the second year that Pirates Charities has worked with Mr. Flug, who was also in attendance for the camp.
The mission of the Miracle League of Southwestern PA in Cranberry Township, the host of the camp, is to provide the opportunity for children and adults with special needs a chance to experience playing baseball in a league-based environment. MLSWPA provides leadership and facilities for a baseball program for children and adults with special needs in a manner consistent with MLSWPA and community values. With a specially designed rubber turf field, MLSWPA makes dreams come true for children and adults who desire to play ball just like their brothers, sisters and friends.
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Pirates Pitcher Tony Watson was the 2011 Honorary Chair of the 23rd annual Epilepsy Family Fun/Run Walk at PNC Park. The event raised $170,000 for the Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central Pennsylvania.
The Pirates and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh teamed up for another season of Pirates Tales, a program that encourages kids to set reading goals during the summer months and read their way all the way to PNC Park!
Just like going to Pirates games, students from the entire Allegheny County region make reading part of their summer tradition. Pirates Tales, a community outreach program designed to promote literacy skills, is a great way for kids to strengthen their reading skills and have fun at the same time.
In 2010, more than 300 students in Allegheny County participated in the program by reading books over the summer and completing a book report. All kids who achieved their goals were entered into a contest with the winners invited to attend a Pirates home game, attend a special story time with Pirates pitcher Ross Ohlendorf and the Pirate Parrot for a reading of "Casey at the Bat", and received a Pirates goody bag.
Several individuals were recognized during an on-field ceremony prior to the game including: Dr. Barbara Mistick, President and Director of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; Jennifer Pickle, senior children's librarian; Constance Wong, children's librarian at the main library in Oakland; and Amy Godfrey, librarian at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Woods Run.
Deb Coonelly, Becca Huntington, Jamie Russell, Renee Lopez, Kim Donovan (Joel Hanrahan's girlfriend) and Jessica Wade (Evan Meek's girlfriend) prepared and served a homecooked meal to 60 members of the Shadyside Family House.
Family House, a non-profit corporation operated by a voluntary board of directors, provides a special "home away from home" for patients and/or families who must travel to Pittsburgh for treatment of serious or life-threatening illnesses. Thanks to the generosity and support of the Pittsburgh community, Family House is able to provide a comfortable haven to help our guests through stressful times.
Throughout the season, Pirates Coaches visit the Pirates Community Baseball Center at the Shadyside Boys & Girls Club to host skill clinics with coaches from Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI), Josh Gibson Baseball Academy and Citi Parks Big League Coaches. During each clinic, Pirates coaches mentor and instruct the coaches on teaching the proper baseball mechanics and answer all questions.
Throughout the season, Pirates players visit and work with children in different settings and events around the greater Pittsburgh region.
Many players enjoy taking the time in to help brighten the days and put smiles on the faces of these children.
The Buses for Baseball program gives underprivileged kids throughout the United States and Canada the chance to attend a Major League baseball games and meet the players. The Players Trust partners with local transit authorities and Major League teams, as well as charitable organizations in all Major League cities, to share the thrill of a big league game with kids who need more chances to smile.
At each ballpark, kids are welcomed by players who spend time signing autographs, giving away souvenirs and posing for photographs. Complimentary food and soft drinks during the game -- and often the chance to see their own faces on the scoreboard -- provide lasting memories before the bus heads home.
The Pittsburgh Pirates were proud to welcome 50 children to PNC Park on April 26, 2011 for the Buses for Baseball program. The children were escorted into the ballpark to watch the Pirates take batting practice before anyone else was allowed in the park!
The Pittsburgh Pirates partner with Major League Baseball umpires to offer memorable baseball game experiences for children awaiting adoption and at-risk youth in mentoring programs.
Children receive a VIP experience including great seats to see the Pirates at PNC Park, a goody bag of 'all things baseball', and the unique opportunity to step onto the field for a souvenir baseball and photo.
UMPS CARE Charities, a 501c3 non-profit organization founded by Major League Baseball umpires, created the BLUE Crew Tickets program to share the gift of baseball with children and strengthen relationships between children and the adults who aim to make a difference in their lives.
More than 4,000 guests have participated in BLUE Crew Tickets since 2006. Learn more at www.UmpsCare.com.
In 2011, Pirates Charities once again supported the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia with a donation to the annual "Kurt R. Weiss Scholarship for Wish Children" program, which was created in 1998 to help motivate wish children to pursue their post-high school educational ambitions.
In addition to financial support, Pirates Charities also hosted a group of scholarship recipients and their families and friends to a night at the ballpark on Friday, May 6. Before the game, the group of 140 gathered in the Trib Total Media Hall of Fame Club to recognize the accomplishments of the 21 scholarship recipients in attendance. Attendees also enjoyed a ballpark buffet on the Deck at PNC Park. Then, the scholarship recipients who attended the event proceeded to the field where they were recognized for their accomplishments by Team President Frank Coonelly. Make-A-Wish President/CEO Judi Stone and Development Coordinator Brittany Youngman also joined the group on the field.
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Twitter Mailbag: Fowlkes on armbars, marijuana, paydays and sexists
by Ben Fowlkes on Feb 28, 2013 at 4:15 pm ET
If only one of you had found a way to incorporate all those topics into one question. But alas.
If you've got a query of your own, send it over the Twitter waves to @BenFowlkesMMA. Below, you'll find a pretty good example of the kind of answers you can expect in return, for better or worse.
given than nobody has an inescapable armbar, how do you get armbarred by a girl who has won every fight with an armbar? #tmb @benfowlkesmma
— Rachel Fleming (@RachelMFleming) February 26, 2013
My guess is, probably while cursing yourself for getting caught in the one submission you spent the most time preparing for. As Miesha Tate put it after Ronda Rousey's armbar victory over Liz Carmouche at UFC 157, "Ronda went out there and miraculously did again what everyone knew she was going to do." And Tate is a woman who knows a little something about that armbar.
I used to do jiu-jitsu with a guy who was really good at triangle chokes. He'd get you in them from all sorts of different positions, and once he latched it on you were pretty much done for. Sometimes you'd see it coming well in advance, and you'd think, not this time, not again. But then he'd keep after it and, little by little, he'd get it. It was just his thing, kind of like how armbars are Rousey's thing. You can prepare for it in your gym with your training partners, but that doesn't tell you what it's going to feel like once Rousey slaps one on. After all, there's a reason she's famous for it and your training partners aren't.
@benfowlkesmma Matt Riddle: Four-fight streak, two +tests, fired. Dave Herman: Three-fight skid, two +tests, keeps job & offered help. What?
— GB (@ResidencyMMA) February 27, 2013
Matthew Riddle's release for a second positive test for marijuana metabolites was, according to the UFC, in keeping with the organization's "strict, consistent policy against the use of any illegal and/or performance-enhancing drugs, stimulants or masking agents." But, as you point out, "consistent" is an interesting word here. Then again, so is "policy." Most of us see a word like that and imagine some clearly defined set of actions and consequences. Commit X offense, receive Y punishment. But in an email response to your question, UFC VP of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner confirmed that the UFC's policy "is a broader anti-drug stance with consequences varying from one situation to the next."
Of course, if the policy is "we're against drug use and will decide what to do about it after you get in trouble," that brings us back to the question of consistency. It also makes you wonder how fighters are supposed to know what punishment to expect in advance.
As I've written in this space before, I'm not a fan of testing pro fighters for harmless recreational drugs like marijuana (and for those who argue that it's a PED because it makes your jiu-jitsu so much sicker, bro, I'll just say that personal experience suggests otherwise). It seems especially pointless with a guy like Riddle, who has a prescription for it in Nevada. Yes, he knew the rules and probably should have known that two positive tests within one year's time would lead to trouble, but that doesn't mean the rules aren't ridiculous and shouldn't be changed. When Vitor Belfort wants to use testosterone for a fight in Brazil, suddenly a doctor's note in Nevada carries a lot of weight. But when Riddle wants to smoke a little weed (OK, probably more than a little) a few weeks before his fight in England, his doctor's note in Nevada is somehow meaningless? If that's a strict, consistent policy, I'd hate to see a capricious, arbitrary one.
@benfowlkesmma do you think women division isdeep enough to make money off a woman that isn't named Rhonda Rousey? #TMB
— Kristofir Napier (@KrisNapier) February 24, 2013
That depends – does Ronda Rousey count? But OK, jokes about your spelling aside, I see no reason why women's MMA shouldn't become a vibrant part of the UFC picture. The upcoming Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano bout seems like a great way to remind fans that there's more to the division than Rousey alone. I'm also excited to see how Sara McMann will do once she gets a few more fights under her belt. It makes sense that, at least for a little while, Rousey will be the one driving interest in the women's class. But I think plenty of fight fans will tune in to see who else is out there, especially if the UFC puts some real effort into promoting those bouts. After all, Rousey's got to fight somebody, right?
@benfowlkesmma #TMB What do you make of @iamgirlrilla making 12k for the main event of a PPV? Even "Big" made 29K. AYFKM
— Derek Smelser (@dsmelser13) February 27, 2013
We have to hope that Carmouche got a little extra cash behind closed doors for her role in the UFC's historic first women's fight. For that matter, we should hope that Rousey did too. For being the main event, both seem underpaid according to the official salary figures. I guarantee you all those people at Honda Center, not to mention those watching on pay-per-view, didn't come just to see Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida stare at each other. That makes this another one of those situations in which we all assume there were locker room bonuses involved, but we don't know for sure. That seems to be the way the UFC likes it – because how can anybody complain about fighter pay if final figures stay a secret?
@benfowlkesmma #TMB What are the pros and cons of having a two-division champion? Apparently DW won't let Pettis nor Aldo have 2 belts
— João Vitor Xavier (@joaovxavier) February 27, 2013
The pro of a two-division champ is that he becomes an instant superstar. Who could deny the greatness of a fighter who simultaneously holds belts in two different divisions? At the same time, who could deny that this would slow the pace of title fights in each division down to a crawl? That's the big con. It's a scheduling nightmare, and the UFC has a hard enough time keeping champions healthy and active when they only have one belt to worry about defending.
Another con is that, at a certain point, all this weight class jumping just gets way too confusing. If featherweight champ Jose Aldo beats lightweight contender Anthony Pettis, he might get a crack at lightweight champ Benson Henderson, who will not get a shot at welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. But if Pettis beats Aldo, then Pettis has to stay at featherweight while Aldo, I don't know, drops down to bantamweight so his teammate Renan Barao can move up to featherweight. Somewhere in there Frankie Edgar will find a way to fight for another title. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to drink some laudanum and lay down on my fainting couch for a spell.
@benfowlkesmma in MMAs version of Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs with Ronda Rousey as King who's Riggs? #TMB
— Tobias McGuigan (@tobiasmcg) February 27, 2013
Joe Warren? Actually, now that I think about it, I'd totally pay to see that fight.
@benfowlkesmma -Your thoughts on that awful article saying Rousey/Carmouche fight was a disgrace? #tmb
— randi 33 (@randee33) February 27, 2013
The awful OnMilwaukee.com column was awful, but not surprising. The guy who wrote it started from the assumption that, "MMA is a gruesome display of unbridled violence egged on by a crowd of rabid bloodlusters." Are we really shocked that he didn't enjoy the Rousey-Carmouche fight?
If you've been following MMA for more than the last few years, you probably remember a time when columns like this from mainstream sports media types were the rule rather than the exception. When crusty old sports editors weren't pretending that the UFC didn't exist, they were criticizing it for being the barbaric, unskilled bloodsport that they imagined it was. Columns like this are like Mad Libs. Just plug in your own hysterical, hyperbolic descriptions, and the rest proceeds according to a tired, familiar template. The fact that, after the UFC's first female fight, we're all talking about only one of these columns and not a dozen tells us how far the sport has come in terms of mainstream acceptance.
This particular column, by Dave Begel, not only argues that MMA itself is terrible, but also that it is exploitative when women do it because they are women. Take a second and let that sink in. Begel is all for women playing sports like tennis and golf and gymnastics and "even softball," he writes. "But there are sports that women play where the game is drastically different than the men's game. And the difference is because of the difference between the sexes. Basketball and hockey come to mind, as well as boxing, wrestling and baseball."
Quick, somebody go tell Sara McMann that when she won an Olympic silver medal in wrestling, that competition did not, in the words of Begel, "retain the essence of the sport," solely because she is not a man. Then tell her where she can find this charming sexist, Mr. Begel. Hint: You might want to start the search in 1950.
@benfowlkesmmain your opinion are Overeem's below normal test lvls a sign of chronic PED use? Is this his segue into TRT? @drjcbenjamin ?
— Jason Rule (@JasonRule) February 27, 2013
We don't know what caused Alistair Overeem's low testosterone levels (though we can and, I'm sure, will speculate), which is one of the big problems with testosterone-replacement therapy to begin with. Here's a guy who just got busted for elevated testosterone levels, and then he shows up suddenly below normal. Does that qualify him for a therapeutic-use exemption, even with his prior drug test failure? Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer has said that a prior positive test doesn't necessarily disqualify a TUE applicant, and if we're going to make the argument that it's unfair and unhealthy for a man to get in the cage with abnormally low testosterone, you could also make the argument that it doesn't matter how his levels ended up low to begin with. That's what's so ludicrous about it. Once we tell fighters that they are entitled to a certain testosterone level, we open the door to all sorts of abuses, not to mention a cycle of elevation and depletion as fighters get off one PED and go looking for another. It seems better for everyone if we don't go down that road to begin with.
@benfowlkesmma Jose Aldo declines a fight with Pettis but the day after he accepts. How much did Dana White threaten this guy?! #TMB
— ryan211 (@ryan211) February 27, 2013
Threats aren't the only way to get a fighter to accept a bout. There are also more subtle forms of coercion. For instance, you could go out in public and talk about how this guy is avoiding a certain opponent. As Marlo Stanfield might say, you put his name in the streets. He's not going to like that. Not when fans and media are implying that he's scared of some particular fighter. Then he almost has to take the fight, just to shut everybody up. If that doesn't work, you might try offering him more money. If that still doesn't work, then out come the threats.
@benfowlkesmma Do you think the recent cuts will make fighters fight too safe and as some would say "boring" to ensure they get the win?
— ManUnitedTalk (@ManUnitedTalk) February 27, 2013
I would argue that it already has, at least in some cases. Look at Brendan Schaub's decision win over Lavar Johnson at UFC 157. Schaub said himself that he felt like he had to win that one, so much so that he apparently decided it was worth getting booed out of the building. Then again, the pressure to perform affects different fighters in different ways. UFC welterweight Nah-Shon Burrell knew he was on thin ice after missing weight for his UFC 157 prelim bout, and it seemed to only make him fight harder in order to make a good impression.
The problem with fighting like you have to win is that, as Brian Stann pointed out in our recent conversation, you end up fighting not to lose. "If you walk out there thinking to yourself, I have to win, you almost fight with that mental emergency brake on," Stann said. Even if you win that way, chances are it won't be much fun to watch. Then, when you eventually do lose again, the UFC is less inclined to keep you around just so you can return to the same safe, conservative style that you respond with whenever you think your job is in danger.
@benfowlkesmma women's 145lb division or men's 115lb division, which is closer to fruition in the UFC?
— Adrian Garcia (@AdriantheWizard) February 27, 2013
Am I the only one who hopes it's neither, at least for right now? UFC President Dana White says the roster is 100 fighters over capacity right now. That doesn't sound like the ideal time to add new divisions. Also, if the UFC is going to add more women's weight classes, it should look lower rather than higher. There just aren't that many good 145-pounders in women's MMA. The deeper talent pool is at 125 or 115 pounds.
@benfowlkesmma How do you see the GSP/Diaz fight playing out? I'm a huge Diaz fan, and see it as GSPs hardest fight. Do you? #TMB
— Morgan Waltz (@MorganWaltzUFC) February 27, 2013
Not really, no. You know what happened when Nate Diaz fought Benson Henderson back in December? I think this fight will look a lot like that, only with slightly more middle fingers. Look, I love watching Nick Diaz fight. He's exciting and enigmatic and inexhaustible, and he does not give one single [fudge] once the punches start flying. But style-wise, I wouldn't like his odds against Georges St-Pierre even if he weren't coming off a 13-month layoff, which he is. I think it's going to be a fun five-round fight, and I think Diaz will find a way to push some different buttons on the GSP mainframe, but I don't think he wins or even really comes close.
I could be wrong, and honestly a part of me would love to see Diaz gogoplata St-Pierre like he's a French-Canadian Takanori Gomi. Although, then you've got Nick Diaz as your UFC welterweight champ, which is a brand new problem. You thought it was hard to get him to show up for stuff when he was the challenger? He'll need a full-time handler if he gets his hands on that belt. And, yeah, that would be kind of awesome.
@benfowlkesmma Do you really think Machida earned a title shot with that win? You even think he won? #TMB
— Austin Grimes (@AgrimeyD) February 27, 2013
Lyoto Machida won that fight. He kept Dan Henderson from doing much of anything for at least two of the three rounds, and on those rare occasions in which he did dance within striking range, he was the one who did the most damage. I hope I never have to watch that fight again for any reason, but that doesn't mean I can justify scoring it for Hendo just out of spite. As for the title shot question, I think a lot depends on what happens in the next two months.
What's interesting is that, while Dana White was being peppered with questions about Machida's contender status after UFC 157, no one even pretended like they thought Jon Jones might possibly lose to Chael Sonnen. Usually people ask whether a fighter will get a shot at the winner of the next title fight. In this case it was, "Will he get a rematch with Jones?" I can't blame anyone for operating under that assumption, because, come on, what has Sonnen done to make us think he's capable of beating Jones? At the same time, since this is shaping up to be Jones' second lopsided defense in a row, what he really needs next is a challenger with at least the hint of a realistic threat. Machida? He's tough, but we've seen that movie already. He landed a couple decent shots, and then got choked out and dropped on his face. Sorry, but his performance against Henderson gave us no reason to think that the second meeting would be any more competitive.
If Jones beats Sonnen (very likely, though not guaranteed) and if Alexander Gustafsson beats Gegard Mousasi (ditto), I wouldn't be at all surprised to see "The Mauler" get the next light heavyweight title shot. If Machida wants to get back in the picture for real, he needs to make a case for himself rather than settling for ruling someone else out.
@benfowlkesmma #TMB seems like Faber dominates everybody who's NOT a champ now a days. How will we remember him when he retires?
— Nate (@BurgersMMA) February 27, 2013
Urijah Faber's legacy was built in the WEC days. He was the featherweight people cared about when no one cared about featherweights. He carried that organization on his back for years, and you could argue that he did more than anyone in proving to the UFC that the little guys were worth the investment. He laid the foundation that fighters such as Jose Aldo and Demetrious Johnson and Dominick Cruz are now building their careers on. That's his legacy, and it's one he can be proud of even if he never wins a UFC title.
Ben Fowlkes is MMAjunkie.com and USA TODAY's MMA columnist. Follow him on Twitter at @BenFowlkesMMA. Twitter Mailbag appears every Thursday on MMAjunkie.com.


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