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I appreciate it, just want to note that I'm not much of an advisor to anyone in Washington, mostly talking to a bunch of folks who want to provide much better customer service, particularly for veterans.
Also, the release of government data and related applications, that's really a lot of others, particularly the folks at Sunlight Foundation, like Ellen Miller and Clay Johnson.
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From the Wall Street Journal on Sunday:
"WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Reserve has put in place a number of temporary facilities to inject liquidity into the financial system, which will have to be unwound at some point, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said Sunday.
The Fed will, however, have to determine what tools a central bank needs to operate in the 21st and 22nd centuries, Mr. Fisher told a conference organized by the Institute of International Finance.
Mr. Fisher was responding to a question about whether the Fed would eventually reduce the size of its balance sheet, which has ballooned in recent months as the central bank pumps hundreds of billions of dollars into the world's financial system.
Answering another question, Mr. Fisher said that there are pros and cons to mark-to-market accounting rules, and that this is an 'issue that has to be dealt with' to help resolve the current financial crisis.
There has been broad criticism of mark-to-market accounting, which makes institutions value their assets based on prevailing market prices. As a result of the financial crisis, many assets are valued at desperately low fire-sale prices, which many argue don't reflect their true value.
This is 'one of many factors that needs to be taken into account,' Mr. Fisher said.
Another questioner asked whether the Fed would resort to a competitive devaluation of the U.S. dollar to help the economy recover.
Mr. Fisher said the Fed's objective 'is not to inflame any beggar-thy-neighbor policy.' The Fed is 'extremely mindful of the fact that the global financial system is interlinked he said, and the central bank will 'most definitely not proceed along the lines you suggested.'"
RW: Since October 2007, the Fed's balance sheet has more than doubled to roughly $1.5 trillion. The Fed has increased its holding of less liquid (and in some cases, illiquid) assets through the creation of innovative lending facilities at the end of 2007 and into 2008, which has reduced substantially its holdings of U.S. Treasuries – the Fed's staple policy tool (open market operations).
Previous to 2008, the Fed's policy toolbox included the following:
- Open Market Operations (the Fed's staple policy measure)
- Reserve Requirements
- The Discount Rate
Since December, the toolbox includes:
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- Interest on Required Reserve Balances and Excess Reserves
- Term Auction Facility
- Primary Dealer Credit Facility
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Pres. Fisher suggests that the newly added and innovative lending facilities will not be needed going forward, as a restructuring of the banking system (e.g., changes in the mark-to-market accounting rules) gets underway well into the 22nd century (if the Fed knows what policy tools will be needed 92 years from now, they should have been able to forecast better the crash of the credit system).
As a side note, I despise reporters when they ask stupid questions like if the "the Fed would resort to a competitive devaluation of the U.S. dollar." Of course the Fed will not peg the U.S. currency to increase the competitiveness of U.S. exports (i.e., make them cheaper for foreign economies). To even suggest such a thing is a waste of the President's time, as a currency peg would simply negate the effectiveness of monetary policy in dealing with domestic economic conditions. The Fed has not intervened in currency markets since 2000, when it support of the introduction of the Euro by purchasing 1.5 billion of the new currency.
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- 1[countable] a very small burning piece of material that is produced by something that is burning or by hitting two hard substances together A shower of sparks flew up the chimney. A spark from the machinery had set fire to some material.
- 2[countable] a small flash of light produced by an electric current sparks from a faulty light switch A spark ignites the fuel in a car engine.
- 3[countable, usually singular] spark of something a small amount of a particular quality or feeling synonym glimmer a spark of hope The woman's eyes still had a spark of life in them.
- 4[uncountable, singular] a special quality of energy, intelligence, or enthusiasm that makes someone very interesting, amusing, etc. As a writer he seemed to lack creative spark. She was a real star. She had a certain spark—that something extra.
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Recent CNN hire Beck on Cindy Sheehan: "That's a pretty big prostitute"
On his radio show, newly hired CNN commentator Glenn Beck called Cindy Sheehan "a pretty big prostitute" but later agreed that "tragedy pimp" would be a more accurate term for Sheehan.
On the January 10 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Glenn Beck [1] called anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan "a pretty big prostitute," later amending, at the behest of his executive producer, Steve "Stu [2]" Burguiere, that "tragedy pimp" would be "the most accurate description."
Beck referenced Sheehan during what he called a "search for the biggest prostitute," which, he said, sought to answer the question, "Who'll do anything for power or money?" The game initially pitted former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss [3] against Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), and suspended Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens [4].
Beck, who claims [5] that his radio show is "ranked as the 3rd most listened to talk show in America among Adults 25-54," was recently hired [6] to host his own program on CNN Headline News.
From the January 10 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:
BECK: Honestly, who's a bigger prostitute? Heidi Fleiss or Terrell Owens? Who's the person out there -- who's the bigger prostitute: Heidi Fleiss or Howard Dean? No, not even Howard Dean. John Kerry. Who's the bigger prostitute? Who'll do anything for power or money? I mean, at least Heidi Fleiss -- this is saying something -- at least Heidi Fleiss will admit to being a prostitute. You know what I mean? At least she'll say, "Hey, I'm doing it for cash."
BECK: Cindy Sheehan. That's a pretty big prostitute there, you know what I mean? I mean, more of a -- Stu, what did we call her when she was in the news? Not a prostitute.
STU: Yeah, we eventually got to "tragedy pimp." Because we believe she's actually pimping the prostitute out.
BECK: Correct.
STU: Which I think is actually the most accurate description.
BECK: Pretty hard to beat prostituting your son's death. Don't you think?
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The cruise was great. Iwas handicapped due to recent back surgery and felt it would not be wise to go ashore during any of the ships stops. I can't say enough about the staffs help and consideration for me and my family.
I had two minor complaints. At lunch time the Lido deck was not the place to be.The noise and heat was not for me and the food was not up to par. Seating for breakfast and dinner and quality were the greatest.United lost my wifes checked bag with all her meds during our transfer in New Jersey. We were in total awe when a young lady delivered it to our state room while we were stopped in Mexico. The policy that all the people in one room had to purchase the same drink package whether it was alcohol or soda.
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Meanwhile, IDC believes that more than a 1.2 million thin clients will ship in 2010, an increase of 20 percent over 2009. Sounds great if you have a short memory. Anyone paying attention to this market sector has heard this before. IDC made many similar bold predictions in the past.
For instance, in 2003 IDC predicted that the market would expand to 3.4 million units by 2007. Obviously, growth lags behind earlier predictions.
This isn't meant to beat up on IDC. Sure, they were overly optimistic, but so was everyone else. Other analysts and such vendors as Oracle, Sun and Microsoft all made similar proclamations.
What's different this time? Several things. First, the in-the-office-all-day-long workforce is becoming a thing of the past. Next, broadband penetration is up, even if it still lags behind were it should be in the U.S. Smart phone adoption is also up, meaning more and more end users are getting comfortable accessing the Internet on devices other than PCs.
Meanwhile, organizations are beginning to realize that virtual desktops may be a heck of a lot easier to secure, manage and maintain than full-blown ones.
Finally, the biggest factor benefiting thin clients is the convergence of virtualized infrastructures with cloud computing. This technology perfect storm means thin client adoption is a "when," not "if" scenario. As the market evolves, will today's thin-client leaders, such as Wyse, NComputing and Pano Logic, gain the same sort of brand recognition that Microsoft, Apple and HP do today?
It's too early to tell, but what we do know is that the following five vendors are well positioned to take advantage of this burgeoning market.
Why they're a thin client leader today: HP's acquisition of Neoware in 2007 vaulted them to the top of the thin client market. Gaining market share via acquisition doesn't necessarily make you a "leader," if the definition of "leader" you're using is synonymous with "visionary." In this case, however, HP both gained market muscle and displayed insight.
With many of its hardware platforms threatened by the looming post-PC era, HP has taken steps to help it avoid repeating the mistakes IBM made in the 1980s and 90s.
Why they could be on top in years to come: Versus the other competitors in this market, HP's main advantage is its sales channels. Others, such as Wyse, may have been playing the thin client game for longer, but they'll have a tough time reaching the same number of customers. While other competitors are hyping up zero clients, HP is focusing on mobile thin clients, which we see as a smart move. The zero client concept certainly has its appeal, but not quite the raw appeal of mobile.
HPs mobile thin clients are basically laptops preloaded to work with virtualized environments. Not terribly revolutionary, but HP seems to be positioning itself to push the virtual desktop to other mobile devices as the market matures.
While the zero client message is tailored for enterprise customers, mobile clients appeal to businesses and consumers alike. When it comes to gadgets, innovation is often driven on the consumer side before spilling over into the enterprise, so this is no trivial distinction.
Customers: Dominos Pizza, Seismic Micro-Technology, Noodles & Company, Apache Junction Unified School District and JetBlue.
Why they're a thin client leader today: Wyse was the leading thin client vendor until HP jumped ahead with its purchase of Neoware. Today, Wyse is a close number two, and according to IDC, together HP and Wyse own roughly 70% of the market.
Wyse has an impressive product portfolio, offering everything from standard desktop thin clients to mobile ones. Moreover, Wyses PocketCloud technology, which allows users to manage their virtual desktops from iPhones, iTouches and iPads, is ahead of anything else in the market.
Why they could be on top in years to come: Wyses history in this space sets it aside from others on this list. Wyse has shipped nearly 10 million thin clients, and it has been a pioneer with such innovations as OS and application streaming, zero clients and virtual clients that work with smart phones and tablet PCs.
While it doesnt have the market muscle of HP, Wyse is well positioned to cash in on a variety of thin client adoption models, be it zero, mobile or shared clients.
Customers: Abbott Labs, Aramark, Citi, Hilton Reservations and Sears.
Why they're a thin client leader today: Rather than replacing PCs with thin clients during your next upgrade cycle, why not purchase fewer PCs, tie them to multiple terminals, keyboards and mice, and drive your replacement costs down even further?
Thats NComputings proposition. According to the company, todays PCs have become so powerful that they are pretty much like supercomputers. Yet, 99 percent of all PCs users arent doing any supercomputing. Most of the compute- and memory-intensive things going on in the workplace, like streaming video, probably arent even work-related. As a result, NComputing estimates that 95 percent of each PCs power is wasted.
NComputing has more than 2 million seats deployed and more than 100,000 users in the enterprise market.
Why they could be on top in years to come: NComputing takes a single PC and delivers it to as many as 30 users, with a price per seat as low as $70. While being the low-cost vendor isnt always the best positioning for a technology company, NComputings low cost comes from a distinctly different model from competitors.
No server infrastructure, little maintenance and a small energy-consumption footprint add up to make NComputings solution appealing to verticals such as the government and education sectors. NComputing claims to have already captured about 15% of the US K-12 desktop computing market.
The company recently released its Numo chipset line, which moves virtualization from the desktop and server to mobile and next-generation devices. The $20 Numo system-on-chip is intended for non-PC devices, such as netbooks, TVs, set-top boxes and Android phones.
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Sir: Canon Roger Clifton (letter, 26 June) asserts that an atheist cannot deny the possibility of a god. Indeed, no sensible atheist will reject the possibility that an intelligence directs the Universe.
Every religion, however, describes its god in detail and with every attribute it gives him (mostly "him"!) reduces the chance of its being right until it becomes vanishingly small.
Christians have an even more serious problem. It is now apparent that life must be manifest throughout the Universe. Does God's "only begotten son" have to go to every planet with life, "save" the inhabitants and get killed in whatever unpleasant manner there is in force at the time?
All religions are predicated on the assumption that we on earth matter especially. Before Copernicus, when scientists accepted a geocentric universe, that might have been tenable. The whole notion is now manifestly absurd. Take humans as they are, value them, and live on the principle that there is no supernatural force looking after us. Do not seek an emotional crutch.
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Bengaluru, Sep 18: The Miz has yet another successful title defense to his Intercontinental Championship at Backlash against his old rival, Dolph Ziggler.
They both were billed from Cleveland, Ohio and had wrestled against each other for over a thousand times. But, both of them benefitted from the Brand Split becoming the talk of the WWE Universe which they desperately needed.
This past week on Smackdown, The Miz was out to address the WWE Universe with his beautiful wife, Maryse. Dolph interfered, once again reminding the fact that the rivalry is still far from over.
Their match at Backlash was not up to the mark and WWE Universe did not like the rivalry, either. But, that did not stop the General Manager, Daniel Bryan to hand Ziggler with a rematch.
This came because Maryse helped his husband to retain his title by spraying something into Ziggler's eyes.
The Miz was snapped just after the announcement and unleashed his frustrations by urging Daniel to negotiate his contract. He left the arena saying that until his contract is being negotiated, he will not be defending his title to anybody.
However, it is reported that this aggression is completely part of the storyline as Miz is once again set to be the main eventer that he used to be, once upon a time.
As reported by Cagesideseats.com, we are soon going to see a steel cage match between the Miz and Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship.
The steel cage will be an X-factor for the match since Maryse always comes up as a helping hand in almost all of the Miz's title defenses. That cage is to prevent Maryse from interfering into the match.
We have got no clue about when the match is going to take place. However, it can be assumed that October 9th will be the date.
On that day WWE Smackdown will come live with its second own PPV, No Mercy from Sacramento, California.
A steel cage match between these two old rivals is certainly going to steal the spotlight at the PPV. Until then, we will see Miz continuing with his demands to Daniel Bryan.
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I bought a Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner yesterday and played with it to scan my old slides and some recent black and white negatives. Definitely not a perfect film scanner but it's fun to use and fast. Here are some of the scans I did.
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Shot with Canon P and 35mm f/2 LTM as part of my darkroom processing lesson. I was looking for shadows and highlights when I was shooting these. Film used was the black and white Kodak TMax 400. Enjoy the rest of the photos below.
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Durian seller at night near Bencoleen street. Shot with Minolta CLE and Minolta Rokkor 40mm f/2 on Kodak TMax 400 black and white film. Cropped to have a square format.
A Couple by the Singapore River at Night
Camera: Minolta CLE Lens: Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm f/2 Film: black and white Kodak TMax 400 Shot at night, wide open at f/2. Exposed to the highlight on the ground which gave me a shutter speed of 1/30 sec if I remember correctly. Have a blessed weekend, everyone.
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Ceki is a card game popular within the Peranakan and Hokkien community. I don't know how to play it though. This was taken on the night before my brother's wedding in January 2003. Family members gathered for dinner and then played this ceki card game. Small amount of money were involved just to make it […]
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Shot on black and white Kodak TMax 400 film. It was pushed 2 stops to 1600. I met this boy practicing his Chinese flute at the Stamford Arts Center last weekend. I first heard the loud sound the flute produced when I was inside the compound, hence I walked around to track where it came […]


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With only seven games left, the Cards now trail by two games as they had to face the first-place Travelers for four games in Little Rock. The Cardinals will have to find more consistency in the final week of the season if they hope to have a chance to repeat as Texas League Champions.
Tuesday, August 20th, NW Arkansas 21 at Springfield 6
With 13 games remaining in the regular season and tied for 1st place in the North Division second half standings with the Arkansas Travelers, the Cardinals returned home to Hammons Field on Tuesday evening to face the Naturals. The Naturals also began the week just one game behind the Cardinals and Travelers - very much in the thick of the race.
Richard Castillo got the start on Tuesday but by no means was pitching a strength for Springfield. As a staff, the Cards allowed 21 runs on 15 hits. Castillo started by allowing three runs in the first inning but then settled in to throw 5 1/3 innings, allowing seven runs with only four of them earned. Castillo even retired 13 consecutive Naturals in that stretch.
Heath Wyatt followed by allowing two more runs without recording an out in the sixth before giving way to Danny Miranda who held the Naturals scoreless in an inning and two-thirds. Zack Russell entered in the eighth and surrendered another five runs in 2/3 of an inning. Justin Wright got out of the eighth and allowed seven runs in the ninth. Running out of pitchers, the Cardinals turned to newcomer infielder Matt Williams to take the mound for the final two outs of the ninth.
Offensively, the Cardinals got off to a fast start with four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Ruben Gotay got the Cardinals on the board with an RBI sacrifice fly to center field, plating Ramsey and moving Mateo to third base. Mateo scored on an RBI double from Xavier Scruggs, who then scored on an RBI base hit by Stephen Piscotty, tying the game. A double by Cody Stanley moved Piscotty to third base, before Starlin Rodriguez brought him home with an RBI sacrifice fly, lifting the Cardinals into the 4-3 advantage.
After Piscotty robbed a home run with a great leaping grab at the wall in the top of the second, he swatted one of his own in the bottom of the third, stretching the Cardinals lead to 5-3. After falling six runs behind, another RBI double by Scruggs in the bottom of the seventh cut the deficit down to 9-6 before the Naturals ran away with it in the eighth and ninth. Scruggs finished the night 3-for-4 with two RBI doubles.
Wednesday, August 21st, NW Arkansas 3 at Springfield 1
After being trounced on Tuesday, the Cards sent staff ace Tim Cooney to the hill on Wednesday to stifle the Naturals hitters. Cooney did just that, keeping Northwest Arkansas off the board through the first six innings. After recording the first out and allowing a pair of singles in the seventh, Cooney gave way to Jose Almarante who was on the mound when Starlin Rodriguez missed the catch on a pop fly allowing both runners to score. Cooney was responsible for those runs but the nature of how they scored made the runs unearned. Cooney's night was finished after 6 1/3 innings yielding those two unearned runs on six hits and striking out seven batters.
After allowing those two unearned runs in the seventh, Almarante was charged with another unearned run in the eighth. Kevin Thomas entered in the eighth and struck out all four batters he faced in the eighth and ninth.
All four runs in the game were unearned including the Cardinals one run that came in the bottom of the third. Colin Walsh started the inning with a walk, before Williams lined a single to right field that led to an error that enabled Walsh to advance to third and Williams to get to second on the play. Ramsey then drove an RBI sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Walsh from third for the 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, that lead would not hold as those were also the only two hits from the Cardinals.
Thursday, August 22nd, NW Arkansas 2 at Springfield 3
Zach Petrick shut down the Naturals bats through his first six scoreless frames, retiring nine straight from the fourth through the sixth. However, Petrick ran into a wall in the seventh when he allowed consecutive hits including a RBI single. That led to Thomas taking over on the mound. Thomas was greeted with an RBI base hit before digging in and retiring the next two in order without allowing any more damage. That kept the Cards up by one, 3-2. Petrick was responsible for the run allowed by Thomas, so he completed his night by going 6 1/3 innings allowing two runs on five hits and striking out seven.
After Thomas collected the first out in the eighth, Lee Stoppelman took over with two runners on. Stoppelman got out of the jam and navigated through the ninth, retiring five straight outs to close the 3-2 win for the Cardinals. The save was Stoppelman's fifth of the season.
The Cardinals once again did not have much offense but managed just enough to scrape up the win, propelling them back into a tie for the division lead. Springfield swung in front against in the bottom of the second inning. Leading off the frame, Scruggs broke the scoreless tie by launching a mammoth solo home run, his 25th, beyond the left field fence. Scruggs also added a triple in the contest. Springfield widened the gap with another long-ball in the bottom of the fifth inning. With one down, Ramsey lined a single to right-center field, before motoring to second base with a steal. One out later, Gotay tatooed a two-run home run over the right field wall. That tripled the advantage to 3-0 and sealed the win.
Friday, August 23rd, NW Arkansas 12 at Springfield 0
After ensuring they would not be swept on Thursday, the Cardinals looked to salvage the series split by taking the final regular season game against the Naturals in 2013. Anthony Ferrara took the hill in front of a huge sellout crowd of nearly 10,000 at Hammons Field on Friday night.
Ferrara gave the Cardinals a chance early, holding the Naturals through the first two innings but then ran into trouble through his next three innings. Ferrara finished his day after 4 1/3 innings surrendering four runs on seven hits.
Wyatt followed Ferrara with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless work to get through the seventh. Danny Miranda started the eighth inning and allowed five runs while recording two outs. Russell relieved Miranda to get the final four outs but also surrendered three runs in the process.
Springfield was unable to plate in run in the series finale. As a team, the offense was 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and they left 11 batters on base. Gotay and Stanley were both 2-for-4, accounting for four of the seven team hits. Walsh had the Cards only extra base hit with a double, his fifth since joining Springfield.
Saturday, August 24th, Springfield 4 at Tulsa 1
After dropping three of four at home to the Naturals, Springfield traveled to Tulsa on Saturday to take on the Drillers. The Cardinals earned their second win of the week by taking the opener.
Starter Jonathan Cornelius struck out a season-high nine batters through seven frames allowing just one run on three hits. In relief of Cornelius' outstanding start, Almarante followed with a perfect eighth inning, striking out one. Stoppelman followed by earning his sixth save with a hitless ninth, also striking out one batter.
The Cardinals swung in front early, tallying three runs in the top of the first inning. Ramsey and Walsh started with a single and a walk, respectively, putting two men on. A wild pitch moved both runners to second and third. Piscotty then launched a two-run double to right field, cracking the scoreless tie. Piscotty scored on an RBI single from Stanley, stretching the early lead to 3-0.
Springfield padded the lead with one more in the top of the seventh inning. Luis Mateo scorched a double down the left field side with only one away in the inning. One out later, Ramsey placed an RBI single to left-center, scoring Mateo for the 4-1 win.
Sunday, August 25th, Springfield 8 at Tulsa 10
Hoping to bounce back from a rough start at home to begin the week against the Naturals, starter Richard Castillo took on the Drillers on the road. Unfortunately for Castillo, the results were about the same. Topping his last start, Castillo did make it through the fifth inning, but this time was responsible for five runs, all earned, on 10 hits.
Wright threw a perfect sixth inning before giving way to Miranda for the seventh. Miranda continued his tough week by surrendering five runs in the seventh before recording a scoreless eighth. The loss was Miranda's first with Springfield.
Springfield's offense began by plating two runs in the top of the third inning. With Mateo on at second base and two down, Ramsey ripped an RBI single to left-center field, cracking the scoreless tie. Ramsey then raced all the way home on an RBI double by Adam Melker just inside the left field line, making it 2-0.
The Cardinals added three runs in the top of the seventh. The inning began with consecutive singles from Gotay, Scruggs and Walsh, with Walsh's hit bringing in Gotay. After a sacrifice bunt by Mateo, pinch-hitter Starlin Rodriguez ripped a game-tying, two-run single down the left field side, plating Scruggs and Walsh for the 5-5 tie. Springfield chipped away with an RBI single by Piscotty in the eighth, before Gotay's two-run homer in the ninth got the Cards within only two runs of tying it. However, the Cardinals charge ended there.
Monday, August 26th, Springfield 4 at Tulsa 8
After missing his last start, Seth Blair made his first appearance in nearly two weeks for Springfield on Monday night. The layoff may have affected Blair's sharpness, as he allowed three walks in six innings while surrendering four runs on seven hits.
After a walk to start the seventh inning, Blair gave way to Almarante who promptly allowed an RBI base hit that tied the game and a two-run double, lifting the Drillers ahead, 6-4. Dean Kiekhefer recorded the final two outs of the seventh before Tulsa added two insurance runs against Wyatt in the bottom of the eighth inning.
The Cardinals put two runs on the board in the top of the fourth inning when Ramsey launched a two-run double into the left field corner. After Tulsa tied the game in the bottom of the fourth, Springfield swung right back in front in the top of the fifth as Starlin Rodriguez then ripped a two-out RBI base hit through the left side.
The Cardinals then stretched the lead with one run in the top of the sixth when Gotay crushed an RBI double to left-center field, scoring Ramsey from first base to make it 4-2. After losing the lead, Gotay led off the top of the ninth with a double to try to start a comeback, the next three Cardinals fell in order, closing the 8-4 loss to Tulsa.
Who's Hot
Tim Cooney - The lefty ace has only allowed two earned runs through 20 1/3 innings in his last three starts.
Zach Petrick - Allowed just two earned runs and struck out seven while earning one of two Cardinals wins this week.
Jonathan Cornelius - Struck out a season high nine batters and allowed only one run and three hits in his start at Tulsa this week.
James Ramsey - The center fielder and former first-round pck was 9-for-21 with five RBI this week.
Who's Not
Danny Miranda - After a great beginning in Double-A, Miranda allowed 10 runs in 4 1/3 innings through three appearances this week.
Team Transactions
July 20th - INF Vance Albitz sent to Triple-A Memphis
July 20th - INF Matt Williams received from High-A Palm Beach
July 26th - RHP Kevin Thomas sent to Triple-A Memphis
July 26th - LHP Dean Kiekhefer received from High-A Palm Beach
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#12 Stephen Piscotty - In 400 at bats this season between High-A and Double-A, the outfielder is hitting .285 with 37 extra base hits and 55 RBI. Perhaps a surprise is the seven stolen bases since joining Springfield for the big man.
#13 James Ramsey - Comparable to Piscotty, Ramsey now has 399 at bats between High-A and Double-A. Though more of his time has been spent at Double-A, Ramsey is hitting .273 with 36 extra base hits and 51 RBI.
#30 Seth Blair - After missing his last start and not pitching for two weeks, Blair's control wasn't there. As the team leader in innings and strikeouts, Blair now sports a 5.09 ERA on the season over 23 games.
#36 Colin Walsh - The second baseman has struggled at the plate since getting to Springfield. Through 108 at bats, Walsh has managed just 23 hits (.213), with six of them for extra bases.
#39 Tim Cooney - The staff ace continues to roll. With his most recent start, Cooney came within two strikeouts of taking over the team lead from Blair despite having thrown nearly 20 fewer innings.
What's Next
With seven games left, the Cards trail the Travelers by two games and will travel to Little Rock to begin a four-game set with Arkansas on Tuesday that could decide the season for Springfield. After four games in Little Rock, the Cardinals will return home on Saturday to wrap up the regular season against the Tulsa Drillers for three games at Hammons Field.
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Blood, sweat and tears fuel a Belarussian gymnast's Olympic dream
By Vasily Fedosenko
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarussian rhythmic gymnast Melitina Staniouta was just three years old when a trainer spotted her potential as she walked past a local gym with her mother and invited her to enroll.
Staniouta, now 22, went on to win all-around bronze medals in the 2010, 2013 and 2015 world championships. Now her sights are set on the Rio Olympics.
In the all-around category, Staniouta will be eager to show off her flexibility while attempting jumps, flips and tumbles in time to music while throwing and catching apparatus such as a rope, hoop, ball, clubs or a ribbon.
"Sometimes you're just praying to get to the end of the routine," Staniouta said.
"You get a lot of injuries. I chipped a bit off my metatarsal bone in 2010 during a routine. I put the operation off until I finished the competition. The longer you do the sport, the more problems you get," she said.
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Photos show her training and competing, as well as trying on her official Olympic uniform and getting ready for a photo shoot.
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Joncol could head for the Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles later this month after a minor setback.
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Paul Nolan's 2010 Irish Hennessy Gold Cup hero was due to have a second successive spin over smaller obstacles in the Slaney Novice Hurdle, but had to be withdrawn due to a foot problem.
He will attempt to regain his Hennessy crown at Leopardstown on February 9, but may first appear in the Kinloch Brae on January 17.
"He just had a high nail go through his foot, it left a bit of puss and he was slightly lame, but he's 100%," said Nolan.
"We'll have a think about what we do next. He'll get an entry in the Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles later this month, that is about three weeks before the Hennessy.
"We'll see how we go between now and then and decide whether to give him a prep run in the Kinloch Brae or go straight to Leopardstown."


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TORONTO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index fell broadly on Tuesday, led down by a drop in the energy and materials sectors, which were lower as commodity prices were hit by demand concerns.
Investor concern about the impact an economic downturn would have on oil demand helped to push the price of crude to $59.33 a barrel [ID:nT244407], while a firmer U.S. dollar pressured gold and base metals prices. [ID:nN11550829] For more details, see: [ID:nN11578709]
The benchmark index's energy sector fell 4.5 percent, and the materials group dropped 4.9 percent.
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Gordon Donaldson (journalist)
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|Journalist, historian, author
Archibald Gordon Clark Donaldson (18 August 1926 – June 2001) was a Scottish-Canadian[1] author and journalist. He appeared on television and also produced television programming.
Early life[edit]
Donaldson was born in Glasgow. He went to school until he was 16 and then worked for the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald. In 1944 he joined the British Army.[2] Donaldson explained his ambitions by saying, "I became a reporter at 16 and never wanted to be anything else, except a foreign correspondent."[3]
During the close of World War II, Donaldson worked for the British Intelligence Corps. He did much reporting on anti-Semitism in Germany after the war.[1] After immigrating to Canada with his wife Nina in 1954, Donaldson took up a job at the newspaper Toronto Telegram, and indeed one of his obituaries recalls him as having worked for the paper "during the wild circulation wars with the Toronto Star in the 1950s and 1960s."[3] As part of that competition between the papers, in 1955, under the auspices of the Toronto Telegram Donaldson built the first fallout shelter in Canada and lived in it for two days while the Telegram published articles about it.[4] Between 1963 and 1966 he was based in Washington, D.C. while working for the Toronto Telegram, and while in Texas the United States Secret Service attacked him for being too near to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.[3] Donaldson began working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1966. In his work for the CBC, Donaldson covered space exploration, including the visits to the Moon. Afterwards, he worked for CTV television and was featured on the television series W-FIVE.[1]
As a television producer, Donaldson's credits included The Military Man (1970) on the Canadian Forces during the Pearson-Trudeau years. He also produced a documentary on Vladimir Lenin.[2]
Donaldson's written works include histories such as Battle for a Continent. His biographies on the Prime Ministers of Canada, contained in a single volume, was published in 1969 under the title Fifteen Men. With continual updates starting in 1975, it eventually had to be renamed Sixteen Men and Eighteen Men. It was finally titled The Prime Ministers of Canada after Kim Campbell became Canada's first woman prime minister. As Donaldson said in his 1993 preface, "Twenty Persons didn't have the same ring to it."[5]
One critic recommended The Prime Ministers of Canada for students, saying it was "straightforward and thoroughly enjoyable," and "accessible and helpful."[6] Canadian humourist Will Ferguson, in his book Bastards & Boneheads, cited Donaldson's book on the prime ministers as one of the two "most rewarding" sources on prime ministers, along with Michael Bliss' Right Honourable Men. However, Ferguson gave some criticism, in that Donaldson allegedly used "the word 'squaw'" more than once, which was "somewhat disturbing."[7]
In 1984, Donaldson became president of the Toronto Press Club and also worked for its News Hall of Fame.[3] In the latter position in 1999, he added Conrad Black to the Hall of Fame, being quoted by the press as saying that Black "opened a new page in Canadian journalism history, when he launched a national daily newspaper [The National Post] to flourish from coast to coast."[8] In 2001 the media also reported Donaldson's addition of Tara Singh Hayer to the Hall of Fame.[9] Donaldson also wrote an autobiography. However, at the time of his death it was not published.[3]
- ^ a b c Peter Worthington, "Gordon Donaldson; a literary gem in his prime," Whitehorse Star. Whitehorse, Yukon: 19 June 2001. pg. 7.
- ^ a b "Reporter covered 'mun' landings for CBC Television: Glasgow accent: Newsman wrote history books about Canada," National Post. Don Mills, Ontario: 15 June 2001. pg. A.16.
- ^ a b c d e "Toronto reporter and writer Gordon Donaldson dies at 74," Expositor, Brantford, Ontario: 12 June 2001, pg. A.24.
- ^ "Welcome to our nightmare; Fallout shelters are cobwebbed reminders of the numbing nuclear dread that infected a generation," Toronto Star, 29 August 1999, pg. 1.
- ^ Donaldson, Gordon (1994). The Prime Ministers of Canada. Toronto: Doubleday Canada. p. vi. ISBN 978-0-385-25454-0. OCLC 29309906.
- ^ Brenda Reed, "The Prime Ministers of Canada," The Manitoba Library Association, URL accessed 3 September 2006.
- ^ Ferguson, Will (1999). Bastards and Boneheads: Canada's Glorious Leaders, Past and Present. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. p. 301. ISBN 978-1-55054-737-5. OCLC 44883908.
- ^ Natalie Armstrong, "Black, Fotheringham join News Hall of Fame," The Ottawa Citizen, 11 May 1999, pg. A.6.
- ^ "Inducted into hall of fame," National Post, 6 January 2001, pg. B.6.


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- Carl Byers '93, Venture Partner, Fidelity Biosciences; adjunct lecturer in public policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Carl Byers is a Venture Partner at Fidelity Biosciences, a healthcare focused venture capital fund. In addition, he is Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he teaches a course in Entrepreneurial Finance. He serves as an adviser to early stage health and social ventures. From 1997 to 2010, Byers served as Chief Financial Officer at athenahealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHN), where he was a member of the founding team. He led the company's Initial Public Offering in 2007, which The Wall Street Journal named as the year's most successful. After athenahealth, Byers worked as a consultant in micro-finance (in Chile) and as the financial officer of a health and water related social venture (in India). Prior to the founding of athenahealth, Byers was a management consultant at Booz, Allen & Hamilton in New York. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University, where Byers earned a B.A. in the College of Social Studies. He was a Business Fellow at The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He also earned a Masters in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Byers is on the board of the MINDS Foundation and is a trustee of Lexington Montessori School. He lives in Lexington, MA with his wife and three children.
(member since 2013)
- Sharon Belden Castonguay, Director, Wesleyan Career Center
Sharon Belden Castonguay, EdD, joined Wesleyan in May as the Director of the Career Center. She was previously the Director of the Graduate Career Management Center at Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, in Manhattan. She has also served as an assistant director for PhD career advising at Harvard, where she worked with students seeking to transition from academe to business. Prior to Harvard she was an assistant director of graduate career services at the Boston University School of Management, where she taught a course in career development. Through her career consulting practice, SBC Career Consulting, she has been an invited speaker at Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard Medical School, and the New York Academy of Sciences, among others. She received her doctorate in human development from Harvard, where her research focused on how businesspeople make career decisions. She also holds an MA in Education from the University of Michigan and a BA in Government from Smith College.
(member since 2013)
- Alvin Chitena '19, Founder of ZimCode, student representative for 2016-2017
Photo and bio coming soon
(member since 2016)
- Marcus Chung '98, StichFix (former Vice President of Social Responsibility and Vendor Compliance, Children's Place)
A recognized leader in corporate social responsibility (CSR), Marcus has held CSR roles at Gap, McKesson and Talbots. Marcus serves as Vice President, Social Responsibility & Vendor Compliance for specialty apparel retailer The Children's Place, leading a global team responsible for protecting garment workers' rights and minimizing environmental impact in the company's supply chain. Through partnerships with local and global stakeholders, leadership in industry associations and integrating CSR throughout the company, the Social Responsibility & Vendor Compliance team seeks to create opportunities where both the company and communities can benefit and thrive.
(member since 2013)
- Peter Frank '12, CEO, Texts.com
Peter Frank is the CEO of Texts.com, a student textbook exchange and price-comparison startup based in NYC. Prior to founding Texts.com, he was a jack-of-all trades associate at Hatch Labs, the firm that developer Tinder. While at Wesleyan, Peter expanded CollegeACB.com -- an anonymous discussion board -- to over 500 schools, eventually selling the business in 2011. In Summer 2011, he also completed a TAP Internship with Capital Group in Los Angeles.
Peter is based in New York City, where he also serves on the SHOFCO Leadership Council. He hopes to help students employ a lean startup methodology in validating, itereating, and scaling their social-impact projects.
(member since 2015)
- Lexy Funk '91, Co-founder and CEO of Brooklyn Industries
Bio coming soon
(member since 2014)
- Lara Galinsky '96 (Co-chair), Entrepreneur in Residence, The Future Project
Lara is an author, speaker, expert on working on purpose, and former senior vice president of Echoing Green, a groundbreaking nonprofit organization with the mission to unleash next generation talent to solve the world's biggest problems. She speaks and leads workshops at colleges, universities, corporations, and nonprofits around the world. Two themes run through Lara's career: helping individuals identify their unique role within the ecosystem of social change; and recognizing and championing promising social innovators working to solve the mostly deeply entrenched social, political and environmental problems of our time.
One of Lara's favorite quotes sums up her career ideology: Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid. - Basil King
(member since 2011)
- Dan Gregory '78 P'09 Former Director, Northeastern IDEA
Bio and photo coming soon
(member since 2016)
- Amir Alexander Hasson '98, CEO of Oxigen USA, Inc. and Serial Social Entrepreneur
Amir is an accomplished entrepreneur with expertise in international business development, management, strategy, finance, IT, FinTech, mobile applications, telecom, and distribution. He has started four companies, raised funding from a variety of investors, and built networks impacting the lives of millions of people in the USA, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He was born in Chicago and completed his Bachelor's with Honors from the College of Social Studies at Wesleyan University. He worked in marketing and production at leading new media companies in New York City during the ".com boom" and spun-out a human-powered portal for the holistic health industry, webreathe.com. He then received his Master's in the Management of Technology from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
During the course of his study at MIT, Amir co-conceived and patented DakNet, a novel store-and-forward "drive-by" WiFi technology for rural connectivity. He worked with engineers at the MIT Media Lab to lead the development and deployment of WiFi networks in rural India, while managing business development for Media Lab Asia, an R&D lab started by MIT.
Based on this MIT research, Amir spun-out First Mile Solutions, which developed and implemented wireless Internet solutions for public and private organizations in developing countries. Amir led First Mile Solutions to profitability, managing product development and projects for NGOs, telcos, and multilateral institutions such as the United Nations Development Program in countries such as Cambodia, Rwanda, and Paraguay.
Amir then founded United Villages, Inc., a VC-funded company that later acquired First Mile Solutions and now operates rural India's first mobile phone supply chain, enabling thousands of retailers to procure and manage their inventory of products and services through UV's proprietary mobile platform. UV has been recognized as one of Top 20 Most Impactful Companies by Investors' Circle.
Amir has published several papers and has spoken at over 30 events internationally. He is the inventor of two issued and two pending patents and has been interviewed and cited by major media organizations including CNN, the BBC, the New York Times, and Le Monde. Amir was featured as one of the Top 25 [Entrepreneurs] Under 35 by Red Herring Magazine in 2006 and one of the Top Young Innovators (the "TR35") by MIT Technology Review in 2010. He has participated in several Aspen Institute and Aspen Institute India "roundtables" and was sponsored as a Fellow in the inaugural 2009-10 Aspen Institute First Movers program.
Based in Cambridge, MA, Amir now serves as the CEO of Oxigen USA, Inc, a subsidiary of India's largest payment solutions provider, Oxigen Services India (P) Ltd, which took over UV in 2012.
Amir also serves as a Reviewer for IEEE Communications Magazine, as an Entrepreneur In Residence for the MIT Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, as a Mentor for the MIT Venture Mentoring Service, as a Mentor for CRDF Global, and as a Mentor for the Harvard University iLab.
(member since 2014)
- Rachel Hines '82 P'18
Bio coming soon
(member since 2014)
- Ellen Jewett '81 P'17 (Co-chair), Managing Partner, Canoe Point Capital; Trustee Emerita, Wesleyan University
Ellen Jewett is Managing Partner of Canoe Point Capital, LLC, an investment firm focusing on early stage social ventures. Prior to joining Canoe Point, Ms. Jewett was the Managing Director, Head of U.S. Government & Infrastructure for BMO Capital Markets, where she served on the Management Committee of the U.S. Fixed Income Division and the Operating Forum of the Debt Products Division, and represented the firm as a trustee for the Citizens Budget Commission. Ms. Jewett spent more than 20 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. specializing in airport infrastructure financing, serving as head of the public sector transportation group, and previously as the head of the airport finance group. While at Goldman, Sachs & Co., she was involved in a wide range of innovative project financings, including public private partnerships and also served as chief of staff of the Municipal Bond Department. Ms. Jewett began her career at the NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development innovating an energy conservation program during the then energy crisis. Ms. Jewett currently serves as President of the board of The Brearley School. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of JetBlue Airways and serves on its Audit Committee. Ms. Jewett is the current Trustee Emerita of Wesleyan University and co-chair of the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, where she previously served as Vice Chair of the board and Chair of its Investment Committee. Ms. Jewett earned her Masters at the Yale School of Management, as well as an MSc from University College London (Psychoanalytic Theory) and her BA from Wesleyan University.
(member since 2011)
- Makaela Kingsley '98, Director, Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Makaela Kingsley is the Director of the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneuership at Wesleyan University. She graduated from Wesleyan in 1998 with a degree in Neuroscience & Behavior. After a stint doing public relations for the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, she returned to Wesleyan to join the Alumni & Parent Relations team, later becoming the Director of the Patricelli Center in 2013. She has served on boards for Middletown's North End Action Team, the Neighborhood Preschool, Wesleyan Alumni Association, Open Communities Alliance, and the Wesleyan Doula Project, and she has been a judge for the Echoing Green Fellowship, a mentor for Startup Weekend, and a Coach for AshokaU Commons. Makaela lives in Hamden with her husband and two children.
(member since 2015)
- Anne Lebleu '00, Director of Philanthropy Management, Arabella Advisors
Providing essential grant-making counsel and expertise, Anne Lebleu executes the philanthropic strategies and manages the operations of Arabella's family and individual clients. Anne works with both new and established individual philanthropists and foundations to build their grant-making strategies, develop their grant-making portfolios, and set up and streamline their operations. Currently, she serves as program officer for a foundation focused on environmental health and green chemistry, supports a family focused on national early childhood development efforts, and is developing a strategy focused on adolescent youth leadership for an individual donor. Her experience is wide-ranging: She has researched the concept of prize philanthropy and evaluated its usefulness in scaling innovation in green chemistry, and she has led her team in exploring opportunities for clients in fields such as early childhood development, arts education, social and emotional learning, and childhood obesity. Additionally, Anne has extensive experience supporting family foundations in essential governance matters. For example, she has facilitated meetings focused on how to include a family's next generation in its philanthropy, led family-legacy exercises for foundation board members, and written operational and strategic succession plans for clients.
Prior to joining Arabella, Anne was the executive director of the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation, which encourages and supports the study of related to the preservation and rehabilitation of America's historic, architectural, and urban heritage. Before that, she worked at Rafael Vinoly Architects, where she managed the launch of the book Think New York: A Diary of Ground Zero, which documented the firm's involvement in the Ground Zero master planning competition.
In addition to her work at Arabella, Anne contributes to the social sector as an advisory board member of Wesleyan University's Patricelli Center For Social Entrepreneurship; as a steering committee member of Healthy Babies, Bright Futures; and as a member of the Facilities and Fine Arts Committee of the National Cathedral Chapter and the Vanguard Chapter of the Society of Fellows at the Aspen Institute. She also recently served on the grants committee for the French Embassy in Washington, DC.
Anne is a 2006 recipient of a Getty Graduate Internship grant, which allowed her to pursue her interests in arts and cultural philanthropy at the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles. She has a BA from the College of Letters at Wesleyan University and an MS from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning.
(member since 2015)
- Robert Patricelli '61 P'90 P'88, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Women's Health USA; Trustee Emeritus, Wesleyan University
Robert E. Patricelli is Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Women's Health USA, provider of business services to health care professionals. Its principal subsidiaries are Women's Health Connecticut and In Vitro Sciences.
Most recently, Bob founded and was CEO of Evolution Benefits until July of 2011; he still serves as Vice Chairman of the board. That company was sold to Genstar Capital in July, 2010. Prior to forming Women's Health USA and Evolution Benefits, Bob was Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of Value Health, a NYSE company and the nation's leading specialty managed care company. In 1997, Value Health was sold to Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation.
From 1977 to 1987, Bob served in a variety of positions at Connecticut General Corporation and its successor, CIGNA Corporation, culminating as Executive Vice President of the parent company and president of its health care group. Prior to CIGNA, Bob held appointments in numerous positions in the Federal Government, starting as a White House Fellow and serving as Minority Counsel to a U.S. Senate Subcommittee, Deputy Under Secretary for Policy at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and as Administrator of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Wesleyan University, and was a Fulbright Scholar at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques of the University of Paris.
Bob is a member of the Board of Directors of Northeast Utilities, Newman's Own Foundation, Newman's Own, Inc., the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts (where he is chairman), and the Connecticut Science Center. He is also a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, and the Executive Council of the Harvard School of Health Policy and Management. Bob and his wife Margaret are also board members (Margaret is chair) of Shining Hope for Communities, founded by Wesleyan students Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner.
(member since 2011)
- Jessica Posner Odede '09, COO & Co-founder, Shining Hope for Communities
Jessica Posner Odede is the Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder of Shining Hope for Communities, an innovative non-profit that combats extreme poverty and gender inequality. This year SHOFCO will serve over 76,000 beneficiaries and is spreading across Kenya's urban slums with a model that links free schools for girls to holistic community services for all, making the school a portal for large-scale social change. Jessica is a nationally recognized social entrepreneur and activist. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors from Wesleyan University, and is the youngest alumnae to receive the institution's "Distinguished Alumni Award." She won the 2010 Do Something Award and was named "America's top-world changer 25 and under," and received the prestigious Echoing Green Fellowship. Jess speaks Swahili, and is the first known outsider to live for an extended period of time in Kibera. Her work has been featured by President Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton on NBC, and on five occasions by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times and in his book and documentary series "A Path Appears." She is currently writing a book with her partner and husband, Kennedy Odede, called Find Me Unafraid, forthcoming from Ecco (HarperCollins) in October 2015.
(member since 2015)
- Muzzy Rosenblatt '87, Executive Director, Bowery Residents Committee; Trustee, Wesleyan University
Muzzy Rosenblatt is the Executive Director of BRC, the Bowery Residents' Committee, one of New York City's most comprehensive housing and social services agencies. Since arriving in 2000, Muzzy has led the agency through a period of growth that has strengthened its financial condition, improved the quality of services provided, and established BRC as a leader and innovator among not-for-profit social services agencies. Now with 27 programs that graduate more than 3,000 people each year into jobs, homes, and new lives, BRC has an enormous and increasing impact on the people it serves.
From 1988 to 1999, Muzzy held several positions in New York City government, including First Deputy Commissioner and then Acting Commissioner of the New York City Department of Homeless Services. Muzzy received his MPA from the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University (1992), and his BA from Wesleyan University (1987). He is a native New Yorker, and resides in Forest Hills, New York.
(member since 2011)
- Ilene Rosenthal '74 P'17 CEO and Founder, Footsteps2Brilliance
Ilene Rosenthal is the CEO and Founder of Footsteps2Brilliance™, a breakthrough Early Learning Mobile Game Platform for pre-K through 3rd grade that accelerates student achievement by uniting the power of mobile gaming with the latest in cognitive research. Footsteps2Brilliance™ recently won several prestigious awards including the SIIA award for "Innovative Company Most Likely To Succeed", Codie finalist for "Best K-12 Instructional Solution", AEP award for "Best ESL/ELL Educational Solution", and "Golden Lamp Award" finalist.
Ilene previously served as President of Strategic Initiatives for Achieve3000, and co-founded Lightspan, an educational software company that successfully bridged school and home using videogame technology. She is recognized as a leader for her innovative work using game methodology to increase time spent on learning and accelerate student achievement.
Ilene began her career as a teacher, during which time she designed curriculum and authored textbooks. In her capacity as a lawyer, she has served as General Counsel to the Government Operations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia. She also served as General Counsel to the Software Publishers Association (now SIIA) and Special Assistant to the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).
Ilene received her J.D. from Georgetown University and her B.A. from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. She serves on the Boards of the E L Haynes Public Charter School and New Futures, and has two daughters adopted from China.
(member since 2013)
- Rob Rosenthal, John E. Andrus Professor of Sociology and Director of the Allbritton Center, Wesleyan University;
Rob Rosenthal, John Andrus Professor of Sociology, stepped down as Wesleyan's Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs in June 2013, and he will begin a term as Director of the Allbritton Center in July 2014. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has been at Wesleyan since 1987. He writes and teaches in the areas of housing, homelessness, community research, and the use of music in social movements. He's the author of Homeless in Paradise, co-winner of the Association for Humanist Sociology Book Award (1994-95) and, with Richard Flacks, Playing for Change (2011); he's currently working on an edited collection of the papers of Pete Seeger. A winner of the Binswanger Excellence in Teaching Award in 2000 and the Connecticut Department of Higher Education's "Leadership in Community Service" award in 2008, Mr. Rosenthal has worked for the past twenty years with community groups in Middletown, CT, including as one of the founding directors of Wesleyan's Center for Community Partnerships.
(member since 2011)
- Melinda Weekes Laidlow '89, President, Weekes In Advance Enterprises; Former Manager, Race Forward
Bio coming soon
(member since 2015)
- Andy Weissman '88 Managing Partner, Union Square Ventures
Bio and photo coming soon
(member since 2016)
- Sarah Williams '88, Co-founder, Propel Capital; Principal, Sarah Williams Consulting
Sarah Williams directs her own consulting business – working with foundations, donors, social investors, and corporations to help them give and invest smartly and strategically. She builds and manages grant and impact investing portfolios in areas including poverty alleviation, women's rights, prison education, and social entrepreneurship, among others.
With Jeremy Mindich, Wesleyan '87, Sarah founded Propel Capital, an impact investment fund that supports and invests in social entrepreneurs. In 2011, she launched, for ImpactAssets, the IA 50, a resource for investors that lists the most experienced impact investing fund managers in the US. Her clients have included the Calvert Foundation, ImpactAssets, KPMG, Pfizer, the Brooklyn Community Foundation, family foundations, and individual donors and investors.
Prior to her consulting career, Sarah spent 10 years creating and directing philanthropy programs for Pfizer Inc. She was responsible for the establishment of The Pfizer Foundation, which was, at its inception, the largest corporate foundation in the United States with over $320 million in assets. She developed public-private partnerships in international health in the US and around the world. Sarah also designed, launched, and managed partnerships in K-12 education in schools across the country, including initiatives in science and math education, support for alternative schools, and new approaches to teacher training.
Sarah has worked in public education, designed HIV education programs, organized for pro-choice candidates, and served in senior management and board positions for a variety of nonprofit organizations. Sarah graduated from Wesleyan University and was a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, Andrew Kimball, and their two sons.
(member since 2011)
Thank you to these members who have completed their terms:
Phoebe Boyer '89, President and CEO, The Children's Aid Society; former Trustee, Wesleyan University
John Feinblatt '73, Chief Advisor for Policy and Planning, Office of the Mayor of New York
Irma Gonzalez '78 P'09, Principal, Zoen Resources; Trustee, Wesleyan University
Lily Herman '16, PCSE Peer Advisor; Co-founder, The Prospect
Joyce Jacobsen, Andrews Professor of Economics, Wesleyan University
Sonia BasSheva Mañjon, Former Vice President for Institutional Partnerships and Chief Diversity Officer, Wesleyan University
Bob Miller P'02 P'99, Former Silicon Valley CEO; Chairman Advisory Board Center for Social Sector Leadership, Haas School of Business UC Berkeley
Michael Sciola, Former Director of the Career Resource Center, Wesleyan University
David Gary Shaw, Former Dean of the Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Programs, Wesleyan University
Kennedy Odede '12, Co-founder, President & CEO of Shining Hope for Communities; Trustee, Wesleyan University


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The ritual had begun with a small, pudgy hand grasping tightly to his finger as the two of them had walked down the street together. In those early days, his nephew had commented on everything he had seen; the parked cars, the window displays, the dog that just walked by... At the time, Jim Rubens had often considered paying his sister's kid to be quiet for just five minutes so he could have some peace.
The difference between that little boy, and the sullen child that shuffled beside him now, was immense. There wouldn't be any hand holding on this walk, and Jim was fine with that; the boy was too old for that sort of thing anyway. But he did miss the talking, which over the years had grown more focused, and more complex in interests. He ran his eyes over the kid's skinny, eleven year old frame. Twelve, he corrected himself; almost twelve. Had it really been that long?
"Link," he said pointing out toward the street where a blue and white Star Chief was cruising down the street, "check out that lowered '55." His nephew's eyes watched as the car drove slowly by, Little Richard's Long Tall Sally pouring from the open windows.
"Pretty swell," Link said, non-committal, and Jim started to seriously wonder if he should have bothered with their tradition this year. However as they approached the Cadillac Dealer, its windows blocked out with brown paper and painted up with teasing sales pitches, he could see the kid start to perk up with a touch of excitement.
It was a good sign.
It was still less than a year since his sister had passed away so suddenly, leaving her family alone and in shock. The three men to whom she had been a life centering force seemed to skitter off recklessly after she was gone. Edward Larkin, her husband, had thrown himself relentlessly into his work, staying gone all hours of the day and night. Jim supposed he couldn't blame him. It would be hard to come home to a place where Annie's voice used to ring, to rooms she used to dance happily through; only to find them hopelessly empty without her there. Hell, he was only her brother and he couldn't even bring himself to remain in town; instead taking off for other parts, trying to clear his head and kill the pain.
Of course as the grown men ran and hid, they left Link - her son and only ten at the time - to face those empty rooms and empty spaces; to walk the streets she'd once walked, completely alone.
It was a mistake Jim was trying hard not to hate himself for even now as he watched those blue eyes, so like Annie's, sweep up to the covered windows. Finally, there was a spark of life behind them.
"You think there'll be anything really new?" the kid asked, placing a slender hand on the glass and looking for any cracks there might be to peek through.
"I don't know. I've been hearing some buzz though." He peered down at his watch and looked about as other people started gathering around them, talking excitedly. "We'll know in a few minutes," he said.
They waited together, standing side by side. Jim used his height and breadth, along with his well honed intimidating look, to make sure the kid had first view of the display to come. When they finally pulled the paper down from the inside, the street was filled with a collective gasp of awe.
Link's eyes grew wide and he stepped closer to the expanse of glass, his hand reaching out to trace the lines of the car in the window. "Wow," was all he said; but Jim heard it even over the people crowding in around them. People were talking loudly, pointing to each vehicle in turn, but Link was intently focused on just one: the new Eldorado.
Its black paint gleamed in the mid-September sun and the light reflected brightly off the highly polished chrome. It was a redesigned body style, reminiscent of the old but still altogether new; and Jim had to admit it was a beautiful car. The curve of the twin headlights, the brushed stainless steel hard top; every part of the thing was a work of art.
"Holy mackerel," Link breathed, and Jim laughed and tousled his dark hair.
Apparently, for the kid, it was love at first sight.


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In addition to being a bona fide hottie and top movie star, Vanessa Hudgens is also a pretty outstanding girlfriend.
The "High School Musical" starlet posted a sweet photo and message to her boyfriend Austin Butler in honor of his birthday, and it doesn't get much cuter than this.
Taking care of her pet-owning responsibilities, Vanessa Hudgens took her prized pooch to Petco for some supplies on Tuesday (August 5).
Joined by a gal pal, the "Spring Breakers" stunner led her cute canine around by a leash and stopped off to listen to a jazz combo at a Studio City park.
Stepping out for an enchanted evening, Tinseltown's biggest names showed up at the 2014 Young Hollywood Awards last night (July 27).
Ashley Tisdale looked sexy and sophisticated in a shimmering white dress with silver feather accents as she strolled inside the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.
Everyone knows she's drop-dead gorgeous so Vanessa Hudgens didn't feel the need to get all gussied up before heading off to acting class on Thursday (July 10) in Los Angeles.
The "Spring Breakers" babe wore a white top with patterned pajama pants and fur-lined slippers as she strolled up the street, sans hair extensions.
She's always up for a challenge, and Vanessa Hudgens is helping teens be cool and confident in their own skin through her work with denim brand, Bongo.
The 25-year-old actress/singer posed for a series of snaps for a brand new "all natural" ad campaign, which means that there wasn't any Photoshop or Instagram filters used on the photos.
After chopping off her long locks, Vanessa Hudgens stepped out of Nine Zero One Salon in West Hollwood, CA on Tuesday evening (July 8).
Rocking an all-white ensemble, the "High School Musical" babe kept her head down as she made her way past the awaiting paparazzi.
Taking some time for a little girl bonding, Vanessa Hudgens and Jena Malone showed up at Crossroads in West Hollywood on Tuesday evening (June 24).
The "Sucker Punch" starlets were all smiles as they exited the establishment and headed over to the Rosewood Tavern Bar along with fellow hottie Jamie Chung.
Getting in some active quality time, Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler went for a nature walk outside of Los Angeles last week (June 19).
The "High School Musical" starlet and her "Carrie Diaries" guy looked to be having a great time as they enjoyed their surroundings and got some exercise.