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DeKALB – From the staff desk in the boiler room to the strict time limits on the 12 computers, Dee Coover said she has squeezed the most out of every square inch of the DeKalb Public Library.
Coover, the library's executive director, hopes to have a few more thousand square feet to work. She learned this week that the library qualifies for $8.5 million in state grants for expansion costs if her staff is able to produce a sufficient local fundraising plan by June 1.
Moments after listening to a voice mail inquiring about the fundraising efforts, Coover said she was confident the library board and staff would not let the opportunity slip away. The library, which hasn't expanded in 40 years, was denied the same state grant this summer.
"We're overjoyed," she said. "We live with this everyday ... not being able to provide the services we want to."
Knowing the grant is contingent on local fundraising, Coover said the library's mission is to explain to residents and potential donors just how badly they need the proposed 48,000 square-foot expansion.
Many people believe libraries are headed toward extinction because of the shift to digital platforms, but the need for and use of libraries are at an all-time high, she said. Staff members help patrons learn technical skills, fill out important applications and set up email accounts at a much higher rate than before.
The library is also attracting more students who need the computer resources to write, research and edit papers for school. But with only a limited number of devices, Coover said the hour permitted for computer use is not enough time for many students to complete important work. The limit soon will increase to 90 minutes.
"We have 50 percent of our kids on free and reduced lunch and many of them may not have access to high-speed internet at home," Coover said. "The digital divide in many ways has shown the division in economic realities more than anything else. We want to level the playing field."
In addition to limited technology, the library also has no teen section and limited space for programming that creates a crowded and sometimes noisy atmosphere. The library is virtually inaccessible to those with physical disabilities.
"This building was built for a community of 8,000 people," Coover said of the 1930s structure. "It simply cannot provide all the services it should."
Clark Neher, library board president, said the board would immediately start discussing fundraising strategies and how to split the project into phases so the entire $20 million-plus project does not need to happen at one time.
Neher said the library would reach out to every possible resource, regardless of size. The library has already reached out to patrons, offering naming rights to sections of the Dewey decimal system in exchange for a financial donation.
"I'm very optimistic that we can indeed reach our share, even though we don't yet know exactly how much that will require," Neher said of the state's local funding requirement for the grant. "We really have to work hard now to achieve the funding."
Coover said she would meet with the architects today to discuss breaking the expansion into phases. State library officials will visit for a site inspection in January, Coover said.
The proposed expansion includes a three-story addition that would extend across Third Street, closing some of the road.


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St. Louis Blues
by Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond
Lyrics and Meaning
St. Louis Blues Lyrics
Song Meaning
Verse 1
I hate to see that evening sun go down
I hate to see that evening sun go down
Cause my baby, he's gone left this town
Verse 2
Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way
Verse 3
St. Louis woman with her diamond ring
Pulls that man around by her, if it wasn't for her and her
That man I love would have gone nowhere, nowhere
Verse 4
I got the St. Louis blues, blues as I can be
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me
Verse 5
I love my baby like a school boy loves his pie
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his mint 'n rye
I love my man till the day I die
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Following is excerpted from a reflection by Cardinal Stafford which appeared in L'Osservatore Romano on the 40th Anniversary of the publication of Humanae Vitae. Cardinal Stafford recalls his experiences as a priest in
"Lead us not into temptation" is the sixth petition of the Our Father. Πειρασμός (Peirasmòs), the Greek word used in this passage for 'temptation.', means a trial or test. Disciples petition God to be protected against the supreme test of ungodly powers. The trial is related to Jesus's cup in
It was the year of the bad war, of complex innocence that sanctified the shedding of blood. English historian Paul Johnson dubs 1968 as the year of "
. . . In his memoirs, Cardinal Shehan describes the immediate reaction of some priests in
. . . The personal Πειρασμός, the test, began. In
. . . My expectations of the meeting proved unrealistic. I had hoped that we had been called together to receive copies of the encyclical and to discuss it. I was mistaken. Neither happened.
After welcoming us and introducing the leadership, the inner-city pastor came to the point. He expected each of us to subscribe to the
. . . Their rhetorical skills were having their anticipated effect. They had planned carefully how to exert what amounted to emotional and intellectual coercion. Violence by overt manipulation was new to the
The leader's reaction to my refusal was predictable and awful. The whole process now became a grueling struggle, a terrible test, a Πειρασμος. The priest/leader, drawing upon some scatological language from his Marine Corp past in the II World War responded contemptuously to my decision. . .
. . . The dissent of a few Sulpician seminary professors compounded my disorientation. In their ancient Baltimore Seminary I had first caught on to the connection between freedom, interiority, and obedience. By every ecclesial measure they should have been aware that the process they supported that evening exceeded the "norms of licit dissent." . . .
. . . The violence of the priests' August gathering gave rise to its own ferocious acrimony. Conversations among the clergy, where they existed, became contaminated with fear. Suspicions among priests were chronic. Fears abounded. And they continue. The Archdiocesan priesthood lost something of the fraternal whole which
Something else happened among priests on that violent August night. Friendship in the Church sustained a direct hit. Jesus, by calling those who were with him his 'friends,' had made friendship a privileged analogy of the Church. That analogy became obscured after a large number of priests expressed shame over their leaders and repudiated their teaching. . .
. . . Abusive, coercive dissent has become a reality in the Church and subjects her to violent, debilitating, unproductive, chronic controversies. But I did discover something new. Others also did. When the moment of Christian witness came, no Christian could be coerced who refused to be. Despite the novelty of being treated as an object of shame and ridicule, I did not become "ashamed of the Gospel" that night and found "sweet delight in what is right." It was not a bad lesson. Ecclesial obedience ran the distance.
My discovery that Christ was the first to despise shame was gut-rending in its existential and providential reality. "Let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame." Paradoxically, in the hot, August night a new sign shown unexpectedly on the path to future life. It read, "Jesus learned obedience through what he suffered."
The violence of the initial disobedience was only a prelude to further and more pervasive violence. Priests wept at meetings over the manipulation of their brothers. Contempt for the truth, whether aggressive or passive, has become common in Church life. Dissenting priests, theologians and laypeople have continued their coercive techniques. From the beginning the press has used them to further its own serpentine agenda.
All of this led to a later discovery. Discernment is an essential part of episcopal ministry. With the grace of "the governing Spirit" the discerning skills of a bishop should mature. Episcopal attention should focus on the break/rupture initiated by Jesus and described by
The rupture of the violent death of Jesus has changed our understanding of the nature of God. His Trinitarian life is essentially self-surrender and love. By Baptism, every disciple of Jesus is imprinted with that Trinitarian water-mark. The Incarnate Word came to do the will of him who sent him. Contemporary obedience of disciples to the Successor of Peter cannot be separated from the poverty of spirit and purity of heart modeled and won by the Word on the Cross.
The whole article is available at Catholic News Agency.
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Estate Is Pet Project for Two Animal Lovers
Upper East Side Townhouse, Hamptons Property to Benefit Animals
Irving and Phyllis Millstein came from modest backgrounds in Brooklyn and became wealthy from a fashion business created by Mr. Millstein. They were also animal lovers, and without children or close family at the time of their deaths, they knew the suitable beneficiaries for their money.
The Millsteins' estate—including a townhouse on the Upper East Side listed for slightly under $16 million, a home in the Hamptons and an extensive art collection—is being sold to benefit a charitable trust for animals in their name.
"They were great animal lovers all their lives," said Robert J. Randell, executor of the Millsteins' estate, who will determine the distribution of the trust's funds once the estate is completed.
At one point as young adults, Ms. Millstein worked as a bookkeeper and Mr. Millstein as a welder, according to Mr. Randell, who provided the couple with legal counsel for more than 40 years. After several years working in the garment industry, Mr. Millstein in 1963 co-founded Count Romi, a fashion line specializing in high-end rain wear that became highly successful.
"While they were going through all this [financial] transformation, they were very humble," said Mr. Randell. "They didn't lord themselves over anybody," he said. "The more they had, the more generous they became."
In 1971, the Millsteins purchased a six-floor, 7,500-square-feet townhouse at East 81st Street, according to public records. The home was a brownstone built in 1883 but nothing of its original exterior remained, according to a research report commissioned by the couple.
The couple asked architect Robert A.M. Stern to redesign a triplex in the townhouse for their use. Mr. Stern finished the facade of the building in gray stucco and dug out part of the backyard to bring light into the lowest level of the triplex, which he redesigned with an open-plan layout and large, curved windows at the rear.
There are six apartments on the floors above their triplex that the Millsteins rented out while in the house.
The current potential rental income from the units plus the triplex after expenses and taxes is about $360,000 annually, according to Fred Williams of Sotheby's International Realty. "It was obviously a very pet-friendly building," said Mr. Williams, who is the broker for the townhouse listing.
The couple also asked Mr. Stern to furnish the house. "I'm not allowed to change anything," Mr. Randell recalled Ms. Millstein saying. Mr. Stern "set it up this way, and it'll stay," she said, according to Mr. Randell.
Looking at pictures of the triplex now, 40 years later, "they kept it amazingly as designed," said Mr. Stern. He said the Millsteins were clients who accepted the ideas of their architects to a large degree, but insisted on an all-white interior for their home. Also, Ms. Millstein "was mad for cats," Mr. Stern said.
Mr. Millstein died in May 1998, while Ms. Millstein lived until March 2009.
Their art collection was sold through Sotheby's auction house, with the last piece, a Roy Lichtenstein banner called "Pistol," sold in June. The sale of the collection fetched $3.5 million and included an Alexander Calder mobile that sold for $1.76 million, Mr. Randell said.
Sotheby's confirmed the collection's sale but didn't specify the total price that the collection fetched.
The couple's Hamptons house in Amagansett was designed by Gregory Zwirko and is expected to be listed with Neil Hausig of Sotheby's International Realty for around $7 million in a few weeks.
Their generosity extended to the caretaker of their Amagansett home, Richard Grimminger, who met them in the 1980s when he was working as a contractor. Mr. Grimminger went on to assist Ms. Millstein with maintenance of the house, her bookkeeping and her transportation, which included frequent trips to the vets for her pets.
"They were her children," Mr. Grimminger said of Ms. Millstein. "Pets were faithful, that's what it is. She loved her animals; she would do anything for them."
About 10 years ago, Ms. Millstein purchased a house for Mr. Grimminger and his family. "Exceptional, good-hearted, wonderful friends—that's what they turned out to be," he said.
At various points, the Millsteins had a Maltese poodle, a Doberman, German shepherds, birds and cats. Once, Mr. Randell remembers calling Ms. Millstein about legal documentation and having their conversation interrupted by loud cursing and yelling.
"I was about to hang up and call 911," said Mr. Randell, who thought Ms. Millstein was grappling with an intruder. But it was Pedro, Ms. Millstein's parrot, on a rant. "It sounded just like her," said Mr. Randell. "I guess there are two sides to every coin and I'm sure that cursing was something he heard somewhere."
One of the planned beneficiaries of the trust and a recipient of gifts from the Millsteins in the past is the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, the school attended by their East Hampton veterinarian, Dr. Jonathan Turetsky. Mr. Randell is in talks with the school on how the trust's funds can benefit veterinary students training to work in shelters and underserved neighborhoods, according to the school's dean, Dr. Deborah Kochevar.
"I honestly never knew that they were such wealthy people," says Dr. Turetsky. "They did not make you feel like they had money or felt entitled. They were modest people who cared about their pets."
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Archive - Feb 19, 2012
Mid Major Blog
Player of the Week
Reggie Hamilton, Oakland, PG, Senior, 5-11 175 lbs.
The Chicago-born product has been on a tear during the month of February. In three games this past week, he scored over 30 points and shot 54.8 3P%, while also dishing out 4.0 APG. He led Oakland (15-13) to wins in each of those three games and the Golden Grizzlies are now in a tie for third place in the Summit League. Hamilton, the nation's leading scorer, has scored over 30 points in 10 games this season, and he has scored over 40 points in two games. His ability to push the tempo and get to the basket is un-paralleled in the Summit League, and he is a tough guard for any opposing team. His style of play is reminiscent of a young, lean (and in better shape) version of Baron Davis. Hamilton's stat line: 24.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 4.9 APG, 2.1 SPG, 43.7 FG%, 39.3 3P%, and 89.9 FT%.
Who's Hot?
T.J. Robinson, Long Beach State, PF, Senior, 6-8 205 lbs.
Most of the publicity surrounding Long Beach State (19-6) features discussion about the 49ers' standout point guard, Casper Ware. A player is often looked over during those discussions is T.J. Robinson, a senior who is a double-double machine for Long Beach State and a vital part of the team's potential to be a "bracket buster" in March. For the season, Robinson has posted 13 double-doubles, including three straight this past week during Long Beach State's victories over UC-Davis, Pacific, and CS-Northridge, and he's averaging 12.3 PPG and 10.3 RPG. The 49ers are on a 12-game winning streak and will face Creighton (22-5) on Saturday in what should be one of the most entertaining mid-major matchups of the weekend.
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Yes, they are the same thing. However, your amps when bridged will not want to see less than an 8 ohm nominal load, so forget bridging them to drive the Divas. In fact, your amps are only rated down to 4 ohm loads in stereo mode. The spec for 2 ohms is what they are calling a dynamic rating basically meaning a millisecond.Enigmatic51 wrote:Forgive the ignorrance gentlemen, but I just dusted off the instruction manual of the M-4.0t and the show me what the mono configuration setup looks like, but there is no mention or drawing of bridged config...are they the same thing!? Thanks!
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3 Labs graduations, 1 retirement
Today we're excited to graduate three more features from the experimental testing ground of Gmail Labs. Superstars, Nested Labels, and Advanced IMAP Controls are now first-class citizens in the Gmail world, thanks largely to your feedback. We're also retiring the Google Search box lab which was redundant with the "Search the Web" button that's already in Gmail.
Superstars, one of the most popular Labs features, provides different types of stars in addition to Gmail's basic one. You can assign a certain star to special conversations and use another as a visual reminder that you need to follow-up on a message later. You can now choose your own set of stars from Settings:
Once you've done that, the stars will rotate with each consecutive click on the star icon.
Nested Labels
Labels are a great way of organizing your email; nested labels give you the ability to organize labels hierarchically. Starting today, nested labels are enabled for everyone along with a couple of small improvements such as a sticky collapse/expand state and better editing options.
To start using them, you can either create a new sub-label from the dropdown menu on the left hand side or just move an existing label under another one using the edit option:
Advanced IMAP Controls
This Labs feature provided a very useful set of advanced controls for those of you who access Gmail through IMAP clients (e.g. Outlook, Thunderbird, or your iPhone's native mail app). Now it's easier to take advantage of features like syncing only selected labels or limiting the folder size limit to improve your IMAP experience.
True to the original spirit of Gmail Labs, we'll continue to add new features, graduate some, and retire others, so keep trying them out and sending us your feedback.


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Crawford's 41 points leads Warriors over Nuggets
DENVER (AP) Fresh legs beat fatigue.
Jordan Crawford scored a career-high 41 points and Harrison Barnes added 30 as a squad of Golden State backups beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 116-112 Wednesday night.
"The guys did what they had to do to get the win, which is not easy on a night where some people say it's not worth it, you really don't have to play hard," Steve Blake said. "Guys played a lot of minutes that they usually don't get, so they got a little bit winded.
"It was nice for us to get the opportunity to play a lot of minutes and have fun. Even though it's the last game of the year, it's a good win for us."
Crawford beat his previous career high of 39 points set against Miami on March, 30, 2011, when he was with Washington. He surpassed it with a runner that put the Warriors ahead for good at 110-108.
The Nuggets thought they tied it up at 115 with seven seconds left when Draymond Green was whistled for goaltending on Randy Foye's 3-pointer, but the call was overturned upon review.
Foye finished with 32 points to lead Denver. Anthony Randolph added 19 points for the Nuggets, who are missing the playoff party for the first time since 2002-03, the year before Carmelo Anthony's arrival.
The Warriors are headed to their second straight Western Conference playoffs, again as the No. 6 seed and this time, they'll face the third-seeded Clippers starting Saturday in Los Angeles.
With Andrew Bogut out indefinitely and nothing to play for as far as seeding, the Warriors rested their regulars for the playoffs. Guard Klay Thompson was the only starter coach Mark Jackson put in his starting lineup 48 hours after Golden State secured its first 50-win season since 1993-94.
Thompson played just eight minutes but his was an efficient cameo with eight points. Green was pressed into duty in the fourth quarter when Hilton Armstrong fouled out.
Nuggets coach Brian Shaw had no problem with his counterpart going with a short bench by design, something Denver has had to do out of necessity for much of the season because of a rash of injuries to the likes of Ty Lawson, JaVale McGee, Danilo Gallinari, J.J. Hickson and Nate Robinson.
Before tip-off Shaw said, "It will be like playing ourselves."
Afterward, though, he said, "I thought our team was very, very tired, and I think it was apparent and we just couldn't generate any energy. And we got the lead right there at the end. … But we just couldn't overcome the mistakes and the fatigue that we were feeling as a group."
It didn't help matters that their only true point guard, Aaron Brooks, was ejected with 6 minutes left in the third quarter for arguing with the officials after a technical foul.
The Warriors' reserves had fresh legs and continually beat the winded Nuggets downcourt. By halftime, Golden State was ahead 66-52 behind 22 points from Barnes and 19 from Crawford.
The Nuggets opened the fourth quarter on a 12-2 run to take the lead and give the home crowd something to cheer about, but once again they went home unhappy.
"I just told the guys that this is the last time that we want to end our season on the last game of the regular season," Shaw said after finishing his first season as a head coach 36-46. "And I encouraged them to watch a lot of playoff basketball so that they can see the things that we didn't do that allowed the team hat are going to continue on and play after today that are going to be the ones that are continuing to play."
NOTES: This marked the final game for Nuggets trainer Jim Gillen, who never missed a game or a practice in 23 seasons with the Nuggets. … As expected, Lawson (sprained ankle) did not play in the season finale, meaning he missed the last seven games of the season. … The visiting team won all four games in the season series.
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Muscle Mustangs & Fast FordsNews & Views
It's Here, the 2015 Mustang - Power Shiftin'
Editor's Letter
It's safe to say the automotive world has been watching Ford like a hawk. It's not every day a new Mustang is introduced, and with the 2015 model falling on the 50th Anniversary, all eyes are locked on. In fact, they have been for some time.
There's been much speculation and much debate about this special Pony, no doubt due to the passion of Mustang fans. Like every new-generation Mustang, there is a multitude of changes, both aesthetically and technologically. For months, we've wondered if the styling would be retro, modern, if there would be a four-cylinder option, and ultimately, if Ford would keep it true to the Mustang's iconic heritage?
All those questions are finally answered, as Ford revealed the 2015 Mustang to the world in six locations simultaneously on December 5. MM&FF got an early glimpse of the 2015 Mustang before that date and it met our approval. On that trip to Dearborn, a hand-picked group of journalists gathered in Ford's design studio to meet the engineers, designers, public relations movers, and shakers who made the Mustang come alive.
The team presented a brief overview of what the Mustang means to the Ford Motor Company and to the dedicated enthusiasts. They took us on a brief tour through Mustang history, showing amazing photos and three classic Mustangs: a '65, '67, and a gorgeous '69 Boss.
Ford design director Joel Piaskowski then built up the moment, walking us towards the doors leading to a courtyard located deep inside Ford's walls. The doors opened and there sat the 2015, covered, as if to tease us just a little more. The group surrounded the blanketed Pony, impatiently waiting for a first look. And with a swoosh, the drape was pealed away, revealing what is clearly, unmistakably, a beautiful Ford Mustang.
In that moment I was taken back. My eyes scanned the sleek body, my brain processing all the data. It was more "Mustang" than I anticipated and that caught me off guard. What did I expect? Something more exotic, more outlandish.
Before hearing about any of the changes, I recognized the lengthened snout, the shorted deck, and the gorgeous C-pillars (sail panels) that flowed deep into the decklid, just like a '69 Stang. There's even a nice shoulder atop the quarter-panel, which is quite muscular.
We've seen spy shots of the grille, so it was no shock to see, but the rest of the car was a total surprise. Even the stance was impressive. The 2015 Mustang is 3mm longer than the outgoing car, but sits lower, and is 30mm wider. Gone is the B-post—the side glass now flows into the quarter-window that is kicked up at its tail. The fenders are flared more aggressively, providing a wide-body effect, especially in the rear.
Fact is, there are too many technological enhancements to share in this column. I could go on and on, but for the good stuff you can check out more on musclemustangsfastfords.com.
In my eyes, Ford has hit another home run. The 2015 is an advanced machine with improvements in every aspect of the car. It will provide the basis for better Mustangs in the future and you better believe that MM&FF will be there to tell you all about it. EJS


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When the Rev. Keron Sadler of the NAACP tried to persuade churches around the country to play a more active role in HIV/AIDS education, she drew some hostile reactions. One pastor said his congregants might think he was gay. Another said AIDS is a curse. Yet another walked out of the room rather than discuss the topic.
Those reactions highlight the challenges facing Baltimore as it enlists church outreach for its ambitious goal of curbing new HIV/AIDS cases by 25 percent in the next four years.
The disease remains a sensitive topic among some ministers, as Sadler found when a similar NAACP initiative took her to churches in 11 cities, including Baltimore. Discussing HIV/AIDS means delving into topics — gay sex, promiscuity and drug use — that churches may not want to be seen as embracing or condoning. Some churches ignore the subject, while others tackle it in a way that passes judgment on lifestyles, leaving some people reluctant to seek help.
Bishop Willard Saunders Jr. of the Created For So Much More Worship Center in the Cherry Hill neighborhood said that he promotes HIV/AIDS education, but does not sacrifice the beliefs of the church in doing so. The church tells members that gay sex, sex with multiple partners and drug use are all unsavory, risky behaviors that lead to bad consequences such as HIV/AIDS.
"If you choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle, it puts you at risk," Saunders said. "I believe homosexuality is wrong. I believe it's wrong the same way adultery is wrong. The same way that lying is wrong."
S. Todd Yeary, the pastor of Douglas Memorial Community Church in West Baltimore, takes a different approach. He knows that in educating about HIV/AIDS, churches may be confronted with issues that go against their beliefs. Churches, he said, need to learn to teach about prevention without passing judgment.
"Part of the challenge of dealing with the dilemma of HIV has been a reluctance to be honest with the fact that our job is not to police what goes on in people's bedrooms," Yeary said.
Many AIDS activists say the church has to be a part of the fight against the disease, reaching residents who may already have it or people with behaviors that put them at risk.
Churches are the heart of many neighborhoods in Baltimore, where HIV/AIDS affects more than 13,000 residents. And it is from the pulpit that many residents — especially African-Americans, who make up 85 percent of Baltimore cases — get their messages. To many people, the pastor's word is sacred.
"The church is a foundation of bringing communities together," said Baltimore City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot. "We need them to help get out the message about AIDS."
A 2002 survey found that 46 percent of Baltimore injection drug users had attended church in the past month. A recent survey of 300 clients with HIV who get treatment through the Jacques Initiative health program at the University of Maryland said faith is important in their lives, and 44 percent said faith became even more important after they were diagnosed with the disease.
Churches already do charitable work, such as food drives and homeless outreach, that would complement HIV-prevention efforts, health officials said. Some churches have HIV/AIDS programs that include testing, workshops and education, and city officials hope to have them reach out to peers who may be more hesitant.
The city recently announced plans to reach out to churches as part of an initiative for fighting the disease at its earliest stages, by limiting its transmission and pushing for more widespread testing. The goal of the plan, crafted by the Baltimore City Commission on HIV/AIDS, is to cut the annual number of new diagnoses from 505 to 379 by 2015.
Other recommendations called for expanding needle-exchange programs, promoting testing in primary-care doctors' offices, and targeting outreach to gay and sex clubs, schools, senior centers and prisons.
"We are trying to work with opinion leaders, which are often religious and community leaders, to recognize that stigmatizing attitudes have a profoundly negative affect on prevention," said commission chairman William Blattner, who is associate director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "We are trying to get them to recognize we're here to help people, not judge them, and get pastors to have a more enlightened approach."
Blattner and others said they are not asking churches to sacrifice their religious beliefs.
"We don't have an agenda other than providing important public health messaging," Barbot said. "We're very cognizant of steering away from the moral issue. For us it's a public health issue, not a moral issue."
The city wants to target churches in areas with the highest HIV/AIDS concentrations and risk factors. Barbot said they can work with churches to approach the subject in broad, general terms. Some churches may not feel comfortable giving out free condoms. Others may give out literature, but not want to talk about HIV/AIDS from the pulpit.
"The reality is there are some churches that will be initially hesitant because they may have some preconceived notion to what we are looking to do," Barbot said. "We want people to know we will meet them where they are."
Yet in Baltimore, issues that may be controversial to some ministers are at the heart of the AIDS epidemic — particularly homosexuality.
Heterosexual contact was the most common way people contracted the disease, according to a 2009 survey. About 38 percent of people contracted the disease this way.
But a disproportionate number of cases came from men having sex with men; about 36 percent of people contracted the disease this way. While the number of gay men in the city is not known, they make up about 2 percent of the national population.
HopeSprings, a Baltimore nonprofit that trains church leaders on HIV/AIDS education, said their comfort level varies on sensitive topics.
"We try to present them with all the different options," said Erin Donovan, executive director of HopeSprings. "We want them to do what fits their church."
A committee for the Baltimore-based NAACP is creating a manual for churches on how to teach HIV/AIDS prevention methods. Research for the guide led Sadler on the 11-city tour to talk to churches.
Sadler said the HIV Faith & Social Justice manual would present AIDS prevention as a social justice issue that addresses health disparities along with the teachings. It will provide pastors with optional sermons, such as teaching that the Bible says people should not judge others.
"We have to reshape the conversation when it comes to HIV because it is so taboo and rejected," Sadler said.
Some church programs have made strides in efforts to address HIV/AIDS. Project Shalem, under the Jacques Initiative, has tested close to 5,000 people at churches throughout the city. In the process, workers discovered 10 new HIV/AIDS cases and were able to get additional treatment for 96 others.
"For us, not energizing the church is a big mistake," said Derek Spencer, executive director of the Jacques Initiative. "There are people sitting in church affected by HIV/AIDS."
John Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Essex, said his church hasn't done any AIDS outreach, but said it could be done without delving into people's sexual histories.
"Whether or not it should be tied to the issue of sexuality, I don't know," Smith said. "I don't know if that would be one in the same. I think it would simply be enough to address the AIDS epidemic as a terrible disease that we have a responsibility to do something about."


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Open MPI v1.5 processor affinity options
Today we feature a deep-dive guest post from Ralph Castain, Senior Architecture in the Advanced R&D group at Greenplum, an EMC company.
Jeff is lazy this week, so he asked that I provide some notes on the process binding options available in the Open MPI (OMPI) v1.5 release series.
First, though, a caveat. The binding options in the v1.5 series are pretty much the same as in the prior v1.4 series. However, future releases (beginning with the v1.7 series) will have significantly different options providing a broader array of controls. I won't address those here, but will do so in a later post.
Binding in the v1.5 series is limited to the socket and core levels (there exist CLI options for board level binding – but they were just placeholders intended for the future). The
option obviously binds each process to a socket – which begs the question: which socket is it going to be bound to? You have two choices:
- The default is to bind each MPI process to a socket on a "per-core" basis. For example, suppose we have a host with 2 sockets, each having 4 cores. If we launch 5 processes on this host and
, then 4 processes will be bound to (all the cores in) socket 0, and one process will be bound to (all the cores in) socket 1. Obviously, this doesn't balance the load very well! And so we also have…
- The
option. Adding this option causes the processes to be split across the sockets on a round-robin basis. Think of it as load balancing the processes across the sockets. In the prior example, adding--bysocket
would causes the MPI_COMM_WORLD (MCW) ranks 0,2,4 to be bound to socket 0, and MCW ranks 1,3 to be bound to socket 1.
Okay, so now what if I have four MPI processes on the host, but I want MCW ranks 0,1 to share the first socket and MCW ranks 2,3 to share the second socket? This might be desirable for NUMA reasons when the communication pattern favors communicating between ranks of the same odd/even flavor. Well, the
option was created for that reason.
in this case would result in the desired pattern. The option causes OMPI to place the specified number of MPI processes on each socket in a sequential manner, filling each socket with a number of processes equal to the number of underlying cores before moving on to the next one. Of course, you can limit the total number of processes in the job by combining it with the
with the
option causes OMPI to still assign the specified number of MPI processes on each socket, but to do so on a round-robin basis across the sockets instead of sequentially filling each socket. Thus, a command line of
would result in MCW ranks 0,2 on the first socket, and MCW ranks 1,3 on the second. Omitting the
option would result in MCW ranks 0,1 on the first socket, and MCW ranks 2,3 on the second.
Okay, now let's look at the core binding options. The
option does what you would expect – it binds one MPI process to each core in a sequential fashion. So the first MPI process gets bound to the first core of the first socket, the second MPI process gets bound to the second core of the first socket, etc. Once the first socket is filled, the procedure continues on to sequentially fill the next socket.
As before, this results in a "front loaded" layout – i.e., the first socket gets loaded first, while subsequent sockets may not be fully utilized. This is frequently undesirable, and so you can combine
to direct OMPI to spread the ranks across the sockets. In this case, the first MPI process would still fall on the first core of the first socket, but the second MPI process will go on the first core of the second socket, etc.
There are two additional options that affect core-level binding. We recognize that users sometimes have a need to bind a process to more than one core – e.g., to support a multi-threaded process. The
(a.k.a. its more-well-known-but-less-accurate-name:
) option was created for that purpose. To illustrate its use, let's return to our prior example and add a request for 2 cores/rank:
$ mpirun -np 4 --npersocket 2 --bind-to-core --cpus-per-proc 2 ...
Given this input, OMPI will place two MPI processes on each socket of every host. Each process will be bound to 2 cores within its socket. So MCW rank 0 will be bound to cores 0,1 on socket 0, MCW rank 1 will be bound to cores 2,3 on socket 0, MCW rank 2 will be bound to cores 0,1 on socket 1, and MCW rank 3 will be bound to cores 2,3 on socket 1.
Of course, we don't stop there! You could also add
to the command line so that MCW ranks 0,2 and 1,3 share their sockets, each bound to their corresponding cores.
Finally, there are the
options. These are topics in their own right – suffice to say, they can be used to provide detailed mapping and binding patterns on a process-by-process basis. I'll leave that for some future note as few people use it, but will talk briefly about a particular use of
that can be helpful.
option can, among other things, be used to limit OMPI to a set of cores or sockets on each host in your allocation. To see how this could be useful, consider the case where you have obtained an allocation of hosts and wish to run several applications on them at the same time. You want to bind your processes to get performance, but obviously don't want the processes from the different applications to be bound on top of each other. Unfortunately, each invocation of mpirun is independent and has no idea what any other invocation has done vis-a-vis assigning processes to cores or sockets. So by default, two invocations of mpirun on the same hosts will overlay their associated processes on top of each other.
What you can do to prevent this is to run each invocation of mpirun with a different cpu set. For example:
$ mpirun --cpu-set S0 ... $ mpirun --cpu-set S1 ...
would limit the first invocation to using only socket 0 on each host, and the second invocation to only socket 1. You can similarly constrain mpirun to using specific cores and core ranges – e.g.,
would limit mpirun to using cpus 0-2 on each host. Obviously, you would want to take such limits into consideration when assigning the number of MPI processes to each host! The
option can be used in combination with all of the prior binding options to create the desired binding patterns within the specified constraint.
Don't despair if you find this confusing – sometimes, the best option is to just try a few example configurations until you get the one you like (i.e., which one gives the best performance. All kinds of factors can come into play, such as the cache sizes and NUMA layout of each host, etc. Some experimentation may be necessary. The
tool from the Hardware Locality (hwloc) toolset may be of enormous help in understanding your host's hardware. Finally, the
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The all-wheel-drive Lancer Ralliart moves into high-performance land with an intercooled and turbocharged 2.0-liter engine making 237 horsepower, and showcasing Mitsubishi's racy 6-speed twin-clutch automated manual transmission. Sedan or Sportback, flared fenders, hood scoop, vents like shark gills, optional Recaro seats. The fishface gets a chrome ring, like silver lipstick on a largemouth bass.
The Lancer Evolution, the Evo, pumps out 291 horsepower. Shapely sedan only, with 5-speed GSR model, or with 6-speed twin clutch MS, which adds Bilstein shocks and lighter brake rotors. Have fun at the track, your car is ready.
Model LineupMitsubishi Lancer DE ($14,995), ES ($16,395), ES Sportback ($16,795P, GTS ($19,295), GTS Sportback ($19,695), Ralliart ($27,495), Ralliart Sportback ($27,895), Evolution GSR ($33,995), Evolution MS ($37,195)
Walk Around
The Mitsubishi Lancer is a lovely car, even with its fish face. Mitsubishi calls it shark-like, but it's more like a largemouth bass. The nose seems to copy Audi's oversize grille, although the body-colored front bumper perfectly splits it up and minimizes the gaping mouth. And if the angular headlights were human, they would be exotic eyes.
The GTS is cleaner than the Ralliart, which outlines that mouth with a chrome ring, like silver lipstick on a fish. But the Ralliart has a cool aluminum hood with an inset scoop for the turbocharger intercooler, and two functional vents that do resemble shark gills. The Ralliart also has flared fenders that house low profile tires. The beautiful 18-inch alloy wheels, a 10-spoke wagon-wheel design, standard on the GTS and Ralliart, add an extra touch of class.
The angular taillamps have that same exotic-eye look as the headlights. They wrap around the rear edges of the car. The rear deck is quite short, and both the GTS and Ralliart have a spoiler wing that's so big it nearly fills up the trunk lid. It's not unattractive, but it is overkill. The GTS has one chrome tailpipe, the Ralliart two.
The Sportback body style has a properly discreet spoiler over the liftgate. Of all the 5-doors, namely Mazda3 and Subaru Impreza, the Ralliart's main rivals, the Sportback has the best-looking lines. The Sportback pulls off not looking boxy. Its silhouette is sharp and tidy, and the overall lines are really nice, unlike the more edgy Impreza. It's very handsome in Graphite Gray Pearl, and Octane Blue Pearl catches the eye. But Rotor Glow Metallic, a bright orangeish copper, is the prettiest color with the most creative name. Although we like Phantom Black too, even for $250 extra.
As for the Evo, the nose borders on brutish, with a deep spoiler that does double duty, shoving the onrushing air out of the way to keep the front tires firmly planted while forcing cooling air past a sporty looking mesh through the intercooler and radiator. Shark eye-like headlamps curl around the fenders in a stylistic optical illusion masking the longish front overhang. Functional, NACA-like ducts in the hood, like the chin spoiler, serve dual purposes, vacuuming hot air out of the engine compartment, both cooling the powerplant and reducing front end lift.
There's nothing not to like about the interior of the Mitsubishi Lancer. The Lancer ES offers good rearward visibility, although the big rear wing on other models blocks a chunk of visibility out the rear window.
The sport bucket seats on the GTS are comfortable, afford an excellent seating position, and are made of a handsome rugged cloth. The steering wheel has one of the nicest leather wraps we've felt, and is the perfect size for sporty driving. The overall feel for the driver in the GTS is just right. This is another reason the GTS gets our bang for the buck nod.
The optional Recaro seats in the Ralliart seemed to us a bit too tight for everyday comfort. On the track they're terrific, however, so we liked having them on the Evo.
Cubbies and console compartments are good and plentiful, including cupholders between the front seats and in the front door pockets.
The dash design is graceful. The GTS interior is trimmed in faux carbon fiber, stylish and cleanly done. The gauges are tasteful, white-on-black with silver rims. The tach and speedo have eaves, a double-hump visor on the dash, that provide shade for the rectangular digital readout that's between them, so you can read its red letters in the sun. It offers the usual information, miles traveled and distance to empty and such, but it's most immediately useful to show, clearly and always correctly (unlike some), the gear you're in, when you have the 6-speed twin-clutch transmission in the Ralliart.
Both the Ralliart and the CVT are shifted with butterfly paddles behind the steering wheel, which are big enough to reach without moving your hands when you're holding the wheel in the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock position.
Rear-seat room is adequate, relative to other cars this size. There isn't much knee room in the otherwise comfortable rear seat. The fold-down, center armrest in the ES and GTS is more stable than it looks, meaning everyday driving isn't likely to spill the kids' soda pop. In terms of roominess, the Lancer is comparable to that of the other cars in its class. Trunk space is also mid-pack.
The 710-watt 9-speaker Rockford Fosgate sound system sounds terrific; it's been upgraded from last year's 650-watt and 8 speakers and we found it delivered incredibly crisp highs.
Driving Impressions
The Lancer DE and ES 2.0-liter engine with variable valve timing is a good one, and so is the 5-speed manual transmission, so it's a very fun car. Although with just 148 horsepower, you have to stay on top of it because ample acceleration isn't always there. The CVT seems to rob some punch, but with the magnesium-alloy paddles working the 6-step CVT in manual mode, it still feels lively enough.
We found the Lancer ES smooth, spirited and sporty. Around-town handling is nimble, and cornering is taut at speeds inside the box. The ride is comfortable. Although the Honda Civic feels smoother and the Mazda3 more challenging.
The Lancer GTS uses a 2.4-liter engine with 20 more horsepower, and it's a big difference. It revs to a sweet 6500 rpm. You can relax at the throttle a bit. Brakes are nicely sensitive, and the 5-speed gearbox is positive, easy to shift with solid clutch action. There's enough power that you can definitely feel the front-wheel torque steer under hard acceleration. It's quiet and smooth on the freeway, where 80 mph feels like 70, and that's saying something for a small car with a four-cylinder engine. The eye-catching 10-spoke alloy wheels are shod with P215/45R18 Dunlop all-season tires.
The Ralliart brings all-wheel drive, and ups the performance ante. It uses the GTS suspension and brakes, upgraded a bit, with speed-rated Yokohama tires. It takes on an all-aluminum 2.0-liter intercooled turbocharged engine making 237 horsepower. There's only one transmission, the 6-speed Twin Clutch Sportronic Shift Transmission. The TC-SST is essentially a manual transmission without a clutch pedal. This twin clutch design now prevails as the method for shifting manual transmissions without a clutch pedal, either automatically or with paddles. Many are built by the German company Getrag, but Mitsubishi builds its own.
Surprisingly, the Ralliart's ride can sometimes feel too firm on the street and wear on you, especially when equipped with the optional Recaro seats.
The Ralliart's electronic all-wheel-drive system, which Mitsubishi calls All-Wheel Control (AWC), can be set for Gravel, Snow or Tarmac, but the system is not as encompassing as the Evo's Super All-Wheel Control. The Ralliart also lacks the Evo's track-ready suspension. So it doesn't handle like an Evo. When driven hard in slower corners, the Ralliart will understeer and even lurch as its tires try to bite the asphalt. This happens before the electronic stability control kicks in. The difference is apparently in the simple All-Wheel Control versus Super All-Wheel control in the Evo, plus the softer GTS suspension.
On the road with the Ralliart in Washington's Cascade Mountains, we found the Sport Manual mode worked exceptionally well in the TC-SST, providing sharper downshifts and quicker upshifts; and Normal Drive works so smoothly you can scarcely feel the relaxed upshifts. But Sport Drive confuses the transmission; it upshifts and downshifts at inconvenient times, inconsistently. The fourth possible mode, Normal Manual, is pretty much a contradiction, unless you just like to play with the paddles. So we preferred Sport Manual for sporty driving, Normal Drive for around town. We found that it takes a couple blocks on cold mornings for the transmission to shake off some sluggishness.
As for the 291-hp Evo, we think it's simply the best. The Evo X (as in 10) is heavier and has a bit less horsepower than its main rival, the Subaru WRX STI, but it feels more precise and nimble. You won't find a car that's more at home on the track than the Evo, especially not for less than $40,000. It's very easy to drive very hard.
More serious than the Ralliart, the Evo uses forged aluminum control arms, a quick steering ratio, and big brakes with four-piston front calipers, plus that higher level of stability control. The Super All-Wheel Control integrates all of the electronic dynamic controls, including Active Center Differential and Active Yaw Control in the rear differential.
Its TC-SST has an extra mode, called Sport Plus, for the track. You can turn the stability control entirely off, and it still feels balanced on the track, in this case Pacific Raceways near Seattle. We hit 140 on the sweeping bend on the front straight, and the Evo tracked steady where a lot of race cars do a scary twitch. The four-piston Brembos slowed it down to 70 for the turn at the end of the straight, quickly and without drama. And repeatedly, without fading.
Mitsubishi has everyone covered in the compact class with the 148-hp Lancer ES for those with their minds on economy; the 168-hp Lancer GTS for those with spirit and an eye for value; the 237-hp Ralliart for those with a sense of adventure; and the 291-hp Evo for those with a need for speed. For 2011, there's a Sportback 5-door hatchback body style. The GTS is a compelling value for its price of around $20,000, fuel mileage, enjoyable driving characteristics, and good looks. If you don't need all-wheel drive, turbocharged acceleration, or rigid cornering, the GTS has the style of the Evo for half as much.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Sam Moses drove the Lancer GTS in the Pacific Northwest and the Ralliart and Evo at Pacific Raceways near Seattle; Tom Lankard drove the Lancer ES in Santa Monica and Evo in Phoenix; editor Mitch McCullough drove the Evo at Firebird Raceway near Phoenix.


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I CAN's Moving On! resources include a fun and supportive Student Activity Pack for use at home or at school and Teacher Guide for Year 6 teachers to support individuals and whole classes. Research has shown that a successful transition can lead to higher attainment in secondary school with improved progress, particularly in Maths and Science, reinforcing how important it is to ensure transition is well supported. Moving On! resources offer carefully structured support to develop practical skills and knowledge, preparing students emotionally, so that they feel safe and secure in their new environment. Moving On! can be used by Year 6 students, parents and professionals as it offers an effective framework to ensure all children including those with poor language skills will understand the changes ahead. Can be used either on its own, or in conjunction with the Teacher Guide. This fun activity pack guides the Year 6 student through key information, top tips and activities including getting to know the school, timetables, transport, friendships, concerns and key words and phrases.
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text: She Wants to Come Home July 6, 2011 06:10 AM Q: My dad likes to talk about how much my brother loves farming. His fondest hope is that someday my brother will come home and they'll farm together. I don't think that's ever going to happen. Right after college, seven years ago, my brother started his own business, and it's been very successful. Now he's talking about expanding into other states. Read more "Leave a Legacy" I, on the other hand, really want to come home and farm. My husband and I live close to my parents. We have three children and we would love to raise them on the farm. My husband is a field rep for a major agricultural supplier. Though he doesn't want to give up his job, he understands farming and would be a big help when needed. We have talked it over, and he supports my interest. How do I approach my dad, express my interest and get him to take me seriously? He's a good man and a hard worker. He has always been a good provider and protective of his family. However, I think he thinks girls aren't supposed to farm. A: Approaching a parent about your interest in farming is actually pretty simple. In fact, it is one of the biggest compliments you can bestow. Dad will listen and take you seriously if you approach him as a sincere, prepared and committed next-generation leadership candidate for the farm operation. You must be confident in your qualifications. The first step that you should take is to create a resumé just as you would for an outside employer. Though your dad knows about your education, he may not be fully aware of your work experiences, professional development and relevant interests—all of which will contribute to a successful management career. You may also consider writing a plan to expand the business. When most families think about a child coming home to work in the operation, they imagine subdividing an already limited income into smaller shares. I recommend you go to your dad with a plan for growth and expansion. It should be based on your professional interests, your background and the strengths you bring to the operation. It's a lot more sensible and exciting, for everyone involved, to build a bigger pie than it is to take another slice out of one that is already too small. Confidence in your ability. Show your dad where you can fit in the operation and why it's a good idea to include you as part of the management team. Most parents have reached a certain level of achievement and may be trapped by their own success and insecurity about trying something new. Youth and enthusiasm will overcome a lot of resistance, but your ideas must be supported by sound research and careful planning in order to impress the "been there, done that" generation. Call a family meeting. Though this may sound a bit formal, communication is the heartbeat of a family business. With a constant flow of good communication, anything is possible; without it, nothing is. Establish a schedule for regular family meetings. Each meeting should be preceded by a formal agenda that includes the topics to be covered and should end with a commitment to action and the assignment of a point person. Talk to your dad adult to adult, as peers, rather than parent to child or as employer to employee. Before you express your interest, ask yourself these questions: Why am I interested in the operation? Is it a passion for the business, the income and benefits, the lifestyle, the freedom to choose? What are my qualifications for contributing to the long-term success of the operation? Am I committed to professional development in order to better serve the operation? What am I willing to contribute (or risk) to secure an opportunity in the family operation? Back to news