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Raising Autism Awareness on the Fourth of July
This post is by Sarah Hamilton
After the Chicago Walk Now for Autism Speaks, our family and friends were so revved up to do something more that we came up with the idea to raise autism awareness in our local community – South Elgin, Ill. – and decided to walk in the 4th of July parade. As we brainstormed, with the help of Autism Speaks, we came up with the idea for the float. We liked the big puzzle pieces that were at the walk and thought that would be perfect for a float. We all wore our "Cole's Crew" shirts to the parade because this year, our t-shirts just happened to feature red and blue (very patriotic!).
The night before the parade we started working on the float and put the finishing touches on it as we were lined up to start the parade. Everyone was so excited! My son Cole, who is autistic and who I thought wouldn't like this kind of thing, was really into it! He liked riding in the back of the truck and though he didn't say anything during the parade, later that day he told me he had fun!
During the parade, we heard many people commenting, "Thank you for doing this" or "my cousin/sister/brother, etc. is autistic" or "it is so good to see something like this". When our float was being announced during the parade, many people stood up for us and clapped or cheered (although many were waving and cheering along the route as well). Some people looked like they were wondering what our float was about, and I hope those are the people who went home and looked up Autism Speaks!
We ran out of goodies to give out to the crowds lining the street and we were all tired, but it was such a great day and such a great way to raise awareness! After the parade we got many compliments on the float – some people even said it was the best in the whole parade. All the family and friends that walked with us have already posed the question of doing this again next year…………
Definitely a success!
The Boston Teamsters BELIEVE
Can you BELIEVE it?
We Bostonians love our sports and our beloved Bruins. Everywhere you look you can see the B's team logo and very often it is accompanied by one word: BELIEVE
On June 15, the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 39 years. Can a night get any better than that?
Why yes, yes I BELIEVE, and now know firsthand, that it can!
The night of June 15 was an incredible night for the boys in black and gold and for all the Bruins hockey fans who BELIEVED… but it was even better for this mom from Braintree.
I attended a very special event hosted by Teamsters Local 25 at Raso's Grille. The Teamsters Local 25 Union has worked tirelessly over the past four years to fundraise for autism research and awareness. That night the Teamsters presented a check for $170,000 to the Greater Boston Walk Now for Autism Speaks! Allow me to repeat that…$170,000!! I still don't think the enormity of their generosity has truly sunk in yet. Here comes that lump in my throat again!
If that wasn't enough to blow my mind, the Teamsters also wrote checks AGAIN to support Melmark New England, a school serving children with autism and a wide range of developmental disabilities, as well as to the Braintree American Little League: Challenger Baseball division.
The Teamsters generous gifts are so important to me on so many levels – as a long time volunteer for a cause that is near and dear to my heart, serving my 4th year as co-chair for The Greater Boston Walk Now for Autism Speaks, but most importantly as a mom of a wondrous, talented, courageous, beautiful, funny, loving little boy with autism. And it just so happens this miraculous son of mine plays on the very same Braintree Challenger League that was also the fortunate beneficiary of The Teamsters generosity!
WHAT A NIGHT! I'm a BELIEVER…are you?
Have you hugged a Teamster lately? Go on, they won't mind, I swear.
So as the Bruins players raised the Stanley Cup proudly above their heads and made Boston fans' dreams come true, I raise my cup to Sean O'Brien, Trish DiSilva and all members of The Teamsters Local 25 who BELIEVE in the beauty of giving back … it's just what they do…it's just how they roll…their commitment and drive to make a difference is so inspirational. THANK YOU doesn't seem adequate to convey my deepest gratitude.
I BELIEVE strongly that the Teamsters Local 25 support is paramount and critically important to our local autism community…and just like the Bruins, they make dreams come true for so many families in Greater Boston.
Do you BELIEVE in miracles? This mom from Braintree sure does.
Ido Kedar Speech at Los Angeles Walk Now for Autism Speaks
Ido Kedar is a fourteen year old 8th grader in all general education at his local middle school, which he attends with the with the support of an aide. Ido is also non-verbal and communicates via letterboard (unassisted) or dynawrite. He was not able to demonstrate that he understood language fluently until he was age seven. It took several years after that to convince the school district to remove him from his remedial autism class and since, he has taken off running.
"I am here to represent the point of view of people with autism who don't speak. Some of you might be parents of non-verbal people like me and stopped believing it was possible that your child could ever learn communication or even to understand.
I don't doubt that experts probably told you that it was false hope to imagine that your child could talk. Well, I don't talk but I still go to regular middle school in regular classes and do regular schoolwork, and I get good grades. I tell you this, not to brag, but to give you hope.
I don't need to talk with my mouth. It's too hard. But I'm able to communicate thanks to my letter board and dynawrite. It was a long journey to get to here from where I started. I had years of silence and rotten frustration. I was totally not able to show people I understood, so I suffered inside while my specialists chose wrong for me.
It was the worst, and I know it's equally challenging for parents too.
I want people to know that not speaking is not the same as not thinking; that poor fine motor is not the same as not thinking; that impulsive actions are different than not understanding right from wrong; that poor facial affect is not the same as not having feelings; that boring people to death is denying them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
But here's my hope. I went from so bored in school in remedial education when I couldn't communicate to a diploma path in high school next year. How, is the story of the potential in your kids.
Teach them interesting things. Read them age appropriate books. Talk normally to them. Not, "go car," "say hi," "good job." I believe many autistic people are understanding inside and can't show it. To be talked to like a baby is so frustrating.
The letter board was my freedom. This is it.
It takes a while to learn how to use it, but it's worth it.
Communication is the most important thing.
I used to dream of talking, of course. But I am not free because I talk. I don't talk. I am free because I can express my ideas in pointing to letters, in typing, in my blog and in my speeches. I am not lonely now.
Autism is a deep pit. Don't give up."
Spotlight on Kyle Cousins
We are thrilled to announce that Kyle Cousins will be hosting a LIVE Facebook Chat on April 20 at 1pm EST!
Kyle is a 20 year-old singer-songwriter who also happens to have autism. He began his journey with autism at two years old by losing all his language. Through years of intensive interventions and family support he has made continual progress; so much so that now he loves nothing better than to express himself onstage through his music. Cousins champions the autism awareness movement in his anthem "Everybody Wants to Be Heard," now the theme song for Autism Speaks and it's campaign Walk Now for Autism Speaks. He is proud to be a source of hope and inspiration for the autism community.
Kyle will be teaming up with Autism Speaks U and SHARETHEMIC to debut his band in New York City, April 21 at the UC Lounge. Doors open at 7pm ET, bands start at 8pm. All proceeds from this concert goes to Autism Speaks U. We'd love for you to come out and show your support! See poster below for details. This is a 21 and over event.
"Lighting" the White House Blue
The autism community came together to urge President Obama and his staff to light the White House blue as a symbol and statement to the world about autism. While we still have hope that it will happen one day, we took matters into our own hands this Saturday, April 2, 2011.
Over one hundred Autism Speaks supporters gathered on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House to commemorate the fourth annual World Autism Awareness Day and to light it blue with their presence, hope and love for the community.
"We are gathered here today to help shine a light on autism," said Jayne Tobin, whose sister and brother-in-law, Suzanne and Bob Wright, founded Autism Speaks in 2005. "The children gathered here with their families, just like my grandnephew, represent the fastest growing developmental disability in the world. It is imperative that our government and the world take action against autism."
Rebecca Grazel, a student at George Washington University, took dozens of pictures of the blue-clad volunteers. "By telling those who were in the dark about this empowering day and the disorder itself, we are ensuring that others will spread the word. What is a bigger sign of awareness and support than showing up in the hub of our nation's capital, wearing blue, and documenting this momentous occasion of countless others doing the same? I am so happy to be a part of it."
Read the passionate and moving posts on the "Light the White House blue for autism awareness" blog that features incredible posts from Jess, Mrs. Sergeant Major, Suzanne, Kerry, Wills, Laura and Amy.
Team Ewing Wins Arizona Marathon Corporate Team Challenge
On Jan. 16, nearly 330 Team Ewing runners participated in the 2011 P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon and Half Marathon in Tempe, Ariz., the largest group the team has had in its seven years in the race.
Team Ewing won first place in the GET FIT Challenge Corporate Large Division in this year's race—a friendly competition designed to get companies to train together. Close to 200 Ewing employees ran the race, joined by family members, friends, and Ewing customers and vendor representatives.
On the eve of the race, Team Ewing runners received some encouraging words from Matt Long, a 17-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department, a Sept. 11 first responder and a marathoner and Ironman triathlete. In December of 2005, Long was run over by a charter bus and given a five percent chance of survival.
"If you don't challenge yourself in life, you exist the way I did (after the accident). I was about 130 pounds, I was depressed and I wasn't setting goals for life. I wasn't trying to move forward," he said.
After a difficult recovery, Long has since completed the New York City marathon, an Ironman triathlon, and founded the I Will Foundation, which coaches, trains and financially supports athletes overcoming the challenges of illness and traumatic injury.
He reminded runners to trust in their training efforts and of the importance of a supportive team.
Once again, Team Ewing runners collected donations for Autism Speaks, and with a generous Ewing contribution, a total of $25,000 was raised for the organization. During the past three years, Team Ewing has raised a total of $100,000 for Autism Speaks.
Amy Hummell, Arizona director of Autism Speaks, thanked the team for their dedication and encouraged them to share the resources that Autism Speaks has with others; including the 100 Day Kit, which offers tips to assist families during the first 100 days following their child's diagnosis of autism.
Ewing's annual participation in the race is based on the company's belief that health is the first wealth."We're very excited to have a room full of people that are committed to that," said Doug York, Ewing's president and half marathon participant, to the runners. "We're excited to sponsor all of you, to commit our resources to get you here, and hopefully help you make your lives better in the long run."
Cliff Woodbury, vice president of marketing and communications for Ewing, said the event brings employees and families together from across the country to have fun, increase their fitness, build company camaraderie and support Autism Speaks.
"It's a real win-win-win, all around," Woodbury said.He issued a challenge to encourage more employees to train for the 2012 marathon. This year 17 Team Ewing runners completed the 26.2-mile marathon."I had my personal best today," said Warren Gorowitz, vice president of sustainability and conservation for Ewing, who finished the marathon in 4:12:44. "It was amazing weather in an amazing city, and I work for an amazing company."
10th Annual Autism Walk in West Palm Beach Led by Autism Speaks' Co-Founders
Congratulations to the amazing walkers who came out for the 10th annual Palm Beach County Walk Now for Autism Speaks on Sunday. The event was a huge success with over 5,000 people joining Autism Speaks' Co-Founders Bob and Suzanne Wright to raise awareness and funds for autism research. Thanks to the dedication and support of the walkers an estimated $300,000 was raised. For more on this year's Palm Beach Walk, check out the great media coverage from the day.
In Their Own Words – It's For Me
This 'In Their Own Words' author is Jess, who can be found at Diary of a Mom. There she writes about life with her husband Luau* and their beautiful daughters – nine and-a-half year-old Katie*, an utterly fabulous typically a-typical fourth grader, and seven and-a-half year-old, Brooke*, a loving, talented, hilarious second grader who has autism.
It had been a long, full, long day. Yeah, I know I said long twice.
We had walked (or in Mama's case, more accurately hobbled) around the track at the Autism Walk. We – or at least the smaller half of the we - had jumped in the bouncy house until Mama finally had to send Miss N in on a retrieval mission. We'd played in the ball pit. We'd eaten pizza at ten a.m. We'd visited with Grammy and Grandpa DD. We'd gone out to lunch. We'd had a grand old time with Miss N and Yo, B! Hell, we'd even lost a tooth for good measure.
We – or the bigger of us at least - were ready for sleep.
We were lying on Brooke's bed, snuggling together in the dark.
After a day spent immersed in capital 'A' Autism – as opposed to a day immersed in little 'a' autism which would simply be, well, ya know .. a day – I wondered what she'd taken in.
Did she hear the speaker at the Walk that called autism a 'disease'? Though it causes much dis-ease in our world, it is actually a disorder.
Did she hear the young adult standing in front of us repeating over and over – and over – again, "Were at the Autism Walk. That's for me. We're at the Autism Walk. That's for me."?
Did she hear the mom explaining to her grumbling son that he needed to suck it up 'because we are walking to help the sick kids'?
Did she see the bracelet that her big sister insisted on buying that said, "I love someone with autism"?
Does she remember me talking to her about it before? On other nights, snuggled in the dark, just like this.
Did the word sink in?
Did she connect it to herself? To us? To our family? To who we are?
Does it have any meaning for her at all?
Did she notice it that day? Over and over and over again?
"Hey, Brooke," I asked into the darkness, trying to sound casual.
"Yes, Mom?" God, how I love that clipped little version of 'Mom' – somewhere between Mum and Mom – the word so wonderfully hers.
"Do you know that we go to the Autism Walk because you have autism?"
I was trying hard to sound cheerful – to keep the words light.
It is so desperately important to me that she not grow up internalizing our demonization of autism. Someday she will understand these words. She will know that it is a part of her. Then what? I can't let her hate such a huge part of her life.
She didn't answer. She was too busy fiddling with my hair.
I know better than to think that because she isn't 'paying attention' she doesn't hear me. She may process it three days, three months or three years from now, but I'll be damned if she's not taking it all in.
"Baby, do you know that you have autism?"
I've asked this question before. I'll ask it again.
It's so important to me that she hears it from us and doesn't take her understanding of autism from a man at a podium shouting for its eradication. It's far too easy for the lines to get muddled, for the leap to take her where I dread that she might go. Where does my autism end and I begin? If I have autism does that mean that I AM autism? If autism is evil then I must be too.
Add that internal monologue to the list of my greatest fears.
"Do you know what that means, Brooke – when Mama says that you have autism?"
She answered. On some level, I was getting through.
I measured my words carefully. I knew I didn't have the luxury of paragraphs. Our world demands that a sentence – maybe two – suffice.
"Well, autism is what makes some things hard for you, baby. But it's also part of what makes you special and wonderful and well, Brooke."
"A lot of kids at the Walk today had autism too. There are LOTS of other children just like you who have it too."
She has the right to a community. If I can help it, my girl will know she is not alone.
"So when I wake up, the tooth fairy will bring me Blue from Blue's Clues just like my Periwinkle. And then I will have Blue. Blue will be just like my Periwinkle."
I smiled at her, though she couldn't see me.
"Right baby girl, I'm sure she will."
She'll be ready someday. In the meantime, we lay the foundation. We demystify the words. We own them. It's a place to start.
I stole a kiss before her head disappeared under the covers. She popped back out with a giggle and threw her little arms around my neck as we went through the charade of choosing a number for the nightly countdown. In Prairie Dawn voice, we counted to thirteen. By odds. As always.
We've got a long time to wade through this stuff together. One sentence, one bedtime, one Walk at a time. We'll get through it.
And wouldn't you know it? In the morning, under her pillow, there was Blue.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
In Memory of Jane Stewart
This guest blog is by Nikhi Young, the Acting Walk Director for Central and East Texas.
Houston's autism community mourns the loss of a dear friend, Jane Stewart, who passed away on November 11th. In 1981, Jane changed the landscape of autism services in Houston by founding The Westview School, a private, not-for-profit school dedicated to providing a nurturing, structured, and stimulating environment for special needs students. She was a pioneer in education and a champion for so many Houston families.
Jane and The Westview School have been long-time supporters of the Houston Walk Now for Autism, creating an annual team. Two years ago, Music for Autism approached Autism Speaks about working together in Houston to share their interactive children's concerts designed for individuals on the autism spectrum, but we needed a home for these concerts. Jane opened her doors to us without hesitation and so began a quarterly concert series to bring families together. Annually, one of the concerts serves as the Walk Now for Autism Speaks Kick-Off Party.
Jane Stewart will be missed by so many, among them Autism Speaks, the students whose lives she touched, and their grateful families. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Westview School at www.westviewschool.org.
In Their Own Words – Do You Have Autism, or Does It Have You?
This "In Their Own Words" is by 23-year-old Dave Beukers, who was diagnosed with high-functioning autism in 1990. Dave serves on the committees of the Los Angeles and Orange County Walk Now for Autism Speaks events. He is a musician and a graduate of Chapman University in Orange, Calif.
I know it's very much the standard terminology, and for all technical intents and purposes it's probably correct. But I'll admit I get a bit irked every time I hear that someone "has autism." It's a seemingly innocent phrase, and I know that no one thinks much of it, but I can't help but dissect its connotations.
When one has something, one can "unhave" it just as easily, as it were. Say I have a ball, if I throw it away I no longer have a ball. It's gone, outta here, sent to oblivion in my mind, and it no longer affects me or is my problem.
I find it interesting, a bit absurd even, that we use this same verb to talk about the autistic condition. It's as if I were to say that I have "Caucasianism." I could immerse myself as much as I like in any culture and become a functional member of that culture, but I haven't really altered my DNA or my skin color. At the end of it all, despite the fact that I could be born in Japan, speak Japanese and celebrate the Emperor's birthday every year, I'm still white. That is what I was given to work with, it's a part of who I am.
"Having" autism, stretched to its extreme meanings, has kind of unfortunate implications. It implies the condition was put upon us solely by an external force. It presumes that taking the condition away, i.e. being typical, would make us unequivocally better, and it's ever waiting for the "cure," the magical panacea that will make everything hunky-dory.
Then again, it's really all in how you look at it. For me, there was no real cure. It was simply work, time, and experiences that made me the person I am today. Sure, without autism, there are struggles I wouldn't have had to endure. But I'm glad I did, and still occasionally continue to. Little by little, I learned to shove stimuli to the back of my mind, to make eye contact, to talk about something other than my favorite books, to read the nuances of conversation, to infer what someone is really thinking. I'm still not great at body language, among other things, to be honest. But some of my best qualities and personality traits are the direct result of my autism as well. I couldn't imagine my life without autism. And I wouldn't want to.
To me, it is not something I HAD and got rid of. It is something I AM and learned to channel.
It is this distinction in my mind between "having autism" and "being autistic," this simple change in turn of phrase, where I personally determine my attitude towards it. As a possession, it seems simply thrust upon me as an unnecessary burden, one which I would be better off without. As a state of being, it is a lifelong journey, a beautiful cycle of try, fail, and try again from which I learn as much as I can, wherever that ends up taking me. It is this thought that has turned me from a victim to a victor and given me hope for my future, because as long as I "had" autism, autism actually had me.
Now I don't expect to shake up everyone's personal lexicons here, but I hope you are as intrigued as I am by the difference a word can make.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to email@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.


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News: Cash Money Records Duo Slammed By Party Poopers, $125K Battle On Deck
Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 10:36AM
Cash Money Records' duo The Stafford Brothers are making headlines this weekend for reportedly being sued over putting on a slew of extreme parties in Los Angeles.
Details of the Bros' legal woes surfaced online early Sunday (January 26).
Cash Money Records artists The Stafford Brothers were smacked with the lawsuit this week ... after owners of a dope pad they rented in Studio City sued them for allegedly leaving it in shambles. The owners claim the group threw lots of parties -- including one for their music video "Hello" featuring Lil Wayne -- violating the lease and wrecking the joint by: -- "Illegal" service of alcohol -- Pouring liquid nitrogen in the house -- Installing a skate ramp -- Allowing a LIVE KANGAROO to roam the house The owners want the group to ante up more than $100k -- plus another $25K in punitive damages to teach them a lesson. (TMZ)
The music duo signed on Cash Money Records' dotted lines back in 2012.
Hundreds of Hip Hop blogs and music networks have gone dance crazy this week as Cash Money Records announce their first EDM signing, our very own Stafford Brothers. The ITM top runners were welcomed into the 'Young Money Cash Money Billionaires (YMCMB)' family by Birdman & Slim and now join the likes on Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Drake on the US game-changing label. (360 Agency)
Cash Money head Birdman previously spoke on his admiration for Stafford Brothers.
"The Stafford Brothers blew me away with their energy, superb production skills and strong remixes. Their music may have a party vibe, but that didn't fool Slim and I. With their ownership of nightclubs, their own reality television show, international tours and dedication to their craft, we knew the Stafford Brothers were serious and would fit right in with the hardworking YMCMB family." (Statement)
In late 2012, group member Matt Stafford spoke on wanting to blow up under Birdman's watch.
"We're back in Australia till early June, and there we want to release more music, you know, get these records out with Cash Money and distributing them in America. We started out this year with a lot of amazing shows and touring the world, but it's so new and exciting for us to going out in America and doing more there. Plus, I want to do more on these collabs, because that's what it's all about - getting the music out there. I want to get Birdman on the record!" (VIBE)
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Gatorsports.com: Damontre Harris visits Florida
According to the above-linked report, Tre "hasn't ruled out returning to South Carolina to play for new coach Frank Martin." At the Jayhawk blog Through the Phog we're told Harris will visit KU next and he "is looking at KU, Florida, VCU, and Marquette as possible landing spots." The Kansas City Star goes on further to say that "Harris apparently decided to look for a fresh start after the firing of coach Darrin Horn — and the eventual hiring of former K-State coach Frank Martin." I'm not sure how I feel about Harris staying - part of me wants him to stay, and the other part of me is ready to move on. The numbers might not be working in favor of retaining him either - if Willie Moore and Sheldon Jeter commit, then we'll be over the thirteen scholarship limit if Harris wanted to stay.


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Given the tremendous hype surrounding their upcoming Light Heavweight duel, it seems a little strange to me that more boxing journalists aren't devoting more pages to what has been a burning question in my mind for about ten years now:
"Who is Joe Calzaghe?"
Now, I know that in the year 2008, the question seems a little audacious, and probably rankles a few of my friends across the pond. And, more likely than not, many more believe the question was, if not completely, than at least partially answered in last year's highly touted 168-unifier against a game Mikkel Kessler. And if that answer was that Joe is a fast, voluminous lefty with smart footwork and a spoiler's instincts, I'd have to whole-heartedly agree. And honestly, I already knew that.
But if the question is broadened to ask what the Welsh Dragon means to the sport, I have to confess I'm still a little stumped.
On paper -and minus the fine print- Calzaghe's accomplishments seem to speak for themselves. A 10-year unbroken streak, which, if he conquers Hopkins, may extend to eleven. And, let's not forget - Joe Calzaghe is the Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion of the world. Thanks to his win over Kessler and his entertaining smacktalk with that Prince of Headgames, Bernard Hopkins, he has easily become one of the most recognizable faces in the sport.
But then, of course, there's that damn fine print. For 9.5 of his 10 year streak, Joe has defended a single alphabet belt - the WBO - which, though gaining steam, seems unlikely to ever eclipse the fourth fiddle slot in the international fancy-clothing-accessories market. The WBO reminds me of the early 90's U.S. network television wars; a "FOX-like" alternative to the holy trinity of NBC, ABC, and CBS. In any case, their vintage is about the same. While it has certainly gained in prestige enough to be a belt worth fighting for, it's still kind of difficult not to think of it as "Oscar's belt" - more the product of marketing ingenuity than evolving from changing dynamics of the sport. Formed in 1988, the organization itself had originally claimed to be the product of a sort of Great Schism of Boxing, bent on reforming outdated rules and corrupt sanctioning practices. I'll leave it to someone else to decide how well the WBO's conscientious "reform" movement worked out.
But leaving aside the relative prestige of the body itself, the fact remains that in 1997, Joe Calzaghe fought Chris Eubank for an open belt that hadn't yet reached it's tenth birthday, in a division that had just barely had. In any case if you added those two ages together, you still wouldn't match Eubank, who at 31 found Calzaghe at the end of a bumpy 2-1/2 year crusade to regain the belt that Steve Collins kept denying him. For me, Collins is the more memorable of the two, if for nothing else than having driven the final nail into Nigel Benn's coffin in fights that saw Benn's body just fail on him.
Collins, of course, decided to end his WBO line less than a year later, and the WBC title that Eubank had insufficiently challenged Benn for would quickly acquire a whole crime lab full of fingerprints on it before the millenium was out. With the WBO up for grabs, a twice-denied Eubank would find the cock crowing yet again, as a hot up-and-comer named Joe Calzaghe made Eubank look blind and ancient for twelve rounds. And suddenly, a new line had begun.
After Joe, Eubank jumped up to Cruiserweight to close out his career. He would fight (and lose) two more fights, both to Carl Thompson. Now, the Cat wasn't a pushover, and from 1995 until the end of 2005, he spent much of his time in the mix for an assortment of b-level belts like the IBO, as well as a plethora of more exotic extension cords like the BBBofC belt and the vaunted EBU, which at times seemed more vacant than a Britney Spears B-side. (In deference to my European friends, the Americas have their share of worthless trinkets.) Counting all the "me-too" trophy fights, Thompson had a decent record in championship outings. But his relationship to the WBO crown was the one I find the most fascinating. Like Joe, the Cat first contended for the belt when it was vacant. He lost that scrap when a German named Ralf Rocchigiani kayoed him in the final frame of their fight. It would take more than two years for Thompson to avenge himself, in a yet another head-scratcher of a Germanic SD. But no matter how you sliced it, the tyrannical WBO reign of the great Ralf "Rocky II" Rocchigiani had ended. Yes, that was really his nickname. And, yes, his legendary boxing career mysteriously vanished directly following that fight. I was starting to detect a pattern.
But what's all this fuss about belt pedigree? This is Boxing, after all, not a damn fashion show. Zags certainly isn't the first fighter to dust off a young, hand-me-down belt. And these days, the WBO has certainly grown "buzzworthy" enough to lure big fighters to the stage. And yet, in ways that are difficult to grasp, a glance at the WBO's Super Middleweight evolution over the course of Joe's reign feels radically underwhelming. Is it possible for a belt to die around a champions waist?
If a championship label has any meaning at all, it can be measured by the quality and quantity of those who actually contend for it. In other words, belts are not absolved from the immutable laws of supply and demand. And, in a more fundamental sense, belts are symbolically tied to history and bloodshed. Ali racked up a string of memorable victories wearing the NABF, and one could say the esteem of that award was elevated just from Ali himself having wore it. But, with a couple of notable exceptions, the level of competition that rose to contend the NABF paled in comparison to those that squabbled over the WBC and WBA crowns. As a result, the NABF is a belt that many good and great fighters have worn, but only briefly on their journey to a larger stage.
Winky Wright is a pretty good example of this phenomenon, I think. He first grabbed it from around the waist of Bronco McKart in an IBF eliminator, and dropped it on the side of highway less than a year later. But The NABF fight wasn't the first time Wright had met and beaten McKart. That had happened more than four years prior, around the same time that Joe Calzaghe was training to fight Eubank. Like Calzaghe, Wright was a young fighter, and also looking to capture and hold a newly-minted WBO belt. Like Calzaghe. he mostly defended the belt against lackluster, overmatched competition. Winky would lose the belt in South Africa a couple of years later, amidst one of the more curious scoring incidents in boxing history. Of course - being that it was "only" the WBO belt - Winky didn't look back, and instead kept manuevering himself towards the holy trinity and big fights with the likes of Sugar Shane, Tito, Jermaine Taylor, Ike Quartey and the Executioner himself.
But what about Harry Simon? The fellow who took the WBO belt from Wright in Africa? Needless to say, he didn't set the world on fire. Indeed he never contended for anything other then WBO honors during his brief career. He dropped the 154 and even managed to drop the 160-lb belt before a car accident took him out of the game in 2002. For some reason, even the Harry Simons of the World felt the WBO wasn't worth protecting against the likes of Rodney Jones, Enrique Areco and Armand Krajnc. Go figure.
So, then, Joe.
Much has been said about the class of competition Joe has faced over the past ten years (certainly, even Joe's most ardent fans probably can't find a good reason for Joe to fight Mario Veit TWICE). But what about the belt itself? Languishing in the corner as a tide of Kabary Salems, Mger Mkrtchians, Charles Brewers and Peter Manfredo Juniors vie for it's affections? The line from the WBO super-middleweight crown is short and broken, and at times, seems written in chalk. Since its birth, there have only been three other men to wear it. One was Chris Eubank, who lost it. The other two were Steve Collins and a forty-year-old Tommy Hearns. Even Old Man Hearns dropped the thing like it was poison. Likely, he saw it as a sort of "gold watch" and The Hitman wasn't ready to say goodbye quite yet. Collins then swooped in. He clung to the belt for three years, guarding it against the ghosts of Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank and nobody else. Then, of course, he dropped it too, and his boxing career as well. Collins, I think, was simply bored stiff with it, and Hearns didn't even know what the fuck it was. But in the end they both kissed it goodbye.
Why didn't Joe?
And, since he didn't, has Joe really done enough over the past decade to elevate the prestige of his WBO title? Or, given the recent vint of both his title and his weight class, has his reign served to make each of them a little less meaningful?
Which brings me back to my question. Who is Joe Calzaghe? At the end of the day, we can only define his worth as a champion by who he fought. The list is the subject of an ugly, ceasless debate, where valid viewpoints about the lack of international diversity in calling someone a "name" fighter is intertwined with the sort of tribal chest-thumping that has always been a part of the sport. Often, I'll hear fans of Joe quote his American competition as examples of "marquis" victories. Ironically, Charles Brewer - a marginal fighter who very early in his career found himself banging his head against a low ceiling - has found a near-adoring audience in Joe Calzaghe's fan club, who use him as example of Joe's supernatural mastery of the division. (I'm sure the Hatchet would be gratified, but then again the poor guy got knocked out by Mario Veit. He's probably changed his name and moved to Calcutta by now.) The notion that Zags took a fight against Brewer rather than go after Brewer's conqueror, Antwun Echols, spoke volumes to me about the cage his camp seemed to be building around him.
Leaving aside the absurd "American Boxing Stars" like Brewer and Manfredo, the smattering of local talent, and the stream of hideous, barn-storming shams like Veit, Salem, Ashira, Sabot, Jimenez, Sheika... what's left in the crucible?
Here are Joe's belt-defining fights, as far as I'm concerned:
Tocker Pudwill - In my recollection, Pudwill got a call on the Batphone at 3am the morning before the fight. It's clearly not Zags fault that his original opponent, Thomas Tate, couldn't show, but picking Tate in the first place certainly was. Positively Brewer-esque in stature, Tate made a career out of wandering to far-off lands to lose to local tin-pot champions - including once to the mediocre Silvio Branco and twice to Sven Ottke. Calzaghe seemed to want a piece of that semi-action, but in the end he had to settle for driving Pudwill back to the old folks' home instead.
Byron Mitchell - In the penultimate fight of his career, Mitchell got knocked silly by Joe in under two rounds. No one would confuse Mitchell with a boxing legend, but Joe did some business in this fight, and showed he could hit with purpose against a good fighter. I think of this as one of Joe's biggest "statement" fights. The fact that the statement happened to come against another Ottke war-crime victim is something to ponder, though.
Mario Veit II - As far as career-defining moments go, nothing is more problematic for Joe than the decision to fight Mario Veit again. Veit still stands as a veritable poster child for what's wrong with the international boxing scene. In some funhouse version of affirmative action, Veit got a second giant payday for fighting a man who totaled him inside two minutes of their first fight. The event cast a wide net of dispursion. Who to blame? Joe's camp for inking it? The British fighting public for swallowing it? In the end I decided to just blame the Germans - largely out of habit. Nevertheless, the matchup seemed like the nadir for the WBO belt, which had already been stuck in a turdlike 5 year stretch. It strained credulity to think that Joe couldn't find a way to get someone credible to care about his title, and the ludricrous matchups he was using to tide himself over were only serving to damage that title further. It was a vicious circle, and Joe needed to do something quick if he wanted to be regarded as anything more than Sven Ottke with better hair.
Jeff Lacy - In 2006, Joe found his holy grail in the form of Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy. He was a marketable young American champion who had already slain a few of Calzaghe's own victims. The fight shone a bright light on Joe, emphasizing how the puzzle of a smart, fast lefty with middleweight power could cause fits for decent competitors. He got his paws on a shiny new belt as well, but, as we all know, dropped it like a hot potato so he could fight a real contender. Or, at least, a guy from a reality TV show called "Contender." I'll let that one slide, though, since it might've been the result of some sort of cross-Atlantic language barrier.
Kessler - We all know the drill. Kessler, who is a well-wrought if somewhat predicatable machine, was thoroughly dominated by Calzaghe. There were times late in the fight that Kessler seemed like he was staring at the sun. Ten years into his reign, the Welsh Dragon captured a pair of new belts and respect enough to get a fight made with first ballot hall-of-famer Bernard Hopkins.
Still, it was ultimately Lacy that begat Kessler. But, in a way, I think Joe's coming-out party nine years into his reign was about three or four too late to rescue his mistreated WBO belt from the bargain bin. In his Lacy duel, Joe ripped off the mask of a regional Ottke-esque beltholder and revealed himself to be a potentially dangerous man that was content to drive to his fights for the rest of his life. Signing an established fighter to risk himself against a fast, smart southpaw in his hometown for a belt that nobody of import seemed to care about... I'm thinking that didn't exactly top most managers' "list of brilliant career moves." So, Joe was going to sit on the WBO for another year, devaluing it like a sack of money under a mildewed mattress.
Now, that doesn't mean much for Joe, who is now the undisputed King of both the WBA and the WBC. But, win or lose his next fight, it's likely that the WBO 168-lb belt is, for the third time in its young life, going to be cast aside. And after being tarted around before the likes of Mario Veit, Kabary Salem and Charles Brewer for the past ten years, I gotta wonder if it isn't just damaged goods.


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Seven candidates in the Vicksburg Mayor's race meet for a forum on economic policy on Tuesday night. But for two of those candidates it's a re-introduction to the public after scandal.
"I am a mother, a grandmother, and I have been married to my husband for 28 years," candidate Linda Fondren said during the event.
Fondren spoke openly about her personal life for the first time since she revealed her past - working in a Nevada legal brothel.
Another candidate has been shy to the media for even longer. A grand jury indicted Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield in March on bribery charges.
His campaign continues.
"What you're going to find is that the city of Vicksburg's economy is strong, contrary to what a lot of communities are facing," Winfield said.
But neither of these scandals were addressed during the public forum. The subject was only mentioned in passing by other candidates including Mississippi State Representative George Flaggs.
"It's our most serious and challenging time of our life is before us today - it's going to be on the ballot. Our image has a direct impact on the economic growth and viability of this community. I want to be the CEO of this city," Flaggs said.
Gertrude Young said she is looking to move up from her previously held position in the city's north ward.
"I have a proven record that I took care of not only my district but if you call around south ward I did what I could for that district also because we are one community and not a split community," Young said.
But for Fondren, the only other woman on the ballot, she's now selling her personality as a main reason to vote for her.
"I call myself being pushy. To me I think that's a really good quality and I think that's what this city needs is to be energetic and we have to get after it. We need to get started. This needs to be done," Fondren said.
Both of Vicksburg's Aldermen seats are up for grabs in this election. Party Primaries are on May 7.
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I am much more an observer than a commenter. I've been "monitoring" this site for about three months but, pulled the trigger and made an account last month. For the most part, TST is free from trolls. A few pop up from time to time, but hey this is the internet. I'm a die-hard Rams fan. Have been since 1987. After a little research I found that my beloved Rams have only had six winning seasons in that span. Let that sink in a bit…
You cannot expect league experts to take this team seriously when they have only had six winning seasons in twenty-six years. That would be what a sane person calls ludicrous. A lot of TST fans have been taking offense to what the experts predict the Rams will do this season. Even more interesting is how fans react to trolls and fans of the other NFC West teams. As Rams fans, we cannot expect experts or fans to take this team seriously until they start putting up more wins than losses.
It is my belief that the Rams organization is making the right moves. We now have an owner that cares. I have my feelings about Georgia. She ripped the team out of Los Angeles and blamed the fans. I feel like she kind of "fell" into the Championship year in 99'. I'm not complaining because the Rams finally captured their first Super Bowl title, but it was apparent that her desire to field a winning team was short lived when the team collapsed only 3 years after winning that title. It's tough to fill a stadium when the team is not competitive. We have seen similar results in St Louis. This year has boosted record numbers in regards to pre-season fan attendance at camp. This is a no brainer. The Jeff Fisher/Les Snead culture is resonating throughout St. Louis.
Rams fans should be excited. We should stick up for our team, but don't take offense. The future is bright and the silver lining is most of the experts who dog the Rams this year feel they are one year away. So what do we take away from all of this? Who cares about what they say. I've dealt with this bleak outlook most years while routing for this team. Who picked the Rams to win the Super Bowl in 99'? I sure as hell didn't and neither did the experts.


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A teenager will be swapping a morning paper round for the experience of a lifetime – but first he needs to raise £3,500.
Ben Paterson, 15, of High Street, Linton, has his eyes set on a summer adventure to the other side of the globe in 2015.
But it will not just be a holiday for the News paperboy when he gets to Cambodia, with his fellow Linton Village College students.
He plans to volunteer with Camps International, teaching English and helping build schools to support the community where he will be staying.
There will be some time to explore though, particularly an exciting seven-day trip through the jungle to see abandoned temples and waterfalls.
He told the News: "The first interest I got was at school. Camps International gave a presentation and it really caught my attention.
"I have always wanted to travel when I was older but I did not think I would get the opportunity at this age.
"If I really put my mind to it I know I can raise the money needed."
He explained: "I have been saving the money I earn from doing the paper round, collecting Christmas tips and offering to do odd jobs for my customers.
"However, by my maths my paper round will have earned me around £400, before the trip. So far I have raised nearly £900, so I am looking for a further £2,600.
"At school I am having weekly meetings to try and think of ways that we can raise money in groups."
There will be around 17 pupils making the trip to Cambodia next summer, and before then they plan to hold a number of charity events to help them meet their fundraising targets.
He said: "We are planning car washes, movie nights, that kind of thing. All the money will then be split between us.
"I've also had the idea of approaching local companies for sponsorship and I would put their logos on t-shirts to take out to Cambodia and do the volunteering work in."
Ben has set up a website where people can donate or potential sponsors can find out more: bensbigtrip-cambodia.co.uk.


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Busy week. So I couldn't get to this straightaway.
1. Lordy. So, to be perfectly honest with you I don't think I had seen this team really play with a chip on its shoulder prior to this game. Don't get me wrong. This team plays with plenty of emotion. But I mean to say something different. I had not seen this team really "take it out" on an opponent for some perceived slight, some, dare I say, disrespect. This Missouri team, if nothing else, mostly plays with a cool efficiency, a business-like demeanor. Despite playing with emotion it's never personal with Mizzou. The run they put on Baylor never felt personal. No woofing. No preening. No pounding of breasts. Missouri is just a dreadful matchup for the Bears, and both teams know it. It was a matter of 'if both teams are taking the same shots Mizzou wins every time.' The Okie State game was different. The Tigers beat the Cowboys like they stole something; like they were angry at the Pokes for refusing to play their appointed role in Stillwater. You know the role. It's the one where the plucky underdog puts on a good show for the home faithful, falls behind, then makes a valiant comeback that falls just short? It was like Mizzou was annoyed that they lost on poor execution and a series of hero shots in Stillwater. So they intended to not just beat OSU but to disembowel a very good defense, leveraging it into giving up good shot after good shot after good shot after good shot. It was as vicious a beating as I've seen the Tigers put on a team since the Oregon game a few years back.
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At the end, it was the higher ceiling and nasty attitude of Eric Fisher that lead the Chiefs to pick him over Luke Joeckel. Let's be honest, this was a coin flip choice. Fisher and Joeckel are both excellent prospects with little to separate them. With Fisher in the fold, look for the Branden Albert trade market to start once the run of the big three OT's ends. Albert will probably be dealt to Miami or Arizona before the start of Round Two. Grade: A


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A man was shot and killed Saturday evening in the parking lot of the Nashville West shopping center off Charlotte Pike.The shooting happened around 7 p.m.Metro police spokesperson Kristin Mumford said the victim, 30-year-old Joshua McLean, and his brother went to the parking lot to meet a buyer for an arranged sale of two handguns."Just before 7 p.m. tonight, the victim, Joshua McLean, came here to sell guns, apparently through an Internet related source, possibly Craigslist," she said. "He came here with his brother to complete a legal sale to the best of our knowledge."
The victim's brother reported hearing gunshots after McLean got out of the car. The victim tried to get away but fell.
Officers are still searching for the suspects.
"The suspect description at this time is at least two black men were involved," Mumford said.Witnesses tried to help as they heard the gunshots.
"We were fixing to go into Ross and we heard gunshots and we saw people started running across the parking lot," said Krista Locke. "My husband came over here to see what was going on and a guy had been shot in the chest so he was trying to help another guy do CPR and it wasn't working. He was already gone."Police remind people of the dangers that can come with prearranged Internet sales."We really want to encourage people to be so cautious when arranging these kinds of sales, Internet sales, with strangers," Mumford reiterated.
Police said McLean and his brother had a total of six handguns in their vehicle. All six were accounted for after the shooting.
McLean was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call Metro police or Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME.
The following are mugshots of individuals arrested in May by local authorities in Northeast Tennessee.
441 Murfreesboro Road Nashville, TN 37210
Telephone: 615.369.7222
Fax: 615.369.7329
Email: email@example.com


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If You Find This, Buy It
Laphroaig 10-year cask strength scotch whisky is no longer to be sold. But you should snap it up if you encounter it, as it's a hell of a dram—a violent wallop of peat smoke and brine gently sleeping in rich warm blankets of honey and toffee with a pillow of sweetness. It's incredible stuff. I recently picked up the last bottle at a Bay Area Bevmo, but know that there's more out there . . . just not for long. Make sure to add a squirt of water, though, because cask strength means it's never been diluted and thus comes to you at a whopping 111 proof.
Good luck.
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