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"Energetic, enthusiastic and dedicated students with great potential as future educators." That's how two members of Watchung Hills Regional High School's Class of 2013 were described, and that's why they were chosen to receive the 2013 Watchung Hills Regional Education Association Scholarship for Future Educators.
Graduating seniors Madeline Gronske and Dennis Lamson, who have attained outstanding academic records as well as shown a commitment to extra-curricular activities, have stated their intention to enter the field of teaching, and, in recognition of those aspirations, were each recognized with a $1,000 scholarship at Watchung Hills' Annual Awards Assembly on June 4.
The Watchung Hills Regional Education Association has offered scholarship aid to help with college expenses for eight consecutive years, and since 2006, over $11,000 in scholarships has been distributed to graduating seniors who plan to enter the teaching field. "Donating to the scholarship fund is a concrete way to show our encouragement. Our members have always been very supportive of students who choose to pursue education as a career," said Joseph Toye, who serves as Selection Committee Co-Chair.
Toye also indicated that there were a number of "firsts" for the scholarship fund this year: For the first time, the association had surpassed the $10,000 mark for awarded money; for the first time a male is a recipient; for the first time, the Association has received a donation from outside the school. (The Stone House at Stirling Ridge had provided a dining package that was auctioned off during the association's fund-raising event this year.)
Millington resident, "Maddie" Gronske, has been a strong student with an impressive grade point average throughout her four years. The rigor of her courses increased each year, but the exposure to the Child Development program has been most influential for her. Although she had been a babysitter (and exposed to working with younger children), it was not until her junior year, when she enrolled in the program, that that her passion for education was confirmed.
As a senior, Gronske is now completing her third course in the program and will be eligible for college credits through Seton Hall University at year's end. "It was such a privilege to work with Mrs. Jaran, teacher of pre-school education courses, as my mentor and as a 'second mother' during the past two years," Gronske said. "I've been able to watch the children grow up, learn, and soak up all the new information we provide in the pre-school program. The program has been very important to me," she added.
In the fall, Gronske will work toward an education degree at the University of Rhode Island and eventually earn a teaching certificate in early childhood education in its Human Science & Services College.
Although Warren resident Dennis Lamson did not participate in the education program at Watchung Hills, he was able to explore education as an option through athletics and coaching. Throughout his four years, Lamson participated in several athletic programs. He earned three letters with the Ultimate Frisbee team, and this year earned a letter with Hills' football team.
Lamson also played recreational basketball and has been with the Warren Youth Basketball Association since grade 3. During the past four years, he has volunteered as a coach for younger players in the program. It was this coaching experience that helped him realize his passion for working with children, he said.
"My teachers and coaches here have driven me to work hard and yet have fun. They encouraged me to believe in myself and my dreams, no matter how tough times get. I want to be able to do the same for others when I become a teacher," Lamson said.
His coaching experience made Lamson aware of his passion for education, and his love of sports helped him settle on majoring in Physical Education/Health next fall when he attends Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania. He hopes to become a motivating educator and community leader.


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The only Irish band ever invited to play the massive Rock in Rio festival, the members of Dervish were pleasantly surprised to discover that even heavy metal fans responded enthusiastically to their traditional music.
"Rio was the best trip ever," recalls Dervish's lead singer, Cathy Jordan. "We had never played to 250,000 people before, and they loved us. We played on two different days, once between Sheryl Crowe and Neil Young, and the other day we played before Iron Maiden. We were worried about playing trad music to heavy metal fans, but they were well up for it. Some of them thought that heavy metal had its origins in our music."
Hailed as one of Ireland's best traditional music bands, Dervish has been winning over fans worldwide for years, performing in nations as diverse as China and Colombia.
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"We consider ourselves very lucky to be able to travel the world while playing the music that we love," Jordan continues. "We are representing our country and our culture on a world stage."
Usually associated with Sufism, Dervish seems like an unusual name for an Irish band, but then they are known for enrapturing audiences.
"The name Dervish is borrowed from the Sufis, but Brian (McDonagh) who was responsible for the name felt there were many parallels between the Whirling Dervishes and an Irish session of music," she explains. "They spin around and become enraptured by music and reach a higher level of consciousness. The word Dervish means 'the sill of the door into enlightenment.' We feel the same about Irish music."
Formed in 1989, the band features Brian McDonagh on mandola, Liam Kelly on flute and whistles, Shane Mitchell on accordion, Michael Holmes on bouzouki, Tom Morrow on fiddle, and Jordan on vocals and bodhran.
Growing up in a musical family on a small farm in Scramogue, County Roscommon, Jordan loved singing from an early age.
"I was the youngest of 7 and my entire family sang," she recalls. "I had a repertoire at the age of three. I was happiest when I was singing maybe because singing meant timeout from chores and hard graft for the whole family."
Besides Irish music she also absorbed traditional music from America. "There was as much American folk and country music on record in my house as there was Irish music and I loved it all - the Carter family, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton," she says. "A neighbor came home from living in Dublin with a huge collection of records and introduced me to music by people like Bob Dylan, John Prine, Willie Nelson, as well as Planxty and the Bothy Band. It was a brilliant age of discovery."
Dervish's exuberant style of Irish music is rooted in the Sligo tradition. "Irish music had and has many regional styles," she explains. "The Sligo style is fast, passionate, highly ornamented and strong, yet delicate when required."
"It takes a little rowdiness to appreciate a band like Dervish," noted a review in Rambles magazine. "Alternating between blistering instrumental sets and songs sung in both English and Gaelic, the band seemed completely at ease on the stage. Jordan's voice is a pure drop of Ireland, one of the best to come out of a country known for its singing."
Reviewing their recent album "Travelling Show," The Irish Star praised: "Dervish's attention to tunes render them with an undeniable effervescence. 'The Masters Return' captures the incendiary quality of the band's live performances, the driving percussive forces of bouzouki and guitar propelling fiddle and flute towards delirious infinity."
While primarily focused on traditional music, they have recorded songs by American artists like Bob Dylan ("Boots of Spanish Leather") and Suzanne Vega ("The Queen and the Soldier").
"I chose to do those two songs and (Cher's) 'Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves,' " says Jordan. "To me they sound like they could be from Ireland. I love the stories and language used in them, not to mention the melodies."
These traditional artists have sometimes contended with pressure to become more commercial and pop-flavored. "We went through that phase, but we're safely out the far side of that pressure," she notes. "That's not to say we're not open to new musical journeys, but not for the sake of the commercial world."
Last year the band launched an ambitious multi-media production designed to bring Irish music into the contemporary age, performing with audio-visual animation footage and archival material. "It was really challenging to do and great fun and interesting," she says. "But it's too expensive to take on the road for all shows."
Irish music is said to contain three elements - goltrai, geantri and suantra - and Dervish's music embraces all three. Goltrai means the music is so moving it makes you want to cry. Suantra means it can be so soothing and melancholy that it makes you want to sleep. And geantri means that it's so energetic and lively it makes you want to dance.
People shouldn't think Irish music is "old-fashioned, outdated, and simplistic," she says. "It's a living, breathing tradition that takes a lifetime to get to the bottom of, and then you realize you've only scratched the surface."
And what does she love most about performing Irish music?
"I feel like I'm carrying the flame of Irish music that has been passed on to me and others like me to take care of it and hand it on to the next generation," she says. "I love the fact that it carries with it the stories and struggles of our ancestors - their pain and their excitement, their loss and their longing. I also love how it makes people feel. I can see their happiness and sometimes their tears."
* Dervish performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Castle Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Tickets are $12, $22 and $32, plus applicable fees, available from the MACC box office, 242-7469 or www.mauiarts.org.
Can you imagine hearing a guitar jam session between Led Zep's Jimmy Page, U2's The Edge and the White Stripes' Jack White? This historic teaming of rock guitar gods is captured in the Maui Film Festival screening of "It Might Get Loud" Wednesday in Castle Theater.
"Does this sound like rock heaven? It is," praised Rolling Stone.
"The cameras follow each of them home, let them talk shop and then put them onstage together in Los Angeles for an electrifying jam session."
The film shows how each musician bonded with his instrument and broke with the prevailing sounds of the day, and it includes revealing glimpses of the musicians' practice spaces and other locales that figured in their careers (including the school where the teenage members of U2 first rehearsed).
All express admiration for each other, and as the Florida Times-Union noted: "Watch the admiring smiles that creep onto the faces of The Edge and White as Page turns his Les Paul to 11 and starts blasting out the riff from "Whole Lotta Love." They're big rock stars, but all of a sudden they're 14 again."
* "It Might Get Loud" screens at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the MACC's Castle Theater. Tickets are $10, and half-price for kids 12 and under, available as above.

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Stories for December 3rd 2012
Argentina rejects complaint, accuses UK of illegal appropriation of Malvinas resources
Argentina energetically rejected the UK complaint about alleged intimidation of vessels linked to Falklands/Malvinas activities as well as the awarding of squid licences in waters close to the South Atlantic archipelago.
Peru makes its case before the International Court; Chile: no surprises
Peru asked the International Court of Justice Monday to set a maritime border with Chile in a case that could greatly expand the amount of rich seas under Peruvian control off the two Pacific neighbours' coasts.
Argentine ambassador summoned over 'intimidation' to cruise lines calling in Falklands
Britain summoned Argentina's ambassador to London on Monday after masked men ransacked the offices of a shipping company in Buenos Aires, a move the Foreign Office alleged was aimed at deterring ships from visiting the disputed Falkland Islands.
Uruguay budget deficit trebles in twelve months and soars to 3% of GDP
Uruguay's budget deficit soared to 3% of GDP in the twelve months to the end of October, the highest since November 2003, (3.1%) when the country was recovering from the financial crisis which spilt over from Argentina. The deficit also exposes Uruguay's precarious power generating situation.
Cable and Wireless Monaco and Islands division sold to Bahrain Telecoms
Cable and Wireless Communications have announced the sale of the majority of its Monaco and Islands division which includes the Falklands. The company has accepted 680m dollars (£420m) from Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) for the division which operates broadband and telephone lines.
Spain's Repsol files complaint against Argentina over seizure of YPF
Spain's Repsol SA filed on Monday a complaint against Argentina before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) over its nationalization of energy company YPF SA, according to sources familiar with the dispute.
IMF reminds Argentina it must deliver a report on statistics advances by Dec 17
The IMF ratified last week that by December 17 Argentina must reply to Managing Director Christine Lagarde on the latest advances referred to the country's statistics both on inflation and GDP growth.
Brazil farmland prices quadrupled over the past decade outpacing inflation
Prices for farmland in Brazil surged by an average 14% a year to nearly quadruple over the past decade, well outpacing inflation and nearly matching gains made by São Paulo's blue-chip Ibovespa stock index, a new study shows.
Mexican new president reaches first agreements with the opposition
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Sunday signed a pact with the country's leading political parties to increase competition in the telecommunications sector and overhaul the education system.
Argentina confirms new round of talks with Iran in January
Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman confirmed this weekend that there had been new meetings with envoys of the Iranian government over the probe handling the AMIA bombing, and assured that Argentina will present a new action plan in the coming few weeks, most probably in the next meeting scheduled for January.


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At long last I see the campus of Southern Adventist University come into sight. I have never been so happy to see it in my entire life. It's dimly by the street lights around campus. I can't see a single person outside right now. Lucky them-most of them are up in their rooms either doing homework or sleeping. I pull into Thatcher's parking lot and look for the closest spot. I park my car, load up all my stuff in my arms and make my long trek up to the third floor. When I finally reach my door at the very end of the hall, I get out my key, let myself in, and drop my stuff on the floor. I have FINALLY made it back to my room after being stuck in traffic for two very long hours.
This weekend I went home to visit my family and just relax. I had a great time but got a little bit of a late start coming back today. Oh well, I thought. I'll still have time to work on homework when I get back. So off I go, driving back to Southern.
About 10, 15, or maybe even more, miles (I was stuck in my car for so long that I can't be really sure) outside of Chattanooga I hit traffic. I was a little frustrated but didn't think it'd be anything bad though. I thought 20 minutes max, and I'd be out of traffic. Or so I thought...
An hour and a half later, I'm still sitting in traffic, having major road rage, painfully conscious of all the gas that's getting wasted, dying of hunger, and really needing to use the bathroom. I saw a car beside me while I was stuck in traffic that had two guys in it, dancing to the radio. Just watching them act all happy and dandy just made me even more mad. I wanted more than anything to be back in my dormroom! I would shake my fist at who knows, hit the steering wheel, and yell out of my intense anger and frustration. I kept asking God, why me?! Why does this have to happen to me?!
After two full hours of being stuck in traffic, I finally pass the little construction. I have never been so happy to drive 75 mph in my life! And when I finally reached Southern's campus, a half an hour passed my curfew, I still just wanted to celebrate!
It's times like these that I'm reminded not to take things in life for granted! I'm reminded not to take time, a warm room and a warm bed, a car that runs and a phone that works, safe travels, and more for granted. Don't forget to thank God for all the blessings in your life, no matter how big or small they are!


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A: Sounds like you're doing the main things right. One possibility this year is that we've had such an unusually cool, cloudy and rainy start to summer that that could be delaying flowering. A lot of plants have been slower than usual to bloom, develop and in the case of edibles, mature their fruits.
Hibiscus likes it warm and bright, although they normally bloom with even a few hours of direct sun a day (i.e. a morning sun, afternoon shade location). This warmer, sunnier past week has been more like the weather this plant would've had "back home."
Hibiscus are heavy feeders and generally like the regular doses of nutrients you've been giving it since most potting mixes are soilless with little or no nutrients. Occasionally, though, gardeners will pump hibiscus pots full of the high-phosphorus "super-bloom" fertilizers that are marketed for flowering plants. The result is that excess phosphorus can elbow out the other nutrients hibiscus needs to flower well. So if you're not using a balanced fertilizer, try switching to something that's a little higher in potassium (the third number on the label formula) or something like 10-10-10 or 20-20-20.
One other move that might help if you haven't done it in a year or two: repot your plant going into next growing season. Use fresh potting mix and move up just one pot size.
And I should point out that some hibiscus growers have found that potted tropical hibiscus sometimes just seem to bloom in cycles. They'll have a good year and then just not bloom well the following year even though you do everything exactly the same. If that's the case, about all you can do is try swearing at it or give the pot a swift kick on the back side.


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Some random thoughts from a small-town editor trying to help build a big-time paper:
*Though it's a thankless and unpaid job, there are probably times when it's fun to be a school board member.
It's a position of responsibility, of giving back to your community, of being a guardian of the past while keeping an eye on the future.
Many would suggest in the age of shrinking enrollments and rising expenses that consolidation - either within school districts or merging neighboring districts - is an obvious consideration - until you're in one of nine chairs around a school board's table.
That's when middle ground seems to be lacking, and hard decisions need to be made.
The Hollidaysburg Area School District is currently in the crosshairs of a tough call - whether to close one of its oldest elementary schools, Allegheny No. 1, or spend more than $3 million to renovate it.
Many members of the current board are relatively new, so they were fully aware this issue was coming. We wish them well in their decision because either way, they'll have critics.
*Those of us who miss the Mirror on Green Avenue - Kay Stephens, please raise your hand - sometimes are reminded that other than Phil Ray and Paul Singer, our current news staff has been at our "new" location (cornerstone 1993) in Logan Township longer than we were at the old building.
*More than the old location, I long for the French tomato soup at the Eureka.
*As expected, we had some negative feedback to our inaugural gatefold earlier this month.
The complaints stemmed from trouble holding the paper.
Since we know that not everybody reads us at the kitchen table, an executive order was quickly issued that the entire gatefold going forward will be an advertisement and will thus be easier to handle. The next gatefold will run on Feb. 28.
*This is the time of year when Mirror partnerships and branding efforts are in high gear. We just wrapped up the Alleghenies Adventure show, which will be followed by the Mirror Basketball Classic on March 30 at Mount Aloysius College and the Taste of the Alleghenies at The Park at Morrisons Cove on May 4-5.
*As you've seen from various shows and our glossy magazines (Blair Living, Mirror Moms, Alleghenies Adventure), the Mirror has ventured into a number of efforts beyond the daily paper.
We're introducing a 20 under 20 section, which will recognize the future leaders of central Pennsylvania. Criteria for selection include academic and cultural achievement and community service. Awardees will be selected by an independent panel.
A form is available on our website with a nomination deadline of March 20. News Editor Margaret Moses (946-7447) is the contact.
Ditto for our fifth annual 20 under 40. Its nomination deadline is March 23 to yours truly.
*One criticism expressed about our coverage of Joe Paterno's death was that we put a picture of JoePa with Jerry Sandusky on the front page of the Jan. 23 Mirror. For the record: It was not Sandusky. It was Rip Engle.
*Speaking of Sandusky, regardless of whether he's guilty or innocent, you'd think someone in his camp would get across the message that these are serious times and to get out of the car, in front of the nation's cameras, wearing a broad grin is just plain stupid.
*I get a kick out of the trolls on altoonamirror.com who fill up the comment section with complaints about the Mirror and express their daily general viciousness.
We must be doing something right since many of these people seem to spend half their morning on the site. Right, Bartstar?
*Community treasure Shirley Pechter, one of the area's most generous philanthropists, was honored by the Altoona Rotary Club as a Paul Harris fellow in a surprise during last week's lunch.
At 91 years and still very much in charge, Pechter, whose late husband Fred was also a Paul Harris fellow, received two standing ovations. Her response: "Had I known, I would have gone to the beauty shop."
Altoona Mirror Managing Editor Neil Rudel can be reached at 946-7527 or email@example.com.


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'Making Money Fun Again'
Feting a New Digital Newsletter, PureWow Money
How do young professionals stretch scarce dollars while still enjoying the glamour and fun of New York City night life?
They flock to events staged to launch new products and stores. The venues are usually chic. The crowds are often attractive. The drinks are always free.
On Wednesday evening, about 150 upwardly mobile upstarts congregated at the Dream Downtown hotel in Manhattan to fete a recently launched digital newsletter, PureWow Money. It's the latest offering from PureWow, which publishes a lifestyle website and several email newsletters to which about 2 million people subscribe.
PureWow Money began delivering weekly tips to its 40,000 email subscribers last month. One item clued women to a service that stores digital versions of credit cards. "Not to make you all self-conscious," the newsletter began, "but we've noticed that your wallet has gotten a little bloated recently."
Standing before the launch-party crowd and looking not even a little bloated was Mary Kate McGrath, PureWow's editor in chief. "This is about making money fun again," she said, in explaining the mission of the new edition. Celebrants seemed to appreciate the concept of having fun with funds as they sipped gratis cocktails like the "Money Maker" (chocolate liqueur and amaretto).
"I love to be referred to services that help me manage my money," said Tess De Paula, an M.B.A. student at New York University's Stern School of Business. At 24 years old, Ms. De Paula isn't yet old enough to rent most cars, but she's already saving for her retirement.
Susan Turner, 26, and her friend Nicole Matthews, 25, are publicists, and both say they need all the help they can get to maximize their modest salaries.
"It's hard to live in New York and just stay in your apartment all the time," said Ms. Matthews, who has student loans to repay.
"I leave my apartment and instantly spend $20," said Ms. Turner, who added, "I breathe, and it comes out!"
They listened intently as Ms. McGrath introduced three panelists who would discuss what they love about money: Livia Scott, a comedian who appears regularly with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre; Ruth Zukerman, a co-founder of the spinning studio company Flywheel Sports; and Jean Chatzky, an author and the financial editor for NBC Today.
The panelists shared stories about their first jobs (Ms. Chatzky was paid about $3 per hour to iron vinyl letters on the backs of team uniforms at a sporting-goods store in Kelly, W.Va.), their proudest financial achievement (Ms. Zukerman recently purchased a vacation home in Sag Harbor, N.Y.) and their smartest financial decisions (Ms. Scott once opted to purchase three pairs of pantyhose, which she wore simultaneously in lieu of buying a pricey Spanx girdle).
PureWow was launched in 2010 by Ryan Harwood and is funded in part by Bob Pittman's Pilot Group and Lerer Ventures. But its editorial inspiration comes from a group of women investors who created names for themselves in the media industry, back when building a personal brand wasn't about Twitter followers.
Among them are Joni Evans—who served as publisher of Random House and Simon & Schuster before selling dozens of best sellers as a literary agent—and Liz Smith, the gossip columnist.
Both Ms. Evans and Ms. Smith came by the party to bless PureWow's new edition and to offer their own perspectives on money. "I never needed advice," said Ms. Evans, "because I've always known that the most important thing, in any business, at any time, is the bottom line."
For her part, Ms. Smith said that there was a lot of advice she wished she had received. Chiefly? "Always get alimony," she said, clasping a rhinestone-encrusted walking stick.
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Unit Roots in Real Gnp: Do We Know, and Do We Care?
Lawrence J. Christiano
Northwestern University; Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Martin Eichenbaum
Northwestern University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
October 1989
NBER Working Paper No. w3130
No, and maybe not. [additional text from author's introduction] To us, the possibility of providing a compelling case that real GMP is either trend or difference stationary seems extremely small, certainly on the basis of post-war data. This is because there is only one difference between these two types of processes and that difference is completely summarized by the answer to the question. How much should an innovation to real GMP affect the optimal forecast of real GMP into the infinite future? If the answer is zero, then real GMP is trend stationary. If the answer is not zero, then real GMP is difference stationary. The competing hypotheses have no other testable differences. Once we pose the question in this way, it seems clear that economists ought to be extremely skeptical of any argument that purports to support one view or the other. Simply put, it's hard to believe that a mere 40 years of data contain any evidence on the only experiment that is relevant.
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Teddy Bridgewater vs. Blake Bortles
On this edition of The Insiders Show, Jeff Sharon joined Eric Lopez as they broke down Teddy Bridgewater vs. Blake Bortles. Who is the better QB prospect for the NFL? ?Eric and Jeff also previewed?UCF's game against Baylor at the Fiesta Bowl and the rise of the program during the George O'Leary era. ?Lopez and Sharon also preview a busy Week 17 in the NFL and more.
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text: Antonio "Tony" Lombardo, 82, Altoona, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Santella Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. A full obituary will appear in Thursday's Mirror.


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Working with Groups in SignalR 1.x
Groups in SignalR provide a method for broadcasting messages to specified subsets of connected clients. A group can have any number of clients, and a client can be a member of any number of groups. You don't have to explicitly create groups. In effect, a group is automatically created the first time you specify its name in a call to Groups.Add, and it is deleted when you remove the last connection from membership in it. For an introduction to using groups, see How to manage group membership from the Hub class in the Hubs API - Server Guide.
There is no API for getting a group membership list or a list of groups. SignalR sends messages to clients and groups based on a pub/sub model, and the server does not maintain lists of groups or group memberships. This helps maximize scalability, because whenever you add a node to a web farm, any state that SignalR maintains has to be propagated to the new node.
When you add a user to a group using the
Groups.Add method, the user receives messages directed to that group for the duration of the current connection, but the user's membership in that group is not persisted beyond the current connection. If you want to permanently retain information about groups and group membership, you must store that data in a repository such as a database or Azure table storage. Then, each time a user connects to your application, you retrieve from the repository which groups the user belongs to, and manually add that user to those groups.
When reconnecting after a temporary disruption, the user automatically re-joins the previously-assigned groups. Automatically rejoining a group only applies when reconnecting, not when establishing a new connection. A digitally-signed token is passed from the client that contains the list of previously-assigned groups. If you want to verify whether the user belongs to the requested groups, you can override the default behavior.
This topic includes the following sections:
- Adding and removing users
- Calling members of a group
- Storing group membership in a database
- Storing group membership in Azure table storage
- Verifying group membership when reconnecting
Adding and removing users
To add or remove users from a group, you call the Add or Remove methods, and pass in the user's connection id and group's name as parameters. You do not need to manually remove a user from a group when the connection ends.
The following example shows the
Groups.Add and
Groups.Remove methods used in Hub methods.
public class ContosoChatHub : Hub { public Task JoinRoom(string roomName) { return Groups.Add(Context.ConnectionId, roomName); } public Task LeaveRoom(string roomName) { return Groups.Remove(Context.ConnectionId, roomName); } }
Groups.Add and
Groups.Remove methods execute asynchronously.
If you want to add a client to a group and immediately send a message to the client by using the group, you have to make sure that the Groups.Add method finishes first. The following code examples show how to do that, one by using code that works in .NET 4.5, and one by using code that works in .NET 4.
Asynchronous .NET 4.5 Example
public async Task JoinRoom(string roomName) { await Groups.Add(Context.ConnectionId, roomName); Clients.Group(roomName).addChatMessage(Context.User.Identity.Name + " joined."); }
Asynchronous .NET 4 Example
public void JoinRoom(string roomName) { (Groups.Add(Context.ConnectionId, roomName) as Task).ContinueWith(antecedent => Clients.Group(roomName).addChatMessage(Context.User.Identity.Name + " joined.")); }
In general, you should not include
await when calling the
Groups.Remove method because the connection id that you are trying to remove might no longer be available. In that case,
TaskCanceledException is thrown after the request times out. If your application must ensure that the user has been removed from the group before sending a message to the group, you can add
await before Groups.Remove, and then catch the
TaskCanceledException exception that might be thrown.
Calling members of a group
You can send messages to all of the members of a group or only specified members of the group, as shown in the following examples.
- All connected clients in a specified group.
Clients.Group(groupName).addChatMessage(name, message);
- All connected clients in a specified group except the specified clients, identified by connection ID.
Clients.Group(groupName, connectionId1, connectionId2).addChatMessage(name, message);
- All connected clients in a specified group except the calling client.
Clients.OthersInGroup(groupName).addChatMessage(name, message);
Storing group membership in a database
The following examples show how to retain group and user information in a database. You can use any data access technology; however, the example below shows how to define models using Entity Framework. These entity models correspond to database tables and fields. Your data structure could vary considerably depending on the requirements of your application. This example includes a class named
ConversationRoom which would be unique to an application that enables users to join conversations about different subjects, such as sports or gardening. This example also includes a class for the connections. The connection class is not absolutely required for tracking group membership but is frequently part of robust solution to tracking users.
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations; using System.Data.Entity; namespace GroupsExample { public class UserContext : DbContext { public DbSet<User> Users { get; set; } public DbSet<Connection> Connections { get; set; } public DbSet<ConversationRoom> Rooms { get; set; } } public class User { [Key] public string UserName { get; set; } public ICollection<Connection> Connections { get; set; } public virtual ICollection<ConversationRoom> Rooms { get; set; } } public class Connection { public string ConnectionID { get; set; } public string UserAgent { get; set; } public bool Connected { get; set; } } public class ConversationRoom { [Key] public string RoomName { get; set; } public virtual ICollection<User> Users { get; set; } } }
Then, in the hub, you can retrieve the group and user information from the database and manually add the user to the appropriate groups. The example does not include code for tracking the user connections. In this example, the
await keyword is not applied before
Groups.Add because a message is not immediately sent to members of the group. If you want to send a message to all members of the group immediately after adding the new member, you would want to apply the
await keyword to make sure the asynchronous operation has completed.
using Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR; using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Data.Entity; using System.Linq; using System.Threading.Tasks; namespace GroupsExample { [Authorize] public class ChatHub : Hub { public override Task OnConnected() { using (var db = new UserContext()) { // Retrieve user. var user = db.Users .Include(u => u.Rooms) .SingleOrDefault(u => u.UserName == Context.User.Identity.Name); // If user does not exist in database, must add. if (user == null) { user = new User() { UserName = Context.User.Identity.Name }; db.Users.Add(user); db.SaveChanges(); } else { // Add to each assigned group. foreach (var item in user.Rooms) { Groups.Add(Context.ConnectionId, item.RoomName); } } } return base.OnConnected(); } public void AddToRoom(string roomName) { using (var db = new UserContext()) { // Retrieve room. var room = db.Rooms.Find(roomName); if (room != null) { var user = new User() { UserName = Context.User.Identity.Name}; db.Users.Attach(user); room.Users.Add(user); db.SaveChanges(); Groups.Add(Context.ConnectionId, roomName); } } } public void RemoveFromRoom(string roomName) { using (var db = new UserContext()) { // Retrieve room. var room = db.Rooms.Find(roomName); if (room != null) { var user = new User() { UserName = Context.User.Identity.Name }; db.Users.Attach(user); room.Users.Remove(user); db.SaveChanges(); Groups.Remove(Context.ConnectionId, roomName); } } } } }
Storing group membership in Azure table storage
Using Azure table storage to store group and user information is similar to using a database. The following example shows a table entity that stores the user name and group name.
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Table; using System; namespace GroupsExample { public class UserGroupEntity : TableEntity { public UserGroupEntity() { } public UserGroupEntity(string userName, string groupName) { this.PartitionKey = userName; this.RowKey = groupName; } } }
In the hub, you retrieve the assigned groups when the user connects.
using Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR; using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Threading.Tasks; using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Table; using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage; using Microsoft.WindowsAzure; namespace GroupsExample { [Authorize] public class ChatHub : Hub { public override Task OnConnected() { string userName = Context.User.Identity.Name; var table = GetRoomTable(); table.CreateIfNotExists(); var query = new TableQuery<UserGroupEntity>() .Where(TableQuery.GenerateFilterCondition( "PartitionKey", QueryComparisons.Equal, userName)); foreach (var entity in table.ExecuteQuery(query)) { Groups.Add(Context.ConnectionId, entity.RowKey); } return base.OnConnected(); } public Task AddToRoom(string roomName) { string userName = Context.User.Identity.Name; var table = GetRoomTable(); var insertOperation = TableOperation.InsertOrReplace( new UserGroupEntity(userName, roomName)); table.Execute(insertOperation); return Groups.Add(Context.ConnectionId, roomName); } public Task RemoveFromRoom(string roomName) { string userName = Context.User.Identity.Name; var table = GetRoomTable(); var retrieveOperation = TableOperation.Retrieve<UserGroupEntity>( userName, roomName); var retrievedResult = table.Execute(retrieveOperation); var deleteEntity = (UserGroupEntity)retrievedResult.Result; if (deleteEntity != null) { var deleteOperation = TableOperation.Delete(deleteEntity); table.Execute(deleteOperation); } return Groups.Remove(Context.ConnectionId, roomName); } private CloudTable GetRoomTable() { var storageAccount = CloudStorageAccount.Parse( CloudConfigurationManager.GetSetting("StorageConnectionString")); var tableClient = storageAccount.CreateCloudTableClient(); return tableClient.GetTableReference("room"); } } }
Verifying group membership when reconnecting
By default, SignalR automatically re-assigns a user to the appropriate groups when reconnecting from a temporary disruption, such as when a connection is dropped and re-established before the connection times out. The user's group information is passed in a token when reconnecting, and that token is verified on the server. For information about the verification process for rejoining users to groups, see Rejoining groups when reconnecting.
In general, you should use the default behavior of automatically rejoining groups on reconnect. SignalR groups are not intended as a security mechanism for restricting access to sensitive data. However, if your application must double-check a user's group membership when reconnecting, you can override the default behavior. Changing the default behavior can add a burden to your database because a user's group membership must be retrieved for each reconnection rather than just when the user connects.
If you must verify group membership on reconnect, create a new hub pipeline module that returns a list of assigned groups, as shown below.
using Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR; using Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Hubs; using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Data.Entity; using System.Linq; namespace GroupsExample { public class RejoingGroupPipelineModule : HubPipelineModule { public override Func<HubDescriptor, IRequest, IList<string>, IList<string>> BuildRejoiningGroups(Func<HubDescriptor, IRequest, IList<string>, IList<string>> rejoiningGroups) { rejoiningGroups = (hb, r, l) => { List<string> assignedRooms = new List<string>(); using (var db = new UserContext()) { var user = db.Users.Include(u => u.Rooms) .Single(u => u.UserName == r.User.Identity.Name); foreach (var item in user.Rooms) { assignedRooms.Add(item.RoomName); } } return assignedRooms; }; return rejoiningGroups; } } }
Then, add that module to the hub pipeline, as highlighted below.
public class Global : HttpApplication { void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e) { // Code that runs on application startup BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles); AuthConfig.RegisterOpenAuth(); RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes); RouteTable.Routes.MapHubs(); GlobalHost.HubPipeline.AddModule(new RejoingGroupPipelineModule()); } }
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Btw, did you notice that Maxim was standing all along Yulia's performance? It reminded me of one episode from the past... I don't remember which competition it was, and it would take too much time to search, but at one of the competitions about two or three years ago Maxim was interviewed a bit about his general impressions of the event, about when and where he was watching the performances of other Russian skaters... and I remember he described how he was watching the performance of Alena Leonova (if I'm not mistaken) - "I watched her program standing for some time - and then I sat down - and at that moment she fell".
So I wondered, looking at this video, if he had taken it for the bad sign and, if standing, would hardly now dare to sit down during the performance of anyone he supports.
I hope the lack of any social networks posts is due to the fact that they were tired and not that they don't have internet in Cuba.
new pictorial of Tatiana and Maxim in black/white undies:
No pics yet?
And I think the lack of photos is probably a mixture of their tiredness and the momentary time in Cuba.
It's like 5 in the morning I think and no one wants to get upthat early on their holidays. I'm sure we'll see some photos soon
And I don't have much hope for zhe press conference video either. I only saw parts of Yuna and David.
This is totally off topic, but here's another Russian skater who shows his love more than his significant other does, kinda like Maxim. I think the ladies are just a bit more cerebral when it comes to that:
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Shero and Bylsma led Pittsburgh to a Stanley Cup in 2009. The team haven't returned to the finals since, though, despite having Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, two of the best players of their generation, on the roster. The last two eliminations in particular have been issues, because Crosby was at full strength after his concussion struggles.
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Shero's exit was less of a given, but Pittsburgh's lack of depth under his stewardship had recently (and deservedly) drawn more attention. The Penguins have struggled to draft and develop adequate NHL-caliber forwards over the last several years, which has turned them into a team too heavily relient on its top two lines and power play.
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B. D. Tapley (The University of Texas at Austin, Center of Space Research), C. Reigber (GeoForschunzgsZentrumn, Potsdam), J. C. Ries (The University of Texas at Austin, Center of Space Research)
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) is a dedicated satellite mission whose objective is to map the global gravity field with unprecedented accuracy over a spectral range from 500 km to 40,000 km. The measurement precision will support gravity field solutions in this frequency range that are between 10 and 1000 times better than our current knowledge. The mission profile calls for a gravity field solution with this accuracy every thirty days, which will allow studies of the gravitational signals associated with the mass exchange between the Earths solid, ocean and atmospheric system components. The primary measurement provided by the High Accuracy Inter-satellite Ranging System (HAIRS) is the range change between two satellites orbiting one behind the other at an approximate distance of 200 km. The range change will be measured with a precision better than 10 microns over a ten second averaging interval. A highly accurate three-axis accelerometer, located at the satellite mass center, will be used to measure the surface force and attitude control induced accelerations. Satellite GPS receivers will position the satellites over the earth with centimeter level accuracy. With this set of measurements, GRACE will provide highly accurate measurements of the global gravity field once every thirty days. The two satellites were launched on March 17, 2002 and were designed to operate for a period of five years. The satellites will fly in coplanar nearly polar orbits, at an altitude between 500 and 300 km, separated by approximately 200 km along track. The mission, which is one of the first NASA Earth System Pathfinder Missions, is implemented through a collaborative arrangement by NASA and DLR. The presentation will summarize the mission structure, the early satellite and instrument performance, the data system and ancillary data requirements and will describe some of the early analysis results.
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Recent Reads v.5
I haven't been reading much since my last update but did read these four books in the past three or so weeks. Gone Girl is the most recent "talk of Twitter". I couldn't be the only one who didn't read it! It took me a little while to get into it and after the first 100 pages, it still hadn't sucked me in. The entire time I was reading it, I felt like I was just waiting for that big "OMG" moment and it just never happened. Yes, it's a "messed up" book but I felt like the author was really struggling to "get there" and then once she did, she said, "Okay, I'm done." And just like that it was over. I know that's really vague but I don't want to give away anything in case you haven't read it. Did I enjoy it? Yes. But I think that Diane Chamberlain does a better job of throwing you crazy curve balls in her novels that really keep you on your toes.
Yankee Doodle Dixie is the sequel to Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter. It's a quick, easy read. Nothing profound but a cute book nonetheless.
Always Something There To Remind Me was a great book. I read it all in one day because I couldn't put it down. It's a book that I think a lot of people can relate to which helps to suck you in. I'd definitely recommend it.
I'm about half way through The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I bought it months ago and just never started it. It's obviously not a light-hearted fiction novel but it's really interesting. I know a few people on Twitter commented to say that they really liked it so I'm looking forward to finishing it.
You can see my past Recent Reads here: Recent Reads v. 1-4.
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I just finished Gone Girl last night... I kind of agree with you mostly, but I admit it hooked me from the beginning and only lost me toward the end when it looked like the author got tired...ReplyDelete
I still haven't read Gone Girl. I keep hearing mixed reviews about it. My husband read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and ended up really liking it. It took him awhile to get into it but said that it was a really interesting read.ReplyDelete
I feel the EXACT same way about Gone Girl. I loved the twists & turns but then felt like she wanted to hurry up & end it. Left me feeling a tiny bit jipped.ReplyDelete
Just read through your recent reads posts, and wanted to let you know Emilie Giffin's latest, Where We Belong is amazing. And- the storyline is much more mature than her past novels. No storyline of infidelity either. Highly recommend! Also, if you've not read any of Jane Green's novels, I must recommend you check out a few of her latest. She's my favorite author and I think you'd enjoy her books. Happy reading!ReplyDelete
I read Always Something There to Remind Me this summer. I loved it. Def. a book many women can relate to. :)ReplyDelete
I totally agree about Gone Girl. Once I hit the major OMG moment halfway through, it just felt a tad contrived/hurried. If you like books with a Southern feel to them, you'd probably really like Leila Meacham's books, "Roses" and "Tumbleweeds". I absolutely loved 'Roses', it reminded me a little of 'Gone with the Wind', and I just finished 'Tumbleweeds' - which was a little Friday Night Lights, a little murder mystery, and with a love triangle. Finished it in three days, I definitely recommend it!ReplyDelete
I read "Immortal Life.." last year. I'm not much of a non-fiction reader but really enjoyed it and learned a lot....it was actually a book chosen for all of our incoming freshmen to read to have a common experience to talk about in their classes - and there is a lot for them to discuss on many subjects!ReplyDelete
Did you read Atlas Shrugged yet? I can't remember...ReplyDelete
That is EXACTLY how I felt about "Gone Girl"-- it never hooked me, it dragged and dragged, and then it anti-climatically peaked and then ended almost at the same time. As for Henrietta, that would be one of my top favorites... ever. Enjoy!ReplyDelete
I totally agree about 'Gone Girl.' I read it because everyone was raving and I just felt a little BLAH about it.ReplyDelete
I've heard so much about Gone Girl and I definitely want to read it, but I'm not sure it's worth actually buying. Your review of it confirms that feeling! I read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks recently and really enjoyed it. I'd love to know what you think once you've finished it!ReplyDelete


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Used to love Alexander Skarsgaard in True Blood, but Joe Manginello has definitely replaced him as hottest guy on the show now!
Cori introduced me to True Blood. that naughty vixen. now i'm hooked.
any photographic evidence to induce one to start watching?
I though Ryan Kwanten was meant to be the hot one?
Hmm...i'm just ending the first season; this probably alludes to things to come.
ok, i think Bill Compton is kind of lame. however, there was a scene when he burst out of the ground and ravished Sooki (not rape, she definitely wanted it). "Sooki" is the lamest name ever, and there's a lot that's really kind of lame about the show. But, it makes up for it in eye candy, by far.


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This car has been an excellent vehicle,and lots of fun to drive. Still don't want to give it up. It has 95,000 miles, is still running like new and the body still looks beautiful and stylish even for today. Only major problem I had wasan expensive part for the anti-lockbreaks. Great on gas, especially for a sports car. Every day I love to get in it and hug the curves or just listen to the nice sound of the engine. I ran iton synthetic oil (Mobile 1) since it was new. Purrs smoothy still, so maybe that helped. I also would love to see this car made again. I would love to have abrand new one again!
The looks - very stylish. The handling around curves at high speeds. The reliability and smooth operation of the engine and the whole car. The comfort, fits like a glove.
Larger wheels with this base model. Power and such were fine for our roads and speed limits, but I think the larger wheels look great.
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air- conditioner, driver side window
regulator and an o2 sensor.is very fun
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well. i would love to buy another if
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the slick exterior design. looks
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Dodge should bring this car back. I am
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Amazing stories of achievement from Collas Crill Island Walk
Amazing stories of achievement are being shared after the Collas Crill Island Walk in Jersey on Saturday 21 June.
Carl Dacres was paralysed in a sporting accident in 2009. He learned to walk again, completed the London Marathon in 2011 and then decided to walk around Jersey in the Collas Crill Island Walk. He did that this year, having set himself the challenge so that he could 'find out about myself'.
8-year-old Eadie Roberts also completed the 48 mile walk. One of the youngest participants, she kept going even though she had hurt her ankle as she was determined to do it for charity.
Linda Pexton, who has type 1 diabetes, was kept going on the mammoth challenge by the thought of helping to raise money for Diabetes Jersey, one of this year's charities, and by 'eating her weight in sherbet sweets along the way'!
Rita Hill has walked 17 years in a row, completing all but the first, and is planning for 18 next year.
And colleagues at Collas Crill are very proud of their senior partner in Guernsey, Chris Bound, who 'did the double', walking around Guernsey just two weeks before tackling Jersey.
Collas Crill took over sponsorship of the Island Walk, formerly the Itex Walk, this year. The event is a 48 mile hike around the coastline of Jersey or a 12 mile walk covering a stage of the full walk in the company of the Island's Lieutenant Governor, General Sir John McColl. The event is in aid of local charities.
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I want to get more to the sacrifices that went on around registering to vote. And I understand that many people went homeless, ah, because they did register to vote. And they moved to Tent City. I want to get a little bit more into what Tent City was about in terms of what SNCC did, ah, to make it possible for people to begin to move toward independence.
You know at that time, ah 19- roughly '65, 1965, the population is kind of roughly 81 percent Black. This county's had a history ah even during the period of slavery of being the majority, a majority Black county. Ah, in 1860, I believe it is, was, ah, this county was roughly 75 percent, ah, ah, slaves during that time. So it has a history of, of being a majority Black county. One of the other things, the thing that happened during the Civil Rights, ah, Movement is that because people be, were living on plantations, and because they were registering for the first time in record numbers, ah, they were being put off the places. Ah, they were, they lived in plantations by these, ah, large wealthy landowners and they were being put off as a result of their registering to vote. I'm reminded of a man who for 35 years, who had worked on this plantation, and when he went to register to vote, and it was found out that he had registered to vote, the man sent for him to bring his truck. What led to a, that led us to try to do something to keep those people who wanted to stay in Lowndes County, ah, to try to provide them with some place to stay. And we did that the best we knew how at the time by providing tents that was donated through SNCC and other people from around the country, ah, to locate these families that were, ah, being put off because of them attempting to register to vote. Ah, people made great sacrifices. Many of their families were split. There were some people who left the county, who moved north with relatives in Detroit and elsewhere. People left, ah, and moved other places. One of the fortunate things, ah, in retrospect is that everybody who stayed here who was put off because of their participation in registration now owns their own home. Ah, the community came together at that time. Ah, they would go to Montgomery and buy a used new building materials. People in the community would come together and build houses. There were a couple of instances in which folk got their houses that way. And that was another attempt on the part of some of us in SNCC, ah, SNCC staff to be able to purchase plots of land for people to be able to still live here in the county.


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In a refurbished factory tucked below Snyder Avenue in South Philadelphia, 48 naked railcars are being formally dressed for their public coming-out later this year.
Gleaming stainless-steel bodies are slowly being filled with wiring harnesses, heating covers, lights, doors, and seats. Soon they'll be adorned with the familiar SEPTA logo and rolled out the back door to try out their new wheels on a test track.
Then they'll get their real baptism of fire - carrying commuters who have been clamoring for years for relief from overcrowded, outdated, worn-out Regional Rail cars.


text: Gregory A. Cook, 58, Altoona, died Monday at his residence. He was born in Elizabeth, N.J., son of the late Henry and Virginia (Wise) Cook. Surviving are two children: Gregory A. Jr. and Cherry Iris, both of Elizabeth, N.J.; four grandchildren; and two sisters: Pamela Ritchwood of Altoona and Deborah Jones of Elizabeth, N.J. He was preceded in death by a brother, Henry Jr.; and a son, Fontaine. Friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2014, at The Stevens Mortuary Inc., 1421 Eighth Ave., Altoona. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. in Stevens Memorial Chapel.


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From the softball fields at Springfield's Blunt Park to the diamonds of professional baseball, Cathedral High School graduate Jeffrey Thibodeau was on the proverbial fast track to accomplishing his boyhood dream.
In 1984, while officiating in an Amateur Softball Association (ASA) National Umpire School in Boston, the then 19-year-old Thibodeau was "discovered" by a representative of the Harry Wendelstadt Umpire School and was quickly signed on to attend classes in Daytona Beach, Fla., where he worked 14-hour days for $75 a week. He signed his first professional contract at 20 years of age, making him one of the youngest ever to be offered a contract. Thibodeau beat monumental odds; 120 men and women were enrolled, but only four to six were chosen for further assignment.
As a 20-year-old first-year professional baseball umpire making a paltry $1,300 a month in 1985, Thibodeau experienced one of his fondest rookie memories. "I was working the first-base line in the New York Penn League at the Hall of Fame game between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros, and I called Jim Rice out on a check-swing third strike, and on his way out to right field, he trotted by me, smiled, and said, 'Nice call, kid,'" Thibodeau said.
In 1986, Thibodeau was appointed a crew chief in the Florida State League, as well as doubling as a part-time instructor at the Joe Brinkman Umpire's School in Cocoa Beach, Fla.
"I recall one day at the Brinkman School working with my idol Rich Garcia (retired American League umpire)," Thibodeau said. "I would always model myself after him. He noticed it and one day before he left, he gave me his plate jacket and told me that it would be a good luck charm for me like it was for him."
After spending 1988-89 in the Southern League, the 25-year-old's meteoric rise landed him in the AAA International League in 1990 – just a heart-beat away from "The Show." But fate and bad timing had different plans for Thibodeau.
"Any dream of making it to the major leagues came to an abrupt halt for me in 1995," he said. " My timing could not have been any worse, because that year, Major League Baseball implemented the 'Retention Policy' rule, which stated that after an umpire spends five years in AAA ball, and if there are no openings in the big leagues, then you automatically get released.
"It was a bitter pill to swallow, but I have no regrets, because I made so many great friends along the way, coming through the ranks with fellow umpires Angel Hernandez, Phil Cuzzi and Chuck Merriweather, who are all still working in the majors," Thibodeau said.
Upon that unexpected dismissal, but at the same time recognizing his talents, Major League Baseball hired Thibodeau was as an umpire development coordinator (1995-98) and sent to Taipei, Taiwan, under the auspices of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He was responsible for training umpires for the Taiwan Major League Baseball program.
Fast forward to 2013, and the 48-year-old South Hadley resident has not lost any of his passion for officiating. Beside working East Coast college football games, Thibodeau also officiates some of the nation's top lacrosse games, include contests involving Duke University and North Carolina. In 2010, his pedigree never more evident, he was chosen to officiate the Gold Medal lacrosse game between the United States and Canada in Manchester, England.
PLAYOFF TIME: Longmeadow and West Springfield men's league playoffs begin this week. If there are any other leagues that have concluded playoffs and would like to have their results published, forward the information by e-mailing this writer with a contact phone number.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Long gone, but not forgotten, is the 1983 Skip McCarthy men's semi fast-pitch playoff champion, Sullivan-Keating. Established in the Hungry Hill section of Springfield, coach Mike Kavanaugh's club was led by the offensive attack of playoff MVP Jack Kavanaugh and teammate Larry Berte. During the regular season, Hilton's finished atop the league, led by the outstanding play of Tom "Cully" Lynch and Bunty Hoar.
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Social Security isn't a retirement fund
Once again I read a letter about Social Security that is filled with misconceptions. A recent writer tells of earning 35 cents an hour and how Social Security deductions were a "pension" and how it's a contract "written in stone."
People still think Social Security is a retirement income, but it is not. Social Security was never designed or intended to be the sole income for retirees. It supplements approximately 40 percent of the income needed to retire. The rest should come from other sources such as pensions, savings or investments
We live in the information age, yet people don't seem to understand that Social Security doesn't hold your pay deductions in an account for you. The money that workers pay to Social Security today goes out immediately as payments to those receiving benefits today.
No one will ever see any of the money deducted from their wages because Social Security pays that money out to those who are currently collecting.
Young people who believe that Social Security won't be around by the time they reach retirement age at least have an understanding of how the system can't continue as it is currently structured and that something must change.
I am a senior, but I'm not pinning my hopes on Social Security for my retirement. The retirees of the baby boomer generation can't be supported by today's smaller workforce.
Future cuts in benefits are inevitable; it's just a matter of when. The sooner people understand this, the more time they'll have to prepare. Burying your head in the sand and believing that everything will be OK is a big mistake.
– DENIS G. BESSETTE, West Springfield
Solar subsidies unfair to taxpayer
Federal and state solar energy subsidies are another taxpayer funded boondoggle for individuals, non-profit organizations and companies. Our government representatives and officials decided we need to pay for someone else's electricity after we pay our own bill. Talk about taxation to benefit a select few without net economic rational for the general populace.
We never see the efficiency ratings and corresponding decay over time of silicon panels or flat plate collectors. Tax deductions and credits employed in the calculations do not reflect repairs, maintenance and replacement costs. If these systems could be justified as effective alternatives to nuclear or fossil fuels in occasionally sunny Massachusetts, why add government deficits by underwriting them ? As a nation we subsidize nine million people with electricity in the Tennessee Valley.
Why is the U.S. not doing more with hydroelectric generation instead of paying China to make silicon photovoltaic panels? More electric power could be generated from the Quabbin water en route to Boston. We've got a zillion dams that could reduce our dependency on foreign oil and the deficit. Utilization would produce electricity and American jobs.
– TIM PARKER, Ware
School lunches need big revision
With the start of a new school year, parents' attention is turning to school clothes, supplies, and lunches. Yes, school lunches.
Traditionally, USDA had used the National School Lunch Program as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. Not surprisingly, 90 percent of American children consume excessive amounts of fat, only 15 percent eat recommended servings of fruits and vegetables, and one-third have become overweight or obese.
Their early dietary flaws become lifelong addictions, raising their risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. But the tide is turning.
In recent years, Hawaii, California, New York, and Florida legislatures asked their schools to offer daily vegetarian options, and most U.S. school districts now do.
The Baltimore public school system offers its 80,000 students a complete weekly break from meat. Last December, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act to replace junk food in school lunches and vending machines with more healthful options. In January, the USDA announced the first new school lunch guidelines in 15 years.Parents should continue to insist on healthful plant-based school meals, snacks, and vending machine items.
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Canal Suites offer magnificent panoramic vistas on the canals or basin of Venice.
They are composed by a comfortable bedroom and separate living room. Some boast private balconies or terraces. The bathrooms are in Italian marble with Jacuzzi tubs, most with separate shower; exclusive toiletries by Santa Maria degli Angeli. All rooms are equipped with walk-in closets, safety boxes, cable satellite flat TV. DVDs and Wi-Fi access are available. King, Queen or Twin size bed.
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Prior to the opening night performance for Green Day's American Idiot: The Musical, I had an amazing opportunity to chat with director Michael Mayer & music director Tom Kitt. Michael is best known for his direction of the award-winning musical, Spring Awakening, for which he received a Tony-Award for Best Director of a Musical. Spring Awakening launched its first National Tour in 2008 with a brief stop in Toronto. Tom is an award-winning music composer and director, having received 2 Tony-Awards for the musical Next to Normal for Best Original Score & Best Orchestrations, which he shared with Brian Yorkey & Michael Starobin respectively. Both these veterans were part of the original team that brought American Idiot to life on stage back in 2009 at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre before moving to Broadway. Now on tour, Toronto is their only Canadian stop and plays at the Toronto Centre for the Arts until Jan 15th.
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The Shakespeare in Love star, 36, sports a psychotic disposition and a killer '70s 'stache in Scissors.
WERE YOU EMPOWERED BY YOUR GLORIOUS MUSTACHE? It was great on-set, but going home, I found the handlebars frustrating. I went to a party at a friend's house and when I got there, they said, "Are you delivering the beer?"
HOW WAS WORKING WITH GWYNETH PALTROW AGAIN EIGHT YEARS AFTER SHAKESPEARE? Wonderful. Whenever we get together, we reminisce about those heady days. She will always be a reminder of the most extraordinary, surreal and beautiful experience I have ever had in my life as an actor.
DID YOU KEEP ANY '70S DUDS? No. I couldn't wait to get that mullet out of my hair and never look at tight leather pants again.
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