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Helping Kids Make Friends
Fearless Friend Making: Tips to Help Your Child
One great strategy for teaching your child to make new friends skills is to use the 5 senses. Here's how it works.
Seven Keys for Helping Grow Your Child's Emotional Resilience
Many parents hope their child grows into an emotionally healthy adult. Here are seven keys for developing your child's emotional well-being and resilience.
Make a Friendship Bracelet
Make a friendship bracelet with your child this Mother's Day or the next time she is looking for a fun project to do!
Helping Your Kindergartener Make Friends
When friends don't come easily, some children get discouraged and their previous excitement about kindergarten turns into anxiety. Here's how parents can help.
Making New Friends
Being by yourself is nice and peaceful, but think about all the things that are better with two or more: board games, banana splits, and roller-coaster rides.
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Delight your second grader (and his best friend!) by showing him how to make a friendship collage jar project for someone special this holiday season.
Family and Friends
Help your preschooler learn the difference between family and friends with this community and cultures worksheet.
Nobody Likes Me: Helping Children Make Friends
You want to protect your child and you want to ensure that he has plenty of friends. Here are some tools he needs to be social and to be a good friend.


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Redshirting? Holding my Boys Back
So, I am a lucky father of 3 boys but I am beginning to understand that they might not be so lucky. My eldest is 3.5 years old and is in preschool. The feedback received from his teachers is that he is socially active but has not shown any interest in academics. He might be a candidate to be held back. Held back? Okay. Am I confused? Yes. He's 3. Thank you Mrs. Teacher. When I was three, I am not sure how interested I was in learning my multiplication tables.
Fast forward 6 months. (When you have kids this young (3, 20 months, and 3 months), everything is measured in months.) It is a new school year with new classmates. I begin to hear rumblings of similar issues. I recently have a conversation with someone whose opinion I value and ask the questions about this phenomenon of "Holding back".
"Oh, yea," she says. "That is the trend."
"What is?"
"Holding boys back a year. They call it redshirting."
"Really?" I respond. You know a man didn't come up with this concept. I mean redshirting?? Tears are running down my mind's eye.
"Yes. Girls are much more mature and advanced socially and academically that boys are being held back so they can remain at the same level as their female counterparts."
So, the paradigm has officially shifted. The necessary and deserved attention is being paid to females and they are maximizing that opportunity. A female dominated world?, you ask. Yes I think so.
This "trend" blows me away and I feel bad for my boys. Not distraught, but dismayed. I cannot wait to get home to discuss this with Jill. The conversation goes something like this…
"Jill, you are not going to believe this. Boys are being held back a year at an alarming rate. This impact on our boys could be significant."
My wife: "No, duh, moron. Where have you been? Logan will be repeating kindergarten."
This proves it. We, Dads, are clueless and the paradigm shifted years ago.
About Vincent Barbera
Vincent is a father of 3 boys, 3 years old and younger. He possesses no man skills and has to rely on his wife to teach his boys the difference between a phillips and flat screwdriver. When not being told by his wife that he is a moron, he is helping his clients achieve financial freedom as a financial advisor with an indepedent financial planning firm outside of Philadelphia, PA.


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The WSJ Statistical Model: Super Bowl Prediction
Steelers 24, Packers 21
Perhaps more than any other sport, football can be broken down very neatly into specific situations: second-and-20, fourth-and-one, and so on. So we decided to build a statistical model that estimates how teams perform in nearly every possible play, and how frequently those plays occur in a game. This will help us predict who will win and also let us explain why things happen the way they do. (Record on season: 28-16; playoff record: 7-3).
Almost any Super Bowl conversation starts with the quarterbacks, and this game features two of the NFL's premier names. Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers brings a gaudy 8.3 yards per attempt to Dallas, while Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger eyes his third Super Bowl ring. Both averaged more than 260 yards a game in the regular season while the top running backs on each team averaged fewer than four yards a carry. Amazingly, both QBs have thrived despite sub-par offensive lines. This suggests the game could boil down to which defense can apply more pressure.
The Packers and Steelers both rank in the top-five in the NFL in sacks, interceptions, yards allowed-per-attempt and touchdowns allowed. Yet they achieve their defensive dominance in different ways. The Packers rely on getting to the quarterback quickly (allowing opposing QBs only 2.3 seconds per attempt) and disrupting the throw. But they are less effective when they're overly concerned about the opposition's run game, yielding more than six yards per pass attempt on first down. Meanwhile, the Steelers allow opposing QBs a little bit more time (2.5 seconds per attempt), but are suffocating in their coverage, keeping opposing teams from getting anything started by allowing only 5.2 yards per pass attempt on first down.
The Steelers offense will try to stay out of obvious passing situations by throwing early against the Packers' defensive weakness on first down. Pittsburgh's run defense, allowing only 2.6 yards per carry on first down, will make it important for Green Bay to stretch the field with long passes. Mr. Rodgers has completed over 50% of his passes that are longer than 10 yards, while the Steelers defense has allowed opposing QBs to complete nearly 45% of their passes for over 10 yards. The key for the Packers would be to give Mr. Rodgers time for the longer passes—time the Steelers' defense does not usually allow.
Given the strengths of the Steelers' defense, our model gives the slight edge to Pittsburgh in a close game. Look for the Steelers to replace the Patriots as the NFL's dynasty.
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Personal accounts, lush re-enactments and evocative cinematography from former outposts of the Empire, including Africa and India, recount the dramatic clash of personalities and cultures that would drive Victoria's remarkable 64-year reign.
Queen Victoria's Empire is both the story of a queen who ruled over a fifth of the world's population, and of influential men who would shape a distinctively British imperialism. Queen Victoria's Empire airs in two parts Tuesday, June 19 and Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV/HD (DT21.1/cable 1011 and 11).
Engines of Change/Passage to India, airing Tuesday, June 19 at 8 p.m. begins with the birth of Queen Victoria, and explores the changes brought to Britain by the industrial revolution.
The special concludes with The Moral Crusade/The Scramble for Africa, airing Tuesday, June 26 at 8 p.m. By 1861, Britain is the wealthiest and most powerful nation on earth. However, the death of Prince Albert weakens Victoria, and many of his political ideals fade from importance.


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The anti-globalization and anti-trade rhetoric of the U.S. presidential election has become a primary economic threat to emerging countries, according to Bloomberg's Mohamed A. El-Erian .
United States GDP grew slightly more than initially expected in the first quarter of 2016, and durable goods orders ticked up in April, according to the most recent data from the Department of Commerce.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa women's tennis players Shelby Talcott and Ruth Seaborne begin competition at the ITA All-American Championships on Saturday. The duo, ranked No. 58 in the ITA preseason doubles poll, is one of the 32 teams to earn a berth in the pre-qualifying tournament.
Talcott and Seaborne must win three matches to advance to the qualifying rounds, which take place Oct. 2-3. The qualifying rounds will then be narrowed to main draw matches, taking place Oct. 4-7.
Seaborne was also selected as one of 64 qualifying singles competitors. She opened the fall season at the Wolverine Invitational with a 2-1 record that included a win over No. 49 Alexandra Cercone of Florida.
Prequalifying matches will take place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center and the Sycamore Tennis Courts on the campus of UCLA. Qualifying and main draws will be played at Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
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Cat 3 in greenville.
It was windy, I didnt feel very good. I got in some early breaks.
On the last lap ~5k out I attacked into a headwind and got first, the field finished like 5-10 seconds behind me.
Cat 3 in greenville.
It was windy, I didnt feel very good. I got in some early breaks.
On the last lap ~5k out I attacked into a headwind and got first, the field finished like 5-10 seconds behind me.
Cat 1 o-meter 33%
Congratulations, seems like everyone had a great day today.
Nice. Does that count for crit or RR points?
holy crap. nice job dude.
Good result, Spence. How many points do you have/do you need before you can upgrade and join Cavalao, Jon, and me in getting our asses kicked in the 1/2 fields?
Great job Spencer! Smart move and well deserved win.
57.1 miles
2:20 total time (24.3 avg)
293w AP
344w NP
That effort was only worth 45th! I ended up cracking hard on the last lap and finished off the back of the field. I thought a teammate made a break, so I listened to the little voice in my head that was screaming "game over loser!"
Super hard cross winds and highly variable pace made it tough as hell. I can't wait until I can race 35+ where we will average 25mph, but the race will be between 22 and 32mph the entire distance, rather than vacillating between 16 mph to 40mph sustained. OUCH!
http://www.usacycling.org/forms/USAC_rulebook.pdf 3-2 requires 50 miles for RR points... the published distance was 49 miles and I think it was about 2% longer than that.
No seriously I had 57.1 miles for what was supposed to be 56 so I think Spencer just nabbed himself 10 points.
Awesome win! Congrats! Perfectly timed move.
Always have to pleased with a first place finish. Congrats
Ouch. Cavalao, we put in 198 miles around CH between Sat and Sun, a fair bit of it on the intense side, so we got a pretty decent weekend in. Kinda glad we didn't drive down for what you went through
Raced on Sat at Snelling. Got in the lucky break and finished 5th. Happy with the top 5 but my racing inexperience showed as I was one of the stronger guys in the break but gave up 3 spots to guys that were sitting in...but all in all it was a great race and alot of fun


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Jane Merk Leonard, Lewes native
Jane Leonard, 82, of Warminster , Md.,died peacefully Sunday, June 1, 2014, in her home surrounded by family.
Jane was the beloved wife of the late Leon Leonard for 57 years. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Agnes Merk. Jane was born in Pennsylvania but grew up in Lewes.
She graduated in 1950 from Lewes High School and faithfully attended the annual reunions. Over the years she worked at Asplundh, Grants and C & B Toys, but her real passion was being a wife, mother of two and Mom-Mom to all who knew her.
Jane loved to travel; she enjoyed her trips to Europe, especially to Ireland, where she kissed the Blarney Stone. One of her hobbies was her extensive lighthouse collection and trying to see as many as she could on the East Coast. She was famous for her parties, most notably Derby Day.
Jane made it a point for anyone who came to her home to feel welcome and comfortable and to leave with cherished memories and a full stomach.
She will be greatly missed by her loving daughter, Tracey Schneehagen (John); granddaughter, Sam McPherson (Jay) and grandson Rich Gehringer Jr. (Amanda); two great-grandchildren, Cora and Benjamin Gehringer; and her niece, Bernice Murray (Britt). In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Stephen Leonard; her sister, Ruth Duckworth; and her niece, Denise Pond.
Viewing was Friday, June 6, at The Decker Funeral Home, 216 York Road, Warminster, followed by the memorial service. Interment followed in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn.
In lieu of flowers, a donation in her name may be made to The Disabled American Veterans VA Regional Office, P.O. Box 42938, Philadelphia, PA 19101.


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The Pound to Japanese Yen exchange rate (GBP/JPY) remained fairly flat following a rather predictable Minutes report from the Bank of Japan last night.
The Minutes showed that BoJ policymakers voted unanimously to leave the expansive asset purchasing scheme at its current pace of around 7 trillion Yen a month:
"The Bank of Japan will conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual pace of about 60-70 trillion Yen".
The BoJ also expressed concerns that inflation risks to the downside are currently greater than to the upside, despite the Bank's ambitious stimulus programme that is aimed at flooding the market with cheap cash to drive investors into the real economy and boost Consumer Prices.
It was also noted that soft growth in emerging economies is impacting the Japanese export market, and could pose the greatest threat to Japanese GDP growth over the next six months. It is thought that the BoJ will opt to increase its quantitative easing scheme at some point in the first half of 2014 in order to combat these negative influences.
Sterling fluctuated close to 164.20 against the Japanese Yen following the release of the Minutes report.
The Pound struck a 5-year high of 165.28 against the Yen yesterday morning as investors reacted to a deal in Iran to curb the Middle Eastern nation's nuclear programme. The positive political development was seen to reduce the probability of conflict in the region and this caused risk appetite to swell, which in turn proved detrimental to the safe haven Japanese Yen.
Because of its relatively low yield, the Yen is often sold during times of positive risk sentiment as traders strive for steeper profit margins from alternative investments. This is exactly what happened yesterday as GBP/JPY struck its highest level since October 2008.
There are no significant British or Japanese data releases due today, but tomorrow the Office for National Statistics is set to confirm that the UK economy expanded by 0.8% during the third quarter. If the growth print comes in as expected then Sterling is likely to remain at its current levels, but if the GDP report comes in better-than-expected then it is entirely possible that the Pound could push the downtrodden Japanese Yen to another 5-year high.
The Yen is currently at a 6-month low against the US Dollar, and USD/JPY could appreciate further tomorrow if American data impresses. The US Consumer Confidence index is forecast to improve from 71.2 to 72.4, which could bolster demand for the 'Greenback' if it is seen to increase the chance of a Dec-taper from the Federal Reserve.


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Banana blasters
Banana blasters
This healthy treat idea is perfect for an after school snack or for breakfast on the go. Fresh bananas rolled in honey and muesli - whats' not to love?
- 6 paddle pop sticks
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- honey
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- Peel bananas. Cut in half across the middle to make two equal parts.
- Place a paddle pop stick in the flat end (creating a lollipop effect).
- Pour honey onto a paper plate. Roll the banana in honey until it is fully coated.
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Edmund T. Gordon
Affiliated Faculty — Ph.D., Stanford University
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of African and African Diaspora Studies
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Culture and power in the African Diaspora, gender studies (particularly Black males), critical race theory, race education, and the racial economy of space and resources.
Edmund T. Gordon is chair of the African and African Diaspora Studies Department and Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and Anthropology of the African Diaspora at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Gordon is also the former Associate Vice President of Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement as well as former Director of the Center for African and African American Studies at The University of Texas. His teaching and research interests include: Culture and power in the African Diaspora, gender studies (particularly Black males), critical race theory, race education, and the racial economy of space and resources. His publications include Disparate Diasporas: Identity and Politics in an African-Nicaraguan Community, 1998 UT Press. Dr. Gordon received his Doctorate in Social Anthropology from Stanford University and his Master's of Arts from Stanford University in Anthropology and Master's degree in Marine Sciences from the University of Miami.
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ANT 310D • Introduction To Black Studies
30305 • Spring 2016
Meets TTH 1100am-1230pm FAC 21
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ANT 324L • Black Male Crisis
30516 • Fall 2015
Meets TTH 500pm-630pm CLA 1.104
(also listed as AFR 374D, WGS 340)
This course focuses on the "Crisis" of African American males in the U.S. In doing so it explores patriarchy, gender relations, and stereotypes as they affect black women and men. The course will use black culture as a means of exploring the different ways in which black men and women encounter anti-black racism in this society, the ways in which they resist, and the impact this has on their everyday experiences and cultural practices. The emphasis on patriarchy in the black communities is a theoretical stance that understands gender as a social construction that orders power inequalities in human societies in articulation with processes of race and class. The course shows how this frames black everyday cultural practices, the interactions between black men and women, and the ways that black men and women are perceived by the larger society.
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Take Home Exam 1 – 25%
Take Home Exam 2 – 25%
Essays (5-10 pages, 2) – 40%
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ANT 391 • Black Diaspora Thry/Ethnogrphy
31655 • Fall 2014
Meets W 1000am-100pm CLA 1.302C
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ANT 310L • Intro Afr/Afr Diaspora Studies
31089 • Fall 2012
Meets MWF 200pm-300pm JGB 2.218
(also listed as AFR 303)
This course provides students with an introduction to Black Studies. The first section of the course is devoted to a history of Black Studies in the U.S. using the integration and development of Black Studies here at the University of Texas, Austin as a case study. We will then turn to considerations of the historical construction of Africa, the Black Diaspora and the idea of Blackness. Building on this foundation the course provides students with the analytical tools to critically explore canonical Black Studies literature, themes, and theories. This section of the course interrogates race, gender, class, sexuality, and their intersections as well as culture, power and politics. The second section of the course will focus in on the expression and use of Black Studies in the areas of: Critical Black Studies; Education, Psychology, and Mental Health; Government, Law and Public Policy; Expressive Culture, Arts, Music, Sports; and Africa and its Diasporic Cultures.Required Readings include: Karenga (1982), Hobsbawm and Ranger (1983), Fanon (1967), Lorber (1994, Williams (1983) 87-93, Dubois (1973), Moynihan (1965)
ANT 324L • Race, Gender, And Nation
31013 • Fall 2011
Meets TTH 930am-1100am SAC 4.118
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African American Men and Women in Society.
ANT 391 • El Buen Vivir In The Americas
31495 • Spring 2011
Meets W 200pm-500pm SAC 4.116
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Topic: Afro-Indian stuggles for "el buen vivir" in the Americas.
ANT 310L • African American Culture
30040 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 1100am-1230pm UTC 4.134
(also listed as AFR 301, AMS 315)
This course examines the physical, social and economic dimensions of the urban crises with an emphasis on minority communities in general and African American's in particular. We will explore the dynamics of race and class in American cities. An interdisciplinary approach will be used to study contemporary issues such as poverty, education, politics and police brutality.
ANT 391 • Black Diaspora Pro-Colloquy
30305 • Fall 2010
Meets W 900am-1200pm EPS 1.128
This seminar is a Pro-Colloquy in which a series of faculty members in and out of anthropology
interested in issues of Diaspora discuss their work with seminar participants. The course is meant
to give beginning grad students an introduction to Diaspora, critical race, critical gender, and
queer theories as well as to the faculty members on campus who teach in these areas. It is given
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'Sell by' dates on food lie to you, waste your money
Posted By Claes Bell On 09/26/2013 @ 8:30 am In Family,Frugal Living | 13 Comments
Ever find food past its "sell by" date in the fridge and just throw it away without looking at it? If so, you're almost certainly throwing away perfectly good food, according to a report [3] from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic.
There's a temptation to treat the dates on food as infallible predictors of when food will go bad, but in a lot of cases they're basically bologna. Many dates aren't based on food safety, but on when the manufacturers thinks the food will taste best. That causes a lot of retailers and consumers to toss food that's perfectly fine to eat.
As the report notes, such wastage may be just fine by some food manufacturers, who now get to sell a replacement for the item you threw away "at the expense of consumers' economic interests." How much "economic interest" are we talking about here? Wasting food costs American families up to $2,275 per year, according to researchers' estimates, and that's almost certainly made worse by confusion over labeling. Overall, per capita food losses have risen by 50 percent since 1974.
So why is food labeling such a clown show in the U.S.? A lot of it has to do with the slipshod way the dates are regulated. Every state has different regulations on food labeling. Some states force retailers to separate food that's past its expiration dates, and others make it illegal to sell it at all, while 9 states having no requirements at all for food manufacturers at all. On top of that, lots of cities and counties have their own regulations, muddying the waters even more.
In fact, the amount of time since a piece of food was packaged has little to no relationship with whether it's got dangerous bacteria growing inside, according to the report; more important was what temperature it was stored at and how it was handled. The only case where an expiration date really helps you gauge whether something's unsafe to eat is prepared foods, where sitting around for a long time can allow Listeria bacteria to grow to dangerous levels.
Here are some tips that might actually help you avoid getting sick:
What do you think? Are you the type to throw food away as soon as the label says so, or do you push it further?
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For those who asked yesterday, the book I'm working on is a collection of photographs like this one. If you've been hanging around here for a while (or just read my bio), you know I have a serious interest in capturing images with a sense of history and layered time. Whether film or digital, the images in the book will toy with our sense of history in modern urban settings. Originally, it was to be more general, but I think I'll be focusing on Toronto to have another binding theme to it. As for publishing, right now I think it's going to be a small self-published (print-on-demand) run to hopefully perhaps have more widely distributed (with publisher) later. Thoughts, suggestions, support are always welcome.
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Republican Rob McKenna beefed up his spending from his attorney-general campaign account in the months before announcing he was running for governor. State campaign officials say that is allowed, as long as the money wasn't going to his gubernatorial race.
OLYMPIA — Thinking he might one day run for governor, state Attorney General Rob McKenna dumped the words "re-elect AG" from his campaign fund in October 2009 and changed it to "Friends of Rob McKenna."
From then until he declared his candidacy for governor 19 months later, McKenna's attorney-general campaign spent more than $500,000 on consultants, media relations, field organization and other campaign expenses.
That's about five times what he spent during the same time period when running for re-election in 2008.
All of this is perfectly legal as long as the money was used only to re-elect McKenna as attorney general — not run for governor.
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State records show McKenna told the state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) that's exactly what happened. In fact, McKenna said he did not make up his mind to run for governor until a week before he formally announced last June 8.
The PDC asked McKenna last summer about "sizable expenditures" paid out of his attorney-general campaign account in the months leading up to his announcement and "at a time when it could be assumed that his campaign for AG was winding down," the records say.
A PDC finance specialist told McKenna in a phone call that the expenditures "raised some concern that those expenses were related to a possible gubernatorial campaign and should be paid for from funds raised for his gubernatorial campaign."
It was widely assumed McKenna would run for governor after he was elected for a second term as attorney general, and Democrats were gearing up for that likelihood as early as 2009.
The PDC's inquiry came as the McKenna campaign was questioning how his Democratic gubernatorial challenger, former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, was planning to handle cash from his own defunct re-election campaign fund.
Last July the agency indicated Inslee might be able to roll over around $1 million in contributions he had amassed from his congressional campaign into his race for governor. McKenna's campaign fumed that such a move would be illegal.
The commission later reconsidered and put strict limits on money Inslee could transfer from his congressional account.
The PDC staff ultimately accepted McKenna's explanation about his spending from the attorney-general re-election account, and the agency says it has no further questions.
Randy Pepple, his campaign manager, declined requests for an interview with McKenna.
Double-dipping rule
State law doesn't allow a candidate to spend political contributions from one campaign to pay the expenses of running for a different office.
Part of the reason for the rule is to prevent double-dipping — that is, collecting donations for one campaign and then having the same donors contribute again to a second campaign.
Candidates can transfer money from one campaign to another with the permission of contributors, but it counts toward their contribution limits.
McKenna has transferred about $98,000 from the attorney-general campaign to the gubernatorial campaign using that method. Inslee has moved about $600,000 from his congressional account to his gubernatorial campaign.
But there's nothing wrong with a candidate building up a staff and political network to run for one office, then deciding to run for another and using that same organization.
"There's nothing in state law that says a candidate who ends one campaign mid-cycle to begin a campaign for a different office has to start from scratch," Lori Anderson, a spokeswoman for the PDC, said in an email.
If there are items, such as computers, that still have value when passed from one campaign to the next, those costs have to be reimbursed, and McKenna's gubernatorial campaign says it has done so.
Common practice
State records show McKenna raised and spent money at a much faster clip in preparing for the 2012 attorney general's race than he did during the 2008 campaign.
Matt Barreto, a political-science professor at the University of Washington, said a lot of incumbents eyeing higher office do the same thing. The additional spending allows them to beef up their campaigns and tout their accomplishments before making the leap.
"It's a very common practice," Barreto said. "You do see these blips in fundraising and spending when candidates are thinking about moving on to other seats."
Pepple said McKenna boosted his spending because the state Democratic Party was expected to aggressively attack McKenna throughout the election cycle.
"Rob knew he would be running a statewide campaign in 2012 and needed to be ready for this increased level of attack, whether that race was for re-election or governor," Pepple said in an email.
In the 19 months preceding his candidacy for governor, McKenna raised more than $612,000 and spent $558,000. During the same time period in his previous campaign, he raised about $204,000 and spent $113,000.
After he changed the name of his campaign fund in 2009, the re-election account paid more than $300,000 to various services, people and consulting firms later employed and paid by the gubernatorial campaign, PDC records show.
For example, from January through April 2011, the re-election account paid $53,000 to Tolo Strategies, a political consulting firm.
Then in May — the month before McKenna announced for governor — the entire three-person staff of Tolo Strategies went on the re-election campaign payroll.
They now work for the gubernatorial campaign, as political director, policy director and digital director.
Pepple said that one of the Tolo employees had worked on McKenna's 2008 re-election campaign.
"As the legislative session closed in 2011 and a campaign office was opened for the attorney-general race, they were approached individually to determine if they wanted to come to work on the campaign as staff members," he said.
Pepple said McKenna did not decide to run for governor until late May, in part because it wasn't clear whether Gov. Chris Gregoire would run again.
"Toward the end of May, Rob decided he would run regardless of what the governor decided to do and that he needed to get started,," Pepple said by email.
Gregoire announced she would not run for re-election six days after McKenna announced his candidacy for governor.
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Vancouver, BC (SportsNetwork.com) - Daniel Sedin scored the winner in the
third period as the Vancouver Canucks took a 3-2 victory over the Washington
Capitals on Monday.
Zack Kassian and Ryan Kesler each had a goal for the Canucks, who have won
four straight. Roberto Luongo stopped 17 shots in the win.
Jason Chimera had a goal and an assist while Mikhail Grabovski scored the
other goal for the Capitals, who are now 2-2-0 on a five-game road trip.
Michal Neuvirth made 38 saves in defeat.
It was a tie game heading into the third period, but Washington took a 2-1
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skated down low before snapping a shot past Luongo.
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The Canucks then took a 3-2 advantage at 5:01 when Daniel Sedin took a pass
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douglas and bowman. How 'bout them hawks!
"The two are accused of stealing a from a student on their floor last May. They are accused of purchasing several thousand dollars of stuff that was all mailed to Detroit address. Police have been investigating through last week. They were arrested today."
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'tiny little text etched into her neck it said "jesus lived and died for all your sins." she's got blue black ink and it's scratched into her lower back. it said: "damn right i'll rise again." yeah, damn right you'll rise again.'
If this turns out to be true, losing two starting wide recievers two weeks before season is a blow to their offense.
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.
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If this turns out to be true, losing two starting wide recievers two weeks before season is a blow to their offense.
That would just give the coaches a chance to promote the hawks' better players to first team.
Ouch. Glad this isn't us.
Well Ferentz? What's the verdict on punishment? Suspension for the first half of the first game of the season? 5 extra laps at practice? 200 more pushups?
Will be interesting to see what happens as more facts come out.
Well since they are hawks, they were "in the wrong place at the wrong time" or "this is a non-story during a slow sports week". Nothing like those "thugs" at ISU
I wouldn't put much stock in this until it hits the paper.
Bad deal if true and glad it's not one of our players. Lord knows we've had our share of trouble over the years.
man it is a bad day to be a hawkeye fan...... Specially with all the posts on both HR and HN saying how the WR's were the strong point of the team. Then all threads comparing WR's at iowa and ISU. Might as well get rid of all of them too
Jon Miller confirmed it on HN.
Wasn't Douglas the one who saved their butts against LSU?
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I wouldn't put much stock in this until it hits the paper.
Bad deal if true and glad it's not one of our players. Lord knows we've had our share of trouble over the years.
The two thugeyes have a Sept. 5 court date. It's real.
Wonder how long it'll take for Jon Miller to "get around" to talking about it on his show.....
If true, then the Sqwaks are playing with a green O-line, a green QB, questions at RB (if it's admittedly not the strength of their team), and now they're going without their best two WRs? Like the bumper sticker says, "It's Good To Be A Hawkeye"
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Wasn't Douglas the one who saved their butts against LSU?
No Douglas was a freshmen last year. You would be thinking of Warren Holloway.
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Yep, they'll be suspended for two meaningless games and be back just in time to face ISU in Ames. Kirk will once again deliver a swift wrist slap to let his players know he means business.
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Thank you so much! I've been going in circles about this for the past month and wondering if I'm trying to be too controlling...which I know I have a tendency to do.
I've tried your advice about seeing them in a neutral location but he says I'm just trying to control him. Our last conversation ended with him hanging up after I reiterated my lack of trust in his decision making. We haven't spoken in a week and he hasn't seen the kids in almost a month and it's good to hear you echo what I've been thinking--he's probably just not ready to co-parent at the level I am.
In the mean time, I guess I'll just have to wait until he's ready--I've told him the door is always open for him to see his kids but am firm that I won't risk my kid's safety to appease his regret at leaving them.
Thanks again!
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UIAlertView without Buttons – Please Wait Dialog
If you've ever wanted to show a simple "please wait" dialog without resorting to a custom view, UIAlertView is a good option, and is even more appropriate if you customize the alert such that no buttons are shown.
In the figure below you can see how a simple alert can be shown (sans buttons) while you are busy doing some other system activity (reading/writing files, etc).
UIAlertView without Buttons
UIAlertView *alert; ... alert = [[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Configuring Preferences\nPlease Wait..." message:nil delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:nil otherButtonTitles: nil] autorelease]; [alert show];
Trouble with this approach is that things look a little lopsided, as there is a significant amount of dead space on the bottom where the button(s) are to be shown. We can fix this by adding a few newline characters at the start of our message:
UIAlertView *alert; ... // Add two newlines characters at the start of the message alert = [[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"\n\nConfiguring Preferences\nPlease Wait..." message:nil delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:nil otherButtonTitles: nil] autorelease]; [alert show];
The text is nearly centered, yet we've created a different problem, there is now white space on the top and bottom. There is one more approach…
UIAlertView with UIActivity Indicator
In the whitespace on the bottom, let's add an activity indicator. Also, remove the newlines in the message text so the text starts near the top:
UIAlertView *alert; ... alert = [[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Configuring Preferences\nPlease Wait..." message:nil delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:nil otherButtonTitles: nil] autorelease]; [alert show]; UIActivityIndicatorView *indicator = [[UIActivityIndicatorView alloc] initWithActivityIndicatorStyle:UIActivityIndicatorViewStyleWhiteLarge]; // Adjust the indicator so it is up a few pixels from the bottom of the alert indicator.center = CGPointMake(alert.bounds.size.width / 2, alert.bounds.size.height - 50); [indicator startAnimating]; [alert addSubview:indicator]; [indicator release];
Dismissing the Buttonless UIAlertView
Since there are no buttons associated with the alert, we have to dismiss the alert ourselves, versus the traditional approach where the system dismisses the alert when a button is pressed.
Here is the call to dismiss the alert:
[alert dismissWithClickedButtonIndex:0 animated:YES];
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Wouldn't it be better to set the delegate to nil? That way you don't get the callback for the simulated button press which you don't care about anyway.
Love it, looks great :)
great tip, helped, thanks!
This worked fantastically! Thanks!
This is great tutorial, thx.
This works great although the second time this occurs in my app the bounds.size.width info is zero, so the indicator does not get center. I worked around this by storing these values from first attempt (which works great) but that is a hack.
Any ideas?
This is also a bit of a "hack" solution, but I think it's better than storing the first set of width/height values:
– wrap the activity indicator related statements in a method; say "addSpinner"
– after you call [alertView show], do a [self performSelector:@selector(addSpinner) withObject:nil afterDelay:0.05f]
Basically you delay adding the indicator – by an inconsequential amount in human standards – onto the alertview to give time for the bound values to be set.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for the hack, works nicely, except for the complaining about the indicator not being centered correctly on first show.
The way I did this was to implement the UIAlertView delegate "didPresentAlertView:"
Note that "busyAlert" is an ivar.
Here's the code:
– (void)didPresentAlertView:(UIAlertView *)alertView
static BOOL busyAlertHasIndicator = NO;
if (alertView != busyAlert || busyAlertHasIndicator)
UIActivityIndicatorView *indicator = [[UIActivityIndicatorView alloc] initWithActivityIndicatorStyle:UIActivityIndicatorViewStyleWhiteLarge];
indicator.center = CGPointMake(busyAlert.bounds.size.width / 2, busyAlert.bounds.size.height – 50);
[indicator startAnimating];
[busyAlert addSubview:indicator];
[indicator release];
busyAlertHasIndicator = YES;
This looks like exactly what I am looking for.
One question though… in a few other places they suggest that modifying the standard alert view can get your app rejected. Has anyone had any problems with this or perhaps could offer further insight into the UI programming guidelines?
Many thanks.
You don't need to autorelease a UIAlertView. Just release it after you do "show".
Just great. Also wondering if there is a way to set the dialog to be on the screen for a minimum amount of time in case the activity we are undertaking is so short that the user can't read the message …
Great!! Helped a lot!!
I can't dismiss the alert from XMLParser delegate method :
– (void)parserDidEndDocument:(NSXMLParser *)parser {
[alert dismissWithClickedButtonIndex:0 animated:YES];
[tableView reloadData];
the UIAlertView *alert is defined in the header file .
Dude, you rock! this is exactly what i needed.
great tip! But I didn't understand how the "dismissWithClickedButtonIndex" accepts a button Index when there are no buttons in the alertView?
using the alert the user has the impression that the app froze. Since the alert is loaded with a second or two delay and the screen became whiter on the center.
The alert is loaded before reading from the web
Is there a way to dismiss the dialog on a delay? Or, put differently, I'd like to use
[alert performSelector:withObject:afterDelay:]
But withObject: only accepts one object, and dismissWithClickedButtonIndex:animated: demands two. I've run into this problem before with perform:withObject: when there is more than one argument being passed to the selector.
Any hints?
Hmm. Just had a thought–can I pass an array of objects? Will performSelector grok it and pull the appropriate data? Or maybe a dictionary with the individual selectors as keys? I'll experiment.
Have a handy helper class that I wrote to do this using blocks:
+ (void) executeBlock:(NMBlockHelperGenericBlock) block afterDelay:(NSTimeInterval) seconds {
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_LOW, 0), ^{
[NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:seconds];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
Is there a way to stop the UIAlertView and UIProgressIndicator after 3 seconds?
thanks it works
Thanks i looking for something like this, you are the best!!!!
I love it, thank very much for sharing. Please keep up the good work.
To make sure the loading animation is always shown where you want it, without hacks, this will do it:
self.alertView = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Your Title Here" message:nil delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:nil otherButtonTitles:nil];
UIActivityIndicatorView *indicator = [[UIActivityIndicatorView alloc] initWithActivityIndicatorStyle:UIActivityIndicatorViewStyleWhiteLarge];
[self.alertView show];
indicator.center = CGPointMake(self.alertView.bounds.size.width / 2, self.alertView.bounds.size.height – 50);
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They key is to first show your UIAlertView and then define where you want to put the indicator. You can't get a view's bounds before it is visible, though as a user you will never see that the order of these things is reversed.
Thanks for your great tutorial. :)


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Next generation advanced radar systems demand increased resolution as well as increased sensitivity and tracking capability.
To meet this need, radar systems require more complex waveforms and ever increasing levels of control within the exciter signal chain. Adding to these needs in the exciter signal path is the drive towards economic enhancements; lower power, size and weight as well as more flexible and modular architectures.
Not as often discussed or analysed, as compared to the receiver signal chain, but is equally as important to the overall system operation and performance is pulsed waveform generation for the radar exciter. This excitation waveform generator is a critical aspect of beamsteering, non-linear and complex pulse generation methods.
These different methods require a wide variety of advanced architectures and components to generate the radar pulses supporting challenging phased array transmitter systems.
There is a range of technologies that are available in this area to support the radar exciter designer. Three particular technologies in this area are: direct digital synthesis (DDS), high speed radio frequency digital-to-analogue converters (DACs) and integrated fractional-N (Frac-N) synthesisers. Each approach has its own advantages.
DDS devices have long been used for radar Waveform generation. DDS devices provide a level of integration and abstraction requiring only a limited set of parameters to be written to the device to generate a linear frequency modulated sweep, a widely used pulse type within radar systems.
For example the AD9914/5 DDS device from Analog Devices is able to support frequency agile pulse generation across 1.4GHz of bandwidth.
The frequency tuning and control words are loaded into the AD9914 via a serial or parallel I/O port. Using the integrated sweep mode, the AD9914 can generate linear swept waveforms varying frequency, phase or amplitude.
A 32-bit parallel port is also available to support faster control parameter writing increasing the agility of the DDS output.
RF-DACs provide the most suitable solution in terms of complexity and wide bandwidth waveform generation. Typically the data is fed directly from an FPGA and/or memory source where complex waveforms can be recalled and "played back" through the DAC.
The AD9129 5.6Gsample/s DAC is capable of generating signals across 1.4GHz of bandwidth. Waveforms are pre-calculated and recalled from memory, so very complex waveforms can be generated including non-linear frequency modulated waveforms which are utilised in some of today's latest systems.
Provided the frequency agility is retained within the DAC bandwidth, the hop rate, pulse length and pulse repetition frequency can all be varied to within a single DAC sample, or a resolution of 350ps.
For L and S band radar systems, DDS devices and RF-DACs may be used directly without the need for upconversion which significantly reduces the system complexity, i.e. – saving power, size, and weight.
The DAC, when used in mixed mode, can generate waveforms at up to 4.2GHz. However, for X band or higher operating frequency radar systems the DDS or RF DAC will require at least a single upconversion stage to appropriately position the waveform at the correct RF frequency.
DDS and DAC sample rates will continue to increase and it is expected that in the near future C and X band may be addressed without upconversion stages.
However, the latest Frac-N frequency synthesisers, such as the ADF4159, provide one option today for covering L to X band waveform generation by using only a single device. This can reduce the system size, weight and power consumption of the overall system as shown in Figure 1.
One drawback however, is that a Frac-N is not as flexible in terms of agility as an RF-DAC, but does offer both fast and slow waveform generation capability and yet only uses 89mW.
The Frac-N is similar to the DDS as it has a significant amount of abstraction that can be ascertained within the device via a simple SPI interface. Various waveforms such as sawtooth and triangular as well as sweeps can be generated or altered as needed to provide frequency agility.
The advancements in DDS, DAC and PLL devices provide the radar system designer with several different methods and technologies to choose from with the final choice very dependent upon the end application.
Continued growth in bandwidth and integration options within this signal chain will only help to reduce the complexity of overall radar system in general. Watch out as this trend continues to meet the next generation radar system requirements.
Authors are Duncan Bosworth segment marketing engineer and Rob Reeder senior systems application engineer with the I&I Segment/MIL-AERO Group at Analog Devices


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Couple of days ago I posted the poll about Big Fish Games setting their game prices lower. The poll so far is indicating "hard to say", as you can see here:
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What's interesting that from purely affiliate point-of-view, there has been a slight increase in sales. Nothing too huge, but overall there has been a slight spike in sales for the last few days. It can be true that the sales will get worse as time goes, but for a guy who is selling other people's games in some portal this situation seems pretty good. Of course it might suck to have game selling at lower and lower prices, but for affiliate it seems quite beneficial (Big Fish Games affiliates still get that 25%+ cut from each sale – for lifetime).
Maybe it's just me, but for affiliates this seems good.
…and if it seems good for affiliates, then perhaps it's good for developers too? I realize that the best price needs to be tested, but for casual audience $6.99 might be some sort sweetspot. I don't know – I haven't sold via portals and don't have personal stats (besides the BFG affiliate income) to prove anything. Just pretty much simply expressing my gut feeling here.
P.S. There's been pretty heated discussion about lowering prices at the indiegamer boards. If you haven't checked out that thread, you might wanna take a look at there.


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There is a Rochester connection with Mariano Rivera that predates Tuesday night's appearance at the Press Radio-Club Day of Champions dinner by two decades. And it involves the Red Wings, who unwittingly played a role in a seminal moment in one of baseball's most legendary and improbable careers.
Here's the background. After playing a four-game set against the Wings at old Silver Stadium in the spring of 1995, Rivera and his Columbus Clippers teammates made the seven-hour bus trip down the Thruway and the Mass Pike for a series against the Pawtucket Red Sox in Rhode Island. Upon arriving in town, Rivera received word that he was being promoted to the New York Yankees for the first time. The young man, who grew up in impoverished Panama using milk cartons for gloves and tree branches for bats, could barely contain his joy.
But the euphoria wouldn't last long. After four starts—yes, the guy who would become the greatest closer in baseball history started out as a starter—Rivera and his ghastly 10.25 earned run average were sent back to Columbus, where he was promptly placed on the disabled list for two weeks with a sore shoulder. "Mo was devastated," recalled legendary shortstop Derek Jeter, who was demoted the very same day. "We were damn near in tears." Unbeknownst to Rivera until years later, his name also was being mentioned in trade talks with the Detroit Tigers, who were offering up veteran pitcher David Wells.
Rivera's first International League start after returning from the DL just so happened to be against the Red Wings at Cooper Stadium in Columbus. It proved to be a career-changer. In the nightcap of a doubleheader on June 26, 1995, he threw a rain-shortened, five-inning no-hitter. But the no-no isn't what captured the attention of then-Yankees general manager Gene Michael. What caused him to do a double take was the scouting report that said Rivera's fastball consistently was clocked at 96 miles per hour, which was several mph faster than he had ever thrown before. Michael figured the Clippers' speed gun had to be on the fritz, so he called a scouting friend from another team who had been at the game. His buddy's speed gun registered similar readings.
Michael immediately put the kibosh on the trade talks with the Tigers. Within a week, Rivera was summoned back to the South Bronx, beginning a journey that in 2019 will reach its final destination: the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Current Yankees GM Brian Cashman said Rivera's sudden velocity uptick "is one of the amazing mysteries in the history of sport." Rivera, a devout Christian, doesn't consider it a mystery at all, but rather "a special gift from God." Although he wound up pitching eight scoreless innings in his next start with the Yankees following his second promotion, he continued to struggle as a starter before finding a home in the bullpen. He was a setup man in 1995 and '96 before inheriting the closer's role from John Wetteland. Nobody in baseball history would wind up doing a better job of saving his best for last than Rivera.
During his illustrious 19-year career—all in Yankee pinstripes—he saved a major league record 652 games, was named to 13 American League All-Star teams and won five World Series titles. Reggie Jackson was given the moniker "Mr. October," but the true "Mr. October" is the man fans called "Mo." In 96 post-season games, Rivera compiled an 8-1 won-loss mark and a major league record 42 saves and 0.70 ERA.
"Rivera is definitely the best at his position by a wider margin than any player at any position in the history of baseball," said respected Sports Illustrated baseball writer Tom Verducci. "There is Rivera, a gulf, and then every other closer."
Interestingly, Rivera didn't grow up in Puerto Caimito dreaming about becoming a baseball star. His aspirations were to become either a mechanic—because he liked to fix things—or a soccer legend: the Panamanian Pele. One thing this high school dropout and son of a commercial fisherman didn't want to become was a fisherman, especially not after witnessing the rough seas claim his uncle's life and almost swallow him up, too.
In addition to abject poverty, Rivera was forced to overcome ostracism from childhood peers who instigated fights with him because they said he stunk like fish. He also had to deal with an abusive father, who routinely beat him. In his best-selling autobiography, "The Closer," Rivera wrote: "As the oldest boy, I am his favorite target. Sometimes I feel as if I am my father's personal piñata."
Rivera's life would change forever when, as a 150-pound 20-year-old, he showed up at a Yankees tryout camp with a hole in his shoe and impressed the scouts enough with his pitching prowess to garner a contract that included a $2,000 signing bonus. Though regarded as a "fringe prospect," Rivera had a strong rookie season with Tampa, leading the Florida State League in earned run average, and, slowly but surely, he climbed the rungs of the professional baseball ladder.
During his career, Rivera's soothing demeanor became as legendary as his bat-breaking, cut fastball. He went out of his way to mentor teammates, particularly young ones who were struggling to make the jump to the big leagues like he once had. "He's the best I've ever been around," said longtime Yankees manager Joe Torre. "Not only the ability to pitch and perform under pressure, but the calm he puts over the clubhouse." Even the opponents whom he consistently dominated admired him for his sublime abilities and quiet, dignified professionalism. "Few players," wrote Verducci, "ever retired with more reverence from their peers."
Rivera was the last MLB player to wear No. 42 regularly before baseball retired the number in memory of Jackie Robinson, the late Brooklyn Dodger who helped break the game's color barrier in 1947. "Mariano carried himself with dignity and grace, and that made carrying the number a tribute to Jack,'' said Rachel Robinson, Jackie's widow. "I've always been proud and pleased that Mariano was the one chosen to wear that number because I think he brought something special to it."
Rivera and his beloved wife, Clara, have long been philanthropically inclined. The Mariano Rivera Foundation donates $500,000 annually to help educate underprivileged children in the United States and Panama. In addition to funding church startups in Panama, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, California and Florida, the Riveras opened a church in New Rochelle two years ago at a cost of $3 million. Clara serves as the pastor of the church, which is named Refugio de Esperanza (Refuge of Hope.) At a fundraiser this spring, one of Mariano's fiercest rivals—former Boston Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez—paid tribute, saying Rivera is "a better human being than he was a closer. I've always been a fan of the way he goes about his life, his charity. I love Mariano. I love his character. I love his heart more than anything."
The modest Rivera appreciates the compliment, but doesn't believe what he is doing is above and beyond the call of duty. "You always want to do the right thing," he told reporters. "Just be helpful and make people happy."
Three years after firing his last pitch in the big leagues, Rivera continues to do the right thing; continues to make people happy. Only these days, he's delivering scholarships and hope instead of cut fastballs. These saves don't show up in box scores.
Best-selling author Scott Pitoniak is the Rochester Business Journal sports columnist.
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Every year, the Sundance Film Festival serves not only as a showcase of the best of independent cinema from around the world, but as a strong indicator of some of the rising talent likely to make waves in future years. As much as the festival showcases young writers and directors, it's for its instant creation of movie stars that it's perhaps become best known in recent years.
2009 saw Carey Mulligan become the next big thing seemingly overnight after the premiere of "An Education", while last year saw Jennifer Lawrence's performance in "Winter's Bone" become the talk of the festival, winning the actress roles in "The Beaver" and "X-Men: First Class." With Lawrence capping off her rise with an Oscar nomination last week, talk has already turned to who at Sundance 2011 could be the next next big thing.
Below, we've got five picks for the breakout actresses of this year's festival, based on the buzz that their films have generated over the past week or so. All have picked up outstanding reviews, are likely to turn up on casting wishlists tout de suite, and are likely to follow in the footsteps of Mulligan and Lawrence. So, with no further ado...
Elizabeth Olsen
Who would have thought that the first star-of-the-future to break out of the festival would be the younger sister of child-stars-turned-troubled-punch-lines Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen? But 21-year-old Elizabeth, a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts, seems to take her craft far more seriously than her sisters, and looks to be a major force in the next few years. The first weekend of the festival saw her in two lead roles, the one-shot horror flick "Silent House," and the cult drama with the impossible-to-remember title "Martha Marcy May Marlene." Her performances in both gathered immediate acclaim, with awards buzz already starting to circle for the latter; remarkable, considering that the films mark her screen debut, along with the upcoming Bruce Beresford comedy "Peace, Love and Understanding." They're both incredibly demanding roles, by all accounts -- Olsen features in every frame of "Silent House," while "Martha Marcy May Marlene" seems to be an incredibly raw performance for any young actor. Like the younger Culkins, Olsen seems to have learnt from the mistakes of her older siblings, managing the media expertly in the last week or so. Within a few days, she was cast alongside Robert De Niro and Cillian Murphy in "Red Lights," the paranormal thriller from "Buried" director Rodrigo Cortes, and we're sure she'll be lining up plenty of high-profile roles as the year goes on.
Felicity Jones
Unlike Elizabeth Olsen, 27-year-old British actress Felicity Jones had at least been heard of before things kicked off in Park City. Indeed, she's been acting for well over a decade, and gathering serious heat for the past few years; we named her role in "Cemetery Junction" one of the breakthrough performances of 2010, and just before Christmas she was linked to the lead in "Snow White and the Huntsman." With no fewer than seven projects set to hit theaters or go before cameras in the next year, it was only a matter of time before she found the role that tipped her over the edge, and it looks to have arrived, in Drake Doremus' "Like Crazy." A well-reviewed, and Sundance Jury Prize-winning relationship drama filling the slot set up in previous years by "(500) Days of Summer" and "Blue Valentine," Jones plays a British student studying in the States who falls head over heels for a fellow student (Anton Yelchin), but visa complications force them to make their relationship long distance. It seems, even from the critics who were a little more down on the film, that Jones is at least as delightful as she was when she was the highlight of Ricky Gervais' film, and the film's pick-up by Paramount, for a cool $4 million, means she's likely to be exposed to a wider audience than ever before. So even if she's been beaten out for Snow White by Kristen Stewart, we're sure she'll start booking some high-profile gigs in the next few months, and, as long-time fans, we're delighted.
Brit Marling
Unlike the other names on this list, former investment banker Brit Marling isn't just an onscreen talent, but also an offscreen one; she co-wrote, produced and starred in two well-regarded sci-fi pics, "Another Earth" and "The Sound of My Voice." They're wildly different films, and roles -- in the former, she plays a student involved in a fatal hit-and-run who connects with the father of the family she killed, just as a second earth appears in the sky, while in the latter, she's a cult leader who claims to be from the future. She lived with fellow Georgetown grads, and the directors of the two films, Mike Cahill and Zal Batmanglij, writing the scripts simultaneously with them, so it's doubly impressive that the films, and especially the performances, are so different. While "The Sound of My Voice" hasn't yet been picked up, Fox Searchlight snapped up "Another Earth," and it's bound to launch Marling both as an actress and a writer. She seems to be a pretty unique talent: the films have drawn comparisons with the diverse likes of "Moon," "In The Bedroom," "Twelve Monkeys" and the mumblecore movement, but repackaged into something fresh. The world's her oyster at this point, and we imagine a studio will allow her to play on a bigger canvas very soon.
Lubna Abazal
Belgian-born actress Lubna Abazal is a recognizable face to many, after the last few years: she played a lead in the Oscar-nominated Palestinian film "Paradise Now," which led on to roles in projects such as Ridley Scott's "Body of Lies" and the top-notch BBC Iraq drama "Occupation." This week, however, should see her move up further; not only did Denis Villeneuve's "Incendies," in which the actress stars, play Sundance, but the Canadian drama also picked up an Oscar nomination. The film's good, if a little familiar, as our review from VIFF attested, but Abazal's outstanding in it, and we're sure her performance will continue to be talked about for the rest of 2011. Like Marling, Abazal had two films in the official selection, so she's had twice the buzz of some of the actresses: she also co-stars with Ben Foster in the Armenian-set romance "HERE" from director Braden King. Foster's performance has been widely acclaimed, but by all accounts Abazal, as an independent-minded photographer, more than holds her own against him (you can check out some clips from the film here). The film's probably too obscure to truly penetrate the mainstream, but the double whammy should see Abazal's star rise in a big way. Whether she can break out of the slightly thankless nature of her role in "Body of Lies" remains to be seen, but we're just glad that a terrific actress has had such a strong start to 2011.
Adepero Oduye
It's both lazy and faintly depressing that any serious, African-American drama to play at Sundance will draw comparisons to "Precious," which went from Park City hit to Oscar nominee in 2009 -- partly because Lee Daniels' film is so vastly overrated, and partly because it seems that the film that's attracted the label this year, Dee Rees' "Pariah," seems to be wildly different, displaying far more subtlety and restraint that the earlier film. But, like "Precious," it showcases a young actress who, like Gabourey Sidibe, should be moving forward with leaps and bounds from now on. Adepero Oduye isn't a first-timer: she cropped up briefly in "Half Nelson" for instance, and previously starred in Rees' short of the same name, from which this feature version is expanded. The word is that, as Alike, a Brooklyn teen struggling with her sexuality, Oduye is transcendentally good and, while the film risks being ghettoized, focusing as it does on black lesbian sub-culture, it sounds like it can't fail to attract attention for the actress. Focus Features have picked the picture up, which gives it more than a fighting chance of crossing over to the mainstream, and if the film catches on, could we see Oduye following in Sidibe's footsteps to the Kodak Theatre this time next year?