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Lori Matassa and Max Domeika are the authors of Break Away with Intel Atom Processors: A Guide to Architecture Migration
Good software design seeks a balance between simplicity and efficiency. Performance of the application is an aspect of software design; however correctness and stability are typically prerequisite to extensive performance tuning efforts. A typical development cycle is depicted in Figure 1 and consists of four phases: design, implementation, debugging, and tuning. The development cycle is iterative and concludes when performance and stability requirements are met. Figure 1 further depicts a more detailed look inside of the tuning phase, which consists of single processor core optimization, multi-core processor optimization, and power optimization.
One key fact to highlight about the optimization process is that changes made during this phase can require another round of design, implementation, and debug. It is hoped that a candidate optimization would require minimal changes, but there are no guarantees. Each proposed change required as a result of a possible optimization should be evaluated in terms of stability risk, implementation effort, and performance benefit.
Similarly, the tune step is also iterative with the goal of reaching a satisfactory equilibrium between single core, multi-core, and power performance. The components of the tune step are summarized as follows:
- Single processor core tuning. Optimization of the application assuming execution on one Intel Atom processor core. This step focuses on increasing performance, which is typically the reduction of execution time.
- Multi-core tuning. Optimization of the application taking advantage of parallel technology including Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and multiple processor cores. This step focuses on increasing performance, which is typically the reduction of execution time.
- Power tuning. Optimization of the application focusing on power utilization. This step focuses on reducing the amount of power used in accomplishing the same amount of work.
Single Processor Core Tuning
Single processor core tuning focuses on improving the behavior of the application executing on one physical Intel Atom processor core. Intel Hyper-Threading Technology is not considered during this phase; it enables one physical processor core to appear as two cores and introduces issues more related to multi-core processing. This tuning step isolates the behavior of the application from more complicated interactions with other threads or processes on the system. This step is not entirely focused on what traditionally is called serial tuning because parallelism in the form of vector processing or acceleration technology can be considered.
The foundation of performance tuning is built upon complementary assertions that of the Pareto principle and Amdahl's law. The Pareto principle, colloquially known as the 80/20 rule, states that 80 percent of the time spent in an application is in 20 percent of the code. This observation helps prioritize optimization efforts to the areas of highest impact, namely the most frequently executed portions of the code. Amdahl's law provides guidance on the limits of optimization. For example, if your optimization can only be applied to 75 percent of the application, the maximum theoretical speedup is 4 times.
Single processor core tuning is itself comprised of multiple steps, which are characterized as first gaining an understanding of the application and then tuning based upon general performance analysis and tuning and then analysis and tuning specific to the Intel Atom processor. The single processor core tuning process is summarized by the following steps:
- Benchmark. Develop a benchmark that represents typical application usage.
- Profile. Analyze and understand the architecture of the application.
- Compiler optimization. Use aggressive optimizations if possible.
- General microarchitecture tuning. Tune based upon insight from general performance analysis statistics. These statistics, such as clock cycles per instruction retired, are generally accepted performance analysis statistics that can be employed regardless of the underlying architecture.
- Intel Atom processor tuning. Tune based on insight about known processor "glass jaws." These include statistics and techniques to isolate performance issues specific to the Intel Atom processor.
Multi-Core Processor Tuning
The focus of multi-core processor tuning is on the effective use of parallelism that takes advantage of more than one processor core. This step pertains to both Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and true multi-core processing. There are some issues specific to each; where appropriate these differences are highlighted. Second, at the application level, two techniques allow you to take advantage of multiple processor cores, multitasking and multithreading. Multitasking is the execution of multiple operating system processes on a system. In the context of one application, multitasking requires the division of work between distinct processes and special effort is required to share data between processes. Multithreading is the execution of multiple threads and by default assumes memory is shared, which introduces its own set of concerns. This article limits itself to discussion of multithreading because multitasking is a more mature technology and one where the operating system governs much of the policy of execution. Multithreading in the context of the Intel Atom processor is much more under the control of the software developer.
Developing software for multi-core processors requires good analysis and design techniques. A wealth of information on these techniques is available in literature by Mattson et al., Breshears, and many others.
Tuning of multithreaded applications on the Intel Atom processor requires ensuring good performance when the application is executing on both, logical processor cores available via Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, and multiple physical processor cores. General multithreading issues that affect performance regardless of the architecture must be addressed. These issues include for example lock contention and workload balance. One of the performance concerns when executing under Intel Hyper-Threading Technology is on the shared resources of the processor core. For example, the caches are effectively shared between two concurrently executing threads. In a worst case scenario, it is possible for one thread to cause the other to miss in the cache on every access. Tuning for multi-core processors adds another level of complication as the possible thread interactions and cache behavior can be even more complicated. It is possible for two threads to cause false sharing, which limits performance but can be easily addressed. Understanding techniques to analyze performance and how to mitigate these performance issues are essential.
Converting a serial application to take advantage of multithreading requires an approach that uses the generic development cycle, consisting of these five phases: Analysis, Design, Implementation, Debug, and Tune. There are threading tools that help with code analysis, debugging, and performance tuning.
- Analysis. Develop a benchmark that represents typical system usage and comprised by concurrent execution of processes and threads. In many cases, the benchmark from the single core tuning phase and the initial parallel implementation may be an appropriate starting point. Use a system performance profiler such as the Intel VTune Performance Analyzer to identify the performance hotspots in the critical path. Determine if the identified computations can be executed independently. If so, proceed to the next phase; otherwise look for other opportunities with independent computations.
- Design. Determine changes required to accommodate a threading paradigm (data restructuring, code restructuring) by characterizing the application threading model (data-level or task-level parallelization). Identify which variables must be shared and if the current design structure is a good candidate for sharing.
- Implementation. Convert the design into code based on the selected threading model. Consider coding guidelines based on the processor architecture, such as the use of the PAUSE instruction within spin-wait loops. Make use of the multithreading software development methodologies and tools.
- Debug. Use runtime debugging and thread analysis tools such as Intel Thread Checker.
- Tune. Tune for concurrent execution on multiple processor cores executing without Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. Tune for concurrent execution on multiple processor cores executing with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology.
Power Tuning
Tuning that is focused on power utilization is a relatively new addition to the optimization process for Intel architecture processors. The goal of this phase is to reduce the power utilized by the application when executing on the embedded system. One of the key methods of doing so is by helping the processor enter and stay in one of its idle states.
In an embedded system, power at its fundamental level is a measure of the number of watts consumed in driving the system.
Power can be consumed by several components in a system. Typically, the display and the processor are the two largest consumers of power in an embedded computing system. Other consumers of system power include the memory, hard drives, solid state drives, and communications. Power management features already exist in many operating systems and enable implementation of power policy where various components are powered down when idle for long periods. A simple example is turning off the display after a few minutes of idle activity. Power policy can also govern behavior based upon available power sources. For example, the embedded system may default to a low level of display brightness when powered by battery as opposed to being plugged into an outlet.
Several statistics exist for characterizing the power used by a system including:
- Thermal design power (TDP) . The maximum amount of heat that a thermal solution must be able to dissipate from the processor so that the processor operates under normal operating conditions. TDP is typically measured in watts.
- "Plug load" power. A measure of power drawn from an outlet as the embedded system executes. Plug load power is typically measured in watts.
- Battery power draw. A estimate of power drawn from a battery as the embedded system executes. Typically, battery power draw is stated in watts and is based upon estimates from ACPI.
Your project requirements will guide which of these power measurements to employ and what goals will be set with regard to them.
The Intel Atom processor enables a number of power states, which are classified into C-states and P-states. C-states are different levels of processor activity and range from C0, where the processor is fully active down to C6 where the processor is completely idle and many portions of the processor are powered down. P-states, known as performance states, are different levels of processor frequency and voltage.
To determine if optimizations improve power utilization, a tool is required to measure power utilization. There are two categories of tools to measure power on an embedded system. The first category provides a direct measurement and employs physical probes to measure the amount of power used. These probes could be as simple as a plug load power probe between the device and the electrical outlet. They could require more extensive probes placed on the system board monitoring various power rails such as those required to execute the EEMBC Energybench benchmark.
The second category, power state profiling tools, employs an indirect method of measuring power utilization. Instead of directly measuring power, this class of tool measures and reports on the amount of time spent in different power states. The objective when using these tools is to understand what activities are causing the processor to enter C0 and to minimize them.
The goal of power tuning is two-fold:
- Minimize time in active state.
- Maximize time in inactive state.
On the surface it may seem like these goals are redundant; however in practice both are required. Power is expended in transitioning into and out of idle modes. A processor that is repeatedly waking up and then going back to sleep may consume more power than a processor that has longer periods in an active state. In general, the end result is for the system to be in idle mode 90 percent of the time. Of course, this end result depends on the specific workload and application. Techniques to meet this goal follow one of two tuning strategies, which are summarized as follows:
- Race to Idle. The tasks are executed as quickly as possible to enable the system to idle. This approach typically entails aggressive performance optimization using similar techniques as single core and multi-core performance tuning.
- Idle mode optimization. Iteratively add software components executing on the system and analyze power state transitions to ensure these components are as nondisruptive to power utilization as possible.
High power utilization has several causes, including:
- Poor computational efficiency
- Poor memory management
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Public presentations by Manoa chancellor candidates scheduledUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-9803
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Posted: Feb 16, 2007
HONOLULU — University of Hawaiʻi students, faculty and staff, and the general community are invited to meet and hear from the four candidates for the UH Mānoa chancellor position at upcoming public presentations.
The presentations, which will focus on the subject of leadership, are scheduled as follows:
- Carol Tomlinson-Keasey, Professor and former Chancellor, University of California, Merced
Tuesday, Feb. 20 — 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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- Yash P. Gupta, Professor and former Dean and Robert R. Dockson Chair, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Thursday, Feb. 22 — 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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- Reed W. Dasenbrock, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of New Mexico
Monday, Feb. 26 — 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
School of Architecture Auditorium
- Virginia S. Hinshaw, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, University of California, Davis
Thursday, March 1 — 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Art Auditorium
Faculty, staff, students and the general public are also invited to submit comments regarding the chancellor candidates to email@example.com. Comments received will be submitted to UH President David McClain for consideration in the selection of a candidate to recommend for final approval to the UH Board of Regents.
For more information about the chancellor search process and the candidates, including biographies, visit www.hawaii.edu/executivesearch/chancellor.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 50 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
We are launching several internet job sites for the medical industry, the companies will be PharmaKare exclusive to the Pharmaceutical Industry, ChrioKare, RNKare, etc. A sample site can be found at dev.pharmakare.ca so that you have an idea of the style of our site and what our company style is. We are looking for a logo design that makes the K stand out as the K is going to be the signature of all of the sites.
Our desired audience is the medical industry. For PharmaKare it is the pharmaceutical industry, for ChiroKare the chiropractic industry, for RNKare, the nursing industry etc. This will be a company that will be similar to a Monster, Workopolis, or Job Bank however exclusive to the industry. Looking for something where all of the names would be the same, however the K would stand out and make it so that you knew it was all linked as one big company.
For the requirements we are looking for something that is crisp, clean, and modern. Our style can be found at a site that we are currently building right now, you can see the under construction site at Dev.PharmaKare.ca. We would like something where the K is in a different font, or unique compared to the other letters of the logo as there will be several versions of wording - PharmaKare, ChiroKare, PhysioKare, etc. The K is what stands out. You can also see other samples of styles that we like at http://www.ElegantAffairsFlorida.com as well as http://www.InspirationEnterprises.net so that any designer can get a feel of the kind of style and feel that we like.
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Mad'Nuff Mad skills award week 11
This weeks award goes to Anquan Boldin he just missed 200 receiving yards for the game by one catch. Anquan Boldin has been a monster all season and this week the Seahawks couldn't find the silver bullet to stop him. Anqaun piled up 186 receiving yards on Sunday and did it in such an impressive fashion that it was almost like he was playing against High School kids. It doesn't help that he is also a giant for a receiver and plays next to Larry Fitzgerald another monster receiver, however Anquan was making plays non-stop despite the Seahawks efforts to stop him and that is why Anquan has mad skills.


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Welcome to edition No. 4 of my weekly blog. It will appear on the new HoustonDynamo.com every Monday.
There is nothing more satisfying than a Dynamo win in front of a nice home crowd. When they come together, it is just great, and that is what we got on Saturday night. It was a good bounce-back game and a critical home victory in front of 24,471 fans.
Congratulations to Danny Cruz for getting his first MLS start and goal. Also, congrats to Tally Hall for getting his first MLS start, win, and shutout. It was good to see contributions from some of the younger players. It was also good to see Cam Weaver play, and I thought he looked good in his 30 minutes of action.
I watched the game with two guests from England – Tony Scholes, a chief executive from Stoke City, and Gary Mellor, a UK-based players' agent. It was their first MLS experience, and it was fun to get their perspective. They were both very impressed with what they saw (and surprised by the heat).
The upcoming home game vs. the Philadelphia Union (Saturday, 7:30 pm) is important. We want to collect three points before a challenging road trip that takes us to New York and Los Angeles in four days. Having two road games on opposite coasts is one of the quirky and most difficult parts of our schedule. This Saturday is also our last MLS home game until June 26. I encourage fans to turn out once again and support the team in this important home match.
One of the big things on Saturday is Craig Waibel's "Bald Is Beautiful" day. Craig's program helps raise money to fight childhood cancer. As you may recall from last year, fans shaved their heads at a pre-game party to support the campaign. It raised $40,000 in 2009, and the goal is to exceed it this year. Fans cans support the cause with a $100 donation, which includes a ticket to the match, a commemorative T-shirt, and a head shave if you desire.
A few pieces of team information:
The Joseph Ngwenya issue was finally resolved last week and he is now eligible.
We are negotiating with Brad Davis on a contract extension through 2013. Brad's current deal runs out in December, and I am optimistic that we will get it done soon.
We are continuing to look for players that may help us in the summer transfer window. Assistant coach Wade Barrett spent the weekend scouting matches in two different cities. Having Wade for this purpose is a benefit that we did not have prior to him being hired.
Saturday was our first-ever Dynamo Academy Day. It was a gathering of 200+ Academy and Junior Academy players and their families. The day included lunch, watching the Champions League final, attending the Dynamo game, and watching the Dynamo Academy vs. the U-17 U.S. national team. It was an incredible array of soccer with an opportunity for the kids to get many different perspectives on the game.
Our Academy played well against the national team and earned a 0-0 draw. Two Dynamo Academy players (Fernando Piña, Bryan Celis) are current members of this U.S. national team and proudly returned home to play against their Dynamo teammates. It was nice seeing them in the red, white, and blue.
Coincidently, we had two Dynamo Academy products on the active 18-man roster vs. D.C. United. Goalkeeper Tyler Deric and midfielder Francisco Navas Cobo were on the bench together for the first time. This – more than anything - symbolizes the whole purpose of the Academy program and illustrates the dreams of all current Academy and Junior Academy players. After the professional game, I even saw Francisco sit with his former Academy teammates for part of their game against the U.S.
At the end of the night, I could not stop thinking about how our Academy is providing the best opportunities for young players to develop on and off the field.
AT&T MLS All-Star Game tickets continue to move at a fast clip. Lower bowl seats are limited, and fans should get tickets now if they want to be downstairs. The best way to get lower bowl seats is by being a Dynamo full season or mini-plan holder. This is still possible, as good package deals are available. Four-packs are currently available to the general public in the upper bowl via TicketMaster. Groups of 10 or more throughout the stadium are available by calling (713) 276-7500.
This week, we will announce the inaugural Dynamo Charities 5K run. It will be a part of the all-star festivities this summer. There will be competitive and non-competitive divisions. Look for this announcement and registration information in a few days. I hope a lot of Dynamo fans participate and help support Dynamo Charities.
The Dynamo Charities Cup is right around the corner (June 19, 8 p.m.). Our opponent, Aguila of El Salvador, lost in its league final on Sunday. I am really focused on making this a huge tradition. I hope fans will share this vision and support the match. We have a special opportunity for season ticket holders to get involved. Season ticket holders can get lower bowl seats for $25, with $5 going towards the charity, and upper bowl seats for $12 with $2 going to charity. An email communicating this offer will be sent soon.
Final Thought: Congratulations to Dynamo Sr. VP Rocky Harris for taking the lead in raising more than $30,000 to benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The campaign included an event at Lucky's Pub last week where Dynamo players served as guest bartenders.
I hope to see everyone at the game on Saturday, and here's to three points.


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Harwinton Fair preparations under way for Saturday, Sunday events
HARWINTON >> That time of year is back again when locals can munch on delicious fair food, mingle around and take in all that a traditional agricultural country fair has to offer.
The Harwinton Fair is celebrating its 156th anniversary this weekend Oct. 6 and 7 as the annual fair will be held at the Harwinton Fairgrounds.
Like past years, the fair, sponsored by the Harwinton Agricultural Society, will have buildings and exhibits on display, historic demonstrations, shows and contests and of course vendors and food galore for the community to visit and enjoy.
Animal displays such as draft horses, poultry, cattle, dairy cows will also be available for the public to visit.
A couple highlighted events throughout the fair weekend will be the women's skillet throw and the antique tractor show amongst others.
The marking of the fair's 156th year shows the high success of the country event.
"One of our repeated compliments we receive is it that our fair is still a fair," said Judy Aeschlimann, Treasurer of the Harwinton Fair Board of Directors. "I think the fact that we have so much history with this fair is what makes it unique in this day and age where a lot of that has been lost in other fairs."
It is the exhibitors that are inevitably vital to the success of the annual fair, according to Aeschlimann.
"This year we have well over 3,100 entries coming onto the fairground for the fair weekend. These consist of arts, crafts, contests, animal competitions & displays, fruits & vegetables, bakery, flowers, canning and needle crafts," Aeschlimann.
Proceeds from the fair will go to the maintenance and improvement of the fairgrounds after the Harwinton Agricultural Society pays for the exhibitors and the other items that contribute to running the fair.
Entertainment by the Lewis Mills Marching Band, HarBur Marching Band, Northwest Connecticut Band and many other hit bands will grab the crowd's attention for the weekend along with several magic shows by Jim Sisti.
Admission to the fair is $7 for adults with children 12 and under free.
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OUT ON THE OPEN OCEAN: Great distance swims and paddles that cover a large swath of open water -- and by "open water" we of course mean oceanic H2O here, or a vast sea -- make the headlines because we tend to be more than a little fascinated. Most people's experiences with the ocean involve wading up to our waists, if that, so those adventurers that head out into or onto the waves, without a boat, tend to fascinate us. Channel-crossing swimmers, yes, but long-distance waterskiers, too, hold our attention. And while there are a number of competitions around the globe that get a lot of coverage -- island-to-island backstrokes and such -- California has its own longtime open-ocean race. It's waterskiing, 62 miles worth, from the mainland to Catalina Island and back to the Queen Mary in Long Beach.
YEAH, THAT SOUNDS MAJOR: And that majorness will hit top speeds again on Saturday, July 20 when the 65th annual Catalina Ski Race heads out onto the Pacific. There are 19 different classes in all, so, yes, some very competitive skiers'll be behind various boats, but adventurers of all ages will compete. There are junior classes for girls and boys -- that's age 15 and under -- and there's a class for teams, meaning that a single person does not have to complete the whole 62-mile route. There are even a couple of ways for two people to ski together.
IF SKIING 62 MILES ISN'T YOUR BAG... you can always head to the Queen Mary to watch the leaving and returning. The excitement is there, even for spectators, because this race is a bit of a rare thing. In fact, it bills itself as "the only open-ocean ski race that's regularly scheduled anywhere in the world." Meaning that one-off events come and go, but the Catalina Ski Race, at 65 years along, is here to stay. Or zoom, is maybe more accurate.


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NEW YORK — McDonald's Corp. says it's exploring changes to its Dollar Menu to include items that cost more than a buck.
The world's biggest hamburger chain says it's testing a version of its famous value menu that's called "Dollar Menu & More." The company noted in a statement that no official changes have yet been made to its current Dollar Menu, which was introduced more than a decade ago.
No other details were immediately available.
Fast-food chains have been trumpeting their value menus amid increased competition and the weak economy. Some analysts have raised concerns that the strategy could eat into profit margins. Wendy's addressed the issue earlier this year by revamping its 99-cent menu to a "Right Price Right Size" menu, with prices ranging up to around $2.
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Every town has some bad things and some goods things about them. Though Marissa Magdelena, now living in L.A. sometimes gets flack for being from Bakersfield, CA she states, "I will defend its honor to my grave. There is no place I would rather hail from."
Marissa first decided to be an artist when she was trying to dodge an adult's question. She was in a waiting area of a doctors office when an adult saw her working on a Shira Paint with Water Book and asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. As a four year she didn't feel like explaining her deep passion to be a farmer, so she simply said an artist. From that moment her little dreams began to grow. She attended Otis College of Art and Design and recieved her BFA. According to Marissa the reason she now does art is, "because I have no choice. Or I do, I just don't fancy the other options near as much!"
Marissa's inspriation comes from many sources. One of the biggest sources of inspiration is the Muppets. She has a framed picture of Jim Henson in her art studio. She also says, "Inspiration comes from magazine clippings, my dog, dirty exhaust, pretty make up and the shape of garbage... It pours from speakers and sounds Queen, Goldfrapp, Janet Jackson and Dolly Parton. Inspiration is in my past, it is in my closet."
Making what some would consider garbage beautiful was an evident talent in her most recent show "Quince, Quince." Using the traditional quincenera celebration to set the mood, Marissa showed family, friends, and colleges some of her favorite pieces. From wall art, to walking art, to backdrop art, her peices were unique and well designed. She states,"'Quince Quince' was my whack at self-aggrandizement, reaching for balance by literally dangling on the edge."
I asked what her favorite materials were to use. Her response was, "My favorite materials had past lives they need to be reformed from! I like to use common relatable objects as an invitation for the viewer to dig deeper. The familiarity of an object/material generally contrasts with its new shape or foreign circomstance. This subversion causes the onlooker to question and now they have a malleable perspective for me to sculpt! So maybe my favorite material is actually minds."
If you'd like to get ahold of Marissa, or see her work, she keeps her contact information updated here on her website. Of course if you in the market for a dress made out of paper bags and matches she'd be happy to sell her's or make a unique design just for you. Does she have plans for a future show, "Always. Too many plans, not enough lifespan."


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-Holly Hansen, Family History Expos President
The Journey Takers has been featured on Good Morning America, The History Channel Club newsletter, the Roundtable on Northeast Public Radio, Genealogy Gems Podcast (#98), American Spirit Magazine, LDS Living, German Life, Mormon Times, and other publications. Leslie has spoken about the book on NBC-15 television, KSL's People of Faith, KCPW, and in person to audiences across the country.
Freelance writer and genealogist, Leslie Albrecht Huber, delves into the past to recreate the immigration story in her new book, The Journey Takers. Centered on the story of one family, the book widens its focus to tell the dramatic story of one of the most influential groups of people in US history—the nineteenth-century European immigrant.
Huber's ancestors were journey takers, leaving their homes in Germany, Sweden, and England behind to sail to the US and start new lives here. Huber sets out to trace these journeys and to understand her family—who they were and what mattered to them. As she follows in their footsteps, walking the paths they walked and looking over the land they farmed, she finds herself on a journey she hadn't expected. Based on thousands of hours of research, Huber recreates the immigration experience in a way that captures both its sweeping historical breadth and its intimately personal consequences.
Read what others are saying about The Journey Takers…
"…an important contribution to the field of family history…"
-Dr. Raymond Wright, former director of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and retired professor of history from Brigham Young University
"With The Journey Takers, Leslie Albrecht Huber brings her ancestors to life. She adds flesh to the bones of a genealogical study by weaving historical context, family stories, and her personal feelings into the fabric of the story. The hardships and heartaches of those who came before her are tightly bound to the journey that took them from the old world and into a new life."
-Cyndi Ingle Howells, creator and owner of Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
"The Journey Takers is a delight to read. Leslie Albrecht Huber has recreated her ancestors' lives, intertwining their colorful stories with her own journey back in time and forward in life."
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"Leslie Albrecht Huber's writing skills are excellent and her research knowledge is top-notch."
-Ed Zapletal, owner of Moorshead Magazines (publisher of Family Chronicle, History Magazine, Internet Genealogy, and Discovering Family History)
"The Journey Takers shows Huber's ability to use sources to discover who these people of the past were, most especially to make them come alive. Her style of meshing her journey of discovery with their individual life stories makes a compelling narrative."
-Dr. Kathryn Daynes, professor of history at Brigham Young University and past president of the Mormon History Association
"The Journey Takers shows an impressive level of research, polished writing, and engaging and frequently moving interpretations. The theme that emerges about the importance and lasting influence of choices is a powerful one."
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Four major superheroes have new movies this year. Superman gets a reboot in June's "Man of Steel," the deadly claws of "The Wolverine" spring back out in July, and Thor will swing his hammer in November's "Thor: The Dark World." But the liveliest of the current superhero franchises arrives Friday, as "Iron Man 3" hits theaters.
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Iron Man feels like a more human, relatable superhero than most of his type.
Thanks in no small part to its star, the can't-take-your-eyes-off-him Robert Downey Jr., the "Iron Man" movie series has soared. With Downey in the suit and smart writing and directing behind the scripts, Iron Man/Tony Stark has transformed from his comic-book portrayal as Captain America's billionaire buddy to the most super of superheroes. Here's why.
He's got problems
Superman and Captain America are so goody-two-shoes you could bring them home to mother, even if she's Mother Teresa. Iron Man, like Downey himself, has a bad-boy rep. In his real identity as Tony Stark, he drank too much, he spent too much, he slept with too many women. He's a little more on the straight-and-narrow now, but he still has crippling anxiety attacks that leave him hyperventilating by the side of the road in a most un-heroic fashion. And he's not above dancing like a dork in his super-secret lab.
Don Cheadle, aka War Machine/Iron Patriot, is Tony Stark's pal. Unlike Robin, he's no fawning sidekick.
He's got the coolest friends
Col. James Rhodes, aka War Machine (Don Cheadle), is a much more entertaining sidekick than Batman's Robin. In his real life, he's a full-on military man, and in his suit, he's just about as tough as Iron Man. But he and Tony have the greatest just-bros relationship outside of Joey and Chandler. ("It's not the '80s, nobody says 'hacks' anymore," Tony chides him in the new film.) And we also love Tony's pal Happy (Jon Favreau), who's head of security for a global corporation but still has no idea how to work an iPad.
He's not ashamed of his suit
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Gwyneth Paltrow is neither a babe nor a wimp as Pepper Potts.
His girlfriend is neither a wimp nor a babe
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Tony, and his entire film series, doesn't live in the 1940s, like Captain America, or in some grim and somber Gotham, like Batman. He's a part of our world, with all its bad TV and fast food and cheesy products. He wears a Black Sabbath shirt (in sly tribute to their "Iron Man" song). He references Barrel of Monkeys during a mid-air rescue. In "Iron Man 3," he finds himself donning a Dora the Explorer watch, and learning that his pal Happy is addicted to "Downton Abbey." Tony lives in Malibu, not Made Up Ville.
He knows how to be rich
Tony Stark is a billionaire, and he knows how to be one. He bought himself a space-age stunner of a mansion on the cliffs of Malibu, and he drives fancy speedsters like the all-electric concept car, the Audi R8. He sweeps in to fancy dinners and balls in a tux and occasionally breaks a paparazzi's camera -- just as we like to think we would do if our bank account were a whole lot fatter.
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An Australian environmental group has asked the military to intervene in a last-ditch attempt to stop the inexorable advance of the cane toad on Darwin, Reuters reports.
The introduction of the cane toad to Oz in 1935 - designed to combat native cane beetles - provoked an environmental disaster. Their numbers have rocketed to an estimated 200 million dedicated to the destruction of local fauna including snakes, goanna lizards and quolls (cat-sized marsupial).
During their stay in the Lucky Country, cane toads have evolved longer legs to speed their progress. They now spread at around 40km per year, and have since 1935 advanced 3,000 km from Northern Queensland to threaten Darwin in the north.
FrogWatch spokesman Ian Morris told Australian radio: "We need as many people on the ground as we can possibly get, and if the military can work out strategies for controlling toads on their ground, well that's fine with us."
FrogWatch has been fighting a desperate battle to keep the cane toad from Darwin, enlisting local residents who participate in "Toad Busts" by trapping the animals in plastic bags "in a bid to slow their steady march westwards".
Frog Watch's Graham Sawyer explained: "It's still early enough. We're not going to stop every single cane toad from getting in to Darwin, but what we'll do is get rid of them all as they arrive, and stop that build-up of toads."
Quite what the military's role might be is anyone's guess, but we suspect it might require action such as that in the original film version of War of the Worlds, involving flying-wing aircraft and nuclear warheads. Sadly, we suspect that as the dust clears observers will be subjected to the chilling sight of the cane toad emerging unharmed from the blast zone.
Other suggestions as to how to deal with the cane toad menace have entertainingly included a toad-busting audio killing machine, which "broadcasts the cane toad breeding call, thereby luring the little blighters to their deaths". ®
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2011 Hahn Winery Pinot Gris
100% Pinot Gris
$14, 14.5% abv.
Lots of tropical fruit and melon on the nose with a slightly musky undertone. Bright acidity and a round mouthfeel. A short finish, and a wine that would pair quite well with grilled quail and fresh pineapple.
2011 Hahn Winery Pinot Noir
100% Pinot Noir
$14, 14.5% abv.
Light strawberry aromas and flavors, low acidity and a mild finish. Fairly delicate for a bargain Pinot Noir and one that I enjoyed with a roast beef and horseradish sandwich on a hot Saturday evening.
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Must-read essay by ecosocialist Chris Williams on the fight to stop a $1billion river diversion project in the upper reaches of the last free-running river in New Mexico. Just including the opening paragraphs here, because you need to visit the original to see the accompanying photos. --PG
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"Somehow the watercourse is to dry country what the face is to human beauty. Mutilate it and the whole is gone."—Aldo Leopold, Conservationist in Mexico, 1937
"… these subsidized water projects, they're not really intended to serve growth, or to meet growth, they're intended to create it."—interview with M.H. "Dutch" Salmon, author of ¡Gila Libre!, August 2015
New Mexico's Gila is not a big river. At least, once it has left the state, along its lower reaches, it's not a big river anymore: Once it wends its dammed and diverted way through Arizona, it becomes a dry, sandy-bottomed reminder of a once living, powerful water course several miles wide - the epicenter of human cultures stretching back millennia. But now a new threat, closer to its source in New Mexico, has returned.
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NL DIVISION SERIES: DODGERS v CUBS
October 1, 2008
Joe Torre
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Game One
Q. Regarding Loney, there was an at-bat here in this ballpark in May that I think you had referred to a few times about his approach, that he hit one out of the park but foul, and then struck out on the next pitch, which he shouldn't have struck out. What happened tonight, is there sort of an indication of progress and the way that he's approaching at-bats now?
JOE TORRE: Well, again, in that particular game, he came up to pinch-hit, so that's something that's really not common for him to do. But I certainly remember that at-bat. The pitcher went away from him, and he was fooled.
Today, you know, he had two what looked like very feeble swings the first two pitches, and then he managed to foul tip a ball. But the thing he did do a little bit differently was the fact that he stayed in the middle of the field, and I think that was huge that he was able to do that at that particular time. Because the game doesn't slow down for you, especially when you have the bases loaded and there are two out and you have two strikes on you.
But he's so unpredictable. We've seen that time and time again this year. This is only my first year with him, but I've seen him have at-bats like that before where he just seems to be overmatched at times, but yet come up with a base hit. But this obviously was huge for us.
Q. Were you guys making a particular effort to be patient with Dempster, or was he missing by so much it was impossible not no?
JOE TORRE: I don't think he was missing by a lot. The one thing we knew was that -- our game is to make the pitcher work and be patient. Be patient. You know, we haven't been that way early -- we weren't that way early in the year, and at times we strayed. But tonight I thought, considering it was the first game of the Division Series, I thought we showed a great deal of patience. Even though we were losing 2-0, I was very satisfied with the way we were going about it.
But yeah, that's basically what we do, and it wasn't particularly against Dempster, it was just -- well, we need to make the pitcher work and show our patience, because I think a lot of times teams took advantage of our overaggressiveness early on in the season.
Q. A lot has been made of the addition of Blake, the addition of Ramirez, but to what extent does this lineup take on a different look when you've got Furcal at the top of it?
JOE TORRE: Well, again, Rafi certainly makes us like we're whole. I'm much more comfortable with him at the top of the batting order. And he felt good. I checked with him after the nine innings, which is the first time he's done that since April, and he felt good. Yeah, he really makes a huge difference at the top of the batting order.
But it started with Blake, before Fookie (Furcal) came back and Casey Blake came on board. Just the way he played the game, he didn't necessarily say anything, but just the way he played the game, seeing him start to get this club to understand a little bit more about the playing of the game.
Q. How would you evaluate Derek tonight?
JOE TORRE: Derek was great. I mean, again, he's got that preparation look in his eye, very focused early on. I mean, he gave up a home run to DeRosa. DeRosa has had a hell of a year because he uses the whole field, also.
The big thing about it, he settled right down and really did a great job for us. He just battles you. I watched it for a number of years when he was with the Red Sox. But tonight was huge. When you have a young club and you come into a foreign ballpark, just to get off to a start like this and give us an opportunity to win, just keeping the score 2-0 is as important a start as he's had for us.
Q. Given the conditions, that's a remarkable display of power, isn't it?
JOE TORRE: Well, you know, the wind was funny. The wind was blowing across. I think it was keeping the balls down the left field line fair, but there were certain gaps there. I thought Jim Edmonds' ball was out of the ballpark when he hit it. But you weren't going to keep this guy's (Manny Ramirez) ball in the park. I know that.
James, I knew he hit it good, but I wasn't sure. And then the first ball that Russell hit that Sori caught at the wall, I thought he hit it better than that.
It's a little crazy. When that flag is blowing across left to right, you're not really sure. Sometimes it helps, sometimes it hurts.
Q. I think it's the first time since Gibson's homer about 20 years you guys took Game 1 of the series. How big is that to carry over to Game 2?
JOE TORRE: Well, it's important, based on the fact that it does a lot for our confidence. You know, we know how good Chicago is, we know how consistent they've been all year, and to have them get a lead and for us to just maintain our patience, it's important.
Again, it's all going to depend on the next day's pitcher, and we hope Bill has as much success as Lowe did tonight. But it was big for us to win this game.
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Editor's Note:
The feature story below on men's nordic skiing senior captain David McCahill, is part of a year-long commitment to highlight Harvard's captains and other intriguing student-athletes. For more question-and-answer features click here and enjoy the high-caliber student-athletes whom we have come to enjoy.
David McCahill, a senior from Lake Placid, N.Y., is now experiencing life after college athletics having finished the season almost two weeks ago. However, before he was finished with the season, he wanted to leave his lasting impression on the ski team and of course on GoCrimson.com.
What is your area of
concentration at Harvard?
Environmental Science & Public Policy.
How has it prepared for life when you graduate?
I've learned a great deal about how environmental decisions and policies are shaped and the role which scientific knowledge plays in the process, but most of all I've learned to be critical of what I read. I think that's surprisingly important, but I'm still trying to figure out how exactly it might land me a job.
How have your studies helped you athletically? How have athletics helped you academically?
My junior year I chose to study abroad during the fall semester in Innsbruck, Austria. Having studied German at Harvard for three years, I was excited to finally apply my knowledge in such a culture-rich environment. Plus, Innsbruck is rather the "Mecca" of the ski-world, which worked out quite well. I skied every single day starting October 15th, both ski mountaineering up in the mountains and Nordic training in Seefeld, which hosted the events for the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics. I also gained inspiration for my thesis, which I'm working on now; it's a case study of a village in Western Austria which I'm using to promote the incorporation of community-based sustainability initiatives in my home town of Lake Placid. Without skiing, the project surely wouldn't have been possible.
When was the first time you went nordic skiing?
My father took me skiing in the backyard when I was a shade over two years old. My, how the time flies.
With so many major winter events taking place in Lake Placid, N.Y., was it your destiny to compete in the winter months?
Maybe fate, maybe destiny. There is a critical time in every youngster's life in Lake Placid, right around 7 years old, when you've got to decide between skiing and hockey. Growing up right behind the 26-story Olympic ski jump dictated that I pursue the Nordic disciplines of ski jumping and cross country. Who knows, maybe I could have been the next Mike Richter... Probably not.
Tell us about your best ski trip you have been on.
In the summer of 2004, my teammates and I traveled to Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria for a three week trip training camp and some competitions. Being Nordic-combined athletes, (meaning both ski jumping and cross country), we got to jump on some of the most famous hills in the world, including the 125 meter hill in Bischofshofen, Austria, the site of the finale for the prestigious "Four Hills Tournament." It might not sound too exciting, but it's like the Super Bowl of the skiing community, so those jumps meant a lot to me. When not leaping off the jumping hills at 65 mph, we trained cross country up on the glaciers alongside many of the prominent World Cup teams; it was quite memorable. As I recall, the Finnish Women's Sprint team members were quite friendly.
Who is the most fearless skier on the team at Harvard?
My teammate and co-captain Anna Schulz. Fearless is an understatement. In her spare time she enjoys operating heavy machinery with her brothers, running up mountains and beating up on the members of the men's team during one-on-one ski sprints. She's a great source of inspiration for the whole team.
What do you usually eat the night before a race? And on the day of the race, what do you usually eat?
Pasta, topped with a little bit of pasta, washed down with a little pasta. We Nordic skiers aren't exactly huge proponents of the Atkins diet...
What was your favorite cartoon as a kid?
Popeye. Huge fan. I just wish I could shovel down spinach like him. Plus, Olive Oil was such a fox.
If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be?
Montana, but with no relation to Hannah. Of course.
What's the sickest you've ever been?
I'm not sure, but I felt pretty nauseous walking out of my Life Sci 1a final exam last semester.
What was your favorite place you saw in Europe?
I've been a few times, my favorite place is in a quiet little corner of Southwestern Austria, called Kaunertal. Some pretty great memories of some steep and deep backcountry telemark skiing with good friends.
If you could compete in any other sport at Harvard, which would you choose?
Football, naturally. I've always told senior cornerback Andrew Berry that if he's ever feeling under the weather, I'll jump in for him – no problem.
If you had to pick one movie to watch for the rest of your life, what would it be?
If I were to dig up Webster's dictionary and find the entry for "comedy," there would be a life-size portrait of Tim Meadows, SNL phenom. So if The Ladies Man with Meadows and Will Ferrell were on constant repeat, I wouldn't complain.
When you look back at your Harvard career, what is the one thing you will miss the most?
I'm sure most athletes feel the same way, but it's going to be pretty tough to walk away from an amazing group of teammates.
If you could give one piece of advice to an incoming freshman athlete, what would it be?
If it ain't fun, why do it?
Did you or do you still play a musical instrument?
I used to be a serious trumpet player in high school, but I haven't picked it up since. Not enough hours in the day.
What's the best book you've ever read?
I've read some good ones, but I just finished Deep Economy by Bill McKibben, which I quite enjoyed.
As the season progressed, what was the most important aspect of your game you needed to work on in order to be successful?
Our season is short and sweet: seven consecutive weekends consisting of 30km of racing, so the toughest aspect for me is staying healthy and staying as focused as possible. This season, I'm taking the most pride in watching our team accomplish some outstanding results, but most of all, I'm making sure I'm enjoying my last weeks as a student-athlete here at Harvard.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities on campus besides skiing?
The First-Year Outdoor Program, Harvard College Marathon Challenge and I also wrench bikes up at Quad Bikes. I suppose it's not an activity per se, more a lifestyle. After skiing ends this spring, I'm going to ride for Harvard University Cycling Association, the bike racing team.


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Baseball has been in existence since Abner Doubleday thought it up 173 years ago. There's a Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
The annual Artist-Writers Softball Game in the Hamptons is about to celebrate its 65th year. There is no Artist-Writers Softball Hall of Fame in the Hamptons. But there should be. The game is joined on a sandlot ball field diamond behind the Waldbaum's supermarket on Newtown Lane in East Hampton on the second Saturday in August for all these generations.
I had breakfast at Danny's Fairway Café in Sagaponack a few months ago with Leif Hope, who is Commissioner of this annual event (and also the coach of the Artists), and we discussed briefly the idea of creating some sort of Hall of Fame out here. It could house baseball bats, programs, t-shirts and photographs of some of the participants who, over the years, have included Willem de Kooning, Abbie Hoffman, Bill Clinton, Paul Simon, Carl Icahn, E.L. Doctorow, George Plimpton and maybe 100 other prominent people. I thought of a number of commercial buildings, mostly in Pantigo near Town Hall, that are currently vacant and for sale or rent. One of them, originally the Wei Fun Chinese Restaurant, would be a perfect spot.
As a kind of example of what this would look like, I asked Leif if he remembered the old Billy's Triple Crown Bar in Bridgehampton and he said he did. This was a bar and restaurant on Main Street in that town owned by Billy DePetris, who years earlier had been a high school classmate of the famous baseball slugger Carl Yastrzemski. Carl, the son of a Bridgehampton potato farmer, had won the Triple Crown in professional baseball—highest batting average, most runs batted in and most home runs all in the same year, for the Boston Red Sox—and before that had been the pitcher on an undefeated Bridgehampton High School baseball team in the 1950s. Billy had been the catcher.
After Yaz became famous during his career with the Red Sox—there was no other winner of the Triple Crown again until this year, when Miguel Cabrera won it—Billy began collecting memorabilia from his pal's career. Framed on the walls of this restaurant were newspaper clippings both from local papers and national papers, photographs, Carl's glove, several bats, spikes, fan letters, even a letter inviting Carl to tryouts for the Brooklyn Dodgers. (He preferred the Red Sox.) Also on the wall, by the way, were numerous photos of Carl with Billy, including one where they were each 17 years old and Carl was on the mound and Billy behind the plate.
Leif told me to try to develop this idea. We could rent a space. Maybe later, we could raise money and buy a space.
The next day I called Ben Krapinski, the owner of the former Wei Fun building in Pantigo, and asked him if it could be rented for a long period of time as an Artists-Writers Hall of Fame, and he said no, he was only interested in selling it.
I didn't think anything further of it after that.
And then, last week, Debbie McEneaney, the marketing director for the game, announced that largely through Leif's efforts, Guild Hall in East Hampton would be holding an exhibit next June and July of photographs, souvenirs, programs, t-shirts, caps, bats and newspaper clippings about the Artists-Writer's Softball Game. People were asked to call her if they had any items for the Guild Hall exhibit. I gave her some of the photos I took, one of which includes James Jones (author of From Here to Eternity) lounging in the grass between third base and home during a game in the early 1970s, smoking a cigar. The exhibit will also showcase works from Guild Hall's permanent collection that were created by artists who played in the game.
The Game was founded on the back lawn of the home of Wilfred Zogbaum in Springs in 1948 as part of a picnic for several artists and writers. I've been writing about it since 1968.
Things I remember:
Eugene McCarthy, the Senator from Wisconsin and former presidential candidate, playing first base in 1972 with a split in the back of his pants that nobody wanted to tell him about.
I recall singer Paul Simon leaping high up against the left field fence to catch a ball and coming down on the spikes of the fence, fortunately without serious injury.
Writer George Plimpton pitching carefully to Eric Ernst for the Artists.
Superagent Sam Cohn at bat.
Bianca Jagger bidding against a gallery owner from Florida for some paintings made by Eric Fischl on a clothesline behind home plate.
Bill Clinton umpiring several innings in 1986.
The soccer star Pelé from Brazil playing in the game.
Yogi Berra making an appearance, there to watch his son, Dale Berra, a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates, play in the game.
Heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney hitting a single to left.
Hippie Abbie Hoffman in 1971, after watching the first pitch to him called a strike, then watching the second one come in, for a ball, dashing down the base path to "steal" first base. (He trotted back when we told him he could not do that.)
Christie Brinkley getting three strikes and you're out, and after that missing the next pitch for strike four.
Walter Isaacson playing second base. Carol Channing in the outfield. Alec Baldwin in right. Chevy Chase hitting a single. A host of others over the years—Leo Castelli, Regis Philbin, Ed Burns, John Irving, Sylvia Tennenbaum, Alan Alda, Gail Sheehy, Walter Bernard.
Gallery owner Elaine Benson managing the Artists for 10 years, and "stealing" me from the roster of the Writers to play for the Artists. She said it was a trade, but there were no other players involved, nor was any money paid.
Working as the umpire and declaring a called third strike against billionaire Carl Icahn, standing there with the bat on his shoulder and watching the pitch come in right over the plate.
In the last few years, calling balls and strikes against my son David Lion Rattiner, Web Editor of Dan's Hamptons, as he bats for the Writers.
Towering home runs (into the tennis court beyond left field) by Rick Leventhal, Bill Collage, Richard Weis and, earlier, Marty Lyons (defensive lineman for the New York Jets), and even earlier, sculptor Philip Pavia.
Having the game delayed because the ball field had been reserved and was still being used by a group of 10-years-olds who were now still tied in the top of the fourteenth.
Shaking hands with Barry Commoner, running for president in 1980 as a third party candidate and campaigning at the game. I didn't care for either major candidate that year. So I voted for Commoner because he'd gone to the trouble of shaking my hand where neither of the others, Reagan or Carter, had.
Actor Roy Scheider pitching with good humor for the Artists for 15 years in the 1990s and on.
Billionaire publisher and real estate man Mort Zuckerman pitching for the Writers for those same 15 years with great ferocity and focus.
The tremendous and fiery play of New York Daily News sportswriter Mike Lupica.
The short aftergame get-togethers at the Laundry Restaurant on Race Lane directly after the game, where stories were told, steins of beer raised and Leif, standing on a chair, telling us how much money was raised for charity.
The year I was declared one of two Players of the Game. It was in 1970 and I was awarded an enormous jeroboam of Champagne, which I carted home and didn't use for several years because we never had enough people to drink it all at one sitting.
Guest umpires working several innings that included Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Congressman Charles Rangel. Betty Friedan playing the outfield. Kathleen Turner playing the outfield. Writer Peter Maas playing the outfield. Howard Stringer (recently CEO of Sony) announcing the game. PR genius John Scanlon announcing the game. Boxing commentator Bert Sugar announcing the game. TV personality James Lipton announcing the game. Juliette Papa of WINS announcing the game. In the early years, radio personality Ted Brown announcing the game through a bullhorn.
Mayor Paul Rickenbach welcoming fans.
The graceful play for 20 years and more of the beautiful actress Lori Singer.
It would be such fun to have an Artist-Writers Softball Hall of Fame in the Hamptons. Maybe someday there will be one. Until then, you'll be able to see the material that could go in such a facility at Guild Hall in June and July, 2013. And of course, you will be welcomed back at the next edition of "The Game" on August 17, 2013.