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Adams to host rally at Brooklyn Library
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order on Wednesday recognizing Juneteenth as a paid holiday for state employees to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in the U.S. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP File
New York's governor signed an executive order Wednesday recognizing Juneteenth as a paid holiday for state employees to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in the U.S.
In Brooklyn, Borough President Eric Adams as well as Councilmembers Farah Louis and Laurie Cumbo will host a Freedom Day Rally at the Brooklyn Public Library at 10 a.m. to celebrate the day. "With our youth at the forefront, leading this collaborative effort and community conversation, we can continue to build upon the legacy forged by our ancestors: abolitionists, freedom fighters, civil rights activists and trailblazers," said Louis, who represents East Flatbush.
Among the other groups and individuals who will be represented on Friday are singer Asia Williams, Blue Diamonds Drumline, DJ Kevin Crown, Ede Youth, Elite Learners, Exalt Youth, Girls for Gender Equity, Global Kids and more.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will propose legislation next year making June 19 a permanent state holiday. New York Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman, a Democrat, introduced a bill last week to make Junenteeth a public holiday in honor of "Black and African-American freedom and achievements."
"It is a day we should all reflect upon. It is a day that is especially relevant in this moment in history," Cuomo said.
Protesters nationwide have called for action to address the nation's legacy of racial oppression and discrimination in the wake of Minneapolis police officers killing 46-year-old George Floyd during a May 25 arrest.
"I want to be a force for change, and I want to help synergize this moment," Cuomo said. "Whether it's reform on police department, whether it's an expanded racial understanding and sensitivity and progress. And if Juneteenth is part of that, and the recognition of what happened and an understanding of what happened, great."
The original Emancipation Proclamation, which is on display in the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves free in Confederate territory, on Sept. 22, 1862. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP File
Cuomo's announcement also comes as he calls for local police departments across the state to seriously tackle reform and build respect and trust on the local level over the next months. The governor has set an April 2021 deadline for communities to pass concrete reforms or miss out on state aid for police departments.
The governor has called for a national standard on excessive force by police officers, but reiterated Wednesday that he believes local communities must pursue change on issues including staffing and use of force policies.
"You have to start with the foundation and build up," Cuomo said. "But the foundation is the problem."
Several states already observe Juneteenth. Texas was the first to make it a state holiday, in 1980. Virginia's governor proposed making Juneteenth a state holiday earlier this week.
President Abraham Lincoln first issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves free in Confederate territory, on Sept. 22, 1862, but the news took time to travel.
June 19, 1865, is the date when word of the proclamation reached African Americans in Texas.
A summary of Assemblywoman Hyndman's bill says the new public holiday would encourage New Yorkers to respect all cultures and celebrate and learn about Black and African American history.
"As a state, it is our duty to recognize and celebrate June Nineteenth, not only by adopting resolutions, but by pausing statewide to acknowledge and reflect on a day that changed the trajectory of the lives of most Blacks and African Americans being held as slaves in U.S," reads the bill's memo.
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Otoniel, the biggest Colombian drug lord since Pablo Escobar, pleads guilty
January 28 | Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
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January 27 | Lindsay Whitehurst and Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
New York City's most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of 'cool and hip' in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been 'uncool'.
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SUNY Plattsburgh Students Provide Service Through Alternative Breaks Programs
For 17 years, SUNY Plattsburgh has offered the Alternative Break program as an opportunity for students to participate in community service through extended volunteer experiences. Projects over the years have included working with children, building homes and working with the homeless.
This year, however, a new Alternative Break option was born through the initiative of Michael Cashman, the coordinator for student activities and volunteerism at SUNY Plattsburgh, and John Malcolmson, Tim Hortons Onondaga Farms general manager.
Develop a Sense of Personal Identity and Community
The Canada-based company sponsors the Tim Hortons Children's Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides a camp for children from economically disadvantaged homes.
"These experiential learning opportunities help students develop a sense of personal identity and community, as well as an understanding of important societal issues," Cashman said.
Seven SUNY Plattsburgh students spent eight days at Onondaga Farms in St. George, Ontario, where they worked with a group of children from the First Nation, the Aboriginal peoples in Canada; modernized farm maintenance facilities; took a day trip to Niagara Falls; and participated in high ropes courses.
Opportunity to Learn About Different Cultures
"Volunteering for the Tim Hortons Onondaga Camp has proved that individuals can work together effectively for the common good," said Alma Hidalgo, a junior from Brooklyn. "This has been a great experience."
Senior Emily LaForce from Massena echoes that feeling.
"I thought I would only be learning about Canadian culture, but our group had so much diversity to it. With students from all over the world, I have had a unique opportunity to learn about a lot of different cultures."
Cashman said the excursion, which ran Jan. 21-28, made such an impact that the group has already started talking about next year's trip.
"In most cases, students who have participated in a program of this nature go on to further incorporate volunteerism and community service into their everyday lives," he said.
This year's Alternative Spring Break program had students heading to seven locations across the United States. These trips had them helping programs like Habitat for Humanity, the Student Conservation Association and more.
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Thursday marks the return of the NHL Stanley Cup Final as the Boston Bruins host the St. Louis Blues in Game 5. That's where we'll start the show and follow that up with four MLB picks and a Federer vs Nadal pick!
With the series knotted at two games apiece, the Boston Bruins look to record a win on home ice but Kris Abbott has his eyes on a total for Game 5 and the way things have gone with the OVER/UNDER in this series, it makes sense.
On the diamond, Kris and Joe Osborne identify their four favorite Major League Baseball plays from Thursday's board.
Joe starts things with a pick from the Baltimore Orioles-Texas Rangers game while Kris has a runline pick as the Seattle Mariners host the Houston Astros. Joe likes a moneyline play as the Oakland A's visit the Los Angeles Angels and finishes off his own capping with the Washington Nationals at the San Diego Padres.
You'll want to get up early to watch Roger Federer face Rafael Nadal in the French Open on Friday morning, but Kris closes the show with a pick that has some great value attached to it.
As always, the show wraps up with a Q&A session for our viewers, so if there's anything you've always wanted to ask, you should be joining us live every weekday at noon ET on our YouTube channel!


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Inside/Outside, Boundaries and Otherness, Spertus Museum of Judaica, Chicago, IL
True to Form, Brauer Museum, Valparaiso University
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Stand Up for Heroes is co-presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival. It kicks off the festival and raises money for the Woodruff foundation, which funds programs for injured veterans and their families. The foundation is named for the ABC news anchor injured in Iraq in 2006 and raised some $450,000 at Monday's event.
Seth Meyers returned to a very personal source of material, namely the birth of his children. For his first, his wife was in so much discomfort that she was on her hands and knees in the back of an Uber on their way to the hospital with her head out the window, screaming "I do not like this." Myers noted: "In New York City, nobody blinked an eye."


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Tigers beat Kangaroos in Perth
Indian Tigers pull out a thrilling victory on the Perth wicket. Yes, you read it right, on Perth. Before the start of the match everyone was of the opinion that the pitch won't crumble but the Indian batting might. Also, after the Sydney fiasco that seemed a logical outcome. However, Indian cricket team proved everyone wrong.
The victory march of the Australian cricket team was stalled once again by India. They were thinking of breaking their own record of 16 straight victories. However, India had some other plans.
After the Sydney episode, I personally was looking forward for a strong fight back from India. Frankly I did not expect India to win or give such a strong reply. The arrogance of Ricky Ponting was outdone by Anil Kumble's patience and doggedness. Anil Kumble has emerged as a great leader.
Ishant Sharma, the young lad bowled with a big heart. He took only one wicket but a very important one that of Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain.
Irfan Pathan had sent the openers back in both innings. He too has made a great comeback. He is a champion allrounder in the making.
Rudra Pratap Singh too bowled nicely. Virender Sehwag was the surprise package. He took two wickets to pave way for India's victory.
On the batting front too Virender Sehwag and Wasim Jaffer gave a good enough start. Then Rahul Dravid, Irfan Pathan, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin, VVS laxman and even R P Singh contributed to ensure India is in a comfortable position.
This victory is a very special one. To win when no one expects you to even draw the test match itself is a big achievement.
Anil Kumble's 600th test wicket could not have come at a better occasion.
All in all a very good test victory for India. After all winning test matches is not monkey business.
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Indian Eleven Lose to Australian Thirteen at Sydney Test
First time ever in the history of Test cricket Indian Eleven lost to Australian Thirteen. Yes, for the first time Australians played with thirteen players instead of the normal 11. The two umpires Mark Benson and Steve Bucknor were playing for Australia. Steve Bucknor taking the lead in getting the Indian players out. According to me Steve Bucknor is the Man of the match at Sydney. Atleast eight decisions went against India at the Sydney test.
From day one of the Sydney Test the umpires were playing for Australia. Not only the two on field umpires but even the third umpire.
The fourth and fifth day were the most dramatic. Harbhajan was accused of being racist towards Symonds on fourth day of the test. Atleast on this occassion both the umpires did not hear Harbhajan passing any racist comments. But at the end of fifth days play Harbhajan gets banned for 3 test matches. This seems to be a definite ploy to keep Harbhajan out of remaining tests because he was consistently getting the Australian captain out. Ricky Ponting had become Harbhajan's bunny. They didn't have answers to his bowling and hence they planned to get him involved in a verbal duel so as to create a case against him. Even though there was no evidence against Harbhajan to prove that he indulged in racial slur, he faces the ban.
On fifth day both Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly are given out when actually they are not out. Steve Bucknor ruled Rahul Dravid caught behind when it was very clear that the ball just brushed the pads and was no where close to the edge of the bat. Ganguly's wicket was the most dreadful one. Ganguly nicked a ball to the slips and Michael Clarke did not catch it cleanly. Umpire Mark Benson was not sure and he chose to confirm the catch with Ricky Ponting (opposition captain) instead of the third umpire. Maybe from third test onwards Indian appeal should be targetted to Ricky Ponting and not the on field umpires.
I am not at all impressed with the BCCI. The country's pride is at stake and the BCCI has not been vocal enough against all the cheating that has been meted out to the Indian players.
Cheaters have the last laugh.
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Hatters academy product in line for his 100th senior appearance this afternoon
JAMES JUSTIN AHEAD OF HIS 100TH GAME!
Hatters full-back James Justin looks forward to his 100th senior appearance against Wycombe
This afternoon will be a landmark moment in the young career of Hatters defender James Justin, as the Town's academy product is in line to make his 100th senior appearance for his hometown club.
As his potential century of appearances ties in with the end of the EFL's Youth Development week, which has been prevalent on the internet and social media all week with #RaisedInTheEFL, we asked JJ's former U18s manager Paul Driver to pen a special column for today's programme.
In it, Drives - who James presented with a framed shirt when he retired at the end of JJ's breakthrough 2016-17 campaign - writes: "You always read about lads that have the right attitude, that are level headed and that get good guidance from those around them, but this is exactly the basis of why JJ, for me, was a definite for a scholarship very early in his U16 year, why he progressed and improved so much in his time with the Youth Team and why he has continued his improvement and been such a big success as a pro over the last two and a half seasons.
"I am proud to be able to say that I have been involved in the development of one of the nicest young lads you will meet in the game."
You can read the full version of Paul's piece in today's 76-pag This Is Our Town, which is available from programme sellers around Kenilworth Road for £3.
He isn't the only one to pay tribute to JJ, with interim manager Mick Harford saying in his pre-match press conference: "We believe James is going to be something special as a player and I didn't realise it was his 100th game coming up. That's some achievement for such a young lad.
"He got into the team, he's cememted his place. He's holding his place down at lefy-back, despite being predominantly a right-back and he can fill in various roles, so he'll be thrilled, his family will be delighted because they are all Luton Town fans, and I'm proud of him. He's a great kid and I'm so happy for him."
And in his programme notes, captain Alan Sheehan writes: "Congratulations also to James Justin, who (if selected!) is set to make his 100th appearance this afternoon. We all know what talent JJ has on the pitch, but he's a great lad off it too and it's been a pleasure to be alongside him as he's progressed from the youth team in my time here."
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\section{Introduction}

The ATLAS experiment \cite{detectorpaper} at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) \cite{lhcmachinepaper} must be synchronized to the collisions to ensure the quality of the event data recorded by its sub-detectors. In order to facilitate this, the LHC provides beam related timing signals to the experiments via optical fibers that are several kilometers long \cite{ttc}. The phase of these clock signals can drift, e.g. due to temperature fluctuations, causing front-end electronics to sample at non-optimal working point.
On both sides of ATLAS, 175\,m upstream from the interaction point, beam pick-up detectors are installed along the LHC beam pipe. This paper describes how these detectors are used
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   \item \vspace{-0.6em} to monitor the phase between the collisions and the LHC clock signals that drive the ATLAS electronics
   \item \vspace{-0.6em} to monitor the structure and uniformity of the LHC beams
   \item \vspace{-0.6em} as input to the trigger system
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\section{The BPTX detectors}
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  \caption{A photograph of one of the two ATLAS BPTX stations.}
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The BPTX stations are beam position monitors provided by the LHC machine, but operated by experiments for timing purposes. They are comprised of four electrostatic button pick-up detectors, arranged symmetrically in the transverse plane around the LHC beam pipe. Since the signal from a passing charge distribution is linearly proportional to distance to first order, the signals from all four pick-ups are summed to cancel out potential beam position deviations. The resulting signal is then transmitted to the underground counting room \emph{USA15} via a 220\,m low-loss cable. Figure~\ref{fig:bptxstation} shows the installed BPTX station for beam 2 on the C-side of ATLAS. At the bottom of the photograph, the cables from the four button pick-ups are visible.

\section{Usage of the beam pick-up signals}
The BPTX signals are used for two separate purposes within ATLAS, by the trigger system and by a monitoring system for the LHC beams and timing signals. Figure~\ref{fig:bptxcontextdiagram} shows the BPTX system and how it interacts with the related systems \cite{timing-in,masterohm}. The optical timing signals from the LHC arrive in the underground counting room to a receiver module, the \verb=RF2TTC=. This module converts the optical signals to \emph{TTC}\footnote{TTC is the standard hardware system used across the LHC experiments for distribution of fast Timing, Trigger and Control signals} signals and can also manipulate their phase, duration etc. if needed. The electrical signals are then transmitted to the ATLAS sub-detectors via the \emph{Central Trigger Processor} (CTP) of the Level-1 trigger system and to the BPTX monitoring system.

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	\caption{Diagram showing the BPTX system and how it interacts with the related systems in ATLAS.}
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\subsection{Level-1 Trigger}
The ATLAS trigger system is designed in three levels, each level sequentially refining the selection of events to be saved for further offine analysis. The Level-1 trigger is implemented in custom electronics and performs a first selection of events within 2.5 $\mu$s, based primarily on reduced-granularity data from the calorimeters and the muon spectrometer. The selected events are processed further by the \emph{High Level Trigger} system which is implemented in software. The signals from the BPTX stations are discriminated with a constant-fraction discriminator to provide ATLAS with an accurate and reliable timing reference in the form of a standard NIM pulse. This pulse is fed into the Level-1 \emph{Central Trigger Processor} where it serves as a trigger condition indicating a bunch passing through ATLAS.

\subsection{Monitoring of the LHC beams and timing signals}
Furthermore, the BPTX detectors are used by a stand-alone monitoring system for the LHC bunches and timing signals. The BPTX and LHC timing signals are digitized by a deep-memory, high sampling rate (5\,GHz) oscilloscope and transferred to a computer running Linux for analysis. The features of the scope enables capturing a full LHC turn in one acquisition while retaining enough detail to get about 5 measurement points on the sharp falling edge of each BPTX pulse (see e.g. Figure~\ref{fig:firstbunch}). Since most of the high-frequency content of the BPTX signals is attenuated by the long transmission line, the frequency spectrum of the signals arriving in ATLAS peaks around 400 MHz, making an analog bandwidth of 600 MHz sufficient for the oscilloscope used for digitization. By making fits to the identified bunch pulses and clock edges, the BPTX monitoring system measures the phase between each bunch and the clock signal with high accuracy. Monitoring these quantites is crucial to guarantee a stable phase relationship for optimal signal sampling in the subdetector front-end electronics. In addition to monitoring this phase, the intensity and longitudinal length of the individual bunches are measured and the structure of the beams is determined. Using the BPTX monitoring applications, the shifter in the control room can verify that the timing signals are synchronized to the collisions, and also look for so-called \emph{satellite bunches}, out-of-time bunches that would cause off-center collisions in ATLAS.

The monitoring system is running independently from the ATLAS online data acquisition infrastructure, enabling monitoring of the LHC machine in the control room even when ATLAS is not taking data. Summary data from the BPTX monitoring system, e.g. mean bunch intensity and phase, is published to the ATLAS \emph{Detector Control System}\cite{dcs} and ultimately saved to the conditions database.

\section{Results from the first LHC beams}
\subsection{The first proton bunches in ATLAS}
On September 10, 2008, the first LHC proton bunch reached ATLAS. Figure \ref{fig:firstbunch} shows the pulse recorded by the BPTX monitoring system.

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	\caption{The first LHC bunch on its way to ATLAS.}
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A few hours later, a bunch was successfully circulated 8 turns around the accelerator and seen by ATLAS as depicted in Figure~\ref{fig:8turns}. The pulses are separated by 89\,$\mu$s, corresponding to the time it takes for an LHC bunch to circulate around the 27\,km long ring. The pulse amplitude, which is proportional to the bunch intensity, is degrading from turn to turn, which is consistent with the beam loss and debunching expected for a beam not yet captured by the LHC RF system.

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	\caption{A bunch passing ATLAS in 8 consecutive turns.}
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\subsection{Monitoring of a longer LHC run}
Around 1 AM on September 12, 2008, a single bunch was circulated around the LHC for about 20 minutes after being captured by the RF system. The BPTX monitoring system measured the intensity during this period, and the resulting plot is shown in Figure~\ref{fig:longfill}. It should be noted that this is a relative but not yet normalized intensity measurement. The scattering of the data points suggests that the precision is around 10\%.
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	\caption{Intensity measured by the BPTX monitoring system during 20 minutes of circulating beam.}
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Figure~\ref{fig:persistency} shows an oscilloscope picture recorded in persistency mode during the same time period. The falling edge of the analog BPTX signal for beam 2 (the scope channel with bipolar pulses to the left) is used as scope trigger and can be seen together with the discriminated BPTX signal used as Level-1 trigger input (with longer NIM pulse to the right). The clock related to beam 2 (bottom) is stable within an RMS of 40 picoseconds with respect to the beam, indicating RF capture. The reference clock signal (top), corresponding to the bunch frequency at a higher energy, has a different frequency.

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	\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{bptx_long_coast.jpg}
	\caption{Oscilloscope traces from 20 minutes of circulating beam with persistency.}
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	\end{center}
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\section{Conclusions}
In the first period of beam in the LHC, the BPTX system was used extensively as a trigger to time in the read-out windows of the sub-detectors of the ATLAS experiment. The BPTX monitoring system was able to record the very first LHC bunch approaching ATLAS, and provided detailed information about the beams during these first days of data taking.

\section*{Acknowledgments}

The authors would like to thank the ATLAS Collaboration and its Level-1 Central Trigger group in which most of this work was carried out. We would also like to express our deepest gratitude to the LHC community, both for the support and for providing the BPTX detectors.

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Toyota announced it will further increase its planned investment in the United States, as the automaker has pledged to invest $13 billion by 2021.
Toyota had previously announced an investment of around $10 billion in 2017. According to reports, that commitment will include adding production of hybrid models, increasing capacity and building expansions at several of its facilities. Facilities in Missouri, Tennessee, West Virginia, Alabama and Kentucky will all be improved or expanded by 2021.
In addition, Toyota had previously announced a joint venture with Mazda to build an additional plant, adding up to 4,000 new jobs. The Japanese automaker currently employs more than 37,000 Americans.


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ROBERT MORRIS ATHLETICS BRAND DEVELOPMENT
A native of Pennsylvania and an RMU graduate, AD Chris King has the passion to see RMU Athletics succeed and holds valuable insight about campus and the community, both of which were helpful during our discovery process.
Old Hat conducted research through the survey of internal staff, donors, season ticket holders, students, faculty and staff, and the surrounding community within a 20-mile radius of campus. This research, along with other external data, helped us identify challenges and opportunities we'd be working on over a gradual period of time.
Despite the fact that RMU Athletics has had success in many of its D1 programs and boasts a new facility in the UPMC Events Center, they've been challenged by a disconnect with both campus and the community. Enrollment at RMU is just over 5,000 and while it's not necessarily a "commuter" school, many students don't live on campus. This has likely fed into the perception from the general campus community that student-athletes aren't really a part of the greater student body. Though there are some passionate students that attend athletic events, both students and those in the local community sense a real lack of general support for RMU Athletics.
From a marketing standpoint, RMU Athletics has lacked a clear identity, which has been perpetuated by very little marketing in the area. Robert Morris University is well-known in the greater Pittsburgh area and especially the corporate community for its academic excellence, but perception of the university has not translated to athletics.
Old Hat's role was to help establish a clear and unified brand message that would resonate with student-athletes, the campus student body and the community surrounding Moon Township. Our intent was to leverage the university's positive reputation, using this as the foundation for the athletics brand.
From our discovery session, we were able to establish primary and secondary audience personas in an effort to grow the RMU Athletics fanbase. The primary audience included a demographic profile of their current fans – generally business friendlies in the Pittsburgh area. From this baseline, Old Hat could begin to identify ways to reach a similar audience.
The social aspect and premium accessibility of athletic events are important for our primary audience. There are plenty of strong, big-time donors to RMU who are involved with the Colonials because of their relationship to the department. They want to feel a connection and it's something they can't get by donating to some of the other D1 schools in the area. Growing this audience organically through friendships and event experiences will be key.
The secondary audience we identified are young alumni and young families in the area that are looking for a family-friendly experience with a family-friendly price tag. RMU Athletics has done little to reach out to this group before now, but the potential to grow the future of RMU Athletics is with this audience. Our suggestion was to expand their reach by focusing on families no further than 20 minutes away from campus and promote events as something they can enjoy and afford.
We jumped into our research data to identify the top 10 markets in the greater Pittsburgh area, focusing on those markets that were geographically close to RMU but also fit the demographic profiles we were trying to reach.
Despite budget challenges, RMU Athletics is committed to cast a wider net, ideally through a digital-heavy campaign that targets those audiences and geographic locales we've identified.
Our goal is to focus on a premium experience through accessibility with athletes, coaches and administrators. Although there is plenty of competition for the sports fan in the area (Steelers, Pirates, Penguins, and other D1 programs), RMU Athletics differentiates itself through premium accessibility.
The RMU Men's Basketball team has the greatest potential - they captured the Northeast Conference Championship and automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament in 2020, before the post-season was cancelled due to COVID-19. Attendance for the 2019-20 season was up 83% at the new UPMC Events Center, so despite the disappointment of the cancellation of the end of the season, the time is ripe to capitalize on this excitement.
Both Men's and Women's Hockey have strong potential as well. Other than the Penguins, there isn't much competition for hockey fans in a city that is considered a Top 5 hockey market in the US.. We suggested tapping into the community that visits the RMU Island Sports Complex to play and take part in camps.
One potential way to expand their student fan base is through networking opportunities. RMU students are highly focused on academics and getting a post-graduate job, and many attend RMU because of its business connections in Pittsburgh. We recommended creating Networking Nights where students and corporate donors can come together in the club area to start building business relationships.
From the research gathered in phase 1 of our process, we developed a findings and recommendations report which led to a campaign platform, communication strategy and campaign logo, brand pattern and suite of marketing collateral. That phase of the project is not yet complete so check back soon to see how we used this research to develop an overall visual marketing strategy to help RMU achieve their brand and revenue goals.
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Steelers' Alejandro Villanueva writes name of Army hero on helmet, deviating from team's plan
Alwyn C. Cashe died in 2005 after attempting to rescue fellow soldiers from a burning vehicle in Iraq
Fox News Flash top headlines for September 15
Pittsburgh Steelers' lineman Alejandro Villanueva wore the name of a fallen Army hero on his helmet during Monday night's game against the New York Giants, breaking away from the team's decision to wear Antwon Rose Jr.'s name on their helmets for the entire season.
Villanueva, a former captain in the U.S. Army who served three tours in Afghanistan and became an Army Ranger before joining the NFL in 2014, was seen covering Rose's name with that of Alwyn Cashe.
STEELERS PLAYERS STAND FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM, HOLD BANNER BEFORE GAME VS. GIANTS
Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe died in 2005 after attempting to rescue fellow soldiers from a burning vehicle following a roadside bomb in Samarra, Iraq, on Oct. 17, according to the Military Times. He suffered second- and third-degree burns over 70 percent of his body, eventually succumbing to those injuries on Nov. 5.
He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
Villanueva was the sole member to deviate from the team's plan to wear the name of Rose, a 17-year-old Black teen who was shot and killed by a police officer in 2018.
STEELERS' ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA BLAMES MEDIA FOR DREW BREES FALLOUT: 'UNBELIEVABLY DIVISIVE RIGHT NOW'
"This year the NFL is allowing players to wear helmet decals to honor victims of systemic racism. Players could select the name of an individual to wear on their helmet and the Steelers players and coaches united as one to wear a single name on the back of their helmets and hats for the entire 2020 season – Antwon Rose Jr.," the team said on its website Monday.
Villanueva previously made headlines in 2017 when he stood alone outside the Steelers' tunnel during the national anthem while his entire team remained behind. In June, following renewed calls to kneel during the national anthem in the wake of George Floyd's death, Villanueva declined to speak about the issue.
"It was taken out of context the last time I talked about this issue. I will never speak on it again," he said at the time.


In recent times, though, Scott has been confronted by a challenge more daunting than any road race; when your days and nights are spent caring for the woman you love as she slowly falls apart, pounding 26.2 miles of hard tarmac is a walk in the park. For 19 years, Scott has been married to Barbara Windsor, a woman whose charismatic presence on screens both large and small, from the bra-popping ingenue of the Carry On films to the matriarch of Albert Square, has made her a gold-plated national treasure. She's a local treasure, too—a Marylebone resident for three decades, Barbara is a familiar, friendly face around these parts. "She's part of the fabric here," says Scott. "Walking up and down the high street, everyone knows her. At the moment, though, she's pretty convinced we live in Stoke Newington." He laughs. Sometimes, you have to.


The town of Smolyan is placed in the heart of the Rhodope Mountains itself. It is located 260 km away from Sofia, 103 km away from Plovdiv and just 16 km away from the resort of Pamporovo. The only way to get to Smolyan is by bus.
The town fascinates with its extraordinary combination of old and new architecture, with the luxuriant aroma of lime blossoms in the beginning of the summer, the colourful magic of the autumn and the white silence of the winter.
For the tourists who decided to stay in Smolyan it would be impressive to visit the Lakes of Smolyan, the caves of Uhlovitsa, Yagodinska and Dyavolsko Garlo, Snezhanka Peak (there is a lift available to get to the top), the Trigradsko Gorge, Chudnite Mostove (the Wonderful Bridges), the rock phenomenon of "Glavata" (the Head) and "Momata" (the Made), the ethnographic museum in the village of Shiroka Laka and the Planetarium in Smolyan.
For the people who like the comfort and the modern conveniences of the city life and are enthusiastic skiers at the same time – Smolyan is the ideal place to holiday.


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Last Surviving Auschwitz Liberator Dies Aged 98
Published 1:50, 07 June 2021 BST
| Last updated 1:55, 07 June 2021 BST
The last surviving liberator of Auschwitz has died at the age of 98.
David Dushman was a member of the Jewish Red Army and drove a tank through the electric fences of the Nazi concentration camp on 27 January 1945.
Just 21 years old at the time, he helped save the lives of those who had been imprisoned under the fascist regime.
According to reports, Mr Dushman passed away in Germany on Saturday (6 June).
Speaking to Reuters last year, the World War Two veteran, who went on to become an Olympic fencer, opened up about the moment he and others freed the prisoners.
He told the publication: "When we arrived we saw the fence and these unfortunate people, we broke through the fence with our tanks. We gave food to the prisoners and continued.
David Dushman has died aged 98. Credit: PA
"They were standing there, all of them in [prisoner] uniforms, only eyes, only eyes, very narrow - that was very terrible, very terrible."
Mr Dushman admitted in the past that he wasn't aware of what was going on at Auschwitz during the war.
It was only at the end of the conflict that he learned of the atrocities that had been carried out there.
In a 2015 interview with Sueddeutsche daily, Mr Dushman said: "We hardly knew anything about Auschwitz.
"They staggered out of the barracks, sat and lay among the dead. Terrible. We threw them all our canned food and immediately went on to hunt down the fascists."
In his later life, Mr Dushman visited schools to talk to students about the war and the horrific injustices millions suffered at the hands of the Nazis.
Mr Dushman drove a tank through the electric fences at Auschwitz in 1945, liberating the camp's prisoners. Credit: PA
Charlotte Knobloch, a former head of Germany's Central Council of Jews, told The National: "Every witness to history who passes on is a loss, but saying farewell to David Dushman is particularly painful.
"Mr Dushman was right on the front lines when the National Socialists' machinery of murder was destroyed."
Thomas Bach, the President of the International Olympic Committee, also shared shared his condolences following news of Mr Dushman's passing.
He said: "When we met in 1970, he immediately offered me friendship and counsel, despite Mr Dushman's personal experience with World War II and Auschwitz, and he being a man of Jewish origin.
"This was such a deep human gesture that I will never ever forget it."
Rest in peace.
Topics: schools, History, Germany, Veteran, World War Two
The Last Survivor Of The Great Escape Has Died Aged 99
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Colourised Photographs Bring New Life To Horrific Legacy Of The Holocaust


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Negroes Beg Whites to Waste Money on Kosher Sports
Modern Heretic
Are Whites waking up? The answer seems to be "yes." Although the glacial progress is frustrating at times there's no denying that forward progress is being made. The rise of the internet and the open expression it brings is steadily breaking the monopoly over the flow of information and opinion that has been held by The Light of the World for the last several decades. Videos of typical negro behavior litter the online world, proving the old "stereotypes" while the truth about racial differences in intelligence and behavior is now being grudging accepted even in some communist indoctrination centers. We're making progress, the only question remaining is if it's enough and if it's too late in the game to mean anything.
It also means difficulty selling Africa Ball tickets to Whites who are possibly getting sick of the kosher commercialism, the on-field monkey-shines, the off-field criminality and the steady push to remove every last pale face from televised sports in order to advance "diversity."
Some Cincinnati Bengals players have made a video urging fans to buy unsold tickets for the weekend's playoff game.
Yes, negroes that are paid millions a year to play a child's game are begging working Whites to waste their hard-earned money on an ugly jewish spectacle. "Yo, White debil, spend yo chedda on dis rot, it be im-po-ant dat Abe Silverman be gettin' slightly mo' rich."
"After winning the AFC North Division two weekends ago, the Club redoubled its efforts to move all remaining unsold seats to our home playoff game — approximately 15,000 tickets. Sales over the last week have been steady, and the number of unsold tickets has dipped below 10,000. We are appreciative of that response.
Are the numbers of completely debased Whites willing to pay insane fees to go to a negro worship ceremony decreasing? It would appear that is the case. The enemy is starting to sweat.
"Y'all creepy crakas need to be spendin' yo shekels on dis sheet, fo' real."
The Club appreciates the support we are seeing and remains excited about next Sunday's game. However, we need to be candid that — unless the rate of daily sales increases — we will not achieve a sellout, and the game will not be televised in Cincinnati, Dayton or Lexington, Ky., per NFL policy.
A day without jew-controlled sports. Suggested alternative activities: take a walk in nature, practice at the shooting range, spend time with your White family, exercise, read a book, etc. Pull the plug on the spiritual sickness, White man.
Full Story.
Without White support most of the weapons being used against us would become harmless. The negro ball league would wither and die, discovering their endless pandering to negroes and la-teen-ohs does not equal geld from ticket sales. We need to stop funding our own destruction. Turn off the telavivision.
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The premise of this book is to integrate fast working and time saving methods with standard layering techniques while preserving the nuance-filled color mixtures for which this medium is best known.
This classic book is not a basic primer on drawing, but instead a fascinating collection of successful working techniques by six best-selling authors including Bet Borgeson.
This enduring classic, first printed in 1985, offers basic and inspiring instruction on both writing and illustrating books for children. Author Uri Shulevitz details how pictures can communicate the action of a story and how words can evoke images. For the artist contemplating both writing and illustrating (or just writing or just illustrating) a children's book this is an indispensible guide. It is also an important resource for anyone interested in conveying fiction or non-fiction through pictures and words together.
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Drawing on history and her own cutting-edge discoveries, Harvard neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone explains how the amazing, almost unbelievable inner workings of human vision works. By bridging the space between science and art, this book will equip artists with new, fascinating techniques they can use in their own artwork.
Invaluable for all artists regardless of skill level or medium, Hale explains underlying art principles and practices used in 100 master drawings. In our time the term "master teacher" is often over-used, but Robert Beverly Hale was truly an authentic master during the last half of the 20th Century. An impressive classical draftsman himself, he taught drawing and anatomy courses at the Art Students League of NY and at Columbia University. He was curator of American Painting and Sculpture at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and an author of fiction and poetry for The New Yorker magazine. In addition to guiding many nationally and internationally recognized artists, his lasting legacy is this book.
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Authoritative. Comprehensive. Barbara Bradley begins with such figure drawing fundamentals as proportion, perspective and value, and includes art principles specifically related to figure drawing, including heads and hands.
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On every page of this book J.C Amberlyn reveals a spirited affection for wildlife of all kinds. Her expert instruction in various drawing media is generous and inspiring. The Mule deer on cover was drawn with seven Prismacolor pencils.
Aimed at all skill levels Amberlyn covers basic animal anatomy, body details and how these parts differ from species to species. Her expertise with animal coats and fur throughout this book is eye opening. She also provides insight into building form and figuring proportions and how to handle negative space, contrast, reflected light and much more.
After a thorough introduction Amberlyn provides lively step-by-step demonstrations and mini-demonstrations in still poses and in action. Beautifully put together there are 300 drawings and 60 species of wildlife covered (and indexed). 192 pages. Recommended for artists and naturalists.
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Faculty teaching a seminar-style course targeted at first-year students in a Fall semester (e.g., FYS 100, WRI 105, WRI 111, or other seminar-sized divisional courses) can consider making this course into a Living-Learning Community (LLC). LLCs enroll first-year students who share a first-year residence hall and involve some outside of classroom activities related to the class topic and designed to build community. LLCs are a high-impact practice, enhancing sense of community and faculty-student engagement. A description of Living-Learning Communities appears on the Office of Academic Advising website. The instructor of a LLC can choose to serve as academic adviser to the students in his or her LLC, but is not required to do so.
LLCs are, by definition, for students living in a shared residence. Therefore, LLCs are hidden in WIN and enrollment is conducted by the Office of Academic Advising. Enrollment of new students into LLCs occurs in June and July of each year.


In order to assess the progress of the implementation of the civilian security sector reform and evaluate the level of the citizens´ trust into the process, the EUAM Regional Outreach Team visited Odessa at the end of March 2015. A variety of meetings discussing the local priorities and obstacles in light of the reform endeavor were held with senior interlocutors from government institutions, the police, prosecution, judicial administration, MFA, international organizations and local NGOs.
Among others EUAM met with Vladimir Kulakov, Deputy Governor of the Odessa Region, Ivan Katerinchuk, Head of the Odessa Police, Anatolii Orlovsky, Deputy Mayor, Vitaly Etnarovich, A/Head of the General Prosecutor´s Office Odessa, Kostantyn Rzehepishevskyy, Head of MFA Office, Valentyna Kiptyk, Deputy Head of Department for Judicial Administration in the MoJ, Alexandra Khoudokormoff, Head of OHCHR Odessa, Timothy Boucher, Team Leader OSCE Odessa.


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Cue Calendar
Riverfront Museum
The Peoria Riverfront Museum, 222 SW Washington St., peoriariverfrontmuseum.org or call 686-7000. The giant screen theater serves beer, wine and pizza.
Giant Screen Theater: "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies."
Dome Planetarium: Daily shows Dec. 26-30 — Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus and Andromeda, Perfect Little Planet, Black Holes, Stars Over Peoria, Season of Light; Dec. 31 — Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus and Andromeda, Perfect Little Planet, Stars Over Peoria.
The Peoria Civic Center is located in Downtown Peoria. Call 673-8900; for box office, call 673-3200; for tickets, call (800) 745-3000 or visit PeoriaCivicCenter.com.
Jan. 4 : Harlem Globetrotters, 2 p.m., arena. Tickets: $21-$87. Visit harlemglobetrotters.com.
Jan. 13-14: "Stomp," 7:30 p.m., theater. Tickets: $40-$70.
Live at the Five Spot, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, 305 SW Water St.: Jan. 2 — Rooster Alley. Music 5:30-7:30 p.m. Admission: $8/CAC members; $12/nonmembers. Call 674-6822.
Limelight Eventplex, 8102 N. University: Dec. 26 — Ronnie Baker Brooks, 8 p.m., tickets $15-$20; Dec. 31 — Illuminate - Party with Thousands, 9 p.m., tickets $20-$40. Visit limelighteventplex.com or call 693-1234.
Jukebox Comedy Club, 3527 W. Farmington Road: Dec. 31, Jan. 2-3 — Henry Phillips. Call 673-5853 or visit Jukebox Comedy.com.
Mason City Limits, 114 E. Chestnut St., Mason City: Dec. 26-27 — Ryan Singer. Call (217) 482-5233 or visit MCLimits.com.
Special New Year's Salsa at CAC: Dance lessons and open dancing, 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Dec. 31, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, 305 SW Water St. Admission: $4/CAC members; $7/nonmembers. Call 674-6822.
"The Three Stooges," four short movies, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Dec. 27, Apollo Theater, 311 Main St. Tickets: $5/adults; $4/students and seniors. Call 673-4343.
Basket Case, 610 W. Main St.: karaoke, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Thursday-Sunday.
BG Karaoke Saloon, 4202 Pfeiffer Road, Bartonville: karaoke all week, 8 p.m.; Saturdays — live band, 7-11 p.m.
Big Behm's Sports Bar and Grill, 7719 N. University St.: Tuesdays — trivia, 7 p.m.; Wednesdays — karaoke with Dave Gama, 7-11 p.m.
Bogie's Bar & Grill, 3000 N. Sterling Ave.: Dec. 26 — the Smokers; Dec. 27 — Even Steven; Dec. 31 — Nikbeats and Giant New Year's Eve party; Jan. 2 — Plead the 5th. Music: 8 p.m.-midnight.
Brasky's Bar & Grill, 9901 N. Knoxville: Mondays — trivia, 7 p.m.; Thursdays — karaoke, 9 p.m.
Castle Theater, 209 E. Washington St., Bloomington: Dec. 31 — New Year's Rock-N-Eve.
Christy's Place, 1221 Peoria St., Washington: Fridays — karaoke.
Double A's Pizza, 7301 N. Radnor Road: Tuesdays — trivia, 7-9 p.m.
East Peoria American Legion, 100 Legion St., East Peoria: Dec. 27 — Midnite Wind.
Farmington American Legion, 16 N. Cone St., Farmington: Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve with Kenny Williams Country All Stars, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m., $15/person; $25/couple.
Fieldhouse Bar and Grill, 1200 W. Main St.: Mondays — trivia, 7 p.m.
Firehouse Pub, 240 S. Main St., East Peoria: Thursdays — karaoke, 8 p.m.-midnight.
Fox Pub and Cafe, 7800 N. Sommer St.: Thursdays — trivia with Quiz Mistress Cortney.
Gracie's Sports Grille & Pizza, 1021 N. Cummings Lane, Washington: Thursdays — trivia, 7-9 p.m.
Hilltop Grill, 100 Village Court, Creve Coeur: Wednesdays — open mic with Above the Law, 7-11 p.m.
Kep's Sports Bar & Grill, 313 Muller Road, Washington: Dec. 31 — Drop Zone.
Kuchie's Corner Tap, 4980 Edgewater Drive, Groveland: Fridays — karaoke with Craig Widener, 8 p.m.-midnight.
Kuchie's on the Water, 579 Wesley Road, Creve Coeur: Wednesdays — trivia, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Martinis on Water, 212 SW Water St.: Dec. 26 — Captain Quirk; Dec. 27 — JammSammich; Dec. 31 — Seven West New Year's Eve Party.
New Amsterdam Bar and Restaurant, 120B SW Water St.: Dec. 26-27 — Greg Williams; Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve with Greg Williams. Music: 8 p.m.
No Wake Zone Bar and Grill, 4925 N. Galena Road, Peoria Heights: Tuesdays — Team trivia, 7 p.m.
Oliver's Pizza & Pub, 1231 E. Samuel Ave., Peoria Heights: Dec. 26 — Dexter O'Neal & Funk Yard; Mondays — team trivia, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays — karaoke, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Oliver's Pizza & Pub North, 3300 W. Willow Knolls Drive: Thursdays — team trivia, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays — karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
The Red Barn, 612 W. Glen: Tuesdays and Fridays — open stage, 9 p.m.-midnight.
Rock's Bar & Restaurant, 21 Blackjack Blvd., East Peoria: Thursdays — karaoke, 9 p.m.-midnight; Friday — live music, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
SoundBar at Limelight, 8102 N. University: Wednesdays — Open stage, 7 p.m.
Tartan Inn, 428 N. Waverly Ave., West Peoria: Sundays — open mic, 8 p.m.-midnight.