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Oh man, am I discouraged! I'm not disappointed with the effort or the choices of the team in any way, but I've never been more discouraged with the Blazers' outlook—both the short and long-term. Brandon's knee just doesn't look good in terms of durability. Whatever is actually going on inside that knee, it can't allow him to make a consistent impact in even the first 20 games. What a dismal feeling that's got to be for Brandon and the team as they consider 82 games of what may be the most miserable season in recent years.
And Oden!?! Oh, Oden! What a depressing career this guy is having. I hold NOTHING against him, but what a ridiculous string of awful luck for both knees. All the pressures of #1 and he goes microfracture season #1. All the pressures of #1 and his comeback bid destroyed by the patella hand grenade early in season #2. All the pressures of #1 pick, a comeback bid destroyed in season #2, Durant attaining superstar status and now inexplicable microfracture needed on the other knee for season #3. Adios, Oden! See you—maybe--in Season #4, if we ever see you again at all. I'm still not for trading him; never have been; but I now admit that I don't have a clue what we should do with him. I guess it's good we didn't re-up his contract so we can see what the market offers him and have the chance to match it, but the future chemistry is just ugly in Portland at this point. We all love comebacks, but three?!? I'm afraid his days on the court are over—all before they ever truly started. If I were Oden's agent I'd just as likely tell him to start over in a new place than tell him to stay in Portland. I've always said, "This guy will come back and will surprise people and will contribute at least like most low first-rounders do. He might even shock people and find his groove." But now, I am just discouraged and can't claim any wisdom of what I'd do if I were Cho. The future has never looked more bleak—even in the JailBlazer days, since we didn't have high expectations (only frustrations) for those guys anyway.
The last four-ish years in Rip City have been an incredible crucible of hope and "about-to-explode" excitement constantly cut at the knees (most of the time, literally) by injury, injury, more injury and then some injuries. I fear this season will be a huge step backward in terms of wins and it will test the morale more than ever of McMillan (will he want a contract extension or head to South Beach?) and all the star players who have been waiting in the wings for the injuries to finally cease and the "greater things" to come to Rip City. Oh, boy. I'm discouraged and see no light—only tunnel in the future!
I'm afraid the silver lining may truly be faded to gray and reduced to the cartilage and ligaments in the four Oden and Roy knees. I've been amazed with the perseverance and overachieving results of the past two seasons, but this one looks really grim to me. I'm afraid that losing badly through this season, winning what we can in the lottery and then rebuilding seems the most logical way. But what a depressing way—to have to rebuild when you so fully rebuilt with Aldridge, Roy and Oden yet never got more than a first round playoff loss out of that wholesale rebuild. Ouch. It's time for true Blazers to hang in there, but I fear the 'hanging in' will be without any playoff excitement for perhaps several long years.
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time by a majority vote of the membership of the Board. If the committee is required by state or
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4. Date a report should be made to the Board or superintendent.
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Daniel Brennick, of Southport, killed Satu Harris in a vehicle crash in May 2010. According to the DA, Brennick had a BAC or .24 when he drove his truck head-on into Harris' car.
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Steven Chase injures knee at practice (ugh)
I left Tuesday night's practice with about 15 minutes remaining to beat the rain, but apparently left too soon. It didn't rain after all and Chase, as I found out tonight, limped off the field in the final moments. Trainer Don Steelman said Chase hurt his knee and that an MRI will be performed either tonight or tomorrow. "Who knows?'' Grobe said. "Stuff happens. That's the deal. "Hopefully he'll get a good result from his MRI and won't have any real serious damage. Hopefully it's just a sprain, and he'll be back pretty quick. "I thought the good news was he got up and walked off the field without limping. He really didn't have any problems walking off the field. I've seen it go a million different ways, but that's probably a pretty good indication when he's able to walk normally off the field.''


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No one was inside the home, located on 122nd Avenue and 224th Street when the fire started around 7:45 a.m.
"It was a very difficult fire to deal with because the house was in poor shape," said Maple Ridge fire chief Dane Spence.
"It was just not safe to go in."
Firefighters battled the blaze from the outside. Five fire trucks and 22 firefighters were on scene at the height of the fire.
Spence said the owner had previously promised to demolish the house which has been vacant for several years. The property is slated for rezoning.
Spence said it is too early to say what started the fire but it appears to be suspicious.
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The last fire was lit on New Year's Eve and targeted a heritage home on 223rd Street which was destroyed in an arson fire Nov. 13.
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Early voting got underway for most of Florida's 67 counties on Saturday morning.
Five counties, including Hillsborough, began their early voting periods on Monday.
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The Washington Redskins took on the Buffalo Bills at FedEx Field and this game is critical for the team and guys who are on the bubble. The Redskins starters only played for about twenty plays, and the tutor Rex Grossman drew the start at quarterback. The Redskins also sat running back Evan Royster, safety Brandon Meriweather , cornerback Ryan Mouton, safety Phillip Thomas, linebacker Jeremy Kimbrough, linebacker Roddrick Muckelroy, offensive tackle Jacolby Ashworth and nose tackle Barry Cofield.
The Redskins defense started the game off and they came out picking up right where they left off on Monday night. This Redskins defense is swarming to the ball attacking the ball carrier. It's very clear that it will not be easy to run the ball on this Redskins defense. The defensive line is getting pressure and really controlling the line of scrimmage for the most part. Jim Haslett has a good combination of guys to rotate in and out. With that being said there are a few things we have to get fixed.
Penalties can and will hurt you especially against the quality football teams. David Amerson had the face mask penalty and last week he had a few as well. The defense as a whole has to clean up this portion of their game. Dumb penalties give teams second chances and can cause you to beat yourself. Let's not be overly alarmed though, I see this being cleaned up by Week 1.
Tackling in the secondary
This has been a noticeable problem and it is mainly the rookies that are making these mistakes. David Amerson has to learn to take better angles to get the runner down and to avoid ending up on the Sport center highlight reel. With that being said, Amerson did make some good plays today as well. Bacarri Rambo has had the same problem in the first two preseason games but turned the corner today making some key open field tackles. I don't see this being an ongoing problem these guys will contribute to the defense and continue to get better as the season progresses.
Offensively the Redskins looked crisp. Grossman was dropping dimes out there hitting eight different receivers in the first quarter. Aldrick Robinson looked great out there along with Santana Moss and Jordan Reed getting involved. Roy Helu looks healthy and strong out there — this is going to be a bright spot for the Redskins this year. Roy Helu had 13 carries for 70 yards and Pat White continued to show case his talent going seven of 14 for 96 yards. White really looked calm cool and collected. It's unfortunate for him that he will not be able to make this team.
Grossman, however, has played out of his mind and Chris Thompson was able to come in and get some work as well. Thompson had 15 carries 44 yards and he got a little work in the return game.
As I stated before I'm happy that I do not have to make these cuts. This Redskins football team has a ton of talent and depth. This team will be deep in a lot of key position and that is very important for them if they want to repeat as NFC east champs and go for the bigger goal the Super Bowl. Looking at the Washington Redskins it is clear that they are ready for Week 1.


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I. Budget Committees
- District Budget Study Group (DBSG)
- Chabot College Planning, Review and Budget Council (PRBC)
- Las Positas College Planning and Budget Committee (PBC)
II. Enrollment Management Committees (EMC)
III. Curriculum Committees
- District Curriculum Council (DCC)
- Chabot College Curriculum Committee
- Las Positas College Curriculum Committee
IV. Measure B Bond Citizens' Oversight Committee/Facilities
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Is San Francisco Going Bankrupt?
Mayor Ed Lee dropped a bombshell during a press interview this week at the SF Bay Citizen – saying that without some dramatic changes San Francisco would go bankrupt.
This is definitely crossing in to new territory. San Francisco mayors have avoided such loaded language, if only for the reason that it could unnerve the bond markets and raise the city's cost of borrowing.
It is meaningful that such a serious prediction is being made by a long-time city leader not known for using inflammatory language.
Why such a prediction? Why now?
First – it could be true. As he pointed out, the city's deficit is expected to soar over to the next few years. Cuts in federal and state budgets are only making things worse.
Two – he's managing expectations for what is going to be a tough budget coming up. Mayors like to give dire predictions, which puts their cuts into context.
And three – maybe he is actually serious about pension and retiree health care costs. The Bay Citizen provided video of their interview with Mayor Lee.
You can check it out here:
San Jose - "The Well is Dry"
Seems like a common refrain across the state.
LA claimed to be bankrupt last year, and in his State of the City speech last night, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed said, "There is no more money. The well is dry."
Mayors of the largest cities across California should come together to talk about possible creative solutions. I bet innovative ideas in one city may work in another. We should encourage a synergetic dialogue between city officials. They're all crying for help.
Overheated rhetoric...
Yes, maybe our cities are going bankrupt - but our leaders really do need to be careful of their rhetoric. The Republicans are adeptly taking this crisis to pursue a longer term agenda to weaken organized labor. Check out these comments from President Obama:
Shock Doctrine, Mayor Ed Lee and San Francisco Bankruptcy
Naomi Klein wrote a great book a few years ago - The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism - where she outlines how the right-wing (although this can apply to any political ideology) takes advantage of the shock after a natural or man-made disaster (Iraq War) to push their political agenda.
Grant's comment reminded me of this strategy - especially with what's been going on in Wisconsin.
But, to be clear, I do not believe Mayor Ed Lee is gearing up to weaken organized labor. But, I do believe that such rhetoric is a harbinger for some...dare I say shocking...budget cuts.
And now Ohio, Indiana
Check out this great (and scary) editorial in the New York Times:
Like a wind-whipped brush fire, the mass union protests that began in Madison, Wis., last week have spread to the capitals of Ohio and Indiana where Republican lawmakers also are trying to cripple the bargaining power of unions — and ultimately realize a cherished partisan dream of eradicating them. In each case, Republican talk of balancing budgets is cover for the real purpose of gutting the political force of middle-class state workers, who are steady supporters of Democrats and pose a threat to a growing conservative agenda. > read more


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The Program in Theater and the Department of Music present a senior thesis production of Strange Faces, a new musical written & directed by Andrea Grody '11 on April 1 - 2 & 7 - 9, 2011. All performances will be held at 8:00 PM in the Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio, Lewis Center for the Arts at 185 Nassau Street. Tickets: $10 Students/Seniors and $12 General Admission. For tickets please call University Ticketing at 609.258.9220.
Strange Faces explores the experience of growing up with Asperger's syndrome, a high-functioning disorder on the autism spectrum, from the perspective of three families, in each of which a child has Asperger's. We follow a young boy who likes trains and his parents; a precocious, talkative younger brother and his sister; and a pair of twins celebrating their eighteenth birthday. In this new musical, they come to understand and accept their roles, however atypical, in their families and in each other's lives.
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On Monday morning, Ella Mae Nichols' East Austin house on Tumbleweed Drive caught on fire.
The Austin Fire Department says it started when a space heater with a frayed chord caught a chair on fire.
Ella Mae's husband made it out...she didn't.
The fire department says the house didn't have any working smoke alarms.
"In Austin, the last 8 fire deaths that we've had over the last 3 years, we only had one of them that had a working smoke detector. All the other fire fatalities occurred in homes that did not have a working smoke detector. It continues to be that common denominator," said Battalion Chief Palmer Buck.
On Saturday afternoon, the fire department along with the Red Cross broke up into teams of 2 or 3 and knocked on 132 doors around the Tumbleweed Drive vicinity.
"90% of homes have smoke alarms in them. A third of those don't work because the batteries have been allowed to fail or taken out so...that's huge," Buck said.
According to Buck, when they first started the initiative they would only be able to install one smoke alarm in a house. But thanks to some grants, they can put one in every bedroom and the common hallway -- that way everyone in the house has that early warning they need to get out.
Laura Riddell lives with her grandson Marshall Williams.
Laura has been through 2 different house fires in her lifetime. One in New York and another fire that started right next door to her here in Austin and crossed over to her place.
"I was awake and in the kitchen making my first cup of tea...I take a cup of tea about 6:00 in the mornings...when I saw the flames hitting on the Frigidaire...and I said, 'Where's that coming from?'" Riddell said.
AFD installed several brand new smoke alarms in Laura's house.
"Oh I appreciate it! Now I can go to sleep more peaceful," she said.
The fire department says they installed 130 smoke alarms in 42 homes on Saturday.
The fire chief has a goal of putting at least 2,000 smoke alarms in Austin homes this year.
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Entrance into the carpentry trade is usually obtained through serving a four-year indentured apprenticeship. The Carpentry Department off ers a program of instruction which, when successfully completed, provides an excellent background for those desiring to enter the Apprenticeship Program. Industry standards and safety regulations are emphasized.
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Former owner of Charlottesville restaurant Bel Rio admits he embezzled money from several area businesses. James Baldi, 49, used to handle payroll and taxes for several Albemarle businesses, and now he's coming clean about stealing thousands of dollars from his clients.
Baldi already pleaded guilty to four counts of felony embezzlement in Albemarle County last month. Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to an embezzlement charge in Charlottesville.
Commonwealth's Attorney Dave Chapman says Baldi took somewhere between $22,000 and $23,000 from Café Cubano on Charlottesville's downtown mall.
Chapman said the owner of Café Cubano started noticing state and federal tax dollars not being paid. Then, a large amount of money was transferred from the restaurant's bank account to Baldi's.
That's just one of several business Baldi admits to embezzling money from while he handled their finances. Police say the embezzlement charges stem from incidents that happened from 2008 to 2010.
In July of 2010, Baldi skipped town to avoid the embezzlement charges. California police arrested Baldi back in January and he was sent back to Albemarle County. Baldi since has pleaded guilty to all four counts of felony embezzlement and has agreed to pay restitution to the victims.
Baldi could face up to 20 years in prison for each charge. He will face a joint sentencing hearing in Charlottesville on September 17 at 9:30 a.m.
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From the flood of exhilaration only adrenaline provides, to the intense concentration and clarity of thought that is only found exploring the very edge of ability, there are many reasons why individuals propel themselves to sporting extremes. From the balletic aerial artistry of the X-Games to the hurtling, traction breaching descents of downhill mountain biking and off piste winter sports, extreme athletes strive to overcome the barriers of nature, physiology and psychology, whether defying gravity or harnessing its fearsome acceleration in the pursuit of liberation and self-expression.
There are many pioneers in extreme sports, individuals who have taken an existing endeavour and pushed back the accepted horizon or completely redefined their chosen sport's language and landscape (sometimes literally), all the while laying the foundations for the evolution of future mutant generations. In skating there were the Z-Boys, the Zephyr skateboarding team from Dogtown, an uncompromising and inhospitable Venice beach front, who included Jay Adams, Tony Alva and Stacey Peralta among their number. This disenfranchised gang reignited a fading craze from an earlier decade with their aggressive, surf-inspired style and urban guerilla tactics, seeking out and draining disused suburban pools to provide the illicit launch ramps for their vertical exploration and breaching the door that later athletes, Tony Hawk included, would unhinge completely.
In surfing too there have been those that have blazed way beyond what was previously considered possible in their attempts to harness the pummelling force of the sea. There is a lineage that passes from Greg Noll, whose bravery in the face of the big waves of Hawaii in the late 1950s earned him the nickname "The Bull", through Jeff Clark, who, having discovered the fearsome Maverick waves near San Francisco, then rode them in solitude for over a decade, and on to Laird Hamilton, perhaps the archetypal extreme sports athlete of the modern era, a hybrid of physical prowess and innovation, and a pioneer in the use of technology to tame ever larger giants.
In the end, all of these individuals have challenged the accepted, pushing mind, body and equipment up to (and frequently beyond) limits that only they have been able to perceive. For individuals participating in extreme sports at any level, it is perhaps this last idea that provides the most compelling argument for the calculated risks involved, this sense of a life only being lived to the full when these extremes are explored.


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As Fidel Castro transformed the revolution into government, he came to rely on Raúl more and more. In the fifty years since the revolution, Raúl has served as head of the Communist Party, Minister of Defense, Vice President of the Council of State and many more important positions. He has generally been most identified with the military: he has been Cuba's top-ranking military officer since soon after the Revolution. He advised his brother during times of crisis such as the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
As Fidel's health faded in recent years, Raúl came to be considered as the logical (and perhaps the only possible) successor. An ailing Castro turned over the reins of power to Raúl in July of 2006 and in January of 2008 Raúl was elected President in his own right, Fidel having withdrawn his name from consideration.
Many see Raúl as being more pragmatic than Fidel, and there was some hope that Raúl would loosen the restrictions placed on Cuban citizens. He has done so, although not to the extent that some expected. Cubans can now own cel phones and consumer electronics, but drastic fundamental changes have not come.
It is highly likely that he will survive Fidel, and his grip on power is firm. It will be far more interesting to see who succeeds Raúl as President of Cuba, as the torch gets handed to the next generation.
Castañeda, Jorge C. Compañero: the Life and Death of Che Guevara . New York: Vintage Books, 1997.
Coltman, Leycester. The Real Fidel Castro. New Haven and London: the Yale University Press, 2003.


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Section 23-14 Shopping center signs.
The following signs shall be permitted at shopping centers:
(1) Each separate business within the shopping center shall be allowed:
a. On-premises wall, canopy and awning signs on each wall facing a street not to exceed the maximum surface area allowed under section 23-25.1, and on each wall that does not face a street but which does face the main shopping center parking area, not to exceed sixty-four (64) square feet maximum surface area; or
b. On-premises roof signs, for each wall facing a street or main shopping center parking area; total maximum sign surface area of all such signs appearing above any one wall to be determined at the rate of four (4) square feet of sign surface area per linear foot of wall length the business occupies.
(2) A business with a rear or side entrance shall be allowed one on-premises wall or awning sign not to exceed ten (10) square feet in sign surface area for each such entrance. Roof signs shall not extend beyond the highest point of the roofs upon which they are located.
(3) Freestanding signs in shopping centers shall be regulated by section 23-25.
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« Why the Church Needs to Teach about Body Image | Main | Rest »June 6, 2011
Every Need Is Not a Call
Focusing on the right community ministry
I frequently work with churches that are located in communities with multiple needs and issues. In urban neighborhoods, and more frequently now in suburbs and rural communities, you might find the following issues:
- high levels of unemployment, with families struggling to meet basic needs as a result
- an achievement gap between children who live in poverty and those who don't, resulting in lower graduation rates and college attendance for youth from poor families
- a lack of affordable housing that has driven some people into homelessness
Trying to meet all the needs that you see is counter-productive. It's likely your church won't be good at responding to them all, and if you try, your impact on the community will be minimal. So a critical step in developing effective community ministry programs is focus: making good choices about the one or two areas in which your congregation will work.
I've found that asking the following questions can help a congregation become more focused in developing community ministry:
What does the community say that it wants your church to do?
Don't overlook what the people in the neighborhood surrounding your church say about what they want and need. You may be able to use information from groups that have already surveyed community needs in your area—the United Way, for example, or a community council. Or better yet, your church members and staff can connect one-on-one or in small groups with community residents, asking them a few key questions:
- what do you think are the main challenges or concerns in this community?
- who is dealing with them best?
- what can our church do to best serve the community?
What other services are provided in your area to address these needs?
Another way to bring focus is to investigate what other services are being provided in your area. If an issue is already being well-addressed, perhaps your congregation doesn't need to respond with new programming. Send church members to identify and tour other programs, meeting with key staff and observing what's offered. It's a way to see from the ground level the services that are being provided, plus it's a way for your church to build needed relationships in the community. You may learn that your congregation's role is different than you thought—instead of starting your own ministry, you may decide to partner with an existing one, providing volunteers from your church and financial support, for example.
What are the people in your church passionate about?
The most successful community ministries I have seen are driven by the passion of the people in the congregation. What issues can the people in your church not stop talking about? When I have served as a church staff member, I knew God was up to something when different church members who didn't even know each other would approach me about the same ministry idea. Bringing them together to share their passion for this new "seed" of ministry was the most critical step in moving forward into greater service to the community.
What gifts and skills are particularly present in your congregation?
It's hard to develop a successful ministry if you don't have the expertise or gifting to pull it off. Often congregations have clusters of particular skills—lots of people in the arts, for example, or teachers, attorneys, or people in the skilled trades. These skill sets ought to inform the ministries you choose to undertake. One church I worked with was a natural fit with housing programs, because there were so many people in the congregation working in the industry—real estate, construction, property management, etc. There are often clusters of spiritual gifts within congregations as well. If there are a number of people with the spiritual gift of hospitality in your church, for example, you may naturally move toward sponsoring community meals or special events for children.
In the face of so many needs in the community, it's tempting to try to respond to them all. But working toward an early focus in your community ministry will help you be more effective in serving the community and in developing your church members to use their gifts and skills in service.
Joy Skjegstad is a national speaker and consultant on nonprofit management and ministry development. She has 20 years of experience starting and growing nonprofit organizations, with a special focus on faith-based groups, youth development and the arts. She has served as the President of Sanctuary Community Development Corporation, the nonprofit connected to Sanctuary Covenant Church in North Minneapolis and is a founder of the Institute for Ministry Leaders, a university-based training program that builds the management capacity of churches and other ministry organizations. She also served as the Executive Director of the Park Avenue Foundation at Park Avenue United Methodist Church and has held a variety of other leadership positions with nonprofits in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Joy is the author of Winning Grants to Strengthen Your Ministry and Starting a Non-Profit at Your Church, both published by Alban. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Any church should have a set of criteria for deciding what it should focus on. And those criteria should be published, and communicated reguarly to the congregation, so there is always a consistent and basic level of awareness and understanding. A part of that is maintaining awareness of the reasons for having criteria, and the reasons for those specific criteria. This helps shape a church's specific identity, and helps guide and control discussions and expectations about the church's role and ministry.


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In this beautiful, hand-drawn animation, director Hyun-Min Lee explores childhood memories of life with her mother in Korea. A heartwarming, autobiographical tribute, "The Chestnut Tree" was nominated for the 2008 Annie Award for Best Short Subject.
Sit back, relax and watch "THE CHESTNUT TREE" in widescreen.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
The Chestnut Tree | Award-winning short film . . .
Posted by Content in a Cottage | 7:38 AM Labels: film, Inspiration, Video
2 comments:
- Diane said...
I am a huge fan of short films... this one was great... thank you. I have worked with several short film directors including Shane McCabe and Connor Clements of James fame. The Palm Springs Shortfest is a wonderful venue for shorts...
Thanks for bring this to the attention of others
- November 30, 2008 at 9:37 PM
- Sabina said...
Another great find Rosemary!!
- December 2, 2008 at 1:43 PM
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This year's annual retreat for Williams College alumni in Oak Bluffs will feature a lecture by historian Craig Steven Wilder and the screening of a new film by Thomas Allen Harris.
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The LAST TWO MONDAYS of the MONTH
A gathering of performance artists and non-performance artists get together and try to figure out what this thing is.
Visual Arts Performance? Body-Based Performance? What is this "performance" thing anyway? Who cares? MC Matthew Silver cares. A lot. About you. And wants to see the work you do.
The Performance Art Open Mic Pt. 2 is held at:
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NOTE: This event is meant for everybody interested in defining/redefining performance art, not the "performing arts" in general (poetry, music, dance, etc), though all of these things may be included in a performance art piece, possibly at once.
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Restaurant Meals Are 'Alarmingly' High in Fat: How to Eat Healthy When Eating Out
Holy calorie avalanche! A new University of Toronto study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found the average sit-down restaurant meal contains almost 90 percent of a person's daily recommended allowance of fat and more than half of the USDA's recommended calorie count per day. Even the study authors themselves said that was "alarmingly high."
If that's the case for Canadian restaurants, we can only imagine the truckload of fat and calories that's in the giant portions at American eateries. There's nothing wrong with dining out at a restaurant, obviously, but there are a few Bethenny-approved steps to take to make sure you're not overdoing it.


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Jeremy Mauss has done it again. Mauss the main author and manager for Mountain West Connection has put together a Change.org petition for the most pressing domestic issue our country has ever faced. Read up on what he has to say, and then sign the petition. Its for the good of college football, college football writers, polls, your ear drums on Thursday night, and humanity as a whole. DO IT FOR THE CHILDREN #FireCraigJames


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When 2013 Fort Bend Dulles DB Maurice Smith was offered by Texas, the immediate reaction was that he might commit quickly. That no longer seems to be the case.
After long waits, 2013 Bastrop cornerback Antwuan Davis and classmate and friend Maurice Smith of Fort Bend Dulles finally received their offers from the Texas Longhorns on Monday. But where does...
The Texas Longhorns will host a number of top 2013 and 2014 prospects at the spring game on Sunday. Which important out-of-state targets will be in attendance?
Arizona cornerback Cole Luke is the top cornerback prospect on the Texas radar and will visit for the spring game.
Like the first Texas Junior Day this season, the second event failed to produce any commitments for the Longhorns. But how many offers even went out and what's the strategy for the staff moving...
A look at every 2013 prospect who will attend the second Junior Day hosted by the Texas Longhorns this weekend, as well as those who won't be in attendance. Also included are overall thoughts on...
The Longhorns will host several important official visitor for the final home game against Kansas State this weekend. Who's set to make the trip to Austin?
Round 3 of the Burnt Orange Nation recruiting team's 2013 "My Guys" draft is in the books. Check it out.
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A recap of the Austin Red Bull Gamebreakers 7-on-7 qualifier. How did Texas commit Cayleb Jones and possible Texas target Antwuan Davis fare?
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text: I been a long time reader of this site but never wrote but I felt compelled like Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire" to write something. Been a 49ers fan since January of '82. I been there for the 5 rings and been there for our 2 wins season. Two ago we were two fumbles and a non call strip fumble away from making our first Super Bowl appearance since the 90's. Tough way to end a game, that hurt a bit. Last year we came a Bruce Miller mugging and a controversial holding call in the end zone from winning it all! Pain was present for days, was in the fetal position for hours after the lost. I thought no way we make the playoffs the following year, there must be a Superbowl hangover... but just like Rocky Balboa in Rocky 4, we take all that abuse and fall to the mat only to get back on our feet!! Relentless. This year probably hurts more then the other two, probably because its fresher, its against over division rivals, we out played them, their 12th man wasn't a issue and because of what Sherman said and gestured towards us. If the 49ers next year, some how rise to the top, it will be amazing and shocking to the sports world. 1st money is going to become an issue in trying to keep the same core of players together. 2nd the pressure is building up on Kaepernicks shoulder, that he cant win the "big one". And 3rd like Danny Larusso in Karate Kid, when we see the Seahawks we will always know the have the best of us until we beat them...(where is Mr.Myagee when we need him?). In closing, the passion that burns inside me for this team is greater in the hearts of those 53 men that dress up every Sunday and play for the number 1 fans. Its only fitting that next years Superbowl is number 49 and it will be played and won by a team called the 49ers.


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Digital marketing intelligence source comScore yesterday released its February search statistics for the U.S. marketplace. According to this official press release on the comScore website, Google Sites "led the explicit core search market in February with 66.4 percent of search queries conducted".
Google Sites gained 0.2 percent on January 2012, while Microsoft Sites gained 0.1 percent on January 2012 to achieve 15.3 percent of core searches for the month. The gap between Microsoft Sites and Yahoo! Sites widened considerably between January and February 2012, from 1.1 percent in January to 1.5 percent in February.
Yahoo! Sites performed badly in February, dropping 0.3 percent from January 2012 to achieve 13.8 percent of core searches in the U.S. marketplace. Ask Network achieved exactly the same share of core searches (3.0 percent) in February as in January, while AOL, Inc. lost another 0.1 percent of searches to achieve 1.5 percent of core searches in February.
According to comScore, 17.6 billion explicit core searches were conducted in February. Of these, 11.7 billion were conducted through Google Sites, while 2.7 billion were conducted through Microsoft Sites. Following close behind Microsoft Sites, Yahoo! Sites achieved 2.4 billion explicit core searches during February 2012 in the U.S. marketplace.
These enormous numbers demonstrate that users are still returning to the major search engines despite growing concerns about personal data collection by search engine operators. Nevertheless, the total number of explicit core searches fell by 1%, or just over 0.2 billion between January and February 2012, and the only provider to experience an increase in total explicit core search volume was Ask Network, which achieved a 2% increase in February over January 2012.
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A routine check of public records by KCBD NewsChannel 11 reveals updates into the NTSB investigations of two deadly South Plains aviation accidents.
Dickens County Plane Crash
On December 1st, the National Transportation Safety Board issued a final report on the cause of a March 27th plane crash in Dickens County. The crash took the life of the pilot -- Lubbock Firefighter, Jake Jenkins -- and his parents.
Jenkins took off in low visibility and officials at the time thought he immediately turned around to try and land. However, the plane crashed a little more than one mile away from the airport.
Some pilots are rated for VFR or visual flight rules. Other pilots are rated to fly in limited visibility which is called IFR or instrument flight rules. Jenkins was not rated for IFR.
The updated report says the probable cause of the crash was, "The non-instrument rated pilot's decision to fly in night instrument meteorological conditions."
Garza County Helicopter Crash
On October 16th, the NTSB issued a final report into the November 14, 2010 helicopter crash that took the life of the pilot, Paul Beach.
Beach was taking another man up in a test as part of his attempt to sell the helicopter. It hovered close to the ground on takeoff then suddenly overturned and crashed.
The updated report says the helicopter was overweight and off balance. It says the probable cause was, "The pilot's decision to operate the helicopter over the maximum gross weight and forward of the recommended center of gravity."
Levelland Plane Crash
As for a deadly crash at the Levelland Municipal Airport on February 17, the NTSB has only issued a preliminary report. Pilot Gery Franklin and front-seat passenger Daniel Lopez died in the crash. Franklin was doing "touch & go" landings at the time of the crash.
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Improvements for storm ready systems are going into place in Pittsburg.
New storm sirens are being installed with back up batteries. Three new sirens will be in place, because they could not be converted over to the new technology.
Another addition will be a central station controller that can test the sirens weekly or daily silently.
"I think it's a really nice thing being down here at the park you just never know when a storms going to hit down here so it would be nice because electricity goes out down here quite a bite so it'll be nice to have a backup" says Pittsburg resident Donald Haves.
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News: Nas' 20-Year Hip-Hop Run Inspires Historic University
Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 2:10PM
Rap veteran Nas is reportedly going to be honored by prestigious school Harvard University for his run in the rap game and, ultimately, his lyrical talent by the creation of a hip-hop fellowship.
Details of the rap mogul's achievement surfaced online Tuesday (July 16).
Nas will be honored at the Hip-Hop Archive and the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University, to establish the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship. The Fellowship will provide selected scholars and artists with an opportunity to show that "education is real power," as it builds upon the achievements of those who demonstrate exceptional capacity for productive scholarship and exceptional creative ability in the arts, in connection with the genre. The mission of the Hip-Hop Archive is threefold: to seek projects from scholars and artists that build on the rich and complex hip-hop tradition; to respect that tradition through historically grounded and contextualized critical insights; and most importantly, to represent one's creative and/or intellectually rigorous contribution to hip-hop and the discourse through personal and academic projects. Personal projects of fellows may include manuscript projects, performance pieces, album work, curriculum planning, primary archival research, and exhibition preparation, among others. (The Grio)
God's Son has already issued a statement on the mega honor.
"In my rollercoaster of a life I've endured good and bad for sure, and I've truly been blessed to have achieved so much thru art in my short life thus far," he states. "But I am immensely over-the-top excited about the Nasir Jones HIP-HOP Fellowship at Harvard. From Queens, N.Y., to true cultural academia. My hopes are that greed for knowledge, art, self-determination and expression go a long way." (Statement)
A couple months ago, G-Unit's 50 Cent called Nas one of hip-hop's greatest storytellers.
"I think It Was Written, Nas' second album, he had a song where he was the gun and it was one of those things that had a strong impression on hip-hop culture at that point," 50 explained in an interview. "A song that was like, wow, good metaphors, strong, and it gave you a visual and he's one of the great storytellers within hip-hop music culture and that within R&B music, would be something that happens so common that it wouldn't have any significance. You're used to that metaphor at that point." (Hard Knock TV)
Last year, Southern hip-hop artist David Banner appeared at Harvard University as a guest speaker.
On April 27 and 28 Harvard University will be hosting "The LA Riots: Twenty Years Later Conference," and rapper and producer David Banner is scheduled to make an appearance. The purpose of the conference is to look back at the LA riots, and to see where we as a society are at today as a result of the riots. The Conference will include leading scholars, activists, and artists examining the riots and how they reflect on discrimination and democracy today. (RapFix)
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Mayors and local authorities continued debating on Friday the pros and cons of a major reform plan to restructure the island's 40-odd municipalities into just five.
"Such a reform would be contrary to our role as the public authority closest to its citizens," said Limassol's popular mayor and former Interior Minister Andreas Christou.
"There are many issues that ordinary people come to us to be resolved, which usually cannot be handled by the public service or the huge government machine," he told the state radio CyBC.
Others, however, contend that merging vital services would help slash municipal costs, with almost all mayors suffering with a budget deficit.
The Ministry of Interior commissioned the UK's National School of Government International (NSGI) to find ways to turn local administration more efficient through restructuring and, possibly, downsizing.
The Ministry said it will launch a consultation process with all stakeholders and political parties to discuss the proposed reforms that should be implemented by June as part of the terms of a 10 bln euro bailout for Cyprus from the Troika of international lenders.
Civil Service Reform Commissioner Emanouela Lambrianides-Mousioutta said that the NSGI experts propose the creation of five local authorities to the cover the island's five districts, a system that would replace the current system of 39 municipalities.
Another option is to create a single authority in each city, while smaller communities should be merged to form local authorities or councils in rural areas.
A third option suggests large scale clustering of existing municipalities and communities to deliver services to generate greater economies of scale.
"The experts point out that the current system is no longer sustainable," Lambrianides said, adding that the government also shares this assessment.
"They propose the setting up of viable and competent governance structures which could cope with the challenges that lie ahead and to assume additional responsibilities to implement the philosophy envisaged by the government, that the decisions taken affecting the citizen should directly take into account its particular needs," she added.
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So far today I have in this order:
- Gone to the gym, done 40 minutes on the arc trainer burning 749 calories.
- Took my wife's yoga class at my place, burning 500 calories.
- Met Michael Franti at said yoga studio, urged him to reform the Beatnigs then begged him for a picture.
- came home to eat lunch.
- cleaned up dog poop after said lunch.
- engaged in a mass fly extermination with help from the dog and cat.
- picked up my kid for her first week of high school.
Phew! It's been busy! Now to chillax with some Daily Show.
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Primate Pets SO Wrong
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The RSPCA has rightly called for the banning of the keeping of primates as household pets, horribly highlighted by the Stourbridge couple who so badly treated a 4-month old monkey that it had to be put down.
Primate Pets SO Wrong
We have all read science fiction tales in which we were horrified to find that extraterrestrial aliens regarded humans as mere food animals or at best pets - TV series V a classic example - and will have been horrified at the thought, yet we humans are happy to cage our nearest relatives, whose DNA is only 2% different to our own.
The RSPCA has rightly called for the banning of the keeping of primates as household pets, horribly highlighted by the Stourbridge couple who so badly treated a 4-month old monkey that it had to be put down.
Disturbing film footage shows a marmoset named Mikey having difficulty walking on bent legs and being unable to climb. Guilty of causing the animal unnecessary suffering, the pair denied knowing there was anything wrong with the four-month-old monkey, sold for £650 through a newspaper advert, despite Mikey having not only advanced bone disease and seven fractures., but also a fractured tail, used for balance in everyday life.
Primates Two
Primates, like us humans are mostly social animals who need the company of others of their kind to live well-balanced lives, as well as having a great need to bask in sunshine, in order not to get rickets and other diseases. Many owners, however, keep their solitary animals in cages that are too small, with not enough access to the sun and improper nutrition.
Humans detest solitary confinement, and are quick to complain if not being properly fed, so why do we ignore the basic fact of most primates needing complex social interactions with their peers to enjoy happy lives? Primates use facial expressions, gestures and postures to communicate, needing their own kind around them, yet we are cruel enough to disregard this, in order to have a special pet.
Some owners actually think that when their pet primate appears to smile like a human, this shows them to be happy, but in truth primates only bare their teeth to show fear or aggression, as they have no knowledge of what a smile is.
The RSPCA believes that in the UK, between 2,500 and 7,500 primates are kept as pets in homes, though that could well be a conservative estimate, and in the past decade they have dealt with 315 incidents relating to pet primates, involving 645 animals.
Primates Three
Primates cannot be domesticated - too intelligent - but because they often have human-like faces and show both emotions and a lot of human-like behaviour, people are drawn to keep them as pets, but proper primate care is literally beyond most people, and even if the cruelty is unintentional, it is nonetheless despicable that any intelligent creature should be treated this way in modern society.
Never forget that the brain development in many of these animals is almost as advanced as our own, and that mistreatment - however inflicted - can lead to their developing psychological problems which can never be reversed, some pet primates having, because of their brains, the capacity to suffer so much more than other animals.
Just reflect upon how you might feel if indeed the roles were reversed, and the intelligent human, unable to communicate with his keepers for whatever reason, felt a growing frustration at being horribly mistreated, yet could do nothing to prevent or stop it, other than committing suicide. Put yourself in the shoes of those unfortunate monkeys, then ask yourself how fair it is that humans treat their nearest cousins so badly.


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We had a steady rain earlier this morning. It amounted to almost two-tenths of an inch. Every little bit helps the grass, crops and gardens. Our grass and hay fields are looking a lot greener now. The gardens are looking better and the rain put off needing to water the garden today. The rainwater seems to boost the garden a lot more than when we water with a sprinkler. The first thing Joseph said when he woke up and heard it raining was, "Oh I am glad we don't have to water the garden!"
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FILM; The Infinite Variety of the Lady Stanwyck
By TERRENCE RAFFERTY
Published: April 22, 2007
THERE are only a few ways to be a movie star, and Barbara Stanwyck, Brooklyn-born 100 years ago, took the hardest and probably the best one: she kept the audience guessing. She wasn't jaw-droppingly beautiful (though her eyes were lovely and her legs were famously good). She didn't have an outsize, force-of-nature personality. And she wasn't an instantly recognizable type -- a vamp or girl next door or ''career woman'' or high-society madcap, to name a few of the popular personae available to actresses of her era. She played versions of all those roles at one time or another, without getting stuck in any of them. You couldn't tell who Barbara Stanwyck was just by looking at her; it took a little trouble to get to know her, and she had the ability -- a star's ability -- to make millions of viewers believe she was worth the trouble.
In honor of her centennial, the BAMcin?tek at the Brooklyn Academy of Music is offering a modest retrospective -- it starts Wednesday and runs through May 6 -- and what's striking about the series is that every one of the dozen movies in it depends at least to some degree on the ambiguity of the heroine's character.
The program opens with a double bill of early Stanwyck: Alfred E. Green's ''Baby Face'' and Howard Bretherton and William Keighley's ''Ladies They Talk About,'' both released in 1933, before Hollywood adopted the strict production code that protected audiences from precisely the sort of moral ambiguity she specialized in. The movies aren't masterpieces, but they're fun to watch because in both of them Ms. Stanwyck plays a woman men just can't seem to get a fix on: is she a good girl or a bad girl, or what? They're trying so hard to figure her out you can practically see their heads spinning; they look dazed, off-balance, stupid with indecision. That's the Stanwyck effect at its purest.
The other precode film in the retrospective, Frank Capra's ''Bitter Tea of General Yen'' (also 1933), isn't quite so junkily entertaining. ''Yen'' is a prestige picture, a big-budget historical melodrama about the Chinese civil war; it was in fact the first movie shown at Radio City Music Hall, where it flopped. Its tonier context doesn't faze Ms. Stanwyck at all. If anything, the velvety swellness of the production appears to stimulate her. The incongruities in her character stand out even more; she seems less knowable than ever. Here she plays a proper, idealistic young American who comes to China to marry a missionary but winds up being kidnapped by a powerful warlord with impeccable manners, a streak of cruelty and a considerable crush on her. And she falls for him -- slowly, reluctantly, but, in the end, fully. What makes her surrender so startling is that the movie is constructed largely as a running debate between the Stanwyck character's Christian humanism and the general's ''Oriental'' fatalism, the philosophy with which he justifies his rather cavalier attitude toward the taking of lives; when she gives in to her desire for him, she's also giving in to a philosophy she'd thought unconscionable, and giving up an important part of her idea of herself. There's a good deal of mysterious-East mumbo-jumbo in this strange picture, but nothing in ''The Bitter Tea of General Yen'' is more mysterious than its heroine's heart.
This is dark stuff, and it's difficult to imagine another actress handling this outr?fragrantly perverse erotic/philosophical conversion as gracefully, or as fearlessly, as Ms. Stanwyck does. She doesn't make heavy weather of it. Her effects are small-scale, plain: a downturn at the corners of her mouth, a sudden softening in the tone of her voice, a flicker of self-doubt in her eyes. Such nearly imperceptible but always perfectly lucid shifts of emphasis were her basic arsenal of technical firepower throughout her career, and she brandished her weapons forthrightly.
The tantalizing thing about Ms. Stanwyck is that she so rarely seems deliberately tantalizing, and yet you still can't quite account for her, can't say for sure who she is, or even predict with any confidence what she'll do next. On those infrequent occasions when she does set out to be seductive -- as, for example, in Billy Wilder's great film noir ''Double Indemnity'' (1944) -- she makes her intentions blazingly obvious. Her Phyllis Dietrichson, sporting a mighty unconvincing platinum blond wig, is almost a cartoon of a femme fatale: when the insurance man (Fred MacMurray) comes knocking, she answers the door wearing only a towel, throws on a sexy wrap that reveals a fair expanse of shapely leg and makes sure her visitor gets a clear, long look at the flattering anklet she happens to have on -- the poor chump stares at it like a hypnotist's subject at a swaying watch.
Blatant as Phyllis is, though, Ms. Stanwyck somehow manages to work up a bit of suspense about how bad this particular bad girl is going to be: whether she'll go ''to the end of the line'' with the guy who helped her kill her husband, or betray him, too. She looks just sincere enough in her love scenes with Mr. MacMurray to create a trace of doubt in what would otherwise be a laughably easy call. The production code made her job tougher, because the studios were more or less compelled to label every character as inherently virtuous or inherently vicious, which didn't leave much breathing space to an actress who was allergic to self-labeling.
You can see the code's requirements constraining her, too, in Mitchell Leisen's ''Remember the Night'' (1940) and Howard Hawks's ''Ball of Fire'' (1941), in which she plays a character with a strong resemblance to the naughty, opportunistic, somewhat ''loose'' young women she portrayed so vividly in the early '30s. But these new-model, code-approved shady ladies -- a thief in ''Remember the Night'' and a nightclub singer and gangster's moll named Sugarpuss O'Shea in ''Ball of Fire''-- now come equipped with hearts of gold. Ms. Stanwyck at least has the integrity not to wear them on her sleeve.
In the year of ''Double Indemnity'' she was the most highly paid actress in Hollywood. By the late '40s her physical allure was fading; she became a woman who would be best described as handsome. And her slightly desexualized toughness made her seem a more natural fit for westerns than for erotically charged urban dramas. One of the liveliest of her westerns, Samuel Fuller's brisk, berserk ''Forty Guns'' (1957), is in the Academy of Music series. (On television, she had a successful run in the late '60s as the ranch matriarch of ''The Big Valley.'') The retrospective also includes her last movie, William Castle's ''Night Walker'' (1964), an exceptionally cheesy thriller that goes a long way toward explaining why she said the hell with it and worked only on the small screen for the rest of her life. (She died in 1990.)
What Ms. Stanwyck achieved in her prime, though, was remarkable. She made her Brooklyn-bred, regular-gal resilience seem as enigmatic, as infinitely various, as the calculated elusiveness of a Garbo; she gave the ordinary American woman an air of mystery.
The movie that captures her best isn't in this retrospective. That's ''The Lady Eve'' (1941), Preston Sturges's sublime romantic comedy in which she cons helpless Henry Fonda twice -- first as a down-to-earth American whom he meets on a ship, and then, on dry land, as the very upper-crust Lady Eve Sidwick -- and manages to fall in love with him, too. Mr. Fonda is bedazzled and bamboozled; even his closest friend can't persuade him that the two women are in fact ''the same dame.'' All her life, Barbara Stanwyck made it her business to show us that a woman like her could be many things -- good, bad and ambiguous -- and still be the same dame.
Photos: Barbara Stanwyck, at right in a scene from ''Ball of Fire'' (1941), directed by Howard Hawks and featuring Gary Cooper (holding her leg); and below in a publicity still for ''Double Indemnity'' (1944), directed by Billy Wilder. (Photographs by Photofest)


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Over the past year, the digital marketing industry has seen several major video developments that stand to drastically alter the way we think about reaching viewers.
We're just a couple of months away from this year's TV Upfronts, the start of the new TV ad buying season, but what was once a strictly offline event now has buyers thinking about the Web.
In part, this is because networks are investing more heavily in online initiatives. Take Cartoon Network, which recently announced a glut of new digital programming, including an effort called Always On that makes original and acquired series available to viewers any time through multiple mobile platforms. Later this year the company will debut Cartoon Network Anything, a mobile-only "micro-network" comprised of apps, games, and 10- to 15-second videos that will offer native advertising opportunities for brands.
The structure of this new network reflects the changing media landscape: consumers' devotion to – and dependence on – Internet media and mobile devices, and advertisers' resultant interest in embracing them. Over the past year, the digital marketing industry has seen several major video developments that stand to alter the way we think about reaching viewers. Let's take a look.
Interactive Video Ads Get a Stamp of Approval
About a year ago the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) introduced a collection of new-to-market digital video ad units that were attained through its Rising Stars program, an industry competition designed to encourage creativity in digital brand advertising. The winning units included the Filmstrip, Ad Control Bar, Time Sync, Extender, and Full Screen, all of which are interactive.
After months of testing and experimentation in the field, it was announced last month that all five units were inducted into the IAB Standard Ad Portfolio, the organization's stable of recommended formats. According to the organization, digital video ads can produce increased brand awareness of up to 50 percent and boost message association by more than 30 percent compared with non-interactive video formats. Interaction rates and completion rates are typically higher as well.
Odds are good that the units will find a home in many a campaign as the demand for online video advertising among digital media buyers continues to grow. Last week, eMarketer reported that U.S. video ad spending increased by more than 44 percent in 2013 to $4.18 billion. In 2014 it's expected to reach $5.89 billion, and that number will keep growing until, by 2018, investment in video spending could top $12 billion.
Social Site Video Ad Opportunities Expand
Meanwhile, publishers are upping their video offerings in an effort to attract TV budgets. Earlier this month Facebook officially launched Premium Video Ads, a long-awaited move that will afford advertisers the ability to reach Facebook audiences with 15-second videos – the same length as the videos on Facebook-owned Instagram. The program has been in beta since December, and the social network will continue to work with "a select group of advertisers" for now in order to gauge effectiveness and consumer response.
Facebook reports the ads will be sold in a similar manner to TV, using Targeted Gross Rating Points "to reach a specific audience over a short period of time." Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings (OCR) will measure ad delivery. It's been speculated that the ads will run for $1 million to $2.5 million per day.
On Twitter, advertisers continue to boost their TV ad spends by engaging social media users through Twitter Amplify. The program allows broadcasters to tweet video clips from their offline programming, along with highlights and real-time content. Brands can purchase pre-roll placements or video unit skins that appear within the broadcaster's video tweets, as demonstrated by FedEx's partnership with PGA Tour, and Spanish-language sports network Fox Deportes' recent partnership with Heineken.
The digital video marketplace isn't evolving to adapt to the new way consumers engage with moving pictures on small screens: it's undergoing a complete mutation that will forever change the face of media. TV, display advertising, mobile, and social will all be affected.
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There have recently been many comments along the lines of "Why does everybody here hate Jimmer?" or "I don't see why you all can't see how talented Jimmer is. Just let him play!" Well, let's put a final say to this. Time for a poll!
Where do you all stand on the issue of Jimmer? Do you believe in the guy but just think it won't work here in Sacramento? Maybe it will work, but he simply needs more playing time? Or maybe he's a complete bust and the Kings are doing the right thing by keeping him as a left bench warmer?
State your opinion! The poll is below. Let's see where the readers of Sactown Royalty truly stand on this issue. This will tell us if there truly are Jimmer fans galore, if Kings fans are actually scheming against Jimmer to get him traded, or if there are simply a few raucous fans who are giving a bad name to the Jimmermaniacs.


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By Dani Palmer
The Herald Bulletin
ANDERSON, Ind. —
It's a high-stakes test that gives students just two chances before third-grade retainment, and educators are working to ensure it's done right the first time.
It's IREAD-3 week for third-grade elementary students in public schools and private schools with school choice scholarships, or vouchers, and the kids who don't pass now go on to summer school for that second chance.
If they pass in the summer, they move on to fourth grade. If they fail, they'll be retained.
"We've covered everything," Tenth Street Elementary Principal Yvonne Ritchey said. "They know it (the material). Now they just need to show they know it."
Anderson Community Schools teachers have utilized the district-wide eight-step process — reviewing the standards, assessing the children every three weeks and then grouping them according to ability — along with individual tutors and reading specialists to help the students succeed.
The purpose of IREAD-3 is "to measure foundational reading standards through grade three," according to the Indiana Department of Education. It was developed in accordance with Public Law 109 that requires third-graders to read proficiently before heading to the fourth grade.
While county schools did well last year, Tenth Street is aiming to increase its 71 percent pass rate from 2012.
There were a great number of new staff who knew they had a challenge to face, Ritchey said, but they've worked "as hard as any staff I've seen."
Like Tenth Street, Anderson Preparatory Academy's elementary is hoping to increase scores — from a 69 percent pass rate last year to, realistically, the mid to high 70 percentile range this year, chief academic officer John Hayden said.
Last year was the elementary's launch, and Hayden said they're interested to see how kids who've been with the school for a year do.
APA uses individualized learning plans for every child and an online system to assess their skills. When it came to IREAD specifically, Hayden said they'd worked to identify strengths and weaknesses in the first and second grade.
In schools that had high success last year, teachers took much the same approach again this year.
At Lapel Elementary, 93 percent of students passed IREAD in 2012. Principal Woody Fields said they continued to hit state standards and "what students should know."
"We hope they're prepared well enough to do as well as they did last year, if not better," he said.
Liberty Christian Interim Superintendent Lisa Huff said students are using Accelerated Reader: software used for monitoring the reading progress. The kids read at their specific level and set goals to improve.
The school saw a 100 percent pass rate last year, but has more students to work with this year; from 39 to 52.
Huff added they've had so much success with the Accelerated program that Liberty has added an Accelerated Math program to help improve ISTEP scores.
Speaking of ISTEP, the third-graders have more on their standardized test plates than any of the other kids: they're taking two important tests. IREAD is exclusive to them and ISTEP begins in third grade.
At APA, the students also have the Northwest Evaluation Association assessment, taken as part of an obligation to its sponsor, Ball State University, Hayden said.
So what did the schools do to keep the stress down?
They threw pep sessions, celebrated successes and don't give out any homework during test week.
As long as IREAD is being held to the level of accountability it is, Fields said, it's very important to educators and parents to help kids be successful.
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