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Every season, a few key matches change the course of a tennis season dramatically. Not always the most exciting or the most aesthetically pleasing matches, they acquire a greater meaning in retrospect. We select four of these matches and imagine how the season might have unfolded for their protagonists and others had they ended with a different outcome. Note that we intend this article merely as an exercise in creative fiction, not as a set of realistic predictions.
Sharapova vs. Kvitova, Australian Open semifinal:
What happened: In a rollercoaster three-setter and tense final set, Sharapova served at 4-4, 0-30. She correctly challenged a baseline call on the next point and would lose only one more point thereafter as Kvitova tightened under the pressure. Azarenka then crushed Sharapova in the final to reach the world #1 ranking, while the Czech began an erratic first half without a single finals appearance.
What could have happened: At 4-4, 0-30, Hawkeye confirms the call on the baseline and leaves Sharapova down triple break point. Although she saves the first two, a penetrating Kvitova return on a second serve at 30-40 draws a netted reply from the Russian. The Czech then serves out the match against a deflated Sharapova and advances to the final against Azarenka, where she delivers her fourth consecutive victory over Vika and third in a final.
Kvitova wins the Australian Open and becomes the #1 player in the world. With the consequent boost of confidence, she also wins the Roland Garros semifinal rematch with Sharapova and crushes Errani in the final for her third title in four majors. Denied by Serena at Wimbledon, she nevertheless finishes the season as the top-ranked woman and clearly establishes herself as the player to beat from the younger generation. Chris Evert calls her "the best player in the history of the Czech Republic." Martina Navratilova glares at her.
Azarenka becomes something similar to Nadal in 2011, thwarted consistently by one player although losing to few others. She does not reach the #1 ranking or win a major, but she does complete the Indian Wells-Miami double during Kvitova's usual skid through North America.
Sharapova suffers a loss of confidence following another late-round loss in a major to the woman who conquered her in the Wimbledon final. She does not complete the career Grand Slam or reach the #1 ranking. Towards the end of the season, she wonders whether her comeback has progressed as far as it could have. In November, she marries Sasha Vujacic in Istanbul and considers moving on from tennis.
Djokovic vs. Murray, Australian Open semifinal:
What happened: In an ugly but compelling five-setter, both men squandered leads before Djokovic spurted ahead 5-2 in the final set. Murray then rallied to 5-5 and held break points on the Serb's serve. The defending champion saved them, one with an audacious forehand winner, and then broke his rival in the next game to reach the final, where he won that immortal epic over Nadal.
What could have happened: Serving at 5-5, 15-40, Djokovic misses his attempt at a forehand winner down the line to drop serve. After a nervy game with multiple deuces, Murray succeeds in serving out the match to reach his third consecutive Australian Open final. Channeling the same fearless aggression that he showed against Nadal here in 2010, he stuns the Spaniard in four sets for his first major title. He also wins the rematch with Djokovic in the Miami final, establishing himself as a fully equal partner in the ATP Big Four.
Djokovic wins no titles and no matches against top-four opponents in the first half. Commentators conclude that his 2011 campaign represented an aberration and that he now has reverted to his familiar enigmatic self.
When Roland Garros arrives, the only question concerns how many games Nadal will lose en route to the title. He wins the tournament without dropping a set for the third time in five years. After a resounding victory over Federer in the final, he tells his archrival again that he is the greatest player in the history. Federer says, "As long as it's not Novak." Uncle Toni says, "We still have many things to improve."
Already having won a major title, Murray marches into the Wimbledon final and quickly claims a two-set lead over Federer, converting a break point at 4-4 in the second set. Although the Swiss star rallies, Murray ultimately prevails to end Great Britain's historic drought at majors and rise within range of the #1 ranking. But, tired and satiated from his accomplishments, he loses early at the Olympics.
In Murray's absence, Djokovic cruises through the draw at the Olympics. He defeats a tired Federer in an uneventful final to claim the gold medal. That accomplishment propels him through a tremendous second half that includes a US Open title defense and a second title at the year-end championships.
Great Britain and Serbia rejoice. Switzerland shrugs.
Serena vs. Zheng, Wimbledon third round:
What happened: Just weeks after she fell to Razzano at Roland Garros, Serena came to the brink of another first-week loss here. Three times forced to hold serve to stay in the match, she won all three of those games at love before finally breaking the tenacious Chinese star. Serena eventually swept Wimbledon and the Olympics in a return to her vintage dominance.
What could have happened: Serena survives at 4-5 and 5-6, but her first serve deserts her at 6-7. Rushing from nerves as she did in the two previous majors, she commits three unforced errors to give Zheng a match point. Serena does hit a strong first serve and moves forward behind it, but the counterpuncher crouches low to the grass and fires an improbable passing shot down the line.
Following through on rumors trickling from her camp at Roland Garros, Serena announces that she will retire after participating with her sister in the Olympics. Venus announces that she will retire as well. Kvitova defends her Wimbledon title after another three-set victory over Azarenka in the semifinals.
At the Olympics, Serena wins the doubles gold medal with Venus in the final great accomplishment of their careers. Although she battles to the quarterfinals in singles, like Clijsters, she falls to Wozniacki in a rematch of their Miami meeting. Wozniacki eventually wins the bronze medal over Kirilenko and uses the victory to catalyze a strong second half. She reaches her second US Open final and finishes the season inside the top 5.
Sharapova narrowly nudges Azarenka to take the gold medal and become the second woman to complete a career Golden Slam. She says in her post-tournament press conference that she will miss the challenge of playing Serena. Serena texts her to say, "I'll miss playing you too."
Sloane Stephens suddenly becomes the heir apparent to the Williams throne. Under the unaccustomed pressure, she falls to Schiavone in the first round. TV ratings for the US Open drop dramatically, especially for a women's final between Azarenka and Wozniacki played the day after Serena announces her plans for a reality show. Azarenka claims her second major title of 2012, although the commentators spend most of the match discussing the impact left by Serena's retirement on the women's game and whether the WTA can survive without her.
Federer vs. Djokovic, Wimbledon semifinal:
What happened: In four sets of uneven quality, Federer defeated Djokovic at a major for the first time in over a year, finally snapping his semifinal futility against the top two. He then defeated Murray in the final for his record-extending 17th major title and record-tying seventh Wimbledon crown. Somewhat deflated by the loss, Djokovic failed to win a medal at the Olympics.
What could have happened: Serving at 4-5 in the third set, Djokovic holds confidently with an authoritative smash. The set soon reaches a tiebreak, which the Serb captures after saving a set point. A discouraged Federer fades sharply in the fourth set, losing his first service game and never earning a break point on Djokovic's serve thereafter. Djokovic defends his title by humiliating Murray in a final that recalls the rout when they met at the 2011 Australian Open.
Djokovic now has won five consecutive non-clay majors and restored his spirits after losing the Roland Garros final to Nadal. This wave of confidence propels him to the gold-medal match at the Olympics despite indifferent form influenced by his fatigue. Depleted in energy from a series of long matches, Djokovic loses the gold-medal match to a Federer bent on revenge, who becomes the third man to complete a career Golden Slam.
Serbia and Switzerland rejoice. Scotland shrugs. England says, "What do we care about a Scot?"
Murray spends the rest of the season licking his wounds from his disappointment, losing early at both the Olympics and the US Open. He announces the end of his partnership with Ivan Lendl, although the voice informing Lendl over the telephone sounds curiously female. Mats Wilander calls Murray "clearly the best player never to win a major." David Nalbandian kicks a wooden sign board at Wilander.
Djokovic wins three major titles for the second straight year. Commentators trumpet his emergence as the new Federer, wondering whether he will threaten the Swiss star's record for major titles.
Federer decides that he needs to do something about the situation. He ends a three-year title drought at majors by winning the 2013 Australian Open. Some question his title in view of the fact that Nadal and Djokovic boycotted the tournament over its refusal to raise prize money for early-round losers. Federer says, "I didn't think that this issue affected me, but I can see why it might matter to Rafa and Novak."


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Session Name: The Dominant Data-Management Platform?
Mike Ferguson
David Menninger
Announcer 00:00
Welcome to the first session of the day. It's The Dominant Data-Management Platform? That's going to be moderated by Mike Ferguson, and he's going to be talking with David Menninger, Head of Business Development Strategy of Pivotal an EMC Subsidiary. Please welcome our first panel to the stage.
Mike Ferguson 00:25
Morning. This session is The Dominant Data-Management Platform. I'm here today with David Menninger of Pivotal. First of David, can you let me know what Pivotal is about?
David Menninger 00:40
Sure. Pivotal is formed from EMC and VMware, about equal numbers of employees from each side, and about a half of dozen products that are focused on three things: delivering applications, the deal with big data, and Cloud-like infrastructures. We have three layers to the fabric: a Cloud fabric, a data fabric, and an application fabric.
Mike Ferguson 01:04
We're going to talk a lot this morning about Hadoop. Before I do, let me just take a quick poll of the audience here. How many of you people have Hadoop, either a commercial or open source distribution, already installed in your organization today? Probably about 5% or 6% of you for tops. Well, let's talk about that as a platform and very central to the big data environment. But in regards to data-management David, where would you see the role of Hadoop here?
David Menninger 01:45
We see Hadoop playing a central role in data-management. Hadoop brings to the table a couple of characteristics that are new, or different, or easier to embrace. First of all, Hadoop allows us to deal with very large volumes of data. Secondly, Hadoop allows us to process less structured information, so information that's either not neatly formatted or is, for instance, unstructured information like audio, video, or even text information. I would suggest that the real fundamental difference with Hadoop is that it brings a new economic structure to processing information. The economics of Hadoop are dramatically different than the economics of commercial relational database systems. When I ran product management for an MPP SQL company just three years ago, our list price was $100,000 per terabyte and $20,000 a year annual maintenance. A street price for a node of Hadoob, which can easily process a terabyte of information today, is maybe $2,000. That's two orders of magnitude difference in terms of the economics of managing information.
Mike Ferguson 03:03
Do you think if there's benefits from an economic perspective on sheer cost of hardware, what about the fact that we're now dealing with much lower level APIs? That requires higher skill sets that could slow down development and drive your people costs up. Would you not balance it out that way?
David Menninger 03:24
It's absolutely true. I think Hadoop is free like a puppy, you get to take it home, and feed it, and take it to the vet. So, there's plenty of cost associated working with Hadoop, and that's one of the challenges. There aren't as many skilled Hadoop resources in the market as there are skilled SQL resources. We actually think that those two worlds will not remain independent, that those two worlds will merge over time, but that's one of the reasons that Hadoop does require that you work at a much lower level.
Mike Ferguson 03:51
Do you see Hadoop being used as a data staging area, refinery, exploratory analytics? What do you think the role of it is here? Do you think it's going to be used to offload the whole data warehousing set up onto that platform?
David Menninger 04:10
I'm not sure we would yet see offloading of data warehousing. We see Haddop more often being injected prior to the data warehouse. It's a data landing zone where information collected from around the organization can be put into Hadoop, and then feed those data warehouse systems. I'm not a big fan of rip and replace. Certainly in greenfield opportunities, you might see Hadoop emerging first, but what we see often is this consolidation of information into a data landing zone. One of the things that Hadoop provides is the ability to do late binding of your schema, or schema at query. You don't have to structure your information first. Collect it and then when you want to analyze it perhaps more rapidly than putting it into a data warehouse, you can do that right off of the landing zone. We see it as a consolidation point.
Mike Ferguson 05:02
So you don't have to design a data model before you load the data, it's just loaded in there, any old schema will do?
David Menninger 05:09
Mike Ferguson 05:09
Then navigate it at the point you want to access it. If I have to prepare data and integrate it, which I have to do for analytics whether it's big data analytics or any other kind of analytics, then I'm inter-writing Java MapReduce applications, or am I? Clearly, is that not a black box? In data warehousing, we started out 20 years ago when I got involved in that space, we started out writing our own code. Then we had the emergence of data integration software to come and help us get far more productive. Is that the same cycle you think we're going to see here in the sense that if we're just writing Java MapReduce code, nobody has a clue what's going on in there, there's no metadata lineage or any of that. How do you see that?
David Menninger 06:01
That's why we think these worlds of SQL and Hadoop are going to merge. Yes, lots of Hadoop work is done in Java MapReduce and there's lots of valuable things you can of there. I'm sure many of you have struggled with how to write certain types of analytics in SQL. It's not a procedural based approach and so you're limited by set theory. You have to figure out how to make it work. There are things you can do in Java MapReduce, but the billions of dollars that have been invested in the SQL world, are not going to go away. We have that body of skill, and knowledge, and investment. We see those two worlds coming together, so we've actually taken one approach where we do SQL processing directly on top of HDFS. It allows HDFS as the Hadoop distributed file system, the underlying storage infrastructure, and so you now have two access points. You can access the information via SQL, or via MapReduce. It lets you do those specialized analyses and then perform SQL operations once you get that information.
Mike Ferguson 07:05
There's no optimizer here right? Let's get something clear, it's just not like a magical relational database just appeared in HDFS, it's a distributed file system. From a development perspective, is there not a long way to go around SQL on Hadoop right now?
David Menninger 07:23
No, we've actually taken the ten years of investment we've made into the SQL MPP processing and placed that on top of HPFS. The whole query plan execution, the optimizer is all ported over and runs on top of HDFS.
Mike Ferguson 07:38
So that's the case in Pivotal, not necessarily the case in everybody else, right?
David Menninger 07:42
Mike Ferguson 07:43
Do you see people taking existing ETL investment and, if you said Hadoop's going to become a landing zone, are people going to move their entire ETL processing over there?
David Menninger 07:59
We do see, already, the ETL vendors and others bringing their processing to Hadoop. Whether they're open source vendors or propitiatory vendors, they've all adopted Hadoop as a data-source and a data target. Those landing zones I talked about earlier, we see those same commercial tools being used to feed from the landing zone out to the warehouses and data marts that exist. So yes, I think we will see those products and approaches.
Mike Ferguson 08:26
That would mean therefore that there's a little bit of help here for a data scientist. He doesn't have to parallel the data himself, he could potentially leverage the existing data integration software to exploit the power of Hadoop to process data that's on there.
David Menninger 08:40
Absolutely. Obviously one of the challenges is, how do you make this information available to the various audiences that need to work with it?
Mike Ferguson 08:48
Right. At the same time, things like master data-management, you probably wouldn't envisage it happening on a Hadoop platform?
David Menninger 08:58
Well it depends on your approach. Master data-management, like any other tool, would be adapted to operate on top of the Hadoop infrastructure. The Hadoop infrastructure will become invisible over time. It will be part of the infrastructure, but you don't look underneath the covers when you're running a data-base to see what the underlying storage is. We'll see those things get there, the're not there yet today.
Mike Ferguson 09:21
Right. Do you think going back to the title of this session, that Hadoop will become the dominant data-management platform, or is it just another piece in a bigger ecosystem?
David Menninger 09:30
We think it becomes dominant. It becomes dominant because of the expanded capabilities that we have, both in terms of data volume, and in terms of types of data that can be processed. And we see various other pieces being adapted to work with HDFS. We do see the HDFS file system storage infrastructure becoming the common dominant platform.
Mike Ferguson 09:53
In that case, what we're seeing is vast majority of data going in there, multi-structured, some cases structured data, potentially data integration software expanding to manage that environment, as well as existing data warehouse environments. Potentially the role of SQL is growing to potentially bridge over on top of the Hadoop world as well, is that right?
David Menninger 10:28
Mike Ferguson 10:29
Let me ask a crazy question then. Is relational going to swallow Hadoop in that case?
David Menninger 10:39
It depends on your definition. I believe that we're going to have to leverage the body of investment we've made into the SQL world. The knowledge and skill with millions of people trained and knowledgeable in the SQL world, and we have probably thousands that have Hadoop skills, so those worlds are going to come together. I would say it would encompass Hadoop. It'll continue to be able to exist independently, but we'll also be able to leverage it through that set of investments that we've already made.
Mike Ferguson 11:14
What about the form factor here? Clearly there's a lot of Cloud vendors, I noticed on the way in this morning, exhibiting here. How do you see Hadoop, as a data-management platform, being deployed? Is it going to be on appliances? Is a lot of those being announced at the moment? Is it going to be on the Cloud? Where do you see that?
David Menninger 11:35
We would see choice of deployment as really resting with the organizations, but we do see Cloud becoming a more common choice of deployment. Appliances are still very popular. We see our customers choosing appliances both for Hadoop implementations and for more traditional implementation. The Cloud and appliances offer the same benefit. It's that ease of start-up, less configuration, ability to get up and running much more quickly. So Yes, I think we'll see Cloud and appliances continue with a trend toward more and more Cloud deployments.
Mike Ferguson 12:13
I guess that would fit with short-lived data like Sentiment for example, and Twitter streams, those things are constantly changing. Therefore, if you're going to analyze it, you're going to maybe take a snapshot of that data, load it up there, produce some insights from it, discard it, bring in the next sometime further on. So Cloud's useful from a short-lived analytical projects on big data would you say?
David Menninger 12:41
Sure, short-lived projects and expansion to deal with bursts of activity, both those scenarios are common scenarios for Cloud deployments.
Mike Ferguson 12:50
Does that mean that data integration software also has to reach into the Cloud in that case?
David Menninger 12:55
Absolutely. As a source, as a target, and processing in the Cloud. All those are becoming requirements.
Mike Ferguson 13:04
What about something that's probably a little more closer to the heart of Europeans and it might be state side, which is data privacy. I know, certainly I work all over Europe, and when I go into places like Germany it's seriously high on the agenda. How do you see that panning out if we're just throwing data around on all these platforms?
David Menninger 13:26
Well, there are a couple of issues. Certainly the privacy issues are probably exasperated in Hadoop. The infrastructure to protect data is not yet as robust as it is in relational database systems, and the notion of having distributed data is also an issue. I think Hadoop does provide an abilitty potentially to federate data more easily and bring that data together from multiple locations, allowing you to keep it in country when necessary.
Mike Ferguson 13:54
Again, in that regard, data management software has further to go – if you'd like – to cover all bases in the Hadoop world, not just in the structured database.
David Menninger 14:07
Yeah, I would say the journey's just beginning, not ending.
Mike Ferguson 14:10
What about this overall trend around SQL? Clearly at the moment, SQL is probably the only API in town with regards to any dominant standard that's out there. We all know that paralyzing queries has taken 30 years in some cases from some of the MPP database vendors. Is it just a case of switch it all on, it works on Hadoop when it's a file system?
David Menninger 14:52
Well, yes and no. There's some fundamental limitations to Hadoop. Hadoop is append only, so you can't update data, you can add to the data. Right now, the SQL processing is Insert and Select. There's no Update or Delete.
Mike Ferguson 15:07
It's batch process.
David Menninger 15:09
And all those Insert and Select statements are exactly the same in both environments. There's work to do in terms of updating and deleting.
Mike Ferguson 15:19
I think, as well from my experience there is work to be done on certain kinds of queries like self-joins and correlated sub-queries, which are not easy to paralyze on structured database management systems, pretty damn hard to paralyze on Hadoop as well. Let me just ask the audience, how many of you are already starting to do data integration on a Hadoop platform? For those of you, put your hands up. Anybody? One, a sole brave man. I think that says very much that the experience in the audience so far is pretty early days with regards to all of this. It's interesting. London's a great place for big data. Big data meet up and stuff like that going on here in London's the biggest in Europe, and in fact happening tonight. Certainly, for me, it's a very exciting area going forward. I think big corporate's now looking to extend the use of bringing big data technologies in to deepen our insight into different aspects of their business. Whether it's customer insight in order to understand what's happening online, or to understand what's happening perhaps in our operations with machine learning data that's generated at high volumes. Are you at Pivotal seeing any specific verticals adopting Hadoop as a data management platform sooner than others?
David Menninger 16:59
Well, there are certainly industries where it's relevant. We could spend another session on that one, but I think we're probably out of time to talk about that today. There's plenty of these cases we can share, but why don't we plan to do that some other time?
Mike Ferguson 17:12
Okay, sounds good. Well, if you have any questions for either David or myself, during the breaks we'll be here most of the morning. Thanks again.


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The Table Top Cruisers of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida will have a model car contest and swap meet on June 22 through June 24, 2007. There will be several categories to enter, along with special categories as follows:
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Note: Mail-in entries -- All shipping costs are to be borne by the entrant; The Table Top Cruiser Model Car Club, and its patrons, will exercise utmost care in the handling of mailed in entries, but will not be responsible for breakage, damage, stains, or wear of the cars, either during shipment or at contest.
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The sun goes down, the beat drops, and the reveling starts! Join us for the filming of the music video "Caring & Hate" (The Halos'n Horns Remix) and let your inner animal out! Director and renowned photographer Dan Zeimkiewicz is teaming up with Torrid Productions cinematographer Bonnie Findley for this wild ride. Socialite and glamazon Sara Ainslie of The Mercury Lounge will be the mistress for the evening, and performers C.C. Trubiak and Olexandra Pruchnicky will be joining me, Danniel Oickle, as we don our horns for one last extravaganza you will not want to miss! Each of you has been invited because someone feels you are fashion-forward and fabulous...so prove them right! We are looking for outrageous outfits, crazy and fresh haircuts, wild dye jobs, and wicked makeup. If you have a friend who just got a leopard print don't on his head, we want him there! Invite him! Think New York underground. Think Berlin after-hours. Think London dock party. Think "Paris is Burning"! Ever dreamed of being a star? Here's your chance! Give us your best Grace Jones, David Bowie, Gaga! Now for the rules! 1) Bring ID 2) NO VISIBLE LABELS on your clothing Be prepared to fill out model releases for Torrid Productions and Dan Z. Photography to comply with Much Music Broadcasting Agreements. We will be selecting the crowd based on "best dressed" so don't be outdone! For further information: "Caring & Hate" (The Halos'n Horns Remix): http://bit.ly/LcQDE5 Torrid Productions: http://www.facebook.com/TorridProductions Danniel Oickle: www.DannielOickle.com Dan Zeimkiewicz: www.danziemkiewicz.com C.C. Trubiak: www.cctrubiak.com Bonnie Findley: www.findleyfoto.com Mercury Lounge: www.mercurylounge.com LET'S GET CORRUPTED!
May 25
Guest performance for the 10th anniversary gala and art auction for H'art of Ottawa.
Apr 30
Dr. Sketchy is celebrating the visuals from my recent concert series, "The Corruption of Flesh," by hosting my fauns (C.c. Trubiak & Olexandra Pruchnicky) and I as life models. If you love to draw, grab some paper and pencils, come out, and let yourself be corrupted. It will be a wonderful night of debauchery and art!
Mar 16
Featuring a performance by electro-poetic recording artist Danniel Oickle and guests C.C. Trubiak & Olexandra Pruchnicky, "The Corruption of Flesh" is part performance art and part electro-pop concert. Throughout history, there have been many representations of God and the Devil. One such representation has been around for more than 4000 years and represents the God of sexuality and nature. Though he goes by many names, one most notable is Pan; he is represented as half man & half goat, a faun, which is why creatures of nature still holds his name (fauna). As with most religions as they fall out of practice, the previous Gods are knocked from their realms and cast out. Pan was stripped of his divinity and became the recognized visual for the Christian Devil. His worship was called satanic and his love of sex and nature were bastardized. In "The Corruption of Flesh" we will delve into the world where sexuality and religion (Love & Hate) collide, and nature in all its forms is held above. It is an ancient war between who we are and who we tell ourselves we should be. Eat of the fruit and it will set you free! The performance will contain songs from the albums "Poison Apples & Other Delicacies" (2011) and "The Corruption of Flesh" (2011-2012) with spoken performances of works from the books "Dancing in Silence" (2010) and the soon to be published "My Heart Has Teeth" (2012).
Nov 18
"The Corruption of Flesh" is a multi-disciplinary exhibition and performance art presentation of the album "Poison Apples & Other Delicacies" and the release of the EP "The Corruption of Flesh." It will wind its way through the mountainous themes of "Sexuality vs. Religion" and "Love vs. Hate." The show will consist of visual arts (photography, ink, painting), video and auditory presentations, & a concert performance by Danniel Oickle (featuring Olexandra Pruchnicky & C.C. Trubiak). On display, and available for purchase for the first time, will be select visual arts pieces from the collections: "Mythos" (2009), "Devil in the Details" (2011), and "Through the Keyhole" (2010). The performance will contain songs from "Poison Apples & Other Delicacies" (2011) and "The Corruption of Flesh" (2011) with spoken word performances of works from the books "Dancing in Silence" (2010) and the soon to be published "My Heart Has Teeth" (2012). The 6 song release EP ("The Corruption of Flesh") will contain the 3 highly anticipated tracks: "Skin/Genesis 3:2-7" (Feat. Olexandra Pruchnicky), "Gabriel" (Feat. C.C. Trubiak), and "Going Nowhere" (Radio Edit). Come and join the Be-In at Club Saw!
Sounds Like: Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, Dolly Parton
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Bio: Born and raised in Flin Flon, Manitoba, CC TRUBiAK is already accomplished as a visual and written artist. Graduating in Social Work at both Algonquin College and Carleton University CC is a part of the multi-diciplinary artist collective TORRiD PRODUCTiONS, based in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Bryant, Bynum spark Lakers' win
Lakers 122, Suns 115
LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant asked to be traded last spring in part because he wanted to play for a team that could contend for an NBA title.
He just might have gotten his wish by staying put.
Bryant scored 26 of his 38 points in the second half, Andrew Bynum had a career-high 28 points to go with 12 rebounds and a season-high four assists, and the Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns 122-115 on Tuesday for their ninth win in 11 games.
"I'm focused on one thing and one thing only -- winning the championship," Bryant said after the Lakers moved a season-high eight games over .500 at 18-10 and within one game of the Pacific Division-leading Suns.
Bryant, who complained about a lack of talent around him, has gotten plenty of help recently, especially from the 20-year-old Bynum, who shot 11-of-13 in outplaying Phoenix center Amare Stoudemire.
Bynum left to a roar of approval from the Staples Center crowd of 18,997 and a hand-slap from Bryant with 11.5 seconds to play.
"We're getting better. It's just about getting better each day," Bryant said. "It's good to have games like this. We have a solid foundation, we really do. When you play against Phoenix, you have to be solid."
Derek Fisher added 19 points, Lamar Odom had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Trevor Ariza scored 14 points in his first start since being acquired from Orlando last month.
While Odom didn't mince words, calling Bynum one of the NBA's best centers, others weren't so quick to make such a jump.
"At the end of the year, if he is the MVP, then we'll say what a great year he had," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said, drawing laughs from reporters.
Said Bryant, "The best thing about it is he's put in so much work over the summer and now. The biggest thing for him is he's seeing results. The sky's the limit for him."
Steve Nash led the Suns (19-10) with 24 points and 14 assists. Six of his teammates scored in double figures including Stoudemire, who had 19 points but only six rebounds; Shawn Marion, who had 15 points and 10 rebounds; Raja Bell, who also scored 15; and Grant Hill, who added 14.
Cavaliers 96, Heat 82
LeBron James' helpers showed up on Christmas.
James scored 25 points, Drew Gooden 18, Daniel Gibson 16 and Cleveland's defense arrived in time for the holiday, sparking the struggling Cavaliers visiting Miami.
James added 12 assists and outshined fellow superstar and good friend Dwyane Wade, who scored 22 points but didn't make his first field goal of the second half until there was only 4:01 remaining.
By then, the Cavs were already up by 12 points and they went on to win for just the fourth time in their last 14 games. Anderson Varejao scored 15 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 for Cleveland, which had one of its most balanced games this season.
About the only positive for the Heat was that Shaquille O'Neal didn't foul out. The Heat's big man had been disqualified from his previous five games, coming within one of matching the NBA record set by Milwaukee's Don Boven in 1952.
O'Neal picked up his fifth foul with 6:55 left and was immediately pulled by coach Pat Riley. Ricky Davis had 15 points and O'Neal 13.
James left the Quicken Loans Arena on Sunday night without talking to the media following a 106-95 loss to Golden State. The Warriors got Cleveland's fans to turn on the Cavaliers, who were booed from start to finish.
Blazers 89, Sonics 79
Brandon Roy and Jarrett Jack each scored 17 points, and host Portland won its 11th straight game with a victory over Seattle.
It is the longest current winning streak in the NBA, and the best run for the Blazers since they won 12 in a row during the 2001-02 season.
Seattle's Kevin Durant, averaging nearly 20 points per game to lead the league's rookies, had 23 points.
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Ku Klux Klan application for Memphis rally under scrutiny
As the permits administrator for the city of Memphis, Aubrey Howard on Monday estimated that as many as 100 applications for parades or public assemblies may cross his desk in a month.
None during Howard's time on the job has generated as much attention as an application for members of the Ku Klux Klan to rally outside a picturesque, restored courthouse in Downtown Memphis on March 30.
"I've had a lot of people reach out to me about making this decision, my friends and my enemies, everybody," Howard said. "My decision will be made on the ordinance, with input from the police. I can't deal with the politics of it."
The stakes could be high for Memphis, where a Klan rally outside the same courthouse on Jan. 17, 1998, protesting the national Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ended badly. Police used tear gas against anti-Klan demonstrators, windows were broken and about two dozen people were placed in custody. Police blamed gangs for the outbreak.
The current KKK application follows a Memphis City Council resolution on Feb. 5 that swiftly renamed three Confederate-themed city parks.
Controversy about a park marker privately funded and installed at Forrest Park by the Sons of Confederate Veterans and supporters, which the city removed without notice, led to the name changes. Forrest Park is home to a statue and the grave of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate lieutenant general during the Civil War and a grand wizard in the early years of the white-supremacist Klan organization.
While city leaders after the 1998 rally moved to toughen the city's ordinance governing parades and public assemblies, Howard said he's never turned one down in his tenure as the person making the decisions.
"I've been here almost two years and I haven't seen anything that made me not want to give anyone a permit," he said.
The KKK application required a $50 fee because street closures would be required and easily met a filing deadline of 14 days before an event.
A copy of the application goes to Memphis Police Department special events officials to determine issues such as traffic, conflicts with other events, or whether above-normal police protection would be required. The city can charge for above-normal costs of protection, Howard said.
He reports to City Atty. Herman Morris, who reports to Mayor A C Wharton, and input from his bosses will be important, said Howard, 67, who formerly ran the Midtown Mental Health Center.
"People have rights, so we would never try to abridge someone's rights," Howard said.
City Councilman Bill Boyd, who defended Nathan Bedford Forrest during the council's discussions, said the Klan just wants attention.
"I think they're harming the whole cause of this renaming of the parks, and also it's definitely not good for our city," Boyd said of the Klan's plan to rally.
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Started at Ogilvy & Mather, flirted with arts administration, CLK brand development consultancy, MBA at London Business School, IDV and Diageo for the past 14 years, working on a variety of brands and businesses around the world – including a stretch at Burger King.
At O&M, asking an old man in a shabby raincoat who he was and what he was doing. It was an elderly David Ogilvy dropping in for the day.
The brands and the team.
Too much to do, too little time.
Go with your instinct.
Honestly, I wouldn't swap places with anyone right now.
Go around North America in a Winnebago with my wife, Kate.
Marketing with humility and integrity.
Be reincarnated as Danny Cipriani.
bbc.co.uk, Channel 4, Netvibes.
Apple Store.
Saying I want to be reincarnated as Danny Cipriani.
Food, drink and shelter.
To some, marketing the likes of Guinness and Baileys is a dream job – not just for the love of the products, but for the huge ad budgets they command. Yet, there's a downside. Almond is battling with calls for a pre-watershed ban on alcohol advertising and tax increases to curtail binge-drinking. It's a tough job, but Almond is known for his steady hand.
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A Lord of the Manor has enraged the residents of a picturesque village by sending them all letters laying down his rights over their land.
Lord Roy Hart, who purchased his 12th Century 'Lord of the Manor' title at an auction 35 years ago, claimed he was entitled to fish, shoot and profit from any minerals found on land around the village.
The 67-year-old parish councillor, who called his home Toad Hall, now says he was forced into the move by Land Registry officials who ordered holders of manorial rights to register their interests by October 13 this year, or lose them altogether.
But his letters have angered the 1,351 residents of Rettendon, Essex, who are worried his ancient rights over their land will hit property values.
Minnie Snelling, 82, said: "He bought the title at an auction and thinks he has rights over us.
"Am I going to have bulldozers digging up my garden? Surely that could happen if he has the right to anything found under my land.
"This could reduce the value of our land, so I am very concerned. For the moment, I will wait and see what happens.
"I have been told he is issuing a public notice to put our minds at rest, but I have not seen this yet."
Fellow parish councillor Ray Ride, who received one of the letters, called for Mr Hart to resign from the parish council.
He said: "It is just incredibly bizarre and circus-like that Mr Hart should seek to gain manorial rights for properties in Rettendon.
"My concern is why he has done this and the stress and anguish it could cause many elderly people.
"He should know better than to try and use such means of gaining influence over people's houses. It is no more than massaging his own ego.
"He should withdraw the claims, apologise and then immediately stand down as a parish councillor in Rettendon, where he has caused so much damage."
Businessman Mr Hart said yesterday that he has withdrawn his claims after the protests.
He blamed the Land Registry letter for causing the upset.
He said: "I didn't like the tone of the letter myself. I'm not acting like a big ogre at all and I will sign an affidavit to say that I won't touch people's properties."
To appease his fellow villagers Mr Hart plans to publish a notice in local newspapers which will state his claims relating to the sub-soil, gravel and mineral rights are "to be extinguished."
He explained he had been concerned about losing the income he receives a small rent from telegraph poles on his land.
He added: "It has caused great upheaval and we are now extinguishing all rights to every house in Rettendon."


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Following more than three decades of success as a leading North American travel industry public relations agency, M. Silver Associates has joined Finn Partners in their Travel/Lifestyle Division. This new venture is designed to provide clients with a more comprehensive range of Marketing Communications, Public Relations and Digital Services, as well as coordinated international campaigns via Finn Partners' experienced teams located across the U.S. and the world.
Finn Partners Travel/Lifestyle Division is now one of the largest and most comprehensive practice areas for the global travel, tourism and hospitality industry. Our 50+ professional staff servesa global roster of the world's most prestigious brands, including international destinations, tourist boards, convention and visitor bureaus, ministries of tourism, hotels and resorts, airlines, rail and the cruise industry, food and beverage companies, travel associations and related travel services and products. Clients include Jamaica, Turkey, Hilton, Air France/KLM, I LOVE NY, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, Allianz Global Assistance, Palladium Hotels & Resorts and AirFrance/KLM.
The agency is distinguished by client longevity, award-winning creativity and social marketing led by seasoned professions. We help clients shape their brand through creative storytelling, imaginative events and promotions and strategic alliances and partnerships.
Founded in 2011, Finn Partners is one of the fastest growing independent agencies in the world, and today employs more than 450 employees in its offices in New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Nashville, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Paris, Munich and Jerusalem.
M. Silver Associates' leadership, Morris Silver and Virginia M. Sheridan, continue as Managing Partners at Finn Partners. Gail Moaney is the Managing Partner-Director of the Finn Partners Travel/Lifestyle Division.


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If a guy calls you beautiful?
If a guy calls you "beautiful" is that his way of hitting on you/ flirting with you?
Most Helpful Opinion
Ive seen two sides of this
Im really shy so when I call someone beautiful I mean it and yes its flirting..
But my friend has like 6 girls on him on a daily basis and he dose it just because he always dose.. To him the word has no meaning...
Ask yourself this
dose the guy say it to everyone? It not he's flirting...
Is her nervous when he says it.. Or only says it in text? Then he's not sure how you'll react.. And flirting... get him to open up in public
If you like the guy then give him a compliment back.. If he flinches then he shy and likes you.. If he's smooth then well he may be flirting or my be playing...
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We are simple. If guy say that you are beautiful, he means that you are beautiful. You girls always search for hidden agenda and I don't know what.
He said that you are beautiful for him. Nothing more. He likes how you look and probably act. That's all. That is good basis for relationship, but seriusly. From one word, nobody can tell you if he is hitting on you or not.
I don't think it means that he is into you. I call all of my friends beautiful because I know what's what girls want, they want to be complimented all the time. If I am flirting I tend to call them gorgeous.
Does it say it to every girl or have you never seen him say it before? If he says it to everybody, he is probably not flirting with you and just being nice. If he rarely says it or never does, then it is flirting with you.
Not every girl. I hate compliments because I think the guy wants something from me.
What Girls Said 5
A guy probably wouldn't call you "beautiful" if he weren't interested, because it could be easily misinterpreted. If he just wanted to be friends, he wouldn't call you beautiful, for fear of sending the wrong message. So he's obviously comfortable with you thinking/knowing that he has eyes for you. Yes, he is flirting, in my opinion. Good luck! :)
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Letter to the Editor: What would Dr. King advocate today?
CORPUS CHRISTI - This week's 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington is being observed with marches, speeches, and speculation on what causes Dr. King would embrace today. He would certainly continue to work for racial equality. But he would also likely advocate for a rapid withdrawal from Afghanistan, workers' rights, gay rights, and animal rights. Yes, animal rights. Although he is best known for advocacy of racial equality, Dr. King opposed all violence, like the Vietnam War. And there is no greater violence than that perpetrated each day against billions of cows, pigs, and other sentient animals in America's factory farms and slaughterhouses.
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Press release from Business Wire
Small Business Owners Send Mixed Signals on Economy, According to New American Express OPEN Research

 96% of Business Owners Say Good Customer Service Helped Them Survive Tough Economy

 Tapping International Markets Correlates to Success

Thursday, April 12, 2012
Small Business Owners Send Mixed Signals on Economy, According to New American Express OPEN Research11:04 EDT Thursday, April 12, 2012 NEW YORK (Business Wire) -- Optimism among small business owners is on the rise. More than half (56%, up from 48% last fall) have a positive outlook on business prospects over the next six months, according to the American Express OPEN® Small Business Monitor, a semi-annual survey now in its eleventh year. At the same time, the employment picture is looking rosier: 35 percent plan to hire full- or part-time employees (up from 31% in the fall), and far fewer said they will freeze hiring or cut back (44%, down from 61% in the fall). In spite of the promising outlook, these signs of recovery do not translate into immediate plans for growth. The top priority of small business owners is maintaining their current business and sources of revenue (31%) followed closely by growing their business (29%, down from 37% last spring). Based on how their businesses are performing, more than one-third (35%) of small business owners believe the economy is recovering, but they are proceeding with caution and managing their resources more closely by tempering plans for growth, hiring modestly and getting more out of their employees. The payoff is apparent: Two-thirds (67%) say that workforce productivity has improved and fewer are concerned about having cash available to pay bills (50% vs. 59% last spring). "The research clearly shows that we cannot look at any one economic indicator in a vacuum to predict small business investment behavior," said Susan Sobbott, president, American Express OPEN. "While small business owners are more optimistic about the economic recovery, they are not turning a blind eye to the uncertainty that lingers. They are waiting for more proof that the recovery is real and sustainable before investing heavily in growth initiatives." Men Taking on More Risk than Women Thirty-four percent of business owners say their appetite for risk is greater than it was a year ago. Men are far more likely to say their appetite for risk is greater than it was a year ago (42% vs. 25% of women). The type of risk entrepreneurs are most willing to assume in order to grow their business is entering a new/unexplored market (19%). Going Global Reaps Rewards While growth is not currently a top priority, when asked what would most help them grow their businesses, nearly half (46%) say increased customer demand. Other growth generators include tax cuts (20%), access to capital (13%) and the ability to hire more staff (7%). Tax relief is the most pressing issue the President and Congress need to address (33%). Entrepreneurs looking beyond U.S. borders for growth opportunities are among those most likely to experience steady revenue gains. While they are still the minority (15%), their success is noteworthy: they report 23 percent revenue growth on average over the last three years. Recipe for Success A deeper look at the data reveals steps that all small businesses can learn from: Encourage innovation: 92 percent of these business owners encourage their employees to innovate, compared to 83 percent of business owners overall Do more with less: 84 percent believe employee productivity has risen over the last year, compared to 67 percent of business owners overall Social media attitude leads to growth: 77 percent use social media to attract new customers, compared to 55 percent of business owners overall 78 percent are aware of what is being said about their brand online, compared to 58 percent of business owners overall 60 percent plan to increase their company's social media presence, compared to 41 percent of business owners overall Happy Employees Keep Customer Service Top of Mind Business owners are holding firm to the tenet that happy employees make for happy customers. Nearly every business owner surveyed (96%) says providing good customer service has helped them survive a tough economy. To keep employees happy, more bosses are offering benefits, such as healthcare (59% vs. 49% last fall). To set their businesses apart from the competition, 80 percent of entrepreneurs will place a heightened focus on better servicing their customers. In an effort to provide the best customer service possible, more than half (57%) train their employees themselves; one-quarter (26%) have a senior member of staff train them, and one-in-ten (10%) pay for formal training. Facebook Remains Favorite way to Reach Customers; Google+ Shows Traction Navigating a tough economy has caused entrepreneurs to use low-cost marketing methods, such as social media (35%), educational marketing (16%) or partnering with non-competitive businesses to stretch marketing budgets (11%). More than half of business owners use social media tools to attract new customers (55%, up from 50% last fall). Platforms they are using include: Facebook (38%) Google+ (14%) LinkedIn (13%) Twitter (11%) YouTube (10%) Blogs (6%) MySpace (4%) Foursquare (2%) Pinterest (2%) While social media use is on the rise and correlations to growth are becoming more apparent, just 27 percent say a social media presence is necessary for their company, a similar number (28%) say it is "nice to have" and more than one-third (39%) find it unnecessary. Most business owners tackle social media during daytime working hours (31%); 23 percent tackle it after work and just six percent outsource it. Looking ahead, 41 percent of business owners plan to increase their company's social media presence in the next year. Retirement Less of a Concern Focusing on the long-term has benefited business owners personally. The number of entrepreneurs worried about their ability to save for retirement is down sharply (70%, down from 81% last spring). One-in-five estimate they will need less than $750,000 (20%) to retire, 29 percent say they will need between $750,000 and one million dollars, 21 percent say they will need between one and two million dollars and 17 percent say they will need more than two million to retire. On average, they believe they will need $1,240,000, up slightly from the $1,205,000 they reported in spring 2011. Additional survey results including findings by geography and gender are available by contacting American Express OPEN. Survey Methodology American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor, released each spring and fall, is based on a nationally representative sample of 813 small business owners/managers of companies with fewer than 100 employees. The anonymous survey was conducted via telephone by Echo Research from February 27- March 15, 2012. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.4%. About American Express OPEN® American Express OPEN is the leading payment card issuer for small businesses in the United States and supports business owners with products and services to help them run and grow their businesses. This includes business charge and credit cards that deliver purchasing power, flexibility, rewards, savings on business services from an expanded lineup of partners and online tools and services designed to help improve profitability. Learn more at OPEN.com and connect with us at openforum.com and twitter.com/openforum. American Express is a global services company, providing customers with access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Learn more at americanexpress.com and connect with us on facebook.com/americanexpress, twitter.com/americanexpress and youtube.com/americanexpress. 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Express yourself with a Visual Journal from Melissa Langer. This handmade paper craft is a great way to show off your creativity.
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- Collect some magazines, catalogs, and/or copies of favorite photos, a pair of scissors and a gluestick.
- Look through the pages and tear out the ones that have images on them that you like. If something catches your eye, rip it out. It can be words, phrases, colors, textures, food, furniture, animals, cars, flowers.... etc. If you like it, it is yours for the taking.
- Now go through all the pages you tore out and cut out the words or objects that you liked on the pages. You can be creative with the shapes you cut or not. Whatever you like!
- Now, without too much thought or planning, start taking your cut outs and arrange them on a page. When you like it pull out your gluestick and glue them down.
- Have fun with the process. Remember, you can never do it wrong and this is all for you about things you like.
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