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Idioms, Myths and More: News from the GMAC
by Stacey Koprince, Manhattan GMAT Instructor
I just got back from the biennial GMAC Test Prep Summit. (Quick: what does biennial mean? Just in case you see the word in a question!) We discussed a number of very interesting things. Don't worry " I won't totally geek out on you " but some of what we discussed will be useful for you even if you don't make your career in test prep. 🙂
In this article, we're going to discuss information from the conference that is relevant to everyone taking the test right now (or soon). Most of the key bits were gleaned from the presentations of Dr. Lawrence M. Rudner, Chief Psychometrician of GMAC. All quotes and statistics throughout this article are courtesy of Larry. Keep an eye out for a future article in which we'll dive a bit more deeply into the Next Generation GMAT, which will launch in June of 2012. (Oh " and biennial means every 2 years.)
The myths are still myths
The earlier questions are not worth more. Accuracy is not more important than timing. We knew that already. Larry specifically made a point of reiterating these messages and asking for our help in disseminating the information " it really bothers him that the myths are still floating around out there, and it bothers me, too. This misinformation can cause students to receive lower scores than they might have otherwise. The whole point of my job as a teacher is to help people get better scores " so I definitely don't want to see anyone fall short of a goal because he believed a myth that we could have dispelled.
Also, I know you've heard this before, but it bears repeating:
There is a severe penalty for not completing the GMAT test.
" Larry Rudner
For those who may not have seen the data before, Larry again showed us real data showing how a 70th percentile test taker would drop if she left the last five questions blank. Assuming that she was at the 70th percentile when she ran out of time, that student would end up with a 55th percentile score " a 15-percentile-point drop! (Note: the magnitude of the drop can change depending upon the scoring level. As a general rule, the higher the score, the more of a drop if you leave questions blank or have a string of wrong answers at the end.)
Sentence Correction is more and more about meaning rather than grammar
We've already been speculating about this and other Sentence Correction changes on the forums, and Larry confirmed this one. GMAC has asked ACT (the people who write the actual test questions for GMAC) to emphasize meaning more on SC questions. There are an increasing number of questions in which two or more answer choices are grammatically correct and the key distinction rests upon maintaining the meaning from the question stem. If you're concentrating solely on the grammar and haven't learned how to incorporate meaning into your assessment, you're going to find the real GMAT harder.
If you'd like to see some examples of what I'm talking about, crack open your Official Guide Verbal Supplement 2nd Edition and take a look at question 37. Answer choices B and E are both grammatically correct, but only one maintains the original meaning of the question stem. Which one? (I think this is a great study question for multiple reasons, actually " more on that in a minute.)
While there are several superficial differences between the two answers, the major difference is in the placement of the phrase last year. Last year is a modifier that tells us when a specific action or event occurred. What happened last year?
According to the original sentence, the earthquake occurred last year. Do both answer choices B and E maintain that meaning? Nope. Only B does. E says that the buildings had been constructed last year. How do we know that?
The stuff in brackets is all modifiers. The word some is the subject and the verb is had been constructed. Of the buildings modifies some. that were destroyed modifies buildings and in the earthquake modifies destroyed or damaged. In other words, the subject some has a bunch of modifiers following it, but the modifier last year precedes the subject. Last year has to modify some kind of an action or event. The subject some isn't an event or action, so last year can't modify that. The next core part of the sentence is had been constructed, which is an action, so last year modifies that action. Note that, in the original sentence, the modifier last year appears as part of the prepositional phrase in the earthquake last year " that is, in the original sentence, last year is part of the nested modifiers for the subject, while in answer E, last year has been sort of pulled up to the level of the core sentence. And, voila, the meaning has been changed.
The other reason I really love this problem: it also illustrates a case of when we should change the original meaning of the sentence. Most of the time, we're going to be maintaining the original meaning but sometimes there's something illogical about that meaning. In question 37, the problem says that some buildings were destroyed and heavily damaged but that doesn't actually make sense! A building is either destroyed or heavily damaged, but it can't be both simultaneously because these are two different states on the same continuum. The correct answer, B, switches that and to the more logical or. (Note that answers B and E both make this switch " they're both completely grammatically and logically correct, so this one really does come down to the ability to maintain the original meaning of the sentence.)
Stop stressing about idioms
Note: a few days after this was originally published, GMAC clarified that only American-centric idioms and expressions have been stripped out of the exam. We have edited the below accordingly so as not to leave any misinformation to confuse other students in the future. (30 Sep 2011)
When we asked Larry about the relative importance of idioms on the SC section, he said basically zero! They've asked ACT to phase these kinds of idioms out completely and, ideally, there already aren't any more questions that hinge on knowledge of American-centric idioms. (Though he doesn't guarantee that, yet " there may still be some.) There are still many regular idioms that apply across all variations of the English language, however, and those idioms are still fair game.
That's really good news, and I applaud GMAC for making this change. The only good reason to test American idioms is when you are specifically trying to test someone's advanced English-language skills " for a translation or editing job for the American market, for example. Business is international and business schools care about your ability to communicate and make yourself understood, not whether you have 100% perfect American-based grammar.
More To Come
We're still parsing through a lot of the data that we received at the Summit; for instance, we'd like to know whether the currently released materials (OG12, etc.) have already been stripped of American-centric language. If so, we can confidently study anything we see in those sources, knowing that we're not wasting time. As we have more for you, we will definitely share! And, as mentioned at the beginning of the article, we'll have another article soon with details about the Next Generation GMAT.
Rudner, Lawrence M. (2011). GMAT Psychometrics. Materials presented at the 2011 GMAC Test Preparation Summit, New York, NY. 15 Sept 2011.
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One question: why are you assuming that the time marker can't be in the modifier? 🙂
I completely agree that if you strip out the modifiers, you wouldn't say, "last year, some buildings had been constructed."
You could also, by the way, change the verb to "were constructed" – that'd be fine too. Whenever it's *possible* to use the past perfect, we're not necessarily *required* to use it; as with most grammar rules, there are shades of grey. And E might sound better to you if it uses "were constructed." I could go either way on that.
I like B for the same reason you do – destroyed last year and constructed before last year is very clear, and that also matches my original understanding of the sentence. When answer E moves "last year" around, now I know the construction happened last year but I have no idea when the earthquake happened. It's possible to write a correct sentence that simply does not give me that info – but the original sentence did make it clear, so I don't want to choose an answer that makes things less clear.
That's what I mean when I say that E is technically okay but still wrong – because while the technical details are okay (not great, just okay), the meaning is messed up. (And, as a general rule, they don't typically change the meaning of the original sentence as long as that original meaning was completely logical and unambiguous. If it was illogical or ambiguous, though, then they won't hesitate to change the correct answer such that it is now logical and unambiguous.)
Either way, the takeaway is: you got to the correct answer and you used good reasoning. That's all that matters. 🙂
Hello Stacey,
I have a question on your analysis about the OG problem, in which you discussed "last year" issue. (It's from OG Verbal Review). I couldn't follow your analysis about E. You are saying that E is grammatically correct. I am not sure why. Here's my reasoning:
(Assuming that we get rid of all modifiers)
Last year ","(added comma for clarity) some buildings had been constructed in violation of XYZ.
However, how can we use a past perfect with "last year"? There is no past event with which I can link the past perfect verb. Isn't it? I am assuming that the past tense verb in the restrictive modifier is not the one. Even if it's – this sentence (=E) is garbage (not grammatically correct because the tenses are not correct). Here's my reasoning: "It's saying some buildings were destroyed …. (doesn't say when)–issue #1;" "last year the buildings had been constructed …" (Issue #2 – If the buildings had been constructed last year, then when did they get destroyed …I am completely clueless)
I liked B because it clearly indicates the tense — "destroyed last year" and "constructed before last year" — makes sense.
Please correct me if I am wrong. I am a bit confused.
Can you please help me? 🙁
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We (and all of the test prep companies, I'm sure) will be incorporating a higher proportion of meaning-based questions, yes, but raunak, it's probably not going to be in the next 15 days. It takes quite a lot of time to write and test new questions.
There are actually a TON of questions that touch on meaning somehow – I've been going through OG for the last couple of days and finding a lot more examples than I thought I would. It's true that, for a lot of these, you can also eliminate based on something that's more "purely" grammar, so when you're studying, you just have to make a point of paying attention to the meaning aspects as well – because it sounds like now, on the real test, they won't necessarily always give us a grammar "fallback" and we really will have to decide on meaning.
I'm going to have a list for you guys soon of a bunch of OG questions that hinge on meaning (at least partially – a lot of them are just one or two answer choices).
Hi Stacey ,
Thanks for the update. I do understand the importance of meaning in a SC question ,but with very few practice question isnt it gonna be a problem for students? Can you recommend any additional resource/material. Is Manhattan coming with additional booklet/study guide with emphasis on meaning based SCs?
please do reply soon , i have my gmat in next 15 days .
Thanks Stacey,
Very helpful article!!!
Hi Stacey,
It's always a pleasure following your posts, be it plain informational, as in this case, or a specific question based one.
My question is also the same as asked by gmat_prep above. Has Manhattan started to focus more on meaning in their SC questions in the full length tests? I have six CATs available with me; do i expect these changes when i take them, say in a month from now? (was the use of semi-colon correct here :))
Re: the question on what to study / how soon the changes are taking effect – they have already been implementing the changes gradually over the past several years. So, yes, you can expect to see a higher proportion of "meaning" based SCs than you currently see in OG or GMATPrep (or anywhere, for that matter) and you can expect to see fewer idioms and possibly not any at all.
E Mully – balance is exactly why they put in the time penalty. Take that to an extreme. Without a penalty, you could spend all 75 minutes on the first 5 questions, really make sure (as much as you can!) that you get them all right, and then get a great score… but then you only answered 5 questions while someone else answered them all! The test is *not* just testing you on what you can get right, but on what you can get right under significant time constraints. The timing is just as important a factor – it represents the ability to set priorities, manage time wisely, make tough decisions about how to spend your time… that is, all things that a good business person can do well.
If you approach this test as though it's really about getting everything right, or almost everything – then you're not going to do as well as you could. School tests work that way. Adaptive tests are a whole different thing. I'd recommend that you read the Scoring chapter of our free e-book The GMAT Uncovered Guide (if you have an account with us, it's already in the Extras section – just go open it up!).
The part about the test score dropping 15% if you run out of time and leave the last 5 answers blank is staggering. It is important to find balance when issuing a test. That dramatic of a difference is way to steep.
Same concern ……….
Thanks a ton for such informative insights into the future of the GMAT. The only question that comes to my mind is the time GMAC would take to incorporate these changes, or have these changes already been incorporated.
How relevant are these changes for someone, who is scheduled to take the GMAT within the next 2 months?
Ok I have my SC guide from MGMAT: I can study yet or change something ??
Right now I'm studying to improve my SC skill……
Thanks 🙂
lol – I meant to type the more unusual word "biennial" – you know, a really hard word that would be a true test. 🙂 Sorry about that! Caitlin fixed the article.
Also, Jeff – I didn't say at all that word definitions aren't important. On the contrary, I think it's quite important to have a decent vocabulary in order to do well on a test like the GMAT, even though the GMAT doesn't _directly_ test vocab (as the GRE does). If your vocab is poor, then that's going to interfere with comprehension, and that's going to have negative consequences.
isnt biannual = twice a year?
If idioms and word definitions aren't so important on the GMAT, then why do you lead off the post with a pop quiz on a word definition?
*biannual means twice a year
Thanks a lot for sharing information. This is great value in preparation. Unfortunately there is not much available to practice on these line.
Can we expect the MGMAT CAT tests to reflect this anytime soon? This would be a great relief if possible.
Thanks in advance.
Hi Stacey ,
Thanks for the update. I do understand the importance of meaning in a SC question ,but with very few practice question isnt it gonna be a problem for students? Can you recommend any additional resource/material. Is Manhattan coming with additional booklet/study guide with emphasis on meaning based SCs?
Thanks for your answer
Hey, Saket – the increased emphasis on meaning has already been happening, yes – you'll still see both grammar-based and meaning-based Qs, but you'll see a higher proportion that rely on meaning than you currently see in OG, for example.
For the idioms bit, my best guess is that there probably still are some idioms in there (it takes time to strip them all out), but a lot are probably gone already. Larry said he "hoped" that they were all gone already but he didn't know for sure – they're still working on it. So definitely low priority, and maybe zero priority, on idioms (for your study).
I loved the article by Stacey. I am elated to know that idioms won't hurt my scores anymore. Also, I am happy with GMAC's decision to concentrate more on meaning (I guess they already all), but it's always good to know this from horses mouth.Â
I have one question – I have my test scheduled on 28th of this month. Can I expect to see the changes discussed in the article by Stacey in the real exam? Eagerly waiting for the next article.
thanks….it was very useful for someone like who lives outside US and cant attend the Summit…. looking for more articles like this one.


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tailf - follow the growth of a log file
tailf will print out the last 10 lines of the given file and then wait for this file to grow. It is similar to tail -f but does not access the file when it is not growing. This has the side effect of not updating the access time for the file, so a filesystem flush does not occur periodically when no log activity is happening.
tailf is extremely useful for monitoring log files on a laptop when logging is infrequent and the user desires that the hard disk spin down to conserve battery life.
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Because God is invisible, we need faith to know Him: "he that cometh to God must believe that he is…" (Hebrews 11:6). The same scripture tells us that "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1).
Our Christian pathway contains things we cannot see with the human eye. While we can all see the creation, and believers can enjoy fellowship and the Lord's Supper, much else is by faith alone.
When we turn to God in repentance and put our faith and trust in the Lord Jesus, we start on a pathway of faith that leads us from earth to heaven. We have set out to meet a Man we have never seen in a place we have never been to before. We therefore need faith for this journey.
How do we get faith?
Faith is a gift of God – we each one have to go to the same source, to God, to get it. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9).
We cannot be saved by works, it is only in the power of the shed blood of Christ that we can be cleansed from our sins. We cannot do anything at all to deserve the salvation of our souls; it is entirely from outside of our souls, through faith in Christ, that we can be saved.
Can we get more faith?
Most of us feel at times that our faith is very weak and that we need more faith. Even the disciples felt the need of this and asked the Lord for more faith. His response was "If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you." (Luke 17:5-6).
The Lord was in effect telling them to use the faith they had, however small they felt it to be. If we use the faith we have been given we shall experience the power of God to support us on our pathway.
Can our faith fail?
We cannot be saved today and lost tomorrow, but we can cease to walk by faith. If, for example, we take our eye of faith from our Lord Jesus and look at the dangers, problems and difficulties of the Christian pathway, we can experience a falling away from faith.
The Lord said to Peter "but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted [hast returned back, or restored], strengthen thy brethren." (Luke 22:32).
Satan, the great enemy of our souls, would desire to divert us from faith and to have us walking by sight and thus hinder our spiritual progress. We need to remember that we have God's word and God's Spirit to guide us on the pathway of faith and that it is our faith which gets the victory over the world (1 John 5:4-5).
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Ichthyostega, genus of extinct animals, closely related to tetrapods (four-legged land vertebrates) and found as fossils in rocks in eastern Greenland from the late Devonian Period (about 370 million years ago). Ichthyostega was about one metre (three feet) long and had a small dorsal fin along the margin of its tail; the tail itself possessed a series of bony supports, typical of the tail supports that are found in fishes. Other traits retained from earlier aquatic vertebrates include the relatively short snout region, the presence of a preopercular bone in the cheek region (which serves as part of the gill cover in fishes), and many small scales on the body. Advanced traits shared with tetrapods include a series of robust bones supporting the fleshy limbs, a lack of gills, and strong ribs. Ichthyostega and its relatives represent forms slightly more advanced than the aquatic Eusthenopteron and appear to be near the evolutionary line leading to the first tetrapods on land. It is possible that the ichthyostegids persisted into the following Carboniferous Period.
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Ricki Lake's 130-Pound Weight Loss Holding Strong
At 40 years old, Ricki Lake is a new person since she's dropped 140 pounds from her former 270-pound self, and has kept it off for over a year. She says, "I can't believe I was a fat person for most of my life." She didn't have surgery; her dramatic weight loss was made possible by all her hard work. Ricki is active, watches what she eats, and has organic meals delivered by Fresh Dining. Not having to prepare her own meals is a luxury that many of us can't afford, but it sure has done her a world of good.
This mother of two told People magazine, "I'm not a thin girl. I'm a normal girl. I don't want to perpetuate that obsession but yet I am also guilty of wanting . . . to lose weight." She's happy that she's a healthy size, and even though she's maintaining her figure, she says "Something tragic in my life could happen and I could balloon and gain weight. I can't promise I will be like this forever." It makes me feel better to know that even though she's a celeb, she's still human, and she has to work just as hard as the rest of us to stay in shape.


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GOLD futures settled have higher as investors continued to watch economic data for clues about the Federal Reserve's policy stance.
The most actively traded contract, for April delivery, on Friday rose $US8.60, or 0.5 per cent, to settle at $US1,670.60 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract was up 0.9 per cent since the previous Friday.
A melange of US economic data kept gold traders on their toes, with a mixed employment report sending gold sharply higher early in the day.
The economy added new jobs at a slower pace than analysts expected, and the January unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.9 per cent. However, the data for the last two months were revised sharply higher.
Investors are paying close attention to the jobs numbers, which are closely linked to the Fed's policy decisions. In December, the central bank said it would keep interest rates very low unless the unemployment rate fell below 6.5 per cent.
Gold's rally lost some steam, however, after better-than-expected January manufacturing data showed continued recovery in the sector.
The outlook for gold remains bearish, as gold prices continue to trend lower, said Matt Zeman, head of trading at Kingsview Financial. Gold futures are down 7.1 per cent from their Oct. 4 peak of $1,798.60 a troy ounce.
"Gold is in a tough spot here," Zeman said.
"Unless gold takes out $US1,700, I'm not going to get really excited about it, and will lean on the bearish side," he added.
Settlements (ranges include open-outcry and electronic trading):
London PM Gold Fix: $1,669.00; previous PM $1,664.75
Apr gold $1,670.60, up $8.60; Range $1,660.60-$1,683.00
Mar silver $31.958, up 60.7 cents; Range $31.300-$32.160
Apr platinum $1,687.70, up $12.30; Range $1,668.20-$1,693.80
Mar palladium $756.40, up $10.70; Range $739.60-$758.50
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Bank robber gets 20 years in prison
Monare Moore, 24, was the last of three suspects sentenced in federal court for the June 2010 Orangeville, Ill., bank robbery.
�I think they all got what they deserved,� said Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Pedersen, who prosecuted the case.
Moore; Joseph Anderson, 27; and Damarceo Paschol, 24, entered Orangeville Community Bank at about 10 a.m. June 25. All were carrying firearms, including a rifle.
They demanded money and fled the bank, eluding Stephenson County, Ill., deputies as they sped north on Illinois Highway 26 across the state line and into Wisconsin.
After colliding with a vehicle in Monroe, they again eluded authorities and headed east on Wisconsin Highway 11.
A deputy spotted them as they entered Brodhead, but police waited to apprehend the suspects to avoid an armed confrontation in town.
The chase, which extended about three miles into Rock County, reached speeds of 90 mph. Deputies used squad cars to force the suspects� vehicle to a stop on Highway 11 near South Severson Road.
The suspects fled on foot into nearby farm fields.
One of the three was reportedly struck by a squad car, causing minor injury, and the other two were caught just before 11 a.m. with help from a police dog.
Moore pleaded guilty in January to charges stemming not only from the Orangeville robbery but also the robbery of Holcomb State Bank in New Milford south of Rockford.
Moore o was ordered to pay $109,929 in restitution to Holcomb State Bank.
Moore was not ordered to pay restitution to the Community Bank in Orangeville because all of the stolen proceeds were recovered at the time of his arrest, according to a joint statement issued Wednesday by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, the Rock County Sheriff�s Office, the Stephenson Sheriff�s Office and Winnebago County Sheriff�s Office.
Anderson also pleaded guilty to both armed robberies and was sentenced April 4 to 23 years and 8 months in prison and ordered to pay the same restitution as Moore.
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The Nanticoke River, which flows from southern Delaware southwest through Maryland's Eastern Shore, is one of the Chesapeake Bay's most productive tributaries. When the Nanticoke Indians paddled their canoes here, hardwood forests and wetlands extended for miles in every direction. These native people traded the bounty of the land and water, including animal pelts and beads made from oyster and clam shells. While forest cover has dwindled and the oyster population has plummeted, much of the diversity of plants and animals in the watershed remains today.
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Established in partnership with Conservation Fund in the early 2000's, the Rural Legacy designation created a greenbelt protecting forests, wetlands, and farms around the historic waterfront town of Vienna. Local government, farmers, and landowners have been strong partners in these efforts.
Since 2009 the Conservancy has doubled our funding stream for the Rural Legacy Area through a partnership with the US Navy. Patuxent Naval Air Station (NAS Pax River) in St. Mary's County uses the air space over the Nanticoke River corridor to test all of the nation's military aircraft, including jets, helicopters, and drones.
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FTC's Google decision: Is today the day? - Rosch only has a couple more days - Google foes: Don't rush it - Not all techies impressed with fiscal cliff deal - Trade show wars
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FTC'S GOOGLE DECISION: IS TODAY THE DAY? According to Bloomberg, the answer is yes. Google will settle the two-year antitrust investigation with a voluntary agreement and a consent decree on the company's alleged misuse of patents, Bloomberg reports, citing "three people familiar with the matter."
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"The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is poised to announce that Google has agreed to voluntarily change some business practices and settle allegations it misused patents to thwart competitors in smartphone technology, said the people, who asked not to be named because the decision isn't public," the report says. "The FTC is expected to close its investigation into whether Google, operator of the world's most popular search engine, skews its search results to favor its own services without enforcement action, the people said. ... As part of its voluntary concessions, Google will make changes in the way it uses content from other websites and allow advertisers to export data to other platforms, the people said." http://bloom.bg/TIx4sV
FOR REAL THIS TIME? We've been down this road before. Only a couple weeks ago, the FTC settlement that sources said was a done deal suddenly unraveled, with the agency saying it needed more time to complete its investigation. But it's more likely this time that a decision will actually happen — in part because FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz is said to be pushing the case to a speedy conclusion:
— ROSCH ONLY HAS A COUPLE MORE DAYS: Sources say the FTC is racing to settle the probe before Commissioner Tom Rosch leaves office on Monday. Rosch, when asked if he would leave before getting to vote on the Google case given how involved he has been in the probe, replied: "I can't talk about Google. But I have spent a lot of time on it." Some have read that to imply he would like to have an influence on the decision — and his colleagues want that too, sources say.
The big question remains how crucial Rosch is to what Leibowitz hopes to accomplish. More from Steve Friess: "If he is the swing vote in a possible 3-2 decision to pursue aggressive action against Google on grounds it violates anti-trust laws, the chairman would need to move quickly. Wright has pledged to abstain from Google matters for two years on account of a conflict of interest, so without Rosch the tally could be 2-2. A tie results in no action by the FTC. Rosch, a Republican appointee, has long been a mystery on this topic, sending off signals in every direction as to how he might vote." The full story, for Pros: http://politi.co/UcTeqT
GOOGLE FOES: DON'T RUSH IT — Clearly sensing that Leibowitz is likely to resolve the case by Monday (if not today), FairSearch.org — the consortium of tech companies including Microsoft and Expedia who have complained of Google's anti-competitive behavior — posted on its blog late Wednesday urging the chairman not to resolve the matter in a hurry. Rather, Leibowitz ought to delay resolution on the case until Google submits its settlement offer to the European Commission — expected later this month.
"If the FTC fails to take decisive action to end Google's anti-competitive practices, and locks itself out of any remedies to Google's conduct that are offered in Europe later this month, the FTC will have acted prematurely and failed in its mission of protecting America's consumers," FairSearch said on its blog. http://bit.ly/ZVGuaA
INDUSTRY IS ON EDGE — The tech industry has been complaining about Google's use of key patents to fight competitors and waiting as the FTC appears to be moving swiftly to take action — but now anticipation for a resolution has turned to dread, Michelle Quinn reports: "In the past few days, Apple and Microsoft have sent letters to the five FTC commissioners, arguing that no settlement in the patent case is better than what the commission is contemplating, according to sources. The concern, said one source familiar with the letters, is that the settlement allows Google to seek injunctive relief on standards-essential patents and that the FTC is being used by Google to impose its policy agenda. Whatever the agreement, it could potentially rewrite the rules of the road when it comes to patents that are part of industry standards." The Pro story: http://politico.pro/Wfgy1A
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NOT ALL TECHIES IMPRESSED WITH THE FISCAL CLIFF DEAL -- "It is hardly worthy of popping a champagne cork," said Carl Guardino, president and CEO of Silicon Valley Leadership Group. "Yes, we avoided the fiscal cliff, but we also avoided the spending issue that will continue to lead us to the cliff. That means we won't be able to get to the issues that matter — comprehensive tax reform and comprehensive immigration reform — because we'll get to the fiscal cliff again."
Gary Shapiro, president and chief executive of the Consumer Electronics Association, also dismissed the compromise over the fiscal cliff as somewhat meaningless. "It's like having a major disease and getting rid of one symptom but we still have the disease," he said. But he was happy the crisis has passed for the moment, making way for the Consumer Electronics Show beginning this Sunday in Las Vegas. With 150,000 people arriving, including members of Congress and the administration, the fiscal cliff negotiations would have "clouded over" the event with its non-stop banquet of product announcements, he said.
TRADE SHOW WARS — CTIA is defending its decision to schedule its revamped trade show for the same dates as the Competitive Carriers Association's show. CCA officials complained that the larger wireless trade group was trying to bigfoot its smaller rival. "Due to the size of the CTIA show there are very few venues that are able to accommodate the event, CTIA chose our 2014 dates by working with our members, exhibitors and the Las Vegas Sands Expo Convention Center," said CTIA Vice President and show director Rob Mesirow. "This date was coordinated very carefully with our partners, which we will be announcing over the next few weeks and months."
CTIA announced on Wednesday that it was combining its two shows into one in Las Vegas in 2014 on dates that overlap the CCA's show. CCA President and CEO Steve Berry called the move "disappointing," adding: "It is hard to see how this is helpful to the industry, the competitive mobile ecosystem, and ultimately consumers. AT&T and Verizon — two of CTIA's largest carrier members — are not interested in promoting a healthy, competitive wireless industry and it would come as no surprise if this is an attempt to suppress competitive carriers to ensure their duopoly status."
TODAY: PHOENIX CENTER TELECOMS CONFERENCE — Rep. Marsha Blackburn today keynotes the Phoenix Center's U.S. Telecoms Symposium (Part II), which will focus on emerging issues in U.S. broadband policy for 2013. Panelists include Blair Levin, former director of the FCC National Broadband Plan; Navigant Economics' Hal Singer; CTIA's Chris Guttman-McCabe; NCTA's Rick Chessen; AT&T's Bob Quinn; UMBC's Tim Brennan, and the Phoenix Center's George Ford. It will be moderated by Jerry Duvall, chief economist of the FCC's International Bureau, and will conclude with the presentation of the 2012 Jerry B. Duvall Public Service Award to FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell. The conference kicks off at 9 a.m. at the University Club. http://bit.ly/S4WEeo
THERE'S NO AVOIDING GOOGLE+: Google is challenging Facebook by requiring people to use the Google+ social network, The Wall Street Journal reports: http://on.wsj.com/X1ufDQ
MICROSOFT ACQUIRES STARTUP R2 STUDIOS: Microsoft has acquired the small home-entertainment technology startup to beef up its Xbox unit, AllThingsD reports: http://dthin.gs/UHicMm
ARIZONA BILL WOULD OUTLAW POSING AS OTHERS ONLINE: It could become a crime punishable by prison time, USA Today reports: http://usat.ly/UlsrU1
ICYMI: 6 STATES BAR EMPLOYERS FROM DEMANDING FACEBOOK PASSWORDS: California and Illinois are the latest states to pass laws barring the practice, Wired reports: http://bit.ly/UkNoyl
QUALCOMM CEO DISCUSSES CES WITH CHARLIE ROSE: Paul Jacobs talked about the future of mobile and the data demand problem with PBS's Charlie Rose, and CNET has the highlights: http://cnet.co/WmbVmO
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A Cheektowaga Central High School graduate has been voted Female Artist of the Year by fans of a country music radio station.
Lisa Racki Barrett, who graduated in 1986, won that category in the 2013 Clays Country Music Awards – sponsored by Clays Country Radio – after her music was featured for several months and listeners voted online.
Her music will continue to be aired by the station, and she will receive a trophy for her accomplishment. Barrett also has been asked by JT Hollis, the newly crowned Songwriter of the Year, to record a duet in the future.
Barrett won first place in another international contest two years ago with "When You Look at Me," a song she wrote in honor of a nephew who died of cancer before his second birthday. She has recorded an album by the same name in Nashville.
Recording a second album would be a natural step after her latest win, but Barrett is recording new songs with other artists as well as writing a theme song for her employer, the Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism & Substance Abuse in Batavia.
"I just love it when a song I've written makes a positive difference in our world," she said.
For more about her award or to listen to Barrett's music, visit www.clayscountry.com.
Also this week:
• The Cheektowaga Town Board meets at 6:45 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers in Town Hall, 3301 Broadway.
• The Cheektowaga-Sloan School Board meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Irma Czubaj Board Room at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, 166 Halstead Ave., Sloan.
• Students, teachers and staff in Cleveland Hill middle and high schools will don orange clothing Wednesday and walk around the school campus, beginning at 7:45 a.m., to symbolize unity against bullying. Unity Day is among observances in National Bullying Prevention Month.
• The sixth, and final, public meeting on a proposal to convert to full market value property assessments in the town begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Msgr. Malikowski Center at Resurrection Catholic Church, 134 Como Park Blvd.
• A debate featuring candidates for Town Board and the Erie County Legislature begins at 7 p.m. Thursday in Maryvale Primary School, One Nagel Drive. The event is sponsored by the Dick Urban Community Association.
• The Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. Thursday in Council Chambers in Town Hall.
• Bell time is 7:05 p.m. Saturday for Buffalo Championship Wrestling LIVE! in Francis J. Donovan Post 1626, American Legion, 3210 Genesee St. A limited number of tickets may be purchased at the post in advance. Prices are $12 for VIP reserved in the first row, $10 adult general admission, and $5 for children age 12 and younger. For more information, call post Commander Nelson Oldfield at 634-6394.
• An all-you-can-eat breakfast is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon next Sunday in Francis J. Donovan Post 1626, American Legion. The donation is $7 for adults and $4 for children under age 10. Buy tickets at the post or on the day of the event. Take-out is available.


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Men stabbed in Sydney attacks
Two men have been stabbed in separate incidents in Sydney overnight.
Police say a man in his 30s who was the victim of one of the attacks is refusing to cooperate with detectives.
Emergency services were called to a home on Lawrence Hargrave Road at Warwick Farm about 8:15pm (AEST) yesterday.
They took the man to Liverpool Hospital, where he remains in a serious but stable condition.
In the other incident a 37-year-old man was attacked with a filleting knife at a unit in the city's south on Foreman Street at Tempe about 5:00pm (AEST).
Police say two men and a women threatened the victim before one of the men stabbed him several times in his lower back and side.
About two hours later a 25-year-old woman was arrested at a pub in nearby St Peters.
She was charged with malicious wounding and demanding money with menaces, and was held in custody overnight to face court today.
Detectives are still working to catch her alleged accomplices.
The victim was treated at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, but his injuries are not considered life threatening.
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FIREFIGHTERS in California are struggling to contain a giant blaze that threatens thousands of homes and is sweeping into Yosemite National Park.
The so-called Rim Fire doubled in size in just one day, and the vast blaze was only five per cent contained, according to Inciweb.org, the online Incident Information System that monitors fires in the western United States.
California Governor Jerry Brown late on Friday declared a state of emergency for San Francisco - which lies some 320km to the west - because the Pacific coast city gets much of its electricity from the region affected by the fire.
The fire broke out on August 17 at the Stanislaus National Park, which along with Yosemite is among the state's main natural tourist attractions.
Some 2000 firefighters battled the blaze with help from tanker planes and helicopters, which dumped flame retardant chemicals from the air. About 4500 structures are threatened by the wildfire.
Temperatures are mild, but the fire has been fed by the extremely low humidity, dry scrub brush and trees, and gusts of strong wind that pushed the flames into narrow canyons and ridges that are hard for firefighters to reach.
Officials have ordered the small towns of Tuolumne and Ponderosa Hills evacuated. Officials also closed a major interstate highway running through the region.
Earlier, Mr Brown declared a state of emergency in Tuolumne County, allowing him to use additional resources to battle the fire.
Satellite photos show giant columns of white smoke from the fire drifting far into the neighbouring state of Nevada.
The Rim Fire "continues to exhibit very large fire growth due to extremely dry fuels and inaccessible terrain," Inciweb said.
"Due to inaccessible, steep terrain and active fire behaviour a combination of direct and indirect attack will be used on this incident. Direct line suppression efforts are impeded by difficult access and steep inaccessible terrain."
By early Friday the inferno had destroyed more than 42,000 hectares while more than 2000 firefighters were tackling the flames.
The blaze was classified as only two per cent contained and was threatening some 4500 homes, according to the official fire information website Inciweb.
California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday declared a state of emergency, meaning extra resources can now be mobilised in order to battle the fire.
According to the Los Angeles Times, nine homes have already been destroyed by the fire whose fumes could be felt in Reno, Nevada, some 250 kilometres away.
One of the main routes into Yosemite, the 120 highway, has been closed, according to Inciweb, but other roads into the park remain open.
The blaze is one of several large fires currently raging in the western United States. In Idaho, the "Beaver Creek" fire near the ski resort of Sun Valley has destroyed some 45,000 hectares and was 67 per cent contained on Friday.


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Brian Robison reels in 4-year extension from Vikings
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Brian Robison has made himself a home in Minnesota and a career with the Minnesota Vikings.
When the opportunity arose to stay in Minnesota, Robison had his representation work out a deal to stay with the Vikings so he could spend his entire career with one team. The ability to do a bit of fishing in the state's 10,000 lakes didn't hurt either.
"Obviously it's a great place to go bass fishing so I'm happy about that," Robison said, an avid fisherman from Texas.
Robison, 30, agreed to terms a four-year extension with Minnesota on Wednesday, securing at least one piece along a defensive line with pending free agents in Jared Allen, Kevin Williams, Everson Griffen and Fred Evans. Robison was set to become a free agent, too, but he agreed to a deal worth $28 million, $12 million in guarantees and a $5 million signing bonus, according to the Associated Press.
"I think in any player's mind, any time you have an opportunity to hit free agency it creates a little bit of excitement," Robison said. "Me and my family sat down and talked about things and we realized there are not a whole lot of guys in the league that get to start their career in one place and end their career in one place. This is an opportunity for me to do that. It's obviously an opportunity for me and my family be able to do things that we want to be able to do in the future and obviously I'm very excited about it."
Robison has developed from a situational pass-rusher as a fourth-round draft pick out of the University of Texas into a three-year starter at defensive end for the Vikings. Starting on the opposite side of Jared Allen, Robison set a career-high with 8.5 sacks last season to go with 52 tackles in 15 games. He's had 17.5 sacks over the past three seasons since he became a starter.
Through four games this season, Robison's sack numbers are down with only one sack. He has 11 tackles, 13 quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.
"With Brian, it's consistent play throughout his time here," head coach Leslie Frazier said. "He's continually gotten better. We can utilize him as an inside rusher. We can utilize him as an outside rusher. He has improved as a run defender as well, and his work ethic and his character as well. All those things are important to us. He's a solid performer for our team, so we're fortunate that he wanted to come back to our team rather than go on the open market at the end of the season.
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When the Vikings allowed Ray Edwards to leave in free agency in 2011, they handed the starting job, and a new contract to the lesser-known Robison. Robison signed a three-year, $13.5 million contract at the time and was given his first chance as a full-time starter in 2011. He finished with a career-high 54 tackles and eight sacks.
"Absolutely, that deal to me was an opportunity to be a starter, an opportunity to prove myself in this league and I was able to do that," Robison said. "I'm not going to sit here and toot my horn or anything like that, but I'm just very thankful to the Vikings to give me that opportunity and then obviously seeing that I was able to have another opportunity to be here."
Robison has been a steady pass rusher and anchor on the left end in run defense. His extension leaves Minnesota with two of its starters signed into next season, with defensive tackle Letroy Guion signed through 2014. Robison's new deal will keep him with the Vikings through the 2017 season.
Minnesota drafted Sharrif Floyd in the first round of April's draft as the likely successor to five-time All-Pro Kevin Williams at defensive tackle. Williams' contract was renegotiated in the offseason and guaranteed his 2013 salary, but eliminated the 2014 portion of his contract. Allen is also in the final year of a six-year, $73.2 million deal, in which he is receiving $14.28 million this season.
"A number of our guys are going to be out of contract at the end of the season so to have Brian under contract, that's very important going forward and we're pleased that has happened and hopefully we'll get some of the other guys taken care of as well," Frazier said. "It's good to get Brian done. That helps, hopefully, getting some of the other guys done as well."
Robison said he is happy another part of the defensive line is settled going forward. He said he stayed out of the negotiations until the end, and the final push came during the team's bye week. His focus was on the field and he didn't want to be bothered with negotiations until the agreement became serious.
"It's very special to be able to come here at a place and knowing that I believed in myself and just was able to give it everything I had every day; practice the right way, play the right way," Robison said. "To see that you get rewarded for it obviously makes you feel really good."
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