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In 1989, Lloyd Dobler held an obnoxiously large boombox over his head outside Diane Court's window and blasted "In Your Eyes" to prove how much he loved her. Somehow this was viewed as romantic by an entire generation of women who now expect equally grandiose gestures from their trench-coat-wearing boyfriends. Years later, five dudes from Baltimore named their band The Lloyd Dobler Effect for no apparent reason other than they thought it sounded cool. They're not alone in finding inspiration for their band's name in pop culture. We actually see this as an annoying trend, one that seems to support an almost self-reflexive admission of pop irrelevancy and pop indifference in music today. Don't believe us? Check out these unfortunate band monikers.
Five Finger Death Punch
When the urge to make a pop culture reference when naming your band strikes you, take a cue from Rob Zombie of White Zombie's rule book: The more obscure the reference, the better it will work. Five Finger Death Punch must not have known any better — one year after The Bride killed Bill using the five-finger death punch, these guys named their band after the supersecret kung fu move.
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The Lloyd Dobler Effect: Tuesday, September 9. Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus, K Caf, 11011 SW 104th St., Miami. Show starts at noon. Admission is free. 305-237-3777, www.lloyddoblereffect.com
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada was formed in 2005, two years after the release of the very famous chick-lit novel upon which the movie was based. In other words, someone was wandering around Borders one day, saw a book on the shelf, and said, "Hmm, this sounds like a lame name for a metalcore band. Why not?" When the movie came out in 2007, the name got even lamer and, worse, embarrassing.
Gwen Stacy
It doesn't come as much of a surprise to find out Gwen Stacy, a band that stole its name from Spider-Man's first girlfriend, is also good friends with the equally name-challenged The Devil Wears Prada.
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The Destro
Well, just plain Destro was a G.I. Joe super-terrorist with a metallic disposition and a penchant for hot Eastern European girls with baronial lineages. We actually like this moniker, despite our better judgment. Makes us think of our childhood and how much Destro's main squeeze turned us on.
Nerf Herder
Han Solo was a scruffy-faced nerf herder, according to Princess Leia. Nerf Herder, the band, dug the reference and, for about one week, we did too. Then every other wannabe pop-punk band in America decided to steal their name from the Star Wars trilogy. Another one pops up every 16 seconds. Hell, six popped up while we were writing this blurb about Nerf Herder.


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Unrewarding culture clash in the Australian Outback
Published 4:00 am, Friday, January 30, 2004
Japanese Story: Drama. Starring Toni Collette and Gotaro Tsunashima. Directed by Sue Brooks. (R. 99 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.)
"Japanese Story," a culture-clash romance set in the Australian Outback, provides Toni Collette, a strong and often unappreciated actress, with the rare chance to dominate a movie. She is, as always, convincing in her raw, direct way, and the Australian Outback is imposing -- as fascinating in its color and emptiness as an alien planet. But the movie suffers from a lackluster story compounded by somnambulant pacing. To mildly respect "Japanese Story" is easy. To enjoy it would require an act of will.
With some filmmakers, if you're bored, you're just not paying attention. With "Japanese Story," patience goes unrewarded. If a character has to walk from one room to the next, we see the entire length of that modest journey, without cutting, and yet there's nothing in the walk or in the moment beyond someone moving from one place to another. One might suspect director Sue Brooks of trying to nurse a fragile premise to robust feature length. In any case, "Japanese Story" seems uninflected, filmed but not guided.
Still, it's not so bad getting a good look at Australia. Collette plays Sandy, a software executive who has to guide a young Japanese businessman around Australia, in the hope of making a deal. Because of the language barrier, the businessman, Mr. Hiromitsu (Gotaro Tsunashima) assumes that she's a flunky and treats her like a slave. For reasons known only to the screenwriter, Sandy fails to correct this misperception, and yet at the same time, she grumbles and complains and does nothing to sell the software. Clearly, within minutes, we're in the realm of travelogue, and the software sale is just an excuse to get the characters into an SUV and into the desert.
"There is nothing here," Mr. Hiromitsu says. "It scares me." Yet he keeps ordering her to drive farther, on unpaved roads of clay-colored sand, until finally they get stuck. This is dangerous; no one knows where they are, the elements are harsh, and there's no hope of anyone passing by. But Mr. Hiromitsu is too embarrassed to use his cell phone to call for help. According to the movie, this is not just a guy thing, but a Japanese guy thing.
The desert interlude is just a blip, and soon they're back to traveling, looking at things like waterfalls cascading down bright red rocks. Soon, Sandy and Mr. Hiromitsu are sharing a bed and getting close, though it's hard to say why. We're not made to believe in their emotional or physical attraction, and we never believe in their relationship, except as a function of plot.
"Japanese Story" improves somewhat in its second half, when the story jumps the tracks and proceeds in a new direction. But it doesn't change styles. The filmmakers may embrace emotion, but they continue to eschew the sort of conflict that might bring that about. And so potentially dramatic scenes either happen offstage or are avoided altogether. We're left with the dregs, the aftermaths of major moments, instances of private sorrow or of barely suppressed emotion. Collette is always right there, open and vulnerable, investing in every opportunity the movie offers her. But it doesn't offer her quite enough for her to save it.

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Thursday, the 13th of September
Special-of-the-Day:2-for-1 fine-dining dinner in the Cape Winelands [read more]
You can pay with fruits & veggies at this restaurant
Reports of a restaurant in Italy that allows its patrons to pay with fruits and vegetables have us wanting to plant a garden in our backyard. [read more]
Wish this was available in SA. Krispy Kreme celebrates 'Talk Like A Pirate Day' in Style…and giving away free doughnuts.
Krispy Kreme is celebrating by giving away a free glazed doughnut if you talk like a pirate or wear an eye patch. If you dress up in full pirate regalia, you get a whole dozen. [read more]
McDonald's in USA to Post Calories on Menu. When will SA follow?
McDonald's Corp. (MCD), the world's biggest restaurant chain, will begin posting calorie information on menu boards at its U.S. stores next week as it works to stem criticism that its food causes obesity. [read more]
Man Travels USA using only bacon as currency
Oscar Mayer stands by its new bacon so much, or so the company says for its newest advertising stunt, that they think it can send actor/comedian Josh Sankey across the country with it and nothing else. [read more]
Wednesday, the 12th of September
Special-of-the-Day: Kids Pizza + Ice Cream on the house with every 2 pizzas ordered excl. Margarita [more info]
Alzheimer's linked to Fast Food
The latest salvo is that junk food causes Alzheimer's. A report in New Scientist explains that some experts are even going so far as to rename the disease "Type 3 diabetes". [read more]
Student food: how to cook well on a budget
Save on the store-cupboard basics so you can afford more fresh food. And there really are alternatives to pasta and rice [read more]
Racism At Paris Starbucks
So, my Korean-American friend went to a Starbucks in Paris. Instead of asking for her name, this is how they labeled her drink. [read more]
Launch of the City Bowl Evening Food Market
Tuesday, the 11th of September
Special-of-the-Day: Lamb Shank or Seafood Pasta for 2 @ R135 [more info]
Ready Egg: No more egg shells in your omlette
Ready Egg, a new Free Range product from The Free Range Chicken Co., means no more egg shells in your omelette or messy attempts at separating egg whites. [read more]
Restaurant Opens In Limestone Mine In Finland
An award-winning chef has opened a new restaurant in Finland that turns the idea of "pop-up" eateries upside down: it's located 80 meters (260 feet) underground. [read more]
What's The Difference Between $3 Wine And $1,500 Wine? Sometimes Just The Label
or wine drinkers, these are the worst of times and the best of times. It's the worst because wine prices have exploded in recent years, especially when it comes to French prestige wines. [read more]
Tom Cruise demands empty restaurant on arrival
The Rock Of Ages actor wanted complete privacy for a meal at the boutique Forza Mare hotel in Dobrun, Montenegro recently and insisted no one else could be around at the same time as him. [read more]
Monday, the 10th of September
Special-of-the-Day: Any 2 pizza/pasta for R109 any day of the week [read more]
Coca Cola's Latest New Product
The world's largest beverage company is introducing its Dasani Drops in coming weeks, which can be squeezed into water for some on-the-spot fruity flavor. And Coca-Cola is betting that there's big potential for growth. [read more]
Munich Breweries Face Shortage Ahead Of Oktoberfest
Is it possible that people are drinking too much beer in Munich? That's what some breweries are claiming — there's a shortage of bottles and crates. While there is plenty of beer, there's simply nowhere to put it. The solution, the German brewers hope, is that people return their empties so they can be reused. [read more]
World food prices stabilise
World food prices stabilised in August at levels close to those reached in the food crisis of 2008, and global grain stocks are likely to shrink this year as cereal crop output falls short of what is needed, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. [read more]
Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy
But this, miraculously, is a happy column about food! It's about a farmer who names all his 230 milk cows, along with his 200 heifers and calves, and loves them like children. [read more]


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I read Car magazine in late to the mid 1970's. In those days I remember it was all about Super cars and industry news and views and promotion. The writers were the best in the business at the time like the late L J K Setright he wrote with such expertise it was impossible to understand him at all.
George Bishop was another style of writer he was permanently commenting on the car launches he went on and the wines he enjoyed drinking and restaurants he enjoyed visiting. The arrival of the magazine was like a best friend dropping by. It had all the latest info on Lamborghini, Ferrari and also to tell how good the German and how bad the UK car industry was.
The average man in the street had no idea about the immense changes which were about to take place in the motor industry at the time and lied about everything to do with cars.
That was a problem as after years of reading Car magazine I had a unique view of the motor industry no one else shared.
The car manufacturers praised by Car magazine in the 1970's are the only ones going today. Porsche were always praised very highly as were all the German companies BMW, Audi, Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz they would always come top of any road test comparison. The comparison road test was invented by this magazine.
The magazine cost 30p in the 1970's it is glossy full of advertisements and has a car buyers section at the back called the good, bad and ugly. Ugly were the British cars good were the German and bad were American or eastern Bloc cars.
"Car" is a monthly UK magazine of about 225 pages that writes about curent production cars through reviews, upcoming products scoops, industry news and various columns. The magazine has a good number of car testers who have their own writing style and are generally well articulated and quite funny. One slight negative is that testers, given their great driving experience, seem only too inclined to write positively about performance cars, such as Ferrari, Porsche, etc and not so thorough when reviewing more down-to-earth cars. In particular, the "Newcomers" section, describing the latest model, has a good number of reviews but all rather short, definitely not enough for someone keen to learn more about a certain car prior to an acquisition. One really good feature of the magazine is its "previews"; they seem to be able to get their hands on a lot of industry news regarding upcoming cars including photos, sketches and early test-drives to make the magazine really useful for car buyers who are looking to buy a new car in the next year or two. The quality of the paper and the photos is very high and there is plenty of eye candy for car ethusiasts though the magazine generally avoids photos larger than half page (which usually just imply scarcity of things to write in a mag), particularly worth a mention are the photos done for their monthly road-trip special, an artcile generally written by one reporter on the road (August 2002 issue has a really interesting article on a US coast-to-coast in a Smart!). The monthly columns are rather useless, except perhaps for the one written by a US-based writer. Finally, a really neat buyer's guide is included at the back, with short and snappy reviews of all the cars currently sold in the UK with an added price list which I found to be usually a few months out of date. On the negative side I can only say that the magazine has plenty of adverts, often irritatingly repea
ted over several issues, and it is quite expensive at £3.50 per issue. However, if you subscribe for a year, you get two issues free (£7 saving) and a gadget (currently an Aston Martin keyring). The reason why I buy this magazine is that it offers readers great reviews (though skewed towards the more racey cars) and is well packaged. In essence, this is not a car magazine for readers looking to find detailed information on cars they may be intrested in buying but one that gives readers plenty of general news on the car industry and latest models.
I like Car magazine, I have been buying it for years. I think it is informative, well written and in the case of Alexei Sayle's column, downright funny. If you want to know all about the latest models, their performance, price and how they compare with existing models from other manufacturers, then this is the magazine you should seriously consider buying. You also get all the low-down on forthcoming models too. They do tend to do a lot of features on the more expensive cars on the market, Porches, Ferraris etc. but this is not necessarily a bad thing, as it does give people like me, who can only dream of owning such exotica, an idea of what they are like to drive. There was a period when Car magazine was very much pro German cars. This seems to have lessened somewhat, probably because other car manufacturers are fast catching up with the Germans in terms of quality. Car magazine does have some interesting articles on second hand cars. In the latest edition, which I bought today, (16/06/01) there was a feature on what you could buy for £1500. Car magazine is probably most famous for its GBU (the Good, the Bad and the Ugly) section. This has been toned down a bit in recent months, but it will still let you know the peaches from the lemons! The only problem with this section is that it is printed on much lower grade paper than the rest of the magazine. Being a monthly magazine means it cannot be the first with all the motoring news. In my opinion, however, it more than makes up for this drawback, with the depth of its coverage and intelligent comment. Apart from the quality of the paper in the GBU section, and its price of £3.50, I have no complaints - if I did I would not keep buying it.
Car was once the most established, and respected, of the motoring mags. Unfortunately, it has gone downhill. While the photography and general design of the mag. is excellent - there doesn't seem to be anything worth reading in it anymore. It has some quite good columnists, and some nice cover storys - but the reviews are all the same, and the news section doesn't compare to AutoExpress or most other mags. You also feel a bit cheated when you pay 3.40 for a reasonable-sized magazine - only when you open it - there is a huge section of car prices and far too many adverts. I think it is trying to pull itself back up, though, and recently there have been some more interesting stories, compared with 2 years ago when it hit rock bottom.
I think this is the best mag out there for people who really love cars. It tells you what you want to know about new models and never pulls any punches when they arn't up to scratch. The features are allways great to read, and the contributors are first rate, including Alexie Sayle and Gordon Murray (McLaren designer). You can tell the whole mag is written by people who love to take fast cars to the limits. When i buy this mag i usualy read it cover to cover because they make reviews on the most boring cars great to read. Also the photos in the mag are all first rate and sometimes quite stunning, no other car mag comes close for style.
If you're a Mini fantatic like myself (I have a '88 Mayfair in Ice Blue which I love to bits), you'll no doubt want somewhere to read about the latest parts and accessories for your car, services available (engine mod places, all sorts of other stuff), days out around the country for Mini freaks etc and most of all to see what other people have done to their cars. This is a well designed, glossy publication printed on nice paper and nicely laid out with a lot of colour and character. There's plenty of information, a news section at the beginning of the mag, telling you all about Mini's, motoring in general, (new motoring laws, petrol prices, how the EU effects us etc) and lots of other relevant snippets of information. It's written nicely with a lot of passion, (they clearly love their Mini's too!) and it's a pleasure to read due to a nice friendly writing style which clearly aims to keep its readers happy. At about £3 it's not a bad price and there are articles on car care, (such as bodywork, engine work etc) sections on DIY, readers questions and letters, and some useful ads. For example, the July 2000 issue has over 110 pages, a special on rolling roads, a drag racing mini, oil pump changing and maintenance and a big feature on seat belt safety. A great mag. More details can be found on their website. It can be bought from all good newsagents, or you can call 01452 307168 for subscriptions. www.minimagazine.co.uk
Car is a monthly magazine covering a wide and varied range of motoring topics. This magazine covers all types of cars from superminis to limos, 4x4s to F1, with the odd motorbike test thrown in. There are regular roadtests of new models giving accurate, anbiased results. The only problems I have is the large number of adverts and the very poor quality of paper of the "Good, the bad and the ugly" rating section at the back of the magazine.
This magazine offers one of the best overall coverage of both performance vehicles and more common machinery. It has intelligently written articles and good photography. Recently the once stand up comic Alexei Sayle has contributed some refreshing articles offering a entertainingly different view of motoring than the usual. A good magazine to keep you abreast of all thats new and interesting in the automotive industry. It also has an excellent car guide section at the rear of the magazine named appropriately 'The Good, The Bad and The ugly' They give a useful synopsis of all that good and bad for each model range currently in production and a comprehensive 'Facts and Figures section' Whilst the weekly publications can offer the news first I can recommend waiting a week or two and getting it all in one in this quality magazine.


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On March 6, Dr. Howard K. Batson, chair of the Baylor University Board of Regents, announced through a university press release the appointment of both a presidential search committee and presidential search advisory committee, a search model that almost identically resembles the process used to appoint Dr. John Lilley.
The fourteen member, Regent-only presidential search committee will be assisted by a ten-member advisory committee, made up of constituency representatives for Baylor, Waco, and the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Of the ten member committee, only one student, Chelsea Saylors, was selected.
A role on the advisory committee, however, was not what Baylor's major constituencies desired.
In the fall semester, the Faculty Senate, Baylor Alumni Association, and Baylor Student Government passed formal resolutions requesting voting rights for constituency representatives on the presidential search committee. According to Student Body President Bryan Fonville, the Regents' announcement diminishes the role students had hoped to play in the search process, something he says does not serve the best interests of Baylor.
"We believe full representation is characterized by voting rights, and the Board's announcement today falls short of fulfilling the requests of Baylor's major constituencies," said Fonville. "We are disappointed with both our selection to an advisory role and the level of student representation on the advisory committee. The Board has signaled--through its selections--which constituencies it considers priority, and the committee's composition appears to suggest that students are not at the top of that list."
Student Body Internal Vice President Parker Short, expressed a similar sentiment regarding the appropriation of advisory committee seats.
"Baylor students have much at stake in the selection of Baylor's next president," said Short. "As one of Baylor's biggest stakeholders and largest financial contributors--with tuition accounting for approximately 70 percent of the university's operating budget--student concerns for the next president should be at the forefront of these conversations."
According to the university's release, "Batson invited the Baylor Alumni Association, Faculty Senate, Staff Council, and Student Government to recommend specific candidates for the 10-member Presidential Search Advisory Committee." Of the candidates submitted by Student Government, Saylors was selected.
"As a graduate student next year, Chelsea will bring both consistency and experience to the advisory committee," said Fonville. "In the three years I've known Chelsea, she's proven to be a hardworking and articulate leader that displays maturity beyond her years. She works well with faculty, staff, and administrators and possesses an understanding of the complex issues facing Baylor."
While Short communicated that this wasn't Student Government's preferred process, he emphasized that Student Government was committed to supporting the advisory committee.
"We are fully committed to working with the advisory committee," said Short. "We have full confidence in Chelsea and will look for every opportunity to provide her with the support and information she requests."
In Baylor's previous presidential search, the advisory committee had just one student, something Student Body External Vice President Nicole Yeakley hoped would improve this time around.
"We hoped the Board might select both an undergraduate representative and graduate representative to more fully serve the interests of students," said Yeakley. "That form of student representation is becoming a norm at top-tier institutions."
To assist both the search and advisory committee, the Regents have launched a presidential search Web site where members of the Baylor family have the opportunity to provide input.
Yeakley had mixed reactions to the Web site.
"At this point, I think it's too early to tell just how effective this site will be," said Yeakley. "The important thing is that the next president of Baylor should be selected in the best interests of students. At the end of the day, the university exists because of students."
According to the university's March 6 release, "both the Presidential Search Committee and Presidential Search Advisory Committee are expected to begin their work within 30 days."
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- Waco Tribune-Herald: Some at Baylor will have a voice but no vote in presidential search
- Baylor University Press Release: Baylor Regents Chair Announces...
- The Baptist Standard: A proposal for healing at Baylor (editorial by Marv Knox)
- The Waco Tribune Herald, Letter to the Editor: Predictions of presidential trouble for Baylor (letter by Henry H. Walbesser)


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August Alsina ft. Fabolous - Get Ya Money
As someone who's sold drugs in order to make ends meet, August Alsina isn't about to look down on someone else's hustle. On a standout cut off his highly-anticipated Def Jam debut, the New Orleans crooner expresses solidarity with, and admiration for a shawty who's working that pole for profits, assuring her, "I ain't judgin' you… go on and Get Ya Money." Fabolous echoes the headliner's sympathetic words on the guest tip. In his closing 16, the East Coast mainstay defends his First Lady, who just so happens to be a dancer: "Two wrongs don't make a right, but two strongs make a power couple." Spinz and Dun Deal join forces to create the instrumental backdrop, a low key arrangement built around looped electric guitar arpeggios. For this cut, last month's Kissin' on My Tattoos and much more, cop Alsina's Testimony LP.
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Explore Foursquare with Infochimps
- January 12, 2012
Today, Foursquare announced the launch of a web version of Explore, their tool for discovering interesting places. Leveraging the power of 1.5 billion checkins, this recommendation engine does not spit out one -size-fits-all answers. Instead, it intelligently compares your own check-in history with those of your friends and others to help you answer questions like…
- What's the best sushi restaurant in my town that I haven't been to before?
- What food trailer on East 6th Street will offer me the fastest service at 1am when I have had too much to drink and need a delicious mobile food option NOW?
- Where can I get Golden Monkey beer near the Infochimps HQ during happy hour?
Foursquare Explore is a great illustration of a favorite saying of our CTO, Flip Kromer – "the solution to the too much data problem is more data!" With the massive amount of check-in data and comments/tips left by Foursquare users, we can suddenly begin to get reliable answers to our strangely difficult to answer everyday questions.
Interested in building a tool similar to Foursquare Explore or augmenting an existing places recommendation engine? You too can unlock the power of Big Data with some of these great Infochimps APIs:
- Foursquare Places (the Foursquare check-in firehose)
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CARSON, Calif. — As Chivas USA hit the hump of their five-game road swing on Saturday, they do so with the chance to string together their first consecutive pair of away wins. However, it's not just any plain old hump that stands in the Goats' way.
Chivas USA visit CenturyLink Field (4 pm ET, watch LIVE online), where they'll not only have to deal with a talented Seattle Sounders squad, but they must also face a raucous home crowd and deal with a difficult field turf surface.
"[Seattle are] a good team with a lot of points and are high up in the table," Chivas USA midfielder Blair Gavin told MLSsoccer.com. "Now is the time when you want all points and obviously it's a hostile environment, so it should be fun.
"We need to start putting together some wins. Obviously, it's tough to go to Seattle and get a win, but we've got the players to do it and we've shown that we can handle environments on the road and win."
A victory over the Sounders in Seattle thus far has eluded the Rojiblancos, as they've amassed a 0-1-1 record in the Emerald City since Seattle joined the league in 2009.
Making the Goats' task a little more difficult is the fact that Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid's ranks appear to be swelled with the return of forward O'Brian White and defender Jhon Kennedy Hurtado. The pair has battled back from recent injuries and look to make their return to the playing field Saturday.
The addition of White, in particular, gives pause to head coach Robin Fraser, who admits a long-standing fondness for the forward.
"He's a young Edson Buddle-type, a dangerous player who in college scored tons of goals and he's obviously doing quite well," said Fraser. "He's a tremendous young talent."
Fraser acknowledges Seattle will be a tough test for his team, but he knows it's one they must pass if they want to hang with league's big boys.
"[Seattle] just get stronger, but for us, if we want to get where we want to get to, then we need to compete and beat the best teams in the league," Fraser said.
Although Fraser's side are currently in the middle of a five-match road trip, the team will get a brief respite as all three of the remaining road games will take place in the western half of the United States. Following their match with the Sounders, Chivas travel to Dick's Sporting Goods Park to take on the Colorado Rapids before heading to Portland to face the Timbers.
While the fear may be that the journey is taking a negative toll on the team, Fraser feels that his club is even stronger than it was at the start of the month.
"We have a good vibe on the team right now," said Fraser. "We've talked a lot looking about precision and taking pride in the things that we're doing, and I think our focus is dialed in at the moment, but we're loose. I feel like there is a lot of belief that we can do well."
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Japan's oldest player agrees new Yokohama FC deal
The 48-year-old former Japan international has signed a new deal with Yokohama FC, prolonging a career which began in 1986. The world's oldest footballer has no intention of retiring as he aims to continue playing towards his 50th birthday.
Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura has added a further 12 months to his deal with Yokohama FC, which will see him tied down beyond his 49th birthday next February.
"I am thankful to the club staff and to the supporters who have always supported me – I will continue to give everything I have," he told Kyodo News.
Miura's professional career began in 1986 – 29 years ago – and he signed for his current club, who play in Japan's second division, in 2005.
He has enjoyed had spells in Italy with Genoa and Brazil with Santos, although his career has largely been spent in his homeland. During a 10-year international career, the 48-year-old made 89 appearances for Japan and scored 55 goals. His last goal came in June, when he grabbed the winner in a league game four months after turning 48.
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The Pinellas County School District is looking for people to assist African-American parents with the application process for magnet programs and fundamental schools for the 2008-09 academic year.
Training sessions will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 Monday and Feb. 4 at the Enoch Davis Center, 1111 18th Ave. S, for any community member with an interest in helping black parents of school-age children learn about their options.
After the training, volunteers will be assigned to assist in one or more information mini fairs for black parents scheduled for the first two weeks of February. The mini fairs will be held at Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary, John Hopkins Middle School, and Gibbs and Lakewood high schools.
The application period for magnet, fundamental and career academy programs begins Feb. 11 and runs through Feb. 22.
Call Jim Madden, district superintendent for student assignment, at 588-5186 for information.
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Nearly 70 tech-savvy veterans gathered at Facebook's headquarters last week to exchange ideas and glean experience from some of Silicon Valley's top entrepreneurs.
The Vets in Tech Hackathon brought together 69 military veterans at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., to work on business plans and chat with some top mentors in the tech community – such as Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, and Chuck Wallace, a former Air Force pilot and founder of Esurance.
"Getting a hand with a job is the least we can do for vets and their families, and I feel it's a high priority," Newmark told Wired Workplace on Friday. "Vets are highly committed, highly disciplined, team-focused and can make tough decisions under pressure. Consider the phrase 'situational awareness.'"
The Vets in Tech initiative launched last July in an effort to provide training and resources to veterans and to connect them with leading tech companies in Silicon Valley. The program focuses on the three E's – education, entrepreneurship and employment.
"Veterans don't mind risk; entrepreneurship is nothing compared to what they have been through," said Katherine Webster, founder of Vets in Tech, on Thursday. "Many will start their own businesses, but if not, it's a great education process for getting into a tech career."
The Facebook hackathon included a full-day business and app development competition where veterans were given one minute to pitch an app concept to a tech audience of veterans, engineers, designers and mentors. Once the best ideas were selected, teams of 5 to 10 veterans were formed to develop those ideas out into applications.
Marine Corps veteran Jeffrey Sommers, a second year law student at Stanford, won the competition for his idea called Campus Drive, which helps assess the risk of student loan default. Sommers' team won one month of co-working space as well as lunch with a venture capitalist.
Webster said the event is proof that many veterans bring a unique set of skills – including leadership, teamwork, determination and discipline – which, when combined with also being part of the most tech-savvy generation, can translate well into tech careers or entrepreneurship. "Many of them have skills on smart phones, social media and new technology, some of which has been learned even in the military," she said. "Roughly 50 percent to two-thirds of veterans who respond to Vets in Tech have some level of tech skills."
The White House and several private companies in April launched the IT Training and Certification Partnership to help up to 161,000 serve members gain access to training and certifications for 12 high-demand technology professions.
Webster said that while the Vets in Tech program is separate from the White House initiative, many of the same companies – like Cisco, HP, Intuit, SalesForce.com and McAfee – are active in both programs.
"Michelle Obama is supporting the whole concept and certification for vets to help fill some of the skills gaps," Webster said. "We aren't working directly with the White House, but that's not to say we won't in the future."
To learn more about the Vets in Tech program and future hackathon events, click here.
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Brittany Ballenstedt writes Nextgov's Wired Workplace blog, which delves into the issues facing employees who work in the federal information technology sector. Before joining Nextgov, Brittany covered federal pay and benefits issues as a staff correspondent for Government Executive and served as an associate editor for National Journal's Technology Daily. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Mansfield University and originally hails from Pennsylvania. She currently lives near Travis Air Force Base, Calif., where her husband is stationed.