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Vicki Abeles
Corporate finance attorney Vicki Abeles has emerged as an unlikely hero in the education field with her documentary Race to Nowhere. The first-time filmmaker and mother of three focuses on the mental and physical toll today's competitive school system takes on students, teachers and families due to an overemphasis on testing, drill-and-kill instruction and overwhelming amounts of homework.
The film depicts real-life students who focus on grades in hopes of being accepted into prestigious universities at the expense of true learning, critical thinking and happiness. Middle school and college-bound students from all socioeconomic levels are shown to be sleep deprived from studying all night, taking stimulants, cheating and dealing with depression. There is also the story of a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide after failing a math test. Teachers in the film say that they are under so much pressure to raise test scores that learning has become secondary. An Oakland teacher tearfully explains her decision to leave the profession because she feels unable to meet the needs of her students with so much emphasis on testing. Experts in the documentary say these issues not only hurt education, but pose a threat to society and our future.
But it's not all bleak. Solutions aimed at students, teachers, parents, administrators and mental health professional are listed in the film, and can also be accessed at racetonowhere.com. Anyone who would like to schedule a showing of Race to Nowhere in their school community may do so through the website or by calling (925) 310-4242.
The Reel Link Films production has been shown in more than 80 theaters nationwide, which isn't bad for a documentary. But the real impact has been at the local level. Screenings have been held in auditoriums at elementary schools, secondary schools and universities throughout the country; at community forums and conferences; and at CTA's Issues Conference in January and CTA's State Council. During the past six months there have been 1,400 screenings held in 48 states and 15 countries.
California Educator's Sherry Posnick-Goodwin recently caught up with Abeles for an interview. Several of the questions were submitted to the Educator by CTA members who attended recent screenings.
EDUCATOR: How would you describe the reaction from viewers and critics to RTN?
VICKI ABELES: It's been overwhelming. The film is resonating with hundreds of thousands of people including parents, students, educators, school board members, administrators, college professors, college admissions departments and policymakers. It resonates not only because of the personal stories told, but also because of what the research is showing and what experts have to say. I felt it was an important story to tell and that it would provide students and educators with a voice about education reform. It was my hope that the film would be a centerpiece for communities generating a new dialogue around education and creating policies that will transform what we are doing. I was hoping for a film that would inspire change. So many people in communities where there have been screenings say they have found the film to be empowering and comforting because they know they are not alone.
Your film shows that middle school can be a turning point when students stop enjoying school. How do you think we can we modify middle schools so we can give students the study skills that they need and not have them be totally stressed out by the time they arrive at high school?
(Question submitted by María A. López de Howard from Sacramento City Unified School District.)
We have to first start shifting the mindset about what it takes to provide children with a good foundation in high school, college and life. We need to take into account where young people are developmentally, so we can provide them with high expectations that are developmentally appropriate. And in both middle school and high school, we need to focus on education that is meaningful and relevant. We need to structure the school day around inquiry and learning and engagement.
Some of the students were extremely stressed out from five or more hours of homework each night. Should homework be abolished altogether? How can teachers assign some homework, but not too much?
It's a challenge. Standards drive homework. Testing drives homework. And parents drive homework. But we have to look at both the quality and quantity of homework. Research shows the only homework that contributes to academic achievement in elementary school is reading for pleasure. Research shows that when it comes to middle school, an hour per night may contribute to academic achievement, but after that you start to see negative consequences such as kids who start hating school, kids who are bored and not engaged, and kids who aren't sleeping enough. Expectations are out of line with where kids are developmentally, so parents are doing homework for them. In a way, it's teaching students to cheat. Our labor laws wouldn't allow our kids to have jobs for six and a half hours each day and then work for another five or six hours. We need to stop worrying about homework and start using school days efficiently. We need to look at how kids are spending their time in school, rather than focusing so much on homework.
How do we start refocusing on "respect for the child" so we aren't just producing achievers, but developing the uniqueness that exists in every child?
(Question submitted by Kendall Vaught from Los Alamitos Unified School District.)
Great question! That's what I'm advocating for. There is no silver bullet; many things have to happen in our schools so the focus is on growing individuals, looking at the whole child, and helping to foster individual talent and life skills. We have to change our school culture so it isn't focused on testing, competition and the pressure to conform. A lot of it has to do with building good relationships between educators and students. But teachers often see too many students in a day for this to be realistic. Some say class size doesn't matter, but that's not true.
How can we change the paradigm that one is "incompetent" or "incomplete" if he or she doesn't get high grades or get accepted into a prestigious university? (Question submitted by Karla Davis from San Juan Unified School District.)
Again, we're talking about changing a culture. I think all of us as adults have to believe in young people, and we need a much broader definition of success.
Why have unions been blamed for the problems in education — and what role can unions and teachers play in helping to improve teaching and learning?
It's not just teachers unions; there's a lot of blame going around. My message is that we need to stop blaming each other and working collaboratively to do what works for young people. Teachers and unions aren't to blame. Teachers want to do a good job, but they are not supported. We have a system based on punishment rather than supporting our educators as professionals, which we should do. Those in teachers unions need to mobilize members and add their voices to the discussion. It's going to take work. It means going to school board meetings, spreading the word, and engaging in dialogue about education outcomes to show the present system isn't working.
Students in the school say they are just "doing school," rather than learning and problem-solving. Is No Child Left Behind to blame? (Question submitted by Vince Rosato from New Haven Unified School District.)
I think it's a big contributor, but it's not the only thing. The bottom line is that there's a lot of fear driving what is happening in our schools. There is fear that our kids won't have opportunities we had growing up and that they won't be able to compete in a global economy. NCLB and Race to the Top are in reaction to other countries outperforming us on tests. But now other countries like China are looking to move away from test-driven instruction. They are going back to the type of system we used to have in the U.S. because they have found that test-driven instruction has not resulted in a generation of independent and creative thinkers. It has had the opposite effect.
RTN depicts the stress your own children experienced from a high-pressure school system. Have things improved for your children stresswise since you released this movie? If so, what can be attributed to these changes?
When I set out to make this film, my family was never going to be in it. But a year into production, other people leaned on me to do this. As a parent I wanted to be careful about this; what kids agree to at age 11 is not always something they are comfortable with at ages 15 or 16. My kids are thriving today. I have shifted my mindset so my kids are under a lot less pressure. They know they have the support of their family at home and that we value them. I protect their sleep at all costs. I am not afraid as a parent of what the future holds for my kids. My interest is in raising children with life skills who are resilient, happy and healthy people.
What is next for you?
I am committed to this campaign of social action and helping to support educational change at many levels. As screenings continue, we are still filming in schools to tell the story of what is happening in education. We are continuing to engage in conversation about the potential for change. We have power to create change. This film is just a tipping point.
Every child deserves a chance to learn and no child succeeds alone.
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The Arcata Police Department cited four adults on Sept. 20 for buying alcohol for a minor, according to a press release.
The Arcata "shoulder tap" operation targeted adults who might purchase alcohol for a minor. A minor under direct supervision of a peace officer stood outside a liquor store and asked customers to buy them alcohol, according to the release. The minor indicated they were underage.
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WTA Sydney- Kuznetsova to play qualifying in Sydney- View: 2910 by Prakash
Former world no. 2 and two time major winner Svetlana Kuznetsova will attempt to qualify for the WTA Apia International event in Sydney by playing the qualifying draw. The former US and French Open champion is down no. 71 in the rankings after an injury plagued season Other big named in the qualifying draw include rising American Christina McHale, ranked No.33.
World No.37 Sabine Lisicki, a Wimbledon semifinalist, Former US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin, 42-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm and Australian Casey Dellacqua. Tournament Director Craig Watson commented, "Having such talented and accomplished players including Kuznetsova, Lisicki, McHale and Oudin as part of our qualifying draw highlights the strength of the Sydney field this year.
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MEDELLIN, Colombia (ICIS) --US 80% crude glycerine (bio-crude) prices were assessed lower as seasonal demand from the de-icing sector has disappeared, buyers said on Wednesday."It's simliar to going from 60 miles/hour to 10 miles/hour in about 30 feet," a buyer said when describing the sudden drop off in demand.
Crude glycerine prices on a FOB (free on board) US Midwest basis were at 9.0-10.5 cents/lb ($198-231/tonne), market players said. That represents a decline of 0.5-1.0 cents/lb.
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Roundabout plan still generating debate in Mount Vernon
Residents show up to air views at city council meeting
Some Mount Vernon residents are still speaking out about plans to put in two roundabouts along Highway 30 in the city limits.
At Monday night's city council meeting, a few dozen residents showed up to hear more and voice their opinion on the issue. The public hearing was set to discuss how the project is being funded, but some residents, like Bill Niemi, hoped to persuade the council to stop the project entirely.
"There is no reason to be wasting public tax dollars on infrastructure projects that are not necessary," Niemi said.
Niemi has been posting petitions around the community and also runs a Facebook page and Web site dedicated to stopping the roundabouts in the city. The petitions have collected about 900 signatures so far, Niemi said.
"The best thing they should do with the intersection is just leave it the way it is," he said.
One roundabout is planned for the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 30, and the other one will be just to the west, at the intersection of Highway 30 and 10th Avenue.
Niemi said if his effort doesn't succeed in stopping the project completely, he would at least rather see stop lights at the intersections, instead of roundabouts.
"We don't see any reason why they couldn't just shift gears and move over to the other proposal," he said. Others also recommended stop lights at Monday's council meeting.
But city council member Slaton Anthony said the roundabouts are necessary when looking at the future of Mount Vernon.
"The roundabouts are part of a larger Highway 30 corridor plan," Anthony said. "The plan is to prepare the city for the community growth over the next 10, 15, and 20 years."
Some residents also stood up to speak in favor of the council�s decision.
Anthony said he believes it was a smart decision for the city to leverage the state funds available.
"If we didn't take the money, we'd lose it," he said. "Once the bypass comes in, it would totally turn upon Mount Vernon to fund all those improvements, whatever we decided that would be."
Anthony also said that roundabouts will urbanize the area, supporting more traffic and allowing businesses to grow.
The project has been in discussion for years, but the city hopes to finally start construction in June.
Despite the project's moving forward, Niemi said he and others will continue to speak out in opposition."We feel it's never too late to stop throwing good money after bad," he said.
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Yo, Adrian! Happy 65th birthday to Talia Shire
Ask Rocky, Clubber Lang, Mickey, Ivan Drago and Apollo Creed, because they'd all surely agree: Adrian Pennino was one tough broad. (Yeah, "Pennino" was the last name of Adrian and Paulie ... who knew?)
Say what you like about some of the sports movies cliches that the Rocky franchise gave us, but gives two gloved thumbs-up for the job that Talia Shire did in portraying the evolving character of Adrian. From quiet pet shop clerk to supportive girlfriend to a strong-as-steel matriarch of the Balboa family, it's a movie role to savor.
And while Shire did have a number of other memorable roles, I bet few people come up and ask her to autograph photos of Connie Corleone Rizzi from the Godfather story. It doesn't hurt that Shire has movies in her blood. The sister of Francis Ford Coppola (and aunt to Nicolas Cage and Sofia Coppola) scored two Oscar nominations for her work in Rocky and the Godfather. (She's also been nominated for three Razzie awards -- twice for playing Adrian. Go figure.)
Shire turns 65 years old today. Let's give her a top 5 list worthy of a Rocky fanfare.
5. "If he goes blind, Paulie, you walk away; I love him, you don't!"
4. "Even if you win what have you won, Apollo's still gone."
3. "All those beatings you took in the ring, I took them with you! ... All those fighters you beat, you beat 'em with heart, not muscle!"
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Last week on "True Blood" brought the conflict between the vampires and the witches to the forefront as Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) finally came face-to-face with Marnie (Fiona Shaw), the leader of the coven.
Later, Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) took matters into his own hands and captured Marnie to learn how to reverse the spells she cast on Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard) and Pam (Kristin Bauer). Unfortunately for Eric. Pam unwittingly revealed that his memory had been wiped and that Sookie had been hiding him at her house… leading Bill to speed off and confront his helpless rival.
However, not everyone knew that Eric was no longer his usual self. Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) and Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) were so scared of Eric's wraith that they fled to Mexico to get protection from Jesus' grandfather, a powerful brujo. And in this first preview clip from the sixth episode of the season, Lafayette and Jesus find that the elder brujo may not be so eager to help them.
Meanwhile, Tara (Rutina Wesley) has her own problems in this week's second clip, as her girlfriend has tracked her down to Bon Temps and confronted Tara with the evidence that she lied about who she said she was. And let's just say that she doesn't take the revelation very well…
Also last week, the power behind the creepy doll and the possibly possessed baby struck at Arlene (Carrie Preston) and Terry (Todd Lowe) after their comically inefficient exorcism failed to have any affect. Our third clip comes from the aftermath of the blaze, as Sheriff Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer) demonstrates his V-fueled strength while attempting to impress Holly (Lauren Bowles); another member of the witch's coven.
As per their custom, HBO has also released a synopsis of the new episode as well as the full teaser trailer.
Under a full moon, Sookie heads out to look for Jason. Arlene and Terry have to deal with a suspicious out-of-control fire. Marnie establishes a rapport with past spirits. Alcide considers Debbie's urging to join a new werewolf community. Sam and Tommy trade places. Lafayette is making headway in Mexico. Eric gives in to his King's wishes.
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Bianca Jagger is an actress, social rights advocate and activist, and was also Mick Jagger's first wife. There is a reason why Bianca Jagger is considered to be one of the original "It Girls", and much of it has to do with her personal style. She was a standout style star in the '70s, setting the standards for Studio 54 fashion trends. She went everywhere from disco, to menswear, to Parisian-chic, and always looked amazing. If you're looking to get inspired by Jagger's iconic style, here are some great vintage photographs of some of her best looks of all time.
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Jake Long, Chad Henne kick off organized workouts
During the lockout, coaches will not be able to conduct offseason conditioning programs like in years past. Instead, the Dolphins are currently relying on Jake Long and Chad Henne to lead players through weight lifting and conditioning. According to reports, about thirty Dolphins were present for day one of the workouts that will run four days a week.
Jake Long, Chad Henne kick off organized workouts
Some of the notables in attendance included Cameron Wake, Randy Starks, Chris Clemons, and Channing Crowder. But no worries, other Dolphins, like receivers Davone Bess and Roberto Wallace, are putting in work as well. The Miami Herald's Jeff Darlington offers this video as a sneak peek into their routine.
Darlington's co-worker at the Herald Armando Salguero informs us that Brandon Marshall has been hitting the weights for six weeks now, which could be the most of any Dolphin as he attempts to rebound from what has to be considered a disappointing season for his standards. So rest assured, even though we are in the midst of a lockout, the Dolphins will be ready for the 2011 season whenever it begins.
Dolphins workout Ingram today, Mallett tomorrow
The Dolphins reportedly worked out Mark Ingram today and are scheduled to workout Ryan Mallett tomorrow. Reading much into these pre-draft workouts would be a waste of time. Teams, especially the Dolphins, tend to throw smokescreens out there in the form of workouts/interviews or leaked interest in a prospect in order to conceal which players truly have their consideration.
With these two prospects, though, I believe the Dolphins are just doing as much homework as they can on some possible first-round selections. Both will likely still be on the board when the Dolphins pick at 15th overall, if not still available in the event they are able to find a partner to trade down with later in the first round. Both would also fill huge needs, as Ingram is the consensus highest rated back in this year's class and Ryan Mallett, the best pure passer.
Mock draft talk
ESPN's AFC East blog revealed some of the network's "draft experts" mock drafts today. Of the eight experts, not surprisingly, five have Mark Ingram going to the Dolphins with the 15th overall selection. I'm still not a fan of taking a running back that high unless they are truly a can't miss prospect. Ingram is going to be a good pro, don't get me wrong, but I think the Dolphins could easily find a solid starter at the running back position in the second, third, or even fourth round.
The three other picks, though, were quite surprising. NFL.com's Pat Kirwan slotted Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara to the Dolphins. Personally, although Amukamara has potential to be a lockdown corner in this league, I think the Dolphins are pretty set at cornerback. Vontae Davis had a breakout year in 2010 and he's only going to continue to get better, and Sean Smith actually graded out as one of the best cover corners in the entire league. The other two mocks had Nolan Nawrocki projecting Jake Locker to the Dolphins and a computer simulation from Draft Tek predicting the Dolphins will select Boston College offensive tackle Anthony Castonzo. I have to say, I would be extremely disappointed with either of those selections.
I get the feeling Locker's stock has been plummeting in the minds of NFL GM's for awhile now, despite the majority of media outlets still maintaining his first round grade. And as far as Draft Tek's mock goes, if the Dolphins are going to address the offensive line that high in the draft, it better be a guard or center. Right tackle Vernon Carey is certainly replaceable down the road, but he's still solid enough to hold down the job for the time being, as the Dolphins rebuild what was a pathetic interior in 2010. Speaking of mock drafts, be on the lookout for my pick in Bloguin's inaugural mock draft on April 8th. Also, I plan on kicking off Phins Phocus' 2nd annual mock draft sometime in the next few days.


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Here's your first look at Ashton Kutcher from the bio pic "jOBS". (They're apparently officially spelling it "jOBS" instead of "Jobs". You know, like iPhone. Clever dogs.) This is not to be mistaken with the other Steve Jobs biopic being written by Aaron Sorkin. This one stars Kutcher, who looks like he's doing a photoshoot … on top of a desk, while wearing clothes from a '70s porn set. Or some such.
The true story of one of the greatest entrepreneurs in American history, jOBSchronicles the defining 30 years of Steve Jobs' life. jOBS is a candid, inspiring and personal portrait of the one who saw things differently.
"jOBS" also stars Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Matthew Modine, and is directed by Joshua Michael Stern.
The film will be making its premiere at Sundance next year.


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Long in the conceptualizing by director Jed Allen Harris and in the making by practically the whole CMU School of Drama, what it calls The Oresteia Project is imaginative theater, staged with breathtaking brio.Joshua Franzos
Kirsten Bracken, Thea Brooks and Kara Lindsey make up the Chorus of "Choephorae," part of Carnegie Mellon's The Oresteia Project.
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The Oresteia Project
Where: Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Philip Chosky Theater, Purnell Center, Oakland.
When: Through April 28; Mon.-Fri. 7:30 p.m. Sat. 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. (Part 1: April 20, 21 mat., 24, 26, 28 mat.; Part 2: other dates).
Tickets: $22-$17.50. 412-268-2407.
In its dialogue with the text of Aeschyus' famous trilogy of 458 B.C., one of the essential cornerstones of Western art, it plumbs primal issues of mankind's relationships with the gods and its own passions. It is one of the theatrical events of recent years.
And although I'd say it speaks much more to the intellect than the heart, I can't recall when a recent play has moved me more, because it ends with an intensely disturbing thunderclap of cynicism. I almost cried out at its purposeful re-writing of Aeschylus' conclusion, an intervention as complete as if Hamlet turned out to be Fortinbras or Lear, a woman in disguise.
In that protest I finally found my own emotional connection to nearly four hours of grand and clever theatrical ritual, presented in two separate performances.
"Agamemnon," in which the victorious Greek general returns from the Trojan War to be murdered by his wife and cousin, Clytemnestra and Aesgisthus, in return for past murders, is presented alone in the semi-circular lobby of the Chosky Theater. The second performance combines the shorter "Choephorae," in which Orestes returns to avenge his father's death, staged in the theater itself, and "Eumenidies," in which gods and mankind struggle to find a way out of the spiral of blood, staged backstage.
Its inventions seem an act of continual intellectual interrogation. But there is emotion in its belief in the power of theater to plumb mysteries that most religious observance covers over with familiar formulas. That belief is expressed in the trilogy's use of different theatrical styles to express Aeschylus' version of mankind's journey toward the kind of compromise between passion and law that civilization requires.
It's not specifically important that the audience know these styles are based on such famous 20th-century experimental theater practices as that of the Living Theater, Robert Wilson and the Wooster Group. It's enough that we feel the strong and vivid movement from primal ritual through elegant meditation to ironic debunking.
Along the way there is a dazzling array of other influences, including Grotowskian ritual and styles from Japan -- just about everything except classical Greek. So what if some of this feels like an exercise in style for style's sake?
The chief invention in "Agamemnon," directed primarily by Matt Gray, is the addition of a Daemon Chorus (premonitions of the Chorus of Furies we expect to meet in "Eumenidies," except there they become something very different). You might think you're at a parallel universe tour of "Cats," these feral beasties seethe, hiss and menace with such enthusiasm.
The chief design brilliance, however, is a giant tapestry made up of children's dresses, clearly reminiscent of Agamemnon's sacrifice of their daughter, Iphigenia. When he is taunted into progressing across it to the palace where he will die, it comes horribly, thrillingly alive with the chorus writing within.
"Chorephorae," directed by Harris, is a different world, all measured beauty as if designed and choreographed with painterly, languorous precision by Robert Wilson, and performed with Japanese solemnity and keening chants as if edging toward avant-garde opera. It is gorgeous and also teasingly enigmatic: who is that man in the white suit suspended high up in a chair which approaches the stage but never arrives? I thought successively it was Aegisthus, the dead Agamemnon or a distant Apollo, but I guess from the program it is a silent, observant Hermes.
The backstage world of "Eumenides" is palpably modern, with scaffolding, hand-held mikes and live TV. I suppose its Handler is another version of Hermes, schemer-in-chief to the Olympian deities. The trilogy is full of such puzzles. As a robust and relentless interaction with Aeschylus, it should have the effect of driving many of us back to the text, the better to savor in retrospect all its intricacy.
This journey by design from primal to now (would that I could even list the huge design and music teams involved) is paralleled by the journey of the text. It moves from Kenneth McLeish and Frederick Raphael's relatively straight translation of "Agamemnon" through Matt Gray's freer adaptation of "Choephorae" to J.A. Ball's free re-writing of "Eumenides" in a modern idiom of talk show confessional, courtroom farce, celebrity excess and stand-up irreverence.
It's this final debunking that turns Aeschylus upside down -- in the process, no doubt revealing much. The wit is delicious. But what seems initially just a post-modern gimmick, having the chorus of Furies (primal spirits of vengeance) played by just one woman and four men in drag, rather like a pop group with attitude, turns revolutionary.
In the climactic trial of Orestes, Aeschylus has the divided Athenian jury and the goddess Athena effect a compromise in which the Furies moderate their bloody demands in return for an honored place in the pantheon. But here, Athena is a celeb bimbo, not wisdom. And at crunch-time the four men abandon the cause, shedding drag to join with Apollo (a decadent, grandstanding playboy) in male gloating. It's been a put-up job all along, and the one woman is strong-armed off to the glass-enclosed Hades in which the dead Clytemnestra, Aegisthus and Kassandra have been waiting, watching the trial on demonic TV.
I understand this is all about the oppressive triumph of patriarchy, the outlines of which are perfectly clear in Aeschylus and throughout classical Greek culture. But in the process, Ball and director Harris throw out the essential baby -- justice or at least the ideal thereof, which becomes just another patriarchal scam.
At that, I protest, and I hope Aeschylus is contacting his agent to exact revenge. But even he would experience admiration for this huge, elaborate achievement and for the large cast and its admirable work in many styles.Joshua Franzos
Liz Fenning (Kassandra)surrounded by (left to right) Abigail McFarlane, Matt Burns and Adam Siladi of the Daemon Chorus in "Agamemnon."
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Left to right: Devin Ilaw, Antwayn Hopper Stephen Rosenberg and (below) Joseph Anthony Byrd as the Chorus of Furies, surrounding Robert Maxheimer as Orestes (in white) in "Eumenides."
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TRIPLE OVERTIME ON CSB vs. AU game
Games Monday
(The Arena, San Juan City)
10 a.m.- Mapua vs Perpetual Help (Jrs.)
11:45 a.m.- San Sebastian vs. Jose Rizal (Jrs.)
2 p.m.- Mapua vs Perpetual Help (Srs.)
4 p.m.- San Sebastian vs Jose Rizal (Srs.)
Team Standings
San Sebastian 6-0
Jose Rizal 6-0
San Beda 5-1*
Letran 4-3
St. Benilde 4-4
Arellano U 2-4
Mapua 1-5
Perpetual Help 1-5
St. Benilde went to captain Jeff Morial in the clutch as it turned back Arellano U, 117-107, in triple overtime yesterday to remain in
the upper half of the standings in the 85th NCAA basketball tournament at The Arena in San Juan City. Morial sizzled with a game-high 31 points he laced with four booming triples, two forcing the first OT, one forging the third OT and the other putting the game away to seal the Blazers kept their place at fifth spot with an even 4-4 (win-loss) slate. It was a performance that came on a day Morial, the five-year veteran who erupted with a career-high 32 points in a 73-78 loss to Emilio Aguinaldo last week, celebrated his 23rd birthday. "It was a nice way to celebrate his (Morial) birthday, with a great effort and a victory," said CSB coach Richard del Rosario, whose 3OT win was his longest a former pro and a coach. The win also made up for the absences of Robbie Manalac, who had gout on his right foot, and the pair of Chuck Dalanon and Jan Tan, who served a one-game suspension for their involvement in a bench-clearing incident in their last game.
"I told the players to overcome adversity, they responded to the challenge," said del Rosario. Giorgio Ciriacruz erupted for 29 points but he fouled out late in regulation while Adrian Celada, a PBL veteran, finished with the same output as he kept his team's head above water the rest of the game. But the fouling out of Ciriacruz and five others—Isiah Ciriacruz, Rodan Reducto, Rodrigo Apostol, Ed Rivera, Jerry Miranda and Allen Virtudazo—took its toll on the Chiefs as they tried and failed to keep up with the Blazers in the final OT. Arellano U dropped its fourth straight game after winning its first two outings including a giant-sized win over multi-titled Letran. CSB made a killing from the free throw line as it made a league-high 43 foul shots out of a league-best 63 trips as against Arellano's 16-of-31 shooting clip there. The two teams were also called a league-worst 78 fouls combined including another NCAA worst 47 fouls by the Chiefs. "We're achieving our small goals and I think that's enough for us now," said del Rosario.
Meanwhile, three-peat champion San Beda unleashed its vicious running game as it whitewashed Emilio Aguinaldo, 95-71, yesterday to remain at third spot in the 85th NCAA basketball tournament at The Arena in San Juan City. Garvo Lanete led his team with 18 points while Sudan Daniel, Bam Bam Gamalinda, Dave Marcelo and Jake Pascual had 14, 13, 11 and 10 points, respectively, to send the Lions to their fifth straight win and sixth overall in seven games to close in on leaders San Sebastian and Jose Rizal (6-0). Argel Mendoza led all scorers with 25 points but the Generals had no match to the Lions' firepower as they saw their two-game streak snapped by falling to a fifth setback. EAC actually gave San Beda some fight in the early stretch of the second quarter when it seized a 33-31 advantage on back-to-back triples by John Santos. But the Lions came alive after that and launched a series of runs that saw them seizing a 49-38 lead at the break. Then it was garbage points the rest of the way as the Lions finished off the Generals with transition game the latter had no answer.
The scores:
First Game (Jrs) St. Benilde (88) – Flores 26, Sta. Maria 13, Pumaren 11, Vergara 11, Sy 9, Carlos 6, Calaquian 5, Sayson 4, Tanhueco 3, Lee 0, Diaz 0, Sollano 0, Miguel 0. Arellano (65) – Pagayunan 20, Caperal 13, Cruz 7, De Leon 7, Coronel 6, Tolentino 4, Gurrobat 3, Guzman 2, Regalado 2, Perucho 1. QS: 23-17; 49-31; 68-46; 88-65
Second Game (Jrs) San Beda (154) – Dela Cruz 29, Abatayo 23, Ludovice 21, Amer 18, Gotladera 14, Moralde 14, Sara 12, Nayve 10, Javier 6, Dela Costa 5, Lunas 2. Aguinaldo (52) – Canaynay 14, Alanes 13, Cuello 13, Denora 6, Guinita 4, Villamor 2, Booc 0, Laudato 0, Julian 0, Ocampo 0, Mayone 0, Padrones 0, Onwebere 0, Magtaas 0. QS: 47-15; 81-28; 121-28; 154-52
Third Game (Srs.) St. Benilde (117) – Morial 31, Johnston 21, dela Paz 11, Abolucion 11, Montecastro 10, Manlapaz 8, Wong 7, Urra 7, Umlas 5, de Guzman 5, Argamino 1 Arellano U (107) – G. Ciriacruz 29, Celada 29, I. Ciriacruz 13, Reducto 10, Apostol 8, Anquilo 5, Agustin 5, Dimla 3, Rivera 2, Miranda 2, Virtudazo 1, Tayongtong 0, Catapang 0 QS: 16-24; 36-40; 56-57; 80-80 (OT); 88-88 (2OT); 99-99 (3OT); 117-107 Fourth Game (Srs.)San Beda 95- Lanete 18, Daniel 14, Gamalinda 13, Marcelo 11, Pascual 10, dela Rosa 9, Taganas 8, Hermida 6, Tecson 6, Tirona 0 EAC 71- Mendoza 25, Santos 16, Cubo 10, Jabaybay 6, L. Yaya 6, Diolanto 4, R. Yaya 2, Chiong 0 QS: 23-16; 49-38; 71-52; 95-71
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There are people out there who think this whole matte thing is going to fizzle out. Unfortunately for them, these four cars will have people talking about matte paint (and matte paint care) for quite some time.
2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe
You may have seen the commercials, but if not, all you really need to know is that this new 6 series is a new direction for BMW. The four door Gran Coupe is expected to challenge the Mercedes CLS – also offered in factory matte paint. Starting at $76K it's mildly reasonable if you take into account how much a new AMG will run you, and the (first) Frozen Bronze Metallic is unlike any matte finish I've ever seen. The color, the sheen… everything is perfect.
2013 Koenigsegg Agera R
You probably wont be seeing this one on the road unless you happen to be in France when Top Gear goes on an adventure with it. Even so, the Agera R (announced last year) is expected to strut a stunning matte blue with carbon fiber accents as well as a white version with blue trim pin striping. As you know, Koenigsegg doesn't exactly manufacture your "average car." As their website states, the Agera R is the result of their "pursuit of perfection," so you better believe it was made to perform.
2013 Porsche 918 Spyder
Announced back in 2010, we've been waiting for this Porsche for way too long. This will mark the German automaker's first dabble in matte paint from the factory (even though I think they should've offered it a while back). Because this is yet another car that you probably will never see on the road (770+ horsepower: 500hp V8 + 2 electric engines producing ~109hp each), it's only worth dreaming about. I expect the matte black/white version to be limited and sell out in a matter of days – launches by other manufacturers have been limited to as little as 60 cars. Either way it should be an exciting addition to the growing number of factory matte cars.
2013 Mercedes G63 AMG
Probably the one you're most likely to see sooner rather than later is the G63. As you know, we kind of love the Designo Magno finish here… and after detailing a few I can confidently say it's one of the better finishes on the market. Couple that with what I consider to be the meanest SUV on the market and you've struck gold. Kudos to Mercedes.
As far as matte finishes go, I think they're here to stay. More and more people are realizing how easy matte is to care for, and factories are realizing how exclusive the unique finishes are. This year alone we've seen Hyundai and Ford release limited edition factory matte cars. So who's next? I'm still waiting for Jeep and Audi to jump into the factory matte game… I guess we'll see.


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|The Org Mode 7 Reference Manual
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12.8 TaskJuggler export
TaskJuggler is a project management tool. It provides an optimizing scheduler that computes your project time lines and resource assignments based on the project outline and the constraints that you have provided.
The TaskJuggler exporter is a bit different from other exporters, such as the HTML and LaTeX exporters for example, in that it does not export all the nodes of a document or strictly follow the order of the nodes in the document.
Instead the TaskJuggler exporter looks for a tree that defines the tasks and a optionally tree that defines the resources for this project. It then creates a TaskJuggler file based on these trees and the attributes defined in all the nodes.
12.8.1 TaskJuggler export commands
- C-c C-e j
- Export as TaskJuggler file.
- C-c C-e J
- Export as TaskJuggler file and then open the file with TaskJugglerUI.
12.8.2 Tasks
Create your tasks as you usually do with Org-mode. Assign efforts to each
task using properties (it's easiest to do this in the column view). You
should end up with something similar to the example by Peter Jones.(122)
Now mark the top node of your tasks with a tag named
:taskjuggler_project: (or whatever you customized
org-export-taskjuggler-project-tag to). You are now ready to export
the project plan with C-c C-e J which will export the project plan and
open a Gantt chart in TaskJugglerUI.
12.8.3 Resources
Next you can define resources and assign those to work on specific tasks. You
can group your resources hierarchically. Tag the top node of the resources
:taskjuggler_resource: (or whatever you customized
org-export-taskjuggler-resource-tag to). You can optionally assign an
identifier (named 'resource_id') to the resources (using the standard
Org properties commands, see section 7.1 Property syntax) or you can let the exporter
generate identifiers automatically (the exporter picks the first word of the
headline as the identifier as long as it is unique--see the documentation of
org-taskjuggler-get-unique-id). Using that identifier you can then
allocate resources to tasks. This is again done with the 'allocate'
property on the tasks. Do this in column view or when on the task type
C-c C-x p allocate RET <resource_id> RET.
Once the allocations are done you can again export to TaskJuggler and check in the Resource Allocation Graph which person is working on what task at what time.
12.8.4 Export of properties
The exporter also takes TODO state information into consideration, i.e. if a task is marked as done it will have the corresponding attribute in TaskJuggler ('complete 100'). Also it will export any property on a task resource or resource node which is known to TaskJuggler, such as 'limits', 'vacation', 'shift', 'booking', 'efficiency', 'journalentry', 'rate' for resources or 'account', 'start', 'note', 'duration', 'end', 'journalentry', 'milestone', 'reference', 'responsible', 'scheduling', etc for tasks.
12.8.5 Dependencies
The exporter will handle dependencies that are defined in the tasks either with the 'ORDERED' attribute (see section 5.2.7 TODO dependencies), with the 'BLOCKER' attribute (see 'org-depend.el') or alternatively with a 'depends' attribute. Both the 'BLOCKER' and the 'depends' attribute can be either 'previous-sibling' or a reference to an identifier (named 'task_id') which is defined for another task in the project. 'BLOCKER' and the 'depends' attribute can define multiple dependencies separated by either space or comma. You can also specify optional attributes on the dependency by simply appending it. The following examples should illustrate this:
* Preparation :PROPERTIES: :task_id: preparation :ORDERED: t :END: * Training material :PROPERTIES: :task_id: training_material :ORDERED: t :END: ** Markup Guidelines :PROPERTIES: :Effort: 2.0 :END: ** Workflow Guidelines :PROPERTIES: :Effort: 2.0 :END: * Presentation :PROPERTIES: :Effort: 2.0 :BLOCKER: training_material { gapduration 1d } preparation :END:
12.8.6 Reports
TaskJuggler can produce many kinds of reports (e.g. Gantt chart, resource
allocation, etc). The user defines what kind of reports should be generated
for a project in the TaskJuggler file. The exporter will automatically insert
some default reports in the file. These defaults are defined in
org-export-taskjuggler-default-reports. They can be modified using
customize along with a number of other options. For a more complete list, see
M-x customize-group RET org-export-taskjuggler RET.
For more information and examples see the Org-taskjuggler tutorial at http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php.
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After a season filled with nasty fights, Beverly Hills Housewife Lisa Vanderpump exclusively tells Life & Style that her friendship with Brandi Glanville is over.
"Too many things — too many nasty things — were said," Lisa tells Life & Style in the new issue on stands now.
"Brandi has created so many lies," she continues. Their relationship, Lisa says, "is done. It was done six months ago."
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Bravo Has NOT Asked Adrienne Maloof to Rejoin Cast
Lisa was stunned Brandi turned on her. But an insider tells Life & Style Brandi's motive is clear: She found out Lisa was close with Scheana Marie — who claims she had an affair with Brandi's then-husband Eddie Cibrian in 2006.
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The Cubs would be allowed to sell beer and wine from kiosks at an open-air plaza adjacent to a renovated Wrigley Field — and fans would be allowed to bring drinks in plastic cups to the plaza — in the latest in a string of concessions to the team.
Local Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) on Tuesday introduced the ordinance to a City Council that's preparing to give the Cubs the go-ahead to take another 10 feet of street and sidewalk and sell advertising on a "branding arch" over Clark Street.


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So what are your kids up to for Halloween?
This is our first year of no treat or treating -- my kids are officially too old (only one went last year). Last year I made costumes (which could double for the Ren fest) and I'm taking a year off of sewing. We've been hitting the vintage shops, which has been fun, but we haven't found anything they are excited about yet.
They have a massive party at school (which is what the customs are for) and they are helping in a Fall Fest (fundraiser) which will also be a lot of fun. They are looking forward to dressing up while handing out candy, because when they were little they liked it when people did that.
What's up at everyone else's house?
but everything has pros and cons
DS 18 y.o. plans to visit a friend who's away at college and living in a dorm. I can only imagine what the parties will be like .
DD 15 hasn't trick or treated for a couple of years now. Last month I asked her if she wanted to have a party, but she said no. I don't think she has any plans yet. She'll dress up for school but she hasn't picked out a costume yet.
We'll shell out at home on Hallowe'en. I meant to get the decorations out over the weekend, but didn't get a chance, so we'll probably decorate next weekend. We've got cobwebs and gravestones and some gory dismembered limbs to scatter around the lawn.
Dd plans to go trick or treating with some friends. She has decorated our house already.
We always have a special Halloween dinner and carve pumpkins.
I don't know if we watch a special movie or do anything else.
Kim ~mom to one awesome dd (12)
My daughter has made her own Alice in Wonderland costume and will be going to a party on the 29th that is hosted by her boyfriend's band. She'll also probably wear the costume on the 31st to school.
My 11 yr old is going trick o treating. He and his dog have matching 'hot dog' outfits. On Saturday night we are going to the city 'Hot air balloon' festival which has some inflatables, hot air balloons, and other city type stuff. FREE entrance- of course!
This coming weekend DS is going to a farm/pumpkin patch/old west type thing.
Mom to J and never ending
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2017 the year of peace and tranquility.
sunday Alli will guide younger kids through an enchanted journey during the day (ie: not haunted/scary just enchanted) but she still wants to trick or treat for the sugar. I don't know what she will be at the journey as the organizers are providing costumes but she will be a "dark angel" for Trick or treat with school friends who are also being dark angles Lily will be an accompanying little regular white angel. I'm assuming that since Alli didn't object to the complementing costume for Lily that we can all stay together although I know that if the other dark angel's mothers let them run off by themselves Alli will push for that and the complimenting costumes will have been a waste.
DS 13 still wants to trick or treat this year. Honestly I think he is too old for it! He probably will still go with some of his friends if they are still going, but 13 is a difficult age! They are too old to trick or treat but too young to go to a party.
Bah! There's no such thing as too old for trick-or-treating! You could be 102 years old, and if you come to my door wearing a costume, you'll get some candy!
The costume is key. If they are in costume, I don't mind giving out a treat. There should be some effort to participate in the spirit of the occasion. Yk, a quid for the candy quo.
Yep, I agree on that! Ds 13 will be trick or treating again this year but he has to go in costume. He'll go as Zorro like he did last year.
DD just informed me that she's not into trick or treating anymore. She wants a little candy, and then wants to watch a halloween movie with me. Personally, I'm thrilled. I'll take any chance to snuggle with my big kid these days!
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Due to high demand, promoters for Madonna's 2012 world tour announced today that a second HP Pavilion concert was added to her schedule.
On Tuesday, Madonna announced that she would perform October 6 at HP Pavilion while M.I.A. was still making headlines for flipping off the crowd during her cameo at the Super Bowl halftime show. The second HP Pavilion will be on October 7. Tickets for both concerts go on sale Monday, February 13.


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Juan Data is one of those inventors who like to be hard on themselves. We know that because he sings an entire four-minute eleven-second track without using any vowel except A. Is this the world's first Oulipo rap? Possibly not but then what was? We can hear evidence of his self-challenging personality in the rest of this EP, too—we can even hear it in the Oulipo track before we learn that he is only using A—because he has compressed his shambolic blasting rip of hip-hop-cumbia-latin-all-kinds-of-things together with an Andean flute. An incongruous pile-up of ideas but incongruous pile-ups are his thing, his forte, the mountain where he brilliantly plants his flag. The bonus tracks, instrumentals, remixes, looser, lazier, show you how compressed and explosive the nonbonus tracks are by comparison. "Bondi," we're told, "is Argentine slang for bus," and the notion of travelling and picking up things as you go is treated like a useful theme. Short but full.
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Peter David is one of the most interesting and colorful writers working today.
First, he is a writing machine. Few writers can match his creative output. He must chain himself to his keyboard because he is always working on multiple projects with an alacrity of speed.
Then there is the fact that he writes in as many different genres and formats as possible. He has written novels set in the universes of Star Trek and Babylon 5, as well as movie tie-in Marvel Comics novels. The work he did on The Incredible Hulk comic book series is unparalleled and he is currently adapting the greatness that is Stephen King's Dark Tower saga in the same comic book format. He also writes short stories and children's books, as well as movie scripts.
Recently, he has written a series of short stories set in the Fable video game universe! The first, Fable: Reaver, is available now for $.99!
Here is a bit more about the second short story, Fable: Jack of Blades:
Fable™ Heroes, on Xbox Live Arcade, gathers a range of heroes and villains from across the epic videogame saga—and the Fable™ companion eBook series delves even deeper into their greatest triumphs, darkest secrets, and never-before-seen origins. In this second eBook short story, evil will be unmasked—but nothing is ever what it seems when Jack of Blades has the upper hand.
Finally, the people of Albion are safe. Jack of Blades, the supernatural terror, has been slayed . . . or at least, that's what they've been told. But the residents of Oddwood know that Jack is alive and well. Leading a small force of mercenaries, Jack has enslaved the townsfolk and is enjoying a life of luxury—until an unassuming young man arrives on the scene, inadvertently thwarting Jack at every step. Living up to his merciless reputation, Jack of Blades decides upon a suitable punishment: throwing the newcomer into a cage with a flesh-eating Balverine. Little does Jack realize that he's dealing with a wild card—and a shocking twist to the Fable™ saga.
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Fable: Jack of Blades is available today and is also $.99. It is available on all major eReader services. To see the list of links leading to purchase Jack of Blades, click HERE!
Fable: Theresa, the third short story will be published June 19, 2012. More from Peter David and Fable as the summer progresses!
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Pixelated Radio 10: Rob Charters a Hard Line to Chicago
This week's episode is late and potentially pregnant from lack of proper precautions—let this be a warning that those who have a hard line should wrap it up before getting down and dirty. We start off the show with a lengthy chat about Rob's trip to Chicago and the first in-person meeting of we two hosts. After that, the show goes on a downward spiral of what we've been playing, followed by what we've been playing. The cherry on top: I go into far too much detail on something fairly specific and prove once again that the show should be listed as explicit.
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Jeret Peterson, Kelly Hilliman take national aerial titles at Heavenly
Jeret Peterson, Kelly Hilliman take national aerial titles at Heavenly{mosimage}USSA — Jeret Peterson nailed his second jump Saturday night to collect his first U.S. aerials championship at the Chevrolet U.S. Freestyle Championships at Heavenly in California. Earlier, Kelly Hilliman picked up the second title of her career.
Peterson had 222.05 points –including 124.60 on his second quad-twisting triple (four twists, three flips) — to top Joe Pack, who slapped back on his second landing and finished with 204.85. Wes Preston was third (193.47) under the lights.
"I'm really excited. I had a good time up there [tonight]," Peterson said; he had a full, double-full, full on his first jump and clicked with a double-full, full, full to seal the deal. "Everyone was jumping well so I'm pretty pumped to be able to put it down. … Pretty much, I planned to go out and have a good time and do what I know how to do. It was cool."
He had trouble landing his first jump before clinching the win with his final jump. "I just pulled my feet through on the landing," he said. "I've been having trouble with that all year. I've been doing really nice jumps and I'm just not landing them and if you're not landing them you might as well not even show up.
In front of a cheering après ski crowd, Hilliman led the women's field with 161.54 points. Rookie Sharlee Strebel and Australia's Shannon Leotta, who trains in Utah, completed the podium.
"I'm really excited," said Hilliman. "It was a really good day for me. I jumped really well for myself and that's really the main thing, that's what's really important. To have another national title is a lot of fun too and awesome. I'm really happy."
Hilliman, the 2000 U.S. aerials champion, had missed the last two national championships because of injury. She completed a full-full, a double twist-double flip, and a lay-full, a single twisting somersault, for her two jumps.
"I competed those for a while the last two years [on the World Cup circuit]," she said. "I had taken a step back after doing triples and now I'm going to step it back up and start doing triple twisting doubles. This season was lot of ups and downs, I tried to change a couple things. … In the long run I think it is going to pay off. I had a couple good results and some results that weren't as good as I wanted to but all in all I ended on a great note so I'm really happy."
Strebel had 136.02 points and Leotta, who trains with the Australian national squad at Utah Olympic Park on the outskirts of Park City, had 130.93. Defending champion Christina Craddock was fourth in the late-afternoon women's competition.
The championships conclude Sunday with dual moguls.
U.S. Freestyle Championships
Heavenly Mountain Resort, California
March 26, 2004
Men's Aerials
1. Jeret Peterson, Boise, Idaho, 222.05 points
2. Joe Pack, Park City, Utah, 204.85
3. Wes Preston, Campton, N.H., 193.47
4. Lance Field, Boulder, Colo., 177.08
5. Bryan McCormack, Cape May Court House, N.J., 170.53
6. Scott Bahrke, Tahoe City, Calif., 156.13
7. Tim Massucco, Lee, Mass., 149.57
8. Dylan Ferguson, Amesbury, Mass., 145.26
9. Sean Field, Tahoe City, Calif., 136.97
10. Ricky Doyle, Lafayette, Calif., 126.98
1. Kelly Hilliman, Tonawanda, N.Y., 161.54
2. Sharlee Strebel, Layton, Utah, 136.02
3. Shannon Leotta, Australia, 130.93
4. Christina Craddock, West Newton, Mass., 129.12
5. Jaime Myers, Boise, Idaho, 125.08
6. Rachel Pack, Park City, Utah, 110.92
7. Chloe Dauwalder, 110.11
8. Jill Priest, Park City, Utah, 109.29
9. Sarah Goldman, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 106.35
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IDC this week released the latest results from its Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker, which provides total market size and vendor share for all software technology areas. In 2013, the tracker reports, the worldwide software market grew 5.5 percent year over year to a total market size of $369 billion.
None of the three primary segments that comprise the total software market in IDC's software taxonomy – Applications; Application Development & Deployment (AD&D); and Systems Infrastructure software – had a standout performance, it says.
But function-specific types of software in these primary segments did. Among these headline acts, the Content Applications subset of the Applications primary market segment had year-over-year growth rates above 10 percent. That market, IDC says, is driven by Search and Content Analytics applications, which grew at 13.2 percent year over year. The Big Data and analytics adoption trend was largely responsible for this market growth, it says.
Last year, IDC in its Worldwide Search and Content Analytics 2013–2017 Forecast noted that the industry was "seeing the transformation of a market focused on traditional enterprise search to a market of agile mobile, desktop, and cloud-based technologies focused on extracting value, meaning, and learning from unstructured information in order to improve decision making."
The tracker also notes that the Structured Data Management market – a category in the AD&D segment – had a 7.3 percent growth rate. The Data Access, Analysis, and Delivery secondary markets experienced a 6.0% growth rate. Just about a year ago, IDC's forecast of its Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker made the call that the structured data management software category was expected to show the strongest growth over a five-year forecast period, with a 9.3 percent CAGR from 2012 to 2017. Faster growth would be marked in the last two to three years of the forecast, it said. "Data management is at the core of the information-driven economy and will play a critical role in the implementation of Big Data and analytics," IDG said at the time.
The 2014 IDG Enterprise Big Data research of January this year, in fact, noted that organizations are seeing exponential growth in the amount of data managed, with an expected increase of 76 percent within the next 12-18 months. Another recent IDC forecast shows that the Big Data technology and services market will grow at a 27 percent compound annual growth rate to $32.4 billion through 2017.
In its latest software tracker results release, Henry D. Morris, Senior Vice President for Worldwide Software, Services and Executive Advisory Research, states that, "Data provides the edge to companies that can leverage their information for competitive advantage — with new products and services, and an enriched customer experience. Software for data management, data access, and collaborative information sharing continues to lead the growth in the overall software industry."


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A party? What was I thinking?
I've gone and done it.
I've only agreed to a teenage party at our house two weeks on Friday. I don't know what I was thinking, and I've made a massive mistake. That stupid woman is nuts, I can sense you thinking and the worst thing is, you'd be right.
As far as I'm concerned, I've lost my marbles somewhere between the Sky Tower and the harbour bridge. They've rolled out of my head, into the churning waters of the Hauraki Gulf and sunk to the sandy bottom.
And I'm afraid they're gone for good.
The request was innocent enough, or so it seemed at the time. The 15-year-old girl currently living in the same house as me and formerly known as Little Weenie (she's refusing to answer to that moniker since turning the big one-five, apparently because it's "embarrassing, demeaning and gay"), nonchalantly suggested in a very sweet voice that maybe, if she was good, she could have a small get-together of her closest friends to welcome the upcoming Yuletide season.
She'd make sure everyone behaved (she pitched) and they'd maybe rent some movies, pop some corn, settle companionably as the easy-listening strains of One Direction flowed gently around them, and sit outside in the back garden quietly strumming guitars and singing Kumbaya as the moon rose over their school in the distance.
They could perhaps come at 7.30pm and leave on the dot of 11pm, as she knew any later might give me and/or close neighbours a headache in the morning, and she was a considerate party- holder. She'd be up at dawn's crack the next day cleaning the downstairs lounge anyway, so there'd be not a single speck of dust nor empty cup I'd need to personally deal to.
In my mind's eye, I could see the scene . . . demurely attired girls with ribbons in their hair and dapper boys in smart casual chinos laughing merrily at some witty aside, sipping ginger ale as they discussed their latest academic success, debating whether to play Twister or Monopoly, and accepting my home-made sausage rolls with a hearty "three cheers for Mrs Calvert . . . hip, hip, hooray!"
Quiet 17-year-old Middle Child soon blew that fantasy out of the water. "You do know," he hissed out the corner of his mouth when his sister was somewhere out of earshot, "that she's already told everyone on Facebook there'll probably be booze. I can see this ending in tears, Mum, just mark my words."
The next day only made his passionate words more prophetic. The 15-year-old formerly known as Little Weenie texted me from media studies class. "How many people can I invite?" she asked, "because I'm thinking an even 50 or so."
I almost choked on my ciabatta with ham and pesto - so much so that my elderly work colleague felt the need to hit me square between the shoulder blades. "In my worst nightmare," I desperately texted back, my upper shoulders aching from the smacking action. "Thirty . . . and not a single person more."
"But," she replied, "I have at least 50 friends that have already said they'll come. There's going to be some severely annoyed friends out there who are going to blame you."
"I think I can live with that," I said. And I really meant it.
The next day, she rang me at work. "Can we have the entire bottom floor of the house, and can that include the bedroom so if people are tired, they can crash?" I might have lost my marbles, but I didn't come down in the last shower, I thought to myself. Those feeling the need to catch a few zzzs could do it upstairs, I decreed down the phoneline, not on Eldest Child's queen-sized bed with the sleep buddy of their choice.
I'm stupid, but I'm not that stupid, I reassured myself, making a mental note to find a lock to fit the downstairs bedroom door.
At the supermarket the next day, I got a voice message. "Mum, there's a few problems re the party. Tanya* says she won't come if Larry* is there, but I really like Larry and Tanya is my bestest friend in the world. And Camille* says she's not coming if her 23-year-old boyfriend Clint* can't come, but she's my bestest friend in the world and I can't not invite her.
"And Josh* is the hottest guy at school, so I want to invite him, but he has just dumped Trinny* who is my bestest friend in the world and I have to invite her."
When I suggested she get the list of partygoers and their parents' phone numbers down in writing early so we could work out the logistics, she seemed aghast. "Do you really want me to be the laughing stock of the whole school, Mum?" she said tartly. "Having a list of contact details would be so gay. I may as well tattoo 'loser' on my forehead!"
The next day we discussed menus. The lofty aspirations (hers) melded perfectly with the realistic realities (mine), and we mutually agreed that fizzy drinks, chips and dip, sausage rolls (Alison Holst's version) and brownies would sustain the partygoers.
Two nights later, my daughter appeared in the lounge doorway in a tiny handkerchief of black skimpy lace material held together with thin elastic straps that pushed certain parts of her anatomy up, down, in and definitely out. "I'm thinking of wearing this," she said, twirling merrily so the material just cleared her undie line.
"That's a nightie, isn't it?" asked Hubby. "You'll definitely need a dressing gown over that."
I looked at Quite Middle Child's smug expression as the fantasy 'Famous Five' teenage party in my brain evaporated forever.
"Ending in tears, I think I said," he muttered. "I was right, wasn't I?"
I had to admit it . . . he had been right. All long.
* The names of the 15-year-olds formerly known as Little Weenie's bestest friends in the world have been changed . . . not for their privacy, but to ensure your sanity should you ever unknowingly come across them in your daily lives.
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The 'forgotten' Florida senator who chased a financial crisis
John Kennedy takes a look at the last financial collapse to grip a nation - the 1929 stock market crash - and tells the story of a Florida lawmaker who pushed for reforms that lasted for decades until being undone by the banking industry.
"Chairing the investigation was a Floridian, Jacksonville Sen. Duncan Fletcher, whose name today is largely lost in history. But his probe of the freewheeling financial era that crashed with the Great Depression spanned two years, filled 11,000 pages of testimony and spawned many of the nation's banking regulations still in place.
The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 grew out of Fletcher's hearings, separating commercial banks from investment houses. Bank deposits became federally insured, protecting Americans' nest eggs, while the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 also tightened Wall Street regulation.
"Fletcher is one of most important figures to come out of Florida in the 20th century, but he's been mostly forgotten," said J. Wayne Flynt, a retired Auburn University historian." (full story here)


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University of Nevada, Reno fourth in national concrete canoe championship
June 20, 2012
The University of Nevada, Reno concrete canoe team battled fiercely on the water and in the lecture hall, finishing fourth overall in the 25th National Concrete Canoe Competition Saturday. For the third year in a row, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo won the American Society of Civil Engineers event, this year hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno.
"The College of Engineering and the University have much to be proud of: a very successful organization of a major national event; a wonderful opportunity to showcase regionally and nationally the many wonderful aspects of the college and the University; the continued success of our student team in a very rigorous competition," Manos Maragakis, dean of the College of Engineering said. "This exemplifies the commitment of the college to excellence and national prominence, and made all of us very proud."
The Nevada team finished second in the women's endurance race, third in the men's endurance, third in the women's sprint, third in the men's sprint and first in the coed sprint for third overall in the paddling events. The races account for 25 percent of the teams' scores. The team placed second for the paper detailing the design and construction of their canoe, seventh for the oral presentation on their year-long effort and 11th in the final product/display category.
After a day full of races, top finisher Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo was just shy of the overall total points record in the history of the event, and was several points ahead of second place Universite Laval, out of Canada. Third place Michigan Technological University came in third with the University of Nevada, Reno a very close fourth place finish. Nevada scored a 54.2 and Michigan Tech's total score was 54.3. Nevada has finished in the top six at nationals in the past six years and the top five in the last five years, with a first place win in 2008.
More than 500 students and faculty advisors from 22 universities around the country and Canada participated in the grueling three-day academic and athletic battle that included events on the University of Nevada, Reno's campus and at the Sparks Marina Lake in the City of Sparks, next door to Reno.
Throughout the year, teams of civil engineering students from 200 universities logged thousands of hours researching, designing and constructing their concrete canoes in search of the winning combination of creativity, knowledge and teamwork. After coming out on top in regional competitions throughout the spring, the best and brightest from the top engineering schools matched wits and skills in the national finals.
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The winning team received a $5000 scholarship and a trophy. The second place team overall received a $2500 scholarship and trophy, and the third-place team received a $1,500 scholarship and a trophy.


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Great fortune with the weather and great competition made this year's Spruce Meadows National the best in years.
But Spruce Meadows vice-president Ian Allison says the best of the summer is still to come.
The event pulled in an on-grounds audience of 86,715 from Wednesday to Sunday, with 36,419 of those National-goers coming out on Sunday to see the finale.
The last time the Spruce Meadows National saw numbers that high was in 2009, which still holds the record for total on-grounds audience throughout the tournament with 95,120.
"We had a great season opener ... we had a very strong entry and very exciting sport and very exciting results," Allison said.
"It's a very good number, (but) it can always be better."
Allison said many people are not yet on holiday in June and kids are still in school — as such the National tends not to bring in the same numbers as the later summer tournaments.
"The audiences go up," he said.
"The North American will draw typically around 125,000, and then the Masters is over 200,000."
Last year at Spruce Meadows, the North American pulled in more than 120,000 and the Masters pulled in more than 251,000.
But all attendance is so very weather-dependent at Spruce Meadows, Allison noted.
Luckily, Mother Nature played along for the National this year.
Allison said it was dry skies all week, and a brief thunderstorm brought about 15 minutes of rain Sunday then laid off until the tournament's end.
"Literally when we stopped playing God Save the Queen it started raining again," Allison said.
"If it was going to arrive it was perfectly timed."
Winners of note for this year's National were Kent Farrington, who won the CN Reliability Grand Prix and the ATB Financial Cup; Leslie Howard, who won the Nexen Cup Derby; and Darrah Kerins, who won the Spectra Energy Cup.
Meanwhile, Sunday morning Canadian Eric Lamaze walked away with the Atco Structures and Logistics Cup.
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As you probably already know, the world's most annoying baby will be entering the world in approximately eight months. In case you DIDN'T already know, Kanye West made the announcement at his show via serenade for Kim Kardashian. A girl can only pray that someday she's lucky enough to have a man appoint her as his baby mama in front of thousands of people through an AutoTuned jumble of words. So romantic!