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I'm in the final week of classes this semester. Soon, summer will be here and along with it the chance to step up the pace of cinema-related activities—watching, reading, writing.
I'm generally a DVD renter rather than buyer, but I just purchased a big batch from Europe to fire up as soon as the semester ends:
-- Godard's Histoire(s) du cinema. I saw one of the earliest North American screenings that were part of the comprehensive JLG retro assembled by James Quandt about 6 years ago. But they are now a blur in my head, and more than any other movies I can think of, these demand repeated re-viewings.
-- Godard/Mieville shorts: De l'origine du XXIe siècle, The Old Place, Liberté et patrie, Je vous salue, Sarajevo, plus a hardcover book.
-- Bresson's The Devil, Probably, finally on DVD. I've seen this once, on videotape.
-- Satyajit Ray's Abhijan. Upon graduation from college, I joined a computer company in Calcutta. Right across the street from my office building in Ballygunge, I saw my first-ever retrospective, the complete films of S. Ray. I haven't seen Abhijan since.
-- Rossellini's Era notte a Roma. Also, great news: Criterion is releasing some of his made-for-TV history films in the fall.
-- Terence Davies' Distant Voices, Still Lives. I've seen just two Davies films: The House of Mirth and The Long Day Closes. Home Film Festival used to carry a videotape of his shorts that I'm sorry I never got around to renting.
-- Jean Vigo collection: L'Atalante, Zero for Conduct, A propos de Nice, Taris. I've been waiting years to see the latter two films.
-- Renoir's Toni. Renoir is one of my all-time favorite filmmakers but I've never immersed myself in his films intensely over a limited time period. I'd like to do that this summer. And alongside, I look forward to reading the critical writings on his films by Andre Bazin, Raymond Durgnat, Christoper Faulkner, Leo Braudy, etc.
-- Mizoguchi's Crucified Lovers and The Woman of Rumour. I haven't seen the former but I loved the latter. Here's David Bordwell's entry on the film, and mine.
-- Godard's Sauve qui peut (la vie) a.k.a. Slow Motion.
I'm wondering: any recent or future DVD releases you're excited about or would like to recommend? To jog your memory, here's the release calendar page at DVD Beaver.
-- Best wishes to the indefatigable Matt Zoller Seitz, who is moving from print journalism to filmmaking.
-- Craig Keller on João César Monteiro. Also, Craig has an amazing DVD wish list at Glenn Kenny's place. Many others chime in with their suggestions as well.
-- New issue of Reverse Shot.
-- Adrian Martin's monthly column at Filmkrant begins thus: "With Cahiers du Cinéma - both in its printed magazine and internet (www.cahiersducinema.com) versions - now in crisis because of being dropped by its Le Monde publisher, it seems as if the book 'Gilles Deleuze et les Images' (edited by François Dosse and Jean-Michel Frodon) may well be, alongside the updated French edition of Nicole Brenez's 'Abel Ferrara', among the last books to appear under the famous Cahiers banner. And, ironically enough, it is in the Deleuze book that we find a striking reflection by the American film scholar Dudley Andrew about how the globe of film culture is changing."
-- Robert Koehler at Film Journey: "Thierry's Cannes, Olivier's Quinzaine."
pic, courtesy DVD Beaver: Bresson's The Devil, Probably (1977).


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Room-size, dedicated videoconferencing systems have been around for decades, and Skype introduced person-to-person video almost six years ago, so users are comfortable with this concept. And in the age of 3G smartphones with front-facing cameras; Webcams built into every PC; and ubiquitous Wi-Fi, where placing a video call is as easy as sending a text message, you'd think videoconferencing would be as popular as those 140-character missives. Yet it isn't, not by a long shot.
In our September InformationWeek Unified Communications Survey, we asked about 11 technology drivers for UC; just 5% cited videoconferencing. Results didn't get much more encouraging from there. And compared with the explosive growth of online video content, the use of interpersonal video communication is downright minuscule.
I see a couple reasons for this: one technological, the other social.
Probably the biggest reason video calling/conferencing isn't as popular as text- or voice-based communications is interoperability: There's no universal directory, call-routing system, or system-agnostic client, as exists with email or voice. When I send an email or place a phone call, it doesn't matter what client or device either I or my recipient use–if I'm accessing my Gmail account via Postbox on a Mac and the recipient is on a corporate Exchange system using Outlook on Windows, it doesn't matter. Likewise for phone calls. It's simple to use Skype on my PC to call Aunt Millie on her landline. Unfortunately, there's a systemic breakdown when it comes to video.
The various systems–Skype, Facetime, AIM, or Tango–don't interoperate. Sure, they each support all the popular clients, from Windows PCs to iPhones and Androids, but I can't place calls between systems. Thus, just because I know a colleague's email address or wireless number, doesn't mean I can reach them via video for an impromptu chat. It's an identical situation to the walled gardens that are the various text messaging systems; a mess that necessitated multiprotocol IM clients and juggling multiple accounts.
In fact, a Cisco-sponsored study on "The Benefits and Barriers to Video Collaboration Adoption" found that 26% of respondents cited the interoperability between video providers as a major barrier to using videoconferencing. Sure, motivated users could overcome these obstacles by having accounts with multiple video providers and noting which friends or colleagues are on which system, but it's a logistical pain that limits the spread and utility of video communications.
Cloud video services attempt to bridge this gap by acting as a go-between to facilitate meetings between people not on a first-name basis. If a Skype call is equivalent to stopping by a friend's place for a chat, a Web conference is more like meeting a couple of colleagues at the nearest Starbucks. Cloud services also overcome the other persistent impediment, cited by one-third of respondents in the Cisco study, to business-oriented video communications: the cost and maintenance of video equipment and conferencing software. By offloading and virtualizing video processing and adding collaboration features like shared whiteboards, displays, and documents, cloud services also provide higher video quality and a richer experience than consumer-oriented, peer-to-peer services. Tom Toperczer, VP of marketing at Nefsis, a video conference provider, says he sees services such as Nefsis occupying a middle ground between consumer-oriented Skype and high-end telepresence. Besides added collaboration features, Toperczer says Nefsis' service provides higher-quality video, supports a larger set of more sophisticated video peripherals (not just Webcams), has scalable video quality (the higher the bandwidth, the higher the resolution), and supports network QoS.
The other major impediment to video communication is sociological. Cisco's study found that a reluctance to be seen was mentioned by almost a quarter of respondents as a barrier to video collaboration, with 5% citing it as the chief reason. Face-to-face meetings, even interposed with a display, are more direct, personal, and intimidating than text or voice, making them unsuitable for spontaneous messages. While the expressive depth of face-to-face conversations introduces visual and aural communication cues that add subtlety and depth to a conversation, thus circumventing the types of miscommunications that black-and-white text or curt voice mails so often create (and that things like emoticons and vocal inflections are designed to mitigate), it also means that video conversations are better suited to those situations that require meaning and understanding, not pith and brevity.
So, the sweet spot for enterprise video communication isn't so much in augmenting the phone call as in replacing the weekly project meeting. For example, Toperczer says that instead of a construction manager or architect visiting a project site once or twice a month for a job's duration, they can have recurring video meetings with the on-site crew. Similarly, a corporate trainer, who might be on the road half the time giving the same course at dozens of branch offices, can deliver the same class over video. It's the old "Why waste hundreds of dollars and half a day travelling" argument. Health care offers other interesting examples, notably in the field of telepsychiatry. Here, as a New York Times feature outlines, therapists can see patients in settings from rural clinics to prisons.
Video communication has reached a point of maturity where its utility and applicability are constrained more by the planning, strategy, and creativity of the user than the available technology and budget. With cloud services, the cost of video is seldom an impediment, even though the Cisco study found cost and budget at the top of reported adoption barriers. Yet, when you find the right application, whether it's replacing the regular project meeting road trip or pulling a far-flung group of employees together for a training session, the case for video is compelling; and with the new breed of cloud video services, implementation couldn't be easier.
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Part of the deal with big events like Bowl games is that due to the corporate-like nature of each these days, you've got to do a lot of glad-handing with a bunch of yutzes in suits. The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl is no different.
Before Arizona State embarrassed Navy 62-28, an honest-to-goodness American hero—who among us knows the extent he has suffered on our behalf—was forced to take the humiliating picture you see above. The glassy eyes, the vacant smile and awkward arm positions. Just sad, really.


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Obituaries in the local press highlighted how Pavia's career tracked the ups and downs of Philippine politics and journalism. Pavia, like many other journalists during the post-1972 martial law period of the regime of Ferdinand Marcos, was fired under political pressure. At the time, he was assistant editor at the Philippine Herald.
Ben Cal, a colleague when Pavia headed the official Philippine News Agency and now a reporter with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, noted how Pavia often managed to "wiggle out from the glaring eyes of military censors" so that the official wire service had "a semblance of 'independence' during those trying times."
Pavia was among a generation of Filipino journalists who, after the fall of Marcos and restoration of democracy in 1986, fought strenuously to ensure that the local press was never again co-opted and repressed by a heavy-handed government. Though that fight continues, it has contributed to one of Asia's most vibrant civil societies.
I first met Pavia at the launch of CPJ's Global Campaign Against Impunity in Manila in November 2007. Like many Filipino journalists who recall viscerally the intimidation and abuse of the Marcos era, Pavia spoke with frustration about the high number of media killings and the lack of justice that has now spanned five successive ostensibly democratic administrations.
Pavia fought, literally to his dying day, to reverse that trend. His leadership role with the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ), an important CPJ partner in the network of Philippines press groups, contributed to the creation of rapid response "tracker teams" deployed to independently investigate media murders--in which too often the police themselves are suspects. His advice also helped guide CPJ's 2009 research into the crucial role of witnesses in Philippine trials (where there is seldom any forensic evidence to go on and witness testimony is crucial to a successful prosecution) and the need for better witness protection in combating impunity.
Pavia's death follows that of Leo Dacera, who as a senior state prosecutor worked to bring to justice those accused of the murders of journalists in the Philippines.
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Queensland tourism leaders look to long-term vision
Hundreds of industry representatives have gathered for the second Destination Q forum on Queensland's Gold Coast, which will focus on developing a 20-year tourism plan for the state.
Gold Coast Tourism chief executive officer Martin Winter says the Gold Coast is critical to the state's future.
"We account for more than 27 per cent of all of the tourist activity in the state and so it's very important that we do well," he said.
"If the Gold Coast thrives, so does Queensland.
"We're expecting that at the end of this Destination Q there'll be a whole lot of new objectives.
"For the forthcoming months, we'll be working to make sure the Gold Coast stays high on the agenda."
The Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) says it is happy with the progress made in reforming the sector over the past 12 months.
QTIC chief executive officer Daniel Gschwind says there have been significant changes to liquor legislation, planning schemes, reducing red tape and growing ecotourism.
He says government and industry representatives will discuss how to build on the good work at the Destination Q forum.
"Looking after our significant natural assets and using them sustainably for tourism," he said.
"It's about how do we form sustainable partnerships between industry and government to fund the activities that we need to undertake.
"It's about how do we market ourselves to the most fruitful markets, how do we gather the intelligence."
'Radical changes' needed
Mr Gschwind says a lot has been achieved in the past year but Queensland has to keep innovating.
"If we continue to doing the same thing we have in the past we will only see marginal change at best," he said.
"If we want to achieve those aspirational targets that we have set, then we will need radical change in collaboration, radical change in service and quality standards, and radical changes in making us more competitive in both international and domestic markets."
The chief executive officer of Tourism Tropical North Queensland, Rob Giason, says he is generally happy with how the State Government is engaging with the sector.
"We're very keen to work with the national parks portfolio because we have such rich assets that obviously are a drawcard for our visitors," he said.
"Being able to provide novel and unique experiences into some of the wilderness areas is certainly something we would like to discuss and obviously bring forward as a real opportunity."
North Queensland opportunities
Meanwhile, Whitsunday Mayor Jenny Whitney says she will use the forum to highlight investment opportunities in the north Queensland region.
Councillor Whitney says she also wants to discuss plans to increase the number of flights to Proserpine, north of Mackay.
"In order to attract that investment and create more opportunities is the need for easy access with direct flights," she said.
"The ability to expand the aviation market through the Whitsunday Coast airport and we see that as an advantage for tourism as well.
"What we certainly do do is fly the flag to let government know at every opportunity that the Whitsunday region has the four pillar approach to economic development
"We're trying to attract as much investment [as possible] and create jobs.
"We've got the liveability, we've got the tourism destination."
The chief executive officer of Tourism Tropical North Queensland, Rob Giason, says the forum will discuss how to make the industry more efficient.
"One of the challenging debates that we need to have is how do we better equip the industry so it is in fact even more self-sufficient," he said.
"It represents small business, it represents a whole range of different businesses in different clusters.
"We have the restaurant industry, we have the accommodation sector, we have the transport sector.
"We're not necessarily regarded as one industry."
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While the physics of this "bike" might be understood if photographed during the day… I'd like to think this peddle powered enigma, (much like Sasquatch), only appears at night. It wanders the streets of Minneapolis, and as seen here, is startled by the bright flash of a camera.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker softball team swept the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday (Mar. 11). With the wins, the Navy and Yellow improve to 11-8 on the year.
Game one was a tight contest that led all the way up to the bottom of the seventh. With two out and a runner on second, Katelyn Szupello stepped to the plate with the score tied at 3-3. She then located a fastball to right center field, to drive in the game-winning run with her second triple of the day.
Tabitha Allen (3-2) would get the nod and the win in game number one. Allen pitched a complete game giving up only seven hits and waving seven batters.
The hot batting continued for the Cobras into game number two. Coker proceeded to score four runs in the second inning, three in the third, and five in the fourth to quickly apply the five-inning rule and win the game 12-0.
Logan Cox and Ashley Gallman led the Cobras at the plate in game number two, as they each went 3-for-3. Cox had a team high three runs scored, while Gallman knocked in two RBI's.
Lauren Phillips (6-4) headed the defense for Coker on the mound with six K's, while giving up just five hits.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker softball team split a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader with Mars Hill University on Sunday (Mar. 30) at the Saleeby-Stokes Softball field.
In game number one the Cobras trailed 1-0 after an early run scored by the Lions. Mars Hill then went on to take a 6-0 lead after scoring five more runs in the second. The offensive struggle continued for Coker, as they could not push any runs across the plate in the first five innings. The Lions eventually added to their lead when they scored one run in the fourth and then tacked on seven more in the fifth to take the game by a score of 14-0
Lauren Phillips (7-7 ) would be marked with the loss after going for 2.2 innings, giving up six runs on four hits.
In game number two, seven innings was not enough to settle the dispute as the game was tied 11-11. In extra innings, the Lions took a 14-11 lead in the top of the eighth after they drove in three runs. After two walks to start the bottom of the eighth, Tyresha Ellis singled up the middle to drive in an RBI and load the bases. Sydney Weatherford would then step up to the plate and drive in to RBIs to tie the game at 14-14. The bases would remain loaded after Katelyn Szupello drew the walk, to give Coker the opportunity for the walk-off. With no outs and the bases loaded, Tayler Barcomb would draw the walk-off walk and Coker would take the game by a final score of 15-14.
Weatherford would be the offensive catalyst for the Cobras in game two as she connected for two doubles, and drove in a game high four RBIs. Logan Cox and Ellis would each have one double, with Cox driving in one batter and Ellis matching Weatherford with four. Barcomb would add two RBI, while Szupello, Ashley Gallman, Ashlee Ellen, and Alex Cataldo all tallied one.
Phillips (8-7) would earn the hard fought win, after pitching 4.2 innings, giving up ten runs on seven hits.
Coker will hit the road for their next competition, as they travel to Lenoir-Rhyne on Wednesday (Apr. 2) for a SAC doubleheader. Game number one will start at 2:00 p.m., followed by game two at 4:00.
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IwillFight needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 101 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
We're creating a "30 day challenge" Fighter club where our members will get an assignment every 30 days to do to continue improving themselves.
It's an add-on to Iwillfight.com. Please design a logo for what I'm calling "The Fighter Club"
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SSU Marketing needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 207 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
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We are a campus print shop that offers our customers copying, printing, and mailing services along with the ability to purchase paper supplies. We are located on a college campus and at the moment we have two different locations that have separate brands. It is our goal to rebrand them as the same business with our new name "Campus Prints". The purpose of our business is to offer faculty, staff and students a convenient place to get all of their printing services done.
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Must include our tag line: Print. Copy. Mail.
Needs to include our school colors- Pantone 2945C & 278CV
May use our school logo as a reference but we are looking for something new and creative. Visit http://www.sonoma.edu to see the logo.
The logo may also incorporate our mascot's paw print found at http://www.sonoma.edu/seawolfcard/w…sstu.shtml in our WolfBucks logo.
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Groton fire district board considering bankruptcy filing
Groton - Board members are actively considering bankruptcy for the financially troubled Poquonnock Bridge Fire District, District Board President Alan Ackley said Wednesday.
"Every district member understands that bankruptcy is in the offing unless something else happens," he said. "It's pretty cut and dried. If you don't have the money, you don't have the money."
Ackley said the board doesn't know yet what its legal options are when it comes to taking action to save money.
In the meantime, a decision that could make matters more urgent is due at any time. The board of directors and the Poquonnock Bridge Professional Firefighters Union expect to hear this month from an arbitrator on whether the district must honor a 10-year contract ratified in 2012. Ackley said he's not sure of the exact cost of the new contract, but it adds a few hundred thousand a year annually.
Board member Ron Yuhas said, "It's certainly going to bring us closer to bankruptcy if we have to honor that 10-year contract."
The board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the 13 Fort Hill Road station.
"Unless the union wants to sit down and talk, we're already bankrupt," Ackley said. "You can't operate with $3.5 million when the contract calls for $4.2 million."
Personnel costs, including salaries, pensions, insurance and other items, currently total about $4.2 million. Voters approved a budget of $3.5 million for the fiscal year that began July 1 after rejecting higher amounts.
The board had sought to re-enter negotiations by Monday, but the union declined.
Under state law, municipalities including fire districts may not declare bankruptcy without the written consent of the governor.
Board member Peter Legnos estimated last month that the district would run out of money in February without further cuts.
In the meantime, the board is looking at how it might stretch the money until the end of the fiscal year. Options include closing one of its two fire stations - Fort Hill - and, in the longer term, moving toward a combination career and volunteer firefighting force.
Ackley said he has 11 people trained and willing to volunteer. But four fire chiefs in Groton who run volunteer departments or combined departments said it would take at least a year to establish a volunteer force.
Fire chiefs from Old Mystic, Groton City, Noank and Center Groton agreed a year is the minimum.
Kenneth Richards Jr., longtime chief of the Old Mystic Fire Department, said he believes it would take between one and two years. Richards said volunteers must be held to the same standard as career firefighters and must be treated as equals.
He said the board, fire administrators, the union and the firefighters must agree or "it's going to fail."
Richards, whose son recently was elected to the Poquonnock Bridge Fire District board, is speaking next week on recruitment and retention at the International Association of Fire Chiefs' conference in Chicago.
"I really don't think some of the people that are proposing these things are looking at the big picture," he said. "The big picture is being able to provide proper emergency services to the taxpayers of the community. And that is the most important thing."
Center Groton Fire Chief Derek Fauntleroy said, "You can't just take anybody off the street and put them in fire gear and expect them to perform."
Richards and Groton City Fire Chief Nick DeLia said issues in Poquonnock Bridge also could affect surrounding districts.
DeLia, a former career firefighter for Poquonnock Bridge, said the city sent its ladder truck to assit Poquonnock Bridge for two years but didn't receive help maintaining the truck.
"It does impact the neighboring communities," DeLia said of financial problems in Poquonnock Bridge. "Particularly if you start laying people off."
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So far I've been featured now in 4 issues of this magazine I believe, but the first hard copy finally arrived to me recently!
I really love how their magazine is set up. It's really cute, and also has a lot of interesting articles!!
This photo is so old! It was from when I went and stayed in a pretty house along the Rouge River with my boyfriend & parents this past summer! I can't wait for it to be this warm again!! Also I'm showing my face for once! What a rarity, haha. (I kinda look like an alien in this photo too, lol)
If you like the magazine, you can always check them out here!!
PS: Sorry for the lack of original outfits lately! It's been raining a TON and spitting snow (and not the pretty kind, just the crappy kind), and on top of that I've been doing pretty terrible after getting my wisdom teeth out just recently. (Anyone else had theirs out before? Doesn't it SUCK?!) So once this storm is over, please be expecting many many more new outfits from me!
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President Trump earned a rousing cheer from Republican lawmakers during his State of the Union address when he proclaimed, "America will never be a socialist country." His proud declaration echoed...
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Although the federal government still has a lot of work to do with respect to planning and funding infrastructure investment, state and local governments are moving ahead with plans to "fix the damn...
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
Ready for Rooney
Everything appears to be right on with All Bets Off as he heads into Saturday's $300,000 Art Rooney Pace for 3-year-olds at Yonkers Raceway.
All Bets Off, trained by Ron Burke and driven by Matt Kakaley, won his Rooney elimination last weekend by 2-1/2 lengths over Some Playa in 1:52.3. In his eight starts since joining the Burke Stable last September, All Bets Off has won five times and finished second on three occasions.
He finished last season by winning the Matron Stakes at Dover Downs, beating Stevensville by a half-length in a track-record 1:50. Stevensville also is in the Rooney, having won his elimination by 3-3/4 lengths over Gold Rocks in 1:53.
All Bets Off will start the Rooney final from post four; Stevensville, with driver Tim Tetrick at the lines for trainer Ray Schnittker, from post six. All Bets Off is the 7-5 morning line favorite.
"He was very good," Burke said about All Bets Off's elimination win. "He's been super since we got him. We're trying to figure out how good he is and where he fits. This is a chance for us to see if he belongs in the group with the top 10 colts in the division.
"But he's been pretty special since we got him."
Burke owns All Bets Off with Frank Baldachino, The Panhellenic Stable Corp. and Rosemary Shelswell. A resident of Ontario, Shelswell was part of the previous ownership group that purchased All Bets Off for $7,000 at the 2012 Standardbred Horse Sale.
All Bets Off is a son of stallion Bettor's Delight out of the mare Armbro Penelope, who enjoyed success on the Ontario circuit in the mid-1990s.
For his career, All Bets Off has won six of 15 races, finished second five times, and earned $216,917. All Bets Off is not eligible to the North America Cup or Meadowlands Pace, but has the Max C. Hempt Memorial, Messenger Pace, Progress Pace and New York Sire Stakes on his schedule.
This season, he had a win and a second against older horses before his victory in his Rooney elim.
"He's done everything we've asked of him," Burke said. "He's got a good spot (for the Rooney final). He can do it both ways, so he should be good there."
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If luck counts for anything, trainer Tony Alagna should feel good heading into the Rooney final. He saw his Bondi Hanover and Gold Rocks draw posts two and three, respectively, and then found out his Maxi Bon, who was also-eligible, got the coveted post No. 1 when Thereisapaceforus scratched.
Gold Rocks and Bondi Hanover finished second and third behind Stevensville in their Rooney elim. Maxi Bon went off stride and finished fifth in his elim, which was won by All Bets Off.
"Both (Gold Rocks and Bondi Hanover) raced very well," Algana said. "Gold Rocks won the Babic at Freehold last year, so we knew he was a good half-mile horse. That was only Bondi Hanover's fourth lifetime start and he raced excellent. For a maiden to go against those horses and be third, we're very happy with him.
Maxi Bon is a fast horse that had some trouble in the last turn when he was out and going. We made some adjustments and he trained well (Wednesday)."
Alagna said All Bets Off and Stevensville are the horses to beat.
"Other than that, I think our horses are as competitive as anyone else's," Alagna said. "Gold Rocks, the half-mile track and five-eighths are going to be his thing. He's handy and you've got to use that to your advantage. I don't think the big track picks him up nearly as much. He's Meadowlands Pace eligible just in case he rises up, but we're going to concentrate on the smaller tracks."
Following is the field in post order for the Art Rooney Pace with listed drivers and trainers: 1. Maxi Bon, Daniel Dube, Tony Alagna; 2. Bondi Hanover, Jason Bartlett, Tony Alagna; 3. Gold Rocks, Eric Goodell, Tony Alagna; 4. All Bets Off, Matt Kakaley, Ron Burke; 5. Some Playa, George Brennan, Jennifer Sabot; 6. Stevensville, Tim Tetrick, Ray Schnittker; 7. Unlocked, Brent Holland, Erv Miller; 8. Ideal Fashion, Jordan Stratton, Jim Campbell.
Ron Burke is happy with Southwind Silence as she prepares for Saturday's $124,744 Lismore Pace for 3-year-old filly pacers at Yonkers.
Southwind Silence finished fourth in a division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes in her seasonal debut at The Meadows on May 3, but bounced back last weekend to win her Lismore Pace elimination by 1-1/2 lengths over Bettor Business in 1:54.
Last year, Southwind Silence won the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championship for 2-year-old filly pacers and also won a division of the Kentuckiana Stallion Management Stakes.
For her career, the daughter of Well Said-Southwind Solara has won four of 15 races, hit the board 13 times, and earned $391,211 for owners Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Larry Karr and Joseph DiScala Jr.
"She was a very good filly last year," Burke said. "I wasn't completely happy with her first start this year. It was alright, but she had to come first up and that doesn't usually work at The Meadows if you can't clear. (In her elimination) she seemed more like her normal self.
"She seemed to handle the track well, and at Yonkers that's a big thing."
Tyra, who was third in last year's Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championship, also won a Lismore elimination. She beat Rusty's Bliss by 1-1/2 lengths in 1:54.4 and is the 8-5 morning line choice in the final.
Following is the field in post order for the Lismore Pace with listed drivers and trainers: 1. Also Encouraging, Matt Kakaley, Casie Coleman; 2. It Was Fascination, Brent Holland, Tony Alagna; 3. Bettor Business, Daniel Dube, Scott DiDomenico; 4. Tyra, Tim Tetrick, Joann Looney-King; 5. Southwind Silence, George Brennan, Ron Burke; 6. Rusty's Bliss, Jason Bartlett, Douglas Lewis; 7. Gentlemens Delight, Marcus Johansson, Nancy Johansson; 8. Palm Beach, Eric Carlson, Douglas Lewis.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Part 1 - Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies to ELLs: Visualization and Making Connections
Part One: Reading Comprehension Strategies for ELLs: Visualization and Making Connetions.
I was reading a story with my 2st grade ESL class entitled The Doorbell Rang (Hutchins, 1989). I wanted to teach my students the reading comprehension strategy of visualizing what was happening as they read. At the end of the first page, I asked them to make a picture in their minds of the cookies they thought Ma made for the two children to share. Once they had the picture in their minds, I asked them to draw it. After students made their drawings, we examined the picture of the twelve chocolate chip cookies that appeared on the next page of the book. One of my students, Yeon Ji sighed, "I was wrong" and showed me her picture of twelve sugar cookies with red sprinkles. I explained to students that the "movie" in their minds could change when they got new information and that a picture is new information. This is important to teach to students from other cultures because they are often product-oriented and focus on the "right" response..
When teachers in my school started exploring Reader's Workshop and began to teach their students what good readers do, I immediately saw the application to teaching reading comprehension strategies to English language learners (ELLs). I liked the format of a short mini-lessons about comprehension strategies followed by independent or partner practice using books that are on each student's reading level. The mini-lesson is directed to the whole class but the practice is individualized. Classroom teachers are able to differentiate instruction by holding extra conferences with English language learners. I decided to adapt this instructional model to teach reading to my ESL classroom so that I am using the same language as the classroom teachers.
Over the next few weeks I will be talking about 6 different strategies to teach reading comprehension to ELLs. In this first blog, I will discuss two reading comprehension strategies that ESL teachers adapt for English language learners of any age: Visualization and Making Connections.
Visualizing what is happening in the story
Good teachers teach students to visualize, to make pictures in their minds as they read. We might ask students to practice this skill as we read to them. Have students close their eyes and imagine what is happening in the story. In the above scenario, the visualization techniques in The Doorbell Rang, help students understand how the 12 cookies are divided first by 2 children, then by 4 and by 6. Eventually, 12 friends are sharing the cookies. We want students to use visualization as a means of understanding the story structure. As the story progressed, students were asked to visualize four children and the cookies that they would have on their plates. Students then made a drawing of their mental picture. If students didn't draw a plate of three chocolate chip cookies at this point in the story, the teacher could monitor how well they were understanding the meaning of the story. She could have the class get in groups of four and make and divide twelve cookies. Students should be taught to visualize before, during and after reading.
Activating background knowledge
Good readers make connections to their background knowledge. They activate their schema. Schema is the prior experience that students bring to the text they are reading. In the case of ELLs, the schema that they bring to the classroom may be very different from their classmates' experiences. It is important that classroom teachers help English language learners to relate their schema to the book they are reading. Our goal during Reader's Workshop is to help our students make the following connections: text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world.
A text-to-self connection is an association that readers make between the text they are reading and something that happened in their own lives. This connection allows ELLs to share their unique schema with classmates. They learn the phrases, " I have a text to self connection; "This reminds me of when I...." We use this strategy so that students see how their own experiences help them better understand what the characters in the story feel.
Text-to-text connection is a link that students make between the text that they are reading and another story that they have read. It is important to teach students the language of text-to-text connections. When I teach this strategy in my ESL classroom, I prompt the connections by asking, "Does anyone remember another book where children had to share with their friends?"
Text-to-world connections are those links students make between the text and something that has happened in the world. My students make connections to their lives in Korea, Japan, China, India and South America. If we read about a hurricane in a 5th grade ESL class, the students have the language to make the connection between the text that we are reading and extreme weather that has occurred in their own countries. This is a powerful strategy for ELLs because they are using their schema to contribute to the class discussions..I teach them to use sentences such as "This makes me think about," "I remember when.." or "this is what happened in my country."
Help your ELLs to learn how to comprehend what it is they read in English. Begin by using the strategies used in Reading Workshops.
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What is love? With Rihanna & Drake
Rihanna went blonde for a photo shoot. Here she is, in an outfit I LOVE, last night at the Roxbury. Drake was also at the Roxbury.
Um...what year is it???
And would these two please just f-cking make it happen already, like, permanently?
The reality is...probably not.
Rihanna and Drake are, for them, for all of us, much too easy. And easy is not attractive, it's not sexy, especially not when you're famous and 23 years old. Is she back together with Chris Brown? I don't think so...not yet. I do however think it's a matter of time, Help. Us. All.
Rihanna will perform at the Grammys next weekend with Coldplay. Which means she'll be best friends with Gwyneth Paltrow soon. Drake is scheduled to present. And Chris Brown will be there because he's a multiple nominee. I do not consider this Good For Gossip. At all.
It will be 3 years exactly on Grammy weekend when it all went down.
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May 7 (Sports Direct) - Highlights of Tuesday's NHL playoff games.
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Sharks 4, Canucks 3 (overtime)
Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal at 13:18 of overtime as hosts San Jose completed a sweep of their Western Conference first-round series against Northwest Division champions Vancouver.
Daniel Sedin received a questionable penalty for boarding Tommy Wingels, and the sixth-seeded Sharks needed only 15 seconds to take advantage.
Cory Schneider stopped captain Joe Thornton's shot from the high slot, but Marleau pounced on the loose puck in the crease and poked it in to complete the first playoff sweep in franchise history.
Joe Pavelski scored two power-play goals, Brent Burns also tallied and Antti Niemi made 32 saves for San Jose.
Mason Raymond and Alex Burrows each recorded a goal and an assist, defenseman Alex Edler also scored and Schneider turned aside 43 shots for the Canucks, who were winless in seven meetings with the Sharks in 2013.
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Islanders 6 Penguins 4
John Tavares' second goal in as many contests snapped a tie midway through the third period as eighth-seeded New York evened its Eastern Conference first-round series with visiting Pittsburgh at two games apiece.
Captain Mark Streit collected two goals and an assist, Casey Cizikas tallied and set up two scores and Kyle Okposo scored for the third straight game.
Evgeni Malkin collected a goal and an assist for his fourth straight two-point performance of the series for Pittsburgh.
James Neal scored in his return from a two-game absence and Brandon Sutter and Pascal Dupuis also tallied for the top-seeded Penguins, who host Game Five on Thursday.
Pittsburgh scored its first third-period goal in the series 41 seconds into the session to claim a 4-3 edge but Former Penguins defenseman Brian Strait tied it up before Tavares' decider.
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Senators 3 Canadiens 2 (overtime)
Cory Conacher tied the game with 22.6 seconds remaining in the third period and Kyle Turris scored at 2:32 of overtime as hosts Ottawa edged second-seeded Montreal to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.
After Conacher forged a 2-2 tie by burying a loose puck at the top of the crease, Turris beat goaltender Peter Budaj to put the seventh-seeded Senators within one victory of advancing.
It was just the second shot faced by Budaj, who started the overtime session after Carey Price (30 saves) suffered an undisclosed injury at the end of the third period.
After a scoreless first session, Defenseman P.K. Subban and rookie Alex Galchenyuk tallied to give the Canadiens a 2-0 lead. Ottawa halved the deficit with 8:05 remaining in the third
Game Five is Thursday in Montreal.
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Blackhawks 3, Wild 0
Patrick Sharp scored twice and Corey Crawford made 25 saves for his second career playoff shutout as visiting Chicago took a commanding 3-1 lead in its Western Conference first-round series.
The top-seeded Blackhawks will try to end the series when they hosts Game 5 on Thursday. Bryan Bickell added his third tally of the postseason with 7:14 remaining in the contest.
Josh Harding, who has started every game of the series for eighth-seeded Minnesota with Niklas Backstrom injured, stopped five of six shots but left at the end of the first period following a collision with Chicago captain Jonathan Toews.
Rookie Darcy Kuemper allowed two goals on 18 shots in relief.
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The crickets of Central Park are alive with the sound of Sondheim.
With all the world's eyes presently cast on the track and fields of London, New York City theatergoers have their own Olympic treat awaiting then inside a lush and luminous forest at the Delacorte Theater. In celebration of 50 years of Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte -- provided free to the public -- the Public Theater this summer is featuring a Bard of Broadway, Stephen Sondheim, with a stunning production of Into the Woods. The musical received three Tony Awards when it opened in 1987, but never looked or sounded better, or felt more at home, than within this magical setting of Central Park.
And even though it is sans Shakespeare, the production is not without its British influence. The highlight of the production may be the staging and direction of Britain's Timothy Sheader (co-directed with Liam Steel), who made masterful use of a forest held together with rows of linked tree houses and enough balconies and ladders for a cast of fairytale characters to bring out the wit and wisdom that Sondheim believed lies within those woods. (This production, albeit entirely new, is based on an earlier showing in London's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, also directed by Sheader.)
In so many ways Into the Woods seemed to be Sondheim's most personal musical. The richness of the music and the dexterity of wordplay are so perfectly suited to take on the weighty themes of childhood wishes and fears, and the gamut of parental responsibilities, from overprotective, neglectful, or outright abandoning. Yes, parents make terrible mistakes in their parenting -- intentional or not.
They say things they don't mean, although occasionally they do. Stepparents are always to be regarded with caution. Children sometimes end up raising themselves, or getting too cozy with wolves, bears, or dwarves (or is it dwarfs?). And they have a tendency to wish for things that can't possibly come true. And yet even in fairy tales where magical endings and happily ever after are virtually guaranteed and never fail to fix all of life's confusions, false hopes still remain, and sequels and second acts end up exposing a whole host of disappointments that lurk deeper within those woods.
Can there ever be a truly happy ending? Should we even want one?
The cast is very much up to the task of sorting this all out. Denis O'Hare, whose face is becoming more familiar through his film work, reminds everyone what a compelling stage presence and fine voice he has as the Baker. Amy Adams, as his wife, provides the always-appreciated star power at the Delacorte, and also proves that her singing in the film, Enchanted, was no fluke. Donna Murphy, one of the leading interpreters of the Sondheim songbook, is superb as the witch straight out of the Realpolitik school of hard knocks. Jessie Mueller is a winning and also heartbreaking Cinderella, and Sarah Stiles and Gideon Glick make for a hilarious pair of mischievous fairytale teenagers as Little Red Riding Hood and Jack, respectively.
Along the way the characters sing and dance in search of golden eggs and slippers, trying to make their wishes come true while stepping through the forest haltingly, losing and again finding what they came for, only to discover that they weren't so sure whether they needed it all along. Red capes mask intentions. Cursed families never overcome their collective trauma. Dead parents still manage to speak from their graves. And beans usually add up to no more than a hill of beans. Princes don't always act princely, and princesses sometimes end up realizing that they would rather clean house, after all. Beanstalks can serve as gateways for stalking giants, and that's what axes are for. And a fair maiden in desperate need of a haircut is probably better off remaining locked away in a tower.
Of course, those lessons are mere fairy tales, revised and embellished by a master of musical theater. They have nothing to do with real life.
This is truly a special production, and yet another fine example of the Public Theater at its best and Joseph Papp's vision fully realized -- an enchanting night, in the open air of the Delacorte Theater, the public watching, the woods beckoning.


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Since yesterday is the official start of spring, I thought that it was more than appropriate to finally obsess over the spring look books! First up, Lauren Conrad's Paper Crown. Since it's first collection, I've been a huge fan of this contemporary, yet more pricer line (or at least compered to her Lauren Conrad Collection for Kohls.) I'm just simply enamored at the design, cut and tailoring, and fabric choices for all the pieces. This season is no exception. The pre-spring and spring collections are filled with so many pieces that are just completely fuss-free and easy to wear -- which is something that this line aims to do.
With the pre-spring collection, I love the very nude and muted color palette and the inclusion of lighter knits. It sets a nice tone for the coming of warmer weather. The maxi and cocktail dresses are my absolute favorite in these collections so I think that the nude cocktail dress with the lace mesh that continues to a bare back along with the classic nude maxi with a single tier are so gorgeous. I'm not particularly crazy about the prints used in this season, but I think that the nude, knee length pleated skirt is going to be making a huge statement this season, which will spill over in the fall. Ultra feminine and positive dressing is making a huge scene in trends right now.
As for the spring 2012 collection, while the color palette is still a bit muted, the colors are definitely more vibrant. And of course this would not be a Lauren Conrad for Paper Crown creation without her favorite feminine details -- bows! I'm a sucker for bows as well, so my opinion on this topic might be a little biased. I love the explosion of bows in all the details -- in the back of a low cut blouse (scooped back), in the front of a dress, and on the sleeves of a super sheer long sleeve navy blouse. I also love the modest yet modern take on shorts, very elegant, which is perfect for lady-like enthusiasts like myself. The new details that are very prominent in this collection are the bare back dresses and peter pan/poplin collars which is all the hype right now. But I must admit that I'm a bit surprised at the minimal use of prints in this season, so maybe perhaps we'll see more prints in the summer collection? But in her defense, solid print pieces weathers the test of time better than prints, especially conversational prints which are totally trending these past few years.
Which pieces are your favorite??
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Hey thanks for reading. Still not enough time to start the "Who the heck is Luke?" part, but had a contact with questions on the car.
Remember this is a suprise for someone serving our country. Would be helpful if this is sponsored project, TV Reality show, Trade school, group project, etc.
This was my response to general questions:
Luke's Talon
The timeline is very open. He will not be back until sometime in 2014. So it could be someones
The timeline is very open. He will not be back until sometime in 2014. So it could be someones
This is an ongoing blog about Airborne Ranger Lt. Luke Wurpel and his father's (me - RICK) search to find a way to restore Luke's 93 Eagle Talon as a surprise for his return from his service to our country in Afghanistan. "Luke's Talon Restoration Project"!
1993 Eagle Talon TSi, 4 cylinder, 5 speed manual, front wheel drive
I will fill in some background on this amazing young man, his journey to get to his deployment to the War Zone, updates on Luke and his
New crank rod piston. It looks like I can slide the transaxle/engine under the car and lift it in. Is that how most of you do it?
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Multifamily and apartment management software programs are designed to make things easier for property managers by enabling them to track and store tenant information, collect rent and manage accounting needs.
Common modules in multifamily housing software include online rental payment and account access for tenants, expense and maintenance tracking, lease management and resident screening. Online reporting of financial and rent roll information is typically available as well.
Property managers should consider the following features when selecting multifamily or apartment property management software:
|Tenant portal
|Enables renters to pay their rent, submit maintenance requests and review their leasing history online. This feature simplifies payment processing and saves time.
|Automatic vacancy postings
|Allow managers and owners to quickly and easily post available units to their website or on popular apartment listing sites like Craigslist, Apartments.com, Rentals.com or Google. This saves work and helps units get filled faster.
|Integrated accounting
|Helps you better manage every aspect of your company's finances with integrated general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, expense tracking, balance sheets, income statements and payroll management functionality.
Apartment management software solutions provide various benefits that help apartment owners and property managers efficiently manage their assets. Landlords and property managers can manage many apartments using this software. It also helps landlords who own more than one apartment as it can sometimes be difficult to track maintenance manually.
Some key benefits offered by apartment management software include:
Compatibility and convenience. An apartment management software can consolidate all your individual financial information for the apartment rental businesses. The solution helps owners and landlords avoid manually handling multiple sets of information, such as tax deductions, expenses and income, for each apartment. Hence, instead of employing various incompatible software programs, a single apartment management system can be the best option. The solution also enables users to share the information with other platforms, such as apps for tablets and smartphones, via the web.
Tracking of information. Apartment owners need to track different kinds of information, such as monthly rent payments, prospects' call-in timings for showings and tenants' move in and move out dates. The ideal apartment management solution helps property managers store all the information and makes it readily available to apartment owners, thus avoiding disordered paper clutter. It also stores information such as overdue payments, security deposits, lease terms and routine costs, such as licenses, insurance, inspection fees, maintenance, repairs and utility payments.
Financial management and budgeting. Owners of multiple apartments often face issues with accounting. An apartment management solution integrates all the finances into a single budget that covers the details of all the apartments. The solution generates easy-to-understand visuals that allow users to track incoming and outgoing finances for each apartment. It also suggests remedial action points in case the user is losing money on specific assets.
Tax management. An apartment management solution also helps apartment owners manage their business, property and personal taxes. In a multi-apartment setup, the solution manages deductions, such as labor costs, insurance premiums and maintenance costs. It also covers home office deductions in case the apartment owner is using a home office to manage the asset. The solution enables users to export all this data to create tax forms.
Marketing and lead generation. The right kind of apartment management solutions help apartment owners and property managers market their assets and generate leads by interacting with prospects. If the apartments are listed on any business or personal websites, the solution helps post updated vacancies on the portals and accepts inquiries from prospects. It may also enable the use of web templates and assist in creating marketing material, such as brochures, ads, letterheads, fliers and business cards.
We've compiled several case studies to illustrate how the features of apartment rental software solutions can help advance your business by making it easier than ever to manage apartment properties.
Automatic rent payments eliminate annual fees and free up man-hours. Using a tenant portal like the one found in the AppFolio Property Manager apartment software system, tenants can make payments online, in seconds. This frees property managers from entering receipts by hand, increasing efficiency and resulting in cost savings.
Take Real Estate Management Group, for example. With a mixed portfolio of 1,000 properties, the company must process a significant number of rent payments per month. Prior to using AppFolio Property Manager, they paid $2,800/year to manage rent payments via a separate online system.
With the integrated online rent payment module in AppFolio's apartment manager software, there are no additional monthly costs. Payments are automatically entered, freeing up countless hours of labor. Real Estate Management Group tenants can get set up with online payments in just seconds, which has increased the percentage of those using them to 60 percent—a figure expected to jump to 85 percent by the end of the year. In sum, this has resulted in annual savings of $20,800/year (and growing).
|Before AppFolio
|After AppFolio
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|Online rent payments w/PayLease service
|Staff accounting time to support PayLease online rent payments
Total savings: $20,800/year (and growing). (Source: http://www.appfolio.com/case-studies/real-estate-management-group)
Integrated accounting helps cut thousands of dollars in unnecessary expenses. An integrated accounting module such as that found in Rent Manager's apartment software enables property managers to easily enter, track and analyze financial data. Detailed reports can pinpoint where adjustments need to be made in order to cut costs—a vital tool given today's sluggish economy.
An example of an Owner's Statement within Rent Manager's complete accounting system. (Source: http://www.rentmanager.com/)
After the real estate slump of 2008, Ballard Property Maintenance found it nearly impossible to meet the strict new banking requirements while using their previous accounting system. Looking to cut tens of thousands of dollars in expenses, they needed an integrated accounting application that could provide detailed analysis and comprehensive reports, including project costing and budgeting. The accounting system in Rent Manager's multifamily property management software enabled Ballard to quickly trim expenses and provide banks with the detailed financial information required.
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- Belgian Grand Prix - FP2
Lotus won't run passive DRD at Spa, Sauber tempted
Lotus will not run its passive drag reduction device at the Belgian Grand Prix after inconclusive tests with the system during first practice, but Sauber is tempted to race its version.
The device sheds drag by redirecting airflow over the rear wing and stalling it over a certain speed. Lotus raced the system at the British Grand Prix but shelved it for the following races before bringing it to Spa as an option.
However, after Friday practice technical director Nick Chester said the team would not run it for the rest of the weekend.
"We're still trying to develop very hard to give ourselves a very competitive run until the end of the year," he said. "The passive drag reduction system we've been working on for a while. We targeted it for Spa and we've run it through P1 and we've learned some more with it. I don't think we'll carry on through this weekend with it as we didn't get enough dry running to get where we wanted in P1.
"We are targeting this strong development until the end of the year and the long wheelbase for Monza is part of that. So we are going to keep bringing developments through Monza and then the following races as well. There are certainly developments also planned for Singapore and Korea."
Sauber has a similar system and after making progress at Spa, Tom McCullough, head of track engineering, said his team is considering running it.
"Today we performed a lot of tests on some new parts and the system actually performed better than we were expecting," he said. "It's still not at the stage where we think we're going to race it, even though we are pretty tempted at the moment, so there's plenty of engineers looking at a lot of data. We'll make that decision later on tonight. With regards to next year, any system that you can use to help reduce drag will always help you, so yes, it is part of the consideration for next year's car."


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IBM has obtained distribution rights to the following white paper published by Bloor Research (author: Philip Howard) titled "IBM Informix in hybrid workload environments". It discusses key features such as Flexible Grid, Time-Series support and Informix Warehouse Accelerator which makes Informix ideal for Analytic applications.
Latest Bloor paper on Informix Technology


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