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States' demonstration of progress and effective implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) may merit new flexibility for States in their efforts to raise student achievement and make accountability more meaningful. States may have innovative approaches to education reform that they would like to incorporate into their Title I accountability plans or NCLB consolidated applications. The Department of Education will use each State's progress in meeting the four guiding principles of Raising Achievement: A New Path for No Child Left Behind when considering the approval of State plan amendments.
The pathway to receiving new flexibility begins with a State's submission of its amendment request. Any amendment requests that would affect accountability determinations for the 2005-2006 school year should be submitted to Raymond Simon, Acting Deputy Secretary, as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday, June 1, 2005. A State's amendment request should include the following information:
A clear explanation of the desired flexibility and the specific elements of the State's accountability plan or consolidated application that would be affected by the change.
A justification of how the flexibility will result in more meaningful accountability and increased student achievement. As a State prepares its request, it should use the guiding principles embodied in Raising Achievement: A New Path for No Child Left Behind (www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/raising/new-path-long.html) to make certain that it meets the principles of (a) ensuring that students are learning and achieving proficiency by 2013-14; (b) making the school system more accountable; (c) ensuring that information is accessible and that parental options are available; and (d) improving the quality of teachers.
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Yahoo! Can't Say No
The logic of Microsoft's brilliant bid.
Also in Slate, Daniel Gross explains what Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! means for the economy and for Google, and Chris Wilson argues that Microsoft's play to purchase Yahoo! isn't about search.
How do you buy a company that doesn't want to sell? You take a page from the Rupert Murdoch playbook. If Microsoft's semi-hostile bid for Yahoo! sounds familiar, that's because Murdoch just used the same brilliant move to steal the Wall Street Journal away from the Bancroft family.
Knowing the Bancrofts would tell him to get lost, Murdoch went over their heads—directly to the thousands of other Dow Jones shareholders who didn't have their identities tied up in owning the company (and to the less-committed Bancroft relatives, whose eyes lit up when Dow Jones' stock nearly doubled). Specifically, Murdoch made an offer that was so much higher than the current stock price that all but the most committed Bancrofts viewed it as a once-in-a-lifetime bonanza. A month or two later, yielding to enormous pressure (and greed), the rest of the Bancrofts caved.
For the past 18 months, in an effort to turbo-charge its perpetually weak Internet business, Microsoft has been trying to buy Yahoo!. Each time, Yahoo!'s management has declined the offer, preferring to go it alone. In recent months, however, Yahoo!'s latest "turnaround" effort has stalled, the stock has plummeted to a level not seen in four years, and shareholders have grown increasingly impatient and frustrated. This opened the door for Microsoft.
Two days ago, according to Silicon Valley journalist Kara Swisher, Microsoft made the latest of several informal, behind-the-scenes overtures for Yahoo!. This time, however, it added a condition: Yahoo! had two days to respond, or Microsoft would take the bid public. Yahoo! didn't respond. And this morning, Microsoft followed through on its threat.
The result? Microsoft has made an offer Yahoo! can't refuse.
The $31-a-share bid represents a 62 percent premium over the pre-offer closing price. It also looks like manna from heaven to Yahoo!'s beleaguered shareholders. Yahoo! CEO and founder Jerry Yang and the rest of the Yahoo! board won't want to sell, but now they'll have no choice. A refusal to engage with Microsoft would likely result in a shareholder rebellion.
Also, as Microsoft went to great lengths to point out, the deal makes great sense strategically:
- There are now four big global Internet players—Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, and AOL—and the market will support only three (at most).
- Yahoo! and Microsoft will be far more competitive with industry leader Google if they combine forces.
- This is a business that benefits greatly from economies of scale: Combining the two companies will save at least $1 billion on research and development, marketing, administrative, and other costs.
- The combined company will be a "must-buy" for advertisers, which should improve the company's revenue growth rate.
The only way Yahoo! will likely be able to fight off Microsoft's offer will be to solicit offers from another party. Potential "white knights" include Google and AT&T, but for several reasons, I doubt either will emerge as serious contenders. A Microsoft executive told me this morning that AT&T encouraged the Microsoft bid and isn't interested in making its own play for Yahoo!. And a Google offer would draw too much heat from regulators and customers who already think the company is too powerful. Traditional media conglomerates such as Time Warner and Viacom, meanwhile, just plain can't afford to spend $45 billion.
Another possible savior is a private-equity firm such as Quadrangle or Silver Lake. Late Friday afternoon, rumors surfaced that a big New York firm was just days away from making its own bid for Yahoo!. Assuming Yahoo! views such a deal as a better alternative, Yahoo! could encourage the firm to go ahead.
Either way, Yahoo!'s days as a stand-alone public company are almost certainly numbered. With the stock now at $29, up from a paltry $19 last night, Yahoo! shareholders aren't going to let Yahoo! management say no to Microsoft without a fight. Yahoo!'s management has a fiduciary duty to do the right thing, and—for most shareholders—the right thing is to take Microsoft's money and run.

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The original coining of the phrase "technical debt" came from Ward Cunningham (you can watch Ward describe it in his own words on):
Shipping first time code is like going into debt. A little debt speeds development so long as it is paid back promptly with a rewrite.... The danger occurs when the debt is not repaid. Every minute spent on not-quite-right code counts as interest on that debt. Entire engineering organizations can be brought to a stand-still under the debt load of an unconsolidated implementation.
This reporter recently had a conversation with a few colleagues about technical debt and it's solution. The gist of the argument was this: this reporter believes technical debt is a technical issue that can be solved by a disciplined approach to refactoring which necessitates a saftey net of tests, the other side argued that refactoring and testing were not necessary to reduce technical debt and they were not sufficient.
The first side of the argument can be summarized breifly as: to reduce technical debt people have to stop digging and incrementally add tests and refactor so that the design and architecure of the system can first catch up to, and then keep pace with the changes in the real world problems the system is addressing. The understanding of technical debt here is that it is a technical problem and should be managed. You can take on technical debt as you see fit and should pay it down regularly. Martin Fowler, Ward Cunningham, (uncle) Bob Martin, and many others have written about this topic, it's importance, and what it means to development teams.
The other point of view does not contradict the previous one, but suggests that this is a small part of the real problem and that we can address the symptom and not solve the root cause if we are not careful. In fact, we have been refactoring even before the emergence of TDD and the coining of the term "refactoring". We, software developers, would redesign and rebuild systems which is just refactoring with a much larger cycle (months and years instead of minutes). Therefore TDD and refactoring are only addressing the symptom. They quote Deming:
This is not ranking people. He needs to understand that the performance of anyone is governed largely by the system that he works in...
Which means that technical debt is a symptom of a larger problem of little to no visibility of the debt itself to anyone other than developers and the system - i.e. the organization - creates an environment where the technical debt is allowed to grow uncontrollably. Hence, the solution is in the system and in making the problem and costs transparent and not in giving developers a new toolset.
This reporter personally needs some time to digest this argument and felt it was important enough to share with the community.
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Another aspect of technical debt
Matt Giacomini
As stated above I think that organizations see technical debt as being a developer problem. Either because a developer (or group) is lacking skill, or has just not gotten around to "fixing the problem".
I do not feel that all forms of technical debt can be refactored away or fixed by adding more unit tests. Application performance, learning curve for new developers, and troubleshooting are all affected by the level of complexity of a given application, which in itself is a form of technical debt.
Re: Another aspect of technical debt
Mr Magoo
In this case it appears to be waste that also came with large amounts of technical debt. :)
I agree that Technical Debt is not a technical issue
Jun Ran
Technical Debt is a business issue.
Chris Matts
There are causes of technical debt...
One is caused because the business are in a hurry and IT have to cut corners.
Another is what I call Emergent Technical Debt. The business environment changes and the design no longer supports it properly. The system limps along for a while with IT applying hacks to the system.
The worst kind of technical debt is due to bad design caused by ignorance or a lack of caring on the part of developers.
The strategy for paying down technical debt problem really depends on the context.... from complete rewrite to refactoring.
However, the decision to pay down any technical debt ( apart from small refactorings which are part of the cycle ) should be a business decision with real business benefit. If you articulate the symptoms of technical debt in terms the business investor will understand, they will often support you. If they do not, well its their money and its their decision.
Rewriting the code just because you do not like the style is not a valid reason.
I think Technical Debt is a misleading term. You have to repay debt. A better way to think of it is as selling a call option on the application. If the business do not want to use the application, then the call is worth nothing. The more the business use the application and change it, the more the option is worth and hence being short hurts more.
Rebuild is not refactoring
Matt Southerden
In fact, we have been refactoring even before the emergence of TDD and the coining of the term "refactoring". We, software developers, would redesign and rebuild systems which is just refactoring with a much larger cycle (months and years instead of minutes).
I disagree. Refactoring is improving the design, readability, and malleability of existing code. I have seen many rebuilds embarked upon with the intention of improvement. But while a new system may emerge with a different (not nessessarilty greater) feature-set, they rarely improve the code on a line-by-line basis.


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30 January 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - FAO Director- General José Graziano da Silva congratulated President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta of Mali on his successful election as the two leaders met on the sidelines of the African Union Summit today.
The Director-General and President Keïta discussed the newly approved $2 million project from the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund that will support job creation in rural areas in Mali.
The President thanked the Director-General and said this was very encouraging as his government will invest about 15% of its national budget in agriculture, surpassing the 10% commitment under the Maputo Declaration.
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France coach Laurent Blanc defended his team's tactics in the wake of Les Bleus' disappointing performance in their 2-0 quarter-final defeat to Spain on Saturday. France only managed a measly four shots on goal in the whole of the 90 minutes.
AFP - France coach Laurent Blanc pointed to Xabi Alonso's early goal as the key moment in his side's 2-0 loss to Spain in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals, but stood by his tactical choices.
Blanc unexpectedly introduced a fresh tactical formula against Spain at Donetsk's Donbass Arena on Saturday, with a five-man midfield deployed in a bid to stifle the reigning world and European champions.
Mathieu Debuchy lined up ahead of fellow right-back Anthony Reveillere in an unfamiliar right-wing role, as Blanc sought to nullify the influence of Jordi Alba and Andres Iniesta on the Spanish left.
However, it was from that side of the pitch that Spain broke the deadlock in the 14th minute, with Iniesta freeing Alba to cross for Xabi Alonso to head home on his 100th international appearance.
France improved after half-time, until Alonso's injury-time penalty put the game to bed, but Blanc said he was more frustrated by the early goal than by his side's failure to capitalise on their chances.
"If you look at our team, we knew Spain's left side was very strong," he said. "In Alba and Iniesta, they have two players who overlap constantly. And what's frustrating is that we conceded a goal from that side.
"If you look at the first half, it's the only time Alba was able to put a cross in. Even though we covered the front post, Xabi Alonso scored at the back post.
"It's a frustrating feeling. We knew they were dangerous on that side, we changed our team to compensate, and they score from that side."
He added: "In my belief, they are better than us. But my regrets are about conceding in the first half. Even though they dominated the match, I think they feared us a bit, particularly in attack.
"Even at 1-0 down, our second half was much better technically. We had a few openings, even though we didn't create any clear-cut chances.
"The big regret is the fact we let in the first goal from their first chance. In the second half, the players gave everything. Technically it was better, but it's very hard to cause Spain problems."
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque tweaked his team by deploying Cesc Fabregas as a 'false nine', and Blanc conceded his defenders might have found life easier against a conventional striker like Fernando Torres.
"We'd planned for two options, so it wasn't a surprise," he said.
"It's true we were expecting Torres, but we had Fabregas, who is a very different player. Would it have been better with Torres? I don't know.
"It might have allowed our centre-backs to focus on one player, instead of having to worry about the four men in midfield."
Blanc also lamented the fact he had not had sufficient time to prepare his side to face Spain and compared his team's fate with that of Italy, who held the Spaniards to a 1-1 draw in their opening Group C match.
"We could have worked on it more if we'd had more time," he said.
"Italy played well against them because they knew (Spain) were their first opponents and they had time to prepare. If we had more time, we could have tried something else -- like three at the back, for example."
Having fulfilled his pre-tournament objective of leading France to the quarter-finals, Blanc is expected to be offered a contract extension by the French Football Federation.
However, he said it was too early to evaluate France's showing in Ukraine.
"We've just gone out of the competition and the disappointment is obvious for the staff and the players, but we'll have to analyse this Euro," said Blanc.
"We'll do it in the days ahead. There will be satisfactions and disappointments, and you'll see what happens next."
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Today, Wacom introduced a brand new way to be creative on the go. The Bamboo Pocket Stylus is small enough to take with you everywhere, but has enough volume to feel like your professional stylus. The Bamboo Pocket Stylus fits your creativity wherever you are.
Recently, Wacom introduced their Inkling, a mobile sketch capture stylus. Today, they've announced a new way to be creative on the go. The Bamboo Pocket Stylus is designed with your touch screen mobile device in mind.
Like many computer animators, designers, and digital artists, I've been using a Wacom tablet since I was first introduced to it. The Wacom brand is the premiere choice for stylus interaction with your desktop computer, and here in Hollywood, you'd be hard pressed to find a professional level studio that didn't use Wacom in their pipeline.
When Wacom decided to make a stylus for mobile devices, it was a clear choice that it'd be high quality and a great companion to your tablet. However, now that phones are doing so much of what our tablets do, and with the rumored new iPad coming out in a smaller size, it's no wonder that Wacom has come up with a stylus that is even more portable than its previous touch screen stylus offerings.
The Pocket Stylus is a small? really small device, which makes it really easy to carry around. It also has a telescoping barrel that gives it the proper balance when you hold it. It shares a similar feel and size with a nice ball point pen. And - if you're into taking notes "long hand" style, the Pocket and Wacom's Bamboo Paper app are a perfect match.
If you're looking at options that offer more creative potential, there are dozens of drawing apps available for both iOS and Android - and some Windows tablets can run full blown software that will allow you to draw (Photoshop).
I've been using Autodesk's Sketchbook Pro and ArtRage on the iPad 3, and both are equally responsive to the hard nib. The Pocket comes with two different nibs, one hard and the other soft. I'm sure that the softer nib works equally well with regular use, but I prefer the harder one. I'd try some games with it, but I'm generally faster with my fingers (although I often use a Wacom for desktop gaming).
In addition to the soft nib, the stylus also comes with some extra hardware in the box. A cap with a leash attached to it, and two pairs of colored metal bands (one pair red, the other blue). It's easy enough to unscrew the ring at the tip-end, and replace either band - or both. But when you're done the the color change, you're left with these 'extra' pieces [I'll check to see if they fit into the Intuos pen holder's secret compartment - at the very least, you can store the extra nib there].
This does everything you'd expect a stylus from Wacom to do. It delivers accuracy, style, economy of size, and allows you to take a creative tool with you anywhere you go.
I'll try out Adobe Ideas with the Pocket and let you know how it goes. If you want to check out more about the stylus, head over to Wacom's site: http://www.wacom.com/en/products/bamboo/bamboostylus/pocket.aspx
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There had to be Patriots fans who were worried that after a Thanksgiving day full of beer and turkey and tryptophan, they would have trouble staying awake for the second half of New England's prime time game at New York.
Those fears disappeared in the span of 52 seconds during the second quarter. Because after that, the second half didn't much matter.
Beginning with an 83-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Shane Vereen, then followed by Steve Gregory's return of a fumble on defense, and Julian Edelman's return of a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, the Patriots scored 21 points while running just one offensive play - grabbing the game by gizzard and making the Jets look like total turkeys.
That sequence sandwiched between two other Brady touchdown tosses, by the time the quarter was over the Patriots had scored 35 points - tied for the most any NFL team has scored in a period since 1983 - and New England was well on its way to celebrating the holiday with a 49-19 win that gave Bill Belichick his 200th career coaching victory.
Though he'd probably never admit it publicly, it had to feel good for him to hit that mark against the Jets, given the rivalry he's had with that franchise since he broke his contract with that team in order to pursue the coaching opening in Foxborough almost 13 years ago. And on the other side it had to make a bad night, in the middle of a bad season, sting even more for the club's current regime.
When Rex Ryan was hired as the Jets' head coach, he came in with guns blazing and pointed toward the Patriots. He said he wasn't there to kiss Belichick's rings and made no secret that he intended to put an end to New England's stranglehold reign atop the AFC East.
But Thursday night the team he's envied since his arrival may have been the team that delivered the blow that could ultimately prompt the Jets to change course at season's end. After Thursday, New York is now 4-7, meaning it would likely need to go unbeaten the rest of the way to have any chance of not missing the playoffs for a second straight year. (And even at that, they'd need some help to make the postseason at 9-7.)
For the first quarter Thursday night, there wasn't much apparent difference between the division leaders and the loudmouth also-rans. The Patriots missed a scoring chance when Stephen Gostkowski hooked a 39-yard field goal, and the Jets failed to capitalize on a promising drive when Gregory stepped in and intercepted Mark Sanchez deep in Pats territory.
But that all changed in the second quarter. And quickly. On the first snap of the period, Brady hit Wes Welker from 3 yards out to cap a 15-play, 84-yard drive. That made the score 7-0 - but it wouldn't stay there for long.
The Jets moved the ball again on their next series, though as Shonn Greene attempted to reach the ball beyond the sticks in an attempted conversion of fourth-and-1, Brandon Spikes whacked it out of his hands and Gregory scooped it. On the very next play, Vereen swung out of the backfield and Brady found him in the left flat with nobody between the running back and the goal line. Eighty-three uninterrupted and untouched yards later he reached the end zone.
Then, like they did last week against the Colts, defense and special teams took over the scoring load. On the second play of New York's next series, Sanchez got mixed up and ran directly into the back of one of his linemen, fumbling as he did. Again it was Gregory on the spot, scooping the loose ball and scampering 32 yards to the end zone.
Then on the subsequent kickoff, Devin McCourty laid a lick on Joe McKnight, and the ball popped directly into the arms of Edelman, who carried it 25 yards to paydirt. Just like that a game that was scoreless after the first quarter, and 7-0 with 9:44 to go in the second, was 28-0 with 8:51 left before the half.
Less than six minutes later, Brady hit Edelman for a 56-yard touchdown on third-and-5, and the disgruntled boos of the restless filling MetLife Stadium said that the rout was officially on.
The Jets actually scored the next 12 points, kicking a field goal before the half, getting a safety when Stevan Ridley committed a chop block in the end zone, and finally scoring a touchdown when Bilal Powell plowed in from 4 yards out. But the Patriots made sure New York never really started to believe they had a shot of coming back.
New England bridged the third and fourth quarters with a 17-play drive that covered 87 yards, and was capped by a 1-yard Brady sneak. Then 55 seconds later, after Rob Ninkovich recovered a fumble, a Brady-to-Welker hookup and a 9-yard Ridley run opened the Pats advantage up to 49-12.
Sanchez found Dustin Keller for a garbage-time touchdown, though before then Brady went past 300 yards passing, Ridley moved to the precipice of another 100-yard performance, and the team - playing for the first time without Rob Gronkowski after the tight end broke his forearm on Sunday, and also missing Pro Bowl offensive linemen Logan Mankins and Sebastian Vollmer - moved to the cusp of scoring 50 points yet again.
Aaron Hernandez returned, and that helped, of course. But the importance of his two catches paled in comparison to the five turnovers they forced. The 73 percent success rate on third down. The nearly 500 yards of offense.
And those 52 seconds that allowed New England to go to bed happy.
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Dave D'Onofrio covers Boston sports for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com. Twitter: @davedonofrio