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Posted July 8th, 2010 by Andrew Kaplan - Special Assistant to the Future of Media project
By Karen Archer Perry
[i] Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age, the Report of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in Democracy," 2009, The Aspen Institute, page 45, www.knightcomm.org.
Posted June 17th, 2010 by Christopher Clark - Special Assistant to the Future of Media project
Below is a list of recent, relevant research and studies conducted both by the FCC and by a variety of outside groups (a list that we are regularly supplementing). To the extent that they contain recommendations, which are the most meritorious? Which are the most troubling? What other subject areas should be studied and/or additional data collected? Are there other completed studies that should be added to the list and considered?
AJR Staff. (2009). "AJR's 2009 Count of Statehouse Reporters," American Journalism Review, Apr./May. Available at http://www.ajr.org/article.asp?id=4722.
Alliance for Better Campaigns, Benton Foundation, Center for Creative Voices in Media, Center for Digital Democracy, Common Cause, Media Access Project, et. al (2004, Apr. 7). Public Interest Obligations and the Digital Television Age (Proposed Guidelines). Available at http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=6516886561.
Posted June 11th, 2010 by Andrew Kaplan - Special Assistant to the Future of Media project
Posted May 25th, 2010 by Andrew Kaplan - Special Assistant to the Future of Media project
The organization American Public Media (APM) recently wrote in their public comment that one critical way to help journalism is to establish tougher standards for public media organizations. APM believes that the public media system in the U.S. has been allowed to underperform for many years without consequences, and this has made it largely ineffective as compared to its international peers or measured against its mission.
Posted May 19th, 2010 by Andrew Kaplan - Special Assistant to the Future of Media project
Nicholas Lemann, dean of the Columbia University School of Journalism, delivered this commencement speech to the Class of 2010:
Last year I urged our graduates to get involved in the larger conversation about the future of journalism that is now taking place very intensely in societies all over the world—a conversation that is going on not just within the confines of the profession, as was customary before the digital revolution arrived.
Posted May 7th, 2010 by Andrew Kaplan - Special Assistant to the Future of Media project
The FCC held its second Future of Media workshop on "Public and Other Noncommercial Media in the Digital Era" on April 30. Throughout the day, five panels of experts and industry leaders tackled a wide array of issues confronting public and noncommercial media.
Posted April 28th, 2010 by Andrew Kaplan - Special Assistant to the Future of Media project
The FCC is holding its second Future of Media workshop on Friday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the topic: "Public and Other Noncommercial Media in the Digital Era."
The workshop will focus on several key issues, including:
-- The possibilities for greater collaboration among noncommercial media entities such as public broadcasters, PEG channels, noncommercial web-based outlets, and other new media entities;
-- The role of public and other noncommercial media in serving the information needs of the underserved, including minorities, children, the disabled, and the economically disadvantaged;
-- Evolving business and organizational structures of public and other noncommercial media entities and the ways these are impacted by government policy;
-- Innovative uses of social media, gaming, Internet applications, citizen journalism, mobile technologies, and other technological and organizational innovations;
-- The possibilities for new kinds of noncommercial media networks and associated funding models.
The workshop will be held in the Commission Meeting Room, Room TW-C305, at the FCC headquarters on 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. The public is encouraged to attend. You can also participate in the workshop by viewing the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/live. Submit questions to the panelists via e-mail (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Twitter using #FOMwkshop. View the press release and agenda (.pdf)
Posted April 23rd, 2010 by Irene Wu
Michele McLellan, Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow and consultant to the Knight Foundation, is studying promising news sites all over the country, with an eye to their overall, long-term sustainability. For a full discussion see www.rjionline.org/projects/mcellan/stories/community-news-sites/index.php At minimum these sites must:
She categorizes them into four main groups:
McLellan is surveying these sites and will release reports on how they develop content and generate revenue over the next few months. What do you think she is going to find? Any suggestions on further sites to include?Posted in
Posted April 19th, 2010 by Andrew Kaplan - Special Assistant to the Future of Media project
Posted April 6th, 2010 by Andrew Kaplan - Special Assistant to the Future of Media project
With the news media struggling to survive in the Internet age, questions are being raised as to who will pay for quality journalism. In an essay written by Adam Thierer and Berin Szoka of the Progress and Freedom Foundation, the authors critique proposals that increase the government role in sustaining journalism or promoting more "public interest" content.
Join the discussion to help improve the FCC. Your suggestions, ideas and comments will be part of a public discussion that furthers FCC reform.


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English Review
Overview page. Subjects: Literary Studies (20th Century onwards).
A periodical founded in 1908 through the inspiration of a group of writers including Conrad, H. G. Wells, and E. Garnett, with the purpose, in the words of its first editor F. M. Ford (then...
Kongo Atlantic Diaspora
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#1 Ouch!! College Baseball Game Ends 49-1 in 5 Innings
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Not April Fools: 49-1 blowout in college baseball
By JEFFREY McMURRAY, Associated Press Writer
Apr 2, 8:42 pm EDT Link
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP)Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks used to say, Lets play two. But after what happened in the first game of a college doubleheader, both coaches agreed: Lets not.
Eastern Kentucky played Kentucky State on April Fools Day, and the result was no joke: EKU led 49-1 when the teams stopped it after five innings, and they canceled the second game.
Ive never seen it in my 25 years of experience, Kentucky State coach Lamar Johnson said. It was inexplicable, to be honest with you.
There appeared to be no hard feelings after Wednesdays blowout. Johnson praised the winners for good sportsmanship, and put the blame on his overmatched team.
EKU began substituting during its 22-run first inning. Coach Jason Stein said the rout was unfortunate and would not accept a forfeit for the canceled second game.
Our kids were very classy, Stein said.
EKUs official athletic Web site omitted the final score and game details in its recap.
According to the NCAA, it would have set the Division I record for the most-lopsided victory, but Kentucky State is in Division II. The biggest rout in Division II history was a 71-1 victory by St. Francis over Robert Morris in a game between Illinois schools on April 2, 1996.
Both games in the doubleheader were scheduled for seven innings.
After Kentucky State (2-16) got a run in the top of the first, EKU scored 22 times in the bottom half. EKU scored five times in the second inning and 19 more runs in the third, and finished with 38 hits including five home runs.
EKU had stolen 60 bases this season going into the game. After leadoff man Matt Davis drew a walk and stole two bases, Stein put up the stop sign, so as to avoid the perception of running up the score.
The nature of baseball is youve got to just hit it. Its just the nature of the game. All we could do was just play station to station, Stein said.
Kentucky State made nine errors and Johnson said that was generous official scoring as there were likely several more. His team starts seven freshmen and nobody with more than a 20 percent scholarship.
Jayson Langfels went 7-for-8 with two homers and 11 RBIs for EKU (16-8).
Freshman Kendall Wilson started for Kentucky State and allowed 13 runs albeit only four of them earnedwhile getting only one out. Reliever Jamaal Duncan didnt fare much better, surrendering 25 runs14 of them earnedin 2 1-3 innings.
A day later, Johnson said his players felt badly that they did so poorly.
The ones who actually have some heart or some kind of pride within themselves, they took it like a smack in their face. They were remorseful today, he said."Because we're a great nation, our challenges seem complex; it will always be this way. But as long as we remember our first principals and believe in ourselves, the future will always be ours." -Reagan
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If you like some of albums and tracks featured on this site, buy them for your collection. Tell to your friends about them. Bravely ask DJs to play a piece or two at milongas: you are a paying customer and you have a right to have bad taste (the highlighted quote belongs to John Waters, of Pink Flamingos fame). Thank you, Elmira
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In Raquel's Steps, documentary by Gabriela Bohm ➜
February 28th, 2013
Published as: movies. Subject(s): Argentina.
Director: Gabriela Bohm USA-Argentina 2013 / Spanish w/English subtitles, English / 30 minutes From the shtetl to the tango…more than 30,000 Jewish women were lured from Europe to the New World, only to be devoured in Argentinean prostitution rings run by Jewish criminals. This film is about an ordinary woman — Raquel Liberman — whose Read more…
Tango nuevo: before and after Piazzolla ➜
February 26th, 2013
Published as: notes about tango. Subject(s): tango - music.
Tango Nuevo – track 1. Tango Nuevo – track 2. Tango Nuevo – track 3. Piazzolla is considered to be THE tango nuevo, however, there were predecessors, contemporaries and followers who were the great artists in their own right. Bernardo Monk, an Argentine tango/jazz musician based in Boston, MA talks about some of those musicians Read more…
The greatest tango pianists ➜
February 26th, 2013
Published as: notes about tango. Subject(s): tango - music.
Pianists – audio 1. Pianists – audio 2. Pianists – audio 3. This show is born out of the small diversion when I recorded the interview with Bernardo Monk for Tango nuevo: before and after Piazzolla. "Piano is the backbone of the tango music," – said Monk. I asked him about the great pianists. Read more…
Orquesta Escuela de Tango (OET) – interviews with Emilio Balcarce and Nestor Marconi ➜
February 26th, 2013
Published as: notes about tango. Subject(s): tango - music.
OET (Training Orquestra of Tango) was created in 2000 with the objective of forming the young musicians within instrumental practices recovered from the orchestral experiences of Typical Orchestras of the Golden Age. From its very beginning, this Orchestra was directed by one of the greatest composers and arrangers of tango history, the bandoneonist and violinist Read more…
Si Sos Brujo: the interview with Caroline Neal, the director of the award-winning documentary ➜
February 26th, 2013
Published as: movies, notes about tango. Subject(s): tango - music.
Si Sos Brujos – audio 1. Si Sos Brujos – audio 2. Si Sos Brujos – audio 3. Si Sos Brujo is the great documentary. It is about the preservation of great traditions of the Argentine tango music and the visionary leadership. Si Sos Brujo traces the organization of Orquesta Escuela de Tango or Training Read more…
Tete and Silvia ➜
February 26th, 2013
Published as: notes about tango.
Tete and Silvia – audio 1. Tete and Silvia – audio 2. Tete is one of the last milongueros of the great Golden Age of tango. He has been dancing tango for almost 60 years. His philosophy and style of dancing are not the only reasons why he is considered such an iconic figure in Read more…
Interview with Astor Piazzolla (San Francisco, 1989) ➜
February 25th, 2013
Published as: radio productions, radio shows.
Interview with Piazzolla – part 1 Interview with Piazzolla – part 2 Astor Piazzolla is speaking about his music Speaking Of Music show, May 11, 1989, Exploratorium Theater, San Francisco. Recorded by KPFA.
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♥ ✔ Calexico – Quattro (Gotan Project Remix) ➜
March 4th, 2013
Categories: Alternative Tango Music, News Reel
Genre(s): Alternative Tango, Found Tango
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Artist: Calexico
TRACK: Calexico – Quattro (Gotan Project Remix) Calexico appears on several albums by Gotan Project. Unfortunately, this energetic piece with great lyrics, did not make to any of them. PITY! One of my all-time favorites for dancing (a bit long, although).


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The victim is this case had his credit card taken by a suspect at the Kinko's Fed Ex (650 Orchard Park Rd) West Seneca.
The resident reported finding a bicycle in their yard which
did not belong to them in the Indian Church Rd./ City Line are of the Town of West Seneca in mid August 2012. Upon
review of home security system it was discovered that a W/M possibly teen had dumped a bicycle and stolen a bicycle belonging to another resident of the area .
If you can identify or believe you may know the subject in the video Contact the West Seneca Police Detective Bureua @ 716-674-3154
Crimestopper Case #D49-11-109664
If you can Identify this suspect please Contact: WSPD CrimeStoppers
Crimestoppers West Seneca Police Case#D49-11-116870 larceny hardware store.
2-W/M' entered store multiple expensive tool kits. Larger suspect W/M approx.6'2" has tattoo Rt.Arm. Suspects Left scene in possibly gold/tan toyota camry.09/21/2011
WSPD Anonymous TipLine 716-675-8423
In this lesson the students receive their handout notebook and also go over the rules and procedures that will be followed in the class. The students also go over what is referred to as the DARE DECISION MAKING MODEL to help them in times of problems, challenges or opportunities to use drugs.
This lesson begins work on the potential use of tobacco. As one of the so called Gateway Drugs, promoting the non use of tobacco is a big part of the program. Statistics show that the longer kids wait to start using cigarettes, the greater chance that they will not use them. In fact most studies show that if you do not use cigarettes before you reach twenty years old you will never use them at all.
This lesson continues working on the use of cigarettes. Marihuana use is also introduced in this lesson. Marihuana is another of the Gateway Drugs. Students begin to talk about situations that use of either of these substances could come about in their daily lives.
Students learn about the last Gateway Drug, Alcohol. Since Alcohol is a legal substance in our society most people do not realize how serious abuse can be. They also do not think much about how dangerous early consumption of this drug can be on a growing child. Students learn about the dangers of alcohol consumption, where the opportunities may present them with its use and how to avoid these situations.
This lesson shows the kids how advertisers develop their programs to show the so called good side of alcohol and cigarettes. Students are shown the hidden meanings in these ads and what the real intent of the advertisement is.
Peer Pressure is a big part of growing up. Most adults know that peer pressure was a big reason that they may have started to use cigarettes and or alcohol. Students are introduced to this topic and ways to handle the situation.
This lesson called Situation Brainstorm helps the students to learn ways to avoid risky situations and safe ways to get out of these situations if they encounter them.
What do some kids do when their parents are not home. Unfortunately some use alcohol or drugs. This lesson deals with personal pressure situations the student may encounter that invites the use of alcohol or drugs.
This lesson ties together the whole program for the student. Situations are presented and students search themselves for ways to handle them as they develop. Instructors work with the students to develop good alternatives to a number of very commonplace incidents they may encounter. Also as part of this lesson instructors may have the kids write essays on what they have learned and also Peer Counselors from the two high schools come in and talk about the various aspects of the DARE Program that they have utilized to stay substance free in their lives. This lesson is spread over a few weeks to give the students the maximum exposure to the program as possible.
This is the graduation. Students receive their diplomas and other materials to designate their graduation from the program. Students that have developed essays and ideas that the instructors feel bring out the meaning of the program in a significant way are asked to present their ideas to the class and the audience. The event is a family affair with parents, grandparents and friends invited to attend. It is a great way to end the program and show support for the students as they move toward that goal of being drug free.