| Jenice Armstrong: Rocawear picks Philly writer
PHILLY-BASED novelist Daaimah S. Poole deserves a shoutout, most recently for her recognition by Rocawear, the hip-hop-clothing giant. Poole, whose latest book is "All I Want Is Everything" (Kensington, $14.95), was selected after submitting a video on which she talks about her struggles as a teenage, single mother who landed a major publishing deal without even owning a computer. A graduate of Overbrook High, Poole used to type on the computers in Temple University's library until closing time. I got to know Poole (who was discovered by literary whiz Karen E. Quinones Miller) after editing her first book, "Yo Yo Love." A spokeswoman for Rocawear says Poole will be featured on the Web site www.Iwillnotlose.org. In addition to Poole, Jay-Z's I Will Not Lose Campaign is spotlighting singer Ciara and Nicole Paultre-Bell, fiancee of Sean Bell, who was killed in a hail of 50 bullets on the eve of his wedding after leaving a New York strip bar.
Transcribing in Linux: Easy As 1, 2, 3...
I'm fairly sure that this is not open source software. My reasoning for stating this, since I have yet to see anything even close to Express Scribe, in the open source world as of yet. Much like MainActor is to those who want entry level software for decent video editing, I see Express Scribe as filling this same need, and perhaps even hitting a more important piece of the Linux puzzle.
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iTALC promotes learning on a classroom network
iTALC, or Intelligent Teaching and Learning with Computers, is a didactical tool designed to assist teachers. Despite its name, the tool itself isn't a learning environment. It's meant to let teachers control their students' computers in a computer-driven classroom setting. Thanks to its powerful remote desktop control features, simple setup, and lack of cost, it's a potential remote assistance tool for any type of network.
Coaches look for edge with sideline gadgetry
In the age of iPhones, Blackberrys, high speed Internet modems and every other technological advance never even dreamed of in the days of "Star Trek," high school football has joined the wave. For fans on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons, the focus is on the 22 athletes on the field. But just outside the lines there's an ongoing technological revolution. Equipment checks on game day go far beyond helmets and pads. Video cameras, audio headsets and laptop computers allow coaches to gather, communicate and analyze information faster than ever. Far from camera shy Film has largely gone the way of the dinosaur as the VHS tape is making way for the recordable DVD, and coaches end the practice day working with a machine that makes three DVD copies of a game at a time, all in about five minutes.
Exclusive: Brett Morgen's Chicago 10
We didn't deliver our final film until September and I did a little bit of work on it--I took a few minutes out--but about five weeks ago we were doing a screening at USC for students and I was like, "I better sit in and watch this because I have to start talking about the film again." CS: Are you still happy with the movie and do you think it stands up a year later, especially with the changing climate in the country? Morgen: Listen, I totally stand by the film that we made and since the premiere at Sundance, I read most of the blogs and reviews of the film and sometimes you read that stuff and you read criticism of it and you go, "Damn, I would like to go back and fix that." The criticisms of the film were suggesting I would make a film that I would never make. Some people would occasionally have issues with the music, or the lack of context, those two areas primarily and those were things that I knew would polarize audiences.
LATEST: Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen Tour Goes On
Rockers Van Halen have hit back at reports they're cancelling the remainder of their reunion tour. The band rescheduled two concerts in Virginia and Georgia at the end of last month (Feb08), prompting internet reports claiming all tour dates had been pulled indefinitely. .
Stars shining on damp Oscars
HOLLYWOOD'S A-List wore red as they descended on a rainswept Hollywood for the 80th Academy Awards today.
See all the stars as they arrive for today's ceremony | Get the latest from our dedicated Oscars section | Angelina Jolie's Oscars baby bump | Updated Oscars blog | Blog the red carpet dresses yourself here. .
Dick Jerardi: END OF STREAKS
OU won, 64-37. WILDEST GAME Creighton beat Bradley, 111-110, in two overtimes. The teams will play each other again Friday in the opening round of the MVC Tournament. Creighton now has 10 consecutive 20-win seasons. HAS THIS BEEN DONE? Davidson finished 20-0 in the Southern Conference. That has to be a record. Memphis and Cornell are the only other teams unbeaten in league play. Memphis has two regular-season league games left, Cornell three. DICK JERARDI'S TOP 15 1. Memphis (28-1): Shot well from everywhere, but did not defend for once and held on, 76-67 at Southern Mississippi. USM shot 54.2 percent against the Tigers, who had been holding teams to 37.8 percent. 2. North Carolina (27-2): Came from 18 down early in second half and survived 46 points from Boston College's Tyrese Rice to win, 90-80.
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