IN DEVELOPMENT: June 16-20, 2007 (HoopsWorld.com)
Updates on draft prospects, the NCAA, D League, CBA, ABA, IBL, and Euroleague twice weekly: ? DRAFT '07: Bruce, Kemp, Rice, Singletary and James return to school ? DRAFT '07: Jeff Green, JamesOn Curry, and Spencer Hawes opt for NBA ? NCAA: Theus bids Aggies farewell as NBA's Kings crown him as head coach ? CBA: Kenny Anderson gets Krunkin' in the A-T-L; Wedman to Great Falls ? ......more...Short Subjectives (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
Capsule reviews of recently released films... Opening Friday 1408 (PG-13) Stephen King's twisted mind and extensive collection spawn yet another horror flick, brought to life this time by Swedish director Mikael Håfström. John Cusack plays a skeptical horror novelist checking into the Dolphin Hotel's infamous room 1408. EVAN ALMIGHTY (PG) Morgan Freeman returns as God for director Tom Shadyac's ......more... THE DAILY REVIEW (Franklin Banner-Tribune)
Incoming high school freshmen for the 2008-2009 school year and beyond will face a new curriculum if the plan is approved by the state. The proposed changes were compiled by the Louisiana Commission on High School Redesign and reviewed for action Thursday by the St. Mary Parish School Board....more... La. could face labor shortage (The Advocate)
Louisiana faces a staggering worker shortage ? 90,000 new construction workers needed in the next five years ? and an alarming loss of economic ground to other states unless it reverses current trends, forecasters said at a Baton Rouge conference Thursday....more... AAN Reveals AltWeekly Awards Judges (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN))
AltWeekly Awards judges don?t have it easy. Now in its 12th year, the awards have grown into 23 categories with two circulation divisions. Papers sent in their brightest entries: 1,490 of them....more... People Profile --LaCour brings passion for education to Blinn (Brenham Banner-Press)
Sitting in the office of Dr. Debra LaCour, one might never imagine the winding path of this world-traveling Louisiana girl. But you can be certain of her excitement that life has brought her back to Washington County....more... Summer work program gives options to at-risk teens (Waco Tribune-Herald)
By Mónica Ortiz Uribe...more... Leaders back plan to revamp curriculum (The Advocate)
Despite some reservations, superintendents endorsed a plan to remake public high schools in Louisiana that would include tougher classes....more... Today's spotlight: Paul Martin (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Age: 43 New title: Vice president of product engineering for Calabrio Software, the product division of Minneapolis-based Spanlink Communications What do you do? I'm responsible for all aspects of the Calabrio Software development life cycle, including design, engineering, release management and quality assurance. Previous jobs: I spent eight years as vice president of product engineering and ......more... |