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"The Apple iPod iTunes Anti-Trust Litigation"
Filing 213
ORDER by Judge James Ware granting in part 200 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (jwlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/15/2009)
"The Apple iPod iTunes Anti-Trust Litigation" Doc. 213 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION The Apple iPod iTunes Antitrust Litigation NO. C 05-00037 JW ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS; ORDERING SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING / I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs1 bring this class action against Defendant Apple Computer, Inc. ("Apple"), alleging violations of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, et seq., and related state law claims. Plaintiffs allege that Apple has committed unlawful acts in the sale of its iPod portable digital music player and online digital music files sold through its iTunes Music Store ("iTMS"), in violation of federal and state antitrust laws. Presently before the Court is Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings as to Plaintiffs' Tying Claims. (hereafter, "Motion," Docket Item No. 200.) The Court found it appropriate to take the matter under submission without oral argument. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). Based on the papers submitted to date, the Court GRANTS in part Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings as to Plaintiffs' tying claims. United States District Court 11 For the Northern District of California 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 Named Plaintiffs are Melanie Tucker, Mariana Rosen, and Somtai Troy Charoensak. Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II. BACKGROUND A detailed outline of the factual allegations and procedural history in this case may be found in the Court's December 20, 2006 Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (hereafter, "December 20 Order," Docket Item No. 27)2 and in the Court's December 22, 2008 Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification as to Counts Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven Only and Appointing Class Counsel; Sua Sponte Order Reconsidering Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Count One and Requiring Further Briefing (hereafter, "December 22 Order," Docket Item No. 196). The Court reviews the relevant procedural history to the extent it implicates the present Motion. In the Court's December 22, 2008 Order, the Court granted in part Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification. (Decmeber 22 Order at 1.) In doing so, the Court permitted Plaintiffs' Sherman Act § 2 claims and related state law claims to proceed as a class action. (See id.) The Court, however, declined to certify a class as to Plaintiffs' claim for unlawful tying under Sherman Act § 1. Instead, the Court made a sua sponte determination to reconsider its December 20, 2006 finding that Plaintiffs' Complaint had stated a tying claim under settled antitrust law. (See Decmeber 20 Order at 6-9; December 22 Order at 6-7.) Accordingly, the Court denied without prejudice Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification, with respect to the tying claim only, subject to renewal after reconsideration of whether Plaintiffs have, as a predicate matter, stated a cognizable tying claim. The Court invited Defendant to move pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b) or 12(c), and instructed Defendant to brief the following issues: (1) Whether "market-level coercion" can be the basis of a cognizable tying claim under Section 1 of the Sherman Act; and (2) Whether, as a matter of law, coercion can be found where there is no requirement that the tying and tied product be purchased together. (December 22 Order at 7.) United States District Court 11 For the Northern District of California 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 This Order may be found in the docket for Tucker v. Apple Computer, Inc., Case No. C 0604457 JW, which was one of the original cases now included in this consolidated action. 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Presently before the Court is Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. III. STANDARDS Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c), any party may move for judgment on the pleadings at any time after the pleadings are closed but within such time as not to delay the trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c). "For the purposes of the motion, the allegations of the non-moving party must be accepted as true, while the allegations of the moving party which have been denied are assumed to be false." Hal Roach Studios, Inc. v. Richard Feiner and Co., Inc., 896 F.2d 1542, 1550 (9th Cir. 1990). Judgment on the pleadings is proper when the moving party clearly establishes on the face of the pleadings that no material issue of fact remains to be resolved and that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Id. When brought by the defendant, a motion for judgment on the pleadings under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c) is a "means to challenge the sufficiency of the complaint after an answer has been filed." New. Net, Inc. v. Lavasoft, 356 F. Supp. 2d 1090, 1115 (C.D. Cal. 2004). A motion for judgment on the pleadings is therefore similar to a motion to dismiss. Id. When the district court must go beyond the pleadings to resolve an issue on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, the proceeding is properly treated as a motion for summary judgment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c); Bonilla v. Oakland Scavenger Co., 697 F.2d 1297, 1301 (9th Cir. 1982). IV. DISCUSSION Defendant contends, inter alia, that (1) no unlawful tie can exist where products are separately available and have separate uses and (2) Plaintiffs in this case have not alleged coercion sufficient to support a tying claim. (Motion at 5, 11.) The Court considers each issue in turn. A. Separate Availability of Tying and Tied Products Defendant contends that there can be no Section 1 tying liability in this case, as a matter of law, because the tying and tied products undisputedly have separate uses and are sold on a separate basis. (Motion at 5.) In support of this position, Defendant relies on the premise that tying law requires that a seller condition purchase of the tying product on the buyer's agreement to also United States District Court 11 For the Northern District of California 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 purchase the tied product.3 In response, Plaintiffs contend that Section 1 liability does not require that the tying and tied products be purchased together. The Court first reviews applicable tying law, and then considers whether the tie alleged by Plaintiffs is cognizable under Section 1, as a matter of law. 1. Tying Claims Under Sherman Act § 1 In the Court's December 20, 2006 Order, the Court summarized the basic framework for Section 1 tying liability, as follows: Section 1 of the Sherman Act provides that "[e]very contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several states, or with foreign nations, is declared to be illegal. . . ." 15 U.S.C. § 1. Tying in violation of Section 1 can either be a per se violation or a violation of the rule of reason. County of Tuolumne v. Sonora Community Hosp., 236 F.3d 1148, 1157-58 (9th Cir. 2001). To establish that a tying arrangement is per se illegal, a plaintiff must prove (1) a tie between two separate products or services sold in separate markets; (2) sufficient economic power in the tying product market to affect the tied market; and (3) an effect on a substantial volume of commerce in the tied product market. Id. Implicit in these elements is the need of the seller of the tying product "to force the buyer into the purchase of the tied product that the buyer did not want at all, or might have preferred to purchase elsewhere on different terms." Jefferson Parish Hosp. Dist. No. 2 v. Hyde, 466 U.S. 2, 12 (1984); Paladin Assocs., Inc. v. Montana Power Co., 328 F.3d 1145, 1159 (9th Cir. 2003). (December 20 Order at 6.) In this case, the dispute concerns whether Plaintiffs have adequately alleged the first prong of the Jefferson Parish standard for tying liability. In particular, the parties contest whether Plaintiffs have alleged a "tie" within the meaning of established Sherman Act jurisprudence. To resolve this dispute, the Court considers what types of product sales relationships constitute "tying arrangements" under Sherman Act Section 1. "[A] tying arrangement may be defined as an agreement by a party to sell one product but only on the condition that the buyer also purchases a different (or tied) product, or at least agrees that he will not purchase that product from any other supplier." N. Pac. Ry. Co. v. United States, United States District Court 11 For the Northern District of California 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 In this case, purchases from the iTMS are alleged to be the "tying" product and the iPod is alleged to be the "tied" product. (See Consolidated Complaint ¶¶ 79-84, hereafter, "Complaint," Docket Item No. 107.) 4 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 356 U.S. 1, 5-6 (1958). The "essence of an antitrust tying violation" is the use of a seller's market power-based "leverage to force a purchaser to do something that he would not do in a competitive market." Murphy v. Bus. Cards Tomorrow, Inc., 854 F.2d 1202, 1204 (9th Cir. 1988) (quoting Jefferson Parish, 466 U.S. at 14 n.20). "[W]here the buyer is free to take either [the tying or the tied] product by itself there is no tying problem. . . ." Northern Pacific, 356 U.S. at 6 n.4. The paradigmatic unlawful tying relationship exists where a seller expressly conditions the sale of the tying product on the buyer's additional purchase of the tied product. For example, in Northern Pacific, the defendant sold and leased tracts of land that it owned throughout the United States. In the majority of the relevant sales contracts and lease agreements, the defendant inserted "preferential routing" clauses, "which compelled the grantee or lessee to ship over its lines all commodities produced or manufactured on the land provided that its rates . . . were equal to those of competing carriers." 356 U.S. at 3. After an antitrust challenge to the "preferential routing" practice by the United States, the Supreme Court affirmed a lower court judgment of tying liability against the defendant railway company. In United States v. Loew's, 371 U.S. 38, 39-40 (1962), the Supreme Court upheld tying liability against motion picture distributors where the distributors "conditioned the license or sale of one or more feature films upon the acceptance by [television stations] of a package or block containing one or more unwanted or inferior films." Similarly, in Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Servs., Inc., 504 U.S. 451, 463 (1992), the Court permitted tying claims against Kodak to go forward where there was evidence that Kodak sold replacement parts for its copiers only where the purchasers agreed not to buy repair services from independent service providers. Tying liability, however, has not been limited to situations in which sellers engaged in express conditioning with respect to the sale of the tying product. For example, "separate availability will not preclude antitrust liability where a defendant has established its pricing policy in such a way that the only viable economic option is to purchase the tying and tied products in a single package." Ways & Means, Inc. v. IVAC Corp., 506 F. Supp. 697, 701 (N.D. Cal. 1979); see also United States District Court 11 For the Northern District of California 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bogosian v. Gulf Oil Corp., 561 F.2d 434, 450 (3d Cir. 1977) ("an illegal tie-in may exist even when the seller has not expressly conditioned the sale of one product upon purchase of another, if the existence of a tie-in can otherwise be established from business conduct"); Am. Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Am. Broad.-Paramount Theaters, Inc., 388 F.2d 272, 283 (2d Cir. 1967); Advance Bus. Sys. & Supply Co. v. SCM Corp., 415 F.2d 55, 62 (4th Cir. 1969). Liability in such cases, however, is limited where separate purchase of the allegedly tying and tied products is a "reasonable alternative" to buying the seller's packaged product. Ways & Means, 506 F. Supp. at 702. In Ways & Means, the court granted summary judgment to the defendant where 25% of purchases of the allegedly tied product were made separately from purchase of the package of tying and tied products. Id. Finally, several cases acknowledge the potential for liability based on a so-called "technological tie," where a technological relationship between a seller's products compels a buyer to purchase both products. Such compulsion results when one product is ineffective or is less effective without concomitant purchase of the second technologically interrelated product. The primary case addressing technological tying is Foremost Pro Color, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co., 703 F.2d 534 (9th Cir. 1983). See also Innovation Data Processing, Inc. v. Int'l Bus. Machines, Corp., 585 F. Supp. 1470, 1475-76 (D.N.J. 1984) (following Foremost Pro in granting summary judgment to the defendant on a Section 1 tying claim where, despite a technical interrelationship between products, customers were free to purchase either product alone). In Foremost Pro, the Ninth Circuit considered tying claims against Kodak, which were based on Kodak's introduction of a new type of film that was incapable of being processed with the types of processing materials that otherwise existed at the time. The result of this alleged technological interrelationship was that purchase of Kodak's processing materials was a necessary incident of purchasing Kodak's new film. Id. at 542. The purchaser plaintiff asserted a Section 1 claim, contending that the technological connection created an implied condition that "whenever [the plaintiff] purchased one Kodak product, it necessarily had to purchase additional Kodak commodities." Id. at 540. United States District Court 11 For the Northern District of California 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 In upholding the district court's granting of Kodak's motion to dismiss, the Ninth Circuit "decline[d] to place such technological ties in the category of economic restrictions deemed per se unlawful by Northern Pacific and its progeny." Id. at 542. The Court held that "the development and introduction of a system of technologically interrelated products is not sufficient alone to establish a per se unlawful tying arrangement even if the new products are incompatible with the products then offered by the competition and effective use of any one of the new products necessitates purchase of some or all of the others." Id. at 542-43. The basis for this conclusion was the Ninth Circuit's concern with impeding technological development by imposing overly onerous antitrust duties on innovative firms. In dictum, the Court did suggest, however, that a technological tie could still be found unlawful if the "dominant purpose motivating [the seller's] design and introduction" of the system of related products "was to compel purchase of the entire system as a package, rather than to achieve the legitimate goal of marketing new, technologically superior products. . . ." Id. at 543. 2. Application to the Alleged iTMS - iPod Tie United States District Court 11 For the Northern District of California 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 In this case, Plaintiffs allege in relevant part: Online music purchased from the iTMS is encoded by Apple with Digital Rights Management ("DRM") restrictions called "FairPlay." (Complaint ¶ 41.) Use of FairPlay requires iTMS consumes to use Apple's iPod to transfer the music directly to a Digital Music Player. (Id. ¶ 43.) The tied product is the iPod and the tying product is FairPlay-DRM Online Music purchased from the iTMS. Apple deliberately makes the music filed purchased from the iTMS incapable of being played by other Digital Music Players. Thus, consumers who have purchased Online Music from Apple will have no choice but to buy an iPod if they want to play their music directly on a Digital Media Player. (Id. ¶ 43.) After purchasing Digital Music from the iTMS, consumers are locked into making all future Digital Music Player purchases from Apple, because consumers with libraries of iTMS music could not utilize any of the songs they purchased from the iTMS with any non-iPod Digital Music Player. (Id. ¶ 44.) As a result of this activity, Apple has been able to charge supracompetitive prices to all purchasers of iPods. (Id. ¶ 73.) Critically, for purposes of the Court's present tying inquiry, there is no allegation that iTunes music and iPods are not available on a separate basis. It appears that there is, in fact, no dispute that iTunes music and iPods are always separately available. Rather, the gravamen of the Complaint is that by creating the DRM-mediated link between iTunes music and iPods, Apple has forced "iTunes 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 customers to forego their free choice of portable digital media players." (Opposition at 4.) According to Plaintiffs, "a tie exists here because although purchasers can buy iTunes files separately, they are forced to agree not to purchase a portable digital media player other than an iPod for direct playback of their iTunes files." (Id. at 5.) Despite Plaintiffs' contentions that the technological interrelationship between iTunes music and iPods constitute an unlawful tie, the Court is not persuaded that this is the type of relationship that is condemned by federal antitrust law. First, the allegations in this case are far from the paradigmatic cases of express conditioning proscribed by the Supreme Court in cases like Northern Pacific and Lowe's. That is, there is no allegation that there was any form of express conditioning in connection with Apple's sale of either iTunes music or iPods. Second, there is no allegation of a package pricing policy that could constitute an unlawful tie, of the type recognized in Ways & Means. Even in Ways & Means, the court refused to find an unlawful tie, where, despite package pricing, there appeared to be a reasonable alternative that allowed consumers to purchase the tied product on a separate basis. See 506 F. Supp. at 702. As in that case, Plaintiffs' allegations suggest that there are reasonable alternatives in that consumers are free to take either product separately. Indeed, nothing in the allegations suggests that purchasing an iPod is a necessary incident of purchasing iTunes music, or vice versa. Furthermore, there is no allegation that iPods and iTunes music are ever even sold on a packaged basis. Finally, the Court recognizes that the most relevant model for liability is that of the technological tie, as recognized by the Ninth Circuit in Foremost Pro. See 703 F.2d at 542. The Ninth Circuit in that case identified the technological tie as a species of tying arrangement, but expressly declined to find that allegations of technological ties, without more, could provide the basis for per se Section 1 liability. Although Ninth Circuit suggested that the existence of an anticompetitive purpose behind a technological tie might lead to a different outcome, the Court was not actually confronted with any such allegations. Ultimately, this Court is not aware of any case where per se tying liability was found on the basis of a technological tie. United States District Court 11 For the Northern District of California 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 In sum, the Court is not persuaded that the allegations in this case are sufficient to give rise to a cognizable claim for per se tying under Sherman Act § 1. The Court finds that, although Plaintiffs are alleging conduct that may have anticompetitive effects, existing antitrust doctrine does not allow such conduct to be remedied through a per se tying action.4 That is, current antitrust jurisprudence does not, as a per se matter, prohibit conduct that merely limits consumers' "free choice" in their purchase of complimentary products. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings as to Count 1 for per se unlawful tying.5 3. Rule of Reason The Court recognizes, however, that Plaintiffs alternatively seek to proceed with a § 1 claim on the basis of a "rule of reason" theory of liability. (Complaint ¶ 56.) "Conduct which does not meet the per se requirements may still constitute a violation of the Sherman Act Section 1 rule of reason." Betaseed, Inc. v. U&I, Inc., 681 F.2d 1203, 1228 (9th Cir. 1983). The rule of reason "focuses directly on the challenged restraint's impact on competitive conditions." Id. The inquiry under the rule of reason examines "whether the challenged agreement is one that promotes competition or one that suppresses competition." Id. In such a case, the plaintiff has the burden of demonstrating to the factfinder, upon review of the totality of the circumstances, that the intent of the restraint is anticompetitive and that the restraint has significant anticompetitive effects. Id. The reasonableness of a restrictive practice "is a paradigm fact question." Id. In this case, neither party's briefs address whether, assuming Plaintiffs' per se tying claim is dismissed, Plaintiffs should be permitted to proceed on a rule of reason theory. Accordingly, to the United States District Court 11 For the Northern District of California 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The Court does not comment on whether this conduct, despite being unactionable under a tying framework, may still provide the basis for a finding of willfulness in Plaintiffs' Section 2 monopolization and attempted monopolization claims. The Court also GRANTS Defendant's Motion with respect to Plaintiffs' state law claims, to the extent those claims are based on unlawful tying under federal antitrust law. 9 5 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 extent Plaintiffs seek to proceed on the rule of reason theory, the Court invites Defendant to file another Rule 12(c) motion so that the parties will have an opportunity to fully brief the issue. B. Absence of Individual Coercion In light of the Court's finding that the technological tie alleged in this case does not provide the basis for a cognizable tying claim under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, the Court declines to speculate on whether Plaintiffs have alleged coercion sufficient to support a tying claim. V. CONCLUSION The Court GRANTS in part Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings as to Plaintiffs' claim for unlawful tying under the Sherman Act and related state law claims. The Court invites Defendant to file another Rule 12(c) motion regrading whether Plaintiffs' antitrust claim under the rule of reason may still proceed. The parties shall appear for a Case Management Conference on June 1, 2009 at 10 a.m. The parties shall meet and confer and file a Joint Case Management Statement on or before May 22, 2009. The Statement shall include, among other things, the parties' proposed schedule to advance this case. 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3rd Annual IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Hall - Espetada Picnic.
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Sunday, August 25, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (PDT)
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Join us for a fun-filled Portuguese-style barbecue Sunday, August 25th. The barbecue will be held at the Sausalito Hall. As last year, the BBQ will feature espetada, sardinhas, linguiça and other delicious picnic foods. There are fun-filled activities planned for the children and family. Stay tuned for more information; tickets must be purchased by August 22nd.
Espetada: A typical Portuguese dish usually made of large chunks of beef rubbed in garlic and salt, skewered onto a bay leaf stick with vegetables such as onions and bell peppers and left to grill over smoldering wood chips.
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Q-Post's General Post Office in Doha
Q-Post's main post office is located on Corniche Road, and there's little chance of missing it it's huge! You have to drive up several levels of the stepped car park to get to the entrance. and you'll also get a good view of the city here. Inside, the building is pleasant enough, and there's internet access as well as a cafe where you can relax.
There is no organized system of street postal addresses in Qatar. To receive letters, customers must rent out a post office box.
Renting a Post Office Box
You'll need to fill a form available either at the post office or on their website (see below). The form must be submitted along with a copy of your ID and the fee. (At the time of writing it costs QR300 annually to rent a box in the main Post Office along with an initial fee of QR260.) You can also purchase an electronic card to open your post office box the price depends on how swanky a card you want (head office only).
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Le Week-End
Oscar winner Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan give warm and intelligent performances in this film about a couple taking a sentimental journey to Paris to celebrate their thirtieth wedding anniversary, hoping to reignite the emotional and physical sparks of their … Continue reading
Love Me 'Till Monday
A smash hit at the BFI London Film Festival, "Love Me Till Monday" is the debut feature of Justin Hardy, a UK TV mainstay (Royal TV Society's first ever award for Best History film in 2001 with" The Great Plague"). … Continue reading
Love Actually
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The Spirit of '45
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Look of Love
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This is an intimate look at the unraveling of a May-December romance when real life intrudes on their relationship. Aidan Quinn, whose acting has grown deeper with time, co-stars with Taylor Schilling (making a name for herself on the acclaimed … Continue reading
Nicky's Family
This documentary film chronicles the heroic exploits of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II. Without his intervention many, if not all of them, would … Continue reading
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The Hit
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The Selfish Giant
Directed by Clio Barnard—one of the UK's rising filmmakers—"The Selfish Giant" was acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival and by critics around the world. The story of two unlikely young friends in a working-class community in Bradford, England unfolds like … Continue reading
Mystery Road
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Last Dance
At once a tightly wound yet leisurely paced psychological thriller, "Last Dance" tells the story of two people who meet in harrowing circumstances. Sadiq (Firass Dirani) is a radical Muslim who has participated in a terrorist bombing attack in which … Continue reading
Run & Jump
A headstrong Irish housewife finds her life transforming in ways she never thought possible after her young husband suffers a personality-altering stroke, returning home a different man, and an American doctor (Will Forte of "Saturday Night Live" and "Nebraska") arrives … Continue reading
Life's a Breeze
An eccentric Dublin family decides to help out Grandma (played by the great Irish actress Fionnula Flanagan) by giving her extremely untidy house a complete makeover. They connive to send her on an outing for a day and proceed to … Continue reading
What Richard Did
The top grossing Irish film of 2012, "What Richard Did" tells the fateful story of one gifted and gilded Dublin teenager for whom everything seems possible, until one summer night when he commits an act that will shatter the lives … Continue reading
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Mistaken identity is at the heart of several Shakespeare plays, and it is the leitmotif of this lovely epistolary romance about finding love when you least expect it. The elegant Indian actor Irrfan Khan (police inspector in "Slumdog Millionaire" and … Continue reading
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George Carlin's daughter looks back on life with iconic comedian
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Kelly Carlin, daughter of comedian George Carlin
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Eleven years ago, after Kelly Carlin sent her father a draft of the one-woman stage show she'd penned about her traumatic upbringing and her late mother, he clammed up. Weeks went by and George Carlin, the late comedic icon and iconoclast, made not a peep.
So Kelly, now 49, finally phoned him and asked, "Did you read it?"
"Yes," he told his only child. "We need to talk at your therapist's office."
Kelly soon found out why.
"I was talking about my inner life in front of perfect strangers, and some of what I was revealing to these perfect strangers I had never revealed to him," she says.
On June 15, during her first visit to Chicago since the mid-60s, she'll perform her newest and second solo show — this one dad-focused, critically acclaimed and titled "A Carlin Home Companion: Life, Love and Laughter with George" — as part of Chicago's annual TBS Just for Laughs comedy festival.
While George respected Kelly's freedom of artistic expression, he nonetheless felt "betrayed." And so, being the "dutiful daughter" she was, Kelly scuttled her planned six-week run after only a few performances and entered graduate school for psychology. Her primary reason for doing that, aside from having an affinity for the writings of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell, was to better understand her tumultuous life. After years spent in the not-always-great company of parents whose dysfunction was exacerbated by substance abuse, she developed issues of her own.
"It had really affected my ability to function," Carlin says of her upbringing, "and I wanted to finally understand the full landscape and the human journey and the human psyche in general. I've always been fascinated by the inner life and what it takes to change and transform and how that then affects our outer life in the world."
While studying at Pacifica Graduate Institute, near Santa Barbara, Calif., she logged clinical hours as an intern, wrote her thesis on the Greek mother-daughter myth of Demeter and Persephone, earned a degree in Jungian Depth Psychology and sorted out her "mommy stuff."
To some extent, the daddy stuff still lingers.
"There are just some things you just can't come to grips with until your parent is gone, I really believe that," says Kelly, who also hosts a monthly comedy-centric talk show on Sirius-XM and a wide-ranging podcast called "Waking from the American Dream."
Her mother, Brenda, died in May of 1997, her father in June of 2008.
"There's a permission that happens and there's a freedom that happens where you can kind of look [the relationship] straight in the eye."
Besides the emotional healing it spurred, George's passing had another positive effect: Comics Kelly had never met, comics who idolized and were inspired by her dad's inimitable takes on death and voting and "7 Words you Can't Say on Television," began reaching out. Until then, she'd kept their ilk at arm's length.
"The world of comedy has come into my life and just said 'yes' to me and I've said 'yes' back to them," Kelly says. "And I just kept saying yes. . . . And that is what led me to this show."
Lewis Black, an acerbic comedian and bestselling author with a large flock of loyalists, is who led her to the show. Kelly already was spinning autobiographical yarns onstage, if only sporadically, when Black invited her to do likewise on an ocean cruise he was hosting. By the end of her 90-minute presentation, whipped up in a couple of hours and replete with video clips of George being George, 400 "rabid Lewis Black fans" with an equally abiding love for George Carlin were, according to Kelly's telling, thoroughly wowed. "You were our favorite part of the trip," she remembers hearing over and over. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
That's the kind of adoration George regularly received during his decades in the spotlight, and Kelly was around to witness some of it.
"It was amazing to watch my dad onstage and the worshipping that was going on and the way he was just transforming audiences," she says. "It was a little heady and even a little too much at times — a bit overwhelming."
Asked if being the offspring of a legend has the same effect, Kelly says no. Well, not anymore.
"I know that's in some people's heads because they don't know who I am, and that's fine. But I know what I bring, and I've been bringing it for over ten years, and I'm getting more and more comfortable with who I am and with what my gift and power is onstage."
If audiences project certain things — expectations, especially — onto her because of whose loins she sprang from, so be it.
"Much of what I've kind of done my whole life was hide from those projections," she admits. "[But] the last four years I've made a full choice to step into the glare of those projections and really start seeing, how real are they? And how do I learn to react to them?"
Whether it's with "humor," "grace" or "bitchiness," she says, there's always "integrity and heart." That's the goal, anyway — one that George surely would endorse.
"I don't like ass kissers, flag wavers or team players," he once said, as only he could say it. "I like people who buck the system. Individualists. I often warn people: Somewhere along the way, someone is going to tell you, 'There is no "I" in team.' What you should tell them is, 'Maybe not. But there is an "I" in independence, individuality and integrity.'. . . And if they tell you you're not a team player, congratulate them on being observant."


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BOSTON (February 18, 2014) — Simmons College School of Social Work, the nation's first school of social work, continues its 110 year tradition of innovation with its announcement today that it will offer its Master of Social Work (MSW) degree online.
The new program, SocialWork@Simmons, will offer aspiring social workers from around the country the opportunity to earn a graduate social work degree from a nationally accredited institution that is a pioneer in clinical social work education, without relocating to Boston.
"The combination of a unique online learning platform, small class sizes and top-notch field placements will provide a truly comprehensive academic experience, in keeping with the standards established for our highly regarded campus-based clinical program," said Stefan Krug, M.S.W., Ph.D., dean and professor of the Simmons School of Social Work. "This innovative program will position our graduates to advance in an industry where the need for highly skilled professionals is growing rapidly."
With SocialWork@Simmons, the College aims to help address an increased demand for social work services nationwide. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, market demand for social work practitioners is projected to grow 19 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations.
SocialWork@Simmons offers the same rigorous curriculum as Simmons's on-campus MSW program and will be taught by distinguished Simmons faculty on an innovative online learning platform. The program combines live, weekly, face-to-face sessions with self-paced, interactive coursework. Classes are limited to a maximum of 15 students per session for a truly robust learning experience.
As with the on-campus MSW program, SocialWork@Simmons will provide students with field training through approved field placements in or near their own communities, preparing them for direct interaction with individuals, families and communities. Students will also receive personalized services including technology assistance and library access, along with comprehensive academic and career advising services while enrolled and after graduation.
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October 12, 2009
An updated version of the adults tournament schedule was posted. The tournament scheduled at SporTime (Bethpage, NY) has changed from Men's BB to Women's BB. This version of the schedule is dated 10/12/2009. NOTE: Always Refresh/Reload the schedule page to ensure that you have the latest schedule.
October 9, 2009
An updated version of the adults tournament schedule was posted. The Men's BB tournament scheduled at Stevens on 21 December 2009 changed to 20 December 2009. This version of the schedule is dated 10/09/2009. NOTE: Always Refresh/Reload the schedule page to ensure that you have the latest schedule.
October 7, 2009
The first draft of the adults tournament schedule was posted. This version of the schedule is dated 10/07/2009. NOTE: Always Refresh/Reload the schedule page to ensure that you have the latest schedule.
August 6, 2009: 2010 USA Volleyball Adult Open Championships
USA Volleyball has selected the City of Phoenix as the location for its 2010 USA Adult Open Volleyball Championships to be held May 29-June 5. Click here to read the full story.
July 20, 2009: Congratulations to Mario Treibit - Referee Emeritus
Mario Treibit, member of GEVA, was presented the Wilber Peck Referee Emeritus award this year at the USAV Open tournament. This award is to honor and recognize persons who have retired from refereeing on the national level and who have made significant contributions to the USAV Referee program. The criteria for selection:
Previous GEVA Referee Emeritus award Winners include George Chain, Doug Denure, Tom Harrigan, Heinz Schaal, and now Mario. As you can see, our Region has made a rich contribution to the history of officiating in USA Volleyball. Many of our newer members may not have encountered some of these venerated officials, but you have all been touched by what they had to share. In addition to being a retired National Volleyball Referee, Mario also holds the following credentials: retired FIVB Arbiter, Associated Head Coach for St Johns Women's Volleyball team, former head coach of the Rutgers University Men's Vollebyall team, and former Head or Assistant coach for the USA, Puerto Rico, Israeli, and Netherlands national volleyball teams.
A video biography of Mario is available on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBw5obaFJYY). The video was prepared by Gary Colberg, for the 2009 Wilber H. Peck Referee Emeritus award, which was presented to Mario at USA Volleyball's Boyce Banquet, in recognition of his long and meritorious contribution, to the sport of Volleyball.
July 13, 2009
Again, congratulations to all of the participants in the Adult Nationals in Minneapolis, MN. Read the articles provided by the teams that went to Nationals for their "perspective" on the experience.
June 8, 2009
Two GEVA coaches were named by AVCA as 2009 "Thirty Under 30 Winners". Click here to read the AVCA announcement. Congratulations Kristina Hernandez (picture) and John Titus (picture). These were awarded back in February; sorry for the late notice.
June 4, 2009
Congratulations to all of the participants in the Adult Nationals held in Minneapolis, MN. The results are available on the USA Volleyball web site.
The GARDEN EMPIRE VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION (GEVA) is the local region of US Volleyball (USAV, the National Governing Body of Volleyball) that is responsible for the promotion and growth of volleyball in New Jersey, Long Island, and the Greater Metropolitan Area of New York City (to include Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Putnam, and Orange Counties).
GEVA promotes volleyball by offering USAV-sanctioned indoor tournaments through-out the fall & winter months and sanctioned outdoor beach and grass tournaments in the spring & summer months. GEVA runs Adult and Junior Olympic programs and sanctions several recreational volleyball leagues in its region. GEVA's adult tournaments are held on week-ends at various venues through-out the region and usually last all day. A team can expect to play at least eight set per tournament; more should they advance to the playoffs. GEVA offers four skill levels for Adult Men and Women (AA, A, BB, B) and various age level competition for Junior Boys and Girls (single age groups starting at 12). At the present time, GEVA offers limited Coed Sanctioned play. We anticipate expanding this area if we see a demand for it.
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So University of Chicago economist Steve Levitt (yeah, the guy who co-wrote "Freakonomics") tells The New York Times, arguing that the incarceration rate has risen so high in America that its costs far exceed any benefits.
He's not alone, other academics point to evidence that lock-'em-up policies have themselves become "criminogenic" -- not just sending young petty criminals to "finishing school," but wrecking their long-term prospects for getting a job, disrupting families and causing their own cycle of socioeconomic problems.
For good or ill, California, with AB 109, is running an experiment in seeing if there's a better way. Be nice if the critics of our prison system are right.


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This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.


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Programs - Latino Cultural Center
Visual and Performing Arts
The Latino Cultural Center hosts a wide range of multidisciplinary events for diverse audiences. Art exhibitions rotate every few months. The Oak Farms Dairy Theater hosts theater, music, and dance performances. The courtyard is often used for vibrant cultural festivals including Dieciseis de Septiembre to Las Posadas.
Target Second Saturdays
Target Second Saturdays are fun-filled days for the whole family! Each Second Saturday is unique and may include stories in Spanish, dance, theater and performance activities, arts and crafts workshops and more! Please check the calendar for specific programs. Come for an hour, or stay the whole day!
LCC After School Theater Camp
Tuesday-Thursday, September 30-October 23, 2014, 5:00-6:30 pm
The LCC, in partnership with the Dallas Theater Center, are offering a four week after school program for middle school students focusing on the theater arts. This scene-study class, designed specifically for middle school youth, will explore repertoire ranging from the classics to contemporary Latino and American authors. Assignments will be tailored to the specific goals of the student. The program will dive into the challenges of bringing words off the page and into breathing, thrilling life. The class will culminate in an open process session where parents will be welcome to sit in on the process of building a scene and making theater.
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There's a lot of commotion about the deals, events, snow and celebrations happening in Vermont this month. It's all true: there's family fun served up for the heartiest of skiers, riders and revelers alike. In addition to the launch of www.RideVermont.com, Ski Vermont has the $29 Learn To Ski & Ride Month promotion, free Nordic ski and snowshoeing on Winter Trails Day and ski resorts are fully equipped to please – from first chair to bed hair.
Plus, with Vermont's unrivaled snowmaking prowess, our resorts have the power to deliver with a combined snow gun capacity to lay a foot of snow on 60 acres in an hour - that's like filling Gillette Stadium with 40 feet in just one hour.
Here's Martin Luther King Holiday and January deals and happenings:
Bolton Valley is Like Recess, Only It Lasts All Day and Into the Night
Families come in all shapes and sizes, especially those that travel on family ski vacations together. And while dad may want to catch first chair, mom may be looking for a swim in the pool. The...Read Full Release
Family Holidays in January at Stowe Mountain Resort
Come enjoy the Starlight Snowshoe Tour: a first for Stowe Mountain Lodge this winter. This tour will catch last chair on the Sensation Quad...Read Full Release
Stratton has a Series of MLK Events to Explore
Stratton Mountain Resort in southern Vermont has something on tap for every member of the family, from the diaper set to the high flying park kids to coffee by the fire place types. Martin...Read Full Release
January is SuperSaver Month at Smugglers' Notch Resort
Family fun at Smugglers' Notch Resort runs the gamut from a to z – airboarding to zip lining – so it's no wonder the Resort has been recognized as #1 for its family programs...Read Full Release
Enjoy S'mores, Scavenger Hunts and Snowshoe Tours at Trapp Family Lodge
The Trapp Family Lodge offers activities to delight every age. Home to the first cross country ski center in the country, the 100 kilometer trail network includes terrain suitable for every level...Read Full Release
Mount Snow a Mecca of Family Fun, Activities and Deals
Families come first at Mount Snow Resort in Southern Vermont where family friendly activities, deals and amenities are available every day of the winter season including ski and snowboard lessons...Read Full Release
Family Fun and Martin Luther King Weekend Events at Sugarbush
Ask any local and they'll tell you "life is better in the Mad River Valley." Ask them why, and they'll declare "that's the way we want it." The same...Read Full Release
Magic Mountain's MLK Festivities Include the Alakazaam Tube Park
Magic Mountain kicked off January with the opening of its family fun Alakazaam Tube Park conveniently located at the base of the mountain in beautiful Londonderry, Vermont. The tube park will...Read Full Release
Okemo January White Sale and MLK Offer
John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia department store fame, is credited with the invention of the January White Sale in 1878, but Okemo Mountain Resort has reinvented it in 2012. Okemo is offering some... Read Full Release
The Winter Dew Tour Comes to Killington on January 19-22
Entering its fourth season, the top athletes in the world will take part in the 2011-12 Winter Dew Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded at the Toyota...Read Full Release
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PLAYA VISTA – The Clippers got some rough news after Wednesday's scrimmage, but it could've been much, much worse.
Star forward Blake Griffin is out because of a bone bruise on his left knee, and there's no timetable for his return.
That's the bad news.
The good news is Griffin received a precautionary MRI and the results showed no structural damage.
"Blake hurt his knee, nothing bad, but he tweaked it," Coach Doc Rivers said before Thursday's practice.
The injury occurred on the final play of Wednesday's scrimmage, when Griffin went for a tying dunk with just seconds left. He wasn't able to convert and was fouled by reserve big man Louis Amundson.
Griffin has dealt with injuries to his left knee multiple times during his young career.
Griffin missed his entire rookie season after having surgery on his left knee. Then, he sprained the knee during the 2012 postseason, and the next summer, Griffin tore his meniscus while training with Team USA for the World Championships.
Along with Griffin, Matt Barnes (calf), J.J. Redick (quad) and Reggie Bullock (knee) also were unavailable for practice Thursday.
"I think I may practice today," Rivers said, joking.
Stretched out
Byron Mullens isn't afraid to shoot.
Last season in Charlotte, the 7-foot center fired 208 3-pointers in only 53 games, hitting on only 31.7 percent from beyond the line.
Despite the low numbers, Rivers think Mullens is a threat that opposing defense will have to account for.
"His percentage hasn't been very credible, but that's been more about shot selection because he can really shoot the basketball," Rivers said. "What we're trying to get him to see is what's his shot, and when it's not, just move it and keep the game simple.
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Reports and Data Files
2014 AYP Information
- FAQs for 2014 Accountability Reporting
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) posed by schools, districts, and the public.
- Letter: Changes in Academic Accountability
Reporting (Revised 30-May-2014)
- Accountability E-mail Listserv
This listserv is used to notify local educational agencies of information and updates regarding state and federal accountability (API, AYP, PI, and Title III). Because the listserv is divided into two groups, SECURE and GENERAL, please review the information on the Web page about the differences between these two groups prior to signing up.
2014 AYP Documentation
- Information Guide (PDF; 1MB)
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- Timeline of Events
- School and LEA Appeal Form (DOC)
- Alternative Methods
- Glossary
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- Accountability Workbook
Previous AYP Documentation
AYP Training Presentations
- CALPADS AYP Reports Training WebEx
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- Text Transcript of the CALPADS AYP Reports Training WebEx (DOC)
- CALPADS AYP Reports Training-PowerPoint (PDF; 2MB)
The WebEx and PowerPoint (PPT) are based on a training given to accountability coordinators and LEA/school staff who have access to the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS). The WebEx and PPT will be made available until December 1, 2014.
- Text Transcript of the CALPADS AYP Reports Training WebEx (DOC)
- New Coordinator Training on Accountability Webcast (WMV; 1.43)
Related Sites
- No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
- Program Improvement (PI)
- Academic Performance Index (API)
- Alternative Schools Accountability Model (ASAM)
- Title III Accountability
- Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA)
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- CalEdFacts AYP Section
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FirstEnergy Announces Leadership Changes In Generation Group
AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that Fred von Ahn, formerly vice president, North Fleet Operations, for its FirstEnergy Generation Corp. subsidiary, has been promoted, effective January 1, 2013, to vice president, Central Fleet Operations. Von Ahn succeeds Frank Lubich, who has elected to retire after more than 35 years with the company.
Joining the company in 1998, von Ahn was a lead engineer at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, in Perry, Ohio, before being promoted to director, Nuclear Engineering, at the company's Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pa. In 2003, he was named vice president of Oversight, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) prior to being promoted to director, Site Operations, at Perry. In 2006, he was named director, Fleet Operations Support, FENOC, and the following year von Ahn became director, Fossil Operations Support. In 2009, he was named director, Bruce Mansfield Plant, in Shippingport, Pa., and was promoted to vice president, North Fleet Operations, in 2011. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.
"Fred has been a vital member of our management team for many years and has helped us manage a variety of challenges, particularly in how we operate our fleet in accordance with new U. S. Environmental Protection Agency rules," said FirstEnergy Generation President James H. Lash. "With his experience on both the fossil and nuclear side of our business, Fred will continue the strong leadership we have had over the years at our Central Fleet Operations, which includes some of our most valuable generating assets."
Lubich joined the company in 1977 as an associate engineer at the R.E. Burger Plant in Shadyside, Ohio. In 1985, he moved to the W.H. Sammis Plant as operations supervisor and ultimately was named plant director, then plant vice president. In 2008, Lubich was named vice president, Fossil Operations and to his current position in 2011. He has been on a temporary assignment in the Fuels group at FirstEnergy Solutions to help further integrate plant operations with the company's fuel and dispatching strategy."We'll miss Frank's leadership, knowledge and experience," said Lash. "He is a true professional and knows the fossil generation business as well as anyone. Frank is well respected by his peers and employees at the plants, and when faced with challenges he always responded with strong leadership and a dedication to safe, reliable plant operations."
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Well-educated people putting in lots of hours have big financial payoffs, pay more taxes
If Canadians actually seriously look at the income data, they might end up feeling pretty good about income distribution in Canada
If the labour market is being allowed to work, we don't need National Household Survey data: an open market will take care of shortages or gluts
Very little of what some scientists say is unalloyed fact
Philip Cross: Statistical agencies have to make more use of administrative data, which is increasingly available with computerized health records, tax records, and so on
Terence Corcoran: What is the point in carving Canadians into two groups, including a group called "the rest" or the "Bottom 99%", unless you're seriously preoccupied with class and income and a little social unrest
No wonder so many mayors are fleeing their jobs these days
This research overthrows the claims of Occupy protesters It's hard to blame Canadians for believing the great myth of income stagnation given the continuous stream of reports pointing to the low growth in average incomes over the past several decades. Others have taken the narrative even further. For example, in a recent op-ed, Liberal […]
In 2010 the percentage of Canadians who earned less than the "low-income cut-off" actually fell
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Chicago-based musician Jeb Bishop has performed, toured and recorded with groups including the Vandermark Five, the Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, Terminal Four, School Days, Ken Vandermark's Territory Band, Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra, Globe Unity Orchestra, and his own Jeb Bishop Trio. He also co-led the Lucky 7s project with New Orleans-based trombonist Jeff Albert, and is a member of cooperative quartet The Engines.
In addition to numerous club and smaller venue performances during tours of North America and Europe, he has performed at jazz festivals in Chicago, The Hague, Victoriaville, Berlin, Oslo, Vancouver, Paris, Lyon, Lisbon, Seville, ...
Thanks to DownBeat magazine for recognizing me again this year in the 2013 Critics' Poll!
Read DownBeat's review of a recent performance.
Upcoming project in New Orleans (click poster to enlarge)!
Duo tour October 2013, Jaap Blonk and Jeb Bishop:
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12 Nights Series, Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL, USA
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Timucua White House, Orlando, FL, USA
Monday, 7:
MOCA, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Conundrum, Columbia, SC, USA
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Apothecary, Asheville, NC, USA
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Neptunes, Raleigh, NC, USA
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SquidCo, Wilmington, NC, USA
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Red Room, Baltimore, MD, USA
News about recordings:
The Flame Alphabet, my second collaboration on CD with Rodrigo Amado's Motion Trio, is out on Not Two.
The new Whammies recording is out now on Driff!
I'm on the first two releases from the new label Driff Records!
Burning Live at Jazz ao Centro is out now on JACC (Portugal).
Old Shoulders, a duo with Tim Daisy, is out now on Relay Records.
The new CD by Josh Berman and His Gang, There Now, is out now on Delmark.
Also out now on Kontrans: At the Hideout, a live recording featuring Jaap Blonk, Frank Rosaly, Lou Mallozzi, and me.
Listen to a track from At the Hideout.
Ibsen's Ghosts, with the great Joe McPhee, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, and Michael Zerang, is out now on Not Two.
1000 Words, a duo with Jorrit Dijkstra, will be out this fall.
Also out this fall will be the CD by The Whammies, a group dedicated to the music of the late Steve Lacy and featuring the great drummer Han Bennink.
Also out this year will be the new recording by Paul Giallorenzo's GitGo, to appear on Leo Records.
Also out this fall will be the new Engines recording featuring as guest the legendary John Tchicai.
I also appear on the recent recording by the terrific Darren Johnston's Gone to Chicago, titled The Big Lift.
My new trio CD, 2009 (Better Animal Recordings), is now available! Read about it and get yourself one.
Jeb Bishop Trio at Strobe Session 42
Jeb Bishop/Paal Nilssen-Love at the Hungry Brain, Chicago 6/5/2011 from Bethany Schmitt on Vimeo.
Jeb Bishop and Tim Daisy at the Whig, Columbia SC
The new Engines CD, Wire and Brass, recorded live at the Hungry Brain in Chicago in April 2008, is now out on Okkadisk.
Read about some of my favorite recordings.
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Morrow received the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Al Aube Award for demonstrating the spirit and intent of its mission in an extraordinary manner. She orchestrated one of the most dynamic changes in the Air Force – the recognition of small unmanned systems and the integration of their role into the Air Force mission. In 2004, the Air Force acknowledged her UAV proposal and signed a memorandum designating Air Force Special Operations Command as lead command for all small UAVs in the service.
Morrow received the Legion of Merit Medal for her "visionary leadership" as chief of the Air Force's Special Management Office for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Her "superb guidance and leadership were directly responsible for defining the command's future, improving Air Force operations capabilities worldwide and arming battlefield airmen to fight the war against terrorism," according to the citation. The Legion of Merit is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
"Col. Morrow brings an exceptional level of expertise and vision to our team at SENTEL," said James F. Garrett, president of SENTEL. "Her leadership and experience in developing small unmanned systems requirements, as well as acquiring small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the Air Force will help lead SENTEL into new strategic areas. She brings a keen know-how that is unparalleled in this field and will be a priceless asset to our clients in their long-term strategies."
Morrow will build core expertise in strategic planning and launch a new division specializing in various capability aspects of unmanned systems for SENTEL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dimensions International Inc. She will develop new strategic areas for the Alexandria-based company to expand its capabilities in unmanned systems and the expertise it offers its clients, including those in the federal government – such as the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security – and the private sector.
Morrow has more than 22 years of experience in support of the DOD, homeland defense, strategic and contingency planning, operations, research and analysis.
Morrow's new division at SENTEL will provide integration and engineering services to customers, including DOD and private industry. That work includes building roadmaps, performing assessments and tackling key challenges confronting unmanned systems employment and operations.
"Some of the biggest unmanned systems challenges in a global sense involve interoperability, bandwidth requirements, frequency allocation and management, interference, airspace management and de-confliction, as well as operator qualifications," Morrow said. "It's important we swiftly resolve these challenges so our operators can fully reap the benefits these capabilities bring to the fight."
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles has grown exponentially since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the war on terrorism. "It's the present and the future," Garrett said. "SENTEL has been a leader in exploring the capabilities of this revolutionary industry. Col. Morrow's expertise will help us develop even more solutions in this growing field."
On the battlefield, UAVs provide real-time data to forces, limit casualties and increase situational awareness data, information and intelligence.
"UAVs are geared for missions that are dull, dirty and dangerous," Morrow said. "Before we send in our troops, they can survey an area and check it out for hostile forces or weaponry. UAVs provide a constant vigil over our forces and battle damage assessments. The key is our forces having accessibility to these capabilities and sound integration into the campaign. UAVs not only increase mission success but also help bring our troops home safely from the war zone."
The commercial market is also exploring more uses for unmanned systems, in such areas as crop dusting, mapping and surveying areas and in communication relays.
"I chose SENTEL because I saw this company as the best, most primary instrument to give solutions back to our operators, overall military operations and the war on terrorism," Morrow said. "SENTEL is attacking all the Achilles' heels that are confronting our military operations and providing innovative solutions to the commercial market as well."
Before joining SENTEL, Morrow worked as a research associate for unmanned capabilities at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition Inc., one of the nation's premier institutes focusing on topics related to cognition in humans and machines.
Previously, she headed long-term strategic management of plans, programs and policy at the Air Force Special Operations Command in Hurlburt Field, FL. She was the Air Force lead officer for all small unmanned solutions, and her expertise on UAVs proved pivotal during war on terrorism special operations missions.
Morrow graduated ***** laude from the University of Massachusetts with a bachelor's degree in education and received her commission from the Air Force ROTC Air Science program.
She is based in SENTEL's office at Fort Walton, FL, and will also work from its headquarters in Alexandria, VA.
About SENTEL
SENTEL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dimensions International. SENTEL provides mission-critical support to the Department of Defense, NASA, FAA and other government agencies in the areas of chemical and biological agent defense, software development, electromagnetics engineering and test and evaluation. SENTEL's innovative Remote Data Relay (RDR), a sensor networking system, is among its leading products. The RDR, with its new PDA capabilities, is a smart networking tool designed and built by SENTEL that can simultaneously monitor and control numerous, disparate sensors that detect, nuclear, biological, chemical and other toxic agents. Please call SENTEL at 703-739-0084 or visit http://www.sentel.com/
About Dimensions International
Dimensions International's core business areas include information technology, integrated logistic support and air traffic control systems providing advance technology in command and control systems, electronic commerce/electronic data interchange, radar global positioning systems, warehouse management and material distribution systems to government and commercial clients. Founded in 1985, DI continues to provide innovative solutions to its clients, which include the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and other Department of Defense agencies, FAA, USAID and the District of Columbia government. DI is an international company with staff offices in more than 50 cities in the United States and worldwide. For more information, call DI at 703-998-0098 or visit http://www.dimensionsinternational.com.


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Put a tiger in your tank
Fill 'Er Up With Human Fat - Forbes.com
Liposuctioning unwanted blubber out of pampered Los Angelenos may not seem like a dream job, but it has its perks. Free fuel is one of them.
For a time, Beverly Hills doctor Craig Alan Bittner turned the fat he removed from patients into biodiesel that fueled his Ford SUV and his girlfriend's Lincoln Navigator.
Love handles can power a car? Frighteningly, yes. Fat--whether animal or vegetable--contains triglycerides that can be extracted and turned into diesel. Poultry companies such as Tyson are looking into powering their trucks on chicken schmaltz, and biofuel start-ups such as Nova Biosource are mixing beef tallow and pig lard with more palatable sources such as soybean oil. Mike Shook of Agri Process Innovations, a builder of biodiesel plants, says this year's batch of U.S. biodiesel was likely more than half animal-derived since the price of soybeans soared.
A gallon of grease will get you about a gallon of fuel, and drivers can get about the same amount of mileage from fat fuel as they do from regular diesel, according to Jenna Higgins of the National Biodiesel Board. Animal fats need to undergo an additional step to get rid of free fatty acids not present in vegetable oils, but otherwise, there's no difference, she says.
Greenies like the fact that waste, such as coffee grounds and french-fry grease, can be turned into power. "The vast majority of my patients request that I use their fat for fuel--and I have more fat than I can use," Bittner wrote on lipodiesel.com. "Not only do they get to lose their love handles or chubby belly but they get to take part in saving the Earth." Bittner's lipodiesel Web site is no longer online.
Oh the joy of all those unwitting veggie greens burning tallow in their cars! But if they start burning pork fat will the air of LA take on the aroma of bacon cooking? Now that would be unfair.


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Polished Beauty Bar
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Time Out says
Posted: Fri Oct 15 2010
Upper West Siders looking for a clean, green, affordable place to get pampered should make an appointment at this classy nail salon. Opened by obsessively hygienic sisters Micki and Susan Nam, the white, well-lit space features six black pedicure chairs and seven manicure stations as well as two small rooms where estheticians do waxing and facials. Offering a full, impeccably organized range of nail lacquers from Essie and the chemical-free Zoya, Polished also uses all-natural, cruelty-free citrus and lavender-scented products from beauty line Pharmacopia during pedicures ($30) and manicures ($12). Tools are sanitized with medical-grade equipment, the salon air is filtered and clients' shoes are de-stinkified for free in a Klenz Sanitizer that uses ion technology to kill odor-causing bacteria. Go the extra mile with an eyebrow and lip wax ($12 each) or a 60-minute signature facial ($80).
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