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Aviva Premiership match preview: Leicester v London Irish
Last Updated: 04/05/13 2:16pm
Leicester Tigers have made three changes to their squad ahead of Saturday's Aviva Premiership clash against London Irish at Welford Road.
Tigers captain Geordan Murphy returns to the starting XV at full-back while Martin Castrogiovanni also comes back into the side at prop.
On the wings Adam Thompstone is replaced by Vereniki Goneva as Leicester look to get back to winning ways after narrowly losing to Bath last time out.
All six of the Tigers named in the British and Irish Lions squad earlier this week feature in the match-day squad.
Meanwhile, former Tigers forward George Skivington is set to lead London Irish out against his former club.
Exiles coach Brian Smith names eight changes to the side which beat London Welsh last weekend, with Topsy Ojo starting on the wing opposite Marland Yarde.
Guy Armitage and Jonathan Joseph make up the centres while Darren Allinson and Ian Humphreys continue their half-back partnership.
Hooker Scott Lawson gets the nod ahead of David Paice while Jamie Gibson and Matt Garvey team up in the flanks as the Exiles look to end the season with back-to-back wins.
Leicester: 15 Geordan Murphy (capt), 14 Niall Morris, 13 Manusamoa Tuilagi, 12 Anthony Allen, 11 Vereniki Goneva, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Jordan Crane, 7 Julian Salvi, 6 Tom Croft, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Graham Kitchener, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Logovi'i Mulipola.
Replacements: 16 Rob Hawkins, 17 Fraser Balmain, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Steve Mafi, 20 Thomas Waldrom, 21 Sam Harrison, 22 George Ford, 23 Mathew Tait.
London Irish: 15 Tom Homer, 14 Topsy Ojo, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Guy Armitage, 11 Marland Yarde, 10 Ian Humphreys, 9 Darren Allinson, 8 Ofisa Treviranus, 7 Jamie Gibson, 6 Matt Garvey, 5 Bryn Evans, 4 George Skivington (capt), 3 Halani Aulika, 2 Scott Lawson, 1 Alex Corbisiero.
Replacements: 16 David Paice, 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa, 18 Leo Halavatau, 19 Kieran Low, 20 Jebb Sinclair, 21 Declan Danaher, 22 Shane Geraghty, 23 Jack Moates.
What they said...
Leicester Tigers forward Dan Cole
"It's exciting to be in the squad because the Lions are the biggest thing in British and Irish rugby.
"You have to park those emotions for a month, hopefully three more games, and target the Aviva Premiership."
London Irish Director of Rugby Brian Smith
"It is our last game of the season so we are keen to put in a strong performance in what will be a huge challenge for the squad."
Aviva Premiership 2012/13 Round 22
McCall hails table toppers
Mark McCall hailed a "big achievement" for Saracens after they topped the regular season standings for the first time.
Saracens clinch top spot
Saracens confirmed top spot in the final Aviva Premiership table with a 23-14 win over Bath at Allianz Park.
Sale v London Wasps: Teams
Sale Sharks have named six changes in their starting XV to face London Wasps in Saturday's Aviva Premiership clash.


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The dark lives in the same house as Laszlo. Mostly, though, the dark stays in the basement and doesn't come into Lazslo's room. But one night, it does.
This is the story of how Laszlo stops being afraid of the dark.
With emotional insight and poetic economy, two award-winning talents team up to conquer a universal childhood fear.
SETH is a multi-award-winning cartoonist, author and artist living in Guelph, Canada.
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actors may not direct the school's instructional program well. Decentralization provides a check on the distortions likely to emerge in an incentives-only system. The major hitch is that local monitors, usually parents, must be able to detect distortions and be able to make judgments about both the seriousness of the distortions and ways to correct them. This is largely an information problem. Ultimately, for an SBM system with incentives to work most effectively, central authorities should provide information and technical assistance to school-level actors. The content of the information and the way it is provided are consequential. The information contained in ''report cards" on schools, for example, has some of the same problems that incentives do, albeit less severe ones. It can divert attention to those things easily measured.
A second type of information, though more costly to provide, is likely to be more valuable. This is information to enhance local actors' understanding of the range of production possibilities in education. It might be acquired by visiting other schools to learn what they are doing; joining a network of schools where technical advice is shared, or bringing in consultants on particular issues. This type of information would help local school actors identify possible shortcomings in their school's instructional program as well as likely solutions.
In short, performance incentive schemes in education and decentralized management arrangements each have advantages and disadvantages. To some extent, however, they balance each other out. Decentralized management systems are important because local monitoring can correct some of the distortions created by imperfect incentive systems and incentives are important because of the weaknesses in the management capacity of many local schools. Even with both decentralization and performance incentives, quality performance and process information is needed to ensure success.
As Summers and Johnson observe in their chapter in this volume, information on the contribution of SBM and other education reforms to student performance is meager. But we should not be overly critical of education research for the lack of good evaluations. A number of research problems make it a difficult area in which to obtain clear results.
One problem noted earlier is the absence of agreed-upon goals. The extent to which all schools are pursuing the same objectives is unclear. Even if a common set of agreed-upon objectives could be defined, there would still be serious measurement issues. If it were easy to identify and measure value-added in education, it would be easy to design incentive schemes to elicit the desired behavior; management issues would be of little concern. Management in education is important, but difficult to evaluate and prescribe precisely, because identifying and measuring agreed-upon value-added is so difficult.
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Rentacomputer.com's History
Headquartered at 6730 Roosevelt Ave, Middletown, Ohio 45005 [near Dayton and Cincinnati], Rentacomputer.com celebrates over 25 years in the Technology Rental Industry. Rentacomputer.com works in over 1500 cities worldwide with hundreds of LOCAL installers and computer/av rental companies.
The president of the company is John Beagle. He along with Rose and David Morgan started the company on April 27, 1987. Rentacomputer's first order was delivered to a defense contractor during the first week of May 1987.
In 1983, Gary Eiserman started a computer training company which ultimately became a computer rental company named, Rent-A-Computer, Inc. The computer industry was just getting started and Gary was operating in the Washington DC market. The company was originally a franchisee of Rent-A-Computer, Inc operating in Middletown, Ohio and servicing the Dayton-Wright-Patt Market. By 1989, CFR, Inc. dba Rent-A-Computer became an independent company with no franchise ties to the original company located in Bethesda, Maryland near Washington DC.
Above: Logo as it appeared in 1987.
in Ohio
The company legal name at the time was, CFR, Inc. DBA Rent-A-Computer. It was incorporated in Ohio by Rose Morgan its President and John Beagle its Vice President. First hired was Matthew Rye, formerly a Computer Salesman from Abacus Computers.
Image to the right: Circa 1991 Business News Article on the company.
Marketing 1987 to 1998
Rent-AComputer's first rental target was government contractors working with and around Wright Pat Air Force Base. Also the company targeted major accounting firms around Dayton, Ohio.
"Marketing at in the beginning was centered on outbound phone sales calls, yellow page advertising and direct mail. The Rolodex mailer, pictured to the right, was a successful mailer. Rent-A-Computer also had billboards in various locations in Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland and Columbus. We tried radio including 700 WLW during the early and mid 1990s.Mike McConnell, who now works for WGN Radio, did the radio spot for us." - John Beagle, President
Graphic to the left: Direct Mail Rolodex advertisement, circa 1987.
During it's first year in business, Rentacomputer was able to attract a customer base that included a major utility, a consumer products conglomerate, a candy company, business publications, defense contractors and more.
"Business grew 100 percent from year one to year two." Beagle said. "From year two to year three, we doubled again, then another double from year three to year four." There was one point in 1995 that Rentacomputer had done business with every major company in Ohio and Indiana.
Business in the 1990s
Rentacomputer expanded to Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and Indianapolis markets during the 1990s. Rentacomputer was a regional computer rental and av equipment company. Rentacomputer had 52 employees, 22 vehichles in 4 locations in Ohio and Indiana. Primary markets are in green, with secondary markets in red, tertiary in blue.
Rent-A-Computer Evolves into Rentacomputer.com
Then in 1996, Rent-A-Computer registered what would become it's trade name. Rentacomputer.com. By 1999, Rent-A-Computer officially and legally changed its name to Rentacomputer.com. Rentacomputer.com began to work with highly qualified local vendors thoughout the United States, Canada and other cities worldwide. Rentacomputer.com partners with hundreds of local SMB Computer and AV Rental Companies. Each company is Ranked and Rated by the Tech Army Organization. Rentacomputer.com obtains wholesale due to high volume. Today many local companies depend on the Rentacomputer.com Tech Travel Agent network for a significant portion of their annual business. The advantage of this model was that equipment is maintained in the local markets, reducing shipping and handling costs. Also when large quantities or av and computer equipment are needed at an event, more than one partner company can be deployed.
In 1997, Rentacomputer.com started the Tech Travel Agent program to attract larger multiple event, multiple city corporate clients who needed equipment in the United States and Canada.
National Computer Rental Association
In March of 1998, the company president met with 12 other company executives to form an industry organization called the National Computer Rental Association or NCRA for short. Rentacomputer.com is a founding member company. Two company employees of Rentacomputer.com have sat on the NCRA board.
In 2005, the NCRA changed its name to ITRA, the International Technology Rental Association to more accurately reflect its expanding membership base in the copier and av rental industries. Today the ITRA has about one hundred member companies in 7 countries on 4 continents. Rentacomputer.com has business relationships with nearly all member companies.
Photo: First Computer Rental Industry Meeting was March 1997 resulting in the formation of the NCRA. John Beagle, President of Rentacomputer.com is the second from the left.
Rentacomputer Awards
2003 Award of Innovative Excellence - National Computer Rental Association
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2005 & 2006 Award for Innovative Excellence - International Technology Rental Association
United States Chamber of Commerce
NFIB National Federation of Independent Businesses
International Technology Rental Association
Tech Army Organization
National Computer Rental Association (name changed in 2005)
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By Jazmine Gregory, Freshman
Taken July 2014, at St. Francis Catholic Church in La Quinta, CA.
"It's a church that means a lot to me and family because my aunt and uncle got married there," said Gregory.Tweet
By Jazmine Gregory, Freshman
Taken July 2014, at St. Francis Catholic Church in La Quinta, CA.
"It's a church that means a lot to me and family because my aunt and uncle got married there," said Gregory.Tweet
Vegetable oil is used in cooking quite often, but this Tuesday students found out that it could be used to power cars, too. Big Tree, an indie pop band (with psychedelic rock influences) performed at UNH Tuesday, April 16, and their tour van runs on grease (which Bartels typically has an excess of during its meal hours).
The UNH Green Team, also cosponsoring with SCOPE and MIC, invited this quintet to come play in the Quad and kick off upcoming Earth day events. The concert was going to be held in the Quad, but a perfectly-timed rain shower prevented this venue from being used. Instead, thanks to the scrambling of quick students and Green Team President Michelle Murphy, a new venue was found.
Members of the band didn't let the rain or the very small crowd affect their attitude. They were happy to include UNH on their east-coast tour. "It's nice to be able to look out into the crowd and see everyone's face," said lead singer Kaila McIntyre-Bader. Big Tree is also comprised of backup singer Anna Ghezzi, guitarist Dan Pirello, bassist Luke Bace, and drummer Matt Schory. Their set included about 11 songs, between which they talked and engaged with the audience.
After about one hour of music including maracas, harmonicas and a tambourine, the band wrapped things up and stayed around for students to ask questions. The main subject intriguing everyone was about the vegetable oil as fuel. 180 degrees is what the oil has to reach in order to be used in a vehicle, and it is 85 percent cleaner than diesel. Usually bands in this situation would take a mechanic with them, but Big Tree kind of went out on a limb.
Pirello saying "we got books [and decided] we'd better study up. It feels really good to drive 600 miles and say that we didn't stomp on the Earth."
This factor fits the bands image very well, as they express the essence of West-Coast life through their ambient music and organic image. "Trees, fractal geometry, and whiskey," are what the band claims as its inspirations.
Big Tree formed in 2008 while its members studied at Sarah Lawrence College in New York; their current location is the Bay Area of California. They have wandered around from coast to coast, and their music is said to reflect aspects of both regions in regards to nature.
Check out Big Tree's Facebook page, or bigtreesings.com, and take a listen to their music, which includes two albums and two EPs. Big Tree displays how it is possible to "go green" in a career path that is dependent on using up resources, and how, if they can be successful, we can do our part too.Tweet
When I tell people that I hail from Orange County, California, I am always met with the same response: "WHY did you come to Connecticut?!"And sometimes, honestly, I have no idea.
What has kept me here has been the amazing experience in academia, friendships, and self-bettering opportunities that have been afforded to me by the University of New Haven. I came to UNH as a freshman with no friends, connections or anything tying me to the area, and I didn't have high expectations for what my college experience would bring.
In high school, I had dreamed of attending a big-name, state university and was slightly underwhelmed when I arrived on campus to a small, private university in what I had at the time considered the middle of nowhere. I received all of the literature universities bombard prospective students with and read a little about the comprehensive experimental education program and the other benefits of UNH (such as guaranteed freshman dorm space and small class sizes), but none of this information really translated in my mind to how it will affect my personal experience.
Moving into my freshman dormitory that day I would never imagine that I would stand here today, half-way through my senior year dreading the thought of graduating. Not because I'm terrified of the responsibilities of true adulthood (well…maybe not completely…) but because I can't imagine closing this chapter in my life.
My experience in college hasn't been typical in the ways I had imagined it would be as a child: I'm not in a sorority, I don't live on campus, I have two on-campus jobs, and as a History/Political Science double major my weekends are more often than not spent pouring over historical texts instead of out drinking with my friends. But what I have taken away from these last three and a half years are limitless accomplishments, unending friendships and the potential for greatness.
Earlier this semester, I wrote an article about the Pledge of Allegiance and why I felt uncomfortable reciting it during USGA meetings. The article garnered a lot of negative attention, and by that I mean atrocious and disgusting things were said about me and my character. And the worst part was that they were said by my peers. The people in my classes, that girl I see everyday in the cereal line—these were the same people that I could never imagine looking in the eyes again. At the time I wanted to pretend like these things didn't matter, that words couldn't hurt me, but I was lying to myself. Words hurt. Words hurt when they're anonymous, but they hurt more when they're from people that you respect.
When I finally realized I was not okay, admitting it to others and myself was such a relief. I received such an outpour of support from the UNH community. It wasn't support of my ideas or beliefs, but support for my well-being, for my personhood, and support for my right as an American (and as an opinion writer for the Charger Bulletin) to be able to formulate an opinion.
Even though I would never consider myself grateful for this experience or wish it upon anyone, it has been the most impactful and positive experience of my college career.
Somehow everything clicked. Small class sizes meant I had professors who knew my name and, furthermore, who offered advice. Living on campus for two years meant I had many trusted and reliable friends who lent an ear. An emphasis on student wellness meant that I had counselors and administration available to me all hours of the day whenever I felt emotionally unwell.
Finally, after three years, this is when it all clicked. UNH is where I belong.
GLENDORA, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire that broke out in the Angeles National Forest on Sunday forced the evacuation of thousands of visitors and sent a huge cloud of smoke that could be seen from throughout the Los Angeles basin.
The fire broke out near a campground around 2:30 p.m. and quickly grew to 3,600 acres, or about 5 ½ square miles.
It forced the evacuation of campgrounds that typically attract up to 12,000 visitors on Labor Day holiday weekend, as well as rehabilitation centers and the private community of Camp Williams Resort above the city of Glendora, forest spokeswoman L'Tanga Watson said.
"We got most folks out along the recreational area," Watson said.
The forest is heavily used by Southern Californians because of its proximity to populated areas. Fire officials said that while the campgrounds were not in the line of the fire, they had to be emptied so that the only road in and out of the San Gabriel Canyon could be open just for fire trucks and other emergency vehicles.
The fire was burning thick brush that was not touched by the destructive Station Fire in 2009, Watson said. She said the flames, fueled by a combination of dry, hot conditions and the heavy brush, were marching uphill toward the wilderness.
About 300 firefighters, aided by four water-dropping helicopters and nine air tankers, were able to contain 5 percent of the blaze. Fire officials also activated the use of a DC-10 capable of dropping thousands of gallons of retardant.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
The Station Fire, which killed two firefighters, destroyed 89 homes and blackened 250 square miles of forest land, was the largest in Los Angeles County history.
In Northern California, a fire that's been burning since Aug. 18 in a rugged area of Mendocino County has destroyed seven homes and nine outbuildings, fire officials said Sunday.
Fire spokeswoman Kate Kramer says the increase in the number structures burned in the North Pass fire comes as crews found more destroyed buildings in the remote area over the weekend.
The fire, which has scorched nearly 64 square miles, is 58 per cent contained.
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The California dairy cow found to have mad cow disease was very old for a milk producer and had been euthanized after it became lame and started lying down, federal officials revealed in their latest update on the discovery.
The 10-year-old dairy cow, only the fourth ever discovered in the United States, was found as part of an Agriculture Department program that tests about 40,000 cows a year for the fatal brain disease. It was unable to stand before it was killed and sent to a rendering plant's Hanford, Calif. transfer station.
It was one of dozens that underwent random testing at the transfer site, and the positive results have set off a federal investigation into the source of the disease.
U.S. health officials say there is no risk to the food supply. The California cow was never destined for the meat market, and it developed "atypical" BSE from a random mutation, something that scientists know happens occasionally. Somehow, a protein the body normally harbors folds into an abnormal shape called a prion, setting off a chain reaction of misfolds that eventually kills brain cells.
A USDA spokesman says they do not yet know what causes this strain of the disease. Agriculture officials are investigating, among other things, whether feed sources might have played a role in the animal contracting the fatal illness.
The strain of bovine spongiform encephalopathy that appeared in the UK in the 1990s and set off a worldwide beef scare was a form caused by cattle eating rendered protein supplements derived from slaughtered cattle, including brains and spinal columns, where the disease is harbored. Scientists know less about the "atypical" strain.
It "may or may not be related to feed or forage type," said Larry Hawkins, spokesman for the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in California.
The dairy in question is one of 381 in Tulare County, the No. 1 dairy county in the nation. Most mega-dairies have computerized records which would allow investigators to easily track any offspring the cow had in order to keep up her milk production.
However, USDA spokesman Matt Herrick said investigators are laboring through paper records. That fact, combined with the fact that the cow was more than twice as old as most milk cows in the system, could indicate one of the region's smaller dairies is the target of the probe.
The World Organization for Animal Health has established protocol for investigations into cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy that includes finding other cows that the Holstein in question was raised with, tracking down all progeny and determining what she ate.
After the UK crisis, federal regulations changed to keep brains and spinal columns in cattle over 30 from being rendered into protein products for human consumption. In addition, bovine protein is not supposed to be fed to other bovines.
However, bovine protein is routinely fed to egg-laying chickens, and the "litter" from those chickens — chicken excrement and the feed that spills onto the floor — is collected and rendered back into cattle feed. Neurodegenerative researchers such as UC San Francisco's Dr. Stanley Prusiner, who received the 1997 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering prions — the protein associated with BSE — has warned that the US should ban poultry waste in cattle feed.
Most dairy cows typically experience declining milk production by age 5 and are sent to slaughterhouses to be ground into hamburger. The FDA tests 40,000 of the nation's 35 million slaughtered dairy and beef cattle annually for BSE, targeting animals older than 30 months, when the disease is more likely to appear. However, there are cases of BSE that have been detected in cattle as young as 20 months.
"We are testing .12 percent of the cattle slaughtered," Michael Hansen, senior scientist at the Consumers Union and a longtime critic of the US policy regarding mad cow disease. "In Japan they test all cattle over 20 months, in Europe it's all cattle over 24 or 30 months, depending on the country. They've been able to find sick animals that look healthy but could have ended up in the food supply."
A move by a Kansas beef packer in 2006 to voluntarily test all of its beef so it could label the packages "BSE free," was thwarted by the USDA, which argued that it would create instability in the market. Creekstone Farms Premium Beef had challenged the USDA's position that it held legal authority to control access to the test kits.
In the current case, the USDA didn't elaborate on the cow's symptoms other than to say it was "humanely euthanized after it developed lameness and became recumbent." Outward symptoms of the disease can include unsteadiness and incoordination.
The unidentified Tulare County dairy where the cow died was not under obligation to report its suspicious behavior, according to state and federal agriculture officials, because the symptoms mimic other neurological diseases that can afflict cattle, said Dr. Richard Breitmeyer, director of the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory at UC Davis.
"In reality (mad cow disease) is so rare in this country and there are just very little in the way of clinical signs specific to BSE alone," said Breitmeyer, who spent 17 years as California's state veterinarian.Tweet
Glorified by MTV's Jersey Shore and other reality shows, it is no surprise that tanning beds have become a popular trend among younger audiences. In fact, research conducted by Indoor Tanning Association reveals that teens under 18 make up five to ten percent of tanning bed users on a national scale. But now, that sweet bronze, and sometimes orange, tan is stirring some protest from the youth. As part of new California legislation, it seems that teens will have to resort to getting natural tans. Just last week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that, effective Jan. 1, 2012, will forbid teens under 18 from using tanning beds.
Pending the execution of the new law, teens under 14 will still be restricted from access to tanning beds in California. Moreover, teens between the ages of 15 and 17, with the exception of parental permission, will be allowed limited access. Although California is the first state to enact this law, other states including New York, Ohio, Illinois, and Texas are also endorsing this by including age restrictions for tanning beds.
As the craze for tanning beds progressed over the years, tanning salons were able to entice customers into tanning for the perfect look. According to Time magazine, a study by NCI revealed that 71% of tanning salons allowed tanning every day for the first week and presented customers with "unlimited tanning" discounts in 2009. Though never actually evading criticisms, tanning salons disregarded many rules and regulations due to the soaring popularity of tanning in media and fashion. Consequently, less than 11% of tanning salons refused to comply with government sanctions on sunlamp exposure in the same study found in Time magazine.
At present, the new law has generated vast support from people who have cited tanning beds as a precursor to cancer. Senator Ted Lieu has applauded the law as an effort to have healthy measures protect teens: "I praise Gov. Brown for his courage in taking this much-needed step to protect some of California's most vulnerable residents — our kids — from what the 'House of Medicine' has conclusively shown is lethally dangerous: ultraviolet-emitting radiation from tanning beds."Tweet
The Associated Press reports that the Obama administration has approved a solar project located on federally owned land in southern California. This comes after a five-
year hiatus from the Bureau of Land Management when solar developers asked for rights to develop solar plants on federally owned land.
According to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, the thousand-megawatt project will be constructed in an area of the Mojave Desert, near Blythe, California. The project is called the Blythe Solar Power Project and will cost approximately $6 billion. Solar Millennium, a German solar developer, is assisting in its production. "Today is a day that makes me excited about the nation's future," Salazar said Monday at a news conference. "This project shows in a real way how harnessing our own renewable resources can create good jobs here at home."
The approval of the Blythe Project marks the sixth federally authorized solar power project this month; all projects are located in California and Nevada. With a seventh project awaiting approval in the coming weeks and a total of fourteen projects planned, this enthusiastic response to solar energy does not seem to be ending anytime soon. Combined, the projects are expected to create 2,000 jobs during its construction and a few hundred permanent jobs after its completion. By the end of 2011 or early 2012, the power generated by all seven projects could start transmitting electricity to over 2 million homes.
In addition to providing considerable employment opportunities, these types of projects are the first ever to be approved by the land management bureau. Compared to the 74,000 oil and gas permits issued in the past twenty years, this revitalized motivation towards creating more clean energy sources makes the projects truly momentous. In spite of these breakthroughs, solar power has a long way to go before it becomes a major source of power in the U.S. According to Monique Hanis, a spokeswoman for the Washington-based trade group Solar Energy Industries Association, "Even after the 14 fast-track projects are approved, solar energy will remain a tiny fraction of overall energy production on U.S. lands." If future projects such as the Blythe Project gain acceptance, however, solar power will gain a more prominent role within society.
An increase in the usage of solar power would undoubtedly benefit people and the environment. Unlike oil or gas, solar power is a natural resource and, therefore, has little to no danger of readily depleting. Furthermore, the release of pollution or greenhouse gases while using solar energy is virtually eliminated. This protects plants, animals, and other living organisms in the environment.
The federal government is taking many precautions upon embarking on this major project, including the protection of wildlife. An 8,000 acre habitat will be established to accommodate animals such as the desert tortoise, western burrowing owl, bighorn sheep, and Mojave fringe-toed lizard.Tweet
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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A string of beaches on California's Central Coast were shut down Saturday and there was no word on when they would reopen after a deadly attack on a bodyboarder from what some scientists said was probably a great white shark, authorities said.
The three beaches north of Santa Barbara — including Surf Beach where the attack took place — would be closed at least through the weekend and officials on Monday would decide when to reopen them, said Jeremy Eggers, spokesman for Vandenberg Air Force Base, which owns the beach property.
Eggers said he expected base officials would reopen the beaches Monday, but there was too much uncertainty and confusion surrounding the attack to say for sure.
"There's a lot of fog and friction in these kinds of situations," said Eggers. He said his bosses determined the shutdown "was the right thing to do as a safety precaution."
Lucas Ransom, a 19-year-old student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, was bodyboarding with friend Matthew Garcia off Surf Beach some 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles on Friday when the shark pulled him under the water. He resurfaced with his leg nearly severed amid what Garcia told The Associated Press was a wave of pure red.
Garcia said his friend already appeared dead.
Ransom had a severe wound to his left leg and died a short time later at Surf Beach, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
Federal and state Fish and Game officials were working to identify the type of shark that attacked Ransom. A shark expert told the Los Angeles Times, based on its behavior and Ransom's injury, it most likely was a great white.
"It takes a shark of massive size and jaw to inflict that kind of injury," Andrew Nosal of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography told the newspaper Saturday.
Authorities have issued several warnings this year after great white shark sightings up and down the California coast.
There have been nearly 100 shark attacks in California since the 1920s, including a dozen that were fatal, according to the California Department of Fish and Game. But attacks have remained relatively rare even as the population of swimmers, divers and surfers sharing the waters has soared.
SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Patrick Yu has had nightmares and headaches since a fireball from a natural gas explosion caused his ceiling to crash down next to him while he slept.
He was one of many residents who returned to the ruined hillsides of their suburban San Francisco neighborhood Sunday after Thursday's pipeline blast and fire destroyed nearly 50 homes and damaged dozens of others.
The explosion prompted California regulators to order the utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, to survey all its natural gas lines in the state in hopes of heading off another disaster.
Yu said he crouched in the doorway after the blast, thinking he was in the middle of an earthquake. When the shaking subsided, he found that the heat had warped the door so much he had to pull with all his strength to get out of the bedroom.
The 62-year-old learned Sunday that his house had been red-tagged, meaning it has extensive damage and will require closer inspection before authorities can declare it safe.
"I have lots of memories in that house," Yu said. "Lots of stuff you can't replace."
A few blocks away, houses had collapsed into black and white debris on ground, with a smell like charcoal in the air. All that remains standing is a row of brick chimneys, while across the street, some homes are undamaged.
Authorities were still working Monday to confirm how many people died.
The remains of at least four people have been found, and authorities have said four are missing and at least 60 injured, some critically. Two people reported missing after the blast were located Sunday, city spokeswoman Robyn Thaw said.
San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault said investigators were still trying to confirm whether some of the remains are human and identify victims.
Meanwhile, federal investigators were probing how the gas line was able to rupture, blowing a segment of pipe 28 feet long onto the street some 100 feet away and creating a crater 167 feet long and 26 feet wide.
Christopher Hart, vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said investigators want to speak with anyone who smelled gas in the days leading up to the blast, especially those who reported the problem to PG&E or any other officials. Hart said Monday that investigators have not yet seen any record of gas leak complaints.
"We're pursuing those rumors, and we've obtained records — not only from PG&E but from other places where people might call. And so far, we have not been able to verify that anybody smelled gas and called it in," Hart said.
PG&E spokesman Andrew Souvall said Sunday there had been no gas leak complaints to the utility's call centers from the San Bruno neighborhood in the week leading up to the blast.
Hart said investigators also want to talk to residents who had noticed dead vegetation around the rupture spot, which can be a sign of a leak.
A risky segment of the gas line was due to be replaced, the utility responsible said, because it ran through a heavily urbanized area and the likelihood of failure was "unacceptably high." That 30-inch diameter pipe a few miles north was installed in 1948 and slated to be swapped for new, smaller pipe.
PG&E submitted paperwork to regulators for ongoing gas rate proceedings that said a section of the same gas line about 2 1/2 miles away was within "the top 100 highest risk line sections" in the utility's service territory, the documents show.
The company also considered the portion that ruptured to be a "high consequence area" requiring more stringent inspections called integrity assessments, federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration spokeswoman Julia Valentine said.
Nationwide, only about 7 percent of gas lines have that classification, she said.
PG&E spokesman Andrew Souvall said the company had planned to replace the piece of the gas line mentioned in the documents with 24-inch pipe as a part of its broader proposal to upgrade infrastructure that the commission began considering last year.
He said the ruptured section, which was installed in 1956, was last checked for leaks in March. The company said later Sunday that no leaks were found.
The segment farther north was checked for leaks Friday and none was found, Souvall added.
"We take action on a daily basis to repair our equipment as needed," he said. "PG&E takes a proactive approach toward the maintenance of our gas lines and we're constantly monitoring our system."
In ordering the company to conduct the leak survey on its natural gas lines, the state's Public Utilities Commission said Sunday that PG&E must give priority to higher pressure pipelines, as well as to lines in areas of high population density.
The order came after Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado asked the commission to order the utility company to conduct an integrity assessment of its natural gas pipeline system. Maldonado is serving as acting governor while Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger travels in Asia.
The commission also plans to appoint an independent expert panel to help with their investigation.
Crews Monday prepared to ship to Washington a crate containing the 28-foot section of ruptured natural gas pipeline that was blown out of the ground. Also being shipped were two 10-foot sections of pipe removed from the crater Sunday from either side of where the ruptured section had been.
Investigators believed they had collected all the sections needed to reconstruct the metal pipeline but asked that anyone who found metal fragments in the blast area contact the NTSB.
Residents of destroyed or red-tagged homes waited anxiously Monday for more information on what would happen next, while the luckier ones settled back into the neighborhood.
Returning residents were wearing wristbands that show police they live in the area.
Pat and Roger Haro and their dog, Rosie, have been living in a hotel room since Thursday after fleeing their home with the clothes they were wearing, dog food, water and an iPad.
When they returned, their home was marked with a green tag — indicating less damage than others with yellow or red tags — and their electricity was still off.
"Once I saw the house was still there, then I felt a whole lot better," Pat Haro said. "I think we'll be a tighter community."
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Government officials from around the world used to come to this port city to catch a glimpse of the future: Two-story piles of trash would disappear into a furnace and eventually be transformed into electricity to power thousands of homes.
Nowadays, it's U.S. officials going to Canada, Japan and parts of Western Europe to see the latest advances.
The Long Beach plant, for all its promise when it began operations roughly 20 years ago, still churns out megawatts. But it is a relic, a symbol of how California, one of America's greenest states, fell behind other countries in the development of trash-to-energy technology.
"I am having a hard time explaining why California is so far behind," said Eugene Tseng Tseng, a University of California, Los Angeles law professor who spent the last three months leading delegations on overseas tours.
While so-called biorefineries have blossomed abroad, concerns that technique would undermine recycling efforts and create worse air pollution stalled efforts in California. With space for garbage dumps dwindling, proponents of a new breed of the technology hope to win over detractors.
Los Angeles County officials want to build three plants at a total cost of $200 million to demonstrate how far the technology has come as they scramble for alternatives to closing the world's largest landfill and shipping trash four hours by rail to an abandoned goldmine near the Mexico border.
If they prove successful at reducing waste and producing power, there's no guarantee they'll usher in a new wave of garbage-gobbling technology.
Efforts to pass legislation that would have given waste-to-energy plants credit toward recycling and renewable energy goals so cities could meet state mandates hit a snag this year when some environmentalists argued that such facilities are no different from incinerators, which do not receive credits.
"We have the most aggressive goals for recycling and renewable energies but we've also got groups fighting us on solar, wind and now this," said Coby Skye with the county's Environmental Programs Division. "There are no other options if we can't get these technologies moving forward."
Part of the reason that Europe and Asia are now ahead of the U.S. on such technology is that they had to grapple with the lack of dump space years earlier. Many are also signatories to the Kyoto Protocol and must reduce greenhouse gas that are produced as waste decomposes in landfills.
The county plan, which still needs financing and permitting, is to build three demonstration plants in Riverside and Orange counties. They would either use heat to turn trash to energy or use microorganisms, which would eat organic material and create methane to produce power. The byproduct can also be used as compost.
Each plant would be a little smaller than a typical biorefinery and would convert as much as 300 tons of trash per day, accepting trash from all over. Los Angeles County alone produces about 33,000 tons of garbage a day.
The plant in Long Beach, which was completed in 1988, consumes about 1,550 tons of trash per day. Unrecyclable garbage is fed into a furnace and the steam generated from burning the trash is used to drive a turbine generator, producing enough electricity to power 35,000 homes.
The resulting ash is also used to pave roads at the county's dump.
Scott Smithline with Californians Against Waste, a key opposition group, said he has toured such facilities around the world.
To build a clean-burning plant in an area synonymous with smog, he said, garbage costs would soar. He also fears that efforts to increase the mandate that cities recycle half their garbage will fail if communities have contracted to send that waste to a biorefinery.
"What Californians care about is is the air going to be clean?" he said. "What I don't want to see is this done on the cheap."
Critics call the technology experimental and say building such refineries would be a step back to the 1970s and 1980s when incinerators were a top producer of toxic air contaminants.
But Bill Welch, an emissions experts at the University of California, Riverside said times have changed and biorefineries produce about the same amount of pollution as refineries, chemical plants, dry cleaners and auto body shops. "Incinerators got a horrible reputation and deservedly so, but since then the air pollution technology is so sophisticated," said Welch, who was contracted by the Bioenergy Producers Association to study emissions data from facilities around the world.
"As an environmental scientist, I think the biggest threat we face is global warming. That's going to make many more people sick than any of the emissions from these plants will," he said.
Striking a balance between fresh air and fewer greenhouse gases remains a challenge, and has some environmentalists saying it's time to take a hard look at alternatives.
"The current situation with our trash both because of our over consumption and over-reliance on landfills is not sustainable," said Martin Schlageter, who heads the Coalition for Clean Air. "All options have to be on the table."
The federal government appears to be taking such technology seriously.
The Navy has partnered with UCLA to study biorefineries in an effort to meet a national renewable energy plan that includes half of the agency's energy usage coming from alternative sources by 2020.
Leslie L. McLaughlin, the solid waste program manager for the Navy Region Southwest in San Diego, said she understands the concerns people have and wants to make sure they proceed carefully.
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The 2012 F30 3-series sedan has finally dropped its heavy camouflage to reveal a handsome and evolutionary design from the current E90 3-series sedan!
As expected, the F30 3-series retains its sporty and squat design, with short overhangs and wheels pushed to the corners. However, the front end adopts BMWs current design language, with a sleeker sloping front fascia with widened kidney grilles. The rear lights remain classic L-shapes and the car retains the prominent character line throughout its doors.
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Here is an updated F30 3-series generation debut and sales timeline, as speculated by SCOTT26. The F30 3-series sedan will be announced in November of this year, coinciding with the Olympics. It will then make its public debut at the 2012 Geneva autoshow in March of 2012 and be on sale shortly thereafter.
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The next generation F30 3-series is nearly upon us (we're expecting info on it later this year), so what is your improvements wishlist for the next 3 series? BMW does read the site and comments, so come share… you never know, your wish may be granted.
Here are some of the clearest shots yet of the F34 3-series GT in testing, from some different perspectives than we've previously posted. We must say, the F34 GT looks much better in motion than at standstill.
Here are a couple new photos of the F34 3-series GT in testing runs on the streets. The 3-series GT will offer a simple hatch function rather than the twin trunk arrangement on the 5er GT. Spotted here is a 6 cylinder turbo version (335i or 335d).
The BMW 3 Series established the compact sports sedan segment and laid the foundation stone for the world's most successful premium model series.
If there is such a thing as a typical BMW, then it is without a doubt the BMW 3 Series. In the medium-size class it is considered the embodiment of the sports sedan and has maintained this leading role for many years unchallenged at the top of the premium segment. Since debuting in the year 1975, more than 12 million customers worldwide have purchased … CONTINUED
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World Champion Steph Slater was named Disabled Sportswoman of the Year last night at the Sky Sports and Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year Awards.
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he multi-platinum British rock group THE DARKNESS have returned to the U.S. for two one-night-only shows. The second and final U.S show is tonight, Wednesday, October 24, in Los Angeles at Club Nokia. Be sure to tune to see the thunderous power of the band as their concert is broadcast live as an exclusive television event on AXS TV at 10:00 PDT.
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What is Islam? Is it simply a religion, or is it a culture as well? What do Muslims do? What do Muslims believe? Do all Muslims act in similar ways and believe in similar things, or are there a wide variety of beliefs and practices that can be considered characteristically "Islamic"? These questions will guide our intellectual journey this semester, as we survey small stretches of the vast territory signified by the term "Islam."
First appearing in 7th century Arabia, Islam was one aspect of a civilization that quickly spread through North Africa to Spain, and through the Middle East and Central Asia to India and later Southeast Asia. Expanding far beyond its Arabian roots, the religion of Islam has come to comprise some 20% of the world's population. In fact, it is said to be the fastest growing religion in the United States. Therefore learning about Islam is not an exercise in antiquarianism, but rather is key to a richer understanding of this country and the wider world.
This course will primarily focus upon the religious aspects of Islam and Muslim culture. Therefore we will begin our journey by questioning how one goes about studying a religion, why one would do so, and what one means by a "religion" in the first place (Part I). After surveying this theoretical path, we shall examine the historical moments that most Muslims see as the foundations of their faith: the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the revelation of the Qur'an (Part II). Next we will briefly look at some of the various Muslim responses to the Islamic message, from political movements to formulations of Islamic law and Islamic mysticism (Part III). Finally, we shall undertake group projects centered around the theme of Islam in the modern world (Part IV).
Although it will only be possible to touch the surface of many of these topics, the goal of this course is to get an idea of the depth and richness of Islamic traditions, and an idea of the many different avenues that can be explored in Islamic Studies.
Course Requirements
1) Attendance and Participation: Your attendance and participation are crucial to the success of this course, and it is important that you come to class having read the assigned material. On several occasions I will give pop quizzes during the first five minutes of class (no more than 5 quizzes over the course of the semester), and there will be no makeup quizzes. You will lose points (the equivalent of one quiz) if you are absent more than 3 times during the semester without proof of medical emergency.
2) Discussion Questions: Every THURSDAY you are required to come to class with TWO questions that the readings raised for you, questions that you would like to discuss in class. Your questions should indicate to me your serious thought over the readings. Type up your questions, and give one copy to me at the beginning of class on Thursday. No questions will receive credit after that time. They will be graded on the "check-plus (outstanding) / check (acceptable) / check-minus (unacceptable)" system.
3) Short Take-home Exams: There will be TWO short take-home exams over the course of the semester, given out on a Thursday and due the following Tuesday. They will consist of several brief identification questions, and one or two short essays (a total of 3-4 pages).
4) Final Project: I will divide
you into small groups of three or more students that will meet
once a week outside of class to discuss issues further, to watch
films together, and to work on group projects. Once you and your
group decide upon a time and place to meet, your attendance will
be expected. Periodically I will come to these group meetings
as well, both to answer any questions that you might have and
to see how you are doing.
Working within your group, you will read and discuss ONE book that touches upon the theme of Islam in the modern world (Steven Barboza's American Jihad, Muhammad Rajab's Village Childhood, Alifa Rifaat's Distant View of a Minaret, Tayeb Salih's Wedding of Zein, or Assia Djebar's Far From Madina). For the Final Project, your group will choose a short selection from the work to assign for the rest of the class to read, will present the work to the class, and will lead class discussion that day. You will be graded on your presentation as a group.
5) Take-home Final Exam: The
main component of your take-home final will be a medium-length
essay (6-8 pages) dealing with the book that you read for your
Final Project and its relationship to broader themes in the course.
Although you are encouraged to discuss the questions with others,
you will work on this essay individually, and each of you will
receive your own grade. The second component of your take-home
final will be a short written course evaluation. The entire Final
Exam will be due in my office by 5 pm on the day during finals
week that the class would normally take a written Final.
Method of Grading
Grades will be based on a ten-point scale, without a curve. For example, 97-100% is an A+, 93-96% is an A, 90-92% is an A-, 87-89% is a B+, 83-86% is a B, 80-82% is a B-, 77-79% is a C+, etc.. You will be graded in the following areas:
Attendance/Participation, Pop Quizzes: 15 %
Discussion Questions: 25 %
Short Take-home Exams (15 % each): 30 %
Group Final Project: 15 %
Take-home Final: 15 %
Required Texts
Ali, Ahmed. Al-Qur'an: A Contemporary Translation.
Arkoun, Mohammed. Rethinking Islam.
Barboza, Steven. American Jihad.
Martin, Richard. Islamic Studies: A History of Religions Approach.
Salih, Tayeb. The Wedding of Zein.
Williams, John. The Word of Islam.
In addition, the following title
will be on order: Esposito, John. Islam: The Straight Path.
Please note that these books are available for purchase in the Textbook store (Bryan Center) as well as the Book Exchange (Downtown Durham). Also I have put one copy of each book on overnight reserve in the Divinity Library (Gray Building). In addition to these texts you will be assigned to read a number of articles, which are on reserve as well. These articles are marked in the syllabus by an asterix (*). The articles will be available in hard copy at the Divinity Library (Gray Building), at the Perkins Library, and on the Duke Online Reserve system which you can access via the Web at http://devil.lib.duke.edu . If you have problems finding or accessing a reserve reading, please let me know right away by email (email@example.com).
Course Schedule
Note: Words in bold (for example,
Read: ) indicate an assignment that should be completed
by that day, and you should be ready to discuss it during that
class period. Most films are available at Lilly Library (East
Campus), under the number I have listed.
Tues, 9/2: Introduction to the Course
Watch in Class: "Islam: A Pictoral
Essay, Part I."
Thurs, 9/4: Theories of Religion
Tues, 9/9: Constructing "Islam" and the "West"
Read: *Armstrong, "Muhammad the Enemy," 21-44; *Eliade, "The 'History of Religion' as a Branch of Knowledge," 216-232.
"We are all neighbors: Bosnia" (Lilly 3705).
Thurs, 9/11: Deconstructing "Islam" and the "West"
Martin, 243-245; *Sa`id [Said], "Selections from Orientalism"
("Introduction," 1-28; "Latent and Manifest Orientalism,"
Tues, 9/16: Fourteen Centuries of Islamic History
Read: Martin, 1-38.
"Living Islam," Part 2, "The Challenges of the
Past" (on reserve from UNC, this week only).
Thurs, 9/18: The Life of Muhammad
Martin, 39-56; Williams, 36-41; *Lings, "Selection from Muhammad,"
Tues, 9/23: The Qur'an: Meccan Suras
Martin, 141-145; al-Qur'an: sura 1, "The Prologue"
(al-fatiha), p. 11; suras 96-114, i.e. "The Embryo"
(al-`alaq, p. 543) until "Men" (al-nas,
p. 561). Note that not all of these suras are considered "Meccan."
Thurs, 9/25: Discussion of Meccan Suras
al-Qur'an: sura 53, "The Star" (al-najam,
pp. 455-457); sura 55, "Ar-Rahman" (al-rahman,
pp. 461-464); *Sells, "Sound, Spirit and Gender in Surat
Tues, 9/30: The Qur'an: Medinan Suras
Read: al-Qur'an: sura 2, "The Cow" (al-baqara, pp. 12-50).
"The Message" (special viewing).
Thurs, 10/2: Discussion of Medinan
al-Qur'an: sura 4, "The Women," (al-nisa,
pp. 73-96).
Tues, 10/7: Hadith and the Classical
Thurs, 10/9: Questioning the Sources
Read: Williams,
56-65; *Cook, "The Sources," 61-89, *Djebar, "The
Beloved Daughter," 46-76.
Tues, 10/14: FALL BREAK, no class
Start reading your "group project" book.
Thurs, 10/16: Sunnism, Shi`ism, Establishing Boundaries
Martin, 57-94; Williams, 170-210.
Tues, 10/21: Islamic Law and Theology
Martin, 95-140.
Thurs, 10/23: Cases in Islamic Law, Discussion
Williams, 66-108.
Tues, 10/28: Early Islamic Mysticism (Sufism)
Read: *Sells, "Early Islamic Mysticism," 11-69.
"Tolerance, dedicated to Mawlana"(Lilly 6328)
Thurs, 10/30: Some Famous Sufis
Williams, 109-139, *Other selections, distributed in class.
Tues, 11/4: Ritual and Ethos
Read: Martin, 159-199; Salih, 1-20.
"A Door on the Sky" (Lilly 1949).
Thurs, 11/6: Discussion of Ritual and Ethos
Martin, 200-241.
Tues, 11/11: Muslim Women and the Islamic Tradition
Read: Select verses from al-Qur'an; Finish reading your "group project" book, if you have not done so already.
"Women and Islam" (Lilly 4591).
Thurs, 11/13: Authority and Interpretation
Arkoun, 60-63; Barboza, 26-35; Esposito, 192-218; *Mernissi, "Introduction,"
Tues, 11/18: Modern Muslim Beliefs
and Practices Around the World
Watch In Class: "Islam in America."
Thurs, 11/20: Revivalist Movements
Group I assigns class readings for Dec 2.
Esposito, 114-191.
Tues, 11/25: Work in Groups on Final Projects
Arkoun, 6-34.
Thurs, 11/27: THANKSGIVING, no class
Tues, 12/2: Group Final Project I
Thurs, 12/4: Group Final Project
Tues, 12/9: Group Final Project III
Thurs, 12/11: Rethinking Islam, Rethinking
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Books Inc. opens in North Berkeley after move
Workers were still putting the final touches to the store's exterior Monday morning as both local residents and out-of-town visitors explored the new Books Inc. which opened its doors today in North Berkeley.
Books Inc. shut down its smaller store on Fourth Street to move to 1491 Shattuck Ave., the former location of another independent bookstore, Black Oak Books, which closed in 2009. (Black Oak is now at 2618 San Pablo. Ave.)
"The response from the public so far has been overwhelmingly positive," said manager Schyler Baker at the store today. "Even as we did construction, passerby would stop and pop their heads in to check if we were open yet."
"This space is bigger, which is very helpful to us," Baker said. "It allows us to expand our book and magazine selection, especially children's books and cookbooks." … Continue reading »
Saul's applies to build a parklet in front of deli
Three parking spaces in front of Saul's Deli at 1475 Shattuck Ave. could soon be replaced by greenery and public seating.
Saul's owner Peter Levitt has applied for a permit to build a parklet, which would be the third approved under the city's Parklets Pilot Program launched in July 2013. The first parklet opened in front of the Cheese Board Collective in August. A second one was scheduled to open shortly after the Cheese Board parklet, in front of Philz Coffee and Guerilla Café. That scheme ran into some obstacles but is back on track. … Continue reading »
Bookstore moving into old Black Oak Books in N. Berkeley
After five years of sitting empty marked with a "For Lease" sign, the former Black Oak Books on Shattuck Avenue in North Berkeley will soon open its doors as a new business.
And that business is: a bookstore.
Books Inc., a Bay Area business that says it is "the west's oldest independent bookseller," will open in the former Black Oak sometime in early 2015, said owner Michael Tucker.
At the same time, Books Inc. will shutter its Berkeley store at 1760 Fourth St., essentially moving from one local spot to another, which Tucker hopes will boost Berkeley sales.
"The biggest issue we have on Fourth, beyond the fact it's a little too small for us… is we just couldn't get people to come in. We couldn't get people to think of it as their neighborhood bookstore," Tucker said. … Continue reading »
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
DESIGNED OBSOLESCENCE They've performed in nudist colonies and on Prairie Home Companion. They issued a series of 10-inch 78rpm recordings long after the format had vanished. And they count R. Crumb as a co-founder. The Cheap Suit Serenaders bring their "unapologetically outmoded tastes" to the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse on Friday, Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. On ukuleles, Hawaiian steel guitars, fiddles, cellos, banjos, mandolins, accordions and musical saws, Robert Armstrong, Allan Dodge, Rick Elmore and Tony Marcus serve up a "giddy blend of up-tempo Hawaiian stomps, ragtime, Italian polkas and more." Tickets are $26.50 in advance, $28.50 on the door. Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.
THOSE DAMN YANKEES This weekend sees the production of the baseball-themed musical comedy Damn Yankees being performed by students in the Berkeley Playhouse TeenStage Program (grades 7-12) at the Berkeley Playhouse on College Ave. In this modern retelling of the Faust legend, a passionate Washington Senators fan sells his soul to the Devil in order to be transformed into their star player and lead his beloved team to a victory against those damn Yankees. The show, which is based on the novel, The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, features memorable songs such as "Heart," and "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets." Shows are Friday Jan. 10 at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday Jan. 11 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.; and Sunday Jan. 12 at 12:00 p.m. Berkeley Playhouse, 2640 College Ave., Berkeley. Visit Berkeley Playhouse for full details. … Continue reading »
Berkeley sex surrogate: 'My work is like cooking school'
Just in time for Oscar season, Cheryl Cohen Greene — the Berkeley-based certified sex surrogate whose relationship with the polio-stricken writer Mark O'Brien forms the basis of the indie crowd-pleaser The Sessions — has a new memoir, An Intimate Life: Sex, Love, and My Journey as a Surrogate Partner (Soft Skull Press). Here she talks with San Francisco magazine's Nina Martin. Cohen Greene will be reading Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 7 pm at Books Inc. on Fourth St. in Berkeley.
How did you decide that you wanted to do your own version of the story?
The timing with the movie was somewhat coincidental. I had been writing a book for many years [but it got derailed for various reasons, including the death of her collaborator at the time]. Eventually I found [Oakland-based coauthor] Lorna Garano, who is fabulous.
Meanwhile, [the movie's director/screenwriter] Ben Lewin, who had polio as a child, had read Mark's essay [On Seeing a Sex Surrogate, 1990]. It touched him so deeply and he decided to make a movie. Ben and I met [in the mid 2000s], and then for three years I didn't see him. We talked occasionally on the phone. His wife Judi, whom I adore, said to me, "Get on his case. We have to make some money, but I want him to write this." They actually re-mortgaged their home to finance the movie. They sold jewelry. For them, making this movie was an act of love. … Continue reading »
Were you a winner in our Caltopia raffle?
The two days of Caltopia were quite a whirl for students, faculty and staff, as well as for exhibitors like Berkeleyside. From the tens of thousands who passed through the self-proclaimed "greatest days on planet Earth", we were able to have conversations about local news with hundreds of people, we launched OneNews/Berkeleyside, our exciting new citizen journalism app, and we even found some potential new journalists.
But what about the Berkeleyside raffle? We partnered with a host of wonderful Berkeley businesses … Continue reading »
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Thousands of Cal students, staff flock to Caltopia
UC Berkeley freshmen, some looking dazed, others excited, as well as more blasé seniors, turned out in their thousands on Sunday for Day One of Caltopia, the self-described "two greatest days on the planet".
The event, held at the UC Berkeley Recreational Sports Facility at 2301 Bancroft Way, sees more than 100 exhibitors showcasing their wares and services to the Cal community, including the university's staff and faculty.
It's a combination of freebie-fest — with giveaways galore, be it bites of Clif Bars, T-shirts, pens and mouse pads and the chance to win covetable prizes like Kindles from big brand names like Pepsi — and social mixer.
Berkeleyside made its debut at Calopia yesterday and we will be there again today. Find us at booth E104.
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UC Berkeley's Caltopia: The ultimate Town & Gown affair
This weekend, when around 30,000 students and faculty stroll through Caltopia, browsing the booths of more than 100 exhibitors, Berkeley's two driving forces, the city and its university, will be pitched in perfect harmony. And Berkeleyside will be there to sing along too.
Caltopia was launched nine years ago as a way for Berkeley businesses to welcome Cal students, both current and new, back to school. The event runs on Sunday and Monday this year, and classes start up … Continue reading »
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Are plastics good or bad? An author explains
When Susan Freinkel decided to write a book about plastic, she vowed to spend an entire day not touching the stuff. The plan lasted about ten seconds. After she woke up, she walked into the bathroom to use the toilet. She suddenly realized the seat was plastic, which meant she couldn't sit down. Freinkel quickly changed plans. Instead of not touching plastic for a day, she would write down all the plastic things she touched in a day. The list came to 195 objects.
In recent years, plastic has gotten a bad rap, with some good reason. No one is happy about the giant garbage patches in the world's oceans, or the six-pack rings that regularly lodge around wild animals. Yet plastics have also helped revolutionize medical care and other industries. Freinkel, a San Francisco author, explored the complexity of plastic in her just-released book, Plastic: A Toxic Love Story. She will be talking about her findings tonight at Books, Inc on Fourth Street in Berkeley at 7:00 pm.
In Plastic, Frienkel uses eight plastic objects – the comb, the chair, the Frisbee, the IV bag, the Bic lighter, the grocery bag, the soda bottle, and the credit card – to explain the incredible popularity of the material, its benefits, and its downsides. It's an important, yet entertaining, look at the issue. … Continue reading »
Reports from the US-Mexico border: Tyche Hendricks
The recent passage of a law in Arizona that gives police expanded power to ask people for documents proving their legal status is just the latest expression of frustration over immigration. It's a question that no administration, Democrat or Republican, seems inclined to address.
Tyche Hendricks, who teaches international reporting at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, spent the last few years covering the borderlands straddling the US-Mexico border for the San Francisco Chronicle. She will be talking … Continue reading »
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Books are back
I had an unusual experience for present day America. I went to two new bookstores in Berkeley.
First, I stopped in at Books Inc on Fourth Street. I've lamented before the loss of Cody's, which had robbed me of my main reason for going to Fourth Street. Books Inc, which opened in October, doesn't rise to the heights of Cody's, but it has an excellent selection of both fiction and general non-fiction. I would have liked … Continue reading »
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Near-Mint 1851-D Gold Dollar1851-D G$1 AU58 PCGS. Variety 3-E. Lemon-gold toning is prevalent aside from glimpses of lilac on the obverse field. Impressively devoid of abrasions, though the strike is incomplete on the hair above the ear. A minute speck of aqua residue is on the left serif of the mintmark. Struck from clashed dies. A rare Dahlonega issue. Population: 27 in 58, 20 finer (3/13).(Registry values: N1793) (NGC ID# 25BM, PCGS# 7515)
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