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AUSTIN (November 28, 2012)--The state of Texas is trying to seize ownership of Warren Jeffs' secluded polygamist ranch where prosecutors say the convicted sect leader and a dozen followers sexually assaulted children.
The Texas attorney general's office filed a seizure warrant Wednesday in rural Schleicher County where a judge will determine whether the state can take control of the massive property owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Until then, sect members are allowed to continue living on the ranch.
It's not clear how many families are now living at the Yearning for Zion ranch in Eldorado, 45 miles south of San Angelo.
A 91-page affidavit submitted along with the warrant details " how proceeds from illegal activity were used to purchase the ranch, which FLDS leaders bought in a failed attempt to establish a remote outpost where they could insulate themselves from criminal prosecution for sexually assaulting children," the Texas Attorney Generals Office said Wednesday.
Jeffs was convicted last year of sexually assaulting two of his underage brides.
He is serving a life sentence in Texas.


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Since we're close to the Fourth of July I went with the red, white and blue theme here because I wanted to make you salivate patriotically. Remember, you eat first with your eyes.**
**disclaimer: I can not be held responsible for those who might take this literally. Please take the fork out of your eye....now**
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup dutch processed cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
a pinch of salt
12 oz. stout beer (I used Guinness Extra Stout) room temperature
1 stick butter, melted, cooled slightly
1 Tbsp vanilla
3 large eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup sour cream (I used reduced-fat) room temperature
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature (I used reduced-fat Neufchatel)
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 pound powdered sugar (I ended up using close to two pounds because I wanted a stiffer icing to pipe)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt.
In another medium mixing bowl, combine the stout, melted butter, and vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at time. Mix in sour cream until thoroughly combined and smooth. Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
Lightly grease 24 muffin tins. Divide the batter equally between muffin tins, filling each 3/4 full. Bake for about 12 minutes and then rotate the pans. Bake another 12 to 13 minutes until risen, nicely domed, and set in the middle but still soft and tender. Cool before turning out.
In a medium bowl with a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the heavy cream. On low speed, slowly mix in the confectioners' sugar until incorporated and smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. Icing can be made several hours ahead and kept covered and chilled.

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Hi, I've been jogging/running for years now, however a little over a year ago I ran into back problems (bulging discs) so I pretty much stopped running all together for an extended period of time. Over the past 6 months I've began slowly running again and over the past month I've taken it up a notch. Normally I'd run about 3 miles at a time, but over the last month I've gone from, 4 to 5 to 6 miles pretty quickly. I've actaully ran 5 miles twice then ran 6 last Sunday. I didn't notice any pain Sunday other then normal soreness but over the past few days my shins are hurting. I'm guessing this is a result of running too hard too quickly and because I overpronate and have back problems. I dont believe my shoes are the problem because I just bought a pair of Nike Eclipse which my local running store recommended after seeing my over-pronation. My question is other then taking it slowly after resting should I start running with calf sleeves? Like a CEP sleeve, Zensah or Alive Power Calf or something? I'm just not sure if this is going to be a oncurring problem because of my issues (pronation/back) and because I have had achilles tendonitis in the past as well. Any suggestions? I'd appreciate any help!
I don't have any back prblems, some piriformis issues in the hips and occasional runner's knee, but I do like the sleeves, particularly the 2Xu lyra ones. For short runs they probably aren't acutally needed but I run with them anyway just out of habit. One longer runs I really do feel like they give some endurance and keep the calf muscles for tiring out as fast and getting that dead leg feeling where it feels heavy to keep picking your feet up. I think they'd be worth trying out.
i love my calf sleeves . my wife has some and my daughter ,who runs cross country has them. we feel like they keep your legs from getting tired as fast. they also keep my legs from being sore after long races. we have the CEP brand and love them. i highly recommend u get some. you will love them. i feel like they will cut down on your injuries.My wife has the zensah , she feels the CEP are better fit .good luck with the running . give them a try , you will not regret it.
Okay, I have to ask, is there some supporting science behind Shin/Calf Sleeves for running, or is this yet another fad which will die out in a year or two?
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Science, shmience....I think that it is very user dependant. In other words, if you think it works for you, then it's working. I've tried them and for me, not so much. A personal observation: the sleeves seem to work for some people that I know and I notice that they have bigger calves than I do (i.e. more muscle) and perhaps what the sleeve is doing is helping to control/manage the muscle "jiggle", which may induce a sense leg fatigue?
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Use FFAC and NEBS/ETSI Netra to kill the CRAC!
By PierreReynes on Jul 02, 2009
Did I just write that? OK, the title of this Sun BluePrints article is actually "Conserving Energy and Increasing ROI with Sun Netra Servers and Full Free Air Cooling". Don't you like my version better though? ;)
This is in fact a very interesting paper. It shows how Sun and Belgacom used NEBS/ETSI certified Sun Netra servers and FFAC (Full Free Air Cooling) to eliminate the CRAC (Computer Room Air Conditioning). To caricaturize, they used systems engineered to withstand high temperatures (Netra servers) and opened the data center windows to cool them down. Based on the results of this proof-of-concept, the projected decrease of power consumption to cool the facility down is up to 40 percent. Quite dramatic! Obviously, it probably helps if the data center is located in Belgium and not in the middle of Arizona on a hot summer day!
All the details in "Conserving Energy and Increasing ROI with Sun Netra Servers and Full Free Air Cooling".
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Texas to Spend $4.93 Billion on Transmission Lines for Wind Power
July 23, 2008
The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas approved a plan on July 17 to build transmission lines to carry up to 18,456 megawatts (MW) of wind power from West Texas and the Texas Panhandle to metropolitan areas of the state. Back in April, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which oversees the state's electrical grid, provided the PUC with four scenarios for transmission system upgrades, with the costs ranging from $2.95 billion to $6.38 billion. The most expensive option would have delivered 24,859 MW of wind power to the cities of Texas, but the PUC chose a less expensive option, Scenario 2, at a cost of $4.93 billion. The PUC estimates that the new lines will be in service within 4 or 5 years, at which point residential customers will be charged about $4 per month to pay off the cost of the transmission lines.
According to ERCOT, the selected plan includes 6,903 MW of wind power capacity that was either in service when ERCOT started preparing its report in September 2007, or had progressed to the point that its developer had signed an agreement to connect the system to the grid. For that existing and near-term future wind power capacity, the new transmission lines will provide greater access to markets, allowing a more efficient and economical use of those wind power resources. In addition, Scenario 2 will allow the development of 11,553 MW of new wind power. That includes 2,393 MW of wind power in the "Panhandle B" zone, which is where a company founded by T. Boone Pickens plans to eventually build the world's largest wind power plant, with a generating capacity of 4,000 MW. The 1,000-MW first phase of that project, the Pampa Wind Project, is expected to go online by early 2011. See the Texas PUC press release (PDF 15 KB); the April press release from ERCOT, which includes a link to the full ERCOT study; and the article from the EERE Network News on the Pampa Wind Project. Download Adobe Reader.


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CONCORD -- It's not the easiest thing in the world to earn points in an East Bay Athletic League game, and an ever harder thing to do at De La Salle. But the Monte Vista High boys soccer team was able to do just that.
A game that was fast-paced and entertaining ended in a 0-0 draw on Thursday night, a result that left the top of the EBAL standings clumped together as the Mustangs stay two points behind the Spartans and California.
"To come out of the first half 0-0 was really important to us," Monte Vista coach Matt Zahner said. "I feel pretty good, but the ball was in the air too much tonight and we're better when it's on the pitch."
As fast-paced as the game was, the scoring chances were very few and infrequent. The Spartans (4-0-2, 2-0-1 EBAL) had a header from Nic Bob early in the first half sail just wide, and had a good chance late in the second half when Nick Dildine's left-footed volley went over the crossbar.
"This was a good lesson and experience to go through a game like this," De La Salle coach Derricke Brown said. "It could have gone wrong, but a tie is a good result because we didn't play very well at all. It shows how much work we have to do."
The Mustangs (6-1-4, 1-0-2) had probably their best chance at the 60-minute mark when Jeff Greenberg's shot from inside the box misfired.


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The state has at least temporarily abandoned an effort to drill on Delta farmland in San Joaquin County, drilling that officials say is needed to help plan Gov. Jerry Brown's twin tunnels project.
In a process that took more than a year, landowners successfully challenged in court the state's attempt to use eminent domain to acquire tiny pieces of property to conduct their drilling experiments. On Thursday, the state formally dropped its request.
"They just gave up," said Stockton attorney Thomas Keeling, who represents the landowners. "Do I think they'll come back at some point? I don't know… but part of the takeaway here is Delta landowners who are fighting for the future of their properties can win battles against the state."
The state Department of Water Resources said Friday that its decision to drop the San Joaquin County eminent domain case was merely to correct a "procedural error." The department plans to seek the blessing of the California Water Commission to file corrected eminent domain complaints that would allow the work to move forward.
Read more on this story from Alex Breitler in Saturday's Record.
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Topic: Fathers Day
Today has been tough, it's my first Fathers day without my Dad. I'd like to share the verse I had printed when my Dad passed away. The love we had really was a precious gift and I miss him more and more each day.
A gift in this world so precious and rare,
is the love a Dad and Daughter share,
we shared that love Dad, you and I,
from the day I was born till the day that you died.
You cared for us more than words can say,
your care, your love we can never repay.
A part of my heart he took with him,
but his love he left me to keep,
so we will never really be parted,
the bond between us too deep.
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BioPharm International spoke with Neil Lewis, chief technology officer at Malvern Instruments, about the manufacturing and analytical challenges associated with biologics.
BioPharm: According to IMS Health, biologics are expected to account for approximately 17% of total global spending on medicines by 2016, and 7 of the top 10 global medicines by spending will be a biologic by mid-2017. Also, by 2015, says IMS, sales of biosimilars are expected to reach between $1.9–2.6 billion, up from $378 million for the year to the first half of 2011. How is Malvern Instruments, which is largely known for its solid dosage capabilities, positioning itself to address this growth?


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Ancient Trees pu-erh tea is produced in China's Yunnan province. The large leaves come from old chinese tea trees, where the tea is picked selectively, so the trees will not be over-harvested. The depth of this tea comes from the care of the soil and the age of the tree. Deeply rich, full-bodied and aromatic, this tea has a dark amber tone, a malty finish, and is reminiscent of a dark beer.
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BOVGOP, Buy One Vasectomy Get One Pizza, is the new BOGO. In festive March Madness spirit, Urology Associates of Cape Cod in Hyannis are offering one free pizza with every vasectomy performed.
"Schedule your vasectomy and then settle in on the couch for some basketball!" suggests the commercial. Now wait a minute, you might ask yourself if you were man contemplating painful, possibly permanent sterilization, all I get is a pizza? Ohh, it comes with one topping? Sold. "Maybe you can put some meatballs on it," administrator Evan Cohen offers. Winky face, dick jokes!
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Detroit Vehicles Outperform Imports in Quality Study
Car makers known as the Detroit Three may be turning out their best, most competitive products in the last 10 years, according to a new study.
Longtime auto industry research and consulting company Strategic Vision today released its 2013 Total Quality Index study that rates vehicles within their segments. The company said domestic brands won more TQI awards than competing brands from overseas this year – the first time that has happened in more than a decade.
New vehicles making the cut include the Dodge Dart compact car, Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse large crossovers and Ford Fusion midsize sedan.
"There's no questioning domestic car makers want to lead. For the first time in over a decade our comprehensive and holistic study of Quality resulted in more domestic winners than imports," says Alexander Edwards, president of Strategic Vision. "Don't misunderstand, imports like Hyundai are a force to be reckoned with and Toyota has regrouped with Total Quality winners Lexus LS, Tacoma and FJ Cruiser.
Still, the improved performance of domestic brands in the study suggests competition throughout the industry is tightening and forcing car companies to build better vehicles.
Strategic Vision has been measuring quality and publishing its survey since 1994. The company said its concept of "Total Quality," looks at a range of factors from the traditional counting of reported problems to examining subtle elements that influence car-buying decisions.
"In our vehicle study we look at over 442 variables, many using a scale that involves Love," says Darrel Edwards, the company's founder and executive chairman. "We use specific aspects of specific emotions to create a scale that captures concrete judgments with great clarity," he said.
The scales the company's scales include: 5) I Love It, 4) Delightful, 3) Excellent, 2) Satisfactory and 1) A Failure.
The company said it calculated the TQI based on 17,568 people who bought 2013 models from September to November of 2012. The following list shows the top-ranked vehicles in each segment:
Small Car: Dodge Dart, 884
Small Multi-Function: Kia Soul, 868
Medium Car: Ford Fusion / Chevrolet Volt, 908/907
Medium Multi-Function: Honda Accord Crosstour, 877
Larger Car: Volkswagen CC, 920
Near-Luxury Car: Hyundai Genesis / Audi A4 Sedan, 922/921
Luxury Car: Lexus LS, 955
Specialty Coupe (<$28,000): MINI Cooper Hardtop, 913
Premium Coupe (>$28,000): Chevrolet Corvette Coupe, 931
Convertible (<$30,000): Chrysler 200 Convertible ,917
Premium Conv. (>$30,000): Chevrolet Corvette Conv. / Porsche Boxster, 959/957
Minivan: Chrysler Town & Country, 850
Small SUV: Volkswagen Tiguan** / Toyota FJ Cruiser, 885/883
Medium SUV: Dodge Durango, 881
Medium Crossover: Chevrolet Traverse, 900
Large SUV: GMC Yukon, 893
Near Luxury SUV: Buick Enclave, 928


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ALAMEDA -- A recent decision by a state Court of Appeal to reconsider its ruling that invalidated parts of a parcel tax passed by voters to benefit local schools may delay an ultimate resolution in the case, said an attorney who represents property owners who are suing the Alameda school district.
David Brillant also said he was not surprised the court will review its Dec. 6 ruling, which struck down the rate structure of Measure H and found only the flat $120 rate that residential owners paid was valid. Voters passed the tax in 2008.
"The petition for rehearing was expected," Brillant said. "Typically when a party is going to petition the Supreme Court, which the district made known publicly, you first petition for rehearing to make sure all the arguments have been raised and addressed before the Court of Appeal decision becomes final. The district felt they needed to make a few more arguments to the Court of Appeal, especially since they changed lawyers."
Last month's ruling also called for possible "further remedies" in the case, which school officials said could include refunds of some money collected before Measure H was replaced by Measure A, the parcel tax passed in 2011.
"We are thrilled that the court of appeal will reconsider its earlier ruling in this case and we believe our legal arguments are strong," Superintendent Kirsten Vital said in a release. "We are also mindful that the now vacated decision by the Court of Appeal had the potential to be a significant blow to our budget with many negative consequences for our students, teachers and staff."
George Borikas and other local commercial property owners maintain Measure H was unfair because it taxed them differently than residential owners.
Owners of commercial properties of less than 2,000 feet were taxed at $120 annually under the measure -- the same as residential property owners. But those owning parcels more than 2,000 square feet were taxed at 15 cents a square foot, capped at $9,500 annually.
Measure A, which replaced Measure H, calls for residential and commercial property owners to pay 32 cents per square foot of a building, with a maximum tax of $7,999 per parcel. Owners of properties with no buildings pay $299.
The ongoing legal challenge over Measure H comes as state lawmakers are set to consider an Assembly bill that supporters say will help clarify the law that school districts use to assess parcel taxes based on uniform property classifications.
Assemblyman Rob Bonta introduced AB 59 on Monday, the same day that Alameda school officials announced the Court of Appeal was reviewing the December decision. The bill was the Alameda resident's first since he won the seat to represent the 18th district and stepped down as the city's vice-mayor.
The bill will help educators know their options as they seek funding, Bonta said, especially as districts up and down the state continue to wrestle with budget cuts.
Among those who have joined Borikas in the lawsuit against the Alameda school district over Measure H is Ed Hirshberg, who owns the building that houses the Alameda Journal, a Media News publication.
Reach Peter Hegarty at 510-748-1654 or follow him on Twitter.com/Peter_Hegarty/.


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Wayfinder in the city centre - navigation for the blind and partially sighted
The Wayfinder talking signs system is available in Birmingham city centre to help blind and partially sighted people to find their way around and improve access to transport, shopping, public services and visitor attractions.Using the REACT units developed through the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB), users can access practical, audible information to help them to get to their destination.
The system also operates successfully in towns and cities including York and Leeds; other places currently installing REACT systems include Newcastle.
A total of 57 REACT units are currently available in the city centre, around railway stations, bus stops and taxi ranks, retail areas and civic buildings. It is hoped that a further two units will be added soon, with more planned for later in the year. The units have been mounted on either existing street furniture, such as street lamp columns or in new purpose built stainless steel posts located at the sides of pavements.
How it works
Birmingham's Wayfinder units work with the use of a trigger fob, available from either Birmingham Focus on Blindness or Birmingham Shopmobility. The trigger fobs are easily transportable on a belt clip, in a pocket or a handbag. Once a user is within a range of about 5 8 metres of a REACT unit, the trigger fob will activate a pre-recorded message like this:
"This is unit number 27 in Victoria Square at the top of Pinfold Street by the Post Office. Down the slope to your left is New Street and city centre shopping. Going up the slope to your right is the approach to the Town Hall, Council House, Chamberlain Square and Central Library."
Providing a trigger fob is stored correctly, it should last for a minimum of 2 3 years and is compatible for use with other REACT systems around the country.
Trigger fobs are available free of charge from Birmingham Focus on Blindness and Birmingham Shopmobility and users are asked to complete a short registration form. Each trigger fob is issued with an information pack containing instructions, details of the locations of the units and a feedback form.
More information
To find out further information on Birmingham's Wayfinder or to obtain a trigger fob, please contact:
Birmingham Shopmobility
Level 2 Centre Car Park
Tel: 0121 616 2942
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.birminghamshopmobility.org
Birmingham Focus on Blindness
48 Woodville Road
Tel: 0121 478 5217
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.birminghamfocus.org.uk
Who has been involved
Wayfinder is an initiative of Birmingham City Council's City Centre Management team, working in partnership with many other agencies including:
- Birmingham City Centre Partnership,
- The Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB),
- Birmingham Focus on Blindness,
- Guide Dogs for the Blind,
- Queen Alexandra College,
- National Federation of the Blind,
- Access Committee for Birmingham/Shopmobility,
- Deafblind UK,
- MK Design, and
The council would like to thank our partners for their advice and assistance with Wayfinder, ensuring that the needs of the users are met.
Future development
Feedback on Wayfinder is essential for the future development of the system. Users with therefore be asked to give their views to firstname.lastname@example.com on the locations of the units, message content, and the need for messages in other languages, as they are currently available in English only.


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January 11, 2013
A three-month project to boost the economy has been launched in Greater Birmingham based on a plan of action devised by Lord Heseltine.
Lord Heseltine's report No Stone Unturned was published in October 2012 and contained 89 recommendations. The report proposed that power be devolved from central government to the English regions with an increased role for Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs).
The Greater Birmingham Project will conduct a three-month review with Lord Heseltine ahead of a potential pilot.
Together, the GBSLEP (Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership) and the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group will look to identify areas where local ventures are most likely to create jobs and regenerate communities were they to be given the necessary power and access to money.
After the review is completed it is hoped a pilot scheme will be run with a view to rolling it out across the country to other LEPs.
The Government is proposing that LEPs should be given greater powers to develop their own plans and, from 2015-16 they would bid for a share of a single national funding pot to support growth. The Greater Birmingham Project will be a chance to find out how such policy would work.
Lord Heseltine said: "Birmingham has volunteered to create the model that the whole of England can follow but the only way for this to endure is to make it work and return power to the people who create the success in the first place."
Andy Street, chair of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, said: "Over the next three months we will work together – as a city region – with Lord Heseltine's team and the Treasury to develop a business plan which will focus on the wealth creation opportunities under the existing local government structure."
He added: "We will seek to clearly demonstrate the difference between the current performance and that which is possible in the plan – this is the 'economic dividend'. We believe that with access to a single pot and devolved powers, we can achieve far more than is currently the case."


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Democrats Take Back Control of State LegislatureNovember 7, 2012
Democrats now have control of both chambers of the Colorado state legislature, putting the GOP in the backseat when it comes to next legislative session. Republican had hoped to expand their one-seat advantage in the house of representatives. Bente Birkeland has more from Denver.
Full results from this year's elections are available on the Secretary of State's Website.
Election Night 2012!November 2, 2012
Tuesday, November 6th, KDNK News and Democracy Now bring you an election night special hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, from 5 to 11 p.m. The program will include live coverage of the results as the polls close, on-the-ground reports from across the country, reactions from across the globe, and running in-depth analysis and commentary from a wide range of guests.
KDNK News will be in the Carbondale studio coordinating with our news team in the field to bring you local voter response and local candidate reaction as the polls come in. And we'll keep you updated on results for Garfield, Pitkin, Eagle and Lake counties as they are announced.
That's Tuesday, November 6th from 5 to 11 p.m., right here on KDNK.
And this week, KDNK hosted three special news-themed public affairs shows in advance of the election. You can here them all online if you missed them live.
County commissioner candidate Sonja Linman on energy diversity in ColoradoOctober 30, 2012
Two Republican members of the Garfield County Commission are facing Democratic challengers in the November election. This week on NRG with MG, we continue a series of interviews with the incumbents and the challengers focusing on energy issues. Last week we heard from commissioner John Martin, running for a fifth term. He is running against today's guest, Sonja Linman, a 23-year resident of Garfield County with a background in education. KDNK's Marilyn Gleason started by asking Linman to speak broadly about energy here is Garfield County.
Weekly News Brief: PitCo Commissioners Squirm in Aspen DebateOctober 26, 2012
On this week's news brief, KDNK's Eric Skalac catches up with Curtis Wackerle of the Aspen Daily News to find out about which Pitkin County commissioner candidate is the bigger environmentalist.
Local Voters Respond to Presidential Stumping in ColoradoOctober 25, 2012
Close to 70 people packed Democratic Headquarters in Glenwood Springs on Monday to listen to members of President Obama's cabinet and the head of Emily's List. The women were on a whirlwind, swing state tour to stump for the President. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh has more about locals' responses to the Obama and the Romney campaigns.
CDale Endorses Open Space Ballot QuestionOctober 24, 2012
Garfield county's ballot question 1A asks voters to weigh in on a new sales tax that would go towards the county purchasing land for conservation. Those spaces may be chosen to preserve water quality and quantity, wildlife habitat, ranches and open lands and other areas important to recreation and tourism. The measure has attracted endorsements from diverse organizations like the West Slope Colorado Oil and Gas Association, the Roaring Fork Sierra Club and as of last night, the Carbondale board of trustees.
Despite criticism of the measure by Mayor Stacey Bernot and other board members, Carbondale trustees unanimously approved a motion to endorse 1A.
KDNK's Eric Skalac spoke with Bernot after the meeting to find out how the open space measure fits with the goals of the town's ongoing Comprehensive Plan process but also about why the source of funding was a concern.
Candidates Court Latino VoteOctober 23, 2012
On Monday, the Garfield County Obama Campaign held a Spanish debate watch party in Glenwood Springs. As KDNK's Ed Williams reports, local candidates are hoping to get as many Latino votes as they can.
Obama Cabinet in Glenwood SpringsOctober 23, 2012
The Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Obama administration, the director of the EPA and the founder of Emily's List were in Glenwood Springs yesterday on a brief stump for President Obama. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh has more.
GarCo Commissioner Martin on the County's Relationship with the Gas IndustryOctober 23, 2012
Two Republican members of the Garfield County Commission are facing Democratic challengers in the November election. Today on NRG with MG, we continue a series of interviews with the incumbents and the challengers.
Martin has been a commissioner for 16 years and is running for a fifth term. KDNK's Marilyn Gleason asked John Martin what concessions he might ask from gas drillers to improve their practices during the current slowdown in drilling.
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Two Republican members of the Garfield County Commission are facing Democratic challengers in the November election. Today on NRG with MG, we continue a series of interviews with the incumbents and the challengers focusing on energy issues.
Last week we kicked it off with Aleks Briedis. He's running against today's guest, incumbent commissioner Mike Samson of Rifle. KDNK's Marilyn Gleason started by asking about the day 30 years ago known as Black Monday. Mike Samson was serving as the mayor of Rifle at the time, and remembered how he learned Exxon was pulling out of oil shale development that was fueling a boom in the Grand Valley.


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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State put a cap on Super Bulldog Weekend with a super pitching performance before a super crowd at Dudy Noble Field.
A crowd of 14,562 jammed the legendary ballpark – the second largest-crowd in program history – as No. 10 Mississippi State shut out Auburn 6-0 in the final game of a weekend Southeastern Conference baseball series.
Jacob Lindgren and Jonathan Holder combined for MSU's sixth shutout of the season. With the victory, MSU clinched the weekend series – a third straight series win in league play. MSU is now 32-10 overall and 10-8 in league play, while Auburn is now 24-16 and 6-12.
"It was a little bit of a tight zone today but I thought Jacob did a nice job, I am really proud of him," MSU head coach John Cohen said. "After some struggles early, he found his slider and pitched off of that. When we were going into the ninth inning, we talked to him and he wanted to finish the game.
"After the leadoff hit there in the ninth inning we got him and Jonathan came in and closed out a very big win for our program."
Lindgren (4-1) allowed five hits in eight innings of work, with 11 strikeouts and two walks. The 11 strikeouts were the most by a Bulldog hurler in a league game this season. Holder allowed a hit and a walk before closing the door, as Auburn left the bases loaded in both the second and ninth innings.
The Bulldogs committed one error but turned two more double plays, giving them a nation's best 57 for the season.
Offensively, MSU scored the only run it needed in the first inning. The Bulldogs tacked on another score in the second inning, three scores in the third inning and an insurance run in the eighth inning.
An RBI-single by Brett Pirtle gave the Bulldogs the early lead. A wild pitch scored the game's second run. In the third inning, Trey Porter hit a sacrifice fly and Nick Ammirati continued his strong play of late with a two-run single.
"This is the type of player that Nick is," Cohen said. "He came to us in the off-season and said he was going to work to become a better ballplayer. He told the coaches he was going to make it difficult to keep him out of the lineup. He has done that. He has played really well the last couple of weeks and that hard work is paying off."
Alex Detz had an RBI-double in the eighth inning.
The Bulldogs finished with nine hits, including multi-hits by Ammirati. Patrick Savage had three of Auburn's six hits. Starting pitcher Will Kendall (0-5) was lifted in the third inning and took the loss.
Cohen was very appreciative of the monster crowd, which was MSU's 28th all-time of 10,000 or greater at Dudy Noble Field.
"This was a big recruiting weekend for us and we had several recruits in," Cohen said. "They saw what a huge advantage Dudy Noble Field can be for us. The crowd was outstanding and we are very appreciative. The players are motivated when they come out and see that type of support. Anytime you win a series in the league, you have had a good weekend. Our crowd played a large role in that success."
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Lerner is an Academy Award-nominated producer with 25 years' experience as a documentary filmmaker. His previous work includes "Afghan Star," which won the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, while his "Hell and Back Again" won the documentary Jury Prize at the 2011 Festival.
Pozdorovkin, a Russian native, is making his Sundance Film Festival directing debut.
The duo, who are friends, co-directed and co-produced "Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer," a film screening in the World Cinema Documentary competition in the Sundance Film Festival. The story, ripped from the headlines, is a tale that captured the attention of all of Russia, as well as the rest of the world.
On Feb. 21, 2012, the punk group staged a performance in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior and sang "Mother Mary, Banish Putin!" before being stopped by church security officials. The musicians said their protest was directed at the Orthodox Church's support for Vladimir Putin. Three members of Pussy Riot were convicted of hooliganism, and each was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
The two filmmakers, like many around the world, were shocked by the severe sentences. "I had heard about Pussy Riot before the cathedral performance and was awestruck by the bravado of their previous performances," Pozdorovkin said. "When I heard that they performed in the country's main cathedral, considered to be a holy site by believers, I knew that a major reaction would be forthcoming.
When Lerner heard about the protest, he was intrigued. "I thought, 'Wow, who the hell are these people and what do they want?' " he said. "Then I learned of the cathedral action and their subsequent arrest, and I knew that this was going to be one of the most powerful and important stories of the decade."
Pozdorovkin was attracted to the story because he felt a personal connection to the young women in Pussy Riot. "One of the first things that drew me to the story of Pussy Riot was the sense of a shared past with the characters," he said. "We had lived through similar times, listened to the same loud records, read the same poets and philosophers. I have found myself at family dinner tables arguing that Russian society could benefit from a feminist upheaval. The parents of the three members of Pussy Riot recalled having similar arguments with their daughters."
The older Lerner was motivated to tell Pussy Riot's story through one of the most powerful weapons he knew: film. "Today we are so bombarded by news and snippets of information, I think a documentary is the only way to really understand the human realities behind massively important and complex events such as the situation with Russian democracy right now," he said. "What attracts me to stories [in my films]is how these important stories about global politics can be told in an intimate, human and perhaps even entertaining way."
Pozdorovkin considered the film a universal story about the younger generation making itself heard - through any means necessary.
Despite different filmmaking experiences, Lerner and Pozdorovkin decided to make the film together based on what they could each bring to the tale. "This seemed like the perfect story on which to collaborate, " Pozdorovkin said. "When I first met Mike, we got along immediately having similar taste in film, music and politics. It's hard to imagine a better foundation for a partnership."
Lerner thought Pozdorovkin's insider point of view would benefit the story. "Obviously, as a native Russian, he has a highly evolved sense of the complexities of the situation and I, as an outsider [who] tends to see the more universal aspects - and a combination of both of these positions I think gives a very balanced and accessible telling of what is a highly idiosyncratic tale."
After gaining extraordinary access to the members of Pussy Riot and their families and friends, the story became clear to the filmmakers. "The film offers a multifaceted view of Russia today," he said. "As was the case with the Occupy movement in the U.S., it shows the Russian government siding with the conservative elements of society."
Lerner also underscored the parallels between Russia and his homeland. "Nadia, Masha and Katia are three of the most remarkable women I have ever encountered," he said. "I am convinced that they will play an important role in the development of democracy and freedom of expression in their country. Their influence on the film is to confirm how important their story is, not only for Russia but for the rest of the world, struggling as it is with the problems of freedom, gender equality and justice."
In some ways, the film tells a distinctly Russian story. "The members of Pussy Riot are intellectuals who see themselves as continuing a Russian artistic and cultural lineage," Pozdorovkin said. "Familiarity with this heritage no doubt enriches one's experience of the story."


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This is the fourth year Meynier and his staff have provided the screenings since 2009, during the depths of the national economic slump. With the onset of tough times and tight household budgets Meynier saw that a lot of pet owners were no longer able to afford regular checkups for their animals. The lack of those checkups sometimes results in very sick animals coming into the clinic's emergency room.
"We want to dedicate one day a year to people without the means to (afford pet care)," Meynier said. "We picked the day before Thanksgiving to as a thank-you, a way to give back to the community."
Many of the people who come to the annual "pet outreach" day aren't regular clients, but just folks trying to take care of their families, Meynier said.
While the free checkups and screenings can be a big help to the animals that come in, other animals can benefit, too. Meynier said sick animals can sometimes sicken other animals - or, sometimes, humans - if they're carrying parasites.
Just about everyone on the staff participates in the checkups and screenings - although the Eagle-Vail clinic stays open for regular business and emergencies - and it's a long day. The clinic will schedule appointments from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the crew will stay until all the animals have been seen.
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"Last year we broke 100," he said. "I'm hoping we can hit between 100 and 150 this year," he said.
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Russian oil company Zarubezhneft is pushing ahead with its Cuba offshore drilling project as its oil rig reached Cuban territorial waters.
The rig will start drilling at the L Block some 330 km from Havana, developing a joint venture between Zarubezhneft and Cuba's state-owned Cubapetroleo oil company. The investment costs for exploration are expected to be about $126 mln.
A delegation of Russian and Cuban officials visited the rig Thursday, including the chairman of Russia's Audit Chamber Sergey Stepashin, Russia's ambassador to Cuba Mikhail Kamyshin, and Zarubezhneft CEO Nikolay Brunich.
"We have displayed the flags of Cuba, Russia and Zarubezhneft," Stepashin said. "We hope to see the first results of drilling by May and hope we would see "big oil".
Earlier this year Zarubezhneft signed a contract on the use of the Songa Mercur rig for Zarubezhneft's drilling campaign off the coast of Cuba. The rig from Cyprus-based Songa Offshore can drill in water up to 1365 meters deep.
Geological surveys showed that Cuban offshore oil reserves could be between 5 billion and 9 billion barrels of oil, but the development turned out more challenging than previously thought. A consortium led by Spanish oil major Repsol hit the first dry hole last spring. That was followed by unsuccessful attempts by Malaysia's Petronas in partnership with Russia's Gazprom Neft, and by Venezuela's state-owned PDVSA.
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Countdown to the final chapter of "Bleach"! "Saga," Vol.6, tops July bookstore sales! Interviews with Tom King, and Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner!
"Guardians of the Galaxy" co-writer Nicole Perlman will join Vaughan and Chabon in the writers room for Hasbro's interconnected movie universe.
Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin reveal how "The Walking Dead: The Alien" adds a terrifying new layer to the zombie apocalypse.
"Every new issue is reason to celebrate," and Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples make no exception with "Saga" #35.
The fan-favorite feline from the bestselling Image Comics series by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples is now a 19-inch talking plush doll.
Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce go to war in Canada, while in the mid-90s, Gen13 heads to an island of warrior princesses.
Brian K. Vaughan will have his pick of a partner from a "number of producers and writers" as he brings his classic series to television.
In Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang's "Paper Girls" #4, "there's a level of skepticism and wariness that feels refreshing and real."
Touring Joseph Koch's Comic Book Warehouse! Brian K. Vaughan on diversity and "Saga"! Adrian Tomine reflects on his long career! Plus much more!
Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce's "We Stand On Guard" #6 "has its share of surprises and keeps readers thinking even after it's all over."
Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin's hellish world-without-an-Internet comes to print in "The Private Eye." Plus, the Epic "Gen13" Re-Read continues!
Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang's "Paper Girls" #3 "takes a whole heap of hackneyed concepts and makes them feel fresh and vital again."
The digital comic "Barrier" sees the team from "The Private Eye" reunite for another name-your-price series.
Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang's '80s-based tale of mystery continues to unfold in this exclusive preview!
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' "Saga" #31 "delivers a deftly balanced story that has yet to dip below the standards of even 'pretty good.'"
Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang talk with CBR about what the future holds for their cast, and the worst Halloween treats they ever received.
With their hiatus over, Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples discuss "Saga's" next arc and what they have in store to make readers cry their guts out.
Looking at Ms. Marvel and TV's Supergirl and Jessica Jones! Interviews with Brian K. Vaughan, Gene Luen Yang, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack! More!
Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's "Y: The Last Man" has landed a television series following plans for a film adaptation, which fell through at New Line.
Brian K. Vaughan "writes natural-feeling, easily flowing rhythms of speech" and "Cliff Chiang's linework is... very expressive" in "Paper Girls" #1.
Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Jonathan Luna, Sarah Vaughn, Joe Keatinge, and Leila del Duca discuss making unusual concepts feel natural.
The highly anticipated "Paper Girls" #1 from Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang is out next week, and Augie has a spoiler-free review.
Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce make "We Stand on Guard" #3 "decidedly threatening, surprisingly believable and tremendously engaging."
Torture comes into play as U.S.-Canadian aggression continues in Image Comics' "We Stand on Guard" #3 by Brian K. Vaughan & Steve Skroce.
"The Private Eye" has wrapped, but it looks like Panel Syndicate has a new series on the way from Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martín.
Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang share exclusive first details, influences and sketches for "Paper Girls," their upcoming Image Comics series.
Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce's "We Stand on Guard" #2 has "effective and powerful storytelling."
"Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples 'Saga" #30 is a knock-out issue in one of the strongest ongoing series being published right now."
Image Comics creators including Brian K. Vaughan, Steve Skroce and Tula Lotay discuss their latest at the final panel of July's Image Expo.
The writer of "Saga" and "We Stand On Guard" was in the spotlight at Image Expo in San Francisco -- including new details on his "Walking Dead" story.
Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente's "The Private Eye" will come to print at Image Comics in exchange for a "Walking Dead" story.
Image Expo's keynote address included comments from Eric Stephenson, plus news of new series from Greg Rucka, Gail Simone, Jason Aaron and more.
"Readers will be very pleased with what they find" in Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce's "We Stand On Guard" #1.
CBR's Alex Dueben recounts what he learned from Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples' first "Saga" HC, which turned out to be the important lessons.
Kelly Thompson and Brett White debate the supremacy of two of Marvel's iconic teen teams -- but the ultimate winner is decided by you!
"Lumberjanes" co-creator Noelle Stevenson spoke with CBR TV about her rise following the debut of "Lumberjanes," team dynamics, and BKV's shadow.
San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum to stay put through September! Brian K. Vaughan on how he constructs a story! Nate Powell talks about his art! More!
Brian K. Vaughan & Steve Skroce talk with CBR about their upcoming Image Comics title and share exclusive pages of the U.S. war on Canada.
"'Saga' #27 could have been a series of tired clichés, but Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples make it work and look effortless in the process."
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'The Walking Dead,' Season 3, Episode 5, 'Say the Word': TV Recap
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Last week, the trailer for the new Brad Pitt zombie movie "World War Z" was released online. Can the slower zombies of "The Walking Dead" compare to the sprinting dead of "World War Z"? Let's check out the latest episode of "The Walking Dead," titled "Say the Word," and see…
As the episode begins, the governor is preparing to throw a party, complete with actual chilled drinks. This is a real treat in the apocalyptic land of "The Walking Dead."
But behind all this party planning is a secret. Behind blinds, we see the governor, playing classical music and brushing the hair of his walker daughter Penny in an attempt to soothe her.
Good luck with that.
Michonne waits outside the window. She senses something is wrong, but she can't put her finger on it. But there's a good bet she may put her sword to it.
The new baby looks to be healthy, but Rick is anything but okay. A crazed look in his eyes, he grabs an axe and stalks off to go kill some zombies.
Maggie and Daryl launch a more constructive quest–they head off on a motorcycle to find some formula for the baby.
The governor talks to his assembled followers. He tells them to be proud of what they've built and the fact that they've survived and maybe even thrived. "We raise a glass to us," he toasts.
Michonne isn't buying any of this. She slips away, gets her sword, and goes through the governor's stuff. She sees a list of dead people and Penny's name is on the roster. She also comes upon some locked up zombies and hacks them apart.
Her intrusion is found out and she is brought before the governor.
At first he says he has nothing to hide. Then he admits "We all have our secrets."
Some secrets, however, are worse than others. Michonne says she knows about Penny (though she doesn't know the whole horrible story). In a swift move, she takes her sword back from the governor and heads out. He lets her go–instead he tries to get Andrea to convince Michonne to stop prying and causing trouble.
Good luck with that.
Michonne tries to convince Andrea to leave with her, but Andrea is tired of running. Living in a meat locker for eight months was enough, she says, and she can't live another eight months like that again.
"We got a good thing going here," Andrea tells Michonne.
"This place is not what they say it is," Michonne tells her.
Glenn goes to find Rick, who is losing it. Rick violently pushes him away.
Maggie and Daryl finally find some formula and bring it back to the baby.
Michonne and Andrea want to leave, but Merle stops them. He offers some excuse why they can't leave just yet.
Michonne points out to Andrea that there's always a reason they can't leave. "Are you coming or not?" she challenges Andrea.
Andrea is staying. No more meat lockers for her.
"You'd just slow me down anyway," Michonne says.
She leaves. Merle shuts the gates.
The governor talks to Andrea. "Sorry things didn't work out," he says about Michonne leaving. He asks her if she could use a drink and some company. Andrea heads off with him.
Rick is still on his zombie slaughtering anti-quest, and finally arrives at the place where Lori met her doom. He finds the zombie he's perhaps looking for–a walker with a swollen belly that perhaps contains Lori's remains–and blows its brains out and stabs it in the stomach repeatedly.
In a sick touch, the zombie's stomach looks a little bit like a baby bump.
The governor's celebration is on. He walks through the party with Andrea on his arm.
They're holding weird MMA-like fights with zombies chained all around the participants. Merle is one of the combatants and puts on a show.
"It's barbaric," Andrea complains.
The governor says it's all staged and the walkers' teeth have been removed for safety. The whole show is to let people blow off steam. "We're teaching them not to be afraid," he says.
Rick, covered in gore next to the dead-again walker, hears a ringing.
This time, the ringing is not just in his head. Or is it?
He answers a nearby phone.
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Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades. A female helicopter pilot also is in the group. In fact, four of the eight are women, the highest percentage of female astronaut candidates ever selected by NASA.
Monday's announcement came on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the launch of the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. She died last summer.
The eight—all in their 30s—were chosen from more than 6,000 applications received early last year, the second largest number ever received. They will report for duty in August at Johnson Space Center in Houston and join 49 astronauts currently at NASA.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said these new candidates will help lead the first human mission to an asteroid in the 2020s, and then Mars, sometime in the following decade. They also may be among the first to fly to the space station aboard commercial spacecraft launched from the U.S., he noted. Russia ferries the astronauts now.
"These new space explorers asked to join NASA because they know we're doing big, bold things here—developing missions to go farther into space than ever before," Bolden said in a statement.
The Class of 2013's Nicole Aunapu Mann, a major in the Marines, is an F/A-18 pilot serving at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Md. Army Maj. Anne McClain is a helicopter pilot. The two other women, Christina Hammock and Jessica Meir, are scientists.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Cypress String Quartet plays the usual Beethoven and Dvorak. But since 2000, the San Francisco-based group has also been on a mission -- to build a "living repertory" by commissioning new works, one per year, generally, from composers it admires. To be clear: from living composers. Not many other ensembles show a similar commitment to keeping chamber music fresh and relevant.
The centerpiece of the mission is the group's annual Call and Response program, in which the chosen composer "responds" to the "call" of composers from the past. Jennifer Higdon and Kevin Puts (both Pulitzer Prize winners) stand out among the many Cypress-selected responders. So does George Tsontakis, whose String Quartet No. 5 "responded" to late works by Beethoven in 2006 and whose String Quartet No. 6 (responding to Schubert and Webern, also on the program) was premiered Friday by the Cypress at the Marines' Memorial Theatre.
Like other works by Tsontakis, this one is warmly shadowed, lyric yet somber. It's exuberantly rhythm-driven, yet also behaves as if suspended in some free-floating chamber, where time doesn't even exist. It's hypnotic, a work of imagination, a fascination.
Among American composers -- he is 62 and lives in upstate New York -- Tsontakis has taken his own path. You don't hear Minimalist pulsing in his music. You don't hear the turn-back-the-clock yearnings of Neo-Romanticism. Instead, you hear a connection to Messiaen's stasis and spaciousness, to Webern's concision, to Beethoven's way of spinning cells of material -- melodic gestures and figurations -- into large-scale organic structures. Tsontakis is part of a lineage, but, when compared to his contemporaries, it's almost as if he is composing in a vacuum.
Consisting of two movements, titled "Stroph" and "Blaze" and totaling about 20 minutes, String Quartet No. 6 went straight to the mystery zone.
The Cypress (violinists Cecily Ward and Tom Stone, violist Ethan Filner, cellist Jennifer Kloetzel) introduced the brief opening song: a "one-note-at-a-time melody," Tsontakis calls it in his program notes, "split among the four players."
Each note arrived as a freestanding gesture; stark and packed with import in the manner of Webern. At the same time, sneakily, the various gestures accumulated and grew into surprising shapes: organ-like sonorities or textures that swayed or oscillated like jellyfish. As this phantasmagoria evolved, individual lyric voices leaped out with commentary: Ward's rhapsodic violin, Kloetzel's luxurious cello. Here was the lyric element; echoing Schubert, perhaps.
We were being taken on a trip.
"Blaze" began with repeating three-note figures; it sounded like the beating of wings. There was a lush undercurrent of cello and a sky melody for Ward, the first violin. And then began the trilling of sixteenth notes, moving in major seconds (a gesture that echoes Tsontakis's String Quartet No. 5).
With these flurries came a sense of varying motion: blazing ahead, while simultaneously slowing, like swimming underwater. During the recapitulation, heading toward the wave-like conclusion, the Cypress jumbled the rhythms; this is a complicated piece and will require more than one performance to get it straight. But String Quartet No. 6 is a typically intriguing opus from Tsontakis.
(And if you want to hear more, another new work by Tsontakis -- this one composed for the St. Lawrence String Quartet and soprano Jessica Rivera -- will be premiered April 25 at the Sunset Center in Carmel and April 27 at Stanford University's Bing Concert Hall.)
The 15th annual Call and Response concert -- enthusiastically cheered by many of the students who've lately attended the Cypress's outreach programs in Bay Area schools -- began with works by Webern. The compressed gestures of his Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5, were especially well executed; this was an exquisite set of Viennese miniatures.
After intermission, the Cypress played Schubert's String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887. There were moments of shaky intonation throughout. There was also shimmering lyricism in the opening Allegro, and the Scherzo was bright-eyed; infectious music-making.
Contact Richard Scheinin at 408-920-5069, read his stories and reviews at www.mercurynews.com/richard-scheinin and follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/richardscheinin.
More music by composer George Tsontakis
What: New work composed for St. Lawrence String Quartet and soprano Jessica Rivera
When: April 25, Sunset Center, Carmel; $15-$56, chambermusicmontereybay.org
Also: April 27, Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University; $10-$75, http://live.stanford.edu
More Cypress String Quartet performances
What: Works by Schulhoff, Haydn and Dvorak
When: May 9, David Brower Center, Berkeley; May 10, Joe Henderson Lab, SFJazz Center, San Francisco; May 11, Woman's Club of Palo Alto
Tickets: $50; cypressquartet.com


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Why Boehner Is Pressing Health-Law Fight and What It Means
Congress is working through the weekend to resolve a standoff that could prompt a government shutdown next week. Here's a look at what's happening, and why, ahead of the Monday night deadline to approve new funding for federal agencies.
Q. What are the next steps in Congress to avoid a government shutdown?
A. The House voted early Sunday morning to approve a plan to fund federal agencies through Dec. 15, which would also include conditions related to the new federal health law. Those conditions include delay the start of the health law for one year and repeal the law's tax on medical devices.
Q. Senate Democrats say they will reject any changes to the health law, and President Barack Obama would veto such a bill. Why did House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) move to delay the law?
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A. Mr. Boehner has a powerful incentive to continue to press his party's fight against the health law: Conservatives in the House Republican conference are clamoring for a confrontation over it, and they have the votes to make trouble for Mr. Boehner on this and many other fiscal matters. Mr. Boehner does not want to stand down from a fight too soon.
If the House eventually accepts a spending bill with no major changes to the health law, Republicans will be unlikely to do so until the last minute. It may even be that a short government shutdown will have to take place to satisfy the conservatives' desire to show they fought as much as they could.
Moreover, Republicans believe there is some chance that the Senate will agree to repeal the medical device tax, giving the House GOP a victory. Test votes earlier this year in the Senate showed broad, bipartisan support for the repeal. However, the leading Democratic proponent of the repeal –Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota — has said she does not favor tacking it onto the spending bill. Senate leadership aides say they are confident they have the votes to beat the amendment.
Republicans argue that their new proposal to delay the health care law for a year represents a compromise between their earlier efforts to repeal it entirely and Democrats' desire to make no changes in it for now.
Q. What options does the Senate have after the House acts?
A. Senate is not scheduled to reconvene until Monday afternoon—close to the midnight deadline for passing legislation to avoid a government shutdown. Democratic leaders could call senators into session on Sunday or earlier on Monday, but aides say they have no plans to do so.
Democrats could receive the bill and then table the amendments to delay the health law and to repeal the medical device tax, which could be achieved with a 51-vote majority.
Aides do not expect there to be an opportunity for delaying tactics such as a filibuster. But if an opening arises, one lawmaker who has already shown an inclination to use delaying tactics is Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), who has been trying to strip all money for the health care law from the spending bill.
Q. What scenarios are there for how this gets resolved?
A. The window is closing on the opportunities for avoiding a government shutdown. The House and Senate could agree to a compromise between now and Monday night, but it is not clear how that would materialize or how it could be passed quickly—especially through the rule-laden Senate.
One possibility: Once it becomes clear that the impasse will not be broken by the deadline, the House and Senate could pass a very short-term funding bill—for a week or so—to buy a little more time to reach an agreement. Or, the partial government shutdown could hit, which would then ratchet up pressure on both parties to reach a compromise in the subsequent days.
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Working Farm Cottages
Just Show Me Working Farm Cottages
Looking for somewhere different for this year's holiday,
with lots of fun and fresh air guaranteed? Our working farm
cottages might be the answer, found in delightful rural areas of
the UK and Ireland.
Picture the scene for a moment. Today you're at the office,
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you're busy ferrying the children back and to from school, then
on to brownies and football. Weekdays blur into one and, come the
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Rising temperatures mean it's time to get your hair off your neck. See how celebrities are giving summer hairstyles a chic, updo update
How-to: Run a dollop of texturizing cream through your damp hair to smooth frizz and keep strands from slipping out of the braided crown, says Zinno. Starting just above the right ear, French braid a two-inch section of hair all the way around the hairline until you reach your starting point. With the remaining hair, continue braiding the section into a regular plait (that is not attached to your head) and secure ends with a clear elastic. Lay this braid right along the inner rim of the French braid, and keep it in place with bobby pins.
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With two months left before snowmaking begins in earnest, resorts are racing to finish a flurry of upgrades for 2013-14. While the days of new lifts accessing new trails are winding down — only one resort is expanding ski terrain for next season — resorts are investing heavily in snowmaking, as well as lodging and dining facilities.
Arapahoe Basin dropped $1 million on a remodel of the 6th Alley Bar & Grill and a base-lodge expansion. Beaver Creek is preparing for the 2015 FIS World Alpine Ski Championships with a new 500-seat restaurant at Red Tail Camp. Steamboat's new 13,000-square-foot Four Points Lodge marks its most significant on-mountain improvement in 10 years. Loveland is adding its first on-mountain eatery at the remodeled Ptarmigan Roost Cabin.
Durango Mountain Resort, Eldora, Telluride, Ski Granby Ranch and Sunlight are adding new snowmaking equipment, reducing power costs while expanding capacity. Winter Park is replacing its snowmaking supply pipe.
This year, Breckenridge is the only Colorado resort getting bigger, with its hard-earned expansion onto its 12,300-foot Peak 6, the largest terrain addition for the country's busiest ski hill in the past decade. Peak 6 adds two new lifts accessing 400 acres of lift-served terrain and 143 acres of hike-to steeps.
Crested Butte is glading existing terrain, adding more tree skiing and kid-specific runs.
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Procter and Gamble to expand in Greensboro, add 200 jobs
UPDATED 9:53 AM EST Feb 15, 2013
Procter and Gamble announced plans to add 200 jobs in Greensboro over the next three years during an expansion.
The company will invest more than $100 million in the expansion, officials with the Greensboro Economic Development Alliance said Friday.
The investment is in exchange for receiving more than $900,000 in incentives from both the City of Greensboro and Guilford County, as well as state incentives.
The average salary is expected to be $52,000, which is significantly higher than Guilford County's average salary of $42,000.


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Oldest home
Published: Friday, August 16, 2013 at 10:19 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 16, 2013 at 10:19 p.m.
The oldest home in Terrebonne Parish sits without a roof Friday in Houma. The Hebert family had until Aug. 16 to vacate the property. The new owner is expected to demolish what is left of the home. Built in 1822 — the same year Terrebonne Parish was founded — the 191-year-old Acadian-style house, situated among houses and businesses on West Park Avenue, was home to Clarence and Sadie Hebert for nearly 90 years.
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SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHPLACE: Richmond, BC, CAN
DRAFTED: NSH: 2002-102 overall
|Traded to Anaheim by Nashville for future considerations, June 25, 2007. Traded to Tampa Bay by Anaheim with Anaheim's 7th round pick (David Carle) in 2008 NHL Draft for Jay Leach, February 26, 2008. Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, July 13, 2009. Claimed on waivers by Dallas from Los Angeles, February 11, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Chicago, September 1, 2011. Traded to Tampa Bay by Chicago for future considerations, February 21, 2012. Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, July 11, 2012. Signed as a free agent by Washington, August 20, 2013. Signed as a free agent by Zagreb (KHL), July 8, 2014.
Has skated in 102 career regular season games over four seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars, registering 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points, along with 83 penalty minutes. 2011-12: Made his 100th career NHL appearance on Mar. 29 at New Jersey. 2010-11: Established career-highs in games played (46) and penalty minutes (41). 2009-10: Split the season between Los Angeles and Dallas. ... Established career-highs in goals (six), assists (six), points (12), plus/minus rating (plus-three), game-winning goals (two), and shots (55). ... Recorded his first NHL point with an assist on Dec. 31 at Minnesota. ... Notched his first career goal on Jan. 9 vs. St. Louis. 2008-09: Made his NHL debut on Mar. 3 vs. Pittsburgh.
2011-12: Split the season between Rockford and Norfolk. ... Ranked fourth on Rockford in goals (13) and seventh in points (25) at the time of his trade on Feb. 21. ... Recorded a career-high, four-point performance in the season finale on Apr. 15 at Adirondack (one goal, three assists). ... Established playoff career-highs in goals (five), assists (four) and points (nine). ... Tied for fourth on the team in playoff goals and eighth in assists to help Norfolk capture the 2012 Calder Cup Championship. ... Tied for eighth in the league in playoff goals. 2010-11: Recorded 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in an eight-game span from Feb. 20 at Milwaukee to Mar. 5 vs. Houston. 2009-10: Tallied three assists on Oct. 18 vs. Springfield. 2008-09: Established career-highs in goals (26), assists (26) and points (52).. ... Ranked second on the team in goals, tied for third in assists and tied for fourth in points. ... Notched a hat trick, including the game-winning goal, on Apr. 10 at Binghamton.. ... Named to the 2009 Canadian AHL All-Star Team, tallying one assist in the contest on Jan. 26. 2007-08: Split the season between Portland and Norfolk. ... Ended the season with a five-game point streak from Apr. 4 vs. Albany to Apr. 12 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (three goals, three assists). 2006-07: Ranked second on the team in goals (20), eighth in points (29) and fifth in penalty minutes (84). 2005-06: Established career-highs in games played (79) and penalty minutes (124). 2004-05: Registered a three-game point streak from Jan. 16 at St. John's to Jan. 20 at San Antonio (one goal, three assists). 2003-04: Tallied an assist while making his AHL debut on Jan. 8 vs. Cincinnati. ... Notched his first AHL goal and a plus-three rating on Jan. 17 at Cincinnati.
Played in 242 career games with Calgary (WHL), recording 108 goals and 198 points with 358 PIM. 2003-04: Established a career-high in plus/minus rating (plus-19). 2002-03: Ranked second on the team in goals (31), fifth in assists (27), fourth in points (58), and first in power play goals (16). 2001-02: Established career-highs in goals (43), assists (40), points (83), power play goals (18), game-winning goals (seven), and penalty minutes (122). ... Led the team in power play goals and plus/minus rating (plus-17), ranked second in points, fourth in assists, and tied for second in goals. ... Tied for ninth in the league in goals and power play goals, and ranked 15th in points. ... Notched his first career hat trick on Dec. 16 vs. Medicine Hat. 2000-01: Registered a three-game point streak from Oct. 22 at Swift Current to Oct. 28 vs. Moose Jaw (two goals, two assists). 1999-00: Made his WHL debut on Sept. 26 vs. Lethbridge … Recorded his first career WHL point with an assist on Oct. 7 vs. Lethbridge. ... Tallied his first career WHL goal on Dec. 10 at Moose Jaw.
June 23, 2002 -- Selected by Nashville in fourth round, No. 102 overall, of 2002 NHL Entry Draft. June 25, 2007 -- Traded by Nashville to Anaheim in exchange for future considerations. Feb. 26, 2008 -- Traded by Anaheim with 2008 seventh-round pick (David Carle) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Jay Leach. July 13, 2009 -- Signed with Los Angeles as an unrestricted free agent. Feb. 11, 2010 -- Claimed by Dallas off waivers from Los Angeles. Feb. 21, 2012 -- Traded by Dallas to Tampa Bay in exchange for Matt Fornato. July 11, 2012 -- Signed with Rangers as an unrestricted free agent.
LONGEST POINT STREAK: 4 from 12/2/10 to 12/8/10 (2 goals, 3 assists)
LONGEST GOAL STREAK: 2 from 3/14/10 to 3/16/10 (3 goals)
LONGEST ASSIST STREAK: 2 from 12/4/10 to 12/6/10 (3 assists)
MOST GOALS, GAME: 2 on March 14, 2010 (Dallas vs. Colorado)
MOST ASSISTS, GAME: 2 on Dec. 4, 2010 (Dallas vs. Minnesota)
MOST POINTS, GAME: 2 (five times) (last -- Dec. 4, 2010) (Dallas vs. Minnesota) (2 assists)
MOST PIM, GAME: 7 (twice) (last -- Nov. 11, 2010) (Dallas at Los Angeles)
MOST SHOTS, GAME: 6 on March 14, 2010 (Dallas vs. Colorado)
FIRST NHL GAME: March 3, 2009 (Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh)
FIRST NHL GOAL: Jan. 9, 2010 (Los Angeles vs. St. Louis) (C. Mason)
FIRST NHL ASSIST: Dec. 31, 2009 (Los Angeles at Minnesota)


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Please stop praising hunting
Published: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 4:08 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 4:08 p.m.
PETA has written to President Obama asking him to please rethink his praise of hunting.
There is nothing good about killing animals for sport or teaching our children to do so.
Consider the case of 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson and 11-year-old Andrew Golden.
They took the hunting guns of Andrew's grandfather, who had taught Andrew to hunt, and used them to ambush their fellow students in Jonesboro, Ark.
The massacre left four little girls and one teacher dead.
The great humanitarian and Nobel prize winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer asked, "When will we reach the point that hunting, the pleasure of killing animals for sport, will be regarded as a mental aberration?"
More and more people are coming around to this way of thinking.
According to the latest U.S. Fish and Wildlife survey, 13.7 million — just 6 percent — of Americans hunt, but a whopping 71.8 million Americans are wildlife watchers.
People have learned that hunting causes animals unspeakable pain and suffering.
Celebrate the outdoors and our fellow earthlings: Grab your kids and/or friends on a nice day and go hiking, biking, rock-climbing, boating, or bird-watching.
And take along a camera, in case you spot an animal out there, enjoying life.
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