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Bestsellers are hugely popular in the library, just as they are at the bookstore or on Amazon. New York Times bestseller "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn currently has 969 holds, while the library owns 102 copies of the book. (We own 13 copies of the ebook version, with 249 people on that waiting list.)
"50 Shades of Gray" by E.L. James, published in the early part of 2012, still has 318 holds, with the library owning 136 copies. What to do while waiting for your request to get filled ...?
The library can help! Library staff read-alike lists have two huge advantages: They give people something to read while they wait for their number to come up on a waiting list, and they also give folks something to read that might be similar to a title they absolutely couldn't get enough of.
Some of the recommended "Gone Girl" read-alikes include: "Still Missing" by Chevy Stevens, "Sister" by Rosamund Lupton, "Await Your Reply" by Dan Chaon, "Turn of Mind" by Alice LaPlante, "In the Woods" by Tana French, "Threats" by Amelia Gray, "The 19th Wife" by David Ebershoff and "The Talented Mr. Ripley" by Patricia Highsmith.
For the saucier tastes in all of us, look for 50 Shades read-alikes "Henry and June" by Anais Nin, "Endless Love" by Scott Spencer, "Addicted" by Zane, "Enchanted" by Nancy Madore, "Forbidden Pleasure" by Laura Leigh, "Belle de Jour, Sweet Temptation" by Maya Banks and "Selfish is the Heart" by Megan Hart.
Read-alike lists can be found at http://guides.ccclib.org/ifyoulike
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eReader eBriefing at the Brentwood Library, 10 a.m. Mondays, Jan. 5, 14, 28; 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 15 and 22. Learn how to borrow eBooks and audiobooks on Kindles, Nooks, iPads and Android devices. Please bring your device to the workshop. Register at the desk or online at http://ccclib.org/programs/.
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Type A and B Economic Development Corporations Overview
The Development Corporation Act of 1979 gives cities the ability to finance new and expanded business enterprises in their local communities through economic development corporations (EDCs). Chapters 501, 504 and 505 of the Local Government Code outline the characteristics of Type A and Type B EDCs, authorize cities to adopt a sales tax to fund the corporations and define projects EDCs are allowed to undertake.
Type A EDCs — Developing Industries
Type A EDCs are typically created to fund industrial development projects such as business infrastructure, manufacturing and research and development. Type A EDCs can also fund military base realignment, job training classes and public transportation. More details »
Type B EDCs — Developing Industries & Cultivating Communities
Type B EDCs can fund all projects eligible for Type A, as well as parks, museums, sports facilities and affordable housing. However, Type B EDCs are subject to more administrative restrictions than Type A. More details »
Allowable Costs
There are some limitations on how sales tax revenues can be used to fund a project. Eligible expenditures include:
- acquisition of land;
- machinery and equipment;
- construction costs;
- planning and professional services related to the project;
- financial transactions and reserve funds; and
- administrative and other necessary expenditures.
Primary Jobs Requirement
The main requirement is that the businesses bring new money into the community. In 2003, the Legislature voted to require that certain projects create or retain primary jobs. A primary job is one at a company that exports a majority of its products or services to markets outside the local region, infusing new dollars into the local economy. Primary jobs are further limited to specific industry sectors such as agriculture, mining, manufacturing and scientific research and development. Those industry limitations can be found in Local Government Code, Chapter 501.
Performance Agreements
EDCs cannot simply give sales tax proceeds to businesses. An EDC must enter into a written performance agreement with any business enterprise that it funds directly or makes expenditures that benefit an eligible project. At a minimum, the performance agreement must contain:
- a schedule of additional payroll or jobs to be created or retained;
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Development corporations created by cities located within 25 miles of the Texas-Mexico border may fund airport facilities if the city has a population of less than 50,000 or an average unemployment rate that is greater than the state average rate during the 12 months prior to the project's approval. In addition to airports, Type A and Type B corporations located in Hidalgo County may fund ports and sewer or solid waste disposal facilities required or suitable for infrastructure necessary to promote or develop new or expanded business enterprises.


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Robin Miller recently published a story on Newsforge about "Stan"[1], as an example of a situation that demonstrates proprietary software is a danger to business continuity. I found this story interesting since I think Mr. Miller came close to correctly identifying a core issue, which is that the proprietary software business model as it exists today both facilitates and encourages vendors to act in bad faith. However, it did not need to have been this way, and really comes down to misuse of licensing along with some deliberate abuse and exploitation of existing commercial law.
Software definitions
In theory, there should exist two kinds of software; "contract" software, which is contracted for private use, and "copyrighted" software, which is sold between unrelated parties. What we call free software is actually a special case of the latter.
"Contract" software, is software produced under a contract presumably negotiated in good faith under conditions of equal bargaining by two or more parties, or even that may be produced by individuals as employees for private use by a company under what is in effect an "employment contract". In fact, most software written today is neither what I generally refer to as "proprietary software", which is something separate, nor software distributed as "free software", but rather contract software, and I find no ethical issue of direct concern in the practice of such software contracting in itself.
Software, as a fixed expression of ideas, is also assumed to be subject to copyright. Copyright can be thought of, especially in the American tradition, as if it is a special kind of contract. It is not one negotiated directly by the individuals parties involved in the transaction themselves, but rather is a little like a contract that had already been pre-negotiated under terms pre-established by the national government between copyright holders and society as a whole.
The American concept of copyright
Copyright is, in the American tradition, offered to copyright holders to encourage publication, particularly of new ideas, by providing a temporary restriction on the public's rights, often as a means to enable monetary gain. This temporary restriction is not unlimited either in duration or scope, as it cannot strip users of other natural rights, and so is further balanced by the idea of fair use [2] (also known as fair dealing). Some nations, in fact, even go further by including not only copyright, but also fair use, as part of their national constitutions. Hence, like in a contract, we have a bargain that has been negotiated, between copyright holders and users, with both parties having specific obligations to each other. Copyright is not meant to maximize copyright holder's profits, but rather to provide sufficient incentive to promote publication.
While the public's right to distribute (publicly copy) or sublicense is embargoed temporarily during copyright, part of the copyright holder's obligations to the public includes the ability of the public to reclaim a work when copyright has expired. Private copying, such as in one's own home for personal use, is often a more contentious issue, particularly in regard to the 4th Amendment, and fair use tries to address this issue as well. In fact, existing copyright law does not trump human rights, and hence fair use provisions do explicitly allow both for some form of at least limited private copying.
Similarly, copyright law cannot actually exceed first amendment free speech protections, and hence, in American law, there are provisions made in fair use that are consistent with the idea that a copyrighted work can be parodied, the work can be "discussed", explicit portions (excerpts) used for educational purposes, etc.
Copyright and software
Of course, the concept of copyright was originally developed around a 17th century book publishing model, where a few explicit authors would undertake writing of a "work". This model breaks down when we consider that software can be written in very small assemblies that can be collected together from thousands of individuals, organized, and presented as a new "work". Furthermore, there are all forms of transitory "copying" that may occur in software, and our internet connected work, including caching, loading of programs and media into volatile memory, etc., which were not originally foreseen. Each of these have meant changes made in the evolution of copyright law over time; some often very poorly done in a one sided manner, clearly at the public expense. However, the principal of copyright remains that of a trade-off of privileges and obligations, even if often today an unbalanced one. [3]
While the book publishing model is not quite correct for software, it is possible to use traditional understanding of the ethical application of copyright in books as a starting point to understand how copyright can be ethically applied to special cases such as software. However, it is first necessary to consider what software is, and how it differs.
First and foremost when we talk about software, we have the question of source code. If the purpose of encouraging publication through the limited privilege of copyright is to "promote the progress of science and useful arts", as stated in the U.S. constitution, this is only possible with software by including publication of the source.
Imagine if a scientific paper, which is copyrighted, were published in a strange Tibetan dialect that nobody speaks, and the copyright holder refused to permit translation. It may well be within the domain of privilege under copyright to do this, since art and many other kinds of original works can also be copyrighted in whatever form they appear, and separating one use case without harming others would be difficult to achieve. However, the result of doing this would clearly undermine the actual intent of copyright. This is one reason why the free software movement believes so strongly on source code publication as an ethical principal, as a right and freedom that users must receive.
One should not confuse this to mean that free software is based on copyright. There are a variety of ways to arrive at software freedom, although all ultimately derive from the most basic human freedom of all; the freedom to think. Copyright is just one path that involves this most basic freedom. While we do not all come to free software from the same motivations or principles, we do all recognize what it is and recognize the same basic principles, perhaps best expressed in the FSF definition of free software. [4]
Along with the ethical question of source availability would come the freedom to make at least some private copies, and to use parts of a program, perhaps for example libraries and functions that contain file conversion routines, as well as the right to create interoperable works, and to make private modifications. While not including all the freedom as we recognize them in the free software movement, proprietary software that is distributed under the privilege of copyright should clearly do so by offering at least some of the freedoms that we do recognize.
Finally, when we speak of software, we are speaking of something that is also in part math and science, as well as a medium for expression of ideas. The question of math is important since natural laws, constants, properties of nature, etc, generally cannot be copyrighted or patented. For this reason, there is reason to suggest that ethically copyright should be less restrictive for software than for other kinds of works.
While I personally do not believe in developing and selling my own software in a proprietary manner, I think it is important to further divide proprietary software between those who chose to do so under the terms and conditions their society do legally permit through copyright, and those that do not. This further distinction is important for questions that are often not directly addressed, but are of supreme importance to those who are employed in the software field when choosing whether it is at all ethical or acceptable to work for a specific proprietary software vendor, and if so, under what conditions.
This distinction is also important as we will shortly see because there are many who have not considered the ethical implications of or questions raised software freedom, but that do try to engage in business practices that they believe are ethical. It serves no purpose to insult such people and companies, but rather it is essential to further educate them.
Can proprietary software be ethical?
The FSF has a definition for "ethical" and "non-ethical" proprietary software that I think confuses, as it is based in part on the idea of whether a device or product is "field programmable". For example, some have concluded from this that perhaps proprietary software contained in ROM is ethical to write, while that delivered in eeprom is not. However, the choice between delivering a product with a fixed ROM, and eeprom, is often simply an economic one over which part number is used. Clearly there are no single rule that can define what is "ethical" and "unethical" software, and, further while we all agree what free software is, we have a range of opinions in the software community as a whole of what constitutes "proprietary" software, and when it is unethical. So I have considered looking at this question a little differently.
For example, I am not of the belief it is automatically harmful for those who sell binary only proprietary software using traditional copyright protection, such as offering proprietary software for embedding in a hardware platform that most users do not have an ability to acquire themselves; for example, an aircraft navigational system. Instead, it is clear one must carefully consider the ethical implications of working on any proprietary software, but clearly there are cases where no one is harmed directly. Furthermore, while there are those cases those where harm does occur, we must recognize that this most often happens from ignorance and/or acceptance of flawed business practices rather than from deliberate anti-social malice or unethical intent. I imagine there are some people involved in free and open source software today who do find themselves employed by vendors that do form the latter category, as well as many other individuals who work for such vendors who are not (yet) part of our movement.
Misuses enabled by proprietary software
However, I have nothing but contempt and loathing for those individuals and organizations that sell proprietary software under the business model of using EULA's and/or software patents in an attempt to further restrict and deny user's their existing natural and constitutional rights, and who try to mis-use contract law to bypass the obligations they are meant to accept in exchange for enjoying the special privilege of copyright protection. Those who work on such software for such organizations should be openly shunned by their peers and organizations worldwide and held in the same contempt as the local cut-purse that also prays on the weak and ignorant. Such vendors should be brought into federal court under misuse of copyright and stripped of those privileges they have demonstrated such contempt for. [5]
While some say that these kinds of software vendors treat their customers as thieves, in truth they operate by fraud and deceit, cheating their customers through legal tricks operating as contracts of adhesion [6], such as exemplified in the infamous Microsoft EULA. Indeed, while Microsoft has often claimed to patent things which have actually proven to be other people's work, in the WinXP version of their EULA they may finally have an original idea; a contract in which one party (Microsoft) reserves the right to breach any terms. [7]
Hence, speaking for myself, this is where I might draw a further distinction between proprietary software that is often sold perhaps ethically challenged, but still "legally" in good faith, and proprietary software that is deliberately sold in bad faith under unfair and deliberately deceptive business practices. When Robin Miller suggested that proprietary software was a danger to business continuity, I believe he understated the potential problem. Sociopathic companies that engage in bad faith proprietary software are not only a danger to their immediate customers, or even to those who practice software development, but rather damage society as a whole.
[1] Newsforge, "Why Proprietary Software is Dangerous for Business"
[2] Stanford, "Copyright and Fair Use"
[3] Stallman, "Misinterpreting Copyright"
[4] FSF, "The Free Software Definition"
[5] Digital Law Online, "Copyright Misuse"
[6] Encylopedia Britannica, "Contracts of Adhesion"
[7] Infoworld, "A Contract Only Microsoft Can Break"
For me this article came at a perfect time - Thanks.
Over the last few months, the school I work at has been struggling with a company that produces a *proprietary* software program.
About 2 years ago the company that we now deal with bought out the software company that produced our Student Information System - support went downhill fast. Then at the beginning of this year this company also bought out a program from Apple Computers - Now they are requiring all of their customers to transfer to this new program. I immediately opened a complaint to the FTC (as if that would help anyway). They are killing off the program that we use, no support, no updates, no source code!
This upset just about everyone in the school, but no one understood why I was so "grumpy" about it (I even re-read Free Software, Free Society) - I knew that this was unethical and was a gross misuse of copyright - now I can send everyone a link to explain to them why.
Thanks for putting it into easy to understand concepts.
"sociopathic companies"
I can't believe you actually said that! ;-)
BTW, you describe in phrase the "American" idea of 'a pre-written contract between the public at large and an individual.' That's pretty much the meaning of the expression "social contract". Is that actually an American idea? We certainly took to it with enthusiasm—in fact, it is the terms of a "breach" of "social contract" that the US Declaration of Independence used to justify the revolution against English rule. So we kind of have to believe in it.
Not the idea, just application to copyright
I only meant the idea of copyright being expressed as a kind social contract, in reference to U.S. style copyrights, given that some nations do formulate copyright based on different principles. I did not mean to imply the concept is either originally or uniquely American, however.
As to sociopathic companies, I applied the definition "...these people are at least temporarily very successful in society. They achieve their success by socially unacceptable means and at the expense of the community and its citizens..." Seemed very applicable. Maybe I should add a [8] :).
This is why I use GNU/Linux, not MS Windows or Mac OS
With the advent of desktop-oriented distributions like Ubuntu, SuSE, and Linspire (there are others, I know), why anybody would subject themselves like a Microsoft or Apple EULA is beyond me. I have been using exclusively GNU/Linux in a dyed-in-the-wool, and fairly large, "Microsoft shop" for over three years now. At home, I formatted my last Windows 98 box four years ago. Thus, I personally have been "Windows Free Since 2003", and I don't worry about EULA's anymore.
No, I do not use Microsoft Office; OpenOffice.org is a wonderful suite and actually supports ISO standards, not to mention Microsoft's ridiculously proprietary file formats. Evolution allows me to connect to the MS Exchange Server at work (sadly, I don't control email there). Can I play Windows games? No. Do I want to? Nope, I've got an actual life to live and a girlfriend to kiss. :-)
My computing life without Microsoft Windows--or Mac OS--has been a relief and a joy, and I encourage everyone to do so.
Proprietary software can be
Proprietary software can be both ethical and unethical. BUt that's my opinion. Some companies show unethical uses of it, while some seem ethical. Copyright laws in America differ from other countries, will this affect the user when used in other countries? Better to use Linux so as not to be snared in this web of confusion!
We need a better copyright
We need a better copyright law. As long as people can find almost anything online for free then it means that the copyright people are not quite doing their jobs. Some programs I have bought have a system that doesn't allow one to make copies of the support the software comes on. Maybe we should implement this on downloadable software as well.
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Beginning Wednesday, the Historic Courthouse will be lit blue in recognition of April as National Autism Awareness Month. The Henderson County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution at their March 17 meeting to formally designate April as Autism Awareness Month in Henderson County, and also gave permission for the Historic Courthouse to be lit blue for the month of April.
Autism is a developmental disorder that is typically diagnosed during the first three years of life, affecting a person's ability to communicate and interact with others. It affects an estimated 1 in every 88 children in the United States.
Adam Farris, Director of Ability Shirts, a nonprofit organization in Henderson County that believes that "No one has a (dis)ability, but everyone has abilities", approached Henderson County staff about the idea to recognize the month. For more information, please visit www.abilityshirts.org.
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FILE - In this file photo taken Dec. 11, 2012 Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at a news conference in Lansing, Mich. Early forecasts suggest that the political climate at the Michigan Capitol will be chilly when lawmakers return in January. A slightly larger bloc of Democrats in the state House won't be enough to overcome majority Republicans or the GOP grip on the Senate and governor's office. But the party out of power remains bitter about a legislative landslide in the final working days of 2012 that included sending nearly 300 bills to Gov. Snyder and transforming labor bastion Michigan into the nation's 24th right-to-work state. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Union leaders and workers say Gov. Rick Snyder offered no olive branch in his State of the State address and they will keep fighting the right-to-work legislation he recently signed.
United Auto Workers Local 652 President Mike Green was among about 200 union workers protesting outside the Capitol on Wednesday night. He said Thursday that Snyder's silence on unions was "just like he didn't pay attention to what the people wanted in the first place."
Green won't discuss concrete steps the union will take to fight the legislation that Snyder signed into law last month but says union workers "are not going away."
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A Thibodaux man arrested July 7 after Terrebonne Parish sheriff's deputies disabled his fleeing truck with spike strips was jailed again early today after taking the same truck from the wrecking yard where it was impounded, authorities said.
Donny Paul Chaisson, 35, 1610 La. 20, Thibodaux, was charged with unauthorized entry, theft of more than $500 and criminal damage to property more than $500, according to the Terrebonne Sheriff's Office.
An employee of Jimmy's Wrecker Service, 415 North Hollywood Road, Houma, discovered Chaisson's 1999 GMC Sierra about 8 p.m. Monday in a lot near the business, its lights on and evidence of attempts to change flat tires, according to the Sheriff's Office.
No suspect was present, but video showed a man getting out of the passenger side of a large truck cab, entering the wrecker yard and driving Chaisson's truck out through the closed gates, a Sheriff's Office report says.
About three hours later, a patrolling deputy spotted the large truck, cab only, in the 6600 block of West Park Avenue and initiated a traffic stop.
Donny Chaisson, the passenger in the truck, was arrested and jailed for the alleged theft and damages to the business gates, according to the Sheriff's Office.
The driver of the big truck, identified in sheriff's reports as Ryan Andrew Vaughn, 29, 3906-B La. 70 South, Pierre Part, was also jailed on charges of principal to unauthorized entry of business, principal to theft of more than $500 and principal to criminal damage to property more than $500.
In the July 7 case, Terrebonne deputies responding to reports of an impaired driver on Back Project Road, Schriever, pursued Chaisson's pickup, pulling a trailer, at speeds up to 65 mph onto Main Street headed toward U.S. 90 until other officers deployed spike strips, which stopped the fleeing vehicle, authorities said.
At that time, Chaisson was charged with reckless operation, aggravated flight from an officer and possession of stolen things. He is also being held on a felony warrant for Upshur County Sheriff's Office, Gilmer, Texas.
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Google's (GOOG) easy. It helps you find stuff. Facebook -- duh -- lets you connect with friends. Even Intel's (INTC) a no-brainer -- they make those little pieces of whatever inside your computer.
But what about Silver Peak Systems of Santa Clara?
Here's a clue from the company's blog: "Silver Peak is the leader in data center class WAN optimization and is recognized as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN optimization controllers."
Still confused?
"The company's Virtual Acceleration Open Architecture (VXOA) delivers unprecedented scalability and flexibility, enabling rapid deployment of WAN optimization anywhere and on any platform or hypervisor."
And you thought you spoke Siliconvalleyese.
From unintelligible corporate mission statements and tech-job postings to incomprehensible billboards on Highway 101 that speak only to that small handful of geeks over in the slow lane, Silicon Valley is drowning in a linguistic riptide of seamless design functionality, end-to-end services and scalability truly without precedent.
"I had a friend back at HP who used to say, 'We have too many TLAs around here,' " says Redwood City speech coach Rick Gilbert, co-creator of the "HighTechSpeaking" course. "Three-Letter Acronyms."
Those pesky TLAs have also found their way into the help-wanted department. Take this recent job posting for a "Middleware Administrator-WebLogic":
Among your responsibilities are to "Improve and implement process, procedures and automation or redundant tasks." And if you're not too busy supporting "multiple complicated J2EE environments," you'll also be expected to "Perform crisis management when necessary including root cause analysis."
Get that résumé in now!
"They all use the same jargon," says Neil Cohen, a brand-marketing veteran and lecturer at San Francisco State. "If you took away their adjectives and hyphens, they wouldn't be able to talk."
Don't get Cohen started.
Too late.
"A firm's software used to be 'scalable,' " he says. "Then its competitor had to come up with 'highly scalable.' Then 'powerfully scalable.' It's like an adjective arms war going on out there."
The key to branding, of course, is clarity. Unfortunately, the concept is apparently unclear to many valley firms. Even when a company tries to simplify it often results in the linguistic version of a multicar pileup. Consider San Jose's Aptina Imaging, a leading innovator in image sensors in everything from bar code scanners to mobile phones.
"OK, we confess -- we're nerds, geeks, and statistic junkies," is how they start their PR pitch. But 15 words later, it has degenerated into how "an image sensor's duty cycle in Bayer mode might affect compatibility while simultaneously calculating the change in die size for a 3Mp sensor if we moved from a 1.75µm to a 1.2µm pixel architecture."
And you thought Bayer was something you took for a headache.
So whom shall we blame? Let's start with Shelley Boose, the public relations person responsible for this baffling description of San Francisco-based nCircle: "The leader in automated security and compliance auditing solutions."
And they actually pay her for this?
"Is there any way I'd write this stuff without getting paid?" says Boose, a very good sport who when asked to describe nCircle in 10 understandable words or less replies: "It creates products that protect networks from cyberattacks."
Then why not write that?
"Two reasons," she says. "As a PR person, I'm always working against the engineer mentality of a company that wants to speak to its audience in its own security-based language. And two, you can't really express some of the constructs of what nCircle does without using 'compliance auditing.' "
Fair enough. But can't you at least dumb it down a hair for the acronym-challenged hoi polloi?
"Technology," says Boose, "has gotten so complicated that we've had to invent a language to describe these complex theories and ideas. And it really is the vocabulary of another world, a parallel language to the one most of us speak. It's like a cocktail party where you walk past conversation after conversation and all of them are unintelligible."
Like any self-respecting publicist, Shev Rush spends a lot of time trying to get his valley tech clients "to talk about what they do in ways that are understandable by anybody," he says. "You try and get them to describe how their product or service solves a problem for their target audience, versus talking about the technology behind it. But people are so immersed in their own technology that they lose sight of how to explain it to the larger audience outside their tech circle."
The danger, experts say, is that a company will limit its much larger potential audience by speaking only to that small subgroup that knows the difference between "packet-based data transportation" and "context-sensitive proof visibility."
So we need more companies to talk plain English. Go ahead and scale THAT, Silicon Valley.
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SAN JOSE -- With the eyes of New York on him Tuesday night, Sharks rookie Tomas Hertl put on a Broadway-worthy performance.
The 19-year-old native of the Czech Republic tied a franchise record with four goals to lead the Sharks to a 9-2 rout of the New York Rangers. And he capped his scoring outburst with a nifty between-the-legs drop pass to himself that left backup netminder Martin Biron flummoxed.
"He's a passionate young man, and I'm not even sure if he realizes where he is," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "He's innocent out there."
But what about the trick-shot nature of that fourth goal?
"Well, he scored, why not?" McLellan said. "Our game needs a little bit of that."
The only other Shark to score four goals was Owen Nolan against the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 19, 1995. And Hertl's accomplishment came in just his third NHL game.
"That was special," Sharks captain Joe Thornton said of his linemate's performance. "You don't see that very often."
Hertl was the star, but he had a strong supporting cast on a night that might prove costly to the Rangers for reasons that go beyond the two points as star New York forward Rick Nash left the game early after taking a Brad Stuart elbow.
Matt Nieto, San Jose's less-heralded rookie, also celebrated his first NHL tally and picked up two assists while veterans Logan Couture, Dan Boyle, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Justin Braun also found the back of the net. Joe Pavelski and Jason Demers each had three assists.
San Jose goalie Antti Niemi gave up goals to Rangers forwards Brad Richards and Derek Dorsett while making 18 saves for his third straight win.
The Sharks were able to take advantage of the fact the Rangers are on an extended trip and had played the night before in Los Angeles.
"It's hard to play back-to-back games early in the year, and they've been on the road for a long time," McLellan said. "They have a new coach, they played against a heavy team last night in L.A. We had a game plan to go after them."
Actually, with the help of two San Jose penalties, New York was the first team on the scoreboard.
In his first game back after an offseason injury, Stuart was sent to the penalty box for elbowing Nash just 2:32 into the game, and 31 seconds later the Sharks were whistled for too many men on the ice, giving the Rangers a two-man advantage.
They only needed 24 seconds to take a 1-0 lead on Richards' goal, but that lead didn't last long.
While still on the power play, the Rangers got a little casual, and Vlasic capitalized with a short-handed goal at 4:23. Boyle then launched a shot that caromed off Rangers defenseman Marc Staal past New York starting goalie Henrik Lundqvist.
In the second period, the Sharks broke the game open with four goals over a 4:16 stretch.
Nieto scored at 8:16, then Hertl nailed his first of the night, redirecting a beautiful centering pass from Andrew Desjardins. Lundqvist, who gave up four goals on 26 shots, was finished for the night as new Ranger coach Alain Vigneault decided Biron was the better option.
Biron didn't have a chance 20 seconds later when a shot bounced off the glass and Couture sneaked in behind the goal and batted the puck into the open net. And at 12:32, the Sharks made it 6-1 on a Hertl breakaway that beat Biron through the five hole.
Dorsett's goal at 8:22 of the third period made it 6-2, but that only seemed to wake up the Sharks -- especially Hertl, who picked up the hat trick at 9:02 and then stunned the crowd with the kind of trick shot usually seen in shootouts at 12:05.
"That's something I don't have in my bag," Thornton said. "That was awfully pretty, eh?"
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.
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2010 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 53 games, starting 48 in his first season with the Islanders … hit .305 with five home runs and his 42 RBI were second of the team … led squad with 51 runs scored and was third in total bases with 83 … fourth on the team with 10 doubles … second on the team with six stolen bases … had a 4-for-6 performance against Elon (2/27) … delivered three hits in the first and third games of the Texas State series … went deep twice and drove in five runs against UT Brownsville (3/9) … had four straight multi-hit games (3/14-3/20) … provided the game-winning hit against UTSA (4/2) with a two-run single in the comeback win … hit a three-run homer against Lamar (4/9) … had a monster day with six RBI, including a grand slam, against Southeastern La. (4/23) … hit a two-run shot in the season finale against Sam Houston (5/22) … played summer ball with the Texas Tomcats.
Southeastern CC: Started two seasons for coach Justin Schultz at Southeastern Commuity College … helped team to a 41-15 record … two-year batting average was just under .400 … hit .379 with two homers as a sophomore and .415 with five long balls as a freshman … named first-team All-Region as a sophomore and honorable mention as freshman.
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Giving "The Walking Dead" #79 4 stars, Kelly Thompson calls Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's latest issue a perfect example of "one of the best ongoing comics in the last ten years."
AMC has premiered all six episodes of "Torn Apart," "The Walking Dead" web series that explores the back story of "Bicycle Girl" from the first season of the acclaimed drama. SPINOFF has the videos.
AMC has released five new stills from "What Lies Ahead," the October 16 season premiere of "The Walking Dead" that finds Rick leading the survivors out of Atlanta.
AMC has released a tension-filled new teaser for the Season 2 premiere of its hit zombie survival series "The Walking Dead," which is set to debut October 16.
"Talking Dead" will feature a live, half-hour discussion of each week's episode of the acclaimed horror series, debuting after the encore presentation of "The Walking Dead" season premiere.
"The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman, executive producer Gale Anne Hurd, and showrunner Glen Mazzara discuss season two as Mazzara addresses filling in Frank Darabont's shoes.
Image Comics has announced that J. Scott Campbell will provide a variant cover for the third issue of Robert Kirkman and Rob Liefeld's series "The Infinite," in stores in early October.
AMC officially announces the premiere date for "The Walking Dead," along with a 90-minute debut episode, but the network is also splitting the second season into two parts.
AMC has unveiled four new tension-filled teasers for the second season of its hit zombie-ridden series "The Walking Dead," which is set to debut on October 16.
Courtesy of Image Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Haunt" #17. The issue, from the team of Robert Kirkman and Greg Capullo, hits stores Wednesday, August 24.
Augie De Blieck gives "The Walking Dead" #88 3.5 stars saying, "there's no lack of drama or tension. Kirkman does a great job with making every conversation count."
Courtesy of Image Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of the second issue of Robert Kirkman and Rob Liefeld's "The Infinite," which is set to hit stores in September.
The firing of show-runner and executive producer Frank Darabont from AMC's hit "Walking Dead" TV show has raised many questions, and new details point to financial fights at the heart of the change.
Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" gets the video game treatment thanks to Telltale Games, and CBR News has screenshots and details on the game's original story.
Doug Zawisza gives "The Infinite" #1 4 stars, saying co-creators Robert Kirkman and Rob Liefeld "play off each other's strengths well enough to conceal any perceived weaknesses."
Robert Kirkman gave panel-goers a treat at Comic-Con International, answering audience questions everything from "Invincible" and "The Walking Dead" and discussing new projects coming down the line from Skybound.
AMC has released an official statement on the departure of "Frank Darabont as "The Walking Dead's" showrunner, officially naming writer/producer Glen Mazzara as his replacement.
Frank Darabont, who was instrumental in bringing Robert Kirkman's comic "The Walking Dead" to television, has reportedly stepped down as showrunner for AMC's hit zombie series.
The cast and crew of AMC's "The Walking Dead" discuss Season Two, new emotional hurdles for the survivors and what that zombie blood is made of.
Todd McFarlane joined CBR TV to discuss DC Comics' September relaunch, digital piracy and sales, what Robert Kirkman brings to Image Comics, "Spawn" sales and much more.
CBR spoke with the cast and crew of "The Walking Dead" about season two, plot differences between the comic and the TV show, and what to look for in casting a zombie.
Rob Liefeld spoke with CBR TV about "Image United" delays, developing "The Infinite" with Robert Kirkman, returning to "Hawk & Dove" for DC Comics' New 52 initiative and more.
At Comic-Con International, Robert Kirkman, Brian K. Vaughn, Jonathan Ross, Jonathan Hickman, Frank Cho, and Fiona Staples are announcing new projects and talking about owning your own work.
Robert Kirkman keeps his CBR TV appearance streak alive, discussing "The Walking Dead" prose novel, the AMC series' second season, "The Infinite" and more.
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Robert Kirkman brings collaborators from his incoming Image Comics series "The Infinite" and "Thief of Thieves" as well as news of "The Walking Dead" and "Invincible" to Comic-Con with Skybound Entertainment.
"Walking Dead" artist Charlie Adlard lends his talents to this fall's upcoming board game based on Robert Kirkman's ever-popular Image Comics zombie epic!
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HAMDEN, Conn. -- Senior captain Lauren
Matuszczak (East Longmeadow, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal
just 16 seconds into the second overtime period to extend the
Quinnipiac women's lacrosse win streak to six games and defeat
Denver, 16-15, on Sunday afternoon at Quinnipiac Field Hockey &
Lacrosse Turf Field. Junior Marissa Caroleo (North Babylon, N.Y.)
also contributed three goals and one assist on the afternoon, as
the Bobcats improve to 6-3 on the season overall. The Pioneers
falls to 3-9 on the season.
"I am incredibly proud of the team for the way they hung in there against a tough, physical Denver squad," said head coach Danie Caro. "They got the job done when it counted."
The game-winning goal came immediately following the opening draw control of the second overtime period. Junior Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.) won the draw control for Quinnipiac and advanced the ball up field to sophomore Sarah Allen (Glastonbury, Conn.). Allen found a streaking Matuszczak who buried her opportunity past Denver's goalie Ashley Harman. Matuszczak, who now has 19 goals on the season, also collected one assist, one ground ball and one draw control on the afternoon.
"The team played to win in overtime and Devon Gibney, Sarah Allen and Lauren Matuszczak stepped up and delivered for us," said Caro.
Senior Christine Sinnigen (Sudbury, Mass.) led the Bobcats with five points (three goals, two assists) in the game, followed by Caroleo's four points and senior Laura Iannotti's (Rocky Point, N.Y.) three goal outing. Gibney (two goals) and sophomore Lianne Toomey (Hicksville, N.Y.) (one goal, one assist) each chipped in with two points, while senior Jennifer Skipper (Centerport, N.Y.) and sophomore Chelsea Guerrera (Wantagh, N.Y.) both scored one goal.
Quinnipiac had another strong defensive performance from its senior captain Kaitlyn Kelly, who led all field players with four ground balls and three caused turnovers. Skipper's aggressive play led to her collecting a game-high seven draw controls.
"Kaitlyn Kelly dominated on defense for us," said Caro. "Every time we needed a big stop on defense, she came up with the ball for us."
Bobcats goalkeeper Noelle Martello (Westbury, N.Y.) recorded a season-high 14 saves in net, earning her sixth win of the season. She also collected a team-high five ground balls. Her counterparts, Lauren Benner and Ashley Harman combined to make 12 saves for the Pioneers.
"I thought Noelle Martello came up big in the second half and the overtimes and we had a balanced attack once again," said Caro.
The Pioneers were led by Kara Secora (five goals, five assists), followed by Tulley Stapp (three goals), Annabelle Gilbride (two goals, one assist), Lauren Ciccomascolo (two goals), Becca Steinberg (two goals), and Mikayla Clark's one goal outing.
Quinnipiac and Denver played an even first half, evident by the 8-8 halftime score. The Bobcats jumped out to a 3-0 lead on two goals from Caroleo and one from Guerrera, but Denver's two quick goals cut the lead to 3-2. Quinnipiac followed with its second three-goal run of the game, receiving goals from Gibney, Matuszczak and Sinnigen to increase its lead, 6-2, with 18:02 remaining in the half. The Pioneers rattled off six straight goals to take the 8-6 lead with 6:05 remaining in the half. The Bobcats finished the first half with goals from Sinnigen and Iannotti.
Skipper gave the Bobcats the lead with three minutes elapsed in the second half, yet Denver would re-tie the score, 9-9, with 24:27 remaining. Quinnipiac extended its lead to 12-9 following three straight goals (two from Iannotti, one from Gibney). The two teams traded the next two goals before Denver went on a three goal spurt to tie the score at 13 apiece with 8:37 remaining in the game. Toomey gave the Bobcats the lead, 14-13, with 4:27 to go, however a Denver goal with 1:01 remaining tied the score and sent the teams into overtime.
Caroleo scored for the Bobcats with 22seconds remaining in the first period of the first overtime. The Pioneers found the back of the net with 44 seconds remaining in the second period of the first overtime to send the game into a sudden-death second overtime, where Matuszczak would find the eventual game winner.
The Bobcats return to action on Wednesday, Apr. 6 when they travel to face non-conference opponent Columbia at 3 p.m. in New York, N.Y.
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Louisiana Lights It Up Blue!
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has made a proclamation designating April as Autism Awareness Month in Louisiana. They'll kick it off with the Old Governor's Mansion participating in "Light It Up Blue" and have April for awareness raising efforts and activities.
How will you be Lighting It Up Blue to promote autism awareness, beginning this Thursday and Friday? Visit www.lightitupblue.org to host an event or find one in your area.
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The field for this year's Amgen Tour of California boasts 11 reigning national champions, seven world champions and one former winner of the Tour de France, race organizers announced Friday.
But some of the cyclists who made it the biggest race in North America won't be at the starting line Sunday when the eight-day race begins in Escondido. Missing from the 128-rider field is 2011 winner Chris Horner, who is injured. Also gone are Tyler Hamilton, George Hincappie, Floyd Landis and Levi Leipheimer, popular riders whose careers were tarnished because of drug scandals.
The roster includes only one past winner -- Australia's Michael Rogers, a three-time world time-trial champion who also is linked to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's investigation of Lance Armstrong.
The 750-mile tour finishes a week from Sunday in downtown Santa Rosa after two blockbuster stages in the Bay Area -- the individual time trial next Friday in San Jose and a finish atop Mount Diablo the next day.
The event doesn't draw every elite cyclist because it coincides with the prestigious Giro d'Italia, which started this week. But the California tour has attracted enough big names to keep it interesting.
Luxembourg's Andy Schleck has the best credentials after winning the Tour de France in 2010 and finishing second in 2009 and '11. But Schleck has struggled so much this spring many doubt he can challenge for the overall title in California.
The favorite might be Montana's Tejay van Garderen, who was fifth at last year's Tour de France. Van Garderen rides for the strong BMC Racing team and has finished on the podium this year at the Tour de San Luis and Criterium International.
Another strong contender is David Zabriskie of Garmin-Sharp, one of tour's best in the time trial. Race organizers created the most difficult time-trial course in the event's eight-year history. The 19.8-mile route travels through South San Jose and finishes with a 1,000-foot climb on Metcalf Road.
A good showing in San Jose might be enough to win the event. But Zabriskie will have to watch Rogers, another exceptional time trialist who is expected to contend for Saxo-Tinkoff. Spaniard Francisco Mancebo of 5-Hour Energy-Kenda also could work his way into contention.
The competition for early sprint victories should involve Slovakian champion Peter Sagan of Canondale Pro Cycling, who won five stages in California a year ago. He will have to fend off reigning world road champion Philippe Gilbert of BMC and American star Tyler Farrar of Garmin-Sharp.
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BERKELEY -- Beginning Saturday, the public will again have an opportunity to explore the creative process and shop for original, handcrafted items during the 23rd Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios.
For the next four weekends, 100 artisans and craftspeople will open their studios, workshops and galleries to the public. Thousands of pieces in a variety of mediums will be on view, many one-of-a-kind.
These include functional and decorative ceramics, jewelry, blown glass, painting, sculpture, mosaics, photography, textiles, one-of-a-kind clothing, leather bags, mosaics, original prints, musical instruments, painted and custom furniture, and lamps and lighting.
The free, self-guided art walk provides the opportunity to meet the artists within their working craft studios.
"This isn't like being at a busy craft show, it's really a personal experience," said Susan Brooks, Berkeley Artisans media and event contact, jeweler and painter. "You get to spend time with somebody who comes through your door and demystify the art process, explaining how the pieces are made."
Within Brooks' studio, viewers can see similarities in the patterns depicted in her figurative paintings and repeated in her jewelry, then watch as the artist demonstrates the techniques she uses to build up layers of texture on the metal of her earrings and pendants.
Many are drawn to the opportunity to purchase unique and unusual gifts not found at a local mall and at competitive prices. Artisan work is marked by top-grade materials and workmanship, with each piece made to last and quality-controlled,
The benefits extend to the artisans themselves, as organizing the collective open houses brings them to the attention of the public, not only for the holiday season but throughout the year, allowing new connections to be made and maintained.
Buyers not only support the artist but add to the economic base and cultural tapestry of the community.
"Artists create a product and create their own jobs. We boost the local economy because we're all small businesses, and we add to the tax base," Brooks said.
Entering a studio is akin to coming into someone's home and seeing the breadth of their work, rather than a few select pieces, and the experience can extend beyond a sale. Alison Antelman creates fine jewelry in silver and gold with unusual stones.
She loves to show people her equipment and demonstrate the process that creates her pieces.
She finds that buyers often ask her to create something specific, often using stones from heirloom jewelry they no longer wear.
"I think that when people buy from an artist, it's a relationship, not just buying a product," Antelman said.
"Sometimes, people see something they like and have it custom made, maybe using grandma's diamonds in my design so the new piece still has the history of the old one."
Jim Rosenau of "This Into That" uses combinations of vintage books to create thematic furniture and believes that Open Studios gives him a unique opportunity to meet people he wouldn't normally see at art shows.
"I think people come here because they enjoy meeting artists in their studios and having a more intimate relationship," Rosenau said.
"I make pieces that would never happen if people didn't come here and see what's possible."
Preparing to attend the Holiday Open Studios is as easy as picking up a brochure and map or downloading one from the website, then determining which mediums you're interested in, such as blown glass, jewelry, mosaics or furniture.
You can pick out individual studios or select a neighborhood of three to four blocks and wander around.
Many of the studios are in the same building or clustered within walking distance, and the entire map represents four square miles that could be covered in two or three trips.
The Berkeley Artisans have selected the slogan "Handcrafted in Berkeley, support local artisans and bring more art into your life" for this year's holiday open studios.
What: Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios
When: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22.
Details: For information or to download a directory and map, call 510-845-2612 or visit www.berkeleyartisans.com. Directories and maps also are available at many Berkeley bookstores, cafes and art supply stores.


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November 29, 2006
Growth in U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Slows in 2005
U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases increased by only 0.6 percent in 2005, according to a new report from DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have increased at an average annual rate of 1.0 percent since 1990. The EIA attributes the slower growth to higher energy prices that suppressed energy demand, low or negative growth in several energy-intensive industries, and weather-related disruptions in the energy infrastructure along the Gulf Coast that shut down both petroleum and natural gas operations. Emissions of carbon dioxide from energy consumption and industrial processes grew by only 0.3 percent in 2005, while other more potent greenhouse gases grew at faster rates. Despite the lagging growth in energy use, the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 3.2 percent, leading to a 2.5 percent decrease in the greenhouse gas intensity, which is the amount of greenhouse gases emitted per unit of GDP. See the EIA press release or go directly to the full report.


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Study English in the USA at Oklahoma Christian University
If you are a citizen of the United States, please visit our Admissions site.
The Language & Culture Institute
At the Language and Culture Institute (LCI) on the Oklahoma Christian University campus, non-native English speakers can study English in the USA while acclimating themselves to the same environment in which they'll be earning their degrees. With more than a million people taking the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) every year to measure their ability to use and understand English at the college and university level in the USA, Oklahoma Christian's LCI program individualizes the program so our students excel.
Rather than prepare students to simply sit for an exam, Oklahoma Christian prepares them to take on the challenges and rewards of university study. With a 15-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, students can learn English, study with peers to develop conversational skills, and still receive the individual attention they need to earn the best possible scores on the TOEFL test.
The Language and Culture Institute at Oklahoma Christian also provides those who choose to study English in the USA with care and respect for their cultural heritage in a comfortable, fun and safe learning environment. The ultimate goal of the Learning and Culture Institute is assist students with their English study, and also to help them in the pursuit of their personal, academic and professional goals.
We don't just offer a place to study English in the USA – we offer a welcoming sense of community and support which simply can't be found anywhere else in America. Complete immersion into a new culture can be difficult, but with the aid, fellowship, and dedication of Oklahoma Christian's faculty, staff, and students, you will learn a sense of independence while creating memories which will last a lifetime.
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Canadian Transportation Agency's Nuts Ruling
Air Canada Ruling: January 2010
In making its decision, the Canadian Transportation Agency weighed the recommendations made by Toronto allergists Dr. Gordon Sussman (advising the agency) and Dr. Peter Vadas (advising Air Canada), as well as the two complainants and Air Canada. Following are the key findings of the CTA's ruling.
When is Allergy "Disability"
To determine if there is an "obstacle to mobility for disabled persons," the transportation agency first determines if there is a disability.
In 2002, the CTA examined seven allergy complaints against Air Canada (five involved allergies to cats in the cabin, the other two were scent-related). The agency ruled that allergies per se are not always disability, but might be found such on a case-by-case basis.
When Sophia Huyer and the mother of Melanie Nugent formally complained about experiences flying with peanut and nut allergies on Air Canada, the CTA chose to examine whether their complaints fit the disability description on this case-by-case basis. It ruled that they did.
But it further ruled, based on expert testimony, that other persons with nut and peanut allergies similarly qualified as having disability.
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Formal Policy
In the Huyer-Nugent ruling, the agency found that both complainants were offered a measure of accommodation by Air Canada – in each case, moving to other seats. But the agency was concerned about Air Canada's ad hoc treatment, and the lack of formal policy addressing the needs of travelers with nut and peanut allergies.
The CTA found this amounts to an obstacle to mobility for those with these particular allergies.
"The agency is of the opinion that in making their travel plans, persons with disabilities are entitled to the same certainty that other people enjoy of being able to travel as scheduled," it wrote.
Peanut/Nut Allergies and "Disability"
Both Dr. Sussman and Dr. Vadas noted there were nine top allergenic foods in Canada. Dr. Vadas said that peanuts, tree nuts and shellfish were responsible for "the majority of near-fatal and fatal anaphylactic reactions." Both experts confirmed that allergic reactions could result from minute exposures to nut/peanut allergens.
Nut-free Zones, Announcements
One of Dr. Sussman's recommendations was simply not to serve nuts, but he agreed that it's impossible to create an allergen-free environment.
Instead, the CTA opted for a "buffer zone" approach. Its ruling says: "a buffer zone is the appropriate accommodation for persons with disabilities due to their allergy to peanuts or nuts."
It directs Air Canada not to serve nuts or peanuts in that area, and says a flight crew member would need to advise other passengers in the "zone" rows not to consume foods that contain peanuts or tree nuts. The agency leaves it to Air Canada to recommend the size of the zone.
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HAWLEY- People across the town of Hawley reported hearing a very loud "bang" Tuesday evening March 5th. One resident said the noise was accompanied by a flash of light in the sky.Deputy Fire Chief Eugene Krause said that theHawley Fire Department was dispatched to a reported explosion in the area of Barker Street apartments, but nothing was found. This was at about 6:15 p.m."People in Cromwelltown, North Street, Hudson Street near the sewer authority and at my house on Spruce Street felt and heard the bang along with people in downtown Hawley," Krause reported.ĀOne resident at Hawley Village Apartments said she was startled by the sudden noise and looked out her window, which faces the Lackawaxen River and Hudson Street. She reported witnessing a bright flash of light.If anyone else has a report to share, please e-mail The News Eagle at firstname.lastname@example.com with any details you can add.
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It was a great year for live music -- too great, in fact, to sum up in one single top 10 list. Thus, here are my 10 runners-up, all of which were heavily considered as I compiled my official top 10 list. That they didn't make the cut just underscores how much good music was offered up in the Bay Area in 2012. I'll organize by date.
1. Martyn Joseph, Feb. 1, Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley. Is there anybody who pours more emotion and feeling into his music?
2. Concrete Blonde, Feb. 24, Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. Johnette Napolitano is one of the best rock vocalists of all time.
3. Coldplay, April 27, HP Pavilion, San Jose. Just another thrilling night of pop-rock from the genre's reigning kings.
4. Roger Waters, May 11, AT&T Park, S.F. Waters' "The Wall" concert could've easily made my real top 10. Yet this was the third time I'd seen the tour — and it ranked No. 1 on my 2010 top 10 — so I didn't feel it was fair to allow it in the running again.
5. Dandy Warhols, May 16, Fillmore, S.F. More evidence that the Dandys are the most undervalued rock band of the last two decades.
6. Beach Boys, June 1, Greek Theatre, Berkeley. It was great to see the Boys back together again -- but was it really better than one of Brian Wilson's solo shows?
7. Doobie Brothers, Sept. 15, Mountain Winery, Saratoga. San Jose's finest is still one of the better live acts in the business.
8. Justin Bieber, Oct. 6, Oracle Arena, Oakland. Not a misprint. Bieber's fully realized pop spectacle was loads of fun -- and deserves mention here.
9. Patti Smith, Oct. 8, Fillmore. you know it's an outstanding year for live music if a Smith show -- any Smith show -- doesn't crack the top 10.
10. Bob Dylan, Oct. 19, Greek Theatre. After the concert, I honestly considered buying tickets and driving down to see Dylan in Santa Barbara. More, please.
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The case of a Lakeland woman who was killed in 1994 will be dramatized at 10 p.m. today on Investigation Discovery's show "Nightmare Next Door."
The cable network episode will focus on Mary P. Peterson, 47, who was stabbed to death by one of her neighbors who broke into her apartment while she was sleeping, according to police reports.
James F. Woodham, who was 18 at the time, was arrested in the case. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1997, according to the Florida Department of Corrections website.
The show will feature Lakeland police Capt. John Thomason and Lt. Sammy Taylor who investigated the case. Lakeland Sgt. Gary Gross and Officer Ace Williams also will appear.
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Major League Baseball tried to elect a new fearless leader Thursday. And for a while -- in the tradition of outgoing commissioner Bud Selig's decision to let an All-Star game end in a tie -- it appeared they might choose no one.
Finally, after a long day of politicking, the 30 owners emerged from their hotel meeting room in Baltimore and announced the winner.
There were no astonished reactions or calls for video replay. The new man's name is Rob Manfred. He has been MLB's chief operating officer since last year. Before that, he was a MLB vice-president in charge of labor relations. For the past several months, Manfred had been the front-runner to replace the 80-year-old Selig, who is retiring in January.
But apparently, when Manfred faced the owners Thursday, things were more contentious than expected, according to a New York Times report. He underwent pointed questioning from one faction in the room that didn't like his style -- or maybe just didn't like the idea of a lawyer being in charge of their game.
The dissenting group favored Tom Werner, who is part of the Boston Red Sox ownership group and has a network television background. He was executive producer of "The Cosby Show."
For sure, Thursday's meeting was no congenial visit to the Huxtables. To be elected commissioner, a candidate needed 23 of the 30 votes. Numerous news outlets reported that Manfred received 20 on the first ballot. After an adjournment for arm-twisting and then another meeting that lasted a few more hours, he found the additional support to go over the top.
The decision was a crucial one. Selig has ruled baseball since 1992. A similar term by the new man would put him in charge through the 2036 season -- or longer. Manfred is 55 years old, three years younger than Selig was when he began his reign.
Support for Werner was led by Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who supposedly didn't like the way Manfred had been too nice to the players in keeping labor peace for almost two decades.
The A's also supported Werner, at least on the first ballot. Reinsdorf has been a Lew Wolff ally on other issues. Also, Wolff was among those owners who thought Werner might do a better job of raising MLB's overall national media profile in an age when the NFL dominates the American sports marketing landscape. But somehow by sundown, Manfred acquired the right number of votes to win.
The biggest question for Bay Area citizens, of course, is whether Selig's successor will adopt a different policy toward the never-ending A's ballpark situation and Wolff's desire to move to San Jose. Because under Selig, the issue was bogged down in quicksand inside Silly Putty inside hot lava.
Many never grasped the weird dynamic at work between Selig and A's co-owner Wolff. It existed because of their longtime friendship. They were college fraternity brothers at Wisconsin. The assumption was that this would work in Wolff's favor when he proposed that the team move to the South Bay despite the Giants' claim to territorial rights there.
Instead, the Selig-Wolff relationship led to just the opposite result. Selig doggedly delayed any action on the A's possible move -- and could, because he knew Wolff would not protest. There were times when Wolff was angry enough to make threats about calling an owners' vote to overturn the Giants' territorial rights -- as was the case Monday, 23 votes would have been necessary -- but Selig always talked his old pal out of it. Selig would remind Wolff of their friendship and also note that the A's were making big profits with their team because of the commissioner's revenue-sharing initiatives.
With Manfred, will things be different? It is known that, when Oakland officials balked at signing a 10-year Coliseum lease extension for the A's earlier this summer (although the lease has easy opt-out clauses for the team), Manfred got on the horn to city politicians and threatened to let the A's move to San Jose or some other city if they didn't agree. Oakland ultimately agreed to the lease.
We'll see where the journey goes next, under the new guy. Wolff has not revealed his ultimate strategy. But here's a good guess: He is gambling that the Raiders will run into a dead end in Oakland and leave town. He is also expecting that the proposed "Coliseum City" redevelopment plan, fraught with unrealistic expectations, will fall apart.
When all of that occurs, Wolff surely will be ready with his own proposal to Oakland and Alameda County: He will work with them to pay off the roughly $140 million in current stadium debt if they give him the entire 120 acres of Coliseum property to develop profitably, then use those profits to build a ballpark as part of the project.
And if Oakland should instead reject Wolff's idea, or throw all of its financial and political support behind the Raiders to give them preference at the Coliseum site? Wolff then turns to the new MLB commissioner, Manfred, and demands to either share AT&T Park with the Giants or finally receive approval for a San Jose move.
If it gets to that point, Thursday's decision in Baltimore will have ramifications that will define baseball in Northern California for a long, long time.
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Music on Main cancelled because of rain
Published: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 12:18 p.m.
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The first Music on Main of the season has been cancelled because of expected bad weather.
The event, which was to be held at the western end of Morgan Square near the clock tower for the first time, was to feature the band Zoo Food. The city has constructed a stage at the new event site, which is adjacent to the Herald-Journal.
The National Weather Service is predicting a 100 percent chance of rain this afternoon and evening, with up to three-quarters of an inch expected.
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Democrat members of our state assembly need a dictionary. Or a history text. They have forgotten about sovereignty, an essential component of national states for the past 500 years.
It wasn't enough to grant Colorado's illegal alien population access to college tuition levels unobtainable by someone from, say, Oklahoma. All in the name of fairness and "opportunity" of course - with a degree, these graduates can get fabulous jobs with big pay. Do none making this argument understand that any potential employer would be breaking federal law? Perhaps they know but don't care, expecting the amnesty movement to sweep all before it through this sort of salami-slicing tactic. Or it may be a cynical ploy taken in full knowledge of federal prohibitions, but calculating that those to whom Democrats pander will not realize they're being played, or will not care.
Another slice of the amnesty salami is SB13-251, a plan to make Colorado driving licenses proof of nothing save the presence of a pulse and the ability to draw breath. This example of legislative lunacy has a mercifully short title and the charmingly frank admission that "The bill repeals a prohibition against issuing a driver's license or identification card to a person who is not lawfully present in the U.S."
You read that right. Our lawmakers are proposing to hand out state IDs like salted nuts, to whomever wants some. And don't think for a minute that the requirement for a "not a legal resident" label on the back will make any difference when it comes to using the ID for any of the myriad purposes that require one these days.
Couple this with the big chunk o' salami called HB13-1303, an engraved invitation to commit election fraud with a 12-line title that could be shortened to "we don't care if you're eligible or you vote twice, as long as it's for a Democrat." It will allow same-day registration, a tactic long-used by Democrats in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and elsewhere to pack shaky districts with busloads of last-minute "residents." The bill also contains provisions mandating mail-in ballots for almost every election other than for dogcatcher, and removing the "inactive" category for voters who have not recently cast a ballot. To modern Democrats, being ineligible or dead is no reason to be deprived of one's civil rights.
What is the purpose of this legislative frenzy? To strengthen Colorado Democrats' voting block, by hook or crook. What is the downside? None, if you believe that notions like playing by the rules, national borders or electoral integrity are quaint relics of an antique past. What is the cost? Incalculable, and our children will pay it.
These pieces of legislation will make our state a magnet for those who have overstayed visas, entered the country illegally, worked illegally and otherwise jumped the line and showed flagrant disregard for laws of both our country and our state. But this is the constituency the Democrat Party is seeking to empower with the vote, on the commonplace but corrupt theory that they will reliably vote Democrat henceforth: they are willing to bargain away our country's sovereignty in return for transitory political gain. This will encourage further illegal entry and increase pressure on Colorado's budget. Democrats want us to become California - without the surfing.
Local Democrats' attitudes are echoed in Washington, where the president's proposed budget offers a .5 percent reduction in Homeland Security spending, but a 22 percent reduction in funds for "border security," and a 12 percent reduction for border surveillance. This augurs poorly for the outcome of any "immigration reform" based on securing borders first: there is absolutely no evidence that our Democrat solons, either in Denver or Washington, have any interest in re-establishing our sovereignty by doing this. On the contrary, by both actions and words they have shown they believe national borders are irrelevant and should perish - the sooner, the better. Especially if they can profit politically by it.
That's not a good thing, and our senators and representatives, state and federal, should be told this. They may not care, but they should be aware that they are being watched by those unsympathetic to these sorts of damaging shenanigans.
Finally, an aside to Hayley Wolach, a loyal reader from Denver who suggests I didn't do my homework on a recent visit by the "Energy Service Corps." CoPRIG's website notes that "Energy Service Corps is a joint project between the Colorado Public Interest Research Group Foundation and AmeriCorps," and notes directors in common, so I'll take them at their word.
Summit County resident Morgan Liddick pens a Tuesday column. Email him at mcliddick


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Viola M. "Vi" Kasner, 87, of Kingsley, Iowa died on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at the Countryside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at St. Michael Catholic Church in Kingsley, Iowa. Father Tom Topf will celebrate Mass. Burial will follow at the parish cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at the Johnson -- Earnest Funeral Home in Kingsley. The family will be present from 6-8 p.m. with a Celebration of Life Service at 7:00 p.m. There will also be one hour of visitation at church prior to Mass on Wednesday.
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Cuomo's Corrupted Corruption Commission
When Andrew Cuomo was elected governor of New York in 2010, he promised to root out corruption in the New York state government. He began belatedly to act on that promise in 2013 when he set up the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption. The commission quickly set about investigating corruption and government malfeasance. In one year, they had discovered evidence of potentially criminal actions by as many as 12 state lawmakers. The commission made a number of criminal referrals to federal prosecutors.


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VAIL - The 2013 10th Anniversary Vail Film Festival (www.vailfilmfestival.com), announced the official award recipients for this year's festival, which was held March 28-31, in Vail. The Festival showcased 40 films from across the globe with screenings held at Four Seasons Resort Vail, which served as the host hotel for the 2013 Festival, Cinebistro at Solaris and the Vail Mountain School."The 10th anniversary Vail Film Festival was an extraordinary success. We are thankful to the filmmakers, patrons, volunteers, staff, and most importantly, the town of Vail for their immense support in turning Vail into one of the premiere film festivals of the year," said Scott and Sean Cross, the Vail Film Festival co-directors. "We received tremendous feedback from this year's guests about the 2013 film program. We'd like to congratulate this year's tribute recipient, Tate Taylor, the award winners and all of this year's filmmakers for their outstanding achievements."Vanguard Award for Excellence in Directing Tribute:The Vail Film Festival presented this year's honor to filmmaker Tate Taylor, best known for his adaption and direction of Kathryn's Stockett's novel, The Help. The Help grossed over $220 million worldwide, was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and earned Octavia Spencer an Academy Award as Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The Help supporting actress, Allison Janney presented the Excellence in Directing Award to Taylor during the Festival's Closing Night Awards Ceremony, followed by a Q&A between the two.The 2013 Cadillac Audience Award was presented to "Climb to Glory: Legacy of the 10th Mountain Ski Troopers film." Local Warren Miller athlete Chris Anthony, who helped create the film, accepted the award. Produced by Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum in partnership with Warren Miller Entertainment, the film tells the story of the 10th Mountain Division Ski Troopers and how they transformed skiing as a whole and championed the U.S. Ski Industry after World War II.The 2013 Vail Film Festival Jurors recognized outstanding films in the following categories:Best Feature Film - "Drinking Buddies," directed by Joe Swanberg. Drinking Buddies centers on Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson), who work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feels like it could be something more. Swanberg's attendance and inspirational Q&A with filmmakers was a true example of the Festival's mission to provide a gathering place for both established and new filmmakers to come together and foster independent cinema.Best Adventure Film - "Where the Trail Ends," directed by Jeremy Grant. Where the Trail Ends is a film following the world's top free ride mountain bikers as they search for untraveled terrain around the globe, ultimately shaping the future of big mountain free riding.Best Short Film - "Dismissed," directed by Oren Hod. After Zvi, an 80 year-old retired general, is being told he doesn't have much time left, he returns home to plan his next steps. An interaction with his son Amir makes him re-think his plans.Best Documentary - "Spinning Plates," directed by Joseph Levy. Spinning Plates is a documentary about three extraordinary restaurants and the incredible people who make them what they are.Best Student Film - "Grey Matter," directed by James B. Cox. Grey Matter is an official adaptation of Stephen King's short story about a man whose alcoholism causes him to change in horrific ways and how his teenage son must find a way to save his father.
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US Lacrosse and Major League Lacrosse have named the Florida Launch as the winner of the league's monthly sportsmanship award for Weeks 5-8. The Launch were selected for the honor based on voting conducted among the league's game officials.
Florida is the second winner of this new award, introduced in 2014 as part of a joint partnership between Major League Lacrosse and US Lacrosse to promote good sportsmanship in lacrosse. Three monthly sportsmanship winners are being recognized through the 2014 season, with one of those teams then selected by the officials as the MLL's Sportsmanship Team of the Year Award winner. That announcement will be made during championship weekend in August. The Rochester Rattlers won the inaugural monthly award in May.
"We're honored to be selected for the award because good sportsmanship is something we do focus on as a team," said Stan Ross, head coach of the Florida Launch. "We want to set an example for the youth in Florida on how the game should be played and we want to be the ones that kids can look up to. It's important. We want to be leaders."
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