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By rights, copyright really shouldn't apply to binary executables, because they are purely "functional" (not "expressive") works. The decision to extend copyright to binaries was an economically-motivated anomaly, and that choice has some counter-intuitive and detrimental side-effects. What would things in the free software world look like if the courts had decided otherwise? For one thing, the implementation of copyleft would have to be completely different.
Hypothetical? Academic? Not if you're a hardware developer! Because this is exactly what the law does look like for designs for physical hardware (where the product is not protected by copyright).
Expression and Function
If you read the basis for copyright law, at least in the USA, you will find that one of the fundamental limits of copyright is that it can only be applied to fixed, tangible representations of particular expressions of ideas, not to the ideas themselves. Thus Anne Rice has a protected monopoly over the novel Interview with the Vampire, but no monopoly on the idea of "interviewing a vampire". You are free to write your own novels in which journalists interrogate the undead, and while critics may well find your work "derivative", copyright law will not.
While copyrighting a recipe for stew may give you a monopoly over printing the recipe, it gives you no power over the distribution of the stew itself
Similarly, while copyrighting a recipe for stew may give you a monopoly over printing the recipe, it gives you no power over the distribution of the stew itself. More significantly, it doesn't give you power over equivalent recipes for stew—that is to say, recipes with exactly the same physical components, quantities, and procedures. In fact, it's very likely that a recipe, which is usually quite minimal in expression, will not be subject to copyright protection at all, simply because there is so little "expressive" content.
Instead, the major content of a recipe is said to be "functional": conveying only that information which is strictly necessary to communicate the composition of the stew.
As a way of further illustrating this distinction, imagine that two different cooks watch a third prepare the stew, and they take notes. Then, each is asked to write their notes up as a recipe, without copying or looking at each other's work. Now, assuming that they are both perfectly attentive observers, they will produce functionally identical works, although their expressive content can be expected to differ.
In practice, because this is a recipe, the two will be nearly identical, because a recipe is fundamentally functional. The residual amount of expression is likely to be so small, that it is not worthy of copyright, simply because of its trivial length.
If, however, two poets observe the same events, and are each encouraged to write a poem expressing their impressions, they are likely to create two quite different works. These are likely to be even shorter than the recipes, but they will be almost entirely expressive, with very little (if any) functional content.
Software is Copyrightable
It wasn't always clear that software of any form should be copyrightable, since it is primarily directed towards accomplishing functional goals. But, software—at least source code—is more like an instruction manual or a set of blueprints than it is like a recipe. It is complex and there are many ways of formulating it which involve much human creativity. Thus, it has significant (and therefore copyrightable) expressive content.
It wasn't always clear that software of any form should be copyrightable, since it is primarily directed towards accomplishing functional goals
But what of binary code? Almost no one ever directly writes binary code. It is usually generated by programs, based on human-authored source code. This is true even of code which is designed in an assembly language!
We have historically defined "creativity" as "something only humans can do", regarding the evidence that a machine can do a job as proof that it requires no creativity. Thus, the fact that compilers exist, which convert source code into binary code with minimal human intervention is enough to prove that binaries are not created by human creativity, but are only the functional end-product of following the "recipe" represented by the source code.
Windows, ReactOS, and the Clean Room
An interesting illustration of these principals, the legal fuzziness surrounding them, and the industry's response, is the case of ReactOS. ReactOS is supposed to be an exact, work-alike clone of the Windows operating system (it is closely linked with the much better known Wine project which emulates a Windows environment on top of the GNU/Linux/X operating system).
Unlike GNU/Linux which is happy to remain a separate platform, requiring specially-compiled binary packages, ReactOS aims to run actual Windows binary executable programs. This means that ReactOS must implement the entire Windows environment. Functions must do exactly what their Windows counterparts would do. In other words, like our notional parallel stew recipes, ReactOS and Windows should be functionally identical.
In order to avoid copyright prosecution, though, ReactOS must be expressively completely distinct and non-derivative from Windows. This is a careful tightrope walk!
So, consider this, especially regarding extremely simple library calls: is it legal for ReactOS to produce identical binary code to Windows? In many cases, it would be extremely hard to come up with code that did the same job, but was in any way different. This becomes even more true when the original code contains bugs, which later software came to depend upon. This sort of "bug compatible" code must often be bit-for-bit identical!
If the binary code were regarded as "functional" (and therefore not subject to copyright, just like our fictional recipes), then there'd be no problem: we wouldn't care what the outcome of compilation were, because that wouldn't be "copying" or "deriving from" source code, it'd just be "using" it.
The industry has adopted a litigation-proof mechanism for making functional (but not expressive) copies of software: it's called the "clean room implementation"
Though the legal necessity of it remains unclear, the industry has adopted a litigation-proof mechanism for making functional (but not expressive) copies of software: it's called the "clean room implementation". In this approach, the functionality of the original software (in this case, Windows) is reverse-engineered by one group of people, who create a "specification document", which contains only functional information about the software. Then, a different group of people attempts to write new software to the same specification.
This gets around the problem of the original software having no published specification, as well as eliminating any cause for believing that the implementors have copied any expressive information from the original work (since they got everything they need from the published specification).
But in the case of Windows, where some of the functions being implemented are essentially BIOS calls consisting of only 10 to 15 machine instructions, the specification is often sufficient to nail the code down to the same 10 to 15 machine instructions. And in the one-to-one simplicity of machine language, the source code is likely to be nearly identical as well (mere differences in the names of variables or labels, while clearly expressive, have not been regarded as sufficient to differentiate two piece of source code from each other for copyright purposes).
So it may well be that creating a "functionally equivalent" operating system to Windows—a true drop-in replacement—will result in a system for which much of the binary executable code is actually identical, even though none of it was copied.
If binary code were treated as intrinsically functional, and therefore non-copyrightable, this would be no problem: two bowls of identical soup made from different recipes.
Why copyright binaries?
So why'd they do it? Well, the short answer is because the copyright office listened to software publishers, and they wanted binaries protected by copyright so they could sell them that way. The only other alternatives were to rely on patents (which the patent office had rejected at the time, and which were not a very popular idea in the industry back then), and to simply rely on the obfuscation which comes naturally to binary code (which is not optimized for human readability).
The copyright office listened to software publishers, and they wanted binaries protected by copyright
Consider what would've happened if binaries weren't copyrightable. Then, a software company, which distributed binaries would have no copyright protection for what they sold. And, like manufacturers of household appliances, they would have no legal recourse against people reverse engineering their products and designing replacements for them. Nor could they bind people into "End User License Agreements" (EULAs), any more than people who sell hammers can. Proprietary source code, would of course, still be kept a closely-guarded secret, just as it is under the current scheme.
What would copyleft look like in a world without copyrighted binaries?
Of course, if the copyright lawyers had taken that route, then the legal landscape that Stallman and Moglen faced in fashioning the GNU General Public License would've been quite different. Assuming no change in the ideology of the "four freedoms", then the "copyleft hack" would've been a bit trickier.
So what would've been the options?
Option 1: Copyleft only applies to source code, binary distribution is unrestricted
The first option would be to apply copyleft only to source code. In this scenario, the GPL would've been essentially identical to the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license: it would require you not to restrict derivatives of the work, but it would have no true "source code" requirement (because only the source code itself would be covered).
We'll call this hypothetical license, the "Soft Copyleft".
This would mean that copyleft would only affect those who received source code in the first place. Users who received only binaries, would have essentially no right to know how their software worked. Companies could opt to build on soft copylefted software, but never release the source code, only the binaries. Since they never release, they never become subject to copyleft requirements, and the result is essentially no change from the same-old proprietary software publishing game.
Note that this is essentially the effect of the present day GPL if applied in a such a (hypothetical) legal jurisdiction. It is also roughly equivalent to the behavior of the Creative Commons "Attribution-ShareAlike" license in real copyright jurisdictions.
Option 2: Structure copyleft as a contract enforced through a EULA
In this "EULA Copyleft", the license becomes a contract (an "end user license agreement" or EULA) for anyone who receives the source code. It's really quite restrictive, and might very well fail Stallman's idea for "Freedom 0", since use of the source code imposes possibly expensive requirements.
There is also the question of how to enforce the contract: many jurisdictions won't recognize a two-party contractual relationship (one in which you agree to give up freedoms you would otherwise have), unless there is a clear "signing ceremony" and possibly even money changing hands.
Proprietary software has managed to get around this with the EULA, using a "click-wrap" approach in which you supposedly are bound to the contract by the action of clicking on a button during the installation process. But of course, with open source code, you can probably remove the click-wrap before running the installation, so it's questionable whether this would really make sense.
Remember that, even in this scenario, only manufacturers (people who compile the software) are subject to the EULA.
Option 3: Leave as a license, but make derivation trigger copyleft agreement
This version of the license takes advantage of a another somewhat controversial aspect of copyright. "Copyright" is a monopoly right to copy, not to distribute. You violate copyright not when you sell 300 bootleg copies of a CD, but when you actually made the copies! In fact, the law is written to forbid copying, except for certain "fair uses" (one of which is making a backup copy, by the way—but not making copies for your friends).
Furthermore, you also must have copyright privileges in a work to legally create a derivative of it. This is significant for the publisher described above, who takes a free software, builds upon it, and then sells the result as a proprietary binary.
Had they only made binaries from the original work, they could theoretically have never copied it (using only the copy that was provided to them—or copies made entirely within the bounds of "fair use" exemptions). However, once they make a derivative, there is definite proof that they made a copy. As such, they are bound by the license.
If the license then carries a clause saying that products made from the design (the binaries) must include the source code, or access to get the source code, then the copyleft can be effectively enforced.
The limits of copyleft
Because copyleft is usually included in copyright licenses (and because of the similarity of the name), people often imagine that copyleft is a type of copyright license or that it is bound by the limits of copyright law. This is not true.
Copyleft is actually a consideration or quid pro quo required in exchange for the license to the copyrighted work. Legally, therefore, it can require essentially any form of agreement that is allowed as legal compensation under contract law.
The real limit on copyleft for free licenses, then, is not a legal one, but an ethical one: what sort of copyleft requirements go too far to restrict users' use of the copyrighted work? When does a copyleft become "non-free"? There are a variety of different opinions on this.
Hypothetical? Not for hardware!
This may all seem rather dry and academic: after all, the courts did decide to make binary software copyrightable. Thus, under present-day law, compiling source code to binary is "making a derivative", and distributing that binary is "distributing a derived copy of the original work". Both actions clearly require copyright privileges, and thus there is no problem with requiring source code to be made available to recipients of binaries.
But there are many other cases where an information product (a design, schematic, or Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) file) is used to drive production of products which are not covered by copyright. The distribution of these products does not trigger any sort of copyleft clause, because manufacturing parts to a design is mere use, and not copying, under the present-day copyright laws.
There are a few exceptions: for example, in the semiconductor industry in the USA, there is a "mask right", which is a "copyright-like law" restricting the copying and distribution of the mask data used to create semiconductor chips. No such law exists for printed circuit boards, though. Nor for automotive engines or other devices. Indeed, we probably don't want such laws!
Most open hardware designers today use the unmodified GNU GPL to license their work. Many appear to believe that building products from their designs is "equivalent to compiling a source code into binary". From a technical perspective this is sensible. Legally, however, it is not correct!
Using the GPL for hardware designs allows a company to create a monopoly on a derivative design, which they never publish, but only use to manufacture products
Using the GPL for hardware designs allows a company to create a monopoly on a derivative design, which they never publish, but only use to manufacture products. In other words, its effect on hardware designs is equivalent to my "Soft Copyleft" case described above. The only real protection you get from the requirement on providing source code is for "synthesis" tools like those used to create FPGA bitstreams from human-readable Verilog source code (the GPL requires that the Verilog source be included when the bitstream is distributed).
If we want a strong copyleft license for open hardware, we'll have to write a license which operates more along the lines of the "Production Copyleft" option above: something which invokes copyleft requirements beyond the limits of the copyrighted design. Thus far, only the TAPR Open Hardware License attempts to implement a copyleft like this, although it is a relatively untested license, and in any case, is very specific to circuit board designs.
On the other hand, we also have to be much more explicit about what should not be covered by the copyleft, in order to retain our ethical commitment to users' freedoms.
Disclaimers & License
Although I've done my best to get the legal facts right in this article, I am not a lawyer, and this is certainly not legal advice. Although I believe that most of the concepts in this article apply to many jurisdictions worldwide, the focus here, and the explanations I've presented are based on US law.
The article and accompanying illustrations may be re-distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons' Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License, with attribution to "Terry Hancock" and a link (or reference, if printed) to this page.
Special thanks to Greg London for a lot of enlightening discussions on the subject of "functional" versus "expressive" content and the formulation of copyright with respect to it.
Another argument
While I agree that the pragmatic reason for extending copyright to binaries was that Congress accepted the argument that there needed to be a way to protect software, I think there is also a reasonable rationale.
The argument (which I don't claim as original to me!) is that the binary is not an independent work, exactly because it is mechanically-produced. Rather, it is the SAME work as the source-code version, merely in a different form, and therefore protected by the work's original copyright. This is pretty much the same as would apply if someone tried to print a book reset in a different typeface. It's still the same book, despite the mechanical processing. The very lack of creativity creates the equivalence.
Note, though, that even if you treated the binary as a translation of the source code, which would be more natural, it would still be protected, since translation is one of the rights reserved to the author.
Really about hardware, of course...
Perhaps. It's one of those edge cases where you could argue back and forth endlessly. The problem I see with your argument, is that it still assumes that the manufactured product made from the design is a "work" (in the copyright sense) at all.
This is not considered to be true for PC boards or chip masks, for instance -- even though they are actually made by printing processes! Nor is it seen to be true for parts made on a cutting machine or a 3D printer, even though these are equally mechanistic "copies" of their respective design documents. It certainly doesn't apply to CNC lathe or mill products made from CAM files, no matter how much or little supervision is required in applying them.
A compiler, on the other hand, often requires extensive supervision to produce a usable binary on any given new platform -- so it could be argued that it is much more like a CAM file than like a printing press. So, I think it's easier to understand the inclusion of binaries as an exception.
Of course, the point here is not so much that copyright "shouldn't" extend to binaries, but rather that it would've made just as much sense for it not to have been so extended. And that would've made the copyleft in the currently written GPL practically toothless.
I'm hoping that this "what if" approach makes it easier to understand what the problem is with creating copyleft licensing for hardware (or any design derivative which isn't copyrightable). IOW, the problem with copyleft for open hardware is exactly the same problem as would've occurred for free software had the courts decided not to extend copyright to binary executables.
Whay can't you people ever want to pay for anything?
an ugly solution?
To summarize: the problem with physical products/hardware (as opposed to digital files/software) is that copyright law doesn't acknowledge the step of manufacturing hardware based on a plan/documentation as making a derivative work. Thus, to prevent people from building hardware based on your plans without sharing their modifications you cannot use copyright law, right?
So we need contract law (like EULAs use). But there the problem is: when and where does the act of concluding that contract take place?
One ugly solution would be to require people to go to a website and click on a 'I agree to the following contract'-button in order to being able to download the plans or documentation. That way you'd have your contract signed. Obviously it would need to contain a clause that says you aren't allowed to copy/redistribute the plans/documentation but through a similar mechanism where the new recipient has to sign the same contract again. I admit, it's complicated and ugly but I guess it would work, wouldn't it?
That's option #2
Well, that was my option #2. I've already pointed out the holes in that one in the article. I don't think it would work in practice, and a lot of people would consider it "non-free" as well.
I prefer option #3 (that's why it comes last!): make creating a derivative work trigger an agreement to copyleft the products.
This doesn't require a EULA, clickwrap, or any of that kludgy stuff.
It has the downside that people who simply manufacture from your design don't have to deliver source code to the customer. But that's okay, because the customer can get the source code directly from you (because it's the same source code as you delivered to the manufacturer).
Back before the internet made dissemination of information so easy, that might have been burdensome (on the designers), but it just isn't a problem today.
The critical thing is when a manufacturer improves the design (standing on your shoulders, so to speak). When that happens, you want the quid pro quo of copyleft to kick in and make sure that those improvements go back into the pool of available information (or at least to the customer who receives the product).
But in order to make that improvement, the manufacturer had to derive (or "adapt") the original work. That is a copyright privilege, so doing it implies acceptance of the license (just as with any other free license).
If the license then includes an agreement to distribute source code with the resulting product, then the improved design will be published as an obligation of deriving from the original design work. And that closes the copyleft gap.
Which is my recommended solution to the problem.
yes, it's option #2, except that you couldn't get around clicking the button by just removing it from the open source code because the file you want is on a server...
ah, yes, seems you are right. I thought it was legal to make an unauthorized derivative work as long as you don't publish it. But at least under US copyright law this doesn't seem to be the case and thus your option #3 works great!
So why doesn't that Open Hardware Foundation employ a lawyer to write a general free/open hardware license based on that principles!?
Well, because lawyers are
Well, because lawyers are expensive.
So I'm writing the draft (my second attempt, actually -- the first one was too complicated). Fortunately, a lot of this can be done by learning from other licenses. Which is not unprecedented.
Discussion is on the OHF licenses list, which you can join at:
(Though having just had a hard time finding that, I realize we are not doing too well at marketing).
Once we have something to start from, then we'll start hacking it apart again to make sure we're covering the things designers will be concerned about.
After that, I hope we can have a lawyer review the license. This is not that different from what has happened with other free licenses.
wow, that's cool! As soon as
wow, that's cool! As soon as you have a draft I'd recommend making it available for review and announce it at some places to get feedback from as many free/open hardware developers/participants as possible.
If the OHF's name is their motto, they are certainly the right forum to draft, discuss, finalize and then promote such a license. Good luck!
And just as a suggestion: maybe it would help to reorganize the OHF website a bit in order to get the following three things a bit differentiated (as I stopped looking for a Open Hardware license when I had read the general 'about' text on the home page and thus didnt find your efforts either):
- Open Hardware definition, license, distribution, theories etc.
- Open Graphics Project
- General stuff about Open Hardware and other projects
"...there are many other
"...there are many other cases where an information product (a design, schematic, or Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) file) is used to drive production of products which are not covered by copyright..." Do you have any proof of this statement? I'm working as CAM freelancer and never found copyright issue.
Mia Jovovich
I think either you are misunderstanding what I said, or I'm misunderstanding what you said:
The text you quoted is essentially just a definition of CAM, which you obviously know exists: you use a computer file in combination with some CNC machinery to make a physical product.
Your statement appears to confirm what I said, not refute it -- copyright does not interfere with you making products from copyrighted plans.
Are you asking for additional proof to confirm your own experience?
I think it's a fairly basic legal principle that copyright doesn't extend from a plan to a thing made using that plan, even for CAM data. I don't have any legal precedents to back it up, though, and I am not licensed to give legal advice anyway. If you really want to make sure that what you are doing is legal, you'd probably need to consult with a lawyer.
still looking for the best license for my open source hardware..
currently designing a new opensource hardware soundmachine.
I targeted a GPLv3, but I'm interested by TAPR OHL.
I'll license the software with GPLv3
But the hardware ?!
I read about the OSHW (http://freedomdefined.org/OSHW)
My purpose:
forbid any company to kill the opensource chain!
it is my main purpose.
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After 52 long years, the city of Cleveland finally has a new championship team, thanks to LeBron James and his Cavaliers. Scott Raab—Cleveland super-fan—has suffered for every one of those five decades of drought. In the tradition of Frederick Exley's cult-classic sports book A Fan's Notes, The Whore of Akron is Raab's hilarious and unhinged plea for deliverance from all those years of pain. Traveling from Cleveland to Miami and back again, Raab heads out on an obsessive quest to uncover the soul of one of today's greatest basketball players: LeBron James, the man who finally brought Cleveland out of sporting exile.
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"[A] pleasure to read. Raab is an inspired, energetic writer. . . . . The Whore of Akron is a poignant exploration of sports fandom. It's insane. . . . . And it's also redeeming. . . . . After reading The Whore of Akron, you'll be hard pressed to think sports don't matter." — Time
"[The Whore of Akron] is very funny. It is also wise...If you've a taste for the sort of overstatement Raab shares with the late, great Hunter S. Thompson, this is perhaps the sports book for you. Keep it on a shelf the kids can't reach." — NPR
"A (very heated) Fan's Notes. . . . . Rollicking and profane. . . . . Raab's sustained attack on James is diverting, [but] it is the author's self-portrait of a man and a fan of serious extremes, one who loves his wife and son as fiercely as he hates most of the rest of the world, that engrosses." — Sports Illustrated
"[A] splenetic wonder…For all of its rousing, air-clearing invective, The Whore of Akron is strangely celebratory, making a particuclarly Jewish-American case for family and place, and for waiting and hoping past the point of reason." — Will Blythe, New York Magazine
"In pursuing James pre- and post-'Decision' . . . . the author never does complete the subtitle's mission to find James' soul. Instead, Raab . . . . discovers his own. And, in some twisted sense, maybe ours, too." — Cleveland Plain Dealer
"The Whore of Akron is hilarious, heartfelt and wincingly honest. This is the best kind of book, one that surprises." — Buzz Bissinger
"With all due respect to Frederick Exley, Scott Raab has just written the smartest, funniest, most passionate, loving, hateful, bathetic, honest, and deeply personal sports jeremiad slash memoir of our time…The Whore of Akron is about a basketball player the way Moby-Dick is about a whale." — Stefan Fatsis, author of Wordfreak and A Few Seconds of Panic
"Mr. Raab sure-footedly turns his monolithic hatred for Mr. James and devotion to Cleveland into a vehicle for exploring his struggles with drugs and alcohol, the mental illness and abandonment that have haunted his family, questions of faith and Jewish identity and the joy of fatherhood." — Wall Street Journal
"The Whore of Akron isn't really about basketball. It's about addiction and sobriety, marriage and divorce, childhood and parenthood, loyalty and autonomy." — The Awl.com
"A searing manifesto that is impressively pointed and, in the end, even feels fair—not balanced, of course, but justified. . . . . Whether you're convinced [of LeBron's treachery] depends not on whether you care about Cleveland sports, but if you care about sports at all. . . . . Hilarious invective and smart commentary." — Fortune
"Hilarious." — Christian Science Monitor
"A hilarious and profane love letter to fandom, faith, loyalty, and sports in America." — Parade
"Genius. . . . . Raab is Hunter S. Thompson, Wolfe, and Breslin; every bit as messed up, alienated, angry, bitchy, cruel, and angelic. . . . . The Whore of Akron is a masterpiece." — Dan Klores, Huffington Post
"A modern-day Portnoy's Complaint. Standing in for the piece of liver is LeBron James." — Slate
"As far as I know, a LeBron James is a hat worn by men in the 1920s." — Philip Roth
"Indelicate and unhinged...The Whore of Akron soars because Raab is unflinchingly honest, naked with emotions and embarrassments most of us keep penned inside.....at its heart, this is a book about loyalty, and why attachments count. Basketball could use a little more of Raab's disorderly passion." — Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal
"The Whore of Akron reads like Frederick Exley's A Fan's Notes on brown acid. Raab is a bastard, but he's a funny bastard." — The Onion
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Josh Brolin's new year isn't off to a good start. The actor was arrested on New Year's Day for public intoxication.Get the scoop on winter's must-see new showsAccording to his booking report, Brolin was arrested shortly before midnight on Jan. 1 in Santa Monica and was released at 7:14 a.m. the following morning after posting $250 bail. The actor will not have to go to court since he wasn't given a citation for the arrest, TMZ reports.
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My name is Erica Seibert and I am a fourth year student at UWB! I am from Gig Harbor, Washington and moved up to Bothell when I started here as a first year student! I am working on a double major in Society, Ethics, and Human Behavior and Media and Communication Studies. With my degree I plan to go into event management, a pathway that I found through my involvement on campus.
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Outside of my involvement in campus, I enjoy drinking coffee, hiking, and exploring the area with friends! One of my favorite parts about Bothell is how close it is to so many different fun things to do, whether it be in the city or out in the nearby farmlands! I cant wait to welcome you to the university, and help kick off your time here at UWB!
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Justin Timberlake denied taking a shot at ex-girlfriend Britney Spears during his comeback gig over Super Bowl weekend in New Orleans.
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Don't beat around the bush, JT. Tell us how you really feel.
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Baseball and Education: The Umps!March 24, 2012
"Getting a big-league job is like hitting the lottery, that's how hard it is."
-Mike Estabrook, MLB Umpire
When we customized our online degree program for minor league players, I knew we had to offer this same program to the minor league umpires. This past week, I went to both Arizona and Florida to present to the Professional Baseball Umpire Corp. From the very beginning, PBUC Executive Director Justin Klemm, wanted to help his umpires get their college degree. And I'm glad because I am a big fan of both umpires and education.
Economist, Dr. J.C. Bradbury conducted a data analysis on umpire careers. He explained the challenge. "At low levels there are umpires covering games for over 200 teams, all vying for slots in the 30-team major league. Not only must you suffer through many years of low pay, but there exists the possibility that even if you excel and do everything right, there won't be a spot for you when you rise to the top" (sabernomics.com).
While minor league players and umpires have their similarities, there are also big differences. ESPN.com reporter, Jim Caple, compared the path of players and umpires, "A good player prospect can skip several minor league levels. Many do. But umpires cannot. They MUST ump at each minor league level, which generally means your looking at eight years to reach the majors. Caple summed up, "You can graduate from college and medical school in that time."
I was really impressed by the umpires that I spoke to. They are a very respectful and motivated group. One umpire shared that his interest in Northeastern was because he just liked learning. Half of the umpires I spoke to wanted to finish their college degree and the other half wanted to start a Master's. The College of Professional Studies provides both options.
Eight years in pursuit of a dream is a long time. But I believe, with all that I am, that dreams are worth pursuing. But as we follow our dreams, we can also prepare for our journey. Our customized online degree program allows umpires to pursue their baseball dreams and get their education.
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December in Chicago: its freakin' cold. Winter break had just started at school and I was going to see Phish for the second and third time. I had been listening to Phish for well over a year, and had a ticket to see them on the spring 1992 tour, but I got sick as hell the night before the show. I gave my ticket to a friend. Finally I got to see them open for Santana that summer, which was great but short. These two shows at The Vic were finally my chance to see them in their full glory; back to back nights and a free ticket for the second night, via the girl I was seeing at the time.
I can honestly say I was hooked from the moment they opened with "The Landlady". The Vic is not very large, its like an old movie theater. I was about midway between the stage and soundboard the first night and much closer the second night. At the time I had become familiar with Phish's song arsenal so, needless to say, when they went into "Chalk Dust" I was psyched! Trey was in a bobbleheaded frenzy; I vaguely remember commenting on how he must have the most insane headache after playing a three hour show.
Over the course of these two nights we got some very tasty song nuggets packed by the boys. Night one included: "Rift" (this was about a month before the album Rift hit stores and I was blown away by the song), "Lizards", "Mound", "Reba" > "I Walk The Line" > "Reba" (which was awesome) and Jonnny B. Fishman kicking out a "Whipping Post".
Night two also had the same energy and a killer song list that included: "Foam", "Fee", "Fluffhead", "The Curtain" > "Stash", "TMWSIY " > "Avenu Malkenu" > "TMWSIY", "Lengthwise" (which I thought had to be a joke, until Rift came out in January) and a "Possum" encore complete with a "Vibration Of Life". These two shows really are the ones that sent me on the path.
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Let's roll out the pink carpet for this classic set… the Coach Leather Sabrina at $358.00 and the Stuart Weitzman 'Max' Peep Toe Pump at the discounted price of $157.90. These are the perfect pink accessories for the lady who loves having her breakfast at Tiffany's. Enjoy shopping even more knowing that a percentage of this splurge will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure ®.
Express your love and gratitude to the special woman in your life by sending her a bouquet of these very special and sustainably grown pink roses. Buy one dozen Pink Passion Roses for $59.95 and Organic Bouquet will donate 10% to their new partners, The Breast Cancer Fund and Breastcancer.org. All of this, in addition to a 5% contribution for Susan G. Komen for the Cure ® through nonprofitshoppingmall.com – will make any women's heart bloom!
Not only is October Natural Breast Cancer Awareness Month but also it's the month that truly kicks off the fall season. As the wind begins to blow you'll find yourself looking for warmer ways to wear pink. Old Navy has you covered. Pink, trendy and toasty warm! You'll be able to cover up without loosing any of your passion. Say it loud with Old Navy's Women's Pique Wool-Blend Coat in Beat Sugar for $89.50 and Women's Cashmere Gloves for $19.50.
Accent your pink palace with Urban Outfitters' always bohemian-chic looks for the home. The Princess Phone, originally introduced in 1959, is back! For $50.00 its girly vintage appeal will bring out the cute factor in any modern dwelling. Moving onto the bedroom… You'll love cuddling up in this Filigree Rose Quilt at $140.00. The Mod Bouquet pattern is Pink on the front and is finished with a contrast floral design on the reverse.
Target, well known as the best place to shop for EVERYTHING!!! Not surprisingly carries several Susan G. Komen for the Cure ® products. One product I found particularly interesting was the Susan G Komen Pink Nintendo DS for $129.99. So now you can shop then play for the cure. For all the other stuff you buy at Target you can pile it into your Pink Ribbon Carry-All Tote Bag for $24.99. Gotta love it!
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Bloomindales is running a Breast Cancer Awareness campaign this month in conjunction with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. So why not contribute to two Amazing Breast Cancer research groups at once by shopping through nonprofitshoppingmall.com for your pink Bloomies gear? Get yourself a Little Pink Gift Card or a cute-as-can-be pink camisole and you'll be PINK on feedback!
Everyone's raving about these way-too-yummy looking new iPods. You've been eying the pink one, we know you have… Go for it! Indulge yourself, support Susan G. Komen for the Cure ® while you do it. The irresistible 8GB1 holds 2,000 songs and has 8 hours of video play for only $149.00. Take it with you and have a constant soundtrack playing while you Race For The Cure!
Tell your honey it's time for a gift that will keep on giving…When you purchase either of these beautiful pieces during October, RedEnvelope will donate 10% of the sale to Susan G. Komen for the Cure ®. Combine that with 4% of your sale going through nonprofitshoppingmall.com and it really adds up! Red Envelope has a variety of beautiful creations to choose from, especially designed to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer research. So adorn your beautiful self!
In the make-up department I've found some pinks that will really show your passion. Pop's Lid Neon kit contains six eye-shades with a pink that really POPs! ($22.00). Or if smiling is your thing — try it in 3D!!! Effect 3D Cosmic Lipgloss by Bourjois for $15.50 — that's Pink — times 3!!!!
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Tuesday December 4, 2012
AUGUSTA, GA – T.W. Josey Alumni, Friends and Supporters everywhere with a heavy heart would like to pause at this time to remember a Josey legend and icon, Coach Henry R. Daggett. Coach Henry R. Daggett, Josey's first Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012. His passing came exactly a year and three months after the Josey Community named the new fieldhouse facility in his honor.
With convictions, dedication and motivation, Coach Henry "Hank" Daggett, affectionately known as "Chief" or "Uncle Hank" by his former students and players, molded young men and women to become true leaders in their communities and their individual careers. He has indeed left a mark on the hearts of those who have walked the halls of 1701 Fifteenth Street.
Coach Henry "Hank" Daggett had an incredible influence on the Josey Community just as the late David Dupree had on the Lucy Laney Community. They now join one another again in the realms of heaven just as they join one another in 2011 as they were both inducted into the Augusta City Classic Hall of Fame together.
T.W. Josey Alumni, Friends and Supporters extend our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the Daggett Family, and to the Psi Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, in which he was a proud member of.
T.W. Josey Alumni especially are asked to take a moment to reflect on the life of Coach Henry "Hank" Daggett, a Josey icon.


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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) -- Lake Superior State University says it's received a $400,000 grant from the R.W. Considine Foundation to improve nursing education.
The school says the money will buy state-of-the-art, high-fidelity mannequins as part of a proposed new nursing simulation center in downtown Sault Ste. Marie.
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The Razer Ouroboros was designed specially by our team of ergonomic scientists and engineers to create the most comfortable ambidextrous mouse. Extensive ergonomic research was conducted based on scientific studies from the Razer ergonomic scientists, industrial designers and by extensive testing and trials together with numerous feedback we've gathered from our pro-gamers and the community. Our ergonomists derived that there are essentially 3 key factors in an ambidextrous mouse.
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PARKERSBURG - The 2013 Great American Home Show, opening Friday and running through Sunday, will provide ideas on home improvement projects area residents may want to tackle this spring.
Sponsored by the Home Builders Association of the Mid-Ohio Valley, the home show will be held in the former Big Bear in the Park Shopping Center and will feature about 70 vendors.
John Farnsworth, executive director of the association, said a new addition to last year's home show will be returning and expanding this year.
"We will be doubling our crafters," he said. "Last year, we had about 15 crafters and they were very happy" with how things went during the home show, Farnsworth said.
"I already have about 30 crafters this year," he said.
The home show will be 4-8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults, $5 for couples and free for children.
"This year, 10 percent of admissions will be donated to the Kyle Hockenberry Home," Farnsworth said, referring to the "smart" home being built for the wounded Washington County veteran.
The home show features builders, remodelers, landscapers, heating-and-cooling experts, kitchen-and-bath specialists, foundation repair, patio builders, pavement companies, carpet services, energy-efficient windows and doors, home security, home design, fencing, insulation products, satellite television, and lawn and garden equipment.
The Great American Home Show has been an annual event in the area for more than 30 years and remains popular with local residents. Attendance for the weekend usually runs between 3,500-4,000 people.
The event's sponsors include Simonton Windows and Wayne Homes.
Organizers are giving away $500, $250 and $125 as door prizes to be used with any vendor in the show. There will be a silent auction with more than 75 items to bid on.


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- Apr 11:
- Stanford's revised plan for El Camino Real in Menlo Park offers more housing, fewer offices
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- Menlo Park City Council may give Stanford-Arrillaga project an early airing
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- Opinion: Arrillaga's 27 University Ave. project needs some 'Palo Alto process' treatment
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- Palo Alto council seeks alternate plans to Arrillaga project
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- Major revisions made to Arrillaga's downtown Palo Alto project
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- Herhold: Arrillaga project in Palo Alto needs massive revision
When the Menlo Park City Council approved a comprehensive plan in May, the big hope was that it would spawn a more vibrant downtown and El Camino Real.
"One of the objectives was to get redevelopment of those vacant and underutilized sites," Community Development Director Arlinda Heineck said about the controversial El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan.
But the first proposal to spring from the plan is already drawing heat. It would replace old and empty car dealership buildings on El Camino Real with new offices, shops and housing within a mixed-use development.
Submitted earlier this month by Stanford and developer/philanthropist John Arrillaga, the proposal calls for five three-story buildings -- two with retail space and 120 units of housing and three with medical and general office spaces -- on eight acres owned by the university from 300 to 500 El Camino Real. The project would also include space to park 1,142 cars, mostly in an underground garage.
Although the proposal complies with the specific plan's guidelines, Mayor Kirsten Keith said Tuesday she wants to see the project revised to include more housing.
"I've let them know that," Keith said. "We'd like to see higher-density housing in areas within walking distance to Caltrain."
Steve Elliott, Stanford's managing director of development, said although the university is open to making changes, it has consistently communicated to the city that it wants a mix of uses on the property.
"I think it will be a really beneficial redevelopment to replace all the empty car dealerships with a new mix of uses that are more appropriate for the location," Elliott said.
Perla Ni, who lives behind the proposed development site, sees more problems than advantages in a cluster of buildings. Ni told the city council Tuesday night she represents about 150 neighbors worried about the extra traffic sure to come with the Stanford/Arrillaga project.
"(The) additional cars every day on El Camino will be making it very difficult for us to get to work and come back from work and it will also cause spillover traffic onto nearby roads," Ni said. "It also affects the ability of our children to cross El Camino ... when there's so many cars."
And it isn't the only project proposed for El Camino Real, Ni said, noting that Stanford and Arrillaga also are planning to put four office buildings and a theater in Palo Alto next to the downtown Caltrain depot.
"To get to that development people will be going through Menlo Park," Ni said.
The Stanford property in Menlo Park has some buildings occupied by tenants, including a Tesla Motors dealership. The electric car company would have to move out in April when its lease expires, Elliott said.
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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury London hotel in Soho, walk to Trafalgar Square
Located in Soho, this luxury hotel is steps from Her Majesty's Theatre and Trafalgar Square. Nelson's Column and National Gallery are also within 5 minutes.
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A restaurant, an indoor pool, and a fitness center are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, valet parking, and massage/treatment rooms.
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All 50 individually decorated rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and Tempur-Pedic beds. LED TVs with satellite channels and DVD players provide a bit of entertainment, and guests will also appreciate thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
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Haymarket Hotel features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access.
3 meeting rooms are available. This luxury hotel also offers a library, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Haymarket Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
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- In-room childcare (surcharge)
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- In-room safe
- Individually decorated
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- iPod docking station
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Minibar
- Private bathroom
- Room service (24 hours)
- Satellite TV service
- Slippers
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Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Brumus Bar and Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Spa Services
- Body wraps
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
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- Fee for full breakfast: GBP 20 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: GBP 45 per night
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Getting Enough Folic Acid
Topic Overview
What is folic acid?
Folic acid is one of the B vitamins your body needs for good health. Getting enough of this vitamin prevents folic acid deficiency anemia. It also prevents certain birth defects.
The vitamin is also called folate, but there is a difference:
Most people just say "folic acid" for either form of this vitamin.
What is the recommended daily amount of folic acid?
Most people can get the amount of folic acid they need by eating a well balanced diet.
Do some women need more folic acid?
Although the recommended amount of folic acid for all adults is 400 mcg a day, many doctors recommend higher amounts for women who are able to get pregnant. This is because folic acid plays a big role in preventing birth defects.
Women who don't get enough folic acid before and during pregnancy are more likely to have a child born with a birth defect, such as:
If you're breast-feeding, getting this extra folic acid will make sure that your baby gets the folic acid he or she needs to stay healthy.
Here's an odd fact: The man-made form of this vitamin is actually absorbed better by our bodies than the natural form is. So even if a woman eats a well balanced diet, she may not get the extra folic acid she needs to prevent birth defects unless she also takes a supplement.
It can be hard for women to get extra folic acid from food. So experts say that all women who are able to get pregnant should take a daily supplement that has 400 to 800 mcg of folic acid.3
Some women need even higher doses.
Follow your doctor's advice about how to get higher amounts of folic acid. Don't just take more multivitamins. You could get too much of the other substances that are in the multivitamin.
What if you're not planning to get pregnant right now, or ever?
Even if you aren't planning to get pregnant, your doctor may recommend a daily supplement.
Many pregnancies aren't planned. And the birth defects that folic acid can prevent start to form in the first 6 weeks of pregnancy. This is often before a woman even knows she's pregnant.
So you can see why getting enough daily folic acid—even before you get pregnant—is so important. If you are pregnant and you have not been taking a vitamin containing folic acid, begin taking it right away.
What foods contain folic acid?
Foods high in folate include liver, citrus fruits, dark greens like spinach, and fortified breakfast cereals and breads. Read food labels to see how much folate the food contains.
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BUILDING LEGACY–In this April 11 photo, President Barack Obama is seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) by Liz Sidoti WASHINGTON (AP) — He wants to slash funding for the Democratic sacred cows of Social Security and Medicare. He doesn't agree with a judge and women's rights groups that girls of any age should have easy access to emergency contraception. He has hinted that he may disappoint environmentalists by letting the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline be built.


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Shudders, gasps, and even a few squeals of excitement swept through the packed gymnasium at Harmar Elementary School Wednesday night, as Keith Hornsby of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium waltzed into the room with Mango draped across his shoulders.
"How many people are afraid of snakes?" joked fellow zoo employee Tommy Dodge.
Measuring in at more than 12 feet, there was plenty of the albino Burmese python to go around. Some children scooted closer and some backed away as Dodge tried to dispel some slithery rumors, pointing out that snakes like Mango do not eat people and are not aggressive.
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"There are a lot of misconceptions about snakes. For example, people think they are slimy," said Dodge.
Then he invited third grader Andrew Vincent to the front of the room to touch Mango and dispel that rumor.
"He feels smooth," said Vincent.
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Keith Hornsby, of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's Animal Programs Department, shows ofF Mango, the zoo's 12-foot-long Burmese Python. Mango and other animals were featured at Harmar Elementary School Wednesday night as part of the school's family reading night.
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First grader Olivia Emery gets up close and personal with Pumpkin Spice the caracal.
Still, Vincent's twin brother, Hunter, said he was glad he did not have to touch the snake.
Wednesday's family reading night program was a product of the school's Title 1 program, a federally funded program aimed at increasing educational opportunities, said Anne Burnworth, one of the school's Title 1 teachers. Harmar students in kindergarten through third grade were invited to attend and their parents were required to accompany them.
"We're hoping to promote reading with their child," said Burnworth.
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- Harmar Family Reading Night was sponsored by the Harmar Elementary School Title 1 program.
- The event featured a free book, which students were encouraged to read and explore with parents.
- More than 200 people were in attendance.
Featured animals from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's Zoo to You program included:
- A caracal, a medium sized cat with long ears resembling a lynx
- An African penguin
- An eastern grey kangaroo,
- A palm civet, a furry mammal that somewhat resembles a bearcat
- An albino Burmese python
- A pair of baby clouded leopards
- A European barn owl
- A Eurasian lynx
The program began at 5 p.m., an hour before the animals arrived, and every child in attendance was given a book to read with their parents over a picnic style dinner. The book, "Raptor: A Kid's Guide to Birds of Prey", was a accompanied by a scavenger hunt which taught students how to more actively engage in reading, said Title 1 teacher Terrie Bain.
The books was a big hit among students.
"I learned that birds come from dinosaurs," said fifth grader Ashley Stewart, who was attending the event with little sister Kayla.
Kayla, who was hoping to see a turtle, said she liked flipping through the different pictures of birds in her book.
Mango was not accompanied by any turtles, but he did have a wide array of companions. Children got to see a caracal, an African penguin, an eastern grey kangaroo, a palm civet, a pair of baby clouded leopards, a European barn owl and a Eurasian lynx.
The Zoo to You program is part of the zoo's Animal Programs Department. The goal of the department is to raise awareness and educate people on the need for conservation, said Hornsby.
"We're trying to encourage people to read about these animals and study them and want to preserve them," said Hornsby.
Except the kangaroo, all of the animals present are considered endangered, he added.
Looks can be deceiving when it comes to some animals, explained Dodge. For example, the civet's fluffy appearance made it appear like a cross between small cat and large bear. Despite its innocent look though, the civet is a deadly enemy of King Cobra snakes, said Dodge.
While Dodge explained what made each animal so unique, Hornsby carefully carried all of the animals around the room, allowing the more than 200 attendees to get a close look at them.
Some got a little more than they bargained for. Admirers of Chubby the penguin jumped back in surprise as when the penguin had a bathroom accident. But the crowd laughed it off and Dodge quickly turned the incident into a lesson about the animal's diet.
First grader Jordan Grose had been looking forward to the zoo program for some time.
"I want to see all the kinds of animals," said Grose, who was particularly fond of Mango.
Grose's mother, Lisa, also enjoyed the family outing.
"It was something nice to do with him," she said.


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BERKELEY -- For Cal junior Allen Crabbe, the decision to enter the NBA draft came down to one thing:
"I'm ready to make the jump to the NBA -- that's the reason," Crabbe said.
The Pac-12 Player of the Year said he spent the week of spring break discussing with the issue with his parents, listening to input from agents who have talked to NBA front office personnel, then made his decision.
He said it had nothing to do with the Feb. 17 incident in which Cal coach Mike Montgomery shoved him during a timeout.
"Not at all," he said. "That really has nothing to do with my decision."
April 16 is the deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from early entry into draft, but Crabbe said he expects to hire an agent by the end of this week, at which point his decision would be irrevocable.
"Me coming back to school is not likely," Crabbe said.
A 6-foot-6 shooting guard, Crabbe was told he could expect to be selected in the first round of the June 27 NBA draft, or early in the second.
"I'm fine with the news I'm getting back from people," said Crabbe, acknowledging he has not yet received an official evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee. "I'll go to these (team) workouts and see if I can improve my stock.
"I'm really excited," he said. "I don't have any doubts. I'm not a person who is afraid to work hard to get better. I felt this is the best decision for me."
Crabbe averaged 18.4 points and 6.1 rebounds this season, earning All-Pac-12 first-team honors for the second straight season. He also was a third-team All-America pick by both the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the Sporting News.
The Bears finished strong to wind up in a tie for second place in the Pac-12, and played in the NCAA tournament for the second straight year.
Through it all, Crabbe was targeted by opposing defenses with double-teaming and physical play.
"It came with the territory -- teams were focusing on taking me out," Crabbe said. "I had to be patient and take the things the defense gave me. I feel like I produced the best way I could for my team this year."
He also was at the center of the season's most controversial moment when coach Mike Montgomery shoved him during a timeout in the second half of a Feb. 17 home game against USC.
The Bears were trailing at the time, and Montgomery said he was trying to motivate his star player.
Crabbe downplayed it then and said Wednesday the incident did not play into his decision to enter the draft.
Crabbe scored 23 points as the Bears rallied for a 76-68 victory, but the brief exchange went viral on Twitter and other social media outlets.
Montgomery, who still expects to have four returning starters next season, called Crabbe "an exceptional player ... (who) will represent Cal well at the next level."
Crabbe will leave Cal as the school's No. 10 career scorer with 1,537 points.
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk. Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at twitter.com/CalBearsBANG.