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After Paying for Sector's Sins, Newly Public SolarCity Expects to Win Over Investors
For SolarCity's board of directors, bankers and other parties intensely interested in its journey to the public markets, it's been a tense few days.
The company, which successfully debuted on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Thursday after a delay and pricing below estimates, at one point debated whether to pull back the listing and wait it out, said Lyndon Rive, SolarCity's co-founder and chief executive.
When the decision was made to go out, the company galloped out the door. Shares closed at $11.79, up 47% from IPO price of $8, but still below the original estimate of $13 to $15.
"We underestimated … how much the investors had lost in the solar sector, how deep the scars were," said Mr. Rive, of the difficult journey and the lower price the company was forced to take. "No one was willing to take any risk whatsoever on anything associated with solar," he said, adding that the fundamental business of SolarCity is very different from that of solar panel makers that scarred the market.
The decision to take the risk and price the IPO was motivated by several factors, including the view that investors needed to see the company trade before they would give it the value it hopes for, according to Mr. Rive. "Elon reached out to some institutional investors," said Mr. Rive about his cousin Elon Musk, chairman of SolarCity, as well as CEO of Tesla Motors and Space Exploration Technologies and co-founder of PayPal.
The takeaway from those conversations, said Mr. Rive, was that, "If you go now, you'll get the opportunity to educate the market."
A person familiar with the discussions by SolarCity's main players over the IPO said that the company wanted to go public before the end of the year, when the economy could become more susceptible to government decisions on the country's fiscal woes.
SolarCity also felt some pressure, the person said, to serve as a good story in the clean-technology space, which has seen few successes. To pull the IPO could have meant sealing the idea in public investors' minds that a clean-tech IPO is an impossible proposition.
But Mr. Rive said that was completely secondary. He said SolarCity's goal is to build out a renewable energy infrastructure. "Whether that does or doesn't support the clean-tech sector, I'm not that worried about that," he said.
San Mateo, Calif.-based SolarCity, which installs, leases and finances solar systems for residential and commercial customers, is backed by such investors as Mr. Musk, Silver Lake Kraftwerk, a recently launched fund backed in part by George Soros, and venture firms Draper Fisher Jurvetson and DBL Investors. Mr. Musk, DFJ and DBL bought shares in the IPO.
The company filed to go public in the spring, under a provision of the JOBS Act that allowed it to not make its S-1 registration public for some time.
SolarCity's bankers, headlined by Goldman Sachs & Co., had initial conversations with analysts, with some of these analysts pegging the valuation of SolarCity at $2 billion, according to the person familiar with the discussions. The company and its underwriters set a price range of $13 to $15 a share for 10 million shares in late November, implying a valuation of roughly $1 billion.
Once the roadshow began, it soon became clear that it was difficult to line up investors, according to a manager of a fund that invests in public equities who attended one of the roadshow events.
Bankers attempted to appeal to different sets of investors, trying to tell a complicated story of what kind of company SolarCity is, this person said. It looks like a utility, because it charges homeowners for electricity it provides. It also looks like an equipment financing company, because it leases solar systems. And it is a solar company, albeit not one that makes solar panels, but rather one that deploys them.
Each set of investors had some issues with SolarCity, according to the fund manager. One of its problems, the fund manager said, is that there are few comparables in the public markets today that could offer a valuation perspective. (One other solar installation company, Real Goods Solar Inc., has been served several delisting notices by Nasdaq in recent months and has a market cap of about $22 million today.)
The fund manager who looked at the stock but decided to pass said that he expected only buyers with experience in solar to consider buying into SolarCity. But solar investors lost massive amounts of money over the past two years by betting on manufacturers that overbuilt factories and saw prices for their products fall. As a result "there aren't a lot of people going to investment committees saying, 'This one is different,'" the fund manager said.
Enphase Energy, a maker of electronic components used in solar installations, went public in March at a discount to its initial range. With its venture backers such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers buying into the IPO, it still went on to lose more than half of its value.
Other investor concerns included that SolarCity's operating expenses outpaced revenue increases. It had a net loss of $78 million for the nine months ended Sept. 31, 2012, up from $56.7 million in the same period in 2011. The company's argument has been that it locks up revenue for 20 years, adding predictability to its business, and that it has $858.7 million of property and equipment that it owns.
Bankers came back from discussions with the realization that the range of $13 to $15 was not going to get sufficient interest, according to the person. They told the board that two significant institutions said they were willing to purchase SolarCity shares for $8 to $9 in the IPO and would likely then hold the shares for some time, according to the person.
The board debated whether to submit to the haircut or pull the IPO. The company cut the price to $8, increased the number of shares, causing further dilution to existing investors, and delayed the IPO by a day, before finally entering the public market.
In total, the $92 million deal brought in 40% less than the most-optimistic numbers provided in the company's prospectus.
Ultimately, Mr. Rive said, the IPO will "give [investors] an opportunity to grow with us."
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Man is arrested in Friday shooting
Published: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 5:35 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 5:35 p.m.
SARASOTA COUNTY - Sheriff's deputies have arrested an 18-year-old Sarasota man suspected of involvement in a shooting that occurred Friday night near 25th Street and Euclid Avenue in Sarasota.
Witnesses say Ryan Ward, of 2500 block of 24th Street, and his brother Trae Ward shot at a 44-year-old man multiple times after the man tried to intervene in an altercation between a man and woman. The man was not hurt.
Ryan Ward was arrested Saturday and charged with one count of aggravated assault with a firearm, his fourth arrest since 2010 on aggravated battery and weapons charges.
Detectives have a warrant for 21-year-old Trae Ward, who has four prior felony arrests for similar charges.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Criminal Investigations at (941) 861-4900 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling (941) 366-TIPS (8477), online at sarasotacrimestoppers.com or via text message by texting TIP109 plus a message to CRIMES (274637).
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Welcome to the UAS Ketchikan's Student Government
The Student Government serves the campus through governance (representing and advocating for students on campus and within the University of Alaska system and legislature), programs, (welcome back and finals feasts, graduation reception, scholarships, vending/snack services, student discounts, ID cards, etc.). Leadership positions include president, vice president, and student representative. Activities are supported with student fees.
- Location: Student Center
- Meetings - To Be Determined
All students are encouraged to attend and to get involved!
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United Students of the University of Alaska Southeast Constitution and Bylaws
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UAS Ketchikan Student Discount Program
The UAS Ketchikan Student Government would like to thank the following businesses for offering student discounts. Students must show current UAS Student ID (ID required for take-out orders as well). Student ID cards are available by calling 228-4558.
|$29 a month, plus 50% off sign up on a 12-month commitment for full-time students
|Downtown Books
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|First City Players
|10% discount, 20% discount for a group of 10 students or more
|Gateway Recreation Center
Fitness Room $4, Punch Pass (10) $25, Monthly Rate $42, Three Months $107, Six Months $206, One Year $320
|The Green Bean Coffee Company
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|His & Hairz
|10% off hair care products
|Jud's Office Supply
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|Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities
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|Ketchikan Lock & Key
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(Oct. 1 to April 30)
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10% off welding tools, supplies and safety equipment for UAS WELDING STUDENTS with their UAS Student ID. Non-sale items only. Excludes welding machines and rentals.
Want to become a business offering UAS students a discount? Contact Student Government or call Gail Klein at 228-4508.
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The United Students of the University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan campus are dedicated to increasing campus recycling efforts on campus.
Recyclable Grocery Bags
In our efforts to reduce the number of plastic grocery bags used annually (500,000,000,000 bags) we encourage students, faculty and staff to use recyclable grocery bags daily.
Campus Recycling
Please use the bins located throughout the campus to support our efforts to recycle paper, plastic and aluminum.
The Coalition of Student Leaders exists in order to promote communication between students on each campus of each university in Alaska; to improve the lives and leadership of the students of our universities; to provide for an effective and powerful student voice in matters effecting the University of Alaska; and to enable and develop the leadership for Alaska's future.
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The "Linux libc" fork of the GNU C Library is now a mostly forgotten event. The fork lived from 1994 to 1997/8—just before my time—but I've found interesting accounts of it by others.
The main sources of information are:
- Elliot Lee's essay: A Technical Comparison of glibc 2.x With Legacy System Libraries—the original page is gone but archive.org has a copy
- Rick Moen's essay: Fear of Forking section 6 discusses this fork
- David A. Wheelers's footnote: Forking from his "Look at the numbers!" essay
According to Wheeler's appendix, the fork occurred just after February 1994, and the motivations were procedural/organisational: "the Linux kernel developers thought that the FSF's development process for the C library was too slow and not responding to their needs". This ties in with Bruce Perens' comment in 2000 that the Linux libc fork "went on for years while Linux stabilized" (from the article Forking: it could even happen to you).
Moen's article says the reason was technical: "they decided that FSF's library (then at version 1-point-something) could/should best be adapted for the Linux kernel as a separately-maintained project". Both reasons could have contributed.
During the fork
H. J. Lu is mentioned by a few people as being the maintainer or main contributor to Linux libc.
Elliot Lee's article says that while the Linux kernel developers were using their fork, glibc development stalled for a time. This coincides with the time that FSF spent working on version 2.0, during which there were no official releases for two years. The development progress during this time is noted in the twice-annual GNU's bulletins that FSF published throughout the 90s.
From the NEWS files, it seems Cygnus Solutions hired Ulrich Drepper to work on it from late 1995 onwards since the January 1996 GNU's bulletin mentions that Drepper has contributed a lot "in the last few months".
Glibc 2.0
It looks like glibc 2.0 was released in January or February 1997 (from the dates in the GNU ftp site, from the January 1997 GNU's bulletin, and from some mailing list discussion archives).
By all accounts, glibc-2.0 surpassed Linux libc on features, standards, and code cleanliness. Elliot Lee's article goes into most detail on this, citing features such as POSIX compliance, internationalisation support, multithreaded support, IPv6, and 64-bit data access, and library version migration support.
There is an 1998 interview with H.J. Lu about libc5 and glibc. The interview mostly focuses on technical differences and the transition. H.J. is quite positive about glibc 2.0.
Bruce Perens' one line comment about the aftermath is that the projects "re-merged", however, while the communities and contributors may have merged, according to Stallman, little or no code did. According to Stallman, the Linux libc had insufficient records of authorship or copyright ownership for the code they distributed (something the GNU project has always been very strict about), and the Linux libc maintainers were unwilling to sort this out.
In 1997 through 1998 nearly all GNU/Linux systems switched from libc back to glibc. Red Hat migrated in December 1997, and Debian was planning their migration at that time too, according to Lee. And so ended a story that is now rarely mentioned.
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The history of GNU/Linux is important too
The development of GNU/Linux has been quite a roller-coaster ride, with nearly all attention focused upon development and the future. The period, over which this has occurred, is now long enough that there is the very real risk that certain segments of the history of GNU/Linux might become lost to future users. It's good to see that some attempts are being made to address this potential problem.
It's strange
I agree. It's very strange how little there is written about the history of a movement that should be very simple to find old documents about.
Where are all the old release notes? announcements? mail archives of key flame wars?
There must be thousands of interesting documents out there, but we can't easily find them (maybe because they're in gzipped files on ftp sites and aren't crawled by today's search engines).
Some interesting sets of documents I've found are:
- List of free software transcripts, including some old RMS speeches
- The GNU's bulletins which FSF published from 1986 to 1998
- One I haven't actually read yet: The Daemon, the GNU & the Penguin
I remember finding a PDF document of a guy telling about his experience working for FSF for a few months. The main thing I remember is that he said RMS was very strict about code having to be well documented. I can't find that document anymore though.
Thanks for your item. I've
Thanks for your item. I've added it to a list of Linux-history-related links I've been collecting here: http://wlug.org.nz/LinuxHistory .
This was the last straw
the re-merging from libc5 to glibc at that period was the last straw for me in terms of linux. having started out using the o/s in 1993, i remember counting seven different and incompatible c libraries / executable formats in the following five years.
the RH3 and RH4 boxes i was running in 1997-1998 used substantial in-house modifications to libc5 to make up for the large number of deficencies in the c library - one that particularly springs to mind was the lack of db/dbm/gdbm support for /etc/passwd, which hurt really badly on a passwd file of over 1Mb.
so it was clear that every box was going to have to be wiped and installed from scratch to support the libc5 -> glibc move properly, and even then the early versions of glibc were horrendously buggy, not having seen much production use in 3 years. in the end, i moved everything to freebsd because it had better support at the time for larger systems (32 bit UIDs, large passwd file support, stabler filesystem, usable NFS). and no history of libc problems.


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Thursday and Friday devoted to preparing for the plant sale - Mission Completed!
Everything is ready; all we need is customers!
Oh and did I mention we worked lunch into the process too? Thanks Peg!
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This chicken, broccoli and rice casserole is a quick and easy meal. It's a creamy, comforting blend of lean protein, vegetables, dairy and grains. Add a fruit salad for dessert and you've got yourself a completely balanced meal. I'm going to opt for some cottage cheese and sugar-free jello for my evening snack while I watch Intervention and Hoarders. Am I the only freak who watches these shows?
Chicken, Broccoli and Rice Casserole
12 ounces cooked skinless, boneless chicken breast, cubed
3/4 cup brown rice, cooked in 1 1/2 cups chicken broth per package instructions
2 TBSP olive oil
1/2 onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper
1 1/2 tsp fresh thyme
1 can cream of chicken soup (I used Campbell's Healthy Request)
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup milk
1 chicken bouillon cube
4 oz shredded 2% cheddar cheese
4 cups broccoli
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray casserole dish with cooking spray.
Heat olive oil in skillet. Add onion and celery, season with salt and pepper and saute until softened, 6-7 minutes. Add garlic and saute for another minute or two. Add chicken soup and thyme.
Heat broth in microwave and add bouillon cube. Stir to dissolve. Add broth and milk to the skillet and stir until smooth. Gradually add cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
In a microwave safe dish, cook broccoli and 1 TBSP of water on high for 4 minutes. Add broccoli to skillet. Add cooked rice and chicken. Stir to combine all. Pour into casserole dish and bake in preheated oven for 20-30 minutes until bubbly and browned.


text: Having started in comics as a teenager in Will Eisner's studio, Joe Kubert was involved professionally in comics as an artist and editor for 70 years. He is best known for his work at DC on Hawkman, Our Army at War, Sgt. Rock, Viking Prince, Enemy Ace, and Tarzan. His 1996 graphic novel Fax from Sarajevo won numerous awards. He is the founder of the Joe Kubert School in New Jersey. Inducted 1998


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Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony are presenting a basket of French goodies at Davies Symphony Hall this week. There are some rare delicacies, including a world premiere, and there is the soprano Renée Fleming, too, adding plush star power to the program. But what it really comes down to is captured in two words: "La mer."
Tilson Thomas was at his infectious best for Debussy's symphonic seascape. Indeed, Thursday at Davies, where the program received its first of three performances, the surf seemed to be crashing, the salty mist flying up the aisles. What a knockout performance. Falling in love with this piece is like falling in love with the sound of Miles Davis's trumpet or Pablo Casals' cello; "La Mer" becomes a lifelong touchstone, especially when played with this degree of physicality, precision and excitement. One doesn't tire of it.
A few highlights: the cello section was outrageous in "Play of the Waves," the second movement. And the rumble of timpani and low strings, set against the winds' song and the gleamingly eruptive trumpet of Mark Inouye, made for an evocative finale, "Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea." Over and above, though, this was a superb performance by the orchestra; wish I'd had my sunglasses, to beat back the dazzle of the sun's glare, which was intense.
It's been said that the second movement of "La Mer" (from 1905) points toward a revolutionary music of constant change and organic self-replenishment -- the music of "Jeux," Debussy's last orchestral work (from 1912.) Composed for a Diaghilev-Nijinsky ballet about amorous goings-on on a tennis court, its true subject is "dappled light and shape," Tilson Thomas pointed out, in remarks from the podium. He added that Debussy manages a conjurer's trick: "Jeux" is dense with detail and color (nearly every stand in the strings has a separate part) yet light as a feather.
The program began with this elusive and enchanting piece: with floaty rubato tempos, myriad vaporous gestures (swoons, chuckles, slaps, mischievous pinches) and moods that ranged from peppy to languorous (those teenage lovers' hormones, perhaps). But the performance didn't gain trajectory and shape until its final moments, with its fleeting waltz, its sense of desire permeating dusk and a conclusion that shimmered like a Monet sunset.
Appearing as part of her Project San Francisco residency with the orchestra, Fleming now made her entrance, wearing a hot pink gown, shoulder-less with luxurious shawl and a long train. Waterfalls of satiny fabric, in other words, to complement the world premiere of English composer Robin Holloway's "C'est l'extase" ("The Ecstasy"). Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony, this is his elegant arrangement of Debussy's "Ariettes oubliées" ("Forgotten Songs"), which set the poetry of Paul Verlaine for voice and piano. All in all, Debussy set 21 texts by Verlaine. Holloway has linked ten to form an orchestral suite; seven are being performed this week.
In a pre-concert talk, Holloway described these youthful pieces -- composed 1882-87, when Debussy was in his early- to mid-20s -- as reflecting the composers "private, secret" sadness and emotional complexity. Some of the songs, he said, "compress a world of introverted melancholy from which there is no escape." One, titled "Green," offers fleeting moments of "tenderness, happiness ending in repose. That's as good as it gets," he quipped.
His arrangements catch the spirit of Debussy; bridging a century, this "collaboration" works. In "C'est l'extase" -- the first song, about the "languorous ecstasy" and "fatigue of love" -- Holloway surrounds Debussy's cresting melodies with a lustrous shimmer of strings, well suited to the velvety texture and colors of Fleming's voice. A spare wind chorale introduces "Il pleure dans mon Coeur" ("My Heart Weeps"), about a love that's vanished without explanation. Fleming plunged through Verlaine's mournful poetry here.
But this was a mixed performance by the soprano, whose lower range lacked pop and whose expressiveness didn't always go to the marrow. Still, she brought sweetness and ease to the rich contours of "Green" and lavish sound to "Spleen," the suite's bleakest song, which Holloway ends with a lush shiver.
After intermission, Fleming was more in her element, singing three selections from Canteloube's "Chants d'Auvergne," settings of folk songs from the composer's native Auvergne region in central France. These are directly communicative pieces, and richly melodic. With his orchestrations, Canteloube sets the solo voice like a big fat jewel, expecting it to shine.
Suddenly, Fleming's voice was fuller, more comfortable, riding long streams of breath with beautiful legato singing, for instance, on "Bailero," the shepherd's song. It was soulful.
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San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Renée Fleming, soprano soloist
When: 8 p.m. Jan. 12, 2 p.m. Jan. 13
Where: Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
Tickets: $51-$160; 415-864-6000, www.sfsymphony.org
Also: Fleming and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham give a recital with pianist Bradley Moore at Davies Hall, 7 p.m., Jan. 16


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West Alabama women's tennis team loses in Gulf South semifinals
Published: Monday, April 22, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 11:23 p.m.
MONTGOMERY | The University of West Alabama women's tennis team defeated Alabama-Huntsville 5-0 in the quarterfinal round of the Gulf South Conference Championships on Saturday morning, but was eliminated in the afternoon semifinals by ninth-ranked West Florida, 5-0.
UWA (19-10) came into the tournament ranked 10th in the NCAA South Region.
West Alabama 5, Alabama Huntsville 0
No. 1 — Helga Jeske/Shannon McEvoy, UWA def. Una Carvajal/Alejandra Pacheco, UAH, 8-1
No. 2 — Jill Furlong/Natalia Cardenas, UWA def. Jessica Groupierre/Katie Bryant, UAH, 8-5
No. 3 — Emily Gerding/Dasha Popova, UWA def. Maria Lawton/Kasi McDonald, UAH, 8-4
No. 2 — Helga Jeske, UWA def. Lina Carvajal, UAH, 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Shannon McEvoy, UWA def. Kasi McDonald, UAH, 6-1, 6-0
West Florida 5, West Alabama 0
No. 1 — Monika Kochanova/Giovana Patitucci, UWF def. Helga Jeske/Shannon McEvoy, UWA, 8-2
No. 2 — Luiza Sonnervig/Mariana Sonnervig, UWF def. Jill Furlong/Natalia Cardenas, UWA, 8-2
No. 3 — Nina Bubelova/Fernanda Amaral, UWF def. Emily Gerding/Dasha Popova, UWA, 8-2
No. 1 — Monika Kochanova, UWF def. Natalia Cardenas, UWA, 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 — Nina Bubelova, UWF def. Jill Furlong, UWA, 2-1 Retired
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SJA's girls tennis Assistant Coach Brian Bluedorn has been named one of two Assistant Coaches of the Year for Class A high school tennis in Minnesota.
This award is given by the Minnesota High School Tennis Coaches Association.
The Saints girls tennis Head Coach Les Zellmann said, "Brian has a great rapport with the players. It has been great fun to watch Brian develop as an assistant coach.
"He understands the goals of the development of player skills and how to help players compete at a high level. He is very deserving of this honor."
Bluedorn has been the Saints girls tennis and boys tennis coaching staff for six years. He has been an assistant coach for the girls team for four years. In addition, he has been the 7th grade boys basketball coach for six years.
Coach Bluedorn said it was an honor to receive the award. "I think of it as a team award. We have a good team with good players who work hard all of the time," Bluedorn said.
Some of what's involved in the art of coaching according to the Saints coach is, "I get the kids to enjoy the game, work hard and try to improve every time they go out and play.
"We do what we can to give the kids as many chances as possible to play."
The other asst. coach award went to Josh Otto-Fischer of Glencoe-Silver Lake.
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We share with you our motivation, our passion, and our drive to reach new heights in diversity and inclusive excellence at Kent State University. Diversity and inclusion is about every person in the KSU family and beyond. We believe in engagement and collaboration with constituents across the campuses and within our greater community. Our goal is to maximize individual and collective contributions, thereby creating an environment that welcomes diversity of thought, continuous personal growth, academic attainment and above average achievement. As we define inclusive excellence, we realize that it is one distinctive quality that characterizes great institutions.
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Legendary bluesman Jimmy McCracklin, one of the Bay Area's most accomplished musicians, died Thursday in San Pablo after a lengthy battle with multiple health problems. He was 91.
The singer-songwriter-pianist will be best remembered for the hit 1957 single "The Walk," a tune that influenced countless other musicians, as well as for being one of the primary architects of West Coast Blues. The longtime Richmond resident spent nearly 70 years in the blues game and wrote literally hundreds of songs.
"He was absolutely one of America's greatest songwriters," says Ronnie Stewart, president of Bay Area Blues Society and the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame. "So many artists covered Jimmy McCracklin, because he was the man." Indeed, the list of top-name artists who recorded or performed McCracklin songs ranges from blues greats like B.B. King to soul stars such as Otis Redding to hip-hop queens Salt-N-Pepa. Bob Dylan cited McCracklin as a personal favorite, while many of the biggest forces in the British Invasion, including the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, were reportedly inspired by his work.
McCracklin was born August 13, 1921 -- at least that's the commonly accepted date, although the bluesman was known for arguing that it was incorrect. He was raised in St. Louis and joined the Navy in 1938. After World War II, he moved to Richmond and quickly become immersed in Bay Area's thriving blues scene. He backed B.B. King, L.C. Robinson and other top performers at local clubs -- most notably, Club Savoy, which McCracklin would later immortalize with his 1963 tune "Club Savoy" (better known as "Savoy's Jump").
He made his recording debut in 1945 and establish himself as a major force in the blues game in the '50s, thanks in large part to "The Walk." The rollicking, piano-driven composition, which now ranks as a blues standard, hit No. 5 on the R&B chart and No. 7 on the pop chart.
"The Walk" was such a sensation that even racial barriers couldn't stop it. McCracklin performed the single on "American Bandstand," which many authorities list as the first time a black artist played on Dick Clark's popular TV show.
McCracklin continued to find success on the charts through the '60s, with such notable tunes as "Just Got to Know" (No. 2 on the R&B charts) and the Lowell Fulson co-authored "Tramp" (a hit for both Otis Redding and Carla Thomas in 1967). In the '70s, he ran San Francisco's Continental Club and hosted such acts as Big Joe Turner and Etta James. He also remained active on the touring scene, where he inspired legions of younger blues artists.
"Jimmy remains one of my favorite songwriters," says East Bay blues harmonica standout Mark Hummel. "I've recorded three of his compositions over the years. He wrote classics."
Above the classic songs, however, was a signature sound that in large part added a new chapter in the development of the blues. The "Jimmy McCracklin Sound," as Stewart calls it, was built from prominent horn arrangements, stylish guitar leads and dominant piano work. It was so different from "Chicago Blues" -- a guitar-and-harmonica dominated style -- that it became known "West Coast Blues."
"He created certain licks and styles, and that's the ID of an artist," Stewart says. "He was one of the true innovators of West Coast Blues."
Few blues artists could claim to represent the West Coast any better than McCracklin. And very few, if any, did it for as long as McCracklin.
"Jimmy McCracklin was a major force on the West Coast blues scene and for many years a vital and vibrant part of the blues community in the East Bay," says Edward Chmelewski, president of San Francisco blues label Blind Pig Records. "He'll be missed."
Among the blues great's survivors are his wife, Beulah McCracklin, and two daughters, Linette Susan McCracklin and Patricia McCracklin Croner. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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text: Silly you, thinking yesterday's Keeping Up with the Kardashians season finale marked the beginning of a reprieve from America's most undeservedly famous family. Because tonight, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe took the Late Show by storm for an interview with David Letterman. They were annoying, obviously, but you know what was kind of fun? Watching Letterman conduct the interview like he was talking to three surprisingly articulate toddlers with gigantic breasts. Here's our highlight reel.


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Bulletproof glass, holding areas, non-lethal weapons and arming security guards and teachers with guns were among the ideas for improving school security discussed at Monday's Marietta City Board of Education meeting.
Board members, district and building administrators, two parents and two grandparents continued a community conversation that began at December's meeting in response to last month's slaying of 20 young students and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
"Security guards (are), I think, a must. I don't think it's an option anymore," said Angie Binegar, 39, the parent of a Phillips Elementary student. "Just the perception of knowing - these people (school shooters) are cowards. They're not going to want to face opposition."
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Clockwise from left, Marietta resident Angie Binegar, Marietta City Schools Superintendent Harry Fleming, Binegar's husband, Steve, and board of education member Don Atkins talk after Monday's board meeting, which included a discussion on school safety.
Board President Greg Gault said the idea is worth considering.
Superintendent Harry Fleming noted the district has a permanent improvement levy that could be used for physical improvements to district buildings, but not for hiring.
"To hire security guards is personnel; we don't have money for that," he said.
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Binegar said she would support a levy for costs associated with safety measures and urged the board to place one on the upcoming primary ballot. Gault said that would not be possible because there was no scope of work or cost established.
If people wouldn't support a levy to make safety improvements, Binegar said, arming teachers should be considered.
"Probably a year ago I would have said, 'No way,'" board member Bill Hutchinson said. "Now I'd probably say, 'Let's think about this.'"
The idea worried Warren Township resident Tom Reebel, 59, whose granddaughter attends Phillips.
"That just scares the heck out of me, to put lethal force in somebody's hands," he said.
Reebel said anyone who would carry a gun in a school setting should have at least as much training as a police officer, a position with which board member Don Atkins agreed.
"My feeling is if we're going to do this, concealed carry training is not enough," he said. "You should possibly even go through the OPOTA (Ohio Police Officer Training Academy) training."
Gault said he'd heard some people suggest giving school personnel non-lethal weapons such as Tasers. Binegar pointed out some devices can launch pepper spray from dozens of feet away.
Binegar's husband, Steve, 42, said pepper spray is a good idea that could be placed in schools quickly.
"It will stop (a shooter) if you hit him with it," he said.
Establishing a "holding area" where people could go without actually entering the school was another concept Angie Binegar asked the board to consider. Facilities, transportation and safety director Dave Davis noted that could also save on utility bills since it would act like an airlock.
Angie Binegar also suggested installing bulletproof glass on entrances. Davis said that would not be a quick fix because that type of glass is thicker than what is already in place.
"The entranceways would have to be totally redone," he said.
After suggestions from Reebel's wife, Linda Fleming, the superintendent's sister, and Binegar, Davis said he could get more information about attaching bars to existing doors.
Superintendent Fleming told those in attendance that school officials had already emphasized to employees the importance of making sure they know who is at a door before buzzing someone in and not allowing people to enter through other locations.
Putnam Elementary Principal Jona Hall said she'd recently had Marietta Police Officer Rod Hupp at her school to go over A.L.I.C.E. training with the staff. The program - which stands for alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate - encourages multiple approaches to adapt to circumstances and get students to safety.
Phillips Principal Joe Finley said the district needs to also provide specific instructions to employees so they know how to carry out the A.L.I.C.E. principles at each building.
"It needs to go further than just the A.L.I.C.E. training," he said.
Hall said her school has a specific "rally point" after an evacuation but noted that in a shooting situation, it might make more sense for certain groups to go to other locations. One teacher said she worked in a district in another state that established "safe houses" in the neighborhood where students and staff could take refuge.
Atkins said rally points for a shooting incident should be different from those used for a fire.
"If somebody's doing this, then very possibly, they've watched your fire drills already," he said.
The board referred the various suggestions to the district's safety committee That group, whose members include Atkins, Davis and a rotating roster of principals and staff members, meets next at 1 p.m. Feb. 14.
Monday's meeting was also the board's annual organizational session. Prior to the safety discussion, Gault and board member Wendy Myers were re-elected to their positions of president and vice president, respectively.


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'Beasts' director: 'This just feels historic'
Published: Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 3:07 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 3:07 p.m.
Beasts of the Southern Wild director Benh Zeitlin was too focused on seeing whether his film would receive a best-picture nomination to listen for his own name as best director.
"I didn't even think it was a possibility," says Zeitlin of a director nomination. "I wasn't following it closely enough to see who got in (to the category). I thought they had announced the last director's name and then I suddenly heard mine. It hit me like a thunderbolt."
Not only was Zeitlin an underdog choice for best director (beating out Ben Affleck, who wasn't nominated for Argo), but Beasts was nominated for picture and adapted screenplay, and 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis became the youngest nominee ever for actress.
"This just feels historic for a film that does not have any famous people involved. Or any budget. Or any power," says Zeitlin. "I didn't know this was possible. This feels like a miracle. It's hitting us right now. We're absolutely shocked."
Zeitlin was too caught up in the moment to think about the Academy Awards show next month. "My mind is racing too hard right now to make any firm plans," he says.
His viewing of the Oscar nominations in a Los Angeles hotel room quickly turned into a party.
"We're reverting back to a childlike state of jumping between the beds," says Zeitlin.
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Don Faught, a 25-year veteran of the real estate business, is this year's California Association of Realtors president.
A second generation real estate professional and vice president and managing broker at Alain Pinel Realtors' Livermore Valley office in Pleasanton, Faught has also been a director of the National Association of Realtors since 2002, currently serving on its finance committee. He's also a past president of the Bay East Association of Realtors.
In an interview, Faught talked about the housing crash and nascent recovery and his plans as the association's president this year. He took office in November.
Q: What do you hope to accomplish during your year in office?
A: We're working on professionalism and ethics. This distressed property market seems to have brought out some bad actors. We have a task force working on changing the licensing laws.
Q: What are these bad actors doing?
A: There are so many answers to that one. Consumers are just desperate. You have people who are pushed out of their houses because of short sales and foreclosures who are susceptible to the evildoers on Craigslist. Scammers will find a home that's for sale and tell people it's for rent. They tell people, "Send me some cash and I'll hold the property for you."
There are loan modification scams, where people ask for payment upfront. You can do it for free by going through your lender. Attorneys are even coming in from Texas and New York, contacting Californians. They claim to have these inside connections with Bank of America, Wells Fargo or Chase. People are so desperate for a life ring to save them from drowning they will succumb to it. Sometimes they don't even hear back from these people.
Q: We've come through the worst housing crash in memory. Are there any lessons to be learned from it?
A: I don't know that the downturn was such a bad thing. In 2006, about 11 percent of homebuyer could afford a median price home. Today, we're at 48 percent affordability. Now with historic low interest rates and low prices, for the first time many Californians can afford to buy a home.
In 2006 you could buy a house for 100 percent down. You had no skin in the game. When Wall Street finally blew up, it was easy to walk away from your home. To me that was the problem. What we have going for us now is good underwriting. They are looking at your credit worthiness, actually verifying you have a job.
Q: If you could wave a magic wand and fix one thing about the market, what would that be?
A: I'm not completely, 100 percent happy with Dodd-Frank (congressional legislation that addressed the fiscal and housing crisis). It's 1,100 pages of new regulations, all put together to have more accountability, more transparency. But, unfortunately, it had some unintended consequences, too. We've had issues with appraisals. We're still getting appraisers from outside the area, 30 miles away. There's a big difference between the housing markets in Pleasanton and Stockton.
Q: Is credit still too tight?
A: It's still too tight. That's why we need Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (government-backed companies that buy mortgages from banks, enabling the banks to charge lower interest rates). We'd like to see more private capital flow into the market, but we need both. Especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, prices are so high compared with the rest of country, that not every one can save up for a 20 percent down payment. Fannie and Freddie are great because they are a low-down-payment source of funds if you have a high credit worthiness.
Q: You think Fannie and Freddie should stick around?
A: We have to have them, especially here in California We're one of most expensive places in the country. We want people to come to California. But people won't take jobs here because they can't afford a house.
Q: What's at the top of your legislative agenda?
A: We want the mortgage interest deduction to stay. It is not only a way to make housing affordable, it has also kept people in their homes during the downturn because they didn't want to give up their tax deduction.
The other thing we're working on is supporting Senate Bill 30 in the Legislature. This is for mortgage debt forgiveness following foreclosures and short sales. SB30 is a very popular piece of legislation, so it will probably end up getting passed.
Q: Any advice for homebuyer?
A: I would tell the buying public, be cautious. Buyers who are waiving inspections and doing anything they can to get into properties may wake up with a huge hangover the next day. Do your due diligence. Buying a home is a wonderful thing, but you don't want any regrets.
Contact Pete Carey at 408-920-5419 Follow him on Twitter.com/petecarey
Don Faught
Born: Bethesda, Md.
Age: 57
Education: Bachelor's degree in business, University of Oklahoma, 1977
Career: Pillsbury, marketing; real estate business for 25 years, beginning with his mother's Security West Realty in Fremont; Alain Pinel Realtors for the past 10 years
Home: Livermore
Family: Married, two children
Five things to know about Don Faught
1. He worked for Playboy Magazine after he graduated from college.
2. He's a member of the Women's Council of Realtors.
3. He's "a pretty decent cook."
4. He was a member of the Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow.
5. He plays golf whenever he can.


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Oops: Rolling Stone gets Constitution tattoo wrong
(NEWSER) – Oops: Julia Louis-Dreyfus appears nude with the preamble to the US Constitution inked on her back for the cover of the latest Rolling Stone—but with one big mistake: There's a large John Hancock just above her rear. Hancock, however, put the most famous signature in American history on the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution, the AP notes.
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Stocks dropped steeply Thursday, exacerbating a two-day slump that analysts attributed to concerns about instability abroad, worries about Friday's employment data and fears that the Federal Reserve may raise rock-bottom interest rates sooner than expected.
The Dow Jones industrial average tanked 317.06 points. The Standard & Poor's 500 slumped 39 points, and the Nasdaq composite index swung down 93 points.
The blue-chip Dow closed in the red for July -- its first monthly decline since January.
Strife in other countries -- tensions between Russia and Ukraine, fighting in Gaza, and Islamic State militants' advances in Iraq -- contributed to a sell-off.
Argentina, which lost its appeals in U.S. courts over its sovereign debt, fell into default for the second time in 13 years after 11th-hour talks with bondholders failed to resolve the issues late Wednesday.
The foreign hostilities exacerbated concerns that a strengthening economy at home could compel the Fed to reverse its economic stimulus program before the June 2015 mark expected by Wall Street.
A smattering of disappointing earnings and downgraded forecasts at companies such as Exxon Mobil and Whole Foods Market also discouraged investors.
But Alan Whitman, a managing director with Morgan Stanley, said it's "not a major run to get out."
"Buyers are being very, very disciplined. They're not chasing after things, just making sellers drop prices to come down to their level," he said. "The volume is low; it isn't like there's a panic to get to the exits."


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Tree Town Team Tournament
What: Alternate Shot – Teams paired at the event
When: Saturday July 10, 2010
Where: Forest City, IA – F.C. Disc Golf Course / Pammel Park (enter off of J-Street)
Time: Registration 9 AM – 10 AM During Registration experienced entrants will play poles 1 thru 5 individually. Score will be used to get a seeding in order to make pairings. The low score will be paired with the high score, then second lowest score with the second highest score, and so on until the field is set. First round will start immediately after pairs are made (approx 10:30).
Format: Alternate shot -2 rounds of 21 with break between rounds (second round –switch partners.
Cost: $10 per person ( go towards prizes )
This tourney is all about Fun and meeting new people – No pressure atmosphere great event for beginners to come out and play with an experienced player as a teammate. If you are an experience player and would like to promote the sport and play in fun no pressure tourney this is your chance. If your new to the sport and would like to see what disc golf is about this is a great opportunity to learn the game. Discs will be for sale at the event.


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EAGLE COUNTY - Stipulated, Mandy Ortiz, Gregg Salaz, David Suarez and Chantal Willoughby are outstanding runners.
But, ladies and gentlemen, Saturday's state meet in Colorado Springs for both Battle Mountain and Eagle Valley isn't about the aces. Of course, the Huskies and Devils need their studs and studettes to shine. But every school that will assemble at the Norris Penrose Event Center has an Ortiz or a Salaz.
The state meet always comes down to the fourth-seventh runners on every team. As good as Erika Ghent was for the 2005 Battle Mountain state champions, Leslie Peterson, that team's fifth runner, was the key. The 2007 Huskies boys, led by Tony Crisofulli, John O'Neill and Jonny Stevens, needed Mario Gonzalez as their fifth to ice back-to-back state titles.
So whether it's Battle Mountain gold or Eagle Valley read-and-white starburst - both schools change their jerseys for state - team depth is the focus.
The ladies are in the hunt for the school's first state title since 2005. And they are a veteran crew. Ortiz is a senior. Sydney Gaylord, Val Constien, Christina Shearon, Bridgett Courtois and Jenai Denardo are all juniors. Only freshman Rychelle Denardo is a state newcomer.
The Classical Academy, which has won seven straight 3A titles before moving up to 4A this fall, is probably favored. But it's hard to tell because TCA and Battle Mountain haven't crossed paths this year. Thompson Valley is also in the mix. The Huskies and Thompson Valley are 1-1-1 in their three meetings. (In answer to how there was a tie in running, Both schools were in different divisions at the Liberty Bell meet, had comparable times, but did not race head-to-head.)
"At the state meet, anything can happen," Huskies coach Rob Parish said. "There's always a favorite who doesn't do well. And there's always a second-tier team you don't expect who emerges. The key to a great state meet is all five runners having a good day on the same day."
And don't forget Nos. 6 and 7. If the Battle Mountain ladies were to run in their traditional order, the Denardo sisters also play a big role. If they are able to finish ahead of, say, TCA's or Thompson Valley's fourth or fifth runner, the Denardos push up the scores of their competitors.
David Suarez is the only Battle Mountain guy with state-meet experience. Joe Barrett, Ethan Pence, Ethan Cotton, Josh Braun, Cameron Moore and Brinton Barry are making their state debuts.
"The guys are back at state, but we're not just happy to be there," Parish said. "They have specific goals. The guys had a good regional race, but not a great one. We've taken this group down to the Front Range for two or three races. I think that will serve both the boys and the girls well."
Twenty-five teams qualified for state last year, including the Devils. The Eagle Valley boys, as state newcomers, finished 25th. There was absolutely no shame in that. Everyone at state is a good and a lot of teams don't get to go.
It is also motivation.
"I think the boys are really hungry," Devils coach Melinda Brandt said. "They're going for a top-10 (finish). They have the experience from last year and the big meets they've been in this year."
The Norris Penrose Event Center is hillier than past state venues and that's a good thing for the Devils. The main climb is midway through the course, but there is also an incline in the final stretch. Don't be surprised to see Eagle Valley reel in some people there.
Gregg Salaz, Hunter Burnham, Nathan Maddox, Rafael Gurule and Carson McQueeney all have been to the dance last year. Sophomore Will Thrasher makes his first state start, while Michael Niemeyer, now a sophomore, was an alternate last year.
Brandt wants to see Salaz, Burnham and Maddox in the top 30 and her scoring five in the top 100.
The Eagle Valley girls are making their first appearance at state as a team. They are Gabrielle Avila, Chantal Willoughby, Nikki Cunning (who's been as an individual) Samantha Maddox, Tyler Beckum, Megan Muehlethaler and Briana Young. Cunning has been coaching the team on the state experience.
Eagle Valley will have a state tunnel and the traditional escort Friday from local law enforcement and fire crews.
"Everyone in Gypsum and Eagle will know we're going to state," Brandt joked.
The boys race at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, while the girls go at 12:30 p.m.
Sports Editor Chris Freud can be reached at 970-748-2934 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Britt Daniel has performed on David Letterman's show before, but the "iconic" television host was never quite so complimentary as he was after the Divine Fits took the stage in mid-November.
"(Letterman) said, 'I'm going to manage these guys' and told everyone to 'go buy this record; it's all you need,'" Daniel said during a phone interview last week. "He's always been nice, but this time, he went all out."
The band's manager wasn't able to attend the show. He called Daniel afterward to find out how it went.
"I said, 'It went really well, but there's some bad news, too. I'll let you just watch it and see.' He wrote me an email that night that said, 'Well, first of all, Letterman can go f*** himself.'
"I grew up watching Letterman," Daniel continued. "For me, he's the most iconic talk show host, the best; it was a day to remember for sure."
The very hip Divine Fits open for The Shins Thursday night at Vail Snow Daze. The concert venue at Ford Park opens at 6 p.m., and music will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Though technically a new band, each musician is highly pedigreed in his own rite: Daniel, the frontman for the band Spoon (which is still together); Dan Boeckner, of Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs (Handsome Furs is no longer together) acclaim; Sam Brown, of New Bomb Turks; and Alex Fischel, of Papa.
As for the band name, Daniel said it was simply just a few words that sounded good together, and he liked that the name had a slew of possible meanings.
"It could be divine, as in heavenly or splendid, and fit, as in the way the clothes fit or fit as in tantrum," Daniel said. "We considered all the things it could mean, and it seemed pretty loaded with possibility, loaded with context."
The group has been together less than a year but has gotten plenty of buzz from more than just Letterman: Music journalists from NPR to Rolling Stone and Pitchfork have poured out the compliments for the band's first album, "A Thing Called Divine Fits," which has already landed on a few "Best of 2012" music lists.
The band members are spread out - Daniel is based in Austin, Brown lives in Ohio, and both Boeckner and Fischel are in Los Angeles. Everyone camped out in L.A. to write and record the album, which they finished up in May.
In Spoon, Daniel is used to being the frontman, the only guy on stage who talks to the audience, but in Divine Fits, he gets to split the duties with Boeckner, which is a welcome reprieve.
"It's cool playing with Dan because he's a songwriter and sings, so I only do that for half the record and half the shows," Daniel said. "It's different. I like backing people up who I believe in. If he wasn't as great as he is, it wouldn't be as fun."
The band opens for the Black Keys in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, and in January, they head to Australia to tour.
"We've been trying to write some new songs, and we'll be touring a lot next year," Daniel said. "I'm also going to make a Spoon record pretty soon. I'll be working on it next year. I'm bouncing around, doing both (projects)."
In between, he'll likely be waiting to hear from Letterman.


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The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team will be playing its final road game of the season on Wednesday night when they travel to Arlington to take on the UT Arlington Lady Mavs. The game will tipoff at 7 p.m. at Texas Hall on the UTA campus.
The team is now 2-25 on the year with a 0-14 Southland Conference record. The Lady Mavs are 7-19 overall and are fighting for the final spot in the conference tournament with a record of 4-10 in league play.
The Islanders will be looking to even the season series after falling 66-63 against UTA earlier in the season at the Dugan Wellness Center. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will look to play the role of spoiler and keep UTA out of the tournament after the earlier season loss where they led until the final minute of the game. The Lady Mavs Tamara Simmons hit a three-point shot with 33 seconds left to give her team the lead for good.
Adrienne Scott had one of the best games of her career that night, scoring 16 points while grabbing 16 rebounds to lead the Islanders effort. Scott is also leading the team for the season with a 13.7 scoring average while pulling in 7.7 boards a game. Anitra Jeffery is tops on the team in rebounding at 8.8 a contest. Ashley Darley is the second-leading scorer with 9.0 points a night.
The Lady Mavs are led by Simmons, who is scoring 15.9 a game. Shalyn Martin is also scoring in double digits at 12.7 per game while also leading the team in rebounds with 6.7 per game.
Live stats and audio called by Yannis Koutroupis will be available by visiting www.GoIslanders.com.
After the game tonight, the Islanders will host Central Arkansas this Saturday night on Senior Night at the American Bank Center in the season finale.


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She didn't want to plunge down the Boulder foothills trail. Too steep. Rocky. And for years, while her husband Pete soared to the bottom, she hopped off her bike and walked it down.
But a month ago Sally Hammond bought a new mountain bike, with 29-inch - rather than the standard 26-inch - wheels.
And so down she goes - in the saddle.
"I felt 10 times more confident than I did on anything else I had ridden," said Hammond, a Boulder executive. "It opens up so many opportunities for me, trails I didn't have the confidence to ride."
Just a few years ago, so-called 29ers were for tall people and bike geeks - and usually both.
But then manufacturers started tweaking the frames, making them friendlier for non-giants, like Hammond. Bike geekdom made them seem cool. And then the big boys - first Trek, then Specialized - started pushing 29ers.
To read this article in its entirety, go to http://www.denverpost.com/outwest/ci_20728050/revolution-evolution-mountain-bikes-go-big


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Arrowwood's 16,000 acres of lakes, marshes, prairie grasslands, wooded coulees and cultivated fields make it a perfect venue for wildlife viewing and ...
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The Dakota Zoo is located on the east bank of the Missouri River in Bismarck. Home to more than 600 animals, including 125 species, the zoo has ...
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As its name suggests, the 13-mile Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge...
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The museum educates the public of the historical and present-day roles of wildlife law enforcement and natural resources conservation. The Hall of Hon...
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Icelandic State Park is home to the Pioneer Heritage Center, Gunlogson Homestead and Historic Buildings. Hiking Trails and a Self-guided Nature Tra...
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Since 1932, nestled in the Turtle Mountains of North Dakota and Manitoba, the International Peace Garden is one of the continent's most symbolic an...
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From the Killdeer Mountains to the deeply entrenched Little Missouri River Breaks and Badlands, this 64 mile byway provides a unique and enchanting la...
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Nestled in the scenic Turtle Mountains along the U.S./Canadian border, Lake Metigoshe is one of the most popular year-round vacation spots in North...
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A deputy saw a car with defective license plate lamps driving east on U.S. Highway 6 on Sept. 23. He made a U-turn and contacted the driver.
The 27-year-old woman didn't have a driver license due to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol and unpaid fines in Texas. She was cited for driving with a suspended license and made arrangements for a ride home.
A deputy stopped a motorcycle for speeding on Avon Road Sept. 23.
The 26-year-old biker became evasive when asked for details about where he was going and where he lived. It turned out he presented a fake insurance card.
He was cited for speeding and driving without proof of insurance. The bike was impounded.
Somehow a commercial cargo truck from Dallas ended up with the wrong type of fuel in its tank in around Sept. 24.
The owner of the truck said an employee drove the diesel truck to Gypsum. He went to pick up the truck at the employee's house and it wouldn't start. It only created a lot of smoke.
A mechanic said 34 gallons of unleaded gasoline were in the fuel tank. The repair cost $700.
The employee told a deputy he knew the difference between diesel and gasoline. He denied responsibility even though he acknowledged his boss owed him money.
A deputy stopped a car in Gypsum on Sept. 14 because it didn't have break lights.
The driver didn't have a driver license. It had been revoked for an alcohol offense. The revocation period had ended but the man hadn't replaced his license.
He was cited for driving without a license and ordered to call a licensed driver to pick him up.
• A wallet with $1,200 cash was stolen from a car on Rangeview Drive in Gypsum during the day on Sept. 21.
• A new $240 stereo was stolen from an unlocked car parked in Eagle River Village in Edwards on Sept. 24. Another unlocked car that belonged to the same person had been rummaged as well. The owner said he left the cars unlocked because he figured thieves would otherwise break the windows to get what they wanted.


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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Baseball team will travel to San Antonio on Tuesday for a midweek non-conference game at UTSA. The teams are set for a 6 p.m. contest on the Roadrunners' campus.
The Islanders (19-12) come into the contest on a five-game winning streak, winning the final two of the series against Oral Roberts, and then earning a sweep over Nicholls on the road this past weekend. UTSA (18-13) went 3-1 over their last four games, beating Seattle twice and San Jose State once while falling against Texas A&M.
The Islanders are led offensively by Eric Weiss, with the senior hitting at a .345 clip during the year. Jonathan Gonzales and Zach Taylor are tied for second with a .320 batting average in 2013. Gonzales leads the team with 28 RBI, while Weiss has added 26 and Taylor is third with 16.
For the Roadrunners, Daniel Rockett leads the way at .475 on the season, while RJ Perucki leads the team with 10 doubles, eight home runs, 31 RBI and also has a .380 batting average.
Adam Hoelscher (1-3, 5.45 ERA) will get the start for the Islanders, and he will go against Nolan Trabanino (3-2, 3.78 ERA) of UTSA.
The two teams met in a midweek game earlier in the year, with the Roadrunners taking a 19-4 final at Chapman Field.
Live stats and audio will be available by visiting www.GoIslanders.com, while video can be viewed at www.GoUTSA.com.
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One of USC's longest standing commitments is DE David Johnson of Lithonia, GA. He pledged to the Gamecocks in May and has held firm. He made his official visit to USC last weekend and will take an official visit to Vanderbilt this weekend. "It's the excitement of being able to go," said Lithonia assistant coach Lloyd Morrison. "With him committing so early, he alienated himself from the entire process. He asked if he could do Vandy. They are going to do what every school will do, but he's solid with what he's going to do. David has been a commitment in his mind and heart to South Carolina since the 11th grade. South Carolina was in on him early and they've never wavered. Coach Spurrier and coach Ward told him he's got to be ready to go as a true freshman." Johnson's mother will go on the trip with him along with Morrison and head coach Marcus Jelks.Tweet
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Roads are already crowded as folks hit the highway for the holiday weekend. Here in town, Leon County deputies are stepping up patrols. Tallahassee police are setting up roadblocks and a grieving mother is making a plea, "Don't drink and drive."
The crosses on Silverlake Road mark the spot where 17-year-old Danny Kinsey died eight years ago. He was the passenger in a truck driven by a drunken friend.
"He hit the culvert, some say he flipped end over end. The driver was not wearing his seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle. Danny was in the process of being thrown, when the cab of the truck came down on Danny's head and broke his neck," says Dottie Kinsey.
Even now this winding stretch of road in western Leon County is rife with skid marks and discarded beer cans. Deputies know it well.
"Kids come out to the woods and think they can get away with drinking and driving, they're away from populated areas and think that police aren't watching. That's not the case," says Tony Drzewiecki.
A drunk driving road block will be set up this weekend just down the road from these mementos, and as Dottie Kinsey misses the son who loved to hunt and fish, she has this to say to others who dare to drink and drive this weekend or any other.
"They need to slow down and think about their actions. They're not always invincible like they think they are. You know things do happen. Tragedies do happen," Dottie says.
A roadblock will be set up on Silverlake Road this weekend, one of many set up to catch drunk drivers in and around Tallahassee.
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Flo-Pallet, a provider of a new highly specialized material and manufacturing process for reusable pallets, has joined the Reusable Packaging Association. The company joined the RPA during the recent Modex show in Atlanta.
The company's specialized sheet molding composite material has been used in the automotive, aerospace and other industries, but this is the first time the product is available commercially as a reusable pallet. One of the benefits for the reusables industry is that the material can be reused only by specialized recyclers, eliminating its attractiveness for theft for a profit. The company is headquartered in Reed City, Michigan.
"The RPA is addressing the issue of asset loss on several fronts," said Jerry Welcome, President, RPA. "Flo-Pallet's insights will bring added value to our existing members, and we can help the company make inroads into the reusables market."
"The RPA will be a great forum for us to create business opportunities and to increase our understanding of the reusables supply chain," said Curtis Lewis, President of Flo-Pallet and the company's Executive Representative to the RPA. "We welcome the opportunity to join this influential association that is actively shaping the reusables market."


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TahoeChamber's next Business After Hours Mixer will benefit two local nonprofits.Christmas Cheer and St. Theresa's Bread & Broth program will benefit from the Jan. 10 mixer, which will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Riva Grill. Attendees are asked to bring canned and nonperishable food items to donate. Guests will earn an extra raffle ticket for each item they bring. Event proceeds will be split between the nonprofits.Tickets cost $10 for members and $20 for nonmembers and include food prepared by Riva Grill, as well as drink and raffle tickets. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at TahoeChamber.org. Riva Grill is located at 900 Ski Run Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. For more information, call Emily Abernathy at 775-588-1728, ext. 303, or visit www.tahoechamber.org.
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The men's basketball team will take part in the annual Charleston Classic this weekend, facing off against St. John's on Thursday evening at 5 p.m. Head coach Doug Wojcik and forward Trent Wiedeman preview the opening matchup and the weekend's action at TD Arena.
The College of Charleston volleyball team travels to Davidson on Saturday for the 2012 SoCon Volleyball Tournament. Entering as the two seed in the South Division, the Cougars will look to make a run for the conference title and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Jason Kepner and juniors Kerstin Koehler and Emily Neideffer preview the opening round match against Chattanooga.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Sophomore Johnathan Jordan and junior Will Nelson have earned honorable mention from the Southland Conference for their performance this year, the league announced today.
Jordan broke his own school record with 159 assists on the season, besting his record mark last year by 21. He averaged 12.8 points per game, 12th in the Southland, and also grabbed 4.8 rebounds per game, second on the Islanders behind Nelson.
The Houston native had three double-doubles, matching the school record with 11 assists in a double-double at Lamar, and adding double-doubles with rebounds and points against Southeastern Louisana and Sam Houston State. He had a career-high 24 points at Southeastern. He also set a school record with his 1,060 minutes played on the season.
Nelson had a solid debut campaign with the Islanders, leading the team with his 13.8 points per game and 7.8 rebounds. He finished 12th in the league in points and 7th in the Southland in rebounds. In conference play, those numbers elevated to 14.5 points and 8.0 rebounds, ranking 11th and sixth in the league, respectively.
The Port Allen, La., native had five double-doubles on the season and finished with double-digit rebounds six times in conference action. His career high of 28 points came against Houston on Nov. 25. He was named Southland Player of the Week on March 4, after posting back-to-back 23 point efforts in a pair of Islanders wins over Southeastern Lousiana and Nicholls.
Regular-season champion Stephen F. Austin was the big winner in the individual awards with senior Taylor Smith taking home Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Head Coach Danny Kaspar was also named the league's Coach of the Year. Second-place Northwestern State took home the other two individual awards, with DeQuan Hicks earning Newcomer of the Year honors and Jalan West garnering the Freshman of the Year award.
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Frankie Muniz has opened up about having a "mini-stroke" last week.
The "Malcolm in the Middle" star wrote on Twitter on Tuesday he had suffered a mini stroke, and on Wednesday's "Good Morning America," he offered details.
"I couldn't say words. I thought I was saying them. My fiancée was looking at me as if I was speaking a foreign language," Muniz said, adding he was riding his motorcycle in Phoenix on Friday when he lost his vision in one eye and his body became numb.
His doctors discovered he suffered a small stroke, tiny lapses in blood flow to the brain.
Muniz, who said he lives a healthy lifestyle free of drugs and alcohol, he still has trouble getting "a deep breath in."
"I'm still trying to make sense of it, but happy I'm alive."
Good. Now someone give this guy a job. Incidentally, Muniz turns 27 Thursday.
GABRIEL AUBRY STARTED IT: Halle Berry ex-fiancee Gabriel Aubry was clearly the instigator in his Thanksgiving Day brawl with Berry's current fiancee, Olivier Martinez, law enforcement sources told TMZ.
So much for the first guy throwing a punch having the best chance of winning.
Investigators now believe it's clear Aubry committed two batteries on Martinez before Martinez had the chance to turn Aubry's face into French toast.
Aubry went to Berry's Los Angeles house to drop off Nahla, their 4-year-old daughter. Olivier apparently walked outside and told Aubry "We have to talk."
Based on interviews with witnessed (squirrels, pigeons, a lawn elf), detectives concluded Aubry pushed Martinez and swung at his face, making contact with his shoulder.
Martinez, who has boxing experience, defended himself by punching Aubry three times in the face.
Police told TMZ they're "concerned" about what they believe are "Gabriel's ongoing anger issues."
As one law enforcement source put it, "It seems he's still having a hard time getting over his break up with Halle."
That's some seriously insightful analysis, right there.
The good news for Aubry is that Berry and Martinez have told prosecutors they don't want Aubry charged with anything, because it wouldn't be a in Nahla's best interests. Sources told TMZ the case will be set for an informal hearing at the District Attorney's office, with the likely outcome being that Aubry agrees to take anger management courses in exchange for the mater being dropped.
ANGUS T. JONES COULD STILL GET AXED: Angus T. Jones still could get fired from "Two and a Half Men," says CBS boss Les Moonves.
But whether or not that happens, Moonves says Jones making a video urging people not to watch the show and referring to it as "filth" is pretty much no big deal compared to Charlie Sheen's long-winded meltdown last year, according to TMZ.
Moonves talked to the Wall Street Journal about the 19-year-old Jones, who apologized for the video that went viral last week.
But nothing can compare to Sheen's legendary crusade against "Men" and its creator Chuck Lorre last year, Moonves says.
"I don't think (the Angus situation has) been quite resolved, but after going through what we went through with Charlie Sheen, it's been a piece of cake."
Moonves says the network hasn't decided whether to fire Angus -- whom he referred to as "that kid on 'Two and a Half Men' who's getting paid $300,000 per episode to talk bad about me."
Les Moonves is pretty funny.
Sheen, of course, was fired from "Two and a Half Men" in March, but is currently starring in "Anger Management."
MEL GIBSON MAY BE A FRIEND TO LINDSAY LOHAN: Lindsay Lohan may be getting some help ... from Mel Gibson.
Right. This may be putting match to the gasoline.
Actually, the "Braveheart" star said he has reached out to Lohan in the past and "I may again," he recently told Extra. When it comes to Lindsay's recent troubles with alcohol and the law, Gibson said, "Well, we all know about that. It takes one to know one.
The move isn't unprecedented. Gibson famously reached out to another star when she was on a downward spiral -- Britney Spears.
Gibson was at a poker benefit for Mending Kids International, a group that provides surgical care to kids worldwide, with which he and ex-wife Robyn are still involved. "Despite the fact that we're separated we're both still in this," he said.
Friends Jodie Foster and Robert Downey Jr. were, as usual, very supportive of Gibson at the event. Foster said "I love the guy, the good and the bad," while Downey said, "Seasons change. Highs and lows come and go. I just love the guy."
He's right. Screaming, anti-Semitic rants and shrill death threats come and go. What's not to love?
Lohan has not commented Gibson's offer of help.
JULIE ANDREWS SAYS VOICE ISN'T COMING BACK: Julie Andrews says her four-octave voice isn't coming back.
The Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress said in a recent interview that a botched operation to remove noncancerous throat nodules in 1997 hasn't gotten better. It has permanently limited her range and her ability to hold notes, according to the Huffington Post.
"The operation that I had left me without a voice and without a certain piece of my vocal chords," said Andrews, who starred in such quintessential stage and film musicals as "The Sound of Music," "My Fair Lady" and "Mary Poppins."
The actress says she can still speak "pretty well" and can still hit a few bass notes, "So if you wanted a rendition of `Old Man River' you might get it, but I'm not singing as much these days."
Andrews has sung in public since the operation, including in the 2004 film "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" and in a 2010 London concert. But she called those "speak-singing."
So she's getting into hip-hop?
The 77-year old says she's devoting her time to her books and in directing theater.
Her latest children's book, "Little Bo in London: The Ultimate Adventure of Bonnie Boadicea" was just released by Harper Collins. It's the fourth and final book in the series about a possibly magical ship's cat that travels the world with the man who rescued her. It's the 27th book she's co-written with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton.
Andrews says, in a strange way, she feels fortunate about the ordeal because it has pushed her to find a "different way" of using her voice. Paraphrasing a line from her "Sound of Music" character Maria von Trapp, Andrews said "When one door closes another window opens."
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Thursday is Dec. 6, the 341st day of 2012. There are 25 days left in the year.
1790: Congress moved to Philadelphia from New York.
1884: Army engineers completed construction of the Washington Monument by setting an aluminum capstone atop the obelisk.
1889: Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.
1907: The worst mining disaster in U.S. history occurred as 362 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah, W.Va.
1917: Some 2,000 people died when an explosives-laden French cargo ship collided with a Norwegian vessel at the harbor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, setting off a blast that devastated the city.
1922: The Anglo-Irish Treaty, which established the Irish Free State, came into force one year to the day after it was signed in London.
1947: Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated by President Harry S. Truman.
1957: America's first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed as Vanguard TV3 rose about four feet off a Cape Canaveral launch pad before crashing down and exploding.
1962: Thirty-seven coal miners were killed in an explosion at the Robena No. 3 Mine operated by U.S. Steel in Carmichaels, Pa.
1971: The original Auto-Train, which carried rail passengers and their motor vehicles from Lorton, Va., to Sanford, Fla., went into operation. (Although the privately owned line went out of business in 1981, Amtrak revived the service in 1983.)
1982: Eleven soldiers and 6 civilians were killed when an Irish National Liberation Army bomb exploded at a pub in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland.
1989: Fourteen women were shot to death at the University of Montreal's school of engineering by a man who then took his own life.
2002: President George W. Bush pushed Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and economic adviser Larry Lindsey from their jobs in a Cabinet shakeup. Actress Winona Ryder was sentenced to community service as part of a probationary term for stealing more than $5,500 worth of merchandise from a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills, Calif. Ten Palestinians, including two U.N. employees, were killed in chaotic battles when Israeli forces poured into a Gaza Strip refugee camp, searching for a fugitive militant.
2007: CIA Director Michael Hayden revealed the agency had videotaped its interrogations of two terror suspects in 2002 and destroyed the tapes three years later out of fear they would leak to the public and compromise the identities of U.S. questioners.
2011: A suicide bomber slaughtered 56 Shiite worshippers and wounded more than 160 others outside a shrine in Afghanistan's capital.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (67), actress JoBeth Williams (64), actor Tom Hulce (59), rock musician Peter Buck (R.E.M.) (56), rock musician David Lovering (Pixies) (51), actress Janine Turner (50), writer-director Judd Apatow (45), writer-director Craig Brewer (41), actress Lindsay Price (36).
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Louis M. Allison didn't live to see the Purple Heart medal his country owed him, but several generations of his family represented him well as the long-awaited award was presented to his widow Monday in the city he called home.
Allison, a Clinton resident, died in 2003. On Monday morning, several members of his family — his widow, Cecil Allison, his daughter, Brenda Lawson, granddaughter, Megan Elliott, and 11-month-old grandson, Brayden — were on hand as county Veterans Services Director Leon Jaquet presented Mrs. Allison with her husband's Purple Heart.
The award had been years in coming.
Allison, born in February 1923, joined the U.S. Army on June 8, 1944, during World War II, Jaquet stated. A rifleman, Allison served with the 80th Infantry Division and served overseas in Austria, Czechoslovakia and Germany.
While fighting in Germany, he was "instrumental in destroying an enemy position and assisted in the capturing and holding of the enemy personnel."
It was during that battle that Allison, an Army private, was wounded by the enemy in Germany.
Jaquet explained the quest for Allison's war medals began in 2011, when Mrs. Allison asked about replacing her husband's medals. They submitted a request to the National Personnel Records Center and the Army responded, sending the family his WWII Victory Medal and his Honorable Service lapel pin.
But in April 2012, Brenda Lawson contacted Jaquet and they resubmitted the request because of military documents she had, listing the authorization of the Purple Heart medal. In October, the U.S. Army ordered the medal be awarded and forwarded the certificate for presentation. The U.S. Army Awards and Decorations branch finally shipped the medal last week.
Mrs. Allison said after the war, her husband, who died in his early 80s, worked as a car mechanic. The Allisons have four daughters.
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Journalists across the Democratic Republic of Congo are learning about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in a series of eight workshops organized by the Voice of America.
"We are very happy with the VOA initiative and its contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS," said Dr. Aime Mboyo, coordinator of the national HIV/AIDS program in DRC.
The workshops, organized by the Development Office with support from the French-to-Africa Service, include a mix of information about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in DRC, along with practical information about covering treatment and prevention. The VOA workshops are supported by the U.S. Department of State through its embassy in Kinshasa.
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Maxine died quietly in her sleep during the early morning hours of Jan. 6.
She is survived by her three siblings, Jean Stene of Littleton, Patricia Dragisich of Manhattan, Kan., and Bill Matthews of Canon City, and their families. She is also survived by three of her sons, Phillip Kirby of Eagle, Joseph Kirby of Sedalia, and Kirk Kirby of Henderson, and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Martha Matthews, her oldest son, Douglas Kirby, and one great-grandson, Jourdan Wall.
Maxine had 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She loved God, her family, music and art. She will be deeply missed.
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Roger won his first round in Basel today. He endured a tricky 6-3 6-7 (6) 6-3 win over Bobby Reynolds to reach the second round at the Swiss Indoors.
"I didn't really have so much time to get used to the conditions," Roger said after the match. "I was only able to hit here for two hours in practice. He served very well and it the corners, it was tough to read."
Our two-time defending champion took the first set but was taken to a tie-break in a tight second. He clawed his way back from 5-1 down before the American world number 86 clinched it 8-6 to force the decider, but Roger came through.
**mitz** you are right he got it " phew almost have aheart attack now the second set.. roger please focus and avoid your ue...... we love you we like your banner ...xxxx
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As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? If you're hanging around with Silicon Valley Bank, chances are you dreamed of being an inventor, an engineer, a computer whiz, a mathematician, a scientist. You're a cool bunch of kids, and we need more of you.
Regardless of their industry, virtually all of our technology based clients report a similar challenge year after year: Hiring workers with the skills they need is tough. Science, technology, engineering and math skills are in high demand at the startups and large companies that are driving innovation. The need for these skills is immediate, and long-term, so education, including elementary education, is a critical part of the equation to build a workforce that can continue to drive innovation and thrive in a global economy.
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The slaying of Ahlittia North has raised questions about how to discuss the death with children.
"It's bad because they are worried, and they see stuff like that, and it frightens them," parent Chavon Calloway said.
The crime and a memorial with so many stuffed animals can lead to questions from children who see it in person or on television.
Psychologists said the questions shouldn't be ignored.
"I tell them that I'm here for them. Paw Paw and Mimi's there. My sister is there because I live at my home with my parents, so everyone is there for them," Calloway said.
"Don't shut your kids off to talking about it," Mercy Family Center Dr. Doug Walker said. "I think that's probably my best advice."
Walker is a child psychologist and advised to have an open, honest discussion with children.
On a hot summer afternoon, such questions shouldn't even enter a child's mind, but kids hear everything.
"Sometimes, there are adult conversations that certainly need to happen, and those little ears are always there at the door, and their little ears also go with smaller minds that don't comprehend everything," Walker said.
"I don't think little kids like this should ever be seeing anything like that on TV," parent Wendy Barragan said.
Barragan believes parents should be filters, and not everything is child-appropriate. The experts agree.
"Some kids are more sensitive. Some kids think events like this might happen all the time, and to be able to sit down and talk to them about the realities of your neighborhood, the truths and the safety," Walker said.
"You just have to teach them that there is good and bad in everybody, but they can always come to you as a parent," Barragan said.
Walker said parents should be vigilant instead of fearful so kids can be kids.
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