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9.3-5 Reckless Burning -- § 53a-114
Revised to December 1, 2007 (modified June 13, 2008)
The defendant is charged [in count __] with reckless burning. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of reckless burning when (he/she) intentionally starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on (his/her) own property or another's, and thereby recklessly places a building of another in danger of destruction or damage.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Started or caused
fire or explosion1
The first element is that the defendant intentionally started a fire or caused an explosion. <See Intent: General, Instruction 2.3-1.>
To "start" means to commence. To "cause an act to be done" is to bring it about. The fire started need not be a tremendous one. The mere striking of a match can be the start of a fire. The fire or explosion must be incendiary in origin. That is, it must not be accidental or caused by carelessness. In considering whether the fire or explosion was incendiary in origin, you may rely upon all the facts and circumstances at the time and place of the fire or explosion, as you find them to have been proved, and may draw any reasonable or logical inferences from such facts as to whether the defendant acted with the necessary intent. The mere fact that there was fire or explosion damage to a building does not create an inference that its origin was incendiary.
Element 2 - On
The second element is that the defendant started the fire or caused the explosion on any property belonging to (himself/herself) or another person. It is not necessary that the state prove that the defendant owned the property.
Element 3 - Recklessly
endangered building
The third element is that the defendant recklessly placed a building of another in danger of destruction or damage. A person acts "recklessly" with respect to a result or circumstances when (he/she) is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such result will occur or that such circumstances exist. <See Recklessness, Instruction 2.3-4.>
Ordinarily, "building" implies a structure that may be entered and used by people, as a residence or for business, or for other purposes involving occupancy by people, whether or not it is actually entered and used as such. <Insert one or both of the following parts of the definition as appropriate:>
The law has expanded this definition to include, in addition to what we ordinarily know as a building, any watercraft, aircraft, trailer, sleeping car, railroad car, other structure or vehicle or any building with a valid certificate of occupancy.
The statutory definition also provides that where a building consists of separate units, such as, but not limited to separate apartments, offices or rented rooms, any unit not occupied by the defendant is, in addition to being a part of such building, a separate building.
Actual damage to a building of another is not required. The offense merely requires that the building be placed in danger of destruction or damage. It is not necessary that the state prove ownership of the property on which the fire was started or the explosion was caused, but the state must, however, prove that the building exposed to damage or destruction was owned by a person other than the defendant. The fire can be started on any property, but the property endangered must qualify as a building under the statutory definition previously provided.
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant started a fire or caused an explosion, 2) the fire or explosion occurred on anyone's property, and 3) by doing so, the defendant recklessly placed a building of another in danger of destruction or damage.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of
reckless burning, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the other hand,
if you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a reasonable
doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not guilty.
State v. Houle,
105 Conn. App. 813, 818 n.4 (2008) (on the meaning of incendiary);
State v. Gaines, 36 Conn. App. 454, 458-59 (1995)
(on the meaning of "causing a fire").

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BACK... and Empowered by Perseverance !
By tjobson on Feb 28, 2007
LOOKOUT Folks.. He's back.. :)
With a fire in my belly.. and no room for failure..
I'm refueling my determined inspiration to regain
some lost ground.. and capture some new turf ..
along with the help of a renewed perseverance.
Accomplishments all start with hope, belief, and faith
in yourself.. as part of a larger vision of success.. all
built upon the foundation to achieve.. as we strive for happiness.
Sometimes, life seems to leave us with our hands tied behind our
backs... perpetually kept distant from the carrot of success .. just
out of our reach. However, with renewed conviction.. and commitment,
there comes a point, when focused determination, love, and adversity
collide head on... this is when passionate perseverance WILL prevail !!!
This time, it's a NEW GAME ... with new rules.. and the wind's at YOUR back !!
Here's to that steadfast persistence, your conviction to succeed ... no matter
what obstacles are thrown before you .. your tenacity will ring true !
Below is a little poem I just wrote .. reflecting on the task at hand.. charting the
course.. carving our destiny ..one decision at a time.. and then acting on those decisions..
no longer being the bystander's in our own lives..
Let's turn up the heat and ignite the fire within each of us ...
... with a little extra added... ROCK and ROLL... thrown in for good measure .. ;)
Stand back .. warm yourselves.. toast some marshmallows.. and turn up the volume,
cuz... the party's about to begin.... ALL Over Again... ;) :)
Perseverance :
With a bounce in his step..
and more spring to his stride..
.. he resurfaces anew..
empowered.. and Glowing inside !
Focused on goals..
his mission is clear.
Inspired and Determined,
he devours all fear !
His patient perseverance
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..steadfast, his princess
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Off again he goes,
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his heart's been reborn.
He looks down from below
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he's fueled by his love.
With his mind set on success
and a belief in himself,
The future, his present,
conviction .. his wealth.
The achievment, his purpose
his passion to compete
.. Persistent, tenacious,
overcoming defeat.
As he stands tall in victory
with a hunger to thrive,
he basks in the glory
persevering, once again .. ALIVE !
( Copyright 02/18/2007, Todd A. Jobson )
Don't forget ..... the origin of Everything ... starts somewhere !! ..
"...every new beginning.. comes from some other beginning's end.."
Turn UP your volume and Listen to my tribute to persevering ...
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The rusty patched bumble bee is an eastern bee whose workers have a small rust-colored patch on the middle of their second abdominal segment. This bee was once commonly distributed throughout the east and upper Midwest of the United States, but has declined from an estimated 87% of its historic range in recent years. The rusty-patched bumble bee is an excellent pollinator of wildflowers, cranberries, and other important crops, including plum, apple, alfalfa and onion seed.
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Although this species was formerly commonly found through most of its range, surveys between 2003 and present have found very few B. affinis. Recently, B. affinis has been found in small numbers in isolated areas primarily in the northern part of its range.
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Distinguishing B. affinis from B. vagans
B. vagans have a longer face than B. affinis. B. vagans workers and queens have yellow hair on the first two abdominal segments and black on the rest of the abdominal segments. There is no rusty patch on their abdomen. B. vagans have a patch of yellow hair the top of their heads in contrast with B. affinis patch of black hairs.
In addition to the lack of the rusty patch, male B. vagans can be distinguished from B. affinis by yellow hairs along the margins of their abdominal segments and some yellow hairs mixed in among the black hair of the more apical abdominal segments.
Distinguishing B. affinis from B. griseocollis
Bombus griseocollis can be distinguished from B. affinis by several key features. B. affinis have a stripe of black hairs that extends between the wings on the thorax. B. griseocollis have a central bare black spot with only a few black hairs at the edges of this spot. The hair on the thorax of B. griseocollis workers is predominately yellow. B. affinis have yellow hairs extending to the lateral margins of the second abdominal segment. B. griseocollis have black hairs along the sides of the second abdominal segment. B. griseocollis does have a rusty brownish patch in the middle of its second abdominal segment but this patch is flanked by black hairs along the rear and the sides of the segment.
Male B. griseocollis are easily distinguished from B. affinis by their large eyes and a prominent patch of dense yellow hairs on the front of their faces.
Distinguishing B. affinis from B. impatiens
B. impatiens queens, workers, and males have yellow on only the first abdominal segment, with the rest of the segments black, whereas B. affinis have yellow on the first and second abdominal segments. Also, B. impatiens have a bare patch in the middle of the thorax surrounded by yellow hair, as opposed to B. affinis with their patch of black hair extending between the wing bases. Male B. impatiens have a prominent patch of yellow hair on the front of their face, as opposed to B. affinis with mostly black hair on the front of the face.
Distinguishing B. affinis from B. bimaculatus
B. bimaculatus have longer faces than B. affinis. B. bimaculatus queens, males, and workers have black along the sides of their second abdominal segment, whereas B. affinis have yellow hairs that extend to the sides. B. bimaculatus have yellow hairs in a central notched pattern on the second abdominal segment. Workers of B. bimaculatus also have a bare patch in the middle of the thorax surrounded by predominately yellow hair, as opposed to B. affinis with their patch of predominately black hair extending between the wing bases. Male B. bimaculatus have a prominent patch of yellow hair on the front of their face, as opposed to B. affinis with mostly black hair on the front of the face.
For an online key, photographs of specimens of the rusty-patched bumble bee and extensive identification information, visit the Discover Life website.
All bumble bees belong to the genus Bombus within the family Apidae. The family Apidae includes the well-known honey bees and bumble bees, as well as carpenter bees, cuckoo bees, digger bees, stingless bees, and orchid bees. B. affinis belongs to a sub-genus of Bombus, Bombus sensu stricto.
Bumble bees are important pollinators of wild flowering plants and crops. As generalist foragers, they do not depend on any one flower type. However, some plants do rely on bumble bees to achieve pollination. Loss of bumble bees can have far ranging ecological impacts due to their role as pollinators. In Britain and the Netherlands, where multiple bumble bee and other bee species have gone extinct, there is evidence of decline in the abundances of insect pollinated plants.
Bumble bees are also excellent pollinators of many crops. Bumble bees are able to fly in cooler temperatures and lower light levels than many other bees, and they perform a behavior called "buzz pollination", in which the bee grabs the pollen producing structure of the flower in her jaws and vibrates her wing musculature causing vibrations that dislodge pollen that would have otherwise remained trapped in the flower's anthers. Some plants, including tomatoes, peppers, and cranberries, require buzz pollination.
There are a number of threats facing bumble bees, any of which may be leading to the decline of the rusty-patched bumble bee. The major threats to bumble bees include: spread of pests and diseases by the commercial bumble bee industry, other pests and diseases, habitat destruction or alteration, pesticides, invasive species, natural pest or predator population cycles, and climate change.
Commercial bumble bee rearing may be the greatest threat to Bombus affinis. In North America, two bumble bee species have been commercially reared for pollination of greenhouse tomatoes and other crops: B. occidentalis and B. impatiens. Between 1992 and 1994, queens of B. occidentalis and B. impatiens were shipped to European rearing facilities, where colonies were produced then shipped back to the U.S. for commercial pollination. Bumble bee expert Robbin Thorp has hypothesized that these bumble bee colonies acquired a disease (probably a virulent strain of the microsporidian Nosema bombi) from a European bee that was in the same rearing facility, the Buff-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris). The North American bumble bees would have had no prior resistance to this pathogen. Dr. Thorp hypothesizes that the disease then spread to wild populations of B. occidentalis and B. franklini in the West (from exposure to infected populations of commercially reared B. occidentalis), and B. affinis and B. terricola in the East (from exposure to commercially reared B. impatiens). In the late 1990's, biologists began to notice that B. affinis, B. occidentalis, B. terricola, and B. franklini were severely declining.
Where these bees were once very common, they were nearly impossible to find. B. impatiens has not shown a dramatic decline; Robbin Thorp hypothesizes that B. impatiens may serve as a carrier of an exotic strain of Nosema bombi, although it may not be as severly affected by the disease as B. affinis, B. occidentalis, B. terricola, and B. franklini. B. affinis, B. occidentalis, B. terricola, and B. franklini are closely related to each other (they all belong to the subgenus Bombus sensu stricto). B. impatiens is not as closely related, which may explain the difference in sensitivity to a pathogen. This hypothesis is still in need of validation, although the timing, speed, and severity of the population crashes strongly supports the idea that an introduced disease caused the decline of bees.
The rearing company Koppert recently applied for a permit to transport the eastern species Bombus impatiens to California for crop pollination. The Xerces Society worked with bumble bee researchers to prepare comments to the USDA/APHIS discouraging the movement of these bees into new areas.
Besides the threat posed by the commercial bumble bee industry, there are many other threats to wild bumble bee populations. Bumble bees are threatened by many kinds of habitat alterations which may destroy, alter, fragment, degrade or reduce their food supply (flowers that produce the nectar and pollen they require), nest sites (e.g. abandoned rodent burrows and bird nests), and hibernation sites for over-wintering queens. Major threats that alter landscapes and habitat required by bumble bees include agricultural and urban development. Livestock grazing also may pose a threat to bumble bees, as animals remove flowering food sources, alter the vegetation community, and likely disturb nest sites. As bumble bee habitats become increasingly fragmented, the size of each population diminishes and inbreeding becomes more prevalent. Inbred populations of bumble bees show decreased genetic diversity and increased risk of decline.
Insecticide applications on farms poses a direct threat to foraging bumble bees. Insecticide application on Forest Service managed public lands for spruce budworm has been shown to cause massive kills of bumble bees and reduce pollination of nearby commercial blueberries in New Brunswick. Broad-spectrum herbicides used to control weeds can indirectly harm bumble bees by removing the flowers that would otherwise provide the bees with pollen and nectar.
Bumble bees are threatened by invasive plants and insects. The invasion and dominance of native grasslands by exotic plants may threaten bumble bees by directly competing with the native nectar and pollen plants that they rely upon. In the absence of fire, native conifers encroach upon many meadows, which removes habitat available to bumble bees. The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) is an invasive parasite of the honeybee, yet it also infests bumble bee colonies. Its actual impact on bumble bee colonies could be severe, although it has not been well studied.
Global climate change also poses a real threat to bumble bees; anecdotal evidence has suggested that some of the bumble bee species adapted to cool temperatures are in decline, whereas warmer adapted species are expanding their ranges. Baseline data and long term monitoring are needed to better understand the true impact of climate change on bumble bees.
Much of the content for this page was developed from a status review, co-authored by professor emeritus Robbin Thorp (U.C. Davis Department of Entomology), Elaine Evans, Sarina Jepsen and Scott Hoffman Black (Xerces). Bee illustrations were provided by Elaine Evans.
Funding for our efforts to conserve bumble bees in decline has been generously provided by the CS Fund and Xerces Society members.
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Mark Bohling - one of the longest tenured members of the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi athletic department - was named the program's first assistant athletic director for operations and facilities in August 2008.
Bohling has been a member of the Islander athletic department since August of 1999 when he was hired as the school's first athletic trainer. Prior to the 2004-05 academic year, Bohling - a native of Greenfield, Iowa, was named the director of athletic training. In that position, he was instrumental in gaining approval for TAMUCC's athletic training major and the recent national accreditation of the program by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). He was the athletic trainer for the men's basketball program from 1999-2007.
He came to the Island University from the University of Arkansas-Monticello, where he spent five years as the head athletic trainer. Aside from his duties as head athletic trainer for the Boll Weevils, Bohling also served as the compliance coordinator and assistant athletic director during his last three years in Monticello. While at UAM, Bohling served as the tournament medical director for the 1998 & 1999 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championships in Pine Bluff, Ark.
Bohling has been active in various athletic training professional associations. He currently serves as a member on the College/University Athletic Trainers Committee for the Southwest Athletic Trainers' Association and as a site visitor for the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Bohling was also a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association Public Relations Committee from 2002-2007.
Bohling earned a bachelor's degree in physical education with an emphasis in athletic training from Iowa State University in 1992 and a master's in human performance with an emphasis in sports administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1994. While in Hattiesburg, he provided primary medical coverage for the Southern Miss women's basketball and volleyball teams, while assisting with football. He served as the host athletic trainer for games at USM in the East Regional of the 1994 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball tournament when the Lady Eagles advanced to the Sweet 16.


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NEW YORK -- California Chrome co-owner Steve Coburn has apologized for his bitter remarks after his horse failed to win the Triple Crown.
On ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday, Coburn says he was "very ashamed of myself. Very ashamed. I need to apologize to a lot of people, including my wife, Carolyn." She tried to intervene as Saturday's interview got out of control.
He also apologized to the connections of winning horse Tonalist, saying: "I did not mean to take anything away from them."
On Saturday, he had said that Tonalist took "the coward's way out" by skipping the first two legs of the Triple Crown.
Coburn says he "wanted this so much, for this horse to win the Triple Crown for the people of America."
California Chrome co-owner Steve Coburn answers questions during an interview before the start of the draw for the Belmont Stakes horse race, Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner will attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 when he races in the 146th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race on Saturday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) (Julie Jacobson/AP)


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Housing options in the Iowa City/Coralville area are many and varied. Whether they choose to rent or buy, residents/fellows and their families can choose from a variety of neighborhoods that include historic districts, urban settings, suburban developments, and country spreads. The Iowa City/Coralville area combines a sense of history and preservation with growth and new development, all within easy access to the UI Hospitals and Clinics.
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- Feb 12:
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Water districts should impose conservation measures now
- Oakland Tribune editorial: Water districts should impose conservation measures now
- Feb 7:
- California Drought: Desperately needed rain, courtesy of "Pineapple Express" slamming into California
- Feb 6:
- Drought doesn't mean doom for your plants
- Rain soaks Bay Area, another storm coming
- California drought: Big rain headed toward Bay Area could double dismal rainfall totals
- Feb 5:
- California drought: House water bill exposes deep partisan divide
- Feb 4:
- Fremont district urges conservation, offers water-saving program as drought persists
- Gov. Jerry Brown calls congressional Republican drought bill 'divisive'
- Roadshow: Caltrans watering less as drought continues
- Feb 3:
- North Bay homeowners slash water usage through creative conservation
- California drought: Biggest rainfall of 2014 soaks Bay Area
- Jan 31:
- California drought: State Water Project will deliver no water this summer
- Gov. Brown says flush less as California struggles with drought
- Drought shakes off winter for perilous early spring
- Jan 30:
- Obama pledges support amid California drought
- California wine industry reports robust 2013, but worries loom about drought
- Drizzle brings hope to thirsty California but does nothing to deter drought
- Jan 29:
- Bay Area wakes up to drizzle as light rain appears for first time in more than a month
- Zone 7 Water Agency seeks 20 percent voluntary water reduction from customers
- Jan 28:
- California drought: 17 communities could run out of water within 60 to 120 days, state says
- Jan 27:
- Water oak trees if needed, but not too much
- Rain expected this week won't put dent in the drought, forecasters say
- Gold prospectors take advantage of California drought
- California drought: Bay Area water districts start asking urban residents to conserve
- Jan 26:
- After decades of payments, EBMUD may finally use its emergency water supply
- Jan 25:
- California drought: Past dry periods have lasted more than 200 years, scientists say
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SANTA CRUZ -- The sensitive populations of fish that spawn in Northern California's creeks and rivers are starting to suffer from the brutal drought threatening the state's water supplies.
In Sonoma and Santa Cruz counties, the National Marine Fisheries Service has heard reports of anglers catching endangered coho salmon trapped by low water flows. In the American River, water levels have dropped to a 20-year nadir, endangering the redds, or nests of eggs, laid by chinook salmon, a consumer staple that supports hundreds of Bay Area fishermen.
"We're sitting on pins and needles looking at the long-term weather forecast," said Jon Ambrose, a biologist with the fisheries service, "and it's not looking good."
Droughts are always bad news for salmonids, a group of fish that spend most of their lives in the ocean but reproduce in rivers and streams. In Northern California these fish include chinook and coho salmon as well as steelhead, an oceangoing relative of rainbow trout that is listed as federally threatened.
But this year's historically dry conditions are making life especially tough, not just for fish but for water managers who face unyielding demand from municipalities and farmers. When regulators mete out water from dwindling reservoirs, people usually take precedence over fish.
For coho, sandbars and dry creekbeds are blocking their passage to inland spawning grounds. On the San Lorenzo River, which empties into the Pacific Ocean in Santa Cruz, there are reports of anglers accidentally hooking coho. Even if the fish are released, these struggles sap their energy, reducing their likelihood of reproductive success.
"Many fish are probably being caught again and again," said Chris Berry, who enforces environmental regulations for the Santa Cruz Water Department. He argues state and federal regulators should consider a temporary shutdown of fishing on the river.
California does not have a policy for low-flow fishing closures south of the Golden Gate, said Kevin Shaffer, a fisheries manager for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Fish and Game Commission may discuss expanding the state's closure policy in February, he said. Low water levels are plaguing salmonids in waterways throughout the state, Shaffer added, including the American, Eel and Russian rivers.
"If we don't get some rain," Shaffer said, "this spawning season is going to take a hit."
A poor spawning season could bring more hardship for the beleaguered chinook and people who catch them for a living. The commercial fishery has been slowly recovering since the population of fall-run chinook crashed in 2008, leading to three consecutive canceled or abbreviated fishing seasons.
John McManus, executive director of the Golden Gate Salmon Association, a fishermen's advocacy group, said it's too early for fishermen -- and consumers of local wild salmon -- to panic. Heavy rains could still build the Sierra Nevada snowpack to levels approaching normal.
But with each day the situation grows more desperate. A National Weather Service forecaster said Monday there is no rain in the seven-day forecast and the outlook for January calls for below-average precipitation.
Ambrose, of the National Marine Fisheries Service, knows a watershed restorationist who gave $100 to the Mission San Juan Bautista in San Benito County, seeking prayers for rain.
"I hope our weather service is wrong," Ambrose said of a recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast. "And it could change. It could change at any minute."
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- Sep 17:
- Six Wine Day Itineraries in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
- Wine Tasting Itinerary: Marcia Gagliardi, the Tablehopper
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A day in the vineyard
Niki Ford,
Montalvo Arts Center culinary arts fellow
This Chez Panisse alum had her wine-savvy cousin, San Francisco musician Bianca Sparta, in mind when she designed this wine country itinerary, which ranges from Ridge to the sea, with a stop for ramen -- and coffee. Sparta, who also designs bags for her Etsy shop, BBLLSS, holds a Level III wine certificate from The Wine & Spirits Education Trust.
Ridge Vineyards: "Knowledgeable, friendly staff, great atmosphere, lovely views of the mountainside and gorgeous, gorgeous wines. I love the integrity, spirit and history of this winery. Ridge also reminds me, somewhat abstractly, of my alma mater, Chez Panisse."
17100 Montebello Road, Cupertino; www.ridgewine.com
Downhill Cellars: Ford and her cousin sip these wines at the home of the winemaker, Frank Ashton, and his wife, Sally, Santa Clara County's poet laureate, but you can taste many of their wines at Flight Wine and Food. "Sally came to the Lucas Artists in Residence Program and, lucky for me, it coincided with my fellowship year here at the Montalvo Arts Center. Her husband is the winemaker for Downhill Cellars, and I have loved every wine of his. I gravitate toward Frank's wines because they are nuanced, local, small-batch wines that vibrate with his sincerity and passion."
Flight Wine & Food, 20333 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino; www.flightwineandfood.com and www.downhillwine.com.
Lunch at Kahoo Ramen: "Kahoo for crispy Chicken Kara-Age and a bowl of delicious, spicy ramen with a perfectly cooked egg, and a cold Sapporo beer from the tap. Did I mention I'm not driving?"
4330 Moorpark Ave., San Jose; 408-255-8244
Bonny Doon: "It's always fun to drive out to the ocean and then end the day of tasting with some Bonny Doon wines. I've always loved the way that they combine refinement and whimsy to such great success. I'm particularly fond of their sparkling wine, Riesling to Live. Nothing says festive like a glass full of bubbles!"
Tasting Room, 328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz; www.bonnydoonvineyard.com
Java at Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company: "The coffee roaster, Tim McKinney, is such a nice man, knows what he's doing, and he's been doing it well for decades. I particularly like his Black Velvet blend for its rich earthiness and well-rounded flavors."
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Avonte Oquendo's Remains Found in Queens
UPDATED | The human remains found in an East River cove last week are those of Avonte Oquendo, a 14-year-old autistic boy who has been missing since he ran away from school 3½ months ago, authorities said Tuesday.
Investigators confirmed the identity of the remains though DNA testing, a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner's office said. Family members have been notified, police said.
The cause of death and how Avonte's body ended up on the College Point waterfront remain under investigation, police said.
On Friday, NYPD investigators discovered two legs with blue jeans, white socks and sneakers about 15 feet from an arm, law-enforcement officials have said. The clothing matched a description of what Avonte wore the day he disappeared—size 5½ black Nike Air Jordan sneakers, size 16 Old Navy jeans and a pair of white tube socks, according to the officials.
Avonte was nonverbal and has trouble with basic tasks. He was last seen inside the Riverview School in Long Island City running past a safety officer, who instructed him to go back to his classroom, police have said. Instead, he left through an open, unguarded door leading to a nearby park that sits along the East River.
Shortly after, the NYPD and volunteers engaged in a massive hunt. Police to set up a command center in the school, subway workers walked along the tracks in tunnels because Avonte has a fascination with trains.
Flyers were posted around the city, and a van with a speaker playing Avonte's mother's voice drove the streets.
Police have cleared the safety officer of any wrongdoing. Avonte's mother, Vanessa Fontaine has filed a letter of intent to sue the city in a Queens civil court.


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Can a Viking Conquer Dickerson?
When Adrian Peterson lines up against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday with an outside chance at breaking the all-time NFL record for single-season rushing yards, he can draw on a former Packer's prolific season finale from 2003 for inspiration.
Peterson needs 208 yards to break Eric Dickerson's 28-year-old record for 2,105 rushing yards in a single season. Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings will face the Packers on Sunday, four weeks after Peterson ran for 210 yards against Green Bay and two weeks after he racked up 212 yards against
Chicago St. Louis. But only one man in a similar position to Peterson's — at least 1,600 rushing yards through 15 games in a 16-game season — did what he'll need to do Sunday to break the record. Of the 23 prior players in that position, Green Bay's Ahman Green is the only one to have at least 208 yards rushing in Game 16. He got 218 yards from 20 attempts for the Packers in 2003, in a 31-3 defeat of Denver that included a 98-yard touchdown run by Green. The victory helped seal an unlikely playoff berth for the Packers. Green ran for 222 more yards combined in two playoff games for Green Bay.
Many other players had disappointing finishes after strong starts in their first 15 games. Tony Dorsett gained just 39 yards on 20 carries after starting the 1981 season with 1,607 yards in his first 15 games for Dallas. Another Cowboys back, Emmitt Smith, got just 68 yards on 24 attempts after gaining 1,705 yards in the first 15 games of the 1995 season. And three years ago, Chris Johnson cleared 2,000 yards in the season finale but it took lots of attempts: He needed 36 carries for his 134 yards, for just 3.7 yards per attempt. The typical season finale for players in this category featured 7% fewer attempts than their season average and 13% fewer yards — which, if it applies to Peterson, would mean he'll finish with 2,002 yards. (He's already cooled off from a fantastic eight-game run, gaining just 86 yards on 25 carries last week after averaging 164 yards in the prior eight weeks.)
Runners within sight of the all-time record do tend to get lots of chances to break it. In the 14 prior rushing seasons to top 1,850 yards, the 13 rushers — Barry Sanders did it twice — typically got 15% more carries in the season finale than they'd averaged until that point in the season. And they gained 26% more yards in that game than they'd averaged. That bump would leave Peterson with 2,057 yards. Some did even better: In addition to Green, three of the other 14 atop the all-time list reached 200 yards in their last games.
Wherever Peterson finishes, he'll likely see a drop-off the next season. Such historic performances simply aren't sustainable. Every one of the 14 seasons atop the all-time list was followed by a decrease in yardage, of at least 11% and more typically, 44%. Most extremely, Terrell Davis played in just 16 more games in his career after carrying 392 times for 2,008 yards in 1998. But 12 of the other 13 seasons were followed by another 1,000-yard season, and an average total of 1,232 yards, even counting Davis's drop-off. Next season, Peterson is unlikely to challenge the all-time mark — whether its his or Dickerson's — but he'll probably still be among the NFL's elite runners.


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Matisse, on 19 April 2013 - 04:26 AM, said:
I don't recall voicing my personal opinion on the matter -- rather, I was expanding on the discussion as to why the post was removed.
And why wouldn't it be? Because some people are too sensitive to allow other people to make light out of a depressing situation? The tone doesn't mean anything. Everybody in the thread could agree that it was a terrible calamity. The difference is the reaction, and how those reactions are perceived.
My bad on the second part, I merely tried to use "you" metaphorically. It didn't work out well, I could have clarified that better.


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Miji Lee, 32, holds her newborn son, Nathan Ryu, born to her and her husband, Eun Ryu at exactly 12:00 a.m. on New Year's Day. Nathan was the first baby born in San Diego County in the new year and weighed in at 6 pounds, 4 ounces and 20 inches long.
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I've always said that, when humanity has real trouble, it should turn toward Courtney Love for answers.
The former Hole singer and widow of Kurt Cobain says she may have found the missing Malaysian Flight 370. Love has done some research -- no, really -- and thinks she's spotted the plane off the coast of Vietnam by using satellite images. She was even so helpful as to post the coordinates of the crash site on Facebook and Twitter.
"I'm no expert but up close this does look like a plane and an oil slick," she said. "(It's) like a mile away from Pulau Perak, where they 'last' tracked it 5°39'08.5½³N 98°50'38.0½³E but what do I know?"
How many scientists would get up and walk away from their jobs if she happened to be right?
Flight 370 has been missing since March 8, when it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. The current search has been expanded by thousands of square miles.
Love told New York Magazine, "I saw an article asked people to help search on Tomnod.com so I decided to give it a shot. I figured a plane would still be leaking some fuel so I searched for signs of an oil slick. I found one and there appeared to be an object nearby. I don't know if it is the plane or not, but I figured I'd do my part and bring some awareness to the site, for the sake of all the families involved."
"I hope they find the plane. I pray they're still alive. It's sad and my heart goes out to all those involved," she said. "It's the least I can do."
The world thanks you, Courtney Love.
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While many homes and other structures were lost to the 1913 floodwaters, others are still standing.
Among them is the three-story structure at 521 Fort St. in the Historic Harmar Village. Built in 1895 by the Pattin family, it served as a residence for nearly a century before it was bought in the late 1980s by Offenberger and White Inc., a local digital marketing company.
Owner and co-founder Bill White said it was a year before they moved in, as interior and exterior work was done. They did not, however, alter the basic architecture of the building, and their work in, as White puts it, bringing the structure back to life resulted in an award of merit from the Ohio Historical Society's preservation office in 1990.
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Offenberger & White Inc. President and CEO Bill White stands outside the 521 Fort St., Marietta, office his company has occupied for more than 20 years. The sandstone structure survived the 1913 flood and has dealt with numerous high-water events since that time.
Dealing with flooding is simply a part of doing business along the river, White said.
"It's a fact of life," he said. "Marietta is so unique in that we embrace the rivers in a way that many communities don't."
Not much is located in the basement, and what is can be moved quickly, White said. Once the water recedes, the basement is cleaned and de-humidifiers put in place
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"And in a couple of weeks, it's like it never happened," he said.
Question: How did the 1913 flood affect this building?
Answer: In many of those photographs (of the destroyed Putnam Street Bridge), you can see this building, and if you look closely, you can see where the water is about six to eight inches below what appears to be the maximum crest, and that maximum crest appeared to put it well on the ... second floor.
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Residence: Marietta.
Family: Wife, Diane; daughter, Jessica; son, John.
Occupation: CEO, president, co-founder and owner of Offenberger & White Inc.
And the front porch was torn off, and then, it was ultimately reattached because those pillars that support the front porch are original. And all of the pillars in this building are steel. And of course the sandstone building itself is unlikely to be phased by a flood, 'cause ... it's like a fort.
Q: Did the proximity to the river and knowing that history, did that weigh on you at all when you guys were deciding whether to purchase the building?
A: No. ... My partner at the time, Warren Offenberger, grew up right up the street next to the Marietta College boathouse and had been through numerous floods. ... We are not naive enough to think that the water won't impact our business or our lives. We live in a river town. The difference between Marietta and many towns is that, first of all, there's no floodwall here. I suppose that could be a good or bad thing, but with the exception of the 2004 flood, which was - the damage was mostly caused by inappropriate information moreso than the water itself - the people of Marietta are uncommonly acceptable to high water, and many of the buildings are outfitted in a way that permits quick preparation and quick cleanup.
Q: Did you have to make any changes or do anything when you bought the building, to be better prepared?
A: Well, first of all we had to have flood insurance. And we are in the floodplain and there are special rules that banks have to address with respect to financing any properties in the floodplain. So we had to be very careful about what we invested and where, so that we would maintain compliance with those formulas.
We did not remodel the building, we did not restore it, because it's cost-prohibitive and remodeling would have been architecturally inconsistent with our objectives. This building is pretty much like it was when it was built. So we did a rehab, which essentially put new wiring and plumbing in here, and of course cosmetic things like paint and all. ... We did some special things like putting our breaker boxes and all up high so that we can tolerate several feet of water in the basement here without losing functional utilities.
Q: Staying so close with the historical nature of the building, was that a practical matter or was that something that was just important to you all to maintain?
A: This building has not been altered at all. So the imperfections that exist in this building right now that were caused by the flood are still here. ... It's part of the character. In fact, there's river mud still in the pocket doors. ... The chandelier that hangs in our entranceway had mud, river mud, in it. It's very fine, almost like talcum powder.
At this point, White walked through the building, indicating places where the wood floors were bowed after being underwater, along with warped door frames and windows. He even produced some Muskingum River mud dust from within the latch of a downstairs pocket door. The issues are cosmetic, not functional, and White said he sees no need to spend capital to repair them.
Q: To you, it's just part of the character of the building.
A: Yeah, the building talks to you. It's almost like you can walk through here and it's talking to you.
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1.1(Of a toenail) having grown abnormally so as to press into the flesh.
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OAKLAND -- It might have been quite a celebratory Marreese Speights coming-out party at Oracle Arena on Friday night, except for one significant detail: The Houston Rockets came out with the victory.
Speights, the free-agent power forward the Warriors have been waiting all season to get going, finally fired it up in leading Golden State back from another double-digit second-half deficit.
Speights scored 16 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, and twice gave the Warriors the lead down the stretch with big baskets. But the Rockets turned up their defense in the final minutes, hit clutch shots and escaped with a 116-112 triumph.
The Rockets continued their superiority over the Warriors -- 18 wins in their past 22 meetings, including both games this season -- despite being out-rebounded 56-32 and outscored in the key 66-40. Add Speights' contributions and you would have thought it would be enough.
But the Warriors also turned over the ball 18 times, and the Rockets scored 22 points off those miscues. Moreover, Houston guards Patrick Beverley and James Harden snuffed the Splash Brothers from beyond the arc. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson went a combined 2 for 12 from 3-point range.
"It was a tough loss for us, but ultimately it was because we turned the ball over too much," coach Mark Jackson said. "Can't do that."
At least they finally got major contributions from the bench, notably Speights, who seemed to come alive when he made a last-second tip-in to end the third quarter. Then in the fourth quarter, he played like a man possessed.
His short jumper on a pass from Curry with 8:08 remaining gave the Warriors their first lead since the opening quarter, 85-84, and he made an 18-footer with 6:31 left for a 91-90 advantage. But that was the last lead the Warriors would have.
"I was trying to impact the game in different kind of ways," said Speights, who also had nine rebounds. "I knew my scoring was going to come, but I wish we would have gotten the 'W.' I just want to win, so the stats don't mean much."
Speights conceded he finally has something on which to build after averaging just 3.8 points and 3.2 rebounds over the first 23 games.
"Games like this always give you momentum," he said. "I've been working hard in practice, and I'm glad the coach didn't give up on me. This is what everyone was supposed to see from me from Day 1, but a lot of things didn't go right, and I put that all on myself."
It was a frustrating defeat because the Warriors seemed poised for another home-court comeback victory. After trailing by as many as 13 at one point and by nine heading into the fourth quarter, the Warriors twice took the lead over the final 12 minutes. They tied the score 98-98 with 3:18 left on Harrison Barnes' offensive rebound stuff.
But Chandler Parsons scored quickly for Houston, and Dwight Howard, who missed much of the fourth quarter because of foul trouble, delivered a three-point play with 2:15 left on a put-back.
That gave the Rockets a 103-98 lead the Warriors couldn't overcome. Harden led Houston with 26 points, but the Rockets won with key contributions throughout their lineup. Parsons scored 23, and Howard had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
The Warriors were led by David Lee with 23 points, while Curry and Barnes had 20 each.
O'Neal has appeared in 17 games, averaging 6.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in 18.6 minutes.
For more on the Warriors, go to our blog at www.ibabuzz.com/warriors. Follow Carl Steward on Twitter at twitter.com/stewardsfolly.


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Morning Roundup: Pat Sajak on Global Warming, Arsenio Hall Makes Bids for L.A. Clippers
Pat Sajak's Controversial Tweet: Pat Sajak ignited a firestorm after sharing a strong opinion about those that believe in global warming.
"I now believe global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists knowingly misleading for their own ends. Good night," reads a statement on Sajak's Twitter page.
Sajak later said, "Of course I was joking. Just mocking the name-calling that is directed at global warming skeptics within and without the scientific community," in a statement.
The overwhelming responses on Twitter ranged from humor to condemnation on the social media network. The tech site Mashable created a list of 16 reactions following the controversial statement.
McCartney Scraps Another Concert: Paul McCartney was forced to cancel an upcoming performance in South Korea following an illness that put an abrupt halt to his Out There Japan tour, according to the Associated Press.
"I was really looking forward to visiting and playing in South Korea for the first time and I'm sorry to be letting fans down," McCartney said in a statement released by Hyundai Card Co. Ltd., according to the AP. "I'm very disappointed by this and hope to be able to visit soon."
Earlier this week, the 71 year old McCartney canceled his Japanese shows after he was ordered on bed rest. The former Beatles member was expected to perform in South Korea next week.
Arsenio Hall Makes Bid for Clippers: Arsenio Hall wants to buy the Los Angeles Clippers, and he's using crowdsourcing in an attempt to pull it off. The late night talk show host launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise $1 billion to purchase the NBA team, which has been the center of league talks after controversial statements made by owner Donald Sterling.
Hall cites annoying Sterling as one of the goals for owning the team. "…Nothing would make Donald Sterling more angry than if I owned the team," he writes on Indiegogo.
The perks for donating include your name in the dawg pound, a Skype call, an on-air mention, and the opportunity to be Arsenio's sidekick.
As of this morning, the campaign has only raised $1,793 with 35 left. If Hall falls short of his goal, the funds will be donated to charity.
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MOUNT VERNON—Brewton-Parker College will host a Preview Day on its Mount Vernon campus Saturday, Nov. 11. Those interested in learning more about the college, especially high school juniors and seniors and their parents, are encouraged to attend the event.
The Preview Day includes opportunities to meet other prospective students and parents, to meet professors and coaches, to hear from key people such as the college's president, executive dean for enrollment services, dean of student affairs, director of financial aid and more. Join the Office of Admissions for a tour of the campus and see what campus activities and services are available.
Register for the Preview Day online at www.bpc.edu/admissions/preview_days or contact the Office of Admissions during regular business hours at 1-800-342-1087 ext. 265 or 912-583-3265. The day's activities begin at 9 a.m.
Brewton-Parker College offers undergraduate degrees in seven academic divisions and enrolls over 1,200 students at the main campus and its six satellite campuses in Savannah, Norman Park, Newnan, Hinesville, Glennville and Baxley. It is the only independent four-year liberal arts college in rural South Georgia. It is affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention.


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1. The farm bill: The basic outlines of food and farm policy are set out in the once-every-five-years farm bill. Congress and the president were due to hammer one out in the 2011-12 session. The White House gave Congress very few signals of what it was looking for in the farm bill, and Congress responded with proposals that enshrined agribusiness as usual (with the tweak of replacing direct payments to corn, soy, and other commodity-crop farmers with new crop-insurance subsidies), adding a bracing dose of austerity for people who rely on government aid for food.
The Senate ended up with a farm bill version that I judged could have been worse (but was actually pretty bad); the House ag committee responded with one that preserved the worst parts of the Senate plan (sellouts to agribiz interests in the form of crop-insurance subsidies) and added deep cuts to the critical food-aid program SNAP, formerly known as food stamps. But then the bill died in the House before the election, buried in a war among GOP factions over just how deeply SNAP could be cut and whether insurance subsidies favored by Big Ag interests could be tolerated in an age of fiscal austerity.
Now the farm bill has entered a chaotic phase. The lame-duck Congress could still get it together to pass one, but Ferd Hoefner, the policy director of the Washington-based National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, told me it's "a long shot" that the Senate and House versions will be reconciled before the clock runs down on 2012. If a deal hasn't been worked out by the holiday recess, then the farm bill process starts from scratch along with the new Congress in 2013.
If that happens, will the administration use the political capital it won in the election to push a progressive new farm bill? That's "theoretically possible," Hoefner told me; but it's "probably unlikely, given that they basically just sat and watched the process" in 2012. In other words, in the coming year, expect Obama to sign something that very much resembles what the House and Senate came up with last year.
2. New rules that would gut poultry slaughterhouse inspection: In one of its more craven moves, the Obama USDA came out with proposed new rules that would essentially move responsibility for monitoring the kill lines at poultry slaughterhouses from the USDA to the poultry industry itself. No longer burdened with the rigors of USDA inspection, the industry would be able to dramatically speed up the kill line at its plants—cutting processing costs while endangering the health of workers. According to Patty Lovera of Food and Water Watch, it is a "budget-cutting proposal, driven by the administration, not by Congress." After much pushback from sustainable-ag, food-safety, and worker-health advocacy groups—23 of which signed a blunt September 20 letter opposing the new rules, joined by 16 public health researchers—the USDA has since sat on the decision of whether or not to implement them. "The rules are in limbo," Lovera told me. It's anyone's guess whether the administration will push them through or let them die.
3. The Food and Drug Administration's voluntary rules on antibiotics: The administration's all-of-the-above approach to food and ag policy is embodied in the FDA's proposed new rules that would limit antibiotic use on livestock farms. On the one hand, the proposal would mean action at last on an issue that the agency has been generally avoiding for 30 years, even as antibiotic use ramped up and the threat of antibiotic-resistant pathogens grew. On the other hand, the rules are voluntary and contain a gaping loophole that I identified here. Meanwhile, a federal judge has ruled that the agency's voluntary rules are insufficient. How the FDA will negotiate the welter of interests at play—the meat industry's push to keep the rules lenient, advocates' demands for a crackdown, and judicial pressure—remains to be seen.
4. The administration's once-promising, since-collapsed look into the market power of food and ag giants: Back in 2010, the Obama Department of Justice teamed up with the USDA to do something historic: They held public hearings to acknowledge and examine complaints that big seed companies like Monsanto and big meat processors like Tyson and JBS wielded undue power over farmers in setting prices. Meanwhile, the 2008 farm bill required USDA to write new rules designed to give farmers more leverage in a meat market dominated by large packers.
The efforts raised hope that after decades of largely unchecked consolidation, the DOJ and USDA might finally move to rein in industry power. But then the talks DOJ-USDA talks ended without any action. And the USDA's meatpacker rules ended up being severely watered down.
If the administration was playing it cautious in deference to the 2012 election and now plans to stand up to Big Meat, we'll soon know. Brazilian giant JBS, now one of the biggest players in the US meat market, has a bid in to buy Canadian beef packer XL, which owns two large US beef slaughterhouses. The deal would further consolidate the US beef market. "The Justice Department could roll up its sleeves and start an investigation at least," Hoefner said. Or not.
5. Rules on snack food in schools: As part of the school lunch reauthorization bill of 2010, Congress ordered the USDA to change school lunches to make them more healthy. Those rules have already inspired huge pushback from industry, industry-aligned politicians, and some school kids. But the USDA has delayed the most delicate task demanded of it by the school lunch law: to reform rules governing so-called "competitive foods," the snacks sold on school grounds outside of cafeterias. The junk-food industry has a huge stake in free access to impressionable young consumers in schools outside of the cafeteria line. Meanwhile, advocates are calling for strict rules limiting junk. Which way will the USDA break? Stay tuned.
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I can move dimension lables in dimensions above a few units in size, but for any dimension I put in that has a size small enough that the lable appears outside the limits of the dimension the lable is locked and won't go anywhere. This makes things fiddly where small details are concerned.
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Arden Grey enjoys a life most women in 1898 London can't even dream of: She has the social status, wealth, and independence of a countess. She also has the ability to witness the final moments of a murder victim's life. But ever since the disappearance of her husband, Lucas, none of this means anything to her. Until one night, when Arden spies a man watching her—a man she recognizes as her missing husband.
He's been ordered to assassinate Arden as retribution for her part in the killing of a Company agent. Luke remembers nothing of his life before the Company, a corrupt agency that has erased his memory. Even so, he can't seem to complete his assignment. There is something familiar about his lovely target, something that attracts him, and fills him with dread. For he knows that if he doesn't kill her, someone else will—and kill him as well.
— New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens
"Riveting! I couldn't put it down. I can't wait for the next book!" — #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander
Dear Reader Letter
Dear Reader:
Music has always been an important part of writing for me. Ever since I was young I would listen to a song and imagine a little story to go along with it. Once I began writing my own stories, I started listening to music that "fit" the book or kept me in the mood of the story. I was young in the '80s, so it probably won't surprise you that I still like to listen to power ballads when I write love scenes.
When I began working on Heart of Brass, and got to know Arden and Luke, it didn't take long for them to get their own songs—music I would come back to day after day as I wrote about their reunion, their adventure, and the renewal of their love. Arden is a strong, capable and flawed woman who has never forgotten the man she loved. Luke is a tortured hero, haunted by memories of a wife who had been cruelly taken from him—a woman he has been sent back to London to kill. Their story has intrigue, fights, incredible machines, death, laughter, love and hope, so it should come as no surprise that their "soundtrack" is just as varied and emotional. Like many authors, I see the scenes unfold in my mind as though watching a movie, and just like in a film, the music can add depth to the story. When I listen to fast, frenetic songs, my writing takes on that sort of rhythm, which is great for fights or desperate love scenes. Subsequently, a slower song will lend a much more laconic sense to the scene.
What follows is a list of the songs I listened to most while writing Heart of Brass. I hope that when you read the book some of these songs will make you think of Arden and Luke. At the very least, I hope that maybe you'll discover some new music and enjoy these artists as much as I do! If you do discover some new music, please let me know. (Contact me through my website, www.katecross.com). And, if you stumble upon any songs that make you think of Heart of Brass I hope you'll share them with me as well.
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A bipartisan House -- led by a pair of Californians -- on Friday ordered the Justice Department to stop targeting medical pot clubs that comply with state law, marking a major shift in the way Congress views marijuana.
The 219-189 vote in the Republican-led House early Friday might eventually bring relief for some targeted California operations while emboldening other states to adopt marijuana legalization laws of their own -- if it can survive a difficult path in the Senate.
"It was a surprise vote, it was a welcome vote, and it has been 10 years in the making," Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, said Friday of the amendment to the Justice Department's spending bill he co-authored with Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Huntington Beach. "It really was with this new Republican surge that we were able to get over the top."
When this amendment was first offered in 2003 by Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., Rohrabacher was among very few Republicans who supported it. But on Friday, it won votes from 49 Republicans -- about twice as many as in 2012, the last time it was voted upon.
Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., said as time goes by, more House members are able to get past old propaganda about marijuana and make wiser assessments of its benefits and risks. "The times they are a-changin'," he quipped Friday.
California in 1996 was the first state to legalize medical marijuana; 21 states plus the District of Columbia have followed. But marijuana remains illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act, and many facilities in these states have been subject to federal raids, warning letters to landlords or civil property seizure lawsuits.
The amendment approved Friday doesn't deal with recreational use of marijuana, which Colorado and Washington voters approved in 2012; federal agencies so far have not cracked down on those states' activities.
Rohrabacher issued a statement calling the vote "historic" and "a victory for states' rights, for the doctor-patient relationship, for compassion, for fiscal responsibility. This vote shows that House members really can listen to the American people, form coalitions and get things done."
The amendment was offered this year by six Democrats and six Republicans, including four from California: Farr, Rohrabacher, Barbara Lee, D-Oakland; and Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay.
The amendment still must be adopted by the Senate and the bill must be signed into law by President Obama before it will have any effect. But Lee said Friday she hopes the Justice Department will see this as "a positive development" that brings clarity to what Congress wants.
Lee, whose district includes several medical marijuana facilities that have been threatened or raided by federal agencies in recent years, said she intends to make sure federal agents and prosecutors "comply with the will of the people."
"This is another tool to use to go after them, really, to tell them to stop it," she said. "Let's hope the Senate picks this up and carries the ball forward."
The news emboldened Steve DeAngelo, executive director of Oakland's Harborside Health Center. U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag, Northern California's top federal prosecutor, is waging a lawsuit to seize the Oakland and San Jose buildings that house Harborside.
DeAngelo said a wave of state laws and supportive public opinion polls in recent years foretold Friday's vote.
"It's time for our elected representatives to rein in the out-of-control federal drug bureaucracy. Those elected officials who fail to take action do so at their own peril," he said. "Contrary to myth, cannabis consumers have very good long-term memories and staying power."
But U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Friday that "if a similar amendment were offered in the Senate, I would strongly oppose it."
Feinstein, D-Calif., said she's sympathetic to legitimate patients' needs, but "rogue medical marijuana dispensaries, which require little or no medical bona fines and are prevalent throughout California, present major challenges for communities across the country."
Federal action has closed more than 400 such "rogue dispensaries" in California since 2012, she said, "but the House amendment would prevent these critical enforcement activities from continuing."
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., offered qualified support but with similar qualms. "I strongly support cutting off funds that would shut down legal and licensed medical marijuana dispensaries, but I think funds should be available to go after rogue dispensaries that are not licensed or not abiding by state law."
Advocates like Bill Piper, the Drug Policy Alliance's national affairs director, hope Feinstein and Boxer will be in the minority. He called Friday's vote "an unprecedented change in course in the war on drugs ... a bipartisan consensus in Congress in favor of letting states set their own medical marijuana policies."
He and others also hope states that had balked at approving medical marijuana laws for fear of federal intervention and prosecution will now reconsider. Such a bill is now pending in the New York state Senate, for example.
Josh Richman covers politics. Contact him at 510-208-6428. Follow him at Twitter.com/josh_richman. Read the Political Blotter at IBAbuzz.com/politics.


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The Bachelor of Arts in Dance option at Lindenwood University combines a liberal arts curriculum with a diverse range of dance coursework and performance opportunities designed to prepare degree candidates for entry into their chosen profession. While many of our students go on to pursue professional performing careers, other students pair this major with a degree in business or non-profit administration before opening their own dance studios or pursuing administrative careers in the arts. In all cases, the curriculum advances our schools mission of total artistry as graduates enhance their skills equally in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and tap.


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"Just awesome music and arrangements with the classics: 'Cayuco,' 'Hong Kong Mambo,' 'Complicacion,' 'Saca Tu Mujer,' and 'Varsity Drag Mambo.'" (Nelson Rodriguez 98/99 Catalog)
"The classic arrangements that would define Tito Puente's big band for decades. Santos Colon's vocals are beautiful. This release was close to the beginning of a prolific 16-year collaboration between Tito and Santos." (Alan James Geik 98/99 Catalog)
"A CD you'll want to dance to and listen to over and over again." (Joe Gaines 96/97 Catalog)
"This album is probably the greatest dance album ever made. Some great arrangements, pure Latin swing with T.P. In his prime, and Santos Colon's vocals. " (Larry Harlow 96/97 Catalog)
"Hot recordings usually get a few months of air play. This album received three years worth. It is TP's best selling LP to date, it has sold millions." (Max Salazar 96/97 Catalog)
"The best recording for dancers and listeners. Big band, full brass and woodwinds. Great T.P. arrangements and performance. Quite a band. A must for every Latin music fan." (Al Santiago 94/95 Catalog)


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Police officers from Summit, Eagle, Lake and Clear Creek counties attended a training session last week put on by District Attorney Bruce Brown. The training, which took place April 10, was designed for police agencies within the Fifth Judicial District.
The purpose of the training was to familiarize officers, particularly those new on the job, with courtroom procedures.
"Law enforcement officers are often called on to testify in court hearings and trials and need to be aware of court procedures, legal requirements and their responsibilities," Brown said in a news release.
About 30 officers attended the training, including representatives from the Breckenridge, Silverthorne and Frisco police departments, the Summit County Sheriff's Office and the Colorado State Patrol.
The idea for the training arose from discussions between Brown and the various police chiefs around the time that Brown was running for office, according to Silverthorne police chief Mark Hanschmidt.
While previously the district attorney might catch an officer to prepare him or her shortly before entering the courtroom, Hanschmidt and the others hoped that more might be done.
Hanschmidt attended Brown's training along with five officers from the Silverthorne department. He was pleased with what he saw.
"They put on a great class for our officers," he said. "They didn't hold anything back. If an officer wasn't addressing the courtroom properly, they called them on it. If an officer wasn't dressed properly for court, they called him on it. It was a really good learning experience for a lot of our younger officers."
The training included reviewing common actions of law enforcement, like creating a report or record that can be observed on paper during case reviews.
The training also covered the meaning behind various attorney objections and what effect those have after a judge has made a ruling. Officers practiced writing and presenting reports, and sitting on the witness stand and being examined by the prosecutor.
"They're learning the ins and outs of the courtroom. They're learning what to expect when they're on trial," Hanschmidt said. "Everybody sees it on TV, but when you're sitting in the hot seat, it's a different story."
Summit County Sheriff John Minor, who also attended, said that he, too, appreciated the real-life aspect of the training, which could apply to new and experienced officers alike.
"It's always a good refresher," he said. "It's simple things, even like projecting your voice and making eye contact and making sure you wrote a factual well-written report and that you know the contents of that report, so all those things. It's a good reminder for veteran officers, too."
Both Minor and Hanschmidt said that a good relationship and strong connection with the district attorney's office is important.
"It's always critical to work with your district attorney," Minor said. "DAs, judges and cops will sometimes disagree and that's normal, that's the checks and balances in the system. But basically what we want to do is to serve the victim, and that goes from good on-scene investigating, knowing the case law, writing a good report and testifying it in court - it's a package deal. Having a good relationship with the DA is vital."
Minor and Hanschmidt said that while the recent training went well and addressed the important issues, they would be interested in similar training events in the future. Currently, Brown's office has scheduled additional trainings in the coming weeks for officers in Eagle County.