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Keeping Americans in the dark
June 10, 2013
Most people pay taxes, so news the Internal Revenue Service is harassing people for political reasons is interesting....
What impact does the information technology have on world terrorism as well has world ideological divisiveness? Has advanced information systems been good for the planet since it is entirely responsible for the resulting globalization it has created? Is globalization(a singular identity) good for us?
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As long as people think this is a partisan issue, you will never find a solution.
Don't you realize the power the NSA has now? It's not just OUR personal data. They have every secret of every President past or future. They have every secret of every Congressman, their families and relatives.
"Hey Senator JoeBob: Don't push that law, or we'll expose your son's drug addiction." --James Clapper
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Glad your short term memory of The Boston Bombing has no effect on the feeling of being safer now. When terrorists start targeting smaller, softer venues then you can not feel safe anywhere. Victories against terrorist plots recently have come from faulty devices of the terrorists and not any intelligence gathered to stop them. In other words, we were lucky not good.
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I don't know why you'd feel more secure now than 5 or 6 years ago, other than truly partisan beliefs as this President is nothing more than a continuation of his precedessors foreign policies.
It's like saying your drier under a blue umbrella that is identical to a red one simply because of the color.
It makes absolutely no sense.
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Secrets and security go hand-in-hand. The argument regarding the balance between our liberties and our security it a legitimate one. Like the author of the editorial I don't like keeping America in the dark. But, what happens if a terrorist is successful in delivering a nuclear attack on an American city killing hundreds of thousand of our fellow citizens? How much darkness will we have then? What would the author say to President Obama if our worst fears are realized? The President is doing a good job making us secure. His efforts may not be perfect, but so far I feel more secure now that I did five or six years ago. How secure do you feel?
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Denver, your 8:25 post contains a mixture of truth & overreach, spilled out indiscriminately. As I said on another thread recently, you have taken to writing indiscriminately. You leave it the readers to find the good points amidst the trash -- if they care to. It's working for you -- if your objective is solely to stay at or near the top of the "Highest Rated User" list.
What would otherwise be seen as a downside of this torrential writing style, that some readers tend to throw the good points out w/ the trash, actually works for the above objective, b/c their overreaction stimulates further polarization. What's the formula for a High Rating? One might guess that it's Approve minus Disapprove, but it's looking like Disapprove doesn't count.
Is this what you want to be known for?
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Some degree of abuse is inseparable from the proper use of everything; and in no instance is this more true, than in that of the press. It has accordingly been decided by the practice of the states, that it is better to leave a few of its noxious branches to their luxuriant growth, than by pruning them away, to injure the vigour of those yielding the proper fruits. And can the wisdom of this policy be doubted by any who reflect, that to the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity, over error and oppression; who reflect, that to the same beneficent source, the United States owe much of the lights which conducted them to the rank of a free and independent nation; and which have improved their political system into a shape so auspicious to their happiness.
James Madison
Enough said
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"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court."
Revealing policy is hardly treason. Anyone who thinks it is, well, they're showing their bias, especially given that the same individual now excusing Obama for his actions was raving like a lunatic when Bush was doing the same thing while he was President.
Do you spell hypocrite with a small d or a capital D?
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"neocurmudgeon74" telling North Korea what we thought "they would do in response to efforts to curb its nuclear weapons and missile programs. isn't aiding or comforting the enemy in your mind??
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Treason is defined in the U.S. Constitution, a more narrow definition than some other countries use. If revealing it doesn't aid or comfort the enemy, it isn't treason. No matter how much the government wants to keep it secret.
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denver (definition): open mouth, spew garbage.
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Myers writes "If you believe officials are in the habit of telling you the truth and nothing but the truth, I have some swamp land in Florida that may interest you as an investment." And that goes Mayers too!
Then he writes "If you work in the federal government, don't you dare spill any secrets to reporters." I think there is a word for that, its call treason!
Then he writes "As often as not, the leaks government officials are determined to plug have "little or nothing" to do with real national security." Id say telling North Korea what we thought "they would do in response to efforts to curb its nuclear weapons and missile programs." Is in fact harming U.S. security! And if you don't think so I have some swamp land in Florida....
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Don't Get Caught in a Surging Crowd of Investors
What's the no. 1 sign that an investment is riskier than it sounds?
JOHN ROGERS: I think there are several "no. 1 signs" that point to an investment being riskier than it sounds. To paraphrase Rudyard Kipling, "keep your head when all about you are losing theirs," in other words if the returns sound too good to be true, they probably are. Don't get caught up in a surging crowd of investors, keep your wits about you.
Furthermore, if an adviser is pushing a particular investment, alarm bells might ring. CFA Institute members who responded to the 2014 Global Market Sentiment Survey identified that the misselling of products by financial advisers is the most serious ethical issue facing their local markets in the coming year.
Investors should be cautious and analyze each opportunity with their head and not their heart.
John Rogers is the president and chief executive of the CFA Institute.
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The 2013 NFL Draft is over and done with. Fan bases of teams all across the country are abuzz with renewed optimism because of the new pieces that will help their team make a leap to the next level.
1) The Kansas City Chiefs get a draft grade of….C+
T Eric Fisher is a guy who scouts think can be the next Joe Thomas. Thomas was the third overall pick in the 2007 draft out of Wisconsin and has played in the Pro Bowl every year in the league.
Head coach Andy Reid and GM John Dorsey are gambling, slightly, on the upside of Fisher, which is superior to that of their other option at No. 1 overall, Texas A&M left tackle Luke Joeckel, who was picked second overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
According to Reid, Fisher is a better fit athletically for his West Coast offense, and has a little nastier demeanor on the field than the technician from College Station.
The Chiefs didn't have a pick in the second round (because of the Alex Smith trade) and thus missed out on the chance to add a quality player in one of the best spots of value. This draft pool wasn't top-heavy at all, but there will be a lot of starters found in the middle rounds.
IF Kansas City would have been able to pull off that trade with Miami for LT Branden Albert, they would have – likely – had a better draft grade by simply adding a good pick in round two.
2) Instead, the Chiefs had to wait until round three to pick again, and at No. 63 overall they selected Cincinnati tight end Travis Kelce.
Kelce is a good athlete with prototypical tight end size. He's not a blazer, but he's fast enough that the Bearcats used him as the quarterback in their "wildcat" package.
What Kelce does do well is run block, and provides a very large catching radius for his quarterback to look at in the middle of the field.
Chiefs fans should know, however, that he was once suspended for an entire season at Cincinnati for violating an unspecified team rule.
3) With a second pick in round three, the Chiefs rolled the dice big time on Arkansas RB Knile Davis.
Davis is some kind of physical specimen. He's 6 feet tall and weighs 230 pounds but runs a blazing 4.35 forty yard dash. His combination of size and breakaway speed is somewhat reminiscent of ex-Kansas City RB Larry Johnson.
- 2010: 1,322 yards (6.5 ypc), 13 TD
- 2011: Injured for season due to broken ankle
- 2012: 377 yards (3.4 ypc), 3 TD
Obviously, Davis did not find the same level of success after his 2011 injury, but no one on Arkansas' dumpster fire of a team in 2012 had much success. To some degree, his 2012 season needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
Davis, however, has legitimate issues surrounding his ability to stay healthy and, more importantly, hang on to the football. He fumbled 12 times in three seasons at Arkansas. That's wholly unacceptable.
There is no doubting, though, that Davis passes the eyeball and stopwatch test. If the Chiefs get lucky and he rediscovers the ability he displayed as a dynamite sophomore in 2010, Kansas City has a perennial 1,000-yard rusher backing up Jamaal Charles.
4) The Chiefs picks in rounds four and five were perhaps my favorite of their entire draft.
At pick No. 99 in the fourth round, the Chiefs selected ILB Nico Johnson from Alabama.
This young man is more than likely going to be a starter next to Derrick Johnson as a rookie. Anytime you can find that type of value (a starter) in the fourth round, it's a home run pick.
At pick No. 134 in the fifth round, the Chiefs selected DB Sanders Commings from Georgia.
Commings has fantastic size and very good cover skills. He played cornerback for Mark Richt at Georgia but may have a future in the NFL as a free safety responsible for roaming the back end of the secondary.
At Georgia he picked off eight passes in his career, but was not known as a great tackler or physical player.
He does, however, come from an outstanding program and gives the Chiefs another big body in the secondary to help cover the large targets on the perimeter roaming the AFC West (including former Mizzou great and current San Diego Charger wideout, Danario Alexander).
The Chiefs got good value on Comings in the fifth round because in today's NFL, defenses almost always have five or more defensive backs on the field. This guy has starter potential long-term and the positional versatility to play corner or safety.


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Lindenwood University has been recognized for the fifth time in the annual "Great Colleges to Work For" report assembled by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The results of the study were released July 22, 2013, in the Chronicle's sixth annual report on the academic workplace and were derived from a survey of more than 44,000 employees at 300 colleges and universities in the United States.
Lindenwood was recognized in the areas of Collaborative Governance, Confidence in Senior Leadership, and Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship. Ninety-seven institutions were recognized in the report, including 76 four-year schools and 21 two-year institutions.
The results were based on a two-part assessment that included an institutional audit of demographics and workplace policies and practices, and a survey of faculty, administrators, and professional support staff. The employee survey was the primary factor in determining which institutions were recognized, according to the Chronicle.
Lindenwood was also recognized as a Great College to Work For in 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Lindenwood President James D. Evans, PhD, said the honor is the result of ongoing efforts to foster a professional environment of support and respect among the faculty and staff.
"We are extremely pleased to have been cited for the fifth time in six years among this select group of universities recognized by their employees for a great work environment," Evans said. "I believe that feeling is a natural result of our collective devotion to a wonderful university mission and, of course, to an ethos that always places the students first."


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batter 1
verbo[with object]
1Strike repeatedly with hard blows: a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- It is rumoured that Maxine is battered to death by Hillman after she stumbles across his wicked attempt to kill Emily, played by Eileen Derbyshire, so he can get his hands on her house.
- When their cousin is battered to death and left on the moors for the crows, they stick together and refuse to co-operate with policeman Ben Cooper.
- He writes that his mother was indeed a prostitute who abandoned him at the age of five and who was battered to death 37 years ago.
informal whack, clout, wallop, bash, clobber, bop, biff, sock, deck, plug, knock about/around, knock into the middle of next week, beat the living daylights out of, give someone a good hiding, lay into, lace into, do over, rough up
informal total, trash
1.1 (often as noun battering) Subject (one's spouse, partner, or child) to repeated violence and assault: outrage at wife-battering and child abuse
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- Under the plans, men and women would be automatically added to a new domestic violence register, available to the police, NHS and social services, if they were convicted of battering their partners.
- A group dedicated to helping husbands stop battering their wives has re-opened its helpline.
- A Senior Government official in Nakonde has called on men to stop battering their wives and instead bring peace in their homes.
1.2Censure, criticize, or defeat severely or thoroughly: (as noun battering) the film took a battering from critics
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- Blackpool's play-off hopes took a battering in a miserable midweek defeat at Bloomfield Road.
- Australia hopes to attack England's spirit, which took a battering after the first Test defeat.
- Our complacence over sexual abuse took a battering when Mira Nair's 'Monsoon Wedding' won the 2002 Venice Golden Lion.
batterer sustantivo
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- Every state now provides such civil protection orders to victims of domestic violence, and they are considered a basic tool in shielding victims from their batterers.
- The state sent him to a batterers ' program in 1994, but he quit.
- Such a statement can only lend support to those who would accuse her of blaming victims and excusing batterers.
Middle English: from Old French batre 'to beat' (from Latin battuere) + -er3.
Palabras que riman con batterattar, bespatter, chatter, clatter, flatter, hatter, Kenyatta, latter, matamata, matter, natter, patter, platter, ratter, regatta, satyr, scatter, shatter, smatter, spatter, splatter, yatter
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batter 2
1 [mass noun] A semi-liquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk or water, used for making pancakes or for coating food before frying: pancake batter [count noun]: a batter thin enough to be poured
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- In its simplest form this is a flour and water batter, providing food and moisture for the yeast spores which the baker hopes are present.
- I'm sure we could live on canned green beans, water, and pancake batter for the rest of our lives, but it isn't a good policy.
- Batter should have consistency of thin pancake batter.
1.1North American A mixture of ingredients for a cake.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- Remember, the cake batter is only as good as the ingredients.
- Add orange/raisin mixture to cake batter and mix well.
- Any food that contains uncooked eggs, such as homemade cookie dough, cake batter or eggnog, can pose a hazard.
2 Printing A damaged area of metal type or a printing block.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- When there are uncorrected printer's errors, or errors that can be attributed to type batter, we have silently corrected them, primarily so that they do not impede electronic searches of our transcribed texts.
- This printing has a cancel title-page dated 1912 instead of 1911, and is the first English printing to incorporate several text corrections as described by Garrison, but is otherwise identical to the Scribners issues of 1911, and shows the expected type batter in wearily on p. 135, line 21.
- Like the readings which are defective in all examined copies but were apparently correct at one time, some of these variants may be attributed to type batter.
Late Middle English: from Old French bateure 'the action of beating', from batre 'to beat'.
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batter 3
(In various sports, especially baseball) a player who is batting.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- He was a first baseman and a left-handed batter and I admired the way he played.
- The shortstop tags out the batter / runner before he can return safely to the base.
- Ross, in his book, explains the most common baseball statistics for evaluating batters.
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batter 4
A gradual backwards slope in a wall or similar structure: the batter is an inch in for every foot of height
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- The defensive wall was of fine ashlar masonry with a pronounced batter.
- The 60-kilometre canal would have been as wide as this building, including the batter.
- They can be constructed of single or multiple depths of block and the maximum wall height of a single depth wall is directly proportional to its weight, width, batter, soil condition, and site geometry.
verbo[no object]
(Of a wall) have a receding slope.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- It becomes easier with height as the wall batters in, and the gap between the face of the wall and the corner of the pillar increases.
- All were in outline truncated conesthat is, the outer face of the wall "batters" or inclines inwards.
- The surrounding wall batters outward from bottom to top.
Mid 16th century (as a verb): of unknown origin.
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Californians' approval of President Barack Obama's job performance has taken the sharpest dive of his presidency in recent months, according to a new Field Poll, with some of his most loyal supporters losing faith after revelations that the government is tracking Americans' phone and Internet use.
Where 62 percent of California voters approved of Obama's job performance in February, only 52 percent did so in late June and early July -- a sudden drop unprecedented among the president's recent peers. The falloff was largest among blocs that historically have given him high marks: registered Democrats' approval dropped by 14 points, nonpartisan voters' by 12 points, women's by 15 points and voters under age 40 by 14 points.
Based on that, poll director Mark DiCamillo said, "You could surmise that it does have to do with the surveillance and the authorization of this kind of unprecedented listening to of phone conversations and emails and that kind of thing."
Obama has faced harsh questions from many among his own base since details emerged last month of a clandestine mass electronic surveillance data-mining program.
Even so, the Golden State still generally likes him: 57 percent of Californians say they have a favorable view of the president overall, while 35 percent hold an unfavorable view. That's identical to how voters felt about him just before his re-election last year.
The difference is that 9 percent of all voters and 11 percent of rank-and-file Democrats who view Obama favorably now disapprove or are undecided about his job performance.
DiCamillo said this sudden drop-off in approval didn't happen in other recent presidents' second terms. President George W. Bush's approval rating dropped seven points from early to mid-2005, but that was part of a years-long downward slide, he said, while Presidents Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan only lost a few points in their fifth years in office.
Corey Cook, director of the University of San Francisco's Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good, said he agrees "absolutely" with DiCamillo that revelations of domestic spying by intelligence and law enforcement agencies have hurt Obama's numbers.
The 10-point drop denotes "the more progressive voters, younger voters who have finally gotten disillusioned with Obama," Cook said, especially when many expected that he would move leftward after winning a second term.
Some have other complaints. Mary Zuniga, 66, a registered Democrat from San Jose, told the poll she generally feels favorable toward Obama but has no opinion of his job performance.
"I did vote for him, but he's kind of let me down on a few things, so I'm just not thrilled with his performance," she said Monday, explaining she's a disabled senior unhappy with Obama's failure to improve health care and taxes for people like her.
"I feel like it's not very good as it should be for older people who are poorer," Zuniga said. "I'd like to have somebody who's going to do what he said he's going to do and not switch."
But some supporters are sticking by the president. Democrat Lynn Jones, 46, approves of Obama's job performance and feels favorably toward him.
"A lot of the stuff that's been coming out in the news can't really be pinned on him as one person, even though he's at the helm -- he doesn't have a direct degree of control over everything," said the homemaker and English tutor from Martinez. "He's been so hampered by a Congress that just doesn't want to do anything but work against him."
By region, Obama's approval rating remained highest in Los Angeles, at 63 percent, followed by the Bay Area at 60 percent, the Central Valley at 45 percent, the rest of Northern California at 44 percent and the rest of Southern California at 43 percent.
The Field Poll surveyed 846 California registered voters from June 26 through July 21; the poll's overall margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
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 force is with us.
Or it will be Saturday when "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination," warps into San Jose's Tech Museum. The highly interactive 10,000-square-foot touring exhibit -- a collaboration between the Lucas Museum, MIT and the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute -- has already drawn almost 3 million visitors on its cross-country mission to amaze fanboys of all ages while turning kids on to the wonders of math and science.
The museum offered a sneak peek Tuesday which revealed some of the franchise's most iconic images, from a life-size replica of the Millennium Falcon cockpit and a Boba Fett blaster to a Chewbacca costume and a zippy R2-D2 robot.
It's the final leg for the $5 million pop culture extravaganza, which launched in Boston in 2005 and has toured ever since, bringing the George Lucas mythos home to the Bay Area where it all began.
"This is the big finish for us," said exhibit archivist Laela French, flanked by a battalion of stormtroopers at Tuesday's preview. "It's been a huge success everywhere it's gone, but what we're most excited about is bringing the show back home."
The point is for museumgoers to journey into a galaxy far, far away while learning about the future of technology.
"The imagination is one of the most powerful tools there is," says Tech President Tim Ritchie. "The goal is to discover the innovator in you."
Populism meets science in a gallery bursting with 80 artifacts from Tatooine (that's Luke Skywalker's home planet for the uninitiated) to Hoth (a formidable ice world) as well as high-tech gizmos such as prosthetic limbs and a hands-on hovercraft. In doing so the exhibit demonstrates the engineering behind robots, for example, and the physics of space travel.
"We wanted to be engaging but also academic," French said. "The mission is to teach children in a fun way so that they don't know they are learning about science and technology and mathematics."
Some tykes have already been turned on to science by the magic of "Star Wars."
"My husband got his Ph.D. in physics because of 'Star Wars,' " said Joan Belcinski, a 57-year-old San Jose woman, as she gently brandished a glowing green lightsaber. "He saw the movies as a boy and it inspired the rest of his life."
Among the exhibit's cache of memorabilia: a naked C-3PO (oh, dear!) a war chest full of lightsabers, countless droids, more than one Wookiee and a wampa (a carnivorous ice creature) with a bloody chunk of meat. Bottom line: If you know your Darth Vader from your Darth Maul and have always yearned to take a whirl in the Millennium Falcon (it's an extra $5 for a 5-minute ride), this qualifies as geek ecstasy. As the buzz builds for the new J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars" reboot, (slated for spring 2015), museum officials suspect it will even outsell the "Star Trek" show that visited there in 2009.
"Everywhere we go we watch buttoned-up businessmen turn into 8-year-olds in minutes. That's how devoted people are to the world George created," French said. "In the valley, that's even more intense because a very high percentage of tech executives are big fans."
For Dale Tolosa, a member of the Rebel Legion fan club which was invited to the event, the "Star Wars" show is a fantasy come to life.
"This isn't a hobby, this is a lifestyle," said the 39-year-old Daly City man dressed as a X-wing fighter pilot, "Having this exhibit make its last stop in my own backyard is amazing. I plan to come back many times."
Mark Berschens, a 40-something clad as an evil Imperial Officer, brought his 8-year-old daughter, Megan, in hopes of exposing her to the wizardry of science.
"Girls sometimes face roadblocks when it comes to science," said the Dublin fanboy, a member of the 501st Legion fan club. "Experiences like this teach them that anything is possible."
For the record, Megan seemed to prefer the princesses to the physics. Bedecked in the hooded cape of the Jawa, a rodent-like native of Tatooine, she said of the exhibit: "It's really fun and Padmé is pretty."
For Berschens, sharing his lifelong passion with his daughter is almost as fulfilling as building a fully functional droid that beeps on command, a project that cost him more than $5,000 and several years of elbow grease.
"At this point, my children have to like 'Star Wars,' " he said. "They have no choice."
Contact Karen D'Souza at 408-271-3772. Read her at www.mercurynews.com/karen-dsouza and follow her at Twitter.com/KarenDSouza4.
"Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination"
When: Oct. 19-Feb. 23
Where: Tech Museum of Innovation, 201 South Market St, San Jose.
Tickets: $9-$27; 408-294-8324; www.thetech.org
Online: Scan this code with your smartphone or go to www.mercurynews.com/entertainment to see a slideshow of photos from the "Star Wars" exhibit.


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- Go to SiliconValley.com/sv150 for more stories, infographics and a searchable database for the 2014 Silicon Valley 150.
- Apr 14:
- SV150: Silicon Valley's record profits funneled to investors, bank accounts
- Apr 12:
- Tesla surges up list of Silicon Valley's top 150 tech companies
- Health, biomedical sectors saw 15 percent growth in profit
- Facebook, Google lead web sector surge
- Chips still one of Silicon Valley's top industries
- Apple again dominates consumer tech sector — and the entire SV150
- HP helps drags down enterprise sector
- Quinn: SV 150 shows the red hots and the comeback kids
- Bay Area's non-tech companies lag tech firms in profits, revenue
- Apr 11:
- 2014: Rocket Man: The otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk
Bay Area companies that sell computer networking and telecommunications products are on the cusp of a major industry transformation with the so-called Internet of Things, where everything from stoves and coffee pots to cars and farm tractors are being linked electronically.
One company hoping to take advantage of that is Cisco Systems of San Jose. It's already a huge corporation, boasting annual sales of about $48 billion, 75,000 employees and a stock market value of more than $115 billion. But as more and more gadgets become computerized and connected, Cisco's CEO, John Chambers, sees his company getting even bigger.
"The market right now needs a number one IT player" to help companies manage all the video, voice and other data being shunted from one place to another, he said in a recent interview with this newspaper. "We think we can do that."
With Cisco already among the world's top networking corporations, he added, it is well suited to help manage the Internet of Things, whose business impact he predicted "is going to be gigantic."
But it's hard to say which companies will profit from linking all those smart gadgets, said analyst Jack Gold.
"The market is changing dramatically," he said, noting that computer networking technology is "kind of moving out of the back rooms" of major corporations and being distributed into homes and other places by the Internet of Things. As that process unfolds, Cisco could face a host of new challengers seeking to control this vast new interconnected landscape, Gold said, adding, "it's going to be incredibly competitive."
Contact Steve Johnson at email@example.com or 408-920-5043. Follow him at Twitter.com/steveatmercnews


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The comedy routine, "Cooking With Marge," will be the featured entertainment during the spring luncheon of the Louisiana Area Historical Museum to be held at noon Saturday, May 11, at the Seton Center, 510 N. Third Street in Louisiana.
Actress Linda Spall of St. Louis will present a one-woman comedy show that she has developed.
Tickets are available from any museum board member, or by calling (573) 754-4443, 754-5697, or 754-6495.
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"What if we wanted to join Chaverim?" Ari asked, looking up from the set of pens he was juggling at his desk.
"Did I mention there's a certain age a person has to be to join?" Reb Brody said.
"Which is?" asked Chaim, the recognized class leader (by everyone but Yoni, who was always trying to take over and do things his way).
"Don't be ridiculous," said Yoni, right on cue. "Chaverim is for adults."
"Says who?" Chaim challenged.
"Says who?" Reb Brody heard himself respond as an electric thrill jolted him with the feeling that Chaim was actually onto something. Who said boys couldn't join Chaverim? Sure, only adults were part of the organization so far, but not so long ago there hadn't even been a Chaverim organization, and look what a need it had filled. Who said there wasn't room for change, room for growth, room for a group of boys who would be working together b'achdus as
a single cohesive unit?
"Ari, you're brilliant."
"I am?" Ari said, looking confused at having the adjective applied in such close proximity to his name.
"You are," said Reb Brody. "How would you boys like to be members of Junior Chaverim?"
Come join the fun with Ari, Chaim, Yoni, and the rest of the class
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these are great new looks
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Most of them look soooo much better!!
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Why are they wearing different clothes and no makeup in the 1st pic? Of course they look better in the 2nd. A pet peeve.
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it's nice and reassuring to have some "real women" articles on here, thanks totalbeauty :))
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I'm not a hug fan of nude lips. We all need a bit of colour, and a bit of lippy (in the right shade) will make teeth look whiter, and complete the look. Excellent results on the hair colour changes, though!
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NFL Draft: Top 5 defensive ends
Ezekiel Ansah, BYU
A native of Ghana, he went to BYU as a track athlete with aspirations of playing in the NBA. Has played football for only three years, and his first start came last year. Because of the 6-foot-5, 274 pounder's long arms, speed, pass-rush potential and inexperience, he's been compared to Jason Pierre-Paul.
Bjoern Werner, Florida State
Has played American football for five years since his introduction as a 15-year-old foreign exchange student from Germany. As a sophomore at Florida State, he won a starting job. Improved every year and won the ACC's defensive player of the year award in 2012. Belongs in a 4-3 scheme.
Margus Hunt, SMU
Is 6-foot-8 and 277 pounds yet quick and explosive. Representing Estonia as a track athlete, he won gold medals in discus and shot at a world juniors meet. Moved to Dallas to train when SMU dropped its track program. Turning to football, he showed a knack for blocking kicks but got knocked off the ball often.
Datone Jones, UCLA
He can play either end in a 3-4 or tackle and end in a 4-3. His versatility will appeal to NFL teams using hybrid fronts. Recovered from a broken foot that ended his 2010 season, the 6-4, 280-pounder improved last year under new coach Jim Mora, a former NFL coach. Not great at any one thing, but nice breadth of skills.
Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
In 2010, he backed up Von Miller in the Aggies' versatile "joker" role. Miller went on to become a star as an outside linebacker for the Broncos. Moore isn't as explosive, but the 6-foot-4, 253-pounder led A&M with four forced fumbles, ranked second in sacks with 8.5 and made the SEC's first team.


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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - Cleo Castillo is a big believer that one vote can make a difference, especially in local races.
But several voters interviewed Tuesday acknowledged that they hadn't followed many local races. Otto Jordan, of Eagle, is voting in his first presidential election this year, and acknowledged that he hadn't studied local issues very much.
Still, he said, he was eager to cast those first votes.
"It's a chance to tell them what I think," he said.
Castillo said she had done her homework, adding that county and local elections can be just as important, if not more so, than national races.
"(County commissioners) affect us today, and our future," Castillo said. "They affect the way our county goes."
Over the campaign season, Castillo said she'd met most of the commissioner candidates.
"They're all great people," she said. "Each one has strengths."
But, Castillo said, she'd had a chance to see one of the candidates at work in the past. Courtney Holm, the Republican candidate in commissioner District 2, is a lawyer, and Castillo said she's seen Holm at work in a courtroom, and was impressed.
"She's lived here," Castillo said. "I like that she's for all of Eagle County."
Jessica Holminski of Eagle said she'd had a chance to meet Jeff Layman, the Republican running for the District 1 seat on the county commission, and liked what he'd talked about in that personal visit.
Much of the discussion between commissioner candidates this season has been about the county's 10-year-old open space tax. Some voters mentioned that as being part of their voting process.
"I have a special concern about maintaining open space," Eagle-area resident John Briggs said. "I've tried to support the candidate who shared that view.
"As important as business is, overdevelopment can appear just ridiculous sometimes."
While the commissioners' race drew the attention of some voters, Gypsum resident Jen Hiland said that other than the presidential race - she's a supporter of President Barack Obama - she also cast an enthusiastic vote for Scott Turner, the Republican candidate for Fifth Judicial District Attorney.
"He's had the job; he's already working in the office," Hiland said.
Lines were short in Avon, as they were in other places in the valley, thanks to most of the county's registered voters either voting early or voting by mail. By mid-afternoon, about 300 people had voted at Town Hall in Avon. Several voters contacted said they hadn't done much homework about either Avon's Town Council election or the Eagle River Fire Protection District's proposed tax hike.
John Thrasher said he's a friend of Avon Town Council candidate Jake Wolf, so came out to vote. But, he added, that was the only candidate he voted for.
Jodi Link said she'd done the same, except for her friend Jennie Fancher.
"She's an awesome candidate and a wonderful person," Link said.
But town resident Jim Daily said he's ready for a change on the council.
"I hope we can get some better people," Daily said. "I hope they can get people who'll do a better job of taking care of the people here."
Fellow resident Stephen Lloyd Wood said he's also hoping for better leadership in town.
"The town's planned so badly, it will take multiple elections to straighten it out."
Becky Kiser said she also thinks the town government could use some improvement.
"I don't like the fact they're spending all that money," she said, referring to the town's legal bills in trying to settle the lawsuits with the developers of the Village at Avon project.
While voters had personal reasons to cast their ballots, all took their civic duty seriously.
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Boulevard Gardens Community Center
The community center offers a free After-School Program for ages 6 to 17, as well as a free Summer Recreation Program and youth sports development programs. The community center also offers senior programs that emphasize healthy living and nutrition. For more information on these programs, visit our Activities and Programs Web page.
We also feature the Walk With Ease program for seniors looking to stay fit. For more information on the Walk With Ease Program, please visit the program Web page.
For volunteer opportunities at this or other parks please visit our Volunteer Web page.
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Boulevard Gardens currently offers a small shelter that has a maximum occupancy of 15 to 20 patrons.
Small Shelter Rental Fee: $76.32 ($72.00 + $4.32 tax) Saturday Rentals only (due to operational needs during week) Hours of operations: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Small Shelter Rental Fee: $76.32 ($72.00 + $4.32 tax) Saturday Rentals only (due to operational needs during week) Hours of operations: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
At this facility, power is not offered. You are responsible for any electronic equipment entering this park. Park management must give approval if you plan to use a generator as a power source.
A water fountain is offered within this park. Any other means of distributing water is the customer's responsibility. Use of inside building is prohibited.
A deposit of $50 in cash or credit is required on the day of the event and must be paid before setup. Patrons must clean up and vacate the premises by designated time (5 p.m.). If bathrooms are damaged (inside building) then your deposit may not be returned.
All vehicles must be parked in designated areas only (not on the property of others such as surrounding homes/apartments). Any other arrangements must be approved by park management and noted on permit (informed by us also). Pursuant to Florida law, park management reserves the right to tow abandoned and illegally parked vehicles or boats.
Loud/Amplified Sound or Music
Amplified music or loud noise that disturbs patrons and surrounding homes is prohibited, unless approved by park management. Park management has the authority to require permit holder to turn sound down or off. Failure to comply with this rule will result in loss of security deposit and possible expulsion from this park.
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Police were investigating after a man was shot outside of a Greensboro grocery store on Saturday night.
Investigators said Delfino Rodriguez, 37, was shot during a dispute outside the Tienda Hispana La Popular at 2219 East Market Street about 11:34 p.m. Saturday.
The shooter is described as a Hispanic man about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighing about 150 pounds and between the ages of 30 and 35.
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("Authors Ridge at Sleepy Hollow" 1930's postcard from private collection of Tish Hopkins)
Concord's largest cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, can be found one block east of Monument Square, on Bedford Street. It has an estimated 10,000 gravesites, many of local, national, and international interest. It was one of the first cemeteries in the United States to be designed to have a sylvan character and has also been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Two highly visited areas are Authors Ridge, a measure of Concord's dominance of 19th century American literature, and the Melvin Memorial. If coming on foot, enter at the first gate, and walk parallel to Bedford Street. If coming by car, use the second gate; there are parking spaces next to Authors Ridge.
Sleepy Hollow has grown "little by little, much by much" to its present status through 175 years of careful planning and strategic land purchases. In the early part of the 19th century, it had become clear that Concord needed a third burying ground. Therefore, in 1823 another hilly plot was purchased from land not far behind Old Hill, and was named, not surprisingly, "New Hill Cemetery". Its first tenant was Mrs. Anna Robbins who died the same year. Twenty-two years later in 1855, the Town bought 25 acres of nearby farmland, and consecrated it as Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in a dedication ceremony later that year. The ceremony featured Ralph Waldo Emerson, a member of the Cemetery Committee, as the orator. He was followed by William Ellery Channing reading his poem, "Sleepy Hollow" whose "fair pale asters of the season spread their plumes around this field, fit garden for our tombs." Channing's "garden" was enlarged to make way for more and more souls in 1869, 1932, 1954, 1959, 1960, and 1975. In 1998, a new section called "The Knoll" was opened, which includes an area specially consecrated for Jewish burials. The Knoll has an entrance farther along Bedford Street, and also connects to the main part of the cemetery by a woodland path.
To the left of the central entrance to Sleepy Hollow is "Mourning Victory" commonly known as the Melvin Memorial. The sculpture, commissioned by James Melvin in memory of his three brothers who died during the Civil War, was created by his boyhood friend, Daniel Chester French. Mr. French who also designed the Minuteman Statue at Concord's North Bridge and the Lincoln Statue in Washington's D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial, is himself buried nearby, on the ridge directly behind the monument.
To the right of the Melvin Memorial, up a short stretch of road lies a hollow, on the far side of which is Authors Ridge. Perched on the top-most glacial hill in the cemetery, Authors Ridge gathers together, among others, the graves of Henry Thoreau (1862), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1864), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1882), Louisa May Alcott (1888) and her father, Bronson Alcott (1888). Each is buried in a family plot and marked with modest stones. Hawthorne's marker, in keeping with his personal reserve, bears only his last name, while Emerson created his own epitaph: "The passive master lent his hand to the vast soul which o'er him planned." (from his poem, The Problem). Emerson's stone faces a large boulder at the base of the hill, which covers the resting place of Ephraim Wales Bull, the originator of the celebrated Concord Grape. At the Alcott plot, Ms. Alcott is surrounded by her father, mother and sisters, whom she made famous in Little Women. Except for Louisa May, the Alcott stones bear only the occupants' initials. Tragedy hovers here. Bronson Alcott died on March 4, 1888, and Louisa May, gravely ill with pneumonia and shaken by his passage, died two days later. Both were buried on the same day later in the spring when the ground had thawed sufficiently.
(from "Town of Concord and its Historic Cemeteries" brochure - Concord Cemetery Committee/Concord Public Works - March 2001)


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Tuesday was a great day for Matt McDaniel, as he clubbed two home runs to carry the Wildcats to a 10-8 victory over Bearden at Farragut High School in seven innings.
Each team blasted the other's pitching, and there were 18 total runs and 19 hits during the game.
The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to seven lead changes in the game.
Oak Ridge finally managed to grab the lead after a strong sixth inning. The Wildcats scored on a three-run home run by McDaniel off Henry, scoring Stephen May and Prentice Young.
Kyler Jones got it done on the rubber on the way to a win. He allowed two runs over three innings. Kyler Jones struck out two, walked two and gave up four hits.
The Wildcats were sparked by May and McDaniel, who teamed up for eight hits and six RBIs.
Oak Ridge closer Ralph O'Neal put away the final six outs to record the save.
The Wildcats jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first. May kicked things off with a double. McDaniel singled, bringing home May. The team then tacked on more runs when McDaniel scored on an error and O'Neal scored on a groundout by Elliott Normand.
After posting two runs in the first, Bearden scored two in the fourth. In the first, Bearden scored on a groundout by Dell, scoring Pritchett.
Oak Ridge began district play Friday.
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For some people with lung cancer, treatment may remove or destroy the cancer. It can feel good to be done with treatment, but it can also be stressful. You may find that you now worry about the cancer coming back. This is a very common concern among those who have had cancer. (When cancer comes back, it is called a recurrence.)
It may take a while before your recovery begins to feel real and your fears are somewhat relieved. You can learn more about what to look for and how to learn to live with the chance of cancer coming back in Living With Uncertainty: The Fear of Cancer Recurrence.
But for some people, the lung cancer may never go away completely. These people may get regular treatments with chemotherapy, radiation, or other types of treatments to help keep the cancer in check. Learning to live with cancer more like a chronic disease can be hard and stressful. It has its own type of uncertainty. See When Cancer Doesn't Go Away for more about this.
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If you have finished treatment, it is very important to keep all follow-up appointments. During these visits, your doctors will ask about symptoms, do physical exams, and may order blood tests or imaging tests, such as CT scans or x-rays.
Follow-up is needed to check for signs that the cancer has come back or spread, as well as possible side effects of certain treatments. Almost any cancer treatment can have side effects. Some may last for a few weeks or months, but others can be permanent. Please tell your cancer care team about any symptoms or side effects that bother you so they can help you manage them. Use this time to ask your health care team questions and discuss any concerns you might have.
If your cancer comes back, treatment will depend on the location of the cancer and what treatments you've had before. Further treatment may involve surgery, radiation, chemo, targeted therapy, or some combination of these. Should your cancer come back, see When Your Cancer Comes Back: Cancer Recurrence for information on how to manage and cope with this phase of your treatment.
It is also important to keep health insurance. While you hope your cancer won't come back, it could happen. If it does, you don't want to have to worry about paying for treatment.
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At some point after your cancer is found and treated, you may find yourself in the office of a new doctor. It is important that you be able to give your new doctor the exact details of your diagnosis and treatment. Gathering these details soon after treatment may be easier than trying to get them at some point in the future. Make sure you have this information handy and always keep copies for yourself:
- A copy of your pathology report from any biopsy or surgery
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DET 310 Digital Entertainment Technology II (3-0-3), spring. Develops the concepts of animation, film, and game design. Concepts covered include sound and music, e-portfolio design, basic software scripting, ludology, and design element consideration for digital entertainment. Prerequisite: DET 210
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ADDRESSING STUDENTS–President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at Hyde Park Academy on Feb. 15, in Chicago. Obama is traveling to promote the economic and educational plan he laid out in his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By Darlene Superville Associated Press Writer CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama's support for gun control has its roots in a hometown plagued by deadly shootings — a city, he said Friday, where as many children die from guns every four months as were slaughtered at Sandy Hook school in Connecticut.


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AUGUSTA, Ga.---Your chances of a catching a good show in Augusta are getting better. The new management company at the James Brown Arena says revenue is up. Expenses are down, and before the month is out a rock concert rolls through town.
From Lyle Lovett to monster truck shows to this weekend's Christmas Made in the South, the Augusta Entertainment Complex is reeling in the events.
"Yes sir," said vendor Charles Martin. "This facility is nice."
Charles has been setting up shop each year for the past decade, but this year the place is under new management. Global Spectrum has stepped in.
"They do a good job," said Charles. "They have people to help us move in and move out."
After all that work there's a free highlight.
"Good food," said Charles. "That's always a good thing in a man's life."
Charles is sold on the new management, and so is the coliseum authority.
"I think we're overall 100 times better," said Richard Isdell who is chair of the coliseum authority.
You can't have Christmas without a few gifts. The new management team projects expenses are down more than $100,000. They expect revenue to be up by more $800,000. Then there are the events.
In the next 200 days the complex has more than 104 shows planned.
"Yes that's what we're projecting as far as within the budget," said general manager Monty Jones, Jr.
"Bottom-line," said Isdell. "I do have some regrets on bringing Global in but, I guess really the only regret is we should have done it sooner."
The company's brought in a marketing team to drive up advertising.
"I figured it was costing us a fortune," said Isdell. "It's not costing us a dime."
Promoters foot the bill so that vendors like Charles can focus on spreading a little Christmas cheer with his scented crystals.
"Yes sir," said Charles. "When you come by my booth come on in and sniff around."
We should point out this is just Global Spectrum's budget. It does not include the full coliseum authority; even-still, the report seems positive.
What about the rock concert? Buckcherry, Savin Able, Shinedown, and Avenged Sevenfold will play the James Brown Arena.


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In connection with your deliberations on the crime of <insert name of offense>, if, but only if, you return a verdict of guilty you must also answer the question, which we call an interrogatory, that I will send in with you.
I am in no way suggesting what your verdict on this charge should be. If it's guilty, answer the interrogatory. If it's not guilty, ignore it.
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Many offenses have sentence enhancers that require a factual finding from the jury. These are noted in the commentaries to those offenses. Such factual findings should not be incorporated into the body of the instruction on the offense, as this has the potential of misleading the jury to think that the fact must be proved in order to find the defendant guilty of the offense. It is recommended that the factual question be submitted to the jury by way of an interrogatory. This instruction should be given after you have instructed the jury on the offense.
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Standing (L to R): Felix Gary Skinner, Great Grandfather and JoEllyn S. Phillips, Grandmother.
Seated: (L to R) Geraldine W. Skinner, Great Great Grandmother, holding Rosalynn Irene Phillips (Sweet Baby) and Stephen J. Phillips, Father.
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Herbie Hancock is among the top headliners at this year's Monterey Jazz Festival. He performs Friday at 10:30 p.m. in the Arena. Here's our 2013 interview with Hancock, in which he discusses his fascination with technology, dating back to boyhood.
The first time I heard Herbie Hancock interviewed on the radio -- this was more than 40 years ago -- he waxed about James Brown's funk and Karlheinz Stockhausen's electronic music. One of the most influential pianists in the history of jazz, Hancock has a deep-seated fascination with technology. As a teenager, he studied electrical engineering at Grinnell College. While a member of Miles Davis' 1960s quintet, he began to experiment with electronic instruments -- and didn't hesitate to dive in when synthesizers came on the scene.
Now 73, Hancock will unveil new music and new software -- a system for triggering surround-sound effects with five iPads -- when he performs a sold-out solo concert Saturday at Bing Concert Hall to open the Stanford Jazz Festival.
We talked by phone about his life with music and gadgets.
Q Herbie, where does your fascination with technology come from? Can you trace it back to childhood? Were you a tinkerer as a kid?
A Funny you should ask. When I was a kid, I used to take apart clocks and watches, because I've always been curious and I always wondered how things work. So that's always been there; science has always been an interest of mine.
When I was 7, I started playing piano -- classical music -- and when I was 14, I started being interested in jazz. Well, I was 16 when I went to college, and my original major was electrical engineering. I changed my major at the end of my second year to music composition, and that's what I got my degree in. But my interest in science never went away, and it was only when synthesizers came on the scene that I was able to see a pathway for combining my two interests, which were music and science.
Q You took a lot of heat from a lot of people, including other musicians, for going so heavily into electronics.
A A lot of acoustic musicians were afraid. For me, it was great. I loved it. I understood the language. I knew what Ohm's resistance was. I got my first computer in 1979; it was an Apple II Plus. Let's see; how old was I? I was 39 then, and that was long before they had any software for any instruments. But I was one of the pioneering musicians who encouraged musicians to get into computers and technology, because I just had a feeling it was going to go that way.
Q I guess you were right.
A In more ways than I could ever dream. I never could have imagined that software companies would be the music industry -- iTunes, right?
Q Were your parents or siblings interested in technology?
AThis is all very much connected with my family. My brother Wayman used to work at IBM, years ago when they had punch cards, back in the early '60s. And my sister Jean, who's not with us anymore, she used to work at IBM as a programmer, and she had her own business as a systems analyst. Also my daughter Jessica is just like me. She's a techie. She's got that same DNA.
QLet's talk about your concert at Stanford. Explain the technology you're using?
A We're doing the concert in surround sound. I've got some software that I've been developing with a programmer; we're designing it to take advantage of more of a quadraphonic surround environment.
Q Will everyone at Bing Concert Hall hear the music in surround sound, no matter where they're seated? Like being in a very large home theater?
A That would be the ideal. Physically, that's a little more difficult. Because, how do you get every person to hear everything equally? I've been using five different iPads to do some of these things. See, I'm using acoustic piano, synthesizer and vocoder, and I've been using two computers, an iMac and a Mac mini. But I think we've boiled it down to one computer now. I also have what people call a keytar -- a portable keyboard -- so, I keep one of these iPads at the front of the stage. That way I can control things, when I come out from the piano keyboard (to play the keytar).
Here's the issue I have: Surround sound is something that we experience when we see movies. Many people in their home theaters now have surround. And the film industry has been evolving on the visual side. We're now up to 3D, and we've gone from the DVD to Blu-ray, and Blu-ray now also has 3D, and now there's also 4K for higher-resolution video.
But for sound, we've been listening to stereo since before CDs -- you know, with vinyl. When I first started recording, stereo was brand new. That's 50 years ago! So why are we confined to stereo? Why can't sound be designed to be heard in surround?
Contact Richard Scheinin at 408-920-5069, read his stories and reviews at www.mercurynews.com/richard-scheinin and follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/richardscheinin
Herbie Hancock,
solo piano
Opening concert,
Stanford Jazz Festival
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University
Tickets: $15-$150; sold out. (Call 650-725-2787 to inquire about returned tickets.)
Also: More than 30 other shows through Aug. 10 at campus venues, with headliners including bassist Stanley Clarke; tap dancer Savion Glover; pianist Chucho Valdes; www.stanfordjazz.org. (Tickets generally range $15-$45.)


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Blinn College-Brenham's theatre arts program will put on the fairest production of them all Thursday through Sunday when it presents "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" at the Dr. W.W. O'Donnell Performing Arts Center.
"Snow White" tells the story of a princess who finds her way to the home of seven friendly dwarfs after being supposedly disposed of by the wicked queen.
Blinn will host 7 p.m. performances Thursday through Saturday and a 2 p.m. performance Sunday. The play is produced as part of Blinn's Service Learning project for the Brenham campus.
"Snow White" is directed by Theatre Arts Director Bradley Nies. Professor Kevin Patrick serves as technical director, and Instructor Jennifer Patrick is the costume designer and guest artist.
"Snow White" is the second play Blinn's Brenham campus has produced this season under the theme "An American Year." In October, Blinn produced "Enron," which showed how an American energy giant could go from a model of the future to a bankrupt disaster. The cast and crew received national recognition from the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival for the student performances and production of masks used in the play.
"Biloxi Blues," to be shown in February, tells of the misadventures of Eugene Morris Jerome, a young Army recruit during World War II as he trains in Biloxi, Miss. Blinn will conclude its season in April with "An Evening of Tennessee Williams," as students direct and perform in scenes from classic works by the famous American playwright.
Blinn's theatre arts program offers a quality educational foundation through study, application and experience. A wide range of performance and production studies combined with Blinn's outstanding reputation as the state leader in transferring students to top four-year institutions paves the way for success in an exciting entertainment career. In the theatre arts program at Blinn, students apply their knowledge each year in four or more dramatic productions, two musical theatre ensembles and local, regional and national
For more information, call the Blinn theatre arts program at 979-830-4269 or the O'Donnell Box Office at 979-830-4024.


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It seems to help immensely with stuttering problems in some situations. Especially PS3 streaming.
So here is my question. Why isn't this the default for PS3 media server? Should I go higher than 1536? Are there any other tweaks that I should be applying from a computer that is fairly up to date (Geforce 560M and 8 gigs of RAM on an Intel i7 quad) in order to experience more robust streaming?
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I've been experiencing soreness in my left knee for the past 7 weeks. I tweeked it on the way to the restroom before a 5K 4/14, but felt nothing running the race (in fact, I won) or the 4 mile run home, but the knee was very sore the rest of the day. For the next couple of weeks my left knee ached when I ran downhill and as I slowed for my cool down and after my run. I've continued to train and race as normal (about 40 miles/week), started wearing a knee strap, and occasionally ice the knee for a few minutes after a run, but my knee still aches upon awakening and after sitting for a while. My friend suggests I do exs to strenghten my quads. Any other suggestions as to a diagnosis or treatment?
Take a look at Knee Pain Hollistic Approach.
Damien Howell PT, DPT, OCS
Strengthening the quads can help prevent knee problems, but we're getting ahead of the meat of the problem. Many muscles can affect knee pain, but you did not specifically state whether this pain was in the front, side, rear, or inside of the knee. I'll hazard a guess that it is in the front or side, since you were pointed towards the quads and are a performance runner who experiences pain while running downhill, where the breaking action of the quads is more important. Also, being seated stretches the quads, keeping them slightly ischemic, and could explain some stiffness there, as could sleeping with knees bent in the fetal position explain stiffness upon arising.
If the pain is in the back of the knee, the Popliteus muscle, which unlocks the knee, is especially sensitive to descent. Pain inside the knee can still be the superficial Rectus Femoris quad, which spans both hip and knee joint and is aggravated by prolonged sitting. Performance runners can crank this one up as an auxilliary hip flexor, as can walking in heels.
You understand that muscles are not monolithic, despite their naming and grouping, being composed of millions of motor units arranged in fibers, in bundles, in compartments, with a few tiny sore spots needed to result in the suppression of normal contraction, making an over-trained muscle appear to be undertrained. On the other hand, they can stiffen, become inflexible, and constantly contracted or hypertonic. Training them now to strengthen them could be just what you don't need right now. A stretch, by the same token, simply reverses the direction of the strain of contraction, while failing to relax it.
How are the straps and ice working out for you? May be helpful in acute cases, but unhelpful in a chronic case such as this may turn out to be. Ice can impede circulation or the immune activity that heals you, though skillfully used can enhance circulation. It's about timing. Straps can restrict circulation and movement in a way that makes things worse.
What I want to ask the most is why you raced on the problem after it became evident. Think of the recent contender for the triple-crown in the news, "I'll Have Another," who was pulled from making history at Belmont for a problem that may have easily withstood one more race. I've worked out many a tweak with an easy 10-miler, but I learned the hard way not to race on bad legs. A race is supposed to be about all you can do within a given distance, so it follows there is probably nothing worse you could have done to strain this injury further. Thirty lashes for you! But you are already paying a price.
Knees top the list of injuries sending athletes to the doctor. X-rays are taken, joints are evaluated, but I note with some amusement that knee pain very often has nothing to do with the knee itself. In your case, probably with those quads that hold your knee cap in place and focus their formidable pressure there. If your knee cap feels like it is clicking or popping from side-to-side, please say. The tension between the inner and outer quads may be imbalanced. If there is weakness or a feeling of instability, that is also important. The inner quad may have reduced contraction force and needs simple manual therapy. Feelings of junk under the knee cap can be nothing but muscle related. RF again. Location and nature of pain is important to understanding the muscles involved, even when there is no actual injury at the spot where pain appears to be.
Knowing what I do now, I'd say you should examine the entire quadriceps for knots, from the lateral to medial from knee to hip. Foam rolling upwards can help, but serious athletes can develop serious knots that will not respond to general pressure. You may need to apply specific thumb pressure to knots you find in the muscles to slow circulation there, after which there should be increased blood flow as with ice, without the immunosuppressive effect. Following up with a gentle stretch after the muscles have been relaxed this way, should be a major part of every competitive athlete's toolkit.
With a little TLC and less racing on injuries, you should be on the comeback trail, healthcare deductible still intact. For further advice, add more specific detail when possible. Good luck troubleshooting your pain. It comes with being in the winner's circle.
Dear Mr. Johnson,
Thank you for your detailed response.
I raced a 4-miler last night and have 5K races scheduled for the next 2 Sats., but honeslty, I don't feel any pain while running (otherwise, I wouldn't run). And the discomfort I feel in my left knee afterward is more of a soreness/stiffness than pain.
I do think my muscle imbalances are at the heart of my post-run soreness. Ice and the knee strap don't seem to help much, but the quad -strengthening exs seem to do so, though slowly. I just need to be patient and disciplined to do those exs. daily.
I am also having a similar pains. I found Jamesjohnson thought very helpful. I Ran a 5k today with NO pain at all. I feel discomfort and slight pain when walking and wakening up in the morning(normally when I want to run). I was nervous about running today due to i have stopped running do to this discomfort, hoping it would not get worse or just feel better in time.
I have notice with the more I run the more fantom pains I have, Trying to figure out if it will go away or it is a real issue is the biggest problem I have. stopping me from running 35-40 miles a week is killing me! I try to suffer through a 3 mile run buy myself or I hammer through a 10k with a group. Is a lot of this stuff pushing though the pain normal? I Am addicted to running like a drug, I just can't get enough. I drive my family nuts when I don't run that day.
Do you expert runners have to deal with this stuff? Do you mentally get through this or is it a on going battle?
jprayllyart yes expert runners deal with this stuff all the time. Some deal with it better than others. Take a look at short article The Selfish Athlete.
Damien Howell PT, DPT, OCS
I went to see an injury prevention specialist at the PR running store in Reston last weekend. She said to strengthen my left leg/knee, I should practice balancing on my left leg. And to deal with the stiffness/soreness in the knee, I should massage it with a roller (polar-tigertail, $25) before and after runs. This treatment is definitely working, although I still experience some achiness in my left knee after running turns. I've raced the last 3 Saturdays, setting a PR in one race and winning another. Most important, my left knee, I believe, is on the mend.
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Open government is great. At least, it was a few election cycles ago. FOIA requests, open data, seeing how your government works—it's arguably brought light to a lot of not-so-great practices, and in many cases, has spurred citizen-centric innovation not otherwise imagined before the information's... Read more
Open government isn't a new concept. Thanks to the proliferation of the printing press, the Age of Enlightenment blasted through Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries and brought demands for new rights: free speech, assembly, and, of course, the freedom of the press.
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how do you get you hair like that i try it always but i fail everytime ;( but nice to see you like that! ✘✘✘✘
What about the girls and gents that are of age? Lol, good to see you and I hope your feeling better . Take care of you and from my heart I hope nothing but the best for you.
hey bj i have 1 request... PLS COME to INDIA..... bye..
Your back and still hawt as hell!!! I love you, Billie Joe !!
OMG!! That is incredibly awesome to see you again :) LOTS OF LOVE from Turkey! (hope you guys will come some day)
out of rehab!does this pic mean so!!? really nice to see pics from u so fans we can know how you're looking. waitin' for green day here in spain!
hey Billie Joe!!! You look very fine!!! Good to see you again!!
I´ m very happy about this!!
We need you in Austria!!
See ya guys!
Hi Billie :D You look great, and I hope you're feeling a ton better. Take as much time as you need to do what you need to do. Take care<3
wait does this mean he is out of rehab??? or not??? <3333
Write a comment here (no HTML please) well Billie Joe
My love ♥.♥
Helloooooo helloooooo Billie joe :D
That makes so good to see you, I love you boys. ♥
OMG! BILLIE!! your officially back!!! i wasnt sure cause there wasnt an actual pic of u on here sience 1<3radio bun now your baaackk!!!!!!!! :D nice beard btw. ;) doing that no shave november thing? <3333 lots of love and i cant wait till u come to fairfax!!!!!!!!!! <333333
Billie! I am Always Hoping that You are Feeling Better and Better each and every single day! <33
Well hello there Billie Joe. ;) Hope your feeling better!!
I swear that you are the sexiest guy I've ever seen! I love you soooooooo much <3
Hi darling. You look great. Keep up the fight. We support you 100%. Feel better very soon. Much L.O.V.E.
hi *-* fantastic man *-* but how we love you!!! *-*
Hey Billie-Joe! Hope your rehab memories are better than mine.
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I'm glad you look alot better
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Dude you are still alive!! Keep fighting Billie and never give up, may your passion for music help you overwin your troubles. Europe is waiting for you 3!!
hi!!! it's good to see a your photo!!! but where is mike?!? I have watched his latest photos...
It's good to see you Billie Joe! ♥
Hi Billie! lookin well as always! LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!! XxX
Hello, honey. Nice to see you again! You look like rocking (like always). And I like your beard. Keep like that ♥
Finally we can see you.You look great!!
I want to see you live,so PLEASE COME TO TURKEY!!!
Hi Billi ♥, i'm so very very happy to see you♥ I LOVE YOU
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Book your room at The St. Regis Houston
Get an overview of this hotelHouston luxury hotel with day spa, 1 mile from Galleria
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4-star St. Regis Houston is 1 mile from the Galleria, 2 miles from a public golf course, and 7 miles from the Museum District. Downtown Houston and Minute Maid Park are 9 miles away.
Top-notch restaurant
The top-rated Remington Restaurant serves creative American cuisine with a Texas twist. The Remington Bar is a local hot spot with live entertainment. The hotel also features an outdoor pool and a day spa.
Skyline or park views
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The St. Regis Houston1919 Briar Oaks Ln Houston TX 77027
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
This pet-friendly Houston hotel is situated between the exclusive River Oaks neighborhood and the Galleria shopping center in the Galleria business district.
The heated outdoor pool is open early morning till late evening. The Spa at St. Regis offers an array of distinctive body, facial, and massage treatments. A fitness center is also on site.
The award-winning Remington Restaurant showcases modern American cuisine in an elegant, red-accented room. The Remington Bar, a Houston hot spot, hosts live entertainment Friday and Saturday nights. The Tea Lounge presents afternoon tea, with harp accompaniment, Friday - Sunday. The hotel offers 24-hour room service.
A full-service business center is open 24 hours a day, and complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. Complimentary local shuttle service is provided within a 3-mile radius, depending on availability.
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Free area shuttle
- ATM/banking
- Babysitting or childcare
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Pool umbrellas
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Computer station
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 10000
- Conference space size (meters) - 929
- Designated smoking areas
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
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- Full-service spa
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- Library
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Luggage storage
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Number of floors - 12
- Number of meeting rooms - 12
- Outdoor pool
- Pool sun loungers
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Terrace
- Total number of rooms - 232
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Wedding services
- Year Built 1982
Family Friendly Amenities
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Microwave (on request)
- Outdoor pool
- Refrigerator (on request)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Free newspaper
- Free toiletries
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- DVD player
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Hair dryer
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room massage available
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- iPod docking station
- Iron/ironing board
- Microwave (on request)
- Minibar
- Pay movies
- Phone
- Pillowtop mattress
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Satellite TV service
- Shower/tub combination
- Slippers
- Turndown service
Where to Eat
The Remington Restaurant - Modern American cuisine with Texas accents. Decorated in rich ruby reds. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is served daily. Brunch offered on Sundays. Outdoor seating, weather permitting.
The Remington Bar - Stylish bar serving light fare and open daily, afternoon until late night. Live bands Friday and Saturday nights.
The Tea Lounge - St. Regis's signature afternoon tea, served Friday - Sunday. Butler-style service and a traditional menu of petite fours, tea sandwiches, scones, and Devonshire cream. Harp accompaniment. Reservations required.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness facility.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
Spa Services
St. Regis Houston has a full-service spa featuring therapeutic and beauty services, such as body wraps, massage, facials, manicures and pedicures. Treatment highlights include the Organic Body Ritual, the Majestic Javanese Lulur Ritual, the Caviar Facial, Couples Massage and Thai Yoga Massage.
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets stay free
- Dogs only
- 1 per room (up to 80 lb)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Pets allowed (no fees)
Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 30.00 and USD 50.00 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 31.00 per night (in/out privileges)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 30 per day
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We should mention
Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.