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Puerto Rican/Latino Studies Sequence
The Puerto Rican/Latino Sequence of the Department of Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies is geared towards a multidisciplinary pedagogical and philosophical approach which encompasses the study of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba specifically, and the rest of the Caribbean in a comparative perspective. We also engage in the study and analysis of the Puerto Rican Diaspora and other Latino groups in the U.S. The study of the Puerto Rican experience is framed within the racial, historical, linguistic, religious, social and cultural syncretism that evolved from the interaction of the native Taíno population, Africans, the Spanish colonizers and the U.S. presence.
The courses in the Puerto Rican/Latino Sequence have been developed with the teachings and philosophy of famous Puerto Rican thinkers such as Eugenio María de Hostos, Ramón Emeterio Betances, Pedro Albizu Campos, Luisa Capetillo, and Julia de Burgos, in mind. Their exemplary lives constituted the social, political, historical and cultural paradigm in which Puerto Rican Studies is based.
Our faculty use different methods to teach our courses. The following are some of the most frequently utilized:
- The lecture format
- The analysis and interpretation of texts
- The presentation and discussion of issues relevant to the content of the courses
- The introduction to research methods
- The utilization of audiovisual resources
- The exploration of concepts related to the course content
Learn more about the Puerto Rican/Latino Studies teaching philosophy >
Course Content
Our courses are arranged according to the following academic disciplines:
A) Literature: Within the scope of this discipline, our courses focus on two geographical areas (Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, and the United States) and are taught in two languages. These courses introduce the students to the literature from the colonial period to the present. This includes literature that is significant in the development of Puerto Rican literature under Spanish hegemony as well as United States rule since 1898. Another aspect of the Puerto Rican sequence has been the study and analysis of Puerto Rican and Latino Literature written in English in the United States. An example is a course offered each semester entitled "Latino Literature."
B) Culture: The curriculum in this area concentrates on the Taíno, African and Spanish influences in molding the Puerto Rican national culture and identity. Courses focusing on the arts, music, folklore and popular artistic expressions have been developed in this area.
C) History: In the history curriculum we focus on four principal areas of study:
- the colonial period, from the 15th century to the 19th century, which emphasizes the colonization, African slavery, independence movements and the formation of political institutions and parties.
- from the 19th century to present, which focuses on the study of imperialism, the United States presence in and political control of Puerto Rico, and the transformation of the Puerto Rican economy and the Americanization process.
- the economic history of Puerto Rico from the 19th century to the present.
- the origins, development and struggles of Puerto Rican political nationalism.
- the populist reform of the 1940's and 50's.
D) Linguistics: This component of our curriculum, from introductory level to advance courses, exposes students to the relationship among the linguistic codes, and the social-political realities in Puerto Rican and African American speech communities in the United States as well as in English, French and Spanish speaking countries in the Caribbean.
E) Sociology: In this particular area of study, our courses focus on the origins and development of Puerto Rican settlements in the United States; the characteristics of the different migratory movements; the racial experience of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in the United States; and the social, political and educational advancement of Puerto Ricans in the United States.


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LONDON (Reuters) - Coffee chain Starbucks (SBUX.O) said it could pay about 20 million pounds in corporation tax in Britain over the next two years, surrendering to widespread public criticism over allegations of tax avoidance.
"We are making a commitment that we will propose to pay a significant amount of corporation tax during 2013 and 2014 regardless of whether our company is profitable during these years," Starbucks UK managing director Kris Engskov said in a speech.
The announcement follows weeks of public attacks in the media and parliament after a Reuters report in October which said that over the past three years Starbucks has paid no corporation tax in Britain despite telling investors that the local business was highly profitable, while reporting an actual loss.
One of the tax-deductible costs weighing on Starbucks' British business has been the royalties paid to an Amsterdam-based Starbucks company for the use of intellectual property, such as the brand.
"In 2013 and 2014 Starbucks will not claim tax deductions for royalties or payments related to our inter-company charges," he told an audience at the London Chamber of Commerce.
In doing so, Starbucks would contribute about 10 million pounds in tax each year, he said, meaning that the company would pay more than is required under British tax law.
Engskov said again on Thursday that the group has always acted according to the letter of the law, saying that the company, which opened for business in Britain in 1998, was not hiding big profits from the tax authorities.
He said Starbucks served 2 million British customers a week but it had not seen the same success in terms of generating profits due to the high rents it paid to secure the best locations and the costs of its rapid expansion.
Recent store openings had put the company on track for sustained profitability, he said, but its customers expected it to do more on tax sooner.
He said he had not yet discussed the proposal with the tax authorities.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said corporation tax was not a voluntary tax and Parliament set out the rules and rates for businesses to follow.
"The public expects businesses to pay their fair share and HMRC will challenge, through the courts if necessary, any structures or tax payments that do not comply with the UK tax law," a spokesman said.
The coffee chain's units in Germany and France also fail to report profits due to inter-company royalty payments, the Reuters investigation of the company's accounts showed last month.
Engskov told Reuters there was no plan to extend the proposal on tax payments in Britain to other markets where Starbucks operates.
The UK Uncut activist group, which has been protesting against companies and wealthy individuals which are accused of avoiding paying taxes which they say would obviate the government spending cuts, said it would continue to target Starbucks, and is planning protests at 40 stores across the country this weekend.
"Offering to pay some tax if and when it suits you doesn't stop you being a tax dodger," spokeswoman Hannah Pearce said. "Today's announcement is just a desperate attempt to deflect public pressure."
Earlier this week Starbucks along with Amazon (AMZN.O) and Google (GOOG.O) were accused by British lawmakers of being 'immoral' in seeking to avoid paying taxes.
Additional reporting by Tom Bergin and Sarah Young; Editing by Paul Sandle and Greg Mahlich


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By Robin "Red Hot" Kaye
I have three teenagers and two of them are driving, so if you live in the state of Maryland, you might want to make sure you stay far away from any Blue Priuses.
Yes, child number one received his driver's license on Friday and child number two is driving me and everyone else crazy since she received her learner's permit.
Having mobile teens is good and bad. My son is now able to drive to school so I don't have to pick him up after his JROTC duties. It's also handy when I need a few things from the grocery store while I'm in the midst of cooking a meal.
On the down side, he thinks that since he's able to drive, my car should be available to him at all times. He received his first lesson on that today when I said "No." Of course I had to repeat it two more times just to make sure he got it into his head. And that was before he explained that I should allow him to drive the Sequoia to school since he'd get teased for driving a prissy Prius. That statement was met with a "Hell No!" after which I explained that if he was too embarrassed to drive the Prius, he was more than welcome to drive any other car he wanted—he'd just have to buy it first. Needless to say, he kissed me on the cheek and said, "I love you, Mom," which is what he always says when he's headed to the doghouse. Smart boy.
I don't know about you, but I still have nightmares about driving with my parents. I'll never forget the first time my father took me out to teach me to drive a stick shift. We lived on The Main Line of Philadelphia—think rolling hills—and Dad decided I should drive to Sears with him. Now my father, God love him, has never been the calm and retiring type—he's the exact opposite. He spent the entire drive screaming at me and teaching me interesting combinations of curse words. By the time I pulled into the parking lot, I was about to lose my lunch. I never wanted to be that parent so I had my husband, the calmest man I've ever known, teach the kids to drive—problem solved, right? Wrong.
My son knows me well enough to never drive with me. I'm not a good passenger on my best day. He's like his dad—he's missing the loudmouth Italian gene and doesn't tolerate screaming well. I think he's secretly relieved he'll never have to drive me anywhere while I'm conscious. My daughter, however, is a legend in her own mind. Twinkle Toes, never lacking in confidence, thinks she's the best driver the lord ever put on four wheels and has never been fazed by my loudmouth Italian tendencies. The other day she begged me to let her drive home from the Starbucks. I figured, what the hell. We were only a mile away from the house, the car wouldn't go above 30 miles per hour, and if I screamed at her, she really wouldn't care. I did okay until we hit the driveway. Our driveway has a big hump in the middle and the Prius bottoms out on if you try to straddle it, so you have to drive with one tire on the hump, and the other very close to the grass, which then runs up a very steep hill. Twinkle Toes wasn't sure of how far over she needed to be and the next thing I know, we're off roading, which would have been fine in the Sequoia or the Jeep, but the Prius? I'm talking we're were at a 40-degree angle! I was screaming, which didn't faze her, but then neither did the fact we were off-roading. She looked over at me and gave me the teenage eye roll. if I didn't have my hand wrapped around the Oh-Shit-I'm-gonna-die handle, I would have smacked her.
She's fine, I, unfortunately, have yet to recover.
So who taught you how to drive? And are you brave enough and calm enough to teach your own kids? Any helpful hints?
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
By Robin "Red Hot" Kaye
Posted by Robin Kaye at 3:16 AM
12 comments:
- Ellie said...
My dad taught me to drive in our '82 Honda Accord. It was a stick shift and I was 14. The first time I let the clutch out, we lurched forward so hard my dad nearly ended up in the backseat. Somehow, he managed to survive teaching four kids how to drive. The man deserves a medal.
- January 25, 2012 at 8:52 AM
- Cheryl said...
My dad taught me on a stick shift too. We had to turn off their side road onto the main road. I stalled it with cars coming at me and my dad (laid-back guy that he is) just calmly said something like "better get it restarted and get moving". Never raised his voice, didn't look at all concerned. And now that I have two teenagers getting ready to drive, I wonder how in the world he could have been so calm. I taught my ex-husband to drive but after he almost put my 5-speed through his parents garage, we got him a used car with an automatic transmission! :-)
- January 25, 2012 at 10:47 AM
- krisgils33 said...
My dad taught me way before the invention of driver's ed (actually they did have it, but it wasn't mandatory). My daughter is only 9, so we're not even close yet, but I am not looking forward to that day! I'm not far from you in Alex, VA, so I'll be sure to be on the lookout for Blue Priuses!!
- January 25, 2012 at 11:08 AM
- Terri Osburn said...
My dad tried teaching me the stick shift on an abandoned back road. Good thing since his yelling flustered me so much I stopped and turned the truck off while sitting in the middle of the road. Perpendicular.
Mom took over from there. She's way calmer, but I dread teaching my daughter. I had the tendency to turn the wheel in whatever direction I was looking. So if I looked left, I veered left.
I'm sure my child will do the same thing as she's less than conscientious on the best of days. I'm thankful I have four years to go before this blessed event AND that the summer she turns 16, she'll be on a farm in a county in AR that doesn't even have a traffic light. Plenty of backroads for her father (grandfather more likely) to teach her how to drive.
- January 25, 2012 at 1:15 PM
- Brandy said...
My dad took me out once. And only once. He lost it and so my mother took over driver's ed duties. She was okay about it, until the first time she had me drive from an exit ramp onto the highway. I learned the term "goose it!" that day, though had never before heard it and since it was screamed in my ear at the time I hope to never hear it again.
I have a teenage Daughter who so far has refused to learn to drive. She'll be seventeen in April and is fine with me driving her everywhere, even her job. She says she see's how bad the other other drivers are now, why would she want to be the one at the wheel? *g*
- January 25, 2012 at 3:27 PM
- catslady said...
My parents didn't like to drive and refused to let us. I was 28 and had a screaming husband teach me. I don't care for driving - any wonder? Both my girls learned at 18 - my husband took them on the highways and I did the local and parallel parking with them. It took the oldest twice to master the parking but they both drive everywhere and anywhere which is what I wanted for them. Just wait until you get that phone call...the first time a boyfriend was driving for a fender bender but the airbagas went off (expensive) and then later her husband totaled the car we gave her (now divorced). The most she has done is gotten two flat tires and ruined the rims (from potholes and going too fast). Second daughter (boyfriend driving again) got hit by a 16 yr. old who ran a red light, speeeding and talking on her cell phone while trying to get home before curview - she just got her learner's license a week before - car was totalled but they were okay. Then she slid on ice once. You never stop worrying I guess.
- January 25, 2012 at 3:58 PM
- catslady said...
My parents didn't like to drive and refused to let us. I was 28 and had a screaming husband teach me. I don't care for driving - any wonder? Both my girls learned at 18 - my husband took them on the highways and I did the local and parallel parking with them. It took the oldest twice to master the parking but they both drive everywhere and anywhere which is what I wanted for them. Just wait until you get that phone call...the first time a boyfriend was driving for a fender bender but the airbagas went off (expensive) and then later her husband totaled the car we gave her (now divorced). The most she has done is gotten two flat tires and ruined the rims (from potholes and going too fast). Second daughter (boyfriend driving again) got hit by a 16 yr. old who ran a red light, speeeding and talking on her cell phone while trying to get home before curview - she just got her learner's license a week before - car was totalled but they were okay. Then she slid on ice once. You never stop worrying I guess.
- January 25, 2012 at 3:58 PM
- Robin Kaye said...
Ellie - I agree, your dad does deserve a medal. Me on the other hand--not so much. LOL
Cheryl - Too funny. I hope he did better with the automatic.
Krisgils33- Yeah, I'd definitely be on the lookout if I were you. They don't have drivers ed here in our high schools, we had to send the kids to a drivers school which I think is ridiculous but there you have it.
Terri - Country back roads are definitely the way to go. I wouldn't recommend a hilly suburb of Philadelphia...
Brandy - With three teenagers I found it impossible to drive them all --There were so many times I had to be in two places at once, it was awful though I'm not sure this is much better. They worry me sick.
Catslady - I can't imagine not driving. I think I got my license at 17 which was old in PA. My son showed no interest at 16, he's 18 1/2 and just now got his license. If I would chauffeur him, he'd probably still not have it. Twinkle Toes, on the other hand, I'm sure will be taking her test the day she turns 16 1/2.
- January 25, 2012 at 10:58 PM
- Unknown said...
My sister taught me to drive. No I am not brave enough to teach my son how to drive maybe thats why he is 22 and still doesn't have his liciense. He scares me to death and I hold on to the door handle for dear life when I ride with him. His dad road with him one time when he first got his permit and they come home with my car wrecked. The boy hasn't wanted to drive much since.
- January 26, 2012 at 5:25 AM
- Tonya Kappes said...
I don't ride with my teenager either!! My DH has to when we have to. EECK!!! I cat claw the dashboard. My dad taught me to drive in the grass in the EL CAMINO STICK SHIFT! He said, "you need to learn to drive a stick shift b/c you never know when you are going to be in an emergency situation and a stick shift is the only thing you have to drive."
- January 26, 2012 at 7:13 AM
- Sandy said...
I had driver's ed in school. My teacher taught me to drive a stick, and I wrecked after just a few times. lol
My husband is like your dad and you, Robin. I had to teach my youngest daughter to drive a stick. Her dad went out with her once and his cursing upset her so stop bad she stopped in the middle of the street and got out. Fortunately, they were in our housing addition. Grin.
- January 26, 2012 at 11:57 AM
- Lisa G said...
I learned to drive in an interesting manner. When I was 15 one of my mothers men friends, Dave, took it upon himself to teach me. (My dad had died years before). Dave liked to drink beer and ride around looking at the country side. It was just something he had grown up doing. On Saturday mornings he would come over and get me, we would fill up the giant 60's something Delta 88 Buick, buy him a six pack, and he would drive out of the Dallas city proper. Then we would switch places out in the country somewhere and I would drive all day. We would visit friends, once we went to Oklahoma and back on all country roads. Mother never realized how much driving I was doing. I asked once what if I got stopped, and he told me, "Oh, I'll just tell them I'm teaching you to drive. It'll be okay." I was so young and dumb I thought that would work! Later, after Dave had drifted out of my mothers life I learned Dave didn't even have a license, he'd lost it with DWIs.
God protects the young and foolish...:)
- January 31, 2012 at 10:12 AM


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This time around, I had five entrants. Yeah, just five. Kind of disappointing, but maybe February is not the mapping season. The previous winter contest had a smaller turnout than any of the summer contests as well.
Nevertheless, that doesn't mean there were no good maps. It was still a decent turnout. Because there are so few maps this time, all five of them will find their way into the (aptly named) Victory Dance V. VD5 will be on Simplici7y within the next couple days.
Congratulations go to treellama for his second first place victory and fourth top-three entry, as well as irons' third top-three entry.
1st [66]: treellama [1st in VD2, 2nd in VD3, 2nd in VD4]
2nd [61]: irons [2nd in VD2, 3rd in VD3, 5th in VD4]
3rd [58]: $lave [Newcomer]
4th [50]: W'rkncacnter [3rd in VD2, 4th in VD3]
5th [49]: eXe [Newcomer]
Map Name: Zora's Domain
Author: treellama
Flow/Balance: 32/35
Aesthetic: 20/20
Fun: 09/10
Originality: 5/5
Comments: An interesting map, to be sure. Visually, this is probably treellama's most impressive work: while the architecture itself is generally fairly simple, great detail is put into the lighting, sprucing up the entire map with an appealing touch without being too gaudy. Good usage of split polygons and liquids to help add detail complete the aesthetic experience. It goes to show: one does not need a shapes patch to make the map look good. The flow was generally decent, but my biggest problem is the ubiquitous presence of long stairwells. While this is mitigated somewhat by the many openings back into the main arena, and the lifts here and there, this does not entirely fix the problem of many choke points and predictable movement patterns of players going up and down the many floors of the map. A little too much time is spent going through these corridors, which isn't a lot of fun to fight in (thus the ding in the fun category). The vertical element is done fairly well, but the stairways are too long. However, plenty of ammo keeps the map fairly exciting anyway. A solid map.
Map Name: SchleiÃ?felter 120
Author: irons
Flow/Balance: 30/35
Aesthetic: 16/20
Fun: 10/10
Originality: 5/5
Comments: I have to say, in testing this map, I had a lot of fun. The core gimmick of this map is in a three-way water cannon tower in the center of an arena. "Great," you might say, "water cannons." It's actually a lot of fun. The transition from being shot out of a cannon at high speed back into fighting normally is nearly seamless; at no point are you pinned against the wall from momentum. The problem is not in the execution of the water cannon, but in the application: if you fall into the central pit of the map, you are forced to take one of the water cannons, essentially funneling all flow into one of three very predictable paths. Since there are no other lifts or teleporters out of there, there's no comfortable escape. Other teleporters around the outer rim of the map make it difficult to track people, which gets a little annoying after a while but is tolerable. The weapon selection on this map is fairly poor: the SMG is difficult to use given the people flying about at high speeds, and the large distances make the rocket launcher tough to use. Texture choices are not especially good -- while it is nice that each map wing is visually rather different, the contrast is tough to handle with and the central pit is a tacky mish-mash. Over all, this map falls more into the "novelty" category than a straight up carnage fest, but despite these problems, it really is a blast (har har har). Not a top pick, but definitely fun and very unique.
Map Name: November Rain
Author: $lave
Flow/Balance: 28/35
Aesthetic: 16/20
Fun: 09/10
Originality: 5/5
Comments: November Rain is not an especially unique map. It does the "large battleground" sort of quasi-arena style fairly well, but without bringing anything special to the table. Nevertheless, this is not a bad type of map by any means, and the variety of architectural styles present throughout spice it up a bit. Visually, the map is decent but unimpressive: above-average architecture is weakened by extremely mild texturing and lighting choices on the whole. Very little stands out for me. Flow-wise, the map isn't bad. Most of the map is made up of the massive battlefield in the middle, which is almost entirely flat and empty. This is tough to mess up, but the auxiliary corridors going along the outside of the map are excessive. A lot of the corridors don't really seem to go anywhere important, so passing through them is a waste of time. The same can be said of the teleporters: they do little except shuttle you across the battlefield, but they are predictable (some of them share the same destination), and there are a bunch of them. There's not enough focus on the combat in the middle, but who would want to be in the middle anyway? There's no cover. This map is also lacking in ammo to a substantial degree. It needs to have at least twice as much. It's a large map; it needs more guns and bullets, period. It's a tough map style to bungle up, but it also needs some care to really do well, and this one misses the mark with a bit too much extra fluff on the outside and a boring central arena.
Map Name: Procrastination is Key
Author: W'rkncacnter
Flow/Balance: 25/35
Aesthetic: 15/20
Fun: 05/10
Originality: 5/5
Comments: This is a frustrating dueling map. Bad weapon balance issues and poor architectural choices, as well as unnecessary flow inhibitors, do this map in. The key problem is the presence of SPNKRs -- it's a tiny map, with lots of extra walls. Suicide counts are through the roof. The central "corridor" running through the main part of the map is kind of neat; there are windows on each side, so players can shoot at each other through the windows, which is kind of neat, as a clever person can use them as cover. However, a door awkwardly placed at the end of it can trap players not paying attention (and it shouldn't), and it's tough getting from one of the outer sectors to the other. The presence of teleporters is a little unnecessary, especially when one of them puts the player about 10 feet away. Moving through the level is just hard, and it shouldn't be. Visually, the level is ugly -- but it's the Pfhor set, so that's an inevitability, and the problems of the set are actually mitigated somewhat by keeping the lighting dim (but not dark) and using fairly neutral texture choices. My problems are primarily with the flow, not the aesthetic.
Map Name: The Lunchbox Effect
Author: eXe
Flow/Balance: 25/35
Aesthetic: 10/20
Fun: 09/10
Originality: 5/5
Comments: There's like no lighting on this map. Actually, scratch that -- the mapper did apply lighting, but it's the same light for about 95% of the map, and Light 0 for the rest of it. The architecture is keen, the texture choices are good, but the lack of attention to lighting kills the visual appeal. The other key problem is the lack of weapon balance. There's very little ammo on this map. It's a small map, but it has a broad variety of guns, just not enough ammo for any of them. The SPNKR rules with the limited space. The lack of guns really kills the balance for me.


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The Investors' Club: How the University of California Regents Spin Public Money into Private Profit
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the introductory section of an eight-part series sponsored by the Berkeley Daily Planet in cooperation with several other publications, organized by the spot.us non-profit organization. The whole series can be found here on the spot.us site.]
"As universities become glorified vocational schools for corporations they adopt values and operating techniques of the corporations they serve." – Chris Hedges (Empire of Illusion, 2009)
Part One: Overview of the investigation
Experts identify multiple conflicts of interest among an elite group that oversees investments for the University of California.
Last fall, amid an unprecedented state budget crisis, the University of California Board of Regents took extraordinary measures to cut costs and generate revenue. Lecturers were furloughed, classes eliminated. The board reduced admissions for in-state students, while increasing the admission of out-of-state students, who pay higher fees than state residents. And to the consternation of tens of thousands of students, undergraduate tuition was raised by 32 percent, with more hikes to come.
It now costs about $30,000 per year to attend the University of California (UC) as an undergraduate, including tuition and expenses. Even with student aid, it's a sum beyond the means of many students and their families.
While education took a beating, the regents authorized $3 million in bonuses to a handful of top administrators, and reduced the salaries of janitorial staff. The regents approved new construction projects, including a sports stadium. They assured Wall Street bond underwriters that periodic tuition increases would help pay off hundreds of millions of dollars in new construction loans.
Objecting to the tuition increases, UC students, employees, and professors staged demonstrations at regents' meetings and on campuses across the state. Some protestors accused the regents of "privatizing" the university to benefit industrial corporations and Wall Street investors. While it is true that the university's ties to corporate and banking interests are many and legion, there is a special kind of privatization taking place behind closed doors.
Our eight-month investigation reveals that some members of the regents' investment committee, who are also Wall Street heavy-hitters, have modified long-standing investment policies in a way that benefited their own financial holdings. The fallout: multiple conflicts of interest. -more-
Berkeley High Parent Teacher Student Association Holds First Meeting
Last Thursday, the Berkeley High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) met at the school's Florence Schwimley Theater. This assembly at the beginning of each school year gathers the BHS parents/guardian community, and on this evening, the grassroots energy and enthusiasm were abundant. -more-
Two Berkeleyans Win Big in Bay Area Contests: Singer Angela Arnold and Environmentalist Mark Liolios
Soprano Angela Arnold of Berkeley has won the competition to sing the National Anthem at Opera at the Ballpark, San Francisco Opera's free simulcast of Verdi's Aida, Friday, September 24, 8pm at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Angela is the Circulation and Stacks Supervisor at UC Berkeley's Hargrove Music Library and a professional soloist – you can hear her with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Chorale! You can see her winning video here. . -more-
Election Section
Pacific Steel Castings (PSC):Politicians Protecting Polluters
Community members have real health concerns re pollution from Pacific Steel Castings company located at 2nd and Gilman. Here are a few of the problem chemicals: -more-
Bay Area Residents Asked to Vote on a Site SAVE THE BAY Will Adopt and Clean Up
Providing further proof that trash in San Francisco Bay is a serious pollution threat to people and wildlife, Save The Bay's 5th Annual Bay Trash Hot Spots includes 225 creeks and shoreline areas where cities identified toxic levels of plastic bags, cigarette butts, fast food containers, old tires and more. Trash is a dangerous pollutant that harms wildlife, spoils water quality, threatens public health, and smothers sensitive wetland habitat. Interactive maps showcasing the 225 hot spots can be found at: www.saveSFbay.org/baytrash . -more-
Public Comment
Letters to the Editor
Pool Politics Revealed
Normally Daily Cal news items are made available through the Google news search. However a recent news story, "Election Politics May Have Swayed Council Pool Vote", which did see print on paper and is archived online does not appear in the Google news search. Since websites can control accessibility though Google news, it would seem that the Daily Cal is keeping the story from appearing in search results. That story reveals that two city council members voted against the Worthington-Wozniak compromise because they didn't want Kriss Worthington to have a success before the election. So two city council members, George Beier does not tell their names, voted against children in an attempt to sabotage Worthington's re-electability. Those two council members should oust themselves from office immediately. Playing politics with youth recreation is revolting. Those two council members are in support of Beier obviously, who is running in unity with Wozniak; yet the vote was against a compromise Wozniak co-created. Lastly, in an issue separate from the pool, Beier was invited to the People's Park committee meeting this week, and he did not show up, even though he is running on a platform to change People's Park.
Nathan Pitts -more-
Montgomery Wards or Cesar Chavez Learning Center?
When I was elected as school member 20 years ago, the city had not done any major repairs, modernization or expansion in 20 years. Many of schools had not been seismically retrofitted. During my time as school board member, I changed state laws to get more funding for Oakland and other urban districts and I raised local bonds. This allowed us to expand and reduce class sized to 20 in grades K-3, and modernize and retrofit our schools. -more-
Tax and Regulate
OK…if Bill Maher has the cojones to speak up, so do I.
In November a crucial measure will be put to a vote:
Proposition 19—The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 -more-
The Deadly Non-Emergency
If I stood on a public street and sprayed school kids with bug spray, I hope you would be outraged. -more-
Radio Station KPFA's Jazz Show Personality The Doug of Edwards Dies at 80
Berkeley's Pacifica Radio Station KPFA's (94.1 FM) jazz programmer or jazz activist, as he sometimes referred to himself, "The Doug of Edwards" died in the mid morning of September 19, 2010 at the age of 80. Earland Edwards was his legal name, but he was called Doug by most. For the past thirty years, beginning in May of 1980, never once arriving late for his show, Doug was heard live from 11 PM – 1 AM on Saturday nights hosting his jazz program, Ear Tyme. Sometimes called "Sir Doug of Edwards" by his close KPFA friends Afikahn Jahmal Davys and Ken Pruitt, from the time he joined KPFA until failing health led to his hospitalization a few weeks ago, Doug punctuated virtually every show with his signature theme music, Milt Jackson's Blues for Roberta, signaling the identity of the show and transitions . -more-
William Coblentz: a Tribute
When the New York Times gives a West Coast person, other than a politician, an obituary that is almost news in itself. So I was happy to see that the death last week of William Coblentz, the San Francisco attorney, made it to the Times, not least because of his long service as a regent of the University of California. As a land use attorney Coblentz, or at least his firm, was not always on the side of the angels, in San Francisco or here in Berkeley, but on the Board of Regents he was a refreshing voice of progressivism. -more-
The Circus is Back in Berkeley
This week, ladies and gentleman, we offer for your viewing pleasure the return of one of the greatest shows on earth—well, anyway, one of the scariest shows in Berkeley. Yes, Mesdames et Messieurs, the Berkeley City Council is finally back in town, appearing occasionally at a venue near you, and visible from time to time on your computer screen for sensational at-home entertainment. Live and/or taped coverage can also be enjoyed on cable television Public Access Stations B-TV Channel 28 and C-TV Channel 33. -more-
Wild Neighbors: Last Cat Standing: Predators Past and Present
Big predators have a powerful mystique, a theme explored by David Quammen in his book Monsters of God. If the police had shot a coyote on Shattuck Avenue, would anyone have set up a shrine in its memory? -more-
Dispatches From The Edge: Afghan Talks: A Delicate Moment
Peace talks involving the Taliban and its allies are apparently underway, according to the Asia Times (AT), and from most accounts a deal appears doable. AT's Pakistan bureau chief Syed Saleem Shahzad reported Sept. 11 and 15th that, under the auspices of the Pakistan military and intelligence services, "serious negotiations" were taking place, with Saudi Arabia serving as the go-between to the U.S. -more-
Restoration Comedy: Mods and Rockers
Reporter: "Are you a mod or a rocker?"
Ringo Starr: "No, I'm a mocker."
Since last October I've been engaged in trying to get a HAMP modification for my mortgage. I was rejected outright once, began the reapplication process in May (because you have to start all over once you're rejected), flew to Washington DC in mid-July to attend an event sponsored by the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, where I was told I would have a reply from Fannie Mae in a week. You may have noticed it is now September. The GMAC representative will not return my calls or e-mails. -more-
Blogbeat: Help Save KittyCat
Thinking of adopting a cat? This column is both an invitation to do so and a warning not to. -more-
Senior Power: Q & A
It's six months since the first "Senior Power" column. I've received emails from as far as New Zealand and even Texas! I appreciate the positive comments. Some of the questions deserve an attempt at response. As Levi Strauss put it, " An expert knows all the answers - if you ask the right questions. " Here goes Q & A. -more-
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Berkeley Film Festival at the Shattuck This Weekend
The Berkeley Film and Video Festivals marks its 19th year this weekend with another vast and varied program of independent productions. If there's a theme to the annual festival, the theme is that there is no theme; it simply showcases independent film in all its unruly diversity, from the brilliant to the silly, from mainstream to left field, from documentaries and drama to comedy and cutting-edge avant garde. -more-
Around and About: Carneiro Launches Berkeley Symphony on Thursday with Violin Concertos
Joana Carneiro will ascend the podium Thursday evening at 7 to inaugurate Berkeley Symphony's new season at Zellerbach Hall with two violin concertos: Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major, opus 61, and John Adams' Violin Concerto--with violinist Jennifer Koh, 2008 Grammy nominee, as guest soloist. Following the concert will be a dinner for subscribers at Zellerbach to celebrate the new season--and the music of John Adams. $20-$60. 841-2800; berkeleysymphony.org -more-
Theatre Review: COMPULSION with PATINKIN—Rep goes 14 for 14!
Truth be known, in my house we watch TV reruns of "Criminal Minds" just to see Mandy Patinkin. -more-
Film review: HOWL Opens September 24 at the Elmwood in Berkeley
Howl is an unusual hybrid — a feature film and a documentary interrupted by a turbo-charged acid trip. It's a film of three parts: a POV interview with the poet, a courtroom drama, and an animated evocation of Ginsberg's breakthrough poem. -more-
Don't Miss This: A Fall Free for All
Those of you avid lovers of music, dance and drama will be in absolute Seventh Heaven on Sunday, September 26th when Cal Performances presents its "Fall Free for All" program, starting at 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. These programs, too numerous to mention, will take place at Zellerbch Hall, Hertz Hall, Wheeler Auditorium and Lower Sproul Plaza. -more-
Pow Wow Now: Part 2: The Pow Wow Circle
Every year since our first Berkeley pow wow in 1993, I have borrowed a chalker from the city parks department—the kind with wheels that they use for marking softball playing fields—to lay out the pow wow circle. In the late afternoon of the day before the event, our pow wow committee meets on the grassy lawn of Civic Center Park. I bring a rope about 12 paces long, the chalker, and a large bag of powdered chalk. We explain what we are doing to all the high school students relaxing there or playing Frisbee, and once they understand they gladly move to one side. A member of the committee holds one end of the rope in the exact center of the park. We tie the other end of the rope to the chalker and another person pushes it in a perfect circle with about a 60 foot diameter. On the east end of the circle we chalk a turtle's head, on the west end a tail, and four turtle feet in between. It has now become a special place, the pow wow arena. -more-


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Paint and thinner will once again alter the universe on November 18, 2012 as Disney Interactive announces the launch date for its highly-anticipated action adventure game "Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two" at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo). In celebration of the newly revealed launch date, industry luminary Warren Spector and Disney Interactive's Junction Point are showcasing never-before-seen areas of "Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two" and an exclusive exhibit presented by D23: The Official Disney Fan Club at the Disney Interactive booth (South Hall #1001) at the E3 Expo will feature artifacts from the Walt Disney Archives that pay tribute to characters featured in the video game.
"Our fans have told us how eager they are for a sequel to 'Disney Epic Mickey' and I'm happy to be able to reveal the launch date for "Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two," said Warren Spector, creative director and vice president, Junction Point. "I think players are going to be excited by the new areas of the game being revealed at E3 where they will need to determine who their friends really are as they team up Mickey Mouse and Oswald to restore balance in Wasteland."
E3 Expo attendees will have the opportunity to experience "the power of two" as Mickey Mouse and Oswald join forces for the first time to overcome obstacles in a game level inspired by the classic 1937 Silly Symphonies cartoon, "The Old Mill." Players will also engage in a heroic struggle to save Wasteland as they battle a giant animatronic blotworx dragon modeled after the Pete's Dragon Float from "The Main Street Electrical Light Parade," long a fan favourite at the Disney theme parks.
Additionally, attendees that come by the Disney Interactive booth will have an opportunity to browse an exclusive exhibit of artifacts from the Walt Disney Archives, some on public display for the first time ever, from Disney's rich 80+ year history. From Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse, to Gremlin Gus and Clarabelle Cow, the exhibit will pay tribute to beloved characters featured in "Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two."
"Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two" returns Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to Wasteland, an alternate world filled with more than 80 years of forgotten Disney characters and theme park attractions. But for the first time, Mickey and Oswald will join forces as true partners – Mickey with the magical paint brush that allows him to wield paint and thinner, and Oswald with a powerful remote control that allows him to command electricity. This new co-op play further enhances the idea that "PlayStyle Matters" – a unique approach to gameplay pioneered by Warren Spector where players dynamically tackle different challenges in order to explore all possibilities and storylines, but with consequences for their chosen actions.
Development for "Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two" for the Wii™ system from Nintendo, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system is being led by Disney Interactive's Junction Point. Supporting the latest technology, the game will also feature full support for the PlayStation®Move motion controller. "Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion" for the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system is under development by critically-acclaimed developer DreamRift, in collaboration with Junction Point. The games are currently unrated by the ESRB.
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Miley Cyrus
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Feb. 14 at Rogers Arena
VANCOUVER - Miley Cyrus is like a cheap bonbon: A pop artist in a shiny, attention-grabbing wrapper. The candy itself tastes a lot like other cheap sweets found in the pop bin. But the exterior is so gaudy to look at you can't help but notice it standing out from the rest.
It wasn't necessarily the strength of Cyrus' Bangerz that made her become one of the top newsmakers of 2013: It was the foam finger at the MTV Video Music Awards (and essentially crushing Robin Thicke's career); the appropriation of twerking; and the risqué, overtly explicit content of her post-Hannah Montana/Disney years — sex, money, drugs — coalesced into the flick of a pointy tongue and her signature "I don't give a f---" grin.
But as cheap, shiny pop candy is wont to do — especially "dangerous" treats — it sells by the crate load. And also helps to build hype for an album and tour that have been heralded as Miley's big shot at becoming not just an A-list pop superstar (which she arguably is at this point), but the A-list pop name to beat from now on.
So one couldn't help but walk into an essentially sold-out Rogers Arena for the kickoff of the Bangerz tour Friday night (on Valentine's Day, to stay on the candy tip) with a slight feeling of apprehension, and the hope that Miley could show everyone that she is not the player, she is the game itself.
Because that's exactly the point of Miley's latest outing. Like every other pop star before her, Miley is playing the game with absolute pinpoint perfection. Even shock-rocker Alice Cooper, the man who essentially invented the modern theatrical rock concert, wasn't shocked but rather awed by her tactics (or that of her marketing team, not that it makes much of a difference).
Walking into the arena Friday night, it was plain to see that Cyrus' influence is wide: Fans young and old lined the concourse, packed the front of merch tables, with the mid-20s crowd decked in club gear, downing more than their share of bubbly alcoholic beverages. Things were about to get "turnt up" in here, to borrow one of Miley's favourite lines (pun intended).
Speaking of lines, some were indeed blurred.
While the room was adorned with strings of party balloons, the vibe was certainly not children-friendly (and the crowd consisted of many).
It was actually disturbing to see kids and parents clutching posters of Cyrus sporting an essentially crotchless unitard or wearing T-shirts showing her making out with herself in a mirror. There were also inflatable bananas on sale (we'll let you figure that one out yourself).
The evolution of pop? Female empowerment? Mindless fun? Please.
Capitalism at work.
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But on with the show, right?
Swedish duo Icona Pop had the task of setting up the stage, something they did rather well, working up the crowd with their big hit I Love It, one of the best club tunes of the past year that had everyone in the room jumping.
If Miley can be commended for one thing, it's starting on time. Unlike others that shall remain nameless, Miley took the stage at the stroke of the scheduled 8:30 p.m.
The creepy cartoon vibe was in full effect, with furry mascots dancing on the stage, Cyrus sliding down an inflatable tongue protruding from her face projected on the giant LCD screen at the back of the square shaped stage.
Clad in a red and white cowboy cabaret style outfit, Miley "strutted her stuff" for SMS before switching to countrified Southern rap of 4X4.
If you weren't sure this show wasn't designed for kids, you just had to spot the "Parental Advisory Explicit Content" logo displayed during the bling-heavy Love Money Party, a song where Cyrus was twerking atop a gold-plated SUV, adorned in a sequined, marijuana-themed unitard.
That said, the feeling was one of self-aware goofiness rather than true shock.
During My Darlin', a trip-hop laced re-invention of Stand By Me, the screen was filled with everything from drug paraphernalia to sex toys, all delivered in cartoonish, lo-fi computer graphics.
And then there was the plain weird stuff: FU, where Cyrus brought at giant Sesame Street style prop and a background filled with psychedelic mushrooms, and Do My Thang, a kaleidoscopic, crotch-grabbing tune that felt like watching a rebellious teenager's Tumblr account come to life.
Musically, little to complain about early on. A solid seven-piece backing band, plenty of tape playback (for samples and guest rap parts) and Cyrus belting her vocals seemingly without the help of pre-recorded material.
Logistically, a well-oiled machine with many moving parts including, at one point, a giant inflatable husky with glowing eyes.
Of course, it being Valentine's Day, Cyrus' performance of Adore You felt especially appropriate, showing a number of couples of all kinda kissing and making out.
If you were still wondering if Cyrus was singing everything herself, this is where weaknesses started to appear. Drive, one requiring Cyrus to really push, showed her faltering in the low parts, while Rooting For My Baby and a jangly acoustic cover of OutKast's Hey Ya veered dangerously close to Stevie Nicks territory (and not good days Stevie Nicks).
Then again, give her Dolly Parton's Jolene and the girl can probably nail it in her sleep. She did Friday night.
Ironically, in spite of all the shock-and-horror (not) of seeing Miley ride an oversized hot dog while clad in a feathery mustard yellow costume, Cyrus' Disney roots are still showing.
The spectacle of the Bangerz tour is essentially a bad trip version of the Disney experience, a seedy underbelly vision of what Disney really sells children.
But here, rather than conveying anything meaningful, it's an amusement park where Miley gets to go on all the rides while everybody else watches her weird trip. And it's rarely really engaging or all that provocative.
We Can't Stop? A youthful call to arms made completely pointless with the foam finger props and a silly kitten animation.
Wrecking Ball? An off-key cherry on top that felt like a missed opportunity.
Too bad.
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Saturday, September 12, 2009
Obama punishes Chinese success at the expense of U.S. consumers
The real losers in any tariff war are the countries that impose tariffs, since they deprive themselves of cheap goods. It's akin to cutting off your nose to spite your face. Bush was stupid to impose tariffs on steel in his first term, and now we see the same stupidity reemerging with Obama. We can only hope this is an isolated incident.
UPDATE: The NY Times reports that Obama's decision was a response to a complaint by the United Steelworkers union. Tire retailers opposed the decision. HT: Mark Perry
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- alstry said...
This is going to be very dangerous to the American people....I can't believe you and I are aligned on so many issue these days.
My bet is it is response to China warning that they might be moving away from accepting dollars for trade as deficits continue to skyrocket out of control.
We are even getting into trade issues with Cananda if you can believe it.....protectionism seems like a very dangerous trend these days as it spreads around the world.
Let's hope cooler heads prevail as we increase our troop build up in Asia.
- September 12, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- fboness said...
Smoot Hawley anyone? The Great Depression was a tragedy; This depression will be a farce.
- September 12, 2009 at 10:38 AM
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- September 12, 2009 at 3:33 PM
- krispyhoochie said...
Hi Scott,
I was wondering what your opinion is on the price of natural gas.
We are flirting with 10 year lows and I am reading very opposing views as to where ther price of natural gas is headed in the near future.
I read your blog daily and value your opinion and have yet to see you talk about natural gas. I would love to know what you think.
- September 13, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Scott Grannis said...
I'm really not an expert at all in natural gas, so I have no idea whether we are at a turning point here. It sure has fallen a lot, but oil prices look like they have lots of support around these levels. So maybe natural gas falls a bit more, but looking out over the long haul I have to think prices will be higher than they are today.
- September 13, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Brian H said...
"A full-blown trade row erupted on Sunday night between the US and China after Beijing accused Washington of "rampant protectionism" for imposing heavy duties".
Here it goes folks.
Never miss the opportunity of a good crisis - even if you have to start one.
- September 13, 2009 at 7:51 PM
- Cabodog said...
Talk about biting the hand that feeds ya...
The mismanagement of this country by a manager who has never so much as even managed a Dairy Queen boggles my mind.
- September 13, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- __ said...
"looking out over the long haul I have to think prices will be higher than they are today."
Meaning higher than the forwards or higher than the front month?! The fwd curve is already pretty steep (obviously a function of storage). V0 is already c. 1.77 times the price of V9.
- September 14, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- Scott Grannis said...
MW: Now that I've checked my Bloomberg, I realize the forward pricing is amazing, and storage can't account for the all steepness of the forward curve. So I would have to say that that value of my input to this investment decision is not worth very much.
- September 14, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- Dick G said...
This is a logical move by Obama to buy more votes from the labor unions. It is sickening.
- September 14, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- Scott Grannis said...
You are absolutely correct, but at the same time he buys union votes he is losing more and more votes from the non-union folks. It's a losing proposition for him, and that's part of the reason his popularity is headed straight down.
- September 14, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- fboness said...
This is another reason for Americans' opinion of unions to continue to decline.
These "Chinese tires" are being made in plants set up by major foreign tire comapanies using the best practices and technology. They are as good as tires made anyehere in the world.
- September 14, 2009 at 10:48 AM
- __ said...
"You are absolutely correct, but at the same time he buys union votes he is losing more and more votes from the non-union folks. It's a losing proposition for him, and that's part of the reason his popularity is headed straight down."
I wish there were coverage of this in the mainstream media. The unions paid 5bn for 55% of the new GM. The taxpayer paid 16bn for 10%. At the same time, Obama was on TV stating that he was looking out for taxpayer interests.
- September 14, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- Public Library said...
It is hard to feel the pain you are talking about when the government shoveled $12B alone to Goldman through AIG.
Your qualms are peanuts in the global finance game. I do not like unions but kudos from them for securing a raw deal on taxpayers. that is the American way.
The banks are artists at it and our government is nothing but a corporatist piggy bank.
Why educated people think otherwise still seems to amaze me. Forest and trees comes to mind here.
- September 14, 2009 at 11:23 AM


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Apple's Find my iPhone app has been updated to include driving direction to device location. The Play Sound, Lost Mode, and Erase buttons also now appear separately from the map view. The driving directions feature requires iOS 6, so users still on iOS 5 will not be able to enjoy this convenience.
Find my iPhone is Apple's app that will let you use another device to find your lost or stolen iPhone and protect your data by remotely wiping it. In addition to just finding your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you can also choose to send a custom message to the screen, play a sound for two minutes at full volume, and remotely lock it.
Thankfully, I have never needed to use Find my iPhone to locate a stolen device, but I have used it to find my misplaced iPhone in the house. The sound that emits from the iPhone for two minutes is extremely loud (and rather annoying) making it super easy to find my iPhone during those times I'm trying to rush out the door but can't seem to find my iPhone that has wedged itself under the couch cushions… or mysteriously made its way into my daughter's toy box.
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The wars in Bosnia and Kosovo left Serbia internationally isolated and in economic ruin. The social system had collapsed and poverty and unemployment were rife. Even today some ten per cent of the population still live below the poverty line, and one-third barely above it; 20 per cent are unemployed. Minorities are very severely affected by unemployment and lack of access to social services. On the one hand, HEKS/EPER therefore supports the social and economic inclusion of the roughly half million Roma through improved housing and access to education, healthcare, work and incomes. On the other, HEKS/EPER supports the development of a home care service for sick and older people in rural communities.
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Today, we take photography for granted. Anyone can take a photograph simply by pressing a button. Yet, it was not always so simple.
The invention of photography was announced in 1839, but during its first fifty years taking a photograph was a complicated and expensive business. In 1888, all this was to change following the appearance of a camera that was to revolutionise photography. Popular photography can properly be said to have started 120 years ago with the introduction of the Kodak.
The Kodak camera was the invention of an American, George Eastman (1854-1932). It was a simple, leather-covered wooden box – small and light enough to be held in the hands. Taking a photograph with the Kodak was very easy, requiring only three simple actions; turning the key (to wind on the film); pulling the string (to set the shutter); and pressing the button (to take the photograph). There wasn't even a viewfinder – the camera was simply pointed in the direction of the subject to be photographed. The Kodak produced circular snapshots, two and a half inches in diameter.
The Kodak was sold already loaded with enough paper-based roll film to take one hundred photographs. After the film had been exposed, the entire camera was returned to the factory for the film to be developed and printed. The camera, reloaded with fresh film, was then returned to its owner, together with a set of prints. To sum up the Kodak system, Eastman devised the brilliantly simple sales slogan: 'You press the button, we do the rest.'
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It is so quick and easy. The instructions are well written, and there are no pattern pieces to cut out before sewing. Everything is a rectangle, which is my kind of sewing!
This pattern is great for a variety of fabrics. I've got several for my daughter in a polyester blend fabric, and I've got several that are 100% cotton.
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The pattern itself is well-written and the instructions are very clear and easy to understand.
There are 5 skirt views. I have made 3 of them. In fact, I made the 3 shown here on this post in under an hour. The green skirt I made first. Then, I made the other two simultaneously. As long as you keep the pieces in the right piles, you can quickly sew multiple skirts at the same time.
The only change I had to make to this pattern was the elastic measurement was too big. For a size 1 (which is what I made for my daughter) it called for 19 inches of elastic. I ended up cutting 17 inches of elastic and then overlapping the ends within the casing by almost an inch. So, my recommendation for a perfect fit would be to take the waist measurement, subtract an inch, and then overlap almost another inch.
If you are looking for a quick and easy skirt to make, this pattern is it! My daughter has multiples and wears them all the time. She loves skirts (I love how easy they are to get on and off her little 15 month old self), and these are simple yet girly enough for every day wear, not just as a Sunday outfit.
To see the other cute patterns Izzy and Ivy Designs have to offer, check them out here.


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Earlier this week, I got an email from Feminista author/blogger Erica Kennedy (you remember the interview I did with her back in December), asking if I'd seen this item in the UK's Daily Mail, a trend piece about (unmarried, non-mom) women opting out of the rat race in favor of waiting tables, walking dogs, and QT with grandma, sprung from a book entitled–get this!–"30-Something And Over It: What Happens When You Wake Up One Morning And Don't Want To Go To Work… Ever Again" by Kasey Edwards. I hadn't yet, but once I did, my fingers got to twitchin. Why'd I feel the need to pen my own post about it? Well, consider:
'Have you ever woken up and realised that you didn't want to go to work?' [Edwards] asks.
'I don't mean you had a big night and you'd prefer to sleep in, or it's a nice day and you'd rather take your dog to the park instead. I'm talking about being over it.
Completely and utterly over it. Sure, you might have a gold card, but you've maxed it out buying things you can't afford and that you don't even need, trying to fill a void that just can't be filled. You numb your discontentment every night with gin and tonics.'
Okay, this being the United States and not the United Kingdom, I'm inclined to doubt we do our numbing with gin and tonics. But still. The sentiment tends to ring true. Those fat dinners at the hottest restaurants with the open kitchens and mixologist-conceived cocktails…. Those boots… Those highlights… Those weekends away–filled with spas and syrahs and tapaaas…
Here's a bit more from Edwards in the Daily Mail piece:
'All through your teens and 20s you're working towards something, and there's this sense of delayed gratification: 'I'll work hard now and I'll get a better job.' And you get to your 30s and you go: 'Where's the pay-off?' The gratification that you've been expecting for years doesn't come, or when the reward comes, it's not satisfying. I really did think: 'Is this all there is?'
…And far from fuelling our ambition, it seems that the current economic crisis is only compounding our sense that status, success and money are a fool's gold.
First, let's back up. The girls from the piece? They had fat jobs. But they were busting their asses. And they saw their bosses… and didn't want to be them. And so they up and quit, trading in their expense accounts for pooper scoopers, their time in the executive suite for time in the rec room at the retirement home. This recession? It's global. And they're barely covering their bills. So what made them do it?
I tend to think it's the great expectation question all over again. And, having just written about the little-bit-marrieds, welll, I couldn't help but see a little parallel: Are our working girl fantasies, perhaps of Melanie Griffith, scoring the corner office and the pretty new briefcase–given to her by one Harrison Ford, every bit as ridiculous as those spawned by Disney, in which the princess scores the happy ending wedding and the glass slipper–given to her by Prince What's-his-name? Which is to say, do we find disappointment in our real lives because we're expecting a Hollywood-style happy ending?
Actually, I don't know if it's as simple as that. In fact, I don't think it is at all–I just like movies. Really, I think it's more a generational thing–and a too many choices thing. These milestone institutions–career, marriage, mortgage–they all involve a pretty serious dose of commitment. And our generation, with everything on the menu… well, could it be that, no matter what the routine, once something becomes routine, we're doomed to be just not that into it anymore? No matter the pluses, are we unable to see anything but the minuses? This isn't quite perfect, so why should I stick around? Once we're confronted with reality's non-perfection, do we begin to imagine what we're not doing–in the loveliest possible way, of course? Or are we categorically incapable of satisfaction–do we equate finding, even looking for, satisfaction with a certain complacency, with settling? Is that friggen grass always going to be greener, no matter which yard is ours?
Or is this non-attachment, this willingness to pass on the status-proving trappings a step on the path to enlightenment, an epiphany? You know, kinda like the one in The Devil Wears Prada, where the put-upon assistant working the job "a million girls would kill to have" up and quits to find happiness in a shabby newsroom…
And then kinda ends up with the prince?
Someone stop me. I'm doing it again.
Kennedy's take?
Is this cool or crazy — I can't decide. (Actually, I think these women are going to spend a year going on long walks and hanging out with Grandma then they'll figure out what they'd rather be doing and get back to work.)
In other words, the grass will still be greener.


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In honor of Giants quarterback Eli Manning winning a second Super Bowl to solidify his status among the NFL's elite signal callers, this week's Tuesday Top 7 looks at the athletes needing to win a championship to validate their greatness.
Any athlete who has already won a championship was not eligible for the list, so suggesting that Tiger Woods needs to win another major or Tom Brady must secure a fourth Super Bowl — and first after the Patriots' cheating scandal — does not work. Luke Jones stuck to athletes in team sports while Drew Forrester considered those who participate in team or individual sports.
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Wining and dining in Napa, Altamura family style
Less than 10 miles from the town of Napa, Wooden Valley occupies a 2-mile stretch of rolling hills and lush farmland, where plums, pears and walnuts dot the land and grapes grow in abundance.
At its heart sits Altamura Winery.
A family-run operation, the winery is the only one of its kind in this hidden locale, set back from the street with no sign to announce its presence. Yet, its owners are anything but off the radar.
Wine Country fixtures, the entire Altamura family - Frank; his wife, Karen; and sons Frank Jr., 27 and Giancarlo, 25 - were born and raised in Napa. Frank and Karen started the winery at their Wooden Valley property in 1985, but it wasn't until they opened their popular Yountville restaurant, Ciccio, in late 2012 that the affable family solidified their place at the center of the Napa Valley scene.
To ask patriarch Frank, both businesses happened without much fanfare - or, for that matter, a blueprint of any kind.
"I had no plan," Altamura admits. "I thought maybe if I was lucky I could grow grapes and sell them. And then the next step was making a little bit of wine, and that turned out OK, so I made a little more."
Always passionate about farming, food and cooking, he viewed the restaurant as a natural step. Still, he says, it was somewhat spontaneous - he leased the building before deciding on a concept or chef.
Old grocery
Built in 1916, the small wooden building at the north end of Yountville was an Italian grocery that Frank used to visit as a child. Although it has housed other businesses since, he always felt a connection to the original. So when it became available a few years ago, he felt an intrinsic pull to tie down the lease. What he'd do with the place would come later.
Although it was three decades earlier, the launch of the family winery also was a direct result of the land acquisition that preceded it.
The 400-acre property has been in the family since 1855, when Karen's relatives came from Kentucky in an ox-pulled wagon and settled on it. At the time, her ancestors used it mainly to raise cattle.
That was her mother's lineage. Her father's side came to the United States from Genoa, Italy; Frank's grandparents came around the turn of the century as well, from Puglia. Both families were in the Napa Valley by the 1940s and knew each other well - even to the point that Frank and Karen's parents set them up. They've been married for 32 years.
When Karen's mother died, the Wooden Valley ranch, at that point largely unused, was left to the newlyweds. Frank had been learning about viticulture and winemaking, working his way through a few different vineyards - Sterling, Trefethen and Caymus among them.
"They knew, leaving it to us, that we'd do something with it. And that we'd keep it in the family," Frank says.
If younger son Giancarlo is any indication, they've done just that. A graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a focus on winemaking and viticulture, Giancarlo says there was never any doubt he'd end up in the business.
"I've always loved being outside, being out here," Giancarlo says, surveying the land.
Fond memories
Not only did high school sciences pique his interest, he says, but he has a deep attachment to Wooden Valley, remembering childhood days running around with friends while Dad grilled hot dogs from the winery building. "We used to play paintball in the hills," he reminisces.
Now, alongside Frank, Giancarlo plays a role in every aspect of the business. He's hands-on with the winemaking, does much of the planting, bartends at the restaurant at night and makes most of the pizza dough.
"I thought bartending a few nights a week for him was really good," Frank says, "getting to know the flavor profiles of the wine and food, hearing comments and just interacting with people. You can get stuck out in Wooden Valley pretty easily."
It was important to Frank that everyone in the family could get involved if that was their choice.
"In the beginning, when I got the idea to do the restaurant, I said to both boys, 'If you want to be a partner, you have to put money in, and you have to work.' And that's what they did."
Family responsibilities are split, with Frank and Giancarlo doing the creative hands-on work, and Karen and Frank Jr., or "Frankie" - a software engineer - taking care of the books and, as the elder Frank lovingly puts it, the "computer crap."
"They keep us out of trouble," jokes the patriarch, admitting that it allows him and Giancarlo to do the fun stuff.
And for a small operation, there's plenty of work to be done, in the restaurant and especially in Wooden Valley.
About 60 of the 400 acres are in vine, mostly red grapes, including Italian varieties like Negroamaro and Sangiovese. Only a small plot is planted in Sauvignon Blanc.
Wooden Valley product
The wines are 100 percent varietals; no blending. "So whatever comes off the ranch that year, it's a good expression of what's going on in Wooden Valley at that time," Frank says.
The winery sits at 800 feet, with eight or nine types of soil.
"There are a lot of variables on this one ranch that are all different parts of Napa Valley," says Frank. "We're very lucky to have that."
The winemaking has stayed on the small side, selling out each year to collectors, hobbyists and other loyal customers who have come to know the Altamura wines.
Now, says Frank, many are bottled specifically for the restaurant. "It's really fun when you have them with the food they were meant for."
That food is a rustic collection of pizzas and smaller plates that speak to Altamura's Southern Italian background.
Frank says he got lucky from the start. As soon as he took over the lease, the Yountville paper ran a small piece about it, saying that he intended to open a small Italian trattoria. That - and giving it his childhood nickname, Ciccio, which roughly translates to "little Frankie" - was as far as his planning had gone.
Polly Lappetito, who had been working as the executive chef at the nearby Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, called Altamura to find out what he had in mind.
Creating menu
"I said I had no idea, but asked her to come by and see the space," Frank recalls. The two hit it off and began collaborating on a nightly-changing menu using the freshest ingredients they could find - including chile peppers, tomatoes and herbs that grow on the Wooden Valley property.
"I just wanted really good food for people at a really good price," he says.
Indeed, the approachable, extremely affordable menu - not to mention the high quality of the food - has kept the restaurant packed since its opening. Dishes like wood-fired cauliflower with crisp breadcrumbs, unctuous cacio e pepe - a creamy, thick pasta with loads of black pepper - a whole fish laminated with Calabrian chile oil, and chewy pizzas draw patrons willing to endure a wait that can stretch over two hours.
Treasured items
In addition, Frank's attention to detail includes touches ranging from the antique meat slicer wedged into a corner of the open kitchen to the old Italian movie and cartoon posters. He has a zeal for collecting, and this space has allowed him to trot out many of his prizes.
"It's exactly like I would have dreamed it would happen," says Frank, at the same time admitting he was nervous because of how stuffy things can get in Napa. But his fears were unfounded.
"We've got kids, dogs, the whole works," he says, laughing. "One night there was a little girl walking up and down the aisles playing a harmonica."
For now, the Altamuras are soaking up the restaurant's success as well as its mayhem. Looking out over his Wooden Valley ranch, Frank shrugs when he talks about his businesses.
"It just worked out," he says. "Sometimes things do."
And to see the family at Ciccio on a busy Saturday night, it's clear that they're enjoying every second.
A family business
Altamura Winery: (707) 253-2000. www.altamura.com
Ciccio: 6770 Washington St., Yountville; (707) 945-1000. www.ciccionapavalley.com. Dinner Wednesday-Sunday. No reservations.
Amanda Gold is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @amandagold


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Three Virginia Tech student-athletes earned Atlantic Coast Conference weekly football honors following the Hokies' 17-10 road win at Georgia Tech on Thursday night, and two apiece were recognized from Florida State and Duke.
Virginia Tech guard Andrew Miller was named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week after posting 11 knockdown blocks in Thursday night's win, while defensive tackle Derrick Hopkins, who led an effort that limited the Yellow Jackets to 129 rushing yards, was named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week. \Cornerback Brandon Facyson (a key fumble recovery and an interception) earned Co-Rookie of the Week accolades.
Florida State redshirt freshman quarterback Jameis Winston, who threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns in the Seminoles' 48-34 win at Boston College, was named the ACC Offensive Back of the Week. Winston received his third weekly honor of the season after twice being named the ACC Rookie of the Week. The Seminoles' Telvin Smith was named the ACC Linebacker of the Week after making 10 tackles, including a quarterback sack, in the win over the Eagles.
Duke's Jamison Crowder was named the ACC Receiver of the Week and joined Winston in earning conference weekly honors for the third time. Crowder, named ACC Specialist of the Week on two prior occasions, had seven catches for 149 yards and a touchdown in the Blue Devils' 38-31 win over Troy. Duke safety Jeremy Cash (14 tackles and a key interception) was voted the ACC Defensive Back of the Week.
NC State's Rashard Smith was named the ACC Specialist of the Week after his 87-yard punt return for a touchdown in a 48-14 win over Central Michigan. Miami's Stacy Coley was named the ACC Co-Rookie of the Week after catching two touchdown passes in the Hurricanes' 49-21 win at South Florida.
OFFENSIVE BACK – Jameis Winston, Fr.-R, QB, Florida State, 6-4, 225, Hueytown, Ala. Winston led the Seminoles to a come-from-behind 48-34 victory at Boston College by completing 17-of-27 passes for 330 yards and four touchdowns, while rushing for a team-high 67 yards on 14 carries. The Seminoles trailed 17-3 in the second quarter, but took a 24-17 lead into halftime after Winston evaded two defenders and threw a 55-yard "Hail Mary" touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Kenny Shaw as time expired at the end of the second quarter. Three of the four longest passes of his career were completed in the game, as the Alabama native also tossed a 56-yard touchdown and had a 41-yard completion. Winston finished with his second 300-yard passing game and set a new career-high in rushing yards.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Andrew Miller, Virginia Tech, Sr., OG, 6-4, 304, Bassett, Va.
Miller had a solid game up front as the Hokies went on the road and defeated previously unbeaten Georgia Tech, 17-10, in ACC action. The senior played all 55 offensive snaps, grading out at 87 percent with 11 knockdowns in the win.
RECEIVER – Jamison Crowder, Duke, Jr., WR, 5-9, 175, Monroe, N.C.
Crowder averaged 21.3 yards per reception in Saturday's 38-31 win over visiting Troy, and six of his seven receptions produced Duke first downs. Crowder's big day included a touchdown reception of 60 yards, which extended his school record for touchdown receptions of 50 yards or more to seven. With 149 receiving yards, Crowder posted his third triple-digit yardage receiving game this season and the eighth of his career. Crowder also returned two punts for 31 yards to finish with 180 all-purpose yards.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Derrick Hopkins, Virginia Tech, Sr. DT, 6-2, 312, Highland Springs, Va.
Hopkins was a force against Georgia Tech's potent option attack as the Hokies limited the Yellow Jackets to 129 rushing yards in last Thursday night's 17-10 ACC road win. The senior was credited with a team-high seven tackles (five solo) with three exceptional plays, including a key stop on fourth down late in the game to stop a Georgia Tech drive and turn the ball back over to Virginia Tech. Hopkins scored a career-high 54 points in the Hokies' coaching staff's grading system.
LINEBACKER – Telvin Smith, Florida State, Sr., OLB, 6-3, 218, Valdosta, Ga.
Smith led Florida State defensively in a 48-34 victory at Boston College by making a game-high 10 stops and matching his career-best with two tackles for loss. Smith also had a sack, and his 10-tackle performance was a season high.
DEFENSIVE BACK – Jeremy Cash, Duke, So., S, 6-2, 210, Plantation, Fla.
Cash helped Duke to a 38-31 win over Troy by registering 14 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one interception. The interception – the first of Cash's career – came at the Blue Devils' 6-yard line following the game's final snap and preserved the win. Cash, who established career single-game bests for total tackles and tackles for loss, leads the ACC in both tackles (51) and tackles per game (10.2).
SPECIALIST – Rashard Smith, NC State, Sr., WR, 5-9, 175, Dublin, Ga.
Smith returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter of the Wolfpack's 48-14 win over visiting Central Michigan on Saturday. The return tied as the third-longest in school history. Smith also rushed for 41 yards on five carries and had three catches for another 39 yards to tally 167 all-purpose yards for the game.
CO-ROOKIE – Stacy Coley, Miami, Fr., WR, 6-1, 173, Pompano Beach, Fla.
Coley hauled in career highs for receptions (4), receiving yards (96) and receiving touchdowns (2) in Miami's 49-21 road win at USF. Coley led the Hurricanes with 96 receiving yards, hauling in touchdowns of 34 and 11 yards. Coley ranks fourth on the team with 131 receiving yards and leads the team with three touchdown receptions. It marked the second straight game that Coley had multiple touchdowns, as he had one receiving touchdown and one kick return for a touchdown versus Savannah State on Sept. 23.
CO-ROOKIE – Brandon Facyson, Virginia Tech, Fr., CB, 6-2, 173, Newnan, Ga.
Playing in front of nearly 40 friends and family less than 30 miles from home in last Thursday night's 17-10 win at Georgia Tech, the true freshman recovered a fumble on the opening drive that set up a Hokies touchdown. Facyson then forced a fumble on the next drive that was recovered by Georgia Tech, but eventually ended that drive with his fourth interception of the season. For the game, he had three tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, an interception and two pass breakups.
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Vice President Joe Biden and key members of the White House staff also joined the discussion.
"It was a remarkable experience to spend an hour with the leader of the free world," Kreidler said. "The president was fully engaged."
Key topics for the hourlong discussion were potential premiums for 2015, the adequacy of medical provider networks and changes at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees many of the national regulations of the Affordable Care Act. The agency is undergoing a change in leadership with the departure of former Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) shared details about the visit in a news release and also posted a photo from the nation's capital of the insurance commissioners who participated.
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