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Archive for February, 2012
Novella Carpenter and Willow Rosenthal discuss their new book entitled The Essential Urban Farmer
One of my favorite authors, Novella Carpenter, has a new book out. It was released December 27, 2011 by The Penguin Press.
Novella Carpenter and her friend Willow Rosenthal wrote The Essential Urban Farmer. This detailed how-to guide for individuals with or without farming experience looks destined to become a classic on the subject of urban farming.
At 592 pages, Carpenter joked that the book is so heavy you can use it as a doorstop if needed.
Rosenthal and Carpenter gave a one hour talk this evening, February 29, 2012, at The Women's Building at 3543 18th Street, No. 8, San Francisco, California 94110 USA. I was familiar with most of what Rosenthal and Carpenter spoke about. Nonetheless, it was fantastic to see them speak and answer audience questions.
Willow Rosenthal founded City Slicker Farms in Oakland, California USA, near San Francisco.
Novella Carpenter began her part of the talk with her infant baby girl nursing from a sling around her shoulder. I had been planning to capture video of her remarks, but I decided that was inappropriate with her baby feeding. After several minutes of talking, she asked a friend to take care of her baby, as I suspect it was just too distracting trying to address a room full of people and feed her baby simultaneously. Carpenter joked that at The Women's Building the women all sit around breast feeding babies all day.
By that point, I recognized the light was too dim and the conditions too contrasty for a video to be any good. Carpenter was standing in front of a brightly lit video screen, so her face was dark. I decided to skip the video, except for a short clip I shot from the doorway to the room, showing Carpenter, Rosenthal and the audience together, with Carpenter answering a question about bee keeping.
Rosenthal and Carpenter spent three years writing this book so they could each reduce the perpetual effort they were exerting answering the same questions from their fans. Presumably they now can respond to emails seeking urban farming how-to information by saying "read the manual." It's a neat trick they'll make some money along the way. I very much admire that Willow Rosenthal and Novella Carpenter have created. Learning to become self sustaining is valuable, and I predict this book will do well commercially and will expand the networks of Carpenter and Rosenthal dramatically. The audience for this book strikes me as different from the audience for Carpenter's first book, Farm City, which was her delightful and captivating story, not a how-to guide.
As far as I can tell, The Essential Urban Farmer is Rosenthal's first published book.
The Essential Urban Farmer covers growing vegetables, fruit trees, rabbits, ducks, chickens and goats. It also covers bee keeping.
The guide has lists of vendors for supplies and information. It turns out there are sellers of bee keeping supplies right in San Francisco. I learned that San Francisco is a great place to keep bees because there are so many types of vegetation here, more so than on a farm in the country, where large expanses of single crops are more common. I learned that bees can and are willing to fly five miles each way to put in their days' work.
They don't call them 'worker bees' for nothing.
I would be exhausted if I had to walk five miles each way to work each day.
Something tells me bees work 365 days a year. Maybe that's why colonies are collapsing. I sure would if I tried to work that much. I'm making a joke here, of course. Colony Collapse Disorder looks to be a dramatically serious problem.
I came away with an idea for my super green eco bus conversion project. Fruit trees can be trained to be mostly two dimensional. This is done so trees can hug the sides of houses and fences, to save space. But it means I might be able to grow a dwarf apple tree behind my sofa on my coach with the flat side of the tree parallel to the window over the sofa. It would be crazy to be able to reach overhead and pluck an organic apple while reading The Essential Urban Farmer parked by the waterfront and warmed or cooled by the solar panels on the roof.
I told Rosenthal and Carpenter the short version of my plans for my eco vehicle, and they thought it was cool or they were great actors. I first met Novella Carpenter when she spoke at The Commonwealth Club of California January 25, 2011. Carpenter remembered meeting me back then, which was flattering.
Perhaps through the authors of The Essential Urban Farmer I will meet the adventurous souls I am seeking to take my eco bus on the road to spread the word about urban farming and homesteading.
The Essential Urban Farmer has three reviews on Amazon, and they are all five star ratings. Here is what reviewer Reckless Reader had to say:
"This book is the REAL DEAL — Novella and Willow are REAL urban farmers. You can read about it all in Novella's Farm City, her memoir of taking a rasty vacant lot in funky ghetto West Oakland, California, and turning into a real urban farm — with vegetables, chickens, killer eggs, rabbits, and even, eventually a pig. That book made me wonder if I could really do this kind of thing out in my sprawling backyard. Even though I dont know jack-diddly, really, about how to farm. And you know what — this new book really tells how to do it, from how to pick land (near water, for instance, at least near a hose…), get the right to use the land, and then how to get the soil ready, how to get the right seeds, right through how to kill simple farm animals for food every now and then. It's fun to read even if you dont want to go the length, but it seems like I am going to be able to do everything I want to do in my backyard, using just this one total REAL DEAL 'how to' guide to it all. Wow!"
I took the photographs above at the book signing Rosenthal and Carpenter conducted after their remarks.
I shot these pictures with my Canon 5D Mark II camera set at ISO 5,000. The lighting conditions were poor, and I needed all the light sensitivity I could get. I am pleased with the quality of the images considering how dark it was in that hall. I uploaded the pictures at full resolution. Click on them to see them at their full 21 megapixel resolution.
Janet Hansen designed the cover for The Essential Urban Farmer. I got the photograph of the book from Hansen's website, which is worth visiting, as she's a very talented designer.
My phone number is (415) 335-9116
I cancelled my home phone number a while back. It occurred to me that I am now slightly more difficult to call since my cell number is not in directory assistance like my old home phone number was.
I have two numbers that both terminate at my cell phone. One I keep somewhat private, but the other one is fully public and listed on my other website and on this blog on the About page.
The number is (415) 335-9116. Since this number makes my cell phone ring, please only call it when you think I will not be sleeping. Thanks.
Dan Rather's big break
I've been a fan of Dan Rather for years. Today I came across a great video interview of Rather where he tells how he got his break into television news in New York working for CBS News.
It's a great story.
Dan Rather in 1960 was working as the News Director at KHOU television, a station Rather says in the video below was at the time the fifth or sixth station in a three station [television] market in Houston, Texas.
Dan Rather grew up in Texas in hurricane country and had had a life long fascination with hurricanes, perhaps from being born in Wharton, Texas on the Texas coast.
When he saw in September 1961 reports of what appeared to be an extremely large hurricane heading towards the Gulf of Mexico, he convinced his skeptical Program Manager Cal Jones that he should go to Galveston, Texas to cover the pending disaster, named hurricane Carla. Although Rather was not a meteorologist, he predicted accurately that the hurricane, which reached a level 5, would hit Galveston. Rather argued that Galveston would be flooded and inaccessible once the hurricane hit, so he had to go there immediately. His boss reluctantly gave Rather and a television cameraman the permission to go there.
This was the first time that a hurricane had been covered live on television.
Rather was correct — the huge hurricane hit and no other television news crew was in Galveston. Rather's live coverage, including live radar screen video with a clear plastic map of the Texas coastline on top of the radar screen, was so compelling that the National CBS News producers picked up the feed from KHOU TV. The National CBS signal was fed throughout the United States, putting Dan Rather on a big stage at the center of a big news story, as the hurricane was monstrous in size and sadly killed 43 people despite 500,000 people being evacuated.
When Rather returned to his little television news department where he was the only full time employee, the bosses at CBS News headquarters called and offered Rather a job in New York. Dan Rather accepted a job as a television news correspondent, and his path toward anchoring the CBS nightly news became more probable.
This story should provide insight for everyone with big aspirations in life.
For the most part, people make their own luck.
I think Dan Rather made his own luck in this case. He turned his personal interest in hurricanes into his big break. He recognized the advantage to being the only reporter at the scene of a very big story. He persuaded his skeptical boss at the time, who knew nothing about hurricanes, to send him into the danger zone. He performed well under pressure, and when approached by the bosses at CBS News headquarters, he apparently had the political skill to turn their interest into a job. Finally, he had the good sense to leave his job as News Director to become Correspondent, even though Correspondent was a huge reduction in title.
Sitting around waiting for your lucky break is unproductive.
Go make your own luck like Dan Rather did.
Although my success pales in comparison, I followed much the same formula when I turned getting fired from Cooley LLP into selling my response to that firing for an extremely low eight figures just six years later. I could have fallen into a depression and plodded through life upset that Cooley didn't want my expertise despite the positive press coverage my work had been receiving. Instead, I worked hard to expand and perfect my expertise. I packaged up my expertise into an attractive package called a corporation, and sold it when a buyer was buying, despite that being uncool at the time. I did all this with determination and purpose, and predicted accurately that I would sell as soon as soon as it became practical. I became an angel investor and advisor to startups, while also starting a third company, which I continue to work on.
I am remaking myself in similar fashion right now after an even more debilitating setback than being fired, and I predict that I will show even more success this time around. Why? Because I am more confident, wise, connected and savvy than I was when I started my first company at age 23 and my second company at age 30.
I used to be so shy, a huge impediment to entrepreneurial success. Now I can strike up a conversation with anyone, anywhere — even on the bus, at a club or in line at the bank. I sure wish I could have done this when I was 18, for my life would have been much better. But I am thankful that I can do it now. If you can't do this now, make it your mission to figure it out as soon as possible, even if you have to hire a coach and practice at great pain to yourself. It's simply not that hard once you practice a little bit and leave your fear at the door. I haven't had one bad experience starting a conversation. There are few skills more important than being able to confidently approach and strike up an enjoyable conversation with anyone, no matter what you want to do in life.
Guest post by my grandmother Edith Lawall – 'Twasn't All Bad'
[This post is special. I am transcribing a story my late grandmother Edith Lawall wrote starting on October 29, 1979. She submitted it to a writing contest organized by The Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs. The organization presented my grandmother on May 9, 1980 with a Certificate of Award for winning Second Place for the Tenth District. Edith Lawall is the mother of my mother Martha Warnock. My grandfather was married to my grandfather Russell Lawall. Here is a PDF format file that contains a scan of the original typed story: Edith Lawall story about 1929 market crash]
The manuscript enclosed is one I wrote in a week's time, beginning October 29, 1989. (This is the same date the U.S. stock market collapsed 50 years earlier.) For several days prior to this anniversary we were repeatedly informed by the media about this approaching event, which ushered in the Great Depression of Thirties. A quick review of my life at that time indicated it was a particularly exciting time for me too, but in a different sort of way. In my family's situation little money and no stocks were involved. Immediately I felt impelled to record my memorable recollections. I began the story that day. And so it was.
As it worked out there were two incentives for me to write on this subject: 1. I hoped it might add personal interst for any Mabie family posterity. 2. I wanted to have something to enter in the Annual Creative Writing Contest, sponsored in various categories by the 10th District of Federated Women's Clubs of Illionois, and possibly, the State Federation Contest. It seemed that the "Crash" was a timely subject, due to tis Worldwide repercussions.
Since my recollections came very easily, I did enjoy writing it, and I suppose I'm the only "Leaf" left on the Mabie-Westcott Family Tree, who might even know about these particular family events.
This "'Twasn't All Bad" narritive is being sent to Robert and Martha Warnock in San Francisco, California; David and Willa Samors Lawall of Charlottesville, Virginia; and Gilbert and Sarah Nesbit Lawall in Amherst, Mass. and their families. We hope the grandchildren will read it too.
Edith Roe Mabie Lawall, January 29, 1980
Edith Mabie Lawall
Short Story
2485 Words
Class II
Today is October 29, 1979. Newspapers, television, and radio, have reminded us constantly that it is just fifty years since the Stock Market Crash. Pictures of wild crowds in the streets, and tales of the millions of paper assets which vanished, have been harrowing. Only those fifty-ish and upwards, can remember it, and the succeeding years that were affected by it. However, I am also reminded that it wasn't all dismal, and I particularly recall one bright spot from this period, which I wish to sketch.
For the Mabie family, our personal Depression had already peaked, and begun to decline. Our scanty assets had never been invested in the Market. Instead, they had gone into higher education necessary for my sister, Helen, and myself, in tune with our desires to reach our musical aspirations. The minister father, Harry Mabie, and devoted wife, Esther, musically inclined themselves, cheerfully supplied the necessary funds, with the result, that by 1929, Helen and I had received Bachelor of Music Degrees, from the University of Cincinnati.
In September of 1929, father received a "call" to the pastorate of the East Baptist Church of Lebanon, Ohio, 25 miles by bus from Cincinnati. Coincidentally, Helen signed a contract to become Music Supervisor of the Bay Villiage Schools, (suburban Cleaveland) and I was made teacher of piano classes in our nearby Madisonville School.
I'll never forget the thrill of packing the Chevy, full of overflow from our van, (including our pretty white cat); the lovely drive through lush Warren County; and getting settled in our new home. I had secured a suitable place to live in Cincinnati, in the home of one of our church members, near my school. I could go home to Lebanon for weekends and summer vacations. Helen had arrived in Bay Village in time to see many sad situations, following the Crash Day. Numbers of her school children had come from families that had been forced to give up their cherished Lake Shore homes, and seek cheaper living elsewhere. Farewells were hard!
In Lebanon, I was asked to take over the organist's duties; teach in the Sunday School; and steer the young people's Sunday Evening group.
An unexpected delight that both Helen and I could enjoy, was the golf course, nearby, where all the privileges were free to the local ministers and their families. A dear friend gave us some of his old clubs, balls were cheap, and we were most happy to get up at sunrise, hike to the Park, avail ourselves of the small mounds of dirt provided for "tees", and do our practicing. Nearly always, we had the Park and the spacious golf course to ourselves and birds.
On a certain bright Monday morning in July, 1931, all of us rose early, for this was the day Father and Joe, (our adopted 12-year-old brother), were embarking on a combined business and fishing trip. The business entailed a church conference at Green Lake, Wisconsin, for father, with plenty of time on the side, to supervise Joe's fishing in the Lake. They would camp out, as did many others, and cook their own meals. After an hour of frenzied thought and furious packing, they were off on the grand excursion.
A great calm descended on the household, but not for very long. Mother, Esther Westcott Mabie, was very much interested in family history, and had cherished records from many past generations. A Mr. Whitman, a (distant) Westcott was compiling a history, and he was very grateful for information which Esther had sent him. He wanted to host a reunion of all living Westcotts within reach, and had invited mother. He lived in Milford, N.Y. and had access to historic regions nearby. Mother planned to stay for at least a week, including visits with friends after the reunion. Her departure was scheduled for noon of the next day. There were still many things to be done.
Tuesday morning mother was out, doing errands, and Helen was busy in the kitchen, when the doorbell rang. I answered, and there stood a very personable young man, who introduced himself as Jesse Lyons, a Senior from Wooster College, and part of a "Peace Caravan" representing the American Friends Service Committee. He had gone to the office of our church, and asked where he might find the minister. He told the Secretary that he hoped to make arrangements, for himself and co-student, for a meeting where they could explain the mission of the Caravan. He was referred to our residence, and there he was. I invited him to come in, and explained that the minister was out of town for a week, but I was sure the arrangements could be made. Then he told me he was looking for a place for himself and his co-student Wendell, to stay for a few days. Without a moment's hesitation, I said, "You can stay here", and that was it.
Soon mother returned, and she was impressed with his serious interest in the cause of peace. She volunteered to arrange with a lady friend, to stay nights, as a chaperone during her absence. Jesse soon left to pick up his friend Wendell, and offered to help mother for errands, and to drive her to the bus station when needed. Meanwhile, Helen had come in, and she was happy to meet Jesse, and assumed the lunch preparations. And thus began a most delightful 8-day period for us all!
After seeing mother off, we soon worked out a cooperative routine. Naturally, Jesse and Wendell were eager to fall in with our early-rising golf routine, and we had enough clubs for all. Also, they indicated a desire to help with the housework. Jesse chose to do the vacuum cleaning and dusting. Wendell volunteered for dishwashing, in which he claimed exertise from camp experiences. Each would take care of his own washing, and either one would be available for driving to market, and odd jobs. Of course, Helen and I would be the cooks.
Plenty of time was found for long, deep discussions of philosophical problems. W did not ignore the Depression, but neither did we let it disturb us unduly. There were other subjects which we wanted to know about, for instance, how did they get started on this summer activity? We gathered that the Peace Caravan was instigated by the noted Quaker, Rufus Jones. it seemed to have some of the emotional and spiritual drive, that would in later years become the central motivating force of the Peace Corps of the John F. Kennedy era.
Both young men were keenly interested in their College Dramatic Department. A recent performance in which they had participated, was "Death Takes a Holiday", a semi-serious play putting forth the possibility that there were always people who knew that their time had come, and were praying that it might be as soon as possible.
Another matter about which they were concerned, was their College Fraternity System. Both men belonged to Greek-letter Fraternities, but they were constantly running across fine students who had never been pledged. They felt something should be done about it. Jesse had finally persuaded his fraternity brothers to host a special monthly party for non-pledged people. The parties had been quite successful, and they hoped this would become a part of college activity programs.
One morning after our customary 2-hour period on the golf course, while we sipped cool lemonade, Jesse confided his future plans and problens. For some time he had been considering preparation as a missionary in the foreign field. However, with his uncertain home situation due to the frailty of his mother, he felt that he might set aside those plans, in favor of entering the ministry at home. He also expressed his firm belief in "Providential Guidance", or "The Inner Light" as the Quakers expressed it. He said that he never made any of his talks, without a preliminary, prayerful meditation hour. Wendell had similar ideals, but apparently had not chosen a life work.
Another day, which turned out to be one of the warmest, around 100 degrees, we spent a part of our leisure time, getting ready for the evening appointment. Helen had been asked to furnish some music for a gathering at the local retirement home for "genteel" widows. She had a number of songs in mind, and seized the opportunity to try them out on us. It was lots of fun. Sometimes we all joined in, and Helen was never happier than when she could play the piano, and go from oone song to another, as fancy chose. Of course, some were appropriate, and some were not, and the decision for the evening finally boiled down to several which we all approved.
Upon our arrival at the lovely antique-filled old home, the hostess suggested that the men would be more comfortable on the front porch, sitting on the porch swing. Helen and I went in and greeted the ladies, who were just entering the parlor. All very pleasant, so far. Then there was the flurry of the arrival of the Cincinnati soloist, accompanied by two friends. They had to be introduced also, but we soon realized that the soloist knew many of the widows, as she had been there before, to sing. Helen ventured a mild remark about the heat wave we were having. The soloist spoke up, "Oh, was it hot today? I never notice the heat". It was hard to think about what to say next, so we were very relieved when the hostess announced that the program was about to begin. She introduced the Cincinnati soloist, who went to the piano, sat down, and said, "I hope the piano keys are cleaner than they were the last time I was here." But soon she started to play and sing, and I could see that she was a very gifted person, indeed. We all applauded enthusiastically. Then it was Helen's turn. She sand "Du bist die Ruh" of Schubert, and the contemporary, "In the Time of Roses". Then she smiled and announced that the last number would be, "The Big Brown Bear", which she played and sang with great gusto. Everyone was carried away with the humor of the lyrics, and her original version of the accompaniment. The applause was almost equal to that of the professional. Then the boys were invited in, to tell about their "Caravan". Jesse told them something of Rufus Jones, and his greatness as a speaker to the students, and the inspirations he, and many others had received. Cooling refreshments were served, we shook hands with everyone, and departed.
All too soon, the day of the "Caravan" departure arrived. One more early golf game, then breakfast and packing. We expressed our appreciation to them, as they did to us, and off they went!
When Helen and I returned to the kitchen, there were the breakfast dishes, neatly stacked in the sink, but no Wendell to wash them. We were both suffering an acute attack of Self-Pity. We sat down by the kitchen table, looked at each other, and burst into tears. Each of us had known that the let-down would have to come. We knew all along that the "Caravan" was like a ship that passed in the night, but oh, how much fun and inspiration we had enjoyed. Memories would last — well, probably longer than the Depression, and we were most thankful they were all happy memories.
Our return to normalcy was helped very much by two unexpected dinner invitations for the next two nights, from friends in our church. These were to honor former church members, visiting from New York. The next day, as Father, Mother and Joe returned from their vacations, we were ready to resume our regular routine also.
One good thing about writing a factual story about fifty years ago, is that it is possible to know, not just surmise, the sequel.
In June, 1933, when Helen came home for summer vacation, she was accompanied by a devoted girl friend, her brother Wilfred, and his best friend, Russell Lawall. Russell was about to be side-tracked for the rest of his life, by meeting me. Fortunately, he had a good job with the A.T.&T. Co for which he was well qualified by being a graduate of Earlham College, and holding a degree from Case Institute in Cleaveland. He was also a Birthright Quaker. The result of this and other visits, culminated in our lovely Quaker wedding in August. We immediately took up our residence in Detroit. Signs of business stagnation were evident everywhere. But we were very happy, and still are, forty-seven years later. I was often mindful of my good fortune in having learned about the Quaker's tenets from our "Peace Caravan" students.
We had three children: Martha in July of 1934; David in August of 1935; and Gilbert in September of 1936. They were, and still are, a great joy to us. We moved in 1944 to Oberlin, Ohio and Russell commuted to work in Cleaveland. In 1957, he was transferred to Cincinnati, and it was while living there that I heard about Jesse Lyons again. I was waiting in a dentist's office, and picked up a newspaper to read, and happened to see the church notices. One was headed, "New minister to be installed." I soon saw that the new minister was Dr. Jesse Lyons, who would take his place the following Sunday, as one of the Staff Ministers at the Riverside Baptist Church in New York. Immediately, I knew there could be but one Jesse Lyons! And I was right!
Several years later, we were saddened to hear that a younger sister of my father, was dying of cancer in a New York hospital. It was sad to think of Janet, a gifted writer, alone in a big city in her last days, and I decided to write to Jesse and see if he could get someone to call on her. I also wrote about the death of my sister, Helen, of cancer in March of 1949. He responded with a beautiful letter, saying how well he remembered the week in Lebanon in 1931. He reported that he had delegated a staff member, a lady who was particularly good at cheering and counseling people, to carry out my request. Later she reported to him that she had found Janet weak, but still a most vibrant and interesting person, and they had talked together for an hour.
A half century later, how can we evaluated our present situation, so plagued with seemingly insoluable dilemmas in high places, as well as low? At least we can remember that God works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform, in season and out of season, in bad times as well as good. We must have steadfast faith that a better world will eventually emerge!
Note — This is a factual story, written entirely from my own memory.
January 25, 1980
Edith Roe Mabie Lawall
[Note from Kevin Warnock, the author of this blog — My grandmother lived in the village of Wilmette, Illinois USA when she wrote this story, at 711 Greenleaf, a house I will always remember from my many happy visits there. My grandmother Edith passed away in 1989 and my grandfather Russell passed away in 1994. I inherited his cherished grandfather clock, which I proudly display in my dining room at my house in San Francisco, California.]
Made it to the front page of Golden Gate University's law school website
The lengthy blog post I wrote early Friday morning, February 24, 2012, about the San Francisco Mock Trial finals was linked to by the website for the law school at Golden Gate University.
Golden Gate University hosted the Mock Trial finals at their campus at 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, California USA.
The screen shot above from the law school website shows the link, dated 2/24/2012. That blog post received perhaps the highest one day traffic of any post I have yet written. Thanks to everyone that had a look.
Thank you to Golden Gate University for the recognition. I am glad I stayed up until 3 am authoring that post.
Flipper, the legendary punk rock band, is playing at The New Parish in Oakland, California on March 2, 2012
Flipper, one of my favorite punk bands, is playing at The New Parish at 579 18th St. at San Pablo in Oakland, California on March 2, 2012.
Here's the blurb about Flipper, provided by the band:
"Flipper is a punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979, continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s, then reuniting in 2005. The band influenced a number of grunge,[1] punk rock and noise rock bands. Their slowed-down, bass-driven, and heavily distorted style of punk is also considered a key forerunner to sludge metal and bands such as The Melvins. The band regularly performed in the San Francisco area, attracting a following. Simultaneously, their uniquely slowed-down and raucous approach to punk managed to infuriate other members in local punk scene, especially with the burgeoning popularity of faster-paced hardcore punk. Mark Arm claims in the 2003 documentary American Hardcore that Flipper's charm as a band lies in their ability to upset audiences, while attracting their undivided attention and curiosity at the same time. The band promoted themselves partly by spray painting "Flipper Rules" around San Francisco, as well as word-of-mouth."
Generic Flipper, the debut album by Flipper, is one I have played hundreds of times.
Generic Flipper is part of what I would call a basic collection of hardcore punk rock recordings that any serious enthusiast must own. It's in rare company with recordings such as Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols, Dance with Me by T.S.O.L. and The Clash by The Clash.
I am friends with Steve DePace, the drummer for Flipper, and he invited me to photograph the upcoming show with my Canon 5D Mark II, so visit this blog later for 21 megapixels shots from the show, which is open to fans of all ages. That means you can buy a ticket and go, which I strongly recommend that you do. See you there!
San Francisco Mock Trial finals held tonight at Golden Gate University
I have had a busy couple of evenings. Yesterday evening, February 22, 2012, I was at the Mentor Mixer for The Berkeley Startup Competition, which I have been involved with for years. The mixer was held at the offices of Morrison & Foerster at 425 Market Street in San Francisco, California USA. I am a mentor to one of the semi final teams this year, and I was at the mixer to meet my team for the first time.
On my way home on the Muni Metro, I had the good fortune to meet a very impressive young woman named Devon Ivie. She complimented me on my favorite red velvet jacket. We got to talking and it turns out we attended high school in San Francisco at the same place. It turns out she's still in high school, though she graduates in May. Ivie told me about her involvement with San Francisco Mock Trial, which is an educational project where students pretend to be attorneys during a fake trial they conduct. She told me the public finals were to be held today, February 23, 2012, just steps from where we both boarded the subway train.
I did a Google search when I got home and found the Facebook page for the Mock Trial and asked a question there as to the exact room number where the event would be taking place at Golden Gate University, which teaches law among other subjects.
I received an answer so I decided to attend as a blogger, with the intention of covering the trial as a reporter of sorts.
I brought my Canon 5D Mark II camera with a 135mm telephoto lens, which I used to capture stills and video clips. Tonight after the trial concluded I selected the still photographs you see here. I uploaded to this blog the full resolution 21 megapixels shots and added captions, which took hours. Since it's late, I don't have the energy to write a proper article about the trial right now. But I wanted to get the pictures posted tonight so that both teams would be able to see them tomorrow, a Friday.
I don't randomly attend events strangers on the train tell me about. I was compelled to attend this event because when I went to high school, the school I attended was named McAteer High School. McAteer was a deplorable educational institution that was so bad the city of San Francisco eventually shut it down. The campus reopened later as The School of the Arts, or SOTA. Devon Ivie is a student at SOTA. She was an attorney for the prosecution in a murder trial at the mock trial tonight. She was outstanding, as were her fellow attorneys.
Ivie told me SOTA was competing in the city wide Mock Trial finals against Lowell High School, which is generally considered to be the best public high school in San Francisco. I was and remain impressed.
I attended the Mock Trial because I wanted to see SOTA students in action, to witness first hand how a dreadful school can be turned around into a place from where winning teams regularly emerge.
I had a fantastic evening at Mock Trial tonight. I met a teacher from Lowell and spoke with him for 20 minutes about the state of the education system in the United States. I met two additional SOTA students, including one on the subway coming to the event.
I got to meet one of the coaches for the SOTA team and I got to say hello to my new friend Devon Ivie, shown here in the 4th picture from the top of this post.
Within the next few days I hope to be able to write a proper article about tonight. Please subscribe to my blog to keep up to date with this and other stories I write. I am on Facebook, so please friend me there. My status updates frequently provide quick summaries and links to my blog, so friending me is a quick way to stay abreast of my blog without needing to visit it directly.
I posted these pictures to an album on Facebook. If you know people in these pictures and are on Facebook, please visit my album and tag the people so I can update the captions on these pictures. Thanks!
[Note: These pictures were tagged on Facebook after I posted them there. The pictures are publicly viewable on Facebook, so I copied the names of the tagged individuals to the captions underneath these pictures today, February 25, 2012. If you are identified on this blog post and prefer to have your last name removed, send me a message and I will edit this post. This post is not meant to invade your privacy. I would be thrilled if it helps you get into college or get a great job.]
How to date a hippy chick
How to date a hippy chick is a funny blog post I discovered the other day when I was trying to figure out how I am going to get a group of people together to go on a road trip with me in my bus conversion.
I hope to travel around California for a month or longer this year, and I definitely do not want to go on the road alone. I did that when I drove my bus conversion to New York City, New York from San Francisco, California in 2002. My girlfriend at the time, Marisha Pecci, couldn't go with me because she was working full time. Even though I had an Internet connection, via satellite, on my bus conversion, life on the road alone was lonely and boring.
I am 100% certain that I can find 2 or 3 people to go with me, provided I am open to traveling with people outside my normal circle of friends.
I am 100% open to broadening my circle of friends. I have made so many new friends simply by renting out my extra bedrooms in my four bedroom San Francisco house.
When I think about the kind of person that can just take off for a month and might want to live in a bus, my mind drifted over to Haight Street and its hippies.
The hippies I see lounging on Haight Street, which is walking distance from my house, appear to have time for such trips, and they are likely to think my bus conversion is the coolest thing they've ever seen with wheels.
There will be four bunk beds and the master bedroom with a full size bed for me, so technically I have room for six including myself if I can find a girlfriend in time. I'm not sure that six is the right number though, as the water supply will run out in mere days with that many people taking showers. But water may be found at every Flying J fuel station, for free, so I am not going to reduce the number if I identify five compatible souls.
It will be an adventure to remember.
The Green Tortoise adventure travel company I believe packs dozens of people on board their buses, and there are many more bunks on their vehicles. Having six people on a 40 foot bus would viewed as the height of luxury by Green Tortoise customers.
If you read Tyler O'Donnnell's How to date a hippy chick post, you'll see O'Donnell specifically requires that one own a bus! So I am already part way there should I decide to date a hippy chick. Yes, I probably come across as a serious business person on this blog, but I have more in common with hippies in general than you might guess. I used to be a punk rocker when I was younger, and that experience was formative.
O'Donnell first point from his presumably somewhat tongue-in-cheek blog post:
"Become an artist. No hippy chick is going to get with you if you are a "conformist" suit with a job that involves numbers. Hippies hate numbers! From what I can tell, hippy girls thrive on things that appear unique. I would recommend getting your brain into one or all of the following artistic mediums: drawing, painting, feces smearing, writing or photography.
Other things to keep in mind?
Educate yourself on festivals like burning man and make your own clothes. You might also want to consider gaging your ears. Numerous studies show fornication rates go up drastically after getting this upgrade. It is also a good idea to get tight jeans and then cut them off at the knees…. keep in mind that although you may feel ridiculous, it is imperative to hold yourself with an aura of prestige and superiority. Even if you really aren't better than anyone else, you must deep down believe you are. This attitude will fuel long conversations with hippy girls about how ignorant everyone else is."
I am a current fan of the tiny house movement, which I suspect lots of hippies identify with since a central course of action in the tiny house movement is to live in smaller homes to avoid the all consuming work needed to support life in a large McMansion style house.
In essence, I already live in a tiny house since I share my 2,000 square foot home with five other people. That's just 333 square feet per person.
Life is good.
Zimman's sells sumptuous fabrics at fair prices
The last time I worked for others, I worked for Jeff Zimman, Susan Philpot and Hank Barry.
I was at Cooley, LLP, a powerhouse law firm in Silicon Valley.
Zimman chaired the Document Automation Committee at Cooley, the entity to which I reported in my role as Computer Aided Lawyering Project Leader.
Jeff Zimman is currently the Chair of Posit Science, Inc., which produces software to help build and maintain cognitive function. Listeners to KQED public radio in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I live, are familiar with Posit Science because this software is always one of the gifts one may select if one becomes a financial sponsor of that radio station. I love KQED, by the way, and I listen to it almost every day. You may sponsor KQED online at this link.
Even though I have known Zimman for a majority of my professional life, I know little about him as a person. I know the basics – that he's married to architect Ken Ruebush, the brother of my friend Susan Ruebush. I know Jeff Zimman used to be an investment banker at Lazard before co-founding Posit Science. I know Jeff Zimman used to be a newspaper reporter before he went to law school.
Thanks to Facebook, a currently well known social networking website based in Silicon Valley, I now know something new about Jeff Zimman.
Jeff Zimman's grandfather Morris Zimman 103 years ago founded a treasure of a retail store named Zimman's. This store is so lush, sumptuous and glorious that articles have been written about it. Gushing articles so colorful that they make one want to make a special trip to Zimman's just wander the isles and touch the products.
What does Zimman's sell? Here's how their website explains it:
"Zimman's offers one of the largest selections of decorative fabrics and passementerie, combined with a wonderful assortment of premium furnishings, exquisite accessories, lighting, rugs and custom products.
Located in Lynn, Massachusetts, Zimman's is the country's leading fine fabric, furniture, lighting and decorative accessories destination."
Before today, I had never heard the word passementerie. This is what WikipediA has to say initially about passementerie:
"Passementerie or passementarie is the art of making elaborate trimmings or edgings (in French, passements) of applied braid, gold or silver cord, embroidery, colored silk, or beads for clothing or furnishings.
Styles of passementerie include the tassel, fringes (applied, as opposed to integral), ornamental cords, galloons, pompons, rosettes, and gimps as other forms. Tassels, pompons, and rosettes are point ornaments, and the others are linear ornaments."
Zimman's sells fabric.
Perhaps the nicest fabric I have ever seen — have a look at the photograph above.
The only store I can compare it to in the Bay Area is Britex Fabrics. But Britex is a premium priced emporium located in costly Union Square retail space. Prices at Britex are sky high such that it's a turnoff to even browse.
Zimman's by choice is located next to a 99-cent discount store, so their rent is affordable. The savings are passed on to customers, which results in Zimman's being both affordable and magical at the same time.
It's as if Neiman Marcus moved into a Costco and reused the same shelving to sells its luxury goods. Prices could drop dramatically if they didn't have to support the exceptionally luxurious stores that they're famous for.
Here's what Michael Zimman, Jeff Zimman's brother, has to say about the store he now rus:
"It's an unlikely spot for this type of business to evolve," agrees owner Michael Zimman, grandson of the store's founder, Morris Zimman. "But it works for us. You need a lot of space, which we have, and we've been doing it for 103 years, so we've developed a broad reputation."
"With arguably the largest selection of textiles on the East Coast, if not in the country, and a carefully curated array of furniture and decorative items, Zimman's has become a destination business, surviving the changing landscape of retail by smart specialization and unbeatable prices.
Stepping into Zimman's can be a daunting proposition. With about 40,000 square feet—nearly an acre—of shopping spread over three floors, some customers, especially those seeking textiles, may not know where to start. After all, Zimman's has at least 25,000 bolts of fabric in house—but who's counting? "It might be 50,000. It might be 100,000. We don't stop to count," Michael Zimman says. "But that's part of what makes us unique. We're for people who want to step back into the way things were and have an experience of shopping in an emporium, putting their hands on textiles and furniture… It's a throwback, and people really love it.""
I do wonder after reading Coffey's article if Jeff Zimman also spent a lot of time at Zimman's while he was growing up, like his brother Michael did. Coffey writes:
"Zimman's dedication to the old ways has deep roots; Michael learned the business at his grandfather Morris Zimman's knee. Morris opened the store in 1909, and Michael says he cannot remember a time when he wasn't involved in the business. In fact, if he wanted to see his father, who worked from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. six days a week, he had to go to the store. While in the second grade, Michael would take the bus from the family's home in Marblehead to swim at the Boys' Club on Lynn Commons. After swimming, Zimman would wend his way through back alleys and residential neighborhoods in the waning afternoon light to get to his father's store for a ride home."
It is highly unusual for a lawyer to found a company. Jeff Zimman is certainly an entrepreneur. Posit Science is not an easy kind of company to start. They raised tens of millions of dollars in venture capital. They have world renowned scientists like Michael M. Merzenich, PhD on the team (see Merzenich's extensive WikiPediA entry here). What Jeff Zimman has accomplished makes my head spin compared to what I have done in the software field.
I suspect that it is extremely likely that Jeff Zimman was profoundly influenced by his grandfather Morris Zimman, the founder of Zimman's. Watching his grandfather build and operate a successful business had to help inspire him to leave the relative tranquility of lawyering and banking to become a startup founder. I run into Zimman only about yearly, but I will ask him about this connection the next time I see him.
Finally, a fun fact near to my heart — Zimman's used to advertise on the sides of city transit buses. There is an animated graphic that plays as soon as you arrive at the Zimman's website that shows the bus 'driving' from right to left across the top of the website. I was able to capture the bus in a screen shot after a few tries with Snag It screen capture software. Here is the result. As my readers know, I am a huge fan of buses, and I own a bus even larger than the one below, although now it's a motorhome.
John Fairfax, renowned ocean rower, dies
John Fairfax died February 8, 2012. I had never heard of Fairfax until today, when Reddit featured a link to his obituary in The New York Times newspaper entitled John Fairfax rowed across oceans.
Fairfax was the first known person to row a boat by themselves across the Atlantic Ocean. He accomplished this impressive feat in 1969.
In 1971 and 1972 he rowed across the Pacific Ocean with his girlfriend, Sylvia Cook. They became the first known pair to row across that ocean.
The obituary for Fairfax is colorfully written and entertaining. John Fairfax was quite an adventurer according to Brent Lang writing for The Wrap. Lang writes that Hollywood should make a movie about John Fairfax.
I'm impressed Fairfax was able to convince his girlfriend to row across an ocean in a rowboat. That gives me hope that I'll be able to convince a woman to travel the world with me in my eco bus conversion, like my Facebook friend Herman Zapp is doing in his 1928 automobile.


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An open letter to the Republican House member we saw on Grindr this weekend
January 26, 2016
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Addressing the Southwestern Virginia GOP lawmaker who cruised Grindr this past snowy weekend;
First- welcome to RVA – I've visited your part of the state before and imagine the number of available dudes here in the Richmond area v. the part of Virginia where you call home is exciting! As a gay man, I'd never shame someone for wanting to explore their sexuality as long as it is done in a safe and healthy way, so I hope you're getting the chance to enjoy it!
But- while I'm on the topic of support, when you're ready to come out, I hope you'll take advantage of some of the resources available here in the Capital – folks like Diversity Richmond are always there for you!
Alright, lets also talk about your role as a legislator and how it impacts and affects LGBTQ people in the rest of the Commonwealth. I've looked up your voting record and there's a number of things you voted against which makes me wonder;
Do you ever want to have kids? You voted to make it harder for same-sex couples to adopt by allowing state funded adoption agencies to deny adoptions to people that violate their moral "conscience."
Even if you don't want children some day, you have made it damn near impossible for the people you're trying to sleep with to do the same here in Virginia.
What college did you go to? (I actually know, I googled you!) Well, other folks still in college, like the young man you hit up on Grindr who alerted me, are now living in a state university & college system which allows select official school clubs to discriminate pretty much at will. Those clubs can also gather to rally around causes which could harm LGBTQ folks.
Is that part of your pick up strategy? State-sanctioned negging? It's been a while since I've been single, but you're a bit too old to be counting on low self esteem to get you laid.
Speaking of age, you totally lied on your profile – also tacky! (Google is an editor's best friend.)
I know you're obviously not out at work here at the General Assembly, but I have to ask why you would vote against a law which would have protected LGBTQ Virginian's for being fired for who they love.
It's not often that these bills offering these kinds of protections make it to a full house vote, but you managed to take the opportunity to put your own people down.
Self-hatred is not cute, by the way and is thoroughly an unattractive character or personality trait.
Speaking of self loathing behaviors, why did you vote against the appointment of an openly gay Judge? That vote was less-than-subtle on why and how it was targeted – with several conservative Senate members walking out rather than voting him in – but again, you sat there quietly and let the broader anti-gay sentiment at the GA take the driver's seat.
Thankfully the honorable Judge Thorn-Begland was appointed, but no thanks to you.
Trashy, grrl.
On a lighter note, your torso is actually not bad and I shall give you credit for staying in shape.
Now I really wasn't aiming to embarrass you with this letter, but I just want you to know we're out there and we aren't gonna blow you when you blow your chance to do some good for the community.
Coming out is a personal choice, but when you've been given the kind of power you now have, it's pretty disappointing.
I'm sure the personal crisis you go through every time you cruise has got to be pretty intense. I came out at 15, it wasn't stellar, but I survived. Now you, much older then that, will have to someday deal with these feelings and you can be the man you are right now or you can take the opportunity so few of us have and stand up for what is right.
I hope you make the right choice… and if you decide otherwise, stay off of Grindr cause we'll be watching.
As long as you continue to support discrimination against your own people, you wont be getting laid in this town and besides, maybe someone else will recognize you.
Editor's Note: "Outing" someone is not something to be taken lightly and often comes off as tacky or vengeful. The legislator we're addressing with this letter has a voting record which would make an openly gay man shake their head in disgust, but he hasn't been specifically vocal on LGBTQ issues. This is one of the reasons we're choosing to leave them anonymous, however we hope this message reaches their desk and they'll consider the words below if and when they have a chance to vote on LGBTQ related bills in the future.
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A convicted killer and sex offender who got a life sentence for molesting a four-year-old girl has been freed by appeal judges.
A trial heard claims that Mohammed Akram, 53, sneaked into the little girl's bedroom and indecently assaulted her during a New Year's Day party.
But it was ruled yesterday that the conviction was unsafe after appeal judges said the child became distracted during a two-day stint as a witness.
Akram had protested his innocence since the allegation against him was first made.
Giving evidence at his trial via CCTV, the girl, then aged five, said a man had "touched her tuppy".
Appeal court judge Lord Eassie, sitting with Lords Bracadale and Wheatley, watched footage of the child's marathon court ordeal. They said her attention wandered, she tried to leave the room and refused to answer questions.
Lord Eassie said: "By the second day, if not earlier, the child had been rendered incapable of engaging meaningfully with the process of giving evidence."
The judge said because of that, the girl could not be questioned properly by Akram's lawyer.
But what finally gained Akram his freedom was the way trial judge Lord Brodie gave the jury instructions on how to consider DNA evidence and whether it backed up the little girl's story.
Advocate depute Iain McSporran, for the Crown, conceded that it was "a material misdirection" which amounted to a miscarriage of justice.
After he was initially convicted of indecently assaulting the girl on New Year's Day in 2011, it was revealed that Akram had been caged for five years in 1979 for culpable homicide.
In 2003, he was jailed for eight years for a sex attack on a 16-year-old student and he was still on licence at the time of the 2011 allegation. Lord Brodie judged Akram to be a danger to the public and handed him a lifelong restriction order.
He ordered Akram to serve a minimum of one year but warned that he would stay in jail until the parole board agreed he no longer posed a threat.
After Akram was freed yesterday, Children 1st chief executive Anne Houston said: "The failure of the authorities to act in the best interests of a very young victim and to consider how she might have been better supported to give her best evidence has undoubtedly led to this outcome. Such a young child should never have been expected to give evidence over two days."
Scottish Labour justice spokes-man Graeme Pearson said: "Cases like these try the public's patience. If the key issue was a misdirection, then there is nothing to be lost in a retrial.
"In addition, the expectation of a five-year-old participating in a two-day examination for the court is unreasonable."
Tam Baillie, Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People, said: "Expecting a very young child to go through the gruelling process of giving evidence for an extended period of time is inappropriate.
"We must look at the best ways to ensure that the evidence of very young children can be heard and taken into account."


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Hitting a boiling point
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MIAMI — As he returned to the bench following each turnover or missed layup, Kendrick Perkins's customary scowl turned more menacing. His teammates noticed the frustration, noticed he was allowing his offensive struggles to affect his defensive approach, and they offered encouragement.
When Perkins is sporting an angry scowl, it's usually not the time to approach him. But Perkins, realizing more mental breakdowns could mean ending Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on the bench, accepted the pats on the back and continued to alter the game defensively.
His line is downright ugly: 0 points, 12 rebounds, 5 turnovers, 4 fouls, and 2 blocked shots, and for those into this stat, he was minus-10. Yet, coach Doc Rivers kept Perkins in the game down the stretch, something he hasn't always done.
Paul Pierce sealed the Celtics' 100-98 victory with a buzzer-beating 21-footer over Dorell Wright, but the other starters also helped deliver critical plays down the stretch. The Celtics' starting five combined for 90 points and 34 rebounds as a difficult road game encouraged Rivers to go with his primary contributors.
Rivers said role players respond better when they play at home, and the Heat bench was stellar last night, scoring 39 points on 14-for-23 shooting, and Rivers countered with the rotation that has produced the most during the regular season.
Health is not an issue with the Celtics playing with supreme confidence.
"I got on Perk a little bit because I just told him to remember who he is,'' Rivers said. "You're playing great defense and you're rebounding. So what, you're missing layups. Just don't let that take you out of your job. You could see his shoulders slumped. Everybody was like, 'C'mon man,' because he's so important for us when he plays well. And it's tough to play when your spirit is down. I was glad to see him on the floor and he made some great defensive plays for us.''
Perkins is relevant to the Celtics' success when he is playing well. He is a tough defender, solid rebounder, and isn't afraid to get physical. Last night, Perkins complained too much to the officials — something that resulted in 15 technical fouls for him this season — and he was timid around the basket. He carried the ball too low and allowed Jermaine O'Neal and Dwyane Wade to swipe it for steals.
And his footwork in the post is something he needs to improve. But the Celtics will take him as is because he changes games. A day after saying he was working with his high school coach to improve his shooting touch, O'Neal finished 1 for 7 in just 19 minutes and is 5 for 31 in the series, and Perkins has something to with that.
O'Neal's lack of production forced Miami coach Erik Spoelstra to use Udonis Haslem at center in the fourth quarter, and the undersized workhorse did not attempt a shot in the paint.
It's crucial for Perkins to realize he can impact a game when he's not scoring. He is capable of more than 7.6 rebounds per game. He has pulled down 23 the past two games after getting just three in Game 1. Although Perkins is the Celtics starter who receives the least publicity, he potentially can have the most impact on a game. He brings toughness that any championship contender needs.
"Offensively, I was struggling tonight. You know, it happens,'' he said. "When you don't have the offense going, some kind of way you have to make a way to be effective in the game.''
And Rivers has been working with Perkins to retain that strength, even when he struggles on offense. The Celtics still scored 100 points without even a free throw from Perkins, so scoring is not an issue.
What has been an issue is the team's lack of rebounding and toughness in the paint. A team that was repeatedly pounded on the boards during the regular season has outrebounded Miami the past two games, thanks to its workmanlike center with the frightening scowl.


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China Unicom Rises After Profit Beats Estimates: Hong Kong Mover
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (762) rose to the highest in six months after the carrier posted second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as low-priced smartphones lured new users.
The nation's second-largest mobile-phone company rose 2.3 percent to close at HK$11.80 in Hong Kong trading, the highest close since Feb. 7. That pared its drop this year to 5 percent.
Net income in the three months through June rose 41 percent to 3.42 billion yuan ($559 million) from 2.42 billion yuan a year earlier, based on figures derived from six-month earnings that the Beijing-based company reported yesterday. That compares with the 3.17 billion-yuan average of eight analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
"Total revenues appear higher than our estimate, while service revenues appear in-line, indicating higher-than-expected handset sales," Anand Ramachandran, a Hong Kong-based analyst at Barclays Plc., wrote in a report to clients yesterday.
Chairman Chang Xiaobing has turned to low-cost smartphones from Chinese suppliers such as Lenovo Group Ltd. (992)'s A66 or ZTE Corp. (763)'s V790, both priced at 499 yuan ($82), to trim subsidy costs and reduce reliance on Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPhone to win users. Unicom, which lost exclusivity to offer the iPhone last year to China Telecom Corp., still sells the iPhone 5 for 4,699 yuan on its website, while offering it free with some service plans.
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The company's first-half financial results were posted first to the website of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission under China's ruling State Council, or cabinet, shortly after 3 p.m. yesterday, while shares were still trading in Hong Kong.
The SASAC data release caused shares to jump as much as 3.9 percent in Hong Kong before trading was suspended at 3:32 p.m. yesterday ahead of the company's release through the stock exchange. The official release at 4:17 p.m. yesterday contained the same figures as the earlier release by SASAC.
Revenue rose 22 percent to 73.7 billion yuan in the second quarter, beating the 71.6 billion-yuan average of eight analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg, based on figures derived from the SASAC data.
"China Unicom continues to manage its handset subsidies," Cynthia Meng, a Hong Kong-based analyst with Jefferies Group LLC, wrote in an Aug. 1 report. Profit margins will expand in the second half as cheaper phones that don't require carrier subsidies increase in popularity.
Unicom had 100 million 3G subscribers at the end of the second quarter, lagging behind the 138 million for market leader China Mobile Ltd. (941), according to data the companies released last month. The smaller operator had a mobile customer base of 262 million, or 35 percent of China Mobile's 740 million.
China Mobile is scheduled to report results for the period on Aug. 15.
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So, the way this works is we're all part of the new social media landscape. I friend you, like you, topsy-turvy you, and your social graph increases, your 'influence' grows, and before you know it you're a guru because you're rewteeted more often than the guy next to you, who might have a better idea but who hasn't figured out how to get himself on the social graph.
I've been pegged as an evangelist not because of what I say particularly, but because for whatever reason people paid attention and the social graph said that they had done so (at least according to the theory of the social media experts in the crowd).
I wasn't always an "evangelist" (and don't think of myself as one), I was just someone who like to write about what he thought of virtual worlds and Second Life.
But the social graph had its way, and even though I don't have that much useful to say, I'll be labeled and tagged and, heaven forbid, always be the guy into the metaverse, my interest in cooking or esoteric Latin American literature notwithstanding.
The reality is that outside of the social graph, I'll talk about a lot of things, I like to solve really weird problems and bring a grab bag of tools to their solution, but within the social graph I'm pegged in a certain way, and that's fine, it's intriguing in a way how that happens.
But over the course of several years blogging, there was something I discovered, and puzzled over, and wondered about:
We are told certain things about technology and how it works and what it means, but are these truisms? And did those truisms need to be that way?
You hear the phrase: "All digital content is copyable." And this phrase has a whole bunch of other conclusions attached to it – like, since all content is copyable, the idea of IP when it comes to content is dead, and therefore business models need to arise which acknowledge the "copy reality" of our lives online.
But are these truly, well, truisms? People argue over whether Android or Apple will WIN – with one camp saying that Android will because only open systems ever win in the end, while another camp might say that Apple demonstrates that the truism about copying, the truism about open systems are merely hypothetical, there are more designs than there are meta-concepts, the rest is just punditry.
So if these truisms are a little more fluid than we think, is the idea of the social graph as cut-and-dried as people make it out to be?
Your World, Your Online Shopping and Socializing Experience
I was struck by a post at BBH Labs. They conclude that the above model of participant media suggests that companies ignore "clever people" at their peril.
And this struck me in particular because I believe, and have written about, the fact that Linden Lab has abandoned its "clever people".
The Lab turned its back on "Your World, Your Imagination", as Philip clearly did (and told me so, when I interviewed him at SLCC) and as others at the Lab continue to do.
In the discussions about mesh import, for example, Jack Linden made the point that "there are very few creators" in response to my question about the cultural implications of mesh. This implies that the number is significant, and equates a one-to-one relationship between how many people there are and the influence they have on the culture of an online community.
Jack (and others) would say that mesh changes very little, it doesn't shift the emphasis out of the in-world experience, because the number of creators is very small.
Now….before I get pegged as being anti-mesh, I'll state (again) for the record that I've been advocating for mesh for almost 3 years now.
But the larger significance is that the Lab's principle concern is with a volume of people – that it's the larger "casual users" who matter, the users who haven't even arrived yet. Philip said to me: "And most of them will never rez a prim, so it's not really 'Your World, Your Imagination' because for them, they're just shopping and hanging out."
Which may be true (although I'd argue that you enter a world of your own imagination no matter WHO you are, when you arrive in Second Life and many other online platforms) but places a certain literal faith in the power of numbers alone.
Overlooking Clever People
BBH concluded the following from the social/participatory graph (emphasis added):
It makes us stop and think about how unbelievably valuable the "catalytic creative contributor" is to any community. A digital community designer should want nothing more than to please this particularly small set of people. Even if most brands primarily monetize the "ninety percent", there would be nothing for this group to engage without the catalytic creative contributor. They are the heart and soul of any community.
A quick glance through digital communities revealed that the highly successful ones clearly cater to this elite base. As we examined what these digital communities did for these special users, we noticed parallels to one of our favorite pieces of business literature ever written: "Leading Clever People" published a few years back in the Harvard Business Review (Goffee & Jones, March 2007) about how to lead those whose skills or knowledge in your organization make them disproportionately valuable. If you haven't read it and manage people, may we politely suggest you leave our blog and Google it immediately.
This group may be an exceptionally small percentage of the internet, but it wouldn't surprise us to see an increasing amount of digital experience design just for them. Gamification is a popular trend, but those subtly swimming against the current are seeing success. In fact, the best way to win the game with the masses may actually be by catering to the clever few.
And it made me wonder: does Linden Lab support the 'catalytic creative contributor' or has it outsourced that task to the code?
Do they think that by releasing new content creation tools that they've effectively managed this group? Or have they abandoned it altogether while they chase after the mass audience?
I mean, replace "SL" with "Digg" in the following from the BBH post and see if it fits:
Having a core base of hardcore creators is likely necessary for any digital experience. However, it's easy to lose sight of the other value those content creators bring: a passionate base of advocates and recruiters. It's similar to the idea of Propagation Planning ("planning not only for the people you reach, but the people they reach") and poses an interesting challenge to user experience designers. Digg and other supposedly "democratic" news systems know this well.
A review of the Top 100 Digg users shows what few people likely realize. A miniscule group actually controls what makes it onto the homepage. That sounds like the opposite of Digg's offering, but in fact, those users are sought out by the audience because of their influence and reputation. Regular contributors ("editors" in 1:9:90 framework) go out of their way to Digg and link to what these people post. Digg gets traffic and self-propagates. They give these users preferential treatment (the front page favors their submissions), and as a result have a high quality product and a built-in extended audience.
But Is the Social Graph Everything?
Now, here's the thing. I mean, it might be nice to get all kinds of tools and hand-holding and whatever if you're a 'catalytic creative' but maybe these are truisms that either aren't true, or aren't the only truths out there.
Because we've been led to believe that the 'social Web' works a certain way, that it's all about evangelists and referrals and influence and social graphs.
But like someone said in, um, Twitter – "Forget the social graph. Just stop making sucky products."
And maybe there's a deeper truth to that. Maybe right now it's simply about making a product less, well, less sucky. One step at a time, plodding along, trying not to be so crappy.
And if that's true, I'm not worried about social graphs, I'm happy not to worry too much about creative catalysts or whatever, if the end game is a better experience, a better product and better service.
Problem is, that once you DO have a product that works, you might end up needing to tackle that social graph anyways, and you'd better hope there's a few catalysts left to tell the rest of the world that you're not so sucky anymore.
Because whether digital or not, having someone tell their friend about how awesome you are is still the best referral of all.


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Friedman, Herbert, 1916-2000
Oral History interview with Herbert Friedman, 1983 June 7.
This interview covers selected aspects of Friedman's career at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). It traces the development of upper air research at NRL through the International Geophysical Year (IGY, 1957-1958), and then outlines subsequent attempts at international coorperation in geophysical research. The latter discussion serves as the basis to explore the role of "big" science, and its relationship to individual and "little" science.
Herbert Friedman received his Ph.D. in physics from Johns Hopkins University in 1940, and began working at the Naval Research Lab a year later. After two years of using X-ray radiation to detect manufacturing flaws, he was appointed head of the Electron Optics (1943-1958) branch of the Rocketry Division. In 1958 Friedman took over the Space Science Division until his retirement.
Friedman, Herbert, 1916-2000
Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)
Astrophysics -- History
Geophysics -- International cooperation.
International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958.
Science -- Philosophy.
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According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Mets are scouring the market for bullpen help. Heyman mentions Jose Valverde, Francisco Rodriguez and Matt Capps as possible players the Mets might kick the tires on, but do we really want to go there?
It would have been nice to get a reliever like Jeremy Affeldt, who will get paid less than our own Frank Francisco next season, but it was clear he wanted stay with the World Champ Giants who signed him cheap. Good job by Brian Sabean.
The reliever I coveted most this offseason was former Royals closer Joakim Soria who is coming off Tommy John surgery that was performed back in April. The 28-year-old right-hander is a two-time All-Star and was signed by the Texas Rangers to a two year, $8 million contract with a team option for 2015. Soria is already throwing and is expected back in the bullpen by May. This young talent might end up being the free agent steal of the offseason and this was a coup for GM Jon Daniels.
There's really not much left to choose from in the reliever market as we head into January, that much is clear. This is exactly what I knew would happen while we played the waiting game for the third offseason in a row.
Who wants to spend and overpay for any of these scrubs still looking for a job?
Not me… We don't need another Frank Francisco disaster?
Meanwhile, on the subject of spending, Sandy Alderson said that he may not spend the $25 million or so they have in hand, potentially reducing payroll to under $90 million for the first time in 13 years.
That amount includes the money that David Wright deferred (interest free) to help the Mets sign players this offseason.
Their reasoning? Everyone one that is still available is not worth their asking price.
I asked some of our writers if they were buying that…
XtreemIcon – I feel like there will be plenty of bullpen options and some outfield depth options, so if they don't add any of those, I'll question it. but I think the rotation is set, because I think Gee and Mejia need this chance to step up and show what kind of pitchers they can be (figuring Niese, Johan and Harvey are locks) and Wheeler will be only three weeks away at the earliest. As far as the outfield goes, if the Mets say Ludwick wasn't worth 7 mil a year and Cody Ross isn't worth three years to hit in that ballpark, I agree with that. I'd prefer to see how Baxter handles a starting roll and if Kirk can make the adjustment. Both are already better defensive players than Ludwick and Ross. Players like Hairston and Austin Kearns (righty hitter that plays a good right field with solid on base skills and extra-base pop) that can platoon if the younger guys can't handle the starting role on their own should be the target. If that goes unfulfilled, I'll be a little disappointed.
Craig Lerner – Free agency is much like supply and demand. As players sign and availability becomes scarce at certain positions, salary demands from those players become artificially inflated. I think this is the American way. At this point I'd rather trade to fill our needs than overpay for what's left in the free agent market. That ship has passed.
Jessica – I think free agency has gotten a little insane in recent years. If Zack Greinke had signed an extension with his former team, there's no way he would have gotten $147 million. I'm not sure what would have happened if David Wright ever made it to free agency, but he probably could have gotten more than $138 million, because he would have been the biggest fish in a little pond. Some teams want to fill their needs by signing the big names in free agency, the Greinkes and the Josh Hamiltons. But there's more creative ways to fill our holes. As for the Mets current situation (I'm looking at an outfield where Lucas Duda is your veteran outfielder), I believe that the players available aren't worth what they're going to get. But I also have faith that Sandy will find a diamond in the rough just like Omar Minaya did with Dickey.
Rob (Tie Dyed) – I dont buy anything this front office tells me. I also no longer buy any Mets merchandise.
Matt Strachman – Absolutely. There isn't anybody of substance available, and it is about time we stop throwing money at mediocre scrubs and expecting them to bust out.
Satish – That's the reasoning? Well, I'll give them credit. I thought they were just going to ignore us and not even try to make up a reason. I appreciate the lies, guys. But no, honestly, really? No one out there is worth it? I guess you could make the argument that what's left isn't worth it now. But there were some quality players out there beforehand.
Drew Staley – I'm not buying anything from this front office anymore. Neither should the Mets buy anything from the dredge left in free agency. If they could bring back Scott Hairston, then fine. Otherwise go make a trade or go dumpster diving. Next season will be our fifth losing season in a row. Why throw anymore money into that?
Joe Spector – I do actually and here is why. Andres Torres just signed for $2 million with the Giants. ANDRES TORRES. If he's worth $2 million what is Delmon Young worth? $10 million? I think the closer we get to the start of Spring training, the players who are still unemployed will have to either lower their asking price or risk being unemployed. In this case, the market will come to the Mets and every other team as long as owners can not throw money at marginal players like Monopoly money.
Jim Mancari – The remaining crop of free agents is definitely weak. I think I would rather see the Mets sign Scott Hairston to a one- or two-year deal rather than overpaying for the overrated Cody Ross on a three-year deal.
So there you have it. As is usually the case on MMO, it's 50/50, but we all agree on one thing and that is that the options left are not worth overpaying. As I wrote in a post earlier in the week, that's the cost of waiting.


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Begin Date: Summer 2011
End Date: Spring 2015
University Park, College of Education (SPLED)
PROFESSOR KATHLEEN McKINNON, Coordinator of Teacher Education in Special Education
The emphasis throughout the Special Education program is upon a broad clinical teaching model. Course work and practicum experiences focus upon the diagnosis and management of a wide range and degree of educational and behavioral problems of students with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21. A core of Special Education courses aimed at general skill development in the areas of diagnosis, prescription, development of materials and teaching strategies, implementation, and evaluation is required of all students.
This major focuses on teaching principles and methodologies, classroom and behavioral management, and the development of teaching materials for children and youths with mild, moderate, and severe disabilities. This program helps prepare special education teachers to meet the needs of students enrolled in elementary and secondary public school special education programs.
Baccalaureate degree candidates must meet the following requirements 1-3 by the end of their third semester:
1. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00
2. Satisfaction of any basic-skills or entrance testing requirements as specified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in force at the time of application for entrance to the major.
3. Documentation of at least 80 hours of volunteer or paid education work experience with learners of the age group the candidate plans to teach. Candidates for Special Education must document two separate 40-hour experiences in two different settings, with learners who have special needs. One experience should include learners with a different level of severity or functioning (e.g., mild/severe, young/adult) from those learners in the other experience. One experience should also include learners with cultural, social, or ethnic backgrounds different from the candidates own.
Requirements 4-9 must be met by the end of the fourth semester when students typically participate in the Entrance to Major process.
4. A grade of "C" or better in all specified courses.
5. Completion of an early field experience specified by the certification program.
6. Completion of a core of Education courses specified by the certification program.
7. Completion of additional credits as specified by the certification program.
8. Completion of at least 48 semester credit hours, including ENGL 015 GWS(3)or ENGL 030 GWS(3), three credits of literature, and six credits of quantification.
9. Approval from the professional education adviser or the head of the pertinent certification program.
For the B.S. degree in Special Education, 121 credits are required. (See also Teacher Education Programs.)
Scheduling Recommendation by Semester Standing given like (Sem: 1-2)
GENERAL EDUCATION: 45 credits
(12-15 of these 45 credits are included in the REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
(See description of General Education in this bulletin.)
(Included in ELECTIVES or GENERAL EDUCATION course selections)
(Included in ELECTIVES or GENERAL EDUCATION course selections)
(Included in REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
ELECTIVES: 3 credits[19]
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR: 85 credits[21]
(This includes 12 credits of General Education courses: 6 credits of GQ courses; 6 credits of GS courses.)
PRESCRIBED COURSES (85 credits)
EDPSY 010 GS(3), EDPSY 014(3), EDPSY 101 GQ(3), EDTHP 115 US(3), MATH 200 GQ(3), PSYCH 100 GS(3), PSYCH 212 GS(3) (Sem: 1-4)
Red Cross Certification in First Aid and CPR(0) (Sem: 1-8)
EDPSY 421(3), SPLED 395W(3), SPLED 401(4), SPLED 404(3), SPLED 408(3), SPLED 411(3), SPLED 412(4), SPLED 454(4), SPLED 425(4), SPLED 495E(3) (Sem: 5-6)
SPLED 409A(3), SPLED 409B(3), SPLED 409C(3), SPLED 418(2), SPLED 495F(15), SPLED 495G(4) (Sem: 7-8)
The Special Education and Curriculum and Instruction with Emphasis in Language and Literacy Education Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate (SE/CI-LL ED IUG) Degree Program consists of integration of required courses for a B.S. in Special Education with courses required for certification as a Reading Specialist and a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Language and Literacy Education. The five-year, SE/CI-LLED IUG is an option for highly qualified students seeking certification to teach Special Education in Pennsylvania in grades K-12. Completion of the IUG (along with earning a passing score on PDE required PRAXIS tests) leads to a B.S. in Special Education, certification in Special Education and as a Reading Specialist in the state of Pennsylvania, and a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction. Students are expected to complete courses required for the graduate level K-12 reading specialist concurrent with their undergraduate experiences and coursework in Special Education and will complete a capstone Special Education teaching experience in their final semester.
Time of Admission to SE/CI-LLED IUG
Students wishing to apply for admission to the SE/CI-LLED IUG initiate application during the semester in which they complete SPLED 495E. They finalize the application process at the end of the semester with a grade of B or better in SPLED 412. While this is typically the end of the junior year of study, it may fall sooner or later.
Joint Admission Process
Special Education and Curriculum and Instruction are located in the College of Education, with Reading Specialist certification offered through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction's emphasis area in Language and Literacy Education. Admission to the SE/CI-LLED IUG will be based upon having attained a minimum GPA of 3.5 or higher, with a grade of B or better in SPLED 412.
Admission will be based on a recommendation by the Reading Specialist Program Coordinator in consultation with the Coordinator of Teacher Education in Special Education.
Students will be expected to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 throughout the IUG program of study. Failure to do so will result in the student being placed on academic probation for one semester; after which time, if the GPA is not 3.0 or higher, the student will be dropped from the IUG.
If the student decides not to continue enrollment in the joint SE/CI-LLED IUG, the student may, contingent upon fulfilling all other requirements for the B.S. in SPLED, complete SPLED 495 (the traditional capstone field experience) in their final semester and graduate with a B.S. in Special Education.
Beginning during the application process, as well as subsequent to admission, students should communicate with both their SPLED program adviser and the program adviser for the C I Reading Specialist program to ensure requirements of both programs are met.
Reduced Course Load
EDPSY 421 and LL ED 595A may be double counted for the M.Ed. as well as the B.S. degree.
Tuition Charges
Undergraduate tuition rates will apply as long as the student is an undergraduate, unless the student receives financial support, for example, an assistantship requiring payment of graduate tuition (from "Information and Guidelines for Establishing Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate Degree Programs" - approved by the Graduate Council, May 8, 1996).
[19] Students may apply 3 credits of ROTC.
[21] A grade of C or better per course is required for all Special Education prerequisites and teacher certification.
Last Revised by the Department: Spring Semester 2011
Blue Sheet Item #: 39-04-231
Review Date: 01/11/2011
UCA Revision #1: 8/14/06
Coordinator updated: 8/21/08


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Opened the 'Good Taste Shop' at Creeds department store on Bloor Street in Toronto's fashionable Yorkville neighbourhood.
It was the spring of 1970. I was pregnant with my third child and had just moved into a young, buzzing community where I met a neighbor who enjoyed cooking as much as I did. Without knowing it, Sable & Rosenfeld was percolating. I began writing restaurant reviews for our local paper and during one of my interviews met my future partner, Carol Rosenfeld. Our first branded product was Russian mustard and was an instant success because Esquire Magazine featured it in their Christmas centerfold as the gift to give to men that year. Subsequently, Neiman Marcus came knocking and our first real production unfolded.
Opened the 'Good Taste Shop' at Creeds department store on Bloor Street in Toronto's fashionable Yorkville neighbourhood.
Esquire runs a full-page feature of our Russian Mustard, which is picked up by Neiman Marcus.
Sable & Rosenfeld becomes the first Canadian company to be sold into Bloomingdale's famous food cellar.
The Sable & Rosenfeld portfolio expands to 50 gourmet products and stores are opened across Canada in Holt Renfrew stores.
Invited by the late Garfield Weston to open a Sable & Rosenfeld department in London's Fortnum & Mason department store.
Sable & Rosenfeld is picked up by Fauchon in Paris
The focus shifts from the boutique retail space into making Sable & Rosenfeld a full-time manufacturer of specialty condiments.
Bantam Books publishes Myra Sable's first cookbook, 'Elegant Entertaining'.
Sable & Rosenfeld wins all of the top awards at the National Specialty Food Show for product line and packaging.
Sable & Rosenfeld celebrates breaking the 3,000-mark of specialty retailers carrying our products all across North America.
Myra Sable publishes her second cookbook, 'Favorite Recipes', published by Little Brown Canada and Firefly in the U.S.
Conquering food shows in New York and San Francisco were next on our agenda. In order to achieve this we rented commercial kitchens; we worked from home and we hired everyone on our block in addition to our friends to cook, chop and bake.
The creation of Sable & Rosenfeld's Tipsy Olives, Tipsy Onions and Tipsy Cherries, three of the most innovative cocktail garnishes of the 1980's, quickly took over the party scene, as martinis, manhattans and gimlets were back in fashion thereby strengthening the Sable & Rosenfeld brand. Our mission today, and since our beginning, is to provide high quality, zestfully delicious and easy to use condiments for everyday living.
Myra Sable founded Sable & Rosenfeld out of her kitchen in 1970 while working as a part-time restaurant reviewer in Toronto. Starting with a home recipe for Russian Mustard, she meticulously grew the product line into what it is today, specializing in gourmet appetizers and condiments, sauces and cocktail garnishes. She is a recipient of the WBE Canada Doing Business Award.
Kathy Smith joined the Sable & Rosenfeld family in 1996. Her days start much earlier than most in the office, shuffling her two sons to the rink for hockey practice with her husband Fraser. Summer weekends are often spent at the cottage–Russian mustard (a sandwich is never consumed without it!) and a bottle of Pinot Grigio, coupled with mini quiches in S&R Party Cups all a lakeside-must.
An eight-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Doug joined Sable & Rosenfeld in 2001, bringing forty-seven years of food retail experience with him. As the sales lead for our Canadian operation, his cocktail preference leans towards the hearty to offset the cold winters: virgin caesars packed with an abundance of Tipsy Olives and Onions. When he isn't hosting one of his three children or four grandchildren, the summer months are often spent on the golf course or at Rogers Centre watching the Blue Jays.
John Wheeler has been at Sable & Rosenfeld for fourteen years; almost as long as the twenty-seven years he has been with his partner Francois and their nine year old standard poodle Katrina (yes, after the hurricane)! When he isn't at the office or up at the cottage in Halliburton, he is often hosting friends along with some wine and charcuterie and a hefty supply of often-requested 3-Pepper Blast and Tipsy Olives on-hand. His last-minute hosting trick? BBQ shrimp brushed with Tipsy Teriyaki Sauce served alongside roasted vegetables & lightly-coated Tipsy Jerk potatoes.
AmericasMart Best of Atlanta Awards - Wild Card Division
WBE Canada Doing Business Award
Specialty Food Association Inaugural Class of the Hall of Fame
SIAL Innovation Selection Award
SIAL Innovation Selection Award
Outstanding Food Gift Pack, NASFT Awards
Aisle by Aisle Contest, Summer Fancy Food Show, The Gourmet Retailer
Outstanding Classic, NASFT Awards
Napa Valley Mustard Festival
Outstanding Food Gift Pack, NASFT Awards
Aisle by Aisle Contest, Summer Fancy Food Show, The Gourmet Retailer
Grand Show Award, NASFT Awards
Outstanding Product Line, NASFT Awards
"No other garnish compliments a cocktail like a Sable & Rosenfeld Tipsy."
"The best relish we know."
"At the leading edge."
"A winning combination... great products and great service. Sable & Rosenfeld's passion goes beyond just the delivery of goods in our stores. They make sales happen."
"Testers are hot for Sable & Rosenfeld BBQ sauce."
"A way to someones heart ... ice cream topped with Port "spiked" cranberry sauce ... serve with two spoons and ... huddle!"
Have you met your martini yet?
Tipsy Tapas Debuts at the Winter Fancy Food Show
The Success of Sable & Rosenfeld in The Toronto Star
New Product Press Release