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The Schedule
Game No. 3
Friday, November 17, 2006 at 7:35 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at UNLV Rebels
UNLV's Thomas and Mack Center
Game No. 4
Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Pepperdine Waves
at Pepperdine's Firestone Fieldhouse
On The Radio
All UC Santa Barbara basketball games are broadcast live in Santa Barbara on KTMS, 990-AM. KEYT-TV Sports Director Gerry Fall is in his third year as the play-by-play voice of the Gauchos. Former Los Angeles Lakers' and UCSB star Don Ford handles the color commentary for the majority of games, home and road. When Ford is not available for road games, Bill Mahoney, yours truly, will handle the task. Steve Wendt, the voice of the UCSB women's basketball team, will handle the play-by-play for a handful of men's games this season.
The Bob Williams Show
The Bob Williams show will be aired each Tuesday night from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on KTMS 990-AM in Santa Barbara. Coach Williams will talk about past and upcoming games, interview Gaucho players and welcome guests from the Santa Barbara sports community.
The Gaucho Record
UC Santa Barbara will enter Thursday's game at UNLV with a record of 2-0. The Gauchos opened the 2006-07 season on Nov. 10 with a 75-67 home win over San Jose State and then on Monday night, they won at Montana State, 88-56. UCSB posted a 2-0 record in the exhibition season. The Gauchos recorded wins over UC San Diego (62-51) and Westmont College (76-68). UCSB finished the 2005-06 season with an overall record of 15-14 and a Big West mark of 6-8. The Gauchos finished fifth-place in the league. UCSB won eight of its final 11 games in 2005-06 to finish over the .500 mark for the fourth time in five seasons.
The Opponents
UCSB and UNLV have played 33 times in a series that dates back to 1970. For many years, the Gauchos and Rebels were PCAA and Big West opponents. The last time the teams met was on February 10, 1996 in Santa Barbara when UCSB posted a 65-57 win. The Gauchos only win in Las Vegas came on January 7, 1988 by a score of 62-60. UCSB and Pepperdine have played 66 times in a series that dates back to 1940. The Waves hold a 35-31 edge all-time. The Gauchos won last season's match-up at the Thunderdome, 65-56. Guard Cecil Brown scored a career-high 28 points in that game. UCSB has not won in Malibu since it recorded a 70-63 win on Dec. 6, 1994.
Harris Named Big West Player Of The Week
Junior guard Alex Harris was selected Big West Player of the Week after leading the Gauchos to a season-opening win against San Jose State. Harris scored a career-high 25 points and made a career-high five three-point baskets as UCSB overcame a 12-point deficit to record a 75-67 victory. He tallied 15 of his 25 points in the second half. The award was the first ever for Harris. Last year, only one Gaucho, Cecil Brown, earned Player of the Week honors.
Gauchos Parlay Fast Starts Into Blowout Win At Montana State
UCSB used fast starts in the first and second halves on Monday night en route to an 88-56 win at Montana State. The Gauchos opened the game by outscoring the Bobcats 19-1 and then they transformed a 44-26 halftime lead into a 63-28 blowout by going on a 19-2 run to open the second half. Montana State never got closer than 21 the rest of the way and UCSB cruised to a 2-0 record. For the second straight game Alex Harris led the way for the Gauchos. He had 21 points and career-high five steals. Junior forward Ivan Elliott had a career-high 14 points and a pair of blocked shots. Freshman guard James Powell and junior forward Chris Devine each had 12 points. The Gauchos outshot the Bobcats 57.9% to 32.7% and they outrebounded them, 37-30. Every UCSB player on the trip scored at least two points and all but one Gaucho made a field goal. Santa Barbara was also nearly perfect from the free throw line as it hit 16-of-17 from the stripe, 94.1%. The 32-point margin was the largest margin of victory on the road since Dec. 19, 1992 when the Gauchos recorded an 79-37 win at St. Mary's.
Brown, Turner Remain Out As Gauchos Head To UNLV
Senior guard Cecil Brown and senior forward Glenn Turner each missed Friday's opener against San Jose State and Monday's game at Montana State and neither will accompany the team to Las Vegas for Friday night's game at UNLV. Brown suffered a stress fracture in his right foot before the start of practice on Oct. 13, and while he has started doing some running, he is not expected to return until some time in late November. Turner had a procedure to repair a hernia on Thursday, Nov. 9, and is not expected back for a few weeks. Both Brown and Turner were penciled in as starters before the injuries.
Probable Starters - Notes
G - James Powell - Had a career-highs of 12 points, three assists and two steals at Montana State.
G - Alex Harris - His 25 and 21 points in first two games are the top-two outings of his career.
G - Justin Joyner - Freshman made his first career start at Montana State.
F - Chris Devine - His eight points early fueled UCSB's 19-1 start at Montana State.
F - Tom Garlepp - Had career-high eight rebounds vs. SJSU and career-high five assists at MSU.
Probable Reserves - Notes
G - Paul Roemer - Walk-on freshman has made a three-pointer in each of the first two games.
G - Trevor Bing - Has made 3-of-4 shots from beyond the three-point line.
G - Ivan Elliott - Made 5-of-6 shots and scored career-high 14 at Montana State.
F - Emmanuel Bidias a Mouté - Had four points, three rebounds and a steal in 10 minutes at MSU.
F - Beau Gibb - Was the only Gaucho without a field goal at Montana State.
F - David Massey - Scored his first points and had his first rebound at Montana State.
F - Sam Phippen - Freshman forward will redshirt the 2006-07 season.
The Infirmary - Notes
G - Cecil Brown - Stress fracture in right foot has him sidelined until late-November.
F - Glenn Turner - Repaired hernia has him out indefinitely.
The Bob Williams File
Bob Williams is in his ninth season as the head coach at UC Santa Barbara. Last year his team overcame a slow start to finish over the .500 mark for the fourth time in five seasons. UCSB was 15-14 overall and 6-8 in the Big West. Prior to the 2004-05 season, when an injury-ravaged Gaucho team finished below .500, Williams had guided the program to three straight winning seasons for the first time since the late 1980s. In 2002-03, Williams' Gauchos went 18-14 overall and 14-4 in league. The 2002-03 Big West mark earned Santa Barbara its first-ever Big West regular season championship along with a trip to the postseason National Invitation Tournament. Additionally, the success earned Williams his second Big West Coach of the Year award, his first coming after an impressive 1999 campaign. In 2001-02, Williams guided UCSB to its first Big West Conference Tournament Championship ever and first NCAA Tournament appearance in 12 years. Williams' UCSB teams have posted a 124-111 (.528) overall record and a 79-55 (.590) record in Big West games. Prior to his arrival at UCSB, he spent eight years at UC Davis and in those eight years, his teams recorded 20 or more wins five times and a 158-76 record. In Williams' final season, the Aggies went 31-2, won the NCAA Division II National Championship and he was named NABC Division II Coach of the Year. Including two seasons at Menlo College, Williams has a record of 313-211 (.597) at four-year schools.
UCSB Looks For First 3-0 Start Under Williams
For the second straight season and the third time since Bob Williams became head coach, UCSB has opened a season with a 2-0 record. Last year, the Gauchos opened with home wins over San Francisco and San Diego and in 2001-02, they opened with a home win over Westmont and a road win at San Francisco. On Friday at UNLV, the Gauchos will be looking for their first 3-0 start since the 1994-95 season. I probably just jinxed it, but it's my job to inform.
Gauchos Enter 2006-07 With Extreme Makeover
UCSB has opened the 2006-07 season with a vastly different roster than it finished the 2005-06 season. Gone are eight of the 13 players from last season's team. In their place are two redshirt freshmen, a transfer from a four-year school, two junior college transfers and four true freshmen. In fact, due to injuries, the Gauchos had only three returnees play in the season-opener and the two exhibition games. Of the 200 minutes logged by UCSB players in Friday night's win over San Jose State, 97 (48.5%) were played by newcomers.
Newcomers Make Themselves Heard
As mentioned in the paragraph above, UCSB's roster has had a pretty major overhaul from last year and the new players have wasted little time in making their marks. In the first game of the season, against San Jose State, new players scored 28 of the team's 75 points, 37.3%. In the win at Montana State, the figure was even more extreme as newcomers scored 46 of the team's 88 points, 52.3%. In the first two games overall, new players have tallied 74 of UCSB's 163 points, 45.4%. Also, they have collected 16 of the 28 assists (57.1%) and 41 of the 72 rebounds (56.9%).
UCSB struggled from the free throw line in its two exhibition games. Overall, they made just 60.7% and if you excluded Alex Harris, the percentage dropped to 47.1%. The first two games of the regular season have been a different story. In the opener against San Jose State, the Gauchos made 13-of-14 from the line, 92.9%. On Monday at Montana State, they drilled 16-of-17, 94.1%. Overall, UCSB has made 29-of-31 shots from the free throw line, 93.5%, and without looking it up, I would have to guess that if they can keep up the current pace, the Gauchos would at least approach an NCAA record for free throw percentage in a season. Leading the way thus far at the line are Alex Harris (9-for-9), Tom Garlepp (6-for-6) and Ivan Elliott (6-for-6). Chris Devine, a 77.8% free throw shooter last year, has struggled mightily from the stripe this year. He is 0-for-1.
Getting Offensive
The 88 points that the Gauchos scored in the win at Montana State on Monday were more than they scored in any game last year. UCSB's highest point total in 2005-06 was 82 points, scored in an overtime win at Cal State Northridge and a home win against San Francisco. The last time the Gauchos scored more than 88 points was on March 6, 2004, when they scored 89 points in a win over Long Beach State.
The Gauchos On The Road
UCSB is 1-0 in road games this season. The Gauchos opened the road portion of their schedule with an 88-56 win at Montana State on Nov. 13. UCSB posted a 5-9 record in true road games in 2005-06 and a 6-10 mark in all non-home games. While the 5-9 doesn't seem like much, it includes an 0-7 start and a 5-2 finish. The Gauchos opened the 2005-06 season with seven straight road losses, extending a two-season streak to nine straight road defeats. Last season, UCSB posted road victories at San Jose State, UC Irvine, Long Beach State, Cal State Northridge and UC Davis.
Nothing Marginal About This Win
On Monday night, UCSB blasted Montana State by a score of 88-56. The 32-point margin was the Gauchos' largest margin of victory for a road game since they trounced St. Mary's 79-37 in Moraga on Dec. 19, 1992. The margin was also the largest in any game, home or road, since an 82-50 home win over Long Beach State on Jan. 26, 2002, and it equals the largest margin by a Bob Williams-coached UCSB team. The last time the Gauchos beat any team by more than 32 points was on Dec. 6, 1997, when they topped San Francisco State, 92-50, at the Thunderdome.
The Kids Are Alright
UCSB's trip to Montana State on Monday marked the first time since Bob Williams became head coach in 1998 that a Gaucho team had gone on the road without a senior in the traveling party. Santa Barbara's only two seniors, guard Cecil Brown and forward Glenn Turner, stayed at home nursing injuries. UCSB's 11-man roster at Bozeman, and undoubtedly at UNLV, consisted of four juniors, two sophomores and five freshmen.
Men Of Steal
Last season, UCSB averaged just 6.1 steals per game. In the first two games of the 2006-07 season, the Gauchos have averaged 10.0 per game. Santa Barbara had 11 steals in the season-opener against San Jose State, just one short of last season's high, and on Monday night at Montana State, the Gauchos had nine more. UCSB has already had two players record a career-high in steals. Chris Devine had five steals against San Jose State and Alex Harris had five at Montana State, a career-high for each.
A Positive Ratio
In 2005-06, UCSB had a negative assist-to-turnover ratio. In each of the first two games in 2006-07, however, the Gauchos have been on the plus side. They had 16 assists and 15 turnovers against San Jose State and 15 assists and 13 turnovers at Montana State.
The Harris Poll
Junior guard Alex Harris was named Big West Player of the Week this week and that was before he had another outstanding game. Harris earned the award for his career-best 25-point performance in the season-opening win over San Jose State. On Monday night, he scored 21 points, the second-highest total of his career, and had a career-best five steals in UCSB's win at Montana State. If you include the Gauchos' two exhibition games, and we would love to, Harris has scored 21 or more in all four games. In the two regular season games, he is averaging 23.0 points per game and he has made 55.6% of his shots overall and 50.0% of his three-pointers. Harris has a team-leading seven three-point baskets through two games and he had a career-high five against San Jose State. Through two games, he has also shown a penchant for success in the second half. Of his 46 points, 29 have come in second halves. he had 15 in the second half against San Jose State and 14 in the second half at Montana State. In the win over San Jose, Harris also tied his career-high with 37 minutes played, including all 20 in the second half. On top of everything else, he has also led the Gaucho success-parade at the free throw line by making all nine of his attempts.
The Devine File
Junior forward Chris Devine has been solid in UCSB's first two games. He enters the game at UNLV averaging 13.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. After opening the season with 14 pints, eight rebounds, a career-high five steals, two assists and a blocked shot against San Jose State, Devine was limited to 19 minutes at Montana State because of foul trouble. In fact, Devine fouled-out against the Bobcats. He did, however, fuel the Gauhcos' 19-1 run to start the game. He scored eight of the team's first 12 points as it piled-up an insurmountable lead. After making 7-of-16 shots in the opener, Devine hit 6-of-8 on Monday and is now shooting 54.2%. Interestingly, after leading UCSB with 10-3 free throw attempts in 2005-06, he has attempted just one free throw in the first two games this season. In fact, Devine has one of UCSB's two misses on the season. Devine, a Second Team All-Big West choice last season, was selected to the league's preseason all-conference team this year. After playing almost exclusively at the four spot in his first season of activity, Devine has played at both the three and four early this season. However, after starting both exhibitions at the three, he has started at the four in each of the first two regular season games.
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oye, Oye, Oye!
Sophomore forward Tom Garlepp has started the first two regular season games and in each he has set a new career-high. Garlepp had nine points in the win at Montana State, a figure that is actually the third-highest of his career, but he had a team-high five assists, a career-high. In the first game against San Jose State he scored eight point, his fourth-highest total ever. Garlepp also had eight rebounds and two steals against the Spartans, both career-highs. In his two outings, the native of Perth, Australia, has made 35.7% of his field goal attempts, but after making just 2-of-9 in the first game, he was a solid 3-of-5 in game two. Also, he has six assists and no turnovers so far this season. Finally, Garlepp was one of the team's best free throw shooters a year ago, making 81.8%, and nothing has changed. He has hit all six of his attempts this year and, dating back to the 2005-06 season, he is now 24-of-28 from the free throw line in his career, 85.7%.
Old Buddy, Old Powell
Freshman guard James Powell teamed with fellow-freshman Justin Joyner to give UCSB its first all-freshmen starting backcourt since the 2000-01 season when Jacoby Atako and Nick Jones were starting late in the season. Powell has been solid in each of the two games this season and he enters the game at UNLV as one of three Gauchos averaging in double-figures at 10.5 points per game. On Monday at Montana State, he made 5-of-10 shots overall, 2-of-6 from three-point range and registered his first double-figure scoring game with 12 points. Powell also had highs of five rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals against the Bobcats. He is now averaging 3.5 rebounds per game and all seven of his rebounds have come on the defensive end. Powell has made at least one three-point basket both games, one of four Gauchos to do so.
Ivan The Good
Junior forward Ivan Elliott started the two exhibition games, but when the regular season opened he was coming off the bench. In the opener against San Jose State he struggled with just two points and two rebounds in eight minutes. He attempted just one field goal against the Spartans. On Monday, Elliott looked more like the player that the UCSB coaching staff expects to see. He played 17 minutes, made 5-of-6 field goal attempts, 4-of-4 free throws, and scored 14 points. He also had two blocked shots and three rebounds. In fact, Elliott is now a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line.
After starting the season-opener against San Jose State, junior guard Trevor Bing came off the bench in the game at Montana State. He enters the game at UNLV having made 3-of-4 three-point attempts in his first two games as a Gaucho. Bing, who is averaging 5.5 points per game, actually played more minutes against Montana State (18) than he did against San Jose State (13).
Justin Time
Freshman Justin Joyner joined the starting lineup for the first time on Monday at Montana State and in doing so, he teamed with James Powell to give UCSB its first all-freshman backcourt since 2000-01. You will need to read Powell's paragraph to get more info on that bit. Either way, Joyner helped the Gauchos kick-up the defensive pressure against Montana State and that was a major factor in the 19-1 start and, ultimately, the win. While Joyner has not shot the ball well through two games (33.3%), he leads the team in assists with eight and he has committed just two turnovers. He had a personal-best of six assists in the opener against San Jose State. One more word regarding Joyner's shooting, he has missed all seven of his three-point attempts, but he is a 4-of-5 from two-point range. Actually that was far more than one word. Oh well.
Brown Out
Cecil Brown, who is out until at least late-November with a stress fracture in his right foot, led the team in scoring in 2005-06 at 13.1 points per game. He also posted career highs in rebounds (3.7 per game), assists (2.3 per game), steals (21), three-point baskets (42), field goal percentage (42.0%) and free throw percentage (78.5%). Without Brown in the lineup, the Gauchos have been forced to play Chris Devine more at the three-spot, and they are also forced to play others more minutes that preferred. A Second Team All-Big West selection last year, Brown is actually in his sixth year at UCSB. He missed the 2001-02 and 2004-05 seasons due to injuries and in the spring of 2006 the NCAA awarded him an additional year of eligibility. When he returns, he will be expected to move into a starting wing position.
The Turner Factor
After missing six months of activity while he underwent a myriad of tests following a incident of shortness of breath, chest tightness and dizziness in a March 2 game at Pacific, Glenn Turner was cleared to return to the Gauchos in late-September. It was determined that the incident at Pacific was the reaction to a combination of medications that Turner was taking at the time. Early on in practice, however, the senior from San Jose, Calif., took an elbow in the groin area and it aggravated a hernia. On Nov. 9, he had the hernia surgically repaired and he is expected to remain sidelined for a few weeks. When he does return, he too will be an important part of the puzzle. Last year, he played in 23 games, starting eight, and he averaged 4.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He also blocked 32 shots. At the time that he was sidelined, Turner had become one of the team's most vital contributors.
Around The Key
Walk-on freshman guard Paul Roemer, a high school teammate of Justin Joyner, has made a three-point basket in each of the first two games...UCSB's 7-foot-3 center David Massey, the tallest player in school, saw his first action ever at Montana State and he also posted his first stats, scoring two points and grabbing one rebound in four minutes...Emmanuel Bidias a Mouté has six points and four rebounds in 15 minutes over two games...Following the road game at Pepperdine, the Gauchos return home to host defending-Mountain West Conference champion San Diego State on Saturday, Nov. 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Thunderdome.


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It's the Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington State Cougars Saturday November 12th 2011. Check out the live betting odds, ncaa handicapping preview, and gambling trends. For the Cougars to have any chance to beat the Sun Devils they will have to stop Brock Osweiler and Cameron Marshall, Plus get stellar games from Marshall Lobbestael and Rickey Galvin. 2011 College football betting season is here.
Arizona St. Sun Devils vs. Washington St. Cougars Week 11 Handicapping Preview
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Batman: Arkham Knight: Three Villains Detailed and Outfit Updates
We have learned some of the newest details about certain supervillains of Gotham who will be returning for one last showdown in Batman: Arkham Knight.
Thanks to Game Informer, we know have learned about the design changes that went into bringing Two Face, Penguin and the Riddler to life in this closing chapter of Rocksteady's beloved Arkham series. While we have certainly seen many incarnations of these villains in the past, including various Arkham titles, we are glad to see that the design changes that went into altering the looks of these villains also reflect their stories as well.
With Scarecrow being the criminal mastermind behind the main events that cause Gotham City to be evacuated, we do know that there are plenty of other supervillains willing to cause more damage. This new version of the Penguin has strayed far away from his trademark top hat and suit, focusing on the grime, mass and grit that the character has.
While the Penguin was changed to a more casual (but disgusting), look, Two Face was relatively unchanged because of how well he was received in Arkham City -- Rocksteady simply rolled up his sleeves and made him look as next-gen as possible. The Ridder will perhaps be the most changed (except for Harley Quinn, who was not featured by GameInformer yet). Riddler's look will visibly reflect the frustration he has after repeatedly watching Batman thwart his various puzzles. He'll go from taking his jacket off, ruffling his hair in frustration, ripping off his tie in anger and eventually going full-out crazy.
Batman: Arkham Knight is being bat-signaled for a Oct. 14 release on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.


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|The UAB Health System in Birmingham provides a complete range of primary and specialty care services, as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care. UAB is a major center for clinical research and the home of some of the top medical programs in America. UAB's faculty and staff are committed to providing world-class care for patients throughout Alabama and the world.
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Mind Blowing: Our World May Not Be What We Know.. We May Be In The Matrix & Don't Really Exist!? (Strange Computer Code Discovered Concealed In Superstring Equations)
are we living in a computer simulated universe?
"Doubly-even self-dual linear binary error-
correcting block code," first invented by Claude
Shannon in the 1940's, has been discovered
embedded WITHIN the equations of superstring
Neil Degrasse Tyson and S.J. Gates discussing the find
"Why does nature have this? What errors does it need to correct? What is an 'error' for nature? More importantly what is the explanation for this freakish discovery? Your guess is as good as mine.
1.) Recent NPR interview with Professor Gates: http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2012/codes- for-reality/gates-symbolsofpower.shtml
2.) Gates original paper:
3.) A potential explanation, Bostrom's Simulation Hypothesis: http://www.simulation- argument.com/simulation.html" - JohananRaatz
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I had an interesting email exchange with Mike Godsey - our iKitesurf metereologist and weather guru. I asked him about the ways to best judge/forecast winds at OB. I'm including here his suggestion that seems very interesting, but - of course - will require co-operation of all OB enthusiast and - most of all - those of you who live, or work on Great Highway, or very near.
Here it is:
Actually I think I could get the company to put in and Ocean Beach sensor if we could find a location where the sensor would be accurate. Sometime on a windy day could you take a walk from the beach to the front row of houses and see how much of a wind shadow is created by the sea wall etc. Pass the work around that we are looking for a sensor location. Maybe someone has a house along the beach.


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In Episode 4, The Diaries venture beyond the resort boundaries on one of Queenstown's most famous landmarks, The Remarkables – the only mountain range in the Southern Hemisphere that runs true North to South.
In search of amazing terrain, untracked powder and to tick one off the bucket list the crew jump in a helicopter and ride the very rarely ridden southern and front sides of The Remarkables. The crew are quick to realise there is a reason why the front side is so rarely ridden. With it's rugged steep faces disappearing into the lake below the crew are greeted by a stunning sunset that caps off an incredible day in New Zealand snowboarding history.


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From Openmoko
This package manager was created to replace opkg in low memory environments. (openmoko/slugos/more?)
It will hopefully be both memory efficient and fast, though the emphasis is on memory efficiency, since we have unlimited time though not unlimited memory.
It is not yet in development, it's in the characterization stage. Please feel free to help, as this is the most important part.
Please read the introduction section source code: git://github.com/tasn/npkg.git
npkg (Nano pkg) conforms to the following coding convention: Coding Conventions Please read and follow.
Please help and add ideas to the projects wiki pages. (for instance the features page)
This list includes all the actions it should be able to do (even trivial ones)
Should be able to:
- Install
- Remove
- Upgrade
- Update
- Handle configuration files changes
- Ignore dependencies
- Restrict certain packages upgrades
- Check if a new version of itself exists before installing other packages.
- List all/installed/upgradeable packages
- search for a package by name/description
- download only
- probe all info about a package
- be able to set different config file
- be able to set different root dir
- be able to force downgrade
- be able to tell whether to cache or not to cache packages
- be able to do a "dry run"
- ignore restrictions (like deps/conflicts and such)
- progress indication!
- multi repos?
- install from repo/url/local
Design choices
It seems like using sqlite3 and libcurl are the best solutions for our purposes. I'm considering using glib as well for data structures, though about that I'm still not sure and would like someone to help me think about pros and cons.
It'll probably be written in C and maybe at first will use shell (bash?) scripts for help when needed. (although target is C only).
In conclusion:
Probable dependencies:
- sqlite3
- libcurl
Please add yourself to this list if you think you'd like to give us a hand (specify nick/name, area of expertise and a way to contact)
- tasn - programmer - #openmoko-cdevel@freenode


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Recently I found out about a really cool app designed to help you increase your productivity. Focus Booster like many productivity apps out there are based on the "Pomodoro technique". Pomodoro is a time management technique created in the 1980s by Francesco Cirillo. The technique is super simple system to take focused work periods and divide them up into 25 minute intervals and then take scheduled five-minute breaks in between set intervals.
The most important parts of this technique are as follows;
- decide on the task that is to be done
- set the Pomodoro timer for 25 minutes
- focus on that task until the timer rings, of update status of that task in your task management program ( I recommend Tracky.com)
- take a short break for 5 min. Really get up and stretch this legs and get the circulation flowing
- and for every 4 Pomodoro cycles take a longer break (15 to 20 minutes)Focus Booster unlike most of the other Pomodoro timer apps out there this one is totally free, works on Mac, PC and Linux. Focus Booster also has an online Web app version at focusboosterapp.com/live.
In this video I give you a quick review on Focus Booster and I hope you find that it works to help you get more things done.


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Xbox 360 Emulation Possible for Xbox One
Backwards compatibility may have come and gone, but one of Microsoft's higher-ups has hinted that the ability to play the Xbox 360 library could be in the future for its next-gen counterpart.
A Microsoft representative has confirmed that the company is thinking about the possibility for the Xbox One to play Xbox 360 titles in order to make it more appealing in the next-gen console race, Kotaku reports. At Microsoft's Build developer conference, partner development lead Frank Savage held a discussion and Q&A session with its audience members in attendance.
"Are there plans for an Xbox 360 emulator on Xbox One?" one audience member asked. "There are, but we're not done thinking them through yet, unfortunately," Savage replied. "It turns out to be hard to emulate the PowerPC stuff on the X86 stuff. So there's nothing to announce, but I would love to see it myself."
Backwards compatibility is always a welcome addition to any console. Nintendo has been the most consistent when it comes to offering backwards compatibility to its systems: the Wii U can play Wii titles, the Wii was able to play GameCube games, the Nintendo 3DS can play the old DS library and older versions of the Nintendo DS were able to play Game Boy Advance cartridges. The first generation of PlayStation 3 consoles were able to run PlayStation 2 titles, despite many of them improperly playing in this format. Due to the inconsistencies of the PS3's ability to play PS2 titles, Sony decided to scrap backwards compatibility from future PS3 consoles and didn't bother to include backwards compatibility with the PlayStation 4 at all.
Unfortunately, Microsoft looking into the ability to play Xbox 360 games on Xbox One does not necessarily mean you would be able to simply load your 360 discs into your Xbox One to play them. Microsoft could choose to resell certain pieces of the Xbox 360 library as digital downloads, which is how Sony currently allows you to enjoy PSOne and PS2 titles on the PlayStation 3 and 4. Until Microsoft has more to offer though, we'll just have to hope the thinking they're doing in Redmond soon becomes acting.


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There are still nice people around.
I had just come from the doctor. I had my driver drop me off at Kmart, where I used one of the riding carts.
When it was time to check out, I started having all kinds of trouble, but the lady in line behind me was so nice and helped me.
I cannot tell you what she looked like, except she has blonde hair.
I just want to thank her with all my heart. God bless you.
I also want to thank my friend who drives me to the doctor. She is a blessing.


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Also, a commenter points out that a non-significant number of Hindu men in the US have spouses that are living back home. So the 71% of Hindus in the US who are married to other Hindus could theoretically be comprised of the 61% of the total Hindu population in the US that is male, with five out of six of them married to a spouse living overseas, and only one-third of Hindu women married to other Hindus. But 86% of Hindus surveyed were foreign-born, and over 90% of people of Indian descent (both genders) in the US have spouses that are also Indian. So the pickings are still slim, but maybe not that slim. And as Agnostic points out (via Razib), beyond the first generation, Indian women are not averse to marrying white men. The Manjula reference holds, since she was born and raised in India, although I didn't initially think it through with that in mind!
Pew Research just released a demographic report on religious affiliation in America. Due to a law passed in the mid-seventies, the US Census is unable to mandate information concerning religion be volunteered by the population. Consequently, much of the data available come from religious organizations themselves. That leads to a lot of apples-to-oranges comparisons and an incomplete picture.
What immediately caught my eye, in light of the surge of attention given to Mormonism, is how its adherents are both moderately affluent and fecund. I used 20 of Pew's classifications to build a self-contained linear equation predicting what percentage of each categories' population 'should' have three or more kids living with them.
The equation was created by running a regression on the percentage of each group earning $50,000 or more per year and the percentage of each group with 3 or more kids under the age of 18 currently living at home, adjusting the 3+ kids percentages for the portion of each group aged 65 and older (I presumed no one in this age group had any children living at home under the age of 18 and removed them from the 3+ kids percentages to avoid an age skewing as much as possible). The two variables inversely correlate at a firm .44. That is, by religious affiliation, as income increases, the number of children decreases.
Included are the sub-category figures for Protestants, Jews, "Other faiths", and "Unaffiliated" (but not their parent categories, to avoid double-counting); for Mormons I did not distinguish between LDS and the other 4% of the total Mormon population (which must largely be made up of Community of Christ Mormons*); I broke the Orthodox categories into non-Greek Orthodox and Greek Orthodox. That sounds jumbled, but take a quick look at the categories here and it'll make sense.
Then I compared the predicted and actual percentages of 3+ kid households by subtracting the predicted from the actual. So if, based on level of affluence, 10% of the Catholic population is 'expected' to have 3 or more children at home, but in actuality 15% of the population does, the Catholic population has a +5 propagation 'score'. They do more procreating than would be expected for how much money they make. The propagation scores:
|Propagation score
|1. Mormon
|2. Muslim
|3. Catholic
|4. Jewish (Reform)
|5. Religious (Unaffiliated)
|6. Other Christian
|7. Greek Orthodox
|8. Protestant (Evangelical)
|9. Jehovah's Witness
|10. Jewish (Conservative)
|11. Protestant (Mainline)
|12. Protestant (Hist. Black)
|13. Hindu
|14. Atheist
|15. Non-Greek Orthodox
|16. Agnostic
|17. Secular (Unaffiliated)
|18. Buddhist
|19. Unitarian/other liberal
|20. New Age
Asked in a mock debate awhile back why Christian conservatives should vote for the Mormon Mitt Romney, Jack Cashill, playing the former governor, cleverly launched into how all-American (that is, GOP stalwarts) Mormons are: They're socially conservative, baby-making married members of the middle class and they vote overwhelmingly Republican, so why worry about their theology when you're getting those kinds of results?
Pew didn't inquire about actual income figures, just ranges, so to say that Mormons are the most fruitful when income is controlled for is to make a precise assertion that isn't justified by the numbers available. Also, the use of a linear equation means the range of expected percentages are narrower than the range of actual percentages are. Thus, Mormons, a fourth of whom under the age of 65 have three or more kids living at home, are moderate outliers and so stand out with the highest score by a long shot.
Further, I removed the 65+ population of each group, reasonably assuming that the vast majority of them do not have children living at home. But I couldn't make an age adjustment for income without more complete data on all of the individuals surveyed. Since people between the ages of 18-64 have considerably higher average incomes than people 65 and older do, the relatively elderly groups--Reform Jews, Conservative Jews, and Greek Orthodox, specifically--actually appear less wealthy than they actually are (even though they are the highest, third highest, and fourth highest groups of the twenty, respectively, in terms of income!) and so are 'expected' to have more children than would likely be the case if income was adjusted to account for age.
That said, I suspect that if income and age were controlled for, the fecundity rankings (the scores, again, are the product of a linear regression based on data entirely from the categories represented--the rank order is more meaningful) would pretty closely resemble the table presented above.
This suggests something that comes as little surprise--traditional religious groups do a better job spreading their genes than religiously progressive and irreligious groups (I'm including most American Buddhists here, over half of whom are white) do, even when income is roughly adjusted for.
Some other points of interest:
- The Hindu and Jewish income distributions are very similar. Together, they comprise an affluent 2% of the US population!
- Buddhists are less likely than members of the general public to make under $50,000 a year (44% to 53%) and more likely than members of the general public to make over $75,000 a year (39% to 31%). I hear Dave Matthews mixing it up a little, singing "What I want is what I've not got, but what I have is what I say I don't want!"
- Subjected to a fairly religious upbringing, in common parlance I've often heard "atheists and agnostics" grouped together as a single entity representing the non-believer, as though they're the same thing. The 'opposition' usually looks less diverse than the 'coalition' does, whether its religious beliefs or any other arena in which groups compete. I've been surprised on more than one occasion during the election season by politically active friends on the left (as most of mine are) who saw the Republican field as largely indistinguishable (with the exception of McCain and Paul to some extent). This surprise, in spite of how, with the exception of Biden and Kucinich, the Democratic crop seemed like a gaggle of doppelgangers to me!
Well, A&As are strikingly similar with regards to the major demographic markers: In terms of income levels, educational attainment, race (mostly white, although Asians are overrepresented), age, geographical distribution, marital status, and the number of children at home, gender (eep, don't say anything about the pious being pinheads now, as there are twice as many male A&As as there are female A&As!), etc. That is, on every single attribute Pew examined, atheists and agnostics are virtually identical in their distributions (with the minor qualifications that agnostics are a bit more likely to be boomers than atheists are, 22%-16%, and are slightly less likely to be male than atheists are, 64%-70%).
- The Reformed Jewish population has more children across the board than the Conservative Jewish population does, with the exception of 4+ children families--a category that represents only 1% of the Reformed and 2% of the Conservative populations. That certainly surprises me. Is it just orthodox Hasidic Jews, then, who tend to have large immediate families?
- Hispanics make up almost one-third of American Catholics, even though they only comprise 12% of the population. They make up single-digit percentages of all the other major religious affiliations with one exception--Jehovah's Witnesses. Twenty-four percent The Watchtower people are Hispanic. I had no idea.
- If you want to marry Manjula but won't worship Vishnu, you're just about out of luck. Excepting A&As, Hindus are the most gender-skewed group, with a 61%-39% male advantage. Hindus have the highest marriage rate of all (79%), as well as the highest rate of marriage to someone who shares their religious affiliation (90% of those who are married). Thus, 71% of Hindus aged 18 or older are married to other Hindus.
For that 71% to be reached, 35%-36% of the total Hindu population must be comprised of Hindu males married to Hindu females and conversely another 35%-36% of the total Hindu population must be comprised of Hindu females married to Hindu males. That means 3%-4% of the total Hindu population consists of Hindu women either married to non-Hindus or still on the market. Slim pickings!
* The CoC is headquartered in the eastern part of the Kansas City metro area. Theologically, it is closer to mainline Protestantism than the Church of LDS is.


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"A bartender gave me some free stuff. Was I a douche for not tipping?"
Well, first off, you're not a douche. Being a "Douche" is a binary thing, you either are, or you aren't. The fact that you are feeling guilty and even wondering about not tipping, indicates to me that you are probably not a douche. If you were a douche, you would feel perfectly comfortable and deserving of every free thing that came your way.
However, you should have tipped. One thing someone said to me once, which has always stuck in my mind, "If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to drink." I know you had some excuse about only having a credit card and not getting a bill. The thing to do, in that case, is to ask the bartender, "Could you charge me for something, so I can leave a tip?" Most likely the person will waive you away and tell you to, "get me next time," but at least they know you weren't stiffing them. In any case, even if you did forget, you're not a douche, and there was drinking involved, so likely they'll figure it will all come out in the wash eventually.
Some handy reading…
10 Rules of Drinking Like a Man #6 Use Cash, the Etiquette of Dollars
At all the places I've worked, a certain amount of free drinks or discounts are allowed (and accounted for) per shift, at the bartender's, or manager's, discretion. Further confounding the individual joys and benefits of "buybacks", everywhere I've worked is a pooled house. That is, everyone working receives a certain amount of shares of the night's tips, including waiters, bus boys, and naturally, bar backs.
As a customer, the rule you should go by, is: You must tip on the full value of services or products received, end of story.
How much?
The phenomenon of celebrity and star bartenders aside, in California, bartending is a minimum wage service job, Period. Very few benefits, no paid vacation days, and no sick days. You were wondering why so many of your favorite bartenders quit the job for "Brand Rep", management, or consulting gigs as soon as they accumulated enough credibility? The only way for bartenders (and waiters) to make any sort of decent money is through tips.
In my opinion, you should apply the exact same criteria to tipping bartenders, as you do towards waiters. 15-30% of the total goods and services received, based on your feeling about the quality of service and the drinks received. Anything less, unless you are really trying to make a statement, is kind of cheap. Anything more, and we kind of feel like you're trying to buy our attentions. Though, sometimes, when a huge credit card bill is looming, I don't mind feeling bought…
And as regards credit or debit cards, yes, small businesses pay fairly hefty fees on each credit or debit transaction, so if you truly want to support the bar or small business, and give them 100% of the dollars you spend, pay in cash. Do you really want to give Wells Fargo, Bank of America, or Chase any more of your money than you already are? Are you concerned about your favorite bar going out of business or your favorite bank? I think the Fed has your bank's back, it's up to you to support the restaurant or bar. However, if the only way you're going to go out, is if you use a card, then, please, by all means, pay and tip with the card.
I hope this helps!


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Young women encouraged to join national police of Timor-LesteMar 3, 2014
The National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) are increasing their efforts to recruit more women to the force. Supported by UNDP, the first campaign specifically targeting young women will run for the entire month of March. Comprised of two TV commercials (Promotion and Recruitment), two radio commercials and one video, the campaign will be broadcast daily on Timor's national broadcaster, RTTL.
"We really need to ensure that we have more women in the PNTL," said Umbelina Soares, PNTL Assistant Superintendent. "Women bring a sense of stability and security to the communities we work in. A lot of the violent crime in Timor-Leste is unfortunately gender-based. Sexual assault, physical assault, mental abuse, economic oppression; these crimes tend to target women. Women police have better access to victims as they feel comfortable to talk to them and report crimes."
The commercials and video were designed to promote existing women officers by showcasing the variety of roles they have in the PNTL and to highlight the qualities that are needed for cadets.
"We wanted to show that women are involved in all aspects of police work, from forensics, to maritime, to special forces, to transit police," says Soares. "We also wanted young women to know that if they want to join the police, they have to make sure they are in good health and physical fitness, finish their schooling and have strong ethics."
There are currently 590 women working in the PNTL, representing 18 per cent of the total police force. While 18 per cent seems high compared to other countries in the region, it is insufficient to meet the needs of Timor-Leste. The Government's Demographic Health Survey of 2010 indicates that 38% of Timorese women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15. And in spite of the Law Against Domestic Violence, promulgated in 2010, it is estimated that 30 to 50 per cent of Timorese women continue to suffer abuse from their partners at some point in their relationship.
About Strengthening National Police Capacity in Timor-Leste
Since March 2011, the Policia National de Timor-Leste (PNTL) has been in complete charge of the country's law enforcement and public security – the first time since they were formed in 2002. While the national police force has come a long way since then, the PNTL High Command identified key areas that they wanted strengthened, particularly in communications, information technology, human resources, asset management and fleet maintenance.
In 2013 the United Nations Development Programme and PNTL started a two-year capacity building project in these priority areas. The project places five specialists and national civilians to work in the PNTL units of public relations, human resources, IT and logistics. A senior technical adviser provides support to the PNTL High Command.
The project builds on the work of the United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) and aims to improve governance by strengthening the management and administrative capacity of officers within the PNTL Headquarters.


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New: Berkeley Police Investigate Assaults along UC's Greek Row
Police are investigating three unrelated assaults along Greek Row at the University of California at Berkeley during the weekend, a police spokeswoman said. -more-
Police are investigating three unrelated assaults along Greek Row at the University of California at Berkeley during the weekend, a police spokeswoman said. -more-
Berkeley Democratic Club accused of not filing expenditure disclosures with City for nearly three years and hiring homeless clients of recovery services nonprofit to distribute fraudulent campaign materials in 2012
The Berkeley Democratic Club (BDC), founded in 1934, is facing serious questions about alleged violations of state and local campaign finance laws. On July 12, 2013, the Berkeley Fair Campaign Practices Commission (FCPC) received a complaint against BDC alleging violations of the Berkeley Election Reform Act (BERA) and state election law, including failure to file expense reports for false and misleading campaign materials that were distributed by homeless people during the November 2012 election cycle.
The BDC Political Action Committee spent a total of $26,781 in the November 2012 election cycle to produce a Berkeley-wide mailer and literature to be distributed at the polls, according to California filing records. While the BDC filed with the California Secretary of State, it failed to file with the City of Berkeley Clerk's Office, as is required by BERA. A search of campaign filings in Berkeley shows that, despite actively expending funds in the last several election cycles, the BDC stopped filing with the City after August of 2010. -more-
Berkeley pedestrian robberies up 35%, burglaries up too
Berkeley moves to investigate discrimination claims
West Branch of Berkeley library set to re-open in December
Do Berkeley High School Students Feel Safe at School?
Berkeley Pianist Sarah Cahill's 'Sweeter Music' is a Call for Peace - WQXR Album of the Week
Berkeley Council Eyes OK for More Pot Dispensaries
Berkeley cracks down on turning houses into mini-dorms
Vacant UC president's house may get restored
Berkeley City Council set to grapple with issue of dental amalgam containing mercury
Berkeley lab's contract loss threatens Richmond expansion
The Progressive City on the Bay (And It's Not Berkeley or SF)
City Council to continue assessing homeless housing project proposal
Berkeley council may consider 2 campus district maps
Legislation to ban high-capacity magazines fails -more-
A convicted robber was charged with murder today for the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Dustin Bynum in West Berkeley last month.
Krishna Ferreira, 23, of San Leandro, was arraigned in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland on the charge stemming from the death of Bynum in the 1800 block of San Pablo Avenue at about 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 1.
Ferreira, who was arrested in San Leandro on Tuesday, is being held at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin without bail. -more-
UPDATE: The Berkeley Kitchens will open soon at 2701-2707 Eighth St., at the location of the former Nexus Institute (1974-2006)R.I.P. The Berkeley Kitchens has no arts component nor was any arts replacement space provided within the district, as supposedly required by the zoning ordinance for "protected arts and crafts uses in West Berkeley. R.I.P. that, too.
Read this Eastbay Express article for more details:
Now Open: The Berkeley Kitchens
And for the back story, read below to find out how all this happened.
We can help the people of Syria by helping them get a good education. We know for certain that air strikes will create chaos. Real goodwill lies in helping neighboring countries improve education, health resources and food guarantees for poor people. America wants to stop the ruthless attack upon its own civilians by Syria's government. But due to the recession prevailing in Europe and Asia many countries do not wish to participate in a military action against Syria. -more-
Every language in the world has a way in its grammar to express direct causation: a local application of force that has a local effect in place and time. You pick up a glass of water and drink it: direct causation. You bomb a hospital, destroying it and killing those inside: direct causation.
No language in the world has a way in its grammar to express systemic causation. You drill a lot more oil, burn a lot more gas, put a lot more CO2 in the air, the earth's atmosphere heats up, more moisture evaporates from the oceans yielding bigger storms in certain places and more droughts and fires in other places: systemic causation. The world ecology is a system -- like the world economy and the human brain.
From infanthood on we experience simple, direct causation. We see direct causation all around us: if we push a toy, it topples over; if our mother turns a knob on the oven, flames emerge. And so on. The same is not true of systemic causation. Systemic causation cannot be experienced directly. It has to be learned, its cases studied, and repeated communication is necessary before it can be widely understood.
The daily horrors in Syria are direct: shootings, bombings, gassings. When the media reports on "Syria" (as it should), it is reporting on the direct horrors. If "Syria" is the problem, the problem is the daily horrors, the 100,000 killed, the ongoing shootings and bombings, the persistent hatred and oppression. If the president is understood as addressing "Syria," and he proposes directly bombing Syria, the natural question is whether that eliminates the daily direct horrors. When he admits that it does not, when Secretary Kerry says correctly, "There are no good options in Syria," the question naturally arises, "Why bomb when it won't solve the direct problem, but might create other problems?" -more-
Not too long ago I got an email from Michael Chabon's PR firm asking if I'd like to interview him before an event described in an accompanying press release:
"Oakland's Park Day School will host an evening in conversation with literary luminary and Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon, Wednesday, October 2, 7:00pm, at the beautiful Julia Morgan Theatre (2640 College Avenue, Berkeley.)"
How could I refuse? One of my daughters spent a couple of fine years at Park Day School, a welcome refuge in a period when her assigned Berkeley public elementary school was being earthquaked and all classes were jammed into vintage portables. We decided to temporarily jump ship from BUSD when her classroom teacher sobbed continuously throughout the parent-teacher conference about her many problems with this situation (and with no mention of our daughter).
Today Park Day School's web site mission statement says "We believe a successful learner is one who is confident, caring, and creative. We believe success is measured by a student's ability to define his or her place in the world, guided by intellectual skills and a social perspective."
From our experience, this philosophy worked then and it's likely to be working now. It's a fine objective, and one I'm happy to support.
And how about the famous author? Again, per the press release:
"Michael Chabon is known for continually reinventing conventional genres and entertaining readers while gently provoking self-reflection. His writings are widely considered the "cutting edge" of conventional fiction, with Time Magazine declaring "you can almost see the future of literature coming." Called "An amazingly rich, emotionally detailed story" by the New York Times, his newest book, Telegraph Avenue, is a big-hearted and exhilarating novel that explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland, California families, one black and one white, delivering a bravura epic of friendship, race, and secret histories."
What's not to like about a guy like that? Wouldn't it be fun to talk to him?
Here I must confess, shamefaced, that I haven't actually read Telegraph Avenue, though I've been intending to. In fact, though Chabon seems to have written a whole bunch of novels, I haven't read any of them—somehow contemporary fiction always slips to the bottom of my reading list, edged out for the most part by political journalism about the never-ending crises which seem to beset this country. I have read a couple of his magazine essays, and I did meet him at a candidate's fundraiser co-hosted by his wife. He seemed like a nice person, Mr. Mensch himself. This could be a painless way to learn more, I thought, even perhaps an incentive to crack at least one of his books before the interview. -more-
Like a star basketball player, who delights in taking the last shot in a close game, Barack Obama typically gives his best speeches when he's under the most pressure. True to form, on September 10th, the President gave one of his most effective TV presentations explaining his position on Syria and elaborating the Obama Doctrine. -more-
A person with mental illness will do better in life if they have activity in their routine rather than inactivity. Being engaged in life is essential to recover functioning and to have quality of life in spite of these illnesses. -more-
The Bay Area Flamenco Festival Invites you to experience deeply authentic Gypsy flamenco direct from Spain, first-hand in an intimate setting.
"Exhilarating..." The New York Times The 8th Annual Bay Area Flamenco Festival features world-class artists from Spain on three consecutive weekends in Berkeley. Festival opening night is this coming Saturday, September 21 and features a highly anticipated performance by living legend of Gypsy flamenco dance, Concha Vargas at La Peña Cultural Center. The show starts at 8pm and earlier in the evening Ñora Spanish Cuisine is taking over La Peña Café for a pop-up 5-course Andalusian-inspired dinner. Weekend two features a homecoming concert Sunday, September 29th at 8pm celebrating internationally renowned guitarist David Serva Jones's 50 plus years in flamenco at the Freight & Salvage. And the Festival closing weekend features a performance on Saturday October 5th at 8pm by rising star Gypsy dancer Gema Moneo from Jerez de la Frontera at the Thurst Stage of the Berkeley Repertory Theater. The Festival has also arranged for a series of workshops and master classes on Saturdays Sept 21 — Oct 5 at the Ashkenaz and Berkeley's Casa Latina Bakery. Plus there will be a special event showcasing the acclaimed photography collection, Flamenco Project edited by guitarist/photographer Steve Kahn on Thursday, September 27th at 7pm at La Peña Cultural Center.
Berkeley Symphony's new season begins—in advance of its opening concert with Joana Carneiro conducting Edmund Campion's (of UC Berkeley) Ossicles, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto Number 2 (with Italian pianist Alessio Bax) & Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, 7 pm, October 3 at Zellerbach Hall—with a new series, Berkeley Symphony & Friends Chamber Music, the first program premiering this Sunday at 5 in the Piedmont Center for the Arts (801 Magnolia, Piedmont), with guest violinist Stuart Canin, former concertmaster of San Francisco Symphony & of Los Angeles Opera, accompanied by Berkeley Symphony musicians Rene Mandel (also the Symphony's executive director), violin; Tiantian Lan, Symphony principal violist; & Helene Wickett, piano, playing Mozart's Fuo for Violin & Viola in G Major, Martinu's Three Madrigals for Violin & Viola, Prokofiev's Sonata for Two Violins & Cesar Franck's Sonata for Violin & Piano in A Major. $25 berkeleysymphony.org Future programs on November 3, January 19, March 16 & April 13. -more-
Jack Marshall, well-known Bay Area poet, an El Cerrito resident, will read from his booklength poem, Spiral Trace, recently released by Coffee House Press, at Moe's Books on Telegraph this Thursday at 7:30, with poet Anne Winters also reading from her book, The Displaced of Capital. Admission is free. -more-
Mark Jackson has taken a seemingly boring play by Adam Peck and made it spectacular. The highlight of "BONNIE & CLYDE" at SHOTGUN PLAYERS is the incredibly poignant choreography which is a collaboration of Director Jackson, Kimberly Dooley, and the two actors Joe Estlack and Megan Trout. Jon Tracy provides a lighting design of blinding bursts that imply the headlights of a posse or the rat-a-tat of a machine gun or the heavenly light to which Bonnie Parker reassures herself will be the next destination. Matt Stine's sound design of combining the revving of the engine of a get-away car with a chorus of classical voices starts this dazzling production. -more-
"I thought he was blacklisted because he was an ideological Commie—and now you tell me ... "
Opening with excited, overlapping dialogue by three generations of a staunchly leftist political family, gathered to celebrate the granddaughter's speech at graduation about the persecuted, heroic grandfather she's named an activist foundation after—and closing with a tense tete-a-tete between granddaughter and step-grandmother, keeper of the flame for her legendary late husband, and maybe the thorniest Jewish grandma onstage since Lost in Yonkers ...
Amy Herzog's After the Revolution, about the revelation of social and family myths and its devastating effect on those raised to believe them as gospel, seems the perfect play for Aurora to start a new season with. Joy Carlin has directed a fine cast—Jessica Bates, Ellen Ratner, Rolf Saxon, Pamela Gaye Walker, Victor Talmadge, Adrian Achondo, Peter Kybert and Sarah Mitchell—resolved into an ensemble. The background of its story, of the legacy of a political lion, pilloried by HUAC just after the execution of the Rosenbergs, tarnished by posthumous charges of espionage, is also a surprisingly current theme, with the Snowden Affair and the NSA scandal it brought about still being played out. -more-
Come hear Michael Parenti speak about, and read from, his newly published memoir: Waiting for Yesterday: Pages from a Street Kid's Life. Michael will also sign copies (and crack jokes). -more-
The Berkeley Tenants Union is alive and kicking. Come kick it with us at our special September 18 Potluck, which we are sharing with our friends from Berkeley Citizens Action. There are several alarming changes threatening protections Berkeley tenants have come to take for granted. Come to the Potluck to learn more, or visit our website at berkeleytenants.org. -more-
Michael Chabon Will Converse in Berkeley On October 2 to Benefit School 09-14-2013
Odd Bodkins: It WAS a nice Saturday (Cartoon) By Dan O'Neill 09-14-2013
Bounce: More Pie Chart (Cartoon) By Joseph Young 09-14-2013
Bounce: Pie Chart (Cartoon) By Joseph Young 09-14-2013
Sanderson Delivers Coup de Grace to "Protected Arts Uses" in West Berkeley, Rules Nexus institute was Illegal Squat, then Just a School By Robert Brokl 09-13-2013
Think on Other Ways to Help Syria By Romila Khanna 09-13-2013
New: Systemic Causation and Syria: Obama's Framing Problem By George Lakoff, Reader Supported News 09-13-2013
New: Berkeley Police Investigate Assaults along UC's Greek Row By Jamey Padojino (BCN) 09-18-2013
Press Release: Berkeley Fair Campaigns Practices Commission to Consider Investigation of Oldest Democratic Club in Berkeley for Multiple Campaign Violations From Bob Offer-Westort and Patricia Wall 09-18-2013
Now Read This--
Berkeley in Other News 09-13-2013
Suspect Charged in Berkeley Murder By Jeff Shuttleworth (BCN) 09-13-2013
The Obama Doctrine By Bob Burnett 09-13-2013
ON MENTAL ILLNESS: Medication Versus Activity By Jack Bragen 09-12-2013
Press Release: Riley, Monk, The Residents,Ono
Highlight New Sarah Cahill CD
at Other Minds Records CD Release Party
At 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 22, 2013,at Berkeley Arts Festival 09-17-2013
Press Release: CELEBRATE LATINO HERITAGE MONTH
8th Annual Bay Area Flamenco Festival
Festival Flamenco Gitano
September 21-October 6, 2013 09-14-2013
Around & About Music: Berkeley Symphony's New Season--Chamber Music Series Begins This Sunday; Opening Symphony Concert, October 3 By Ken Bullock 09-13-2013
Around & About Poetry: Jack Marshall Reads from 'Spiral Trace' at Moe's on Thursday, with Poet Anne Winters By Ken Bullock 09-13-2013
A Spectacular "Bonnie & Clyde" at Shotgun Players By John A. McMullen II 09-12-2013
Theater Review: After the Revolution, at Aurora By Ken Bullock 09-13-2013
Press Release: Michael Parenti in Book Launch 09-12-2013