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  • AtPac’s Nuclear Option

    George Rebane Word from the litigation front is that former Nevada County software provider AtPac is filing for summary judgment in its intellectual property suit that names the county, Clerk-Recorder Greg Diaz, and Aptitude Solutions, the county’s new software provider, as defendants.  (Ref Case 2:10-cv-00294-WBS -JFM Document 172 Filed 06/01/11) Filing for summary judgment is an…

  • Rood Center Bumblings

    George Rebane [This is the transcript of my regular bi-weekly KVMR-FM commentary broadcast earlier this (27may11) evening.] Going into its second year now is a ballooning lawsuit that names Nevada County, its Clerk-Recorder Mr Greg Diaz, and Aptitude Solutions, a Florida software company as defendants.  The suit is brought by AtPac, the county’s longtime records…

  • TechTest2011 Survivors’ Breakfast

    George Rebane Tofanelli’s in Grass Valley was again the venue for the annual TechTest Survivors’ Breakfast.  2011 is the fifth anniversary of TechTest (‘Where the Elite Compete’), the merit scholarship examination taken by a teacher-nominated group of select Nevada County high school seniors headed for careers in science and technology.  TT is written and sponsored…

  • Ruminations – 15may2011 (updated 16may2011)

    George Rebane - It’s not your father’s inflation- Obama’s birth is too hot to handle (updated)- Global warming disguised as a mid-May snowfall We know that part of the government’s tactic to keep us in the dark on the true fiscal and economic parameters of the country is not limited to the daily lies that we’ll default on…

  • Our Students Need You

    George Rebane [This is the submitted form of my May column in the 14may11 Union (here).] The classroom format of teaching requires that students are in a more or less tight group as far as progress and learning ability are concerned.  The larger the class, the less chance the teacher has to bring along the…

  • The Diaz Case Continues

    George Rebane [This is the transcript of my KVMR-FM bi-weekly commentary recorded on 21 April 2011.  I have added a relevant addendum about information from a subsequent conversation I had with a Nevada County staffer.] Not many people have been paying attention to a complicated lawsuit whose defendants include Nevada County, Mr Greg Diaz, its initially…

  • Supervisor Lamphier Revealed

    George Rebane Nevada County’s recently elected Supervisor Terry Lamphier published an extremely revealing, and therefore, welcome column last Saturday in the 2apr11 Union.  In that short piece (‘Re: It’s Time to Get Serious’, below in blue italics) he did an admirable job of telling readers his perceptions of our economy and understanding of American governance.…

  • Returning to KVMR News

    George Rebane [In response to KVMR’s listing of me as their 1apr11 news reporter, I recorded this little number for my regular commentary.  All of it survived to be aired except the last disclaimer.  The station’s news director felt strongly that the commentary was too realistic for a goodly portion of the listening audience, so…

  • A Truce Among Us?

    George Rebane Sierra Business Council President Steven Frisch has proposed a “truce” in the local blogosphere – essentially between what is written on Jeff Pelline’s liberal blog, and on the conservative NC Media Watch and Rebane’s Ruminations.  The main thrust of his proposal is to focus our posted commentaries and comments on the topics of…

  • Reliable as clockwork (updated)

    George Rebane   After a brief snowfall, power went out at 1645.  What else would you expect?  I was the first one to call PG&E, and the lady on the other end with a straight face told me that power would be restored at 1930 “subject to change”.  Right.  Happy weekend. [update]  As I have informed you…

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