hampshire life

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: Innovator, entrepreneur ... hacker?

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.

For most people, that word means something malicious - shady criminals who listen in on private voicemails or anonymous villains who cripple websites and break into email accounts.

Calendar

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Music

· Ashfield Folk Concert - John Roberts and Debra Cowan perform FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 7 p.m., Ashfield Town Hall. maudesmusic@gmail.com

· Insights into Fiddling - Concert/demonstration by Sarah the Fiddler FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 7 p.m., Westhampton Public Library. Free. -527-5386.

Headliners

dandenicola — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

'Country's most refreshing act'...

...says Rolling Stone of Miranda Lambert; "Of all the pistol-packing ladies in country music, Ms. Lambert has the finest lyrics, the sturdiest guitar work and the most wonderfully unapologetic charisma," declares The New York Times. Currently reigning as Country Music Award Female Vocalist of the Year, Lambert has been lauded in particular for infusing some much-needed wit into the country genre, as in her hit "Prettier Than You":

Exhibits

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

AMHERST

· Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce -Close-Ups, photography by Arthur P. Mange, thru Feb. 24 at 28 Amity St. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8-4:30

· Amherst College - The Landscape of Irrational Exuberance, photography by Steve Smith, thru Feb. 17 in Eli Marsh Gallery. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10-4; Sat., 12-4

Gardener's Checklist

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Anxious to see if we are going to have an early spring or six more weeks of winter, I set out early on Groundhog Day to find the portly rodent. Unfortunately, I couldn't locate one, so I returned home, picked up my cat, Cobi, and tossed him out the door. Before I could check to see if Cobi cast a shadow, he shot off in pursuit of some fat furry creature.

Hampshire Life: Seven Sisters trip opens window to lives of Cambodian women

Dan Crowley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

A typical trip to Cambodia might involve basking on one of its alluring beaches, taking an elephant trek, sightseeing in Phnom Penh, its capital city, and going on an excursion to the spectacular Angkor Wat temple complex. But this wasn't a typical trip. It was "Cambodia: Beyond the Killing Fields," one of several excursions abroad in a series called Among Women and organized by the Seven Sisters, which includes Smith College of Northampton.

Movie Capsules

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

THE ARTIST: In 1927 Hollywood, as silent movie star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) worries about the arrival of the talkies, he begins a friendship with Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo), a young dancer set for a big break. Also stars John Goodman, James Cromwell. Rated PG-13.