Dave Serrano accomplished great things as head coach of the remarkable 2007 UC Irvine baseball team. The Anteaters made their first College World Series appearance, and against the odds, they dug in, even in extra-, extra- (seriously, extra-) inning games to make their mark on a national scale. Even amid rumors of defection to division rival Cal State Fullerton, the embattled father of three pledged as recently as Aug. 31, "I have no interest in leaving UC Irvine for Cal State Fullerton." Sweet.

School buses may be the safest vehicles on the road, but accidents do happen. In an emergency, certain types of equipment are vital in keeping precious cargo safe.

It’s not easy being green, at least not all at once. With pressure to shore up emissions coming from corporations to consumers, chauffeured transportation operators might feel overwhelmed, but there are plenty of options and they don’t just involve the vehicles in the fleet. “It’s impossible to roll your whole fleet into green overnight,” says Craig McCutcheon, president of Rosedale Livery Ltd. in Mississauga, Ontario. He points out that it’s not just on the road that operators can reduce emiss

Headquartered in Springfield, Mo., Infinite Innovations operates in a sprawling 54,000-square-foot warehouse, and has been a major industry player since its founding in 1987. Celebrating more than two decades in the business, the company specializes in supplying parts and accessories to limousine builders and owners. It also has expanded into providing LED lighting to the U.S. military, and recently began distributing trailer parts and accessories nationwide under the Uriah Products brand name.

Maybe this belongs in a Because You’re Ugly post, you tell me. Be sure to get your very own “Don’t Tase Me, Bro!” t-shirt in time for the “Ask Mitt Anything” forum at Chapman University this Sunday. The phrase, “Don’t Tase Me, Bro” was cried out by a University of Florida student on Monday after he was hauled away from a microphone by police at a forum featuring Sen. John Kerry. Andrew Meyer was demanding to know why Kerry conceded the 2004 presidential election despite overwhelming evidence of

On the corner of Pine Avenue and Shoreline Drive in downtown Long Beach hangs a banner. It says "COMING SOON." and it's been hanging for years from what is supposed to be the newest Laugh Factory at the Pike at Rainbow Harbor. A November 2003 article in the Long Beach Press Telegram celebrated the grand opening of the "entertainment-retail center," saying that it was "off to a good start." The article stated that the Laugh Factory was scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2004 (January 1 t

A couple of weeks ago in these pages, I declared Rx Bandits the best OC band of the last decade. Some hate mail ensued. It concerned the absence of "real" bands like Atreyu from my controversial statement. Upon reflection, I thought maybe I was just being a prick. Believe it or not, at the time the letter came in, I was trying to get an interview with Atreyu, and in an effort to conduct a decent one, I delved headfirst into the metalcore, screamo, metallic-hardcore scene which I've otherwise avo

Rx Bandits are the best band to come out of Orange County in the past 10 years. But it wasn't always that way. They had to undergo serious evolutionary changes to reach this apex. In the process, though, Rx have inspired a rabid following. Among the usual compliments and I-love-yous in the comments of their MySpace page, you'll find pleas pulling them to all corners of the Earth: San Diego, Virginia, Asia, Italy, Hawaii, Detroit, New York, Portugal. One post laments the cancellation of an East

An Interview with Stranger With Candy's Paul Dinello Union Weekly: Hi Paul, thanks for talking to me today. Paul Dinello: Thanks for having me talk to you. UW: First off, what's the writing process like on a film like this? PD: Well, the way we usually write, it's a lot of fun, I sort of lay down the groundwork, and then I'll meet with Stephen [Colbert] and Amy [Sedaris], and sort of improvise in character, and I'll go back and sort of hone the improvisation that we did and whatever makes me

It's hard to hate on a cute, faux lesbian who bounces around and looks pretty, but here goes. This week's loser is the Dr. Seussian effort by the tarty little Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold." This song is her follow up to "I Kissed a Girl," which if you're like me, made you ask, "That mid-90s song?" This meditation on the indecisiveness of a lover, or something, is about as deep as a kiddie pool. Forget the circa 2000, watered-down, post-house beats, and take in a sample of the lyrics: You're yes