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The spirits of long past owners and celebrities are palpable in the dimly-lit tunnels beneath the Cal Neva Resort, Spa and Casino.
Turn a corner and the faint presence of Frank Sinatra surrounded by a posse and swaggering toward a packed crowd in his namesake showroom coalesces.
In another brick-lined narrow hallway the faint whispers of early owners and reputed racketeers Bill Graham and James McKay seem audible " in the midst of it the mist of a bootlegger sweeps by, bathtub gin and all.
Any sound " the creak of the floor boards, the building settling or footsteps coming from upstairs " reverberates from the past and transforms into a hurried waitress, irked mobster or enamored couple.
The boarded off staircases seem to disappear and instead of worn, dry wood secret doors come to life. Up through a trap door in the stage of the showroom, Sinatra's theater fills with applause from the past for a headliner.
Like its previous inhabitants the resort is a ghost of its notoriety. Instead of star-studded headlines, its publicity is made of foreclosure notices and fire safety violations.
In upcoming months the stateline-straddling resort could be sold to the highest bidder in a foreclosure sale, and the winner will own a defining piece of Lake Tahoe and Nevada history.
"If you're talking about a very colorful casino property that can match up with Vegas then it's the Cal Neva," said Guy Rocha, recently retired 28-year Nevada State Archivist. "It can match with a Vegas property not on size but what happened there."
The magic of Stateline
In 1926 wealthy San Francisco real estate developer Robert Sherman convinced his business partners Spencer Grant and Harry Comstock to buy up all the land they could on the Nevada side of the North Lake Tahoe Stateline while land was selling between $1 and $5 an acre.
By the end of that year the first Cal Neva cabin was built, a log-cabin structure designed to resemble a lodge in a Broadway play and 1925 silent film called "Lightnin'."
Will Rogers would later star in the 1935 sound film version of the production that was filmed partly at the Cal Neva cabin. The plot revolves around Rogers' character and his wife Mary who own and operate a hotel on the California-Nevada stateline which exploits that location to provide California divorcees with a quick Nevada process.
"America understood what the Cal Neva lodge was because of this concept," Rocha said. "It was a location in this country people understood was unique."
The property transferred from Sherman to Norman Henry Biltz, a young salesman Sherman sent to the lake in 1927 to sell the property to wealthy clients. Biltz eventually sold so much property that the cabin was given to him in exchange for the commissions owed.
Once gambling came to the Cal Neva in 1928 the property's stateline status became a benefit for gambling. If county sheriffs were to raid the lake from either the California or Nevada side, guests would simply move to whichever side of the room was safe.
By 1930 gamblers McKay and Graham bought the lodge from Biltz for $65,000 and gambling became legal on the Nevada side of the lake later that year. The Cal Neva was the first legal casino in the United States.
Fire came to the property in 1937 and destroyed the walls adorned with stuffed wild animals and an indoor stream that was filled with sizable rainbow trout meant for dinner.
McKay and Graham rebuilt the lodge within six weeks and spent more than $280,000 on the new structure, which included the still-standing Indian Room, Circle Bar and main casino area.
While the resort passed through different ownership from 1937 until the mid -1950s, it entered its glory days of fame when Frank Sinatra bought the property.
The Rat Pack Years
When Sinatra bought the "Lady of the Lake" he began to renovate it at a breakneck speed, adding the Celebrity Room and a helicopter pad on the roof.
He also had tunnels added and remodeled beneath the property so that he and some of his less reputable associates could move unseen beneath the resort, said Carl Buehler, who gives a ghost tour of the tunnels each Saturday at the Cal Neva.
Some of Sinatra's frequent guests included Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and members of the Kennedy family.
Monroe's famed cabin still stands at the Cal Neva, and is a part of Buehler's tour.
"A lot of people didn't know that Marilyn loved the outdoors, so she loved coming to Tahoe for its natural beauty," Beuhler said.
As for Monroe's supposed secret rendezvous with President John F. Kennedy, Rocha said those tales are made more of legend than truth.
According to a 1997 article Rocha wrote for the Sierra Sage, it was "virtually impossible that Marilyn Monroe was there at Lake Tahoe to greet the aspiring presidential candidate" on his one documented visit to Lake Tahoe and the Cal Neva in February 1960.
"The truth in its entirety will likely never be known about the JFK-Monroe affair," Rocha wrote. "However, the stories about a liaison between John Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe at Lake Tahoe are unsupported, and may well represent a titillating, modern-day presidential version of the 'George Washington slept here' myth."
Still those myths and legends along with the factual fascinating history of the property are part of its legend, Rocha said.
Sinatra's time at the Cal Neva came to an end in 1963 after the Nevada State Gaming Control Board began investigating his connection with Sam Giancana, a persona non grata in the gaming board's books.
When Giancana was discovered in use of Chalet No. 50 at the Cal Neva Lodge between July 17 and 28, 1963 with Sinatra's knowledge, Sinatra and board chairman Ed Olsen had a heated conversation in which Sinatra told in no uncertain terms to leave his business alone.
After a formal meeting between Sinatra and Olsen in Carson City in Oct. 7 of that year Sinatra released a statement that he would divest himself completely from his involvement.
Living on legend
After Sinatra's exit the property went through another series of ownership, with the high rise hotel being built on the property in 1969.
By 1985 the resort had been closed and vacated for three years when past owner Chuck Bluth bought it.
"The property was in bad shape," Bluth said. "It had been let go for who knows how many years. It was ugly, I had to rework the whole hotel. I was a developer so I looked at it as a challenge."
During his two-decade ownership Bluth said he began to focus in on the historic nature of the property.
"The history became a very important part of my marketing and it gave me an opportunity to get a lot of coverage without paying for it," Bluth said.
The tunnel tours began under Bluth's ownership as well.
After his attempt to renovate/remove some of the property's older structures was rebuffed by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Bluth put the property up for sale and it was eventually bought by Namcal.
In December 2008 Namcal's lender Canpartners filed a notice of default against the property for $25 million. As of March 9, Canpartners could begin selling the property in a foreclosure sale according to Nevada law.
"Whoever comes in is going to have to have a broader view of what's needed instead of trying to fire it back up again especially in this economy," Bluth said.


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CHARLES TOWN — Needless to say Washington coach Don Bullett had a great birthday celebration Friday night. Hedgesville coach Kelly Church was not in a celebratory mood. N....
No offense to the Journal - But The Jefferson Spirit had THE best article about this game. If anyone has time, look it up and read it. Totally different perspective and totally "on the mark".
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I think the game should be about the game on the floor,the coach from HH takes all the attention from his kids,i heard more people leaving the game talking about Church and his clown show,from him sprinting towards coach Bullet after the game,some kid holding onto him on the bench and on and on.Take a step back coach and let the kids shine just a little,we all know you are there.
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Congrats to the Pats. They played a better game and derserved to win. And to you Church Haters, these mid season sectional games are really for seating for the sectional tourney. Remember last year? The Ville were 3rd in the section and state champions. The games that really count are vs teams like GW, Beckley WW, Huntington, Park South, and the Pony Express in Charleston. Remember them? Face it, the Ville has the rings and the banner and that isn't gonna change no matter how much you hate Church.
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the game official did the CORRECT RESPONCE to the situation . Knowing what was said by the individual , officials do NOT go into a " discussion" - just face it , HHS Coaches & Supports, it was NOT silver oak & , add to that , playing away from hhs where the officials are in churches' back pockets all game! Been there and saw it myself !
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That would never happen to Dave Rogers. And I am not saying that in a good way. I wish at times Dave would show a little more energy and defend his team a little more. But you have to admit Church is over the top.
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If church is the problem you say he is then the refs need to control him. He asked the ref what his player said to get the technical. The ref had no answer. The player is your point guard and one of your best players. I dont care who the coach is. He should be mad. If it was martinsburg coach would it be okay.
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I agree with you and what you said about the refs controlling the game. I also agree with what you said about why the administration is so tight when Martinsburg plays Hedgesville. But I am did see and everyone around me a kid from Hedgesville wearing a grey sweatshirt step on the court and follow Newman down the court. At one point Newman did start walking towards him (which he is wrong for). But then when Newman walked away and continued down the court the fan went down to about mid court with his chest puffed out. You may have missed that just like I may have missed what started the altercation but it did happen. Now back to the refs they are horrible but if Church wasn't in at least one of their hears at all times they may not miss so much. They were often out of position because they were wrapped in to the Kelly Church show.
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Pretty funny how HHS detractors can only comment on The ville's "weak schedule." They played the same teams last year and are reigning state champs. So much for that theory...
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I didnt see any kid go halfway down the court and i was sitting right there. If the the kid did then he should be punnished. If you were at the game two years ago the martinsburgs fans were yelling at Hville players and they started fighting. I think they just dont want trouble. The refs need to know whats going on so they can alert school officials to take care of their students.
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Tommy1 I do agree with you about the refs. The game is just to fast for them to keep up. Now I can't say that what you said about Newman cursing at the Hedgesville student section happened or didn't because I was to far away to hear. But you can not deny that the one kid from Hedgesville's fan section walked onto the court and followed Newman halfway down the court. The Hegesville VP was right there and did not even tell the kid to calm down after words. Now when Martinsburg played Hedgesville the Hedgesville administration was all over the Martinsburgs student section. They were giving the kids in the front row warnings just for standing up. So I do think they should of stopped the kid in last nights game that walked onto the court.
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The refs didnt realize what was going on between the player and fans. Because they didnt have control of game. Dont blame Hedgesville teachers. Are they suppose to go on the court in the middle game.
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Some of the officials are just to old to be doing games. For important games like last night they should have the best officals doing the games. The guys were bad last night for both teams and dont even know the rules. The short offical kept asking the other guys what to do. Burggy you must be a martinsburg fan. The player from washington dropped the f bomb 4 times yelling at the hedgesvilles fans. No kid challenged him they were rooting for there team. Its the refs job to. keep the game under control
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hhs : stop complaining about the officiating - when a team takes it to the bucket , fouls DO HAPPEN - when a team plays " spread out " fouls usually don't " add up " . Maybe the " staff " should have considered a ZONE? better yet , get your players to ADAPT to the calls instead of CRYING & COMPLAINING
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burgy55: you said it all. what a total disgrace for authority was exhibited by the hhs staff & others.HHS, don't " fret " , silver oak and some other "horrendous Ws " are on the horizon. As a spectator, i was SHOCKED that the coaches got away w/ all the abuse - thought forsure someone would be " tossed " . What a shame
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. Will say didn't really care about this game until I seen on facebook all the butt hurt from hedgesville fans. Some are saying its not right the way officials treat us. The kids deserve better. The sense of entitlement is strange with that school anymore don't know really where comes from....Hey Hedgesville maybe you lost because this years team just isn't as good as some think. It happens. Stop with the sense of entitlement, nobody likes us , we are the superior school to everyone around crap. The stick is getting old
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If its true that the official called a technical without even knowing what the player said that is ridiculous and should be looked into. I'm not a fan of HHS but we don't need officials like that. Yes officials aren't perfect but a call like that demeans them.
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I have to admit the Technical foul called on Powell did not look like he did anything to deserve. Now Church and Ruest are a different story I can't believe those to clowns are even aloud to be around children the way they act. They make an announcement before every game about how these are kids and to respect the officials. Then you have Ruest and Church cursing from the bench charging the officials every chance they get. It is ridiculous. Then in the third period a kid from the Hedgesville student section enters the court and starts walking after Newman from Washington trying to challenge him to a fight. Mean while the Vice Principal and police are right there and not one of them addressed the situation. What an absolute embarrassment Hedgesville High is.
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It doesn't matter how many easy wins you get when you can't beat the local teams in your section. Those easy wins make you look and think you're better than you are. The smoke and mirror show of last year is over. Flukes happen but they aren't sustained.
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This atrium sculpture in the Meldrum Science Center was inspired by the genetic mutations readily seen in the variations of color and patterns in a butterfly's wing. The structure takes a spiral form symbolic of a DNA double helix and the colors follow the solar spectrum.
The color patterns of a butterfly wing are very different from the spots and stripes of leopards and zebras. In butterflies, the same spot or stripe occurs in exactly the same location in all individuals of a species and can be traced from species to species within a genus. Of the more than 17,000 species of butterfly, most can be distinguished by their wing colors. Variation in wing patterns in particular species has been used to study natural selection, genetic variation, and aspects of pattern development.


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Following the discussion, the board waived policy restrictions to approve the planned trip to Disney World.
"It's a serious undertaking," Hamric said. "We wanted to get this approval early in the year."
Hamric referenced the previous board meeting, during which Tucker basketball coach Tom Gutshall presented the preliminary plan to send the senior class to Florida.
Board policy limits the maximum trip distance to 500 miles. It also states that 50 percent of the class needs to participate and that the trip would need to end before the final day of classes.
In that meeting, the board suggested that more information was necessary before they could waive any of the policy restrictions.
On Monday, Hamric primarily discussed the fundraising aspect of the trip, which may be expensive for some students. Therefore, fundraising will necessarily be a game-changing factor for many students, he said.
"We need to start this fundraising as early as possible," Hamric said. "What's important to recognize is that this senior class has demonstrated an immense amount of responsibility."
Board members asked for more clarification of the fundraising plans.
"Will there be opportunities for students who don't have access to after-school transportation?" vice president Janet Preston asked.
"There are opportunities within the school day," Hamric said.
The funds available for each student will be tied to their participation in each fundraising project.
"We are going to carefully track who is participating," Hamric said.
After the discussion, the board voted to waive the restrictions stated in board policy. On the good faith of the principal and the school, the board expects the fundraising to continue and for a reasonable date to be set, board members said. They also expect the fundraising to allow as many students to go as possible.
The board accepted the following personnel measures at the meeting:
Leslie Stephens resigned as the Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School basketball coach.
Ruby Miller is taking a medical leave of absence through February 2013.
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28 February 2005
Kuala Lumpur: The heat-drenched land was dry and arid. The tension in the air was even more brittle. It was 1996, and rebels from Bangui, located in the Central Republic of Africa, were waging war against the local government. The streets turned vengeful and volatile, and few dared to venture out.
As the temperature rose, the government became fearful for the safety of foreigners. So, the families of United Nations officers stationed there were advised to leave immediately. Soon after, a truck arrived and the families got in and were taken away to safe grounds.
Maheswari Balan was on the truck with her first child, Sheeva, that day. Undeterred by dangers in foreign lands, she finds joy in meeting new faces, visiting new sites, learning new languages, and tasting exotic foods.
As a United Nations volunteer working for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia, and wife of a UNHCR officer, she has lived in seven different countries.
"My first job for UNHCR was in my home country (England) when I was recruited from London where I had been working as a Crown Prosecutor," she said.
Mahes, as her friends know her, worked as a legal consultant for boat people and, in the course of her work, met her French husband Roland Weil.
After tying the knot, she went with her husband to countries he was posted to. Whenever she could, she would try to find work.
Even with three children, the family continued moving wherever Weil was needed.
The frequent transfers were not easy. Everywhere they went, there were cultural differences. It was easier to adapt to some countries, and harder in others, she said.
Mahes cited an example from her stay in Pakistan: "Imagine, after having all the freedom a woman could want, you find yourself in a situation where people, especially men, stare at you incredulously simply because you are wearing a short-sleeved shirt and baring your arms! Shorts were a definite no-no.
"Besides the issue of clothing, it was also disturbing whenever the locals there looked suspiciously at me because I look Indian and therefore Hindu (a dangerous situation considering the tension between Pakistan and India)."
In some places, only the most basic of amenities were available, she added.
In countries such as Sudan, where her husband is presently stationed, Mahes said, "There is no Dome, no Carrefour and certainly no three different types of dishwashing liquid. Snacks are peanuts, peanuts and, guess what – more peanuts!"
Schooling for the children was also something to consider. Whenever possible, they would opt for a country with an international or French school.
But living away from home had been an adventure in many other aspects, she said. Her family has tried various exotic dishes, including elephant meat in Africa.
With a sheepish grin, Mahes also confessed to being spoilt in one of her "homes". In Nepal, she was able to employ cheap labour, where she had the luxury of having five "domestic helpers".
"Furniture is also a great souvenir," said Mahes, as she gestured towards the various pieces of woodwork she had bought from Nepal.
However, Mahes has learnt not to get too attached to material possessions. In one of her evacuations from Belgrade, Yugoslavia, her family was only given a short amount of time to pack their belongings. She could only pack small valuables.
"We could only take things that were important to us. So, we took our wedding albums and pictures of the kids. It's only then that you realize the real value of material things," she said of the experience.
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EDGARTOWN, Mass.–President Barack Obama hit the golf course Sunday with a campaign donor who has represented the venture-capital firm he repeatedly attacked in the 2012 election.
Mr. Obama is spending some of the last hours of his eight-day vacation on Martha's Vineyard with Eunu Chun, a lawyer who has represented Bain Capital.
Mr. Chun, along with some other supporters with Bain Capital ties, raised funds for Mr. Obama's re-election bid last year. The Obama campaign made Republican nominee Mitt Romney's ties to Bain Capital an overwhelming issue in the campaign, and Mr. Obama spent much of last year criticizing his opponent for his time at the firm.
Mr. Obama was apparently pretty determined to hit the links with Mr. Chun. The White House had announced Josh Earnest, one of Mr. Obama's deputy press secretaries, would be playing. But officials later sent an update saying Mr. Earnest was no longer on the list.
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TAHOE CITY, Calif. — How is it that everybody knows (other than Islamic extremists and the National Football League) how incredibly stupid it was to tell 49er quarterback Alex Smith he can't wear a Giants baseball cap ninety minutes before, or after, a football game?
Al-Qaida has not claimed responsibility for threatening to penalize Alex Smith $15,000 for appearing in an interview with the blasphemous cap on his head. If it were up to them they'd probably chop off his head. But, far be it from me to give the killers of innocent women and children a bad name. It is only my baseless assumption that they think the 49er infidel is guilty of some gross moral violation.
But, religious extremists and the NFL do have something in common. They both think they can tell people what they can and cannot wear, and when they can and cannot wear it. And, apparently, they both think their dress code serves some higher purpose.
If anything, rather than single out Alex Smith, extremists may find it useful to point to the NFL's dress code to prove their rusty old claim that America is the Great Satan.
The petty attempt by the NFL to punish Alex Smith cannot be compared to the barbaric practices of religious extremism, but I'm making the comparison anyway.
Blame it on that irritating thing called free speech.
Yes, it is absurd to compare the NFL to al-Qaida, or the Taliban, which is precisely why I am making the comparison. It is totally absurd for the NFL to have a problem with Alex Smith wearing a Giant's baseball cap to an interview, especially since it's October Quest and the Giant's (and the 49ers) are doing so well. His wearing the cap was a perfectly innocent example of celebrating the special camaraderie and good fortune of San Francisco professional sports, not to mention the fact that when Smith decided to wear the baseball cap he probably thought he was living in a free country.
That's what you get for being free Alex, and for showing your support for another bay area sport and having a good time — the threat of a $15,000 fine!
I see no reason for the NFL dress code. As for covering women from head to toe, I suspect there is more to it than simple religious tradition. One theory is that women have sex appeal and men don't, and men are too weak, or too egotistical, to resist women, so women are covered and men can wear whatever they want. It's the women's job to keep men under control, at least in public. It's all very unnecessary to infidels like us.
I doubt if there is a specific dress code for moral growth and admission to Heaven.
Religious militants think the killing they are doing will get them into Heaven. But they will be surprised when they hear Allah say, "I didn't create religions and governments to punish people for being free. I didn't create free speech as an excuse for you to kill people, and you don't have the right to kill people who don't share your opinion, nationality and religion. And how am I supposed to know who the women are at the Pearly Gate if I can't see their faces? There's no dress code in Heaven. Chill out!"
There I go again, talking as if I understand this world and the after life. Don't we all?
There are a lot of things in this world that don't make any sense. But far be it from me to presume to know what does make sense, though I am happy to make my contribution.
I'd like to take a dip in the lake and walk into Jake's in just my bathing suit, dripping wet with a towel around my neck. That would be within the local dress code, wouldn't it?
If I see women not fully covered I will not impose a dress code. But, if they are fully covered, I will have to act. I will inform them that they must show some skin from one hour after sunrise to one hour before sunset, or pay me $15,000.
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The squishy part of the booty that sits right above the thighs and is really fun to squeeze and nibble on. Thus it's the butt of the booty, or the booty butt!
She squealed last night when I nibbled her booty butt!
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when your boyfriend/girlfriend is being a big meany and you can't come up with anything else to say without being mean so you say bootybutt
maaan, you are such a bootybutt!
dari fransisca chariot Kamis, 07 April 2011
a pet name for you boyfriend/girlfriend. implies that they are a butthead but sometimes sweet. they are funny but you cant take them seriously most of the time. their favorite phrases include "i can't take you anywhere" and "i'm gonna have to beat you". also called butt butt, butt, & booty
guy: "im gonna have to beat you woman!"
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Everyone's favorite pastime.
Man, I really enjoyed some booty-butt today. It was great for passing the time.
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noun. Redundant but required activites, usually required by procedure and involving superfluourous paperwork, that are demanded by the upper management of coorporations in addition to your required responsibilities.
(overheard from Janelle, thanks!)
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noun: We would have been out of our cubicles and home three hours ago had it not been for all this booty-butt.
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Drug dealer pleads guilty to manslaughter in Erie case
An admitted drug dealer from northeastern Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter today in Erie County Court, ending his prosecution for fatally shooting 25-year-old Erie resident Teverous G. "Gooney" Williams at East 19th and Ash streets in July 2012.
The defendant, Michael R. James, of Berwick, near Wilkes-Barre, escaped a murder conviction in July, when a jury declared itself deadlocked on that count. The jury convicted James of possessing a firearm without a license, a third-degree felony that carries a maximum sentence of seven years in state prison.
Involuntary manslaughter, a homicide due to criminal recklessness, is a first-degree misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of five years in state prison. James has a prior record, which will affect his sentencing.
Erie County President Judge Ernest J. DiSantis Jr. accepted the plea, set sentencing for Dec. 10 and set James' bond at $500,000. James remains in the Erie County Prison.
The District Attorney's Office wanted a conviction for first- or third-degree murder at James' trial, but uncooperative witnesses complicated the case.
James at trial testified that he dealt in Ecstasy and other "party drugs," and that he shot Williams in self-defense. The prosecution contended the killing was over a turf war.
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Lady GagaArtPop/Interscope
The mission of some art, particularly the modern kind, is to provoke — to present outlandish concepts, explore untraditional ideas, challenge traditional norms — and leave you with many questions, searching for answers.
If that is the goal of Lady Gaga's fourth album, "Artpop," then she's already got a success on her hands. If the goal, however, is to entertain, then she fails, though at least she does it in her typical spectacular fashion.
"My artpop could mean anything, anything, I try to sell myself, but I am really laughing because I love the music and not the bling," Gaga sings in a near monotone voice, backed by futuristic electrobeat, on the title track.
And there lies the ultimate problem: For all its lofty goals, "ArtPop" the album comes off as vapid artifice, with Gaga relying on familiar dance grooves and nonsensical lyrics that may be provocative but convey very little.
"Donatella" paints the picture of a narcissistic, skin-deep model, with the lines "I'm a rich (expletive), I'm the upper class ... I smoke Marlboro Reds and drink champagne." There's no storytelling there, though, and while the electrogroove is racing with energy, the disconnect with the lyrics makes it ultimately fall flat.
"Jewels N' Drugs" features T.I., Too Short and Twista, and the rappers are the most interesting part of this wanna-be gangsta ode to the love of the drug trade. And, that's not saying much. It sounds rather ridiculous with Gaga intoning: "Jewels n' drugs, play that hustle, smother 'em, if you wanna be bad, ain't nothing if it ain't family, we know how to make that money." Clearly, Pusha T and Rick Ross have no competition when it comes to drug lore.
"Sexxx Dreams" is an apparent girl-on-girl fantasy that's strikingly unsexy thanks to Gaga's unimaginative delivery: "I was thinking about you, hurts more than I can say, and it was kind of dirty, all night, and the way you looked at me, help." Yes, help is definitely needed on this track (it's as if she never listened to a Prince song).
R. Kelly teaches her something about sexy (and surprisingly not complete raunch) when he appears on one of the album's few bright spots: the midtempo groove "Do What U Want." But from that high the album veers to another misstep with the insult-driven "Swine."
The few moments that resonate are when it seems like we're hearing something that gives us true emotion from Gaga, or Stefani Germonatta. On the melancholy ballad "Dope," Gaga soars as she admits her failings but begs for one more chance from her loved one, singing, "I need you more than dope." It's powerful and touching, and is truly heart-stirring.
"Gypsy" is another strong song, as Gaga explains her love of her whirlwind touring life to someone who wants to see her more stationary: "Don't want to be alone forever but I can be tonight," she sings.
But rarely do we get that kind of heartfelt sentiment. Instead, "Artpop" draws from familiar themes we've already heard on "Born This Way" and "The Fame," and it sounds like someone who is stuck very much in the same place artistically. Ironic, given how badly Gaga wants to be seen as an artist. In the end, "Artpop" is a piece of pop art that ultimately fails in its mission.
By Nekesa Mumbi Moody,Associated Press
EminemThe Marshall Mathers LP 2/Aftermath/Shady/Interscope
Don't be fooled: Eminem's latest, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," is not a sequel to his gloriously unhinged 2000 rap masterpiece, "The Marshall Mathers LP," as the title initially implies. Instead, it's a summation of a mission statement, a revisitation of what the 41-year-old rapper has done best in 15 years at the center of the maelstrom that is pop culture.
Unlike "Recovery," his Grammy-winning 2010 comeback album where he laid bare his battles with drugs and depression and reclaimed his lyrical and commercial dominance, "MMLP2" is a return to a more confident and familiar Marshall Mathers.
Everything he's done best is here, from noirish murder fantasies with devilish twists to big-chorus pop songs with moments of great humor, anger, fear, self-reflection and verbal virtuosity impossible to untangle in just a few listens.
There are violent scenes, scatological jokes and the kind of moments that will continue to rile gay and women's rights groups. But at mid-life, his most memorable songs are those in which he reveals what he's learned over the years, whether in metaphor or open letter.
It's satisfying on every level — as a story, as poetry, as a performance — and it's also filled with hidden meaning and insight into how Eminem views his own fame. Few in rap reach this complex level of artistry, and listening to it unfold when compared with the often monochromatic world of popular rap in 2013 makes it even more vital.
Eminem has always been at his best on his storytelling songs, and opens "MMLP2" with one of his most meaningful. On "Bad Guy," he revisits "Stan," his song about fan obsession from the original "MMLP." This time around, Eminem's protagonist is Stan's brother, Matthew, who's playing out a revenge plot in which he turns all the rapper's vitriol back on him.
"I'm the nightmare you fell asleep in and woke up still in/ I'm your karma closing in with each stroke of a pen/ Perfect time to have some remorse to show for your sin/ No, it's hopeless, I'm the denial that you're hopelessly in."
Toward the end of "MMLP2," Mathers stuns in another way, penning an apology to his mother, Debbie, the target of so much anger over his recording career. "Ma, I forgive you/ so does Nathan yo," he raps on "Headlights," featuring fun.'s Nate Ruess. "All you did, all you said, you did your best to raise us both."
There are lots of strong moments between these two revealing bookends. Sure, the album could have benefited from tighter editing and a slightly shorter tracklist, but a little bit of overindulgence is forgivable.
He's at his best on the cuts that chop up chunky classic rock songs in unexpected and clever ways. First single "Berzerk" merged Billy Squier's "The Stroke" with The Beastie Boys, a clue to what was to come. On "Rhyme or Reason" he delightfully employs The Zombies' "Time of the Season" as a launching point as he channels Yoda and reminds us where he stands in the rap world: "So as long as I'm on the clock punchin' this timecard, hip-hop ain't dying on my watch."
He pulls off an Evel Knievel-level stunt by rapping and singing over Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good," turning it into a pro-Detroit anthem among other things. And that leads us right into arguably the most-anticipated song on the album, "Love Game," featuring the indomitable Kendrick Lamar.
The two lay down verses so dense over a sample of Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders' "Game of Love" that they're dizzying and will take dozens of listens to tease out the meaning.
One thing is immediately clear, though: Eminem is the only rapper to survive a guest appearance from the cutthroat Lamar. And really, what more do you need to know?
By Chris Talbott, Associated Press


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I just signed a lease on a house. It's small, smaller than what I'd have bought if I'd bought a house this year. I looked at it to buy, and loved it, but I knew in two years, when my boys' feet were bigger and they were taller the house would be too small for them, so I passed it by, even though I loved the backyard and the attached garage.
When the dust settled on my failed house purchase, I was looking for a rental, and put it out to the universe on Facebook that I wished the right rental for us would drop into my lap. And my mom's best friend from when I was a baby and they were La Leche League leaders together, with whom I'm friends on Facebook, private messaged me to introduce me to her friend's daughter, who then introduced me to her friend, who knew someone who was going to rent their house. And it was this one, the house I'd liked but not wanted to buy because it would be too small in two years.
The world is very small. And you often get what you ask for. (So be careful what you ask for.)
The best thing about the house, aside from the warm feeling and gorgeous backyard and nice neighbors, is that it's a 90-second walk from the boys' new school. Last year we had a 45-minute subway commute. This year we all get 90 minutes back in our day because we're so close to school.
My work travel season starts tonight, so I'm about to get into my car (I bought a car!) and drive to the airport. When I get back, I'll work a full day, then start moving all our stuff into our new little house. We'll have a couple of days to get settled, and then I'll walk the kids to school for their first day. My life is starting to feel like a life again, instead of like white-knuckling it and hoping to avoid a fungal infection from someone else's sweat dripping on me on the subway every day.
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Designing a programming language has a strong subjective component.
There are features - such as type and property inference - that many would agree are useful, subject to proper language integration. But then there are features of which utility is not immediately obvious, and that could go either way when it comes to community adoption and scaling up to real, large programs. This talk discusses three such features of D - seemingly unimportant, maybe greeted with a ho-hum by the community, but today ubiquitously used and enjoyed.
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Martin Nowak found a bug in my generalized palindrome implementation, sigh. There are many possible fixes, his proposed one being among the simplest.
The idea here is that if the range is left at exactly one element, it can't be reduced from both sides (one size suffices).
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I think that the D features you presented just rocks
I have a question if you think that C++ based ScopeGuard or Boost.ScopeExit with std::uncaught_exception() usage can be the same robust as in D?
Some first naive implementation:
It should be mentioned that the error handling example of C++ is not inherent to the language and shouldn't be considered modern anymore. There is a superiour way to achieve automatic undo behavior in case of errors:
scope guard + C++11 lambdas
Now guess who invented former :)
I'm a little curious why this didn't find a mention at all?
Okay, my question was answered at the end of the talk...
"cannot detect exceptional return"
Usually this is not a problem since there is only a single place where the "task is fully completed", that is where you place the "dismissed". All other code paths, e.g. exception, premature return, do not matter.
> Some first naive implementation
Why not use an elaborate one?
Like Loki's:
Or an C++11 optimized version:
Ha busted!
Always thought you had to be from another planet, you blew it with that move at 11:55!
Keep it up! Really starting to see the point for D, to me it has a bright future. If you can implement pattern matching you will rule the planet with this (after some libs are converted obviously).
Wish I could use it here..
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I have implemented scope(failure) and scope(success) in C++. https://github.com/panaseleus/stack_unwinding
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The Queen of Nice is back – and happier than ever.
Rosie O'Donnell will have the support of a new girlfriend as she returns to television with her new nightly talk show, The Rosie Show, which debuts on Oprah Winfrey's network, OWN, Oct. 10.
"I did not expect it when I met her at Starbucks," O'Donnell, 49, tells PEOPLE of falling for I.T. headhunter Michelle Rounds, 40, whom she began dating a few months ago.
"She didn't look like any lesbian I'd ever met," says the talk show host. "But it's fun and very exciting."
Back on the air after a short-lived stint on The View from 2006 to 2007 and an 18-month gig on SiriusXM radio, O'Donnell credits hormone replacement therapy for making her life more manageable – and joyful – on all levels.
"I'm in menopause, and I've been having really bad hot flashes," she says. But O'Donnell's therapist offered up another reason for the heat: "She said, ' [It's] because you're also in love.' "
"It's like you're a withering rose and the petals are falling off and all of sudden you bloom again," she says. "For me, [the hormones] have made a drastic difference."
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*(I'm also assuming here that RFA's Quincey and Abdelkader are returned)
My Custom Lineup
Johan Franzen ($3.955m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Todd Bertuzzi ($2.075m)
Valtteri Filppula ($3.000m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Mikael Samuelsson ($3.000m)
Gustav Nyquist ($0.875m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Damien Brunner ($1.350m)
Danny Cleary ($2.800m) / Justin Abdelkader ($0.866m) / Jordin Tootoo ($1.900m)
Drew Miller ($0.838m) / Patrick Eaves ($1.200m) / Cory Emmerton ($0.533m)
Jan Mursak ($0.550m) /
Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Ian White ($2.875m)
Kyle Quincey ($3.250m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m)
Brendan Smith ($0.875m) / Jakub Kindl ($0.883m)
Jimmy Howard ($2.250m)
Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m)
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Offensively: Top line remains the exact same (Didn't get Pav the help Babcock said we needed to). Samuelsson - or Brunner, if we got a gem there - replaces Hudler on the second line. Is that an improvement or a step back? Better defensively. Most would probably a little worse offensively. Overall, I think it's an improvement. In the bottom six I guess Brunner - or Samuelsson - replaces Holmstrom. Probably an improvement in full-strength play, but a step back on the Power Play. Nyquist steps into the lineup full-time, essentially replacing Miller I guess. That gives us a little more scoring depth, but probably hurts a little defensively. Then Tootoo brings some of the grit we wanted to add to the lineup, essentially replacing Emmerton from last season's lineup. That's a bottom-line improvement to me.
...So, in general, what we wanted to do and what we did? We wanted to add some grit, we did in Tootoo. We wanted to add some scoring depth, we did in adding Brunner, Samuelsson and Nyquist to the lineup (assuming that two of those three can at least match Hudler and Holmstrom's offensive production). And we wanted to get Pav some elite level help on that first line, which we didn't do. Which is why it's strange to me that we appear to not be interested in Semin, or even Doan. It'll be so, so costly to trade for a player that could make that kind of impact. In general then - - - I think that we got a little better offensively, but not good enough, not by far.
Defensively: #1 thing we needed to do was replace Lidstrom with an elite level defenseman and we didn't. Brendan Smith essentially replaces him. That's not even close to being good enough. #2 thing we needed to do was replace Stuart with at least an above average defenseman and, again, we didn't. Jakub Kindl (who is just awful IMO) essentially replaces him. That's not even close to being good enough either. #3 thing we needed to do was replace Conklin with a better backup, and while I don't know much about the Monster, all reports and opinions seem to imply that we were successful in that regard.
...In general though, we're just going to be so, so much worse defensively next season. So much worse. We need to trade for a defenseman much worse than we need to for a forward IMO. But again, it will just be so, so costly.
Overall: The way things stand...not really improving that much offensively and getting so much worse defensively...this might be the season that we don't make the playoffs. The rest of the Western Conference has really, really been improving over the last two or three seasons. I see us as a borderline playoff team right now, and that's if things go well, relatively speaking.
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County workers have already given up much
It seems that since taking office, Erie County Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw has been interested in little more than sensationalism and getting re-elected. Now he is taking shots at county workers' health care coverage, particularly alternative therapies such as massage and acupuncture.
The small amount of insurance payment for acupuncture and massage therapy is accompanied by a co-payment that the member pays at each visit. In addition, these treatments are limited to 12 per year. There are medical studies and other documentation suggesting these treatments are beneficial and that they help keep people working. It should also be noted that these treatments are much cheaper than pain medications, which are highly addictive and very expensive.
In 2004, CSEA, the county's largest public employee union, shifted from several options to one health care insurer. That year the savings to the county were $17 million. Multiply that savings by nine years and the savings are gigantic. Also take into consideration the seven years that CSEA members working for the county have gone with no increase in salary and we are talking many more millions in savings. We have tried to negotiate with the last three county executives to reach an agreement that would be a win for the county and give a little something back to the employees. How quickly people forget all that we have already given up.
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So many axioms come to mind as Carl Paladino, with a history of what could charitably be called racial insensitivity, launches his bid for a School Board seat in the heavily troubled – and heavily minority – Buffalo Public Schools.
The 2010 Republican gubernatorial nominee known for stirring things up and getting things done also is known for other things: Forwarding racist emails using the N-word. Proposing that unused prisons be converted into a kind of re-education camp for welfare recipients. Derisively referring to black female board members and administrators as "the sisterhood." Telling an audience, including students, that an African-American superintendent was hired only because he was black.
The attitude behind such comments raises a dilemma for black candidates for the School Board, one of whom has acknowledged talking with Paladino. It also raises a dilemma for voters and education activists frustrated with the schools and desperate for a change catalyst, but who have to decide if and how closely to align with someone with that kind of racial baggage.
One guideline might be the maxim "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." If the enemy is a calcified school bureaucracy that has produced a graduation rate around 50 percent, more failing schools than exceptional ones and eroding public confidence, the outspoken developer credited with getting local Thruway tolls removed is your friend.
If the enemy is a Buffalo Teachers Federation that resists almost any rational effort to turn around the district, even at the risk of forfeiting state funds, Paladino is your friend.
If the enemy is complacency in the face of failure and incrementalism where revolution is needed, Paladino is your friend.
Of course, it doesn't mean he has to be a BFF. There's another axiom that blacks love to cite that might be invoked in judging Paladino on an issue-by-issue basis: No permanent friends, no permanent enemies, just permanent interests.
But that raises the question of whether a man who has said the things Paladino has said can really have at heart the interests of a student body that's 77 percent minority.
"That's a good question. I think it's a fair question to ask," said Samuel L. Radford III, president of the District Parent Coordinating Council. "I think it's a fair question to factor into our decision."
But Radford makes clear that his bottom line is the parents' seven-point agenda and which candidates will support it to ensure that all students are prepared to take advantage of Say Yes to Education's promise of a free college education for all qualified graduates.
"We need to be focused on solutions, and we can't get caught up in the sensationalism of people's emails," he said, adding that if historically paltry turnout is increased as a result of the attention that Paladino brings to the May ballot, "that's a good thing."
Still, there's the issue of principle and racial self-respect, and the question of how much you overlook in pursuit of a higher good.
That brings to mind another axiom that African-Americans will have to ponder if Paladino wins the Park District seat and they have to decide how closely to embrace him in pursuit of needed change:
"If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas."
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Source: Chinese Defense Ministry via Reuters
quote: Any kind of war is a bonanza for defence contractors/suppliers.
quote: If there was an opposite and equal to US armed forces do you think the US would be jumping from one war to the next all the time?
quote: who raped and killed my grandmother's sister and niece in front of her, among other things
quote: The choice is almost never between good and evil. The choice is frequently between a bad option and an even worse option.
quote: There was an opposite during the Cold War. From 1945-1987 we had the Korean war, the Vietnam war, an almost-war over Cuba, an invasion of the Dominican Republic, an invasion of Greneda, as well as covert support for guerrillas in Honduras, Nicaragua, Afghanistan, and probably several more places I'm forgetting.