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Monday, March 10, 2008
Eschatology and Internet Documentaries
So I watch Internet Documentaries after work to relax or I don't feel like reading.
There are a lot of them like ones on 2012 Mayan crap, The Illuminati, and something called Planet X. Which are all pretty bad. They all use bible scriptures and say absurd shit.
My personal favorite four are, here is a list of good examples:
The Federal Reserve system is evil and the income tax has no legal right videos.
9-11 Conspiracy Video
Peak Oil
Global Warming
1. All four types of these Documentaries predict or imply an ending to the world as we know it. Global Warming and Peak Oil are obvious but the 9-11 Conspiracy and Federal Reserve videos do also. Because if the 9-11 conspiracy is true, then the social contract is broken and many people would have to be executed and a revolution would have to take place which would destroy the economy and a lot of people would die and it would be bloody and horrible.
If the Federal Reserve and the income tax was taken away tomorrow it would require executing all the bankers, at least imprisoning the workers at the IRS. And the economy would be destroyed and America would be sent into deep third world status in a day.
If these videos were MADE PUBLIC for THE PEOPLE, and THE PEOPLE did something about it, it would lead to bloody chaos.
These videos don't say that though, I assume because these videos were made by upper class white liberals who have lived in safety, aren't well read in human psychology and history and don't know how poor and blue collar people behave when they are threatened.
(NOTE: I'm not saying white collar people are assholes, but because of their lifestyles and education they are more apt to do civil disobedience, and workers are more apt for violence. That is all.)
2. All four of these documentaries have their legions of followers and worshippers. They have their experts that are professors, highly educated people, and sometimes movie stars, etc. But they don't meet in a room and have a symposium or some shit. They don't gather together and discuss their problems and try to unify them.
They don't try to make their theories into a unified whole that makes sense. I've never seen a video that would mix the theory of results of Global Warming with the results of Peak Oil. It makes sense that it would. But for some reason there isn't.
I mean it could go further and have a video showing how peak oil and global warming will lead to chaos and how the federal reserve is creating it.
But there isn't.
3. The videos are hyper-empirical. They don't show that they are symptoms of capitalism, even though there is a lot of writing on how the constructs of capitalism destroys the environment and sucks up resources.
The federal reserve videos are very bad, because they don't seem to have a clue at all that the federal reserve is an end result of capitalism. That capitalism is business anarchy, and humans hate anarchy, so they will keep trying to consolidate power until it is at one controlled point. And all power springs from that point. This is what Marx and Engels meant when they said communism would be the stage after capitalism, they had the years wrong, it took a little longer than they thought, but the theory is the same, that a central power source would evolve by corporations buying out other corporations until there was only one world wide corporation or central power, which follows the other communist theory that for communism to work the whole world must become communist basically at once. The Federal Reserve and its dream of a united world under the federal reserve doesn't look anything like the soviet union with its free rent, free school and health care. But the outlines are the same, one world government with a central power source that tells everyone what to do. But Marx and Engels also said that when capitalism went for this final step of a worldwide corporate government it would be breaking the rules of capitalism, the rules that make capitalism strong, it would destroy the economy, cause a collapse to such a magnitude and that the leading body would be so small in numbers that a revolution would be so easy the people could easily revolt and because if everyone only worked for one corporation, they would actually be working for themselves.
Imagine it like this: Every business has the same owner called The Reserve. If every fast food restaurant, super market, construction company etc was just The Reserve. Everyone would work for The Reserve. There would be no store signs anymore except for a sign denoting what service anymore. There would be no commercials anymore. No advertising etc. There would only be The Reserve. If everyone worked for The Reserve then everyone would be working for the same company and therefore working for each other. Because if you work for Taco Bell, if it be in a taco bell making tacos or as an accountant or in their marketing department you are asked to work hard to make profits for Taco Bell and take away profits from say Arbies and McDonalds. But if everyone worked for The Reserve you wouldn't have that asked of you, because no one could shop anywhere else anyway. The profits would only go to the board of directors of The Reserve.
Also it must be understand that The Reserve would make the government superfluous. Since The Reserve would have total control over all natural resources, instruments of production, land and food the government would have no reason to be anymore. The 9-11 conspiracy, Federal Reserve, and for the most part the Peak Oil videos say our government is superfluous now. But in my opinion it isn't totally superfluous, the Federal Reserve still needs the federal government because the corporations have still not become one giant corporation. There is still conflict among the corporations.
Now saying like that makes me one of those people that make a plan for the future isolated from the other theories. I'm just stating a theory, not a prediction. Who knows, maybe most of the federal reserve people live in london and NYC and those cities get flooded and they die. Maybe Peak Oil will hit so hard they lose all their money or they are in their house with food and a bunch of poor people with guns who don't care or know who they are and kill them for food.
I don't know what will happen.
The Federal Reserve videos don't do that though.
The 9-11 videos instead of showing how the federal reserve has so much power and if anyone was behind it, it would be them, talk instead about Skull and Bones and the Illuminati and shit like that.
Global Warming videos don't really blame anyone. They are actually "asking" the car companies to do things. Which is absurd to me.
The thing about hyper-empiricalism is that it floats in the air. What I mean by floats in the air is that there is no ground, it doesn't connect to anything, most of the time they don't even give causes, they definitely don't give reasons. The Federal Reserve video is all facts, some causes, but no reasons. The audience watches and at the end goes, "Fucking assholes."
It is the same with the 9-11 Conspiracy videos, some causes, but the causes are like documents someone found the fifties or some shit. And at the end the audience goes, "fucking bastards."
4. Out of the four types of Internet Documentaries I've watched, The Peak Oil ones seem the most mentally well-balanced. You don't have movie stars or the Illuminati. You have professors, professionals, corporation owners, normal people etc. They show their graphs and talk about what it will be like. A lot of them say that it will be a series of recessions spanning years and if you live fifty years the world will look much different than when you were young. They talk about gardening and shitting in an outhouse. And how this society sucks anyway and all it has produced is bad Hollywood movies and really small cell phones and it might be better if we lived in small villages and worked together and not against each other.
Global Warming which also predicts a collapse in culture and society but don't view it like that. They view it has something horrible, that cars being taken away and our lives of alienation, over work, reality television and video games should be cherished and never taken away.
There is such a difference in the mindset, the global warmers want everything to stay the same, the peak oil people want it to actually change. The global warmers buy light bulbs, the peak oilers are learning to garden. Buying light bulbs and other items implies, "I stil want to participate in a purchasing society with corporations supplying the goods." Starting a garden says, "I want to do things for myself because I believe in myself."
5. Eschatology is about fear. These videos are like Revelations, Mayan 2012 predictions, horror movies, and pretty much any Bruce Willis movie are about fear. That people are all afraid, their fears are unique from person to person, but still they are afraid, which is understandable, you are on an planet adrift in an indifferent universe with an indifferent local nature, surrounded by indifferent people, most of them assholes. The world is obviously changing, the violence and poverty and shittiness isn't receding, life isn't getting better. Life is really scary. And to watch one of these videos supplies a catharsis. The videos say, "Hey audience, I'm afraid too. You aren't alone." The person sits in their house in the dark and goes, "You made me feel not so alone."
6. I also want to say that these videos, even though what facts they present should create a revolt. But they don't. History shows that humans only revolt or rebel after they have lost complete confidence in the powers that be, had time to make up their own belief systems and then massive starvation and then maybe revolt. If Americans revolted they wouldn't be screaming, "Down with the federal reserve because in 1913 blah blah vietnam war blah blah allen greenspan blah blah!"
When humans revolt they are concerned with food, their rights, etc and scream songs like Eyes on the Prize.
Also it must be stated that a revolt might not be needed. The Christians overcame the Romans through centuries of small events. Who knows maybe the Federal Reserve will take over with their one company slowly. Slowly Peak Oil and Global Warming forces us to live closer and work more independently and over the course of several centuries the banks "withers away" because of a lack of conflict between corporations and nations. It took centuries for Rome to civilize Europe and it took centuries for Christianity to overcome Europe and it is has taken centuries for Christianity to die out.
Or maybe they will figure out how to run things on compressed air and we will live in this dismal boring corporate world of malls, tiny cell phones, reality television, alienation, neurosis, and claustrophobia for 20,000 years.
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- adam said...
I suppose I'd rather see gradual changes continue than one big dramatic change. But it was not possible in past eras to kill millions of people with a single act, and it is now. I think that the same way the lower classes will respond with violence to keep what little they have if it is fundamentally threatened, the upper classes will go violent in a similar situation. It might take them longer, but they will.
good post, i like the direction you're going in. these videos definitely are created by middle-class liberals to serve their interests, and fear is used as a tactic to appeal to other middle-class liberals. unfortunately that limits them drastically, for one by ignoring the fact that most people are already concerned with day-to-day survival, even though that's foreign to the people who make these movies.
one thing to keep in mind is that the vast majority of violence in all cases is done by the government, to protect power from the supposedly violent lower classes. i think post-katrina new orleans, with its martial law, concentration camps, and shoot-to-kill commands for those taking rotting food from abandoned stores, is as good a model as any for the direction the US is going.
so i disagree with the idea that 'a revolt might not be needed.' it absolutely is, and not just because of social collapse. existing conditions (warfare, famine, poverty, destruction, racism, sexism, etc) demand a revolution, and i think we should all be hastening it.
thanks for writing
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- Noah Cicero said...
I checked your blog and put it on my favorites.
I'm still thinking it out. I'm currently working on this blog http://uscapitalism.blogspot.com/ doing videos on capitalism. I'll be adding more videos as each week goes by and will end up making videos on marxism and its complications also.
There are a lot of contingencies to be discussed and what to replace it with.
Like last night I started reading a book about the Black Plague and how it led to the 1381 revolution in England.
Revolutions always have a direct link to nature, or an outside source involving a resource being taken away.
If everyone charged washington and their state capitals and military bases right now, today, I wouldn't stop them. my concern is what the "contingencies" are. So I better help that who would like to make change.
How can you call capitalism "business anarchy" and then say that the federal reserve is a part of capitalism? It's a government monopoly. Can't have it both ways.
- Noah Cicero said...
our economy or market system is anarchy. We have a free market, the government does not control the economy. Therefore free market economy is anarchy. Don't think black box anarchist, the meaning of is absence of government or regulations or laws, which is a free market economy.
The Federal Reserve isn't part of the government, it is a bank outside of the government.
I understand what you meant noah, I just disagree. Our economy has many interventions: no respect for voluntary actions (prostitution, selling of certain drugs, etc), various permit systems for businesses, regulations, taxation and so on.
So I was just wondering what're basing this definition (free market/anarchy) on. Private property ownership or something?
Also with the Fed, I meant it's a monopoly in that I'm forced to accept it by law/can't start my own bank/or lend money at my own interest rates/etc.
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Stuart's got problems. It's raining. He's bored. And worst of all, he's new in town, so he's got a lot to worry about. But what does a kid like Stuart need in order to have an adventure...and to stop worrying? A cape, of course!
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Pinot noir is the undeniable star of Oregon wine. Given that pinot often grows alongside chardonnay -- the classic example is Burgundy -- you'd think that Oregon would also be known for chardonnay.
Not so. For years, chardonnay struggled -- and some vintners abandoned it. Pinot gris and riesling grabbed the limelight.
Now Oregon chardonnay is coming into its own. Vintners found clones that are better suited to the cool Willamette Valley, and they've refined their winemaking. The resulting wines can be stunning and vibrant, with a common thread: refreshing natural acidity. Fruit flavors tend toward citrus, apple and white stone fruit, rather than the tropical fruit that you find in many California chardonnays.
"I think we're making some amazing chardonnay," says Jesse Lange, winemaker for his family's Lange Estate. "I'm really bullish on the variety."
Chardonnay got off to a slow start when Oregon's first vineyards were planted in the late 1960s and early '70s, because the concept of clones wasn't well understood. Chardonnay is chardonnay, right? In fact, there is a wide variety of clones and selections of chardonnay, each with different characteristics. Since a lot of Oregon's wine pioneers came from California, they planted vines from the Golden State. But the growing conditions in the Willamette Valley are quite different from those in much of California, with fall weather that's cooler and wetter. The chardonnay often didn't get ripe.
In the 1980s, vintners heard about new clones that had been developed in Burgundy for more marginal growing conditions and set about trying to get some vines. Oregon State University agreed to get the necessary permits to import cuttings and quarantine them to guard against the spread of pests and disease; the French agreed to provide the vines. Vintners in Oregon (as well as in California) started planting the new "Dijon clones" in 1990.
Now that vintners had chardonnay that would ripen reliably, they took another look at their winemaking. "I feel that a lot of the problems with Oregon chardonnay were our own fault" because the wines were too oaky, says Jason Lett, whose father, the late David Lett, founded Eyrie Vineyards in 1966.
Lange notes that chardonnay is a "variety that gets abused and manipulated a lot." David Adelsheim of Adelsheim Vineyard adds, "It's possible to overoak chardonnay, and with this beautiful fruit, why would you do that?"
Acidity gives Oregon chardonnay enough structure, so winemakers don't need to rely too heavily on oak, says Harry Peterson-Nedry of Chehalem Wines. Peterson-Nedry makes an unoaked chardonnay called INOX, as well as a more traditional barrel-fermented wine. In general, he says, Oregon chardonnay isn't about "bigness and lushness. It's about structure and elegance and white fruit."
Although most Oregon vintners are using the newer chardonnay clones, Eyrie Vineyards has stuck to the old ways. As Jason tells the story, David Lett found "some particular chardonnay he was fond of from Spring Mountain," above the Napa Valley. He brought the vines to Oregon and planted them in a nursery plot while he looked for suitable vineyard land.
Eyrie's chardonnays still come from the original plantings, although Jason Lett says he planted a little more chardonnay last year. (He didn't plant Dijon clones; he planted "heritage" clones from California.) Eyrie does pick its chardonnay late, and Lett says the vineyard is trellised for maximum airflow, in case of rain.
Whether made from old clones or new, today's Oregon chardonnays can be outstanding. The 2011 Eyrie "Original Vines" Reserve Chardonnay ($45), made from the old clones, is lemony and persistent, with some toasty notes. The 2012 Adelsheim "Caitlin's Reserve" Chardonnay ($45) offers a nice combination of rich and racy, with white fruit and a kiss of oak. The 2012 Lange Three Hills Cuvee Chardonnay ($38) is fleshy, with lemon, apple, mineral, some creaminess and a firm core of acidity. And Peterson-Nedry's unoaked wine, the 2012 Chehalem INOX Chardonnay ($19), is fresh and crisp, with apple, white peach and a persistent finish. The latter three are made from Dijon clones.
Willamette Valley's vintners say they're still trying to figure out the best sites for chardonnay. "I don't think we know yet where they are," Peterson-Nedry says. Adelsheim agrees, saying, "We're still at a somewhat primitive state."
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Here are some other recommended Willamette Valley chardonnays:
The 2011 Stoller Reserve Chardonnay ($35) is bright, floral and a little creamy, with racy lemon, green apple and quince flavors, while the 2012 Anam Cara Nicholas Estate Reserve Chardonnay ($32) offers creamy apple and lemon, with a racy character.
The 2011 Ponzi Reserve Chardonnay ($30) exhibits grapefruit flavors, along with a creamy richness. The 2012 Bergstrom "Sigrid" Chardonnay ($85) is made in a rich, creamy style, with apple and pear fruit and some toastiness.
Although I haven't tasted the wines lately, the chardonnays from Domaine Drouhin Oregon are generally excellent. Domaine Drouhin is the Oregon outpost of the well-known Drouhin family from Burgundy and is one of Oregon's best-known wineries.


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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon may soon reunite on the big screen -- for Harvey Weinstein's next project, "A Speck in the Sea."
For a second there, you thought I was going to say Damon is playing Robin, didn't you?
According to the New York Post's Page Six, Weinstein is courting the former "Good Will Hunting" actors for his adaptation of a story written by Paul Tough for The New York Times Magazine. Deadline.com reported Friday The Weinstein Company obtained the rights to the story. The project will be produced by Rachael Horovitz, Jason Blum and Harvey Weinstein, with Bob Weinstein serving as executive producer.
The film will tell the true story of lobsterman John Aldridge, who in July 2013 fell overboard into the Atlantic Ocean and used his rubber boots to float for 12 hours before he was rescued.
Those must have been some boots.
The Huffington Post reported reps for Affleck and Damon haven't got back to them to confirm the Page Six report.
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LAFAYETTE -- A small staph infection outbreak led to the cancellation of a Congressional town hall meeting Saturday morning at Acalanes High School.
The Lafayette school has spent the last couple days scrubbing down athletic facilities after one confirmed case and a second suspected case of staph infection, said Vicky Balladares, a Contra Costa health department spokeswoman. The confirmed case is not the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a strain of the highly contagious infection that is difficult to treat, she said.
Early Saturday, dozens of residents showed up at the school's cafeteria to attend Congressman George Miller's first town hall of the session, and his first in Lafayette, which recently joined his district. A sign at the school had a line through the Lafayette townhall announcement and said: "Canceled due to staph." School signs read: "PE Complex Shut Down Until Further Notice!" and "All PE CLASSES -- Do Not Dress -- Meet in the Big Gym."
Resident Jason Bezis was one of those turned away, finding yellow caution tape surrounding the school's athletic areas, including the locker rooms and small gym.
"I don't know how serious of a health issue it is ... but I thought it was odd that as a public citizen I can't find any information," he said.
In a letter to parents Friday, principal Aida Glimme said there were two confirmed cases
"In order to prevent further spreading of the infection, we closed down the small gym, weight room and locker rooms," she wrote. "These facilities are being professionally cleaned and will be reopened (Friday) and (Saturday). We understand that this has caused a disruption to our PE classes and athletic practices, however as mentioned above, student safety and health is our priority."
Miller was scheduled to speak about the economy and jobs, reducing gun violence, and improving education at the town hall. He held a second gathering Saturday in Danville.
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Owners in a quandary over contentious proposal
PHOENIX (AP) -- NFL owners plan to vote today on a controversial rule-change proposal that bans offensive players from using the crown of their helmets against defenders in the open field. There's been spirited discussion at their meetings in Phoenix as to just how the new rule would be officiated. New York Giants owner John Mara is a member of the competition committee and he says the idea might be tabled until the May meetings in Boston.
The owners have outlawed peel-back blocks anywhere on the field. Previously, they were illegal only inside the tackle box.
And they also banned overloading a formation while attempting to block a field goal or extra point.
Making progress
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Two teams advanced to the second round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament last night with wins in Dayton, Ohio, and two more will move on this evening.
Matthew Dellavedova's 22 points led Saint Mary's past Middle Tennessee 67-54 in a battle of No. 11 seeds. The Gaels will face sixth-seed Memphis tomorrow in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Earlier last night, North Carolina A&T edged Liberty 73-72 to earn a second-round meeting with No. 1 overall seed Louisville on Thursday in Lexington, Kentucky. It's the 16th-seeded Aggies first win in 10 NCAA tournament appearances. The Flames finish 15-21.
Tonight's action in Dayton gets started with another matchup of No. 16 seeds. LIU Brooklyn makes its third straight appearance in the tourney and opens against a James Madison team that's waited 19 years to return to the big dance.
The nightcap is a meeting of No. 13 seeds, with Boise State taking on La Salle.
And the winners are?
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -- President Barack Obama is picking Indiana to go all the way in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
And he predicts Louisville, Ohio State and Florida will round out the Final Four.
Obama has made an annual tradition of giving his bracket predictions to ESPN but only correctly picked the winner once -- North Carolina in 2009. He says he thinks he can do better in his second term.
On the women's side, Obama selects Baylor, California, UConn and Notre Dame to advance to New Orleans. Baylor, UConn and Notre Dame are all No. 1 seeds and Cal is a No. 2 seed.
One and done
MOON, Pa. (AP) -- Kentucky's fall from grace ended with a stunning thud last night.
After failing to grab an at-large bid for the 68-team NCAA tournament, last season's national champions got beat 59-57 at Robert Morris in the opening round of the NIT.
The Wildcats lost six of their last 10 games to finish 21-12.
Jeter out again
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees captain Derek Jeter remains out of New York's lineup.
The veteran shortstop was not listed to start for the second consecutive game today because of ankle discomfort. Jeter was scratched from the lineup yesterday for "precautionary" reasons because his surgically repaired left ankle feels "stiff."
An X-ray was negative and he's listed as day-to-day.
The 13-time All-Star broke his left ankle in Game 1 of the AL championship series in October. He played in his first spring game on March 9 and is 3 for 11 so far.
Dominicans win title
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The Dominican Republic completed a perfect run through the World Baseball Classic by blanking Puerto Rico 3-0 in the championship game at San Francisco.
Edwin Encarnacion (ehn-kahr-nah-see-OHN') hit a two-run double in the first inning and Erick Aybar (EYE'-bahr) added an RBI double to support winning pitcher Samuel Deduno, who allowed two hits over five innings.
Watson reverting to old system
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Tom Watson is giving back one of his captain's picks for the 2014 Ryder Cup in Scotland.
In his first big move since he was appointed U.S. captain last year, Watson says he will take the top nine players off the Ryder Cup standings and select three players as captain's picks. For the last three years, only eight Americans qualified for the team and the captain was given four wild-card picks.
Paul Azinger was behind the 2008 change to four picks to help give the Americans the 12 hottest players for the matches.
Watson feels that giving players the opportunity to win one more spot on merit is the way to go.
Heat streak into LeBron's old neighborhood
UNDATED (AP) -- Cleveland fans get another chance to boo former Cavalier LeBron James tonight. King James and the Miami Heat will be out to extend a 23-game winning streak that is the second-longest in NBA history. The 1971-72 L.A. Lakers set the record with 33 consecutive wins.
The Heat are an East-leading 52-14 and a game and a-half better than West leader San Antonio. The 51-16 Spurs will be chasing a third straight win when they host a Golden State team that's also coming off back-to-back victories.
Elsewhere tonight, Oklahoma City hosts Memphis, banged-up New York is home to an Orlando team that's dropped four straight, Charlotte hosts Toronto, Milwaukee plays at Atlanta, Dallas hosts Brooklyn, Utah is at Houston, Boston is at New Orleans, Phoenix entertains Washington and Philadelphia is at the L.A. Clippers.
Showdown in the West
UNDATED (AP) -- The first and second-place teams in the NHL's Western Conference race go head to head tonight in Anaheim. The Ducks trail the league-leading Chicago Blackhawks by five points.
Also on the ice this evening, Tampa Bay is at Toronto, Detroit hosts Minnesota, Dallas skates at Colorado and San Jose is at Edmonton.


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Jessica Alba was rushed to a hospital in the middle of the night last week over fears she had suffered a stroke, according to WENN.
The actress was home with her husband, Cash Warren, when she lost feeling in her hand and began suffering a headache and heart palpitations.
Alba recently told talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, "Basically I thought I was having a stroke last week. I really, really thought I was. It was 2.30 in the morning and I woke up and my hand started to go numb. The whole entire thing went numb. It was dead, I couldn't move it. My whole arm went numb, I got cold sensations in the back of my neck to the front. I can't move my face."
So she did what any reasonable person in her situation would do. She asked the Internet what was wrong with her.
The Internet said her symptoms were in line with a stroke so -- naturally -- Alba tracked down her daughter's pediatrician.
"I texted my pediatrician," she said. "It's my kid's pediatrician, but it's the only person who will answer me at 2.30 in the morning. I texted him and I said, 'I have these symptoms, it's all going downhill.' He was like, 'You're a little young for this.'"
Alba was taken to a hospital for an MRI, which revealed carpal tunnel syndrome as the cause of the numbness.
She said "I have carpal tunnel in my wrist and elbow. The doctor was like, 'Actresses get carpal tunnel too.' I said, 'I actually have an Internet business and I'm sitting at a computer a lot!'"
STEVE MARTIN BECOMES A DAD AT 67: Steve Martin just became a father. At age 67.
According to the New York Post, Martin and his wife of almost six years, Anne Stringfield, 41, welcomed a baby in December. The couple was supposedly spotted outside of their Los Angeles home with their brand-new bundle of joy.
Anyone ever think maybe they were baby-sitting, or that it was a rental or something?
"They've had a baby, and how they kept it a secret nobody knows," a source told the New York Post. "Steve's very private."
"They are thrilled," the insider said. "They worked hard to have the baby."
Yeah ... work. It's awful, but someone has to do it.
No details about the birth were reported.
According to the Huffington Post, Martin and Stringfield were together for three years before they tied the knot in a secret wedding ceremony in July 2007. Guests, including actors Tom Hanks, Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy, were invited to Martin's house for a party, but the pair surprised them by getting married.
WILLIAM SHATNER CALLS J.J. ABRAMS A PIG: William Shatner says J.J. Abrams is being a pig.
Well, don't beat around the bush, Bill. Tell us what you really think.
Shatner, the original Captain Kirk on television and in seven "Star Trek" films, doesn't think Abrams should be doing both the new "Star Trek" films, as well as the next "Star Wars" movies.
"No, he's being a pig," Shatner told the website Movie Fanatic. "He's collecting the two franchises and holding them close to his vest. He's probably the most talented director of that ilk that we have, but he's gone too far this time."
He probably said that like, "He's ... gone ... TOO ... far ... this ... time."
Granted, Abrams taking on both franchises -- arguably the two biggest sci-fi franchises in film history -- came as a surprise to many. He helmed the successful 2009 "Star Trek" reboot, and his "Star Trek Into Darkness" follow-up is set for a May 17 release. Abrams at first said he wouldn't direct "Star Wars," then changed his mind and took on the job.
Shatner and Abrams have clashed since Abrams took over the "Star Trek" franchise. There was speculation in 2008 that Shatner's Captain Kirk would appear in the rebooted "Star Trek," but the pair couldn't agree on how that would happen.
Abrams told AMC in 2008, "We actually had written a scene with him in it that was a flashback kind of thing, but the truth is, it didn't quite feel right. The bigger thing was that he was very vocal that he didn't want to do a cameo. We tried desperately to put him in the movie, but he was making it very clear that he wanted the movie to focus on him significantly, which, frankly, he deserves. The truth is, the story that we were telling required a certain adherence to the Trek canon and consistency of storytelling. It's funny -- a lot of the people who were proclaiming that he must be in this movie were the same people saying it must adhere to canon. Well, his character died on screen. Maybe a smarter group of filmmakers could have figured out how to resolve that."
In other words: Bill, you had your big death scene years ago. Get over it.
Shatner responded to Abrams in a YouTube video, claiming he was never asked to appear in "Star Trek." Which didn't seem to bug him later on.
"I think of him as a buddy of mine," Shatner said. "I've taken him out for sushi. I think it's time for J.J. and I to have another sushi and let me put him straight about two of the largest franchises," Shatner said to Movie Fanatic, before joking, "not employing me in either one of them is just foolhardy."
He may have a point there.
LINDSAY LOHAN'S LAWYER CAN'T FIND HER: Lindsay Lohan will eventually have to be her own lawyer.
One of Lohan's lawyers is admitting she can't get in touch with Lohan and can't make the troubled actress sit down for a deposition in a pending lawsuit. The lawyer doesn't want to get blamed for Lohan's dumb behavior, according to TMZ.
Photographer Grigor Balyan recently filed documents saying Lohan has been too busy partying to give a deposition in his lawsuit against her. Balyan says Lohan's assistant drove into him while leaving a Hollywood nightclub back in 2010, with Lohan in the passenger seat.
Attorney Julia Azrael, who represents Lohan in the case, has filed documents saying she shouldn't be held responsible for Lohan's behavior.
According to TMZ, Azrael wrote, "I have made many efforts to convince Lohan to appear for her deposition. I do not know how to reach her directly."
Has she tried calling Amanda Bynes' house?
In the documents, Azrael said she has to go through Lohan's other lawyer, Mark Heller, to reach her, and that Heller has been stringing her along.
This should end well.
THE DONALD DIDN'T LIKE THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW: Beyoncé upset The Donald.
Why yes, perhaps it is a slow news day.
Donald Trump slammed Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime performance because of what he called "suggestive" dancing and inappropriate behavior onstage.
Right, this is the guy who runs that pageant in which women walk around in small swimsuits and answer dumb questions about how they'd go about changing the world.
According to the Huffington Post, Trump appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" last week and said "When Beyoncé was thrusting her hips forward in a very suggestive manner, if someone else would have done that it would have been a national scandal. I thought it was ridiculous. I thought it was not appropriate," he said.
Maybe he should stop inappropriately thrusting his hair at the rest of us.
Beyonce's performance was generally applauded by critics. And though the outspoken Trump made clear that he found her show distasteful, he admitted he was in the minority. "There's been no mention of (her scandalous behavior). So obviously, it must not have been so bad. She gets a pass."
Thanks Donald.
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Thursday is Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2013. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine's Day.
1778: The American ship Ranger carried the recently adopted Stars and Stripes to a foreign port for the first time as it arrived in France.
1859: Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state.
1903: The Department of Commerce and Labor was established. (It was divided into separate departments of Commerce and Labor in 1913.)
1912: Arizona became the 48th state of the Union as President William Howard Taft signed a proclamation.
1920: The League of Women Voters was founded in Chicago; its first president was Maud Wood Park.
1929: The "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone's gang were gunned down.
1949: Israel's Knesset convened for the first time.
1979: Adolph Dubs, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, was kidnapped in Kabul by Muslim extremists and killed in a shootout between his abductors and police.
1989: Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini called on Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses," a novel condemned as blasphemous.
2003: In a dramatic showdown, major powers rebuffed the United States in the U.N. Security Council and insisted on more time for weapons inspections in Iraq. Earlier, chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix told the Council his teams had not found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. "Dolly" the cloned sheep was put down after premature aging and disease marred her short, six-year existence and raised questions about the practicality of copying life.
2008: A former student dressed in black walked onto the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and opened fire on a packed science class; Steven Kazmierczak killed five students before committing suicide.
2012: A fire broke out at the Comayagua farm prison in Honduras, killing 361 inmates. "Linsanity" continued as Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than a second to play to cap his finishing flurry of six straight points and New York rallied to beat the Raptors 90-87, extending its winning streak to six games.
TV personality Hugh Downs (92), actress Florence Henderson (79), New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (71), musician Maceo Parker (70), jJournalist Carl Bernstein (69), actress Meg Tilly (53), football great Jim Kelly (53), actor Simon Pegg (43), rock singer Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty) (41).
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Rovers, Luc Chef Thierry Rautureau Returns for Chance to Be Top Chef Master
Nope, you're not having déjà vu: Thierry Rautureau was indeed on Season 2 of Bravo's Top Chef Masters. And now comes a promo proving The Chef in the Hat is returning to compete on Season 4, which premieres July 25th.
Rautureau, the chef/owner of Rover's and Luc, is the only cheftestant from the Northwest, and Chris Cosentino of San Francisco's Incanto is the only other West Coaster in the group.
In other Top Chef news, rumors have been swirling for months about whether Season 10 of Top Chef will land in Seattle or Portland (it seems that the two cities are yet again in competition). I'll let you know when I hear anything more substantial, but do let us know in the comments if you've seen suspicious film crews around town.


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Yes, the Olympics were about wondrous feats of athletic skill and human spirit that will be remembered for years to come.
But let's face it. Lots of dumb and crazy stuff happened over the past 17 days, too. And the people involved probably hope the world forgets about them as quickly as possible.
Not yet, though. Here are our Top Olympic Weird Stories, Strange Moments and Bad Decisions at the London Games.
The Badminton Scandal
We'll never look at a shuttlecock the same way. Eight players were expelled from the doubles competition for trying to lose on purpose in round-robin play to assure a more favorable seeding in the knockout round.
NBC Treats Viewers Like Morons
Once again the network pretended that it's still 1988 and tape-delayed coverage of big events. Forget that anybody with a smart phone or computer had known for hours who had won. The Twitter-verse went crazy mocking NBC, but the network had the last laugh because prime-time viewership actually went up.
Hey, Dude, What's in the Brownies?
After finishing seventh in his judo event, American Nick Delpopolo was booted from the U.S. team for testing positive for marijuana. Delpopolo said the test was "caused by my inadvertent consumption of food that I did not realize had been baked with marijuana." And so, his Olympics were baked. Who knew cannabis could do more than just give you the munchies?
Changing of the Locks at Wembley Stadium
When British police lost the keys to one of the world's most famous sports venues, Scotland Yard detectives were put on the case. When the keys couldn't be located, all the locks had to be changed. Did they try consulting with Sherlock Holmes first?
Racist Tweets by Twits
Two athletes were thrown out of the Games for tweeting stupid stuff. Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou never made it to London because she mocked African immigrants in a pre-Games tweet. Then Switzerland soccer player Michel Morganella was expelled for a racially charged tweet after a 2-1 loss to South Korea. Both proved that athletic skill and brains don't always go hand-in-hand.
Dressed for Controversy
A political firestorm erupted over the disclosure that U.S. athletes marching at the opening ceremonies were clothed in Ralph Lauren apparel made in China. People were not happy that the Chinese are getting Olympic medals AND our jobs. Oh and Ralph Lauren, you think you can make that polo player on the blazers a little bigger next Olympics? It only covered half the chest of American athletes this time.
Thanks, Mom
Ike Lochte, the mother of American swim star Ryan Lochte, turned heads when she said of her handsome son: "He goes out on one-night stands. He's not able to give fully to a relationship because he's always on the go." She quickly clarified her comments, saying she was talking about her son going on dates, not hookups. Ryan Lochte laughed off the flap, left London with five medals and now is fielding TV offers.
Hope Solo Thinks Quite Highly of Herself
Early in the Games, the Team USA soccer goalie blasted Brandi Chastain, who had mildly criticized the squad in her new role as a broadcaster. "Its 2 bad we cant have commentators who better represents the team&knows more about the game," Solo tweeted. Yeah, Chastain -- the woman who scored the biggest goal in U.S. women's soccer history -- doesn't know what she's talking about.
The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants
German rower Nadja Drygalla left the Olympic village after it was learned that her boyfriend is part of extreme right-wing politics in her country. "I have no connection to his circle of friends and this scene, and I reject it completely," Drygalla said. But for reasons that should be obvious, this is a sensitive issue in Germany.
Sweeping History under the Olympic Rug
The IOC came under withering criticism for not holding a moment of silence in the opening ceremonies to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Munich massacre where 11 members of the Israeli delegation were killed by terrorists. No, we wouldn't want anything to interfere with the fun and games.
Gabby Douglas and her Hair
Douglas becomes the first African-American to win a gold medal in the gymnastics all-around and what becomes the big cultural story? Her hair. Even Douglas was confused by this "controversy." "I don't know where this is coming from," she said. "What's wrong with my hair. I'm like, 'I just made history and people are focused on my hair?" Nothing is wrong with your hair, Gabby. People are just idiots.
Below-the-Belt Punches in Basketball
There was an outbreak of cheap shots in basketball and the worst was a haymaker by France's Nicolas Batum into the groin of Spain's Juan-Carlos Navarro. Why did he do it? "I wanted to give him a good reason to flop," Batum said.
There is Justice in the World
A drunken fan tossed a bottle onto the track just before the marquee 100-meter men's final. Luckily, it didn't interfere with the start. Even better, the fool had the misfortune of sitting near a bronze-medal-winning judoka. Edith Bosch of The Netherlands said she slapped the guy around the head and later tweeted about the incident, saying: "I HAVE BEATEN HIM."
At least he wasn't drinking and riding
The Belgian Olympic Committee sent cyclist Gijs van Hoecke home after photos surfaced of him looking drunk and unable to walk while leaving a London nightclub. Van Hoecke said he was just letting off some steam, but that "it would have been better if I had not done that here in London."
This wasn't Las Vegas. And what happened in London the last two-plus weeks didn't just stay in London.


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Perfect Pals
This is a guest post from Codie Perry, a junior at Nantucket High School in the Perfect Pals program. Perfect Pals is Nantucket High School's mentoring club for students with disabilities in Nantucket, MA. The goal of Perfect Pals is to provide socialization, role models and friends for the individuals with disabilities; well-deserved respite for parents; and a rewarding and memorable experience for all of the club members.
My decision to join the group Perfect Pals has been one of the greatest choices I have made in my life. It has opened my heart and mind up and has begun a change in me. Seeing the many kids with disabilities in my community makes me sad and it has opened my mind up to the broader world. Being part of this group takes me out of my own little world and forces me to realize that there are people who have it worse off than me. And so for me to be upset over little things is insulting and just not right, and this is the change in mind set that has begun in me. But the thing is, is that all these kids are happy! They are truly and genuinely happy, and so for me to be upset over small problems is just something I do not want to do any longer. Seeing them makes me happy and knowing that just by giving a little bit of my time can completely change them and make their lives so much better. It can be thought that I am helping them but in reality, they are the ones who are truly helping me. They have taught me to enjoy life for what it is and although it may not be perfect, life is still great. They have taught me to be more understanding and compassionate of others, I feel as though I have a greater sensitivity to the needs of people. I intend to stay committed to this group and making sure that I am doing everything I can to go to the events that we set up for them because its means not only the world to them but also to me. I do not want to get caught up in the world and trying to achieve personal success and end up forgetting about our Pals. Spending time with them and being with them is what is important. I have a problem of getting caught up in different problems that I may have and start to feel the weight of the world upon my shoulders, but with all that I need to find time for them. Nothing proves a person's character more than if they are willing to put aside their own difficulties and reach out and help someone else. I intend to keep this principle as a number one priority in my life, making sure that I am living that why as each day passes. I am so fortunate to attend Nantucket High School and to have this chance to make a difference in the lives of other kids. It is the greatest feeling in the world to know that you are making a significant difference in someone else's live. I want to thank Mrs. Walsh and Mrs. Horyn for all that they do, and the effort that they put in, to make this program as successful as it is, and I hope that I can continue to put forth my best effort in contributing to perfect Pals. I know as a result it will have a lasting impact on not only the lives of our Pals but also in my life.
For more information, visit the Nantucket Autism Speaks Resource Center website www.autismspeaks.org/community/resources/nantucket.php.
Family Services provides resources and information. If you have a question, contact the Autism Response Team today. If you're concerned that your child may be affected with autism or if you've received a diagnosis, browse the Tools for Families section, where you'll find our 100 Day Kit, and the Autism Video Glossary. If you'd like to do a quick search for service providers near you, select Find a Local Resource and browse the Resource Guide.
November 18, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Codie…you are doing something wonderful, and the impact you make today will still be felt by the kids in your group for many years to come. I am the father of a son with autism, and I can say we would live in a much different world if more people took the time to do what you are doing. Keep it up!
November 18, 2010 at 5:13 pm
If only all people had this attitude… in honor of special education week, a little something inspiring for a change
November 28, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Your group has inspired me to begin this program at the high school I teach. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
December 12, 2010 at 9:20 pm
I want to start a program like that at my school!


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This is the third story in a four-part travel series featuring Dubai, the Maldives, Malaysia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
Southeast Asia has a special place in my heart. It's a place where your senses are overloaded by the beauty, culture, amazing food and endless sights. It's a place where travel becomes exhilarating and you're not just an outsider looking in, but rather immersed into the culture and activity.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was our next stop on an offseason trip that already took Ryan and I to Dubai and the Maldives. From those two very different places we arrived at the Kuala Lumpur airport, which is about 45 minutes outside the city.
We only had a couple of days to explore before taking off for Vietnam. There was no better place to adapt than at the Traders Hotel, where we stayed, with panoramic views of the city's famous Petronas Towers, the tallest twin towers in the world.
It was from the hotel's lounge where we sipped some Tiger beers and looked across a city so large that it was hard to know where to begin.
Kuala Lumpur has become a modern city over the years, and visiting its shopping malls, contemporary restaurants and hotels is certainly a great option, but with two days to explore, we had other things in mind.
Where are the local people? Where do they eat? Where do they shop? That's the experience we were after, and we found it in two very different neighborhoods.
First up, Jalan Alor - a street packed with food stalls and restaurants where outdoor seating spills out onto the road. It's hard to know which place you're actually sitting at and ordering from because there are so many, but it doesn't matter because once you taste the food, you don't care.
Fresh prawns the size of Florida lobsters, fresh crab, duck, chicken, beef and some other meats that weren't as identifiable - food was everywhere. Some vendors sell the food on skewers from a cart on wheels, cooking whatever you want right there on the grill, while others present menus with a waiter there to take your order. We tried it all, and it was all fantastic. It was a Southeast Asian sensory overload for the taste buds.
Fresh prawns in a buttery garlic sauce; succulent duck breast cooked on a stick; silky, spicy stir-fried noodles - it was all excellent. You could spend hours going from food stall to food stall, trying everything in sight, and that's exactly what we did. The best part was that while there were plenty of other travelers around - the New York Times mentioned Jalan Alor in a travel piece, which is how I found it - there were five times as many locals eating and socializing there, too.
Next up, Chow Kit - a neighborhood where we saw almost no other travelers and, frankly, an area where many travelers might not feel comfortable or welcome.
We got a few stares, but generally people were happy to see us and happy to talk to us. We were there for the so-called wet market, Bazaar Baru. The Chow Kit Monorail station is nearby, making the market easy to get to from the city center.
The market is intense - everything from the smells to the vendors.
"Mangosteen! Mangosteen! - you try?"
Sure, why not? The fruit vendor sliced open the fruit for us to taste a piece. I had never seen it before - a purple fruit that peeled away like a clementine, but had a sweet, yet tart white pulp. It was awesome.
"We'll take two, please."
And the regular mango was amazing, too. The sweetest I've ever tasted and the most vibrant orange color, too. We tried all kinds of food but kept walking past the cow heads and by the man blowtorching a dead goat (maybe to burn off its hair?).
Kuala Lumpur is thrilling. Its people, the food, the sights - it's all part of an experience we won't forget and will likely want to go through again someday.
Onward to Vietnam
With a 6 a.m. flight out of the Kuala Lumpur airport, we had to get a taxi at about 4 a.m. It was rough, but the excitement of heading back to a country we fell in love with two years ago kept us more than awake. We were heading back to Vietnam, and that was enough to smile about.
Vietnam is a breathtaking country - a place I could visit year after year and never get tired of. Two years ago, we visited the north (Halong Bay, Hanoi and Sapa) and the south (Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon, My Tho, Can Tho and Chau Doc). This time around, we wanted to see the central coastal areas of Danang and Hoi An.
Danang is a city undergoing development - it's obvious right away that this city is already so different than it was probably as little as five years ago. And who knows what another five years will bring. In a taxi ride from the Danang airport south to Hoi An - about a half-hour drive - you can see massive hotels, gated housing developments and golf courses on both sides of the road. Some are under construction - and by the looks of it, some of that construction has been halted and is unfinished - and some looks brand new, yet mostly
It's clear that the area is in transition. These developments will likely come back to life someday, and when they do, this region of Vietnam will be forever changed.
Read next Sunday's Vail Daily for more on Hoi An, as well as the next stop on the trip: Sri Lanka.


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SIGNAL HILL - In a small classroom in Signal Hill, French teacher Chantal Harzig reviews the colors of the rainbow with a handful of preschoolers.
"Rouge, bleu, violet," she says, as the children eagerly repeat.
"They catch on so fast at this age," said Harzig, a former Long Beach Unified French teacher.
While Spanish may seem like the most practical foreign language to learn in Southern California, Harzig said she's seen a growing number of parents seeking out French lessons for their children.
"They like it because it's highly sophisticated," she said. "It's a Latin language, so once you learn French, it's much easier to learn other Latin languages like Spanish, Italian and Portuguese."
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In a colorful classroom, students are fully immersed in French. They sing songs, play games, banter with sock puppets and recite the alphabet.
"Ninety percent of the class is in French," she said. "If students want to go to the bathroom, they ask in French. Snack time is in French."
More than 900,000 California students studied a foreign language in school in 2008, according to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Nationally, Spanish was the most popular choice with 72 percent of all foreign language enrollment, followed by French at 14 percent.
Harzig said students who study a foreign language perform better overall academically.
Long Beach resident Fred Gregorian speaks Armenian and his wife speaks Spanish, so the couple decided to enroll their 3-year-old Evan in the French immersion program as a way to challenge him.
"We figured it would be pretty easy for him to learn Spanish, so we thought French would be a good choice," Gregorian said. "So far he's liking it."
Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. Enrollment is $130 for a five-month course.
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June 29, 2006
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In spiritual life, in the search for truth, in the search for God, desire is everything. Desire is a force that moves you, not only in spiritual life, but it moves you from one place to another in this material world. The situations that you create are largely based upon desires. So just as much of your material life is created by your desires, so is your spiritual life, because it is only by spiritual desire that one makes spiritual advancement in meditation. Sometimes when a person goes within and begins touching upon a deep place, they cannot help but cry because of an incredible longing that it brings. Some feel it is like coming home after having been away for so long, and it might feel like a sadness and a happiness at the same time. For many people, to get in touch with their emotional side is a wonderful thing – to finally not be inhibited to let go, to express themselves in that way. However, for those that do not feel this, there are so many ways to truth; the ways vary so greatly. Don't think that you need to follow the same path as the next person. If you have not yet succeeded on an inward journey, be gentle with yourself. Give yourself time. Gently let yourself go deeper. Whatever experience comes to you, let it take you over. Welcome it. Relish it. - GOURASANA
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DOTSERO, Colorado - Anderson Western Colorado Camps is going through some construction and other changes and will be closed until next year.
The summer camp for kids 7 to 17 years old is on the Colorado River Road near the confluence of the Colorado River and Sweetwater Creek in Gypsum. It has operated since 1962.
"We won't be operating this year, but we're not going anywhere," said Scott Stuart, whose family owns the camp.
Stuart said construction at the camp has repeatedly severed phone lines, which is why it's been hard to contact the camp through the number listed on its website.
"We're revamping our program and we'll be registering for (summer 2014) by this winter," Stuart said.
"I was a camper here in the '60s," he added.
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Where are 50,000 children buried?
This documentary reveals Canada's darkest secret - the deliberate extermination of indigenous (Native American) peoples and the theft of their land under the guise of religion. This never before told history as seen through the eyes of this former minister (Kevin Annett) who blew the whistle on his own church, after he learned of thousands of murders in its Indian Residential Schools...
UNREPENTANT: KEVIN ANNETT AND CANADA'S GENOCIDE (documentary - 90 minutes)
Statement of Harry Wilson, age 54, Hesquait nation, Survivor of United Church's Alberni Indian Residential School (1959-1967);
Witness to the discovery of a corpse at same school;
Plaintiff against the United Church 1998-2000 (editor's italics)
My name is Harry Wilson. I went to the Port Alberni residential school and found the dead body of a young native girl there in 1967, right outside Caldwell Hall, she was from Prince Rupert, sixteen, all covered in blood with no clothes on. I got raped with a plunger by Mr.Plint and Mr. Andrews the Principal and they put me in a hospital in Nanaimo after I reported the girl's body, a padded cell like, I was in there for months and they had me on drugs there and did electric shocks to my head.
Right now I am homeless and live where I can on Hastings Street (in Vancouver). There's lots of my friends down here too, they all went to Alberni school and a lot of them are dying from alcohol and diabetes.
I am sick and disgusted with how the United Church has gotten away with the murder of my people. They get the government to throw a bit of money at us and think that gets them off the hook for murder. I am also disgusted with the picture of the native boy on that church's website (B.C. Conference). They raped and killed lots of kids like him and they don't even say where these kids are buried, like the girl I found. So what gives them the right to use our picture like that? I want them to take it off their website, they should be ashamed.
I got compensation money in 2000 but it's all gone now and I'm told if I talk about me finding the girl's body anymore I can go to jail*. Mostly I live off the bottles and cans I get out of garbage cans along Hastings. But my lawyer made over $100,000 off me.
I want the United Church put on trial for all the kids they killed at Alberni. I think their top boss should be in jail and until he is I don't think there's any justice.
Harry Wilson 23 September, 2007 Vancouver, Canada
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Henry Bear, LL.B. said:
Canada and it's churches are guilty of failed effort to cover up (buy off aboriginal survivors) crimes against humanity
Aboriginal leaders and child abuse survivor lawyers are guilty of failed effort to cover up (sell out aboriginal survivors) crimes against humanity.
This will not go away until those responsible are tried and the guilty are convicted and punished, and fair monetary compensation is paid to aboriginal survivors (at the same amount the several court cases have established for so-called white victims of child physical and sexual abuse).
Henry J. Bear, LL.B.
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There's new life in the long-shuttered Burbank Theater at 552 S. Bascom Ave., although it's not yet obvious from the street.
In late September, Shar-ise Parviz signed a lease and moved her Studio Sharise into the 1,800-square-foot floor above the old movie theater.
She's utilizing 900 square feet for her classes in fitness, drama and dance.
Parviz has extensive dance and drama experience, ranging from vaudeville to Shakespeare. In the film The Crow: Purgatory 11, she played the part of Alexis, and she has performed leads in theatrical productions of Scheherazade and The Overcoat.
She is also the owner of two production companies, Fantasy Films and Message Media Productions.
When Parviz relocated from Los Angeles to San Jose in 2012, she initially offered private tutoring in dance and acting in space she rented from Lincoln Glen Church in Willow Glen.
The new Burbank Theater space offers her complete flexibility to schedule private as well as group classes to meet her clients' needs as well as her own.
Parviz remembers driving by the Burbank and thinking, "Wouldn't it be wonderful to be in a theater and have that kind of space?"
Efforts to locate the owners proved fruitless, and just as she was on the verge of signing a lease for another space, a friend called to say they had a friend who knew the owners.
"I came here and they showed it to me, I signed the papers and we moved in within two weeks," Parviz says.
"My dream is to renovate the theater and bring it back to a good reputation and do stage productions and show independent films."
One specific goal is a new works festival that would showcase new plays, new directors and new choreography over a three-day period.
Parviz has set a tentative date of August 2014 for that and is already soliciting playwrights to submit unpublished plays for consideration on her stu diosharise.com website.
The sketchy history of the Burbank is well known.
It opened in 1949, initially showing first-run movies, then art films and then revival films.
From 1973 to 1977 it was one of San Jose's porn theaters. After a one-year return to showing classics, it reverted in 1978 to a porn venue and remained that until it was shut down in 2000 by the county as a public nuisance.
In its final years there was as much X-rated action among theater patrons as on the screen.
After the county closed it and the property was sold, all the theater seats were torn out.
Parviz isn't naïve about how much it would cost to bring it back to life.
"It's going to take time and money, that's for sure," she says, adding that investors wanting to renovate the theater would be welcome.
Parviz is offering a variety of dance classes, including parent and child, creative ballet and jazz and hip-hop; as well as acting classes.
Fitness offerings include belly boogie cardio dance and body band stretch.
As an incentive, Parviz offers newcomers a free session in any of the group classes.
Parviz also offers dance parties for children, adults and corporate team building, usually at the client's home or office.
On Oct. 16, she's launched weekly open mic nights from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, offering an opportunity for all ages to show off their talent.
Neighboring residents and business owners seem pleased with the changes.
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One aspect of the new Studio Sharise is traffic noise from Bascom.
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The emails are flying fast and furious, the Facebook page is getting hundreds of "likes," and plans are in the works for Copper Mountain Resort's 40th anniversary celebration - and fundraiser - to be held at this ski season's end.
Slated for April 12-14, "A Reunion Celebration and Benefit" - 40 years of friends, employees, community members, and fans of Copper Mountain Resort, plus a benefit for one of Copper's most notorious community members.
"We are planning a reunion event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Copper Mountain. With your help and participation, we will also be raising funds to support Chuck "CJ" Julin, current executive director of Team Summit and Copper Mountain employee #116," say Paula Parker and Marcia Spenst.
"CJ's contributions as an employee at Copper range from race crew, to ski patrol, to sales and marketing, to Village Company operations, and many things in between. Starting in 1972, he has been a major contributor to Copper's history, and now he needs our help," they explain.
CJ suffered a stroke in September and is well on his way to an amazing recovery.
"We are helping to host this event to support that recovery," Paula writes. "Chuck Tolton and Jim Spenst are the real drivers of this thing, but many of us are helping and excitement is growing. Find us on Facebook, and soon, we'll also have more ways to get in touch for those not on Facebook."
"This is going to be great for the community, longterm," Paula says. "Copper Mountain Resort Association executive director Peter Siegel said it best, 'The glue that holds a community together is history.'"
Making an early commitment of attendance was Andy Daly, the guy who went from Copper ski patroller to president of the resort. He later was the head of Vail, where he continues to live and is now the mayor.
Andy's note:
"Greetings. Excited to hear about the Copper reunion and fundraiser, so please add me to your list of participants. Hope you are well. Look forward to catching up with you."
Another former Copperite hoping to make it back is Janice Weitzmann Luvchuk of Grosse Pointe, Mich.
"Thanks so much for forwarding this. It would be great if I could make it to the reunion. It's been too long since I've been to Colorado.
"Very busy here with my boys' sports schedules and my work schedule.
"Please give my regards to everyone if I don't make it. Especially CJ. I'm sure he's worked very hard at his therapy.
"Take care and my best to all."
As for the pics out of the Copper past included here:
First, left to right, is of Texans Owen Kinney and artist Daryl Howard, with CJ and wife Patty attending a Michael Martin Murphey WestFest.
Next is that of Amelia Lobsenz-Stevens, a New York City PR giant (since deceased), former Copper president Harry "The Moz" Mosgrove, Copper founder and developer Chuck D. "CDL" Lewis (deceased) and Andy "Andy's Encore" Daly. Today, Andy is a co-owner of the Powerhorn Ski Area.
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Miles F. Porter IV, nicknamed "Spike," a Coloradan since 1949, is an Army veteran, former Climax miner, graduate of Adams State College, and a local since 1982. An award-winning investigative reporter, he and wife Mary E. Staby owned newspapers here for 20 years. Email your social-biz info to email@example.com.


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Oscar Molina to miss time recovering from surgery
Junior middleweight prospect Oscar Molina, a 2012 Mexican Olympian, is expected to miss at least four months following surgery to repair a shoulder injury on Dec. 20.
Junior middleweight prospect Oscar Molina, a 2012 Mexican Olympian, is expected to miss at least four months following surgery to repair a shoulder injury on Dec. 20.
Marcos Maidana's manager, Sebasian Contursi, believes his fighter would make for a more exciting bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr. than would Amir Khan.
Richard Schaefer on being chosen Promoter of The Year by Sports Illustrated: "In the end, this is all about the fans of our great sport and I will continue to deliver the best fights and fighters to them in 2014 and beyond."
Andre Berto, a loser of three of his past four bouts in the ring, continues to be a winner in support of Haitian relief efforts following the devastating earthquake of 2010.
Victor Ortiz will return to the ring for the first time in 19 months against Luis Collazo in a Fox Sports 1-televised battle of left-handed former titleholders.
Richard Schaefer: "I think the question is, who can beat Keith Thurman? I don't there there's anybody. I just don't think there is anybody who is going to beat Keith Thurman."
WBA light heavyweight titleholder Beibut Shumenov scored knockdowns in the first, second and third rounds of Saturday's third-round knockout victory over Tamas Kovacs
RingTV.com has a live round-by-round update of tonight's welterweight during which undefeated contender Keith Thurman scored a ninth-round TKO over rugged veteran spoiler Jesus Soto Karass.
Both Adrien Broner and Keith Thurman weighed in well under the welterweight division limit for thier fights against Marcos Maidana and Jesus Soto Karass. Broner weighed 144.4 pounds; Thurman weighed 145.8. Maidana and Soto Karass both weighed 146.2.
Rick Morones Jr., a local gym owner in San Antonio, calls Adrien Broner "a big-hearted person" after Broner purchased four space heaters for his chilly facility.
Most of the fighters involved in the Adrien Broner-Marcos Maidana, Leo Santa Cruz-Cesar Seda, Keith Thurman-Jesus Soto Karass and Beibut Shumenov-Tamas Kovacs matchups promised fireworks on Saturday at The Alamodome in San Antonio.
Keith Thurman: "I remember when I was 11 years old, and for Christmas, I got this boxing book and it had all of the great fighters in it. I remember flipping through those pages and saying to myself, 'Man, it would be something if your name was in a book like this some day.'"
Paulie Malignaggi discusses his relationship with Al Haymon and the possibility of fighting the winner of this Saturday's WBA welterweight title bout between Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana, as well as 140-pound champ Danny Garcia.
Devon Alexander's trainer Kevin Cunningham: "Shawn Porter is going to find out that he's in way out of his league and that they bit off more than they can chew. That's going to be crystal clear on Dec. 7."
Marcos Maidana on challenging WBA welterweight beltholder Adrien Broner on Dec. 14: "… once he feels my punches and my power… Broner will either quit or end up getting knocked out because he has never been tested."
Former welterweight titleholders Victor Ortiz and Luis Collazo will meet on a Fox Sports 1-televised headliner in Brooklyn on Jan. 30, during Super Bowl week.
While Adrien Broner said he's "going for the knockout" against Marcos Maidana, Keith Thurman is coming to "bring the hurt" against Jesus Soto Karass.
Keith Thurman on fighting fellow welterweight puncher Jesus Soto Karass: "I plan on doing what we're supposed to do, which is hitting and not getting hit, but I also plan on creating that knockout."
Bernard Hopkins vows to march on at 48 years old against Karo Murat, Deontay Wilder tries to earn his 30th knockout without a loss, and Peter Quillin and Gabriel Rosado trash talk in advance of Showtime's Saturday tripleheader.
Unbeaten WBA welterweight titleholder Adrien Broner will make the first defense of his belt against Marcos Maidana on Dec. 14 on Showtime Pay Per View as part of a strong November and December schedule for Golden Boy Promotions.


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Overly Strict, Controlling Parents Risk Raising Delinquent Kids
Feb. 23, 2012 -- Many parents may think that taking a hard line with their kids will keep them on the straight and narrow, but a new study suggests this is not always the case.
Uber-strict parents who rule with a controlling, iron fist -- while not giving their children a chance to speak their mind -- are more likely to raise children who are disrespectful and engage in delinquent behaviors such as stealing, hurting others, and/or substance abuse.
"Kids don't view them as a legitimate authority figure and are more likely to break the rules," says researcher Rick Trinkner. He is a doctoral candidate at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.
The new findings appear in the Journal of Adolescence.
Trinkner and colleagues analyzed data from the New Hampshire Youth Study of middle- and high school-aged students. Students answered three questionnaires during an 18-month period. Questions concerned their parents' discipline style, how they viewed their parents, and their history of delinquent behaviors.
There are basically three types parenting styles:
- Authoritative parents show discipline but also some warmth.
- Authoritarian parents show a lot of discipline and no warmth.
- Permissive parents show a lot of warmth and no discipline.
Authoritative Parenting Gets Respect and Results
According to the new study, authoritarian parents are most likely to raise children who are disrespectful of parental authority and/or engage in delinquent behaviors. Being overly permissive also has its downsides. The key is to strike it somewhere in the middle, Trinkner says.
"The best approach, from my perspective, is to be an authoritative parent. This means have discipline and standards for behavior and also showing warmth and also being receptive to a child's needs."
This starts by talking with, but not at, your child. "Allow your child to explain their concerns, anxiety, or problems with your rules, but this doesn't mean you instantly give in," he says.
Put another way: Children should have a voice, but not a vote. "Children should have the opportunity to explain where they are coming from," Trinkner tells WebMD. "Listen, but let them know this is still not going to fly and tell them why."


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- Jul 20:
- Comic-Con 2013: Jamie Foxx stands with Trayvon Martin's mom 'forever'
- Oakland: Trayvon Martin verdict spurs students, families to action
- Across US, people rally for 'Justice for Trayvon'
- Jul 17:
- Poole: Trayvon Martin case demands commentary from sports figures
- Criminal charges filed against 3 Oakland protesters in Monday's demonstration
- Jul 16:
- Public Forum: The slaying of Trayvon Martin, its aftermath and how media images impact perception
- Oakland's Youth Radio station suffers vandalism, continues focus on Zimmerman verdict
- George Zimmerman verdict is topic of Cal State East Bay gathering
- Stevie Wonder won't sing in Florida after Zimmerman verdict
- Oakland mops up after third day of protests
- Woman arrested for attacking 73-year-old musician on Hayward stage after song dedicated to Trayvon Martin
- Jul 15:
- Oakland: At least two people injured during hours-long protest; freeway briefly shut down
- Oakland merchants, mayor decry damage from weekend's protests
- Tammerlin Drummond: Zimmerman verdict shows insanity of Florida gun laws
- Chat transcript:: Zimmerman verdict sparks anger, property destruction in Oakland
- Jul 14:
- Zimmerman acquittal hits Oakland hard
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Perhaps the George Zimmerman verdict can prompt a vital discussion on our criminal justice system
- Oakland: More demonstrations planned as property owners clean up after overnight protest
- George Zimmerman verdict: More protests planned for Sunday
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- Antioch police chief writes lengthy message on Zimmerman verdict
- No arrests after Saturday night vandalism in downtown Oakland
- George Zimmerman trial timeline: How the case unfolded
- George Zimmerman found not guilty in death of Trayvon Martin
- Zimmerman cleared in shooting of Trayvon Martin
- No arrests after Saturday night vandalism in downtown Oakland
The acquittal of a neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed African-American teenager reverberated throughout churches and city streets Sunday as protesters demanded justice, while others were left to question just how much progress the nation has made when it comes to race.
In San Jose, about 50 critics of the verdict gathered outside City Hall on Sunday evening, while in Oakland hundreds of demonstrators again marched through the downtown and blocked streets even as property owners continued cleaning up storefronts damaged in a chaotic overnight protest.
Aware of simmering tensions, President Barack Obama on Sunday asked the nation to accept a Florida jury's decision to acquit George Zimmerman, who is of European and Peruvian descent, in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
"I know this case has elicited strong passions," the president said. "And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken."
The Justice Department said Sunday it would review Zimmerman's case for possible federal civil rights violations.
Martin's slaying in the central Florida town of Sanford early last year set off a national debate about racial profiling and race relations.
Attorneys for Zimmerman, upset about break-ins in his neighborhood, said he shot Martin in self-defense during a struggle. Civil rights leaders, who fought for weeks to get criminal charges filed against Zimmerman, questioned why he deemed the unarmed teenager, dressed in a hooded sweatshirt, to be suspicious.
Oakland civil rights attorney John Burris criticized prosecutors and said their evidence didn't support a murder conviction.
"The travesty in this whole case is that a young man minding his own business was deemed suspicious and wound up dead," he said.
The late Saturday verdict sparked protests in several California cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, but Oakland's was the only one marred by violence and vandalism.
Protesters beat one man in a Broadway doorway near Frank H. Ogawa Plaza until other protesters ended the skirmish. The man was helped to his feet and did not appear seriously injured.
Other protesters took out their frustration on buildings. Sears, the Oakland Tribune, several banks and at least two restaurants all had windows broken. A BART police car was vandalized, and several garbage bins were overturned and set ablaze. Police made no arrests during the protest, which drew about 100 people.
In a Sunday statement, Mayor Jean Quan said the episode was "unacceptable" and would not be tolerated.
Protesters in San Jose talked about boycotting the state of Florida and hoped that Zimmerman would face civil rights charges.
"I have a problem when somebody acts as a vigilante and kills a child," Alicia Carbajal, 64, said. "This was not justice at all. Trayvon was murdered."
The Martin case touched a nerve in Oakland, the city where Oscar Grant was shot and killed by a BART officer four years ago and where the police department is under federal supervision in part over a failure to stop racial profiling.
"I think there's a rawness ... on both sides that makes it more profound here," said Olis Simmons, who runs the nonprofit Youth UpRising.
During a Sunday morning sermon, Pastor Zachary Carey of True Vine Ministries in West Oakland criticized the "senseless" vandalism, but gave a grim assessment of the verdict's underlying message.
"In America, it doesn't matter if you're just walking home," he said. "To them, we're all criminals. If you're black, you're a criminal."
For many in the pews at True Vine, the verdict confirmed two unpleasant but deeply held beliefs: that the election of an African-American president doesn't necessarily mean the nation fully values their lives, and that the most vulnerable people in a society rife with fear of young African-American men are those young men, who must deal with people clutching their bags or questioning them as they approach.
"You can see some of the other races, how they look at you with that suspicious eye," said 37-year-old Lamar Brantley, of Oakland. "A person that's fearful is liable to do anything. It does make me fearful at times."
Ronda Johnson said the verdict is a reminder that her sons face many threats, be it from gangs or the police.
"We raised our boys to be hypervigilant," she said. "They know that if a police officer talks to them, they need to watch their tone of voice."
Carey urged parishioners to turn outrage over the verdict into positive action.
"We should be marching on every state capital in America," he thundered. "We should march on Washington and tell them that this is no longer acceptable in America, and we're not going to take it anymore."
Simmons said she is still struggling with what to say Monday to the teenagers in her program.
"I have to tell them the same thing I told them during the Oscar Grant stuff," she said. "That violence isn't justice. And that civic engagement leads to justice."
Staff writers David DeBolt, Eric Kurhi and Sharon Noguchi contributed to this story. Contact Matthew Artz at 510-208-6435.


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Published: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 12:31 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 12:31 a.m.
More Americans fell behind on their auto loan payments in the last three months of 2012, a time of the year when some borrowers' financial obligations take a back seat to spending on holiday shopping. Beyond the seasonal increase, the late-payment rate on auto loans declined on an annual basis and remained near the lowest point in more than a decade, credit reporting agency TransUnion said Tuesday. The trend comes amid a strong market for cars and trucks. Many Americans are moving to replace older vehicles after holding back on purchases for several years. In the fourth quarter, bank auto debt per borrower increased for the seventh consecutive quarter, rising 5.4 percent to $13,747 from $13,045 a year earlier, TransUnion said.
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- Cheer on England!
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Get dressed with the honor and heritage of England's national team.
This full-zip jacket with two zippered side-pockets has the England team badge embroidered over the left chest and the Umbro diamond logo embroidered over the right. "ENGLAND" is embroidered across the back of the jacket
This jacket follows the same design as Umbro's away kit.
Crafted with an attention to detail.
100% polyester. Imported.
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