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SAN BRUNO -- The potential consequences facing PG&E for the lethal 2010 pipeline explosion in San Bruno have intensified with a new criminal indictment against the utility, which now must fend off an obstruction of justice charge along with additional counts of regulatory violations.
Legal experts take the obstruction charge as a clear signal that the U.S. Justice Department plans to prosecute the case aggressively and is not likely to approve any settlement that does not include a stiff penalty. It also increases the likelihood PG&E will seek to settle the case rather than risk a trial, given the higher risks it would face if convicted.
"Adding an obstruction count really raises the stakes, and it changes the character of the case against PG&E," said Rory Little, a law professor at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. "This is a serious charge."
Peter Henning, a professor of law with Detroit-based Wayne State University, agreed, saying, "The obstruction charge lets the government bring in evidence not only about what caused the explosion, but also about PG&E's behavior after the explosion. It allows the government to paint with some other colors."
PG&E impeded the probe into the disaster, prosecutors say, by lying to the National Transportation Safety Board about the pipeline testing and maintenance procedures the utility was following at the time of the explosion and for six months after the blast. PG&E, the indictment said, was using a policy that didn't comply with federal rules.
One way the obstruction charge helps prosecutors is by giving them something to offer jurors other than the technical details of pipeline repair and maintenance, said Reuel Schiller, a professor of law at Hastings. In addition to the obstruction charge, PG&E now faces 27 counts of violating the federal Pipeline Safety Act, up from 12 counts in the earlier indictment that was updated last week.
"People's eyes glaze over when you talk about pipeline regulations," Schiller said. "But obstruction of justice, that captures people's attention."
Legal experts noted that former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was convicted of charges of lying to investigators, and that retired baseball superstar Barry Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice.
"The obstruction of justice charge definitely increases the liability and exposure for PG&E," said Michael Asimow, a visiting professor with Stanford University Law School. "It really strengthens the hand of the prosecutors in any settlement discussions."
If convicted on even some of the charges, PG&E could face a fine of up to $1.13 billion, which could seriously erode the utility's bottom line.
"It's an expression that the government is really unhappy with PG&E's performance in the aftermath of the explosion," Little said. "It's a sincere expression of the government's view that it was misled by PG&E."
PG&E said Thursday the new "superseding indictment," which adds 16 new counts to the criminal charges issued against PG&E on April 1, is without merit.
"Based on all of the evidence we have seen to date and our review of the new indictment, we still do not believe that PG&E employees intentionally violated the federal Pipeline Safety Act," PG&E spokesman Jonathan Marshall said in an email to this newspaper. "Even where mistakes were made, employees were acting in good faith."
Many legal experts expect the criminal case against PG&E to be resolved in an out-of-court settlement -- more than 90 percent of criminal indictments are resolved that way -- rather than through a full-blown trial. A settlement could include not only a big fine but also could result in the appointment of an independent monitor to scrutinize the utility.
PG&E will have a powerful incentive to settle, experts say, because if the utility is found guilty in a trial, prosecutors will be in a position to make a strong case for the maximum penalty based on the harm to the victims of the blast, which killed eight people, injured 66 and destroyed 38 homes.
"The prosecutors could bring in victims to testify," Henning said. "They could show the jury pictures of the burned bodies and destroyed homes."
The indictment names PG&E as the sole defendant and doesn't name any individuals, which is a disappointment for state Sen. Jerry Hill, whose district includes San Bruno.
"We will not see a culture shift at PG&E unless individuals are charged and put in jail," Hill said. "Executives at PG&E knew they were breaking the law. PG&E also lied about this after the fact."
But legal experts say federal prosecutors, who declined to comment for this story, might not have named individuals in the indictment for good reasons.
"There are all kinds of reasons not to name individuals," Little said. "Some of the people who might have been named as individuals could be called as government witnesses."
Whatever the fines PG&E may face, both in the criminal case and a separate proceeding at the state Public Utilities Commission, could ultimately be paid by ratepayers rather than through company profits, said Mindy Spatt, a spokeswoman for The Utility Reform Network, a consumer group.
"It's always a concern that PG&E may seek to pad their rates to pay for the fines," Spatt said. "Ultimately, PG&E has only one source of money and that's their customers. TURN will have to be vigilant to ensure PG&E doesn't sneak into rates the costs that should come out of profits."
Contact George Avalos at 408-859-5167. Follow him at Twitter.com/georgeavalos.


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We are so pleased to announce that the Melissa & Doug family game Suspend has received a 2012 "Best Toys" Award from Parents magazine! The awards were chosen by a group of kid testers and are included in the November 2012 issue of Parents.
The list of winning toys has also been unveiled on Parents magazine's website, under their recent "Best Toys of the Year" article. They write:
"Surprisingly addictive, this balance game requires a steady hand. Hang all the wires from your pile first to win. Psst! It's not as easy as it seems."
We agree! To let you see Suspend in action, we've included this quick video to show the twisty turns this wobbling balance game can take! You can also learn more about Suspend on the Melissa & Doug website.
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Sports Talk: Close games rare
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So many lopsided prep football games. Friday night lights? More like Friday night lights out....
I know that junior high games don't count to anyone but the parents but it seems Waterford did not care on Thursday night when they beat the Eastern Eagles 60 something to 12? No one taking a knee in that game apparently. But it's only jr high after all. We have long memories too.
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AUSTIN — Although he's been dead for more than a year, the mastermind behind the worst terrorist attack on United States soil was invoked in a Travis County courtroom.
State District Court Judge Scott Jenkins ruled last week that the state Department of Public Safety can keep secret the travel voucher and receipt records of Gov. Rick Perry's security staff.
Jenkins said someone with a "devious mind" could find patterns in the security detail's actions, endangering the governor's safety, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
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Christian, whose clients are Cox Media Group, owner of the Statesman; and Hearst Corp. which owns the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News, said dropping bin Laden's name illustrates the bigger picture as citizens and the media try to hold the government to account. He said the newspapers sued to determine what taxpayers pay for when the bodyguards of the governor and his wife, Anita, are on the road.
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OAKLAND -- Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is a game-time decision with a sprained left ankle.
X-rays were negative, a team official said, and no MRI was to be taken. Curry is getting around-the-clock treatment. Officially he's a game-time decision. But his chances of playing are made dicey by the earlier start. Sunday's game tips off at 12:30 p.m., giving Curry about 36 hours of rest and rehabilitation.
"Again, as usual, just staying true to the process," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "He'll get treatment all day long. I'll stay in constant contact with him. We'll see how he feels and make a decision whether he plays or not tomorrow."
At the 4:40 mark of the fourth quarter in Game 3, Curry, dribbling at the top, rolled his right ankle. He immediately began limping and gave up the ball. The Warriors eventually fouled to stop play, but he stayed in the game, waving off the substation.
It was the same ankle Curry sprained in Game 2 at Denver. It hadn't been a problem since he got his second anti-inflammatory injection just before Game 4 at Oracle. Golden State had three days off before the Spurs series.
Curry has been the heart and soul of the Warriors (already without All-Star forward David Lee) and without him, their chances at upsetting No. 2 San Antonio appear suspect.
"He'll play," guard Klay Thompson said with certainty. "No question about it. He will play through anything. He's got heart."


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Spring is a great time to connect the dots to get organized and go green. However the process of getting organized generates stuff, as in items to donate and items to trash. Knowing what to do with those items can leave busy moms feeling defeated before they get out of the cardboard box. Here are five steps to help you make organized changes that will lead your family toward a greener life:
1. Know your Options: Take some time to learn about your town's recycling policies and identify the locations available for drop off. You might be surprised to learn how extensive it may be, including an active calendar boasting shredding events and opportunities to recycle electronics. Update your calendar with events each season helping you plan key organizing and recycling projects when you'll have the services you need to finish each job.
2. Allocate Space: Whether its daily recycling or products that are identified as needing to be donated or disposed of, you need a dedicated space to store them while in process. For daily recycling, consider modifying a kitchen cabinet to make disposal a snap as you are using products. Another option is creating a recycling center in your trash center outside. For both solutions, label bins with pictures or words, depending on your children's ages, and help everyone learn where each item goes. For project recycling, bins labeled DONATE and TRASH make sorting a snap.
3. Re-Imagine: Don't throw what you own then run to the store to buy something new. People change and as we do, the way we use the items in our homes can change too. If you find you no longer use an item in a particular way, take a second look to see if it can meet your organized needs in another way. If you find you truly have no use for it then by all means, move it along!
4. Disconnect: One of easiest ways to save energy is to disconnect any electronic items in your home when not in use. While it takes awhile to get used to not just turning off the lights but unplugging cords too, the effort will make you reconsider everything you have. If you rarely plug it in, do you need to keep it in full sight? If you don't keep it in full sight, do you need to keep it at all? These kinds of questions will help you continue to refine and simplify your possessions and how you use them.
5. Entertain Repeatedly: No matter what the holiday, choose decor and accessories with repeat appearances in mind. From birthday gift wrap and bags to Easter eggs, Halloween candles and Christmas lights, there are endless options for reusable seasonal decor that will not only save you money but be gentle on our planet. Pick a theme you can build on and items that are durable.
I hope these tips help you consider how to get organized and go green. And tell me ~ what steps are you taking to refine your home and simplify your world?


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction' started by Hobbit, Aug 31, 2012.
Looking forward to seeing more of your thoughts. You like it better than PAKS, it would seem.
Eh. Truth be told I've not picked up Serrano since I started it, then again I've not given it much chance and I think I might put it off again.
I like the idea of a lot of Ms Moon's books, but I struggle a little with her writing at times and I tend to just wander off. Out of the 13 books of hers I have, I've finished 4. The problem with Paks for me was I found the first book vaguely interesting but so so so so so dry, and I felt Paks was a bit of a Mary Sue by the end of the first book. I do need to give it another go, but truth be told it's at the bottom of a long pile of books I need to try again.
Finally stared Alastair Reynold's Revelation Space and I can definitely see what all the fuss is about. I don't know if it's my favorite thing ever, it's pretty slow, but I'm amazed at everything that's gone into it with the factions of humanity and the technology he writes about, it's like this stuff could really happen.
I'm finally reading Conflict of Honors. Liaden universe has been on my radar for ages but for some reason I haven't gotten to actually reading it before.
All in all, it's a pleasant read with a classic spaceship adventures feel of the 80s/90s. I wonder if it was the authors' debut as the writing seems somewhat choppy at times and significant elements of the plot are thrown in without any foreshadowing.
Just finished Wake by Robert J. Sawyer. This was one of the best books I've read all year. The story was upbeat and interesting, the characters were likeable (for the most part), particularly the main character, Caitlin.
Also I liked the fact that the story taught me a thing or two about the Internet and about blindness. It was full of little nuggets of knowledge that I could pick up on without falling out of step with the very engaging storyline.
This is the first time I've ever read anything by Sawyer but I'm already looking forward to the next books in the series. If his style of writing is anything like this I may be reading a lot more of his books going forward!
I quite enjoyed Wake too, but I thought Watch was better. This reminds me that I really need to read the final book, Wonder.
I finished up Fallen Dragon by Peter F Hamilton (again) the other day. I've given up on counting how many times I've read it because it's so enjoyable.
I did try and listen to the audio book of Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds, but after half an hour of listening to the narrator I gave up. Definitely not one I'll listen to, and based on what I heard I'm not even sure I'll read it.
Currently plowing through Katya's World by Jonathan Howard, a new YA SF book coming from Strange Chemistry in november. I'm very much liking what I've read so far as it's so easy to lose an hour or two to the story and characters. It's also got to the point where some very interesting things will be happening, so looking forward to getting back to it.
Not that I do not have enough books to read, but I found another independent sf release that attracted me through topic and sample - Alarm of war by Kenned Hudner (3.99$ an Amazon e); another very Weberian novel and the promised beginning of a series (it even has planet Victoria here as the good guys and top of the roost so far, with Queen Beatrice as head of state, while the main bad guys are led by a Citizen director ) so I expect another fast and engaging read like Hegemony.
I have a few fantasies and a few mainstream books i want to read asap so we'll see the order, but this one sounds right for my mood now.
Just finished Behemoth Book 2 of the Leviathan Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld, a YA alternate history stempunk series set in WW1. I've enjoyed this series so far and like the concept of Clankers (machines) vs. Darwinists (nature). Lots of cool, mechanical animal-inspired machines and weird fabricated beasts. The illustrations are a nice added touch. Will definitely finish the series although I've heard bad things about the final book, Goliath.
It's dieselpunk - steampunk typically has a coal reliance.
And Goliath is really disappointing. Ugh.
I finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the classic dystopian SF novel denouncing the dangers of institutionalized censorship. While I do acknowledge the laudable intentions behind F. 451, I didn't squeeze much juice out of it and came away disappointed and bored silly. I found the writing to be overpolished as the author liberally delivers strings of horribly affected metaphors, implausible dialogue and melodrama dressed in flowery prose. The characters were nothing but mouthpieces for ideas and don't exist beyond feeding the philosophical debate. It's dry as ashes (ha) and devoid of any feelings. So yes, a book with a message but I had to fight with the messenger along the lines to reach the conclusion.
Reading Bujold's Cetaganda while I wait for Banks' Hydrogen Sonata to arrive. After reading a few Miles stories I'm pretty hooked.
Currently wallowing in the drek that is Perry Rhodan 4 Invasion from Space. It's dreadful. I love it.
The Scourge by A. G. Henley
It's the first self-published book I've read. I'd always steered away from them, figuring if an author can't get a publisher, there must be a good reason. This one was a ways down on Amazon's fantasy list (around #160) but there were a lot of reviews, all positive. That's rare. So I downloaded a sample and was hooked. It's well-written, with some humor, and realistic dialogue.
It's YA, so there's sex (not explicit) but no poop.
Post-apocalypse (of course). There's been a plague. The society is agrarian. Groundlings live on the ground, Lofties live in trees. The Groundlings supply the Lofties with food and water and the Lofties act as lookouts and protect the Groundlings from the Scourge, humans who have become flesh-eaters. Groundlings and Lofties don't mix and their relationship is prickly. The main character is Fennel, a Sightless teenage girl. She's immune to attacks from the Scourge so her job is collecting water for both tribes.
It's simple but quite engaging, plot developments are surprising but logical, and Henley's explanations for things like Fennel's immunity make sense. There will be sequels. I'll be reading them.
Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey. I think I read Leviathan's Wake when I was in the mood for some mindless popcorn entertainment. I was a lot less patient with the sequel. I reached the opinion these are competently written books, focused more on moving the plot along than exploring any interesting SF ideas. They certainly are being over praised in my opinion, and shouldn't be held up as the best the genre has to offer. I probably won't be reading past this point.
I've started this one today read through the prologue which has sucked me into the story.
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Two people face multiple charges after multiple animals were found dead or emaciated at a Yadkin County home.
Rose Anna Hagler, 38, and Zealous Bernard Hagler, 60, both of Jonesville, were arrested following an anonymous tip, Yadkin County deputies said.
The tipster reported finding two dead dogs in a kennel behind a Jonesville home. Investigators and animal control officers found more animals that were dead or "obviously emaciated," deputies said.
Rose Hagler was arrested Jan. 11 and charged with four counts of felony killing an animal by starvation. She was held under a $20,000 secured bond.
Zealous Hagler was arrested Sunday and charged with three counts of felony killing an animal by starvation. He was held under a $50,000 unsecured bond.


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I think it's because she talks about oral sex just as much as Lil Kim but instead of Biggie in the background there's some kinda nerdy guy and so some people on the internet do a double take and say "The pretty smiling dancing girl in pigtails and short shorts who loves oral sex sometimes hangs out with kinda nerdy guys? Ah HMMMM."
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Faced with Steelix Determination! (爆走ハガネール!ビッパの村を守れ!! Roaring Steelix! Protect Bidoof Village!!) is the 23rd episode of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl.
Episode Plot
Team Rocket is digging a hole. James and Jessie think they will not get the twerps as they want to eat. Meowth tells them they need Pikachu for cash to eat. They dig more and have their shovels stuck. The ground shakes and Steelix emerges. Meowth sees the shovels stuck on its head. Steelix is angry and chases them. As the heroes wander, they spot a Bidoof. They see it has a wound on its head. Brock goes to treat it, but it is shy. Pikachu convinces it has nothing to be afraid of and gets treated. They do know Bidoof should be near water, so it seems it got lost. Brock sees on his map there is a waterfall nearby and go to get Bidoof to there.
Suddenly, they hear Team Rocket. The Steelix emerges and the heroes see the shovels on its head. Steelix attacks, so everyone runs. The heroes and Bidoof go on a left road. Steelix uses Hyper Beam on Team Rocket and Meowth gets blasted off to where the heroes went to. Jessie and James are relieved that Steelix went away, but see Meowth's gone. The heroes are chased and run in an opening. They go through and see Steelix cannot pass. They see the Bidoof village and everyone joins them. Brock wonders why nobody went to search for Bidoof, so Meowth translates Steelix is the reason they are afraid to go.
Meowth translates that the Steelix will someday get through the opening. They see that Steelix is already attacking. They hear Jessie and James searching for Meowth and get catapulted to the Bidoof village from Steelix's Hyper Beam. Jessie and James reunite with Meowth and are told that Bidoof are in danger. Jessie and James are nerved that they are confronted they started with the fuss. Jessie and James go inside a Bidoof house and will stay until Steelix stops attacking. Meowth also goes, but Dawn stops him, as they need his assistance. Steelix attacks even fiercer, as it wants to pay back what it was done to it.
While the Bidoof go to plug the hole, Dawn's Piplup uses Bubblebeam to attack Steelix. Jessie and James see the hard work, but tell Ash they are too hungry to help as well. Piplup got exhausted and Dawn recalls it back. Steelix is even more angry and smashes a part of the opening, then uses Hyper Beam to attack. Steelix attacks the wooden logs and they begin to break. Dawn tells Ash and Brock by pulling the shovels up from Steelix's head might calm it down. To lure it in an hole to get the shovels, the heroes think Meowth would make a good decoy.
Steelix smashed the logs and goes after Meowth. Meowth jumps across the hole, though Ash's Staravia helped him. Steelix fell in the hole, so Ash, Brock and Dawn go on it to get the shovels. Meowth is furious and, with Jessie and James, taunts Steelix. Steelix wakes up and uses Hyper Beam to blast them off. Steelix uses Hyper Beam and smashes everything around. Staravia uses Aerial Ace and gets one of the shovels out of Steelix's head. Staravia goes to get another, but gets hit by Steelix's tail. Steelix charges after it, but Ash calls it back, while Pikachu uses Iron Tail to get another shovel out.
Suddenly, Steelix smashes its head and Pikachu falls - Steelix attacks everything. The Bidoof that Brock treated earlier convinces the village leader and they all fall to Steelix's head, the try to get the last shovel out. Steelix is heading for the waterfall, so Ash sends Turtwig, who uses Razor Leaf to get Steelix's attention. Steelix gets stopped, but retaliates with Hyper Beam. The Bidoof, after some time, manage to get the shovel out. Steelix regains its control and leaves the village. The heroes leave as well, to go to Floaroma Town.
- Music from Destiny Deoxys and Jirachi: Wish Maker, and an alternate cut of Spurt! are used as background music.
- Professor Oak's lecture: Jessie's Seviper
- Pokémon senryū: あかいキバ わわるとアブネー ハブネーク Akai kiba / Wawaru to abunē / Habunēku "The red fangs, it's dangerous to touch them; Habunake."
In the Portuguese dub, in the rock wall scene, Steelix was called Bidoof.
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Raiders coach Dennis Allen talked with reporters at the NFL scouting combine Thursday and also with Sirius XM radio.
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"I don't think that there's any question that we've got a better feel for the football team going into year No. 3. The other thing that we have a good feel about is there's some things, some resources available to us that we can really try to do some things to improve the football team. That doesn't mean you go out and spend irresponsibly, because then you put yourself in a bad position again. The plan is, and always will be, that you draft young players, raise 'em up through your program, re-sign them when they come up for their contract again, and augment your team through free agency."
"He's a very talented player. He's a multi-dimensional player. He's able to throw the ball. He's able to throw the ball from the pocket, but also able to create things with his feet. As we get more into the process, he'll be a fun guy to really evaluate."
"It's important that they have the right mindset, the right character, the right values to be able to handle it. When you look at the quarterback position, that's what you look at. It's not as much about what they do physically on the field, it's about what they do mentally and their approach to the game."
"They're obviously a big priority. They are guys that we want to sign back and we're in communication with their agents in trying to get something worked out. Obviously, the process of negotiations never goes as fast as either side wants it to go, but I feel very confident that those players want to be here. We obviously want them to be here. So I feel confident we'll be able to get something done."
"I don't know the answer to that yet. It's obviously a position we're going to look at to try and improve. The quarterback is the backbone of your team so we have to make sure that when we go out there this year we put ourselves in the best position to have success."
"When you look at it, Darren McFadden is an extremely good player and a high talent, but unfortunately he's had the injury history. What we have to do from a business standpoint is you've got to look at the dollar figure compared to the availability and what you're able to get out of it. That's something we're going to look at. We're going to be in communication with Darren's agent and see where he's at."
"I definitely think he's got something left in the tank. Obviously, when you get to that age, you never know when the tank is going to empty out. He's a guy we would like to hopefully bring back. There's a business side to anything you do, but from a leadership perspective and a playing perspective, he brought a lot to the table."


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A suspect has been arrested in connection with a 2011 homicide.
Christopher R. Hill, 23, of Covington, was indicted Thursday by the Kenton Co. Grand Jury for murder and robbery in connection with the December 2011 shooting death of Brett Thornberry.
Thornberry, 18, was found dead behind 1010 Greenup Street in Covington. Two teens were previously charged, one with murder and robbery, the other with complicity in Thornberry's death.
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Legislation that could guarantee north Louisiana at least two seats on the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission was advanced by a House committee Wednesday.
Under current law, three of the commission's seven members must be selected by the governor from the coast, and they must represent commercial fishing or fur interests.
The governor also selects another four at-large members who aren't connected to those industries.
House Bill 426 by Rep. James Armes, D-Leesville, is a constitutional amendment that would call for two members from the north, three from the south and three to represent the state at-large.
While commission chairman Ronnie Graham of Ruston is from north Louisiana, Armes added he also is the only member from the entire panel not from the coast or nearby southern parishes.
Most members of the House Natural Resources Committee sided with Armes and Chairman Gordon Dove, R-Houma, who was instrumental in creating the current version of the bill.
Noting that Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham is from north Louisiana, Rep. Joe Harrison, R-Napoleonville, was the only local lawmaker on the committee to object to the bill's passage.If approved by the Legislature, the constitutional amendment will face voters on the Nov. 4, 2014, ballot.
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A Call to Duty: James Bradford Drafted Into the Korean War in 1951
Published: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 11:35 p.m.
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WINTER HAVEN | Few people younger than about 55 know what a draft is — a military draft, not sports or the wind under a loose fitting door.
WALTER BENTON of Lakeland was one of the youngest soldiers in the Korean War, enlisting at 15 before the war. While still a teenager, he was exposed to some of the most brutal aspects of war, including the massacre of civilians by the enemy and the mistreatment and murder of American soldiers. He is a member of the Chosin Few, survivors of the Chosin Reservoir battle that occurred when China entered the war on the side of North Korea. He retired as a first sergeant and was recalled in 1991 as family support NCO during the Gulf War.
PUBLISHED: April 2, 2011
GRADY LITTLES of Lakeland joined a segregated Army in 1947, which despite President Harry Truman's executive order in 1948 was still mostly segregated in 1950 when Littles was sent to Korea. His unit was one of the last pulled out of fighting from North Korea because it was protecting units fleeing from the Chosin Reservoir when the Chinese joined the war. An artillery specialist and military policeman, he retired as a master sergeant in 1976. Littles escaped being wounded until Vietnam. After his military service, he became a policeman in Nolanville, Texas, rising to chief.
PUBLISHED: June 12, 2011
BILL MCCRANEY of Bartow was wounded three times and recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross before he was 20. He fought in the Korean War almost from the beginning, landing at the Pusan (now Busan) Perimeter. He was one of 17 left alive after his reinforced platoon of 57 fought against Chinese soldiers who crossed the Korean border and joined the war. Attending school on the GI bill, he became an inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and spent 30 years there.
PUBLISHED: July 4, 2011
OLIVER GREEN of Lakeland enlisted in the Army as a teenager because he saw it as the only way to get to college. He finally got to a university, but only after suffering multiple injuries, including a missing finger and severe abdominal wounds and after spending 21 months in Army hospitals. A machine gunner in the 3rd Infantry Division, he was severely wound by an artillery round after weeks of battles. But he persevered. He is now a senior appellate court judge.
PUBLISHED: Aug. 13, 2011
FRANK COHEE of Lakeland arrived near the beginning of the Korean War in 1950 and was sleeping in a tent on the beach near Pusan (now known as Busan), South Korea where the Allies had been pushed. He said he didn't know whether he would be pushed into the sea the next day. In logistics, he chose to stay in the Army after Korea and received a direct commission in 1961 and left in 1971 with the rank of major. After civilian work with Johns Hopkins University and later Lockheed-Martin in Orlando, he retired to Lakeland in 1989.
PUBLISHED: Sept. 20, 2011
WILLIAM R. CHARETTE of Lake Wales joined the Navy as a hospital corpsman just to get his military service over with. Twenty-six years later, he finally retired as a master chief, the highest enlisted rank, after receiving the Medal of Honor for his service in a battle up a hill in South Korea nicknamed Vegas. He also chose the casket of an unnamed World War II American casualty to be buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington and became one of the first medics aboard the new nuclear submarines.
PUBLISHED: Nov. 11, 2011
GRADY HALCOMB of Mulberry was "kicked out" of the Army the first time when his mother showed officials his birth certificate. He was only 16. Joining again when he was 18, he became a medic and was captured in Korea. As senior medic among the POWs, he cared for the sick and starving prisoners despite the fact he had been shot in the shoulder and the leg. He escaped just five days before North Koreans massacred many of the Americans with whom he had been in captivity.
PUBLISHED: Dec. 18, 2011
AL MEEHAN of Lake Alfred flew Bell 47, glass bubble helicopters during the Korean War rescuing wounded soldiers often in minus 7-degree weather that required the ground crew to warm up the helicopter engines and run them for a half-hour before the pilots could take off. Casualties were heavy. Often instead of carrying the regulation two wounded to a hospital, he would stack another wounded Marine or soldier on top of the other. Christmas was cold and no tree, but a cook prepared the first pizza Meehan ever had.
PUBLISHED: Dec. 24, 2011
DON BLACK of Lakeland was already a veteran of World War II when he joined the Army shortly before the Korean War. Hoping to be a military pilot in Korea, Black instead became an aerial spotter in small planes piloted by others. He directed fighter and bomber strikes in support of ground operations. Also a mechanic, Black made aviation his career after the war. He worked in the space industry for several years including several Gemini space missions and work on the Saturn 5 rocket.
PUBLISHED: April 7, 2012
RUSSELL FULLERTON arrived in Korea in 1953, just a little more than two months before the signing of a cease-fire, but the action certainly wasn't "winding down." Fullerton was wounded and saw members of his company killed in a vicious battle and in mortar attacks. After the Armistice, his combat engineering company was assigned another important task, building a barrier 10 miles long on the Demilitarized Zone, which stands today.
PUBLISHED: May 28, 2012
RUSSELL POWELL of Lakeland was a 17-year-old Massachusetts kid when he was thrown into battle for hills and valleys in 1952 with more than a year to go in the war. When he left an area where soldiers were shaving to get his razor, the fire to heat the shaving water exploded from a mine, killing friends. Returning home in 1955, he has dedicated himself to raising money for plaques and monuments and other commemorations of veterans and first responders.
PUBLISHED: Sept. 24, 2012
James Bradford of Winter Haven, a veteran of the Korean War, would be happy to explain it. The draft ended at the end of the Vietnam War, but young men in that war and earlier ones were subject to being called into the military.
Bradford graduated from Morgantown (W.Va.) High School in 1947. He had a job in auto servicing and repair, but in late 1950, he received a letter from his draft board notifying him he was being inducted into the Army.
"They thought my presence was needed," Bradford, now 83, said with a laugh,
He went into basic training in January 1951 and was in Korea in May 1951.
Bradford entered the 24th Division as a private and a forward observer for the heavy weapons platoon in his company. In less than a year, he was platoon sergeant because of deaths, injuries and rotations home.
As forward observer on the front lines he called in fire from the 60 millimeter mortars in his platoon and air strikes. When calling in air strikes, the platoon would lay out on the ground colored panels of cloth so pilots would know to fire forward of the panels where the enemy was.
At the time Bradford entered Korea, the United Nations forces were fighting the Chinese army's spring offensive. They stopped it twice and then began pushing north of the 38th Parallel. That was the original line that had divided North Korea and South Korea before the North Korean Army crossed it in June 1950 and almost pushed the South Korean army and its allies off the peninsula.
After American and UN forces arrived, they pushed the North Koreans almost back to their border with China. Then the Chinese army crossed the border and began pushing the Allies to the South again.
After the spring offensive, there were few full-scale division size maneuvers taking over numerous miles of territory. Instead, the war had reverted to taking individual hills, losing hills, then retaking them mostly along the 38th Parallel.
Armistice negotiations were rumored as early as June 1951, but it wasn't until July 27, 1953, that there really was an armistice and an end to the fighting. Instead it was an off-again, on-again offensive on both sides with many losses for one hill or another.
"It was moving back and forth, back and forth. That was standard operating procedure: Try to gain ground so they can get a better chair at the negotiating table," Bradford said with disgust in his voice.
Thanksgiving 1951 was no turkey with the trimmings, he said. It was cold C rations, canned meats and fruit issued individually to each soldier. Thanksgiving dinner for Bradford and his unit was a small can of spaghetti and meatballs or lima beans and ham.
"We were on top of a mountain that day. Sometimes they would try to send up civilian bearers with hot food, but the Chinese would fire at them and the hot meals never got to the top," he said. "But C rations weren't all that bad. I liked the fruit. It was like the canned fruit you find in the grocery store.
But there certainly were not grocery stores or native markets where the 24th Division was. "In fact, we were never in any cities or on flat land. All I saw the whole time I was there were mountains, Chinese and bad weather. I'm from West Virginia, but I have never been so cold in my life (in Korea)," he said.
In February 1952, the battle-weary 24th Division was rotated to Japan for several months. By the time it was headed back to Korea months later, Bradford's rotation orders to go back to the United States had arrived.
While in Japan, he and others in his unit were made military policemen to help keep order among the thousands of soldiers. They were supposed to arrest AWOL and drunken soldiers, but these MPs had seen war and what it could do.
"We'd really take them into protective custody, sort of, and many times get them back to their barracks. They had problems," he said of the veteran, battle-hardened soldiers who would occasionally get drunk or get into other trouble.
"And who's better to take care of problems than those who understand why," he said.
Returning home to Morgantown, he settled into a job and married. Becky Bradford said she had heard of Bradford from a girlfriend who used to date him, but he had never met her until his return.
After their marriage they had one child in West Virginia, then followed Becky's parents to Florida in the mid-1950s where their second daughter was born.
Bradford worked for First Federal Savings and Loan in Winter Haven for 20 years and then retired. He then went to work for the Polk County Tax Collector's Office for 15 more years before retiring a second time.
Both daughters graduated from Winter Haven High School and Polk State College.
The war and its horrors and hardships were far away almost from the moment he reached home, he sad.
"Oh, we were all but forgotten," said Bradford, who is the immediate past president of the Department of Korean War Veterans Association for Florida. "Some of us even forgot ourselves. There were no parades when we came home. And people were tired of war after World War II. We just came back and fit back into the workforce."
He said he was proud to do his duty but, like almost all veterans, doesn't want to be called a hero.
"We did what we had to and I served my country when it called me to duty. The biggest attention and appreciation Americans still get is from the South Korean people, mainly the older generation," he said.
"I would take clothing to a cleaners here in Winter Haven owned by a Korean family. When I brought in my uniform they would never charge me for the uniform even when I tried to insist."
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B-School Students: Want a Job? Better Be a Local.
Job prospects look strong for American citizens enrolled in U.S. business schools. But for those without American passports, the picture isn't quite so rosy.
Two-thirds of American job-seeking students studying at U.S. schools had job offers by March, according to a pair of new surveys from the Graduate Management Admission Council. Just 42% of foreign business students in the U.S. were so fortunate.
While the survey was conducted relatively early in the job-hunt cycle, the disparity reveals a sharp variance in employment opportunities for locals and foreigners at schools around the world.
There's a similarly wide gap in employment measures at schools elsewhere around the world. In Canada, 46% of domestic and 25% of foreign students had jobs. The difference was even more pronounced for students based in Latin America, where the share of domestic students with offers in hand (62%) was nearly double that of students studying outside their country of citizenship (32%).
The citizenship divide is so vast in large part because companies hope to avoid the paperwork and hassle required to help arrange for work permits and visas. Schools are putting significant resources into improving the situation by forging connections with more visa-friendly companies and warning foreign students about their slim chances of staying in-country after graduation.
This year, just 24% of employers surveyed in GMAC's Corporate Recruiters Survey planned to hire students who require a visa or work permit, while 31% said they were willing to but had no immediate plans. Tech companies are most amenable to foreign hires, with 32% planning and another 33% at least willing to recruit non-citizens.
Curiously, the employment trend was flipped in Europe, where 56% of foreigners and 51% of domestic students reported offers. It also proved a positive in parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Meanwhile, while schools are doubling down on specialized master's programs, many companies are still unsure where graduates of those programs belong. Just over one-third of those with master's degrees in management, and 43% of students in finance master's programs, had offers as of the March survey.
One bright spot in the specialized master's portfolio is accounting: 76% of accounting master's students had offers by early spring. That's due in large part to new licensing rules that require accountants to take more classes than most undergraduate programs offer, before they can practice.
There's some other positive news on the hiring front. Employers expect to hire an average 14.6 M.B.A.s this year, up sharply from the 11.4 figure they reported in 2012 and the highest in at least eight years.
The median starting salary for M.B.A.s expected at US companies in 2013 is $95,000, up from $90,000 last year. Topping the pay list are consultants, who can expect to earn a median $123,000. (See our story on how to win a job at Bain & Co.) Still, workers may be disappointed with their compensation. A QS TopMBA.com survey from July found that b-school applicants expected to make $133,000 after completing their degrees.
GMAC's annual Corporate Recruiters Survey and Global Management Education Graduate Survey include data from 935 employers in 50 countries and 5,331 graduating students at 159 universities in 33 countries. The surveys were conducted in February and March.
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EU Searches for Google Deal
In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of almighty deities, immortal beings blessed with enormous stamina and strength who took on the Olympians.
On Friday, it looked as if a modern-day technology Titan, Google, had come one step closer to winning its two-year battle with the European Union. The EU's antitrust chief Joaquín Almunia, speaking at a conference in Paris, sounded hopeful he could reach a settlement with Google sometime "after the summer break."
Mr. Almunia first launched settlement talks with Google in May, but discussions have dragged on much longer than expected. To the dismay of many of Google's rivals, a settlement would sidestep a formal decision on whether the company has broken EU competition law. Many of the complainants worry that commitments to change business practices made as part of a settlement wouldn't resolve concerns that Google has become too powerful in Europe and is squeezing rivals out if its search results.
Unlike the Titans, who were eventually vanquished by the Olympians, Google faces little or no real competitive pressure in online search, least of all in Europe. The only challenger of sorts, Microsoft's search engine Bing, commands only a tiny market share.
Dozens of companies, from online travel site TripAdvisor to Finnish mobile-handset maker Nokia, have clubbed together over the past years, complaining to the European Commission that they are unable to cut fair deals with this online colossus, whether it's on their advertising contracts or on how their results come up in searches. Others claim they have been almost wiped out of existence as Google has sought to diminish their online presence in a bid to promote its own services, such as online mapping, or has copied, or "scraped," rivals' travel and restaurant reviews.
Those complaints are well known and form the basis for the EU's probe. But over the past months, fears have grown that Mr. Almunia himself may in fact not have the appetite to fully take on a ubiquitous brand that's used by more than 90% of all European Internet users. Some believe Mr. Almunia wants to avoid a protracted battle of the kind waged by his predecessor, Neelie Kroes, against Microsoft and would prefer the have the thing done and dusted prior to the end of his tenure as EU competition commissioner next year.
"We're worried that Google's going to offer either a temporary or cosmetic fix that won't really change anything," said one lawyer acting on behalf of several complainants. "That's a concern that's mirrored all over and we've seen little to encourage us to think otherwise."
People familiar with Mr. Almunia's legal team said a formal charge sheet, known as a statement of objections, against Google was ready to go a year ago but has since lain dormant. Formal charges typically unleash lengthy legal procedures to address all the concerns set out in a document, often many hundreds of pages long, and could eventually lead to a fine of as much as 10% of Google's revenue.
"There's frustration among some of the legal team, who were just waiting for Almunia's go-ahead to send the complaint, instead of which he kept giving Google more time," one person said. "Now the timetable has badly slipped and the EU's case has been weakened by what's come out of the probe in the U.S."
The Mountain View, Calif.-based company offered concessions at the end of January, far later than the original deadline and what the measures entail is not known. Now some of Google's critics believe the company will have put in a low-ball offer, after stringing Mr. Almunia along for well over a year in the hope that U.S. authorities would wrap up their own, parallel investigations first. When the Federal Trade Commission settled its case with Google in December, it was widely seen as a triumph for Google, particularly since it it didn't address rivals' central complaint that it was abusing its dominance in online search.
"The way things worked out was certainly very beneficial to Google," said Ben Edelman, an associate professor at Harvard Business School who also advises Google complainants. Mr. Edelman believes the search engine was able to use its huge influence in Washington to influence the outcome.
Even though the two cases are separate, the U.S. ruling won't have done the EU's own probe any favors – if anything, it could have weakened it. Hence the disquiet when Mr. Almunia signaled last week that a deal could be reached by the second half of the year.
But Mr. Almunia may yet surprise. During his speech, he also stressed there would be a decision only "if everything was OK." Commission officials say they are far from having made up their minds and many complainants should get to air their views during a process known as market testing, when they get a chance to react to the solutions offered by Google.
It also wouldn't be in Mr. Almunia's interest to accept weak concessions that could unleash legal challenges from competitors and leave a blot on his tenure.
And even if Google clinches a settlement in this probe and averts a multi-billion euro fine, its wranglings with the commission are unlikely to be over. Mr. Almunia has said he is looking closely at Google's operations in the burgeoning mobile market, another area where it wields huge clout with its Android operating system. The clash with the Titan may not be over.


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Published: Friday, October 25, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
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Country legends Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, the cornbread and gravy of country music, returned to the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Thursday night, and a virtually sold-out show proved Tuscaloosa was hungry for a home-cooked meal.
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It was Nelson's first show in Tuscaloosa since a 2001 performance at the bygone CityFest. Haggard last brought a crowd of 5,000 in August 2012. On Thursday, the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater filled its usual standing-room-only area with additional chairs for patrons.
Haggard drew a standing ovation when he took the stage after the Paula Nelson Band opened, featuring Willie Nelson's daughter.
Haggard opened with "Big City" in a jean jacket and black wayfarer Ray-Bans, and the predominantly silver-haired crowd sang along, "Turn me loose and set me free." He mixed in "Silver Wings" from his 1969 album, "A Portrait of Merle Haggard." He put the crowd back on its feet for "Mama Tried," a classic that somewhat reflects Haggard's personal life, after he was incarcerated in 1967 in the San Quentin State Prison, where he was first influenced by a Johnny Cash show.
Willie Nelson debuted quietly in a black T-shirt and braided pigtails tied across his chest. The country music icon grinned as he donned his usual red, white and blue strap around his neck, and began strumming "Whiskey River" on a worn Martin short-scale N-20 classical guitar. The crowd whooped, hollered and cheered. He followed with "Still Movin' to Me," and kept the crowd on its feet with "Beer for My Horses." Then Nelson strummed and sang "Good Hearted Woman," a song he wrote with Waylon Jennings in a Texas hotel in 1969. Nelson followed with "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," a classic that fans and non-fans alike begin singing after the first guitar pick.
Nelson is traveling on his Willie Nelson and Family tour, alongside his sister Bobbie, who plays piano in his band, and daughter, Paula Nelson, who opened the show.
Nelson's fourth child, Paula Nelson has led the Paula Nelson Band since 2004 and is on the brink of releasing her "Under the Influence" album soon, which features her interpretations of classic songs, such as Mickey Newbury's "Just Dropped In."
She opened with her originals and a few other slower covers.
Paula Nelson said singing is "just in her blood" and that she entertains more blues tunes. She said the music usually surprises fans that have followed her dad since 1980.
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Our Cord Cutter Suffers Relapse, Pines for Cable TV
Martin Peers is the WSJ's Media and Marketing Editor
After two weeks as a cord-cutter, the novelty is wearing off. It didn't help that I broke out in hives on Sunday while watching Amazon.com's streaming video service, the latest stage of my experiment in living without cable TV.
Not that I blame Amazon, mind you. My money is on the dust stirred up when I yielded to peer pressure and dumped our older high definition TV set on the curb outside our house. The 150 pound monster – it took four of us to carry it out of the house – had a decent picture but it wasn't as good as our newer plasma set in a different room.
Leaving that aside, I'm beginning to understand why some in television see the threat of cord-cutting more in young people who never had cable to begin with than in older folks.
Someone who's never had cable TV might not see the shortcomings of a Web-based patchwork of video services one has to rely on without a cable TV subscription. Those flaws range from the time it takes a program to start – at least a few seconds – to the need to switch equipment for certain services.
These are not major hurdles, mind you, particularly if you have fast Internet, as I do (at a premium cost). The bigger issue may be the more intangible one: on-demand video via the Web is definitely not as much of a passive, let-it-wash-over-you experience as I'm used to.
That means instead of collapsing on the couch at the end of the day to vegetate in front of a movie I've seen 20 times before, or perhaps a new episode of a series, I have to spend a lot of hunting around different categories looking for things to watch. On Saturday night, for instance, my wife and I tried three different movies on Netflix before settling on one, the 1991 classic Soapdish. Admittedly, agreeing on a movie is never easy for the two of us. But with a conventional TV service, there's always something playing that can catch your fancy. With my new arrangement, there's just a lot of static images staring at me.
To broaden my program sources beyond Netflix and HBO Go, I signed up over the weekend for a free trial of Amazon's Prime service, which includes a Web streaming package. Amazon has been licensing lots of content from big media companies, just as Netflix did in its earlier days (all of three or four years ago). And this week Amazon launches the first in a series of original shows it has financed.
Unfortunately, with an Apple TV as my main device, switching to Amazon Instant Video isn't like changing the channel. Firstly, Apple TV doesn't have a built in application for Amazon. It is available on the Sony Playstation 3, however, which of course we have, along with every other gaming console on the market. My son helpfully connected the Playstation to the TV.
For non-gamers, navigating the Playstation is much more complicated than the typical cable remote control (which itself has been known to bamboozle the first time user). But with my son at the controls, we took a tour of Amazon. Its on-screen interface makes one think we're back in cable land. One screen displays the logos of various TV networks, such as ABC, AMC, CBS, FX, Discovery and Comedy Central.
But very often, clicking on them reveals only a few shows available through the Prime service. For AMC, for instance, a show called Rubicon is available. If I was willing to pay a few dollars per episode, though, I could watch better known series such as Breaking Bad or The Walking Dead. But then, I have at least some of those available already through Netflix. Even when there are more shows on Amazon Prime, it's usually only older seasons. The FX tab brings up earlier seasons of Justified for free, for instance. But the season which aired early this year costs money.
As a result, until Amazon's original series starts – the first, political comedy Alpha House, debuts on Friday – I find little worth watching. Just to see how it worked, I sampled a relatively recent episode of Dr Who. I've never been a fan of the show and after a few minutes, I remembered why.
For someone with a fresh non-cable perspective, a combination of Amazon and Netflix might be an attractive option. Between them, the two have lots of content. And Amazon goes further than Netflix in offering the ability to buy lots of shows – those on available as part of the Prime package — on an a la carte basis, including series released on HBO (although there's quite a time lag from when the shows aired on the network). Those shows are available through Apple's iTunes store but the experience is a little more seamless when done through Amazon.
The real issue is the cost savings. Before taxes, my monthly FiOS bill has dropped from $132 to $90. (That's not including $7.99 for Netflix, which I already had). If I was to subscribe to Prime, I'd have to pay another $79 a year, or about $7 a month. If I buy any episodes, the savings will shrink further. Whether they're worth it depends on just how tight your household budget is. So far, I'm sticking with the cordless life but I can imagine one day returning to the mainstream.
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"...characterized by a strong dramatic bent and a great sense of pacing. Moments of driving rhythm...alternate with passages of intense lyricism..."
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One of the most enthralling historical operas, Dr. Sun Yat-sen by the distinguished Chinese-born American composer Huang Ruo makes its American premiere. Charles MacKay calls Ruo "one of the most gifted and imaginative composers writing today," whose music has galvanized critics and audiences internationally with its thrilling blend of Eastern, Western, folk and classical styles. Dr. Sun Yat-sen depicts the epic struggle to overthrow China's ancient monarchy and build a modern national identity for one of the world's oldest civilizations. The tenor Joseph Dennis sings the title role. The conductor will be the exciting Carolyn Kuan, in demand with opera and ballet companies throughout the world. James Robinson directs.
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Composer Huang Ruo
Librettist Candace Mui-ngam Chong
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Charlie's House, Shanghai
Charlie Soong, a Chinese revolutionary, is hosting a gala in his home, ostensibly to raise money to build a church, but actually to gather funds for his colleague and leader of the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance, Sun Yat-sen. His wife, Ni Gui-zhen, takes him aside and expresses her worry about Charlie's illegal activities. Moments later, Sun Yat-sen arrives. From the second he enters the room, Sun becomes the focus of attention. His wife Lu Mu-zhen follows him at a much slower pace. She is a traditional countrywoman with bound feet. Charlie and guests feel sorry for Sun Yat-sen. Just as the guests begin to rally around the cause, a messenger arrives and hands Charlie a note: a reward has been placed on Sun's head.
Scene 1: Umeya's Residence, Japan
Fleeing to Japan where he is in exile, Sun Yat-sen takes up residence with his friend Umeya and continues his revolutionary activities with his new aide, Charlie Soong's daughter Ching-ling. She is attracted to his revolutionary ideals, he to her vivacity. They fall in love.
Scene 2: Sun and Ching-ling's wedding, Umeya's Residence, Japan
At the wedding, Charlie enters, furious. Not only has Charlie not given his consent to the marriage, but Sun still remains married to a woman in China. To everyone's surprise, Charlie brings in Sun's first wife, Lu Mu-zhen, in the hope that she can ruin the wedding. With a touching aria, Mu-zhen instead sings about her misfortune and sacrifice. She, to everyone's surprise, finally gives Sun her signed divorce paper, setting him free to marry Chingling. Outraged, Charlie walks out of the wedding, renouncing both Ching-ling and Sun, and his association with the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance.
Scene 1: China
Back in China, Sun tries to overthrow the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty with the help of Yuan Shi-kai. Under Sun's leadership the regime of the Qing Dynasty is overthrown and he is named provisional president of the new republic. The new government's hold is weak and Yuan Shi-kai, an ambitious general in the revolution, betrays Sun and becomes president, a step in achieving his final goal of naming himself the new emperor of a new dynasty. Sun Yat-sen, accompanied by his newlywed wife Ching-ling, is giving speeches in various locations in China, gathering supports to overthrow Yuan Shi-kai's rule. One night, Sun's house is under attacks by Yuan's assassins. During their escape, Ching-ling miscarries their baby. In the midst of all this tragedy, a messenger appears to tell Sun that Charlie is on his deathbed and wanting to see both him and Ching-ling.
Scene 2: Charlie's House, Shanghai
Charlie is ill and dying. Ching-ling arrives at his home alone, and assures her father that she is truly in love with Sun Yat-sen. Charlie, ashamed, confesses that he had all but given up his revolutionary dreams, but Sun's indomitable determination and idealism has renewed his confidence. His final speech, a blessing to Sun and Ching-ling and a meditation on the true meaning of what it is to be a revolutionary, is overlaid with a speech of Sun's. The two men share this spiritual reunion, revolutionaries to the end.
The opera ends as a large statue of Sun Yat-sen is revealed. A crowd honors the timeless man.


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The mime is pretty incredible. Very impressive. The guy reading the Manga was pretty funny, too. Thanks.
Hi Ghostlove! Thank you for watching and for your kind reviews! Yeah, the mime has been going at it for like three years or so now and he's very good. And the other guy, who looks like a Freak Brother, that's the one and only, MANGA MAN!!! He has this very unique act whereby he reads Japanese Manga Comic books to people in very animated and emotional voices. Check out this other clip of him here TOTALLY GOING OFF: The MANGA MAN GOES OFF!!!YOOOO!!!!! YOU GO MANGA MAN YOOOO!!!! And, even though he looks like a TOTAL FREAK (which is absolutely VERBOTEN here in Japan Land) his act is so awesome and hilarious that it doesn't matter what he looks like. And he has recently been on late-night cable TV here more than a few times. Yeah, he REALLY is something, but I only got him on tape for five minutes or so last weekend, but I talked to him after he was done reading that comic book, and I might be able to film him tomorrow, if the weather holds out. Let's hope it does. And this just in:NEWS UPDATE: Tokyo Street Shows Video #1 was selected as one of the Best Internet Videos of the Week by Internet Video Magazine (01-20-07)"Its that crazy Rob Pongi again. This is a highlight video which shows some very talented and interesting Japanese entertainers as seen performing on Tokyo streets and in Tokyo public parks. Completely filmed and edited by Rob Pongi. Copyright (2007) by Rob Pongi. Used by permission and all rights reserved. Be sure to see Tokyo Highlights Video #1 and also see more interview and variety videos"DOUMO ARIGATOU!!! Asia Entertainment Online VideosRob Pongi Blog
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