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SAN FRANCISCO -- Jamie Fox went above, and according to her Oakland VA regional office superiors, too far beyond, when she tried to help a veteran who had been denied benefits.
Now Fox's four-year battle to prove she was wrongfully fired by the Oakland VA regional office brought her Tuesday morning to a federal courtroom, where she represented herself in a motion hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth Laporte.
Fox's troubles with the VA began in May 2008, six months after she was hired as a veterans services representative. Assigned to review a denied disability claim filed by Navy veteran Hosea Roundtree, Fox did research on her own that she said merited reconsidering Roundtree's claim. The Oakland VA, which has been under fire for months because of its bloated backlog of unresolved disability claims, said in court documents that Fox failed to follow instructions in her handling of Roundtree's case and was dismissed as a result.
But in her lawsuit, Fox contends that she was let go because she supported a colleague who claims she was the target of harassment based on sexual orientation. Both women complained to supervisors. Both were terminated in June 2008. They requested Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hearings; in both cases, the VA's actions were upheld.
Fox said the Oakland VA is now citing her work on Roundtree's claim as a cover-up to obscure what she says is the real reason for her termination -- her claims of harassment on behalf of her colleague, Ann Williams. Fox is working toward a jury trial, which she said is tentatively scheduled for October 2013. Fox said she will be seeking back pay and a job commensurate to the one she had in Oakland.
"I believe a jury will see through the lies," she said, flanked by Roundtree and Williams outside the Federal Building in San Francisco. Williams, who previously served as mayor of Pinole, said she is also considering filing a lawsuit against the VA.
Attorney Victoria Carradero, representing the VA, referred questions to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Jack Gillund, spokesman for Northern District, said in an email that because "this is an ongoing trial, we have no comment."
Fox, who is now employed at a VA health care center in Santa Rosa, plans to continue representing herself despite the personal cost and a couple of gentle scoldings from Judge Laporte.
"You have to have money to get justice," she said. "I'm trying to do it the cheapest way possible."
In the meantime, Roundtree, who refiled his claim on Fox's advice, has yet to get a resolution from the VA. After Tuesday's hearing, Fox, Williams and Roundtree went to the office of Congresswoman Jackie Speier. Richard Steffens, Speier's district director, said staff members there would represent Roundtree in his claims process.
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Preheat oven to 350�F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Knead the flour into the sugar cookie dough until smooth. Divide the dough in half. Roll each piece of dough on a lightly floured surface to a scant 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out as many 3 1/4-inch circles with a cookie cutter or rim of a glass. Transfer the cookies to the prepared cookie sheets, about an inch apart. Remove a 2 1/4-inch circle from one edge of half of the cookies to make the "helmet" shape. Re-roll the scraps and repeat the above directions to make a total of 10 helmets.
Bake until the cookies are golden and firm to the touch, about 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
Tint 1 cup of the vanilla frosting pale pink by combining the red and yellow food coloring. Tint 1/4 cup of the vanilla frosting with the blue food coloring and spoon it into a plastic resealable bag. Tint the remaining vanilla frosting yellow and spoon into a plastic resealable bag. Lastly, spoon the chocolate frosting into a plastic resealable bag. Press out the excess air and seal all the bags.
Place the blue sugar in a shallow bowl. Next, microwave the corn syrup in another small bowl. Working on one "helmet" cookie at a time, lightly brush the top of the cookie with corn syrup. Dip the top of the cookie in the blue sugar to coat. Repeat with the remaining "helmet" cookies.
Spread the light pink frosting on top of the whole cookies and make smooth. Place a "helmet" cookie on top, pressing into the frosting to secure.
Snip a small 1/8-inch corner from each of the bags that contain frosting. Using the photo as a guide, pipe the blue frosting "bangs" on top of the cookies. Pipe several circles of the yellow frosting around the face area. Pipe two dots of yellow frosting at the top edge of the cookie and add the red candies as Geo's antennae. Add the brown candies as the eyes, and pipe a mouth using the chocolate frosting.
Kids will love counting and crunching on these delicious digits!
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Great gigabytes! Kids will love taking a bite out of this cookie!
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- Feb 14:
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SOCHI, Russia -- Once every Olympics, it seems like one or two athletes emerge from the hundreds who come to compete. Through a combination of charm, charisma and jaw-dropping performance, they grab the games and make them their own.
We're nearly to the halfway point of the Sochi Games, and it seems like we're still waiting on that star. We're waiting for that defining moment, the one you look back to years later when the Sochi Games come up in conversation and say, "That was something special."
Big names like Shaun White, Bode Miller and Shani Davis have all disappointed. Evgeni Plushenko won gold in the team figure skating event, but had to pull out of the individual competition because of a back injury.
No question: It's more difficult for it to happen in the Winter Games. The specialized competitions make it hard for competitors to take home attention-grabbing hauls of medals, like Michael Phelps does in swimming or Usain Bolt does on the track.
Americans like Sage Kotsenburg (slopestyle snowboard) and Joss Christensen (ski slopestyle) have been wildly successful, but their niche sports often find difficulty resonating with a mass audience. And the Russian men's hockey team, the rock stars of the Sochi Games, is viewed as more of a unit rather than one individual star.
So who will it be?
Maybe it's Yuna Kim, the defending women's figure skating gold medalist who is a sensation in her native South Korea.
Or maybe Russian Julia Lipnitskaia, a 15-year-old with wide eyes and unwavering confidence. If she beats Kim next week, she will win her second gold and likely put an entire nation, and millions of Olympic fans around the world, in the palm of her small hand.


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This pattern was designed with gorgeous artisanal yarns in mind. You know, the kinds that cost a fortune and so you only buy one skein and then struggle to figure out what you can make with it?
Among such yarns, La Lana Wools Forever Random reigns supreme. This stunning handspun single is composed of plant-dyed fibers that glow like jewels when held in the sunlight. Because the yarn is handspun and naturally dyed, two processes that require oodles more time than simple machine manufacturing, this yarn tends to be pricey—which makes the notion of a one-skein La Lana project even more appealing.
In the book, you'll actually see these mitts knit in both La Lana Wools Forever Random Worsted Obverse and the more widely distributed Noro Kureyon. (Here you see the Noro mitts modeled in Maine by yours truly while Casey the cat looks on.)
Both yarns are worsted-weight singles with dramatic coloring, but you could just as well experiment with all sorts of other similar-weight yarns, from two-ply to textured.
The Maine Morning Mitts are capital-s Simple, require very little yarn, work up in a flash, and are a great way to play with the glorious orphan skeins in your stash.
I hope you have fun with the pattern. If you do make a pair of these mitts, I'd love to know which yarn you chose and how it worked out!
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Where: Swensrud Park, Northwood, IA
When: Sunday, January 17, 2010
Format: 3 Rounds of 9 Holes
Payout: Trophy Only Event
Cost: $10 plus 3 cans of food
Muligans: $1 each (Optional - Max of 3)
Ace Fund: $2 to enter (Optional)
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Player Meeting: 10:15 am
Round 1 Tee Off: 10:30 am
Raffle: $5 for 1, $10 for 3, $15 for 6, $20 for 10
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Registration, Player Meeting, and Awards will all take place here!
Civic Center is located on Main Street and across the river from Hole 9.
This will be a "Flighted" Tournament.
After the 2nd Round everyone will be split into Flights based on total Score.
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Will take place before the Awards Ceremony @ Tournament Headquarters.
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The Tuscarawas Valley got its first taste of winter today as a strong cold front brought the first measurable snowfall to the area.
Between 1.5 inches and 3 inches of the white stuff accumulated locally.
The most snow fell in Wainwright, where 3 inches was reported, according to Lee Hendricks, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.
Other totals included New Philadelphia, 2 inches; Carrollton, 1.5 inches; and Tappan Dam in Harrison County, 1.5 inches.
The winter chill isn't confined to eastern Ohio. The weather service said that temperatures are 10 degrees to 20 degrees below normal from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic today.
Hendricks said snow in mid-November is not all that unusual for this part of the country. Pittsburgh has had measurable snowfall amounts as early as late September, he said.
The cold won't linger long, though.
The weather service is predicting that temperatures will rise through the rest of the week, reaching near 50 on Friday in New Philadelphia. A chance of rain and a high of 59 is forecast for Sunday.
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"Flight's" treatment of substance abuse is so bang on I was surprised to learn it is a fictional tale. According to the Los Angeles Times, "John Gatins ('Flight's' scribe) has an acknowledged history of difficulty with alcoholism." His passion for sharing this hard-won knowledge is demonstrated by the decade he spent championing this script.
To get the film made, both director Robert Zemeckis and star Denzel Washington, agreed to forgo their usual fees. That brought the budget to a rather modest $31 million and brought Paramount Studios onboard. Though dramas are generally a tough sell, the film's opening weekend box office receipts were a respectable $25 million.
Washington's thoughtful performance as Whip Whitaker, an alcoholic commercial airline pilot, strikes the right balance between guilt, denial and neediness. He is helped by a script that lets us learn organically about his character. Having lost his family due to boozing, middle-aged Whip spends his off-duty time partying with a pretty flight attendant.
As we hear Whip arguing with his ex-wife about the extra money she wants for their teenage son (who avoids all contact with Whip), we discover that he has alienated his family over the course of many years. In order to ready himself for flight post binging, Whip straightens himself up by snorting lines of coke previously laid out for the purpose. He performs this sequence with the ease of a man who has done it many times before.
As he boards the plane, flight attendants who know him well appear to be calm and content about flying with Whip, a testament to his ability as a pilot. We are shown his understanding of a commercial jet when he uses unorthodox methods to find a patch of smooth air in exceedingly bumpy weather.
Finally, we witness the ease with which Whip speaks to a cabin full of passengers, mike in one hand while pouring vodka into orange juice using the hand that is obscured from both the passengers and crew by the galley wall. The subtleties of the script show us that Whip's problems are nothing new, and that he knows precisely how to reach his not-too-high, not-too-low, Goldilocks zone.
It's important that we know this, since something goes terribly wrong during the flight. Zemeckis creates a harrowing 20 minutes, but what sticks with us is the talent, calm and experience Whip calls upon to land his broken plane, saving 96 of the 102 lives onboard.
Then everything changes because the accident necessitates an FAA investigation. Whip is surrounded by those who could help or hurt him. While he lies in the hospital recovering from minor injuries, Whip gets a visit from old buddy Charlie Anderson (Bruce Greenwood, whose detached attitude serves the character), now a pilots union rep who cautions, "death demands the assigning of responsibility." Don Cheadle appears as the union attorney who knows how to dance around his client's dirty blood levels, and John Goodman provides comic relief as a doctor fix-it of sorts, a coke dealer responsible for regularly medicating Whip out of oblivion. Kelly Reilly plays a heroin addict who happens into Whip's life, after receiving and hearing her own wake-up call.
There are lines that shouldn't be crossed when making a movie about an utterly flawed protagonist. First, avoid sentimentalizing a harsh reality and, second, prevent the story from becoming preachy. "Flight" momentarily slips up during its final scene, but then again, we can all use an extra measure of courage when doing what's right also means doing what's really tough.


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I think the B.Dolan and J.Timberlake are both fantastic.
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buddy peace rips this mix
ive always enjoyed the previous joints from buddy
this is it though, it is grrrrrrrreaat!
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Some good stuff here. Joan of Arcadia, Lucifer, and Dear Lefty are the stand out tracks for me... not really feeling the beats on the remix tracks as much as the originals for the most part... The DJ/Mixing display is nice though
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i dont see the "house of bees" tracks popularity.
At first I wasn't really feeling this song either, the beat didn't get me very hyped and concept didn't click... But the beat eventually grew on me and I realized the writing in this song is top notch... The correlation between bees and the dying music industry was well done...
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it's hard to make a better beat than the original House Of Bees one, that one is perfect.
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I can definitely say that for my part in this, I wasn't trying to out-do any previous production or treat it like a remix contest or something. I freaked when I first heard the original House Of Bees and to me it sounded like the vocals were a real response to the beat, like the way it all fits around the beat and the voices within it - it's crazy. It's such a raw track. So with the remix version I made something which was nice and dark and heavy hitting too, but I knew that I wouldn't be making a replacement.
I'm definitely very amped for Fallen House - this has been a hefty fix of B Dolan goods but I'll need to get my re-up on soon for sure...
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Ok Travadone.
House of Bees is a dope cd and Buddy is a monster on the cuts and beats.
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the movie sample on Dear Lefty... brings me back in time.
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Great mixtape/compilation. Curious about the title of track four though, should it be "Lucifer" or "R.S.V.P."?
Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:57 am
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I'm not trying to speak for B but I think it is R.S.V.P. - Lucifer was something of a working title as we were doing it, and you sometimes apply shorthand names to things as you're doing them so it might have been Lucifer for a while... But I would say R.S.V.P. is the final name of that.
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this mixtape is like a grizzly bear mauling.
but i give in. shit
this has been driving me nuts.. what song is at the end of "survived another winter"? i've been showing the older crowd at work and some dude told me Harry Chapin, but i can't find it. i can't find anything. jsakdf;jsd;a
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All in good time, Estevan... All in good time.
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Great mixtape. The Joan of Arcadia remix is apeshit! I knew Jackson would do something fresh with One Breath Left... glad I finally got to hear that.
This Vin Diesel video concept has promise. I expect big things.
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Is the Dolan/Alias album dropping this year?
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That's the plan. But it's not done quite yet. When it's done with artwork and all we will announce a release date and begin the promo champagne. I mean campaign.
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Everything you ever thought about "The Shining" but were afraid to say...
Rodney Ascher's documentary "Room 237" has been generating quite the buzz lately. With IFC Midnight recently announcing that they are acquiring the rights to the film, hopes are high that it will soon make its way to theaters and VOD. While the documentary explores some of the possible hidden meanings behind the film, it mainly focuses on the fans and their theories on the movie.
Director Alex Stapleton brings us a highly anticipated documentary about Roger Corman, the king of B-movie making. The documentary features interviews with Quentin Tarantino, Ron Howard, Eli Roth, Brett Ratner and Robert DeNiro among others as well as a ton of archival footage following Corman's career. "Corman's World" opens in select theaters on December 16, 2011. Here's the official synopsis:
Lately I have been on a documentary kick. I've watched some really amazing ones ("Dear Zachary") and plodded through some pretty awful ones ("Snuff"). Along my quest to find some more horror themed documentaries, I came across "Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film." A pretty fun and entertaining ride, I'd consider this a must see for fans of the slasher sub genre. The documentary gives us a look at the history of the slasher film and takes a look at both early and later successes in the horror sub genre (think "Halloween" and "Scream").
Conspiracy theories are awesome. There's just something about listening to hillbillies talking about aliens shoving shit up their asses that I find hilarious and will never get tired of hearing. The only thing better than listening to hillbillies rant and rave about aliens, the Men in Black (not the Will Smith kind) and far-reaching government conspiracies is listening to a formerly respectable, former A-lister (maybe that's a stretch) simultaneously nuke his career and do all the above.
Lemmy. The name alone invokes the stereotype of the man himself. His image is ubiquitous; the cowboy hat, the leather boots, the Marlboro reds, the swaggering visage.
Lemmy. One of the Fathers of Metal. A lifelong legacy of unflinching dedication to rock and roll. A pillar of the music community since the heady days of Hawkwind. An archetype unto himself. Lemmy isn't "like" anyone. Rather, people try to be "like" him. They usually fall short.
Lemmy. As Lars Ulrich is quick to point out in this new documentary, the name itself "should be a verb."
Snuff. It's a word that brings up some pretty strong emotions. Disgust. Fear. Revulsion. Curiosity. It was because of that last one that I checked out "Snuff: A Documentary about Killing on Camera". I've always been interested in urban legends, and snuff films are one uniquely of our time. Politicians and pastors have held snuff films as being one of the ultimate evils in our society, yet, to date, there's seemingly never been one recorded case of an actual snuff film surfacing.
Let's roleplay a bit. You're a television executive working for Animal Planet. You're hearing pitches for the upcoming season. After hearing numerous pitches for shows involving puppies, puppy cops, puppy doctors and wannabe Steve Irwins, I burst into your office with the following pitch:
"You know that movie "Cloverfield"? What if we take that, combine it all those crazy documentaries on the History Channel about the mothman, bigfoot and all that shit and then make a weekly anthology horror mockumentary show in the vein of "Tales from the Crypt?"
You can't call yourself a true horror fan if you've never been to a midnight movie. There are few things that can draw you into a film more than a rowdy audience of inebriated, enthusiastic genre fans all gathered around to take part in the same film. In "Midnight Movies", Film scholar Stuart Samuels traces the origin of the midnight movie and it's subsequent embrace by the mainstream audience by documenting key films in cult cinema.


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The life of Justin Bieber may be the model for a new comedy from ABC.
Makes sense. Some of us have thought the whole Justin Bieber thing was pretty funny from the get-go.
According to TV Guide, Bieber and his manager Scooter Braun would executive produce the currently untitled project, along with "Entourage's" Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, who are writing the script.
The show is being described as a family-centric comedy that revolves around a future pop star's unconventional upbringing and his awkward teenage years. Hopefully it will include a skinny little white guy wearing lots of gold chains and throwing gang signs.
Originally intended as a multi-camera comedy for the 2011 season, the now single-camera project is under consideration for next season and has received a script commitment from the network.
L.A. REID TO LEAVE 'THE X FACTOR': L.A. Reid will leave "The X Factor" after this season.
The music executive wants to go back to his day job as Epic Records chairman, according to "Access Hollywood."
"I have decided that I will not return to 'The X Factor' next year," he said. "I have to go back and I have a company to run that I've kind of neglected and it saddens me a little bit, but only a little bit ... I'm not ruling out ever coming back, but I'm definitely not coming back next year. Maybe I'll revisit the idea a little later."
Make up your mind, already.
Reid told The Hollywood Reporter that he has "the utmost respect for Simon Cowell, he is the very best and I have had the opportunity to learn so much from him ... Working with him on 'X Factor' has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience, I'm honored to have sat on the panel with such incredible talent."
Reid already has his replacement in mind.
"My choice would be like Jon Bon Jovi," he told "Access Hollywood."
Reid was the first judge hired by Cowell and is the only judge to sit on the panel for both Season 1 and Season 2. No one knows if judges Britney Spears or Demi Lovato will return for season three. The hunt for one, or possibly three, more judges could prove difficult, considering it took Cowell four months to get Spears and Lovato on board, after Cowell fired everyone but the audience after the first season.
Fox had no comment on the news.
LINDSAY LOHAN GETS JOB OFFER: A strip club is offering to pay off Lindsay Lohan's storage debt.
I'm sure no one saw this coming.
New York club Scores has offered to pay Lohan's $16,000 storage facility bill and help out with payments on her $8,000-a-month mansion in Beverly Hills, according to TMZ. All she has to do is some hosting work for their website, ScoresLive.com. The "work" does not involve stripping or any nudity, but rather a fully-clothed hosting job for their online video chat forum.
Here's a weird idea: Maybe Lohan could pull herself together, take a few acting classes at the local community college, and try to be in some movies.
Never mind. That's just crazy talk.
In a letter sent to Lohan's lawyer, obtained by TMZ, the strip club said "We understand that you have recently been spending some time in NYC, and we would like to arrange for you to host a few events online for ScoresLive.com. ScoresLive.com presents hundreds of beautiful ladies who appear by webcam nightly entertaining upscale gentlemen in the privacy of their homes. We are currently starting a new promotion wherein we will engage famous, female celebrities as hosts for special events streamed live from our club, SCORES, on West 28th Street in Manhattan for the VIP members of Scoreslive.com."
Oh ... well, if it's "upscale," she should do it.
Lohan's father Michael Lohan recently told RadarOnline that his daughter and her team have already turned down $130,000 in endorsements so as to not "cause further embarrassment."
How much more embarrassment is possible?
RumorFix said Lohan is not at the brink of financial ruin yet. A friend close to the actress said there is no risk of an auction of her storage unit at the moment. And this isn't Lohan's biggest problem, anyway. Her probation was revoked on Wednesday and the actress could face up to 245 days in jail. She goes back to court next month.
AMANDA BYNES OFF THE HOOK: Amanda Bynes may soon be free to start driving into things again.
Prosecutors have dropped two misdemeanor hit-and-run charges against her, according to RadarOnline. Bynes was reportedly able settle both cases, and the other drivers agreed to not press charges in favor of financial settlements, according to a source close to the situation.
It was not immediately clear whether her driver's license, which was suspended in September, has been restored.
She should get together with Lindsay Lohan and do a "Thelma & Louise: re-make ... in real life.
"This is routinely done when both sides are able to come to an agreement, and there really is no need to pursue legal charges because damages to their respective vehicles was paid for," the source explained to RadarOnline.
Bynes pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were brought against her in September.
The first charge stemmed from an incident in April, when Bynes allegedly rear-ended another vehicle while driving an Enterprise rental car. The second charge was the result of an incident in August, when Bynes allegedly left the scene of a minor accident without exchanging information with the other driver.
The accidents were part of a string of bizarre incidents involving the actress this year, including her being charged with DUI, hitting a police car, and driving about Los Angeles while smoking what appeared to be a marijuana pipe. She still has the DUI charge and two counts of driving on a suspended drivers license pending.
RUSSELL CROWE WANTS FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS: Russell Crowe wants to be back with his family for Christmas, including his estranged wife Danielle Spencer.
This is the part where "I'll Be Home for Christmas" starts playing in your head. Take a moment.
According to Us Weekly, two months after widespread reports of a separation, the "Les Miserables" actor, 48, took to his Twitter earlier this week to address (in vague terms) the state of his nine-year marriage to Spencer.
"As soon as I finish this job and can get home, my priority is to try to bring my family back together," wrote the Oscar winner, who is currently shooting "Winter's Tale" in New York City with Colin Farrell and Will Smith.
Crowe was upset by a New York Post story claiming he's casually dating cookbook author and TV personality Katie Lee, the former wife of Billy Joel. "These latest reports are false and cruel," Crowe said.
Spencer also resurfaced on social media with a post to her fans on Facebook.
"Hi Everyone! I'm sorry i haven't visited here for a while, things have been keeping me somewhat busy of late," wrote Spencer, who shares sons Charles, 8, and Tennyson, 6, with the Crowe. Acknowledging the tumultuous several months, she added: "I just wanted to thank you all for bearing with me and also for your messages of support, it means a lot to me."
You're welcome. Glad to help.
Australia's Sydney Morning Herald first reported in October that the couple -- who met 22 years ago on a film set and got married in April 2003 -- separated, with Spencer staying behind with the boys in Australia.
"I need to go home & be with my children," Crowe tweeted two weeks ago as "Winter's Tale" began shooting. "Cannot believe how (expletive) up my schedule has become this year."
CHARLEY SHEEN'S KIDS TAKEN FROM DENISE RICHARDS: Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller had her mother take her twins with Charlie Sheen away from Charlie Sheen's other ex-wife Denise Richards, after getting angry that Richards was considering letting Mueller's children go with Charlie Sheen to Charlie Sheen's company holiday party.
Got that?
Mueller asked Richards to take care of her twins while she went to rehab for the 19th time (not a typo). Sources close to Sheen told TMZ that Richards called Mueller on Tuesday to tell her she was taking the twins, along with her daughters, to Sheen's "Anger Management" kiddie Christmas party.
Mueller supposedly exploded, saying, "Absolutely not," adding that she didn't want Sheen anywhere near the kids. Wow -- sounds like she really is sober.
Then Richards got a call Mueller's lawyer, threatening her if she took the kids to the party, which Richards didn't. But just in case, Mueller brought out the big guns and sent her mother to Richards' house. Mueller's mom took the kids home with her.
That must be one treacherous Christmas party.
TMZ said Sheen wants the kids with Richards, who has taken care of them before while Muller is in rehab -- sometimes for a full month. But Mueller has full custody, so what she says, goes.
I can't imagine how any child would feel unstable with parents like these.
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Saturday is Dec. 15, the 350th day of 2012. There are 16 days left in the year.
1791: The Bill of Rights went into effect following ratification by Virginia.
1890: Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, S.D., during a confrontation with Indian police.
1938: Groundbreaking for the Jefferson Memorial took place in Washington with President Franklin D. Roosevelt taking part in the ceremony.
1939: The epic Civil War movie "Gone With the Wind," produced by David O. Selznick and starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, had its world premiere in Atlanta.
1944: A single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller, a major in the U.S. Army Air Forces, disappeared over the English Channel while en route to Paris. American forces invaded Mindoro Island in the Philippines.
1961: Former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for crimes against humanity. (Eichmann was hanged 5 1/2 months later.)
1962: The Vail Mountain ski resort in Colorado officially opened. Actor-director Charles Laughton died in Los Angeles at age 63.
1965: Two U.S. manned spacecraft, Gemini 6A and Gemini 7, maneuvered to within 10 feet of each other while in orbit.
1971: The Secret Service appointed its first five female special agents.
1972: Bernardo Bertolucci's controversial film "Last Tango in Paris" had its European premiere in Rome, as well as Paris.
1989: A popular uprising began in Romania that resulted in the downfall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.
1991: An Egyptian-registered ferry, the Salem Express, hit a reef and sank in the Red Sea; at least 470 people died, although some estimates are much higher.
2001: The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, was reopened to the public after a $27 million realignment that had dragged on for over a decade.
2011: The flag used by U.S. forces in Iraq was lowered in a low-key Baghdad airport ceremony marking the end of a war that had left 4,500 Americans and 110,000 Iraqis dead and cost more than $800 billion.
Actor-comedian Tim Conway (79), singer Cindy Birdsong (The Supremes) (73), rock musician Dave Clark (The Dave Clark Five) (70), rock musician Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge) (66), actor Don Johnson (63), actress Melanie Chartoff (62), rock musician Paul Simonon (The Clash) (57), DNC Vice Chairwoman Donna Brazile (53), actress Helen Slater (49), actress Stefania Owen (TV: "Running Wilde") (15).
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NEW WINDSOR — Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Communications Commission to loosen its grip on $485 million that could help rural areas of Sullivan and Orange counties gain broadband Internet access.
A lack of high-speed Internet service has long been seen as an issue in rural areas where infrastructure costs are high and population density low. It's seen as key to not only making the Internet more accessible to residents, but also to developing businesses that increasingly employ Web sites to showcase products and services.
The money Schumer referred to is available from the Federal Communications Commission — $185 million left over from last year, and $300 million this year — through the Connect America program.
Schumer wants to relax FCC rules that restrict the funding to companies that can provide broadband services for less than $775 per household.
In a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Schumer said he agreed with a proposed rule adjustment to permit funding for underserved locales as well as those without service.
"Reliable high-speed Internet access is essential for any business or family to succeed in a global marketplace," Schumer said, "and the Federal Communications Commission should remove unnecessary barriers to this unused funding that is collecting cobwebs."
Frontier Communications supports Schumer's efforts, Debbie Bogdanski, general manager of Frontier's New York South Region, said Wednesday as she and other interested parties gathered with Schumer at the Orange County Business Accelerator near Stewart International Airport.
The company serves areas including Barrysville, Narrowsburg, and Cochecton Center in Sullivan County. Bogdanski said Frontier brings broadband to 85 percent of its customers "with the exception of the outlying pockets."
Sullivan County Legislators Cora Edwards, Ira Steingart and Kitty Vetter spoke of the need to expand a service that urban Americans take for granted.
In fact, Steingart said, the lack of broadband was seen as the biggest issue facing business when 100 business owners gathered for a brainstorming session in 2009. Vetter said large tracts of state- and New York City-owned lands stymie development in Sullivan, contributing to the low-density population issue.
Orange County Executive Edward Diana saw opening the funding stream as a boost for everyone.
"We all believe in economic development," Diana said. "We all believe in job creation. And that is what this is all about."
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September 16th, 7:00pm. Director Mary Fishman and Lillian Murphy, Sister of Mercy and CEO of Mercy Housing in person!
Band of Sisters, two nuns advocate for the rights of immigrant detainees and deportees in and around a Chicago-area deportation center. It is 50 years since Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council to let a little fresh air into the church, and most Catholic nuns in the U.S. have never looked back. Fascinating scenes of convent life prior to Vatican II contrast with those of nuns in the tumultuous and exciting years after the Council, when sisters became engaged with the great social movements of our day.
Adeptly illuminating the path from direct service to social justice to the transformation of consciousness, Band of Sisters travels with sisters who continue their mission as organic farmers, environmental attorneys, peace activists, holistic health care practitioners, podcasters, and more. With poignancy, drama, and humor, the film fosters well-deserved recognition for its engaging characters and the thousands of sisters like them.
In the face of obstacles and threats cast by government agencies, the military, and the hierarchy of their own church, the forward-thinking U.S. nuns are on a mission of love, and it appears that nothing can stop them.
A film that show the sisters as they are, Band of Sisters is a deeply-moving story of inspiration and hope for people of all faiths.
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In July and August the Wiener Staatsoper is closed due to summer holidays.
We look forward to welcoming you to the new season in September 2016!
On the September 3rd, 2016, the Wiener Staatsoper will open the new season with an Open Day, in which visitors have the possibility to take a look behind the scenes.
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A couple of weeks ago we received Able Brewing's DISK Fine in the mail. It's been getting some good use around here lately, so today we're sharing one of our favorite brew methods. Here's what you'll do:
1. Find a coffee that you love. We can't get enough of the Gorbicho Rogicha Ethiopia, so it's what we're using today.
2. Grab your Aeropress, water kettle, timer and 12g of coffee (freshly ground a couple steps finer than drip). Feel free to up dose this a little too — we've used up to around 15 grams with success, depending on grind).
3. Place your Aeropress on top of your favorite mug and fill with 200 grams of water (around the 3.5 area, by the aeropress numbers) Stir to incorporate.
4. Let sit for a minute and a half
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Diana / May 23 2012 2:32 pm
For those of us without scales, about how much is 12g?
Jared Rutledge / May 24 2012 1:44 pm
Followed these instructions pretty closely and ended up with about a ten ounce brew…. 12g is a little low for that much water. Tastes a bit thin. Thoughts?
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Why Did Jay Dee Leave SV?
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J Dilla: Nah, I mean I show my crew love but as far as moving on that was like the best thing I could ever have done. It was like I said, the business situation where you not clickin' creatively and things like that… Niggas is on some grown man shit. Some niggas wanna eat garlic on the tour bus and some niggas ain't like that shit. You gotta deal with that shit… Sometimes that friction is a lil too much to handle and I was glad that I was able to walk away before ill shit went down like fighting with niggas on some crazy shit. Like I seen from Pharcyde to Tribe to all that shit, you being able to see that shit behind the scenes… I saw that shit about to happen and that's exactly the path that we were on. From our crazy arguments.
Like, every time I come to the crib it's like I had a relationship with a woman because every time I got to the crib from being out of town I get a call like, "Yo, we gotta talk." I'm like, "I only here that when I'm with my girl and shit. It's about to go down." That's the vibe I was feelin' from them like, "Yo, you out there doing that shit but what about us?" It wasn't like that. I was out there… Even how I got with Tip was shopping the Slum Village demo. I've always been on Slum Village shit, they didn't understand that while I was out there doing beats for people I would play these Slum Village tapes and get laughed at. I mean nobody took that shit serious. So to see shit actually do something with "Tainted" actually gettin' a buzz other than Cali and New York and shit like that and get that kinda support, I was actually happy. People thought I was gonna be upset about it. I don't know. Like I said that's still my dawgs.
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I've always been on Slum Village shit, they didn't understand that while I was out there doing beats for people I would play these Slum Village tapes and get laughed at. I mean nobody took that shit serious.
This sentence is so funny to me. Nowadays you have dudes like ?uestlove on Jay Dee's dick so hard they try to tell the history like SV was always on 'that shit!!' but The Roots were probably some of those dudes laughing at the demo...
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Posted 29 October 2012 - 05:48 AM
This sentence is so funny to me. Nowadays you have dudes like ?uestlove on Jay Dee's dick so hard they try to tell the history like SV was always on 'that shit!!' but The Roots were probably some of those dudes laughing at the demo...
Exactly. 20/20 hindsight. Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1) is a masterpiece, but I'm not sure Hip-Hop fans of that time really appreciated it. Wikipedia says it was record in 1996-1997; I don't know how accurate this is, but the thought of SV making the music they were making at a time when what was making money sounded nothing like what they were creating, is amazing - - you have to respect that vision and love.
It's an interesting phenomenon b/c there are artists right now struggling creatively or financially who aren't getting much attention, but will many years from now.
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Posted 25 November 2012 - 07:16 PM
Watched this interview for the first time yesterday. SV is discussed among other things in this segment:
I've probably watched this interview 20x. He cleared up so many of the controversies that were hounding his name at the time.
they thought Dilla ruined Tribe's sound on the last 2 LPs
Everyone has a right to an opinion. That said, even as a Tribe fan, Dilla brought me to ATCQ's last two LP's.
I'm curious to know if those that feel The Ummah (Jay Dee's involvement) compromised ATCQ's sound, take into account the beef Q-Tip and all these guys were going through. I would say more than anything, that's what affected the quality of their sound but I'm not sure exactly when these aforementioned problems manifested...
I love Dilla's whole body of work. He's not immune to weak points, but his production or vocal credit DEFINITELY gave credence to A LOT of songs, albums, and artists; he immortalized anyone he ever worked with.
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Posted 25 November 2012 - 07:29 PM
And a lot of these cats now say they were down from the jump so they can have the cool points for liking him before people started getting into him.
I agree w/ you on that point. Unfortunately, that's the case w/ a lot, if not every, somewhat successful or legendary artist that ever created anything for consumption.
Anyone know, more or less, when ATCQ started beefing?
Side Note: The Ummah had to be one of the most talented and diverse production teams Hip-Hop has ever seen: Dilla, Tip, and Ali Shaheed!!!
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Join us for the 46th Annual Oktoberfest in Helen, Ga. It's Helen's biggest celebration! Enjoy German music, food, drinks and dancing, including waltzes, polkas and the chicken dance! Oktoberfest will run from Sept. 8-11, 2016, then Sept. 15-18, 2016, and then reopens daily beginning Sept. 22 and continues through Oct. 30, 2016.
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Thursday's letters: True to his word
Published: Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 4:44 p.m.
To the editor: Eight years ago, Jeff Collis came to my door campaigning for Hendersonville City Council. This was the first time anyone had ever personally asked for my vote.
Believe me, I put him through the ringer with questions about his campaign promises, especially adding new police officers. I told him I would be following him to see if he followed through. I realized after a couple of years that he was genuine and followed through with his promises to us.
Unlike so many in elected positions these days, Jeff Collis has shown us he genuinely cares about the people he serves. Please join me in voting to re-elect him to Hendersonville City Council.
Lynda Minturn
Strong leaders
To the editor: I have lived in Hendersonville since 1989. I remember downtown when it closed up at 5 p.m. and most shoppers were in the 50-plus age group. Fast forward to 2013, and downtown is a new day with people of all ages coming to shop and eat.
It is exciting to see the sidewalks full in the evenings with younger people and families. They are our economic future. Hendersonville is alive and vibrant, not with just tourists but with locals. Young families are moving to Hendersonville because they love all that our city now has to offer.
I credit Mayor Barbara Volk and City Council member Jeff Collis with their forward-thinking vision for Hendersonville. With their leadership, our city has come alive and has become a real destination for people of all ages. Thats money!
I am also supporting Diane Caldwell for City Council. She has been a strong leader for years in the Green Meadows/Seventh Avenue area. Our city needs her as a voice for all people in the city of Hendersonville. She has all of the qualities we need in a City Council member.
Volk, Collis and Caldwell taking us forward.
Babs Newton
The right thing
To the editor: Jeff Collis is digging his own grave. Telling untruths about his opponents shows a lack of confidence in his own qualifications.
I dont believe that Collis was a supporter of the downtown merchants. Without satisfied merchants, the downtown area suffers and having happy merchants is vital to having happy shoppers from Hendersonville and beyond and thus bringing in more revenue.
Collis appears to be desperate. And why wouldnt he be? He is up against two honest, hardworking and competent contenders.
Do the right thing and vote for two outstanding candidates: Ron Stephens for mayor and Jeff Miller for City Council.
Joan Connor
Moving forward
To the editor: We are writing in support of the re-election of Mayor Barbara Volk. Under her guidance, the city has moved forward and the future looks promising. The people of Hendersonville should be proud of the historic development of the city both for those who visit and the local residents.
We are fairly new to the city of Hendersonville, moving here in June from another state. Our impression of the new downtown is nothing but fabulous. We also enjoy visiting the public library and eating at several restaurants in the area. The music on Monday and Friday nights at the Visitor Center parking lot was a special treat during the summer evenings.
We have had an opportunity to personally meet the mayor and were impressed with her sincerity and devotion to the community. We encourage all to get out and vote for Mayor Volk on Tuesday.
Harold and Marge Zell
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TULSA, Okla. – Junior Vanessa Johnson shot a final-round 73 to take second place at the ORU Shootout, presented by Bob Hurley Auto Family, as the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's golf team finished ninth at the event. The Islanders shot 311 in the final round of action to post a three-round 934.
It marks Johnson's third career top-two finish and her fifth career top-10, as she shot 75-74-73 for a three-round 222. In addition to taking medalist honors at the Harold Funston Invitational, she was the runner up at the 2013 Southland Golf Championship last season. The Carroll High School product finished seventh at the ORU Shootout a year ago.
"Vanessa really got back into form this week, which was incredibly important for our team. I'm really proud of the way she came back and had a strong round," head coach Carol Blackmar said. "Also, Lindsay had a really nice third round – she has struggled at this course in the past and she came out and conquered it today. She and Krista were able to bounce back after being up and down the first two rounds. We knew with two freshmen regularly in the lineup we would have some inconsistency this season, and unfortunately that was big today."
Johnson finished six strokes back of champion Sofie Kuarnstrom, who was four strokes better than any other player in the field in the final round. Kuarnstrom shot a 68 in the final round to wrap up the Shootout with a 216.
Lindsay Biehler matched Johnson in the final 18 holes, posting a 73 of her own on Tuesday. The senior posted a 231 for the Shootout to finish in a tie for 21st individually. Krista Fenniak shot a 78 in the third round to post a 240 for the event, while freshman Ana Paredes posted an 87 on Tuesday to finish with a three-round 241. Claudia Galindo shot 89 on Tuesday to post 262 for the three rounds.
The Islanders will get right back to action next week, when they head to Huntsville, Texas for the Funston Invitational, hosted by Sam Houston State. The first 36 holes of the event will be played on Monday, Oct. 7, with the final round slated for Tuesday, Oct. 8.
For all the latest on Islanders Golf, be sure to follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersGolf) and like the official Facebook page (Islanders Golf).
2. Vanessa Johnson (75-74-73--222)
T21. Lindsay Biehler (77-81-73--231)
T58. Krista Fenniak (82-80-78--240)
T61. Ana Paredes (78-78-87--241)
87. Claudia Galindo (92-81-89--262)


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Welcome to the Diversity Center!
The Diversity Center is a welcoming and supportive place that accepts and appreciates people for who they are. We invite you to support us in our efforts by joining a student organization whose mission is aligned with the principles of social justice, attending campus events that promote diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice work, meeting with Diversity Center Staff to develop an individual student success plan, and more importantly, meet someone who you believe is unlike yourself and become acquainted. You'll likely be surprised in what you'll discover in everything you are and everything you're not.


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There were 82 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday. At that time, there were 1,431 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Weapons arrest: Officers from the Stockton Police Department and the San Joaquin County Multi-Agency Gang Taskforce arrested 34-year-old Juan Gonzalez on suspicion of weapons violations in the 1900 block of Gordon Verner Circle in Weston Ranch at 9:20 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. Officers said Gonzalez was in possession of an assault weapon. He was being held at the San Joaquin County Jail in lieu of $400,000 bail.
Weapons arrest: Responding to a report early Friday morning of a person with a gun at a business in the 1800 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, police arrested 26-year-old Enrique Manuel, who they say tried to discard a loaded revolver when he realized officers were after him. Manuel is being held at the County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Robbery: Police said they are looking for two men who robbed a woman as she walked home shortly after 1 a.m. Friday on West Alder Street near the Miracle Mile. Police said the robbers were a 20-year-old Asian male with curly hair who was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and a 20-year-old Latino male wearing a dark-colored jacket.
Arson arrest: Officers arrested a 34-year-old man early Friday morning at Sutter and Acacia streets while responding to an arson call. Police say Robert Rucker is responsible for three arson fires. He is being held without bail at the County Jail.
Robbery: Police arrested a 24-year-old man Friday, three days after he allegedly punched a 44-year-old man and stole his bicycle. Officers said the suspect, Chris Paul, admitted to the crime. He is being held at the County Jail in lieu of $60,205 bail.
The California Highway Patrol responded to 19 noninjury accidents and three injury accidents in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday. CHP officers also recovered four stolen vehicles.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 115 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday, including seven vehicle accidents, 79 medical calls and two structure fires.
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Gordo artist donates work to Rosa Parks Museum at Troy University
Published: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 21, 2013 at 11:33 p.m.
Noted printmaker Amos Kennedy of Gordo has donated a series of his art based upon the life and wisdom of Rosa Parks to Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum in honor of Parks' upcoming 100th birthday. The posters will be on display through Feb. 28 inside the museum's exhibit hall at 252 Montgomery St.
The posters display powerful quotes by Parks from throughout her life.
Prints of the posters will be for sale in the museum shop, with all proceeds going to support the ongoing mission of the Rosa Parks Museum.
Rosa Parks' 100th birthday will be Feb. 4.
With phrases ranging from "I was just trying to let them know how I felt about being treated as a Human Being," to "All I was doing was trying to get home from work," to the simple and poignant word "NO," the posters bring to life the words of Parks in a unique and compelling way, said Daniel Neil, museum curator.
"Mr. Kennedy has beautifully and colorfully rendered Ms. Parks' words into print/art via traditional letter-press printing," Neil said. "Mr. Kennedy's work is highly regarded not only for his commitment to craft, but also for his continuation of the democratic ideal of the freedom of the press. Mr. Kennedy's work frequently challenges concepts of race and freedom, and his Rosa Parks series embodies some of his most powerful work on these themes to date."
A former computer programmer, Kennedy rose to prominence in the handmade print resurgence of the late 1990s that accompanied the DIY movement that also came to the fore during that same era. His studio is located in Gordo.
For information on the exhibit and other programs at the Rosa Parks Museum, contact Neil at 334-241-8701, or visit the museum online at www.troy.edu under the "Outreach" link.
The exhibit hall at the Rosa Parks Museum is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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Snowden Will Speak More in 2014, Adviser Says
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden will likely speak publicly more frequently in 2014, a legal adviser to him said Sunday.
Mr. Snowden has given just one in-person interview since arriving in June in Moscow, where he has temporary asylum.
"It's very possible that he will emerge a little bit," said Benjamin Wizner, an American Civil Liberties Union attorney who is advising Mr. Snowden and spoke Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." "He's been called a narcissist in a lot of corners but as you know, your network and every other has been trying to get interviews with him. People have been trying to give him money for book deals and movie deals and he prefers to stay out of the limelight."
That's likely to change, Mr. Wizner said. "I do think that we can expect to see him engage a little more in the public debate," he said.
Mr. Snowden stepped in that direction Wednesday by recording an alternative to Queen Elizabeth II's annual Christmas message for Britain's Channel 4.
Mr. Wizner also said Mr. Snowden wants to return to the United States, but not if the cost is a long prison term. Instead, the government should take into account the public service Mr. Snowden performed, he said.
Mr. Snowden has said he leaked documents that revealed a broad NSA program to collect telephone data from U.S. telephone companies and another program to monitor international Internet and email traffic. The criminal charges Mr. Snowden faces—including theft of government property and willful communication of classified communications intelligence to an unauthorized person–carry penalties of up to 30 years in prison.
"He doesn't believe that the cost of his act of conscience should be a life behind bars," Mr. Wizner said. "There are lots of times when people violate the law and society decides for one reason or another to look forward rather than backwards. I think that this is one of those cases."
Mr. Snowden has also sought asylum in other countries, including Brazil. In a letter published earlier this month, he suggested that he could help Brazilians investigate American espionage there if he had permanent asylum.
That drew a rebuke Sunday from retired Gen. Michael Hayden, a former head of the NSA and the Central Intelligence Agency.
"He has offered to reveal more American secrets to those governments in return for something. And that something is asylum," Mr. Hayden said on CBS's "Face the Nation." "I think there is an English word that describes selling American secrets to another government and I do think it is treason."
Gen. Hayden said Mr. Snowden's disclosures made the NSA "infinitely weaker."
"It is the most significant hemorrhaging of American secrets in the history of American espionage," he said. "What Snowden is revealing is the plumbing. He is revealing how we acquire this information. It will take years if not decades to return to the position we had prior to his disclosures."
–Julian E. Barnes contributed to this report.


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The Landlady that opens up this first set is sweeeeet! Fiery and with a Dick Dale-ish ending that I really dug! Unfortunately, that was about the high point to me. Coil is OK and Jim is decent. YEM, however, gets straight-up BAD in the post-Nirvana section, with Trey having all kinds of problems. They recover, the jam is fairly solid, even has a little fire, and the vocal jam is pretty groovin' as far as vocal jams go. Magilla is spacious and decent. The set-closing Bowie does have its moments, and I think they are teasing something in the intro (nothing I can recognize, but it has kind of a All Things Reconsidered quality to it). But there is also some slop in the early parts of the jam, and overall it lacks cohesion and just doesn't do much for me. I'm going to say two stars, but keep in mind that's only based on the first set which is available on the spreadsheet.
Thursday, 11/15/1990
Lengyel Gym, University of Maine, Orono, ME
Set 1: LandladyThe Landlady, CoilThe Squirming Coil > Runaway Jim, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Magilla, Buried Alive, Paul and Silas, Carolina, BowieDavid Bowie[1]
Set 2: Possum, Eliza, Cavern, Stash, Tube, Foam, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Llama
Encore: Lawn Boy, GolgiGolgi Apparatus
[1] Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals.
Average Song Gap: 8
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: David Bowie contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals.
Song Distribution:
6 A Picture of Nectar
5 Junta
3 Stash
3 Lawn Boy
2 The White Tape
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
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- Aug 18:
- Reports that Jahi McMath is coming home are false
- Jun 12:
- Jahi McMath getting diploma for eighth grade, family says
- Mar 13:
- Jahi McMath: Family calls state report 'B.S.'; new medical record details emerge
- Mar 12:
- Jahi McMath: State releases report on Children's Hospital Oakland's handling of patients
- Feb 20:
- Jahi McMath: Complete text of letter from brain-dead girl's mother
- Feb 19:
- Jahi McMath 'much better,' her mother says
- Feb 1:
- Jahi McMath: Is it safe to have tonsil surgery at Children's Hospital Oakland?
- Jan 27:
- Jahi McMath video claims to show her feet and toes move
- Jan 25:
- Jahi McMath: five similar brain death legal cases
- Jahi McMath: Could her case change how California determines death?
- Jan 9:
- Jahi McMath: Medical experts say organ failure inevitable
- Jan 8:
- Jahi McMath: Girl given breathing, feeding tubes, attorney says
- Jan 7:
- Jahi McMath: Streetfighting lawyer takes heat, death threats for brain-dead Oakland girl's family
- Jan 6:
- Jahi McMath: Family says brain-dead teen's body may be too deteriorated to save
- Document: Medical analysis of Jahi McMath's deteriorating condition
- Jahi McMath: Brain-dead girl moved to undisclosed care facility
- Jan 5:
- Jahi McMath: Brain-dead teen's family moves her from Children's Hospital Oakland
- Jahi McMath: Timeline of events in case of brain-dead Oakland teen
- Jan 3:
- Jahi McMath: Mom can remove brain-dead daughter from hospital, judge rules
- Dec 31:
- Jahi McMath: Terri Schiavo group secretly leading transfer efforts
- Jahi McMath: Hospital fights in court to remove brain-dead girl from ventilator
- Dec 29:
- Jahi McMath: Statement of Children's Hospital Oakland
- Jahi McMath: Mom and lawyer say only remaining option for brain-dead girl is a New York care facility
- Dec 28:
- Jahi McMath: Family, attorney release letter addressing critics
- Jahi McMath: Family trying to raise money to get 13-year-old airlifted out of state
- Dec 27:
- Jahi McMath: Children's Hospital Oakland agrees to release brain-dead girl to long-term care
- Dec 26:
- Jahi McMath: 2 years ago, a girl wound up severely brain damaged following similar surgery
- Herhold: At bottom, the Jahi McMath story is a tale of a mother's guilt
- Dec 24:
- Jahi McMath: A mother's undeniable love is lost in divisive battle
- Jahi McMath: Judge denies petition to keep girl on ventilator past Dec. 30
- Dec 21:
- Jahi, her mom and 13 days at Children's Hospital Oakland
- Jahi McMath: Medicine's ability to keep a heart beating complicates how death is perceived
- Oakland: Emotional letter from Jahi McMath's mom to keep daughter 'warm'
- Judge grants restraining order keeping brain dead Oakland girl on ventilator through Monday
- Dec 20:
- Family of Oakland girl on ventilator furious after meeting with hospital officials
- Dec 18:
- Jahi McMath prayer vigil: 'God knows we want a miracle'
- Dec 16:
- Oakland: Girl declared brain dead after tonsil surgery may be taken off life support Tuesday
- Oakland girl, 13, declared brain-dead after tonsil surgery
Jahi McMath, the Oakland girl who was declared brain dead after a trio of nose and throat surgeries last December, is being kept at St. Peter's Children's Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, television station KPIX reported late Wednesday.
Jahi, 13, was declared brain dead after a series of operations to remove her tonsils and tissue from her nose and throat in December at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. She continued to receive feeding and breathing support after the diagnosis as her family engaged hospital officials in a legal battle to keep the girl on organ support.
The news comes after months of speculation about the girl's whereabouts; in January, the family won a court order allowing them to take her out of Children's Hospital, but did not say where she was transferred. The Alameda County Coroner's Office even issued a death certificate for Jahi before allowing her body to be released from Children's Hospital Oakland, on the condition that once her organs shut down, the family would have to notify the coroner.
KPIX reported that she is receiving round-the-clock care and has responded to commands, moving specific parts of her body when asked.
Attorney Christopher Dolan, who represents Jahi's family, would not comment on her location. In a statement to Bay Area News Group, he said that "Jahi's physical condition is much better than when she was at Children's Hospital," adding that predictions that her organs would shut down and her heart would cease pumping had not come to pass.
"I have seen Jahi and none of what Children's (Hospital) said would happen to her as inevitable physical death has occurred. I have seen much more movement in Jahi, response to her mother's touch and voice and what appears to be movement in response to voice command.
"But I am not a doctor and there may be explanations for this dramatic difference in her presentation. What I can tell you is that what Children's Hospital said would definitely occur, regardless of treatment, had not occurred. ... Six months have passed and CHO's prophecy has failed to manifest.
"Treating Jahi as a living being had led to her physical condition stabilizing and then improving. The family continues to pray for improvement and expects that additional tests will be preformed to determine if she no longer meets the controversial definition of brain death.
St. Peter's Children's Hospital is part of the nonprofit St. Peter's Healthcare System and affiliated with the Catholic Church. New Jersey may have been chosen because of a 1991 state law that gives patients and their families the right to reject a medical diagnosis of brain death on medical grounds and decide whether to continue organ support.