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On the final day of Comic-Con International, Marvel has released concept art of the Hulk, completing a seven-piece interconnecting poster series for "The Avengers." SPINOFF has all the images.
Marvel's "Captain America: The First Avenger" grossed an estimated $65.8 million in its first weekend, inching past "Thor" for the best debut for a superhero movie this year.
Marvel has unveiled two more posters for "The Avengers," this time featuring concept art of Chris Hemsworth as Thor, and Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg and Cobie Smulders as Nick Fury, Agent Coulson, and Maria Hill.
The finale of Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter" franchise slipped to No. 2 at the domestic box office as Marvel's "Captain America: The First Avenger" roared out of the gate Friday with a $28.5 million haul.
Marvel's Head of Television Jeph Loeb lead up a panel on the company's slate of TV projects, announcing several new shows and showing footage of "Ultimate Spider-Man" and the first episode of "Avengers" season 2.
Marvel has unveiled convention-exclusive concept art poster from "The Avengers" of Chris Evans as Captain America, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow.
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Marvelâs "Captain America: The First Avenger" opened with the best midnight haul of any superhero movie this summer. Paramount projects the film will gross between $55 million and $65 million in its first weekend. SPINOFF has details.
Marvel revealed at Comic-Con International that its major Spider-Man and X-Men will receive same-day digital release, a roll-out that begins next week with "The Amazing Spider-Man" #666. ROBOT 6 has details.
Today at Comic-Con International, Hugh Jackman confirmed that "The Wolverine" will pit Logan against the katana-wielding mutant Silver Samurai. SPINOFF has details.
Following numerous changes including a revised book by writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, CBR takes a look at the revamped Broadway musical and compares it to the troubled original.
Marvel has premiered the website and teaser poster for director Joss Whedon's "The Avengers," which opens on May 4, 2012. SPINOFF has details.
Marvel announced it will make its first move in recent history into original graphic novels with Season One, a line that features current creators retelling classic superhero stories. ROBOT 6 has details.
Bootleg footage of the post-credits sequence of "Captain America: The First Avenger" has found its way online, revealing a one-minute teaser for "The Avengers." SPINOFF has details.
"True Blood" author Charlaine Harris to work on graphic novel with Christopher Golden! Jim Shooter on the beginnings of Marvel's Epic imprint! Personnel moves at IDW! Plus much more!
During Marvel's latest Next Big Thing press conference call, writer Greg Rucka and editor Stephen Wacker spilled on the new "Punisher" relaunch, Frank Castle's current place in the Marvel U and more.
Don Payne, one of the writers on "Thor" and "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" has been hired by Marvel to begin work on the screenplay for "Thor 2." SPINOFF has details.
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says he and David Eick have turned in a revised outline to ABC for the planned "Incredible Hulk" live-action television series. SPINOFF has details.
Marvel held its latest "Next Big Thing" press call Monday afternoon, a top-secret affair where Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira announced the November debut of "Avenging Spider-Man," a blockbuster-style superhero series.
"X-Men: First Class" took the number one spot at the box office, but its $56 million domestic gross is giving some in the industry pause. Did a lack of Wolverine keep it from hitting the $106 million height of "X-Men 3?"
Matt Fraction, the writer behind Marvelâs biggest summer event, sat down with fans and readers at HeroesCon to throw down a hammer of info on "Fear Itself," touching on the nature of the Worthy and a hero's fall.
Canadaâs premier super team returns May 18 for a special "Point One" issue that serves as a prologue to a new miniseries. We spoke with writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente about "Alpha Flight." With exclusive art!
Twentieth Century Fox has released an avalanche of photos -- among them, a few potential spoilers -- from "X-Men: First Class," director Matthew Vaughn's franchise prequel. SPINOFF has details.
During today's "Next Big Thing" press conference, Marvel's new "Ghost Rider" creative team of Rob Williams and Matthew Clark opened up on what fans can expect form the Spirit of Vengeance's new series.
"Thor," from Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures, opened to a healthy first weekend gross of $66 million. Its success signals the superhero film factory can launch successful franchises from lesser known characters.
Is a Thunder God by any other name still the Son Of Odin? âThorâ hits theaters this weekend, and in honor of the occasion, CBR News takes a look at his changing alter-egos, powers and costumes throughout the years.
Marvel wraps up a week of "Ultimate Universe Reborn" announcements with "Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man" by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. Bendis spoke of the all-new direction for the series and justified the new #1.
Marvel's second "Ultimate Universe Reborn" call Tuesday afternoon revealed that Nick Spencer and Paco Medina will launch "Ultimate Comics X-Men" in September. Spencer was on hand to discuss the series and new status quo.
During a Monday afternoon press conference, Marvel revealed details of "Ultimate Comics: Ultimates," a new ongoing series by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic following "Ultimate Fallout" and the "Death of Spider-Man."
Kelly Thompson gives "Uncanny X-Men" #535 by Kieron Gillen and Terry Dodson a four-star review, saying "Gillen gives great dialogue, infusing the not typically so hilarious X-Men with great humor that still feels tonally correct."
Marvel held a press conference call to announce Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta as the creative team behind "Vengeance," a six-issue miniseries exploring villains' impact on young heroes.
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The Dog Days of Summer: Have Some Hot-Weather Fun with Your Pet
Living in Colorado, I spend most of the winter feeling guilty. Not for failing to shovel my sidewalk or for skipping the gym to watch movies under a blanket. No, I feel guilty because while I'm inside hibernating, my dog is stuck inside with me. Walks get cut short because of the cold and puppy playdates get canceled when a snowstorm makes driving too treacherous.
Even if you don't live in a cold climate, there are times when we're too bogged down by life (work, relationships, etc.) to give our pets the attention and exercise they deserve. But summer is the perfect time to make it up to your canine companion!

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After pleasantries, Elaine Coubal points out Frank and Mary Lou Miller's house on 13th Ave. in Clarkfield.
"They've got a 90 pound watermelon over there."
"90 pounds!? What's a 90 pound watermelon even look like?" asks Elaine.
Frank will tell you it's bigger than his 10-year-old grandchild. And of course there's pictures to prove it.
Mary Lou says the couple has always had a large garden. And it sits like a postage stamp in the corner of their vast back yard. But this is the first year they've tried watermelons.
The vine they grew produced monsters. Five watermelons grew. Two weighed over 45 pounds. One 66 pounds. Then there's the grandchild-diminutivizing-granddaddy that requires a back brace to lift: Two feet, three inches long—three feet, four inches around and 90 pounds.
Mary Lou and Frank said the 66-pounder was delicious. And the 90-pounder seems destined for the same fate. By the way, the world record watermelon, grown in 2005, in Arkansas, weighed 268.8 pounds.
"It's fun," says Mary Lou. "I think it'll feed all the kids and grandkids. And we just had to show somebody."
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Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 30(d). Conduct During Depositions; Motions to Terminate or Limit Examination.
(1) Any objection to evidence during a deposition shall be stated concisely and in a non-argumentative and non-suggestive manner. Conduct of counsel or other persons during the deposition shall not impede, delay or frustrate the fair examination of the deponent. If the court finds an impediment, delay or other conduct has frustrated the fair examination of the deponent, it may impose upon the persons responsible appropriate sanctions, including the reasonable costs and attorney's fees incurred by parties as a result thereof, and those listed in Rule 37(b).
(2) Any time during the taking of the deposition, on motion of a party or of the deponent and upon a showing that the examination is being conducted in bad faith or in such a manner as unreasonably to annoy, embarrass, or oppress the deponent or party, the court in which the action is pending or in the district court or magistrates division where the deposition is being taken may order the officer conducting the examination to cease forthwith from taking the deposition, or may limit the scope and manner of the taking of the deposition as provided in Rule 26(c). If the order made terminates the examination, it shall be resumed thereafter only upon the order of the court in which the action is pending. Upon demand of the objecting party or deponent, the taking of the deposition shall be suspended for the time necessary to make a motion for an order. The provisions of Rule 37(a)(4) apply to the award of expenses incurred in relations to the motion.
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Excerpts from the Rev. Joe Bradley's book, "The Four Gifts: How One Priest Received a Second, Third and Fourth Chance at Life," with permission of Behler Publications. Bradley is a chaplain at Serra High School in San Mateo and priest in residence at St. Gregory's Catholic Church.
On his early relationship with the church:
"Church was the place I always felt most safe and confident. It was the one place I was completely at ease with myself. I know this may sound terribly naive, and even theologically inaccurate, but I think I saw priesthood as a safe, protective womb from the challenges and struggles of life. I'd be so busy doing good things for people that I'd miss the messiness of life, even the pain of life. I think there was a not-so-subtle sense of escapism mixed with a rather romantic feeling that it was entirely honorable to leave the world in pursuit of a higher calling."
On his reaction to the death of his father:
"Even I was surprised at how quickly my faith disintegrated. Within moments after the doctor declared the official time of Dad's death, I no longer considered myself Catholic ... or anything else for that matter. Obviously, the seeds of my faith were not planted on solid ground. Jesus may have encouraged his disciples to build their faith on sturdy rock, but mine were clearly built on mushy sand. It didn't survive the test, and it opened the door to some seriously self-destructive behavior."
On his wild years working at San Francisco International Airport in the late 1970s:
"I would usually start each shift with a toke of marijuana in my car, then once I arrived at work, I would wash it down with a cold one. As the shift moved along and things began to get a little sloppy, I would switch over to cocaine to sharpen up so I could go out and enjoy a few beers at the end of the day. And that was a typical workday. Days off were simply a blur."
On his spiritual adviser at St. Patrick's Seminary, the Rev. Bob Gavin, who helped put him on the path to sobriety:
"But Father Bob was adamant; he saw addiction, or anything similar, as a chance to grow closer to God. He felt that people in recovery had paid their dues and emerged with a unique perspective on God's love and mercy. He was so full of spiritual hope, and I wanted to catch on and hold on to what he offered."
On reaction to the book:
"If this book in any way tarnishes my reputation as a priest, I am willing to take the heat. If what I've shared rocks anyone's image of priesthood and seminary, please blame me because the choices made were mine. The priests in this book are blameless for how I chose to live back in the day; that is, until the grace of God touched me. His people helped save me."
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Spand Express
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Spand Express is a small delivery/courier company located in Washington Beach, Vice City.
Its slogan is: "We'll stretch to fit around your package". The company's depot is located next to Avery Carrington's construction site. The official uniform for the Spand Express workers are coveralls and their official truck is the Spand Express truck. In the mission Riot, Tommy Vercetti, on behalf of his lawyer Ken Rosenberg and real estate mogul Avery Carrington, changes into his coveralls at Rafael's, goes to the Spand Express depot and starts a riot among the striking Spand Express workers before destroying the Spand Express trucks that are parked in the Spand Express compound (presumably to drive them bankrupt), as Avery Carrington wanted the land that the Spand Express depot was occupying. After that mission, it is assumed Spand Express got disbanded as none of their workers and/or their trucks are seen again until the mission Phnom Penh '86, where a (presumed) Spand Express worker is seen jumping off a bridge to his death in the water below, possibly committing suicide as a result of losing his job. However, the player must be directing the camera behind the helicopter to see this.
- The name indicates it a parody of FedEx Express or UPS.
- It is also a play on "spandex", which is a crude humor by Rockstar as it usually involves latex outfits and accessories for sexual purposes.
- In GTA San Andreas, in Blueberry, Red County, two warehouses next to the Xoomer warehouse you will see two signs saying Spand Express.


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The only question was when, not if, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and City Administrator Deanna Santana were going to pull the trigger.
Over the past few days, it had become clear that the only way city officials were going to get Occupy Oakland protesters to leave Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, where they had been camped out for about two weeks, was to send in the police to forcibly remove them.
Quan's gentle approach clearly was not working.
The progressive mayor from one of the most liberal cities in the country -- she was a student activist at UC Berkeley in the 1960s -- had initially sought to show her solidarity with the protesters. So, too, did Councilwoman Desley Brooks, who pitched a tent at the plaza on the first night of the protest.
But it wasn't long before the situation got out of control. What else do you expect with hundreds of people living crammed together in tents? Sleeping with dogs, cats and children. Even if they'd all been the cleanest of saints, they'd have still needed some place to use the bathroom. A few portable toilets weren't going to cut it.
Santana had issued a notice to vacate the plaza Thursday. It stated that although the city is committed to free speech, it also has a responsibility to ensure public safety. In other words, the city could no longer allow the protesters to violate city safety codes -- at the risk of endangering themselves or others.
People were cooking in tents. Fairly or not, businesses near City Hall were blaming the Occupy Oakland protesters for filthy conditions that had led to an infestation of rats.
There had also been increasing reports of violence at the camp where hard-core protesters had tried to block the police from entering -- insisting upon dispensing justice themselves.
The protesters insisted that their First Amendment rights entitled them to pitch tents all night and all day in front of City Hall if they chose to do so.
A tense standoff between protesters and City Hall had continued through the weekend.
Then, in the wee hours Tuesday, as many as 400 police officers descended on the plaza.
They broke up tents and arrested at least 85 people who were protesting as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement against economic injustice and corporate greed.
Some of the protesters made the foolish decision to try to hold off the police with firecrackers and kitchen utensils. And get this: the City Hall Christmas wreath. The miracle is no one got hurt or killed.
Santana and interim police Chief Howard Jordan are to be commended for their handling of the first phase. I say "first phase" because this thing is by no means over as evidenced. Hundreds of protesters marched back to the plaza later Tuesday, vowing to take it back.
A few hours after the raid, it looked like a hurricane had swept through the area.
Busted tents, charcoal grills, sleeping bags, shopping carts and black garbage bags littered the grounds in front of City Hall. Crews from public works prepared for a massive cleanup.
Now what?
How do city officials intend to keep the protesters from returning?
What are the Occupy protesters going to do next?
Within hours of the raid, they were threatening to return in even greater numbers. Dozens of riot police barricaded the plaza entrance.
How much do you suppose this is all costing our already-strapped city in police overtime and other costs?
Oakland doesn't have enough officers to patrol the streets during normal times, what with East Oakland an almost perpetual shooting gallery.
The city can hardly afford to keep huge numbers of officers deployed in front of City Hall 24/7. Eventually, they will have to leave.
This suggests that we might be in for a game of cat and mouse.
The situation is, to put it mildly, still fluid.
It's an unfortunate thing that a movement that started out as a worthy cause -- opposing economic inequality and social injustice -- deteriorated into a public nuisance.
What has Occupy Oakland accomplished?
The raid generated publicity to be sure.
People were talking about it all over the Bay Area, online and on the radio. There were hot debates about whether Oakland officials were right to remove the protesters.
I just hope the fact that the encampment became such a public nuisance hasn't detracted from the protesters' larger message -- one that we all need to hear. The absolute worst thing for the cause would be for protesters to turn violent.
Tammerlin Drummond is a columnist for Bay Area News Group. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com or Twitter.com/tammerlin.


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Authorities have arrested a man accused of stealing credit cards from area medical facilities.
James Barton, of Cincinnati, is suspected in a string of thefts across the area, including medical facilities in Mason, Wilmington, West Chester and Oxford.
Investigators said Barton goes into buildings and takes credit cards from women's purses. Sometimes the victims are patients, and sometimes they're employees.
The stolen credit cards were used to buy iPads at Walmart in Lebanon and Target in South Lebanon.
Police said Barton used drivers to take him to the medical facilities. One of those suspected drivers, Travis Johnson, has been arrested and charged.
Barton was arrested Thursday by Cincinnati police.


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In the final campaign stretch, Democratic district attorney hopeful Bruce Brown is making a hard drive for the win with a negative ad blitz going after his opponent deputy district attorney Scott Turner's history in the prosecutor's office.
The ads target a high-profile hit-and-run case out of Eagle County, in which District Attorney Mark Hurlbert offered a misdemeanor plea deal to the driver of a Mercedes, financial advisor Martin Erzinger, who hit a cyclist and fled the scene of the accident in 2010.
"Get out of jail free cards for millionaires," states one of the radio ads currently airing in Summit County. "That's the record of Scott Turner and the current leadership in the DA's office."
Turner responded with ads of his own and denied any involvement in the Erzinger case.
In a runoff reminiscent of the 2008 presidential election, Brown, a private defense attorney, is promising a change in leadership style in the DA's office against Turner's experience-based campaign platform. He's defending the ads, which aim to group Turner in with his sometimes-unpopular boss, Mark Hurlbert, who is also a Republican.
"I don't consider it negative," Brown said of the ad campaign, which also targets the prosecutors office's success rate on rape cases. "It's fair to say they're hard hitting. But my opponent is running on a platform of experience ... you have to be willing to be held accountable for things that have happened on your watch."
Turner says he has the material to return fire with negative ads targeting Brown, but has opted not to use it.
"The district attorney's office should be above the lies and deception of normal politics," he said. "The DA is dealing with people's freedom and lives and I don't see how politics plays into that at all."
Brown's ads also highlight the district attorney's 40 percent success rate in prosecuting sexual assault cases, a number Turner said sounds low until it is compared with the statewide average, which is closer 25 percent.
"If you say to somebody, you're going to fail two out of three times in your career, most people would think that's horrible," Turner said. "Unless you're a baseball player, and then that puts you in the hall of fame. Sex assault cases are the hardest cases to try."
The 5th Judicial District Attorney is responsible for a $3 million budget and prosecuting cases originating in Summit, Eagle, Lake and Clear Creek counties.
Eleven of the 12 county commissioners in the four counties in the district have backed Brown for the job, but none of the endorsements cross party lines.
"The importance of that is that the commissioners have oversight of the DA's office," Brown said. "It's not just an endorsement personally, but the fact that they're directly involved in the administration of our DA's office, and they would give me approval."
The Summit County commissioners, all of whom are Democrats, cited Brown's prosecution philosophy and emphasis on rehabilitation for young and first-time offenders in a recent letter backing him.
Turner said to him the endorsements seem to be based on partisan ties.


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Keeping Track of Homeschool Resource People
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As a homeschool, you're often out on your own — just you and the students you're teaching. But teachers need outside resources, especially homeschool teachers, so keep a list of people you can call for support or clarification. Some of the numbers you may want to have on hand include:
Local support group leaders
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It's a subject on which some people might have varied opinions. It has even been debated in the columns of "Dear Abby."
"The cemetery where my family members are buried has become a playground for the neighbors in the area. When I visit, I see people walking their dogs on and off leashes, even though they are aware of the 'No Dogs Allowed' signs. Children are bicycling, roller blading and skateboarding, along with joggers and walkers," wrote one "Abby" reader, Jean C., in Massachusetts.
Many people view a cemetery as the perfect location for reading, meditation, walking, historical tours and birdwatching. Some cemeteries across the country welcome cross-country skiers or dogs and their owners who want a quiet place.
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Erin Stevens, 24, a Marietta dog walker, strolls past Mound Cemetery on Friday afternoon. A cemetery can be more than just for burying the dead. It can offer nature or a good place to exercise, read a book or just enjoy the solitude.
A local dog walker, Erin Stevens, 24, of Marietta, brought one of her clients, Molly, a 4-year-old mixed breed for a quick jaunt past Mound Cemetery as she took the dog home Friday. She said she usually circles the cemetery with her dogs because they aren't allowed inside. The same is true for Oak Grove Cemetery.
"When I don't have a dog, I like to sit on the mound," Stevens said.
Tony Dunn, who lives at 809 Washington St., has a great view of Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Limit recreational activities to walking, jogging, reading, enjoying nature or the view. Plenty of history exists there, too.
Games, such as ball games or Frisbee, should be enjoyed at other parks.
Remove any trash you happen to carry in with you.
Please be mindful of funeral services.
Treat gravestones with care.
Dogs are not allowed in Marietta cemeteries. However, remember to clean up after the pooch as is required in other city parks.
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"Oak Grove Cemetery is really an extension of my front yard," Dunn said. "It's a beautiful view from my front porch."
Dunn said he sees people walking through the cemetery quite often. With all the paved lanes and 100-year-old oaks and azaleas, it's a perfect spot, he said. He especially enjoys the 360-degree panoramic view of the city from the top of the hill.
Keith Eggener, an associate professor of American art and architecture at the University of Missouri, who wrote a history of the cemetery, said in a March 2011 interview with Atlantic magazine that cemeteries were built before parks, art museum or public gardens.
"You suddenly had large pieces of ground, filled with beautiful sculptures and horticultural art," Eggener said. "People flocked to cemeteries for picnics, for hunting and shooting and carriage racing."
Bill Thompson III, editor and co-publisher of "Bird Water's Digest," based in Marietta, said cemeteries are perfect places to observe our feathered friends.
"The more urban and built up the setting, the more important the habitat (for birds) in the cemetery becomes," Thompson said. "You have huge, huge old trees there basically protected because it is an old cemetery. When birds are migrating over our area, they are going to look for a biggest trees. It's almost like an arboretum with all kinds of trees from all over the world."
His favorite thing to do is to go to the very top of the hill in Oak Grove on a beautiful morning, he said. From there he is able to look down on many of the trees and watch the warblers.
"It would be different if you were to open a new cemetery with just grass," Thompson said.


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Students Measuring and Recording Tree Trunk Diameters
Since 1998, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) has worked closely with the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Education (VDOE) in the development and implementation of an innovative science education program, the Forest Biodiversity Monitoring Project, that utilizes SCBI scientists, staff and training techniques as an educational resource for Virginia schools.
The Forest Biodiversity Monitoring Project is designed to provide Virginia teachers with the skills and tools needed to teach the scientific principles of biodiversity monitoring using a local forest, woods or parkland as a living ecosystem laboratory. The curriculum has been correlated to the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs), particularly in math and science, and covers ecology, identifying and classifying species, assessing change in forests over time, understanding the impact of human disturbances and understanding how technology, including remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS), contribute to the study of an ever-changing planet.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov leaps back into the spotlight at Berkeley Rep in "Man in a Case."
The ballet legend has long had a love for breaking new ground in postmodern dance and experimental theater circles. Last year, Berkeley Rep audiences watched him tread the boards in the elegant Ivan Bunin romance "In Paris." Now he's starring in a melancholy double bill inspired by two Chekhov short stories about love, loss and loneliness.
"Man in a Case," adapted for the stage by Paul Lazar and Annie-B Parson of Big Dance Theater, is an edgy mash-up of great literature and high-tech multimedia that will both challenge and seduce the audience. The highly anticipated piece runs through Feb. 16 at Berkeley Rep.
Baryshnikov has been steeping in Chekhov ever since he was a little boy growing up in Riga, Latvia. He famously defected to the West in 1974 and became the toast of both the New York City Ballet under Balanchine and American Ballet Theatre. But Chekhov has always been part of his soul.
"The great Russian writers capture the universality of human experience, the tragedy of life, the beauty of it," says the dancer turned actor in his lyrical Russian accent. "It's all there in Chekhov."
Of course, the Oscar-nominated Baryshnikov, 65, has long been a Hollywood star (from "The Turning Point" to "Sex in the City"), but he simply can't resist the joys of the theater.
"There is nothing like it," he says. "The theater pushes you into a very dark place in your mind."
A veteran of the spotlight, he also craves the high-wire act of live performance.
"I love it because it scares me. Every time I step onstage, I get the same empty stomach, the same butterflies. You have to live up to the material, to do it justice."
He's also a huge fan of the Berkeley Rep audience and its embrace of the avant-garde.
"I had a great time there, because the audience is very diverse and very vibrant, which is what we need," he says. "Experimental theater demands the participation of the audience. It's a very complex process, a deconstruction of the text, and the audience has to welcome that level of complexity."
If Hollywood is usually dedicated to entertainment, the theater remains largely the realm of art, a stance which suits the ballet icon's aesthetic.
"I can't imagine what my life would be without art; it terrifies me to think about it," he says. "Life would be bloodless and senseless without it."
Misha, of course, is far from the only big-screen star who has graced Bay Area stages on a regular basis. Here's a roundup of recent performances that have kept local audiences star-struck.
Contact Karen D'Souza at 408-271-3772. Read her reviews at www.mercurynews.com/karen-dsouza and follow her at www.twitter.com/KarenDSouza4.
Adapted from two Anton Chekhov stories, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov
When: Saturday through Feb. 16
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison St.
Tickets: $45-$125, 510-647-2949, www.berkeleyrep.org


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Waking up to a robber in your home, being held at gunpoint, or even being followed home by a stranger.
All frightening thoughts.
A News 12 investigation finds these crimes are happening not only at night, but right in the middle of the day, right here where you live.
Meredith Taylor is On Your Side with a special assignment, "Time For Crime", and why it's happening.
Dusty fingerprints, broken blinds, and a scar above her lip.
All reminders of why Terese Wood has trouble sleeping at night.
"He grabbed me by my face and he said, 'I'm gonna rape you and I'm gonna kill you'," Terese says. "'You gonna know what it's like to die.'"
The attacker climbed through her open bedroom window, and Terese fought him off.
That was in January, on a Saturday, just before 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
"Well, investigators felt like he was here to burglarize the place and then found me and got surprised," she says.
While Terese's confrontation turned into more of an attack than a burglary, a News 12 investigation confirms hundreds of burglaries have happened in Richmond County in the past year.
"You'll see more residential burglaries in the daytime when people aren't at home," says Lt. Scott Peebles of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
Because residents aren't home, Lt. Peebles says, you can't pinpoint a "time for crime".
Not the case when it comes to residential robberies, also called home invasions.
After looking through hundreds of cases in the past year, we found the most happened between 12:30 and 1:30 in the morning.
"More people would tend to be asleep at night," Lt. Peebles says. "It would make them easier victims, they would be more vulnerable to a would-be attacker at you know a later hour than an earlier hour."
Lt. Peebles also reminds us that a lot of these robberies happen at hotels, where there may be a lot of drug activity going on.
However, home invasions have an exception.
During the day, even thought it's light outside, we're told if you're an elderly person, you're more at risk.
Daylight is also when the most reports come in for stolen vehicles, but that's not necessarily when the crime actually occurred.
"Most of the time what we see is people wake up in the morning, they go out to go to work and their car's not there," Lt. Peebles says. "They don't know what time it happened, but sometime in the nighttime."
Whether it's your car you're protecting, your home, or yourself, the majority of crime happens when the sun goes down.
"A lot of it's happening at night, for obvious reasons, and that is the cover of darkness, because it's earlier to not be seen at nighttime and that's as simple as it gets," Lt. Peebles says.
For Terese, things aren't simple, because she says her attacker's been back several more times.
She's covered her windows, and she keeps a gun by her side.
"I mean, I stay in fear," she says. "I will not sleep alone in this house."
She's hoping the man behind her fear will soon do the time for his crime.
What would you do if a stranger tried to attack you?
It happened to one Augusta woman, and happens every day around the area you live, even during the day.
Over and over again, Sarah Best has told her story.
Almost a year ago, she stopped at a Washington Road gas station just before 11 o'clock at night.
Two men watched her and followed her home.
"And as soon as I walked toward the steps, I turned my back on him and he ran toward me and pulled me down on the ground and said give me your keys," Sarah says.
Sarah got away unharmed, and now she's careful in everything she does.
A News 12 investigation found that more than 40 aggravated assaults happened between 10:30 and 11:30 at night in Richmond County.
And the most attacks happened in the early evening hours between 6:30 and 7:30 pm--almost 70.
"A couple of things you have to account for," says Lt. Peebles. "School-aged teenagers are out of school. A lot of gang activity is after school."
"Secondly, you have people coming home from work, husbands and wives becoming involved in domestic disputes and weapons becoming involved, so then you have aggravated assaults."
Lt. Peebles says this crime happens around the clock.
Be careful when you're walking around at night; that's when you're most likely to be targeted for a robbery.
In the last year, about 40 people were robbed between 10:30 and 11:30 at night.
Switch the p.m. to a.m., and you'll get the lowest number, 5.
"In a social setting more people are out and about in the evening hours. You have to take drugs and alcohol into account, making people more vulnerable, and also the cover of darkness," Lt. Peebles says.
And when it comes to carjackings, the carwash is a place you especially want to be careful. Do-it-yourself carwashes will have you cleaning away, not paying attention to your surroundings.
Carjackings happen both at night and during the day. The most likely time for you to be a victim is between 11:30 at night and 12:30 in the morning.
That's thanks to low visibility.
"You need to protect yourself against all kind of crime, and to do that, be vigilant, be aware of surroundings," Lt. Peebles says. "Don't allow yourself to be vulnerable in certain surroundings."
Advice Sarah echoes from experience.
"It was very terrifying," she says. "I didn't know what would happen. I was petrified that he could have shot me and not cared."
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Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 4:30 a.m.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Burr used the D word in describing the U.S. economy to Hendersonville business owners Monday night, saying the spiraling national deficit is unsustainable.
I think it is safe to say the economy has not rebounded, Burr told business leaders at the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce. If anything, we have gone deeper into what economists call recession.
I would tell you its not a recession. I would define this as a depression. A recession by definition is when you raise interest rates to slow growth. We are at a zero-interest-rate policy and have been. The world is at a zero-interest-rate policy, yet we continue to see the economy slide. We continue to see unemployment grow. We continue to see confidence wane not just here but around the world.
Burr added a few minutes later that times are different than the 1930s and the current crisis is similar to the period of 1978-83.
The only thing that is different is the federal government did not come in on a white horse, Burr said.
On the whole, Burr delivered a gloomy assessment of the current economic situation, and offered no reason for optimism that the Obama administrations remedies will turn it around.
Most economists say the economy will experience a V-shaped recovery, where it falls and rebounds sharply, or a U-shaped recovery, where the economy falls, levels off, then goes up, Burr said.
Those are the only things they talk about, Burr said. Either its a lack of imagination or some belief that you can make everything fit into those two. Let me suggest to you today, I think we are in a Nike swoosh.
In this theory, the economy is down and stays down primarily because the habits of the American consumer have changed permanently. This is not temporary, Burr said.
As a result, recovery would be gradual and not dramatic.
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The series of events last fall that started the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression were unprecedented, he said.
Taking the audience inside some of the pivotal events, Burr recalled Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson relating a call from the CEO of a company with business operations in all 50 states. The company planned to move money around to meet its payroll obligation.
On Wednesday morning of that week, after they had given the transfer notice to the bank, the Chicago bank called and said, We didnt transfer the money. There is no money being transferred. There is no money that will transfer from a bank to a bank anywhere in the United States, and likely there is no money that will transfer from a bank to a bank anywhere in the world, Burr said.
The incident and others at the time pushed Paulson to make improvements to the financial architecture in the country, where the simple transfer of money could happen, he said.
Its safe to say when you dont have money moving from institution to institution, you dont have an economy, Burr said. And you certainly dont have a financial market.
Paulson and Congress eventually crafted the $700 billion bank bailout bill, the Troubled Assets Recovery Plan, and Burr voted for it. The goal was to get the financial markets moving by shoring up the financial architecture and purchasing toxic assets, Burr said.
The state of the financial system at that time had a profound impact on the senator.
On Friday night, I called my wife and I said, Brooke, I am not coming home this weekend. I will call you on Monday. Tonight, I want you to go to the ATM machine, and I want you to draw out everything it will let you take. And I want you to tomorrow, and I want you to go Sunday. I was convinced on Friday night that if you put a plastic card in an ATM machine the last thing you were going to get was cash.
That never happened, but the economy is still reeling from the banking and financial crisis. In the fallout, Wachovia and Washington Mutual were determined to be insolvent and shotgun weddings with other financial companies were arranged. The government also bailed out AIG after it was learned the company had backed $54 trillion in credit-default swaps.
The government made two mistakes in the process, Burr said. It invested equity in private companies and did not purchase toxic assets. Burr said the government must change its strategy when dealing with the financial and economic crisis and let private investors become more involved.
The private sector, he said, needs to go through some self healing, and you get out of the way and let them do it the way they are used to.
The United States, he said, should not be picking winners and losers. He has spoken to Wachovia board members and many believed the bank would not have survived. But that is the marketplace, Burr said.
As long as you are in the business of picking winners and losers, you will not be in a situation where people will feel comfortable or confident at investing and taking a stake in the potential to make money, Burr said.
For its part, the federal government must become more fiscally responsible, Burr said. The federal government owes $5 trillion in interest payments over the next 10 years, and must not increase spending, Burr said. American families have cut back during the crisis and the federal government must do the same.
You cant just continue to spend money believing that you can spend your way out of the economic crisis that we are in, Burr said.
Burr said the best thing elected officials can do is to stop the bleeding. Specifically, the stake were throwing in the ground is the 2010 budget, which borrows $1 trillion.
Local businessman Jeff Miller said the talk was refreshing. Burr did not discuss partisanship or criticize the Obama administration, he said.
Its scary, Miller said. Its the stone cold truth. Its what we needed to hear.
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For the last 10 years, Tom Ostrander has made a name for himself within the amateur weightlifting circuit. He says he couldn't have gotten there without rigorous training, dieting, and the use of supplements; including one that's stirring up controversy:
"Ephedra puts the body in a thermogenic state. Thermogenics is the body's ability to burn fat. It raises the body's temperature, and I use it for energy and weight loss," said Tom Ostrander, NPC National Competitor.
But the FDA says those benefits don't outweigh the life-threatening side effects. They say ephedra could be linked to seizures, strokes, heart attacks and even death. The justice department is conducting an investigation to find out if Metabolife International, the country's leading ephedra seller, lied about the safety of its supplement. A statement by the company's past president says they never received one notice from a consumer that any serious adverse health event occurred.
Herbalists have used ma huang or ephedra to treat asthma, and you'll often find it in over the counter medications that are closely monitored by the FDA. But herbal supplements like Metabolife are not regulated by the FDA, and are often combined with caffeine. Some say that combination can be deadly.
"Ephedra can slightly increase your metabolism and speed up or increase your blood pressure and heartbeat and caffeine can do that too. So two substances that do that can give you an uncontrollable heartbeat," said Jeff Gould, Chinese herbalist.
Dr. Ron Davis of the American Medical Association, says consumers will remain in danger until legislation is passed to protect them.
"With prescription and over the counter medication, the manufacturer must show they're safe and effective, before they go on the market. But diet supplements can be introduced with no safety and effectiveness and then the burden of proof is on the FDA," Dr. Ron Davis, American Medical Association.
But Tom says people are overreacting. He says he's in prime health after using it for the last seven years and now takes it three times a day.
"I'll continue to use it, sell it, and recommend it. People should look at their lifestyle instead of blaming a product," Tom said.
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Week in Review: Global Collaboration Benefits Patients
Week in Review: Global Collaboration Benefits Patients
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This week we featured two posts from PhRMA's President and CEO John Castellani, both of which looked at the global challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry. Whether combatting counterfeit medicines or promoting international trade relations, his posts highlight the industry's increasingly global perspective on ensuring patient safety.
Counterfeiting is a worldwide problem that's going to require plenty of cooperative partners to address. Worldwide sales of counterfeit drugs last year were $431 billion and 84 percent directly impacted U.S. public health. Approximately 370 doctors in 38 states were warned by the FDA that they may have purchased counterfeit medicines. As a result, PhRMA announced its members united to form a new partnership with INTERPOL, the largest international police organization, in an effort to abolish this practice.
Patient safety always has been, and will continue to be, our priority as we aim to open new markets with developing countries. The House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee held a hearing on U.S. - India trade relations this week. India's protectionist regime means that patients lose. Three of India's largest pharmaceutical companies generate 50 percent of their revenue in the United States, while India has closed its pharmaceutical market to U.S. innovators. Castellani urged Congress to press the government of India to give American companies the same market access that Indian companies enjoy in the U.S. because it will create jobs and promote economic growth, in addition to encouraging innovation that could lead to the next life-saving medication.
It's a challenging time to be in the pharmaceutical industry right now, but it also holds enormous promise. We will continue to collaborate with our global counterparts to ensure patients have access to safe, reliable medicines around the world.


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Michael Irwin's The Skull and the Nightingale is a chilling and deliciously dark, literary novel of manipulation and sex, intrigue and seduction, set in 18th-century England.
When Richard Fenwick returns to London, his wealthy godfather, James Gilbert, has an unexpected proposition. Gilbert has led a sedate life in Worcestershire, but feels the urge to experience, even vicariously, the extremes of human feeling: love, passion, and something much more sinister.
It becomes apparent that Gilbert desires news filled with tales of carousing, flirtation, excess, and London's more salacious side. But Gilbert's elaborate and manipulative "experiments" into the workings of human behavior soon drag Richard into a Faustian vortex of betrayal and danger where lives are ruined and tragedy is only a step away.
With echoes of Dangerous Liaisons, Michael Irwin's The Skull and the Nightingale is an urgent period drama that seduces the senses.
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An extraordinary proposition, one of discovery, pleasure–and pain.
When Richard Fenwick, a young man without family or means, returns to London from a Grand Tour of Europe in 1761, his godfather, James Gilbert, has an unexpected proposition. Gilbert has led a sedate life in the country, but now, in his advancing years, he feels the urge to experience, if vicariously, the extremes of human feeling—love and passion, in particular—along with something much more sinister. He asks Richard to serve as his proxy and to write to him of his city adventures, and his ward believes he has no option but to accept.
It quickly becomes clear that Gilbert desires correspondence of a titillating nature—tales of carousal, seduction, and excess—and so Richard begins to write of London's more salacious side. For here is an invitation to hedonism and Richard, eager to taste all that a privileged life has to offer, rises to the challenge.
But Gilbert's elaborate and manipulative "experiments" into the most intimate workings of human behavior soon drag Richard into a vortex of betrayal, where lives may be ruined and tragedy is only a step away. And when Richard does the unthinkable and falls in love, the stakes are raised and he must make a defining choice. But what sort of man has he by now become?
A chilling and deliciously dark tale of manipulation, sex, and seduction, The Skull and the Nightingale combines the intoxication of Perfume, the sensuality of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and the exquisite detail of The Crimson Petal and the White. This entrancing novel seduces the senses, bringing vividly to life the heady swirl of eighteenth-century London while exploring the darkest passions and instincts that animate us all.
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Published: Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 7:42 p.m.
When members of Asheville, N.C.'s The Get Right Band hit the stage they have one fun objective.
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Where: Asheville Music Hall, Asheville, N.C.
When: 10 p.m. Friday
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"We're trying to make it where people can't help but dance," said guitarist and vocalist Silas Durocher.
The band's motto even alludes to that, as they claim to be a, well, booty-shaking good time. That's the PG-13 version.
With Jesse Gentry (bass and vocals) and Chris Pyle (drums and percussion) laying down the rhythm, the group weaves through a mix of funk, reggae and rock.
They'll celebrate the release of their debut CD at 10 p.m. Friday at the Asheville Music Hall with openers Asian Teacher Factory and The Archrivals.
And be ready to have a good time.
"We're just all about getting people out to dance and let go of whatever else in their lives that is weighing them down," Durocher said.
Durocher describes the music as "The Black Keys meets James Brown."
The trio began playing together in 2011 but have known each other for longer. They played together in Soulgrass Rebellion and as that group broke up they kept playing together.
The group is excited about the album and, Durocher said, feels like it is a good representation of their music.
"We really took time to think about how we produce the songs in the studio," he said. "They really shine in a studio context as compared to a live show."
The Get Right Band doesn't go into a show with a set list of songs to play.
Durocher said that he's had lists in other bands he's played with but it doesn't feel right with this group.
"We want to get a feel for the audience, see what they're reacting to and improvise things," he said. "If we're writing a set list, it's not reflective of the experience they are having. It's more freeing to see what's moving people. It's a lot more fun for us."
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A certain demographic of potential Obama voters recently received yet another email from the president's campaign reminding them to go vote (preferably early).
Except this particular email wasn't so much a reasoned exposition on the importance of exercising one's franchise for the sake of preserving the democratic process — it was a lolcat.
Honestly, if you need a cat macro to convince you to perform your civic duty, stay home.
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A judge on Wednesday dismissed a murder charge against a Manteca pastor as prosecutors revealed they are seeking an indictment from a grand jury, according to news accounts out of Las Vegas.
Robert Lynn Cox, a youth pastor at Place of Refuge Church, was facing homicide charges a year after an altercation in a Las Vegas parking lot.
Cox was leading a church trip last June when he and the group were confronted by Link Ellingson, 55, according to their accounts to Las Vegas police. Cox and Ellingson fell to the ground, and Ellingson hit his head. He died in December.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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Art educator Carol Inge Hockett examines how artists reacted to the values-shattering horrors of World War I with Dadism, an artistic/political movement that rejected the old norms of painting, literature, drama, and music. Rejecting bourgeois values, the Dadists embraced nontraditional forms such as collage, photomontage, assemblage, and "readymades" (everyday objects displayed as art).
Hockett – formerly of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – is the coordinator of the School and Family Programs at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University.
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The sounds of music and worship filled the air at Simpson Park Sunday afternoon for God and Country Gospel and Patriotic Music/Narration event, presented by House of Prayer Rescue Mission. This was the third year for the event, but the first year it was held outdoors. Vocalists included Ben Savage, Daniel Savage, Mary Lou VanDeventer and the House of Prayer Ensemble, "Voices of Praise." Accompanists included Jamie Pauls, painist/narrartor; Wilmer Gingrich, mandolin; and Jan VanDeventer, bass guitar.
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Topic: Happy Birthday Kris
What a beautiful day it is: Our Kris is celebrating her Birthday.
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What a beautiful day it is: Our Kris is celebrating her Birthday.
Hi Cookie! HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND I HOPE THIS NEXT TRIP AROUND THE SUN IS AS AMAZING AS YOU ARE! LOVE as always to one of my besties!
Happy Birthday once again Kris. Already caught you on Facebook, but wanted to wish you a happy day one more time!
Happy Birthday , Kris.
More Happy Birthday wishes from me as well Kris! Hope you had a great day and hope as well that your meet up with everyone was good too, I'm sure that it was!!
Feliz cumpleanos, Kris!
Thanks! One trip around the sun more than I was initially given by the docs!! What do they know?
I've had a great week. Last year was my real 50th but it stunk... So this year one of my besties gave me a 50th cake! lol Lots of well wishes, singing, dancing and even found the time between napping for a scooter ride with a friend this week! Plus, meeting with Donna, Eric and Sandy yesterday was wonderful.
Here's to a few more healthy ones! (I hope for 5!)
Love you all!!
What do they know indeed Kris! Glad to hear that you had a good birthday and meeting up with a few people from here as well, excellent! Singing, dancing, scootering and cake as well sounds good to me, but no poker??
Here's to many more healthy ones too!
Happy belated birthday Kris ....Hope you enjoyed you special day!
Happy belated birthday Kris!!
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MARIETTA - Bond was set at $35,000 Wednesday for a Marietta resident who allegedly stabbed a man late Tuesday night and apologized before fleeing.
Ronald W. Fisher, 38, of 715 Greene St., was arrested by Marietta Police on a charge of second-degree felonious assault for allegedly stabbing William J. Williams in the victim's 833 Second St. apartment.
According to a statement of facts provided by the police department, Williams said someone started knocking, then banging, on his door Tuesday night. When he started to open the door, Fisher came in and stabbed him in the back of his left leg, the report says.
Williams said he'd never seen the suspect before. He described the blade as about 4 inches long.
The report says Williams headed for the kitchen and Fisher followed him and began punching him in and around the head. Williams then shouted at the suspect, asking him what he was doing and said he'd stabbed him. Fisher reportedly said, "No, I didn't," then apologized and told Williams his name.
After Williams showed Fisher the blood from the wound, the report says, Fisher left the apartment.
Police were dispatched to the scene at 11:07 p.m. A description of the red Dodge Durango in which Fisher fled was obtained, and another officer stopped the vehicle at Third and Butler streets minutes later.
Williams was taken to Marietta Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released, Marietta Police Capt. Jeff Waite said. Fisher was brought back to the apartment, where a woman living there and a teen who'd been in the apartment at the time of the stabbing identified him, the report says.
At the police station, Fisher reportedly made a written confession.
The report does not mention a possible motive.
"We believe it was over relationship issues, not necessarily (Fisher's)," Waite said.
There was no mention in the report of Fisher being under the influence of alcohol or any other controlled substance.
Fisher was arraigned by video Wednesday in Marietta Municipal Court. He remained in custody at the Washington County Jail Wednesday afternoon.


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October 31, 2006
More news in the story of 13-year-old Desire Northington.
She's in critical condition after being thrown out of a ride at the Georgia-Carolina State Fair last Thursday.
The accident report released late this afternoon says the young teen's accident happened because she panicked.
News 12 spoke with one neighbor who was on the ride with Desire the night of the accident...and she's got a very different view.
As Desire's friends and neighbors headed out for trick-or-treating, they looked next door and were reminded that their friend wasn't with them.
"We miss her! And we hope she gets better!" said Demontrez Foulks.
That fateful night is fresh on their minds.
"I was on the same ride with her, and all I seen is her little body flying through the air," said 17 year old Ieesha Washington, who lives near Desire. Ieesha was on the same ride--the Orbiter---as Desire and Desire's cousin when the 13-year-old was thrown 60 feet in the air.
The accident report released five days later says it all happened because desire panicked.
"I heard them yelling for help, and the other little girl was holding onto her, and they were trying to get the man who operates the machine's attention," Ieesha told News 12. "And now they are trying to say it's her fault? I don't think it was her fault."
But the Georgia Department of Labor, the state agency investigating, disagrees. In the official findings, the report concludes:
The girl did panic and managed to maneuver herself into a position to attempt going underneath the lap bar before the ride reached full speed.
The report also says the emergency stop switch was pushed...but it takes 25 seconds for the ride to come to a complete stop.
Ieesha doesn't buy the report's explanation.
"Why would she get on the ride and then try to wiggle out? If she want to get out all she had to do was just ask," she said.
And as Desire's friends try to enjoy Halloween, their friend wasn't far from their hearts.
"At school we are cutting out the articles from the paper and putting them on our shirts because we miss her," said Demontrez. "The article says through God's grace the prayers have been working to bring Desire back. So we just going to keep praying till she gets out of the hospital."
Desire's family told News 12 she's still in critical condition.
A prayer vigil for Desire will be held tomorrow night at the Richmond County Law Enforcement Center at 8 p.m.
The family hasn't yet had a chance to see the report. They are very interested in it, but Desire's mother said she would wait to see it because she didn't want to leave her daughter's side.


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Newlyweds Jason and Sarah Green share a love for coffee. But using a single cup brewing system and disposable k-cups can really test their commitment to their Keurig."Definitely a little more expensive," Jason said.The "Cafe Cup" claims it can help them save with its reusable cups. That's because you can use your less expensive ground coffee inside of them. We bought four online, with two scoops, for $10.99, plus shipping and handling.Jason and Sarah filled a "Cafe Cup" with ground coffee. They put one and a half scoops inside the "Cafe Cup." Snap it shut. Put it inside the Keurig. And, brew.Seconds later, it's ready to drink."It's good, I like it," Sarah said."I like that you can make it a little bit stronger than that pre-packaged [cup]," Jason said.But does it leave any coffee grounds at the bottom of the cup?"Just a tiny bit. Not much," Jason said.Before they can use it again, Sarah has to clean-out the "Cafe Cup." It's a step you don't have to take with a k-cup you can just throw away."A little messy," Jason said.The "Cafe Cup" says it can also tackle tea. But it has to be loose leaf."I think it's very good," Sarah said.Is it good enough to use every morning?"It would get a little bit cumbersome washing it out sometimes, all the time," Jason said.But they both agree it would save them money.So does it work?"I'd say yeah. It does work," Jason said.Jason did have one concern. He felt the plastic lid was flimsy and could break-off easily, after you use it a lot. But otherwise, they liked it.The company says it works best with Keurig coffee makers. But it does not work on the Keurig "Vue" model. Cafe Cups: Does It Work?
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Nov. 17 25 years ago ¯ The last of the detour signs were removed and Muskingum Drive finally opened to drivers. Traffic levels were nearly at the level before the closure in May....
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Chalk it up to fate, and the iPod.
A few months before this gig, I decided to dovetail a business trip to Pittsburgh with a Phish show. It was a legitimate piece of business, really, and July 28th seemed like a reasonable date. I had managed to see only one other show on summer tour an excellent Chula Vista gig that petered out a bit in the homestretch and I was itching to get just a little bit more. It never hurts to see what you can, especially when the band is at the top of its game.
My colleague Donald and I took in some of Pittsburgh (a very cool and very underrated city), worked a hard day in the metaphorical salt mines on Tuesday, then doffed our corporate vestments and headed out to the venue to scope out the scene. There was a Shakedown Street in full-swing (several, in fact) but the whole circus was a little on the mellow side due to overzealous and under-qualified venue security. These bumblebee ass-clowns were verbally abusive, and intent on pestering the citizenry by enforcing non-existent statutes (in Burgettstown, apparently, it is legal to sell beer and bootleg videos, but not to hold a ticket in the air). I wondered if the Post-Gazette would see fit to publish a story about the insufferable Stalinist pricks minding the store at the venue that bears its name, but quickly pegged the chances at slim to none (with slim having recently departed).
The Post-Gazette (once the Star Lake Amphitheater) is structurally and sonically a nice venue, and it has lots of interesting vending choices, including a piercing booth. Personally, I have a hard time imagining asking some Swiss cheese tweeker to hook me up with a Prince Albert at a Phish show, but far be it from me to slag others who decide to go that route. The biggest criticism I have of the physical surroundings is that the parking lot is paved with huge rocks, many the size of a fist, that make plain old walking a unique hazard. I turned my ankle over twice and was fortunate not to sprain it. What brain surgeon made this call?
I put the day behind me, settled into my thirteenth row seat, and quickly watched this innocent little business trip of mine turn into a headlong tumble through the Looking Glass. Immediately after the show, I was convinced that this was the finest two-set Phish show Id ever witnessed. As is almost always the case, time and recordings have tempered this opinion somewhat, but it remains by any standards an electrifying and historically important performance from Phish.
My first Daniel was a killer surprise among many to follow. But if Daniel came from left field, Camel Walk emerged from Phish's collective booty. This was a filthy, seething version that built to a fine growl and held together from start to finish. Jibboo appeared next, and quickly bloomed into a muscular, chromatic rock declaration. There was nothing textural or patient about this Jibboo; they just blew the doors off.
Cool It Down followed, and satisfied my recent desire to see Phish cover a Velvets tune that wasnt Rock and Roll. This jam contained a wonderful Gin-like jam in which Fishman and Trey (who was wearing a white t-shirt that featured an image of the face of Fishman, circa 1992) played like putty with tempo and tone, careening from one theme to another, and surfing a wave of rippling, sonic magma. What a great pull this was. By this time my show was made. Everything else, I thought, would just be the sauce.
I used Scent of a Mule to go buy much needed water and a beer, and appreciated some of the good business going on in the jam from my vantage in the concourse. Im sure the gentleman who ranted the whole way into the venue about how it was time for his Mule was well pleased. A neat little ambient outro jam in the Fee that followed gave way to a perfect segue into Timber. I realize that Im starting to sound like a broken record, but this was a stupendous version of Timber. As in Jibboo, there was no noodling around and no grab-ass whatsoever before Phish collectively decided to bring the mojito and crush skulls. Only a precious few 1995, straight-to-the-jugular Timbers can hold a candle to this one. We were exhausted by the time the band dropped into a well-placed and well-played Circus.
The set was over an hour deep before they finished and I was sure that they would have to break soon, since I had assumed the curfew was 11:00. It wasnt, and they didnt. My first McGrupp since L.A. in 1998 was immensely enjoyable, and fairly tight given its rarity. Page gilded the lily with some remarkable piano work at the end, and though the conclusion was slightly flubbed, it mattered very little. My neighbor, an attorney from Columbus named Chris, turned to me and joked, Gee, whats next, Crosseyed? I laughed, as if the thought hadnt already crossed my mind. The crowd was so appreciative of what was clearly a special first set that the obligatory Golgi was met with great approval from all.
As we took our seats for the second half, one of the crew members came out and placed sheets of paper at every band members station on stage, which led me to believe that some kind of wacky cover was planned for set two. Heh.
Crosseyed, as the song is wont to be, was a voyage; a nine-course meal of moods and movements. This was Treys version from the start, and the first ten minutes or so were quite dark and pointed. In fact, Trey almost seem to snarl the vocals; I got the feeling that this song was a statement of disgust at the family of rodents who have infested the Oval Office, and the general morass into which they seem hell-bent to lead us. We hang our hopes on statesmen and speechmakers, and for the things they promise us? Still waiting. The angry jam led into a more melodic and delicate section where Kuroda literally took over the band, and then it all spiraled back downward into the form of the song. The entire trip lasted almost twenty-six minutes before it segued neatly into a beautifully-placed Thunderhead (a tune thats grownon me quite a bit).
Like the rest of the devotees in my section, I went bananas at the start of Brother and spent the next ten or twelve minutes trying to keep my last few remaining marbles from spilling out of my skull. Before launching into the jam proper, Trey yelled something into his mic that I could not quite identify, and then everything came wonderfully unhinged. This was the fourth first for me in this show, and by this time I was fairly certain I was dreaming. Brother reached a searing, soaring, almost Antelope-like peak, and as it ended I prepared myself for the inevitable Friday (or the like) to follow. Instead, Trey made his rounds and started giving some quite specific direction to his band mates. The crowd near the pit started cheering wildly, having picked up on the chatter, and the place went absolutely nuts as everyone stepped to their mics to harmonize the opening lines of Harpua. All I could do was shake my head. What the hell was happening?
The composed section of Harpua was laid out well, and Trey wove his tale. What we didnt know about Jimmy, he said, was that he was sort of lost and adrift in his teen years and felt like he didnt really have purpose, or direction. He needed that thing that was missing in his life. He needed IT. So Jimmy was lamenting his waywardness with Poster Nutbag as they sat together around a campfire, and they took out their guitars and began to sing a sad song. A beautiful Bittersweet Motel followed, with the crowd showing gracious appreciation at the halfway between Erie and Pittsburgh lines. In the wake of the angry Crosseyed, the everything looks like a nail lines came off more like social protest than the romantic lament Ive always taken them for. Very nice.
Back into Harpua. Trey continued on to say that Jimmy figures out what he needs to do to find IT so he joins a rock band. For a while it was great for Jimmy lots of one night stands, lots of adoration, lots of everything else but then the chicks lost their allure, so Jimmy decided that maybe it was time to settle down. In fact, Trey said, Jimmy looks a lot like this guy pointing to Fishmans face on his t-shirt and there's a t-shirt out on tour that reads Jimmy Hit On Me. [Some of you might remember the popular buttons from the Fall 2000 tour that read I Did Fishman.]
At this point, Trey traded places with Fish, and the band stumbled into Fooled Around and Fell in Love which seemed like a fairly obvious tribute to Fish's infant daughter. This proved to be a great Fishman cover in the vein of Purple Rain, delivered with great panache and a virtuoso Electrolux solo as well. Harpua finished sloppily Trey forgot to give Page his B-3 solo but no one really seemed to care.
The hi-hat intro to Bowie came as the night's final surprise. How there was another hard-hitting jam vehicle left in these freaking androids? This was a tight, to-the-point Bowie. I was so sated and giddy after this that I dug in my heels and accepted the Friday encore that I was certain they were going to play. This approach may have something to do with how blissed-out I felt during the Farmhouse. Again, here was an illustration of the importance of placement. Its okay to play a mellow tune as an encore now and then if it appears once or twice a tour, and especially if youve just capped your hands-down show of the tour with rock solid versions of Brother, Harpua and Bowie.
As I recovered from this performance and called my miserable friends to gloat, I developed the theory that someone on the inside had read the band the riot act for summer repeats and the lack of dramatic bustouts and that finally the band just caved. Prevalent rumor has it, however, that the rare tunes were inspired by Treys fiddlings with a new iPod that contained the entire Phish catalog. He got the bug to play a few of the old forgotten gems, and the band rehearsed them on their day off the day before the Burgettstown show.
Best business trip ever. IT can happen anywhere.


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I used to play media contents with my DLNA Sony Bravia, but now I have moved to another house and my TV doesn't include DLNA.
I'm thinking in buy a Media Render but I don't know what device can I buym, fully compatible to PS3 Media Server. I have been looking for a compatibility list but I cannot find it.
Could somebody give advice me? Would be the best option to buy a PS3 + remote control or are there better options for less money?
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Thibodaux man stabs other with fork, knife
Published: Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11:45 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11:45 a.m.
A Thibodaux man stabbed another man with a kitchen knife and fork Friday night after they fought with each other throughout the day, the Lafourche Sheriff's Office said.
The victim has been treated and released from a hospital, Lafourche Deputy Brennan Matherne said. Deputies found Malcolm Green, 24, 525 Karla Drive, hiding under a nearby house after the victim reported he had been stabbed.
Green is accused of stabbing the man in the abdomen twice with the fork, causing minor scratches; smashing the man's car windshield; and slashing the man's wrist and stabbing him in the chest with the knife during different times throughout the day, Matherne said.
The Sheriff's Office did not learn of these alleged attacks until the victim called about 9 p.m. and told authorities he had been stabbed, and they found him on Carol Street, deputies said. EMTs took him to the hospital when they found he had a punctured lung.
The blade of the kitchen knife was about 8 inches long, Matherne said.
After Green used the fork to stab the victim, he returned to the Carol Street home nearly three hours later and smashed the windshield of the victim's car, Matherne said. As the victim approached Green, the suspect produced a knife and caused the injuries.
Green is charged with aggravated second-degree battery and simple criminal damage to property, records show. He is in the Lafourche Parish jail on bonds totaling $100,500.
Staff Writer Katie Urbaszewski can be reached at 448-7617 or katie.urbaszewski
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SAN RAFAEL -- More than 100 firefighters were at work Friday battling a wildfire that erupted on a Terra Linda hillside, threatening homes.
Crews were summoned at 12:10 p.m. to an area around Contempo Marin Mobile Home Park, near Professional Center Parkway and Channing Way.
Firefighters from San Rafael, Novato, Marin County and Cal Fire were able to limit the damage to two decks at Contempo Marin. No one was hurt.
The fire was contained by mid-afternoon; the cause is under investigation, said San Rafael police spokeswoman Margo Rohrbacher.
Structures on Channing Way were evacuated during the incident. Residents gathered to watch the firefight from the street, including a nervous Donna Duckaen.
"It's wonderful living up here. It's peaceful, but you also have this danger hanging over you," said the Channing Way resident as the fire burned. "It's so dry. They don't have it under control yet. Anything can happen."
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