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There were 69 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. At that time, there were 1,382 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411.
Weapons arrest: Officers conducted a traffic stop near Sanguinetti Lane and Canby Oaks Drive shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday. Inside the vehicle, they found a loaded shotgun. Jakob Contreras, 21, was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license and possession of a loaded firearm.
The California Highway Patrol did not submit an incident report for the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 106 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday, including 11 vehicle accidents, 79 medical calls and two structure fires.
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Maria Adams, MS, MPH, RD
The Best Life Diet offers a sensible approach to healthful eating and dieting. The author, Bob Greene, an exercise physiologist with years of experience helping people lose weight, views his diet as a lifetime plan, not a temporary diet. He is focused on helping you get to the root cause of your weight struggles and then working to resolve these issues. On this plan you should lose about 1-2 pounds per week, the amount recommended by nutrition experts.
This diet works by changing what you eat so that you are ultimately eating fewer calories. In addition, it also addresses other areas that affect your weight, such as your activity level, being in tune with your hunger, and emotional eating. Greene focuses on emotional eating. He believes that dealing with the emotional reasons behind your weight is essential to successfully losing weight
keeping it off.
This diet involves three phases. But before you can start changing the way you eat, Greene aims to prepare you for the challenges ahead and to help you understand
you are overweight. He stresses that to be ready to start this diet you need to determine "what in your life is stirring up your emotions and ultimately causing you to turn to food for comfort and distraction."
The first phase of this diet lasts for at least four weeks. The main focus is getting more physical activity and changing your meal patterns—not what or how much you eat. Although, Greene does encourage healthful breakfasts and snacks.
During this time you are asked to:
While you may not see much weight loss during this time, Greene believes that making these changes will help you establish healthful habits that are the keys to lasting weight loss.
During the second phase you should expect consistent, gradual weight loss. In addition to maintaining the changes you made in phase one, the objectives of this phase are:
The hunger scale is a ten-point scale based on the stages of fullness that will help you learn when to eat and when to stop eating. The unhealthy foods that you will remove during this phase are: soda, foods with trans fats, fried foods, white bread, regular pasta, and high-fat dairy products. You will stay on this phase until you are either at your goal weight or within 20 pounds of it (and for at least four weeks).
This is the phase you will stay on for life. The focus of this lifetime phase is improving the quality of your diet and weight maintenance. In addition to the changes you made in phases one and two, during this phase you will:
Greene's book also includes meal plans and recipes to give you ideas on what to eat and if you prefer a more structured eating plan. The meal plans are available for calorie levels from 1,500-2,500. They all provide at least 25 grams of fiber.
While there are no research studies looking specifically at this diet, overall it is based on well-established principles of healthful eating. Greene does make a few recommendations that are based on his personal opinion.
For instance, he believes that because of concerns about mercury and other contaminants in fish, it is difficult to safely get enough
omega-3 acids
from the diet alone. He, therefore, recommends that everyone take a fish oil supplement. While this is a reasonable opinion, check with your doctor before taking fish oil or any other supplements.
Moreover, experts disagree on the risk that mercury in fish poses to our health. The American Heart Association believes that the benefits of regularly eating fish outweigh the risks for most people. However, young children, women who are pregnant, or are nursing should limit the amount and types of fish they consume.
There are no major concerns with this diet. It is worth mentioning, however, that Greene has put his "seal of approval" on several food products that he believes are healthy. While his support of specific brands is helpful, it is important to feel confident about selecting healthful products on your own and not limit yourself to these "approved" foods.
This diet provides a simple, sensible plan that will get you on the track to lifelong healthful eating and help you keep the weight off. It is especially well-suited if you have struggled with your weight for years and tend to use food to deal with problems. This plan helps you get to the root of your emotional eating and then commit to changing your eating habits and increasing your activity. If you are looking for quick results, though, the Best Life Diet is not for you.
American Dietetic Association
Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-loss Program
Weight-control Information Network
Canada's Food Guide
Dietitians of Canada
Fish, levels of mercury and omega-3 fatty acids. American Heart Association website. Available at:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3013797. Accessed June 29, 2007.
Greene B.
The Best Life Diet. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster; 2006.
Last reviewed June 2015 by Dianne Scheinberg Rishikof MS, RD, LDN
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Surrounded by the Central Valley mountains, Costa Rica Marriott Hotel San Jose provides a Colonial hacienda-style ambience () from downtown San Jose. Two outdoor pools (one for children) and a spa tub feature mountain views. A health spa offers such treatments as the Costa Rican Coffee Body Scrub and Aromatherapy Massage.
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Bar 10Sports bar. Cocktails and snacks, views to the driving range and pool area. Open for lunch and dinner.
Resort-style amenities include a golf driving and practice range, practice putting surface and sand traps, and a pro shop that offers club rentals, group clinics, and lessons (surcharges). The hotel does not have a golf course.
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One reason so many people turn their one-time visit to the Dominican Republic into a permanent change of address is the food. The fine dining options in the major cities run the range of local dishes to European cuisine—and you'll even find a few incredible sushi restaurants, as well. This brief video highlights La Residence, which provides a French fusion meal in a romantic, intimate setting the Dominican Republic is known for.
These kinds of Dominican Republic restaurants — which cater to both tourists and the upscale expat communities here—are exactly what life in the Dominican Republic is all about. You can enjoy the bold flavors of the DR, but with the comforts and elegance you're accustomed to at home.


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Check out the premiere of the play "Baby With the Bathwater," at McPherson College Thursday evening.
All shows start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to all shows cost $5 for adults and $3.50 for children ages high school and younger as well as seniors. Reservations may be made by contacting the theatre box office at 620-242-0444 or at email@example.com.
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Hope on Four Legs
My mom's house burned to the ground a little over a year ago. She lost everything … but it was a hidden blessing. Since my dad died a few years ago, my brother, sister and I had been trying to get Mom to move to a smaller house in a less-isolated community. She would not budge, saying, "Everything I know is here: my home, my neighbors, my life." The fire, though tragic, took care of that.


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March 14, 2007
Solar Cell Researchers Awarded Prestigious Dan David Prize
Two solar cell researchers from DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) were awarded the Dan David Prize on March 8th in Paris, France. Jerry Olson and Sarah Kurtz were selected for their "exceptional and profound contributions to the field of photovoltaic energy," according to the prize committee. The two NREL researchers pioneered the multi-junction solar cell, which uses multiple layers of semiconductors to capture broad swaths of the solar spectrum, yielding a solar cell with high conversion efficiency. Spectrolab recently used a triple-junction solar cell to achieve a record 40.7 percent conversion efficiency, that is, it converts 40.7 percent of the incident sunlight into electricity. The Dan David Prize, now in its sixth year, is organized around the past, present, and future. This year's future award focused on the "Quest for Energy," and included Olson, Kurtz, and NASA climatologist James Hansen. The three will share a $1 million cash prize that accompanies the award. See the NREL press release and the Dan David Prize Web site.


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A New Way Around China's Internet Filters
Evading China's Great Firewall
A key method for circumventing China's Internet filters, virtual private networks have come into the crosshairs of the government lately. During the 18th Party Congress earlier this month many faced blockages and more recently China Digital Times has reported on what appear to be written warnings to Chinese who have access to VPNs on their office networks to use the services for work purposes only.
But a number of savvy Chinese Internet users have found a way to escape their fetters without a VPN. Using a little bit of computer knowledge – basically copying and pasting a chunk of text from one file to another — users can get around China's Facebook, YouTube and a host of other foreign sites blocked by China's "Great Firewall."
Here' how it works: Most computers, running both Windows and OS X (and smartphones running Android), contain a host file, which is a document with a list of Internet Protocol addresses (the back-end address accessed by a computer when a website name is typed into a web browser's search bar). Copying and pasting new addresses into that file allows a computer to directly access particular websites. As a result, updating the list to include recent IP addresses for websites like Facebook, and then entering those sites' addresses into a browser with a secure "https://" in place of "http://" in front of the address will allow users to get onto many blocked Western sites, and without the slower speeds and fees associated with most VPNs.
How popular is this workaround? A search on Baidu in Chinese for "host file Facebook" turns up 434,000 hits, with the first page primarily containing explanations of how to get on Facebook and other sites by altering the host file. Various groups share lists of addresses on microblogs, over instant messaging, and on websites, according to Felix Hsu, a member of one such group, which keeps up a website that provides current addresses. There are also applications for Android which streamline the process.


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How Yahoo Could Skirt Taxes After Alibaba IPO
After Alibaba's initial public offering, Yahoo will be left with a 16% stake in the Chinese e-commerce giant and a tax puzzle.
Investors have held out hope Yahoo finance chief Ken Goldman could find a workaround to avoid paying the U.S. government about 35% of its proceeds from the sale of Alibaba shares, the standard rate for capital gains.
That won't happen in time for the IPO; Goldman told analysts on a conference call last week the 140 million shares Yahoo expects to sell in the deal will be fully taxed. But for its remaining 384 million shares, a loophole recently identified by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald could help the company avoid paying billions of dollars to Uncle Sam.
The Internet portal holds a portion of its Alibaba shares in Hong Kong, a jurisdiction where share sales are exempt from capital gains taxes, Cantor Fitzgerald said in a July 9 note. That means that after holding its shares one year following Alibaba's offering – the lock-up period imposed on most pre-IPO shareholders – Yahoo could sell off a portion or all of its remaining shares tax-free.
Of course, in that scenario, Yahoo would have to keep that cash overseas, spend it to acquire a foreign company or else pay taxes to repatriate it to the U.S.
A foreign acquisition could help Yahoo compete with online advertising rivals such as Google, which generates a higher portion of its ad revenue overseas, Cantor Fitzgerald's Youssef Squali said in an interview.
"They need to increase their international exposure," Squali said. "The question is, what can they buy?"
Chief Executive Marissa Mayer has shown an interest in video assets overseas, acquiring Israeli streaming startup RayV earlier this month. Her attempt to buy French video site Dailymotion stalled last year.
Repatriating that money would likely impose a tax burden on par with the capital gains tax. EBay recently triggered a $3 billion tax bill when it repatriated the bulk of its foreign-held cash.
Yahoo is keeping mum about its plans for the remaining Alibaba stake, but Goldman at least hinted to analysts that he's exploring ways around the tax:
Regarding tax-efficient structures on the remaining equity holdings, we approach all transactions with the goal of maximizing long-term value for our shareholders. These transactions are complicated, can take multiple years, involve multiple jurisdictions, and generally are not disclosed before completion. Please do not mistake our silence, as a lack of awareness or effort on this issue.
A Yahoo spokeswoman declined to elaborate further or confirm whether owning shares in Hong Kong will exempt it from taxes.


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Take the Opportunity Today: Write a List of Things You're Good At
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. – by Aristotle
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By Stuart Young
Take the opportunity today to write a list of things you are good at. The longer, the better!
Most of us find it easy to be critical of the things we think we can't do when in actual fact there's a ton of stuff that we do day in day out that we're good at.
Today let's remember all those things.
Make the list as long as you can.
Put it somewhere you can easily lay your hands on it and the next time you hear yourself (or anyone else) say you can't do something read that list.
Keep the positive at the front of your mind, the negative you can work on.
Starting today every Monday (only), until May 14th, four lucky commenters will get a free copy of Stuart Young's book: 'How To Change Your Life One Day At A Time' and also a free bonus of his 90 Day Program entitled: 'Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life' which will be delivered directly into our lucky commenter's inbox.
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The Best Brunch Spots in Dallas
24 egg-tastic options for the week's most important meal.
EDITOR'S NOTE: We define brunch as a weekend-only meal. Restaurants that serve breakfast throughout the week—while they may be perfectly tasty—were not eligible for this list. Click here for our Best Breakfasts list.
Brunch served Saturday and Sunday
Brunch at a Thai restaurant may sound off-putting, but Malai Kitchen's breakfast fare with a Thai-Vietnamese twist will set you straight. Don't go expecting Sterno-heated chafing dishes; everything here is cooked to order. We found the cozy patio surprisingly quiet on a Saturday at noon, but the friendly service made up for any loneliness we may have felt. Each diner receives an amuse-bouche of sticky rice and eggplant dip. Chef Braden Wages turns French toast into an Asian delicacy. He tops thick slices of a Vietnamese baguette with flambéed bananas. Warm coconut syrup, which is made with coconut milk and palm sugar, and contains hints of tamarind and mango, comes on the side. His version of eggs Benedict is done Malai style, which means coconut-spiked biscuits, Thai basil, shrimp, and poached eggs, all covered with a Thai chile hollandaise sauce. We admit we were leery of this dish, but it turned out to be the highlight of the meal and worth every artery-clogging calorie. Other offerings include a scrambled egg mix with curry "salsa," Vietnamese noodle soup, fried rice topped with a fried egg, and a Vietnamese burger. There are $3 mimosas and $5 Bloody Marys, but splurge on a Lemongrass Fizz, a concoction of Ketel One Citroen, St-Germain, lemongrass syrup, and sparkling wine designed by mixologist Jason Kosmas. The flavors don't collide with the cuisine.
Brunch served Saturday and Sunday
Owner and Chef Abraham Salum's love affair with chiles is evident all over Komali's brunch menu. From rich pasillas to smoky chipotles to mellow poblanos, his regional Mexican cooking is soothing and fragrant, a far cry from cheesy-greasy Tex-Mex (not that there's anything wrong with that). With its sisal-covered walls and airy, light-filled interior, Komali feels like a Baja getaway. Brunch entrées are likewise a respite from the ordinary. Huevos ponchados feature two corn sopes—thick masa patties lightly fried—topped with chorizo, poached eggs, and pasilla hollandaise. It's a zesty, dense dish for those with hearty appetites. A lighter option is the lump crab-stuffed crepes bathed in a lovely poblano cream and queso Oaxaca. Migas and chilaquiles—no strangers to most Texans—are traditional Mexican breakfast options cooked well by chef Salum. For a sweet ending, you can't go wrong with sugar-dusted churros. At Komali, they come with a cup of Mexican hot chocolate.
Brunch served Saturday and Sunday
Perched on one of the more prominent corners in Uptown, this restaurant has patrons who are almost as beautiful and savory as executive chef Constancio Rodrigues and corporate chef Samir Dhurandhar's culinary creations. Yes, it's a taut crowd at the popular casual sibling of Nick & Sam's Steakhouse. Arrive early and grab a prized seat on the patio while you choose between a starter of crispy breakfast flautas stuffed with scrambled eggs and serrano peppers or N&S's famous sticky buns, studded with pecans and raisins and drizzled with caramel. Brunch entrées range from the classic (Toad in the Hole with barbecue pork and poached eggs set within a slice of toast and topped with deviled hollandaise) to the whimsical (Cap'n Crunch-coated French toast). Considering its lineage, one would expect steak here to be expertly prepared, and Nick & Sam's Grill doesn't disappoint. The flat-iron steak is tender, perfectly cooked, and accompanied by two eggs, bearnaise, and a corned beef potato hash cake. For the fat phobic, fresh-squeezed juices in 10 varieties and a "hangover" smoothie with organic low-fat yogurt, fruit, and mint make it easier to fit into those skinny jeans. But from the looks of things, Nick & Sam's Grill is the one place where the see-and-be-seen crowd of Uptown throws caution and carbs to the wind. Of course, a $6 carafe of mimosas has that effect.
Brunch served Sunday only
Know this about brunch at The Grape: a reservation is not required, but you should make one anyway. The tiny dining room and patio fill up fast, and the last thing you want is to be turned away after you've already gotten a whiff of the aromas wafting out of chef/owner Brian Luscher's kitchen. When Texas Monthly named The Grape's classic cheeseburger—served only at Sunday brunch and Sunday and Monday dinner—the best burger in the state in 2009, the already-popular brunch spot got a big bump in business. Depending on your taste in burgers, those TexMo cats just might be right, but don't put all your brunch eggs in the burger basket. The breakfast on a bun is everything breakfast should be—eggs, homemade sausage, and cheese on a huge pain au lait roll. The polenta cheese fritters are the perfect side for the table to share. And the spicy Bloody Mary—served with a Spanish olive, a chunk of sharp cheddar cheese, and a hunk of salami—could almost be a meal on its own.
Brunch served Sunday only
The Libertine is a full-service establishment for serious beer drinkers. Every Saturday night they tempt with pints (and pints) of Belgian Chimay and sinful-sounding lagers such as Southern Star Bombshell Blonde. On Sunday morning, the kitchen offers a brunch menu designed to ease the pain those pints inflicted the night before. Take a seat—preferably the same one you occupied only a few hours earlier—and order a Snake in the Grass, a soothing concoction of green chartreuse, St-Germain, citrus juice, and Peruvian bitters. As the fog begins to lift, pluck sautéed shrimp from creamy manchego cheese grits. If you're craving eggs, go with a ragin' Cajun-style Benedict with andouille sausage and grilled crawfish piled atop an English muffin and covered with a poached egg and a runny dollop of hollandaise. Need a stiffer kick-start? Order the chilaquiles, a spicy mixture of eggs, tortilla slices, and tomatillo sauce.


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Tamerlan Tsarnaev is dead and his brother Dzhokhar is in custody, which is the way it ought to be by rights. Yet there are people unhappy about it.
The two brothers were from Chechnya, a majority Muslim territory in the Caucasus, occupied but never completely subdued by Russia since 1834. After the breakup of the Soviet Union the Chechens attempted to win back their independence, a rebellion that was broken with Soviet-style brutality.
Chechnya has been on my radar for a while, since I was living in the former Soviet Bloc countries during the First and Second Chechen Wars. Polish friends of mine were involved in projects to take humanitarian supplies overland to the Chechen resistance leader Dzhokhar Dudayev, before he was killed by the Russians.
The brothers were taken in by the United States as refugees, nurtured, accepted, and educated by this marvelously diverse, tolerant, and welcoming country.
They repaid us by murdering a little boy and two young women, one a guest in our country who was deserving of its protection. They maimed dozens more, then killed a cop and wounded another as they sought to flee.
From the beginning a number of us thought this was most likely the work of Muslim jihadists, though the more responsible waited for more definite indications.
Usually when the terrorism comes from any of the jihadist organizations gathered under the loose coordinating group called Al-Queda there is a claim of responsibility after a short period.
That there wasn�t an announcement wasn�t surprising though. More murders and attempted murders than we are comfortable acknowledging are perpetrated by
Muslims who�ve been living in this country for some time before they explode in what scholar Daniel Pipes labeled �Sudden Jihad Syndrome.�
In these cases we usually find a pattern of radicalization of alienated immigrants fostered by Islamic centers run by jihadist sympathizers, sometimes online as in the case of Major Nidal Hassan, the Ft. Hood murderer.
This presents problems to deal with in terms of immigration policy, police surveillance, etc.
But we can handle it. The response of the people of Boston, the people of America, and friends abroad has been magnificent.
There are reports of runners knocked down by the blast who picked themselves up and staggered over the finish line. Bystanders obeyed their first impulse after the blasts and ran, not away but towards those they saw needed help.
The Boston Red Socks traditionally play �Sweet Caroline� in the middle of the eighth inning. Neil Diamond showed up at Fenway Park and asked to sing it in person.
Runners in the London marathon observed a moment of silence before the beginning of the race, many wore black ribbons.
"We will join together in silence to remember our friends and colleagues for whom a day of joy turned into a day of sadness,� said the announcer. �Let us now show our respect and support for the victims of the tragedy in Boston."
And something I find both ironic and inspiring, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was treated in Beth Israel Hospital by medical personnel he would have cheerfully murdered.
And then there�s these statements by various prominent journalists in the aftermath of the bombing.
��if you care about everything from stopping war to reducing the defense budget to protecting civil liberties to passing immigration reform, you should hope the bomber was a white domestic terrorist.� David Sirota, in Salon online magazine
�Normally, domestic terrorist people tend to be on the far right, although that�s not a good category. Extremists, let�s call them that.� Chris Matthews, MSNBC.
�Obviously, nobody knows anything yet, but I would caution folks jumping to conclusions about foreign terrorism to remember that this is the official Patriots Day holiday in Massachusetts, celebrating the Battles at Lexington and Concord…� Charles P. Pierce, Esquire.
�The thinking, as we have been reporting, is that this is a domestic extremist attack. Officials are leaning that way largely because of the timing of the attack. April is a big month for anti-government and right-wing individuals. There�s the Columbine anniversary, there�s Hitler�s birthday, there�s the Oklahoma City bombing, the assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco.� Dina Temple-Raston, National Public Radio �counterterrorism correspondent.�
You can find this kind of stuff all over, though many posts are being deleted as fast as possible, along with vicious personal attacks on anyone who first suggested this might be the work of Islamic jihadists.
What kind of people openly prefer to believe that a murderous attack on our country was perpetuated by their own countrymen, make that their first assumption, cling to it as long as possible, and refuse to apologize when proven wrong?


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VAIL, Colorado - David Daniels of Aspen (founder of ESC) and Mike Thul of Vail (founder of Thul Electronics) recently announced they have formed a new company called Xssentials.
-The operations of ESC in Aspen; Thul Electronics in Vail; and joint venture ESC THUL in Denver have all been merged into Xssentials. All three locations will continue to operate as before, with the same staff. Corporate headquarters will be at The Xssentials Xperience Center in Denver.
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"For years, Mike and I have worked together on industry issues and we have always discussed ways to better serve our clients," Daniels said. "It just made sense to combine our buying power and our brain power to offer clients better value, better service, and greater depth in expertise and experience."-
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Unveiling The UGM: Part 2
The most obvious transition in technology that you see evident in this UGM, is the growth in the importance of GPU hardware. Early UGMs had one GPU, then you would find two gpus, and now with this UGM, three GPUs. I would say that the single most important components for the UGMs mind bending processing power, is its set of triple water cooled BFG GTX 280 graphics cards working in SLI. In the past GPUs were only only used for applications like video games and 3d CAD programs, but now as operating system GUIs require more graphics power, and as companies like NVIDIA allow devlopers to take advantage of the processing power of their chips for new uses with technologies like CUDA, I think we are seeing the GPU rise in importance to the level of the CPU, and maybe then suprassing it.


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Whether she said it or not, the comments have energized African American voters in Augusta. Lots of people turned out at Antioch Baptist Church to express concerns about the voter ID bill and the comments attributed to State Representative Sue Burmeister. News 12 is on your side to explain why organizers are hoping Thursday night's meeting send an important message.
There was a full house at Antioch Baptist Church for a town hall meeting, including local and state elected officials from both the democratic and republican party discussing one topic, the right to vote.
"It doesn't matter if you are wealthy or poor, you deserve that right and any restrictions placed on voters I'm against," said Johnny Hutcheson.
As the Voters Rights Act is soon up for renewal and as the legislative session is set to begin in weeks, many here say now is the time to rally against a voter ID bill set to be reintroduced likely requiring voters to pay for and show ID in order to vote. Supporters say it would eliminate voter fraud. NAACP President Dr. Charles Smith says it disenfranchises voters.
"It is unconstitutional and we don't need it. There is no proof based on comment by Secretary of State Cathy Cox that there is voter fraud," Smith said.
The meeting was fueled by comments attributed to Sue Burmeister saying if black voters in her district are not paid they will not to go the polls. A comment Democratic Party Chairman Lowell Greenbaum says she can't take back.
"She did use the race card and despite the fact that Sue Burmeister denies this, anybody reading this report would know that this is an adequate representation of what she said," Lowell Greenbaum said.
Johnny Hutchenson was on Thursday night's panel. He says this is about more than the black issue.
"Anybody that makes this into a racial issue is off base. This is a voters' rights issue," Hutcheson said.
An issue that leaders are confident will send a clear message to Burmeister and the court system.
"We will prevail in the justice system in having this thrown out," Smith said.


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Roger notched up a 6-3, 7-6(4) victory against Mardy Fish at the Cincinnati Masters and will now play his friend and Olympic doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka.
"Playing an American here in America, it's always special. It was pretty straightforward. Whoever was going to be more aggressive, serve more consistent, and then play maybe a tiny bit better from the baseline was probably going to win. I'm happy I was that guy tonight."
Roger showed an excellent tennis-display, breaking Fish on the first occasion with three impressive winners. He swiped his entire serves without any problems, winning 93% of the points on his first serve. He secured one more break in the last game of the set to clearly book it 6-3. Fish raised his level of play in the second set, but Roger was finally able to click the set in the tie-break.
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Peru competes in the tough CONMEBOL conference but they've still made it to the World Cup four times. This is the jersey Peru will wear as they try to qualify for 2014. Support la Blanquirroja in their new official home jersey from Umbro.
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OAKLAND -- As the sound of clattering plates and tinkling glasses filled the banquet hall, A's broadcaster Ken Korach told diners that this was the ideal setting to discuss his new book about Bill King.
King, the legendary broadcaster who died in 2005, loved to eat. Anything within reach would do. King was known to have Cheetos for breakfast or a slab of butter stolen off a room-service tray as a midnight snack.
King even munched while on the air, although his radio audience would never know it by listening to the supreme diction that made him a Bay Area legend. Korach once asked his radio partner of 10 years how he pulled that off.
"Well, you kind of store the food like a chipmunk," King replied. "And you just keep talking."
King lived the rest of his life the same way, treating each day like an all-you-can-eat buffet. He devoured Russian literature, the ballet, Monet, sailing and the opera. He was himself a remarkable self-taught.
King was better known, of course, for his full helping of the Bay Area sporting scene. King was the lead broadcaster for the A's, Warriors and Raiders at one time or another.
"This was a man of incredible diversity, an incredibly worldly person," Korach told a meeting of the A's Booster Club at Francesco's Restaurant in Oakland last week.
Korach sets out to capture it all his first book, "Holy Toledo -- Lessons From Bill King: Renaissance Man of the Mic," released last week by Wellstone Books.
Originally envisioned as a personal tale of his time with King, Korach instead tracked down the subject of King's most famous calls, such as Rick Barry and John Madden, as well as other broadcast partners, such as Hank Greenwald.
Korach even interviewed Ed Rush, the NBA referee and target of King's infamous moment behind the mike. On Dec. 6, 1968, infuriated by Rush's traveling call against the Warriors just before overtime, King switched off his mic and bellowed an expletive at the official. The only problem? An undetected crowd microphone picked up the profanity and sent it over the airwaves. Among those who heard it was owner Franklin Mieuli, listening on his car radio as he drove through the Santa Cruz Mountains.
A family paper can't print exactly what King said, but it's worth noting that the segment became known as the "Mother's Day" incident.
Contacted for the book, Rush was happy to relive the incident and, to Korach's surprise, spoke with great affection for King. They became friends and Rush recounted how years later he hand-delivered a card to King with the inscription, "You don't know how hard it is to find a Mother's Day card in December."
The book, however, focuses more on King's better vocabulary choices. Many of King's best calls are transcribed in full, including the Raiders' "Holy Roller" game in 1978 in which King explains: "The Oakland Raiders have scored on the most zany, unbelievable, absolutely impossible dream of a play! Madden is on the field. He wants to know if it's real. They said yes, get your big butt out of here! He does!"
Korach also took pains to include calls he believes have been unjustly forgotten, such as King's description of Kirk Gibson's home run off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series. Because it was a Dodgers victory, people tend to remember the call by Vin Scully or even Jack Buck.
Korach thinks King's own majestic call deserves a spot in that pantheon, so he transcribed the entire at-bat. It takes five pages. In typical fashion, King set the scene: "Now, it's 3-2 as Gibson has battled back from two strikes. Oh, the moment is reaching excruciatingly dramatic proportions! The tying run is now at second and it will not take much to get Davis in. Eck has not thrown that backdoor slider to Gibson. Here's the pitch."
There's an ulterior motive to this project: Korach wants to see his partner enshrined in the Hall of Fames. That's fames, plural. King's first love was baseball but he was no less vivid in describing the NFL or the NBA. The books epilogue makes the case for King's enshrinement.
Of course, if there were a Hall of Fame for eating, King would be a first-ballot inductee. There's an entire chapter dedicated to King's culinary exploits. It's called "Tortillas with Onions and Peanut Butter: Bill and Food."
"There were certain elements of working with Bill that you had to take with a grain of salt," Korach said. "Or in his case, many slabs of butter."
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New Boaz business draws in families
January 6, 2013
BOAZ — A new play area has opened for kids of all ages to let their hair down and have fun....
Might as well add a stripper pole too. I am all for small business, but this one will not fly.
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What a great concept...gambling, drinking and children. Duhhhh
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Hmm always figured booze and babies don't mix.
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So the parents can have a few drinks, play the slots while the kids run loose, and then drive everyone home. WOW! What a great family night out this could be. Let's hope no one gets hurt.
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What??? Alcohol at a kids place? Don't say its so... I guess people will just have to take their kids to Chuck E Cheese...OH wait they server beer too. This isn't a new concept. It's the responsibility of parents to be adults and make the right choice to not drink and drive. Next are you going to complain because Applebees is a family restaurant and they serve alcohol?
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Wow, a lot of people are assuming the parents aren't intelligent enough to know not to visit both areas, the children's play area and the area serving alcolhol. Alcolhol is also served at a lot of the bowling alleys, and people take their children there. Responsible parents are going to do the responsible thing. If they're not responsible, then it doesn't matter if they get the alcohol there or somewhere else. I hope this business does fantastic.
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An on-going discussion for several months is computer skills classes. At the March meeting, a request for class topics included these:
1) basics, 2) saving files, 3) basic email including forwards and sending pictures, 4) basic word processing (especially MS Word), and 5) scanning.
If you have other suggestions or would like to let us know if you would be interested in attending (and what interests you the most), please email Deason Hunt at firstname.lastname@example.com. If you do not have email access you can call Deason or see him at the April regular meeting.
Vice-president Dorothy Harbin recently secured use of computers for such a class, but if you have a wireless-enabled laptop or netbook, you could bring your own. Let us know about whether or not you could bring your own.
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PARKERSBURG - Big plans are in the works for the Park Shopping Center.
Representatives from the cities Parkersburg and Vienna and the Wood County Commission gathered at the shopping center Tuesday to celebrate its contribution to the economic community and to honor owner Brad Glazer.
Ron Salter, president of Salter & Associates marketing firm, said the shopping center has been open for 56 years and hopes to see a revitalization in the coming years.
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Park Shopping Center owner Brad Glazer, left, speaks as Ron Salter, president of Salter & Associates marketing firm, right, listens during a commemoration ceremony Tuesday morning at the shopping center in Parkersburg.
Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell called the opening of the shopping center in 1957 "a gamble," noting at the time the city's downtown business area was in its heyday.
"It survived the opening of the (Grand Central) mall in 1972 (in Vienna). It survived the West Virginia Blue Laws which made it impossible to sell almost anything," Newell said.
The Blue Laws limited the sale of merchandise on Sunday.
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Last year Parkersburg City Council set aside money for a new traffic light for the center, but Newell said the plan was delayed because the city is waiting on state officials to conduct a traffic study.
The plan was to remove part of a triangular island from in front of the entrance to the shopping center and to widen the road into the shopping plaza into three lanes.
The changes, coupled with the traffic light, would allow motorists exiting the shopping center to turn left onto Murdoch Avenue.
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* The plan is to remove part of a triangular island from in front of the entrance to the shopping center and to widen the road into the shopping plaza into three lanes.
* The change would allow motorists exiting the shopping center to turn left onto Murdoch Avenue.
However, "the traffic study has not happened yet," Salter said.
Salter called the situation a Catch 22, with potential tenants wanting to see movement on the traffic improvements before they would agree to move to the shopping center.
"They have to see people signing on the line," he said. "The city supports this, the state said they want the traffic study. The question becomes who pays for it, and we think that is open to negotiation."
Glazer said he is in discussions with several possible tenants for the large, 110,000-square-foot building which sits at the back of the shopping center.
"I think ideally it would be one tenant at a very low rent," Glazer said, adding it would be cost-prohibitive to make the large building hold several separate stores.
Glazer said while he cannot talk about specific businesses which have expressed interest in the building, he could say Giant Eagle, which was an early favorite for the city, was not one of them.
"It's not for lack of interest; they just can only support so many stores at a time, so it really isn't an option," he said.
Glazer said the entire shopping center is due for a major renovation, with the last renovation project occurring in 1981.
"It is time for another major renovation," he said. "We're going to put a push on this thing. My main job is to get a business in that space, no matter what the cost."


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'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' Leads Weekend Box Office with $73 Million
Proving that the third series reboot has become a franchise in its own right, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" led the box office this weekend with a strong $73 million opening, according to studio estimates.
The sequel to 2011's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," which reimagined the classic film series about a futuristic overthrow of Earth by hyper-intelligent simians, significantly outperformed its predescessor. "Rise" opened to $54.8 million three years ago.
A 2001 remake opened to $68.5 million.
The stronger opening indicates that audiences came out of "Rise" eager for more and that marketing for the bigger budget sequel, which cost $170 million to make, was more effective. With no major human stars and no "Transformers"-style spectacular action, "Dawn of the Apes" had the challenge of drawing people in to a more thoughtful thriller than most big budget summer fare.
It continues a strong summer for 21st Century Fox Inc.'s 20th Century Fox, which has had a string of recent hits including "The Fault in Our Stars" and "X-Men: Days of Future Past," as well as "How to Train Your Dragon 2," which it distributed for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.
In second place was "Transformers: Age of Extinction," which collected $16.5 million and brought its domestic box office total to $209 million. Though impressive, that's less than the prior three "Transformers" movies after the same number of days, 17, in theaters.


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Are the Dubai Penguins Ambassadors of the Wild, or Agents of Profit?
In the hot, desert climate of Dubai on the Arabian Peninsula, 20 penguins are living in comfort, say the managers of Ski Dubai, the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East. The birds reside in a climate-controlled environment, receive the best veterinary care, and never have to worry about lurking predators.
When you visit Ski Dubai, you can pay to have a "penguin encounter," where you'll be able to play with and touch the penguins. Representatives of the resort say that these animals are "ambassadors," teaching patrons about their wild counterparts and the need to conserve their threatened natural habitat, Antarctica.
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- Celebrate Argentina's 2nd FIFA Word Cup win
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In 1986, Argentina won its second FIFA World Cup thanks to Maradona and his Golden Ball-winning performance. Argentina defeated West Germany in Mexico's Estadio Azteca thanks to a late goal that was set up by a Maradona pass. This retro home jersey commemorates Argentina and Maradona, who famously wore number 10. Imported.
Esta camiseta rinde honores al triunfo de Argentina en el Mundial de 1986, cuando derrotaron a Alemania Occidental en el Estadio Azteca de México. Importada.


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"…offers the most comprehensive open-source analysis yet made public of the transformation of the PLAN and the central role that submarines are likely to play in the years ahead. …has already become the benchmark unclassified study on the development of the PLAN's sub-surface combat capability."–Richard Scott, "China's Submarine Force Awaits a Cultural Revolution," Jane's Navy International, 1 January 2008.
"…if a book such as China's Future Nuclear Submarine Force had appeared in 1930 on the subject of Japanese developments in naval air power and force projection, the U.S. 'battleship admirals' may have been overruled by the carrier advocates in the critical period leading up to the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7, 1941. This new book… is that good."–Gregory R. Copley, "The Pacific Turns a Pinker Hue," Maritime Studies, Issue 156 (September/October 2007), pp. 24-25.
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England pair Joe Hart and Jack Wilshere look set to leave their clubs on loan in search of regular first-team
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Loveland Ski Area kicked off its 75th season Tuesday morning with a modest, but sizable crowd for opening day.
Ski area officials opened one top-to-bottom run, which included the Catwalk, Mambo and Homerun trails, a combined total of approximately 1,000 vertical feet with an 18-inch base.
The crowd, rowdied by the free doughnuts and Red Bull, counted down to the first chairlift that departed at 9.
Camping out since 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, Dave "Snow Buddha" Stowell from Greeley made the highly sought-after first chair at Loveland's opening day.
"This is something that I really wanted to check off my bucket list," Stowell said. "It's really exciting to see people gathering around as it gets closer, I wouldn't have wanted to start my season any other way."
Others too, gathered in the ski area's parking lot late Monday and very early in the morning Tuesday to stake the first chair claim.
"When I came to work at 6 a.m. (Tuesday) there were already crowds in line for the first chair," said John Sellers, marketing director for the hill. "That's really exciting for me to see - there were so many smiling faces, there's no question that people are really itching to get this season started."
The park crew set up five terrain features for the season's kickoff, including a mini wall ride, lift tower rail, single barrel shotgun and two flat boxes.
A general consensus among skiers, riders and ski area employees was the variety on the single run available and the good quality of the snow, though man-made on opening day.
"It's nice to get back on some snow after a long summer, even if it isn't real," said Carrie Heintz, Frisco resident.
The man-made base of 18 inches greeted the crowd and lift lines remained short through the last chair departing at 4 p.m.
"Loveland's opening day is my favorite out of the other resort's openers because of the relaxed crowds, short lift lines and the wide run," said Samuel Hirsch, a Lakewood resident up to ski. "I've been coming to opening day here for the last five years and it's great not to deal with huge crowds."
The ski area's skiers and riders traveled primarily from the Front Range and Summit County to experience sunny, but windy weather.
Though the crowds were light in their numbers, Sellers said the ski area typically experiences, and promotes the more easygoing opening day atmosphere.
"We're right in line with where we were last year," Sellers added. "We always shoot for a mid-October opening. Once people see the pictures of everyone having fun up here it really spreads among friends and families who are eager to get on the slopes this winter."
Last season, Loveland opened Oct. 14 and saw a slight jump in numbers.
"We're happy with the turnout especially opening on a Tuesday," Sellers said. "We probably had a little more skier traffic last season's opening day but it was not much busier than it is this year."
The only other ski area currently open in the state is nearby Arapahoe Basin, which opened Oct. 17 with an 18-inch base as well, one intermediate trail and one lift operating. The ski area was the first in Colorado to open this winter.
Copper Mountain and Keystone Resort are slated to open Nov. 2 while Breckenridge has set its season opener for Nov. 9. Other Colorado ski areas have set opening days throughout November and December.


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MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University football Dana Holgorsen admits he is as interested in the quarterback race as any Mountaineer fan.
Holgorsen has a stable of young, but untested talent vying to replace the departed Geno Smith. Holgorsen said a frontrunner may emerge, but a starter won't be named until some time in August.
"We have a lot of practices ahead of us," Holgorsen said during Tuesday's luncheon to announce the start of spring football practice. "We will give them a bunch of different reps and see where we end up."
Junior Paul Millard is by far the most experienced of the four competing for the position, though that experience has been very limited as a back-up player in Smith's large shadow. Red-shirt freshman Ford Childress, a 6-5, 234-pounder, has focused on winning the job. Scout team Player of the Year Logan Moore, who transferred to WVU after enjoying success at Fairmont State, may also find himself in the hunt, as will Chavas Rawlins, a freshman who enrolled early at WVU.
"This is the first quarterback competition I've had since my first year at Houston," Holgorsen said. "They need a lot of drill work just to get comfortable with the offense."
Holgorsen said unless one of the four separates himself from the pack during spring practice, the competition will carry through summer workouts and into August's camp. Offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson said there is no urgency to name a No. 1 guy until the week leading up to the opener.
"Up until that week, it's just reps," Dawson said. "For me to say one guy is ahead of the other guys wouldn't be fair to the other guys. I wouldn't want to blow one guy up."
Gone is a trio of receivers who led the team in catches in 2012. Replacing Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin and J.D. Wood will be a challenge.
"Our leading production guy going in is (running back) Andrew Buie," Dawson said.
"He caught more passes than any receiver we have out there."
Buie, however, is expected lead a strong group of running backs that includes returner Dustin Garrison, junior college standout Dreamius Smith and freshman Wendell Smallwood.
"We feel good about that position," Holgorsen said.
Spring drills will begin Sunday and culminate with the annual Gold/Blue game on April 20. A starting time for the charity scrimmage game has not been set.
Following a 7-6 debut in the Big 12 Conference and having the loss of stellar seniors, Holgorsen said no position has been set in stone. There will tweaking and trading all throughout the seven weeks of practice. There also will be a learning curve for the coaching staff.
There are two new defensive coaches, two new offensive coaches, and Holgorsen will be searching for a new running backs coach following last weekend's departure of Robert Gillespie to Tennessee.
"We have the coaches in place, the scheme in place," Holgorsen said. "The depth charts really don't exist. We will have open competition at every position."
Wide receiver Dante Campbell (shoulder) and defensive back Terrell Chestnut (knee) will miss the entirety of spring practice. Defensive back Avery Williams (neck) and linebacker Jewone Snow (shoulder) will participate in non-contact drills only, and linebacker Wes Tonkery (foot) will be limited in the early going.
Offensive lineman Pat Eger, who is trying to come back from an ankle injury, will be moved to center for spring drills. Eger has played both guard and tackle in the past.


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A pretrial hearing is scheduled later this month in Thibodaux for five assistant football coaches at Destrehan High accused of cheating.
The coaches, along with one of their girlfriends, are accused of using a South Lafourche High player's user name and password to access a website where the Tarpons stored playbooks and practice film.
The first court date in the case is set 9 a.m. Feb. 19 before state District Judge Buddy Larose of Thibodaux.
Accused are Destrehan assistant coach Ryan Fournier, 29, and his girlfriend, Emily Guidry, 28, both of Larose; as well as assistant coaches Wayne Sentilles, 32, of Montz; Daniel Luquet, 30, of Luling; Lance Ledet, 40, of Madisonville; and Greg Boyne, 41, of Hahnville.
The Lafourche Sheriff's Office said the six were charged in October after admitting they gained unauthorized access to South Lafourche's information on a website called Hudl.
Fournier, a former South Lafourche assistant coach and player, applied to be the Tarpons' head football coach the last three times the job was open but was not hired.
All six individuals are charged with offenses against intellectual property use, and each was issued a criminal summons. Penalties include up to a $500 fine and six months in jail.
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association forced Destrehan to forfeit its Oct. 25 win over the South Lafourche Tarpons and issued various sanctions against the five coaches.
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Family Movie Favorites is a new three-disc set which includes tenfilms, most of which have been hard to find on DVD, and several of which havebeen previously unavailable on DVD. The set claims to include twelve films, buttwo of them � Million Dollar Babiesand Revenge Of The Land � are longfilms that have been divided into two parts. These movies are of varyingquality, the best two being Clown White,a delightful and surprising gem of a film, and Million Dollar Babies, a truly engaging movie about quintupletsthat are taken from their parents by the government.
All of the films arepresented in a full screen format, which, as far as I can tell, preserves theoriginal television aspect ratio. The three discs are all double-sided, withtwo films on each side.
Here is a rundown of allthe films included in this set, in the order they�re presented on the discs:
Sally Marshall Is Not An Alien (1999) � Pip Lawson (Helen Neville) isa young girl who loves her telescope and wants to discover a new comet so thatshe can name it. She comes off as kind of bratty, until you compare her toRhonnie (Thea Gumbert), a mean girl in her neighborhood who is constantlyannoying Pip, and who wants to see aliens with the telescope. Sally Marshall,Pip�s new neighbor, is introduced hanging upside down on a bar, reading. Andfor some reason that�s weird enough that all the children gather around towatch her, which doesn�t seem believable. The kids think she�s an alien becauseshe wears sunglasses and is not afraid of Buster, Rhonnie�s dog. Pip getswrangled into making a bet with Rhonnie. Rhonnie tells Pip she has to provethat Sally is not an alien. If she can�t prove it by Sunday, Pip has to giveRhonnie her telescope. Of course, you can�t prove a negative, so it�s a stupidbet. Pip uses her telescope to go all RearWindow on Sally (or, as that hack Brian De Palma would call it, Body Double). She sees Sally�s brotherdancing awkwardly while wearing just his motorcycle helmet and underwear. Piphas a male friend, Ben, who at first helps her, but then is bullied intobetraying her by Rhonnie. Ben is constantly carrying a skateboard, butapparently has no idea how to ride it because we never seem him on it. It�sjust one more distracting detail in a film that often doesn�t work. (The mostlaughable detail, however, is the pink inflatable life ring.) Even moreannoying than the Ben character are his five completely pointless sisters, whofor some reason all dress alike and squeal. That�s all they do. But, anyway,Pip and Sally develop a friendship that is more important than the telescope,and everyone learns a lesson. SallyMarshall Is Not An Alien was directed by Mario Andreacchio.
The Secret Garden (1994) � This is the only animated film in the collection. It features thevoices of Anndie McAfee, Honor Blackman, Derek Jacobi, Glynis Johns, and VictorSpinetti. Mary (Anndie McAfee), a little brat, wakes up to find she is notbeing pampered by her servants. They have all fled, and her parents have diedfrom cholera. So she is sent to live with her uncle in a large, gloomy houserun by an evil, demented housekeeper. She becomes curious about a walled-ingarden that is locked. She meets Colin, her bedridden cousin, and Dickon, a boywho talks to animals. Soon Mary too learns how to understand the animals, and acat named Darjeeling shows her some secret passageways in the mansion, and abird tells her where the key to the secret garden is. It�s kind of a cute film,but seems a bit rushed. And, by the way, this film, like many animatedfeatures, is something of a musical.
Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story(2001) � This films tells the tale of the first person to swim acrossLake Ontario. When we�re introduced to Marilyn Bell, she�s a swimmer who is notthat great, but who loves swimming. Her mother is not supportive and tells her,�Let�s just try to find you somethingthat you�re good at, dear.� Her father is at first meek, and doesn�t speakup. Marilyn doesn�t want to give up, and approaches Gus Ryder, hoping he willtrain her. She�s not fast enough to make his team, but she keeps at it for twohours, trying to improve her time. And he realizes she could be a greatmarathon swimmer. So there are lots of scenes of her training. Meanwhile George McBlair is trying tocome up with an event that will compete with television, and decides to host aswimming event where Florence Chadwick, the most famous swimmer at the time,will be the first person to swim across Lake Ontario. Sixteen-year-old MarilynBell is allowed to compete with her. There are lots of moments that don�t quitework, but where this film truly succeeds is in the scenes of Marilyn Bellswimming across the lake. Those scenes are actually pretty intense, and Itotally feel for her. And Caroline Dhavernas does a good job as theyoung swimmer. I also like Ron White as Gus Ryder. Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story was directed by Manon Briand.
The Whole Of The Moon (1997) � This film is about a teenageboy named Kirk (Toby Fisher) who is rollerblade competitor who learns he hascancer and may have to lose his leg. We see his treatment, step by step, whichis � honestly � hard to watch. He strikes up an awkward relationship with Marty(Nikki Si�Ulepa), a girl in the cancer ward. This is definitely one of theweakest films in the collection. The scene in the dance club is particularlyawful. And there is a weird, pointless cross-dressing bit. Still, the moviedoes have some heart. It was directed by Ian Mune.
Bonjour Timothy (1995) � This is a sweet teen comedyabout a somewhat dorky guy named Timothy (Dean O�Gorman) who early on tackles apopular student named Derek (Richard Vette) during a rugby practice. Derekretaliates by later shoving him into a locker in the girls� changing room andlocking him in there. Timothy gets in trouble for spying on the girls, but forsome reason he doesn�t explain what happened. Doesn�t anyone wonder how he wasable to lock the locker after he was inside it? So the principal hints that hewon�t suspend Timothy if his family takes in a foreign exchange student namedMichel Dubois. It�s a somewhat absurd premise, and it turns out there was aspelling mistake on the forms, and Michel is actually Michelle (Sabine Karsenti),a quite pretty girl from Montreal. Timothy is immediately smitten. However, thescene where they meet is awful, with Timothy being overly awkward. And, infact, there�s way too much of Timothy being awkward. But Dean O�Gorman does agood job with the character. The Michelle character is interesting too. She�spresented as a bit fearless, as when a teacher asks her for her firstimpressions of New Zealand, she responds by mimicking the teacher: �First impressions: Everybody here speaksvery slowly and clearly.� But she is unhappy about being there, as herparents forced her to be an exchange student to get her away from a 22-year-oldFrench guy that she was dating in Montreal. Timothy attempts to woo her bytrying to be French. But Michelle doesn�t trust him and seems to take a shineto Derek. There are some really good scenes, like the bit where Michelle makesa video to send to her parents. By the way, Timothy mispronounces the word forte,saying �for-tay,� a common error. BonjourTimothy was directed by Wayne Tourell.
Both Sides Of The Law (1999) - This film is about two children who are at firstgreat friends, but who take very different paths after the death of one�sfather. Pete (Mpho Kaoho) and Jake (Ricky Mabe) play baseball on a team coachedby Adam, Pete�s dad. Adam is a police officer, and is killed on duty. The lookon his face just before he�s shot indicates he knows the killer. It�s a greatmoment, but of course it also tells us straight away who the bad guy is. Therest of the film takes place two years later, when Pete is trying to do theright thing, and secretly helping the police (it was established early on thathe intended to follow in his father�s footsteps and become a cop), and Jake hasturned to a life of crime. Jake is part of a thievery ring, which is organizedby two adults, but basically run by a small group of teenagers. Yes, it�s kindof ridiculous, but I still got caught up in it. And it�s interesting, becauseyou get the feeling that Adam�s death had a much worse effect on Jake than onhis own son. The film has a good message about not giving up. And sure, theymay be at least one or two too many speeches, but it�s not a bad film. Both Sides Of The Law was directed byBruce Neibaur.
Clown White (1981) � Clown White is my favorite film in the collection. This is due inpart to its cast, including Saul Rubinek as a teacher, and Michael Ironside asMax the bus driver. The film tells the tale of Jason (Mark Christopher Dillon)a nearly deaf kid in a class for the hearing impaired. He has troublecommunicating, but likes to draw on the walls. So he�s not allowed on the bustrip to the city. He sneaks aboard the bus anyway. Then, from the school bus,he sees a mime in a store window, and is drawn to her. Melissa (Lorene Yarnell), the mime, is being criticized by the store owner. Jason sneaks awayfrom the group and goes to find the mime. And they strike up an unusualconnection. I�ve never seen a film like this one. Sure, there are a couple ofproblems � it�s not perfect. But it�s so original, so endearing, so beautiful.It was written by Jeffrey Cohen and Paul Shapiro, and directed by Paul Shapiro.By the way, the music was composed and performed by Bruce Cockburn, who also makesa brief appearance in the film.
The Best Bad Thing (1997) � The Best Bad Thing opens with a bit of voice over narration: �During the summer of 1935, when I was twelveyears old, I spent every afternoon I could in the Rialto Theatre with my friend,Frances Parker.� The problem is the narrator sounds like she�sstill twelve. Shouldn�t they have hired an adult to read the narration? Or,better yet, cut all the voice over, as most of it is terrible. The girl�s nameis Rinko (though she thinks she�ll have to change it when she�s a movie star,as no one can pronounce it), and her parents send her to help out Mrs. Hata onher farm, as she�s going through a tough time. Rinko (Lana McKissack), ofcourse, doesn�t want to go live out on the farm away from her friend and themovie theatre. Her father tells her, �Sometimesthings that seem bad turn out to be good.� And yes, this film takes asimplistic view of things. There is a lot of awful narration throughout thefilm, such a bit about things happening in threes (and this after only one badthing has happened), and �I didn�t likethe man from the bank� and �Thingsseemed to be going from bad to worse.� But suddenly Mr. Sulu shows up andgets in a fight with some racist guy who was trying to frighten the childrenaway from some coal near the railroad tracks. The racist guy tells Sulu he�sseen him �sneaking up and down thesetracks,� and then says, �Smellspretty fishy to me.� Yes, seriously,that�s what he tells him. Anyway, Sulu is an illegal immigrant who makes prettykites and lives in a barn. Mrs. Hata�s farm is in danger of being taken awaybecause she hasn�t made the payments. This is a coming-of-age story that hasnothing new to say on the subject, and seems to be aimed at fairly young children.It was directed by Peter Rowe.
Million Dollar Babies (1994) � This film is a completelyengaging and moving account of the true story of quintuplets born in Ontarioduring the Great Depression. When the film begins, Elzire Dionne (Celine Bonnier)is seven months pregnant. She and her farming husband Oliva (Roy Dupuis)already have five children, but, as we learn later, her dream was always tohave ten children. She goes into labor early, and delivers quintuplets. Theyare creepy-looking babies, all very small and � according to Doctor Dafoe (BeauBridges) � unlikely to survive the night. But they do survive, and the localpaper puts an article about them on the front page. Very quickly they arecelebrities, and people begin donating food and other items to the family.Helena Reid (Kate Nelligan), a famous radio personality in New York, picks upthe story (because, as she says, people want to hear that miracles are stillpossible in this world). She focuses on the good country doctor, who becomes acelebrity himself. After Oliva tries to make a deal with some Chicago interestswho wish to exploit the children, the quintuplets are taken from their parentsand placed in the care of Doctor Dafoe (not so much for the sake of thechildren, but to keep them in Canada, so that that country can benefitfinancially). The family then has to fight to regain custody, and even to visittheir children. There are lots of interesting angles to the story, even briefplot points such as the corruption in the church when a priest offers to beOIiva�s business manager for a percentage of the profits. It is interestingbecause of course you side with the parents, but it really was the father whofirst caused the problem by dealing with the people from Chicago. And then theCanadian government exploits the quintuplets in the same way the Chicago peoplewould have, setting them up as a carnival show. This film boasts an excellentcast and a great look, as well as an engaging story. It was directed byChristian Duquay.
Revenge Of The Land (1999) � This film tells the tale of asmall town in Saskatchewan that could become an important town because of therailroad. It becomes a story of the struggle of the farmers against the corruptand greedy land owners and railroad men. It is divided into two parts, eachapproximately an hour and a half. The first part takes place in 1893. JohnHawke (Kenneth Welsh) is a real estate broker who sees a chance to becomeincredibly rich. His wife, Caroline, is unhappy. And their son, Finnhas been accepted to Harvard School of Theology. Ceilidh Carmichael goesto work for Caroline after Caroline�s two bratty young girls take a shine toher. There is a love interest with Ceilidh and Finn. Ceilidh is absolutely gorgeous,by the way. The second part of the film takes place in 1900, when the town isdoing well, though the farmers are still struggling to stay afloat. It�s aninteresting story and an interesting period, and there are some goodperformances. It was directed by John N. Smith.
Bonus Material
The third disc contains abonus feature, The Making Of MillionDollar Babies. This feature is approximately twenty-four minutes, and isnearly as interesting as the film it discusses. It features footage of theactual quintuplets, their parents and the doctor. It also includes bits ofinterviews with several cast members, including Celine Bonnier, Roy Dupuis andBeau Bridges. (Bridges had audio recordings of the real doctor, and wouldlisten to them before doing a scene.) There are also interviews with key crewmembers, including the producer and the costume designer. And we see somebehind-the-scenes footage of the animatronic babies used in the production. Butperhaps most interesting is the footage of the three surviving quintuplets, whovisited the set. They speak of their memories of being on display. Interestingly,they all speak French. One other thing that got to me in this feature is thefootage of the auditions for the children, and the mother of triplets used inthe film expresses concern that she is exploiting her kids the same way thequintuplets were exploited. This is one of the best behind-the-scenes featuresI�ve seen.
Family Movie Favorites was released on February 19,2013 through Mill Creek Entertainment and Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc.


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