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Once again, I was invited to help award prizes to the hobbyists showing off their phenomenal collections of antiques and collectibles at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. You've got until July 6 to view some amazing, as well as amusing, objects.
One of this year's exhibitors -- a first-time entrant -- unanimously won a "Best of Show" ribbon for her artful display of Campbell Soup paraphernalia. This wondrous group of "advertiques" fit in perfectly with the theme of the annual bash, which is "Taste the Red, White and Blue."
Other collections given a nod by the judges were those that featured lace making, vintage children's clothing and an incredible diorama comprised of whimsical salt and pepper shakers.
Scores of other cases fill Building "O," the site of the exhibits. There's a batch of "Swanky Swigs" -- the colorful juice glasses made from the 1930s to 1950s. Lisa Bunn, of Oakland, snagged a first place for this collection of tumblers that once held Kraft cheese products. The glasses boast perky tulips, Scottie dogs, polka dots and sailboats, among other patterns.
For the record, there are contest guidelines. Folks are advised to clearly label objects and provide reasons for collecting their beloved treasures. Participants who followed these rules generally came out on top.
Other display cases protected some amazing collections such as old kitchen gadgets, items saluting Lake Tahoe, some stellar Disney souvenirs and a large array of Mobil Oil collectibles referred to as "petroliana" by those in the know.
Check it out for yourself at the 102nd Alameda County Fair. The fairgrounds are located in Pleasanton just off Interstate 680. Take the Bernal Road exit. Follow east to Valley Avenue. Enter through Gate 8 or Gate 12.
The fair runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $8 children ages 6-12, children younger than 6 admitted free. General parking is $10. Details: 925-426-7600 or www.alamedacountyfair.com.
'Roadshow' report
They came. They saw. They evaluated. I'm talking about the recent visit of the appraisers associated with the wildly popular PBS series "Antiques Roadshow."
On June 7, thousands of curious folks -- including lots of loyal readers -- descended upon the crowded yet air-conditioned Santa Clara Convention Center. It was the opportunity of a lifetime to find out whether a valued family heirloom, or flea market find, was worth much.
Earlier in the year, the 2014 "Antiques Roadshow" tour across America was announced. Die-hard fans could enter a random drawing for free tickets to meet the antiques gurus -- some of whom have become media darlings -- who tell the truth about our worldly possessions.
An astounding 22,367 requests for tickets to the Santa Clara event were received -- the largest amount for any of the eight cities being visited.
In May, about 3,000 fortunate people were notified of their win. Recipients got two passes. Each person was allowed to bring along two items for review by the 70 to 80 experts on hand.
On the day of the event, lucky recipients lined up with paintings, clocks, lamps, musical instruments, carpets and furniture, plus bags and boxes brimming with all manner of precious cargo. It was an eye-popping sight.
From what I hear, there were some fabulous finds. But we'll have to wait to find out the news. The segments taped at the Convention Center, and at several places around the Bay Area, will be edited and turned into three hourlong shows scheduled to air in 2015.
By the way, the Los Gatos couple I wrote about in May -- Gail and Craig -- found out they didn't have anything rare or unusual. Still, they were far from disappointed. The giddy duo had the experience of a lifetime, and they were glad for it.
That's the way I suspect it was for most visitors. A trek to the set of the "Antiques Roadshow" can best be described as being priceless.
Summer reading
The recent hullabaloo over California Chrome, the colt who nearly won horse racing's coveted Triple Crown, has created a renewed interest in the "Sport of Kings." Legions of "Chromies" wanted "America's Horse," the chestnut-colored favorite from a humble background, to forge ahead and make history.
With the release of Philip Von Borries' work, "RaceLens: Vintage Thoroughbred Racing Images" (Pelican, $26.95), readers will relive the excitement of many incredible races of yesteryear. With a little imagination, you can almost picture the mud fly in this 176-page book replete with black-and-white images and an equally alive text. Von Borries is an acclaimed sports journalist with a 40-year career, plus two other books to his credit.
Shop for a cause
The American Society Discovery Shop at 1103 Branham Lane in San Jose is having a "dazzling collectibles" sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The goodies up for sale -- all donated to the group -- include vintage tools, old kitchenware, statuettes, metal collectibles and more. Money raised benefits cancer research. Details: 408-265-5535.
End of an era
Carla Laemmle, the niece of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle and undoubtedly one of the final links to Hollywood's silent film era, died June 12. She was 104.
I mention Laemmle's passing because the Chicago-born actress-dancer made a number of appearances in early horror movies -- a genre much-adored by film devotees. Connoisseurs consider pictures such as the 1925 classic "Phantom of the Opera" made at Universal to be among the finest movies of that type ever produced.
Posters, in particular, are coveted by serious buffs and bring in big bucks. This past July, a vertical poster called an insert commanded $262,900. It showed off a scary Boris Karloff from 1931's "Frankenstein."
The next time you see "Dracula" (1931), starring Bela Lugosi, listen to Laemmle's voice. She utters: "Among the rugged peaks that frown down upon the Borgo Pass are found crumbling castles of a bygone age ..."
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By Kyle Wintersteen
The temptation when writing these reports is to be overly optimistic. To encourage readers with news of ducks on the move and tell them, "It's going to be the best weekend ever!" But there's no way to spin the current conditions.
A second straight year of unseasonable warmth has plagued the Atlantic Flyway. As I write this, a quick look at the Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl Migration Map reveals temperatures ranging from 43 F in Toronto to 58 F in New York City and 66 F in southern Virginia. There's still plenty of open water at northern latitudes, which has delayed the arrival of birds across the flyway including two iconic locations: the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland's Eastern Shore.
"We've seen a few sporadic, big groups of ducks passing through," says Ducks Unlimited Regional Biologist Jake McPherson, "But the general consensus among biologists is that most birds haven't shown up due to the mild weather. Shortly after Hurricane Sandy we had good reports of teal, pintails and other dabbling ducks, especially in and around the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, but most have moved on. We're also not seeing the large rafts of divers on the bay you'd hope to see by now. There's just been no real reason for ducks to move south in significant numbers, and I suspect even northern New York is still holding a lot of birds."
Fortunately the goose migration appears to be more on schedule.
"Within the last three weeks, we've seen quite a few more geese than I expected given the weather," McPherson reports. "The numbers are pretty good, especially compared to last year. I've seen a lot of birds on the Eastern Shore ranging from Chestertown, Maryland, all the way down to Dorchester County. All we need is one good cold front to push some birds and the hunting could really heat up."
So, let's not hit the panic button just yet. Extreme cold is sweeping the Midwest, and freezing temperatures and light snowfall are expected to hit Pennsylvania and New York in the coming days. Are ducks moving ahead of the front? If my own scouting is any indication, yes, they certainly are. Just this morning I noted a substantial number of fresh birds in central Pennsylvania a few miles south of Interstate 80. One sanctuary area held dozens, perhaps a hundred more mallards and black ducks than just a few days ago.
Let's stay positive. There are plenty of ducks just waiting to ride the winds our way. The mercury will dip any day now. And best of all there's still a month of hunting left. Make the most of it.
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SCOOBA – On the strength of 15 made three-point baskets, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College claimed their fifth straight win with an 84-66 home triumph over rival Itawamba Community College Tuesday night in MACJC North Division play. In the women's game, the visiting ICC Lady Indians posted a 65-45 victory over the Lady Lions at EMCC's Keyes T. Currie Coliseum.
The hot-shooting EMCC Lions grabbed an early double-digit lead at 18-6 six minutes into the contest following consecutive baskets by sophomore Jarekious Bradley. Later in the half, Jacolby Mobley's four-point play at the 8:12 mark pushed the advantage to 20 points (32-12). In going up by as many as 25 points (47-22) late in the half, the Lions owned a comfortable 47-28 halftime cushion.
After connecting on 18-of-32 (56%) field goals, including 9-of-19 shooting from beyond the three-point arc in the opening half, the Lions continued their blistering pace following the intermission with three more made treys early in the second stanza. Following a dry spell, in which the Indians outscored EMCC 9-2 during a five-minute stretch to cut the deficit to 14 points (62-48) with 8:55 remaining, Bradley got the home team back on track by hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to bump up the margin to 20 points by the 7:46 mark.
From there, the Lions' lead ballooned to a game-high 26 points (77-51) on a three-point play by Mobley with 5:17 left in the game. Settling for the convincing 18-point decision, the victory marked EMCC's 10th consecutive series win over Itawamba dating back to the 2008-09 season under the guidance of head coach Mark White.
For the game, the EMCC men shot 58 percent from the field on 33-of-57 field goals, including an even 50 percent (15-of-30) from three-point range. In addition, the Lions were credited with 22 assists on their 33 made field goals for the night.
Improving to 11-4 overall and remaining unbeaten in four division outings, the EMCC Lions were led by Mobley and Bradley with 25 and 21 points, respectively. A freshman from Starkville High School, Mobley hit 9-of-12 shots from the field, including 5-of-8 accuracy from three-point land.
Evening their record to 8-8 overall and 1-4 within the division, the ICC Indians were paced by Quintin Lee's 19 points.
The ICC Lady Indians never trailed in the women's contest. With the visitors owning a 31-21 halftime lead, EMCC's Lady Lions battled to keep the margin within reach during the early portion of the second half. Wilma Davis' 3-pointer made it a 12-point (46-34) contest with around 13 minutes remaining, but Itawamba answered with four straight baskets to increase its lead to 20 points.
The EMCC women could only get as close as 15 points the rest of the way in falling to 3-12 overall and 1-3 in division play. Head coach Sharon Thompson's Lady Lions were led by freshmen Savannah Kimmons and Davis, of West Point, with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Improving to 10-6 overall and 4-1 within the division, the Lady Indians were paced by Ty-Nita Baker's double-double performance of 23 points and 11 rebounds.
The East Mississippi basketball teams stay in division play by traveling to Senatobia to take on Northwest Mississippi Community College Thursday evening in a 5/7 p.m. hoops doubleheader.
All EMCC basketball games throughout the 2012-13 season are slated to be video-streamed live on the school's Ustream channel at www.ustream.tv/channel/emcc-basketball, which can be easily accessed through the school's newly launched athletics website, www.EMCCAthletics.com.
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Smithsonian exhibit on work to make Waterbury, Torrington stops
Connecticut is exploring the topic as it hosts a yearlong traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition, "The Way We Worked."
The exhibit opens in New Haven Saturday and visits the Warner Theatre in Torrington Jan. 25 through March 9. Through next December, it will make seven stops, including Waterbury's Mattatuck Museum June 21 through Aug. 3.
To gear up for the initiative, there will be a daylong Connecticut at Work conference Monday at Wesleyan University in Middletown. The conference, which aims to examine work in the state through a humanities lens, will include film, brief theatrical skits, songs and panel discussions with professors, artists, farmers, business people, students and historians.
One session, "Work, Culture and Community in Waterbury" will feature local historians: Jeremy Brecher, Ruth Glasser, a lecturer of history and urban and community studies at UConn's Waterbury campus and Sherman London, member of the Jewish History Project Committee.
Brecher launched the Brass Workers' History Project in 1980 to chronicle the industry from the workers' point of view. Over the past 20 years the Mattatuck Museum has worked with Brecher and Glasser to conduct the African American History Project, the Jewish History Project, the South End History Project and the Neighborhood History Project.
The session will detail the process, including how oral histories were collected.
The panel is one of 16 offered at the conference, which opens at 9 a.m. with a session called "How Much Can Government Do?" on the role of the government in work.
It will be broadcast live on WNPR and moderated by John Dankosky. The conference runs until 5 p.m. and registration is $65.
The conference is presented and sponsored by Connecticut Humanities, a statewide nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Connecticut Humanities has earmarked $7,500 in grants for each region to participate in or develop their own programs tied to the theme of work in Connecticut. Programming throughout the year will include book and film discussions, author talks and performances. The exhibit will visit each town for six weeks.
The exhibit from the Smithsonian is 600 square feet and includes photographs from the National Archives that traces the history of work nationally. Each of the seven Connecticut tour stops will feature locally relevant items on display.
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Mayo boss James Horan has told his players and the fans to forget all talk of his county's long wait for an All-Ireland title ahead of Sunday's clash with Dublin in the 2013 final.
The westerners have lost six All-Ireland deciders since they last won Sam Maguire back in 1951, but Horan insists history will have no bearing on Sunday's eagerly awaited showdown with the Dubs.
"There was a lot of rubbish around Mayo football. A lot of stuff talked, a lot of this, that and the other," Horan said.
"We did look at where we were at when we took over and looked at what we thought best for Mayo football and we certainly cut away any of the rubbish that was associated with the inter-county team.
"We got guys that were interested in working, in putting their heads down, in being as good as they could be and playing for Mayo, and I think we are seeing some of the results of that."
Horan insists his team must now change history, not fear it. He added, "You don't ignore it, no. There is obviously a lot of commentary on it. It is not something that particularly bothers me or this team, I can safely say.
"We lost a final last year, we didn't play as well as we could have and that is why we lost it so there is no romantic notions around that.
"As regards the amount of finals, 1951 is the last time we won it but we genuinely don't see that as a pressure. If anything, it is a bit of wind at our back and that is the way we look at it. It is not something that unduly bothers me."
Now three years in charge of the Connacht champions, Horan insists the progress made by his Mayo team over time will stand to them against a fancied Dublin side.
"They are a confident crew now but when I took over our first championship game was over in London and in the heat of battle there were memories of Sligo and Longford from the year before there," he said.
"So confidence was a bit rattled at that stage but there is nothing like grinding out that win, and being four points down against Galway at halftime in the next game and five points down at halftime in the game after that against Roscommon.
"We came through all those so we were in an awful lot of dark places that year and we came through them all.
"We have been on a very steady upward curve since 2010. So, yeah, confidence is high and deservingly so because of the ability we have but mainly because of the preparation work that we have been doing over the last three years."
That confidence and mental toughness will be crucial come Sunday according to Horan.
"The bigger the game, the smaller the item that destroys it. Yes fitness-wise I think the teams cancel each other out and if you look at the run-ins it definitely cancels each other out.
"But on big-game days for me it's your skill and technique and sticking to the process is what will see you through," he said.
Cillian O'Connor is Mayo's big injury worry after injuring his shoulder again in the semifinal, but Horan may be prepared to risk him from the start on Sunday according to reports.
Gavin an Oasis of Calm
Dublin boss Jim Gavin will be the calmest man in Croke Park for Sunday's All-Ireland football final against Mayo according to his selector Declan Darcy.
The former Dublin player says his good friend is calmness personified in the heat of battle and that will stand to the Dubs in the big game.
Darcy said, "He's a calm individual. Very focused. Maybe if his shoes weren't polished! He likes looking good alright. In fairness, he is that composed.
"He is a top manager. You need the tools, the players. That's hugely important. Your beliefs in football must match the players you have. There's no point in having them yin and yang. Obviously you have a clear focus and work ethic that's better than everybody else's.
"You have to let the players see that. If they do I think they'll buy into it and kick on with you. Any manager has to earn their respect. We walked into a room of players with All-Ireland medals.
"We know them but you still have to earn their respect and show you still want to win as much as them. That's very important."
Gavin and Darcy worked together with the Dublin under-21 side before taking charge of the seniors this year, and the selector says the young talent at their disposal is frightening as the likes of Ciaran Kilkenny, Paul Mannion and Jack McCaffrey make their mark on the national stage.
Darcy added, "They have huge talent. To be performing on a Dublin team at such a young age tells you that. but they're seriously well grounded. They're good kids. Well coached right up through underage levels.
"It's a huge reflection of the coaches at minor and under-16 level to get them to this level to be able to play senior with Dublin at 19. Dessie Farrell, last year with the minors. All that work being put in has kept them well grounded and focused on wanting to play football in the right way."
Clare Juniors Take Title
CLARE'S under-21s showed their seniors how it's done with an emphatic 2-28 to 0-12 win over Antrim in the All-Ireland under-21 hurling final in Thurles on Saturday.


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Well, the report is there for all to read so i wont go too deeply into this.
Red Bulls have an important game against a surging and second-place (behind them) Houston Dynamo's team...and while i don't rate MLS, any manager worth his salt is going to place more importance on a league game than a friendly exhibition.
So with that preamble, i couldn't believe we were a goal down. Our new CB was clumsy in giving away a penalty in the early going. going behind had us wake up a bit...but by the half, it was there to see...the only stat that mattered...down 1-0 (oh, they had only the one shot in the first half).
Bale's header...nice one and Sigurdsson's winner (not as world class as the article would have you believe...defender closest to him not only dropped off, but left him totally unattended by going off to mark someone else (not sure who, but, Siggi had the ball...second defender came at him left to right which made cutting back the other way, not only easy, but pretty much the only thing he could do...strike was decisive though). couple of good saves from there keeper kept the score decent.
So...who did what?
For the second game AVB put Bassong on the flank (I guess he reckons he can't do too much damage out there...HAH!).
Bale played CF...scored on a classic Bale header...other than that, I doubt that he's the answer to our striker woes.
Lennon's lost his mojo...couldn't get around anyone on the night, so resorted to dumping the ball off.
Bentley suffers from a serious lack of pace...made space for himself with some trickery on a number of occasions, but couldn't get away from his beaten marker; and he's forgotten how to cross a ball (wasn't that why we got him?)
Jenas got the mid-field moving a bit (just a bit).
Scudd - not enough urgency or bite...still our best long passer; although I have to say Dawson seems to have found his range again...compared to Saturday's match
Kane - Naw...not boisterous enough, bit lightweight for a No. 9, for me.
Carroll - runs about a bit aimlessly with and without the ball, but did hook up nicely with Kane in the second half on one move.
Walker - solid but unspectacular
BAE - in the 1st half, he was the only one who seemed to be able to beat a player...and he actually tackled a few times...yes folks, BAE can tackle...WOW! (still, he won't win Sfer over)
Livermore - did his job (as did Gallas when he came on).
Gomes - the dubious distinction of being the only one of the 3 keepers that started on this tour to give up a goal (I'll give him a break as it was a penalty...he went the wrong way). He had very little to do otherwise.
Naughton - decent job for the time he was on in the 2nd, played a pretty defensive RB role (more tackles...and then distribute).
Not sure if there are anymore friendlies back home before seasons start, but if there aren't, anyone new (and we all knwo we need a striker) is going to get dropped right in it, no match fitness or synergy with teammates...(and did I hear we turned down a 38 mil offer from Madrid for Modric? Madness if true!).Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Thanks for the report Rambro. I suppose this is what happens when a new manager comes in - he gives everybody a fresh chance to stake a place. Unfortunately, given how short time is before the 18th, that means we are keeping our fingers crossed that somebody who has been on the sidelines for good reason (Bentley, Jenas etc) suddenly becomes a better player OR that one of the youngsters steps up to the plate. Personally I don't see either of those happening.
Meanwhile, we sell another player, Piennar, still know that Modric will go at some point, have one recognised striker at the club (shorthouse Defoe) and what else!!!!!! Oh yeah......BAE asking for more money because he is so worth it!!!!
I REALLY don't like the way this is going. I could be wrong of course (unlike some I am happy to admit that I am) but I have this sense of dread about the start of next season. It looks very much like we will go into it with a smaller and weaker squad than we had at the end of last season. I would have thought that AVB would have insisted on some money to spend and that he would have brought somebody (another striker preferably) in well before now.
If AVB or Levy honestly think that Bentley or Jenas or Kane or Carroll or Townsend, or whoever else is on the fringes, is the answer, well I for one am very worried indeed.
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I agree regarding Jenas and Bentley, I think they both need to move on, for their own sake as well as ours, I'd hate to hear them boo'd or at least moaned at, as Palacios was last season. Maybe AVB believes that by playing them in friendlies, he's at least giving them a shop window? they are both premiership players, just not top 4 EPL players and therefore its time to go.
Personally I could see Livermore stepping up, but currently our CM's are Sandro, Parker, Hudds, Livermore, Gylfi (if used as a CM), Possibly VDV (he's a CM for Holland, when he's picked), we still need more bodies in there, again I agree Carroll is not ready. Am I forgetting someone? that seems very few CM's in comparison to last season.
Maybe BAE is looking at the competition ie: Rose, Bassong, and realises just how important he will be? Although I hadn't heard he's after more bunce.
Maybe I am putting too much faith in Levy, but surely he has deals in place that will see our squad strengthen?
IMO we must sign another 1x CM, 2x CF at least and we should be signing GK, LB-cover, CB to be safe. Potentially we need an additional 4 players.
The squad is looking dangerously thin, but there is still time, we still have 2 friendlies left and 17 days before the first EPL game, but will that be enough time to 'gel'?
Things need to start happening, if they haven't already- Why bring in new management and coaching staff if the squad is not up to the job? Unless Levy has told AVB to drastically change expectations and top half is good enough!?- I hope not, because that for me, would be enough of a reason to remove Levy (if that's possible)
God Knows! actually he probably doesn't, lets just hope Levy does!
...PS....from the Spurs web site - other friendlies still to come:
August 5 2012 15:00 (GMT) Watford (Vicarage Rd)
August 9 2012 22:00 (CET) / 21:00 (GMT) Valencia (Mestalla, Valencia)
...and that seems to be it.
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That's what the website says!
I'm Gutted, the usual pre-season friendly at the lane is always a great day out and gets me super excited about the start of the season, It would have been a great chance to see our new signings 'or lack of'.
Valencia, might be just that bit to far.
Cheers for that Rambro.
Spurs (4-2-3-1): Gomes; Walker (Naughton, 60), Dawson, vertonghen (Gallas, 46), Assou-Ekotto (Bassong, 83); Huddlestone (Jenas, 46), Livermore (Carroll, 61); Lennon (Smith, 83), Sigurdsson (Kaboul, 83), Bentley (Kane, 46); Bale (Townsend, 74).
I had read that Bale was likely to start - but not that he was to start as the striker. I'm not sure what Daffy hasn't rejoined the tour.
Bentley, Jenas AND Gomes..
I hadn't seen that we'd turned down £36m from Real for Modric. The concern for me then is that if Modders doesn't go, he won't be ready for the start of the season anyway. And now we need a replacement for Pienaar as well to get the squad back to 'strength' - Krancjar and Pienaar gone with Gylfi in.
There seems to be a lot to get done in the transfer market before the 18th (2 weeks +) - hopefully things are moving behind the scenes. Unless Levy/AVB are using the change in regime to clear our the squad and fill the gaps with the likes of Carroll,Kane and Caulker?


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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Wednesday, March 14, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- What do you think of Eddie Murphy as the Godfather of Soul? Deanna Brown is giving us the Inside Story about a possible movie in the works about her father.
She opened up about her family's court battle in News 12's weekly radio segment on 96.3 Kiss FM with Fattz and Cher. Before giving us the scoop on the latest with the James Brown estate, she weighed in on the newly-heated race for sheriff.
"It's a man's world, but it wouldn't be nothing without a woman or a girl," said Deanna with a smile. "Maybe I need to throw my hand in there. That's what's missing ... a woman to pretty this thing up."
Not this woman, though. Deanna is fighting a heated court battle with one focus: payback.
"Yes. That's a good way of putting it," Deanna said. "Words of the Godfather himself."
The family has asked a judge to reconsider the house arrest sentence for Brown's former trustee. David Cannon is accused of mishandling Browns funds.
"We're talking about $7 to $10 million that you say was squandered?" we asked Deanna.
"Yes," she replied. "We know that we probably won't get all of that back. It's about what was done wrong to be fixed and made right."
The family is also focused on preserving their father's legacy.
"We have two or three deals on the table for a movie," Deanna said. We have not made a decision."
"We hear Eddie Murphy says he would love to play James Brown," we noted.
"And so would I," she said with a smile.
Brown said there's one problem with stars like Murphy.
"I know dad had very serious concerns about a comedian playing him," Deanna said. "Dad said, 'Nothing in my life was funny.'"
Deanna went before a judge this week to ask for that reconsideration. She expects an answer in the coming days. Deanna says her father wanted LeVar Burton to play him on the big screen.


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Betty L. Spurgeon, 90, of Gridley, passed away, May 22, 2012, in Oroville.
She was a resident of Gridley for the last seven years, formerly of Union City, California. Betty spent her working career as a nurse. She was an amazingly talented seamstress and painter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George Spurgeon.
She is survived by her son Denny Frazer and his wife Linda, of Gridley; grandchildren: Cris, Jordan and Michael Frazer. She is also survived by six great-grandchildren.
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Linda Liebe tells everyone she meets, she's 29.
"I work crossword puzzles, cryptoquips, word jumbles," Linda said.
Linda doesn't miss much. That's why she can't understand how she fell for a scam. In June, Linda answered the phone when she knew better.
"To this day, I don't know why I picked up that phone," Linda said.
On the other line, a man told her the government was re-issuing Medicare cards.
"Then he started in on me again that he had to have my bank information, in order to send me a new Medicare card," Linda said.
After 25 minutes, Linda finally gave up her banking information. When she hung up, she knew she had messed up.
"Something just kicked in - wait a minute, something is wrong here," Linda said.
Linda wanted to share her story with KWCH. She had worked here for more than three decades. As the executive secretary, she made appointments, took down minutes, she even handled budgets.
"They used to call me mother superior ... because if anybody wanted anything done, they came to me and I got it done," Linda said.
So, with her background, of all people, Linda should know how to sniff out a scam.
"I'm not embarrassed about it, I just feel angry," Linda said.
An explanation for Linda's lapse in judgment might be found at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
"So, it's not as if an older person who has fallen for a scam is stupid or it's their fault in any way. It's they've lost the ability to doubt," researcher Erik Asp said.
Asp is trying to prove that theory. He says as you age, so does this front part of your brain called the prefrontal cortex.
"The prefrontal cortex is a very large structure, which encompasses 13 percent of the brain, so it's about this big," Asp said.
Asp and his fellow researchers believe that area of your brain is responsible for doubting. When it starts to age, they've found you lose the ability to doubt. Or, as Asp says it will lead you to be more credulous.
"We've actually known for a while that there's a disproportionate decline in older adults in the prefrontal cortex. Both in the structural integrity and functionality," Asp said.
That decline starts between the ages of 60 to 65. But a stroke or having a tumor removed can also cause damage to this part of the brain. In his study, Asp used patients with brain damage to that area. His team had the patients watch ads deemed deceptive by the FTC.
"We basically just asked them how much they believe the misleading aspect of the ad. And we also asked them if this product became available in your local store, how much intention to purpose would you have," Asp said.
They found having prefrontal cortex damage nearly doubled the likelihood of someone believing those deceptive ads.
"And, what's interesting too, it seems to be somewhat independent of intelligence," Asp said.
Asp says you could lack the ability to doubt, but still be sharp as a tack. Like Linda. She knew she had to cancel her checking account as soon as possible.
"I had had that checking account for forty years," Linda said.
The scammers didn't get any money. But Linda learned a lesson about herself ... while she's refusing to age, her brain is growing older.
"My favorite saying as always, is mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter," Linda said.
There is something you can do. The researcher says some "brain training programs" have been shown to help slow the brain aging process.
Also keep in mind, this research is not complete. The researcher says this idea has not been rigorously tested. And more research needs to be done. But he believes there is great initial evidence that proves why older people may be likely to fall for scams.


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Marietta's Tanner Leach commits to A-B for football
February 7, 2013
Tanner Leach is planning to play football at Alderson-Broaddus College, which is scheduled to kick off its debut season as a member of NCAA Division II this upcoming fall....
This is a good young man and we all should be proud of his getting a college scholarship. He played in a very tough conference and was not surrounded by a vast amount of talent. We all need to be proud of him.
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Perhaps someone is old enough to remember the original Lemmings game, a puzzle-platformer video game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1991. Originally developed for the Amiga, Lemmings was one of the most popular video games of its era, the basic objective of the game is to guide a group of humanoid lemmings through a number of obstacles to a designated exit. In order to save the required number of lemmings to win, one must determine how to assign a limited number of eight different skills to specific lemmings that allow the selected lemming to alter the landscape, to affect the behavior of other lemmings, or to clear obstacles in order to create a safe passage for the rest of the lemmings.
This gameplay has been reused by many games in these years and today I want to present you the last heir of this big family : Spirits


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im bit of a layman in video technicalities . but i have managed to learn to play movies on my ps3 using ps3 media server over wired lan .
i want to confirm one thing from an expert though . is there quality being lost while watching 1080p movies on ps3 ? full 1080p movies which are like 10-15 GB .
my lan is wired and thus can support the bandwidth of streaming .
this is my current settings = keyint=5:vqscale=1:vqmin=2
im assuming its the best.
if there is anything i can do to improve the quality of video on ps3 . please let me know .
i want to know , if i was to connect a hdmi cable from my pc to tv . and watch movies using that way . will it be better ? or streaming over ps3 media server is perfect enough . im talking minor quality loss too . if quality on ps3 thru pms is even 5% less of that source file . than i would rather avoid it. (thats why the full hd 1080p movies in the first place). i want them played lossless on ps3.
please suggest. thanks


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Why CIOs Should Mind the Internet of Things Consortium
Internet-enabled objects, from cars to light bulbs, dominate this week's Consumer Electronics Show so it comes as no surprise that 10 companies have launched the Internet of Things Consortium to help vendors build Web-enabled devices for consumers. Although membership is primarily companies primarily concerned with home automation, the implications for CIOs and business are great.
Jason Johnson, chairman of the Internet of Things Consortium and a managing partner at technology incubator Founders Den LLC, said members must share best practices and programming interfaces for the Internet of Things. The consortium is meeting at CES this week, and will host regular meetings in San Francisco, as well as at future conferences, such as Mobile World Congress.
Why should CIOs care? The consumerization of IT, of course. Though the consortium's companies are building wristwatches and software that allows users to control their TVs from their phones, the foundational technologies and processes these companies create could be used to build enterprise products in the future. And James Canton, who runs the Institute for Global Futures think tank, said that CIOs should pay attention to and educate themselves about the Internet of Things because supply chains will increasingly be loaded with sensors, which could impact how CIOs interact with their suppliers.
But CIOs needn't attend CES to get an idea of how such connected objects will help them compete in their respective markets. CIOs can begin experimenting with products such as Twine, a $99 rubber gadget from Supermechanical LLC whose sensors detect changes in temperature or vibration and send text messages to the user through a Wi-Fi connection. The company said ordinary people can use the device to create useful alerts, notifying them when the laundry is done or a garage door is left open.
CIOs can also look to Electric Imp, which makes a small card on which resides a processor and a wireless antenna, that can be inserted into compatible devices, connecting them to the Internet. It can be used to create an array of customized apps that do just about anything—such as turning on your coffee maker with a text message, according to a Mashable video on the Electric Imp website. The company, which received $7.9 million in funding from Redpoint Ventures and Lowercase Capital last year, analyzes data collected by each card and offers application frameworks for developers. Electric Imp is starting to partner with vendors in diverse sectors, including home automation, real estate management and heating, cooling and air conditioning systems. Consumers can purchase Imp cards for $25 each, though the company discounts its cards for manufacturers who buy in bulk.
Given that the goal for the Internet of Things is to Web-enable just about everything, the market potential appears large, said Gartner analyst Steve Prentice. Gartner said in October that it expects the Internet of Things will evolve into the Internet of Everything by 2015, with 30 billion devices in the market by 2020. Mr. Prentice said he can't put a market value on the phenomenon because he can only count the objects he can anticipate, and new Web-enabled devices are popping up regularly. "At the end of the day the largest proportion of devices that get attached to the Internet of Things will be stuff we haven't talked about," Mr. Prentice said.


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'Miracle' Memories in Sochi
The Russians in Sochi can't live down memories of a 34-year-old miracle.
The Soviet Union's loss to an underdog Team USA at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics loomed large as Russia's men's hockey squad met the press for the first time on Tuesday in a news conference attended by virtually the whole team as well as a standing-room-only crowd of reporters.
Asked about the significance of that game, Russian Ice Hockey Federation President Vladislav Tretiak first reminded the several hundred journalists in attendance that the so-called Miracle on Ice represented a brief interlude in decades of Soviet hockey dominance.
"I want to say that in '84 we fixed our mistake and again became Olympic champions," Tretiak said, to applause from the Russian press corps.
Tretiak, who was back then the Soviet Union's star goaltender, was pulled from the net by coach Viktor Tikhonov in the first period of that game. On Tuesday, Mr. Tretiak went on to try to put a positive spin on the repercussions of the loss.
"In 1980, they really created a miracle," Mr. Tretiak said. "After that, hockey started developing strongly in America."
He also said the Russian team, playing under intense pressure as the home country squad in the Games' highest-profile event, would take lessons of that loss to heart here.
"For us, every match is a final," Mr. Tretiak said. "All the guys understand that. In 1980, the Americans gave us a good lesson: You need to honor your opponent. We didn't honor him, and that is why we lost."


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Bill would limit whistleblower activities on PA farms
CAGED CHICKENS-The Humane Society conducted an undercover investigation in 2012 at Kreider Farms in Manheim, Pa. Kreider cages about seven million egg-laying hens at its four Pennsylvania facilities. (Photo by The Humane Society of the U.S.) by Natasha Khan, PublicSource Chickens crammed into wire cages next to the rotting carcasses of other chickens. The floor of a barn coated with flies. Hens with their heads jammed between cages and feeding machines.


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Wayne Klinkel tells the Independent Record (http://bit.ly/16TPFGC) he doesn't carry a wallet on his chiropractor's advice.
Sundance, his 12-year-old golden retriever, ate the bills during a visit the Klinkels' daughter in Denver last Christmas.
Sundance was left alone in the car with five $100 bills and a $1 bill when they stopped for dinner.
The dog dined on the $100 bills, but left the dollar.
Klinkel says he collected fragments from the dog's droppings. His daughter found more when the snow melted.
He says he washed the remnants of the bills and sent them taped together to the Treasury Department in hopes of having them replaced.


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People with early stage soft tissue sarcoma usually do not notice any symptoms. In fact, symptoms of soft tissue sarcoma may not appear until the cancer has grown for some time. The following are common symptoms of soft tissue sarcoma:
A lump on the body, which is usually painless
Stomach pain and vomiting
A full feeling after not eating very much
Blood in the stool (a red or tar-like black stool)
Lack of appetite or weight loss
These symptoms may be the result of soft tissue sarcoma. They may also be symptoms of less serious illnesses. If you have any of these symptoms, see a health care provider right away.


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Nominations for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced early Thursday morning by Mindy Kaling and Carson Daly. Here's a rundown of the major categories. The Emmys will be awarded Aug. 25 on NBC.
Outstanding Drama Series
"Breaking Bad" (AMC)
"Downton Abbey" (PBS)
"Game of Thrones" (HBO)
"House of Cards" (Netflix)
"Mad Men" (AMC)
"True Detective" (HBO)
Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom" (HBO)
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Woody Harrelson, "True Detective"
Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective"
Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"
Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Lizzy Caplan, "Masters of Sex" (Showtime)
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Kerry Washington, "Scandal" (ABC)
Robin Wright, "House of Cards"
Outstanding Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
"Louie" (FX)
"Modern Family" (ABC)
"Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix)
"Silicon Valley" (HBO)
"Veep" (HBO)
Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Louis C.K., "Louie" (FX)
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies" (Showtime)
Ricky Gervais, "Derek" (Netflix)
Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes" (Showtime)
William Macy, "Shameless" (Showtime)
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Lena Dunham, "Girls" (HBO)
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly" (CBS)
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is the New Black"
Outstanding Movie
"Killing Kennedy"
"Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" (HBO)
"The Normal Heart" (HBO)
"Sherlock: His Las Vow" (PBS)
"The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime)
Outstanding Miniseries
"American Horror Story: Coven" (FX)
"Bonnie & Clyde" (A&E)
"Fargo" (FX)
"Luther" (BBC America)
"Treme" (HBO)
"The White Queen" (Starz)
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: His Last Vow"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Dancing On the Edge"
Idris Elba, "Luther"
Martin Freeman, "Fargo"
Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart"
Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo"
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Helena Bonham Carter, "Burton and Taylor"
Minnie Driver, "Return to Zero"
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Coven"
Sarah Paulson, "American Horror Story: Coven"
Cicely Tyson, "The Trip to Boutiful"
Kristen Wiig, "The Spils of Babylon"


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In a thinly-veiled effort to portray Barack Obama as a lazy black man, the right-wing noise machine is obsessed with the president's vacations.
The truth of the matter, however, doesn't fit the caricature, as we see HERE:
Just how many vacations has Obama taken since January 2009? How does he compare to his two-term predecessor, George W. Bush?
The authoritative figures come from CBS News Correspondent Mark Knoller.
Knoller has meticulously chronicled presidential data since 1996 with an attention to detail that has made successive White Houses regard his figures as more reliable than their own…
�As of August 12, 2014, Obama has taken 20 "vacations" lasting 2 to 15 days. He has spent all or part of 129 days on �vacation.�
And the president has made 33 visits to the official Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, totaling all or part of 84 days…
Obama�s morning round of golf on Tuesday brought his total since January 2009 to 186, with 22 of them on Martha�s Vineyard.
At this point in George W. Bush�s presidency, he had taken 58 trips to his Prairie Chapel ranch near Crawford, Texas, for all or part of 381 days. (Bush also frequently used the property to host world leaders).
Bush had also spent all or part of 26 days at his family�s oceanside compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, over the course of seven trips there.
And the former Texas governor had been to Camp David 108 times for a total of all or part of 341 days.


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His eyes are more towards green.. and almost dew shaped!! ^o^
so damn beautiful eyes...!!
Please come to Germany!! I ♥ you so much!!
Damn it, i have been secretly observed.
Plz come to Hong Kong,I luv ya Billie <3 (I know u see me:P)
I luv ya green eyes so much <3 <3
the eye of the ....greenday,Billie Joe Armstrong;););)
Welcome to Portugal please ;)
I have the same eyes like your´s!!!!!! LOVE IT
beautiful eyes,I love you BIllie Joe!♥♥
I occupate the house
You my Guardian Angel! I LOVE YOU BILLIE JOE!
I love you
Finally I SEE YOU! I missed you, but I hope you are having an awesome holidays! (My eyes are very similar to yours!!) ;)
Uh.....EYE see..... hehe, creepy looking pupil..... (Its a cool line btw, what u have written)
My darling Billie, truly expressive eye... :-*
You see his brutal love?
Why do you always take pictures of your right eye? What's wrong with the left? -.-
Guardian Angel perhaps?
I knew you was the Big Brother! Always watching us xDD


text: Cartoonist Gilbert Shelton began his first notable comic strip in the early 1960s, writing and drawing Wonder Warthog for the University of Texas' satirical magazines Bacchanal and Texas Ranger. He moved to San Francisco in 1968 and became part of the burgeoning underground comix scene. After producing the comic Feds 'n' Heads (published by Print Mint), Shelton created his most famous strip, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in 1968, and a spinoff strip, Fat Freddy's Cat, in 1969, when he also co-founded Rip Off Press. Inducted 2012


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Summers on Human Progress, Deficits
The contrast between the "Beverly Hillbillies" and "West Wing" television programs is a measure of human progress.
So believes Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton and first-term economic adviser to President Barack Obama. He made the comparison (the cornball "Beverly Hillbillies" was a popular show during his youth, the sophisticated "West Wing" a more contemporary hit) in an upbeat assessment of the prospects for the U.S. and all of humankind. There was no mention of coarser current television fare in the U.S. as a possible contradictory indicator of progress.
In a public interview Wednesday at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Mr. Summers said, "We will envy the lives our children and grandchildren will get to lead." He cited huge advances in technology and recorded and expected gains in life sciences, some of which hold the potential for "augmenting human capacity."
As for the here and now, the Harvard University professor said "people have counted the U.S. out before," only to see those predictions fall flat.
Several times, responding to questions from journalist Chrystia Freeland of Thomson Reuters, who conducted the interview, Mr. Summers said the U.S. budget deficit was a significant problem that needed to be addressed to avoid a potential future economic calamity. But he sees it as only one of a number of "deficits" facing the U.S., all of which need solutions.
Mr. Summers spoke of the need to renew health care, education and infrastructure, drawing a laugh from the audience when he mentioned the shortcomings of JFK airport as an appropriate gateway to New York City.
While budget deficit reduction is "necessary hygiene" to prevent a future potential economic disaster, it is not the "basis for a satisfactory growth strategy," Mr. Summers said.


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Freedom High running back Joe Mixon announced via Twitter on Wednesday that he is canceling his scheduled official visit to Texas A&M and taking an official visit to Cal for the Bears' home game against No. 2 Ohio State.
"The Game I'll be taking an Official is The Ohio St Game! September 14th #GoBears," Mixon said on his Twitter account.
Mixon, a five-star recruit who holds more than 50 scholarship offers, announced earlier this month that Cal was among his list of top 10 schools.
Landing Mixon, listed by rivals.com as the top all-purpose running back in the country for the Class of 2014, would be a major coup for the Bears and coach Sonny Dykes, who has 10 players committed for next season. However, none of those players are five-star recruits.
Freedom's first game this season is Aug. 30 at home against Amador Valley of Pleasanton.


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Pizza Hut robbed on New Year's Eve
Published: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 4:11 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 4:11 p.m.
SARASOTA COUNTY - A man robbed a Pizza Hut on Lockwood Ridge Road at 10:45 p.m. Monday night, handing an employee a threatening note and leaving with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The robber was white with a black beard, about 6 feet 2 inches and 160 pounds. He wore an off-white hooded jacket.
The note said he had a gun, but staff at the restaurant, 3251 Lockwood Ridge, did not see it.
He ran away from the restaurant on foot. Anyone with information is asked to call sheriff's deputies at 861-4900 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers, 366-8477.
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"Through the PinS grants I have been able to conduct international research that has reshaped my undergraduate academic career....and I have applied to continue this research through the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships for postgraduate work." -- Sam
Undergraduate research is "an inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline," (Council on Undergraduate Research). The Undergraduate Research Center provides the educational resources and funding to help students develop their research skills. The URC has supported students from all majors and departments. Some examples of previous research topics are:
- how cities rebuild after natural disasters or economic crises
- the expression of multiracial identity
- the development of prosthetic limbs for amputees
- the creation of a medical mirror to track vital signs in patients
- improved water quality in Thailand
The Undergraduate Research Center is devoted to enhancing the undergraduate experience by facilitating students' investigations that make original intellectual or creative contributions within and across disciplines. The URC directly advances the University's mission to promote learning by engaging with students in advancing scholarly inquiry, cultivating critical and creative thought, and generating knowledge.


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FREMONT -- The construction intended to improve housing and mental health services at the Dominican Sisters campus will help continue its longtime mission of caring for the area's poor and vulnerable, congregation leaders say.
But to complete those projects and reach its familiar goal, the Catholic congregation had to drop its shyness, venturing from its Mission San Jose district headquarters into uncharted territory by reaching out to city leaders, social organizations and local businesses, said Margaret McCarthy, the congregation's development director.
That new strategy has resulted in the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose's $20 million construction project to improve the 26-acre campus with a new residence hall and wellness center, and offer mental health services with a new care facility for dementia patients.
"It's very much about a new model of (the congregation) and how the sisters regard themselves as members of the larger community," McCarthy said. "They've always been dedicated to helping the young, poor and vulnerable, but now they're looking to further serve the community by working with other civic groups."
Helping those in need has been the congregation's aim, according to McCarthy, since 1891, when it purchased its sprawling Mission San Jose property, set above what is now Mission Boulevard.
To continue fulfilling that mission, the congregation has set about to form new partnerships, including one with Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay, a nonprofit group helping to renovate the property's Siena building. Together, the two organizations are creating a care facility that will aid as many as 50 veterans and poor residents afflicted with dementia.
The Dominican Sisters leadership team, headed by Sister Gloria Marie Jones, also has worked with Fremont, which awarded a $310,000 grant for the program.
The congregation has hired San Jose-based Hillhouse Construction to build a two-story residence hall with 36 units for Dominican Sisters nuns. The property's previous dormitory, built in 1964, was demolished last month.
The sisters also plan to build a community and wellness center, which will offer fitness areas, conference rooms and arts enrichment programs.
Construction will begin next month, congregation leaders said. While the adult care facility will open its doors in September, the residence hall and community and wellness center should be completed by the end of summer 2015, McCarthy said.
Speeches by Dominican Sisters leaders at the Wednesday groundbreaking revealed their excitement for the project and sense of urgency.
"We pray that all move forward in safety, wisdom, harmony, skill and -- may I add a P.S. -- alacrity," Sister Gloria Marie Jones said as two priests blessed the construction site and crews. "We want this project to be on the fast track to completion."
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.


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FALSE TIPS SLOWED DOWN SEARCH FOR SGT. BERGDAHL: When then-Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl disappeared in Afghanistan in 2009, the U.S. military launched a frantic search. But those efforts were hampered by false tips that led American troops into dangerous traps, allowing Sgt. Bergdahl's Taliban captors to take him across the border into Pakistan—posing even steeper complications for the rescue mission.
During the search process, many soldiers also had misgivings about risking lives to hunt for a man they believed had deserted military service by leaving his post. Rescue missions had to face a series of traps, including a house rigged with explosives, a car wired with a bomb, and a suicide vest set to detonate at another site in the same area. Despite the danger, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel challenges accusations that six Americans were killed during the searches. Dion Nissenbaum, Siobhan Gorman and Adam Entous report.
More: Jess Bravin reports on whether brokering the deal that secured Sgt. Bergdahl's release was technically within the president's authority. And Jim Carlton delves into the backlash that merchants in Haily, Idaho, Sgt. Bergdahl's hometown, say they are facing from critics of the prisoner swap following his release.
–Rebecca Ballhaus
The controversy over President Barack Obama's decision to negotiate the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl shows no signs of waning, as the White House continues to face questions over the circumstances. Some of the fallout may have been avoided if the White House had notified Congress before the release. The result is, in part, yet another self-inflicted wound that has put the president at odds with Congress, including members of his own party. Read Carol E. Lee's full post in Washington Wire.
COCHRAN THE UNDERDOG: Sen. Thad Cochran faces a disadvantage as he heads into a likely three-week runoff campaign in Mississippi's Republican primary. Contributing to his underdog status is the feverish anti-Washington sentiment and an enthusiasm gap in the fight against the tea-party-backed Chris McDaniel. Mr. McDaniel emerged from the inconclusive primary with a hair's-breadth lead, and one major GOP group—American Crossroads—said it would stop its expenditures on Mr. Cochran's behalf. Janet Hook and Beth Reinhard report.
SEEKING A COUNTERTERRORISM FORCE IN AFGHANISTAN: The U.S. has asked its allies to contribute commando forces to the counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan, news that comes a week after the announcement that the U.S. will keep a force there next year before withdrawing it by the end of 2016. Of the 9,800 military personnel that will remain, about 1,800 will be part of a special operation force tasked with pursuing the remnants of al Qaeda. Julian E. Barnes and Naftali Bendavid report.
THE PUSH TO RELEASE DRUG RECORDS: Federal officials are proposing to ease 40-year-old restrictions on the release of information about patients' drug- and alcohol-abuse treatment, so their electronic medical records can be more easily used and shared. Federal law has long protected such records from being disclosed without a patient's explicit consent, but officials say those rules didn't envision today's highly integrated system that relies on the broad sharing of patients' detailed records to coordinate care. Melinda Beck reports.
ALSO IN THE NEWS: The U.S.'s release of five Taliban leaders has alarmed Afghan villagers who remember their previous offensives … Top House Republicans are pressing the White House to overhaul the VA, asking whether the president would be willing to rethink the entire system … Sprint and T-Mobile are close to reaching a $32 billion deal … With an eye on the World Cup, a German coach has overhauled Team USA … Republican Neel Kashkari is wasting no time attacking Democrat Jerry Brown, the man he hopes to unseat as California governor.
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Tuesday's Senate primaries gave us another race to watch closely this election cycle: the race in Iowa between Republican Joni Ernst and her Democratic opponent, Bruce Braley. Ms. Ernst ran away with the Republican primary nomination Tuesday, winning more than 50% of the vote in a crowded primary field. A few months ago, she wasn't given much of a chance at winning the primary, and now she's a serious candidate for the chance to win the seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin. Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Seib explains how she did this and what to expect in this race.
–OBAMA'S EUROPEAN TOUR: After participating in G-7 meetings in Brussels, President Obama will meet and hold a press conference with U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron. Later, he'll travel to Paris to meet with French President Francois Hollande.
–HHS NOMINATION: Sylvia Mathews Burwell is expected to easily be confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Her to-do list will be long, with preparing for Obamacare's fall insurance enrollment at the top.
–GM PROBE: General Motors plans to make public details of an internal probe by former U.S. attorney Anton Valukas, hired to figure out why the auto maker waited nearly a decade to recall vehicles that were prone to stalling because of faulty ignition switches. Among those waiting for the report are congressional committees and auto regulators who've been conducting their own probes.
–SEC REGULATIONS: Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White is expected to outline new policies for regulating the stock market, and will likely address concerns about issues such as high-frequency trading and dark pools in a speech in New York, 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. EDT.
Aaron David Miller, writing in Foreign Policy, brings the controversy over the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to this simple bottom line: "The deal that brought Bowe Bergdahl home might have been a bad deal, but it was a moral and necessary one."
Democratic pollster Mark Mellman explores the paradox of President Obama's foreign-policy situation—voters agree with many of the individual steps he's taken but don't give him good marks for taking them—and says that "evaluations of the president's foreign policy are negative because voters sense American weakness and don't like the end results even if they endorse the strategy.
Veteran political analyst Norm Ornstein has a candidate to run the embattled Veterans Administration: Donna Shalala, president of the University of Miami, co-chair with Bob Dole of the Bush administration's commission to deal with the Walter Reed scandal, former HHS secretary and an expert on public administration.
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmous Abbas has stirred great controversy by linking up with the more radical Palestinians in Hamas, but Bernard Avishai in the New Yorker writes that he has engineered the merger without giving up his policy of respectability and nonviolence and is in his strongest position in years as a result.
In the WSJ's Think Tank, Rhodes Cook notes that tea-party challengers have left a serious mark of dissatisfaction within the Republican Party this year, even when they haven't won nominations. In Texas, Kentucky and Mississippi they have won a combined 833,000 votes; six years ago, challengers in those states received barely a quarter-million votes combined.
Hiring activity in general was "steady to stronger" across the U.S. from April through late May, according to the Fed's "beige book."
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August 23, 2010 at 9:55 am
My son is 10 years old and is high functioning too! He has been craving friends for a long time and I usually call his school to see who he can be a good match with. The school would call another mother and find out if she was interested in a play date with her child and me and my son. It has worked amazaingly awesome. My son goes to Woodland School in East Hartford, CT. It is for special needs kids and kids with behavior problems. Since he has been there his self esteem has gone up and his speach has really improved. He has a couple of friends that he has made plans with and had them over. He also has gone to their house. This school has really made my life with my son truely amazing.
I am really glad you found something like that for your son…..I am just not sure if your son is in a special school or in the typical school. This would probably be harder in the typical school to find kids like ours. Good luck with this and hopefully he finds a girl friend soon. Also you can try special olympics sports too. I have seen kids make friends there too!!!!
August 23, 2010 at 10:29 am
What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing. I am a social care professional working with adults who are profoundly affected by autism and learning disabilities. While their experiences are qualitatively different to your son's, they share the same need for social interaction as anyone. Many choose to isolate themselves as this interaction is too difficult or unpredictable. Finding people who will interact with, or even just 'be with' them in a social environment is hard. We are paid workers and our interaction with them, however pleasant and well-meaning, is a professional one. it is heart-warming that you have managed to create a social experience for (and with) your son that fulfils those basic, essential needs of human warmth and companionship (as well as teenage needs for social acceptance, peer bonding and even flirting). Great stuff.
August 23, 2010 at 10:46 am
What can we do about it? "Creative Solutions" Do Do Do and it will happen. Where there's a Will, there IS a Way! Congrats to you and I'm so glad you were Bold. We need lots of Bold Mama's out there! I'm following your lead :)
August 23, 2010 at 1:30 pm
I have an 11 yr old son and I can see this coming. He's always been high-functioning and has always gone out of his way to try and make friends with regular kids; only to be disappointed. I joined the Advisory Board of Best Buddies in Dallas with the hopes that I could make a difference in DFW, and specifically at his school. I'm so sorry to hear that the BB program at your son's school didn't help. Would you be willing to provide me with the name of your son's school? Not to get anyone in trouble, but I feel it's important for the local chapter to receive this kind of feedback. That's certainly not the desired result and I know they would appreciate the info. My best to you and David!
August 23, 2010 at 2:15 pm
I am now going thru this same situation !!! with my son What a great idea !!!
August 23, 2010 at 6:35 pm
HOO BOY did the girlfriend thing bug me. For a long time. Trust me though, these things do get better. Not that I've ever had one, even here at age 23, but finally I've reached a plateau where I'm at peace about my singleness. I've observed enough of my friends to know that 1) girlfriends aren't necessarily what they're cracked up to be in the movies and TV shows, 2) not everyone has a girlfriend like you'd be led to believe, and 3) I am a man of solitary nature at heart, and at least for now, I am happier not having to worry about another person in that way. If I can keep my head on straight and just concentrate on myself instead of being thrown about by the want of a girl (as I have been many a time), I'm confident that when I do meet that girl, I'll be ready. Maybe your son can take some comfort in that (though I know how hard it is when the hormones are raging, believe me).
Friends are an excellent first step in that direction, I must say. And, on a slightly different subject, you should never underestimate the power of multiplayer video games in good socialization and friend-making. You can talk to a man at length about every subject, but play him one-on-one in a game of Smash Bros. and you will finally KNOW him. ;)
September 9, 2010 at 10:59 pm
I'm David's sister and I would like to thank you all for all the wonderful comments and taking the time to read about my brother, I am so proud of my mom for doing this with the kids, I try to go with her whenever I can, but I have a two year old and he can get pretty cranky ;P we're from miami and there's very little programs for autism, my mom works from monday through sunday and still finds the time to do the 'outings' on fridays, and not to mention that taking all the kids out does put a dent in her wallet, so if anyone has any information on what kind of help she can get as far as a grant or.. i'm not sure what else, if any one can share some light on the subject, we'd greatly appreciate it! thank you all
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The jury is still out in the arson trial of Shallamar Hayward-Crawford, 29, of 2110 Route 21, Canandaigua. After four days of testimony before Judge Craig Doran and a jury of eight women and four men, closing arguments by Ontario County First Assistant District Attorney Brian Dennis and defense counsel Aaron Sperano wrapped up Tuesday.
Hayward-Crawford is charged with one count of third-degree arson for the fire her 41 Saltonstall St. property, two counts of fourth-degree arson for damage to adjoining properties, and second-degree attempted insurance fraud. All are felonies, said Ontario County First Assistant District Attorney Brian Dennis. Hayward-Crawford also faces a fifth-degree conspiracy charge, a misdemeanor.
The jury began deliberations at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and continued through the dinner hour.
Previously found guilty of identical charges in separate litigations, and awaiting sentencing, are Hayward-Crawford's husband, Samuel F. Crawford, of 2110 Route 21 in Canandaigua, and William Bradley Jr., of 3773 Route 247, Canandaigua.
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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Appeal Judgment: Electronic Edition, by Lord Justice PillTable of Contents
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Goebbels diary entry for 27 March 1942
71. Under this heading in the judgment, two overlapping but distinct issues arise. The first, and it is the one which the judge identified at 5.172, is "the manner in which Irving deals with the question of when Hitler was aware of the policy of exterminating Jews". The judge's conclusion (13.38) dealt with that issue but also a second issue, whether the applicant's treatment in Hitler's War (both editions) of Goebbels diary entry for 27 March 1942 is misleading. The diary entry has to be considered against the "common ground" identified by the judge (5.172). As the judge put it (5.171): the "Einsatzgruppen set about the systematic killing of Soviet Jews [in 1941]. In about the autumn of 1941 the extermination policy was extended to Jews in the area of the General Government. The gassing of Jews commenced in December 1941 at an extermination centre called Chelmno in the Warthegau; the latter being an area containing territory incorporated into the Reich after the conquest of Poland ..."
72. The respondents' case at the trial was that the applicant's claim that Goebbels deceived Hitler, by concealing from him the reality of what was happening in the death camps, was wrong. The judge concluded first (13.37) that the manner in which the applicant dealt with the diary entry in Hitler's War (both editions) was "misleading and unsupported by the circumstantial evidence" (13.37). Secondly, he did not "accept that the evidence of the circumstances as they existed in March 1942 lends support to Irving's claim that Goebbels concealed from Hitler the reality of what was happening in the death camps" (13.38).
73. The diary entry was (5.174):
"The Jews are now being pushed out of the General Government, beginning near Lublin, to the East. A pretty barbaric procedure is being applied here, and it is not to be described in any more detail, and not much is left of the Jews themselves. In general one may conclude that 60% of them must be liquidated, while only 40% can be put to work. The former Gauleiter of Vienna [Globocnik], who is carrying out this action, is doing it pretty prudently and with a procedure that doesn't work too conspicuously. The Jews are being punished barbarically, to be sure, but they have fully deserved it. The prophesy that the Fuhrer issued to them on the way, for the eventuality that they started a new world war, is beginning to realise itself in the most terrible manner. One must not allow any sentimentalities to rule in these matters. If we did not defend ourselves against them, the Jews would annihilate us. It is a struggle for life and death between the Aryan race and the Jewish bacillus. No other government and no other regime could muster the strength for a general solution of the question. Here too the Fuhrer is the persistent pioneer and spokesman of a radical solution, which is demanded by the way things are and thus appears to be unavoidable. Thank God during the war we have a whole lot of possibilities which were barred to us in peacetime. We must exploit them. The ghettos which are becoming available in the General Government are now being filled with the Jews who are being pushed out of the Reich, and after a certain time the process is then to renew itself here. Jewry has nothing to laugh about ...".
74.On this issue, the judge expressed his two conclusions in summary form. In our judgment they are both justified. In Hitler's War (1991 p 464-5), the applicant wrote:The diary entry is quoted in the context of a passage in which the applicant stated that Goebbels "held his tongue when meeting his Fuhrer", that Goebbels "evidently never discussed these realities with Hitler" and that Goebbels was "a two-faced minister". Hitler and Goebbels had met, the judge found, on the day before the diary entry. (It is agreed that the date of 29 March stated at 5.174 should be 26 March.) The failure of the applicant, in a passage the theme of which was that Goebbels was keeping Hitler in ignorance of the realities, to refer to the second part of the diary entry of 27 March justified the judge's conclusion (13.38) "that the way in which Irving deals with this diary is tendentious and unjustified". In the course of that passage it had been stated that "here too the Fuhrer is the persistent pioneer and spokesman of a radical solution".
"Dr Goebbels, agitating from Berlin, clearly hoped for a more speedy and ruthless solution, although he held his tongue when meeting his Fuhrer. On March 19 he quoted in his diary only this remark by Hitler: 'The Jews must get out of Europe. If needs by, we must resort to the most brutal methods.' That Goebbels privately knew more is plain from his diary entry of the twenty-seventh. 'Beginning with Lublin,' he recorded, 'the Jews are being pushed out eastward from the Generalgouvernement. A barbaric and indescribable method is being employed here and there's not much left of the Jews themselves. By and large you can probably conclude that sixty percent of them have to be liquidated, while only forty percent can be put to work.' Dr Goebbels recorded further that the Trieste-born SS Brigadier Odilo Globocnik, the former Gauleiter of Vienna, was performing this task carefully and unobtrusively. As fast as the ghettos of the Generalgouvernement were being emptied, they were being refilled with the Jews, deported from the Reich, and the cycle started over again. 'The Jews have nothing to laugh about now,' commented Goebbels. But he evidently never discussed these realities with Hitler. Thus this two-faced minister dictated, after a further visit to Hitler on April 26, 'I have once again talked over the Jewish question with the Fuhrer. His position on this problem is merciless. He wants to force the Jews right out of Europe ... At this moment Himmler is handling the major transfer of Jews from the German cities into the eastern ghettos'."
75. The judge also considered (13.38) whether "evidence of the circumstances as they existed in March 1942" lent support to the claim that "Goebbels concealed from Hitler the reality of what was happening in the death camps". The judge recognised that the applicant was justified in his claim that Goebbels was often mendacious in his diary entries and that the entries have to be scrutinised in the light of surrounding circumstances. It was in that context that the judge stated that he did not consider that "Irving was able to point to evidence which controverted the contention of the defendants that by March 1942 the 'radical solution' favoured by Hitler was extermination and not deportation". Mr Davies submits that in that sentence the judge reversed the burden of proof. It was for the respondents to establish that it could not rationally be suggested that Goebbels concealed the reality from Hitler and not for the applicant to establish that Hitler did not know. If that statement in the judgment were to be taken in isolation, the submission would be correct. The point arose however in the context of whether the applicant's treatment of the diary entry was a fair and rational one. In putting the criticised point in the way he did, the judge was, in the applicant's favour, expressing his willingness to consider whether what he had found was "misleading" treatment of the diary entry might be rendered fair treatment by evidence of surrounding circumstances.
76. The issues of Hitler's knowledge and of treatment of a diary entry became intertwined in this part of the judgment in a somewhat complex way. We do however agree with the conclusion of the judge, already stated, on each of them.
77. The point is fairly made that historians, especially those as assiduous in their research as the applicant, are constrained by space in their citation of source documents. On an issue as important as Hitler's knowledge of realities of the Third Reich, however, an historian who claims that Hitler was kept in ignorance by one of his chief ministers whom he met regularly, was required to place before his readers a fuller account of an important and relevant diary entry made a day after one of the meetings.
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