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- Vol. 20
- No. 11
Grace of Monaco
The public princess lived in the 200-room, pink-walled royal palace and remained a regal presence at hospital openings and charity galas. The private Grace often retreated to her French farm Roc Agel, where she allowed the Kelly in her to surface once again. There she laughed and danced with her family and friends and spent quiet hours doing needlepoint.
Still, she could not escape problems in her marriage to Prince Rainier nor the daunting challenge of raising three children in a fishbowl of publicity. Moreover, she missed her down-to-earth American friends and longed to return to the movie business.
A year before the fatal car crash, author Fleur Cowles asked her old friend to contribute a few lines to Cowles' illustrated The Flower Game. Here is what Grace wrote:
"I would try to find a fresh water pond on the island for my water lilies with the hope that their large leaves will attract frogs. Who knows? One might turn into a handsome prince who would be decent enough to whisk me off this lonely island and take me back to civilization...After all, I am really a city girl at heart!"
The future seemed less complicated to the city girl on Jan. 5, 1956, when she first told reporters gathered at the Kelly house in Philadelphia of her plans for a royal wedding. Grace had just completed filming The Swan, where she was wooed and won by a screen prince (Alec Guinness), and now there was the promise that she could live that part forever.
John B. Kelly, however, was concerned for his daughter's happiness. "Royalty makes no difference to me," he snapped to a crony. "If she has to face a lot of snobbery, I don't want any part of it." But Grace told friends that she'd thought the marriage through very carefully. After all, she was already 26 and most of her friends were married. She knew she wanted a family. "Grace was not a vamp," says actress Rita Gam. "She always wanted a home." Rainier could offer her a way of life that until now she had enjoyed only on the set. She was charmed by his manners, and they both loved animals, theater, art, sculpting, shopping, traveling and a good Roman Catholic way of life. "Grace needed a combination of the fairy-tale life and the rules and obligations of family that she had lived and loved at home," explains Judy Quine, a bridesmaid. Besides, adds Gam with a laugh, "How many Academy Awards can you win?"
With typical Kelly determination, Grace threw herself into the role of bride-to-be. But once the honeymoon aboard the royal yacht Deo Juvante II was over, Grace felt herself to be ill-prepared for her duties at the palace. In addition to being both princess and publicist for her new kingdom, Grace had to adjust to marriage, a new set of customs and a new language. (Her French never was fluent; friends say she took lessons all her life.) She also had to earn the respect of some Monegasques who were initially reluctant to see a flashy American screen star become their sovereign.
Grace was not, in fact, all that public a figure in the beginning; Caroline arrived nine months and four days after the wedding. And soon, Grace was pregnant with Prince Albert. "It was hard to remember not being pregnant in those days," she once said. (Stephanie was born seven years after Albert.) Still, Gam observes, Grace was soon running Monaco the way her mother had run the Kelly household back in Philadelphia. "She organized the children, servants, office and kitchen," says Gam. "She was a terrific administrator, and one side of her loved the glamour of being a princess." And the challenge. When Aristotle Onassis, who had bought a controlling interest in Monaco, tried to turn it into a cut-rate tourist trap, Grace convinced Rainier to stand firm. "She gave him the strength," says Gam, "to put Onassis down." Rainier bought back his paradise in 1966.
Grace and Rainier discussed everything from handling the children to home furnishings. Although they disagreed on many subjects, such as their children's names—he fancied Hercule or Honoré—Gam claims "it was a satisfying marriage, if not flaming in passion." John B. soon realized his son-in-law was far from stuffy. "He has a warm and wonderful sense of humor," says Grace LeVine, 27, Grace's niece. Agrees Kelly family pal Jack Edelstein: "The public rarely sees that side of him. He likes Woody Allen records. I remember taking one to a party at the palace one night, and Grace insisted I play it. I said, 'No one will understand it.' She said, 'When Rainier laughs, everyone laughs.' "
Grace and Rainier did not take themselves too seriously. Once, on a visit to a cottage in Ireland, Grace had to use a potty because there was no indoor plumbing. Relatives joked that the old lady in the cottage probably bottled it and sold it. Rainier howled over the episode.
At the palace, a more formal, more controlled Grace prevailed. She organized her day to dine with the children, worked at her desk on Monaco's problems and wrote many letters home. The take-charge attitude she lived by was drilled in her from Philadelphia days. "She turned the 'help me' quality she nursed as a child into helping others," says a friend. Adds Judy Quine: "Never forget that Grace was a working woman. She took her experience as an actress and applied it to being a princess, a wife and mother. She knew life was not simple."
There seemed to be no end to her child-rearing problems, in particular with Caroline—a beautiful and headstrong throwback to Grace's independent grandmother, Mary Kelly. When Caroline fell in love with French boulevardier Philippe Junot, a friend says Grace was crushed: "She knew Junot would make Caroline unhappy, and she tried to talk her out of it. But after the marriage failed she never said, 'I told you so.' "
Grace had always insisted on being around when the children were growing up—in some cases, perhaps, too much. Friends say Albert—"Alby" to the family—was a mama's boy and Stephanie terribly spoiled. (It was Stephanie's fear of being kidnapped that caused Grace to leave the palace to live in Paris with her youngest child several years ago—thereby prompting rumors of a royal separation.) Grace acted as a chaperone for both daughters attending school and for her niece Grace LeVine, who was studying at the Sorbonne. "Steph is spoiled, but Aunt Grace was always a strict mother," says LeVine. "You knew your limits with her, but you came out with good rules for living. And she had a great sense of humor. I was crazy about her."
Like George Kelly, the playwright uncle she adored, Grace amused her kids with her superstitious quirks. For instance, no one could put a hat on the bed because it might bring bad luck. On special occasions she would put a penny inside her shoe. She would extract herbal remedies for ailments from flowers. Grace saw the humor of it all. "She could be silly and giggly," says an intimate.
And she loved to entertain. In May 1974 Grace celebrated the 25th anniversary of Rainier's ascendancy to the throne with the flair of a giant Kelly picnic. The following comments come from the diary of a family guest during a three-week stay.
"Since Grace was away the day we flew in, no one fetched us at the airport, but the palace reimbursed us for the cab fare. We stayed at the palace, where they had printed menus in French, and Sunday lunch had four butlers for five people. The following day [fashion designer] Vera Maxwell and Grace arrived from New York. Grace then had a few chums over to the palace for Scrabble. The girls gossiped and had a ball."
"The next day was a black-tie dinner with all of Monaco's consuls and Grace's friend Cardinal Krol of Philadelphia. Aristotle Onassis was there, and Freddie Heineken, who looked like he drank his profits, tried to turn Krol into an atheist."
"The next day was Mass. It was impressive, with music and singing that was out of this world. After, we went to the palace courtyard for speeches and applause. Champagne was served to the royal family, then 500 Monegasques dived in like they had found a Gimbels basement sale. Then we attended a party at the Hotel de Paris. Everybody acted like monkeys. Grace and Rainier left the party at 3:15 a.m. As Ma Kelly [Grace's mother] and I followed, I had to fight off the hotel doorman—he had a crush on her. Later, Rainier came home decked out in his favorite getup, a Groucho Marx outfit: long hair, large nose, glasses and shifting eyes. I could tell everyone in Monaco loves the royal family. The next day we attended a Mozart concert in the palace's throne room, then had leftovers for lunch."
Her life seemed full, but as the kids got older, Grace quite often became so homesick for her American family and friends that she would call and cry about being so far away. She talked about writing a novel, and she hoped to have grandchildren. She joined the board of Twentieth Century-Fox, then began dramatic and poetry readings. Her pressed-flower designs were even appearing on sheets and pillow cases marketed in the U.S.
Much of her time with Rainier was spent in disagreements over minor things. "We argue over electrical repairs," Grace told her sister Lizanne. "Rainier always has to get his two cents in. If we don't get divorced over this, we never will." Caroline's divorce had hurt her father, and he tended to fall into black moods. "Grace was very unhappy during the past few years," confides a cousin. "When she called home, she cried about Rainier's sour attitude. She didn't know what to do."
Others say it was not so much a problem between them, but rather that Rainier never liked the Hollywood friends to whom she felt increasingly drawn. He had hated the limelight from the beginning of the marriage. In 1982, when Philadelphia celebrated its 300th anniversary, Grace's Hollywood friends, including Jimmy Stewart, Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra, showed up to salute her. Rainier, however, chose to stay home. Her date at the event was her brother Kell.
Yet friends who saw Rainier at her funeral last year in Monaco said they couldn't remember ever seeing anyone so totally consumed by grief. "If Michelangelo could pick a subject to depict the epitome of pity and sadness, he would have painted Rainier," says Tom Foglietta, the Philadelphia Congressman who was Nancy Reagan's escort at the funeral. "After the ceremony the people went back to the palace for wine in the garden. While Rainier was accepting condolences he walked to the edge of the balcony overlooking the sea. As he caught a view of Monaco, he slowly began to cry. After a moment, so did I."
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No, it was not those infamous bikini pictures – or the nasty blog comments that followed.
"I'm getting ready to turn 30 and get married and all those things," she tells PEOPLE, echoing the diet motivations of countless women. "This year was my year to try to glow from within and feel better."
The actress looked slim and stunning Saturday night as she hit L.A.'s Runway For Life event benefiting the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, presented by Disney's "Tinkerbell" DVD, on the arm of fiancé Ross McCall. Her exercise plan?
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The new findings appear online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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Time Warner Cable, under pressure because of low bandwidth caps for high prices, has altered its tiered Internet plan, including a new unlimited bandwidth plan.
"With regard to consumption-based billing, we have determined that as broadband usage and penetration grow, there are increasing differences in the amount of bandwidth our customers consume," Time Warner Cable COO Landel Hobbs recently wrote. "Our current pricing plans require all users to pay the same amount, whether they check e-mail once a month or download six movies a day."
Bandwidth limit of the plans used in Texas eventually were raised from 5 to 40GB per month up to 10 to 60GB per month with prices of $25 to $65 per month, depending where the subscriber lives. A new 100GB is now available for $75 per month. Additional data costs $1 per extra GB used in the plan, up to $75 extra. This puts an unlimited cap at $150 per month, with users free to use as much data as they wish.
The company is now testing broadband caps in New York, Texas and several other states, though there has been a bit of unrest regarding the issue. New York Congressman Eric Massa said he "firmly opposes capping Internet usage," saying it's just an attempt for the ISPs to increase costs of Internet connections.
Several major ISPs are dabbling with broadband bandwidth caps, which are aimed at Internet users who download large amounts of data. Comcast has a broadband package available for $43 per month with a maximum data capacity of 250GB.
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LANSING -- Once again the weekend has arrived in the Capital city.
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Activities includes face painting, a watermelon eating contest, cardboard canoe races, live entertainment, a dodge ball tournament, fireworks and more.
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On stage this week through Sunday, July 22 is "Theophilus North" which follows the exploits of the title character as he searches for adventure and his place in the world.
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The Soul Fighter is the second hybrid class for Blade & Soul, merging the Frost control abilities of the Force Master with the Kung Fu Master's reactive and reflexive moves. Each set of skills is tied to an associated stance—Elemental or Kung Fu—and switching between stances is done manually. While not quite as complex as the Kung Fu Master, the Soul Fighter can take dedication and finesse to master.
Kung Fu Stance is the primary, default stance. Like the Kung Fu Master, this stance works best when you can adequately react to your opponent's moves—this class boasts the greatest number of dashes, counters, and invulnerability skills of any other class in the game. And use of these defensive maneuvers will allow even more powerful abilities to be used.
Elemental Stance has more range-based skills, but with longer cooldowns as a tradeoff. The strength of this stance can be seen when stacking multiple abilities onto hapless opponents, and preventing their escape.
Soul Fighter in Play
The Soul Fighter focuses on dealing two types of damage: Frost and Earth. Not all skills will have an associated elemental damage, but those that do will have their damage increased with the selection of the right items; so building a focus around one of these damage types is advantageous in the long run, especially as you get to the endgame dungeons.
For solo play and questing, it's easier to stay in Kung Fu Stance for the powerful and quick responses to enemy attacks, switching only to Elemental Stance when the crowd control abilities are required. However, in a party situation, the Soul Fighter will need to juggle both stances to maximize their contribution. Unlike the Kung Fu Masters they borrow some of their martial arts style from, Soul Fighters cannot generate additional threat. Despite that, their defensive abilities make them perfectly suited to solo lesser monsters, while their party members focus on taking down the boss. Soul Fighters also have a dedicated skill for party buffs providing resurrection, healing, or Focus recovery.
In Arena PvP, the Soul Fighter is blessed with choice, as a competent player can choose to focus on either stance to compete. A skilled Soul Fighter player will determine which stance will be the most appropriate for both their opponent's class, and when it will be advantageous to turn the tide of battle.
Common Combos
1. Lightning Fist (2)
2. Elbow Smash (1)
3. Rear Attack (1)
4. Rising Dragon Strike (4)
5. Meteor Strike (F)
1. Focus Chi (Z)
2. Kingfist (V)
3. Stance Shift (Tab)
4. Whirlwind (V) Tier 3 Stage 3
5. Ripple Punch (RMB) Tier 3 Stage 3
6. Ripple Punch (RMB)
7. Ripple Punch (RMB)
8. Ripple Punch (RMB)
1. Focus Chi (Z)
2. Frost Storm (V) Tier 5 Stage 3
3. Stance Shift (Tab)
4. Burning Tundra (V) Tier 4 Stage 2
5. Snowball (RMB) Tier 3 Stage 1
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3: Notably Different
Samsung unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 yesterday. However, that wasn't a surprise. Hat came as a surprise to ,any was the upgrade of the 'larger' Note tablet. Yes, there is something bigger than the biggest phablet. Eye-rolls can continue but then, trust Samsung to create and cash in on a segment that consumers didn't even know existed. Like the Note tab. While we are not exactly Samsung haters and quite love some of the premium phones the company launches, we really wish each and every phone didn't tag along an elder or a younger sibling. But what's done is done and now all we can do is take a look at the specifications and mull over the black and white pros and cons of the launch.


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Big news in the antiquities world: The French government has returned five disputed frescoes to the Egyptian government. The painted stone fragments had been held by the Louvre for the past few years, and the Egyptians—claiming that the Louvre's curators bought them knowing they were stolen goods—had cut off all formal ties and cooperation on archaeological digs with the museum as a result. I suspect that the British Museum, among others, hopes this move won't become a precedent-setter.
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BORGER - Maria Anita Garcia, 71, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2006.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Angel Funeral Home Chapel, 2209 S. Arthur St., in Amarillo. Burial services are pending with Mount Carmel Funeral Home in El Paso.
Mrs. Garcia was born Sept. 26, 1934, in Sacatecas, Mexico, to Eluterio and Refugia Fernandez.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Juan Pacheco Garcia.
Survivors include Onesimo Garcia, Ana Morado, Yolanda Garcia, Margarita Garcia, Ignacio Garcia and Maria Garcia, all of Borger, Francisco Garcia and Juan Pablo Garcia, both of El Paso; 21 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
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CHARLES TOWN - Perhaps no one else locally knows more than Al Britton about running a large gaming establishment and what to look for in terms of problem gamblers, as well as proactive ways to reach out before difficulties occur.
As general manager for Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Britton regularly deals with hundreds of employees and thousands of gaming guests - the overwhelming majority are recreational gamblers who enjoy (and can afford) this pastime.
The casino has approximately 3,200 slot machines, 30 poker tables and approximately 100 table games - including black jack, craps and roulette. The table games have been popular since they were added in July 2010, Britton said.
"Even though the number of problem gamblers is very, very small - some studies suggest it could be as low as one percent - we still take it seriously and know that we have a responsibility in that regard. We have a very extensive responsible gaming program that not only looks at it from a problem gaming standpoint, but also in terms of underage gaming and alcohol service," he said.
Employees receive responsible gaming training and are required to take a refresher course annually.
"We are very consistent in our methods that it is a recreational exercise, and we are not in the business of taking advantage of folks with problems. So from a proactive standpoint we have responsible gaming messages throughout the facility and on every piece of advertising as well as the telephone number for the state's responsible gaming hotline," Britton said.
Both this local facility and its parent company, Penn National Gaming, support National Problem Gambling Awareness Month in March by encouraging them to come up with innovative ways to address this issue, he said.
"We realize we're not psychiatrists and that everyone is different, so you can't come to a conclusion just by the amount someone is gaming and whether they are gambling beyond their means. Instead we focus on folks who may be out of character or making statements about their finances, such as 'there goes the mortgage,'" Britton said.
"But we primarily focus on people who come out and say they have a problem. At that point, employees are trained to immediately get a supervisor involved who has the self-exclusion forms - so that folks can voluntarily say they don't want us to let them back in the casino for a specific period of time (from one year to a lifetime) so they can't gamble anymore at any of the Penn Gaming properties. But at the end of the day, it is the individual's decision and we can't force them," he said.
Patty Deutsch, program director for The Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia, praised Hollywood Casino's proactive programs and their commitment to making a difference.
"The truth is that casinos really don't want to have problem gamblers either, and they are not trying to encourage people to become pathological gamblers," said Deutsch, who will be in the area meeting with professionals and doing some trainings in March as part of National Problem Gambling Awareness Month.
There is other good news, Deutsch said, because the percentage of problem gamblers remains low and isn't increasing.
But for those needing help, this 13-year-old, state-funded program - including the toll-free, 1-800-GAMBLER hotline - offers immediate assistance as well as sessions with licensed and specially-trained counselors. Calls are confidential and the hotline is answered 24 hours a day, she said.
Any West Virginian who believes they or a loved one has a gambling problem can receive this assistance, Deutsch said, adding that the first step is a confidential screening process aimed at determining if there is a gambling problem. Additional materials, including a self-help book, can also be mailed to the individual. she said.
The initial call is followed by a free, two-hour consultation with a network counselor who's located nearby, Deutsch said, adding that there are three in the Martinsburg area and about 90 statewide, she said.
"What we've found is that people call when they are pretty desperate - on the edge of bankruptcy or losing their home - and their family may not even know it until the electric is turned off. But that's the nature of gambling; it isn't always very obvious and that's the way some people keep it until they have to find a way out," Deutsch said.
Gambling has the highest suicide rate of all addictions, Deutsch said.
If an individual is uninsured, the program will pay for up to 20 counseling visits and families can have up to 10 visits free of charge, she said.
Deutsch said there have been 10, 36 intake calls on the hotline from Aug. 2000 to June 2012. The most commonly reported gambling problems were overwhelmingly video poker in bars/restaurants (6,684 callers), followed by casino slots at 1,452 callers and lottery tickets at 518 callers.
Fifty-three percent of the callers were female, compared to 47 percent male and 28 percent of the gamblers were 46-55 years old, followed by 25 percent who were 36-45 years old. Forty-nine percent were married, 20 percent single, followed by 14 percent divorced.
Gambling debts ranged from more than $100,000 (142 callers) to $1-1,000 (839 callers). Approximately 1,500 of the callers had a debt of $5,000-25,000, while approximately 1,400 callers had debts ranging from $1,000-5,000.
During this period, Kanawha had the largest number of callers (1,528). Berkeley County had 566 callers, Jefferson had 316 callers and Morgan had 29 callers.
Approximately half (5,026) of the overall callers work full time, while 1,119 receive disability benefits, 1,040 were unemployed and 666 were retired.
"Most of our calls do come from folks who go to the small, mom-and-pop places. But we are also starting to get more calls from seniors, who are lonely and looking for companionship while they have some fun, so in that regard it's not too different from going to bingo," Deutsch said.
A licensed social worker and counselor, Will Perks, who has an office in Martinsburg, has an outgoing personality and a hearty, infectious laugh that could put anyone at ease.
Those traits often come in handy as he counsels problem gamblers and helps them work towards a better future.
Gambling can be a "hidden ailment," but that doesn't make it any less painful, Perks said.
"The vast majority of people who are affected are coming to us from the mom-and-pop shops, not the casino. And it's also true we're talking about a very small minority who become problem gamblers, but the ones who do get into this difficulty often become obsessive and that's all they can focus on," he said.
"There's a compulsion to do it even though part - or most - of that person knows they shouldn't be doing it. Ever try to not have chocolate cake? Soon that's on your mind a lot and maybe impossible to resist. Gambling is different because it has life-damaging consequences, for the individual as well as spouses and family members," Perks said.
Usually major gambling problems "don't come out until it is way too late, unless they get help and make some major changes," he said.
The good news is that's possible.
It's important for anyone with a gambling problem to recognize it and seek help, Perks said.
"If you have a pain in your back, you're the one who has the problem and needs to pick up the phone to call a doctor. A gambler needs to be able to acknowledge it, past the point where someone else just thinks they have a problem," he said.
Donald Travis knows what it means to have a gambling problem.
But he's overcome it and is now devoting part of his life to helping others do the same thing.
That's because he coordinates a Gamblers Anonymous chapter in Charles Town that meets each Thursday night at St. James Catholic Church, 49 Crosswinds Dr., 7-8 p.m. It's open to gamblers as well as spouses, Travis said.
People come from both Jefferson and Berkeley County to attend this meeting, as well as some Maryland residents.
New attendees quickly find out they are not alone - and that someone cares.
"If it is their first time, they can just listen, but I like to try to get them involved and to open up about their gambling. The other people who are there have had similar problems and are happy to provide support," Travis said.
Travis, who is celebrating eight years of having overcome his gambling problem, said he understands "gambling is a sickness that will take over your life."
It can happen slowly, especially since there are so many daily opportunities to gamble - from playing poker online to buying lottery tickets at a local convenience store, he said.
"In my case, I was using all my money and had maxed out my credit cards. Fortunately I realized I was digging a hole for myself and pulling the dirt in over me before it was too late," Travis said.
Anyone who even thinks they might have a problem is welcome to attend, he said.
"You get to be a compulsive gambler over time, going from quarters to $5 bills or more. And over time, that really adds up," Travis said.
- Staff writer Jenni Vincent can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 131.


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Enormous Signed Golf Ball Collection-Golfers, Athletes, Celebrities, Etc. (217)
Starting Bid - $200.00, Sold For - $1,044.00
Although golf balls provide the writing surface for the autographs featured here, the signers have not been restricted to golfers. Included within this collection of 217 individually signed golf balls are the signatures of various professional athletes, celebrities, singers, and entertainers, including rock star Alice Cooper, hockey Hall of Famer Paul Coffey, comedy star Eugene Levy and former Yankees pitcher Ralph Terry. The signatures of 190 different individuals are featured within the collection, with twenty of the signers represented more than once. The balls (various brands) are in Excellent condition overall and have been signed in a variety of inks (primarily blue or black marker), with the signatures averaging "8/9" in grade. A complete listing of all of the signatures represented in the collection is available on our web site. Among the notable signatures included here are those of Paul Azinger, Andy Bean, Glen Beckert, John Brodie, David Cassidy, Paul Coffey, Alice Cooper, Fred Couples, Marcel Dionne, Lee Elder, Ernie Els, Randy Hundley, Don Kessinger, Eugene Levy, Billy Mayfair (3), Larry Mize (2), Byron Nelson, Craig T. Nelson, Gary Player, Henri Richard (2), Chi Chi Rodriguez, Paul Runyan (3), Scott Sanderson, David Shula (2), Vijay Singh, Annika Sorenstam (2), Craig Stadler, Jan Stephenson, Ralph Terry, Jim Thorpe (senior golf pro), John Vanbigsbrouk, and Fuzzy Zoeller (4). Because signed golf balls are so unusual, this is a very difficult lot to value. Though we have confidence that it will find an appropriate level at auction, we suspect that the selling price may not fully recognize the great investment in time and effort (and golf balls) which has obviously been devoted to its assembly. LOAs from James Spence/JSA and Steve Grad, Mike Gutierrez & Zach Rullo/PSA DNA. Total 217 signed golf balls. Reserve $200. Estimate $400/$600. SOLD FOR $1,044.00
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A four year search for members of a virtually unknown group
of American immigrants has resulted in the locating of almost half of the approximately one thousand unaccompanied children rescued from the Holocaust by America and the first ever publication of the memoirs of several dozen of these children (now in their 70's and 80's) that includes Nobel Prize winner in Physics Jack Steinberger and rock and roll impresario Bill Graham.
The book also includes the historical context of these remarkable rescues and its importance for dealing with continuing wars of genocide today. For more information about this part of the American historical record and book, entitled, Don't Wave Goodbye, call the publisher, Praeger Greenwood, at 1-800-225-5800 and visit http://www.onethousandchildren.org


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Toyota recall of Corolla, Prius over dangerous steering
- From: News Corp Australia Network
- November 14, 2012
IN another humiliating setback for the world's biggest carmaker, Toyota has recalled 2.77 million of its most popular cars due to a fault that could result in the loss of steering.
The recall applies to 12,710 Prius models imported to Australia between 2003 and 2009.
Toyota Australia spokesman Mike Breen said continued driving "may cause the shaft to wear out, resulting in loss of control".
He said there had been three reports of related cases in Australia so far, but none had resulted in incidents.
The Prius is affected by an additional recall for a defective water pump.
Last month, Toyota was forced to recall more than 7.4 million vehicles worldwide to fix faulty power window switches.
The auto giant had barely recovered from a record 10 million vehicle pull back in 2009.


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Erie man guilty of federal gun charges
An Erie man has been convicted of three federal firearms violations following a trial in U.S. District Court in Erie.
Joseph Lee Ollie, 55, was found guilty Wednesday of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm while subject to a domestic abuse restraining order, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
The government said Ollie stole a Mossberg Model 500 shotgun on Nov. 25, 2011, while burglarizing homes on Shadduck Road in North East.
Ollie was barred from possessing the gun as a result of his prior felony convictions and because he had a domestic abuse restraining order against him.
He faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of $750,000. Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date by Senior U.S. District Judge Maurice B. Cohill Jr., who presided at trial.


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On Tap Today: Gallery Night grabs the weekend
Is Milwaukee really an ArtPlace? Heck, Brew City can lay claim to "ArtEmpire." If you don't agree, check out the offerings for Gallery Night, a time when the local arts scene rises up to achieve entertainment domination.
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The Dirty Heads perform "Cabin by the Sea" in the Tap Milwaukee studios. Photo by Bill Schulz. »Read Full Blog Post
WMCS now WZTI, 'Martini Radio' - Rat Pack meets Brat Pack
The former WMCS-AM has changed its call letters to WZTI-AM (1290) and adopted the slogan "Martini Radio.
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New Found Glory playing special anniversary show at Rave May 24
New Found Glory technically celebrated the 10th anniversary of its major label debut "Sticks and Stones" last year, but that's not stopping the pop punk group from celebrating the milestone with a commemoration tour where the band will play the album live, front to back.
25 of the most anticipated spring albums
It sure didn't feel like it this week, but spring has sprung - at least in terms of new albums.
The next three months are going to be a busy time. Country superstars including Kenny Chesney and Blake Shelton have new material to share ahead of major tours, will.i.am will (reportedly) finally get around to releasing a solo album he said would be out in 2011, and spring will see two of the most anticipated releases of the year, from Justin Timberlake and David Bowie, who made their latest albums in secret after spending several years away from music. And that just scratches the surface. »Read Full Article(2)
Dean Jensen to be on 'I Remember' Monday
Local gallery owner and former critic for the Milwaukee Sentinel, Dean Jensen will be on MPTV's "I Remember" on Monday to talk about his forthcoming book "Queen of the Air." The program will air at 6:30 p.m. on channel 10.
Zac Brown Band to play Alpine Valley
Disappointing news for Zac Brown Band fans hoping for a return engagement at the Big Gig in 2013 . . . it's not going to happen.
But now for the good news - the rootsy, jam-friendly country group is still playing in the Milwaukee area this summer with a show at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy. The concert's June 8, nearly three weeks before Summerfest's opening day. »Read Full Article(1)
Women fight back in Alchemist's 'Dracula'
Aaron Kopec's adaptation of "Dracula" - which bared its fangs at Alchemist Theatre on Thursday night, with Kopec also directing - begins slowly, in a Victorian drawing room. Two hours later, we end a wild ride by channeling "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
The Buffy in this production is Mina, and when Anna Figlesthaler embodies her in that first scene, she is dressed as a proper Victorian lady. But even as Mina listens to Jonathan (Randall T. Anderson) describe his upcoming Transylvanian journey, it's already apparent that there's more beneath this Mina's corset than meets the eye. »Read Full Article
Turner Hall screens 'Searching for Sugarman'
The Oscar-winning British/Swedish documentary "Searching for Sugarman" will be shown at Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. 4th St., at 8 p.m. March 22.
The movie chronicles two fans' search for the "lost" Sixto Díaz Rodríguez, an American musician who was hugely popular in South Africa. »Read Full Article
Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds tells Tap what he's listening to
Following a spirited set at Rock the Green last September, alternative rock act Imagine Dragons returns to Milwaukee Saturday to headline a sold-out show at The Rave's Eagles Ballroom. Photo by Alex Wroblewski for the Journal Sentinel. »Read Full Blog Post
Milwaukee Choral Artists salutes Paula Foley Tillen
The Milwaukee Choral Artists vocal ensemble will salute its composer-in-residence, Paula Foley Tillen, during a pair of concerts this weekend.
• MCA, an all-female choral group, will sing a program studded with Foley Tillen's compositions at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Women's Club of Wisconsin, 813 E. Kilbourn Ave. »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: Trippin' back through time
How would you say "Hi!" to an ancient Greek warrior? What Aztec gods would you not have wanted to meet up with? And what building projects took place in Wisconsin many centuries ago?
Take a trip in a living Way-Back Machine Friday at the Milwaukee Public Museum's Milwaukee Archaeology Fair starting Friday. It's a history lesson that's not only painless, but fun, and it pulls in big crowds every year. »Read Full Blog Post


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The legal battle between Cork developer Michael O'Flynn and Blackstone, the US private equity group, has shone a light on the fate of some developers whose loans were transferred to NAMA at the height of the global economic crisis in 2009.
It has also drawn attention to the role of NAMA and the Government's apparent determination to see the toxic loan agency's work completed well in advance of its initial projected lifetime.
Many developers complained bitterly about the conditions imposed on them and their businesses by NAMA, whose mandate is to realise the best value for the heavily discounted loans it assumed from bailed-out banks.
Some, like the O'Flynn Group - whose loans were sold to Blackstone by NAMA - may have preferred to stay with the agency. Yesterday, the O'Flynn Group succeeded in having the appointment of an interim examiner set aside, a move that should give the group breathing space to repay its loans. But it may not be enough to prevent the group falling, in time, under the control of Blackstone. That, for Irish taxpayers, is a worry.
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The anticipated acceptance by Pope Francis of the resignation of Cardinal Sean Brady will be a welcome relief for the man and for the Catholic Church in Ireland.
The All-Ireland Primate, the country's most senior cleric, has faced a cacophony of calls for his resignation, most recently by two survivors of clerical abuse who met the Pontiff.
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Cardinal Brady, who became Primate in 1996, is required under canon law to offer his resignation after his 75th birthday, which falls on Saturday.
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The Catholic Church has been preparing for his succession: Archbishop Eamon Martin has been waiting in the wings since last year.
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