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Food is a fraught topic. In How Pleasure Works Paul Bloom alludes to the thesis that while conservatives fixate on sexual purity, liberals fixate on culinary purity. For example, is it organic? What is the sourcing? Is it "authentic"? Obviously one can take issue with this characterization, especially its general class inflection (large swaths of the population buy what they can afford). Additionally, I doubt Hindus, Muslims and Jews who take a deep interest in the provenance, preparation, and substance of their food are liberals. What Bloom is noticing is actually a general human preoccupation which somehow has taken on a strange political valence in the United States. Somehow being conservative in this country has become aligned with a satisfaction with the mass-produced goods of the agricultural-industrial complex.* Some conservatives such as Rod Dreher have pushed back against this connotation, lengthily in his book Crunchy Cons.
Stepping away from politics, we are a diet obsessed culture broadly. Apparently Christina Hendricks is going on a diet, her aim being to lose 30 pounds. Diet fads come and go. The Atkins approach has faded of late, with the Paleolithic diet coming into fashion. A totally separate market segment, that of raw food, remains robustly popular. This was obvious when Richard Wrangham came out with Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human; raw food enthusiasts would call in to talk shows where he was a guest, sometimes irritated that Wrangham was claiming that cooking was central to the emergence of modern humanity. His contention that raw food practitioners were healthy precisely because they don't process as much of their nutritional intake because of the relatively coarse character of what they were consuming was clearly discomfiting to many of them. This is because it is at variance with some of the rationale for their diet. They are not cooking the food in part because they believe that that removes a great deal of nutritive value.
I was thinking about this while reading What is Global History? Offhand the author mentions bread-making as early as 20,000 years go in the process of asserting that many of the preconditions for an agricultural mode of production were already in existence before the end of the last Ice Age. I was surprised by this fact, having never encountered it before. Unfortunately there wasn't a footnote which I could follow up on, so I thought no more of it. Imagine my curiosity when I stumble upon this paper in PNAS, Thirty thousand-year-old evidence of plant food processing:
European Paleolithic subsistence is assumed to have been largely based on animal protein and fat, whereas evidence for plant consumption is rare. We present evidence of starch grains from various wild plants on the surfaces of grinding tools at the sites of Bilancino II (Italy), Kostenki 16–Uglyanka (Russia), and Pavlov VI (Czech Republic). The samples originate from a variety of geographical and environmental contexts, ranging from northeastern Europe to the central Mediterranean, and dated to the Mid-Upper Paleolithic (Gravettian and Gorodtsovian). The three sites suggest that vegetal food processing, and possibly the production of flour, was a common practice, widespread across Europe from at least ~30,000 y ago. It is likely that high energy content plant foods were available and were used as components of the food economy of these mobile hunter–gatherers.
One of the researchers on the team gave a good quote to Reuters:
"It's like a flatbread, like a pancake with just water and flour," said Laura Longo, a researcher on the team, from the Italian Institute of Prehistory and Early History.
"You make a kind of pita and cook it on the hot stone," she said, describing how the team replicated the cooking process. The end product was "crispy like a cracker but not very tasty," she added.
The contents of the paper are somewhat dry and opaque to me. The crux of the matter is that there are obviously important reasons why plant materials which may have been present in prehistoric camps aren't preserved, so there has long been a bias in this area. It seems that the authors found a primitive system of pestle grinders, as well as flour grains. Below are the important figures which show their results:
The Reuters piece takes a shot at the Paleolithic diet:
The researchers said their findings throw humankind's first known use of flour back some 10,000 years, the previously oldest evidence having been found in Israel on 20,000-year-old grinding stones.
The findings may also upset fans of the so-called Paleolithic diet, which follows earlier research that assumes early humans ate a meat-centered diet.
I don't know how the Paleo enthusiasts will react to this. I'm actually a guarded fan of Gary Taubes 2002 article in The New York Times Magazine What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie? I believe that a strong bias toward refined carbohydrates in your diet is bad for you. I generally don't go as far as the Paleo enthusiasts in my own diet, but I have many friends who believe in the diet, and it works for them. That being said some of the Paleo people have an evangelistic aspect that probably is the source of shots like the ones above in the article. I am 5′8 and in the 140-150 range, usually in the 140-145 range. I'm not fat, and I'm not Paleo. My blood sugar levels are good. It can be done. Just because you were fat or or unfit and a particular diet works for you doesn't mean everyone else has to follow the exact same prescription to the T. Human variation matters. South Asians have much higher propensities toward type 2 diabetes than other groups. It follows from that that everyone need not follow the nutritional and lifestyle guidelines of South Asians to get the same odds ratio of developing type 2 diabetes. How guilty you should feel about dessert is a function of the biological cards you bring to the table.
The importance of human variation, genetically and culturally, is relevant to this paper. What exactly does the likely presence of flour in three sites in Europe ~30,000 years ago tell us? Granting the validity of these results we can reject a strong form of the model of a Paleolithic diet which excluded processed starches. Does this now mean that Paleolithic humans were toasting pitas constantly around the fire? I don't necessarily think so. We don't know how pervasive this practice was. Human societies vary. Just because they were ancient, and "primitive," does not mean that all Paleolithic populations were all the same. Second, it sees plausible that Paleolithic man was a generalist with a more diversified diet, all things equal, than his peasant successors. It may be that during the Paleolithic era there were no staples in a way we'd understand it today, rather, they subsisted on what was available at any given time. Perhaps these ancient pitas were reserve sources of sustenance which preserved well when other gathering and hunting had little or no yield. The difference between the Paleo-man and the peasant may then be thought of as the latter making what was once an emergency ration which was a good source of calories in a pinch into the staff of life.
A more general moral may be that we need to rethink our model of a Neolithic Revolution. It may have been a Neolithic Evolution. After the last Ice Age there were at least two independent, and likely more than two, domestication events and shifts toward an agricultural lifestyle. In The Long Summer and After the Ice Brian Fagan and Steven Mithen both imply that the emergence of behavioral modernity during the last Ice Age set the stage for the inevitable shift toward agriculture with the climatic change. So was it was (warm weather) + (modern cognitive capacity) → agriculture? Perhaps. But almost certainly humans were developing skills and competencies over time up until the end of the Ice Age, and with the warmer conditions the switch toward more proactive and intensive cultivation of grains may have been a gradual process of escalation. As population densities began to rise it seems a model could be posited whereby a positive feedback loop was being generated; non-agriculture sidelines were less and less effective as larger populations supported by semi-agricultural lifestyles made greater demands on the local ecology. This may have meant that the shift toward obligate agriculture was inevitable once it became the only viable option. Once the ratchet moved forward there was no going back, and humans had entered a new epoch.
Today we live in a consumer age of plentitude. Or at least you live in a consumer age of plentitude if you're reading this weblog on a computer. We have great choice in goods and services, and can have a wide range of experiences. The past was truly a strange and exotic place; as evidenced by the reality that pre-modern folk took high infant mortality for granted as an unfortunate fact of life, while we today see the death of an infant as a tragedy of the highest caliber. But we mustn't oversimplify the past. In one episode of the 1989 television series Alien Nation the human protagonist is learning about the religious customs of his partner, an alien. Offhand he mentions his growing awareness to another acquaintance who is also an alien. He then asks if she will be celebrating a holiday he has just learned of, and she responds that she does not believe in that religion. The detective expresses great surprise that the aliens have different religions, to which she quips, "Don't you?" The point is that the aliens are perceived as an amorphous mass, profoundly different from humanity, and their own internal distinctions are elided in the minds of humankind. And so I believe occurs with human societies of modes of production fundamentally different from our own. "Paleolithic humanity" becomes a type, all difference and variation removed from our conception. "Hunter-gatherer" is distilled down to an image of N!xau from The Gods Must Be Crazy. To get a better handle of how the world is and how it was we need to be careful of this cognitive bias.
Citation: Anna Revedin, Biancamaria Aranguren, Roberto Becattini, Laura Longo, Emanuele Marconi, Marta Mariotti Lippi, Natalia Skakun, Andrey Sinitsyn, Elena Spiridonova, & Jiří Svoboda (2010). Thirty thousand-year-old evidence of plant food processing PNAS : 10.1073/pnas.1006993107
* Just to be clear, I am not personally an unalloyed enthusiast for "natural" methods, whether it be organic or small-scale farming. Rather, I am pointing to the fact that agricultural subsidies have distorted and reshaped the nature of food production, distribution, and consumption. I see nothing fundamentally conservative about being sanguine about the power and influence of the agricultural-industrial lobby, and the corporations which exist in symbiosis with government largesse.
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Serious Eats
Note: Since this post mentions diet I may get some crazy unhinged comments because I know that some people take their diets very seriously, and react harshly to deviationists from the Truth Path. If you have commenting privileges and lose control and post something inappropriate, I will delete it.


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We have lots of festivities planned this weekend to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity, IBD, on Saturday, 22 May, and Nettle Weekend on 22 and 23 May.
Biodivesity festival at the Museum, 22 May
From painting a new Elephant Parade sculpture and the launch of the Young Darwin Prize for young natural history reporters and Biking for Biodiversity to our science roadshow and live quartet music, our biodiversity day festival here promises a packed programme of events for visitors.
We've just heard Chris Packham and Martin Hughes-Games (right) from BBC Springwatch are our hosts for the day.
During the day there will be various talks in the Attenborough Studio on topics like 'Big, Beautiful Nature' and 'Food Biodiversity', with link-ups to other national festivities.
For more details, visit our International Day for Biological Diversity webpage.
Most of our IBD events are focused around the Darwin Centre. This week we officially launched the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity, which is in the Darwin Centre, so drop in and see what it's all about if you get the chance.
We join over 400 organistations, charities and groups across the UK celebrating International Year of Biodiversity. The fun has already begun this week with highlights including walking with wolves, taking part in BioBlitzes, and Scottish Highland safaris.
Find out about events taking place across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the International Year of Biodiversity in the UK website.
Read about Elephant Parade at the Museum in my earlier blog.
Nettle Weekend in our Wildlife Garden and across the Museum, 22 - 23 May
As part of our biodiversity celebrations and the national 'Be Nice to Nettles Week', we are also hosting Nettle Weekend on Saturday and Sunday.
Many of us tend to be put off by nettles from an early age, but the merits of the common nettle should be discovered anew. For starters, without stinging nettles, the caterpillars of peacock, small tortoiseshell and red admiral butterflies would miss their favourite food plant.
Nettle-based activities, food and drink in the Wildlife Garden, a yurt on our West lawn showcasing nettle herbal medicine and textiles, and the nettle quiz are a few of the many highlights over Nettle Weekend. You'll discover the history and value of nettles and there are talks with nettle experts in our Attenborough Studio. Find out about Nettle Weekend.
You can learn some fascinating stuff about nettles and their stings on the official nettle website and look out for our Urtica dioica (common nettle) Species of the Day on Sunday, which is Nettle Day, when we examine the nettle's taxonomy, uses and habitat.

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Cedric Mabilotte
Assigned to the backup crew for the 105-day Mars500 study
Age: 34
Nationality: French
Resides in: Paris, France
Current employment:
Mabilotte is currently studying for a PhD in International Relations and Diplomacy at the Centre for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies, Paris.
1997-99 – Post-graduate degree Business and Administration at IAE, Paris.
1996-97 – Post-graduate degree Computer Systems Engineering, University of Paris.
1995-96 – Master of Science in Space and Aeronautical Engineering, Marseilles.
1994-95 – Math Spé M in Applied Mathematics & Physics, Lycee d'Enghien-les-bains and DEUG MIAS in Applied Mathematics & Computer Sciences, University of Paris.
After starting in software research and development, Mabilotte worked as a pre-sales consultant and manager for France Telecom between 2000 and 2002.
From September 2003 and April 2005, he worked for the European Patent Office (EPO) in Belgrade, Serbia, where he led a European Commission project for the protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the Western Balkans. He previously worked for EPO as International Project Manager in The Hague, the Netherlands.
In 2006, Mabilotte was an International Elections Observer for the Ukrainian Parliamentary elections with the Organisation for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE) on behalf of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mabilotte started studying for his PhD in International Relations and Diplomacy in April 2005. He is also a lecturer at the French National Scientific Research Centre (CNRS).
Travelling, learning languages, reading, cycling, paragliding (he holds a paragliding pilot license), swimming, rollerblading, chess.
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DETROIT >> Mitch Callahan and Andrej Nestrasil are coming off their best seasons as pros.
On Thursday, the two forwards got rewarded with one-year, two-way contracts to remain in the Detroit Red Wings system.
Callahan, 22, totaled 26 goals and 18 assists in 70 games with Grand Rapids last season. He was also a plus-23.
In 70 games, Nestrasil had 16 goals and 20 assists with the Griffins last season.
Callahan, who was fourth on the team in scoring, will earn $555,000 if he's with the Wings and $90,000 in the AHL.
Nestrasil, 23, will earn slightly less – $550,000 in the NHL and $82,500. He was fifth on the Griffins in scoring.
Both players are heading into their fourth year in the organization and will be restricted free agents after their deals expire.
If they don't make the Wings out of training camp they'll have to clear waivers to be assigned to Grand Rapids.
Callahan made his NHL debut last season, playing one game and not registering a point in just over nine minutes of ice time.
"He creates havoc around the other team's goalie," Riley Sheahan said last season of Callahan. "Other teams don't like playing against him. He's a great guy to have on the team and he brings a lot of character and I think he's going to be good for us."
Callahan has 247 penalty minutes in 189 career games with the Griffins.
His 26 goals last season were a career high. His previous high was 11 in 71 games.
"It's kind of funny because you look at all the goals, none of them are real pretty," Callahan said when he was called up. "(I'm) just screening in front of the net, working hard in front of the net. I think I got four or five where the D shot it and it hit me. Just from working hard in front of the net and stirring it up and working hard."
The Wings still have restricted free agents Danny DeKeyser and Tomas Tatar to get deals down with prior to training camp.


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Disney, who had been battling stomach cancer, died at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, according to Clifford A. Miller, a spokesman for Disney's company Shamrock Holdings.
Disney toiled for years in the shadow of his famous uncle and his father, Disney Studios co-founder Roy O. Disney, who ran the business side of the company for his brother. But the quiet scion would emerge as a forceful protector of Disney traditions when he believed that the company that bore the family name was headed in the wrong direction.
"People always underestimated Roy," Peter Schneider, the former president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, said recently. "You underestimate Roy at your peril, as many people have learned."
As chairman of Disney animation, Disney helped guide the studio to a new golden age of animation with an unprecedented string of artistic and box-office successes that included "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin" and "The Lion King." He was executive producer of "Fantasia/2000," the sequel to the 1940 Disney classic, and the 2004 Oscar-nominated "Destino," based on a 1945 collaboration between Walt Disney and Spanish painter Salvador Dali.
"I really credit Roy Disney completely with the renaissance of Disney animation, beginning with 'Little Mermaid' and all the way through that great amazing series of classic Disney films," said John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios.
Nature filmmaker
Disney devoted the first 20 years of his career to working on nature films, including the Academy Award-winning True-Life Adventure features "The Living Desert" and "The Vanishing Prairie." His 1959 short subject "Mysteries of the Deep" received an Oscar nomination. After the death of Walt in 1966 and Roy's father in 1971, the younger Disney was spurned in his efforts to take a larger role with the company. He finally quit in 1977, but remained on its board as a director, where he was largely a figurehead.
Adrift, Disney hooked up with lawyer Stanley Gold and became a successful financier, investing in a variety of businesses that included broadcasting, soybeans and Israeli industrial concerns through Shamrock Holdings, a company named for one of Disney's racing sloops. He served as chairman of the company, which has approximately $2 billion under management.
During the 1980s, Gold, Disney and Shamrock became one of the better-known corporate raiders, making unsuccessful hostile takeover bids for companies such as Polaroid Corp. and the Wherehouse Entertainment chain of music stores. Its takeover of Central Soya, a soybean processor in Fort Wayne, Ind., would yield a sizable $170-million profit for Shamrock and its partners with its subsequent sale to an Italian agricultural concern. Through investments, Gold sought to free Disney of his financial dependence on the Disney company stock he inherited. Most were successful, although Shamrock stumbled on some, particularly a money-losing investment in sneaker maker L.A. Gear.
By 1984, Disney had grown increasingly frustrated with the Walt Disney Co., which he likened to a real estate company that happened to be in the movie business. The company had let its feature animation film business, once the cornerstone of the company, deteriorate. The company, Disney would later say, had lost its creative drive.
"I said to him, 'Roy, I think you've reached a point where you need to get all the way in or all the way out,' " Gold said. "He said, 'What does that mean?' I said, 'You either need to sell your shares in Disney and go independent, or you need to put up a fight and get rid of the managers and find real managers for this business.' "
With his financial independence established from his investments, Disney pondered with Gold and a handful of other advisors what, if anything, they could do. Finally, a decision was made to try to unseat the company's management, made awkward by the fact that Walt's son-in-law, Ron Miller, was chief executive. Disney abruptly quit the company board in 1984, sending a signal to investors and Wall Street that something was amiss. The turmoil Disney ignited eventually swept the old management group from the corporate suites.
In the end, Disney, with an alliance formed with the billionaire Bass family of Texas, returned to the board and forced out the studio management, paving the way for the hiring of a new team led by Michael Eisner, Frank Wells and Jeffrey Katzenberg.
Upon taking over as chief executive, Eisner asked Disney what he wanted to do. Disney responded that he wanted to revive the company's sagging animation division, where morale was rock-bottom as the company was releasing one of its worst-reviewed films, "The Black Cauldron." Eisner granted Disney his wish.
Disney persuaded the new regime to invest about $10 million in a digital ink and paint system developed by Pixar, a seemingly minor decision that proved to be a turning point in the company's fortunes. It would lay the foundation of Disney's relationship with the firm that pioneered computer-generated animation. Within a few years, Disney turned out a remarkable string of animated hits. The films won critical acclaim and proved wildly lucrative as well, with money pouring into the company not only from the box office, but from the sales of T-shirts, toys and home videos.
"He was happy to sit in a room with a beer and a hot dog and talk about story ideas with us. He was that kind of guy," said longtime Disney animation producer Don Hahn, who directed the new documentary "Waking Sleeping Beauty." "He would walk through the halls, unannounced, and drop by and say hello. That kind of involvement was not only empowering but encouraging to us. . . . That gave us tremendous confidence, when we were making movies like 'The Black Cauldron,' that we could reinvent ourselves."
Disney's pet project, a new version of "Fantasia," was released in 2000, initially in big-screen IMAX form. Like the original, "Fantasia/2000" blended animation inspired largely by classical music. Included were segments set to Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and Ottorino Respighi's "Pines of Rome." Disney also included "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," the cornerstone of Walt Disney's original, in the new version.
At the same time, relations between Disney and Eisner had grown increasingly strained, with the two men communicating mostly by phone and through e-mail. Tensions had been building since the 1994 death of the company's president and chief operating officer, Frank Wells, which left Eisner solely in control of the company. Disney complained to confidants that he was being marginalized by the man he had helped install as chief executive.
By November 2003, Disney learned that the board's four-member nominating committee was planning to leave his name off the slate of directors scheduled to be elected at the company's next annual meeting. The longtime animation chief discovered he had been shut out of a Thanksgiving week screening of ideas for new animated films. The company had been in a prolonged financial slump, with its earnings flat and its stock performance anemic, but the snub was the last straw. Disney and Gold, his business partner, abruptly quit the board of directors in December 2003 and called for Eisner's resignation.
In a stinging rebuke, Disney said that Eisner's leadership had led to the perception of the company as "rapacious, soul-less and always looking for the 'quick buck' rather than long-term value." Although the company's problems were well-known, Disney's public statement exposed the severity of his personal and professional rift with Eisner. A month later, Disney called on shareholders to cast a vote of no confidence in the top executive. Their efforts rallied a stunning 45% no-confidence vote for Eisner at the company's 2004 annual meeting in Philadelphia, prompting Disney directors to remove Eisner as board chairman. Five months later, Eisner said he would retire when his contract expired in September 2006.
Disney did not relish the fight. In an interview with Fortune magazine, he described how he had summoned his four children to a family meeting where they sat together, holding hands, and agreed he should challenge Eisner. "His identity is more wrapped up in this company than you can imagine," daughter Abigail E. Disney told the magazine in 2004.
Disney and Gold continued their fight with the Disney board with a May 2005 lawsuit that challenged as "a sham" the search process that resulted in the appointment of Eisner's hand-picked successor as the company's new chief executive, Robert A. Iger. The new chief executive quickly made peace with Disney, offered him an office at the company's Burbank studios, a consultancy and the title "director emeritus." Disney and Gold withdrew their lawsuit challenging Iger's selection.
Born Jan. 10, 1930, in Los Angeles, Disney was the only child of Roy O. and Edna Disney. Growing up around the studio, Disney was exposed to both the joys of the Walt Disney aura as well as its darker side. In a 1999 Times interview, Disney recalled how his uncle came to see him when he had the chicken pox as a boy, enthralling him with a story he wanted to make into a film about a wooden puppet named "Pinocchio."
"He scared me to death with the stuff about the whale and everything else," Disney recalled. "I remember it very, very sharply and very clearly. But when the movie came out, it was a big letdown for me. It was nowhere near as good as Walt's version."
Yet his uncle and father fought bitterly at times, and for a while weren't on speaking terms, communicating only through memos. In the 1999 interview, Disney recalled listening to the sounds of his father pulling into the driveway at night, trying to pick up on the subtle signs of whether it had been a good or a bad day with Walt. When the car door slammed, "you knew it was time to go do your homework," he recalled. Eventually, Walt wrote his brother a touching letter to make up. He also gave him a peace pipe, which Roy E. displayed in his office after his father died.
After graduating from Pomona College, Disney initially spurned working for the studio, taking a job as a film editor on the television police series "Dragnet." When he was laid off from that job, his father arranged a job at the company. In 1955, he married Patty Dailey, sister of boyhood friend Peter Dailey. The couple had two sons and two daughters. They divorced in 2007, after 52 years of marriage. He married the former Leslie DeMeuse in 2008.
Despite wealth estimated at $600 million, Disney remained shy and outwardly unpretentious, according to people who knew him. His main indulgences were a castle in Ireland, a jet, sports cars and financing a passion for sailboat racing. In 1999, Disney fulfilled a lifelong dream when he and the 12-member crew of his 74-foot sloop Pyewacket -- named for the witch's cat in the 1958 film "Bell, Book & Candle" -- won the 2,225-mile Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu, setting a course record.
A heavy smoker of unfiltered Lucky Strikes for much of his life, Disney quit the habit in his mid-60s after his first wife, Patty, was ordered by doctors to quit. Over the years he gave relatively few interviews, and only later in life began to feel comfortable making the kind of public appearances required of him for the company.
As a vice chairman of the studio's board of directors, Disney would frequently appear at theme parks or help promote the company's animated films. With his oval face, sloping nose, protruding ears and mustache, Disney resembled his uncle to the point where people in public would frequently approach him to ask if he was Walt's brother.
Disney's shyness belied a toughness that could surface when needed. He frequently wrote pointed memos about such things as animation projects, never hesitating to spell out what parts of a film he didn't like. And he butted heads with former Disney Studios Chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, who Disney felt took too much credit for the studio's animated hits.
Among his philanthropic activities, Disney served on the board of trustees of California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, where he helped carry out the dream of Walt and his father to build and sustain a top arts college in Southern California. He was a major donor for the construction of REDCAT, the college's experimental theater named for his parents that adjoins Disney Concert Hall. He also was chairman emeritus of the board of directors of the Peregrine Fund, which reflected his efforts to save the bird of prey that was the subject of his 1968 documentary, "Varda, the Peregrine Falcon."
In addition to his wife, Leslie, and daughter Abigail, Disney is survived by another daughter, Susan M. Disney Lord; his sons, Roy P. Disney and Timothy J. Disney; and 16 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be private, followed by cremation. His ashes will be scattered at sea. Instead of flowers, donations can be made in his name to the California International Sailing Assn. to benefit youth sailing.
James Bates, who covered the Walt Disney Co. and wrote much of this obituary while a member of The Times staff, left the paper in 2007 and now works for Sitrick and Co., a public relations firm that represented Shamrock in its fight against the Disney board. He wrote the obituary several years before joining the firm.


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To make his new album 'Authentic,' rapper LL Cool J searched for the best of the best from rock, country, rap pop and funk. In a recent interview he said Eddie Van Halen was at the top of his list.
"I just really wanted to work with the best, work with people that I respect, people that I look up to, people that impress me, people that I believe are truly super talented," LL Cool J told Radio.com. "I feel like Eddie falls in that category."
One clip of their collaboration leaked last week. The song is called 'We're the Greatest,' and is one of two from the album to feature the guitarist. "It's LL and Eddie Van Halen together," he says. The song closes the project; 'Not Leaving You Tonight' is the other song and it also features Fitz and the Tantrums.
"I am in no way trying to put myself on the level of Van Halen or say that … I don't want Van Halen fans to get the wrong impression like I don't respect their legacy or who they are. I do. I just wanted to do something with Eddie that I think is cool. And, I think we accomplished something great. I hope they dig it."
Other collaborators on 'Authentic' are Bootsy Collins, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and country star Brad Paisley. LL Cool J, Morello and Blink-182's Travis Barker performed a new song called 'Whaddup' at the 2013 Grammys.
LL Cool J & Eddie Van Halen 'We're the Greatest' video clip:
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Definition of general anesthesia
General anesthesia makes you both unconscious and unable to feel pain during medical procedures. General anesthesia is commonly produced by a combination of intravenous drugs and inhaled gasses (anesthetics).
The "sleep" you experience under general anesthesia is different from regular sleep. The anesthetized brain doesn't respond to pain signals or surgical manipulations.
An anesthesiologist is a specially trained doctor who specializes in all types of anesthesia, including general anesthesia. After you're asleep (unconscious), your body's vital functions are monitored and your breathing is assisted and controlled.
In many hospitals, an anesthesiologist and another team member, a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), work together throughout your procedure to carry out these tasks.
Why it's done
Besides general anesthesia, other forms of anesthesia may provide only light sedation or use injections to numb only a small area (local anesthesia) or a larger region (regional anesthesia) of your body.
Your doctor will discuss with you the risks and benefits of the various options for anesthesia. He or she may recommend general anesthesia for procedures that:
- Take a long time
- Include significant blood loss
- Expose you to a cold environment
- Affect your breathing, such as chest or upper abdominal surgery
Risks of general anesthesia
Most healthy people don't have any problems with general anesthesia. Although many people may have mild, temporary symptoms, general anesthesia itself is exceptionally safe, even for the sickest patients. The risk of long-term complications, much less death, is very small. In general, the risk of complications is more closely related to the type of procedure you're undergoing, and your general physical health, than to the anesthesia itself.
Some of the factors that can increase your risk of complications include:
- Smoking
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Obesity
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Other medical conditions involving your heart, lungs or kidneys
- Medications, such as aspirin, that can increase bleeding
- History of heavy alcohol use
- Drug allergies
- History of adverse reactions to anesthesia
Rare complications, which may occur more frequently in older adults or in people with serious medical problems, include:
- Temporary mental confusion
- Lung infections
- Stroke
- Heart attack
- Death
Anesthesia awareness
Estimates vary, but about 1 or 2 people in every 1,000 may wake up briefly while receiving general anesthesia. The person usually doesn't feel pain, but is aware of his or her surroundings.
In very rare situations, some people experience excruciating pain in spite of general anesthesia. In this situation, because of muscle relaxants given prior to surgery, people aren't able to move or speak or make others aware of their distress. Some people may develop long-term psychological problems, similar to post-traumatic stress disorder.
The following factors appear to make this phenomenon — also called unintended intraoperative awareness — more likely:
- Emergency surgery
- Cesarean surgery
- Depression
- Use of certain medications
- Heart or lung problems
- Daily alcohol use
- Lower anesthesia doses than necessary used during procedure
- Errors by the anesthesiologist, such as not monitoring the patient or measuring the amount of anesthesia in the patient's system throughout procedure
How you prepare for general anesthesia
General anesthesia relaxes the muscles in your digestive tract and airway that keeps food and acid in your stomach and out of your lungs. That's why it's important to follow your doctor's instructions about when to stop eating and drinking prior to surgery. In most cases, you should start fasting about six hours before your procedure. You may be able to drink fluids, such as coffee, until a few hours before your surgery.
Your doctor may tell you to take certain medications with a small sip of water during your fasting time. Discuss your medications with your doctor.
You may need to avoid some medications, such as aspirin and some other over-the-counter blood thinners, for at least a week before your procedure, as these can cause surgical complications.
Some vitamins and herbal remedies, such as ginseng, garlic, Ginkgo biloba, fish oil or others, may also keep your blood from clotting normally, interact with other medications or cause other complications. Discuss the types of dietary supplements you take with your doctor before your surgery.
If you have diabetes, talk with your doctor about altering your diabetes medication during the fasting period. Usually you won't take oral diabetes medication the morning of your surgery, and if you take insulin your doctor may recommend a reduced dose.
If you have sleep apnea, discuss your condition with your doctor. The anesthesiologist or anesthetist will need to carefully watch and manage your breathing during and after your surgery.
What you can expect
Before you undergo general anesthesia, your anesthesiologist will talk with you and may ask questions about:
- Your health history
- Your prescription medications, over-the-counter medications and herbal supplements
- Allergies
- Your past experiences with anesthesia
The information you provide will help your anesthesiologist choose the medications that will be most appropriate and safe for you.
During general anesthesia
In most cases, your anesthesiologist delivers the anesthesia medications through an intravenous line in your arm, but sometimes the anesthesia may be given as a gas that you breathe from a mask. For example, children may prefer to go to sleep with a mask.
Once you're asleep, a tube may be inserted into your mouth and down your windpipe to ensure you get enough oxygen and to protect your lungs from blood or body secretions, such as from your stomach. You'll be given muscle relaxants before doctors insert the tube, to relax the muscles in your windpipe. In some cases this breathing tube isn't needed, which reduces your chance of a sore throat after surgery.
Your doctor may use other options, such as a laryngeal airway mask, to help manage your breathing during surgery.
A member of the anesthesia care team monitors you continuously during your procedure, adjusting your medications, breathing, temperature, fluids and blood pressure as needed. Any abnormalities that occur during the surgery are corrected by administering additional medications, fluids and, sometimes, blood transfusions.
Blood transfusions may be necessary in some situations, such as complex surgeries. Anesthesiologists and other members of the anesthesia care team monitor your condition and deliver blood transfusions when necessary. However, blood transfusions may involve risks, particularly in people who are older, who have low blood red cell volume or who are undergoing complex heart surgeries.
After general anesthesia
When the surgery is complete, the anesthesia medications are discontinued, and you gradually awaken either in the operating room or the recovery room. You'll probably feel groggy and a little confused when you first awaken. You may experience common side effects such as:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dry mouth
- Sore throat
- Shivering
- Sleepiness
- Mild hoarseness
You may also experience other side effects after you awaken from anesthesia, such as pain. Side effects depend on your individual condition and the type of surgery. Your doctor may give you medications after your procedure to reduce pain and nausea.


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Hubble's Top Ten Gravitational Lenses
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope serendipitous survey of the sky has uncovered exotic patterns, rings, arcs and crosses that are all optical mirages produced by a gravitational lens, nature's equivalent of having giant magnifying glass in space.
Shown are the top 10 lens candidates uncovered in the deepest 100 Hubble fields. Hubble's sensitivity and high resolution allow it to see faint and distant lenses that cannot be detected with ground-based telescopes whose images are blurred by Earth's atmosphere.
[Top Left] - HST 01248+0351 is a lensed pair on either side of the edge-on disk lensing galaxy.
[Top Center] - HST 01247+0352 is another pair of bluer lensed source images around the red spherical elliptical lensing galaxy. Two much fainter images can be seen near the detection limit which might make this a quadruple system.
[Top Right]: HST 15433+5352 is a very good lens candidate with a bluer lensed source in the form of an extended arc about the redder elliptical lensing galaxy.
[Middle Far Left]: HST 16302+8230 could be an "Einstein ring" and the most intriguing lens candidate. It has been nicknamed the "the London Underground" since it resembles that logo.
[Middle Near Left]: HST 14176+5226 is the first, and brightest lens system discovered in 1995 with the Hubble telescope. This lens candidate has now been confirmed spectroscopically using large ground-based telescopes. The elliptical lensing galaxy is located 7 billion light-years away, and the lensed quasar is about 11 billion light-years distant.
[Middle Near Right]: HST 12531-2914 is the second quadruple lens candidate discovered with Hubble. It is similar to the first, but appears smaller and fainter.
[Middle Far Right]: HST 14164+5215 is a pair of bluish lensed images symmetrically placed around a brighter, redder galaxy.
[Bottom Left]: HST 16309+8230 is an edge-on disk-like galaxy (blue arc) which has been significantly distorted by the redder lensing elliptical galaxy.
[Bottom Center]: HST 12368+6212 is a blue arc in the Hubble Deep Field (HDF).
[Bottom Right]: HST 18078+4600 is a blue arc caused by the gravitational potential of a small group of 4 galaxies.
Kavan Ratnatunga (Carnegie Mellon Univ.) and NASA


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Walton County issued a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon asking for State aid needed to respond to heavy flooding in the southeastern part of the county around the Choctawhatchee River near Bruce.
The Walton County Commission declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon, asking the state to help aid the county�s response and recovery from heavy flooding along the Choctawhatchee River near Bruce.
The Sheriff�s Office issued a voluntary evacuation for residents in low-lying areas south of County Road 181-C to the mouth of Choctawhatchee Bay, including the Bunker and Steel Field areas.
A shelter opened Tuesday at the Bruce United Methodist Church at 269 Church Road, according to the Sheriff�s Office. Residents can go to the shelter any time day or night until the voluntary evacuation is over, said Sheriff�s Capt. Audie Rowell. He didn�t anticipate a mandatory evacuation would be necessary.
The Sheriff's Office recommended those evacuating to the shelter bring:
At 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Choctawhatchee was at 15.4 feet, according to the National Weather Service. Flood stage is 13 feet. The river is expected to crest at 20.6 feet by Saturday morning.
Flooding was not as bad in Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties after last weekend�s heavy rain.
Okaloosa County emergency management officials monitored areas around the Shoal River on Tuesday. Emergency Management Coordinator Ken Wolfe said any flooding likely will not force nearby residents to evacuate.
In Santa Rosa County, the Deaton Bridge and Bryant Bridge were closed Tuesday because of road flooding. However, the flooding was not expected to threaten any homes, said Joy Tsubooka, the county�s public information officer.
Runoff is collecting in local creeks and rivers in Walton County, said Mark Lenz, service hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Tallahassee. No more heavy rain is forecast, although there could be some light showers this weekend.
He recommended that residents continue to heed flooding warnings until the river crests Saturday. If water the level impedes a resident from moving freely in and out of their home, Lenz recommended evacuating.
According to the Sheriff's Office, the following roads were closed because of flooding: Pen Williams Road between BA Kelley and Punch Bowl Road in DeFuniak Springs; Woods Road in DeFuniak Springs; Padgett Road between Scott Road and County Road 183B in Ponce de Leon; Iris Lane in DeFuniak Springs; Indian Creek Ranch Road at the bridge in DeFuniak Springs; and Silas Road in Westville.
Flooding can cause sewage problems, according to the Walton County Health Department. It recommends against letting children play in flood water. Also, those whose ground is soaked from rain or flooding should use household water as little as possible to keep sewage from backing up in the home.
If sewage does back up, stay out of the affected areas, the Health Department advised. If a sewage backup sprays the whole home, leave until it has been disinfected.
Private well owners near flooded areas should use bottled water or boil water for at least 1 minute before using it to cook, wash food, drink, or wash dishes, the Health Department cautioned.
They should also disinfect water by adding about 1/8 of a teaspoon of plain, unscented household bleach per gallon of water and letting it stand for an hour. If the water is cloudy, repeat the procedure once. The Health Department recommended storing the water in a closed container.
After the flooding, disinfect the well using procedures outlined by the county or state Department of Health and have the water tested for coliform bacteria by the Health Department or a state certified laboratory.
Updates and more information will be provided through the Sheriff�s Office website, Facebook account, Walton Alert (Facebook account), twitter and other local media outlets. Call the Sheriff�s Office at 850-892-8186 with any questions.
To learn more about flood safety, visit the Florida Department of Emergency Management website.
To learn more about health precautions to take living near a flooded area, visit the Florida Department of Health website.
Daily News Staff Writer Angel McCurdy contributed to this report.


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October 10, 2011
By R. A. Feld
Though UCLA Anderson alumni Susan Feldman (MBA '83) and Alison Pincus (MBA '02) co-founded One Kings Lane, an online flash-sale home and lifestyle shopping destination, their respective tenures at the school were separated by time. Sheer coincidence brought them together in 2008, but their shared values, partly developed through their Anderson experiences, became evident in the ease of their transition into partnership.
"I had been working in the apparel industry my entire career and was becoming increasingly interested in the home space," recalled Feldman, who had held senior sales positions at various luxury and fashion brands such as Polo Jeans and Lauren Ralph Lauren Sleepwear. "I felt there was a void, with no place to shop online for unique items at great prices. Then I became aware of the flash-sale model and thought it could definitely work for the home market."
As it happened, her husband met the founder of BlogHer.com, Lisa Stone, who loved the idea for the business and introduced Feldman via email to Pincus, who had a web and media background, and held digital marketing and business development positions at The Walt Disney Company, NBC and Hachette Filipacchi. With Feldman based in Los Angeles and Pincus in San Francisco, extended conversations over email and telephone began, outlining a business idea to bring together the definable market for specialty home items with brands looking for new channels to market and sell their item.
Feldman finally said, "Ali, I think you should come to Los Angeles, because if we are going to do this, it would be a good idea if we actually met!"
It was the height of the recession and a difficult time to start a business, but they decided to ignore that fact, and Pincus hopped on a plane. They spent the day together and discovered a natural chemistry that has allowed them to build a company, though they are almost never in the same city.
Rushing to Market
"We decided to bootstrap the business, because we felt that time was of the essence, and we needed to do this as quickly as possible," said Feldman. "If we took the time to go raise money, it would take too long. We wanted to be the first to market. Initially, we outsourced everything and hired everyone as a contractor. Given the economy, we just wanted to make sure that we could walk away with limited obligations in case the business didn't take off."
"In the very beginning, it was only the two of us making decisions together, so we moved very quickly. Looking back, it was a very fun time; we were extremely excited about going to market and creating a new experience for shoppers and brands," said Pincus.
As they ramped up, collaborating between cities through Gmail and Google Docs, the natural simpatico and meshing talents of the women served them well, as did an approach they each recalled from their time at UCLA Anderson.
"Teamwork was part of the Anderson curriculum and made a big impression on me," said Pincus. "Not just because projects were structured in teams, but because teamwork meant better business results - more creativity, better outcomes. Susan and I worked great as a team, and as we added new people to the company, teamwork and collaboration - as well as open communication and trust - became part of our core values as a company. It's something we are very proud about."
"Our skill sets complemented each other well," recalled Feldman, "We had the ability to work on a lot of tasks together, which was helpful in getting up and running quickly. If there was something that needed to be done and I knew Ali was better at it, she would just grab it and run with it, or vice versa. When I was at Anderson, everything was done as a team. You really walk away knowing how to make that work, because at the end of the day, a business is never built by one person. I think that philosophy that Anderson promotes is relevant to anything and everything you do in business. It's how our business got started and has continued to grow. It's putting people's heads together and getting a better result out of it. Starting a business is a lot easier when you have a partner."
Convincing Clients and Customers
Having a good partnership is all well and good, but next, the collaborators had to persuade a string of high-end design companies, concerned about protecting their brands, to outlet their products through them. Otherwise, they would have no inventory when they launched. So they took trips to New York, had meetings in Los Angeles and San Francisco and worked the phones every day as they simultaneously laid down the infrastructure of their company, from the logo to the LLC.
"We didn't take 'no' for an answer," said Feldman. "We figured, if we could get a group of vendors to start to work with us and show how successful they could be, it would snowball, which is what really happened."
Feldman and Pincus focused their pitch on a few key principles. They were building a brand and a place that would take very good care of their partners' brands, representing them "in a fabulous way," even though they were selling their products at a discounted price. They further explained that their target audience of dedicated home enthusiasts would be looking for nothing but great home products. So, One Kings Lane would turn out to be not just a revenue generator but also a marketing platform for any brand they sold. And finally, the flash sales would be quick and discreet, protecting the brands' images.
"The original idea was to start as a tasteful, discreet, and innovative liquidation platform, and to help brands move their excess inventory," said Pincus. "But in talking to Susie, I said, 'Once we gain market share, we're going to become a marketing platform, and brands will feel comfortable actually promoting sales with us and will value us.' This idea might have seemed crazy at the time because of the strict lines between sales channels - full retail and seasonal discounts and sales, and then end-of-life liquidators. We thought that a curated environment would create a unique experience that could not be easily pigeonholed. Fast forward, and today, brands see One Kings Lane as part of their distribution and marketing plans. We have over two million members, and growing, who are passionate about lifestyle and home, and enjoy learning about new brands, designers and products. In fact, our partners find that having a sale on One Kings Lane results in new customers for them - so we are now part of the marketing mix."
Moving the Best of the Past into the Future
Now well established, Feldman's duties include those of chief merchandising officer, traveling the world to oversee the company's buying and merchandising. Pincus is chief strategy officer and head of business development, focused on sourcing deals, brands and people. She also works on new business expansion for the company but is naturally tightlipped about what those might be.
"Ecommerce will play an even greater role in the future and will continue to have a significant impact on the traditional retail industry, as well as the shopping experience," said Pincus. "Of course, traditional retail will continue to exist, but ecommerce is no longer a step child."
Pincus and Feldman's small startup of outsourced labor and out-of-pocket financing has developed into a company of 200 employees in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. They manage a warehouse, from which they ship a portion of what they sell, though some merchandise is drop-shipped by manufacturers, and they are backed by venture capital.
Now in a position of success, Pincus reflected on their ties to UCLA Anderson, noting that she and Feldman had not been extensively involved with the school for a while, partly because they both lived in New York for some time. However, with a renewed desire to reconnect, they recently spoke at the Entrepreneurs Conference and appreciated the support they received from the dean and fellow alumni.
"Business school was important to my career development," Pincus said. "It gave me the skill set needed to have impact in the business world - whether it be framing deals, building models, making presentations or speaking publicly. I got a well-rounded experience at Anderson, and met great people. Susie and I are proud of UCLA Anderson, and we are looking forward to supporting other female entrepreneurs. We're seeing more of them these days, and I think in the years to come, we'll see even more women taking the entrepreneurial route. Some of my greatest career supporters have been women, and it is wonderful to have the chance to give back."


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Our article on 9 Findings That Have Rocked Cancer Prevention Research in this month's issue of Cancer Research Update inspired the website Wellness Times to interview AICR's Alice Bender, MS, RD on the subject.
Listen to Alice discuss the major scientific advances that have transformed our understanding of how everyday choices influence our cancer risk.
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When you start watching this commercial you might think the marketing team is trying to convince you that Porsche is the car company of creepy dudes that masturbate alone, using the throaty exhaust note to cover up the sound of their lonely passion. Then you realize they're trying to say that the Porsche Cayenne GTS is part of a greater lineage of Porsches. For those that don't remember, the Cayenne GTS is wedged between the Cayenne S and Turbo S with a 405 horsepower version of the 4.8-liter DFI engine. Pics below, groans above:
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Timberwolves trade Burke to Jazz for 2 picks
POSTED: Jun 27, 2013 9:04 PM ET
UPDATED: Jun 27, 2013 10:28 PM ET
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Michigan point guard Trey Burke with the ninth overall pick in the first round of the NBA draft on Thursday night, then shipped him to the Utah Jazz for pick Nos. 14 and 21, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
The Jazz took UCLA swingman Shabazz Muhammad at No. 14 for Minnesota, giving the Timberwolves some size on the perimeter that they have been searching for to put next to point guard Ricky Rubio. The person who confirmed the deal spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because it had not been officially announced.
The Jazz then took Louisville center Gorgui Dieng at No. 21 for the Wolves.
Muhammad averaged 17.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in his lone season at UCLA. He has the natural scoring instincts that the Wolves have lacked in recent seasons, but also carries with him some questions about his background that may have caused him to fall down the draft board.
A highly touted recruit out of UCLA, he was forced to sit out the first three games at UCLA and repay $1,600 in impermissible benefits after the NCAA and UCLA found that Muhammad accepted travel and lodging during three unofficial visits to Duke and North Carolina. It was also revealed in a story by the Los Angeles Times that he was actually 20 years old, a year older than the age that Muhammad's father had said he was all along.
The Wolves made the trade after watching their most coveted shooting guards - Victor Oladipo of Indiana, Ben McLemore of Kansas and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope of Georgia - go off the board ahead of them.
New team President Flip Saunders has made adding perimeter shooting his top priority for a team that was dead last in the NBA in 3-point shooting last season. Muhammad shot 37.7 percent on 3s at UCLA last season, but the Wolves could still be in the market for more shooting with pick Nos. 21 and 26 in the first round. They also have two picks in the second round.
Adding a shot-blocking presence in the paint was another priority for the Wolves with restricted free agent Nikola Pekovic and All-Star Kevin Love not traditional defensive rim protectors. Dieng will certainly help that. He averaged 2.5 blocks and 9.4 rebounds per game for the national champions last season.
Saunders was hired last month to take over for David Kahn, who was fired in large part because of a woeful performance in the draft. Kahn had major misses with Wes Johnson and Jonny Flynn in the top 6 picks and Rubio and Derrick Williams were the only first-round picks that were still on the team after his four-year run ended.
Owner Glen Taylor tapped his confidante Saunders, who was fired in Minnesota in 2005, to bring some more basketball-related acumen back into the front office, and Saunders plunged into this draft with a focus on adding shooters around Rubio and All-Star Kevin Love. The Wolves shot an abysmal 30.5 percent on 3-pointers last season, almost six percentage points below the league average.
Love's return from a twice-broken right hand and the anticipated return of Chase Budinger, who missed much of last season with a knee injury, should help matters. But the Wolves were still in need of a prototypical shooting guard who could defend the bigger guards in the league and knock down 3-pointers at a reliable rate. Last year coach Rick Adelman was forced to play undersized Luke Ridnour and J.J. Barea the bulk of the minutes at shooting guard, leaving the Wolves vulnerable on the defensive end and without the scorer's mentality that generally comes at the position on the offensive end.
Saunders was very high on Oladipo and McLemore and made efforts to trade up into the top five to select one of the top two shooting guards in the draft. When those attempts failed, the Wolves initially figured Caldwell-Pope would be there for them at No. 9, but the Detroit Pistons took him at No. 8.
That's when the Wolves went into deal-making mode, grabbing Burke for the Jazz, who were in the market for point guard help.


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The Annotated Bill Walton: Stanford Stomping Cal EditionPosted by Andrew Murawa (@amurawa) on February 6th, 2014
Back by popular demand, your skeleton key into the mind of Bill Walton, as we try to decipher exactly what the most interesting college basketball commentator in the world was talking about last night as Stanford took apart California.
And, as always, you'll want some musical accompaniment, so let us kindly suggest the Grateful Dead at the Greek Theatre on the Berkeley campus on a beautiful summer's Friday night some 30 years ago — July 13, 1984 — a show featuring the band's first performance on its epic Dark Star in almost three years, and its last performance of the same for more than five more years. Dig in here. And, without further ado, on to the game.
First half
Intro – "What better place to stage this game of the millennium than right here in Berkeley, the epicenter of everything cool, hip and worthwhile. Now, when you beat the #1 team, my computer-like mind tells me that the rules of algebra apply here; now Cal is the best team. The battle is raging; we're at the turn; who's going to be able to finish strong?"
Comment: It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls, but Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A Changin' gets referenced frequently tonight, appropriately enough in Berkeley. Also, note that Walton's major in college was not math, but rather communications. But you probably could have figured that out.


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Former Trent Woods commissioner, mayor, and N.C. District 3 state representative Michael A. Gorman, 62, died this week in Fredericksburg, Va., where he lived the past eight years, following a more than two-year illness.
Former Trent Woods commissioner, mayor, and N.C. District 3 state representative Michael A. Gorman, 62, died this week in Fredericksburg, Va., where he lived the past eight years, following a more than two-year illness.
Gorman�s family identified the illness as POEMS syndrome.
Born in New Jersey in 1950, Gorman retired as a Navy lieutenant commander after 24 years of service including combat in Vietnam. He then established and ran a successful ship chandler business in Morehead City for five years before moving to Trent Woods.
A U.S. Naval Academy graduate with a bachelor of science degree, while living in Trent Woods Gorman taught science at Arapahoe Charter School as well as coached the school baseball team.
When in Craven County, Gorman immersed himself in community and Republican political activity in the region and state, and served as an elector for George W. Bush in 2000.
He was a Trent Woods commissioner from 1995 to 1997, when he was elected mayor and served there, and as chairman of the Craven County Republican Party until he stepped aside to run for the term he served in the N.C. House in 2002. While there, he proposed on the House floor to Debbie Pons (Gorman), who became his wife.
Gorman ran for office on a platform �to bring reality and common sense to the General Assembly� and said quality education was his major issue and �paramount in providing a qualified workforce of tomorrow, keeping people employed with a living wage, not just minimum wage, staving off crime, welfare, and dependency, a vibrant high school vocational program and higher student standards are key to success.�
Gorman served as a member of Craven County Social Services Board for six years and chairman for two years; was chairman of the Eastern North Carolina Municipal Council; was a board member of Eastern Center for Regional Development and the Eastern Chamber of Commerce; and was an active member of the Knights of Columbus, serving as a Grand Knight chairman of Operation LAMB fundraiser for the mentally challenged.
Chuck Tyson, present Trent Woods mayor and Craven County Republican Party chairman, said, �I knew he had been sick and in failing health with a neuromuscular disease and was wheel-chair bound but am sorry to hear of his death and extend my condolences to his family on behalf of the town and community.�
�Mike was a big, tall, strapping, healthy looking guy,� Tyson said, so he was surprised when he heard of his illness.
�I want to thank them for his service,� Tyson said, that also included work for the Department of Veteran Affairs which he had been working for even during his illness from home.
Gorman�s last job was with the ICE division of Homeland Security.
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THE PUBLIC EYE: Chuck Hagel: Obama's Hatchet Man?
Even though he's one of their own, many Republicans oppose President Obama's Secretary of Defense nominee, former Senator Chuck Hagel. GOP leaders fear Hagel will be Obama's hatchet man, leading the effort to shrink the defense budget.
Hagel is a Vietnam War veteran, an enlisted man who rose to the rank of sergeant as an infantry squad leader. A two-term Republican Senator, Hagel began as a hawk but his ardor for war diminished after he understood the mismanagement of the war in Iraq. In 2005, Hagel compared the Iraq conflict to the War in Vietnam.
If Hagel is confirmed he will oversee a bitter fight on the trajectory of the DOD budget. The 2012 budget was $646 billion – roughly 20 percent of the total US budget. But in 2013 sequestration would cut $55 Billion from the proposed budget. The current Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said such a cut would be "a disaster for national defense." Nonetheless, many Washington pundits doubt that there would be a dramatic impact, pointing to waste in defense spending and noting the US is winding down two wars. -more-


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At the beginning of the season, Bedford Coach Jeff Wood had this to say about his Mule team, even before they played a game: ?We?re going to be very young ... The juniors have to step it up right away.?
At the beginning of the season, Bedford Coach Jeff Wood had this to say about his Mule team, even before they played a game: ?We?re going to be very young ... The juniors have to step it up right away.?
Step up they did, especially quarterback Brad Boss and fullback and leading rusher Alec Hullibarger. The Mules stood at 3-3 after a one-point loss to Ann Arbor Pioneer, and Wood knew the season could go two very different directions.
What happened? The Mules stepped up.
Bedford went on to win its next three games by an average of 26 points, including a lopsided 55-13 victory over Jefferson in the season finally to guarantee the team?s fourthstraight state playoff appearance.
In doing so, Boss rushed for more than 870 yards and 13 touchdowns on the year. He was followed closely by Hullibarger (804 yards, 10 TDs) and Senior Jon Shepherd (427 yards, 2 TDs).
Still, Wood knows what happened in the past is just that ? in the past.
?I told the boys everyone is 0-0 in the playoffs,? Wood said. ?It?s a brand new season.?
Bedford will head to 8-1 Saline Friday for a game against the Hornets in what is half of an all-SEC District. The winner will move on to face the winner of the Monroe-Ann Arbor Pioneer game.
For the Mules, the game is also a rematch of a 28-25 loss to the Hornets in Week 5. The rain-soaked three-point loss came with no moral victories, even though Wood stressed at time how well Boss played, rushing 25 times for 150 yards and three touchdowns.
That?s because the Mules turned the ball over five times, something a team can?t do and expect to win against a quality opponent like Saline.
Wood said he had a feeling Saturday that the first round of the playoffs would mean a rematch with Saline, but said he?s less concerned with the uniforms on the other sidelines and more concerned with how his own kids are performing.
?We don?t really care
who we play,? Wood said. ?We?re just happy to qualify and keep our streak alive. Overall, it?s good to be in an all-SEC District, but who we play isn?t as important as preparing and improving.?
The rematch isn?t seen as an advantage by Saline coach Joe Palka, despite what happened the first time around.
?That first game could have gone any way,? Palka said, adding his own team had three turnovers and needs to control the ball better. ?It was a great battle, and you?ve got two good teams playing their best football at the end of the season.?
If the first order of business for Bedford is hanging on to the ball and not giving Saline any extra possessions, No. 2 on the list might be limiting Tyler Palka, the Saline quarterback who completed nearly 70 percent of his passes this year for more than 1,600 yards and 15 touchdowns through the air.
Shutting down Palka?s passing game isn?t the only job for the Mule defense, though. The senior QB and son of head coach Joe Palka also rushed for 573 yards and 6 touchdowns.
The weapons for the Hornets don?t end with Tyler Palka, however. Senior Kevin Gross rushed for 11 touchdowns and nearly 600 yards, and Senior Gage Hammond was Palka?s favorite receiving target, catching 33 passes for 607 yards and 8 touchdowns.
Despite the impressive offensive numbers, coach Palka knows Saline will have its hands full on Friday night
?It?s hard to beat a team twice,? Palka said, adding the emphasis on defense will be making sure the Hornets earn everything they get. ?We can?t give up any 70-yard-plays for touchdowns. They can eat the clock and score points, but we have to make them earn it.
?I?m sure we?ll both look to do some things different and better. It should be a great game.?
Wood stressed that his team will have to be physical from the first whistle.
?They are a very physical team, so we have to play Mule football.? Wood said. ?We can?t wait to play at 7:30. We have to play starting at 7 p.m.?


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Banking Accessibility
Accessible Banking Services.
Access to our products and services should be as easy as possible for all our clients. Credit Suisse therefore aims to provide the highest level of accessibility for people with vision, hearing and mobility impairments. This applies to its branches as well as its ATMs, web pages, online banking, account statements, and advisory process. To enable Credit Suisse to offer all its clients a service that is tailored to them and their needs – including when dealing with people with disabilities – we provide our employees with continuous training to raise their awareness of related issues.
The Easy Way to User-friendly Banking
It is important to us to provide our clients with easy access to our branches and ATMs. For this reason Credit Suisse has been applying comprehensive standards for new and renovated buildings since 2008 in order to make them accessible to disabled and elderly clients.
Access to our branches and counters is designed so that people with limited mobility do not encounter any obstacles. Credit Suisse is also gradually adapting its ATMs as part of branch renovations to provide accessibility.
For further information, see our list of modified ATMs.
ATMs with Voice Functions
491 talking ATMs are available across Switzerland for people with impaired vision, making it easier for them to withdraw money or check their account balance. Voice output, which is available in English, German, French, Italian, is activated automatically when the client puts on the headphones. Audio instructions guide the client through the process. The ATMs have tactile function keys and are marked with a headphone symbol.
ATMs at a Convenient Height
At 74 locations across Switzerland, ATMs have been positioned at a height that makes them easily accessible to wheelchair users with a keyboard just 84 cm above ground level. We also take steps to adapt our premises to give people with restricted mobility barrier-free access to our branches and office buildings. ATMs accessible to wheelchair users are marked with the relevant symbol.
Review Your Transactions: Point by Point
We offer bank statements in large print (15dpi) to clients with limited vision. This service is available for short-form account statements, itemized account statements, standard account statements, and daily statements. In addition to this free service, our clients continue to receive their normal account statements.
We Speak to All Our Clients – Even with the Help of Sign Language and Inductive Hearing Loop Systems
Clients with hearing impairments have the option to have a sign language interpreter present at personal consultations twice a year, free of charge. In this way, Credit Suisse aims to ensure that we take the concerns of people with hearing impairments seriously and are able to give them the best possible advice.
We provide mobile inductive hearing loop systems in the lobby of every branch also for personal consultations with clients who have hearing difficulties. People with such an impairment can conduct a discreet and confidential conversation with counter staff and client advisors using a hearing device or cochlear implant (CI), but also without such an aid (i.e. with the help of the listener).
Clients with hearing impairments are pointed to the service by means of a pictogram at the entrance as well as at the counter.
Information for Clients with Hearing Impairments by Phone
Clients with hearing impairments can obtain information from Credit Suisse and conduct simple transactions by phone through the use of an intermediary from the Procom Foundation. The client authorizes the intermediary to put the query to Credit Suisse and to inform him or her of the response afterwards. This makes it possible to query an account balance or order paying-in slips, for example. Clients can request this service at any branch.
Accessibility Is Important – Particularly over the Internet and in Online Banking
Credit Suisse's current online offering has been made as accessible as possible in accordance with national and international standards. This means that thanks to technical tools such as screen readers and large-font software, people with visual impairments can use our online services to the widest possible extent. Moreover, Credit Suisse's websites and applications have been implemented in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) wherever possible, in order to offer all clients the greatest possible user-friendliness.


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