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  • Jennifer Lopez signs up for film on Chilean miners

    Jennifer Lopez is the latest addition to the cast of "The 33", a film based on the story of survival of the miners trapped for more than two months below ground after a mine collapse in northern Chile, The Hollywood Reporter said Monday. J.Lo joins a cast led by Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, who plays Mario Sepulveda, the charismatic miner who earned the nickname "Super Mario" during the ...

  • Ashis Roy 81 adds a half marathon to his bag of 115

    India's marathon man Ashis Roy added another half marathon to his bag of 115 full marathons as he completed his 11th 13-mile run in the San Francisco marathon 2013. Clocking a time of 3 hours and 37 minutes, the 81-year-old cardiologist, the oldest participant in the marathon, clipped five minutes from his last run in Alexandria, Virginia, three weeks back. Roy, a resident of Delhi's ...

  • My Mormon past left me afraid to have fun says Amy Adams

    Amy Adams has confessed that she was not confident enough after her first breakthrough as Hollywood glitz and glamour was quite different from her past in the Mormon Church. She revealed that she grew up as a Mormon and that had more of an impact on her values than her beliefs, the Sun reported. The 38-year-old star said that she choked and felt a lot of pressure after reaching at the ...

  • As turn to Parker to build on division lead vs. Rangers

    Despite coming into Monday's series opener against the A's with a six-game losing streak and an uncharacteristically silent offense, the Rangers weren't dwelling on their recent struggles. "I don't think it's frustration, it's part of a long season," right fielder Nelson Cruz said before Monday's series opener. "Unfortunately we're in a bad ...

  • Rainiers win 7-5 at Sacramento

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Franklin Gutierrez hit a two-run home run and the Tacoma Rainiers slugged their way past the Sacramento River Cats 7-5 in a Pacific Coast League game at Raley Field on Monday night. Left-hander James Paxton started for the Rainiers (43-29) and went six innings, allowing only four hits and striking out five. Tacoma posted seven runs in the fourth inning. Dustin Ackley was ...

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Blue Like Jazz

Blue Like Jazz

The fact that the critics at Movieguide, the organization founded by conservative Christian media critic Ted Baehr to dissect books and movies according to their adherence to a Biblical perspective, dont like Blue Like Jazz is the first sign that it is a faith-based fil ... ...

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  • Herhold The return of the criminal nickname

    When I read of the indictment last week of 48 Nuestra Familia members in a wave of robberies, murder and other crimes, what struck me immediately wasn't the details of their charges. It was their street names -- handles like Gordo, Green Eyes, Tweety, Lunatic, Boots and Creeper.The traditional criminal moniker has suffered a sad decline over the past 25 years because of two forces -- the ...

  • New push for early reading in Oakland schools

    OAKLAND -- As an accomplished orator, 10-year-old Rahsaan Smith knows that good public speaking requires excellent reading skills.Smith, who took first place in the Martin Luther King Jr. Oakland Oratorical Fest in the Oakland schools, spoke Monday at a conference where education officials and politicians discussed how to make sure that students entering the third grade are reading at their ...

  • Drummond Peralta Hacienda a hidden Oakland jewel

    They call Ruth Villa the mother of the Black Panther Party. She was there from the beginning, helping with the party's free breakfast programs and giving out shoes to poor children. She was a steadfast supporter of Panther co-founder Huey Newton to the bitter end.Now 106, Villa has a perspective on Oakland history that spans farther back than just about anyone.It's one thing to read ...

  • Pleasanton Alameda County Fair starting new century

    PLEASANTON -- Kids bouncing on inflated balls down the front stretch; motocross riders launching themselves 35 feet in the air and doughnut hamburgers will greet fair attendees this year when the Alameda County Fair kicks off its 101st edition Wednesday.A year after setting record attendance with more than 534,000 visitors helping to celebrate the fair's 100th anniversary in 2012, fair ...

  • The California Nurses Association and health care “militancy”

    Within the United States, health care workers have come under relentless attack by large hospital corporations, which have sought to slash benefits, reduce wages and increase workloads. This has been stepped up as mergers and acquisitions have led to a greater monopolization of the industry and staffing levels have been cut as part of the cost-cutting measures at the heart of President ...

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