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100 Years Ago … 1908
J.F. Mayfield went up to Sierra Valley last week and on his return brought with him 20 head of very fine beef cattle for the Plumas Meat Market. Advertisement: Mr. F. Kirby, piano tuner and repairer is at the Grand Central Hotel, Quincy and will remain for a few days. Leave orders at the hotel front desk.
75 Years Ago … 1933
The annual high school music festival will be held this week with the combined bands of Quincy, Portola and Greenville presenting a 1 1/2 hour program at the courthouse for the general public.
50 Years Ago … 1958
The new gymnasium at the Greenville High School was formally dedicated last night following the spring concert of the high school band and the chorus. Work on the construction of the gym started about one year ago with a basketball court measuring 46 feet by 84 feet and a seating capacity of 500 at a cost of $232,259.
25 Years Ago … 1983
Advertisement: Mothers Day is Sunday. Take your mother out for a meal on her day. At the timber House in Chester: stuffed flank steak dinner $8.95. Roasted rack of lamb at the Chester Saloon $9.00. Keddie Resort is offering strawberry crepes for $4.95. Turkey dinner at the Log Cabin in Portola is $7.95 and prime rib dinner at River Pines in Graeagle is $10.00.
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BY GARY MITCHELL
Two brothers with a terminal illness are recovering in hospital after falling ill, apparently with the serious stomach bug E.coli.
Callum and Connor Smith, from Eyres Monsell, Leicester, were taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary, where they are now in a stable condition.
The boys, aged eight and 10 - along with their seven-year-old brother Jack- have the brain disorder ALD, which severely weakens their immune systems.
Callum, who has been left paralysed by the genetic condition, fell ill at the weekend and is recovering at the infirmary, where doctors diagnosed an infection of E.coli bacteria.
Connor fell ill during a school trip to north Walesthis week and was taken by ambulanceto Leicester.
He had similar symptoms to his brother, but doctors have not confirmed he has the bug.
Some strains of E.colican cause fatal food poisoning, but both boys are said to be over the worst.
Public health officials stressed they were not dealing with an “outbreak” of E.coli - classed as three or more cases - but were aware of a case inLeicester.
The boys’ dad, Scott, said: “Callum was taken into hospital on Saturday as he was really poorly - he is fed through a drip and was not keeping his food down.
“He looked like he was at death’s door. His eyes werepurple and he was dehydrating.”
Tests for superbug clostridium difficile were negative.
Scott said: “For the first few days, we couldn’t get through to Callum. He wasn’t waking up, but we can communicate with him now. He’s getting better.
“We’ve got to find out where they got it from. Because of Connor’s low immune system and Callum being poorly, we’re forever cleaning.”
Mum Nicola said: “It has made them very poorly, but they are over the worst, thank God.”

thisisleicestershire.co.uk

Twenty-five years ago today, the ground shook and a roar filled the air in Washoe Valley.
And that was only the beginning.
In the mountains high above, Slide Mountain had lived up to its name.
Just before noon May 30, 1983, snow, dirt and rock slipped from the side of the mountain and crashed into Upper and Lower Price lakes, emptying them of hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and sending a 30-foot wall of debris down the Ophir Creek drainage into northwestern Washoe Valley.
Boulders the size of automobiles and full-grown trees were picked up along the way, creating a quarter-mile-wide swath that killed one man, injured at least four, destroyed four homes and damaged five others.
“It looked like toys coming down instead of the size of boulders and trees that they were,” said Rick Vawter, a firefighter with the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District who responded. “It was amazing how big they really were but how small they looked coming down the mountain.
Those huge trees, they just looked like twigs coming down there.”
At its peak, according to U.S. Geological Survey estimates at the time, the water was flowing at 10,000 cubic feet per second, five times the flow of a 100-year flood.
The mudslide rushed across Old 395 between Davis Creek and Bowers Mansion and continued toward the newer U.S. 395, covering the southbound lanes in muddy slop.
A quarter century later, those boulders and other tell-tale signs of the disaster still can be seen.
“I think about it every time I go by there,” said Paul Johns, a member of the Carson City Search and Rescue Team and one of the first on the scene. “That’s not the kind of thing you forget.”
The Washoe Valley mudslide was not an isolated event, but one of several natural disasters in the Sierra that came as a result of an extremely wet winter and twice the normal snow pack, heavy rains and unseasonably warm temperatures. Flooding was widespread.

rgj.com

So now we know what’s coming back (Eli Stone, yay!) and what isn’t (Moonlight, boo!). And after glimpsing clips and snippets of the new stuff on most of the networks—sorry, NBC, I would have preferred to “experience” a taste of your new line-up instead of a carnival of empty hype—we’re even feeling a bit of buzz (welcome back, J.J. Abrams!) about the new season to come.
Looking back at a hectic week of TV, off and on screen, some reflections:
The Big Five networks are introducing a mere 16 new series collectively this fall: down significantly from the 20-something of a year ago and roughly half of what we used to see back when the networks were still serious about comedies. One upside: a lot less chaos and confusion, and the networks can focus their promotion on behalf of a handful of shows that might actually break out. Another upside: Fewer new shows means fewer freshman shows got canceled. Shows like Chuck, Life, Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, Gossip Girl, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Samantha Who?, Eli Stone—all of which can be relaunched in the fall with as much fanfare as we used to see for brand-new shows.
The downside: With fewer new titles to sell and tease, there may be an overall lack of excitement when September rolls around. (Though not in my corner. I can’t wait for my sophomore faves to return, especially those cut short by the writers’ strike.)
So what stood out? J.J. Abrams’ Fringe on Fox, naturally. Looks slick and scary, and reminiscent of Lost, it begins with an airborne catastrophe (though ending far less happily). My main concern at this point, about this and Joss Whedon’s midseason Dollhouse, is that if the high-concept premise is too complicated to convey easily, it may have trouble breaking out beyond cult status. And with House as a mighty lead-in, Fringe may look like it’s not pulling its weight. But expectations are that it will open big (with a splashy two-hour premiere the week before Labor Day). I can’t wait.

seattlepi.nwsource.com

TIPS FROM SHORELINE AWNING AND PATIO
BETTER THAN BLINDS
To keep the heat and glare of sunlight from entering your home, consider installing exterior retractable solar screens. Made of a vinyl woven mesh, they can block 90 percent of the sun’s rays. Best of all, they allow you to see out your windows while enhancing privacy.
KEEP YOUR VIEWS
When designing an awning or patio cover, keep in mind where your best views are. Design the size and placement of the cover to retain views from your house.
WEATHER THE WIND
If you live in a high-wind area and have a retractable awning, avoid costly damage by investing in a wind sensor to close it automatically on windy days. If you choose a fixed-frame awning, pass on fancy scalloped valances which will flap noisily in the wind.
Summer days mean more time in the sun—but hopefully not while you’re sitting in your living room.
Russ Meznarich believes he has the solution to shielding porches and patios as well as a home’s interior from the sun’s rays. As owner of Paso Robles’ Shoreline Awning and Patio, he has been manufacturing and installing both commercial and residential awnings for 18 years. Recently, his products —which include shade structures and patio covers—have captured more attention among homeowners.
One reason is environmental awareness. Meznarich claims that shading windows can decrease air conditioner energy use by 25 percent or more. And don’t count on window shades do the trick. By the time sunlight has hit the window, heat has already been transferred to the house, regardless of what covering you have on the inside.
Meznarich also cites increased awareness of the damaging effects of the sun. On the more innocuous side, this can mean faded fabrics and décor. But a more serious matter is skin cancer. Shading a patio allows you to enjoy outdoor time without worrying about suffering a sunburn.

sanluisobispo.com

Passes are now on sale for the 10th Annual Waterfront Film Festival, which will be held June 12-15 in Saugatuck.
Passes range in price from $70-75 for a day pass, which guarantees priority admission to all films and seminars for a single day, to $500 for a patron pass, which also offers entry to VIP mixers and includes a $200 tax-deductible contribution. Additionally, filmgoers may also purchase a fast pass for $300 that gives priority admission to all films and seminars, as well as exclusive entry to Friday and Saturday VIP mixers. The $200 super pass option provides priority entry to all films and seminars for the festival.
A complete schedule, along with a list of industry professionals slated to attend WFF, will be available later this month.
Announced films include:
“The Flyboys,” an action film starring Stephen Baldwin in which two young boys discover a mysterious plane with a bomb in the luggage compartment and realize they have foiled a heist to steal millions of dollars from the mob.
“Man on Wire,” a documentary that tells the amazing and amusing journey of tightrope walker Philippe Petit. In 1974, Petit shocked the world in what some consider the artistic crime of the century when he snuck to the top of the World Trade Center to perform a brazen high-wire act between the twin towers. This film was the Audience Award Winner and the Grand Jury Prize winner in the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
“Kabluey,” a comedy starring Lisa Kudrow as the mother of two rambunctious sons struggling to hold her family together while her husband is deployed in Iraq. She turns for help to her brother-in-law, who moonlights as a giant, blue corporate mascot.
“Yonkers Joe,” a suspenseful and heartwarming tale starring Chazz Palminteri and Christine Lahti about a con artist who travels to Las Vegas with his girlfriend to pull off the scam of a lifetime when he is forced to take care of his mentally challenged son. What follows is a compelling story about a father and son who must learn to understand and accept each other for who they are.

wzzm13.com

Severe storms that hit Central Nebraska Thursday night left a wide path of damage.
Also, flood warnings have been issued as the result of the heavy rains from the storm.
The National Weather Service in Hastings sent a storm survey team to survey the damage from one of two tornadoes in the Kearney area.
According to the weather service, the tornado surveyed initially touched down in Phelps County approximately four miles south of Odessa around 5:20 p.m. The tornado damaged a farmstead approximately one mile east of the Funk Odessa Road. Outbuildings and silos sustained the most damage. The tornado was the strongest at this initial point and was rated an EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
The weather service survey team reported that the tornado "skipped" along as it tracked to the east-northeast into Kearney County and then into Buffalo County.
"The tornado weakened as it moved to the east-northeast and damaged pipes and billboard signs along Interstate 80," the team’s report says. "The tornado had a path length of 14 miles, a path width of 100 yards and had an overall rating of EF2. There were no deaths or injuries from this tornado."
The weather service said a second tornado struck the city of Kearney.
"Multiple tornadoes touched down across south Central Nebraska and north central Kansas with preliminary reports of these additional tornadoes located in Hall, Osborne, Hamilton, Thayer, Jewell, Mitchell and Rooks counties," the weather service said.
Jon Rosenlund, Grand Island/Hall County emergency management director, said the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for portions of Hall County shortly before 6 p.m.
He said it was the same storm system that caused damage to areas of eastern Hall County.
Rosenlund said no injuries or fatalities were reported.
He said Hall County received various reports of rotation, wall clouds, heavy rains and pea- to quarter-size hail. There was minor street flooding, and one overpass was blocked in Grand Island. Also, a tree over a county road west of the city was observed.

theindependent.com

The actor Bill Murray is embroiled in an acrimonious divorce, with his wife filing separation papers detailing lurid accusations about his behaviour.
Jennifer Butler Murray, who has been married to the Lost in Translation star for 11 years, has accused her husband of being repeatedly unfaithful, physically abusive and addicted to drugs and sex, according to the court papers filed in South Carolina.
The complaint suggests that the couple’s marriage has been on the rocks for some time. The divorce papers, obtained by a local newspaper before the courts sealed them, state that Mrs Butler Murray moved out with their four children to a house in Sullivan Island, South Carolina, due to Mr Murray’s “adultery, addiction to marijuana and alcohol, abusive behaviour, physical abuse, sexual addiction [and] frequent abandonment”.
The papers have since been leaked to the Smoking Gun website which often posts embarrassing legal documents regarding American public figures.
One of the most serious charges accuses Mr Murray of physically abusing his wife “more than once” since their marriage in 1997, as well as making “threatening and abusive” phonecalls since his wife moved out.
The latest altercation, the papers say, was in November 2007 at Sullivan Island when Mr Murray reportedly hit his wife in the face and told her she was “lucky he didn’t kill her”.
One passage states that Mr Murray’s “violent, abusive and erratic behaviour toward Plaintiff has destroyed the marital relationship between the parties and Plaintiff no longer feels safe being in the presence of Defendant”.
Mrs Butler Murray, 42, is also seeking a restraining order which would ban her husband “from interfering with, abusing, intimidating, threatening, threatening to abuse or molesting the Plaintiff, stalking the Plaintiff, or making abusive or threatening telephone calls or text messages to her or the children”.
The injunction is also seeking to forbid the star from introducing his children to anyone he has been romantically involved with outside of marriage.

independent.co.uk

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Steve Alexander | • Published May 13, 2008
Question: For the past month or so, my Windows XP PC’s cursor has been freezing in place about two or three times a week. Nothing but a reboot will make the cursor function again, and since I can’t use the cursor I have to turn the PC off with the power switch. Is there another way to unfreeze the cursor, or at least a way to reboot the PC using the keyboard?
Answer: It is possible to shut down your PC without the cursor. If you push the Ctrl, Alt and Delete buttons simultaneously, you’ll call up the Task Manager, which can be operated by the keyboard. By holding down only the Alt key you can toggle to the “File” listing at the top of the screen. Then use the right arrow key to toggle until you reach the “Shut Down” listing. Push the Enter key and you’ll be given several choices. Use the down arrow key to toggle to “Turn Off” and push the Enter key again; this will shut down your PC.
The larger question is why your cursor is freezing. Because it began happening recently, I suspect it’s caused by spyware. Run the free Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2 program, which can be downloaded at www.startribune.com/a4205.
If that doesn’t work, make a list of the programs that are running when the cursor freezes. If some programs are competing for processor time or for random access memory, you shouldn’t try to run them at the same time.
Q: Once or twice a day, I run anti-spyware software and remove about 25 cookies. Many of these cookies are the same ones I deleted the last time. Is there any way to block specific cookies?
A: You can filter out the most invasive Web browser cookies, which are small files that contain information about a person’s browsing habits, such as those that take inventory of your PC’s software or track your online movements to determine your interests. These are called third-party cookies, meaning they’re not directly related to the Web site you’re viewing. (First-party cookies store your password or other data for a Web site you’re viewing.)

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