Attorneys for both sides offered their final arguments Friday and now it’s up to the judge
Attorneys for both sides offered their final arguments Friday, and now it’s up to the judge.The results of the closely watched case could redefine how such retirement communities are governed.”Leisure World homeowners are not the only ones who are trying to get into their association’s records,” said Marjorie Murray, a lobbyist for California Alliance for Retired Americans in Sacramento, pointing to a handful of similar disputes statewide.The group of residents say they have a right to know how their dues are spent, but that they were rebuffed — until they started winning their cases for greater accountability in small claims court.The residents even refused Leisure World’s offer to settle by providing the financial records, saying there are bigger issues involved.It was only the latest clash in the community of 9,000 seniors that has been divided over such controversies as dog walking and local-newspaper bias.The community’s board of directors, who are Leisure World residents, say the dissenters are a small minority and that the board has tried to follow the law in the financial-records cases. San Diego recalled former Dodgers infielder Oscar Robles from triple-A Portland… Ken Griffey Jr. Her vocabulary, with words like “actually” and “regardless,” belied her age.In August she started preschool and, by the third week, had filled a notebook with drawings. The De Young Museum in San Francisco has a Tissot self-portrait of the same period.The Getty picture was exhibited only once, at the Paris World’s Fair in 1867, curators Scott Schaefer and Mary Morton say. The pungent episode rivals the famous butter scene in “Last Tango in Paris.” It’s “Fan-Tan’s” most ridiculous moment, and its best.On the page, Brando’s fabled magnetism and swagger are reduced to mere boorishness, making “Fan-Tan” an artifact of homely kitsch, a sordid collectible for Brando (and, possibly, Cammell) necrophiles.
And this two-disc collection demonstrates why fans of all ages loved Donald: He was funny, he had that great exasperated voice (supplied by Clarence Nash), and he wasn’t afraid to let his temper get the best of him.Among the shorts on the two-disc set are the Oscar-nominated “Donald’s Crime,” “The Plastics Inventory,” “Bellboy Donald” and “Cured Duck.”As with all the Disney animated characters, Donald also starred in several War War II-related shorts; film historian and host Leonard Maltin is on hand to put these cartoons, many of which are politically incorrect today, in their historical context.These war-themed shorts are included in the special features under “From the Vault.” The most popular of these shorts — and the one that took home the Oscar — is the clever “Der Fuehrer’s Face.”Extras: An installment of the old “Disneyland” TV series titled “A Day in the Life of Donald”; a conversation between Maltin and Tony Anselmo, an animator who now supplies the voice of Donald; an animation art gallery; and a timeline of the war years at the Disney studio.Disney RaritiesThis two-disc set is a cornucopia of fascinating Disney cartoons, including several examples of live action-animated silent series from the 1920s, “The Alice Comedies”; the sweet, delightful 1938 Oscar winner “Ferdinand the Bull”; the 1953 Academy Award winner “Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom,” which was the first animated short produced in CinemaScope; as well as “Morris the Midget Moose,” “Ben and Me,” “Paul Bunyan” and “The Pelican and the Snipe.” There’s even a 1943 version of “Chicken Little,” which is far darker than the current Disney feature film version.Extras: An introduction by Maltin; his interview with Virginia Davis, who played the original Alice more than 80 years ago; “A Feather in His Collar,” a rarely seen Pluto short made to support the Community Chest; a timeline of Walt Disney’s career in the 1920s; and commentary with “Mary Poppins” composer Richard Sherman on the short “A Symposium on Popular Songs.”Legendary HeroesWith the phenomenal success of the “Davy Crockett” episodes on his TV series in 1955, Disney set out to bring other historical figures to the small screen. GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba Three Middle Eastern detainees being held without charges at the U.S. But as Hammer adjunct curator Ali Subotnick notes, his works may best be seen through the lens of autobiography. Four of these five winners were men.And even though nearly 98% of preschool and elementary teachers are women, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that female elementary school teachers earned 15% less than male elementary teachers in 2000.Why the discrepancy? It could be that female teachers don’t get the recognition they deserve because their superintendents are more likely to be men. NEW YORK A former KPMG LLP tax partner pleaded guilty Monday, saying he helped wealthy investors dodge millions of dollars in taxes with fraudulent documents, sham companies and phony tax shelters.David Rivkin, 42, entered the plea to conspiracy and tax evasion charges in U.S. Univision now owns less than 15% of Entravision.In addition, Univision said it paid its partner, Mexico City-based Grupo Televisa, $6 million “under protest” for some disputed programming fees.
(Well, “The Tempest,” maybe, if they’re taking suggestions.)robert.lloyd*`Slings & Arrows’Where: Sundance ChannelWhen: 8 p.m. Ten hopefuls initially entered the race, and although the number was later reduced to eight, there were still four candidates from each party.Democrats picked up the seat with the election of Correa in 2004, the only one out of five on the county board that they held. The conflagration broke out during a pyrotechnic display that opened a concert by the heavy metal band Great White, claiming 100 lives. Apparently working in Miller’s favor: Grand jurors had not been informed that a state inspector had visited the accident location shortly before it occurred and did not note any hazards.Sierra County residents reacted with relief.
All the painting was done previously but the touch-up will make the playing surface look better in person and on TV.Schnell and his crew are getting help from the grounds crews of the Dodgers and Cleveland Browns, both former employers of Schnell, and the Home Depot Center.”It’s a chase for perfection,” Darryl Dunn, the stadium’s general manager, said Monday. Then he delivered a rambling, noirish monologue right out of one of his films.”I used to be a rich man,” he intoned in a New Jersey street patois. When the beans are cooked, strain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water Add the reserved cooking water back to the beans.3 Heat the oven to 325 degrees. This is an opportunity when their talent has finally come to roost, so to speak.”*Jackson, who played for the University of North Dakota from 1964 to ‘67, will be on hand to receive an honorary doctorate from the university in a mid-May ceremony .. perhaps. For going on 20 years it has been an honor to work on their behalf.”Rhoden, who raises horses, added: “For myself, I’m going to take some time off to smell the horses.”Her exit is the latest in a string of high-level departures at the guild, which ousted its top administrator, John McLean, in September in a push by newly elected leaders to negotiate more aggressively with studios and step up organizing efforts.In November, the guild ousted General Counsel and Deputy Executive Director Marshall M Goldberg.
