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Obama's Hispanderama
There are people who want to return to the old ways and rescue some of the old attitudes. There are groups that seek to restore border integrity. But they are denigrated by many, even the president, who has called them vigilantes. The New Yorker this week carries a mildly snotty piece by a writer named Daniel Kurtz-Phelan in which he interviews members of a group of would-be Minutemen who seek to watch the borders with Mexico and Canada. They are "running freelance patrols"; they are xenophobic; they dismiss critics as "communists" and "child molesters." How nice to be patronized by young men whose place is so secure they have two last names. How nice to be looked down on for caring. As a Reaganite, Noonan must have recognized that elite condescension instantly, allergically.
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Here is the latest San Joaquin Valley news from The Associated Pres
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - A 20-year-old Bakersfield man is facing charges after police say he fired a gun at bouncers when he was asked to leave a bar. Officers arrested Jesus Murillo early yesterday morning on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Police say he pulled a gun and fired at three bouncers when he was asked to leave. No one was hit by the gunfire. The bouncers subdued Murillo until police arrived. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Kern County supervisors will consider a proposal to increase by thousands of dollars a contract with an accounting firm that audits county departments. Supervisors are considering calling for an audit of all county departments every two years. They are also pressing for a backlog of department audits to be caught up by the end of June. During their meeting tomorrow, supervisors will consider increasing by nearly $175,000 a side contract with Brown Armstrong accountancy to help county staff complete the work.
The New Beauty.com Launches First Multi-Brand Personalized Skin and ...
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beauty.com, one of the fastest growing prestige beauty e-commerce sites in the U.S. is launching new industry-leading features to its recently redesigned web store. For the first time, consumers will have direct online access to personalized, comprehensive recommendations for skin and hair care regimens across multiple brands and price points. "These innovative tools are bringing the traditional makeup counter experience closer to our online beauty customers by showing them products specifically selected for their individual needs and concerns," said Dawn Lepore Chairman and CEO of drugstore.com. "This compelling and informative shopping experience makes is easier for customers to make choices that are right for them." The individually designed plans recommend products from more than 200 prestige beauty brands now available on http://www.beauty.com, which is wholly owned by drugstore.com, inc., (NASDAQ: DSCM) a leading online provider of health, beauty, vision and pharmacy products.
In and Out
Walk the Line grossed LE 143,130 on just one screen, while Munich and Crash did surprisingly well, earning LE 338,000 and LE 328,000, respectively. Commercial flicks proved they were aptly named, as Peter Jacksons remake of King Kong pulled in a staggering LE 2.5 million. With that, Kong crushed many of its rivals including some Arabic releases Al-Abaa Al-Seghar (Young Fathers) and Tessien Deqiqa (90 Minutes), which grossed LE 470,350 and LE 1.2 million, respectively. Megastars Youssra and Hanan Turk joining forces in Kalam Fel Hob (Talk About Love) earned a disappointing LE 653,757. Still, Hanan Turk is the busiest among Egyptian actors and actresses with a new Ramadan series and at least five (how is this physically possible?) movies to come this year. Lastly, if were going to talk money, heres a look at some of the salary adjustments in showbiz and, generally speaking, were looking at inflation in film stars paychecks for upcoming projects.
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