| Cage's naked intruder sent to rehab
The naked intruder that Nicolas Cage found in his home last year has been ordered to undergo six months of drug rehab, according to officials. Robert Dennis Furo, pleaded guilty to one count of stalking during a court appearance just outside of Los Angeles. A judge dropped two charges against the 46-year-old and gave credit for time already served. Cage and his family were at their waterfront home in the exclusive, gated community of Newport Beach on October 1 when Furo entered the house. The National Treasure star found Furo standing near a bathroom wearing nothing but one of his leather jackets. The Oscar-winning actor confronted him, asked him to remove the jacket, escorted him outside, and called a security guard. Furo's lawyer, Jack Kayajanian, said his client was in a stupor caused by sleeping pills and the prescription pain killer Vicodin.
Virtualization: Hot technology for 2008
VMware's final numbers for 2007 aren't out yet, but the company is on pace to hit US$1.5 billion. In August, EMC engineered an IPO for 10% of VMware. It turned out to be the most successful high-tech IPO since Google, with EMC raising nearly US$1 billion when 33 million shares were snapped up at an opening price of US$29. The stock continued to soar, exceeding US$50 a share on opening day, and soon thereafter cresting at more than US$125 a share. Today, VMware is selling at close to about US$80 a share, which gives the company a market capitalization of around US$30 billion. That's hot. And the virtualization market is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, IDC is predicting that worldwide spending on virtualization software and services is expected to jump from US$6.5 billion in 2006 to more than US$15 billion in 2011.
VH1's cameras watch as celebrities go through rehab
Recording devices were everywhere inside a Pasadena, Calif., residential treatment facility, yielding what is being billed as television's first look inside the mystery of rehabilitation - and all under the supervision of the only celebrity in the room without an addiction.
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Ahmadinejad v. Bollinger: Words Were Spoken, But What Was Said?
Legislation of the Islamic Penal Code according to which women's right to live is not protected as the right of a full human being and in which young girls of nine years of age (but not boys) are considered of age of criminal responsibility, and the decision that testimony of women is not the equivalent of the testimony of men; • Emphasis on the absolute right of custody for the father or the paternal grandfather in the matter of matrimony of female children to the extent that the father or the grandfather can marry a child of nine years of age to any man he intends. You might have a problem imagining how in the world they could be justified in harboring animosity towards this man, but gee, I think I can see how some well-researched facts about women and how they're treated in Iran could peeve them off just a bit- especially if they have a nine year old daughter! Homosexuals might harbor some animosity when they hear him say “"In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country.
He was bad, so they put an ice pick in his brain...
At the age of 12, Howard Dully was given a lobotomy, one of thousands performed by the notorious Dr Walter Freeman in the 1940s and 1950s. Now Dully has written a forceful account of his survival and sheds light on the man who subjected him to one of the most brutal surgical procedures in medical history
Elizabeth Day
Sunday January 13, 2008
The Observer
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Walk to Wellness at Pleasanton park
Pleasanton-based pedometer and stopwatch manufacturer Accusplit, Inc. sponsors the first World Walk to Wellness from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. The event is open to all ages and includes a self-guided 5,000-step walk (2.15 miles) around Pleasantons Sports and Community Park. The event is free at 5800 Parkside Drive, Pleasanton. Visit http://www.walking10000.org. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center The Markstein Cancer Education and Prevention Center presents a free discussion for those touched by cancer, featuring support group leader and therapist Connie Holmes, from 6:15-7:30 p.m. Jan. 9. Registration is recommended. At the Summit Campus, Peralta Pavilion, 430 30th St., Room 2810, Oakland. Call 510-869-8833. The weight-loss surgery support group New beginnings will be having meetings for people who have had or are considering weight-loss surgery.
Ride the yoga wave with Surfer Mike
Surfer Mike (aka Michael Kintz) invites you to discover inner peace of mind and body through yoga, meditation and other mindful movement. All levels and ages are welcome. Bring your own mat and strap. Classes are from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays starting Jan. 8. The class costs $95 for 8 weeks. Located at 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 650-323-5532 or visit http://www.yogawithmike.com. SF Yoga Journal Conference The fourth annual San Francisco conference will be held Jan. 17-21. The event focuses on inspiration, rejuvenation and community. Participants will be able to customize a program of classes, workshops and special events. From Jan. 17-18, the conference offers a 2-Day Business of Yoga Workshop. This workshop will feature leaders in the yoga industry who will teach participants how to run a yoga business more productively.
Potential To Restore Range Of Motion, Accelerate Healing Using Freeze ...
Donated, freeze-dried tendon grafts loaded with gene therapy may soon offer effective repair of injured tendons, a goal that has eluded surgeons to date. According to study data published in the journal Molecular Therapy, a new graft technique may provide the first effective framework around which flexor tendon tissue can reorganize as it heals. Such tissue-engineering approaches could significantly improve repair of anterior cruciate ligaments and rotator cuffs as well, researchers said. The study was in a mouse model designed to resemble hard-to-repair flexor tendons in human hands, and the results should provide an impetus for future clinical trials.
Tendons are elastic cords that anchor muscle to bone and enable flexing muscle to move limbs. Related injuries represent nearly half of 33 million U.S.
Ex High-Flying UK Banker Launches TV For Addicts
A former London banker whose cocaine addiction cost him his high-flying job and nearly destroyed his marriage has created Britain's first television channel to help addicts and their families. Dan Butcher, 34, from Berkshire, developed an addiction that left him suicidal while running a foreign exchange trading desk at a firm in London's financial district known as the "City." "If I didn't have a wife and children I would have killed myself," he told Reuters in an interview. "If they weren't around, I wouldn't be here." At his lowest point, he was taking up to 300 pounds worth of cocaine a day and was arrested for possession after visiting his dealer. The last few days before he sought help were spent alone in a hotel room, drinking vodka and taking cocaine around the clock without sleeping or eating.
Cracked On the job, he covered the District's crack cocaine epidemic ...
I should've turned and walked away when Carrie didn't answer the door. But I was on a mission, and my judgment at the time was less than sound. Carrie was a lithe, blond Arkansan with a sweet demeanor and prom-queen looks. Instead of her, I was greeted by a large man wearing a dirty white T-shirt and bluejeans. He had a wild, uncombed Afro. "What you want?" His eyes were bloodshot. His expression was suspicious. He was north of 6 feet tall and well over 200 pounds. I checked the number on the door. The building was on Ninth Street NW, in the Shaw neighborhood. Carrie had said she'd be in unit No. 32 -- the same number I was looking at. "Maybe I've got the wrong place," I recall replying. "I'm looking for Carrie." The man's expression softened.
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