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Gardner was arraigned Friday afternoon in in 35th District Court, charged with one count of assault with intent to commit murder, one count of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of assaulting, resisting or obstructing police and one count of domestic violence, second offense. The charges are felonies except the domestic violence charge, a misdemeanor.
Judge James Plakas entered not-guilty pleas for Gardner, set bond at $1 million and scheduled a probable-cause hearing for Friday, July 27. He also set several conditions should Garner be released on bond, including that he remain at home except for court proceedings and that he wear an alcohol tether.
Gardner requested a court-appointed attorney. He remained in custody Friday evening.
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In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Facebook has implemented a number of initiatives to try to give users more confidence that what they’re reading is real. But a new study by researchers at Yale finds that users are only marginally more likely to understand that a story tagged as “fake news” is, in fact, not reliable.
One of Facebook’s efforts was to incorporate fact-checking by independent third parties. But the Yale study found that “the existence of ‘disputed’ tags made participants just 3.7 percentage points more likely to correctly judge headlines as false,” Politico wrote. Even worse, the researchers discovered a “backfire effect” among certain demographics–Trump supporters, and those between the ages of 18 and 25, to be precise–such that stories tagged as potentially fake were actually more likely to be believed.
That’s discouraging for people who hoped that Facebook could find ways to convince people not to buy the premise of the countless fake or misleading stories shared among its more than 2 billion users.
The company has had to grapple with numerous body blows recently, including revelations that Russians had purchased substantial numbers of political ads leading up to the election. That hasn’t helped with perceptions that Facebook was instrumental in the outcome of the election. In its aftermath, the company has struggled to identify and block fake news (along with lots of other controversial content).
“Together, these results suggest that the currently deployed approaches are not nearly enough to effectively undermine belief in fake news, and new (empirically supported) strategies are needed,” the researchers behind the study write. Another recent study, which showed that targeting susceptible users can fuel the spread of fake news, suggests one effective approach to combatting disinformation may be broad public awareness of it. That’s something Facebook has also been trying to do, especially around elections like Kenya’s recent fake-news-filled (and subsequently annulled) presidential vote.
Facebook told Politico that it rejects the Yale researchers’ findings, in particular because the work was conducted via an internet survey and not on Facebook itself. Further, it said that it has implemented other safeguards against fake news beyond fact-checking and warning users.
And by the way: No, armed looters did not attack Richard Branson on his private island after Hurricane Irma.
"My Brother's Keeper" is a very good CBS movie depicting the impact of AIDS on gay twins--both played with brotherly beauty by John Lithgow--and on their family and community.
A docudrama whose script by Gregory Goodell is "based" on real events, "My Brother's Keeper" centers on devotion--a family's and community's devotion to a gay man facing a grim future because of having AIDS. It offers the antithesis of the rejection initially suffered by young Ryan White. It's also the glass-half-filled side of "Philadelphia," the stricken man's colleagues in this case standing behind him, not against him.
In fact, you're two-thirds through "My Brother's Keeper" before it occurs to you that it hasn't once uttered gay or homosexual or mentioned how the twin with AIDS may have received the virus, the sexual orientation of the two brothers being such a small fraction of this warm, touching and ultimately heartbreaking story.
Appearing as unremarkable as their names, balding, middle-aged brothers Tom and Bob Bradley are big, oaken bachelors who live quietly together and teach elementary school on Long Island in New York. But Tom's T-cell count is falling, his body breaking down. His only hope for extended life--an epic long shot that would enshrine him in medical history--is an experimental treatment at Johns Hopkins that would give him a bone marrow transplant from his identical twin. In effect, Tom would get a new immune system.
When Tom's insurance company refuses to pay the $150,000 cost, the brothers hire a law firm and begin a legal battle that requires them to go public and face the media.
"It was fear that kept us in the closet, and it was fear that drove us out," Tom tells his sisters (Annette O'Toole and Veronica Cartwright).
Expecting a hostile response, the Bradleys instead receive enormous public support from their conservative community and from the Catholic-run school system that employs Tom, even though his stoical, 73-year-old mother (Ellen Burstyn) appears to be in rigid denial about him.
As Bob, the supposedly healthy twin, chain smokes throughout the movie, you wonder if he, too, is under a death sentence. This story is less about anyone dying, though, than about a family healing. Some of director Glenn Jordan's best work comes when the family's submerged emotional turmoil explodes to the surface.
Effective, in a different way, are the moments of tenderness shared by Tom and Bob, whose tight bond the scintillating Lithgow depicts with the kind of nuance and quietness that mark an actor of great restraint and sensitivity.
If only such qualities were as evident in daytime talk shows. They've earned every bit of scorn they're receiving these days.
Yet Robin Kane, media director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, asserted in a Los Angeles Times Op-Ed piece Thursday that it was "rampant homophobia," not the syndicated "Jenny Jones" talk show, that triggered Scott Amedure's murder last week.
This is calling an apple a kumquat.
Because we observe the world largely through our individual prisms, it was inevitable that the fatal shooting of Amedure would be viewed by some as just another example of widespread loathing of gays in the United States.
Instead of what it mostly is: an example of rampant misbehavior on the part of daytime television talk shows that play loosely with the lives of some of their guests by seeking to embarrass them with the cameras rolling.
Amedure is the gay man who was gunned down at his home in Rochester, Mich., several days after telling Jonathan Schmitz he had a crush on him during a taping of a "secret admirers" segment of "Jenny Jones." Schmitz is now charged with that slaying, which police say he committed after being "eaten away" by humiliation over Amedure's public confession of his romantic affection.
The innocent-until-proved-guilty concept naturally applies. Let's assume for the sake of argument, however, that the police-advanced scenario is correct, that Schmitz, expecting his "secret admirer" to be female, was so mortified by Amedure's disclosure that he later purchased a shotgun and shot Amedure dead.
If this is what happened, then Schmitz is surely a man driven by inner demons that "Jenny Jones" didn't know or care about when its staff plotted this high-risk farce, which, in the case of these two men, was based on the premise that a homosexual coming on to someone who is apparently straight equals titillation.
Fault "Jenny Jones" with playing that cynical card. But attributing the Amedure slaying to "rampant homophobia" absolves the show and its ilk of arguably an even greater guilt, that of potentially driving mentally unstable people--today allegedly Schmitz, tomorrow someone else--over the edge in the cause of ratings.
If Schmitz is guilty, he's the one who pulled the trigger. But if so, it was "Jenny Jones"--along with laws allowing him to purchase a shotgun with apparent ease, by the way--that provided the trigger.
Letting "Jenny Jones" off the hook is tantamount to saying, "Guns don't kill, people do," the equivalent of arguing that such shows bear no responsibility for the consequences of their actions. If they goad a lunatic into taking desperate acts, it's not their fault. It's homophobia's fault.
The implication of this argument is that the accused Schmitz is a typical homophobe, as if fear and hatred of gays were manifested mainly in acts of violence, in contrast to the many institutional and also subtler ways that they are discriminated against in this society.
* "My Brother's Keeper" airs at 9 p.m. Sunday on CBS (Channels 2 and 8).
Iran has successfully tested its first vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone, dubbed "Koker-1", and will officially unveil it on the Kish Island in the next calendar month of Azar (Nov. 22-Dec. 20), the Mehr News Agency reported.
The drone reportedly uses ultra-advanced technology and has been manufactured in Iran for the first time.
The "Koker-1" drone does not require runways at all and can take off and land vertically, experts say.
It is capable to fly continuously for three hours within a radius of 170 kilometers at 12,000 feet height in different climatic conditions.
According to earlier reports, Iranian experts have also built another radar-evading drone, named "Liko", with the capacity of carrying 100 kg of cargo for 100 kilometers.
"Liko" is also capable of non-stop flights for three hours. The 53-kg UAV can fly at an altitude of 16,000 feet and requires the shortest landing runway length.
Iran's first indigenous long-range drone "Karrar" was unveiled in August 2010.
"Karrar" is capable of carrying a military payload of rockets to carry out bombing missions against ground targets, flying long distances at a very high speed, and gathering information.
Who’s joining Fred and Carrie in Oregon? This week, IFC announced the guest stars for season seven of Portlandia.
The long-running sketch comedy show stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein as various characters living in Portland, Oregon.
Season seven’s guests will include Abbi Jacobson, Laurie Metcalf, Judy Greer, The B-52s, and More Join Returning Guest Stars Vanessa Bayer, Steve Buscemi, Natasha Lyonne, Kumail Nanjiani, and Kyle MacLachlan. The new season of Portlandia begins on January 5th at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
NEW YORK – December 20, 2016 – IFC today announced details and guest stars for Season 7 of the Emmy(R)-nominated comedy Portlandia, premiering on Thursday, January 5 at 10PM. Season 7 will consist of 10 half-hour episodes and marks the television directorial debut of both Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. Created by Armisen, Brownstein and Jonathan Krisel, Portlandia explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture. The series is executive produced by Lorne Michaels and produced by Broadway Video.
This season, the series returns to its sketch-driven roots as characters find themselves in all-too-relatable situations: Fred and Carrie attempt to become storytelling experts to impress friends at a dinner party; the Goth couple discover the wonders of Bed Bath and Beyond; Toni and Candace retire from the feminist bookstore and contemplate what’s next for their lives; Carrie dates a hunk; Fred tries to start his own Portland-based cell phone company; and much more.
New guest stars coming to Portlandia in Season 7 include (in alphabetical order) Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite, Adventure Time), Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live, Inside Amy Schumer), Ana Fabrega (Boy Band, The Special Without Brett Davis), John Early (Search Party, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), Judy Greer (Archer, Married), Portland’s Mayor Charlie Hales, Ryan Hansen (2 Broke Girls, Central Intelligence), Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories, Decker) Abbi Jacobson (Broad City, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), pro-basketball player Damian Lillard, Laurie Metcalf (Getting On, The McCarthys), Megan Neuringer (Kroll Show, Comedy Bang! Bang!), musicians El-P and Killer Mike of Run the Jewels, musicians Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, and Cindy Wilson of The B-52’s, Linda Ramone, Sam Richardson (Veep, The Office), Andy Richter (Conan), model Cameron Russell, and Jessica St. Clair (Review, Enough Said).
Returning guest stars include Vanessa Bayer (Saturday Night Live, Trainwreck), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire, Horace and Pete), Mitchell Hurwitz (Arrested Development, Lady Dynamite), John Levenstein (Kroll Show, Silicon Valley), Natasha Lyonne (Orange Is the New Black, Hello, My Name is Doris), Portlandia’s Mayor Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), and Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates).
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Over the past year, I've spotted a trend: High-end hotels offering healthy lifestyle amenities to lure health-conscious travelers. Some of this has been going on for years, of course. But I'm not talking just aromatherapy products in the bathroom or a well-equipped gym or spa down the hall. These are rooms specially outfitted to help guests stay healthy.
Some of these new health-oriented hotel rooms are redesigned from the floor up, with features such as air and water filters, ionizers, and hypoallergenic bedding. Others are on a specially designated hall or floor with round-the-clock spa and gym access.
Still others come with special programs designed to help business and other travelers follow a healthy lifestyle plan during their stay. Here are five hotels around the country that stand out for their serious commitment to helping their guests stick to their health resolutions away from home.
Take a shower, and you'll feel another difference; the water is infused with vitamin C, giving it a zingy, tingly feeling that wakes up your skin. Turn on the in-room entertainment system, and there's wellness guru Deepak Chopra, MD, offering health tips and pointing you towards all the room's special features, which also include a fitness and nutrition program developed by the Cleveland Clinic. Designed by wellness pioneer Delos Living, the Stay Well amenities also include water filters and HEPA-quality air purification - great for anyone, but a huge boon to allergy and asthma sufferers.
Plans are to launch or rebrand 100 EVEN hotels within the next five years in cities known for their health-conscious culture such as San Francisco, New York, and Washington, D.C.
Nourish: A menu revamp of Trump's dining room cuisine highlighting vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free dishes and listing nutrition data for each dish. Items on the Nourish menu also prioritize locally sourced and certified-organic ingredients.
Healthy Bites: A menu of nutritious low-calorie room service options that can be at your door in 15 minutes or less. As part of the Nourish program, in-room minibars will also be stocked with a healthier array of snack choices.
Travel Fit: My favorite of the programs, this one is uber-practical. First off, free workout gear - including shoes and clothes from Under Armour - is available for those all-too-frequent times when you forget your own. (Or can't fit them in carry-on luggage.) The program also provides yoga mats, weights, and stretch bands for your room, to be used along with instruction cards for simple Technogym training routines. And each participating hotel has helped design a nearby running path - for which a map is provided.
Note: Trump is not the only brand to offer free workout gear to executive travelers. In fact, this appears to be a hot new trend. Westin recently partnered with New Balance in the Gear Lending program which provides New Balance shoes and workout clothes to their guests, while Fairmont has the Fairmont Fit program, a similar deal with Adidas exclusive to its President's Club members.
If you have favorite health-friendly hotel recommendations, please share.
For more travel-related health coverage, see these tips on how to keep up your health, fitness and diet routines while traveling. And for more health news, follow me here on Forbes.com, on Twitter, @MelanieHaiken, and subscribe to my posts on Facebook.
Incident in the West Bank comes amid '100 days of rage' protests by Palestinians against Trump's Jerusalem embassy move.
Two Israeli soldiers have been killed in a car attack near the town of Yabed in Jenin in the occupied West Bank in Palestine, according to Israeli media reports.
Friday's incident happened as clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces erupted in various places in the occupied West Bank.
Two other people were injured in the attack, one of whom was in critical condition, according to reports.
The Jerusalem Post website said the suspected driver of the car, who had escaped from the scene, was reportedly captured by Israeli security forces and was lightly injured.
The Israeli military said on Twitter the suspect, 26-year-old Alaa Rattab-a-Latif Kabha, had been taken to a hospital and was being questioned.
It later added it would suspend the work permit of the suspect's "entire" family.
This could amount to the cancellation of 67 work and 26 commerce permits.
Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's defence minister, called for the death penalty to be applied to Kabha and accused the Palestinian Authority of being behind Friday's incident.
"We will act to ensure that the terrorist will receive the death penalty, demolish his house and punish all those who collaborated with him," he said.
"There is no such thing as individual terrorism, this terrorism is supported by Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority which provides money to the families of terrorists."
The Jerusalem Post report quoted Hazem Qassem, a Hamas spokesperson, as saying "this attack makes it clear that the Intifada is continuing for the Palestinian people".
Elsewhere in the occupied territories, demonstrations were held to commemorate 100 days of rage since US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and announcement of the move of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The rallies saw at least three Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers suffer injuries.
Protests have continued in the occupied Palestinian territories every Friday since Trump's Jerusalem move.
The Palestinian leadership maintains that East Jerusalem must become the capital of a future Palestinian state in any future peace agreement with Israel, while Israel considers the whole of Jerusalem to be part of its territory.
Israel occupied and subsequently annexed East Jerusalem in 1967 in a move that was not recognised by the international community.
At least 27 Palestinians have been killed since Trump's decision three months ago, most were shot and killed during clashes with Israeli forces.
Last week, Israeli forces killed a mentally disabled Palestinian man during clashes in the Bab al-Zawiya area of Hebron city in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinians in the occupied territory have lived under Israeli military rule for more than half a century.
To enter Jerusalem, Palestinians must apply for Israeli-issued permits.
Many Palestinians, owing to Israel's security restrictions, are banned from entering Jerusalem.
Trump's decision is seen as another blow to the dwindling hope among Palestinians for any prospects for an independent state.
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Once again, the Community Band has been rehearsing for its most popular concert so that Oak Ridgers can celebrate the Fourth of July with music as well as fireworks. The July 4 concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in A.K. Bissell Park and will be followed by the annual city fireworks display. This is a free concert, and the public is encouraged to come early with lawn chairs or blankets for good seating around the Performing Arts Pavilion. There is also a paved area for wheelchair seating, and Razzleberry's Ice Cream will be providing "cool" refreshments.
The July 4 Independence Day concert is special for the Oak Ridge Community Band because it marks the date of the Community Band's very first concert on July 4, 1944. It is interesting to note that the Community Band still has one current member, Jay Horton, who actually participated in that first concert 68 years ago. Horton is a baritone player and will celebrate his 98th birthday on July 23.
Dale Pendley, band leader, has planned an exciting and entertaining program which will include movie theme songs, Gershwin, Glenn Miller, and several patriotic songs including "America the Beautiful," Clare Grundman‘s "Spirit of '76," Henry Fillmore's "Americans We,“ and Karl King‘s "Emblem of Freedom."
The audience will also enjoy hearing the band play a medley of Henry Mancini tunes featuring "The Pink Panther," "Charade," "Dear Heart," and "The Days of Wine and Roses." Warren Barker's arrangement of "Gershwin" will include "I Got Rhythm," Somebody Loves, Me," and several other Gershwin favorites. Another Gershwin song on the July 4 program will be "Strike Up the Band," and Glen Miller fans will love the performance of "In the Mood," "Moonlight Serenade," "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo," "At Last," and "Anvil Chorus." Also included on the program will be Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" which is a tradition for July 4 celebrations, and rounding out the concert will be a rousing and uplifting performance of John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever."
The Oak Ridge Community Band rehearses every Thursday evening at First Baptist Church and welcomes any interested area musicians to call (865) 483-3044 for more information. There are no auditions; just bring your musical instrument and enjoy meeting a group of like-minded individuals who love to perform and provide musical entertainment for the community.