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POLTERGEIST ASOLID REMAKE
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MEXICAN OFFICIAL: ABOUT 40 DEAD IN FIREFIGHT ONRANCH
By Sarah El Deeb and Bassem Mroue
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIRUT — Islamic State groupmilitants hunted down Syrian gov-ernment troops and loyalists inthe newly captured town of Palmyra, shooting or beheadingthem in public as a warning, andimposing their strict interpreta-tion of Islam, activists saidFriday.The purge, which relied mostlyon informants, was aimed at solid-ifying the extremists’ grip on thestrategic town that was overrunWednesday by IS fighters. It also was part of a campaign towin the support of PresidentBashar Assad’s opponents, whohave suffered from a governmentcrackdown in the town and sur-rounding province in the last fouryears of Syria’s civil war. The strategy included promisesto fix the electricity and watergrids — after Palmyra is cleared of regime loyalists, according to anactivist in the historic town. Theman is known in the activist com-munity by the nom de guerre of Omar Hamza because he fears for
Islamic Statehunts downSyrian loyals
Militants seize control of strategic townwith public shootings and beheadings
By Fenit Nirappil and Scott Smith
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO — Californiafarmers who hold some of thestate’s strongest water rightsavoided the threat of deep manda-tory cuts when the state acceptedtheir proposal Friday to voluntari-ly reduce consumption by 25 per-cent amid one of the worstdroughts on record.Officials hope the deal will serveas a model for more such agree-ments with growers in the nation’stop-producing farm state, whereagriculture accounts for 80 percentof all water drawn from rivers,streams and the ground.“We’re in a drought unprecedent-ed in our time. That’s calling uponus to take unprecedented action,”
California farmers strikea deal to cut water use
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Peninsula Alternative HighSchool students will continue towait in limbo while high schooldistrict officials further considerwhether to renovate their campusin San Bruno. The San Mateo Union HighSchool DistrictBoard of Trustees againpostponed adecision duringa meetingThursday, May21, regardingwhere the dis-trict’s alterna-tive and special education pro-grams will be housed, as well asthe long-term location of the dis-trict office.The board opted to wait untilrecently hired SuperintendentKevin Skelly takes over thissummer before moving forwardwith an effort to shuffle the vari-ous district properties that havebeen in flux for years. Assistant Superintendent LizMcManus had recommended theboard spend a majority of theroughly $85 million remaining inthe Measure O bond fund to reno-vate the Crestmoor campus in SanBruno to offer Peninsula and spe-cial education students updatedfacilities, while rebuilding thedistrict office at its current loca-tion on the San Mateo HighSchool campus. But the opinion of board mem-bers varied over whether theCrestmoor campus, which is along distance from the homes of amajority of students who attend
District delays decision for Peninsula location
High school board pushes deadline back until new superintendent takes control
By Kerry Chan
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
As a full-time working mom of two, Anona Dutton struggled tomake room for personal fitnessand quality time for the familyuntil she found a way to do both —taking advantage of all that SanMateo County and the greater BayArea has to offer.Like most working parents sheencounters; work, chores and obli-gations often left little or no timeto exercise and play with her kids,Adayn, 6, and Hunter, 3.“All around me I see busy moms
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Anona Dutton, a busy working mom makes time to go for a run at Millbrae Spur Trail with kids, Adayn, 6, Hunter,3 and dog in tow.
Best Places to rock climb:
1. Goat Rock, Santa Cruz2. Turtle Rock, Tiburon in Marin County3. Castle Rock State Park, Santa Cruz
Great for local family hikes:
1. Sugarloaf Mountain, 3471 GlendoraDrive, San Mateo2. Junipero Serra Park, 1801 CrystalSprings Road, San Bruno3. Milagra Ridge, 600 Sharp Park Road,Pacifica4. Mills Creek Canyon Park, Adeline andHillside, Burlingame5. Edgewood Park and NaturalPreserve, 10 Old Stage Coach Road,Redwood City
Best places in San Mateo for families to bike or run:
1. Sawyer Camp Trail, Crystal SpringsRoad and Skyline Boulevard, SanMateo County2. Twin Pines Park, 1 Twin Pines Lane,Belmont3. Huddart County Park, 1100 KingsMountain Road, Woodside4. Shoreline Parks, 1701 J Hart ClintonDrive, San Mateo5. Baylands Nature Preserve, 2500Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
Places to go
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Singer Jewel is 41.
This Day in HistoryThought for the Day
1945
Nazi official Heinrich Himmler com-mitted suicide by biting into acyanide capsule while in British cus-tody in Luneburg, Germany.
“Life is like a game of poker: If you don’t put any in the pot, there won’t be any to take out.”
— Jackie “Moms” Mabley
Actress JoanCollins is 82. Game show contestant KenJennings is 41.
Birthdays
REUTERS
Graduates toss their caps in the air at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony for the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2015 in Annapolis, Md.
Saturday:
Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzlein the morning. Highs in the upper 50s.West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday night:
Partly cloudy in theevening then becoming mostly cloudy.Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around50. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday
: Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Local Weather Forecast
The story, “Harbor District in chaos” in the May 22 edi-tion of the Daily Journal had incorrect information. SabrinaBrennan, president of the San Mateo County HarborDistrict Board of Commissioners, abstained from voting onthe “Titans of Mavericks” special use permit.
Correction
In 1430
, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians,who sold her to the English.
In 1533,
the marriage of England’s King Henry VIII toCatherine of Aragon was declared null and void.
In 1788,
South Carolina became the eighth state to rati-fy the United States Constitution.
In 1814
, a third version of Beethoven’s only opera,“Fidelio,” had its world premiere in Vienna.
In 1915
, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary duringWorld War I.
In 1934
, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parkerwere shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish,Louisiana.
In 1939
, the Navy submarine USS Squalus sank during atest dive off the New England coast. Thirty-two crew mem-bers and one civilian were rescued, but 26 others died; thesub was salvaged and recommissioned the USS Sailfish.
In 1949
, the Federal Republic of Germany (WestGermany) was established.
In 1967,
Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeliships, an action which precipitated war between Israel andits Arab neighbors the following month.
In 1975
, comedian Jackie “Moms” Mabley, 81, died inWhite Plains, New York.
In 1984
, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a reportsaying there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarettesmoke to lung disease in non-smokers. “Indiana Jonesand the Temple of Doom,” starring Harrison Ford, wasreleased by Paramount Pictures.
In 1995
, the computer programming language Java waspublicly released at the Sun World Conference in SanFrancisco.
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measurement of body fat con-tent based on the height andweight of adults is called BMI(body mass index). A high BMI mayindicate future health problems. A BMIbetween 18.5 and 24 is healthy. A BMIover 30 is considered obese.***The 1968 Beatles song “Back in theUSSR” (Union of Soviet SocialistRepublics) begins “Flew in fromMiami Beach BOAC/ Didn’t get to bedlast night/On the way the paper bagwas on my knee/Man I had a dreadfulflight.” BOAC is British OverseasAirways Corporation, which becameBritain’s state airline in 1939.***The first DVD (digital versatile disc)player came on the market in 1997. Astandard DVD holds seven times moredata than a CD (compact disc).***The MPAA (Motion PictureAssociation of America) introducedthe current movie ratings system in1968. Do you know what the movieratings G, PG, NC and R stand for? Seeanswer at end.***John Mauchly (1907-1980), a physi-cist, and J. Presper Eckert (1919-1995), an engineer, developed thefirst computer in 1946. Known as theENIAC (Electrical NumericalIntegrator And Calculator), the com-puter weighed 60,000 pounds and con-tained 18,000 vacuum tubes. The U.S.military used the computer for calcula-tions.***The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 cre-ated the FAA (Federal AviationAdministration), a governmentagency. The purpose of the FAA is toestablish regulations that promotesafety in aviation and to conduct airtraffic control.***James Cash Penney (1875-1971),founder of department store J.C.Penney, opened his first store in 1902at age 26. The Golden Rule inWyoming was a dry goods and cloth-ing store. By 1911, Penney and part-ners operated 22 stores that made morethan $1 million in sales.***The trademark of MGM (MetroGoldwyn Mayer) is Leo the Lion.The roaring lion is seen at the begin-ning of every MGM feature film. Leowas first seen in the 1928 silentmovie “White Shadows of the SouthSeas.” The lion’s roar was played ona phonograph.***In 1938, candy manufacturer NECCO(New England ConfectioneryCompany) introduced the Skybar. Itwas the first candy bar that had fourdifferent flavors in the center —caramel, vanilla, peanut and fudgecovered in chocolate. NECCO firstannounced the new candy bar to thepublic with a skywriting campaign.***The FDA (Food and DrugAdministration) conducted research onhow consumers use labels on drugs anddetermined that labels needed simplelanguage in an easy to read format. InMay 2002, OTC (over the counter)medicines were required to carry a newdrug facts label that lists the activeingredients of the product and the pur-pose of the medication.***
Answer
: G means the movie isacceptable for a General Audience, PGmeans Parental Guidance, NC, usuallylisted as NC-17, means No Childrenunder 17, R stands for Restricted. In1984, PG-13 was added to the ratingssystem, which means ParentalGuidance not recommended for chil-dren under 13.
Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs inthe weekend and Wednesday editions of theDaily Journal. Questions? Comments?Email knowitall(at)smdailyjournal.com orcall 344-5200 ext. 114.
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Unscramble these four Jumbles,one letter to each square,to form four ordinary words.
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Bluegrass singer Mac Wiseman is 90. Actress Barbara Barrieis 84. Actor Charles Kimbrough is 79. International TennisHall of Famer John Newcombe is 71. Actress Lauren Chapin is70. Country singer Misty Morgan is 70. Country singer JudyRodman is 64. Chess grandmaster Anatoly Karpov is 64.Boxing Hall of Famer Marvelous Marvin Hagler is 61. SingerLuka Bloom is 60. Actor-comedian-game show host DrewCarey is 57. Actress Lea DeLaria is 57. Country singer ShellyWest is 57. Actor Linden Ashby is 55. Actress-model KarenDuffy is 54. Actress Melissa McBride is 50.
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A sleeping area for a cat was stolen froma front porch on Brewster Avenue inRedwood City before 1:07 p.m. Sunday,May 17.
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A senior at South San Francisco HighSchool is crowdsourcing a fundraisingeffort to send her to the national highschool speech championship, where shehopes continue a recent streak of successin competitions. Amanda Taylor has collected $960 of her$1,500 goal, which she intends to spendon travel and registration expenses neces-sary to get her to the National Speech andDebate Tournament in Dallas next month. Taylor qualified to compete against 300others from across the United States afterwinning the state championship in April,for her performance of original poetry,which was inspired by unrest following aseries of young black men being killed bypolice officers. She said she expects to begin practicingan hour a day, including nights and week-ends, on top of a full school schedule, tofine-tune her dramatic performance for thenational competition. Taylor will perform “Facing Our Truth,” a10-minute play inspired by the death of Trayvon Martin, which offers the perspec-tive of a grieving mother coping with thedeath of her teenage son. She said she hopes her performance willoffer a unique view on a politically chargedissue. “There wasn’t a lot of focus on the moth-er and the family and what the children aregoing through,” she said. “So I wanted tofocus more on that than the police blamingand the politics of it.”Research for the finals has grantedTaylor an opportunity to speak with fami-ly members who lived through the civilrights era, which helped her gain a greaterunderstanding of how the issues facingsociety currently com-pare to what has hap-pened in the past. “The issues are simi-lar,” she said. “There’s alot of miscommunica-tion, and I feel like theright issues aren’t beingfocused on.”Taylor said she hopesto enhance the dialoguesurrounding hot-button issues such as raceand power.“It shouldn’t be a sensitive issue,” shesaid. “It’s an issue we need to talk about,and figure out.”Participating in the school’s speechteam has been integral to Taylor’s abilityand willingness to approach topics thatsome may consider contentious or diffi-cult, she said. Since she joined the speech team duringher freshman year, Taylor has workedthrough initial difficulties to become a realthreat to win the national competition,said her coach Robert Hawkins. “With Amanda, it has been a series of growth in stages,” he said. “To see her atthe end of her four years winning the statetitle and qualifying for nationals is a greatthing to see as a coach,” said Hawkins,who is an English teacher at the school. Taylor said participating in the speechteam has shaped her personality, andtaught her the value of perseverance, asshe’s improved as a public performer. “I feel like this has made me a more well-rounded person,” she said. “It has kind of changed my life.”Hawkins said he has seen her grow as shegains notoriety and collects more acco-lades for her performances, which Taylorattributes in part to being able to find herniche, as a student who is not inclined to join other teams such as school sportsclubs. “It has definitely taught me that I can’tquit,” she said. “It taught me to stick withstuff, and opened my eyes up to what otherpeople go through.”Hawkins said he believes, through thelessons Taylor has learned during her fouryears on the team, she has what it takes towin the national championship. “It wasn’t easy, it took her a while andnow she’s doing great. I’m very proud of her,” he said. “She’s in it just as much asany other kid.”Taylor, who will go on to attend ArizonaState University next year, said shebelieves in herself, but does not want to jinx her chance of winning. “I’m kind of superstitious,” she said. “Iknow I have support on my corner.”And though she wants to make it toDallas, and would like to return home withthe title, her goals for her performance areto much more humble. “I’m just hoping I can go out there andlet the nation know what I’m talking aboutis important and be able to represent mycommunity,” she said.
Visit https://giveyouthavoice.cause-cast.com/fundraisers/view/694447cd-e43f-49ce-f11c-88769ce11bb9?page=2 formore information about Taylor’s fundrais-ing effort.
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South San Francisco senior hopes to continuewinning ways in national speech competition
Amanda Taylor
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Theft
. A man was arrested for shoplifting atTarget on Bridgepointe Parkway before 6:37p.m. Tuesday, May 19.
Disturbance
. A woman bought a cup of cof-fee then threw it at the window because shegot upset that there was no computer hookupat Golden Bell Donuts on East Third Avenuebefore 1:37 p.m. Tuesday, May 19.
Shoplifting
. A man was arrested forshoplifting at Macy’s at the HillsdaleShopping Center before 3:55 p.m. Tuesday,May 19.
Theft
. A bike was stolen on Casanova Drivebefore 12:13 a.m. Monday, May 18.
Welfare check.
A man fell out of a tree onBorel Place before 1:49 a.m. Monday, May18.
UNINCORPORATED SAN MATEO COUNTY
Grand theft.
A messenger bag with a lap-top and other items worth $2,683 was stolenfrom a car on the 800 block of North Streetin Pescadero before 8 p.m. Sunday, May 17.
DUI
. A man was determined to be drunk afterhe was stopped for driving fast and weavingin and out of lanes on Highway 1 at MainStreet before 2:39 a.m. Saturday, May 16.
Theft
. A lunch box with prescription med-ication was stolen on the 100 block of Highway 1 before 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 15.
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