Mendota, CA beauty taken by Photographer Joseph Charles

Spring Travel: Discovering beauty in Mendota, CA

Set your own fitness goal, invest in the Nordic Track A2105 today. This treadmill features the FlexResponse Impact-reducing cushioning which ends up taking stress away from your ankles, knees and hips.

Set your own fitness goal, invest in the Nordic Track A2105 today.  This treadmill features the FlexResponse Impact-reducing cushioning which ends up taking stress away from your ankles, knees and hips.  

You can have it for $700 or best offer!  (It is listed at $1099 on nordictrack.com and treadmilladviser.com...)



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Japanese-American Internees Will Receive Honorary Degrees

 

I read with great anticipation a recent article by the Fresno Bee on the efforts by the California State University Board of Trustees to award honorary degrees to countless young men and women who were forced to abandon their studies due to World War II.  The main question is how many candidates the school system will find.  Many of these former students of the CSU and UC systems had to abandon school because of the interment camps they were sent to.  After the war was over, many of them could not afford to continue going to school.  In February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order allowing the military to round up Japanese-Americans on the West Coast and imprison them in camps that included barbed wire and armed guards.  After Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese, the US citizens of Japanese descent were rounded up and sent to interment camps as found in this book, titled, "California Blossoms and Harvest Delights" (http://bestsellerpicks.blogspot.com).  UC and CSU plans go hand in hand with the recent efforts to award diplomas to Japanese-Americans removed from high school. 

 

Honorary Degress:  Former CSU students whose studies were interrupted by World War II Internment (or their families) can call 562-951-4723 or e-mail Nisei@calstate.edu

 

Local history buff, Bill Secrest Jr. is the contact for Fresno State.  He can be reached at 559-488-6720

 

Former University of California students or their families can email HonoraryDegree@ucop.edu or call 510-987-0239.

 

It is time to redress the wrong we committed against these very gentle people.  Let us say never again should any group be treated the way Japanese Americans were treated during WWII.

Nothing Better Than Home-cooked Meals! Thanks, Suzanne!

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July 2009 fireworks at tehachapi California

Michael Jackson's Estate Gone to Lawyer and Friend Till August 2009

The judge made his ruling. Katherine Jackson is not going to be co-administrator of Michael Jackson's estate. There are potential conflicts of interest in that the mother stands to benefit from some of the proceeds.

MichaelJacksonComeback Tour: His Last Great Album and Songs for the London Tour by The People, His Fans and For Eternity

Here are the titles and opening paragraphs from various newspapers from around the world the day after Michael Jackson Died in his home in Los Angeles, CA.

"Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50."

"Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans have danced in the streets of London to celebrate their hero's life. A flash mob was held outside Liverpool Street station just after 6pm on Friday. The crowd cheered and held Jacko pictures in the air as…"

According to Sky.com, "Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans have danced in the streets of London to celebrate their hero's life. Fans outside London Liverpool Street station dance in tribute to the King of Pop At a "flash mob" gathering held outside Liverpool Street…"

According to the Guardian, "

It would certainly rank fairly low down my own list of Michael Jackson classics – give me something from Off the Wall anytime of the day - but it is often forgotten that his somewhat cloying environmental anthem Earth Song was actually his…"

The sudden death of Michael Jackson is drawing crowds of tourists and changing the itinerary for celebrity tour operators and museum exhibits in Los Angeles. Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, near Grauman's Chinese Theatre...

Kanye West has paid a simple tribute to Michael Jackson on his official website. Accompanied by a picture of the star, West wrote: "Thank you for everything Mike." The rapper, who remixed Jackson's hit 'Billie Jean' last year, joins the ...…

50 Cent is the first artist to pay tribute to Michael Jackson in song since the King of Pop died Thursday . Fif released the first two records from his mixtape Forever King on Friday morning (June 26). The first, "Respect It or Check It…

Michael Jackson's death dominated news bulletins, radio airwaves and social networking sites the world over on Friday as tributes poured in for a man called the "King of Pop" and "natural heir to Elvis."

Metro Detroiters gathered around the Motown Historical Museum last night to honor the late pop legend Michael Jackson, who got his start in Detroit's infamous "Hittsville U.S.A." building. Motown founder Berry Gordy released a statement…

Two Canadian choreographers who worked with Michael Jackson remember the King of Pop as "dance royalty," a modern-day Fred Astaire whose signature moonwalk move was sheer magic. Calgary's Sean Cheesman danced alongside Jackson in…

Los Angeles -- Pop star Michael Jackson died in Los Angeles Thursday after falling into a deep coma, his family said. He was 50. Jackson had gone into full cardiac arrest at his home and paramedics were unable to revive the eccentric…

Though Fox had the best coverage of Thursday night, tabloidy and informative, I got so fed up hearing Geraldo Rivera calling Michael Jackson "post-racial." There was nothing post-racial about Michael Jackson's life or death. I'm stunned at

Michael Jackson's rise was meteoric. His talent was discovered as a small boy. Once he found the spotlight, he never left it, in good times and bad. He was the "King of Pop," dominating the world stage for decades, a master showman who for…

Did Michael receive Demerol?

LOS ANGELES, CA - A close member of Michael Jackson's family says Jackson received a daily injection of a synthetic narcotic similar to morphine and the injection he received yesterday morning could have killed him, according to reports

In the early 1980s, Michael Jackson was the world's most popular entertainer thanks to a series of hit records -- "Beat It," "Billie Jean," "Thriller" -- and dazzling music videos. He owned a statue of Marilyn, studied Chaplin and married

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Coroner has completed an autopsy of singer Michael Jackson and may issue a statement later today. The official results won't be released for six to eight weeks after all the toxicology and other test…

LOS ANGELES — For his legions of fans, he was the Peter Pan of pop music: the little boy who refused to grow up. But now he is gone. Michael Jackson, whose quintessentially American tale of celebrity and excess took him from musical boy…

1958: Born Aug. 29 in Gary, Ind. He is the seventh child of Joseph and Katherine Esther Jackson. 1969: In Los Angeles, the Jackson 5 debut as Motown's newest act. In December, the group's single "I Want You Back" hits No. 1 on the Billboard…

Child Abuse Accusations, Court Battles, Settlements with those who sued him and binge spending combined to put the pop star into debt.

It's a shame that Michael Jackson's personal, legal and financial problems long ago overshadowed his music, because he once was one of the most electrifying stars pop music had ever seen. At his artistic height in the '80s, Jackson's...

— A newspaper reports the doctor whose car was towed from Michael Jackson's house is a cardiologist who practices in California, Nevada and Texas. A woman who answered the phone Friday at Dr. Conrad C. Murray's clinic in Houston…

Thriller (1982) was Jackson's masterpiece; it was also his curse. It won him unprecedented adoration: No one—not Frank Sinatra, not Elvis Presley, not the Beatles—commanded as large a global audience. But it was also a commercial and…

Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50. Jackson died at...

The death of Michael Jackson was the topic of conversation Thursday evening in Dallas, whether it was at a bar, church or a bus stop. More than 100 people gathered at a candlelight vigil and celebration of Jackson's life in a parking lot…

King of Pop Michael Jackson died Thursday at a Los Angeles hospital where he was rushed around 1 p.m. PT by paramedics. Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to…

1970 - Jackson and his brothers are introduced on "The Ed Sullivan Show'' performing "I Want You Back,'' which becomes the first single from their debut album, "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5.'' It is the first time a pop band ...

What's So Hot About the new iPhone Upgrade, 3 G S Hot Spots

Singing the Praises of Apple's iPhone 3 G S vs. Palm Pre
 
On the hottest day of the start of the Summer season, Apple fans lined up to be the first ones to pick up and buy their new iPhone 3 G S.  None of them wanted to miss that launch.  As we waited in line, we talked to each other.  What truly transpired during these long hours was the undeniable expression of love for anything produced by Apple Inc.  In a time when Steve Jobs could not even attend the WWDC or World Wide Developer's Conference due to liver transplant surgery, the early adopters of the new upgraded iphone wanted to show their support for the company.
 
Weeks before the release, buzz and demand were calculated to be high for the iPhone 3 G S.  AT&T, the reseller, had to manage the events by posting a schedule for those who had pre-ordered the phone and those who were to come to purchase it.  From 7 am to 9 am, those who pre-ordered it could pick up their phone at our local stores.  At 9 am, the rest of us could go in to shop.  Yet, we still had to follow the line.  After getting to the desk of one of the sales associates, I heard some announcement by a top manager.  "If the sales continue at this pace, we may run out of 3 G S by 11 am," he said. 
 
There are a few things to consider before understanding why this craze about the new phone exists in the first place.  Apple has lowered the price of the iPhone 3 G to $99 with a two-year contract.  So many first-time buyers can afford to get an iPhone.  If you are like some of my friends who had already had their iPhone, you may take advantage of the new software 3 G 3.0 download.  This way, the die-hard iPhone enthusiasts can be eligible for the upgrade. 
 
What is hot about the iPhone?
 
The iPhone currently has an improved camera, a 3.2 megapixel camera that allows the users to automatically focus on a subject by touching it on the screen.  The new iPhone also comes equipped with the ability to record, share edit, and upload videos directly from the handset.  You can shoot video, edit it and share it.  You can even trip your footage by adjusting start and end points.  You can decide to publish it on Youtube.
 

Affordable Recreation Idea

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