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Monday, June 22, 2015

Steve Harvey's 'Celebrity Family Feud' opens with Braxtons vs. Andersons

CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD Anthony Anderson vs Toni Braxton and Monica Potter vs Curtis Stone The series premiere of Celebrity Family Feud will feature actor Anthony Andersons (black-ish) family vs. 7-time Grammy Award-winning artist Toni Braxton and her sisters. (ABC/Adam Taylor)TONI BRAXTON, STEVE HARVEY, ANTHONY ANDERSON

By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, June 22, 2015

Toni Braxton, who used to live in Atlanta, brought her sisters to battle Anthony Andersons family in the first episode of ABCs Celebrity Family Feud hosted by part-time Atlantan Steve Harvey.

Both families are playing for charity. The episodes were shot earlier this month in Los Angeles, although Harvey shoots the regular episodes here in Atlanta. And two of Braxtons sisters still live in Atlanta.

Despite a slow start from Toni, her family lifted her up and even she got a couple of answers right near the end. But credit Towanda and Tamar for getting enough right answers to win Fast Money and raise $25,000 for Lupus LA (since Toni has lupus.)

Sorry to say this but $25,000 seems awfully chintzy for a broadcast network giving out money for charity. Im just sayin. Wheres Donald Trump when you need him? (Oh wait, we know that)

Things got down and dirty quickly from the first question: Name something a n**e magician might pull a rabbit out of.

Anderson: His a**!

Toni was so flummoxed, she didnt have an answer.

His mom Doris then said nuts.

This show is going to h**l, Harvey said. Indeed, that garnered a big fat X.

Later , Anderson said you can be n***d and wear a hat. Ive done it! That was the No. 1 answer.

The Braxtons had a chance to steal but Toni botched it by blurting out foot without getting proper feedback from her sisters. That wasnt on the list. Points went to the Andersons.

Question No. 2 with Tamar vs. Doris: Name something the wife would not like to see the ex-husband buy after the divorce.

Tamar got the No. 1 answer with car.

Trina, who just got divorced, said emphatically, a ring for another woman. That was the No. 2 answer.

Toni uttered, a new woman. Shockingly, this was up there as a mail order bride.

The sisters almost cleared the board with six out of seven answers. Harvey laughed after Trina gave a bad answer (a car seat) and the sisters were not supportive. The tradition: Family Feud members are supposed to clap and say good answer! no matter how terrible the utterance.

Ultimately, Andersons answer motorcyle was rejected. The missing answer was a street w***e.

The Braxtons move ahead 93 to 88.

Question 3: Top 7 answers on the board. To 100 men: Name an animal more well endowed than you?

Trina: Elephant. Amazingly, just 13 people answered that. But it was No. 2 and Trina won after Derricks gorilla was a big fat zero.

Towanda confidently gave the No. 1 answer horse. Tracis giraffe got an X.

Toni tried hippo and received zip. Tamar said dog, and her sisters were skeptical. It came in No. 3 and Tamar was vindicated. What the world is coming to? Traci said.

Trinas bull came in No. 6. Towanda opted for walrus. It has the biggest p***s. I looked it up! But it didnt make the cut.

Anderson went for donkey and they won the points. The missing answers: whale and lion.

The Andersons had a lead. But the last round typically can win the day.

Triple points: Name a job just because they arent good looking enough.

Towandas answer: Model was No. 1.

Traci goes for stripper. That was No. 4.

Toni (uh oh) picks news anchor. Surprise! No. 3.

Tamar says actress for the win. And the Braxtons clear the board!

Tamar and Towanda opt for fast money. Towanda was up first.

The fast money questions to 100 women.

After how dates do you start wearing sweats? Towandas answer: 6 (0)

What is something people look for on Craigs List? A car (26)

Name a pie that starts with the letter P. (37)

Name something a guy likes to do while watching the Super Bowl? Eat food. (36)

A place where you find an aisle. A kitchen. (0)

Three good answers, two bad ones. Not bad. 99 points.

Tamar ended up with two okay answers, no answer on one and two great answers to seal the victory.

That would be four dates (11 points. Best answer was 10), a job on Craigs list (10), nothing for pie, drinking beer for the Super Bowl (44) and the seal-the-deal answer of supermarket for aisle (57).

ON TVCelebrity Family Feud, 8 p.m. Mondays, ABC

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Saturday's TV highlights and weekend talk: 'A Deadly Adoption'

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes

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TV listings for the week of June 21 - 27, 2015 in PDF format

This week'sTVMovies

SERIES

Orphan Black This cloning-themed science-fiction drama starring Tatiana Maslany in multiple roles concludes its third season. 9 p.m. BBC America

Star Wars Rebels The computer-animated spinoff that sets the action between "Episode III" and "Episode IV" of the "Star Wars" franchise is back with new episodes. 9 p.m. Disney XD

Life Story The final two installments of this nature series examine courtship and parenting in the animal kingdom. 9 and 10 p.m. Discovery Channel

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell The former gentleman (Bertie Carvel) begins a magical apprenticeship with the latter (Eddie Marsan) on a new episode of the fantasy drama. 10 p.m. BBC America

The Graham Norton Show "Ted 2" costars Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane are guests, and Cyndi Lauper performs. 11:15 p.m. BBC America

MOVIES

Gone Girl Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike make a not-so-perfect couple in David Fincher's 2014 thriller adapted by Gillian Flynn from her bestseller; Neil Patrick Harris, Kim Dickens and Tyler Perry also star. 8 p.m. HBO

A Deadly Adoption Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig yes, that Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig star in this new dramatic thriller; "90210's" Jessica Lowndes also stars. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Perfect Match "The Wonder Years'" Danica McKellar plays a wedding planner who must team up with a rival (Paul Greene) in this new romantic comedy; Linda Gray ("Dallas") also stars. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel

WEEKEND TALK

SATURDAY

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET

SUNDAY

Today Father's Day food. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC

Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC

State of the Union With Jake Tapper (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

CBS News Sunday Morning Fathers and the Family and Medical Leave Act; country group Little Big Town; Pat Boone; floating markets in Vietnam; performing cats. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Fareed Zakaria GPS Terrorism, ISIS, cyber attacks from China and Russia: Former U.S. counter-terrorism chief Richard A. Clarke; Federal Reserve forecast, trade deal, the Greek economy, putting a woman on U.S. currency: Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew. (N) ?7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Meet the Press Charleston church shooting: Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.); Charleston church shooting, next year's primaries in South Carolina: Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) (N) 8 a.m. KNBC

This Week With George Stephanopoulos (N) 8 a.m. KABC

FoxNews Sunday With Chris Wallace 2016 election: Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas); Pope Francis' climate-change encyclical: Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, D.C. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV

Reliable Sources Brian Williams apology tour. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

MediaBuzz Bush and Trump campaign announcements; Brian Williams reassigned to MSNBC; Charleston church shooting; interview with presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). (N) 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Fox News Channel

Face the Nation Charleston church shooting: Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), NAACP President Cornell William Brooks, Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley; the Charleston church shooter: Former FBI profiler Mary Ellen O'Toole; Charleston church shooting: Sherrilyn Ifill, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. ISIS, other threats: Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare). (N) 8:30 a.m. KCBS

60 Minutes FBI Director James B. Comey discusses government surveillance, terrorism, cyber crime and other challenges; the high cost of cancer drugs; architectural treasures in Italy are falling into disrepair. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS

Source: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-saturday-s-tv-highlights-and-weekend-talk-a-deadly-adoption-and-more-20150617-story.html

Sunday, June 21, 2015

'Inside Out' Movie Reflects the Realities and Fantasies of Neuroscience

"Inside Out" is more than just the latest animated movie from Pixar the makers of "Toy Story," "Up," "Finding Nemo" and more. It's also a kid-friendly introduction to real-life neuroscience.

Eric Chudler, who's the executive director of the University of Washington's Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering as well as the creator of the "Neuroscience for Kids" website, thinks that's great: "Any type of portrayal of the brain in cartoons can get kids interested in how the brain works and what makes it tick," he said.

And "Inside Out" isn't just any portrayal: Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner, an expert on the science of emotions, was a consultant on the movie which portrays Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear and Disgust as colorful characters interacting inside the brain of an 11-year-old girl named Riley.

"I'm getting emails from all over the world," Keltner told NBC News. "What people are learning is that emotions have a purpose, that they change, and that we should embrace that."

"Inside Out" turns neuroscience inside-out: The choice of characters reflects the research of Keltner's mentor at Berkeley, Paul Ekman, who studies how emotions are expressed across different cultures. Ekman and his colleagues determined that humans possess a standard toolkit of facial expressions for six or seven emotions, regardless of their upbringing.

The filmmakers turned five of the emotions on Ekman's list into animated characters. Two others surprise and contempt were left out of the script for simplicity's sake. Who knows? Maybe they'll pop up in the sequel.

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In the movie, the characters inside Riley's head support each other, or get in each other's way, just like the emotions in our own heads.

"It's nice to see that the different emotions are somewhat separate but talk to each other," Chudler told NBC News. "For example, there's no real 'anger center'; rather, different parts of the brain work together to make sense of the world and coordinate complex behavior."

Christof Koch, chief scientific officer at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, said the inner workings of emotional responses are far less clear-cut in reality than they might seem in the movie. "This assumes that you have these five explicit conscious streams in front of you, but of course you don't have conscious access to those things," he told NBC News.

"We are strangers to ourselves, and in particular we are strangers to our own mind," Koch said. "We have all these emotions, but very often we have no idea why we have them."

It turns out that "Inside Out" came into being partly because Keltner and Pixar director Pete Docter who have been friends for a long time were intrigued by the mysterious ways of emotions in their own kids. "Our conversations are really a series of questions, and Pete asked, 'What are emotions like in a 12-year-old girl?'" Keltner recalled. "So we were thinking about how emotions shift."

The research suggests that kids in their pre-teens and early teens often experience a precipitous drop in happiness and a rise in anxiety. "It's like the world crashes down on them," Keltner said. The movie traces that shift, with tear-inducing as well as laugh-inducing effects.

Keltner likes how "Inside Out" shows Riley dealing with that shift. "You're not forever held hostage by your emotions," he observed. And he likes how the parents deal with it as well. "They embrace her change," Keltner said. "You have to embrace that because that's where kids have to go."

Getting a better understanding of how the brain works, and particularly how our own emotions work, would be a dream come true for adolescents and their parents and for neuroscientists as well.

Related: This Is Your Brain on Movies

For some hands-on experiments in brain science, check out Chudler's website, Neuroscience for Kids. One of Chudler's favorites is an exercise that helps you find your visual blind spot. You can read more about Keltner's perspective on the neuroscience of "Inside Out" in this Berkeley news release.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird-science/inside-out-movie-reflects-realities-fantasies-neuroscience-n378846

NY police investigate 'credible' sighting of escapees

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Police are investigating possible sightings of David Sweat and Richard Matt, the convicted killers who escaped from an upstate New York prison in early June. Wochit

Progression images show what escaped inmates David Sweat, left, and Richard Matt might look like.(Photo: New York State Police)

ELMIRA, N.Y. The search for two escaped convicts was focused Saturday on Friendship, N.Y., where officials said they were pursuing a "credible sighting" of the most-wanted fugitives.

Saturday afternoon, a witness spotted two men who fit the descriptions of David Sweat, 34, and Richard Matt, 48, who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility two weeks ago. The alleged sighting was along a railroad in Friendship near the New York-Pennsylvania border, New York State Police said in a statement.

Friendship is about 70 miles west of Corning and about 350 miles south of Dannemora, where the prison is located.

State Police, U.S. Marshals, officers from the Department of Environmental Conservation, State Parks Police, Allegany County Sheriff's Department and other local law enforcement were searching an area along Interstate 86 and Route 20 in Friendship, the news release said. Aviation, canine and special operation teams also were assisting.

Law enforcement officials were stopping vehicles at the Friendship/Bolivar exit on I-86.

The town of Friendship was closed while police searched, WGRZ -TV reported.

Sweat and Matt were discovered missing at the prison in Dannemora on June 7. Since then hundreds of police officers have been looking for them.

Police said the two used power tools to drill through a wall at Clinton. They worked their way to a tunnel that led to a manhole about a block from the prison.

Sweat was serving a life sentence without parole for killing a Broome County, N.Y., sheriff's deputy who had confronted him and others about a suspected 2002 burglary.

Matt was serving a 25-year-to-life sentence for murder, kidnapping and robbery of William Rickerson. Rickerson was Matt's boss at a food warehouse; around the time that Matt was fired, Rickerson's dismembered body was found floating in the Niagara River.

On June 13, witnesses spotted two men walking near a rail yard in Erwin, N.Y., New York State Police said late Friday. The next day, men who matched that description were seen walking along a road in Lindley, N.Y., heading toward the New York-Pennsylvania border.

New York State Police urged communities along the state border to be vigilant. People should call 911 if they see anything, police said.

Campbell resident Jim Austin said he heard about the sightings Saturday morning.

"I'll just be a little more attentive when walking, but I won't change the way I do life," Austin said.

The two men allegedly escaped with the help of Joyce "Tillie" Mitchell, who worked as a tailor shop instructor in the prison. She remained in custody Saturday and has pleaded not guilty.

Officials said Friday that a corrections officer also has been placed on administrative leave as part of the investigation into the escape. The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said no additional information was available.

Contributing: Jessica Estepa of USA TODAY; WGRZ-TV, Buffalo

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Saturday, June 20, 2015

Riley Curry Gets Stage Fright At Warriors Parade � Adorable Video

Gasp! Riley Curry just experienced stage fright for the first time! At the Golden State Warriors victory parade on June 19, little Riley got seriouslyshy in front of thousands of fans and tried to hide behind her proud daddy, Stephen Curry. But she still managed to steal the show. Click to WATCH!

OMG! This is just too adorable for words! Stephen Curry, 27, may have been the hero for the Golden State Warriors in their epic NBA Finals win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, but its his cute daughter,Riley Curry, 2, that earnsthe title for Toddler MVP. The precious 2-year-old showed that she can get a little shy, too. Watch her melt your heart as she gets bashful in front of the roaring crowd at the Warriors championship parade rally on June 19 in Oakland, Calif.

Riley was a highlight of the Warriors run in the NBA Finals, oftenmanaging to steal the show completely from her daddys basketball skills when she attended a series of games throughout the season.But when it came to giving a speech at the teams championship rally, the young tot got stage fright! Watch the clip below.

As her dad made the closing speech at the celebration, his teammate Draymond Greenlifted Riley and put her on the podium to address the crowd. And when her father asked her if she wanted to add any gloss to the occasion, Riley ADORABLY muttered Way and then turned away from the microphone in fear!

Earlier in the parade, she was seen collecting confetti and tossing it in the air on an open top bus. However, her attention waned when local politicians and team officials began their speeches, so she distracted herself with her dads cell phone.And the large crowd that showed up for the Warriors was completely enamored by Riley, chanting her name whenever they could. One fan evenheldup a poster announcing his support for her as a presidential candidate!

Golden State Warriors Win NBA Championship: Beat Cavs In Game 6

As HollywoodLife.com previously reported, the Golden State Warriors clinched the NBA Finals championship after a thrilling 105-97 victory on June 16 in Game 6.

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The Warriors pretty much led the game from the start, showing their intentions towintheir first championship trophy since 1975, with Steph dominating the court for the Warriors.But the series may be better remembered for Cavs star LeBron James, 30, whoaccidentally flashed his p***s on cameraduring Game 4 on June 11.

What dyou think,HollywoodLifers?Is Riley the most adorable celebrity baby? Let us know!

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BART resumes normal service following Warriors parade

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OAKLAND (BCN) All BART stations are open and trains are making all stops this afternoon in the Bay Area following the Golden State Warriors celebration in downtown Oakland, according to BART officials.

BART officials reported the information at 2:27 p.m.

BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost said reports of station closures were false. BART never closed any stations but the agency closed some entrances to some stations, she said.

People thought a station was closed if they found a locked entrance, she said.

Patrons encountered a long line at the Fremont station this morning as they tried to get to the Warriors celebration in downtown Oakland and BART officials set up a table to help more people buy tickets.

The number of station entries was so high this morning that Trost said BART might set a ridership record today.

Ridership as of 2 p.m. was trending about 16,000 below the record. But the agency has yet to record the numbers from tonights commute and an Oakland As baseball game tonight.

BART officials wont know until tomorrow whether ridership set a record today, but it definitely will be one of the top, Trost said.

BART did not alter the routes of trains but directed celebrants to the Warriors event to use the Lake Merritt station if they were going south and either the 12th or 19th street stations if they were going north or west.

BART also changed the platform level on which people boarded at some stations.

Source: http://kron4.com/2015/06/19/bart-resumes-normal-service-following-warriors-parade/

Watch The Trailer For The Malala Yousafzai Documentary Film

Today, Fox Searchlight released the first trailer for 'He Named Me Malala,' a film documenting the life of activist Malala Yousafzai, the youngest person to ever receive a Nobel Peace Prize.(Photo : Fox Searchlight)

Last year, 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to ever receive a Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous struggle and activism for the right for all children in her country, Pakistan, to receive an education.

Now, Yousafzai is the subject of a documentary, He Named Me Malala, being released by Fox Searchlight Films. Today, the film studio released a trailerfor that documentary by Davis Guggenheim, who also directed the Oscar winning film An Inconvenient Truthand the Waiting for Superman documentary.

The trailer begins with the tragic shooting of Yousafzai by the Taliban, who felt threatened by the message she sent on her blog in support of education, particularly the education of girls in her country. However, after recovering from her wounds, Yousafzai became a worldwide figure, and continued advocating for the rights of children.

The trailer also shows Yousafzai as a normal teenage girl as she spends time with her family and teases her brother. "I'm still a teenager," she says in the clip.

We also learn that Malala's father named his daughter after Malalai of Maiwand, a national folk hero of Afghanistan.

"My father only gave me the name Malala; he didn't make me Malala," says Yousafzai at the end of the trailer.

In October, 2014, Yousafzai received a Nobel Peace Prize for her continued activism. She also published a memoir I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban co-written by Christina Lamb. However, that many Pakistani private schools banned that book.

Pakistan's literacy rate for school-aged girls is only 61.5 percent, according to statistics provided by Unicef. The primary school enrollment rate is only around 83 percent for girls, with 100 percent of boys attending school. Secondary school participation rates are even lower with around 35 percent for boys and around 28 percent for girls. Yousafzi has spent much of her life advocating for better educational opportunities for both boys and girls in her country.

He Named Me Malalaopens in select theaters on October 2.

Photo Credit: Fox Searchlight

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Source: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/62011/20150619/watch-the-trailer-for-the-malala-yousafzai-documentary-film.htm