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dyslexia is usually diagnosed around second grade. researchers say the earlier they catch the problem, the earlier a child could get help. >>> after some support from actress jennifer garner, a bill in california that would impose tougher penalties on paparazzi is one step closer to becoming law. garner urged lawmakers to a prove the bill. it's metropolitan to shield the children of celebrities from photographers who follow their parents every day. >> i love my kids. they're beautiful and sweet and innocent. i don't want a gang of shouting, arguing, law-breaking photographers who camp out everywhere we are, all day, every day, to continue traumatizing my kids. >> the bill would make some paparazzi liable to fines and even jail time. it passed one committee yesterday without opposition and now heads to another panel for its approval. >>> do you remember heidi fleiss? she was accused of running a high-priced call girl ring in the 1990s. now, she's in trouble again. the 47-year-old fleiss may face charges after 392 marijuana plants were
dyslexia is usually diagnosed around second grade. researchers say the earlier they catch the problem, the earlier a child could get help. >>> after some support from actress jennifer garner, a bill in california that would impose tougher penalties on paparazzi is one step closer to becoming law. garner urged lawmakers to a prove the bill. it's metropolitan to shield the children of celebrities from photographers who follow their parents every day. >> i love my kids. they're...
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>> well, i really am interested, for example, in talking about dyslexia. i have a whole chapter on why are so many successful entrepreneurs dyslexic? it's a neurological problem, a deficit, it's a part of your brain that's not working properly. it's nothing you wish on a child, and yet in one case after another, many of the most famous entrepreneurs we know have lived their whole lives with this devastating disorder, and if you talk to them, will tell you they succeeded not in -- not in spite of this disorder, but because of it. that it taught them something about how to deal with the world, that proved to be incredibly valuable in their career. that's -- there's something very beautiful about those and moving about those kinds of stories. i tell it couple of them about -- it's a beautiful illustration of the paradox i'm interested in describing which is that very often we learn more from our disadvantages than we do from our advantages. >> is there any connection between david and goliath, the tipping point, outliers? >> well, you know, i wish there were.
>> well, i really am interested, for example, in talking about dyslexia. i have a whole chapter on why are so many successful entrepreneurs dyslexic? it's a neurological problem, a deficit, it's a part of your brain that's not working properly. it's nothing you wish on a child, and yet in one case after another, many of the most famous entrepreneurs we know have lived their whole lives with this devastating disorder, and if you talk to them, will tell you they succeeded not in -- not in...
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folks with visible impairment, and dyslexia and other learning disables may have difficulties. we have software available for the visual impairs and facebook is having its captioning ability and translating into different languages. this is helpful . right now there's no standard on social media for a disaster and further work is needed. the next ddpc meeting is on friday september 6th in room 421 at city hall from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. please join us. thank you. >> thank you. is there any questions? council members? staff? okay. thank you very much. chip. we're going to go on the next item which is item number 9. is there any public comment? i'm sorry. i'm getting it down packed. i'll be rolling by september. thank you. >> good afternoon council. i'm ben and i'm the emergency response coordinator for the human services agency and i'm a member of the ddpc. we have heard the issues that have happen at golden guardian and i know members of mod and my agency are taking this very seriously. unfortunately members of the red cross aren't here. this is something that they definitely ne
folks with visible impairment, and dyslexia and other learning disables may have difficulties. we have software available for the visual impairs and facebook is having its captioning ability and translating into different languages. this is helpful . right now there's no standard on social media for a disaster and further work is needed. the next ddpc meeting is on friday september 6th in room 421 at city hall from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. please join us. thank you. >> thank you. is there any...
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along the way, he battled obsessive compulsive disorder, dyslexia, and a penchant for gambling. he has now written a no-holds- barred text about his life and career titled, "the outsider: a memoir." we are glad you joined us. a conversation with jimmy connors coming up. >> there's a saying that dr. king had, and he said, "there's always a right time to do the right thing." i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we're only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. and walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. ♪ tavis: the aggressive take-no- prisoners style of play that defined jimmy connors as a tennis champion is now so taken for granted that it's hard to remember that this working class kid from east st. louis just about redefined how tennis was played. some might say not necessarily for the better, he broke rules, challenged line judges, argued his case. when earlie
along the way, he battled obsessive compulsive disorder, dyslexia, and a penchant for gambling. he has now written a no-holds- barred text about his life and career titled, "the outsider: a memoir." we are glad you joined us. a conversation with jimmy connors coming up. >> there's a saying that dr. king had, and he said, "there's always a right time to do the right thing." i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we're only about...
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dyslexia is usually diagnosed in 2nd grade.m the earlier a child could get some help. >> we documented the problems detroit is experiencing. police admit an embarrassing one, the police commander, e-mailed details of the officers body. includes weights and bra sizes. safe guard are being put in place so it never happens again. >> oops. >> oh. >> say it was a clerical error. it wasn't any kind of embarrassing, silly leak of information. just a mistake. >> of course, the assistant chief is saying it is not the practice of the police department to share this kind of information with the public for anybody else for that matter and also moving forward they don't expect to discipline anyone. >> what's more embarrassing, weight or bra size? or equally bad? >> they're equally bad, doesn't matter what size you are. first nobody's business. very good point. number two it doesn't matter what size you are. a lot of people are saying, none of their business, if they're big or small. doesn't matter. it is a woman's personal information. i wo
dyslexia is usually diagnosed in 2nd grade.m the earlier a child could get some help. >> we documented the problems detroit is experiencing. police admit an embarrassing one, the police commander, e-mailed details of the officers body. includes weights and bra sizes. safe guard are being put in place so it never happens again. >> oops. >> oh. >> say it was a clerical error. it wasn't any kind of embarrassing, silly leak of information. just a mistake. >> of course,...
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along the way, he battled obsessive compulsive disorder, dyslexia, and a penchant for gambling.he has now written a no-holds- barred text about his life and career titled, "the outsider: a memoir." we are glad you joined us. a conversation with jimmy connors coming up. >> there's a saying that dr. king had, and he said, "there's always a right time to do the right thing." i just try to liy
along the way, he battled obsessive compulsive disorder, dyslexia, and a penchant for gambling.he has now written a no-holds- barred text about his life and career titled, "the outsider: a memoir." we are glad you joined us. a conversation with jimmy connors coming up. >> there's a saying that dr. king had, and he said, "there's always a right time to do the right thing." i just try to liy
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paper piecing is like dyslexia personified. it's true. everything goes the opposite way. it takes a little -- yeah. and you need to have some flop room, for lack of a better term. yep. so, it helps to precut the pieces that you're gonna use. mm-hmm. so, our piece one -- if we just measure how big that might need to be. mm-hmm. right. i'm not that good. sure. give yourself a little breathing room. i gave myself some more room. so, instead, we cut this red piece 2 inches wide. safe. give ourselves an extra half an inch that i thought we needed. and for length, 8 inches when we said we just needed 7. that's a lot of extra. well, a lot helpful. absolutely. it saves tears later. because the first thing we're gonna do is we're gonna position this piece in the number-one spot, and to do that, you turn it over. yep. you got to flip because the dotted lines are your sewing lines, always. and having that piece bigger makes that easier. again, we would look at the same logic for the little diamonds here. notice that this black piece is considerably larger than what that diamond is.
paper piecing is like dyslexia personified. it's true. everything goes the opposite way. it takes a little -- yeah. and you need to have some flop room, for lack of a better term. yep. so, it helps to precut the pieces that you're gonna use. mm-hmm. so, our piece one -- if we just measure how big that might need to be. mm-hmm. right. i'm not that good. sure. give yourself a little breathing room. i gave myself some more room. so, instead, we cut this red piece 2 inches wide. safe. give...
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political dyslexia. >> that's michelle's job. >> stephanie: thanks for your inquiry. did we post this? >> yes. >> stephanie: i thought it was an interesting piece in the "l.a. times" op-ed by -- see if we can get him on. a former intelligence guy, director of the what -- national whatever. i'll find it. [ ♪ battle hymn of republic ] >> stephanie: national security agency. >> nsa. >> there you go. >> stephanie: andrew lightman, "l.a. times," what did edward snowden get wrong? everything. i was talking to a friend about this weekend when the president spoke on friday. it's like -- he leaked stuff to the chinese and the russians. how does that make him a patriot? i agree with the president. >> about what? we don't know. >> stephanie: honestly, jim, i still get concerned about, you know, it may be way above my pay grade but i'm concerned about security, too. i think that what the president said -- well, here. let's listen to a little more of the president. >> obama: it's true. we have a significant capabilities. what's also true is we show a restraint that many government
political dyslexia. >> that's michelle's job. >> stephanie: thanks for your inquiry. did we post this? >> yes. >> stephanie: i thought it was an interesting piece in the "l.a. times" op-ed by -- see if we can get him on. a former intelligence guy, director of the what -- national whatever. i'll find it. [ ♪ battle hymn of republic ] >> stephanie: national security agency. >> nsa. >> there you go. >> stephanie: andrew lightman,...