above all, recognize if husuccess, you've also had luck. and with luck comes obligation. you owe a debt, and not just to your gods-- you owe a debt to the unlucky. i make this point because, along with this speech, is something you're very likely to forget. >> brown: the speech generated wide interest, especially online. it was the most-read story on "dow jones financial news "last week and generated thousands of comments on facebook and mentions on twitter. michael lewis, a contributor to "vanity fair" joins us now from the journalism school at u.c. gberkly. beside hoping to come up with a memorable graduation speech, why did you feel the need to say some part of their success is due to luck? >> well, you know, i-- when you're asked to give one of these speeches, your first goal is really not to embarrass yourself. so that's where i started. and i started thinking about, you know, where they sit and how they think about their lives. i listened to this very speech 30 years ago at princeton. i don't remember a word of it. i thought, tell them something that speaks from my

i want to wish you luck. i expect to hear great things about you. >> [inaudible] [applause] >> first and foremost, i want to thank chairman , members of the board, this is quite an honor. these years have been truly monumental in reference to my career. as indicated, i have had the opportunity to work did various transportation entities across the country. san francisco is very dynamic and unique. each day is like no other. i can recall one day, every time you turn over a rock, there is another rock. i just have moving them to the side. i want to thank my colleagues. the players may have changed, but we still had that synergy. it is very important that we do that on a daily basis. i would be remiss not to the acknowledge the wonderful staff that we have here at the sfmta. oftentimes, we do not get are just do. people remember the bad things that happen. i want to acknowledge the hard- working people that are so committed to this city and committed to delivering a viable transportation. i want to thank each an

america's defense chief is up to india's leadership as a string of bad luck pleasing us all bases had it's really true moved into the asia pacific. and syria allows humanitarian aid workers into the country for the first time with an escalation of violence and expulsion of foreign diplomats. as well as physical body in syria has been fighting a so-called information war with conflicting reports about the situation that syria's minister of information. tells r.t. what he feels is really going on. then there's the arab league council has asked satellite operators are upside. down the broadcast of syrian satellite channels what do you think about this decision. this decision is an attack on free media and freedom of expression it's an attack on syrian media the purpose is to hide the truth about what is really going on in syria from people both inside and outside the country this is part of the smear campaign launched by certain satellite channels and supported by the gulf nations behind it the decision contradicts fundamental moral and professional standards for mass media in the arab w

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all right, bob, and finally good luck for union rags after all that bad luck. mike smith said he shouldn't have let him through on the inside. what do you think? >> there's a couple different factors. there was a big enough hole, and he was game enough to go through there. the real union rags showed up today. he had adversity here last year, he's 2 for 2 at this racetrack now. he overcame that at belmont park last year. so a very, very good performance today. >> back in march if you had told a whole lot of horse racing people that we get to the belmont stakes with the possibility to win a triple crown as we had earlier this week, they would have said union rags will be the horse. there was the disappointment in the derby, caused a lot of people to jump off the bandwagon. they said he wasn't tough and matured last year, that caught up to him now. he couldn't get the mile and a half. today he was mature and tough, and he got the mile and a half better than anybody. >> he returned to the scene of his greatest triumph today the champagne stakes last year. he got go

a lot of it is just plain luck along the way. >> stephen: i didn't get this show by luck. i got this because i was a toll booth attendant on the new jersey turnpike and jon stewart drove through one day. that's not luck, that's skill. >> obviously the way to get out of a real depression is a war in europe. and are we going to get one over there because how is europe doing? europe is in big trouble. i'm having a hard time not using forbidden words but europe is in big trouble. they made a terrible mistake which is one currency without government and compounded it by having a lot of the wrong policies. >> but obama is a socialist and europe is a socialist system and so europe is just a preview of what will happen to america, right. you want to turn america into-- europe's economic problem. >> so which is the famous, most generous welfare state in the world, the place that, even now by european standards is pretty close to the top in terms of the generosity of-- you just had it on the program. swed sen a welfare state, for generations conservatives have been telling us that t

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but good luck. welcome aboard. let's go to work now in the jeopardy! round. and here are the categories... we'll give you a clue, and you have to tell us what war the poem is associated with... yes, indeed. kathy. hollywood's middle initials for $200. what is j.? hollywood's middle initials for $400. what is h.? middle initials, $600. what is t.? websites from a to z for $200, please. what is amazon.com? websites from a to z for $400. what is bing? um, websites, $600. what is flickr? uh, websites, $800, please. what is match.com? websites for $1,000, please. "z." let there be shoes from this website whose logo is seen here. what is zappos? war poetry for $200. what is the civil war? uh, for $400 in war poetry, please. what is the revolutionary war? war poetry for $600. the guys are off to a little better start than you. let's do $600. okay. here is the clue... what is vietnam? yes. war poetry for $800. what is world war ii? war poetry for $1,000. what is the trojan war? hollywood middle initials for $800. what is e.? hollywood middle initials, $1,000. what is

. >> if you're thinking of trying your luck, be prepared for some company. thousand people did not make it inside the casino on opening night because they were stuck in mind or in traffic. delays are not expected to be as bad as they were earlier this week in. >> you have to be patient and stagger your trip. we expect it to be spread out begins the casino will be open more hours. >> construction near 295 is expected to be complete by sometime next week. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. will the traffic problems at arundel mills keep you from visiting the arundel mills casino this weekend? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> loose lips in the nation's capital have lawmakers talking about how to stop leaks of sensitive information. classified u.s. operations. hallie jackson is in our washington bureau with details. >> members of congress are now hammering out details for new laws to try to prevent u.s. secrets from getting out. >> at risk. >> republicans and

so i think willard should host a pot luck.ight here. the trees are the right height. >> next, don't brag about your plans for an underground mansion and elevator for your car. >> tell you what, $10,000 bet? >> be careful not to ask personal questions. >> hi, how are you,ly shake your hand away anyway. you don't have your make up on yet, good to see you. >> and we know you don't have the best track record with dogs. if a neighbor's dog gets loose, don't let it get in front of a car or on top of one. and lastly, don't insult what people bring to the pot luck. >> i'm not sure about these cookies. they don't look like you made them. >> no. >> no, they came from the local 7-11, bakery, whatever. >> willard, i hope you take this advice seriously. we really want you to get along with your neighbors, and we definitely don't want you moving east to washington after november. you see, willard, even i want what's best for you because it's best for the country. thanks for watching, i'm al sharpton, "hardball" starts right now. >>> anti-de

luck is led opportunity meets the declaration. i feel like that is what happened with me. i was lucky that when the opportunity came, i was prepared. tavis: did you ever expect to be this good? >> i can't say yes to that. you don't really have these kinds of expectations. desires, yes. i wanted tobut expect? i can say that i did. to ta your club for a couple days. a few s i my home state of mississippi, got a chance to your club for a couple days. a few others film of this documentary. a few others film of this documentary. it leads me to ask how your upbringing has been formed the kinds of acting choices you have made. >> i am not sure that my upbringing has, in itself, and formed my acting choices. but, i was a child of the movies. i went to the movies with every opportunity. it has informed of a lot of my choices. there are certain lesser roles. sydney poitier came along and he wasn't funny, he was just good. that was my pattern. tavis: poitier was the first black actor that turned you on in that way, did you decide you wanted to be a dramatic actor? you have done it al

good luck. >> -- and once tomorrow before 4:00 p.m.d luck. >> 82 and 63 the high and low today. 84 and 66 are the averages. here are the temperatures the next few days. sunshine near 80 for the next few days. humidity hold off until tuesday through thursday of next week. the beaches look great bid again if you're headed down. temperatures in the 70's with water temperatures also in the 70's. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> abc world news is coming up next

the luck good luck good luck. plays. just see the end of. the bottom a little. the for. the so. line from moscow our top story is creeping contagion the eurozone champion germany into his ratings downgrade with fears the crisis is hitting a monetary union biggest economy. military maneuvering russia plans closer ties with china while america promises to move most of its warships to the asia pacific in the coming years. and protest peacefully or pay a fortune russia lawmakers pass a bill that sparked some of the most heated debate and set a new parliamentary record. now since the uprising broke out in syria sectarian violence between supporters and opponents of the outside regime has flared up repeatedly in neighboring lebanon more on the ripples of the syrian civil war in our debate show called stop. if you. want to. follow him and welcome across talking about syria goes so does lebanon with the violent crisis in syria continuing to deepen and spread can lebanon remain on the sidelines much longer and many other questions of bound is syria intentionally destabilizing lebanon and

>> good luck. >> and luck is on his side. service has been restored and we're told by the way that there are many folks that chose to drive to candle stick park and told us the lot was filled so there is apparently a popular option. vic lee abc 7 news. >> that is a closure forced people to make adjustments in order to arrive on time and there is many relie on bart. >> several people turned away and many of them had driven a distance. >> we're from chico, california which is a two and a half hour drive and this sounds like another two and a half hours. >> traffic caused a lot of people to miss the opening pitch. and if anyone was upset they didn't show it. >> one man told abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman he's upbeat. >> this is a last day of school. the boat arrived and got on. >> are you a convert now for public transportation? >> yes. >> and there is is a downer is that the giants lost. >> and mike shumann is hire with that and golf. >> that is right. u.s. open and there is all eyes on the marquis three some. teeing off at

best of luck in my hometown. you'll have a bit of feeling. you have the icy look about you when you talk about winning. >> thank you. i hope so. fingers crossed. >> good luck. >> next, a young man from the bronx who was born to an olympian. incredible story. coming up next. a party? [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat! hmmm. you'll bring a lot to the party. [ all ] yay! [ female announcer ] new ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. twenty-one vitamins and minerals. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. refreshing nutrition in charge! [ male announcer ] we believe in thinking day and night... about your dog's nutrition. like the dual-defense antioxidants in our food that work around the clock... supporting your dog's immune system on the inside... while helping to keep his skin and coat healthy on the outsi

. >> people trying their luck all day long trying to hit the jackpot. we are hearing another 10,000 people so far today. the casino is still open until 2:00 tonight. phase two is under construction right now. that should be open later on in the fall. >> thank you for that. always double check your spelling. that is one lesson learned the hard way for prince george's county public schools. some noticed their diplomas misspelled the word programs leading out to the r. they found the mistake appeared on all diplomas. the companies who made them are picking up the tab at to reprint them. >> there is nothing wrong with "progams." we dealt with a mix of warm weather that has been a nothing compared to what people in southern california dealt with. hale was brought to the denver area last night. it caused extensive damage to trees and poles and cars. it also caused some major flooding. more than one dozen drivers were forced to abandon their cars and leave them in a slushy mixture of rain and hail. that is incredible. >> it makes our weather look even better t

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. >> bad luck. >> bad luck. >> does it hurt? >> just a little bit. >> the inmates also get rewarded for winning the rodeo events. $200 for convict poker. $80 for winning the bull riding event. cowboy of the year awarded to the highest scoring inmate gets a championship buckle. >> these are the worst inmates you could have in any prison in the country, yet they're rehabilitated to the point that they can come and mingle with the people. it just shows that we can change prisons in america. we can have culture change in our prisons like we have here. some criticize the event's brutality. others say the prisoners don't deserve the excitement of the rodeo. >> to these inmates, to participate can be king for a day. that's something they really never get in prison. some people would say, well, who cares? well, i would say, what's one day? >> great day for a rodeo. >> get set for the event that is indeed unique to angola. >> it's about challenging the bull. see who's got the biggest, you know, kahulas. >> the biggest prize is for guts a

president newlin: good luck. vice president joseph: good luck. president newlin: ok, item number 6, a discussion and possible action to review the existing place of entertainment conditions of rock it room, located at 406 clement street. >> to report on their activities, we kept the item on calendar because we wanted to track it and make sure we did not miss out on the timing. they have asked for a continuance, as the permit officer is on vacation, i think, and so with respect to this, we're asking that the commission to continue this item. we have been in communication with the venue. they are complying with conditions, and there are quite a few of them, says staff is requesting a continuance. i think he will be back in mid july, so if you wanted to be specific, it would be a second meeting in july, at the very earliest. president newlin: ok. any public comment on the continuance of the review of rock it room? commissioner: second. clerk: same house, same call? ok. thank you. president newlin: item seven, commissioner comments and questions. vic

come out and luck, we have invited the inspector out. we invited them to measure the height at 10 ft. 3. we also pointed out devaluation. devaluation of using the city numbers, the estimate to do total construction is about 560. you can't do valuation between two permits. but even if you could, the other permits were only $300,000. you can't build 700 square feet and raise a building 36 inches and remodel 5400 square feet. how their valuation is off, the planning department has not been played thousands of dollars in fees. here is a letter from the building director saying you can't transfer homeowner or permit. but not if it is a contractor's permit. the same reason applies when you do it electrical. you can't have them: electrical permit to hire somebody else. this particular case, the city has rules about how you can transfer permits. had a permit before it is issued, there is nothing about owner transfer. the reason why is that people were getting hurt, this is the state law that talks about an owner builder. she said she is going to

the whale's bad luck was followed by some good luck. charles martin of vallejo was in his boat returning with some friends from a fishing trip to the ferelons. they happened to catch sight of the whale in the waves. martin and his friends shot this video of the encounter they noticed that seals were leaping all around the whale almost as though the seal had come to the aid of a friend in trouble. >> one of my friends that was with me said he was thinking about cutting off the ropes out there i said i don't think we can. it's pretty cold water out there. >> reporter: martin called the coast guard. meanwhile nick minegos a charter boat skipper who had also seen the whale called the marine mammal center in marin county. >> we mounted the troops and two members of our water rescue teams which are trained to proactively disentangle seals and sea lions but they've also had some whale disentanglement training. the both of them hopped on boat with captain chris and they headed offshore. >> reporter: the rescuers arrived in early afternoon to fi

. >> good luck. >> this is the full on hazmat. . >> residual liquid. we're taking it time to let it drain. we don't want to get sludge on it necessarily. take your time. stand on the side of it. . >> should we let it release for a while? . >> let it release. >> is that the technical term? . >> this is the most important bolt on the whole thing. this is the locking bolt. it locks this thing right in place. so now. >> take your hammer and what we want to do, we get rag build up right in here. the hot water recirculates right in here, the sludge recirculates in here. the sludge sometimes has rags in it. all we want to do is go around the clean the rags. let me show you how. take the slide hammer, go all the way through the back, go around. >> got you. >> during the real rainy season, how does that change the way dealing with this job? is it a lot more stuff in there? . >> what we do, charles, we do this quarterly. every four months we go around and clean all the heat exchangers so we don't have a large build up. . >> go around? . >> yeah. (sound of hammer

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