maxine was the first one we read her in school we knew of her. she was not out there like anny tan was when she wrote the joy luck club. so much of it is timing. it meant all the history and the voices before then had been silent. my generation of writers came in and we heard stories of women and men and the family of a different generation. a lot of us had been writing about that because they were silenced for so long. i am involved with the book prize. it's a pacific rim book prize in which books come from asia and all over the pacific rim. in the last 11 years it's been a prize we read so many books that have come from voices of new writers. i'm always amazed and they are writing different storers i wrote when i started. all the people have come through now. if you look at the list of indian and japanese authors and chinese authors it's now we are very much diverse. i think for a long time we weren't. i thank you for that question. if i keep going i will never get another question. [laughter]. >> thank you for samurai's garden. i read it had i

maxine harris, ceo and co-founder, community connections, washington, dc. dr. clark, what is trauma and how do we define trauma? the definition of trauma is a little ambiguous, but it's tied to specific adverse events that a person may experience or a community may experience, including disasters, physical or sexual abuse, or witnessing the above-mentioned. it's of that nature, it could be psychological as well as physical, and there are a wide range of issues associated with the definition. very good, and what are the various sources of trauma? well, the sources are similar to the precipitant. it could be from a relative or a partner. it could be in war, from the enemy. it could be from tornadoes or hurricanes or floods. it could be from predators who are in the community unbeknownst to the victim, a person who's victimized from either physical assault or rape or events like that. so the, it can be from a loved one or it can be from a total stranger. dr. gillece, basically how is trauma closely tied with substance use and mental health issues? well, we believe

this is maxine albroro. it's been destroyed and one of my favorites done by helen bruten. it's to remind us, while i was looking at these projects, they employed 42 percent women. it's very unusual in the art world. and then of course, in san francisco, benny lafono. we had the first and the last of the new deal. coit tower is the first. it is i think, one of the best in the country. it shows san francisco's history and that of human civilization shown through the eyes of labor. these are things that happened in san francisco's history. lynchings. again, coit tower, shows you the stock market dropping. something people weren't used to seeing. and a business many being held up. and in george washington high school, the farther of our country pointing the pioneers west as they walk over a dead indian. most of the art is not controversial. most of the artists celebrates local produce. this is one of the most extraordinary murals i have seen. at a tuberculosis cemetery. they also painted a mural in san francisco. finally, it's on the outside of the berkeley community theater.

maxine: 18.30 "i couldn't sleep lastnight, cause that was on my mind. mmm hmm."al mcclendon: 14.50 "she had just moved in about six months ago, but i don't really know nothing about her." her."et thomas ferguson: 4.49 "she was always upbeat and friendly. she was never a troublemaker that i could tell." tell."police have a person of interest, but no charges have been filed. 3 penn state university will learn the fate of its football program this morning.... a day after school officials decided the fate of the famous statue of joe paterno. paterno. joel d. smith is live in fell's point with reaction to the statue coming down, and what's to come for the school, and it's many supporters in maryland. good morning joel d. patrice, penn state has the largest alumni association in the country... about half a million. they are reacting to the statue being taken down early yesterday morning, and they about the sanctions that in just a few hours. the future of program, and its ability to compete for years to come, jeapardy. jeapardy. with the proximity to pennsylvania, no d

maxine: 18.30 "i couldn't sleep lastnight, cause that was on my mind. mmm hmm."al mcclendon: 14.50 "she had just moved in about six months ago, but i don't really know nothing about her." her."et thomas ferguson: 4.49 "she was always upbeat and friendly. she was never a troublemaker that i could tell." tell."police... have a person... of interest,.../ but... no charges have been filed. a... string of robberies... in anne arundel county.../ all... within... four days... of each other.../. july 18--th... four... armed... suspects... robbed a... 7--11... near... annapolis and disney road.../. police... charged... 3 of them... with armed robbery ...// july 19-th... police... responded to a robbery... on... baltimore//annapolis boulevard.. in... glen burnie.../. police... later... caught the armed suspect..../ and... july 21-st .../ the ... hill-top inn... near... thomas... and... furnace branch roads... reported... a forced entry ....// where... property was taken...//. a... suspect.... was arrested.../ charged with... burglary. west virginia troopers investigating t

maxine: 18.30 "i couldn't sleep lastnight, cause that was on my mind. mmm hmm."al mcclendon: 14.50 "she had just moved in about six months ago, but i don't really know nothing about her." her."et thomas ferguson: 4.49 "she was always upbeat and friendly. she was never a troublemaker that i could tell." tell."police have a person of interest, but no charges have been filed. a 21-year-old man remains in critical condition, this morning... after being shot multiple times in the face and body early saturday morning in northwest baltimmre. it happened around 3 a-m near west belvedere and florence avenue. anyone with information should call police. 3 penn state university will be hit with fines of more than 30- million-dollars. that's according to a source familiar with the fall out from the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. the penalties will be announced today by the n-c- double-a. meanwhile, the 900-pound bronze statue of longtime coach joe paterno was removed. the controversial removal. 3 --reporter pkg-as follows -- there is an emptiness outside beaver stadi

this is rhianna - brianna, elen, daisy, maxine, skyler, mackenzie, helen, and andrea. don't let them down. we have less rainout with turf. president chiu: thank you. >> good evening. i live in district four. have had to leave, one is still here. my wife is a lifer in san francisco. i ask that you reject the appeal and move the project forward. the eir was completed and this project is sound. millions have been spent and to reject it would throw this back into a continuing cycle i do not see an end to. golden gate park is wonderful but is not a wilderness preserve as our opponent will make you think. it is a part in the middle of a major city. the soccer fields are already there. we're not clearcutting fields to put in a new facility. we're talking about fields that are there already although they're often closed. these are uneven surfaces. to listen to those thinking -- rejecting the er, you would think that the park would be bulldozed over and cemented, water supply poisoned and birds falling from the sky. we know that this is not true. they have been working on this

robyn, carolyn, amy, roseanna, maxine hickman, anna, kathleen carroll, john reynolds, barbara bishop, and next speaker. >> thank you, members of the board of supervisors. my name is -- and i support the rebuild plan. after being out of the work force for a very long time, i am now employed with a contracting company. around this time last year, i was diagnosed with cancer and went through surgery, but this did not discourage me. while undergoing treatment, i went back to school at the college to get my certificate in administration. under the auspices of the hiring. i did this in my desire to help myself find a job and not be a burden to my family and the city. now, i have my health back, and i have a full-time job. this is my second time to appear before the san francisco board of supervisors. on behalf of those who like me will struggle to overcome every illness, go back to school if need be, and to every sacrifice to get into the work force so that they can put food on the table for their families. i am a resident of san francisco, and i firmly believe that you have the best intere

scene that follows three days of trials and canoeing and kayaking and moscow beijing gold medalist maxinemiss is that however on the chance to defend his title on its own grounds has this story. this year's championship of russia is used not only to determine the best athletes domestically but also to find out who will are presenting the country at the olympic games in london the two hundred meters men's single race and canoeing was one of the most anticipated events russia's only olympic champion in beijing all political is betting his fourth consecutive summer games ticket but he failed to outsmart the a position in this final six time world champion he won still came home first to make it into his first olympics and the coaching staff believe every winner of the russian championship deserves to go to london. and i think you have selected the best athletes at these trials the companies in many categories with very high in some of the reasons were really dramatic with everyone trying to demonstrate the most of their abilities to win another medal hopeful for russia i can't aleksey they'r

. >> reporter: maxine's yard looks like a bomb went off losing a few trees that were 150 feet high. > oh my god, i couldn't believe it. this one took that one and all the way down. >> reporter: across baltimore county the sound of generators and chain saws echo through neighborhoods. >> everywhere we've been is all the same. branches down, there's tree downs, trees on houses, trees on cars. >> reporter: jason davis has been working nonstop in the sweltering heat. how would you describe it to a hurricane? >> this is much worse. >> reporter: the owner of coffee with tea one of 14 businesses shut down for 14 days in a row. >> it's a neighborhood business, when the neighborhood is down, everybody goes where there's power and we're still here. >> reporter: hoping for power and customers. i'm using this as an example. this is a scene that is being repeated in hundreds of locations across baltimore county right now. right back here, you look at this power pole, it's snapped from these winds and it crashed down on the ground. there's a transformer there. if we pan over to the left just a litt

mark will be returning to his home city, once mayor here in new orleans, along with congresswoman maxineics today. what's at stake be for you. just four months away from the national election. and then among the great panels that have been taking place here, i had the privilege of talking to vanessa williams and her mom helen williams who had come out, cowritten a book together "you have no idea." it talks about the mother/daughter relationship and the resiliency of family going through it all from miss america to that solo recording career to acting on the big screen and the small screen and on broadway as well. and then today, i had a chance to talk with marianne john baptiste, actress, know her from "without a trace" come out with a new movie called "won't back down" about education reform. she's part of a smart panel today talking about education reform. she talks about her perspective coming from the u.k. and here to the u.s. >> i think it's pretty much the same. there certainly needs to be some kind of reform in the u.k. as well as, you know, here in the united states. you know, th

ben bernanke on the hill again today and might be spicier with the likes of maxine waters, ron paul doinghe questioning in front of the house financial services committee. futures margins lower to the downside on the dow. europe, mixed picture with credit suisse and german two year in a moment. >> the road map for the morning starts with the markets. yesterday, it was a midday turnaround and today see what bernanke brings in day two of the testimony on the hill and better than expected earnings of bank of america and honeywell to digest irks the cfo telling cnbc uncertainty, the big problem in the back half. how does this set up for ibm's report tonight? >>> ceo of per grin says i spent it. the money of customers used to fund a new headquarters, trainee activity and regulatory fees. the plot only thickens there. >>> we begin with b of a with second quarter earnings. a nickel above forecast. revenues a bit shy of consensus. they say the provision for credit losses down to the lowest levels since q1 of '07 and credit quality continues to improve. good numbers of wells and citi. is b of an i

i yield maxine waters of los angeles two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for two minutes. ms. waters: thank you very much. i thank the gentleman from michigan for the time. i rise to oppose h.r. 6079, the republicans' 31st attempt to repeal the affordable care act. this bill is ridiculous. it is as ridiculous as the previous 30 votes to repeal health care reform. it is ridiculous because this bill is going nowhere. it will not be taken up by the senate and even if it were to pass the senate, the president would veto it. every day people die from preventable and treatable diseases. every day our most -- almost 50 people die of hiv-aids. more than 1,600 people die of heart disease and more than 5,000 people are newly diagnosed with diabetes. yet the republicans are trying for the 31st time to deny americans access to preventable health services and treatment for these conditions. because of the affordable care act, more than six million young adults under the age of 26 now have health insu

hose host thank you maxine. >> guest: look, i don't think those are excluded.should be part of the bass -- basket in looking at inflation in the world. what you must understand, you are observing key staples, corn or soybeans, it is transferred to, bread, for example, consumption of bread, so you have an idea, the transformation of a 1 percent price of wheat t. goes to a 2 percent increase in the price of bread. bread is composed by wheat, by then you have a lot of other inputs in the production of bread which of course brings it to the .2, .3 increase, so that is why you don't see the sail changes of what you observe in the basic staples in terms of inflation index. for sure, increases in prices of the staples in food has an effect over inflation and that's what we have seen in 2008, 2010 and we'll be seeing today. butit not one to one. it's a lot less than the one to one. >> host: why is it when you go to grocery stores, you can get 5-10 ears of corn for a couple of bucks. are grocery stores making money off other items, where are the profits for the chains?

america's mayor, time maxine's person of the year, rudolph giuliani endorsed by people like rick perry, then governor of texas, pat robertson. they knew he was a catholic that was pro-choice, but they also said he is a culture who hate liberals and he can win and they put money on the line for an. he never made it. he just fizzled so badly. and out the way through 2011 with the experts at the national turnover, the expert of the national journal and political poll were asked for all the democratic candidate. who did better than did any surprise to be doing worse than it? worse than it was senator obama. better than expected with senator clinton. two days later she lost. she blew it at the i/o chip or send jackson event. we have to understand there's a lot more contingency. as i started to work on the campaign, one of the first things i realized as this sounds awfully simple, but it's not. there really are only three campaigns. there is the challenger on the party out of power to capture the white house. and then there's either an incumbent trying to hold and defend the white house afte

time information on caltrain web site appeared >>mark: reports are coming out the giants pitcher, maxineame here he appears to get to >> the giants will have four players starting in the all-star game. we will lead back as the kron 4 news continues until 10:00. an look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day, you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty second, for crying out loud! we know how long a minute is. [ sighs ] sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability, and ways to connect. rethink possible. >>mark: >>mark: the city preparation department said that thousands of dollars and metal equipment has been stolen during these past. >>darya: wildlife restrooms they bit starting on pelicans are turning up around that are walking right

vÍctima de cÁncer, y quiero decirles que tambiÉn era hermana mayor de la comunicadora y periodista maxinio especial. >>> quiero que sepan que miguel viene su hija, es una persona familiar, te acompaÑan tus hijos a todos lados. >>> mientras no estÉn en tiempo escolar me acompaÑan. >>> y a ti? >>> mi familia, mi equipo, es un gran dÍa para mi, muy entusiasmada. fue un dÍa de madrugar, trf ar ardÚo. >>> y como escucharon, esta belleza tiene novio. y la veremos pronto en una novela, y me preguntan quiÉn es el novio? >>> lo veremos en la alfombra? >>> seguramente. >>> pendientes a la alfombra. >>> a ti miguel con quiÉn te veremos? >>> con la familia. >>> y ya tienen su pinta lista? >>> sÍ. >>> traes guantes de boxeo? >>> no, quedÓ en casa. >>> sino tendrÍamos un problema. pero yo traigo capa, vamos a cantar, va a estar increÍble, estos premios estarÁn increÍbles. >>> y querÍa un disfraz como el tuyo, pero me tocÓ este, estÁ bien. y de iza, me sorprendiÓ con su altura. y que le puedo decir de miguel cotto. y algunas Últimas palabras que le quieran decir a la gente de "despierta amÉrica." >>> g

congressman maxine walters and dr. steve perry from cnn will be talking as well and roland martin.ed the festival this year. used to be a three-day festival, now a four-day. why the extra day? >> the extra day is to truly formalize the empowerment for our youth. the first day now is thursday and we start with an entire conversation that's focused on what will secure our youth and we partnered with the mayor of new orleans mitch landrieu, and then with first lady of new orleans and girl up, as she calls it. such a fun name. empowering girls and connecting families and their youth to services within the community. so that's been a discussion now formally for the first full day and it ended with the first ever new and next youth concert in the superdome last night. you've never seen so many screaming 10-year-olds in your life. but it was fantastic. we're very excited with our first formal youth day. >> what's the goal? you have done the festival for how many years? >> 18. >> you took -- was it one or two years off after hurricane katrina? >> one. we came right back to new orleans. >>

. >> hos who is maxine smiley? >> guest: we, m. smiley. oh, this isgreat. a oouwhe ta a hrehes. ld nextoor to our country house in pennsylvania. and be she was the kind of person -- perps like our last caer -- about whom peoeill sh onrlct httetsth hor ig e tlk e aow asigttnt on planes that would go cross country but make five stops along the way. um, she was a nurse which is at you had to beo be fligtant t e sm a sledo ilanexooo us, and, um, she just was a very strongilled, smart, bic firihithapdor when w ixra d rim, essay about, um, her very bes friend and wrote an essay about mrs. smiley. sht rt ot rtas aome j tkice a ouofme othe women who had gone before us out in the world. >> host: and then there's a story about maria telling r the dangers of smoking laayhee.p u t >>t:ld w when she died? >> guest: i think she was in her late 70s when she died. too soon for my taste, frankly. gotoatu go'ro shsersia out because she would just get tired of her, you know? [laughter] and say, no, you can't do that, you have to leave now. they had the best frienhip ca y ,rmi s,id a ri a soy win e

. >> maxine daniel for california. on behalf of the more than 100,000 california greens, i like to cast our vote of 56 delegates in proportion to our primary election. we cast six votes for dr. ken mesplay, 22 votes for roseanne barr, and 28 votes for dr. joe stein. -- dr. jill sign. -- stein. [applause] >> if we could hear, please, from the state of colorado. >> is the state of colorado has seven votes. we have 7000 registered greens in colorado we have 37,500 votes in the senatorial election of 2010, which was 2.4%. we have two new chapters that started in the last year. one in el paso county, and one in douglas county. our seven votes are cast from the operation of our convention in may. we cast one vote for dr. ken one vote for roseanne barr, and five votes for jill stein. [applause] >> united states over from here, conn. >> my name is tim mikki, one of the long time the green party members. i would like to introduce our senate canada, jeff russell, running for senate. the green party of connecticut has 27 appointe

we have maxine jones -- she serves students with disabilities and has a curriculum focused on health and wellness. from school nutrition to physical education curriculum, community support, that is the focus of the school. the experience in the education field is also included. special education, coordinators and dean of students. we are also joined by fran meyer. she was an educator with great experience as a teacher, administrator, researcher, also in professional development. the american alliance for health and physical education. recreation and events. she works on policy and programs development that are coordinated and comprehensive art education. welcome to our panel. [applause] [applause] those in the school system are getting the bulk of their meals in the school system. we talked about all of the problems with school lunches and we talked about pizza being counted as a vegetable and french fries and ketchup being counted as nutritious items. it is important to talk about the context under which a lot of school kitchens are working in. you know, the average school has about

i yield maxine waters of los angeles two minutes.the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for two minutes. ms. waters: thank you very much. i thank the gentleman from michigan for the time. i rise to oppose h.r. 6079, the republicans' 31st attempt to repeal the affordable care act. this bill is ridiculous. it is as ridiculous as the previous 30 votes to repeal health care reform. it is ridiculous because this bill is going nowhere. it will not be taken up by the senate and even if it were to pass the senate, the president would veto it. every day people die from preventable and treatable diseases. every day our most -- almost 50 people die of hiv-aids. more than 1,600 people die of heart disease and more than 5,000 people are newly diagnosed with diabetes. yet the republicans are trying for the 31st time to deny americans access to preventable health services and treatment for these conditions. because of the affordable care act, more than six million young adults under the age of 26 now have health insur