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[Translate] The Cannes Film Festival’s starting to read like Oakland, California with reports of a jewelry theft and now shots fired while actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil were in the middle of a live interview. Makes you wonder what’s next? According to Reuters, A man fired a gun as actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil were in the middle of an interview during a live TV broadcast along the sun-drenched, palm-lined waterfront, sending the pair, and many others, running for cover. Reuters reporter said that...

[Translate] Kanye West turned away from the duty of being Kim Kardashian’s husband-to-be long enough to record a new album called New Slaves. And the time he spent was well-invested as Mr. West used locations in 66 spots at the following 10 cities around the World for a really cool introduction of the album mating locations, event planning, marketing, and social media: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Miami, London, Berlin, Paris, and Sydney Australia. The setup is such that a projector has Kanye West...

[Translate] The Philadelphia Eagles under Chip Kelly are a different team, more like, well, the Oregon Ducks. There are two obvious differences from the looks of the video embedded here from the Eagles practice and by Tom Moore: the loud music and the use of the Read Option Offense. Some have said that Chip Kelly will use a “different” offense from the Read Option – well, folks, he’s not going to do that. The Read Option can be used with almost any formation, and mixed with any other kind of system. But...

[Translate] The IRS’ political targeting allegations are just plain scary, especially as one who wonders just how the Internal Revenue Service comes to focus on celebrities of a major or minor level. And not just the IRS, but the California Franchise Tax Board, which I believed was targeting me in a similar fashion. Regardless of politics, it should be against the law for a government revenue collection organization to pick on people for political or religious reasons. If the organization comes to the attention of the IRS via...

[Translate] The Oakland City Auditor Report that alleged that Councilmembers Larry Reid (District 7) and Desley Brooks (District 6) were acting in violation of the City Charter in various ways was to be introduced at the Oakland City Council meeting of Tuesday night. But, it never saw the light of Oakland legislative day. Why? While the story Oakland City Council President Pat Kernighan (District 2) gave to the media was that it was because the report which in a racist way zeroed in on Oakland’s two black councilmembers,...

[Translate] Star Trek: Into Darkness is one of the best movies ever made, and for a host of reasons. First of all, it has a really complicated story that is sure to please Star Trek fans and new comers alike. Second, the special effects are just incredible, and they set a new standard for crashing giant starships into cities like San Francisco. Third, the dialog and character interplay is smooth, and it feels like you’re getting reacquainted with family and meeting some of them in a new way, like Carol Marcus (Alice Eve)....

[Translate] Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn were most recently spotted on his yacht, with he shirtless and she in a bikini showing a hot, athletic body. This is the third time in two weeks that Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn have been out in the public eye. The first time was at the Met Gala two Sunday’s ago. The second time was at the Players Championship. And the third time was on his yacht. In all, Lindsey Vonn’s already considerable social media presence has been massively improved after she and he used Facebook...

[Translate] Jerramy Stevens and Hope Solo can celebrate as for the first time in over a decade, and going back to 1997, he has no legal troubles hanging over his head. Guys, that’s a testament to finding the right woman to stick by you. Jerramy Stevens and Hope Solo were married last October, after two months of dating, and with a ton of controversy first because of the alleged fight that happened the night before, and second because Hope just plain shocked the shit out of every guy who thought they had a chance to date her...

[Translate] Yes. Alex Smith, now the quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, is going to run a Kansas City Offense that will incorporate the read-option and the Pistol Formation. And, ah, it’s just like the offense that the San Francisco 49ers installed for Colin Kaepernick, but was ran by Smith at Utah before he was drafted #1 by the 49ers in 2005. Got that? Listen to this video vlog from February 28th of 2013 on Alex Smith being traded to the Kansas City Chiefs: According to Fox Sports Kansas City, the Chiefs announced...

[Translate] The White House has released a large file of emails related to the controversial Benghazi U.S. Embassy attacks on September 11th and September 12th of 2012. We have them here at Zennie62.com in this blog post. Much of the email information has been covered up, but what is readable shows that, on page 10, it was the State Department and the CIA, and not the White House, that believed the attacks were related to the insulting anti-muslim video. They also reveal that U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice was indeed not the source...

[Translate] The Baltimore Ravens have one less thing to worry about. Today, troubled linebacker Rolando McClain retired from his three-year career in the National Football League. McClain played for the Oakland Raiders before he signed with the Ravens on April 12. Ten days after he signed with the Ravens he got himself into more hot water, he was arrested for disorderly conduct. He is due in court on July 9. That wasn’t his first arrest, he was arrested before, yet the Ravens were still willing to take a chance on him. After his...

[Translate] With news of the new and yet untitled Star Wars film being released more frequently, we now have a writer a director and a studio location, fans are starting to speculate on story lines, characters and planets. As Episode 7 is a sequel to Episode 6 Return of the Jedi and not a prequel like the last 3 Star Wars movies released it is easy to forget that it has been 30 years since Return of the Jedi was released. Therefore for new Star Wars fans and fans who are currently on somewhat of a sabbatical may need some help or reminders...