Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Hollywood mogul Brad Grey dies of cancer at 59 and other top stories.

  • Hollywood mogul Brad Grey dies of cancer at 59

    Hollywood mogul Brad Grey dies of cancer at 59
    Brad Grey, the former head of Paramount Pictures, died on Sunday evening at age 59. His family said in a statement that the cause was cancer and that they were with him when he passed in his Holmby Hills, Calif., home. Grey ran Paramount for 12 years before being forced out in February – collateral damage caused by a bruising power struggle pitted the head of Paramount parent company Viacom with the Redstone family that controls it. “I look forward to new adventures,” the well-liked studio head..
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  • Study: Bullying persists in school, reports of sex crime up

    Study: Bullying persists in school, reports of sex crime up
    72, in Buffalo, N.Y. One in every 5 middle and high school students has complained of being bullied at school and the number of reports of sexual assault on ...
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  • Second Generation Theatre Presents Regional Premiere of THE ...

    Second Generation Theatre presents the regional premiere of "THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA" at the Lancaster Opera House June 2-18th. Set in 1953, "THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA" follows Margaret and Clara Johnson as they vacation in Florence, Italy. When a gust of wind blows Clara's hat right into the hands of a young Italian gentleman, neither age nor language nor familial disapproval can stop their whirlwind love affair. As Clara and Fabrizio fall into each others' arms, Margaret must grapple with the ..
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  • Delta Sonic Becomes 2nd Retailer to Migrate to PDI

    BUFFALO, N.Y. — Delta Sonic Car Wash Systems Inc. has selected PDI as its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provider. Previously a customer of The Pinnacle Corp., Delta Sonic was one of more than 100 customers acquired by PDI when it purchased Pinnacle's ERP assets earlier this year. "Migrating to a new software solution wasn't a decision we took lightly," said Chris Boebel, chief information officer for Delta Sonic. "Ultimately, PDI's central database that stretches across all its pr..
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  • Jill Gutterson, Brad Grey's Ex-Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

    Jill Gutterson, Brad Grey's Ex-Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
    Brad Grey and Jill on April 14, 2004. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty) Brad Grey passed away from cancer on May 15, 2017. He was 59 years old. The Hollywood executive was a major player in the industry, serving as the producer on television shows like The Larry Sanders Show, Real Time Will Bill Maher, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, and The Sopranos, for which he won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. As chairman of Paramount Pictures, a position he held from 2005 to 2017, he oversaw s..
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  • 49ers Pro Bowler Len Rohde dies at 79

    49ers Pro Bowler Len Rohde dies at 79
    Len Rohde, a Pro Bowl offensive tackle who played 15 seasons for the San Francisco 49ers, has died at the age of 79. A two-way lineman at Utah State in the 1950s, Rohde was chosen both by the 49ers in the 1960 NFL draft and by the Buffalo Bills in the 1960 AFL draft. He decided to accept the 49ers’ offer and initially played defensive end, but he was demoted from the starting lineup early in the 1962 season and worried that his career was about to end. Instead, during a game later that season..
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  • Nathan Peterman motivated to earn role for Bills

    Nathan Peterman motivated to earn role for Bills
    Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Nathan Peterman said being selected in the fifth round has put a "big chip on my shoulder." What It Means: "I think going forward, it̢۪s going to serve as definitely a good motivator for me and a big chip on my shoulder," Peterman said. Peterman was being talked about as an early Day 2 pick in the pre-draft process but tumbled to Day 3. He was handpicked by the new regime and could start games if Tyrod Taylor struggles or m..
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  • Moscow Proposes Demolition of Constructivist Housing, Angering ...

    Moscow Proposes Demolition of Constructivist Housing, Angering ...
    POSTED May 15, 2017Dubrovka housing project in Moscow, 1926–1927.Preservationists are alarmed and residents are up in arms over a proposal by the city of Moscow to demolish 4,500 apartment buildings around the city, according to a report by Sophia Kishkovsky in the Art Newspaper. An interactive map of the former Soviet Union’s Constructivist architecture, made by the website Constructivist Project in collaboration with London’s Blue Crow Media, went online a few days before the city of Moscow pu..
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  • 5 New York craft brewers invited to compete head-to-head

    5 New York craft brewers invited to compete head-to-head
    Other judges include chef Mario Batali and former Buffalo Bills star Thurman Thomas. There are 321 microbreweries, farm breweries and restaurant breweries in ...
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  • 1st Time In 30 Years For NFL: Woman To Do Play-By-Play For ...

    1st Time In 30 Years For NFL: Woman To Do Play-By-Play For ...
    DENVER (CBS4) – A woman will call the play-by-play in an NFL football game for the first time in about 30 years. Reports say ESPN’s Beth Mowins will call the Denver Broncos game against the San Diego Chargers on Sept. 11. It’s a Monday night game at Mile High Stadium. Beth Mowins (credit: Beth Mowins/Twitter) Mowins has called college football games and for the Oakland Raiders in the preseason. She’s set to be joined by Rex Ryan, the former coach for the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.
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Toyota Chief Says He's Looking at Spending Cuts as Profit Slides .Buffalo Judge Who Desegregated City Schools Dies At 95 .
Sabres snap Blues' 6-game winning streak with 3-2 win .Henry Heimlich, life-saving maneuver creator, dies at 96 .

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