David Hanson

How to Build an Android The True Story ofPhilip K. Dick's Robotic Resurrection David F. Dufty Henry Holt: 288 pp., $26 In 2005, at the edge of robotics, a curious project took shape: an android that was an eerily realistic copy of science fiction authorPhilip K. Dick. It looked likePhilip K. Dick. It wore his clothes. Using sophisticated software that drew upon hundreds of interviews as well as Dick's many published books, it even talked something like Philip K. Dick.

How to Build an Android The True Story ofPhilip K. Dick's Robotic Resurrection David F. Dufty Henry Holt: 288 pp., $26 In 2005, at the edge of robotics, a curious project took shape: an android that was an eerily realistic copy of science fiction authorPhilip K. Dick. It looked likePhilip K. Dick. It wore his clothes. Using sophisticated software that drew upon hundreds of interviews as well as Dick's many published books, it even talked something like Philip K. Dick.

On April 3, actor David Hanson--best known for playing an amiable jock on NBC's Saturday morning series "Hang Time"--walked out of a friend's house to get a carton of milk and never returned, friends say. Two weeks later, the Los Angeles Police Department has listed him as a missing person. Hanson's manager and best friend, Jeff Ballard, said he called police after Hanson--who he described as depressed over his personal and professional life--failed to show up for a play rehearsal April 8.

David Hanson made two free throws with 5.5 seconds to play to clinch host Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's 60-57 upset of Big West Conference leader UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night. Hanson finished with 11 points and 17 rebounds as the Mustangs (11-17, 7-8) won for only the third time in their last 10 games. Charles Anderson led the Mustangs with 15 points. Orlando Johnson scored a game-high 21 points for the Gauchos (17-9, 11-4). at UC Irvine 79, Cal State Northridge 74 -- Eric Wise had 21 points and 13 rebounds to help lift the Anteaters (13-16, 5-9 Big West)

Referring to Diane Pucin's (Oct. 30 column), I concur 100%. We are far better off without any team in this market since the NFL in their financial greed and wisdom saw fit to allow Queen Georgia to have her way for a $25-million donation to the kitty, thus allowing a second vote to move, and, of course, they had no guts to face up to Al Davis, so the Raiders do what they want (and still lose). As a season ticket holder--two tickets from 1976 until the move to Anaheim, then four seats until the departure to St. Louis--and also a charter Rams' Booster member, I was one who did not try to stop the move as one could see the handwriting on the wall.

It's no secret that people drink alcohol before they turn 21. Stories about binge drinking on college campuses and alcohol-fueled high school parties are as easy to find as the Facebook photos that document them. But underage drinking isn't all fun and games. Kids who don't know their limits can drink to the point of alcohol poisoning, and those who feel invincible — as many at that age do — may underestimate the danger of getting behind the wheel. Some experts say the solution is to lower the legal drinking age to 18. More than 130 college chancellors and presidents have signed a petition initiated in 2008 in support of the idea.

David Hanson made two free throws with 5.5 seconds to play to clinch host Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's 60-57 upset of Big West Conference leader UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night. Hanson finished with 11 points and 17 rebounds as the Mustangs (11-17, 7-8) won for only the third time in their last 10 games. Charles Anderson led the Mustangs with 15 points. Orlando Johnson scored a game-high 21 points for the Gauchos (17-9, 11-4). at UC Irvine 79, Cal State Northridge 74 -- Eric Wise had 21 points and 13 rebounds to help lift the Anteaters (13-16, 5-9 Big West)

She does it without even thinking, as soon as she steps out of the truck: a sweep of her eyes across the sky for a sign of bald eagles. They're as common here as ravens, as hawks, but they're bigger and easier to see from a distance. Maybe a single circling eagle will spiral down to the spot where lies her son -- or his body, whatever is left of it. Dolly Hills has come to think along those lines. She is 53, one moment sprightly, the next sorrowful.

David Hanson, a certified public accountant, has been appointed director of litigation support for the Orange County office of Deloitte & Touche, a national accounting firm. Hanson, an accountant for 16 years, previously headed the litigation services operation at the Newport Beach office of Coopers & Lybrand, another Big 6 accounting firm.

Applications to fill the City Council seat left by former Councilman Gil Jones will be accepted until 5 p.m. Tuesday. Three applications have been submitted so far. They are David Hanson, a city traffic commissioner; William Pitchler, a planning commissioner; and resident Fred Armendariz. The city began accepting resumes for the position Wednesday to temporarily fill the position until a special election Nov. 7.

Referring to Diane Pucin's (Oct. 30 column), I concur 100%. We are far better off without any team in this market since the NFL in their financial greed and wisdom saw fit to allow Queen Georgia to have her way for a $25-million donation to the kitty, thus allowing a second vote to move, and, of course, they had no guts to face up to Al Davis, so the Raiders do what they want (and still lose). As a season ticket holder--two tickets from 1976 until the move to Anaheim, then four seats until the departure to St. Louis--and also a charter Rams' Booster member, I was one who did not try to stop the move as one could see the handwriting on the wall.

On April 3, actor David Hanson--best known for playing an amiable jock on NBC's Saturday morning series "Hang Time"--walked out of a friend's house to get a carton of milk and never returned, friends say. Two weeks later, the Los Angeles Police Department has listed him as a missing person. Hanson's manager and best friend, Jeff Ballard, said he called police after Hanson--who he described as depressed over his personal and professional life--failed to show up for a play rehearsal April 8.

Gordie BAILEY JR. had been in college only one month before he overdosed on alcohol. Urged on by members of a frat house he was intent on joining, the 18-year-old drank until he passed out, was dumped onto a couch and was found dead the next morning. The 2004 incident at the University of Colorado was one of the approximately 1,700 alcohol-related deaths that occur among college students each year in the United States. They include traffic accidents, falls, suffocation, drowning and alcohol poisoning.