When Stan Chambers launched his career at KTLA in 1947, everything was live. There were no news crews, sound technicians, cameramen for local film coverage or videotape. Reflecting on his stellar career, Chambers will highlight many milestone moments, starting with the story that not only sealed his dedication to news reporting, but also marked the dawn of extended on-site television news coverage: the rescue of Kathy Fiscus, the “little girl who fell into the well.” Winner of several Emmy and Golden Mike awards, Chambers shares his awareness of the intimate connection with people in their living rooms and a lifetime of delivering the news to them with honesty and integrity.

Dr. Jack Miles, Pulitzer Prize winning author of God: A Biography and bestselling sequel Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God, was MacArthur Fellow 2002-2007, and in 2008 joined UCI as Distinguished Professor of English and Religious Studies. A Senior Fellow in Religion and International Affairs of the Pacific Council, Jack observes that since tribalism and religious interests in the Sunni, Shia, and Kurds take precedence over any sense of nationalism, being “the Iraqis,” withdrawal will need to account for these differences, the destabilization the U.S. invasion created in the Middle East, the importance of diplomatic relations with Iran, and how this affects “oil,” the ultimate motive.

Chuck Dreyer, recognized as Southern California’s pre-eminent Fund Raising Auctioneer, has conducted more than one thousand special events, helping to raise tens of millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations. He is known for his wit, charm and ability to create excitement and enthusiasm. This year we are holding the auction in the evening to combine the fun of live entertainment with a more leisurely format. Bring your friends to this Annual Adventure when we exhibit our creativity and our unique form of comradeship by sharing our homes and our special gifts. You will have the opportunity to fill your social calendar for a year with fabulous events.

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Mark Furmans’s book, The Neurophysics of Human Behavior, has been recognized as an indispensable handbook for the guidance of serious professionals in strategic business development, marketing, management, training, consulting, psychology, negotiation, sales, education, psychotherapy, and medicine. He is the founder of Cognitive Neurophysics, an interdisciplinary science dedicated to understanding, predicting, influencing, and changing human behavior patterns. He is also the developer of the first Mind-Imaging technology known as NeuroPrint, which was a pioneering development for the medical and psychotherapeutic industries, currently taught and used worldwide.