'Take the Money and Run': Someone actually cracks under the fake pressure

So the premise of "Take the Money and Run" is that a pair of people get a briefcase with $100,000 inside. They have an hour to hide it anywhere in their city. Then some real investigators have 48 hours to find the money.

If they find it, the investigators keep it. If it stays hidden, the pair keeps it. The rules of the investigation are that the investigators get access to the pair's cellphones, any receipts they acquire during the hiding period and the GPS coordinates from their vehicle.

The premiere pair were the Bustamante brothers Raul and Paul in San Francisco. They drove around to a bunch of locations, called a variety of people as decoys and ultimately buried the briefcase in Lafayette Park.

After the hide the money, the investigators treat this as a real investigation, which actually surprises me. They decide that Raul is the Alpha and Paul is the weak link, which turns out to be totally true. Paul is a terrible, terrible liar and he's getting so nervous. Dude, relax! This isn't real.

Then the investigators call the guys' mom and she just gives up the third brother's address. The investigator straight-up says, "Paul and Raul can't come to the phone, I'm calling for them. They want to go visit their brother Rob for his birthday, but they don't know his address" and she just gives it up. You're a fortress, mom. Well done.

Meanwhile, the other investigators are playing Paul like a violin. He's a weak-ass mama's boy and he is crumbling on the fake heist TV show. Nut up, dude! Get it together. Seriously, I hope this guy watches this and feels deeply shamed.

He absolutely cracks under the "pressure" because he "wants to go home." It's 48 HOURS! For $100,000! And you have like 18 hours left! What is wrong with this guy? He now straight-up just tells them where the case is. W.T.F.?!

This is embarrassing. The investigators find the case with 17 hours to go. Because stupid Paul gave them up so he could go back to his mama's house.

Joyce Meyer sued by insurance company

Andy Dunaway / AP With her trademark purple bible in hand, Joyce Meyer of Joyce Meyer Ministries take to the stage on a Friday evening in Atlanta during a summe.

Andy Dunaway / AP With her trademark purple bible in hand, Joyce Meyer of Joyce Meyer Ministries take to the stage on a Friday evening in Atlanta during a summe.

Judge Milton Wharton arranged for copies of more than 100 photos and other material -- including videos of the interrogation of Coleman by detectives and deposi.

April 6, 2011 -- Joyce Meyer makes her way into the Monroe County Courthouse in Waterloo, Ill., to give a deposition in the Coleman murder case. Stephanie S. Cordle scordle@post-dispatch.com ST. LOUIS • An insurance company is asking a federal judge to

The 5 Outfits Guys Secretly Hope You'll Wear

Why is that lovely model wearing sweatpants? Because for the first time ever, REDBOOK consulted a 50-man focus group before we dressed her. First, guys told us what peeves them most about the outfits we wear (wow, do they ever hate boyfriend jeans), then we tweaked the looks so you'll both love them. (You'll note that our model is comfy and sexy.) This way, you get to dress for yourself and your guy. Everyone's happy!

Unbaggy sweats and a touch-me tee

The only time a guy will admit size does matter? When it comes to what you wear around the house. Says Josh, 32, "Sweats that could fit a WWE wrestler are comfortable — but flattering? Not so much." So this slightly more body-conscious look was a major hit. "It's form-fitting but still looks easy to slip out of," notes Cecil, 40. "I'm thinking afternoon delight!"

Cashmere top, Smitten, $158. Sweatpants, J.Crew, $49.50. Triple-wrap bracelet (worn as a necklace), Delicate Raymond, $89. Spike ring, Nicky Hilton, $90.

Simply sexy dresses

Seems guys are befuddled by bells and whistles (or, as one of them put it, "anything that's bedazzled and glittery, like she's about to audition for a music video"). And anyway, what could be better than a no-frills, and hence perfect-for-ever-and-ever, dress? Good advice from Lou, 27: "Keep it basic and let your curves do the talking."

Dress, Mackage, $425. Necklace, Jane Basch, $135. Bangles, Sarah Chloe, $129 each. Heels, Kors Michael Kors, $225

A pencil skirt and classic heels

Surprisingly, lots of guys thought minis weren't all that sexy. "Short skirts don't leave enough to the imagination," summed up Joel, 27. As for platform heels? "Tacky," deadpanned Charlie, 42. Which is where this iconic sexy-librarian look packs a punch: "She looks respectable yet flirtatious and inviting," says Josef, 28. "I'd take her home to Mama!"

Cashmere cardigan, White + Warren, $240. Lace tunic, Charles Henry, $322. Skirt, Ann Taylor, $108. Pumps, Kate Spade, $298. Silver pendant necklace, Nicky Hilton, $98. Quartz pendant necklace, Ippolita, $695. Watch, Skagen Denmark, $275. Glasses, Tory Burch Eyewear, $299.

Prime minister's own office broke expense rules

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's own department has repeatedly broken the government's tough rules for hospitality spending.

An internal report on how the Privy Council Office spent $340,000 on hospitality found widespread flouting of a basic rule — that is, public servants must get prior approval from a supervisor before spending the cash.

The review of 2,100 hospitality claims over 13 months, ending last June, found employees repeatedly failed to get a green light before racking up expenses.

The average claim was for about $160, for drinks, meals and other largesse.

The survey examined expense claims in the Prime Minister's Office as well those run up by the Privy Council Office, Harper's own department and the central organ of the Canadian government.

Auditors initially found several instances in which hospitality expenses were incurred without pre-authorization. But they were assured by senior managers that the problem had since been corrected.

So auditors randomly selected 20 more-recent hospitality claims — and found only half had been authorized in advance, clear evidence that the rules continued to be flouted, despite the protestations of senior management.

Money spent without prior approval

"For the majority of hospitality expenditures, Accounting Operations receives the pre-authorization form after the expenditure has been incurred," says the internal report.

The practice is specifically banned by the Financial Administration Act, and since coming to power in 2006, the Conservatives have further tightened spending on hospitality to curtail alleged abuses.

Last Nov. 24, Stockwell Day — then Treasury Board president — announced another crackdown on hospitality, citing as an example of abuse a $31,700 reception thrown by Statistics Canada for 400 people in 2005.

Day said the event "was not a good signal to be sending" as Canadians tighten their belts — and that a more restrictive policy would kick in on Jan. 1.

The Canadian Press later reported Harper had personally approved a $47,000 event for 600 employees in Privy Council Office.

Hospitality was budgeted at $7,400 for the PCO event, held three months before Day's tough-talking announcement and roughly equivalent in value to the Statistics Canada reception.

A spokesman for the Privy Council Office says that since Jan. 1, managers who fail to pre-authorize hospitality tabs are required to explain why and what they're doing to stop the problem.

Raymond Rivet also says they are including a reminder about pre-authorization in training sessions that began in February.

The so-called assurance review was completed in early March, but only recently released. The report does not provide any details of the offending hospitality claims.

The 2009 federal budget imposed a two-year freeze on spending for travel, conference and hospitality government wide. Privy Council Office reduced its bill for those items to $3 million in 2010-2011, down from $3.8 million in 2009-2010, and $4.1 million the previous year, Rivet said.

The World’s Highest-Paid Musicians

Two decades ago Jon Bon Jovi sat with the members of his eponymous band in a basement in New Jersey. Hoping to rekindle the group’s desire to make music after two grueling years on the road, he’d hung vintages posters on the wall, illuminated only by candles and blacklights. But instead of feeling inspired, Bon Jovi found himself becoming cranky and short of breath.

“I’m thinking maybe this is an issue, maybe I just don’t like them,” Bon Jovi said in a recent interview for the FORBES Celeb 100 issue. “Until I realized that all the oxygen was sucked out of the room by the candles … So I blew out the candles, cranked up the amplifiers, and said, ‘We’re going to be a rock band. If you believe in what I’m telling you, we can be the Rolling Stones.’”

Sure enough, Bon Jovi is still rocking. The group earned $125 million over the past 12 months, enough to claim the No. 2 spot on FORBES’ annual list of the world’s highest-paid musicians. U2 (pictured above) took home $195 million—and music’s money crown—thanks to an international stadium tour that grossed some $700 million over two years, surpassing the Stones’ A Bigger Bang tour as the most lucrative of all time.

Power ballad rockers aren’t the only artists raking in the cash this year. Elton John ranks third with $100 million, fueled by a 102-show tour; Lady Gaga, godmother to Sir Elton’s new son, clocks in at No. 4 with $90 million; Canadian crooner Michael Bublé rounds out the top five with $70 million, also on the strength of a lucrative tour.

Our numbers encompass all pretax income earned from May 2010 to May 2011, before subtracting agent and manager fees. The totals were compiled with the help of data from Pollstar, RIAA and others, as well as extensive interviews with industry insiders including lawyers, managers, concert promoters, agents and, in some cases, the musicians themselves.

Full List: The World’s 25 Highest-Paid Musicians

For most artists, touring was the largest source of income this past year–but some were more efficient than others. Lady Gaga grossed nearly as much in 12 months of touring ($168 million) as Elton John ($204 million), but the costs of her elaborate production (dozens of backup dancers, pyrotechnic undergarments, etc.) ate into her take significantly. Gaga did grab plenty of additional cash from recorded music, publishing and endorsements. And regardless of the margins on her tour, drawing some 2 million fans over the past 12 months is no small feat—for Gaga, or for any of the big touring acts.

“It’s one thing to cut a song and get airplay, it’s another thing to convert listeners into a loyal fan base that goes through the trials and tribulations of buying tickets, paying for dinner, hiring a baby sitter,” says Randy Phillips, chief of concert promoter AEG. “To motivate a fan base to go through all those hurdles, there are very few artists who can do that consistently.”

The musicians on our list run quite a gamut. Justin Bieber, who raked in $53 million, is the youngest at age 17. Paul McCartney, who took home $66 million, is the oldest at 68. One couple even made the list–Jay-Z and Beyoncé took home $37 million and $35 million, respectively, marking the first time since their nuptials that the hip-hop mogul earned more than his wife.

Beyoncé is one of only five female solo acts on the list, compared to 13 males. What the list lacks in gender equality, it makes up for in geographical diversity—over one-third of the artists hail from outside the U.S., from countries including the U.K., Barbados, Canada, Ireland, South Africa and Australia.

As for the Rolling Stones, they’re widely expected to hit the road again to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2012. But don’t expect a Bon Jovi reunion tour in 2030.

“I don’t know if I want to be 68 years old and doing 140 shows in a year,” admits Jon Bon Jovi. “Where I’m going, I don’t know. And that’s the beauty of it.”

SF Bay transit cop convicted in killing released

A white former San Francisco Bay area transit officer convicted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man that has drawn continuing protest was released from jail early Monday after serving one year of a two-year sentence, officials said.

Johannes Mehserle managed to slip away from the Los Angeles County's Twin Towers jail shortly after midnight unseen by a few protesters in the street as well as waiting reporters.

Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore told The Associated Press that Mehserle was freed from custody at 12:01 a.m. Monday.

Mehserle's attorney, Michael Rains, told KTVU-TV on Monday that precautions were taken because there were too many safety concerns to let his client just walk out of jail.

When asked if Mehserle can go home again, Rains said sounded optimistic.

"Well, we don't know. We'll know more about that in the next 10 days to two weeks," Rains said. "We hope he will be able to go home because he has always called Northern California home and he really doesn't want to call any place else home.

"But if he can't go home, he's going to call another place home and he will go there with his family and he will live a productive life."

Mehserle, 29, was convicted last July of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Grant, 22, on a Bay Area Rapid Transit train station platform in Oakland on New Year's Day 2009.

He served his time in Los Angeles after his attention-getting trial was moved to Southern California.

The shooting continues to spark debate, racial tension and occasional protests that have turned violent. Last fall, more than 150 people were arrested in Oakland hours after Mehserle's sentencing.

On Sunday, about 300 protesters held a fairly peaceful demonstration in downtown Oakland as they vented their continued frustration over the shooting and the Mehserle's release.

"The people know it was wrong," said Jabari Shaw, 32, a protester who had also attended Mehserle's trial. "As much as we want justice, we're still not getting it."

A judge ruled Friday that Mehserle should be given credit for time served and good conduct.

The shooting was recorded by bystanders, and video posted online showed the Bay Area Rapid Transit officer firing a bullet into the back of Grant, 22, as he lay face down after being pulled off a train, suspected of fighting.

The videos were subsequently used as evidence during Mehserle's murder trial and posted online, further stoking the racial tensions brought on by the shooting.

Facing a second-degree murder charge and a maximum 14 years in prison, Mehserle tearfully testified at his trial that he meant to use his stun gun instead of his .40-caliber pistol.

Jurors found that while Mehserle didn't mean to kill Grant, his behavior was so negligent that it was criminal. He received a two-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter.

Grant's uncle, Cephus "Bobby" Johnson, was among those waiting in vain outside the L.A. County jail late Sunday night to witness Mehserle's release.

"There's much rage in our community," he said. "It's a shame that our children still have fear from police officers that come into our communities."

Grant supporters in Los Angeles later Monday plan to march to the U.S. Attorney's office and demand that the Department of Justice look into possible federal civil rights violation.

A civil lawsuit against Mehserle and several other officers involved with Grant's shooting is still pending.

Grant's family attorney, John Burris, on Sunday urged the Oakland crowd before their march downtown to remain peaceful as they exercised their freedom of speech.

"There's still an opportunity for all of us to continue our sense of outrage, our sense of frustration at the (criminal justice) system and do what we can through public speaking, through organizing, community involvement to continue his legacy," Burris said.

Firefighting nightshift poses unseen dangers

Firefighter Jay Walter knows the sounds of danger in the pitch black of night -- the crackling of burning embers, the whoosh of flames whipped by wind, the hair-raising thump of a burned tree hammering down on the forest floor.

The 32-year-old from the Phoenix area is a division crew supervisor overseeing hundreds of firefighters working the night shift on a huge eastern Arizona wildfire that's been burning since May. Vigilance on the blaze is around the clock.

It's dangerous during the day, but at night, things get even more dicey for crews protecting towns, putting out hot spots and beating back the blaze to keep it from advancing.

"It's really dark out there," Walter said. "You don't have the ability to see all the land and property around you."

Large trees weakened by fire pepper the forest floor. It only takes one gust to bring them down, sometimes too close for comfort.

"You could be standing out there one minute and all of a sudden you have a tree come down and it can kill us," Walter said, adding that the only warning moments before it falls is the cracking of the trunk. "You want to talk about a sound that will send shivers up your spine."

Scouts fan out into the dark woods ahead of the main crews to spot the fire and report back hot spots to attack. But they don't venture far off the roads because it's too easy to get lost in the dark. They have to stay together.

"We can't see the terrain," Walter said. "You just have to know where you are at all times

"And when the fire's making a run, its putting out good heat and you have to watch the embers," he added, noting that each time one falls behind their line, it must be immediately extinguished or it could light a blaze that traps them.

As the day and night battle to control the blaze continued, firefighters on Sunday expressed the first real sense of hope that they were making progress. Officials allowed roughly 7,000 residents to return to two mountain towns that had been threatened for days by the blaze.

"We've been praying every day to come home," Springerville resident Valarina Walker, 49, said Sunday while chatting with other returning locals outside a convenience store in town.

The bed of her red pickup truck was overflowing with boxes of photo albums and family heirlooms.

"Just took what couldn't be replaced, left the rest behind," Walker said crying. "I'm just so happy and excited to be home. We thank God for those firefighters."

Authorities still cautioned the elderly and those with health problems or very young children to stay away because of lingering smoke causing hazardous air quality, but they said the threat from the fire to the communities was past. Air quality warnings were also issued as far away as Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

About 2,700 other people who live in several Arizona resort communities in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest remained under an evacuation order.

"It's so good to be home and see all the people we missed," said Jane Finch, 51, who had just returned to nearby Eagar and had a tearful reunion with her husband, who stayed behind to keep the Circle K open for firefighters.

Meanwhile, firefighters stopped short of jubilation Sunday but said they were finally gaining ground against the entire 693-square-mile inferno that was running along the New Mexico state line.

"Everything is holding," Fire Operations Chief Jerome Macdonald said. "Compared to what we've been dealing with just two days ago ... we're feeling a lot more confident. We turned a corner."

Macdonald said strong winds have actually helped firefighters as the gusts burned off fuel in the central part of the blaze before it reached their fire lines. Fire containment was at 10 percent by Sunday night.

Just across the border in New Mexico, hundreds of firefighters worked to keep the flames at bay, burning off fuel that could feed the inferno.

Thirty-five homes and cabins have been destroyed since the fire began May 29.

While the blaze remained perilously close -- about four miles away -- to two major power lines that bring electricity from Arizona to West Texas, Macdonald said firefighters were able to burn off most of the fuel in between, lessening the risk of disruption. The fire still threatened the picturesque Arizona mountain towns of Alpine, Nutrioso and Greer, where officials said residents would likely not be allowed back in for up to five more days.

The small New Mexico town of Luna, just across the state line, also remained under threat. About 150 New Mexico National Guard soldiers were assisting crews with evacuations and security.

Officials said about 4,300 people were working to bring the fire under control, and the blaze had so far cost about $27 million to fight.

It is the second-largest in state history, and Macdonald said he didn't it expect it would surpass the state's largest -- the 2002 Rodeo-Chediski fire that burned 732 square miles (1,895 sq. kilometers) and destroyed 491 buildings.

State officials tour St. John's

While construction crews moved throughout the steel structure, nailing and drilling, St. John's Inc. Chief Operating Officer David Karlin guided a tour of public officials through the half-finished facility Wednesday afternoon.

"What we're constructing isn't an efficient model," he said. "It's a better care model."

Karlin was joined by Shawn Sullivan, secretary of Kansas Department on Aging; Susan Fout, commissioner of community programs; Joe Ewart, commissioner of licensure, certification and evaluation; and Sen. Allen Schmidt, D-Hays.

Rooms in the new nursing home will be more than double the size of the existing rooms at St. John's Hays nursing home.

With more than 80,000 square feet of new construction, almost entirely devoted to resident living space, each private room will be more than 800 square feet per person. The new facility, with 72 private and 12 semi-private rooms arranged in neighborhoods, will connect to St. John's assisted living, which will be renovated inside and out. Some services, such as kitchen services, will be consolidated.

Each neighborhood will have living spaces with fireplaces, kitchenettes, screened-in porches and a saloon or ice cream shop.

"What we're doing is creating a home," he said. "Building a place they will be very comfortable in ... doing everything possible to eliminate the feel of an institution and give them back their home."

Construction for the facility, which is projected to be complete in March, is estimated between $12.5 million and $13 million.

Owned by Wichita-based Via Christi Senior Services, both the St. John's Hays and Victoria campuses will be consolidated into the new building. Karlin said St. John's officials are "in conversations with potential buyers for the Victoria property."

Although the new facility will employ 12 fewer full-time employees, Karlin said, "There will be more hours of employees devoted to residents each day.

"We will need more nursing employees in the new model than we currently employ in all three facilities."

After touring the St. John's construction site, Kansas Department on Aging Secretary Shawn Sullivan took a few moments to discuss the reshaping of Kansas' Medicaid program he and the state's other cabinet secretaries have been tasked with by Gov. Sam Brownback.

Sullivan, who served as a nursing home administrator in Atwood and Lyons, said he is aware of the challenges facing rural Kansas regarding health care options for elderly.

"We're looking at every available alternative to figure out how we can save money or cut costs," he said. "From my particular population of seniors, we're looking to do that by reducing the percentage of seniors we have in nursing homes."

Another cost-reducing option being considered is reducing hospitalizations and emergency room visits and "doing a better job of coordinating care," he said.

Coordination of care could involve a managed care system where a care coordinator would assist seniors with chronic illness issues and help them to remain in their own homes.

One avenue that possibly could be used to deliver medical case management, according to Sullivan, would be the 11 Area Agencies on Aging throughout the state.