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Sony's Hirai not completely surprised by Nvidia's gaming portable
Sony's president says he wasn't completely surprised by Nvidia's announcement that it plans to launch an Android-based portable gaming device.
Sony's president says he wasn't completely surprised by Nvidia's announcement that it plans to launch an Android-based portable gaming device.
As TVs get higher resolution and bigger displays, while getting cheaper over time, cable operators may be able to cover an entire wall of your home with a screen that includes two full-size TV shows plus weather, upcoming show information, a social m...
Advanced Micro Devices showed off a Windows 8 tablet running the company's upcoming tablet chip code-named Temash, which the company hopes will reverse a string of past failures and provide enough ammunition to compete with tablet chip leaders ARM an...
If you thought your TV remote control was just for switching channels, think again. Sony has a new system that uses the remote control as a transfer device between a smartphone and television.
Watch movies in the shower, capture HDR video, or just use it to make phone calls. Sony says it has something for everyone in its new Xperia Z smartphone, the company's flagship handset for 2013.
Intel has released a new, low-power Core processor for ultrabooks and pledged that touchscreen ultrabooks will be available for as low as US$599 by the end of the year.
Ford opened its voice-activated systems to programmers Monday with an application developer program for vehicles that it announced at the International CES.
The connected home is shaping up as a big theme at this year's International CES, but Netgear Chairman and CEO Patrick Lo thinks a lot of people are getting left out.
It might not be a household name in the US, but China's Huawei sought to make a statement at CES in Las Vegas.
Intel has announced plans to release its first quad-core Atom processor before the end of the year, as the company tries to capture a bigger share of the tablet market dominated today by ARM-based processors.
We game on phones, we game on consoles, we game on networks, but cloud-based gaming has been hobbled by performance issues. Today at CES, Nvidia announced the GRID cloud gaming platform, a server system that aims to solve the power, speed, and scalab...
Lenovo continued its deluge of new Windows 8 product offerings at CES 2013, with key additions to its line of Windows 8 hybrid laptops announced Monday, including a smaller IdeaPad Yoga 11S. These new laptops follow up on the company's earlier announ...
Panasonic has introduced its 2013 TV line-up with a few whizz-bang features that look useful but others that seem a curious choice for the living room.
Netgear will build Google TV software into a high-end version of its NeoTV video-streaming box coming out at the International CES.
Asustek is aiming for the TV market with the introduction of an Internet streaming box called Qube, which will run on Google TV software.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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Dr. McAuliffe is a biostatistician with particular experience in the evaluation of HIV prevention intervention outcomes. His research at CAIR focuses on the reliability and validity of self-reported risk behavior, and on developing and evaluating novel HIV risk assessment strategies and methods to evaluate the effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions including electronic diary reports for reporting sexual activity. His expertise has led to the development of analytical strategies in HIV prevention trials involving community and social network randomization.
Telephone: 414.955.7700
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PhD: Biostatistics; University of California, Los Angeles
MS: Mathematics; Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
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McAuliffe, T.L., DiFranceisco, W., & Reed, B.R. (2012). Effects of question format and collection mode on the accuracy of retrospective surveys of health risk behavior: A comparison of daily sexual activity diaries. In R. Barker Bausell (ed.), Health Evaluation. Sage.
McAuliffe, T.L., DiFranceisco, W., & Reed, B.R. (2010). Low numeracy predicts reduced accuracy of retrospective reports of frequency of sexual behavior. AIDS and Behavior, 14, 1320-1329. DOI 10.1007/s 10461-010-9761-5. PMCID: PMC4072320
Kelly, J.A., Spielberg, F., & McAuliffe, T.L. (2008). Defining, designing, implementing, and evaluating phase 4 HIV prevention effectiveness trials for vulnerable populations. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 47(1), S28-S33. PMCID: PMC2409151
Petroll, A.E., DiFranceisco, W., McAuliffe, T.L., Seal, D.W., Kelly, J.A. & Pinkerton, S.D. (2008). HIV testing rates, testing locations, and healthcare utilization among urban African-American men. Journal of Urban Health, 86, 119-131. PMCID: PMC2629519
McAuliffe, T.L., DiFranceisco, W., and Reed, B.R. (2007). Effects of question format and collection mode on the accuracy of retrospective surveys of health risk behavior: A comparison with daily sexual activity diaries. Health Psychology, 26, 60-67.
McAuliffe, T.L., Kelly, J.A., Sikkema, K.J., Murphy, D.A., Winett, R.A., Solomon, L.J., & Roffman, R.A. (1999). Sexual HIV risk behavior levels among young and older gay men outside of AIDS epicenters: Findings of a 16-city sample. AIDS and Behavior, 3, 111-119.
DiFranceisco, W., McAuliffe, T.L., & Sikkema, K.J. (1999). Influences of survey instrument format and social desirability on the reliability of self-reported high-risk sexual behavior. AIDS and Behavior, 2, 329-337.
Kelly, J.A., Murphy, D., Sikkema, K.J., McAuliffe, T.L., Roffman, R.A., Solomon, L.J., Winett, R.A., & Kalichman, S.C. (1997). Randomized, controlled, community-level HIV-prevention intervention for sexual-risk behavior among homosexual men in US cities: Community HIV Prevention Research Collaborative. The Lancet, 350, 1500-1505.
Nattinger, A.B., McAuliffe, T.L., & Schapira, M.M. (1997). Generalizability of the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry population: Factors relevant to epidemiologic and health care research. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 50, 939-945.
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"So, how?"
The question, short for "So, how do you want to handle this?" is a common, subtle way to invite someone to offer you a bribe in Asia. A traffic cop pulls you over for running a yellow light. He's at your passenger window, a leather strap covering his name tag. He tells you to follow him to the police station so he can process your $100 fine. "So, how?"
If you slip 10 dollars into his ticket book — 20 dollars if you're a foreigner — he'll close it, and you'll both be on your way.
It's small scale — not like the graft that accompanied China's high-speed rail system — but it happens all the time in Asia's developing countries: in traffic, at customs offices, while getting and keeping licenses of all sorts. Nowhere is the bribery problem more severe, and more relevant to the rest of the world, than in China. Three years ago, China's central bank reported that up to 18,000 officials have fled the country since the 1990s, taking some RMB 800 billion ($128 billion) with them. China lost almost $3 trillion in illicit financial outflows — crooked officials and businesspeople moving their dirty money out of the country — between 2000 and 2009, according to estimates by Global Financial Integrity, a Washington, D.C. financial watchdog. Because China is the world's largest exporter, bribery in manufacturing and food production — and the related quality control issues — is a global problem.
Wal-Mart is in the news this week for not paying bribes in China — or at least, that's the underlying premise in the retailer's three-year-long struggle with Chinese authorities. On April 13 the Wall Street Journal reported that the Chinese government has fined Wal-Mart $9.8 million for infractions ranging from having the words "net weight" in a too-small font ($486) to botching the genus and species on an almond label ($2,323). China's domestic companies rarely face such scrutiny.
Anyone who has ever run a retailer in a developing country can see how these fines come to be — and how they are often avoided. It's easy to picture government inspectors in pursuit of extra income, swarming stores across China, finding minor infractions, and asking "So, how?"


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People have gone gaga for the African zombie flick "The Dead" and while I haven't seen it and I've been pretty tuckered out so I haven't even watched the trailer I want you to know that I am really excited about the sequel being announced. The sequel is slated for a February kick off and the filmmakers have confirmed they want it to blow the first flick out of the water. Wouldn't it be hilarious if they just came out and said they're doing this for money and they don't give a rat's ass if the film is good or not?
I kind of forgot about "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" and that it was actually happening but it is and today we've got word that Jaime King and Jamie Chung have both been confirmed for the flick. King will play the twin sister of Goldie, the little hooker that could from the original flick and Chung will play that girl who I lean over and ask my wife if she was on The Real World. Spoiler alert, she was.
It looks like a sequel to the "Fright Night" remake may actually happen despite the flick pretty much crapping the bed at the box office. Apparently there's an unnamed small production company that may want to pick it up and spin the film off into its own brand. What the hell that means I don't really know but I'm guessing we're looking at direct to video nonsense so most likely nothing good will come from this. Of course this is just a rumor so it could be BS. Like that one that got started when I was in High School that I tried to make love to a tape recorder. Don't judge.
Chloë Sevigny, who freaks me the 'eff out, has been cast in the new A&E Drama "Those Who Kill" about a cop partnered with a forensic profiler who specializes in serial killers. The show is a US adaptation of a Danish show and is based on the books of Elsebeth Egholm. I don't know who she is but that G in her last name kind of makes me uncomfortable too.
All hell is broken loose on the East coast so here's some crazy ass photos of some of the flooding and chaos. I'll get back to the posting about guys biting people's faces off tomorrow.
Just for this week lets not call today "Hump Day". Let's call it "Turkish Piledriver" day. Trust me it's better.
Much to my surprise Cortney Palm is not the name of a porn star but apparently an actual actress who has done actual movies. She's been confirmed for the cast of the upcoming "Silent Night" remake. The killer Santa flick already has Jaime King, Malcolm McDowell and Jamie Kennedy on board so things are shaping up nicely. Seriously, last name Palm? That's fake, right?
"The Dead" is so hot with the kids right now and it looks like the cult hit has already scored itself a sequel Well alright it's not official yet. But there's a script. And everyone wants to make it. And they're going to make it. But it's not official.
If you're like me then you loved the show "Chuck" but lost interest around the second to last season and then saw that the show was ending and said things like "I should really catch up on that" and you never did. I'm sure there's a lot of you out there. So like me you're probably mildly happy to see Vik Sahay from the show joining the cast of the upcoming werewolf romp "Wer". Not happy about the movie or anything. Just happy to see the guy getting some work.
So Universal is going to remake "Van Helsing" with Tom Cruise? Because Hugh Jackman isn't.... well you know the rumors right? I mean about both of them. Not together or anything. Just in general. I mean all the Broadway crap. I don't know. You didn't hear it from me.
Making a sex tape with a 16 year old is awful. Making a sex tape with your biological son is also awful. Making a sex tape with your 16 year old biological son is something worse than awful but I can't think of any other words.
A 28 year old woman is under arrest after she cut off a man's genitals before stabbing him to death. Because stabbing someone to death isn't good enough. Ya got to cut some balls before ya stab!
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|Corning Inc was incorporated in the State of New York in December 1936. The Company's name was changed from Corning Glass Works to Corning Incorporated on April 28, 1989. The Company is a provider of high-performance glass for LCD televisions, computer monitors, and other information display applications; optical fiber and cable and hardware and equipment products for the telecommunications industry; ceramic substrates for gasoline and diesel engines in automotive and heavy duty vehicle markets; laboratory products for the scientific community and specialized polymer products for biotechnology applications; advanced optical materials for the semiconductor industry and the scientific community; and other technologies. It operates in five reportable business segments: Display Technologies, Optical Communications, Environmental Technologies, Specialty Materials and Life Sciences. Display Technologies manufacture liquid crystal display glass for flat panel displays. Optical Communications segment manufactures carrier network and enterprise network components for the telecommunications industry. Environmental Technologies manufactures ceramic substrates and filters for automotive and diesel applications. Specialty Materials manufacture products that provide more than 150 material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and fluoride crystals to meet demand for customer needs. Life Sciences manufacture glass and plastic consumables for scientific applications. All other operating segments that do not meet the quantitative threshold for separate reporting have been grouped as 'All other.' This group includes development projects and new product lines, certain corporate investments, Samsung Corning Precision's non-LCD business, and Corning's Eurokera and Keraglass equity ventures with Saint Gobain Vitrage S.A. of France, which manufactures smooth cooktop glass/ceramic products in France, China, and South Carolina. Its production of specialty glasses, ceramics, and related materials requires energy, uninterrupted power sources, certain precious metals, and different batch materials. Many of Corning's manufacturing processes could be operated with natural gas, propane, oil or electricity, or a combination of these energy sources. The Company's trademarks include the following: Corning, Celcor, DuraTrap, Epic, Evolant, HPFS, Lanscape, Pyrex, ClearCurve, SMF-28e, and Gorilla. The Company faces competition from; Asahi Glass, Nippon Electric Glass, Avan Strate, Inc., NGK, Denso, CommScope, TE Connectivity, Panduit Corporation, Transitions Optical, Oerlikon, Hoya and Heraeus. The Company's manufacturing process generates chemical waste, waste water and other industrial waste and greenhouse gases at different stages in the manufacturing process, and it is subject to a variety of laws and regulations relating to the use, storage, discharge and disposal of such substances.
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The 10 golden rules of retiring rich
You don't have to be a millionaire now to be a millionaire at retirement. Find out the secrets behind retiring rich.
This post comes from Maryalene LaPonsie at partner site Money Talks News.
The median worker's retirement fund contained a meager $79,300 in 2010. That fun fact comes courtesy of professional services firm Towers Watson and might make you think retiring rich is out of reach for most people.
Think again.
Don't let the statistics scare you. With a little advance planning and self-discipline, you might not ever be famous but you could be rich.
To build a golden nest egg at retirement, here are the 10 golden rules of retiring rich.
Rule 1: Spend less than you earn
The formula for retiring rich starts with you actually putting money in the bank. Social Security alone isn't enough to have you living the good life during your golden years.
Money Talks News financial expert Stacy Johnson recommends you spend only 90 percent of the money you make and sock the remaining 10 percent away.
If you have zero savings right now, concentrate on building up an emergency fund in a savings account first. Once your rainy-day fund is full, put that 10 percent you're not spending into a dedicated retirement fund.
If you're currently spending more than 90 percent of your income each month, you may want to read about how to save $1,000 by summer.
Rule 2: Start saving early
Thanks to the power of compounding interest, a little money saved now can go a long way at retirement time. But to get the most benefit, you'll want to start saving as early as possible.
Let's say you're 20 years old and can manage to put away only $100 a month into your retirement fund. Assuming you average 8 percent returns, you'll be closing in on having half a million dollars -- $463,806 to be exact -- by age 65. Even better, over that 45-year period, you'll only have invested $54,000 of your money to get all that cash in return.
If you wait until you're 40 to start saving $100 a month, you'll put in $30,000 of your money and get $87,727 in return by age 65. Not bad, but wouldn't you rather have half a million?
Rule 3: If you start late, make up for lost time
Maybe you're age 55 and think you've missed your window of opportunity to retire rich. Don't raise the white flag just yet!
The government allows those 50 or older at the end of the year to make catch-up contributions to their retirement funds. You can contribute an extra $5,500 to your workplace retirement program, such as a 401k, for a total annual contribution of $23,000. IRA catch-up contributions are $1,000 for a total allowable contribution of $6,500 each year.
You might think there's no way you'd ever have $6,500, let alone $23,000, to invest in a single year, but you may be surprised at when and how you come into extra cash. You may benefit from a loved one's estate, downsize your home or sell your boat or other large toy that no longer fits your lifestyle. When you find yourself on the receiving end of a windfall, don't blow it on a vacation; put it in a retirement account if you want to retire rich.
Rule 4: Don't leave free money on the table
If someone tried to hand you $100, would you say no?
That's exactly what you're doing when you fail to take advantage of a 401k employer match. Your company is basically giving you free money with the only string being you need to pony up some of your own cash for the retirement fund too.
You won't get rich by passing up golden opportunities like this for extra cash. If your employer offers a 401k match, make sure you are taking full advantage of it.
Rule 5: Minimize your taxes
The rich stay rich, in part, because they're savvy enough not to let Uncle Sam take too much of their money.
When you're investing your retirement money, be sure to use tax-sheltered accounts such as IRAs and 401k's whenever possible. In addition, be smart about which type of account you use.
Traditional retirement accounts let you invest money tax-free now and then pay the piper once you make withdrawals in retirement. Meanwhile, Roth IRAs and Roth 401k's tax you now and make the withdrawals tax-free.
You'll probably want to discuss with a financial adviser the best option for your particular situation, but generally, Roth accounts are preferable for younger investors. In theory, you should be making more when you're 65 than when you're 25. As a result, your tax rate now may be lower than the rate you'd pay at retirement. However, if you're within a few years of retirement, you may want to consider a traditional account to get the tax benefits now.
Rule 6: Take a little risk
You could put all your money in bonds and sleep well at night knowing you'll probably never lose any of your money. But with that approach, you're not going to retire a millionaire either.
Stocks and real estate are where the money is to be made, but then there is always the risk of a housing bubble bursting or the market crashing. Take heart, though, in knowing that stocks and real estate have historically appreciated in the long run.
Rule 7: Stay informed about your investments
Don't mistake taking a risk with being dumb.
A smart risk may be investing in an emerging market fund. A dumb move may be pouring your life savings into a speculative currency.
How do you know the difference? By researching available investments, weighing your options and selecting the amount of risk that works for your unique situation. For example, those nearing retirement age may want to minimize their level of risk, while recent college grads can be more daring because time is on their side.
Rule 8: Break free from the herd
When the stock market crashed a few years ago, too many people freaked out and sold their investments.
You know what? Those people took a bad situation and made it even worse. Many sold their investments right when the market was bottoming out and then they missed the rebound.
The people who are going to retire rich are those who snatched up stocks at bargain-basement prices in 2009 and then saw their value climb by double digits in the following years. Same thing goes with the housing market. When the bubble burst, the smart people were the ones who were buying houses, not selling.
It's easy to follow the herd, but if you want to be rich, you need to keep a cool head and make rational money decisions even in the midst of a crisis.
Rule 9: Work longer
Or at least wait to file for Social Security. While you can file for Social Security benefits as early as age 62, you'll get a lot more money if you wait until you're 70.
Once you hit your full retirement age, you can get an 8 percent bump in your benefits for every year you wait to start receiving payments. However, you'll want to file by age 70 because there is no benefit to waiting longer than that.
You may be worried you'll have one foot in the grave at age 70, but don't fret. According to Social Security actuarial data, at age 70, you should still have an average of 14 to 16 years left to suck all the marrow out of life.
Rule 10: Maximize your income potential
Finally, if you want to retire rich, you need to maximize your earnings. That means no more settling for a dead-end job that pays pennies.
Look for ways to increase your income, which can, in turn, increase the amount of money you are saving for retirement. Consider these options:
- Does your current field offer some form of credentialing that could increase your opportunities for a raise or a transfer to a higher-paying position?
- Is there someone in your workplace who could serve as a mentor and help advance your career?
- Are you eligible for one of the government-funded workforce development training programs?
- Did you start a college program and never finish it? Will those credits transfer?
- Could you use an online degree program or vocational classes through a community college to earn a degree or upgrade your skills?
Regardless of which option you choose, don't fall into the student loan trap. If you do decide to go back to school, look for ways to make college affordable and try to pay as you go rather than going into debt.
Retiring rich may sound like something reserved for the one-percenters, but by making these smart money moves, you too can have plenty of cash to carry you through your golden years.
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Could you please define "rich" (that is what I was hoping for from this article). The term "rich" is speculative. For some "rich" might mean having a net worth of $100,000 but to others it may mean having a net worth $1,000,000 or more.
The focus of most studies seems to be leaned toward the bottom half or bottom one third of the retirees with dismal savings. I guess that this is so they can justify taking my money to make them more comfortable (democrat's).
I have worked, I have saved, I have invested over a life time for my future and no one or no Government should take that away from me and give it to somebody else because they did not plan or apply themselves.
As a note: I volunteer for Tax Aide assistance for the elderly and low income individuals and I understand their plight. But that does not change my position of my personal circumstance (I earned my share and should not be required to give it away, period).
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Without wasting too much time, let's get to the grades, coming out of the thrilling 30-27 victory yesterday over the New England Patriots.
QUARTERBACK: B+ As we said in the recap earlier, you have to give Geno Smith the utmost credit for being so resilient yesterday. He came off of the pick six unafraid, which is the trait of a quarterback that is good, and destined to get better. You must have a short memory to succeed as a quarterback in this league, and Geno has just that.
He came back and got the job done when he had to. He scored a rushing touchdown to put the Jets ahead, and put them in position to win the game when it was necessary. It doesn't take away from his performance, the fact that he didn't make any throws late into the overtime.
The negative that brings it to a "B+" is the pick six. He still has to make better decisions, otherwise, great job.
RUNNING BACKS: B Chris Ivory did finally get off the deck yesterday, posting his first 100 yard game as a member of the New York Jets. But it wasn't a dominant effort, with 104 yards on 32 carries, only a 3.2 yards per carry average. It's not a bad game, but really a "breakout" game. The Jets on a whole only averaged 3.4 yards per carry.
WIDE RECEIVERS AND TIGHT ENDS: A- First of all, how good was Jeremy Kerley? Eight catches for 97 yards and one touchdown. It seemed like every catch he made was for a first down. Great job out of Jeremy. David Nelson was huge as well with his eight yard contribution. Don't negate the play of Jeff Cumberland as well, although there was the one pass he should have caught, he does have a well developing relationship with Geno Smith.
OFFENSIVE LINE: B This group definitely ebbed and flowed with the momentum of the game. They were blowing Patriots off the ball for a while, and making mistakes during other sections of the game.
They gave Smith a good pocket for most of the day, but they did allow four sacks. The Jets did pop off a couple of longer runs, but they only averaged 3.4 yards per carry on the day. By the numbers, they were in the middle, but were slightly better, so they get a "B".


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26 U.S. Code § 1249 - Gain from certain sales or exchanges of patents, etc., to foreign corporations
(a) General rule
Gain from the sale or exchange after December 31, 1962, of a patent, an invention, model, or design (whether or not patented), a copyright, a secret formula or process, or any other similar property right to any foreign corporation by any United States person (as defined in section 7701 (a)(30)) which controls such foreign corporation shall, if such gain would (but for the provisions of this subsection) be gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset or of property described in section 1231, be considered as ordinary income.
(b) Control
For purposes of subsection (a), control means, with respect to any foreign corporation, the ownership, directly or indirectly, of stock possessing more than 50 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote. For purposes of this subsection, the rules for determining ownership of stock prescribed by section 958 shall apply.
Source(Added Pub. L. 87–834, § 16(a),Oct. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 1045; amended Pub. L. 89–809, title I, § 104(m)(3),Nov. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 1563; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1901(b)(3)(K),Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1793.)
1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–455substituted "ordinary income" for "gain from the sale or exchange of property which is neither a capital asset nor property described in section 1231".
1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–809substituted "Gain" for "Except as provided in subsection (c), gain".
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–455effective for taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1976, see section 1901(d) ofPub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 2 of this title.
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89–809applicable with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1966, see section 104(n) ofPub. L. 89–809, set out as a note under section 11 of this title.
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Pub. L. 87–834, § 16(c),Oct. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 1045, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1962."
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Task Force hails Vermont Legislature's passage of bill protecting transgender people from discrimination
Roberta Sklar, Director of Communications
WASHINGTON, May 4 — In a concurrence, the Vermont Senate on May 3 approved a bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in several areas, including employment, public accommodations, housing and credit. The measure passed the House on May 2 by a 118–28 vote. It first passed the Senate on March 16 with a 27–1 vote.
If signed by Gov. Jim Douglas, Vermont will join nine states and two similarly pending states that ban discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression. On July 1, when the law is scheduled to take effect, 36 percent of the U.S. population will be protected from discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression. Douglas, who last year vetoed a similar bill, has reportedly said he will sign this version.
Over the last several years, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Inc., has worked with Vermont TransAction and Vermont Rep. Bill Lippert to pass this legislation. The Task Force provided extensive legislative drafting assistance, strategy, talking points and trainings for transgender and allied activists in Vermont, jointly sponsored by the National Center for Transgender Equality. Vermont TransAction is a coalition of individuals and organizations, including the R.U.1.2? Queer Community Center and the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force, which worked to pass the gender identity and expression nondiscrimination legislation.
Supporting transgender rights is a longstanding priority of the Task Force. In 1999, the Task Force stopped supporting the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act because it was not transgender-inclusive. In 2001, the Task Force created the Transgender Civil Rights Project, and it remains the only lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organization to have a full-time attorney focusing on transgender-inclusive legislation. Passage of legislation protecting transgender people from discrimination in states that previously passed sexual orientation protections, such as Vermont, continues to be a high priority for the Task Force.
Statement by Matt Foreman, Executive Director
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
"Without a doubt, transgender people face more discrimination than any other minority in this nation and with Governor Douglas' signature, Vermont will join the growing list of states that have recognized this gross injustice and taken steps to correct it.
"This victory marks a step toward full equality and we applaud our partners Vermont TransAction, the R.U.1.2? Queer Community Center and the National Center for Transgender Equality for making it happen. We also thank Rep. Bill Lippert for his leadership on this bill, as well as Rep. Jason Lorber and Sens. Diane Snelling and Dick Sears.
"It is now time for the three other New England states that have already banned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation — Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire — to follow the lead of Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont and protect their transgender citizens. Equality is not to be divvied out to a select few; it is a fundamental human right for all."
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"We are relieved that our legislators have taken the important step of ensuring that all Vermont citizens are treated equally regardless of their gender identity or other gender-related characteristics. TransAction, a small, hard-working group of trans Vermonters and their allies, has spent two years working with and educating our legislators and fellow citizens to achieve this significant victory for civil rights in our state. We could not have been successful without the tremendous amount of assistance and resources from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Transgender Civil Rights Project and its director, Lisa Mottet, in particular. She has spent hours sharing her legal knowledge and insight and assisting us at every step of this process."
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Associated Press top 25 ballot of Kevin Dunleavy.
1. Louisville (3-0)
G Russ Smith (21.3 ppg) has been top scorer for Cardinals in all three wins.
2. Indiana (3-0)
Down Georgia (1-2) shouldn't be much of a test tonight.
3. Syracuse (2-0)
Rakheem Christmas is No. 3 in the nation in blocks (5.0 pg), Michael Carter-Williams is No. 3 in steals (5.0 pg).
4. Duke (3-0)
Interesting Thanksgiving Day test in Bahamas vs. Minnesota (4-0), which has blasted three teams by 36, 26, 29, which made the CIT last year.
5. Ohio State (3-0)
Deshaun Thomas (25 ppg, 7 rpg) off to nice start.
After game in Maui with Mississippi State (1-1), Tar Heels get a week off to prepare for Indiana.
7. Kentucky (2-1)
Veteran Duke team with tight rotation was a tough match-up for Wildcats this early.
8. Florida (3-0)
6-10 Murphy made 10 of 10 shots, including two 3-pointers, in rout of Wisconsin.
9. Michigan (3-0)
Led by Tim Hardaway Jr. (8 of 11), the Wolverines rank No. 2 in the nation in 3-point shooting (34 of 64 — 53.1 percent).
10. Memphis (2-0)
Only 15 turnovers in two games. Ball-handling will be tested in Thanksgiving Day matchup in the Bahamas with VCU.
11. Arizona (2-0)
With frontcourt starters measuring 7-0, 6-10, 6-7, dominated UTEP on the boards 35-15.
12. Missouri (3-0)
Each of their three opponents so far won 10 games last year. First test comes on Thanksgiving in Bahamas vs. Stanford (3-1).
13. Creighton (3-0)
First game away from home will be Friday in Las Vegas vs. Wisconsin.
How about this for a big-stage debut for Muhammad – tonight in Brooklyn vs. Georgetown in Legends Classic.
15. Michigan St. (2-1)
Appling rose in the clutch in win over Kansas.
16. Kansas (2-1)
Withey came up small (8 points, 7 rebounds) vs. Michigan State.
17. Gonzaga (3-0)
Mr. Big Stuff, 7-1, 305-pound freshman Karnowski from Poland has scored 48 points in 56 minutes.
18. UConn (4-0)
In Virgin Islands, Quinnipiac nearly broke UConn's 68-game, 26-year winning streak against in-state schools, taking Huskies to 2 OTs.
19. Baylor (4-1)
Cold shooting (3-of-16 on 3-pointers) doomed Bears in loss to Colorado.
20. San Diego State (2-1)
Junior G Franklin (20.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg) doing everything for Aztecs.
21. Pittsburgh (4-0)
Play Michigan Wednesday in NIT Tip Off in New York.
Interesting game Friday with Oregon (3-0), which dominated Vanderbilt Friday.
23. Colorado (4-0)
Beating Baylor and Murray State in the Charleston Classic might get Colorado ranked for first time in seven years.
24. Oklahoma State (4-0)
Marcus Smart and Cowboys embarrassed over-rated N.C. State, 76-56, in the Puerto Rico Tip Off.
25. Bucknell (5-0)
Great start for Muscala and the Bison with wins at Purdue and over George Mason.


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Speaking at the launch of the solar ingot pulling and wafer slicing plant in Kuching yesterday by Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, Comtec Chairman, John Zhang said construction of the first phase of the plant on a 16ha plot of land would commence by the end of the month and is expected to be ready by year-end.
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Good choice of entrees. We ate breakfast on the aft lido deck by Sirens bar, The omlett station there seldom had people and plenty of places to sit while the inside was crowded.
Did the 10 or 11 pm comedy shows, just ok. The juggler was as funny as the comedians in the late shows. Dancers and singers were good, the show on Thursday night the dancers didn't stop for 45 minutes.
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Pharmacies nationally are closely watching a Nevada case in which car-crash victims and their families are suing stores that sold painkillers to a driver who had been suspected of abusing prescription drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 29.
A Nevada controlled-substance task force had alerted pharmacies that Patricia Copening had been buying large quantities of prescription drugs; later, Copening struck and killed a man on a Nevada highway and injured another while driving under the influence of drugs.
The victims and their families sued Wal-Mart and other stores, contending that they failed to use the information they received from authorities to block sales to Copening.
With computerized records and prescription-tracking databases, pharmacies have more information than ever on their customers. But it remains unclear what their legal and ethical obligations are to use the information when a potential threat to the public emerges.
Pharmacies say they are under increasing pressure to prevent prescription-drug abuse. But they claim that a wide range of consequences — including higher insurance costs, more expensive prescriptions, and decisions not to stock certain drugs — could ensue if they are held liable in the Copening case and similar litigation.
Researchers in the Copening case failed to find any evidence that the pharmacies made any notation in their records, and she was allowed to continue buying large quantities of hydrocodone and Soma, a muscle relaxant, from multiple drug stores.


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Marietta requested that discussion of the ordinance be placed on Tuesday's agenda during the commission's last work session because of what he said were unintended issues that have arisen out of the body's decision to amend the ordinance and strike a long-held exception to cats.
That exception has riled local animal activists who say that by including cats in the animal ordinance, it obligates cat owners to try and wrangle a pet that is notorious for being of a free-roaming nature.
Tuesday, Marietta asked the commission to consider forming a committee of government leaders, staff and concerned citizens to study the ordinance and make a recommendation to the full commission about any possible changes.
"We didn't envision putting cats literally on leashes as the media has pointed out," Marietta said during the meeting. "It's something that needs to be looked at, I think, and it would help if we got the community involved."
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Generating Income Without Bonds
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Currently bond yields are at historical lows. The 10-year treasury yields around 2%. For a 25 year old investor like me it doesn't make much difference, because I have almost all of my money in equities. For investors in or nearing retirement though, this is a big deal. Generally as an investor approaches retirement, their financial advisor will gradually convert their portfolio from "aggressive" to "conservative" or from stocks to bonds. The idea behind this is that bonds are generally considered a much safer investment than stocks. Once in retirement, the client can then live off of the coupons from the bonds. The problem for most people is that a 2% yield won't cut it. At this point it is hard to see bond prices going much higher (causing yields to go lower). On the other hand, if rates begin to rise, then bonds are going to go down in value. This "conservative" approach does not have the same risk reward profile that it once did. One solution is to maintain a heavier equity position or a more "aggressive" portfolio, but hold largely low beta stocks. Risk adverse investors should look at holding utilities in their portfolio which generally have a low beta and high yield.
Utilities instead of bonds
If we are looking at utilities to replace a portion of a bond position our main goal is capital preservation, so we don't care if the company is growing rapidly. We just don't want a utility's share price to fall, or even worse be forced to cut its dividend. What we do want is a utility's stock price and dividend to steadily grow over time. So, what we have to look at is their ability to pay that dividend now, and their ability to grow it in the future.
Comparing utilities
For example, let's compare Exelon (NYSE: EXC) which yields 6.86%, Duke (NYSE: DUK) which yields 4.5%, and Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED) which yields 4.35%. Exelon has been paying a dividend of $2.10 and earned $2.85 per share in 2012. In 2013 they are expected to earn $2.48 per share and in 2014 are expected to earn $2.28 per share. That means that if Exelon continues to pay $2.10 a year in dividends, in 2014 they will end up paying over 92% of their net income in dividends. Exelon's 5 year projected growth rate is -6.65%, so it can't be expected that things will be better anytime soon. Not surprisingly, in Exelon's 4th quarter earnings release they reduced their dividend to $1.24 per share.
Duke has been paying a dividend of $3.06 per share and earned $4.32 per share in 2012. In 2013 they are expected to earn $4.35 per share and in 2014 are expected to earn $4.61 per share. Assuming no dividend growth, Duke will be paying less than two thirds of their income in dividends in 2014. Duke's five year growth rate is projected at 3.56% which means both Duke's stock price and dividend should continue to grow in the future. Duke has also exceeded earnings expectations on their past four quarters which could indicate that their projected growth rate could be conservative.
Consolidated Edison has been paying a dividend of $2.46 and earned $3.75 per share in 2012. In 2013 they are expected to earn $3.81 per share and in 2014 are expected to earn $3.86 per share. That means if Consolidated Edison continues to pay $2.46 a year in dividends, in 2014 they will end up paying under 64% of their net income. Consolidated Edison has a lower five-year projected growth rate than Duke at 2%, but Consolidated Edison currently pays 5% less of it's income in dividends.
The takeaway
Dividend cuts are very often the sign of a bad investment, so I would stay away from Exelon. I prefer Duke over Consolidated Edison due to its higher growth rate, but both Duke and Consolidated Edison should grow and generate income (generate, get it?) for years to come. Both of these stocks will work well in a risk adverse portfolio. Both stocks have run recently, so to start a position I would purchase the first third here and continue to build a position as their prices begin to pull back.
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ABBOTSFORD, Wis. (WSAU) -- An Abbotsford High School teacher has resigned amid allegations of possible misconduct.
The teacher is Andy Follen, who has been teaching math at the Abbotsford district for four years. He resigned last Friday without giving a specific reason, but the Colby-Abbotsford Police Department is investigating a parent report of possible misconduct. Neither the school district or the police are willing to comment on exactly what that misconduct is.
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Olga, Torch Class 8, is featured in the Spring 2014 edition of Lumina Foundation Focus Magazine. The article highlights the importance of mentors for first generation, low income, high and low achieving students. Read more here.
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Research from Factset reveals that the 50 largest hedge funds increased their equity exposure by just over 1% in the second quarter of 2013. The firm writes: "Dell Inc. was the largest addition for the group of funds. While this was primarily due to Icahn Associates activity in the buyout target (Icahns purchases amounted to over 80% of the increased allocation in the stock), nearly 50% of the funds also purchased Dell in Q2. The largest of these buyers included Elliott Management, which purchased $278 million worth of the stock, and Farallon Capital Management ($181 million)."
Excluding Dell, Thermo Fisher Scientific, a company providing laboratory products and services, analytical technologies and specialty diagnostics, received the highest net inflows from the funds. "Five of the fifty funds purchased more than $200 million worth of the stock during the quarter, with Viking Global Investors leading the pack at $792 million in purchases. During the quarter, Thermo Fisher announced an agreement to acquire Life Technologies Corp., a biotechnology research services company, and later held a $2.5 billion stock offering to fund the cash deal. Simultaneously, the top 50 hedge funds liquidated $1.0 billion in Life Technologies over the quarter."
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Deborah Kaufman, Do Not Track
Environmental activists, scholars, tech leaders, and hackers contemplate one of the most urgent issues of our time in this examination of free speech and privacy in the digital age. ($20,000)
Micha X. Peled, GOAL!
A group of young Bay Area shelter and transitional housing residents train to represent the U.S. in the Homeless Soccer World Cup. ($20,000)
Lourdes Portillo, Night Crossings [working title]
This poetic film essay explores the filmmaker's life-changing events, including immigration, family traumas, and cancer diagnosis. ($20,000)
Brittney Shepherd, Eye, Camera
Tanya Vlach turns the tragedy of losing her eye in a car accident, into an artist's quest to re-imagine the possibilities of functional prosthetics. ($20,000)
Jason Zeldes, Romeo Is Bleeding
Donte Clark and the students of RAW (Talent in Richmond) cultivate their voices through spoken word poetry and their determination to change their community with art. ($20,000)
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Sophie Constantinou, Green Streets Public housing residents come together to create jobs for their community by recycling its trash. ($25,000)
Connie Field, Martin Luther King in Palestine African American gospel singers in a cultural collaboration with Palestinian actors, bring the ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr. on nonviolence to the West Bank. ($15,000)
Madeleine Lim, Bernice Bing (1936-1998) The story of a California artist and community activist whose life stood for freedom and equality. ($15,000)
Dawn Logsdon, Free For All: Inside the Public Library Documents the crucial role of the San Francisco's Main Public Library and how libraries have transformed American civic life over the past 150 years. ($10,000)
Amir Soltani and Chihiro Wimbush, Redemption A glimpse into the daily lives of four recyclers reveals the complex history, economy, and fraught political climate of West Oakland. ($25,000)
Dawn Valadez, TURN IT AROUND Two youth from gang impacted and economically challenged communities face seemingly insurmountable obstacles as they work to earn an education. ($10,000 from the James D. Phelan Trust)
Debra A. Wilson, Alexander and Timothy The story of a married couple diagnosed with schizophrenia reveals the state of mental health services in the Bay Area and how it impacts African American communities. ($25,000)
Gemma Cubero, Queer Tango Tango dancers find connection, acceptance, and personal transformation on the dance floor. ($20,000)
Maureen Gosling, No Mouse Music! A portrait of Arhoolie Records' founder, Chris Strachwitz, that follows his life, vision, and adventures searching out America's roots music. ($20,000)
Christie Herring, The Campaign This observational, character-based documentary captures the emotional rollercoasters of the people working on the campaign to defeat California's Proposition 8 and defend same-sex marriage. ($20,000)
Dave Iverson, Moscone: A San Francisco Story A television documentary on the life and legacy of former San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. ($10,000 from the James D. Phelan Trust)
Catherin Ryan, A Love Affair with the Brain A history of neuroscientific advancement through the life and work of the legendary anatomist, Dr. Marian Diamond, Professor Emeritus at the UC Berkeley. ($20,000)
Ken Schneider, GOT BALZ? A Jewish boy in San Francisco initiates a campaign to send money and supplies to Cuba for youth to play baseball. ($10,000 from the James D. Phelan Trust)
Eugene Corr, From Ghost Town to Havana The bonds of mentorship and camaraderie transcend borders as a little league team from West Oakland travels to Cuba to play baseball. ($20,000 from the James D. Phelan Trust)
Megan Gelstein, Green Shall Overcome The controversial activist, Van Jones rises and falls at the hands of the media during his campaign to promote the green collar economy. ($20,000)
Peter Nicks, The Waiting Room Using the physical waiting room as a symbol of the plight for those most affected by the heath care crisis, this film reveals the true cost of a system in peril. ($20,000)
Tamara Perkin, The Trust Drawing the connection between poverty and recidivism, The National Trust program attempts to break the cycle by offering leadership training to incarcerated African American men. ($20,000)
Ken Paul Rosenthal, Crooked Beauty An intense personal quest to live with courage and dignity is documented through this experimental, poetic, and powerful critique of standard psychiatric treatments of mental illness. ($20,000)
Christian Bruno, Strand: A Natural History of Cinema This historical exploration of San Francisco's movie theater culture in its heyday portrays the cinema as a site for imagination and a space for collective experience. ($22,500)
Helen De Michiel, Love Lunch Community Chronicles the Berkeley's School Lunch Initiative and one community's effort to change how children eat. ($22,500)
Abby Ginzberg, Cruz Reynoso: A Man for All Seasons The lifelong journey of the first Latino to be appointed to the California Supreme court, as he fights to eradicate discrimination and inequality. ($10,000)
Yoav Potash, Crime After Crime The legal struggle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated domestic violence survivor, reveals a deeply fractured justice system. ($22,500)
David Weismann's & Bill Weber, We Were Here A personal recount of the Bay Area's AIDS epidemic as told by survivors. ($22,500)


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David Phillips
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Thursday, September 27, 2012 3:58 AM
It seems to be a given that our communities in this area are very giving. We see the generosity all the time and those constant reminders add to that outlook, even if we don't know exactly how giving we are in terms of concrete numbers.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a news publication and online site that provides news about nonprofits, recently compiled data on how America gives, breaking the information down by politics, income, religion, geography and other factors.
I was most interested in how our small communities fared, so I took a look at the statistics, which could be broken down even by zip code. People living in the Chatfield zip code of 55923 contributed $1.4 million in 2008, the most recent year records were available to make the determination, while people in the Spring Valley zip code gave $1.1 million. In some of the other zip codes, which have fewer people but still had impressive numbers, the amounts were $498,613 for Preston, $474,107 for Spring Grove and $376,305 for Lanesboro.
Spring Grove zip code residents, which contributed 5.1 percent of their income, had the highest rate for that category in southeastern Minnesota.
Although these were all impressive figures, when I looked at how they compared to other communities in America, I was surprised they were somewhat middle of the road. I just assumed that we were in the top tier.
Of course, the measurement tools aren't completely precise. The Chronicle reports that the data was taken from the IRS from tax returns of people who earned $50,000 or more and itemized their deductions.
Those details can explain a lot. For one thing, incomes are comparably lower in our rural areas, thus much of our giving wasn't even considered. The median discretionary income for Fillmore County households is just slightly over the cutoff used in the study.
For another, our informal way of giving doesn't always lead to deductions on our income tax forms. Think how many times we stick money in hats passed around, donate baked goods or other products for a benefit, or provide someone in need with a service or item.
Even more important in analyzing the state of giving in a community, and one that we would fare quite well in, is time. This thought occurred to me when reading something fellow publisher Dan Evans of LeRoy had written in his newspaper.
We don't have paid commissions or nonprofit organizations to handle many of our public needs in small communities. I'm not talking just about necessities, such as fire departments that are volunteer or local boards that oversee libraries, parks, EDA and other community needs.
Now that the festival season is winding down, just think how many people were involved in setting up these community celebrations, staring with Syttende Mai in Spring Grove and Trout Days in Preston in May through Wykoff's festival this weekend. Not only the people organizing the events, but all the people pitching in, even just for an hour or two, really add up.
Now, put an hourly dollar amount to all that time, plus all the other volunteer hours offered through churches, service organizations and individuals responding to a particular need, and our rate of giving increases substantially. It would be hard to exactly measure that amount because, for one thing, most people don't keep track of their volunteer time. However, the successful results of these efforts show that there are a lot of hours given, which would total a massive amount of wages if converted that way.
Now, I know there are volunteers in every community, but the proportion in a small town seems substantially higher, often times out of necessity because there is no government program or large nonprofit available to help. We are constantly amazed at the unselfish response to need.
We may not have the hard data to support it, but in taking into account all the ways we give, my report on the state of giving shows our communities are doing just fine.
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Published on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 8:45am
This summer we will have film showings of some truly wonderful foreign films each Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. You won't want to miss a single one:
June 25 — Divided We Fall
Czech Republic 2000, 2 hours, PG-13
A Prague couple hide a Jewish man in their apartment after Nazis take over Czechoslovakia … and then a Nazi officer asks to stay in their apartment.
July 2—Shower
China 1999, 92 minutes, Rated PG-13
A touching tale of an elderly bath house owner and his sons, who struggle to deal with the modernization of Beijing.
July 9 — Moliere
France 2007, 2 hours, Rated PG-13
Fictitious comedy about Moliere being hired to teach a wealthy man how to impress a younger woman.
July 16 — The Color of Paradise
Iran 1999, 90 minutes, Rated PG
A stunningly beautiful tale about the relationship between a blind boy and his selfish father who does not want him.
July 23 — Tulpan
Kazakhstan 2008, 100 minutes. Not Rated.
A Kazakh sheep herder must find a wife in order to get a herd of sheep of his own. But there is only one unmarried woman in the region, Tulpan, who has no interest in marrying him. This movie is a genuine treat to see.
July 30 — The Barbarian Invasions
Canada 2003, 99 minutes, Rated R
Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film in 2003. A provocative look at the many ties that bind a group of friends and lovers. Few movies even try to grapple with morality or the state of our culture, let alone with this kind of intelligence and grace.
August 6 — Central Station
Brazil 1998, 113 minutes, Rated R
Garnering Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Film and Best Actress, this touching Brazilian drama follows a young boy whose mother is killed near Rio de Janeiro's Central Station. Befriended by an elderly newsstand owner, the pair set out on a difficult journey into the country's remote Northeast region to find the boy's father.
August 13 — "12"
Russia 2007, 159 minutes, PG-13
12 jurors struggle to decide the fate of a Chechen teenager, who allegedly killed his Russian stepfather after he took the teenager to live with him in Moscow during the Chechen War that took the teen's parents. The jurors, including a racist taxi-driver, a suspicious doctor, a vacillating TV producer, a Holocaust survivor, a musician and a cemetery manager, represent the fragmented society of modern-day Russia.
Aug. 20 — The Secret in Their Eyes
Argentina 2009, 129 minutes, Rated R
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later. Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film of 2010.
August 27 — Walk on Water
Israel 2004, 103 minutes, Rated R
A Mossad agent's wife commits suicide, so he is assigned less stressful duty watching two Germans whose grandfather (a Nazi war criminal) may still be alive. Based on a true story.
Sept. 10 — Like Stars on Earth
India 2007, 165 minutes, Rated PG
A little boy can't seem to keep up in school, so his parents send him off to a boarding school. There he meets a teacher who may have the key to helping him succeed in school. A lively and beautiful film.
Sept. 17 — The Lives of Others
Germany 2006, 137 minutes, Rated R
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives. Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film of 2007.


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