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Code Review Guide Foreword
Foreword by Jeff Williams, OWASP Chair
Many organizations have realized that their code is not as secure as they may have thought. Now they're starting the difficult work of verifying the security of their applications.
There are four basic techniques for analyzing the security of a software application - automated scanning, manual penetration testing, static analysis, and manual code review. This OWASP Guide is focused on the last of these techniques. Of course, all of these techniques have their strengths, weaknesses, sweet spots, and blind spots. Arguments about which technique is the best are like arguing whether a hammer or saw is more valuable when building a house. If you try to build a house with just a hammer, you'll do a terrible job. More important than the tool is probably the person holding the hammer anyway.
The OWASP guides are intended to teach you how to use these techniques. But the fact that they are separate shouldn't be an indicator that they should be used alone. The Development Guide shows your project how to architect and build a secure application, this Code Review Guide tells you how to verify the security of your application's source code, and the Testing Guide shows you how to verify the security of your running application.
Security moves too fast for traditional books to be of much use. But OWASP's collaborative environment allows us to keep up to date. There are hundreds of contributors to the OWASP Guides, and we make over a thousand updates to our materials every month. We're committed to making high quality application security materials available to everyone. It's the only way we'll ever make any real progress on application security as a software community.
Why Code Review?
I've been performing security code reviews (along with the other techniques) since 1998, and I've found thousands of serious vulnerabilities. In my experience, design documentation, code comments, and even developers themselves are often misleading. The code doesn't lie. Actually, the code is your only advantage over the hackers. Don't give up this advantage and rely only on external penetration testing. Use the code.
Despite the many claims that code review is too expensive or time consuming, there is no question that it is the fastest and most accurate way to find and diagnose many security problems. There are also dozens of serious security problems that simply can't be found any other way. I can't emphasize the cost-effectiveness of security code review enough. Consider which of the approaches will identify the largest amount of the most significant security issues in your application, and security code review quickly becomes the obvious choice. This applies no matter what amount of money you can apply to the challenge.
Every application is different; that's why I believe it's important to to empower the individuals verifying security to use the most cost-effective techniques available. One common pattern is to use security code review to find a problem and penetration testing to prove that it is exploitable. Another pattern is finding a potential issue with penetration testing, and then verifying the issue by finding and examining the code. I strongly believe that the "combined" approach is the best choice for most applications.
Getting Started
It's important to recognize that code is a rich expressive language that can be used to build anything. Analyzing arbitrary code is a difficult job that requires a lot of context. It's a lot like searching a legal contract for loopholes. So while it may seem tempting to rely on an automated tool that simply finds security holes, it's important to realize that these tools are more like spell-checkers or grammar-checkers. While important, they don't understand the context, and miss many important security issues. Still, running tools is a great way to gather data that you can use in your code review.
All you need to get started is a copy of the software baseline, a modern IDE, and the ability to think about the ways security holes get created. I strongly recommend that before you look at any code, you think hard about what is most important to your application. Then you verify that the security mechanisms are present, free from flaws, and properly used. You'll trace through the control and data flows in the application, thinking about what might go wrong.
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Black Waters (Book 1 in the Songstress Trilogy)
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Sixteen-year-old mermaid Abby Carson thought she had her secret under control. Who cares if after the change took place, she became so beautiful that all the girls at school hated her. And the boys, well, when they look at her, hate isnt exactly whats going through their minds.But when Abby witnesses a teenage girls murder by a preternatural creature off the coast of Cape Cod, her carefully controlled life slips into chaos. Hiding in the water until the killers gone is a must. Getting spotted by Brian Baker, a boy from school, isnt. Neither is falling in love with him. That definitely wasnt part of the plan.Combine all this with the mysterious mermaid box Abby receives as a postmortem birthday gift from her dad, and shes pulled even deeper into the world of shades and monsters. Once the full force of Abbys deadly siren powers are revealed, the only one she can hurt more than herself is the boy she loves.


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Strawbery Banke is a living museum consisting of restored houses, exhibits, and historic landscapes and gardens of the many generations who settled in Portsmouth, NH from the late 17th to the mid-20th century. Strawbery Banke's archaeologist Alix Martin held the 27th field school this summer at the museum, which consisted of myself and one other student along with an intern and a lot of quite interesting and funny volunteers. We were looking for an early 20th century Jewish ritual bath, otherwise known as a mikveh, in the buried foundation of a house built between 1898 and 1904. The house was torn down in the sixties, so all that was left was a few bricks outlining where the old foundation would have been and a strawberry patch that sat right on top of where the house would have been.
We were fairly certain that the mikveh was indeed in the foundation of the house, as we had oral histories describing the use of the mikveh by Temple Israel and the Hebrew Ladies Society in Portsmouth (both organizations owned the house at one time). We also had verbal confirmation of the bath's location by the man who used to live in the house as a boy who still lives in Portsmouth. He remembered the mikveh being in one corner of the foundation, yet when a geophysical survey was done on the foundation, an anomaly was found in the opposite corner. It looked like it would be a close battle between science and memory.
We began by opening up two units, a 1 x 1 meter unit in the area which yielded the anomaly on the geophysical survey and a 2 x 3 meter unit in the opposite side of the foundation. We then had to transplant all the strawberries from the units we opened up into new locations. Our first layer was then, of course, strawberry compost which was wonderfully light and fluffy and easy to screen. After we got through that relatively shallow layer, we got into the heavier, rocky fill that had been used to fill the house in when it had been demolished. The fill had quite a few interesting artifacts, including mostly glass, ceramic, and a whole lot of brick. We did uncover a few intact artifacts, like a 2 oz Foss Liquid Fruit Flavor bottle from Portland, Maine, and a Fire King ovenware saucer dating to the fifties.
By the third day, one of the volunteers came down on what looked like the very edge of what could have been the mikveh, revealing a row of glistening white glazed bricks. Surprisingly, it wasn't where the former house occupant had said he thought it was. We quickly expanded the 1 x 1 meter unit an additional 1 meter to the east and by Friday, we had uncovered another portion of the bath that included the drain. Now we had confirmation that this was indeed the bottom of the bath and not simply a step (traditional mikvehs have seven steps leading into them). We then opened up two more units, one to the north and south of the unit with the drain, and when we reached the mikveh in those units we were able to measure the bottom to be about 5.5 x 4 feet.
Instead of closing out the second excavation block (the 2 x 3 meter block that didn't yield the mikveh), we decided to continue digging down in a 1 x 1 meter unit in the northeast corner to see what else we could discover. We knew there was a barn on the property before the house was built, and when we dug down past the house foundation we discovered an ashy layer, leading us to believe the barn burned down or was collapsed and was burned in place. We continued past the barn to reveal an eighteenth century midden chock full of animal bone and ceramics, including a lot of pipe stems.
The unique aspect of museum archaeology is the opportunity for interaction with the public. Our site was in the middle of a strawberry patch smack dab in the middle of the museum grounds. The garden tour, which runs every day, passed right in front of our site, so naturally we had a lot of foot traffic and interested museum goers. As an undergraduate student majoring in archaeology and considering museum education as a master's degree, interacting with the public was an extremely gratifying and valuable experience. In general, everyone was very interested in what we were doing, although a few people thought we had planted the mikveh there as some sort of museum exhibit. We also had a Jewish family stop by the site who were very interested in the mikveh and who were a great source of information for us as well.
As for the future of the mikveh, there are no set plans right now. The field school is now over and we have begun cleaning all the artifacts. There is a possibility of creating a temporary exhibit so the public can see the dig, but eventually the bath will most likely be filled back in for its own protection and a more permanent exhibit may be installed with the mikveh tiles and bricks we were able to remove from the site, and other related artifacts. You can find out more information on the Strawbery Banke Archaeology webpage, where you can also find the archaeology blog: https://www.strawberybanke.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=80
-Christina Errico, undergraduate field school student


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Women in science program may encourage girls to pursue careers in those fields
HARTFORD -- The Connecticut Science Center in Hartford is launching a new initiative to encourage women's participation in science, technology, engineering and math.
The two-year program is scheduled to be announced Tuesday at the Science Center.
Special programs and events that highlight the accomplishments of women in the sciences and inspire girls to pursue careers in those fields will be part of the program.
The new initiative is co-sponsored by the Petit Family Foundation, which was established in honor of Jennifer Lynn Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, Hayley and Michaela. The three were killed during a 2007 home invasion in Cheshire.
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The next Resident Evil movie will be your final Resident Evil movie, which is a big deal because there are literally thousands of Resident Evil movies. Millions even. But the T-Virus party is OVER because the next Resident Evil will be your last. Sure it will.
In an interview with Collider, long-time RE director Paul W.S. Anderson revealed that his next video game adaptation Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (working title) will be the last. And that Resident Evil: The Final Chapter will most likely become the official name of the final movie, whenever he's done writing it.
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Stevens Wins NSF Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Grant
Nanotechnology is poised to impact industries much as the microscale revolution transformed manufacturing in the 1970s, and college students are eager to gain the upper hand in this emerging field. With National Science Foundation (NSF) support, Stevens Institute of Technology is providing undergraduates with forward-looking experience on nanotechnology research and applications. A multi-disciplinary faculty team, led by Dr. Eui-Hyeok (E.H.) Yang, has won an NSF Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) grant that will open up the nanoscale to a new generation of students.
"Nanotechnology is applying science and engineering approaches at the molecular and atomic scales to develop new materials and devices of technological value, often exploiting phenomena that can be unique at these size scales ," says Dr. Keith Sheppard, a Co-PI on the NSF grant and Associate Dean of the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science. "This award allows us to bring awareness of nanotechnology to a wide range of students."
The Stevens program, dubbed NUE-NEXUS, standing for NUE: Nanotechnology EXposure for Undergraduate Students, seeks to create a nexus between nanotechnology and undergraduate engineering education to expand understanding of nanotechnology and its applications to a broad undergraduate engineering student population.
At the heart of NUE-NEXUS are two new nanotechnology courses, NANO 300: Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Engineering and NANO 325: Introduction to Nanofabrication and Characterization. By appearing early in the curriculum, these courses will serve a dual purpose, not only educating a broad student population in nanoscience and nanotechnology, but also serving as a foundation for students choosing to pursue an undergraduate nanotechnology research track.
The inclusion of a research track is based on studies indicating that undergraduate research opportunities help clarify students' interest in research and thus can encourage students to pursue nanotechnology as a career. The research track will serve to increase the pipeline of students aiming for graduate programs, and enhance their opportunities with a strong background in hands-on nanoscale experience.
This NSF NUE grant leverages Stevens Nanotechnology Graduate Program, which provides an infrastructure for interdisciplinary learning, and ongoing K-12 educational programs for developing engaging curricula incorporating nanotechnology for younger students. In addition to Dr. Yang and Dr. Sheppard, the other Co-PIs at Stevens are highly experienced in both nanotechnology research and engineering curriculum development. They are Dr. Ronald Besser, Professor of Chemical Engineering; Dr. Chang-Hwan Choi, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering; and Dr. Frank Fisher, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Co-Director of the Nanotechnology Graduate Program.
NUE is an aggressive initiative of the NSF to support nanoscale science, engineering, and technology in America through interdisciplinary approaches in undergraduate engineering education. The focus of the current round of funding awards is towards nanoscale engineering education with relevance to devices and systems, as well as the ethical, economical, and environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology.


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City Council continues several items to next year
It was a busy final meeting of 2013 for the City Council during its regular meeting at City Hall Monday.
In fact, the length of the debate over the kayak club lease caused one item to be continued to the first meeting of 2014 on Jan.13, along with two other items.
A resolution that would urge tobacco retailers to restrict the sale of candy flavored tobacco products in the city was continued after the parties involved had to leave due to the length of time over the debate of the kayak club.
Meanwhile, another ordinance regarding a lease agreement with a local bait and tackle dealer faced such scrutiny that Councilmember Rick Williams agreed to continue the debate to next month.
D&D Matlacha Bait & Tackle was hoping to extend its lease on property at 3922 and 3926 Pine Island Road for five more years.
The lease would have covered two parcels of land instead of the five it had previously so the city could gain the revenues for parking on the remaining parcels, and would cost $3,000 monthly, plus property taxes and indexed rent increases and a percentage of the boat ramp fees.
However, Councilmember Jim Burch questioned why a request for purchase (RFP) wasn't required, which Mayor Marni Sawicki agreed should have been done.
Also questioned was the condition of the building, which city business manager Victoria Bateman said was in desperate need of repairs. She said the increase in rent would be used to do the needed work.
Williams said it would be wise to continue the motion so both sides could figure out the best course of action.
A resolution regarding a special exception that would allow the construction of a model home in a single-family residential area on Chiquita Boulevard was withdrawn until a date certain.
In other business, the city approved a resolution to approve the 2013-14 interlocal agreement for stray animal control services with Lee County. The city will pay about $740,000 this year, as opposed to the $861,000 it paid last year.
It also approved the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of financing three senior living facilities throughout the city.
The facilities will have a total of 120 units, with 48 of them to focus on those with Alzheimer's disease and a small percentage devoted to the poor.
The cost will be about $31 million and will bring about 100 full-time construction jobs and 60 full-time medical jobs upon completion.
The city will have no obligation with respect to the payment of the bonds.


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The easiest way you can help the children, is through a donation to Active Child Aid.
Nominated for the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
This documentary was a cry for help for these children, and it has been heard internationally, and in Russia, media coverage and screenings, university lectures, panel discussions, and other well-attended events have raised awareness about homeless youth.


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Dust: An Elysian Tail could release on Steam as early as next month
Dust: An Elysian Tail could be released on Steam as early as next month, according to developers Dean Dodrill and Alex Kain during their "Making of Dust" PAX East panel. Dust 2 was also teased but nothing further on the matter was revealed. The game is playable at the Microsoft booth this weekend during the […]
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The winning entry in 2009′s Dream.Build.Play competition, Dust: An Elysian Tail, will be playable at Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade booth at PAX East next weekend. The news was announced via the developer's Twitter account. The game should be completed before the end of the first half of 2012, and more updates on the title are […]
Registrations now open for Microsoft's annual indie game development contest Dream, Build, Play
Registration has opened for Microsoft's annual indie game development community contest Dream, Build, Play. Registrants can submit games created for Xbox 360 using the firm's XNA development tools and anyone over the age of 14 can enter their submission into contest between May 15 and June 12. A new category has been added this year […]
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GDC: Microsoft unveils new dev tools, shows blue 360
Microsoft just lifted the lid on a range of new 360 dev initiatives at GDC, as well as showing a blue, XNA-branded 360 dev machine. Do want.A third Dream-Build-Play design competition has been announced. beginning April 6. The last two produced games like CarneyVale: Showtime, Weapon of Choice, and The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai.For the 2009 […]
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers at IBM have presented at paper at the SC09 supercomputing conference describing a milestone in cognitive computing: the group's massively parallel cortical simulator, C2, now has the ability to simulate a brain with about 4.5 percent the cerebral cortex capacity of a human brain, and significantly more brain capacity than a cat.
No, this isn't yet another example of Kurzweil-style guesstimating about how many "terabytes" of storage a human brain has. Rather, the authors quantify brain capacity in terms of numbers of neurons and synapses. The simulator, which runs on the Dawn Blue Gene /P supercomputer with 147,456 CPUs and 144TB of main memory, simulates the activity of 1.617 billion neurons connected in a network of 8.87 trillion synapses. The model doesn't yet run at real time, but it does simulate a number of aspects of real-world neuronal interactions, and the neurons are organized with the same kinds of groupings and specializations as a mammalian cortex. In other words, this is a virtual mammalian brain (or at least part of one) inside a computer, and the simulation is good enough that the team is already starting to bump up against some of the philosophical issues raised about such models by cognitive scientists over the past decades.
In a nutshell, when a simulation of a complex phenomenon (brains, weather systems) reaches a certain level of fidelity, it becomes just as difficult to figure out what's actually going on in the model—how it's organized, or how it will respond to a set of inputs—as it is to answer the same questions about a live version of the phenomenon that the simulation is modeling. So building a highly accurate simulation of a complex, nondeterministic system doesn't mean that you'll immediately understand how that system works—it just means that instead of having one thing you don't understand (at whatever level of abstraction), you now have two things you don't understand: the real system, and a simulation of the system that has all of the complexities of the original plus an additional layer of complexity associated with the models implementation in hardware and software.
The more faithful the simulation gets, the bigger an issue this becomes. The researchers allude to it in section 3.2.2 of the paper, when they describe a measurement tool they call the "BrainCam."
"When combined with the mammalian-scale models now possible with C2," they write, "the flood of data can be overwhelming from a computational (for example, the total amount of data can be many terabytes) and human perspective (the visualization of the data can be too large or too detailed)."
The problem described above doesn't mean that accurate simulations are worthless, however. You can poke, prod, and dissect a brain simulation without any of the ethical or logistical challenges that arise from doing similar work on a real brain. The IBM researchers endowed the model with checkpoint-based state-saving capabilities, so that the simulation can be rewound to certain states and then moved forward again under different conditions. They also have the facility for generating MPG movies of different aspects of the virtual brain in operation, movies that you could also generate by measuring an animal's brain but at much lower resolutions. There's even a virtual EKG, which lets the researchers validate the model by comparing it to EKGs from real brains.
In the end, C2 is like having a (sorta) real cortex that you don't fully understand, but that you can rewind, snap pictures of, and generally measure under different conditions so that you can do experiments on it that wouldn't be possible (or ethical) with real brains.
Scaling and the singularity
One of the major results from the paper is that C2 exhibits "weak scaling." In other words, as the total amount of memory in the model scales, the number of neurons and synapses that can be simulated scales roughly linearly, also. This is important, because it means that a future version of Blue Gene with two or three orders of magnitude more memory (and associated bandwidth and processing power) will be able to simulate an entire human brain.
The model also exhibits "strong scaling," which means that increases in the amount of memory per CPU enable them to run the model faster, so that it will eventually be able to simulate a cortex in real time.


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"Behind every bullet we fire, there will be an idea," pontificates Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (Édgar Ramírez) within a breath's reach of declaring, with a wholly undeserved sense of triumph, his eponymous nom de guerre, Carlos, for the first time. This particularly self-aggrandizing utterance does more than act as an exercise in rhetoric—one that's as imperatively slanted as it is idealistically sophomoric—for it also functions as a neat encapsulation of the less-disingenuous-than-credulous filter through which the so-labeled "Peruvian playboy" views the Zionist and capitalist exorcisms he fights so verily for. You see, Carlos is a romantic revolutionist; he's ever-ready to act, yes, but he's a man more concerned with the modish sheen of activism than he is with understanding the causes and nuances of bureaucratically entrenched policies.
Unfortunately, the narrative makeup of Olivier Assayas's latest may be modeled a bit too closely to its subject's perfunctory take on politics. Both the aforementioned character and the film as a whole seem accordantly defined by superficiality, with neither exacting enough exegetic force to disrupt the topic's implicative surface tension. Instead, Carlos exists on a corneal plane, gallantly chronicling the terrorist's most famously fecund years without ever traversing potential sociocultural underpinnings. Impressive is the way that Assayas rhymes his protagonist's fleeting conscience with a flippant emphasis on mortality, shuffling through scenes expediently in order to convey the fervor of fusillades, executions, and the like. And yet, there's a hollowness to both the literal and metaphoric shells we see fired onscreen. These disruptive discharges behave less in an ecologically Newtowian sense—that is, they don't exist within a cerebrally-felt environment, and leave naught that consequentially ramifies—than they do in an immediate, reflexive one. In this, it's not ideas that propel the film's featured projectiles or its aesthetic flourishes; rather, it's a frantically organic need for improvisation that pushes the action, one that's apropos not only to criminal operations but also, as is the case here, rogue filmmaking.
For a work of such temporal and geological breadth, Carlos reads as surprisingly whole in way of cohesion, as it is able to earnestly catalogue volumes of one man's life whilst stripping it down to a quintessential, non-trivial framework. The narrative itself mostly shadows its principal's actions, intruding not on moments of personal intimacy and reflection so much as those that further his involvement within international circles. Naturally, moments of emotional encroachment do exist, but only in expository gestures. And what we do see of this non-combatant Carlos reads as a pictorial of the unfettered, a man free not only of social etiquette but even a modicum of empathy. He is a person of soldierly aggression, one willing to seduce and discard the women he encounters; one willing to poach prestige and credit from his friends, colleagues, and superiors; and even one willing to make decisions vested solely in the interest of his own self-preservation. "Carlos scares me. Life means nothing to him," quivers an accomplice in a profession of ostensible truth. To be sure, mortal pertinence doesn't exactly align with this womanizer and his bacchanalian tendencies, but, to his credit, he does see his own life as more a cultural commodity than personal effect. So there's that.
It's this out-for-number-one motif that helps explain, but does not totally excuse, Assayas's mostly unidimensional approach to characterizing his lead. Ramírez's portrayal of the titular terrorist is one of bottled volatility, his Carlos a swaggering, cocksure entity who's too cantankerous for contrition and too physically emphatic to be taken seriously. "Caricatural" could, I suppose, be an acceptable descriptor for the performance, though I find this to be a bit dismissive of the actor's efforts. The most problematic symptom of the portrayal stems from how casually the director explicates Carlos's lust for the visceral by exchanging examples of sex and violence. Too often are these carnal drives overlayed or interchanged, a device that dilutes both character and performance of substance and understanding; Carlos becomes a mere avatar for satiated virility, routinely unloading both his balls and ammo clips because that's what men apparently do.
In approaching an analysis of Carlos, it must be acknowledged that the film is presented as a work of fiction, that Assayas and company's research was met with informational chasms, and that fabrication was needed to flesh out the tonal and interactive minutia seen onscreen. Such conceits come with the territory of crafting historically grounded cinema, but here the ambitious scope of the project allots but a cursory glance at Carlos, its living impetus. Assayas noticeably eschews any attempt to "psychologize" the character, which is fine, but he curiously presents his portrait as one painted with critical strokes—the dynamic feels unjust, as if the filmmaker is vilifying the shallowness of his own creation. Of course, I say this not to defend a murderer, but to suggest that the work simply cannot be interpreted as a character study, as such a transcription would reduce the idea of motive merely to image and repute. Here, Carlos is more veneer than man, his image a conglomerated totem to the self. Omnipresent in the back of frames is the image of Che Guevara , which unmistakably hovers over his shoulders like an advisory apparition, guiding his hand less in the name of conviction than accolade. (That similar posters have become a staple of collegiate décor adds a sardonic quality to Carlos's own sense of self-design.) Carlos patterns himself as more of a celebrity, a brand even, than someone/thing elemental to a larger cause, and he accordingly foists his importance upon everyone within an even-media-extended ear shot.
And yet, the guerilla's treatment of women—and moreover, Assayas's depiction of this dynamic—comes across as even more offensive than his barbarically entitled tenor would suggest: Females gravitate to the lecher's lap as if by quantum law, and nary is this allure depicted as anything more than foolish, schoolgirl fawning. The women of Carlos amount to nothing more than ciphers, and bouts of dialogue even underscore this coursing sense of sexism. (This all seems increasingly odd when considering Assayas's previous film, Summer Hours, flaunted its examples of matriarchy and feminine strength as key thematic constituents.) "When we all slept together she felt liberated," scoffs our lead, alluding to a ménage a trois participant who later became embittered when she was excluded from a subsequent bedding. Through this statement, the film suggests that there's both hypocrisy inherent to feminine empowerment and that a fundamental gap exists between ideologies and their applications. Yes, the latter point may prove true, but it too is weakly paralleled with Carlos's own ineptness with putting words into practice; Assayas refuses to compartmentalize notions of philosophy and function within specific arenas, and in doing so casts an opaque blanket over the picture's developmental creed.
Still, there is good to be found in Carlos. A humorous contrast materializes between the character's egocentric posturing and his bumbling inefficiency, and this provides us with a quietly acerbic slight of not only the terrorist but also of contemporary politicians—that is, those who, like Carlos, move up the ranks due more to vocal adamancy than professional adeptness. Moreover, because the film so ambitiously spans two foregone decades, a built-in temporal contextualization exists for modern audiences, elucidating the reactionary theme of how to adapt to an undulating global environment. The most rewarding aspects of Carlos are those that deal with this idea of a mutative cultural climate—which, as mentioned above, reflects the unrehearsed conditions the filmmakers fought on set—and how these changes correlate to operational, perceptional, and positional evolutions. Being a gun for hire requires a definite degree of elasticity in relation to one's obedience and affiliation; Assayas's greatest feats, aside from the sheer scope of this project, come from how subtlety he evinces this flexible brand of loyalty in the face of seismic landscapes and how the ideologically inert end up severed from worldly relevance. By featuring and exploring the obstacles that are implicit to progression, the director is able to present a work that transcends its rather blasé context as a biopic, allowing it to mature into something far more cerebral than what its human subject offers—if only more could be said for that.
The most obvious advantage of releasing a historically-based picture is that the potential for DVD extras is elephantine. Criterion takes full advantage of this fact, as their supplement package runs the gamut from historic interviews to journalistic perspectives to commentary from those involved in production. Spread over four discs, these featurettes pepper the sprawling narrative with cold, factual insights, confirming the fastidious lengths the crew went to in putting out an accurate representation of the rebel's exploits. The commentary tracks point out the amebic evolvement of the picture over time as well as the challenges faced in instilling the work with a discernable sense of identity. Carlos: Terrorist Without Borders is a worthwhile, hour-long docu that was originally aired on French television. Moments of redundancy exist between this feature and the film itself, though it makes for an edifying experience nonetheless. An archival interview with one of Carlos's consorts, codenamed Angie, interjects some much needed humanism into the proceedings, as his recollections gradually hone in on the notion that his fractured youth caused a tangential shift in his life path. Another documentary feature, Maison de France, details an attack not found in the film, including accounts by those involved on both operational and observational levels. The forty-page booklet boasts two essays, one a hyperbolic appraisal by Colin MacCabe, the other a more earnest behind-the-scenes look by Greil Marcus. A timeline of Carlos's career as well as some selected profiles of his associates round out the booklet, further communicating how diligently filmmakers' kept abreast with their historic inspirations.


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A Brock researcher is contributing her expertise to help establish a research network aimed at supporting coastal communities in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The federal Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) announced yesterday it has granted $1 million over five years to a group of Canadian universities and watershed organizations to do research and pilot projects in support of integrated water resources management and community resilience. The group is the Coalition for the Sustainability of the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The large consortium of research partners includes Liette Vasseur, a Biological Sciences professor at Brock. It also includes nine universities and nine community partner organizations, with more than 20 researchers based in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Quebec.
The network is led by Steve Plante of the University of Rimouski, and by Chantal Gagnon, executive director of the Coalition for the Sustainability for the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Vasseur is a co-applicant on the funding, through SSHRC's Canadian University Research Alliance program (CURA).
The alliance will take a holistic approach to coastal and watershed management to support an ecosystem compromised by rapid physical changes such as accelerating erosion and increased storm activity due to climate change.
"Increasing resiliency of these communities is crucial with greater impacts due to climate change," Vasseur said. "It is time to discuss the long-term future of our coastal communities and their involvement is a cornerstone of this project."
She added that integrating various sciences in an applied manner is recognized as the best way to develop adaptive strategies for these communities, to give them tools they can effectively use in the future.
"This project is an exciting example of the types of collaborative research regularly undertaken by our researchers," said Ian Brindle, Brock's vice-president Research. "Dr. Vasseur's extensive background in climate change and water projects in coastal communities in Eastern Canada will be a vital contribution to this network's efforts."
Vasseur will bring her interdisciplinary expertise to integrating the biological and physical data into the social perspective in order to help communities define paths to adaptation and resiliency.


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While you are reading this, my husband & I have traveled to Canada.
We have been invited to attend a wedding of a dear friend of my husband.
I am very much looking forward to the trip, as it also includes a little family time and catching up with a dear friend of mine, who now lives in Canada as well!
As it turns out, this is the second wedding post within a week... & while I have no clue as to the decor of the wedding we are attending, I found these rustic and super pretty table top images to share with you.
PS. I am a big fan of birch trees, so the fact that these logs have made it to the table in such a classy way, well that just made me happy to see!!
Have a festive weekend!
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Call for Gender-Responsive Implementation of Agenda 2030
By J C Suresh
TORONTO | NEW YORK (IDN) - UN member states committed themselves to the gender-responsive implementation of Agenda 2030 as the 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) concluded on March 24 agreeing on a set conclusions, calling for stronger laws, policies and institutions, better data and scaled-up financing. [P42] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF
UNIDO and CTBTO Express Support for 2030 Gender Equality Target
By Rita Joshi
BERLIN | VIENNA (IDN) - The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) are determined to undertake necessary steps to make "Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality", the theme of the International Women's Day 2016, a reality. [P41] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF
Global Citizenship in Ecuador: The Gap Between Principle and Practice
By Nelsy Lizarazo
QUITO (IDN) - Universal or global citizenship is, according to the Dictionary of Humanitarian Action a principle, category or condition thanks to which anyone in any part of the world may be recognised as a subject with rights.
It's an established and accepted concept, at least in an international sphere, which is directly linked to the universality of Human Rights. The concept of Universal citizenship fundamentally means that human rights are not related to which particular state an individual may come from and therefore must be protected and respected anywhere a person may find themselves. [P40] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH
South Korea Set to Make Rapid Strides in Global Arena
By Valentina Ieri
NEW YORK (IDN | INPS) - North Korea's nuclear ambition has not been checked effectively even though there were four resolutions of the United Nations Security Council. And North Korea's alleged hydrogen bomb test and a successive rocket launch early February culminated their die-hard ambition to have a substantial nuclear capability together with delivery means.
Against this backdrop, the Republic of Korea (ROK,South Korea) is certainly putting its foot down and stepping up as a key player in the global arena, particularly on North Korean issue. [P39] CHINESE TEXT VERSION PDF | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | KOREAN TEXT VERSION PDF
Sidelining Mother Languages Threat to Global Citizenship
By Jaya Ramachandran
PARIS (IDN) - While the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has signed an agreement with the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) to measure global citizenship and sustainable development education, the persistent marginalization of mother languages worldwide is threatening Goal 4 of the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development. [P38] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF
Countering Religious Hardliners Through Dialogue
By Monzurul Huq
TOKYO (IDN) - Religious identity, which in a broader context is perceived as belonging to a certain faith, is a topic of heated debate these days, mainly because a religious sense of belonging is directed toward achieving a certain goal by inflicting harm on others. The ongoing debate has been intensified in recent years with the concept of a clash of civilizations winning support among a group of Western academics and intellectuals. [P37] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF
Migrant Workers Help Singapore Students Gain a Global Perspective
By Kalinga Senevratne*
SINGAPORE (IDN) - Government statistics show that in this affluent Southeast Asian nation, one in three workers are migrants. They build the modern infrastructure, clean the buildings, cook and serve in restaurants, look after the children and elderly at home, while often being paid very poorly and treated shabbily and looked at suspiciously by the locals. [P36] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF
UN Acts to Achieve Complete Gender Equality Ahead of 2133
By Rita Joshi
BERLIN | DAVOS (IDN) - Declaring that theempowerment of the world's women is "a global imperative", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the first-ever High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment.
The establishment of the Panel, backed by the United Kingdom, the World Bank Group and UN Women, was proclaimed in Davos, Switzerland, the venue of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), on January 21. [P35] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF
'ISIS Is The Sanctuary For The Desperate'
By Talmiz Ahmad
"The ISIS' allure is that it is fighting these Arab tyrants across the region, even as it fulfils the longing of its adherents to participate in a cause that is founded on their own history and traditions"
Last year, as he addressed the congregation from the pulpit of the mosque in Mosul, the self-styled caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi invited all Muslims to migrate to the Islamic State "because hijra to the land of Islam is obligatory". Read in Japanese
UAE World's Major Aid Giver and Sponsor of Tolerance
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MUMBAI (IDN) - As the international community starts to implement the UN Agenda 2030 for sustainable development, funds from countries that are not members of the Paris-based 29-nation Development Assistance Committee (DAC) have "an increasingly important role in financing development co-operation", according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). [P34] ARABIC | ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | NORWEGIAN | PERSIAN | PORTUGUESE | SPANISH TURKISH | URDU
'Good, But Not Perfect', Pacific Islands Women on Climate Deal
- Women leaders in the Pacific Islands have acclaimed the agreement on reducing global warming achieved at the United Nations (COP21) Climate Change conference in Paris as an unprecedented moment of world solidarity on an issue which has been marked to date by division between the developing and industrialized world. But for Pacific small island developing states, which name climate change as the single greatest threat to their survival, it will only be a success if inspirational words are followed by real action.
UNESCO-Funded Event Encourages Journalists To Foster Global Citizenship
By Kalinga Seneviratne*
News media and journalists play a crucial role in creating conditions conducive to fostering global citizenship. With this in view, a UNESCO approved and funded an event on December 14-15 in Bangkok in which a group of Asian scholars and media practitioners participated. They examined how the traditional Asian way of communication could be adopted to train 21st century journalists to create a media that would promote harmony rather than conflict and thus help foster global citizenship. [P32] JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | NORWEGIAN
First Ever UN Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security
By J Nastranis
NEW YORK (IDN) - The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution on youth, peace and security, which for the first time in its history focuses entirely on the role of young men and women in peace-building and countering violent extremism. [P31] ARABIC | CHINESE TEXT VERSION PDF | GERMAN | ITALIAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | NORWEGIAN | PERSIAN | SPANISH | SWEDISH | URDU TEXT VERSION PDF
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According to a congressional report prepared for the House Homeland Security Committee, and reviewed by NBC News, the Russian government warned American authorities about Tamerlan Tsarnaev more than a year and a half before he participated in the Boston Marathon bombings last April.
A series of missed cues and clerical errors led authorities to miss several opportunities to detain Tsarnaev as he traveled between the U.S. and Dagestan. At one point:
Tsarnaev was supposed to be pulled aside for questioning at JFK airport because he was considered potentially armed and dangerous, but he slipped through undetected because someone had misspelled his last name in a security database.
The FBI opened an investigation of Tsarnaev in 2011, but it did not meet standards necessary to allow for surveillance. His name was put on a "Hot List" that would trigger an alert whenever he entered or left the country.
The name was misspelled "Tsarnayev," and on one instance when the alert was triggered, Tsarnaev was just one of nearly 100 Hot List names going through JFK airport that day. He was not deemed high priority and not pulled aside.
The document also links the older Tsarnaev to the murders of three individuals found with their throats cut in September 2011 in Waltham, Mass. Tsarnaev's possible connection to the murders was first reported by BuzzFeed six days after the bombing. An associate of Tsarnaev who was shot and killed by an FBI agent in the wake of the bombings was supposedly about to sign a statement implicating both of them in the triple homicide.
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After the heinous Farm Bill – What next?
Something good should come of this farm law heinousness.
Congress is on the verge of extruding a new five-year farm bill. President Barack Obama says he will sign it.
As has each and every farm bill for coming up on eighty years:
Indeed it does.
Congress Seeks to Jack Up Fees on Home Heating Oil…
Thank goodness we�??re experiencing such stark global warming.
Oh. Outstanding.
The fee would last for nearly 20 years�?�
Four times longer than the interminable farm bill.
�?�and would siphon the money to develop equipment that is cheaper, more efficient and safer�?�.
Because the government is so excellent as a venture capital firm.
Solyndra, General Motors and Wall Street: Obama Crony Socialism on Parade
80% of DOE Green Energy Loans Went to Obama Backers
As Many As 50 Obama-Backed Green Energy Companies Bankrupt or Troubled
So they�??re taxing our energy bills – for more of these fabulous �??investments.�?�
�?�and to encourage consumers to update their equipment.
My monthly electric bill is currently the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Cuba – I�??m already full-up on reasons to update my equipment. Yet another tax won�??t �??encourage�?� me – so much as infuriate me.
�?�(T)he bill taxpayers may foot for crop insurance subsidies�??at least $89 billion over ten years�??may outweigh what taxpayers would have contributed in direct (farm) subsidies. There are other many other costly bells and whistles to be found in the bill.
In short, what Congress has billed as a cost-cutting reform measure is nothing of the sort.
The conservative opposition to this nightmare mess is nigh universal. Heritage Action, FreedomWorks and Club for Growth are all rightly counting a Yes vote against anyone who casts it.
Heck, even the un-conservative Washington Post is opposed. And look at the uber-Leftist website Crooks and Liars:
Provision Requiring Lawmakers to Disclose Subsidies Removed From Final Farm Bill
The welfare queens in our Congress don't want Americans knowing how much they are receiving in farm subsidies.
But this is Washington, D.C. – where reality goes to die. Soon – likely by the end of this week – the farm bill will be farm law.
So – what next?
This Colossus will be astride us for the next half decade. There will be nothing more to do about domestic farm policy except to sit here and take it. Oh – and pay for it. And borrow for it, so our progeny can also pay for it – with interest.
So let�??s take all of this unified, righteous energy and channel it towards something with the potential to effect a far better future outcome.
Let�??s make the global farm market safe for domestic reform the next go round.
(O)ur lather-rinse-repeat anti-free-market farm policy (has) warped the emerging global farm market. The world�??s growers saw our bad moves �?? and matched them. Subsidy-for-subsidy, tax-for-tax, protectionism-for-protectionism.
Seven decades later, we have a worldwide Crony Socialist nightmare mess�?�.
None of this has anything to do with a free exchange of goods.
The solution? Negotiate a global across-the-board reduction in government.
This is where the World Trade Organization, usually a colossal waste of space, can actually be of some good use�?�.
The world�??s sugar-producing nations need to sit down together, each with a copy of everyone else�??s lists of protectionist sugar policies. And start horse trading.
�??Brazil �?? how about if you get rid of this subsidy, we�??ll each get rid of one.�?�
�??Mexico �?? if you get rid of this tariff, we�??ll each get rid of one.�?�
Let the subsequent discussions ensue. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Something good should come of this farm law heinousness. To set the stage for far less farm bill heinousness five years hence.


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Israeli soldier with a "Ruger gun", a 0.22 sniper rifle, considered as a non-lethal weapon by the IDF, that has killed many Palestinians.
Human Rights Watch condemned Israel today for its security forces' "excessive use of lethal force" amid the recent wave of clashes across the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The statement cites the fatal shootings of a 13 year old Palestinian boy near Bethlehem Oct. 5 and of an 18 year old Palestinian youth in Tulkarem on Oct. 4 as examples of Israel's failure "to ensure that its police and army comply with international standards for the use of force."
Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem released a statement Wednesday revealing that the 13 year old Abed al-Rahman Shadi Obeidallah was killed by a 0.22 bullet, the use of which Israeli authorities says is a non-lethal crowd control measure, Ma'an News Agency reports.
According to Ma'an News Agency, over 800 Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli forces which have been taking place since Saturday.
Over 288 injuries were reported on Wednesday, including 10 from live fire.
One Palestinian youth is reported to be in a critical condition after having been shot with live ammunition in the back of the head during clashes near the Beit El settlement and DCO checkpoint in Al Bireh.
Footage released of the same protest shows an undercover Israeli agent shooting a Palestinian youth in the leg at point blank range after he had already been arrested by Israeli forces.
Clashes also took place Wednesday in Jericho, Bethlehem, Nablus, Beit Ummar and Yatta, among other places.
Wednesday also saw five Palestinians shot across Israel and Palestine after they allegedly attempted to carry out attacks on Israelis.
An 18 year old woman was shot and injured by an Israeli civilian in Jerusalem after she allegedly attempted to stab him. Two Palestinians were shot and injured near Dar Salah in the West Bank after they attacked the car of a settler.
In Kiryat Gat, a Palestinian was shot and killed after he allegedly attempted to attack a soldier and steal the soldier's gun.
On Wednesday evening, an Israeli was lightly wounded in an attack in Petah Tivka, the suspect was identified as a 30 year old resident of Hebron.
A 30 year old Palestinian man was shot and injured on Wednesday evening after he allegedly attempted to drive a car through a military checkpoint close to Ma'ale Adumim, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.
Human Rights Watch has stated that "International humanitarian law, which applies in the occupied West Bank, prohibits security forces from deliberately or indiscriminately killing civilians."
The statement continues that Israel must "as far as possible, apply nonviolent means before resorting to force."
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I just gotta gush about what this kite is doing for my chances of getting some at the beach,
This big beautiful kite making me sore all over man! This last sesh at my local spot was a great case in point.
I was hitting it with Blades 12m trigger when some other riders showed up and rigged 14's.
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I came in and said I was underpowerd too, then pumped the Fat Lady up.
You know the feeling, maybe.
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Little about myself. I'm 6'3 bout 210 lbs. Truthfully, I haven't even seen the inside of a gym in about five years. I have finally quit smoking, and am very eager to begin weight training again. Just about to hit forty and I am very much into working out again. The very last routine I had going consisted of.....day1..chest, biceps...benchpress, peckdeck, then bicep curls. day2..back..pulldowns, then rowing. day3/4 rest. day5..shoulders..military press..dumbell press and lat extensions. day6..legs..squats..45 degree press and seated calf extensions.day7 rest.
All exercises except legs consisted of 1x8 1x6 1x4 reps. Leg reps were 1x12 1x10 1x8. All sets to failure. All workouts had 10 min bike warmup and 15 min cooldown. Also each workout included 3x25 crunches. I guess this a bulking up program and wondering if it is good to start off with again. Also at 40 should I expect signifigantly less results than at 25? All advice welcomed.
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First off, welcome to the boards.
Secondly, congratulations on quitting smoking. I've been there and your deidcation deserves some credit..its amazing how much better you'll feel and how much money you'll save
It is probally the healthiest thing you could do.
When people ask what type of program to begin with it is hard to say because I don't think any routine will fit everyone perfectly, but I'll add some of my critiques and hopefully some of the others can chime in with their advice.
day1..chest, biceps...benchpress, peckdeck, then bicep curls.
- It seems as though your only doing one exercise for your arms here. I would suggest adding in some incline dumbell curls and maybe some preacher curls also. This should give you an evenly built arm structure.
For the chest you might want to consider adding in maybe one more exercise like incline press or incline dumbell presses to target the upper part of your chest since the bench will target the middle part. The peckdeck is good, but don't be afraid to use dumbells as they will help build up your stabilizer muscles which the machines don't hit.
Another suggestion, maybe just do chest on this day alone. This will allow you to go pretty heavy especially since you have a rest day right before this. Then you could do your biceps and add in the triceps on a seperate day so your just doing arms on a day then.
day2..back..pulldowns, then rowing.
- I think your going to need more than two exercises for your back if you want to hit everything and have a nice build. If you have a strong back you can add in some deadlifts to strengthen your lower back which will help your overall routines. If you toss in some pull ups (if you can do them) they will hit your lats and mid back. If you can't do them at first use a spotter machine or train well on your pulldowns as they will help you get better at pullups. The rows are good, just remember to keep good form.
day3/4 rest.
- Resting schedule is up to you, but you may want to squeeze some cardio in here if possible so your at least doing something on these days. Depends on how hectic your schedule is.
day5..shoulders..military press..dumbell press and lat extensions.
- Good. I do pretty much the same thing but add some shrugs in. Whatever you like.
day6..legs..squats..45 degree press and seated calf extensions.
- Good, maybe add some leg curls to hit the hamstrings.
day7 rest.
You forgot about the triceps!
Make sure you add some tricep exercises somewhere into your schedule so you don't have unbalanced arms. Triceps are also very important as they help you on many exercises such as benchpress and so forth as secondary muscles. My favorite exercises for triceps are skullcrushers and close grip bench, going heavy on both. You can do whatever you want for them including kickbacks (or as I like to call them pure hell) and pushdowns. Just pick what your comfortable with and work your way up.
Like I said these are just suggestions and when your coming back to the gym after a long time away, getting comfortable with everything can suck until you find what your comfortable with after the initial shock. Have you looked into the 5x5 program? This is a great way to start off light and build a base while continually forcing your muscles to grow and adapt.
Also at 40 should I expect signifigantly less results than at 25?
- Well testerone production does slow down as your older, but some of the best looking guys at the gym are some of the older veterans who are dedicated. Stick with a good diet and get plenty of protein and you should see some good results.
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thanks for the info, and the welcome to the boards. And yeah i forgot to add the triceps.....kept mainly to lying 45 degree extensions, which seemed to balloon them out pretty quickly. Will give the 5x5 a go as I'm beginning my workouts on monday. I'll be sure to keep my results over time posted. And contribute to the boards whenever possible. Cheers!
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Np. If you are considering the 5x5 program I suggest checking out a more detailed thread at
as this is probally the biggest thread on the subject that I am aware of. You can track how well it worked for various types of people by seeing their initial posts and then their responses a few months later. Steroidology is more geared towards anabolic users, but that thread is really general and has a great sample routine posted by TxLonghorn which I have personally used for quite a while as a foundation of my routine (plus some modifications).
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Despite big offseason, Toronto marred by inconsistency, injuries, starting pitching
TORONTO -- Expectations for the Blue Jays couldn't have been any higher this season, but now more than halfway through the year, the club faces an uphill battle just to become relevant again in the American League East.
Toronto was crowned champion of the offseason by just about every critic following a series of blockbuster trades and signings. By the end of April, though, none of that seemed to matter.
The Blue Jays got off to one of their worst starts in franchise history and have been trying to re-establish themselves ever since. There's still plenty of time left, but there is little margin for error the rest of the way, and everyone in the organization seems to know it.
"We know it's not going to be easy, because the division is so tough," shortstop Jose Reyes said. "But if we play consistent baseball and take it one game at a time, I think we'll be fine. We need to turn it around right away, because after the All-Star break the season is going to go quick."
The Blue Jays exit the All-Star break 11 1/2 games behind Boston for first place in the AL East and 8 1/2 behind Texas for the second Wild Card spot. Toronto is currently four games below .500 (45-49), which is the franchise's worst record coming out of the break since 2004.
It's not even remotely close to where the organization anticipated being at this point of the season, and a dreadful first two months is the main reason why. Toronto went 10-17 during April and 15-17 in May. The lowest point came on May 10, when the club found itself 11 games under .500 with seemingly little hope of getting back into the race.
That would eventually change as the Blue Jays went 17-9 during June to give themselves a fighting chance. An 11-game winning streak put the club two games above .500 for the first time all year and finally there was a glimmer of hope.
First-half awards
|MVP: Edwin Encarnacion Encarnacion picked up right where he left off last season and leads the Blue Jays in virtually every major offensive category.
|Cy Young: Bullpen The bullpen was supposed to be a major weakness but instead it turned into a major strength and at least somewhat offset a rough first half by the starters.
|Rookie: Neil Wagner Wagner is 29 years old but entered the year with just six big league games under his belt and he has been relatively flawless since being called up in late May.
|Top reliever: Brett Cecil Cecil didn't even have a guaranteed job in Spring Training but is now an All-Star and went through a span of 45 batters earlier this season without allowing a hit -- he has been borderline dominant in middle relief.
The problem is that in the ensuing 20 games after the streak, the Blue Jays once again fell back down to earth. They went just 7-13 to lose a lot of the ground in the standings and now find themselves in desperate need of some prolonged success. It's certainly not impossible, but it won't be easy.
"Play consistently," right fielder Jose Bautista said when asked what his team needs to do. "More than anything just talk about what I need to do, because it's hard to pinpoint as a team everything that needs to be addressed. I just need to be more consistent, more of a steady approach, stay swinging at strikes and try to contribute on a day-to-day basis [in the] second half."
The main reason behind the Blue Jays' woes this season can be directly tied to their underperforming starting rotation. It was supposed to be one of the best in baseball but instead entered the All-Star break as one of the worst.
Toronto's rotation has the second-worst ERA (5.07) in the Majors, has thrown the second-fewest innings (515), owns the sixth-worst opponents' batting average (.274) while also issuing the eighth-most walks (186). For a group that includes big names such as R.A. Dickey, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle and Brandon Morrow, things were supposed to be a lot better.
The positive news is that help is at least on the way. Morrow is expected to return by the middle of August after being out since the end of May with soreness in his right forearm. Left-hander J.A. Happ could be back even sooner than that after missing most of the year with a knee injury.
As for Dickey and Johnson, the Blue Jays expect better results in the second half. Combine that with the emergence of right-hander Esmil Rogers, and there's still a possibility for a strong starting five, which is the main reason general manager Alex Anthopoulos thinks his team still has a chance to get back into the race.
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|Josh Johnson Johnson is set to hit free agency at the end of the year and will need a strong second half to re-establish his value after missing six weeks with a right triceps injury and then struggling upon his return.
|Brett Lawrie Lawrie is finally healthy and recently transitioned to second base where the Blue Jays hope he will regain some of his previous form that once had him as one of the top rookies in the game.
|Esmil Rogers Rogers went through a lengthy stretch where he was the Blue Jays' most reliable starting pitcher, but after beginning the season in the bullpen it remains to be seen whether he can keep up his level of production.
"We have half of July left, we still have all of August left, and we know how quickly things can change," Anthopoulos said. "I still believe in the talent level. ... We have guys that we expect to be back like Morrow and Happ. I do think guys like Josh can only be better. I think R.A. can only get better.
"You still don't know when it's going to happen or when it's going to come together, but you can make up six games [with] 70 games left or whatever it might be, it absolutely can be done."
Morrow and Happ aren't the only ones nearing a return to health. Brett Lawrie came back just two days before the break, while Melky Cabrera is expected to be ready for the first game of the second half.
Toronto will need all hands on deck to get back into the race. It's an uphill battle, but stranger things have happened, and since the talent is certainly there, no one is giving up hope.
"There's just been too many examples of teams in September that have overcome being down eight games and nine games," Anthopoulos said. "If you were asking me this question at the end of August my answer might not be the same, but a lot can happen in a month and a half. We were 11 games under .500 at one point, there's still time."


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Frasor, Cotts hold Halos at bay after Perez works 6 1/3 solid innings
ANAHEIM -- Rangers starter Martin Perez was terrific for six innings and his offensive teammates took advantage of some breaks to score enough runs.
But the Rangers' first victory without Nelson Cruz belonged to a pair of veteran setup relievers working out of bases-loaded jams in the seventh and eighth innings. The work of right-hander Jason Frasor and left-hander Neal Cotts was what allowed the Rangers to hang on to a 5-2 victory over the Angels on Monday night.
"They got us out of some jams," catcher A.J. Pierzynski said. "Obviously, Frasor and Cotts getting out of those bases-loaded jams and giving up just one run ... that was the game. Martin pitched great and we scored some runs, but the game was won by the relievers."
Perez won for the first time since July 9 and the Rangers have won seven of their last eight, a streak that started when they swept the Angels last week in Arlington. With Oakland off on Monday, the Rangers are now two games behind in the American League West.
Perez, going up against Angels right-hander Jerome Williams for the second straight start, went 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and four walks while striking out seven. Perez allowed one run over 7 1/3 innings in his last start against the Angels on Wednesday but did not get a decision.
"He's certainly been more under control and hasn't let the game get too quick," manager Ron Washington said. "He's executing pitches, getting ahead early in the count and throwing his changeup for strikes."
Williams was almost as good as his last start when he held the Rangers to one run in 7 2/3 innings. But, holding a 1-0 lead, he ran into some bad luck in the fifth inning that had implications later in the game.
"He was tough with his sinker," outfielder David Murphy said. "He's got really good stuff. He did a great job last time. This time we did a great job of taking advantage of some pitches."
Murphy led off the fifth with a walk, Jurickson Profar doubled with one out and Engel Beltre was hit by a pitch. That loaded the bases, but Williams struck out Leonys Martin for the second out. The Rangers were in danger of letting the inning slip away without scoring before Williams bounced a wild pitch with Elvis Andrus at the plate, allowing Murphy to score.
Andrus then lofted a popup into shallow right field between second baseman Howie Kendrick and right fielder Collin Cowgill. Both went hard after the ball and Kendrick won the race while Cowgill slid beneath him.
But Kendrick tripped over Cowgill as he made the catch and went tumbling to the ground. The ball popped loose from his glove, both runners scored and Andrus had his first triple since May 18. Kendrick, who was hitting in the third spot in the Angels' order, also had to leave the game with a hyperextended left knee.
"It's hard to see guys play their heart out and get hurt like that," Williams said. "Howie made that play and he got hurt. Unfortunately, he dropped the ball falling down, but that's all I can ask him to do. He plays hard, plays all out, it's unfortunate."
The Rangers scored two more in the sixth on a home run by Adrian Beltre and an RBI single by Profar. That gave them a 5-1 lead, but there was plenty of drama left even though Perez had retired 16 of his last 19 batters going into the seventh.
"The last three innings are the toughest one of the ballgame," Washington said.
Erick Aybar led off the seventh with a double and Chris Nelson walked. Perez struck out Chris Iannetta, but J.B. Shuck walked to load the bases. That was it for Perez as Frasor was summoned from the bullpen with Cowgill at the plate. Frasor got Cowgill to hit a grounder to Profar at short, but the Rangers could get only one with a force at second and Aybar scored.
That left runners at the corners with two outs and Mike Trout coming up. But little-used, light-hittting infielder Tommy Field was on deck in place of Kendrick, so Washington ordered an intentional walk of Trout.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia countered with Kole Calhoun, a left-handed power hitter who is hitting .346 (9-for-26) with two home runs since being called up last week to take Albert Pujols' spot on the roster. Calhoun hit a hard line drive to right but right at Murphy for one of the two biggest outs of the night.
"I wasn't going to let Trout get a base hit and I wasn't going to let him hit a three-run home run," Washington said. "I wasn't going to let him swing the bat. I didn't care who they brought up. I wasn't going to let Trout get them back in the ballgame. If Calhoun beats us, you live with that."
Cotts took over in the eighth and the Angels again were able to load the bases after Mark Trumbo reached on an error by Adrian Beltre. Cotts retired the next two hitters but Murphy dropped Nelson's pop in shallow right trying to make a sliding catch and Cotts walked Iannetta. That brought up Shuck, who crushed one to deep right that Murphy caught right up against the wall.
"Bases loaded late ... there's probably five at-bats where we hit the ball really hard with runners in scoring position and nothing to show for it," Scioscia said. "Kole Calhoun hit a rocket that just missed splitting the gap. I thought with guys in scoring position we squared some balls up and didn't have much to show for it. That definitely could have put the game in our favor."


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Physicists from the Universidat Autonoma de Barcelona published their work today in the New Journal of Physics.
"This is theoretical, but we have tried to get some recipes on how this could be made with available materials," said Alvar Sanchez, the study's lead author. "Imagine a shell with some kind of metallic layers. This shell in the shape of a cylinder could surround a magnet and make it disappear."
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Sanchez said before he got to that point, he would consult with authorities on ways to defeat his own theoretical device.
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Sanchez said he did this using computer simulations of a cylindrical device cloaking a small magnet.
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MIT professor of materials science Caroline Ross says there are two big problems. First, nobody has been able to make superconducting materials at room temperature. The best right now is 77 degrees Kelvin (or minus 200 C).
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She also pointed out that superconductors don't function in the presence of powerful magnetic fields, the kinds given off by MRI devices.
John Waugh, MIT professor emeritus of chemistry who is a pioneer in nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, also doubts cloaking a pacemaker would work.
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Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who punched a woman in the face for no apparent reason. The assault happened at around 4:30 p.m. Jan. 6 in the 14000 block of Blossom Hill Road, near the intersection of Harwood Road.
Witnesses say a man confronted a woman in a strip mall parking lot and struck her with a closed fist. They describe the suspect as African American, in his early to mid-twenties and between five feet, nine inches and six feet tall. He has a slender build and short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans and a white baseball cap that was on backwards.
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