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|Washington Nationals designated Julian Tavarez for assignment.
THAT'S A RELIEF: After beginning the season serving a 10-game suspension due to unsportsmanlike actions in a Grapefruit League game March 27 vs. Tampa Bay, made his Red Sox debut April 13 vs. Toronto, allowing one run on 3 hits in 2.0 innings...pitched 2.0 innings or more in 10 outings, boasting a 2.25 ERA (6 ER/24.0 IP) and a .210 batting average against in those appearances...was one of 4 Red Sox relievers to make at least 50 appearances, joining Mike Timlin (68), Jonathan Papelbon (59) and Manny Delcarmen (50)...turned in his best month in May, when he went 1-0 with one save and a 3.68 ERA (6 ER/14.2) in 13 appearances...his last relief appearance came on August 27 in Seattle, when he worked 2.0 scoreless innings in Boston's 6-3 loss...went 1-1 with a 2.19 ERA (3 ER/12.1 IP) in his last 11 relief outings beginning July 25...boasted a 3.29 ERA (10 ER/27.1 IP) in his last 15 contests out of the pen...logged a season-high 4.0 scoreless innings in Boston's 6-5, 19-inning loss at Chicago on July 9...allowed just a hit and a walk while striking out 2...threw 40 pitches or more in a relief outing 3 times, including a season-high 49 pitches in that July 9 game.
START ME UP: Made his debut in the rotation August 31 vs. Toronto, his first start since September 17, 2002 with Florida vs. Montreal...took a no-decision, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 3.0 innings, striking out 3 in Boston's 6-4 win...his next time out tossed 6.1 innings September 4 and held the White Sox to 2 runs on 6 hits with no walks, fanning 5...did not allow a run until Jim Thome's one-out homer in the 7th...recorded 14 outs via ground balls and the other 5 via strikeouts, with no fly ball outs...until Thome's blast in the 7th, had not allowed a run to the White Sox since July 14, 2001 in the 4th inning with the Cubs, covering 13.0 innings...had a 3-pitch 6th inning, retiring Juan Uribe on a groundout to short, allowing a bunt single to Scott Podsednik and inducing an inning-ending 1-6-3 double play to Tadahito Iguchi...collected career win No. 75 September 10 vs. Kansas City, taking a perfect game into the 4th inning en route to a 9-3 win...limited the Royals to 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks in 5.1 innings, fanning 5...was his first win as a starter since August 30, 2002 with Florida vs. Pittsburgh...in his final outing of the season and the 700th of his career, notched a 4-3 win vs. the Orioles at Fenway, limiting Baltimore to 2 runs on 6 hits and 5 walks in 5.0 innings...made 3 playoff starts for Aguilas of the Dominican Winter League, going 1-0 with a 3.07 ERA (5 ER/14.2 IP), and one start for the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Series, allowing 3 hits and one run in 5.1 innings in a 7-1 victory over Venezuela.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Limited lefthanders to a .248 batting average (40-for-161) and 5 home runs while righties batted .327 (70-for-214) with 5 homers...foes batted .291 (32-for-110) with runners in scoring position, but only .241 (13-for-54) with RISP and 2 outs...held batters to a .222 average (36-for-162) with 2 strikes and a .250 mark (29-for-116) with 2 outs.2005 SUMMARY: Tied for the N.L. league lead with a Cardinals club-record 32 holds...went 2-3 with a 3.43 ERA (25 ER/65.2 IP) in 74 relief appearances for St. Louis, posting back-to-back campaigns with at least 70 outings for the first time in his career...his 32 holds trailed only Tom Gordon and Scot Shields (33 apiece) for most in the majors, while his 14 double plays induced tied for 3rd among all big league relievers...took a 2.75 ERA (17 ER/55.2 IP) in 61 outings into September before posting a 7.20 ERA (8 ER/10.0 IP) in his final 13 appearances...saw action in 3 post-season games with the Cardinals, posting no record and a 5.40 ERA (2 ER/3.1 IP).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Held first batters faced to a .235 (16-for-68) average, and allowed only 11 of 42 (26 percent) inherited runners to score...pitched to a 3.00 ERA (9 ER/27.0 IP) in 34 games on the road and a 3.72 ERA (16 ER/38.2 IP) in 40 outings at Busch Stadium...after a slow start in April (0-1, 4.38 ERA), enjoyed success in May and June, when he recorded ERAs of 1.20 (2 ER/15.0 IP) and 2.16 (2 ER/8.1 IP), respectively...also pitched well in August, going 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA (2 ER/9.0 IP) in 13 games...despite allowing a .278 opponents batting average, limited foes to a .186 (13-for-70) mark with runners in scoring position...had his best success when pitching on one day of rest, compiling a 1.74 ERA (4 ER/20.2 IP) in 21 appearances.
MORE 2005 HIGHLIGHTS: Did not allow an earned run from April 24-May 18, a span of 11 outings and 12.0 innings pitched...posted a 9.2-inning scoreless streak covering 11 appearances from June 17-July 15...did not issue a walk from April 24-June 1, a stretch of 19.2 innings...notched his first win with 1.2 scoreless innings May 14 at New York...picked up his first 2 saves in the span of 3 outings, April 27 vs. Milwaukee and May Cincinnati (1.2 IP) and April 27 vs. Milwaukee (struck out the side)...led the Cardinals staff with 12 spring appearances, going 1-0 with a 2.92 ERA (4 ER/12.1 IP).2004 SUMMARY: In 77 relief outings for the National League champion Cardinals, established a career-low ERA of 2.38, including a 1.44 ERA (5 ER/31.1 IP) over his final 38 appearances beginning July 7...stranded 74 percent (32 of 43) of his inherited runners, the 14th-best mark in the N.L....also finished 27 games for St. Louis, 2 shy of his 2003 career high and 2nd on the team to closer Jason Isringhausen...closed the season with a win, hold or save in 16 of his final 31 games...surrendered as many as 2 runs in an outing only twice, April 11 at Arizona and June 23 vs. Chicago...yielded only one long ball on the season (64.1 IP).
2004 POSTSEASON: Went 2-2 with a 2.61 ERA (3 ER/10.1 IP) in 9 post-season games with the Cardinals, including an 0-1 record and 4.50 ERA (1 ER/2.0 IP) in 2 World Series games vs. Boston...surrendered a 2-run homer to Mark Bellhorn in the 8th inning to take the loss in Game One of the World Series October 23 at Boston...was not scored upon in 2 Division Series appearances (2.1 IP) vs. Los Angeles...pitched in 5 of the 7 NLCS games vs. Houston, collecting 2 wins despite suffering breaks in his left ring finger and fifth metacarpal after exiting Game 4 at Houston...pitched the rest of the postseason with a protective wrap on his glove hand...overall, held the opposition to a .162 (6-for-37) batting average in the playoffs.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Went 3-0 with 2 saves and a 1.69 ERA (6 ER/32.0 IP) in 38 games at Busch Stadium and 4-4 with 2 saves and a 3.06 ERA (11 ER/32.1 IP) in 39 road appearances...opposing batters hit just .238, including a .231 mark by righties and a .253 mark by lefties...his batting average against dropped to .219 with runners in scoring position...had success when working on little rest, recording a 2.92 ERA (8 ER/24.2 IP) in 29 games without a day of rest and a 0.48 ERA (1 ER/18.2 IP) in 19 games when pitching with one day's rest...posted his best monthly ERA in May, when he logged a 0.90 (1 ER/10.0 IP) ERA in 11 appearances...excelled against NL East opponents, going 3-0 with a 0.51 ERA (1 ER/ 17.2 IP) in 18 games.
MORE 2004 HIGHLIGHTS: Posted an 11.1-inning scoreless streak spanning 12 games from April 27-May 22...also pitched scoreless ball from July 22-August 13, a span of 10 games and 10.0 innings, going 3-0 with one save and 3 holds during that time...struck out the side (season-high 3 K's) in the 10th inning to earn his first win, June 18 vs. Cincinnati...made his Cardinals debut with 1.0 perfect inning April 5 vs. Milwaukee...earned his first save with the Redbirds April 22 at Houston, inducing Brad Ausmus into a 12th-inning, game-ending double play...retired all 8 batters in a season-high 2.2 innings to earn his 5th win August 10 at Florida...surpassed the 1,000-inning mark for his career in his outing August 24 at Cincinnati...picked up his 7th win of the season and 70th career victory September 20 at Milwaukee, the day the Cardinals clinched the N.L. Central...his home run allowed to Texas' Gary Matthews June 13 was his first long ball surrendered since July 7, 2003, a span of 73.0 innings...was ejected in Game 1 of a doubleheader August 20 vs. Pittsburgh for accusation of a "foreign substance" on his hat...served an 8-game suspension from September 24-October 1...participated in the Dominican Winter League and Caribbean World Series following the Cardinals season.2003 Pitched exclusively in relief for the first time since 1999 with the Giants, notching a career-high 11 saves and ranking 8th among N.L. relievers with 83.2 innings pitched...compiled a 3.66 ERA in 64 games for the Pirates, converting 11 of his 14 save chances and stranding 26 of 35 inherited runners (74 percent)...collected 8 saves without allowing a run in 11 September games (14.1 IP) after posting a 4.57 ERA (11 ER/21.2 IP) in August and a 5.54 ERA (8 ER/13.0 IP) in July...logged a 2.37 ERA (13 ER/49.1 IP) in 33 home games and a 5.50 ERA (21 ER/34.1 IP) in 31 outings on the road...pitched to a 1.93 ERA (2 ER/9.1 IP) in 4 Interleague contests...pitched on back-to-back days 17 times, going 2-0 with a 2.20 ERA (7 ER/28.2 IP) on the back end of those appearances...opponents went just 4-for-40 (.100) with runners in scoring position and 2 outs...allowed just one home run all season, a 2-run shot to Jose Guillen July 1 vs. Cincinnati...tossed a season-high 5.0 innings without allowing a hit June 21 vs. Cleveland...came in the midst of an 8.1-inning hitless streak from June 19-28. 2002 Went to Spring Training with the Cubs but spent the entire regular season with the Florida Marlins following his March 27 trade...ranked 2nd on the staff with 27 starts, and went 10-12 with a 5.39 ERA in 29 games overall...started the season slowly, posting a 9.09 ERA (35 ER/34.2 IP) in 7 starts in April and May, a stretch that included a D.L. stint from April 17-May 9 due to a right shoulder strain...rebounded to have his best month in June, going 4-1 with a 2.58 ERA (11 ER/38.1 IP) in 6 starts...won a season-high 4 straight decisions covering 6 starts from May 23-June 19, registering a 3.00 ERA (13 ER/39.0 IP)...tossed 6.0 innings or more in 6 straight starts from August 2-30, going 3-2 with a 3.08 ERA (13 ER/38.0 IP)...worked a season-high 8.0 innings June 14 vs. Tampa Bay, receiving a no-decision despite allowing only one run on 4 hits...made his final 2 appearances of the season out of the bullpen, September 22 at Atlanta and September 28 vs. Philadelphia. 2001 In his lone season with the Cubs, went 10-9 with a 4.52 ERA in 34 games (all but 6 as a starter)...established career highs with 161.1 innings pitched and 107 strikeouts...allowed just 13 home runs, an average of one every 12.4 innings pitched...was the starting pitcher in each of his first 27 games, going 9-9 with a 4.36 ERA before making his next 6 appearances as a reliever...capped the season with a start October 6 vs. Pittsburgh, earning the win after allowing just one hit and 2 runs over 7.1 innings, striking out a career-high 9 batters...started hot out of the gates, going 2-1 with a 1.53 ERA (5 ER/29.1 IP) in 5 April starts...tossed at least 7.0 innings in all 4 starts from June 9-25, going 3-0 with a 2.51 ERA (8 ER/28.2 IP)...collected his first big league multi-hit game July 24 vs. Pittsburgh, when he went 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. 2000 Collected a career-high 11 wins in 51 games (12 starts) for the Rockies, including a Colorado-record 9 straight winning decisions from May 16-September 5...the 9-game winning streak covered 31 outings and tied for the longest of the season in the major leagues...posted a 3.22 ERA (31 ER/86.2 IP) during the streak...went 5-3 with a 3.80 ERA (29 ER/68.2 IP) as a starter and 6-2 with a 5.26 ERA (30 ER/51.1 IP) as a reliever....made his first start of the season July 29 at Milwaukee, his first start since July 20, 1996 with Cleveland vs. Minnesota...twirled his only big league complete game September 5 vs. the Cubs, allowing 4 hits and 2 unearned runs over 9.0 innings to earn the win...made 12 straight starts from July 29-September 27 before making his final outing of the season from the bullpen October 1 at Atlanta. 1999 Appeared in 47 games out of the bullpen for the Giants, going 2-0 with a 5.93 ERA despite missing the whole month of May with pneumonia...rehabbed with Triple-A Fresno and Single-A San Jose...enjoyed his best stretch of the season after returning to San Francisco, posting a 2.22 ERA (7 ER/28.1 IP) in 22 games from June 1-July 26. 1998 Logged more than 80.0 innings pitched for the 4th straight season since converting to a full-time reliever in 1995, going 5-3 with a 3.80 ERA in 60 appearances for the San Francisco Giants...excelled early in the season, recording a 2.71 ERA (19 ER/63.0 IP) in 39 games from March 31-July 12 before going on the D.L. July 13 with a strained right latissimus muscle...made one rehab appearance with Triple-A Fresno before returning to San Francisco August 7...struggled after his return, posting a 6.85 ERA (17 ER/22.1 IP) over his final 21 outings...tossed 3.0 shutout innings for his first career save May 14 vs. Montreal, a 6-1 Giants win. 1997 Led the National League with a San Francisco franchise-record 89 appearances...pitched to a 6-4 record and 3.87 ERA, including a 24-game scoreless stretch (23.0 IP) from May 25-July 5...notched 2 wins and 9 holds in that span...allowed 2 runs July 11 at Los Angeles to snap the streak, but then pitched scoreless ball in his next 8 outings (8.0 IP) through July 25...appeared in all 3 NLDS games vs. Atlanta. 1996 In his final season with the Indians, went 4-7 with a 5.36 ERA in 51 games (all but 4 as a reliever)...Cleveland went 32-19 in games in which he pitched...issued just 22 walks in 80.2 innings, an average of 2.5 free passes per 9 innings. 1995 Was named by Sporting News as the American League Rookie Pitcher of the Year after going 10-2 with a 2.44 ERA in 57 relief appearances for the Indians...led AL relievers in wins, tied for 3rd in innings pitched (85.0) and ranked 5th in ERA...appeared in 12 of Cleveland's 15 post-season contests, including 5 World Series games vs. Atlanta...was not scored upon in his 5 World Series outings (4.1 IP) and posted a 2.61 ERA (3 ER/10.1 IP) overall in the postseason. 1994 Spent all but one game with Charlotte (Indians' AAA)...Led International League hurlers in victories...Was recalled by Cleveland on 5/26 and started that night @Boston (1.2ip/8r/4er)...Was optioned back to Triple-A on 6/1, where he spent the remainder of the season. 1993 Advanced all the way to Cleveland after beginning the season with Single-A Kinston, where he went 11-5 with a 2.42 ERA in 18 starts...earned a July 19 promotion to Double-A Akron, where he posted a 2-1 record and 0.95 ERA in 3 games (2 starts)...had his contract purchased by the Indians August 7 and made his big league debut that night in Baltimore, allowing 5 runs in 3.0 innings to take the loss...picked up wins his next 2 times out, August 14 vs. Texas and August 19 at Boston. 1992 Pitched in the United States for the first time in his pro career after spending the previous 2 seasons in the Dominican Summer League...went 6-3 with a 2.68 ERA for Rookie-Level Burlington of the Appalachian League, tying for the league lead with 14 games started. 1991 Went 8-2 with a 2.67 ERA in 19 games (all but one as a starter) for the DSL Indians, striking out 75 batters in 121.1 innings and limiting foes to a .213 average. 1990 Began his professional career with 2 appearances (one start) for the DSL Indians, going 0-1 with a 11.57 ERA (6 ER/4.2 IP).


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Haptic Interface for Virtual Exploration of Computational Data
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (ESS) has gained popularity among otolaryngologists as the treatment of choice for recurrent acute and chronic sinusitis. These techniques require a high level of skill to be performed adequately and without morbidity. ESS requires a thorough understanding of the three-dimensional anatomy of the paranasal sinuses to avoid the associated risks of working within millimeters of the brain, orbital contents, and associated vascular structures. These techniques are learned primarily in a "hands-on" fashion within the operating room or through cadaver dissection after the anatomy has been mastered from textbooks. The associated risks of novice surgeons doing ESS on real patients is self evident. Cadaver specimens offer a nonthreatening environment in which to practice, but the supply of such material is often limited, and tissue realism is lacking in both appearance and texture. The above factors make the development of a surgical simulator for ESS using high performance computing a useful and necessary goal.
In collaboration with Immersion Corporation, the Ohio Supercomputer Center is developing an Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Simulator. The patient model will be reconstructed from merged high resolution computed tomography and magnetic resonance images and will be available for use on a high performance graphics workstation. The simulation will consist of a physical model of the patient's head. An endoscope will be available in the nares of the model. The user will insert the forceps and suction device through the nares. The instruments will engage the haptic feedback hardware housed inside the model of the head. Initial versions will employ 3 degrees of freedom to the instrumentation. Initially, the display will appear on a separate monitor, a technique commonly used in ESS . Later versions will employ micromonitors combined with the eyepiece of the endoscope. The generated graphics will be driven directly to the scope.
This research is supported by Grant DE-FG03-94ER from the Department of Energy. We would like to acknowledge the support of Karl Storz Endoscopy - America Inc. for the donation of the endoscopic surgery equipment. We would like to acknowledge the encouragement and support from our colleagues in the Department of Otolaryngology, Immersion Corporation, and the Ohio Supercomputer Center. Special thanks goes to Dr. Petra Schmalbrock, in the Department of Radiology at The Ohio State University Hospitals, for the imaging protocol and support in data acquisition, and Dr. Roni Yagel, in the Department of Computer and Information Science, for support in developing the real-time volume renderer.

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BAGHDAD (AP) — A prominent militia leader opposed to al-Qaida escaped an assassination attempt in Baghdad Monday that killed six of his body guards and one civilian and wounded eight people, authorities said. And a Turkish diplomat avoided injury when a roadside bomb exploded as he traveled in a convoy in the northern city of Mosul.
No one was hurt in the bomb blast that damaged one of the vehicles in the convoy of Ozturk Yilmaz, who heads the Turkish consulate in Mosul, said a police official and a consulate official who both spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Seven more people were killed and 15 wounded Monday in separate bouts of violence in Baghdad and another Iraqi city as the country reels from waves of sectarian attacks.
Two suicide bombers attacked the motorcade of Wisam al-Hardan, the militia leader, near his house in Baghdad's western Harthiyah neighborhood. But the Sunni tribal sheik was not injured, said Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan.
Al-Hardan was recently appointed by the Iraqi prime minister to lead the Sunni militia known as Sahwa, which joined U.S. troops in the war against al-Qaida at the height of Iraq war. Ever since, it has been a target for Sunni insurgents who consider them traitors.
Later in the day, a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a security checkpoint near the city of Baqouba, killing four people and wounding 12, said police and hospital officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Baqouba, a former al-Qaida stronghold, is 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad.
In Mosul, the roadside bomb blew up near the convoy of the Turkish diplomat after he set out on a trip to the city of Irbil, a journey of about 80 kilometers (50 miles). There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing and officials did not say which vehicle in the convoy was damaged.
Turkey and Iraq have tense relations because Turkey gave refuge to former Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi after the Sunni political leader was sentenced to death after being convicted of ordering assassinations of government officials and security forces. Turkey has also angered Iraqi central government officials by bypassing them to make energy deals with Kurdish authorities in their autonomous northern region.
In southeastern Baghdad Monday, police gunmen using weapons fitted with silencers opened fire on a commercial street, killing two people and wounding three, said a police official who also spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak with the media. It was not immediately clear why the officers opened fire.
And in Baghdad's western Baiyaa area, a man was shot dead as he walked near his home, the police official said.
Most attacks on civilians and security forces in recent years have been the work of Sunni extremist groups such as al-Qaida. But attacks on Sunni targets have been on the rise in recent months, raising fears that armed Shiite groups are starting to retaliate.
Violence in Iraq has intensified since April to levels not seen since 2008. More than 4,000 people have been killed over the past five months alone, including more than 800 in August, according to figures provided by the UN mission in Iraq.
Following Monday's convoy bombing, Turkey's foreign ministry said Ankara requested a thorough investigation into the explosion and increased security for Turkish diplomatic operations in Iraq.
Associated Press writer Sameer N. Yacoub in Baghdad contributed to this report.


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Cosmology :--> A trip through the Big Bang
As far as we can tell, the expansion of the Universe started many billions
of years ago from a very hot, very small state. From that hot, small
state, it mushroomed and evolved into the Universe we know today.
Cosmologists call that process of expansion the Big Bang
because at some phases, especially in the beginning, the process was
rather like an explosion.
Much of understanding the Big Bang is extrapolating between knowledge
of particle physics today, and projections from the mathematical model
of an expanding universe in general relativity.
The Einstein equations give us a mathematical model for describing how
fast the Universe would expanding at what size and time, given the energy
density of matter and radiation at that time. We base our guesses about
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Enhanced Box Score: Phillies 4, Cubs 2 – July 19, 2011
The bullpen blows another Matt Garza gem, though this time it was Sean Marshall doing the blowing (that sentence didn't come out right – if only there were some sort of edit function). The Phillies clearly have Marshall's number, because it seems to me, his last two really crappy outings – and they aren't frequent – have both been against the Phillies. The Cubs also blew the chance to hang "Ls" on Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee on consecutive days. In a season bereft of nice memories, that would have been a good one.
I want to rail on Mike Quade for inexplicably batting Matt Garza to lead off the bottom of the seventh and then bringing him out for one batter in the eighth despite Garza already being at 113 pitches, but I've got nothing. Not because I don't think the decision was baffling, but because I've grown weary of calling out Quade for these things. He's made it cliche.


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On a sunny day in Boystown, there is no better place than an airy patio. Here are five of the best in the area.
Taverna 750
750 W. Cornelia St. 773-904-7466
The flower-lined sidewalk seating in front of this Italian-inspired bar and eatery is just right for sharing a carafe of prosecco spritz cocktails made with imported liqueurs or house-made limoncello.
D.S. Tequila Co.
3352 N. Halsted St. 773-697-9127
Snag a seat at one of the umbrella-covered tables on the patio of this popular Halsted Street spot and make your first order one of the frozen margaritas the bartenders are constantly churning out. A retractable roof keeps the party going even on rainy days.
3349 N. Halsted St. 773-477-9189
This neighborhood staple spans multiple storefronts and boasts a multilevel rooftop deck that holds 350 people—a good thing, since a menu of spiked slushies and prime people-watching can draw a crowd.
Wilde Bar & Restaurant
3130 N. Broadway 773-244-0404
This wood-paneled bar and restaurant named after British writer Oscar Wilde has two choices for al fresco dining and imbibing: The flower-lined sidewalk cafe out front, or tables in the front section of the dining room, where open windows let in the breeze.
Melanthios Greek Char House
3116 N. Broadway 773-360-8572
This Greek eatery's sidewalk cafe, set with rustic wooden chairs and bordered with brick pillars and bloom-filled planters, is one of the prettiest along this stretch of Broadway. A half-price wine deal makes Wednesday night dinners especially popular.


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Date(s) - Friday, December 1, 2017
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Weston Family Library
Yugen Artists is a group of six artists from multi-cultural backgrounds involved in the practice of Sumi-e in Toronto. Led by Hiroshi Yamamoto, a renowned Japanese Canadian artist and mentor to the other 5 members of the group, Mr. Yamamoto has held over 20 exhibitions in Toronto and Japan. The other members are Elizabeth Rittinger, Nicole Tamir, Neli Iordanova, Kate Cherney and Azra Rashid, each with over 15 years of Sumi-e study and practice, and participation in several exhibitions around Toronto.
A part of Yugen Artists' mission is to promote this ancient form of brush painting to a wider audience locally and to demonstrate the diversity of interpretation while still adhering to the aesthetics and philosophy embodied in Sumi-e. This exhibition will showcase both classic and contemporary forms, sources of inspiration, and cross-cultural practice of Sumi-e by non-Japanese artists. It is also hoped to inspire greater interest in learning and appreciation among a multi-cultural community.
The theme for this exhibition will be nature-oriented, as befits both the traditional subjects of sumi-e and the proposed location, with emphasis on plants, flowers, seasons etc.
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Brazil's real rose to a seven-week high on speculation the next U.S. Federal Reserve chairman will maintain stimulus for a longer period, supporting efforts by the Latin American nation's central bank to bolster the currency.
The real climbed 0.8% to 2.2613 per U.S. dollar at 10:50 a.m. in Sao Paulo, the strongest since July 25 on a closing basis. Swap rates on the contract due in January 2015 declined eight basis points, or 0.08 percentage point, to 10.38%.
Brazil's currency rallied along with most emerging-market counterparts after Lawrence Summers withdrew his candidacy as Fed chairman. Brazil's central bank sold $497 million of foreign-exchange swaps and prepared for a rollover auction to support the currency.
"The central bank is maintaining a firm hand on the currency," Roberto Padovani, the chief economist at Votorantim Ctvm, said by phone from Sao Paulo. "Today, the global environment is risk-on, and that favors foreign inflows coming back to emerging countries."
The real has gained 7.8% since Aug. 22, when Brazil announced its intervention program to stem declines as part of an effort to rein in inflation. The gains are the biggest among major emerging-market currencies tracked by Bloomberg.
Swap Rates
Summers, a former Treasury secretary, would have tightened Fed policy more than Janet Yellen, who was his main rival to replace Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, according to a Bloomberg Global Poll last week. Yields on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell 10 basis points today to 2.78%, a two-week low.
Swap rates fell as a stronger real and speculation the U.S. will continue its bond purchasing program overshadowed a report showing Brazilian inflation accelerated more than forecast in the past month.
The Getulio Vargas Foundation reported today that its IGP-10 inflation index, which monitors wholesale, construction and consumer prices, increased 1.05% in the month ended Sept. 10, more than the 0.91% forecast of 25 economists surveyed by Bloomberg and the prior 0.15% increase.
Brazil's gross domestic product will expand 2.40% this year, compared with the previous week's forecast of 2.35%, according to the Sept. 13 central bank survey of about 100 analysts published today. Growth will slow to 2.22% next year, down from last week's estimate of 2.28%.
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My daughter is in university, in the seventh year of medicine, and she is twenty-five years old. She has a friend who is married to an Algerian in Germany; they are both Algerian. This couple met a German businessman who said that he had become Muslim. He is fifty-one years old, divorced with two children, and he is looking for a religiously committed Muslim woman. He asked this couple for help and advice, and my daughter's friend told him about my daughter. He contacted her via the Internet and tempted her with the offer of everything she is looking for, including completion of her specialised studies overseas. My daughter was impressed with this idea, and hastened to suggest it to the family. After studying the matter, we – her family – found the following problems:
- We do not know anything about whether his Islam is genuine.
- We do not know anything about his character.
- We do not know anything about his true origins.
- We do not know anything about his true intentions.
- There is no compatibility in age.
- There is no compatibility in social environment.
- Our daughter's children will not be Arabs.
- He can find what he wants in Germany.
This is as far as he is concerned; as far as our daughter is concerned, we can sum it up as follows:
- There is no worry about the girl's future, seeing that she is a doctor.
- Alternatives are available in her own country, as there are plenty of young Algerian men
- Preservation of Islamic and Arabic values is a religious obligation.
Hence our family decided to seek your advice so that you can give us the shar'i (religious) opinion on this matter; perhaps we have neglected some shar'i aspect of the matter.
Although we appreciate your daughter telling her family about this man's offer and what he has promised her, we do not approve of her corresponding with and talking to a man who is not her mahram (close relative who one may not marry). Although she may have been wise and mature – praise be to Allah – there are many other girls who have fallen victim to such correspondence.
After thinking about what you have told us about your daughter and about that German man, we strongly advise you not to accept him as a husband for your daughter. The points you have listed are sufficient for a ruling of this type. The shar'i prescription that the guardian should play a fundamental role in the marriage contract is supremely wise, lest the girl follow her whims and desires and accept any sweet talk that may make her build up false hopes. The proof of that is that you did not want to base your judgement solely on what you felt about this man; rather you also hastened to submit a question to this website. This indicates – in sha Allah – that you are a family that is fit to be in this position of responsibility, as you are trying sincerely to protect your daughter.
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) advised guardians to choose those who are good and righteous to marry the females under their guardianship, namely those who are pleasing in terms of religious commitment and character. It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "If there comes to you one with whose attitude and religious commitment you are pleased, then marry (your daughter or female relative under your care) to him, for if you do not do that there will be fitnah (tribulations)in the land and widespread corruption."
Narrated by at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah, and classed as hasan (sound)by al-Albani in Saheeh at-Tirmidhi.
A man said to al-Hasan: I have a daughter; to whom do you think I should give her in marriage? He said: Give her in marriage to one who fears Allah, may He be exalted, for if he loves her he will honour her, and if he resents her he will not mistreat her.
How can you find out about this man who wants to marry your daughter? Here we should point out that he may really be a Muslim, and he may be sincere in his wishes, but you do not know any of that, or anything else, about him. If we assume that it has been confirmed to you that he is a sincere Muslim, the other things that you mention after his being Muslim are also sufficient to rule that he is not suitable to marry your daughter. And among these things, it is sufficient that she would be living in a non-Muslim country, and she would be studying and working in their environment and in their country, which gives rise to fear for her religious commitment and morals. Usually the differences of environments, languages and natures has a negative impact, which leads to failure of the marriage in many cases.
Hence we agree with you completely that you should reject this marriage, and we advise your daughter to forget about accepting this man as a husband. She should understand that the opinion of her family and those who have more knowledge than she does about men and environments should, beyond any shadow of a doubt, take precedence over her opinion. She should ask her Lord to choose for her the best of righteous men to be her husband, so together they can establish a family based on obedience to Allah and raise – in sha Allah – righteous children.
We ask Allah, may He be exalted, to guide her to the best of words, deeds and attitudes, and to bless her with a righteous husband and righteous offspring.
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Vietnamese people don't enjoy potato chips or most forms of North American junk food although that is slowly changing. When I first visited in 1996, there was no such thing. They now have their own versions of shrimp flavoured chips and other high calorie foods although home made food treats such as rice/bean/coconut snacks are still the most commonly sold. However, Coke has an amazing ability to sell even when people cannot really afford it.
Although this boy was not asking for money, it is an extremely common sight to find children begging in the marketplace. They look much worse off than this child. Often, children are leading a blind or disfigured parent around, assisting them in begging for money. Sometimes you will see the reverse ... an adult taking a disfigured child around to beg for money. Keep in mind that often, these children are being exploited and the proceeds will never be used for the child. I have heard that some unscrupulous people will even "rent" their disabled child out so they can be paraded around to beg for money from tourists.
As mentioned, it is common to see people with missing limbs and birth defects. They are usually remnants of the war between the North and the South which ended quickly in 1975 not too long after US Forces left the country. Birth defects were often caused by chemicals such as "agent orange" dropped by US planes.
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Prince William Visits Australia (Day 2)
Prince William's second day in Australia was as busy (or even busier!) as the first. On Wednesday (Australian time), he continued his stay in Sydney, meeting more members of the government and the community.
Prince William took part in a live firing exercise with the Australian Army's 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment at the Holsworthy army base. The visit with members of the military was William's idea.
After the visit with the military, Prince William turned his attention to the crowds gathered at the Royal Botanic Gardens. Hundreds of people went out to see the young prince, who is on his second trip to the country. The first was in 1983, during a tour with his parents when he was just 9 months old.
William then spoke during a barbecue lunch at Victoria Lodge, with the Sydney Opera House forming a gorgeous backdrop. He was accompanied at the barbecue by New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally. After lunch, Prince William took a high speed boat ride around Sydney Harbor.
Our young prince has definitely filled his trip down under. But we're not just getting official business news. Daily Express's Richard Palmer, who has been on-site for Prince William's NZ and Australia trips, revealed that Prince William might have hinted at something regarding him and Kate Middleton. He was asked by one of the crowd about when he's getting married. His answer?
"I keep saying it: wait and see."
What do you think that means? Do we dare to speculate that we don't have to wait a long time for something very wonderful indeed? I'll keep the bubbly nice and chilled, just in case! ;)
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Relatives of 18-year-old Michael Brown called on those attending his funeral to push for change and help end "the senseless killings."
Thousands of people turned out Monday to honor Brown, who was fatally shot on Aug. 9 by a police officer in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb.
The funeral at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis began with upbeat music punctuated by clapping and even some dancing. Relatives recalled Brown as a gentle soul with a deep and growing faith in Christianity.
His cousin, Eric Davis, urged those in attendance to go to the polls and push for change. He told the crowd: "We have had enough of the senseless killings."
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The Biggest 3D Blockbusters of 2012
--The advent of 3D movies changed the way people thought about films. The first 3D films hit theaters in the 1950s, but the popularity of those films slowly declined. These movies made a comeback in the mid-2000s, due to films like "The Polar Express." The problem was that theaters needed special equipment to show 3D films, and many theaters did not have that equipment. "The Polar Express" still managed to make more than $182 million at the box office. By the end of the decade, more theaters began showing 3D films, which helped increase the profitability of 3D movies.
The highest grossing 3D movie of all time is the James Cameron epic "Avatar." Numerous websites, magazines, and newspapers listed the movie as one of the best of the year. People flocked to the theaters in droves, and some people saw the movie multiple times in the theater. "Avatar" showed movie studios that movie lovers would pay extra for the 3D experience, which led to an onslaught of 3D movies. "Drive Angry," "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie," "Shark Night," and "Piranha 3D" quickly followed.
In the last year, Hollywood directors and producers released multiple 3D movies. Many of these movies arrived in both ordinary theaters and theaters with 3D equipment. This gave fans the choice to pay extra for the 3D experience or watch the movie on a regular screen. Despite giving fans this option, some films saw the 3D version ranking higher in box office revenue than the 2D version.
When it comes to movies, few beat the popularity of the Harry Potter movies. The highest grossing 3D movie of the past year was "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2." The film brought in more than $169 million on its opening weekend alone. By the time the movie left theaters, it had made more than $381 million. The film now ranks on the list of the highest grossing movies of all time.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2" is an interesting case though because it's high gross might relate to its subject matter. A standalone movie must typically survive on advertising, word of mouth, and the reviews of experts. However, this movie hit theaters with a solid fan base already in place. The first movie in the franchise, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," grossed $317 million, and the movies that followed grossed a higher amount each time.
The popularity of the first movie was dependent upon fans of the book series. Fans wanted to see the characters they knew and loved on the big screen. The filmmakers remained true to the book, which led to fans seeing the movie several times in the theater. With traditional movies, if the movie does well at the box office, the studio might consider a sequel. With the Harry Potter franchise, the studio knew that it had a set number of movies it could make. Once the studio finished with the novels, the Harry Potter series was done.
Fans noted that the films tended to gloss over important parts of the books, and the studio responded by breaking the last novel into two movies. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1" took fans on a journey leading up to the last movie. By the time "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2" landed in theaters, fans eagerly awaited the end to the series. Fans lined up in droves to purchase advance tickets to the earliest screenings of the movie. Those same fans waited hours in line, just because they wanted good seats for the movie.
The popularity of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2" might relate to the popularity of the movie franchise and not the movie itself. This becomes clear when examining the other top grossing 3D movies of the last year. Second on the list is "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," which grossed more than $350 million. This movie was the third in the Transformers franchise, and some reports indicated that it was the last movie in the series. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" was the fourth movie in its series, and it grossed more than $240 million at the box office. Even "Cars 2" grossed nearly $200 million, despite bad reviews.
The only 3D movie from the last year that grossed more than $200 million was "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax," though "Thor" and "Captain America: The First Avenger" came close. These movies had a built-in fan base that might show 3D movies are only popular if the fans would see the movie in other formats. The fans paying extra money for 3D films are the same fans who would see the movies on ordinary screens. With the popularity of 3D movies, it is clear that Hollywood will continue releasing movies in this format in the future.


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Audrey Hepburn once said "and the beauty of a woman, with passing years only grows!" Well, that's definitely the case with the likes of Gloria Estefan, Rita Moreno, Sheila E. and the rest of the ladies who make up our list of the 50 most beautiful Latinas over 50. Take a peek:
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Gloria Estefan, 55
Its no surprise that Gloria Estefan released an album called Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me. The Cuba-born singer-songwriter is a real stunner that causes men to scream "Wepa" when she takes the stage.
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Madeleine Stowe, 54
Madeleine Stowe was chosen as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" by Britain's Empire magazine back in 1995. Nearly 20 years later, the award-winning actress hasn't lost her sizzle, steaming up the small screen as the scheming socialite Victoria Grayson on ABC's Revenge.
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Giselle Fernández, 52
Back in 2006, Giselle Fernández set heart aflutter when she competed on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. The television journalist and former Access Hollywood host may not have scored perfect 10s with the judges every time she took the floor, but she did prove to be a perfect 10 in the looks department!
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Rita Moreno, 81
Back in 1954, Rita Moreno graced the cover of LIFE magazine. The caption to the story read: "Rita Moreno: An Actresses' Catalog of Sex and Innocence." Well, the Puerto Rican actress, singer and dancer still has an abundance of sex appeal at the age of 81. And she isn't shy about disclosing her love connections in a new memoir released earlier this year, including details on a steamy affair with Marlon Brando.
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Charytín, 64
Charytín isn't just fit as a fiddle; the Dominican-born television personality, actress and singer is also a stunning beauty. At the age of 64, the Charytín still turns heads on and off the red carpet!
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Cristina Saralegui, 65
She may be known as "the Spanish Oprah," but Cristina Saralegui definitely has more game than Ms. Winfrey when it comes to being sexy. Even in her power suits, the Cuban American journalist manages to infuse a little sexiness to her overall look. And that's more than enough to get everyone talking!
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Raquel Welch, 72
Since setting tongues wagging in an instantly iconic animal skin bikini for the 1966 film One Billion Years, Raquel Welch has been an international sex symbol. And, the Bolivian actress, now 72, still looks like one billion bucks, even when she's portraying a grandmother (like she did on CSI: Miami last year).
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Chita Rivera, 80
No puede ser! Broadway legend Chita Rivera can't be 80. The Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress is still wowing audiences with her awe-inspiring moves, stunning looks and and sensational sizzle in productions like 2012's The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
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Lynda Carter, 61
No matter who takes on the role of Wonder Woman next, she'll most likely have a hard time filling Lynda Carter's red boots. The former Miss World USA titleholder, singer and Wonder Woman star, who will be turning 62 in late July, is still hot, hot, hot!
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María Elena Salinas, 58
She may report on serious issues like immigration, the drug war and crime, but it's hard to concentrate on the topics María Elena Salinas talks about when she's on air. The Mexican American journalist and Noticiero Univision co-anchor is a real looker!
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Carolina Herrera, 74
The world is obsessed with Carolina Herrera's sophisticated style, which screams elegant, luxurious and refined. But the Venezuela-born fashion designer, who turned 74 this year, also turns heads with her model-like looks when she takes the runway at the end of her shows.
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Elizabeth Vargas, 50
Here's a headline: Elizabeth Vargas is caliente! The Puerto Rican journalist and anchor of ABC's newsmagazine 20/20, who turned 50 last September has some serious double-take looks.
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Sonia Sotomayor, 59
Yes, she's a Supreme Court justice. But that doesn't mean the Wise Latina and Puerto Rican justice isn't gorgeous!
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Linda Ronstadt, 66
Linda Ronstadt was known as the "First Lady of Rock" in the 1970s, but the Mexican American singer also had rockin' good looks that brought the men to her concerts in droves. And, at 66, Ronstadt proves that she's still got some serious game.
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Isabel Allende, 70
She may be one of the world's most widely read Spanish-language authors, with hit novels like La casa de los espíritus and La ciudad de las bestias. But Isabel Allende, still a looker at 70, could easily star in any of the film adaptation of her novels with her movie star looks.
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Isabel Toledo, 52
Holy Toledo! Isabel Toledo is gorgeous. The 52-year-old Cuba-born fashion designer turns heads with her incredible fashions and her stunning looks.
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Maria Conchita Alonso, 55
From the start, when she claimed the Miss Teenager of the World title in 1971, María Conchita Alonso captured the world's attention with her jaw-dropping looks. Since then, the Cuban American singer/actress has caused heart palpitations in men with her sizzling performances in projects like The Running Man, Kiss of a Spider Woman and Desperate Housewives.
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Elizabeth Peña, 51
It's no wonder Peter Farrell (Daniel Hugh Kelly) fell in love with his maid Dora Calderon (Elizabeth Peña) in ABC"s I Married Dora in 1987. The Cuban American actress is one good-looking specimen, who hasn't lost her beauty at the age of 51.
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Daphne Zuniga, 50
She may have gained international acclaim for starring on Fox's original soap opera Melrose Place. But with her gorgeous looks, Daphne Zuniga could've easily starred in 9021-OH!
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Joanna Kerns, 60
Despite turning 60 this year, Joanna Kerns doesn't seem to be experiencing any Growing Pains. The actress hasn't aged a day since her memorable stint as Maggie Seaver on the ABC series, which ended back in April 1992.
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Sheila E, 55
Sheila E. may be a talented percussionist, but the 55-year-old is known for more than beating on the drums. The Mexican American artist, who released the hit single "The Glamorous Life" back in 1984, is a bangin' babe.
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Adriana Barraza, 57
Adriana Barraza gained critical acclaim (and an Oscar nod) for starring as a desperate Mexican nanny in Alejandro González Iñárritu's ensemble drama Babel, but there's nothing hopeless about the Mexican telenovela star's looks.
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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, 60
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner may be the president of Argentina. But politics aside, she has eye-catching looks and haute style.
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Maritza Sayalero, 52
It's no secret that Venezuela one of the countries with the most beauty queens. But Maritza Sayalero has the distinction on being the South American nation's first Miss Universe, winning the title back in 1979. And she could easily take the crown again in 2014 with her still-exquisite looks.
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Verónica Castro, 60
Verónica Castro got her big break starring in the telenovela No creo en los hombres. But the men did believe in the Mexican entertainer, especially with her exquisite good looks.
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Marilyn Milian, 51
Marilyn Milian, the first female judge to preside over The People's Court, must see repeat male offenders step into her courtroom. That's because the former Florida state circuit court judge is hot, hot, hot.
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Tish Hinojosa, 57
Mexican American folk singer Tish Hinojosa is aging quite gracefully. The award-winning singer-songwriter will be turning 58 this December, but with that smile and flawless skin, she looks much younger. And that's something to sing about!
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Charo, 62
Since her first appearance on U.S. television on The Today Show in the mid-1960s, Charo has captured America's hearts with her "cuchi-cuchi" sex appeal. Even today, at the age of 62, Charo still manages to exude Latina heat during her performances, all while showing off her incredible guitar skills.
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Ana Gabriel, 57
Its no wonder Ana Gabriel received the "Premio a la Excelencia" at the Premio Lo Nuestro awards show in 2006. The Mexican singer has notched hit singles in three rock en español, Latin Pop and rancheras during her illustrious career. But what stands out most about Gabriel is that she's still the same looked she was at 21, when she released her first single "Compréndeme" in 1977.
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Xuxa, 50
Xuxa may be an icon among children in her native Brazil and Latin America, but their fathers also idolize her. That's because the singer, actress and TV host is one seriously hot lady. And Xuxa, who turned 50 this past March, is still ever so radiant!
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Marisol Malaret, 63
Marisol Malaret is the pride of Puerto Rico. After all, she was the first woman from la isla del encanto to be crowned Miss Universe. And more than 40 years later, Malaret is still enchanting the opposite sex with her stunning looks.
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Alma Delfina, 52
It's no wonder Alma Delfina is starring opposite some of Latin America's hottest hunks, like Aarón Díaz and Rafael Novoa in Univision's El Talismán; the Mexican actress has still got it going on at the age of 52.
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Angélica María, 68
Angélica María has been called La Novia de México for good reason: the Grammy-winning singer and actress, who was born in the States, has been making hearts skip a beat since the 1950s. And even though she's inching toward 70, Mexico's girlfriend still has plenty of game.
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Victoria Ruffo, 51
Victoria Ruffo, known as the "Queen of Telenovelas in Latin America", is still headlining telenovelas at the age of 51 for one reason: the Mexican actress is a knockout! Ruffo, whose career spans 35 years, still turns heads today on projects like the 2012 telenovela Corona de Lágrimas.
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Irene Sáez, 51
Irene Sáez was only 19 when she won the Miss Universe title back in 1981, winning the hearts of men around the world with her sheer beauty. And the Venezuelan beauty-queen-turned-politician is still as sexy as ever.
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Ada Maris, 56
While starring in the 1986-87 television show What a Country!, Ada Maris has men of all ages thinking "What a beauty!" And the Mexican American actress, who starred on One Life to Live back in 2009, still turns heads at 56.
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Ana Alicia, 56
Before General Hospital's Vanessa Marcil and Maurice Benard became television's hot Latino couple, Ana Alicia and Lorenzo Lamas proved to be the soap opera world's most caliente couple throughout the 1980s. And the Mexico-born actress hasn't lost an ounce of the "it" factor that made her a star.
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Cecilia Roth, 56
She's one of Argentina's most beloved treasures. But actress Cecilia Roth is also one of its most natural (beauty) resources. And the star of Pedro Alomodovar's award-winning film Todo sobre mi madre is flying high (and looking as beautiful as ever) in the Spanish director's new film I'm So Excited.
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Mercedes Morán, 57
There's nothing desperate about Mercedes Morán. The 57-year-old former star of Amas de casa desesperadas, Argentina's remake of Desperate Housewives, is quite the stunner.
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Mercedes Ruehl, 65
Vincent's mom's got it going on! Oscar-winner Mercedes Ruehl, who played Vincent Chase's mom on HBO's Entourage, proves that age is nothing but a number as she maintains her sex appeal at the age of 65.
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Daniela Romo, 53
Kate del Castillo may be considered the current queen of telenovelas, but Daniela Romo is the queen mother. The Mexican actress and singer – who has starred in more than a dozen melodramas, including 2013's La tempestad with William Levy – is still steaming up the screen with her striking beauty.
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Elpidia Carrillo, 51
You may remember Elpidia Carrillo as the sexy survivor in Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1987 sci-fi film Predator. Well, the Mexican actress is still turning heads at 51.
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Sônia Braga, 63
Say it isn't so! Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actress Sônia Braga can't be 63 years old! The Brazilian actress could totally pass for the older sister of her just-as-beautiful niece, Alice Braga, with her sultry looks and killer smile.
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Irene Cara, 54
Sure, she crooned about wanting to live forever in her classic hit "Fame!" But Afro-Puerto Rican singer and actress Irene Cara, who won an Oscar for co-penning another classic movie tune "Flashdance… What a Feeling," is living forever quite gracefully. At 54, she's still quite easy on the eyes.
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Yolandita Monge, 57
She may be one of Puerto Rico's divas… But singer and actress Yolandita Monge is also one of the island's sex symbols. The "Cierra Los Ojos" singer, who has released more than 30 albums during her career, still sizzles on stage at 57.
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Angélica Aragón, 59
It's hard to draw attention from actress Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. But that's exactly what Angélica Aragón did in 1995's Keanu Reeves-starrer A Walk in the Clouds. And the Mexican actress and telenovela hasn't lost any of her luster, still looking as stunning as ever as she prepares to turn 60 this month!
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Catherine Bach, 59
Well, look at that girl with the Daisy Dukes on! Catherine Bach caused quite a commotion as the short-short-wearing Daisy Duke on the Dukes of Hazzard, which ran on CBS from 1979-1985. And Bach, who joined the cast of The Young and the Restless last year, still looks hot today!
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Vicki Carr, 71
Selena wasn't the first Texican singer to crossover into the mainstream… Vicki Carr, who was born in El Paso, caught American's attention back in the early 1960s with her hit single "He's a Rebel," as well as her good looks. Now 71, Carr, born Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona, still gets double takes for her gorgeousness.
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Apollonia, 53
It comes as no surprise that Prince picked Apollonia to star opposite him in his 1984 film Purple Rain. The Mexican American actress and singer, a former Los Angeles Rams cheerleader, has stunning looks for days. And Apollonia still has plenty of sizzle at 53.
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She may be a seasoned politician, currently representing California's 47th congressional district in the U.S. Congress. But Loretta Sanchez is also one drop dead gorgeous woman with the power to melt men's hearts.


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Garry Rayno's State House Dome: Budget numbers not easy to crunchBY GARRY RAYNO
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March 09. 2013 5:21PM
The House Finance Committee faces some staggering decisions in the next few weeks as members finalize the House's version of the state's two-year operating budget.
It will have to craft the budget without $80 million in gaming licensing fees Gov. Maggie Hassan included in her budget. The money would allow funding increases for higher education, the mental health system, developmental disabilities services and CHINS (children in need of services).
With no House-passed expanded gaming bill, budget writers could not assume the $80 million in licensing fees.
Hassan also included a 30 cent hike in the tobacco tax, which she estimates would produce about $40 million in revenue. The House may decide it can only agree to a 20 cent increase.
That is not the only problem.
The House Ways and Means Committee gave Finance revenue estimates last week that are $33 million less over two years than the governor's revenue-estimating panel proposed.
The House also thinks Hassan's proposal overstates revenue projections by $7 million for the real estate transfer tax, $4.3 million in lottery receipts and $3 million in business taxes.
On the other side, the House expects insurance premium tax revenues to be $17 million more than the governor guesses, once the Medicaid managed care system is in place.
Another big difference between the House and Hassan is the Medicaid Enhancement Tax hospitals pay.
Hospitals used to get most of the money back through the federal-state Disproportionate Share Hospital program (DSH), but now only the small critical-access hospitals receive help.
The hospitals and the state have been in a battle for the last two years over what they owe. The state believes the hospitals owe about $34 million a year more than the hospitals do.
Hassan's budget assumes the hospitals will pay their full liability, because if they do, they would receive about half their money back, but the House assumes the hospitals will pay about what they have the last two years, or $70 million annually.
Start tallying up the differences and it goes over $100 million pretty quickly and could be as high as $150 million.
While the number may be small compared with the total budget of $11 billion, it still would affect programs and services for some people.
House Finance Committee Chairman Mary Jane Wallner, D-Concord, has said her members are looking for "savings" in the budget to address the shortfall.
No one should have been surprised when the subcommittees began cutting last week in nonbinding votes. One of the targets is an additional $55 million earmarked for the University System of New Hampshire.
The $20 million in additional money for the Community College System of New Hampshire could be at risk, too.
Other likely targets are $28 million to upgrade the state's mental health system.
Budget writers will begin seriously paring back the budget in the next couple of weeks. The House is scheduled to vote on the budget April 3.
When the Senate has the budget, the Senate Finance Committee will start from a different platform because budget writers will be able to count on about $130 million in additional money. That money comes from allowing one "high-end, highly regulated casino on the southern border of the state."
Up the Ante: The Senate will vote this week on Senate Bill 152, the expanded gambling bill that has Hassan's support. The Senate is likely to have a strong vote - between 16 and 18 senators - for the bill.
That is Step 1. Step 2 - the House - is a lot more difficult.
The House has never voted for video slots or casinos and right now is poised to continue that tradition.
Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to retain two other expanded gaming bills, House Bills 665 and 678, and the next day turned around and voted, 12-6, to recommend killing each bill.
Retaining the bills would not have allowed gambling "supporters" - read "lobbyists" - to take a "test vote" to see whom they need to persuade.
Sending the two bills to the floor, where they face almost certain defeat, sends a different message: "We don't like gambling, senators."
Running on Empty: While Rep. David Campbell, D-Nashua, the prime sponsor of House Bill 617 - the gas tax increase - said nice things about the House realizing the immediate need for fixing the state's highway system, the vote was less than it should have been to build momentum for the plan before it heads to the Senate and almost certain defeat in its present form.
Former House Speaker William O'Brien, R-Mont Vernon, muddied up the waters with a proposed amendment that would have stopped highway funds from being used to help pay for state troopers, district courts and other things related to highway safety and use.
His proposal was soundly defeated - by a larger margin than the bill passed - but he is not going to be deterred.
O'Brien said he will present the amendment again when the House Ways and Means Committee holds a public hearing on the bill Thursday at 1 p.m. in Representatives Hall.
"Come in and tell the current Democrat members of the committee how much you want a Billion Dollar tax increase . . . or Not,'' O'Brien wrote on his Facebook page.
Intramurals: The gas tax and O'Brien's amendment created a flurry of emails among Republicans. Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, R-Manchester, wrote to his colleagues saying the Republican leadership voted on the opposite side of the GOP majority on some key bills.
Of particular concern was House Republican Whip Shawn Jasper's, R-Hudson, rather searing comments about O'Brien's amendment to the gas tax.
After much back and forth, House Minority Leader Gene Chandler wrote an email saying the leadership backs the recommendations of the majority of Republicans.
"The truth of the matter is that in the vast majority of instances, we as leadership rely on the work and expertise of the policy committees when voting on the floor. We do this because we believe that you as individual legislators have the expertise in your given policy area due to hearing the testimony and debating the issue on its merits while in committee. In nearly every instance, members of leadership first support the leadership recommendation, or if there is no recommendation, support the majority of Republicans on the committee," Chandler wrote, then went on to say the party is ill-served by Republican-on- Republican debates, which are occurring with regularity.
Some "Tea Party Republicans" have contested bills with unanimous committee votes, meaning all the Republicans on the committee backed the committee's recommendation.
"Being in the minority is not an easy task, but if we stay together, keep our focus on the Democrats and choose our battles wisely, then we can work to take back the majority and keep New Hampshire prosperous," Chandler wrote.
Saint Patrick's Day: Former state Sen. and Manchester restaurateur Bobby Stephen will hold his annual St. Patrick's Day Party March 16 at the Executive Court Banquet Facility beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Stephen's 35th celebration, like those before, will draw politicians from governor to city ward clerk and regular folks, as well. The event benefits the Bobby Stephen Fund for Education.
Last year, Stephen said, the fund was used for 22 scholarships. It was used for 35 the year before that, and it has been used for 300 since he began the effort, in 1995.
"My wife asks me when I'm going to stop this," Stephen said, "but I get cards and notes from the kids saying, 'Thank you for helping me go to college."'


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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - In its opening match of the 2011 season, the UC Santa Barbara women's soccer team battled Idaho to a 1-1 tie at UNLV's Rebel Classic on Friday.
Senior midfielder Cory Yoshida scored an unassisted goal in the 17th minute to give UCSB a 1-0 lead over Vandals. Yoshida, a senior captain, did not score a goal during her junior season, but made the most of her start in the first game of the 2011 campaign.
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Sex can be a complicated subject in any context, with religious, political, relational and familial factors influencing how it is addressed, perceived and internalized. It is by turns essential and uncomfortable to educate young people about sex, and the tension between those divergent factors influences sex education curriculums such that they range from non-existent to incomplete to comprehensive. A bill nearing passage in the Colorado Legislature would push school districts in the state toward the latter.
Under House Bill 1081, school districts would receive state and federal grant funding for sex education only if their curriculums were comprehensive in the subject matter covered. The meat of the bill describes what this means and the intent behind it: "The moneys distributed through the program must only be used for the purpose of providing comprehensive human sexuality education programs that are evidence-based, culturally sensitive, medically accurate, age-appropriate, reflective of positive youth development approaches, and that comply with statutory content standards." Abstinence-only programs, for example, would not measure up to the standard created in the legislation, though the measure was amended to recognize abstinence as a 100 percent effective means of avoiding pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, and therefore an important component of a comprehensive sex education curriculum. That is appropriate.
The bill is premised on the notion that young people have a right to "receive medically and scientifically accurate information to empower them to make informed decisions that promote their individual physical and mental health and well-being," and that all of Colorado's young people enjoy that right, regardless of where they live, their socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender - biological or otherwise - or physical or intellectual ability.
Sex education courses can be the foundation of healthy decisions regarding relationships in young people's lives. Ensuring that there is universal access to that information is critical, regardless of the political environment of a particular community. The measure is sensitive to the fact that some families prefer to keep discussions about sex at the family level, allowing them to opt their students out of the courses. That strikes a workable balance.
The bill moves the sex ed curriculum to the Department of Public Health and Environment, an appropriate place to locate what is far more a health discussion than one linked to educational standards. This can help to depoliticize the sex education conversation, while increasing the likelihood that the curriculum will be as scientifically and medically accurate as possible. Linking with the Department of Education to determine the progression of how the information is delivered to children at various grade levels will be critical. So, too, will be thorough communication with parents so that they are aware of what their children will be learning and when. With that information, families can decide what is appropriate for them and opt out if they choose to.
The Legislature is right to set a high bar for sex education in Colorado, insisting that children deserve access to a complete curriculum of information that can empower them to make healthy decisions about their sexual behavior - decisions that go far beyond the behavior itself to impact academic performance and mental and physical health as well as personal and family relationships. House Bill 1081 is a good move for Colorado and its youth.


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System administrators in government may soon have a new type of device to support and troubleshoot: robots.
A study published by MIT says that the United States will be ripe for full "telepresence workers" by 2014. These robots would not be limited to being glorified telecommuting screens on wheels either. The next generation of robots, due out very soon, will be semi-autonomous, will perform some degree of manual tasks, and will be controlled almost perfectly up to 1,800 miles away.
According to the study, it's not actually the robotic technology itself that was the stumbling block to implementing robots before now. It was the connection speeds.
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Apparently, a robot that performs manual labor or other physical tasks needs to be tethered to its user by at least a 160 megabits/sec connection. As you can imagine, a robot that is manipulating the physical world has to be tightly controlled; otherwise it becomes a safety hazard. And given lag times, the worker acting as the robot's brain should also not be more than 1,800 miles away. Otherwise the data might be too delayed for the controller to perform tasks accurately.
But with new, fast network speeds, that 1,800-mile range pretty much opens up the entire country to robotic control. A few workers at a government facility in Kansas could manage thousands of robots on both coasts without even getting close to their extreme range.
The study, which was written by MIT doctoral student Matt Beane, seems to envision a future where low-paid workers in Mexico could control landscaping robots in the United States. I'm not sure that would actually work, given that the current price of robots that can perform manual labor is about a $6,000-per-month rental. And I wouldn't trust any of them with a big pair of lawn scissors.
But in terms of government jobs, there could be a big role for semi-autonomous robots. The military certainly could use them, and already does for lot of dangerous jobs such as bomb disposal and reconnaissance in high-risk areas.
But what about more domestic uses? Imagine a Department of Motor Vehicles where robots handle most claims. A handful of workers could monitor the entire facility, stepping in to control individual robots as needed to perform a manual task like stamping a document or handing over a new license plate. The workers could be at any location within a state, yet control every robotic DMV worker.
At the high end of the skill scale, a robot could even be used as a surrogate surgeon, with the real doctor a thousand miles away, though I think the new generation of robots are going to be more heavily focused more on the manual-labor type of worker.
The study does get something spot on, I think, and that is the prediction that robots will rapidly start moving into the workforce over the next decade. This could open up a whole new type of network administration skill-set, those of robot controller and robotic network troubleshooter.
Those of you responsible for government networks need to be ready, because the robots are coming. And they will probably need your help.
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It's too early to predict how much impact these robotics or other innovations will have on US labor markets and the overall economy. Let's not be too alarmist about it. One thing is certain though: we must continue to adopt new technologies and evolve our culture to accomodate them. If we don't, other countries will, and our global competitiveness will ultimately suffer -- that would have a more profound long term impact on the well-being of US residents than periodically re-training & re-balancing our workforce when there's a technology leap forward.
if the robots deliver quality service and liberate people for better jobs/opportuinties - fine. If we are embedding them for short term reasons and ignoring the long term impacts - ie hordes of unemployed humans unable to support themeselves - then the gain in efficiency at the DMV is massively offset by the increased costs in a new housing crash, high unemployment costs and a generally less safe society. Don't better technology to create a dumber future.
I've always felt that the purpose of automation was to free up humans to do more important and more evolutionary work. How many of you draw your drinking water from a well every morning? Or use a "chamber pot"? Probably not many. Sometimes we forget that it's technology that gives us the time, the freedom and the opportunity to be even more human and even better humans. How we use these gifts is up to us.
Such fear for new technology, folks! I for one, want to automate any job that is drudgery. If it can be capably done by a robot, then make it so. We don't cut wheat with a scythe any more...do we? We automated that backbreaking task, and we're happier for it.
So if the government approves this that means they approve of unemployment poverty and sickness. Wow how to kill an economy and society, as well as a country.
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SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Two Republican lawmakers seeking are seeking to make state and local government in Illinois more accountable to taxpayers.
House Minority Leader Tom Cross and Rep. Ron Sandack of Downers Grove proposed three transparency initiatives Wednesday. One of the proposals would allow residents to see an itemized breakdown of how their tax dollars are spent.
That requirement would apply to areas of local government such as school districts, municipalities and park districts.
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Sandack says it should include all taxing bodies as well as pension and retiree health care liabilities.
Cross calls it one-stop shopping for transparency.
He says much of this information is already available but is not easily accessible to taxpayers.