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TOKYO (AP) — Japan unleashed yet another barrage of stimulus at its stagnant economy on Friday as debate over how to revive growth heated up ahead of a general election widely expected to deal a severe blow to the ruling Democratic Party.
Fresh data for October showed an uptick in industrial output from the month before, the first increase in four months, but little else in the way of encouragement.
The opposition Liberal Democratic Party, which is pushing for more aggressive action to spur growth, is widely expected to make major gains in a Dec. 16 general election.
The latest stimulus package approved by the Japanese Cabinet, totaling 880.3 billion yen ($10.7 billion), is earmarked mainly for spending on social programs, employment creation and support for small and medium-size enterprises. It is expected to add 0.2 percent to Japan's economic growth rate and to help create about 80,000 jobs, the Cabinet said.
The total size is not enough to really boost GDP, especially for early next year," said Junko Nishioka, an economist at RBS Japan Securities. "It is not enough to change the mood of business activity."
The economy shrank an annualized 3.5 percent in July-September, and many economists say they expect a further contraction in the current quarter, which would land Japan in its fifth recession in 15 years.
LDP leader Shinzo Abe contends much stronger action is needed to help pull the economy out of the doldrums and has urged that the central bank move more aggressively to end deflation, which has hindered growth for much of the past two decades.
Abe and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda were due to face off later Friday in a policy debate. Even if Noda's party does lose its parliamentary majority in the election, the LDP would likely have to forge a coalition in order to take power.
Both parties have pushed the Bank of Japan for stronger action to boost growth, with Abe urging that the central bank be held responsible for meeting an inflation target of at least 2 percent. Such calls worry many in Japan who fear the LDP might undermine the central bank's autonomy and further erode the country's already weakening fiscal health.
Industrial output rose 1.8 percent in October from September, though it fell 4.3 percent from a year earlier. Consumer prices were flat at 0 percent, but that was an improvement over the previous month's minus 0.1 percent.
Still, the better-than-expected industrial production data suggest the downturn could be bottoming out late this year, helped by a stronger U.S. economy, said Nishioka of RBS Japan.
"The main driver of the recovery is overseas demand, though there is still a downside risk from China," she said.
October brought no improvement in labor conditions, with unemployment unchanged at 4.2 percent and the ratio of jobs available falling to 80 per 100 jobseekers from 81 the month before.
Tensions over a territorial dispute with China have bitten into exports that already were limping due to weak global growth and the prolonged strength of the Japanese yen against other currencies, which makes them relatively expensive in overseas markets.
Meanwhile, the consumer demand that is a major driver of growth has remained anemic: Retail sales fell 1.2 percent in October from a year earlier, the government reported Thursday. A slight improvement in seasonally adjusted terms was mainly due to rising prices for food and energy, thanks to rising electricity rates and gas prices.
Weak spending on cars and consumer appliances suggests consumer sentiment is weakening due to worries over job prospects, Capital Economics said in a research note. It argued in favor of longer-term structural reforms to nurture growth, given Japan's massive government debt, which is more than twice the country's gross domestic product.
"Although this is an age-old tactic for winning votes, we think it won't do Japan any favors in the medium term," it said. Growth is becoming increasingly reliant on government support. Further stimulus could reduce the private sector's ability to pick up the slack in the future."
To finance the stimulus package, the government is dipping into its reserve fund. The government released a smaller package of 422.6 billion yen ($5.1 billion) in October in an effort to stave off recession.


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Two pro-business energy leaders said Wednesday that federal regulations and taxes are putting the U.S. oil and gas industry at risk, delaying the creation of jobs and technological innovation.
"We're making it very difficult to do the energy business here," said Karen Alderman Harbert, the president & CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy, who spoke at an industry event.
Federal regulations on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for oil and natural gas are holding back energy markets, Harbert said, arguing that states are best equipped to set and regulate their own standards.
"We're literally at the point of unprecedented opportunities here in the United States," said Jack Gerard, the president & CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, a key oil lobbyist, as he argued for continued growth in the natural gas industry.
Both Gerard and Harbert touted the potential that growth in the energy sector has for the overall economy. They urged President Barack Obama and federal regulators to be welcoming to ideas from the industry.
"You can't be for the potential energy development in the United States and be against hydraulic fracturing," Gerard said. "You fundamentally can't regulate the very technology that has created the potential and deny the ability to use that in places where we can see job creation, revenue creation."
But some contend the gas industry can't be trusted to police themselves.
"The fracking process exploits loopholes in the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts to pump millions of gallons of water laced with undisclosed chemicals into the earth," said Deb Nardone, campaign director of Sierra Club's Beyond Natural Gas.
Wednesday's speakers also had strong words for a possible carbon tax, which has resurfaced with increased awareness of climate change after Hurricane Sandy. Obama at his press conference alluded to the idea, which is making the rounds as a possible way to increase revenue during deficit-reduction talks.
"There's some people out there who think that a carbon tax is a tax on the industry," Harbert said. "A carbon tax is a tax on the consumer. Somebody pays for that. And the idea that the American people are going to welcome, with open arms, higher prices for electricity or gasoline is just poppycock." She added that it would retard the economic recovery.
Neither speaker at Wednesday's event was willing to take a position on the tax break for wind energy industry set to expire at the end of this year. A bipartisan group of governors urged Congress on Tuesday to extend the credit.
This was a rough election cycle for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with the vast majority of the national candidates they invested in losing their elections.
CNNMoney reported last week that the Chamber spent between $1 million and $4 million each on 15 Senate candidates, 13 of whom lost. Among the most prominent losses for the Chamber were George Allen in Virginia and Scott Brown in Massachusetts.
The Chamber said of the eventual winner in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, that "no other candidate in 2012 represents a greater threat to free enterprise."
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GASTONIA � Five days after beating one conference leader, Hunter Huss nearly knocked off another one.
Ashbrook, though, was able to rally from an early two-goal deficit to defeat host Hunter Huss 3-2 Monday in overtime.
Grayson Webb deflected in a free kick from Austin Johnson in the third minute of the second overtime period to complete the Ashbrook rally.
�They had a good game plan, they�ve got some talent on their team and they took advantage of it early,� Ashbrook coach Joel Webb said. �We had to battle back and I�m just proud of the boys for fighting till the end.�
The win kept Ashbrook (7-6-3, 5-0-1) alone atop the Big South 2A/3A Conference standings. The Green Wave had been tied with Forestview for first place until Hunter Huss (7-7, 4-3) shocked the Jaguars 5-2 on Wednesday.
Hunter Huss again was on its way to another victory over a first-place team when a pair of goals by Seth Jones on assists by Noah Sale gave the Huskies a 2-0 lead. Ashbrook soon answered with a goal by Antonio Cuevas, assisted by Gustavo Laverde. Still, Hunter Huss� 2-1 advantage lasted until midway through the second half.
Ashbrook tied it at 2 in the 57th minute on a penalty kick by Grayson Webb, whose shot found the left corner of the goal, just outside the reach of Luiz Montalvan. The goal seemed to revive the Green Wave offense, as Montalvan had to come up with three saves in the final 10 minutes to preserve the tie and send the game to overtime.
Hunter Huss at first appeared to take a lead five minutes into the first overtime period, but the goal was nullified by an apparent offside call. Eight minutes later, Ashbrook broke through.
�Hard-fought all the way to the end of the game,� Hunter Huss coach Mike Pond said. �Overtime games are always exciting. Played tough and we played with them. We were looking to try to end the streak that started with us in 2008.�
Pond was referring to Ashbrook�s conference unbeaten streak, which dates to the final game of the 2008 season and reached 55 games with Monday�s win.
Ashbrook credited Matt Cloyd with six saves and Hunter Huss credited Montalvan with 11 saves.
Both teams continue conference action Wednesday, with Ashbrook at home against Stuart Cramer and Hunter Huss home against North Gaston.
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St. Benedict Parish Center, 70 Transit St., Warwick, will have its Snowflake Festival Nov. 30 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Enjoy homemade goods from the bake shop, lunch items available for purchase, penny social, straw raffle, handmade crafts, theme baskets, jewelry, religious items, glitter & halo. A grand raffle with 1st prize of $1,000; 2nd prize $300 and 3rd prize $200. Following the festival there will be a pasta & meatball dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets for the dinner are $8 for adults and $6 for children. If anyone would like to bake for the bake shop for the festival drop off your goodies on Nov. 29 in the afternoon.
Best Western is holding its first holiday craft bazaar Nov. 30 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Best Western/West Greenwich Inn, 99 Nooseneck Hill Road, West Greenwich. Bring your camera for pictures with Santa Claus. Artists from all over Rhode Island and Connecticut will be there. Please bring a new item for a cat or dog to be donated to the Coventry Animal Rescue Center. Call 397-5494 for more information.
Spring Green Memorial Church, 1350 Warwick Ave., will hold its annual holiday bazaar Dec. 7 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Baked goods, penny social, drawings for a TV and a Kindle, gifts and decorations available. Lunch will be served. Enjoy browsing and greeting friends and neighbors. For more information call the church office at 463-8328 or visit www.springgreenmemorialchurch.org.
Lakewood Baptist Church, 255 Atlantic Ave., Warwick, is having its Christmas bazaar Dec. 7 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., featuring a bake table, handiwork, children's table, decorations, wood items and snack bar.
Shepherd of the Valley United Methodist Church, corner of Seven Mile Road and Scituate Ave., Hope, will have its holiday splendor bazaar Dec. 7 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Enjoy a bakery, artisan candy store, strolling carolers, meals at Chat and Chew and the country store. Alsoa silent auction, gift baskets, live greens and arrangements, Chtristmas tree ornaments, jewelry, antiques and treasures. Children may buy gifts at Little Elves.
Cranston Senior Center is having a holiday bazaar Dec. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Handcrafted items, holiday & seasonal items, white elephant sale, gift items, book nook, baked goods, snack bar, raffles and more.
The Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center will be holding a holiday bazaar Dec. 7 from 9 am to 1 pm. There will be a large selection of new and gently used toys, holiday decorations, household items and baked goods. Vendor space is available for $20. Call the center at 738-9700 before Thanksgiving to reserve your space. The center is located at 821 West Shore Road, Warwick.


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The City Clerk supports the City Council with agenda preparation, boards and commissions appointment process, and keeping the record as the custodian of records. The Clerk also works with the Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners on city elections. More details about the responsibilities of the City Clerk may be found in the City Charter and City Code.
As Records Manager, the City Clerk oversees several operations pertaining to City records. This division maintains a Records Management Plan for the City in compliance with Missouri Local Records Law; coordinates temporary and permanent archival storage of City records, using records management software; tracks the retention of records, according to the Missouri Secretary of State's retention schedules; and works with departments to coordinate annual final disposition of records.
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For Chris Brown, a little more than two weeks in inpatient rehab was just about right, it appears.
The R&B singer, who entered a rehab facility in Malibu at the end of October, allegedly for anger-management issues, is now out and completing his course of treatment on an outpatient basis, his rep told Pop & Hiss on Thursday.
Brown is also completing his court-ordered community service (which grew by 1,000 hours back in August after prosecutors alleged that he did not properly report previous hours served) in Los Angeles instead of his home state of Virginia, the rep said. Brown has until Aug. 25 to knock off the 125 days of work.
The trip to rehab came right after Brown and his bodyguard were arrested on suspicion of assault in Washington, D.C. At the time, the rep said his client was doing rehab "to gain focus and insight into his past and recent behavior, enabling him to continue the pursuit of his life and his career from a healthier vantage point." Brown faces six months behind bars and a $1,000 fine if convicted in Washington, D.C. Also, if L.A. County prosecutors determine he violated his probation in the 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, the singer could be looking at four years of lockup in L.A. County.
"He just decided he wanted to take some time off and do some introspection," attorney Mark Geragos said at the time, according to Rolling Stone.
Meanwhile, Brown filed a countersuit earlier this month against the Frank Ocean associate who's suing him over a January altercation in a parking lot outside a recording studio, according to L.A. Now.
Sha'Keir Duarte sued the singer in August, alleging Brown was the aggressor in the spat. Duarte is seeking $2 million in emotional damages. Brown's suit alleges Duarte made verbal threats before punching and kicking him and seeks unspecified damages.
"My position is anybody who thinks of suing Chris Brown, when they provoke incidents, can rest assured we will not stand by and be silent," Geragos said Nov. 8 on behalf of his client, L.A. Now reported.
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Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction is Friday, Nov. 12
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Twice named the Ohio Valley Conference Female Athlete of the Year and an Academic All-America winner, Diane Seng Haynes was one of the most outstanding basketball players in OVC history. A versatile athlete, she also played a key role on Tennessee Tech's volleyball team, helping both of those Golden Eagle teams reach NCAA Tournament play.
In recognition of her success both in competition and in the classroom, Seng Haynes is one of four people who will be enshrined into the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame November 12 as the school honors its athletic legacy with the 36th annual induction ceremony.
The 2010 Hall of Fame Class will be honored during Homecoming weekend, Nov. 12-13. The induction will take place at the Hall of Fame Dinner Friday evening, and the group will also be recognized at the Homecoming football game Saturday against Eastern Kentucky.
There are only seven purple numbers hanging from the rafters in Eblen Center representing seven of the most successful women's players in school history. The first four players who wore those numbers are all in the TTU Sports Hall of Fame, and now the player who wore the fifth number – Diane Seng Haynes -- joins the earlier honorees with her induction into the Sports Hall of Fame.
Seng led the women's basketball team to 85 wins in four seasons and finished her decorated career ranked among Tech's all-time leaders in several categories. With the Jasper, Ind., native at the center of the attack for coach Bill Worrell, the team reached the NCAA Regional in 1999 and 2000.
Not only a star on the basketball court, she was also a starter for the Golden Eagle volleyball team and helped coach Jennie Gilbert's squad capture the 1997 OVC Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program's history.
In fact, in December of 1997 Seng played for the basketball team on a Thursday night then flew to Denver to join the volleyball team in its NCAA game against Colorado on Saturday night.
She also lettered one year one the track & field team, competing in the shot put in the 1999 season.
On the basketball court, Seng scored 2,166 points, finishing her career ranked third in school history. She currently ranks fifth at Tech and eighth all-time in the OVC in scoring. She is also third in the OVC in career field goal percentage.
Among the numerous awards she received as a basketball player, Seng was a two-time Kodak all-district selection, an Academic All-American, a two-time OVC Female Athlete of the Year and was named Tech's Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year all four years of her career. She was a first-team all-OVC selection all four years and was chosen the OVC Freshman of the Year in 1997.
In post-season play, Diane was named to the OVC All-Tournament team all four seasons and twice earned tournament MVP honors.
In 1999, her jersey (No. 51) was selected to be among 100 to hang in a display at the National Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville.
She received her bachelor's degree in Marketing from Tech in 2000, and in 2004 was married to Ed Haynes, a TTU grad from Hartsville, Tenn. She has worked in the Nashville area in the private sector, including serving as manager of two different retail stores. She is currently a manager with Gigi's Cupcakes, a fast-growing bakery business.
Joining Seng Haynes in the Class of 2010 are Gene Palmer, Brandy Henry Kleeman and Steve Hawkins. With their induction, the Hall of Fame will grow to 154 since it was established in 1975.
Tickets to the Hall of Fame Dinner and the game are available by calling (931) 372-3940, or through the Athletics ticket office in Eblen Center. Reservations must be made for the dinner, and tickets are $25 each. Reservations may also be made online at TTUsports.com.


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The new Sexiest Woman Alive is an action hero.
"I do think I could kick your ass," Kate Beckinsale, 36, said in the November issue of Esquire, which has given the "Whiteout" star its yearly title – an honor she said won't come without punishment.
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"This whole notion of being named 'Sexiest Woman Alive' is going to earn me quite a beating," Kate told the mag. "You can't have that title with four brothers. I'll get wedgies. Headlocks. Noogies."
Still, she's happy to have the title – and said she'll work to hang onto it.
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"I like the idea of it, too," she said. "I do. I'm feeling that I must earn this. I need to go out and become much better at pole dancing or something."
While the beauty has been admired for her looks, like 2008's Sexiest Woman, "X-Men" star Halle Berry, she's shown off her tougher side in films such as the "Underworld" franchise.
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ECR's wholly owned Australian subsidiary Mercator Gold Australia (MGA) has agreed to acquire 100% ownership of the Avoca and Bailieston gold projects in Victoria, Australia. Mercator Gold Australia is estimated to have tax losses of approximately AUD 66M as at 30 June 2015, which may be available, subject to certain conditions (as described in ECR's announcement dated 4 December 2014), to reduce MGA's future taxable profits.
ECR has the right to earn a 50% interest in the Danglay epithermal gold project in the Philippines. Danglay is an advanced exploration project located in a prolific gold and copper mining district in the north of the Philippines. An NI43-101 technical report was completed in respect of the Danglay project in December 2015, and is available for download from ECR's website.
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Vanguard senior Mason Life showed what hard work and dedication can do for a student-athlete.
Vanguard senior Mason Life showed what hard work and dedication can do for a student-athlete.
Competing in his first FHSAA state weightlifting meet this spring, Life placed fourth at 183 pounds in Class 2A.
The finish was the best in the county this year and enabled Life, an International Baccalaureate Student at VHS, to earn Star-Banner boys weightlifter of the year honors.
Along the way, Life set school records for the 183-pound weight class in the clean-and-jerk (295) and total weight lifted (625).
"Hard work pays off, and I am proud of him," Vanguard coach Edwin Farmer said. "He did an outstanding job, and it was good to see him reach his goals. He came a long way over time. Hard work really paid off in the end."
After earning the county championship and sectional qualifier, Life finally had the chance to set his sights on his long-term goal.
"I was so excited about the whole thing," Life said. "After not making it at sectionals and then coming back and working my butt off all summer, to make it to state really felt good. To see all of my hard work pay off was very gratifying."
The intensity of the moment was something he also capitalized on.
The Class 2A state meet features state powers such as multiple-time state championship teams like Port Orange Spruce Creek. Seeing the way teams like the Hawks focus on a meet helped boost Life's adrenaline.
"Having people who are strong and lifting by my side has really pushed me," Life said. "When I am at the competition and I see someone who is even close to me I use that as fuel."
Life's mental focus the night before also was a key to his success at state.
"At first, I was a little nervous," he said. "The night before I was doing cardio and stretching while a lot of people were out at Old Town messing around. That was a little shocking to see people as strong as I am, but it was something that I had to overcome.
"More people said I wouldn't do well at state, so I wanted to prove them wrong as well."
As a junior, Life competed at 169 pounds but moved up to 183 for his final prep season.
To get there, he spent extra time working on the pause portion of the bench press, which is used in the sport of weightlifting instead of the conventional touch-and-go style used at gyms across the country.
His efforts paid off, as he went from 290 pounds as a junior to 330 as a senior.
At state, he put up 330 and admitted he had more left in the tank.
"(The 330 pounds) went up pretty easy and I was kind of disappointed that I didn't go heavier," he said. "I played it kind of conservative. It was my first time going against real formidable competition, but that's how it worked out."
Life's efforts in the clean-and-jerk were also rewarded, as he went from 250 pounds as a junior to 295 this spring.
"It was 100 percent practice," Life said. "It's all about getting your form down. There is some strength involved, but if your form is not on point then you aren't really going to be able to lift a lot of weight."
Life's journey through weightlifting at the high school level wasn't easy.
He entered VHS weighing 130 pounds and benched pressed 135 pounds the first time he entered the weight room.
"I was a real small kid, and I wanted to get my weight up, so I decide to (give weightlifting) a try," he said. "I got in there my freshman year and worked my butt off, and that is how this all came about."
Life also played football for the Knights, moving up to the varsity level as a sophomore and seeing time at outside linebacker.
Along the way, academics were the most important thing for Life, who carries a weighted 4.6 gpa.
Life is heading to the University of South Florida where he will study health science and work toward becoming a physical therapist.
He also wants to compete on USF's Strongman Team and continue lifting weights, which has been something his family has always excelled in.
Life isn't the only one in his family who has been successful in weightlifting.
His father, Matthew, bench pressed 475 pounds and the younger Life hopes to continue to push himself in the gym and in competitions.
"I overcame a lot of adversity," said Life, who moved up to varsity weightlifting as a sophomore. "It's all hard work. That's what it came down to for me. I think all the people who told me that I wouldn't be able to do it really got me going.
"I just wanted to prove everyone wrong. They kind of dismissed me, and I wanted to show them."
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Federal Information Security Management Act has its faults, but no one seems to mention the good it has done
The Federal Information Security Management Act is an ambitious law that attempts to codify basic principles for securing information systems without specifying technologies. As a new administration and Congress look at ways to improve information technology security, there are calls for revamping or replacing the law, which seldom gets credit for what it has accomplished.
"There are a lot of things in the act that are foundational," said Matthew Scholl, supervisor for the National Institute of Standards and Technology's management and assistance group. For example, the law established agency chief information security officers and set requirements for maintaining an IT security program and an incident response capability, testing and monitoring of systems, and assessing risk. "These are all givens now, but they were codified in FISMA," Scholl said.
On the other hand, the law also receives blame for things that have nothing to do with it, such as the FISMA score cards handed out annually by Congress. "They are not FISMA at all," Scholl said.
The most damning criticism is that FISMA has not improved the government's IT security. But that is not an easy call to make.
"The metrics are difficult," Scholl said, but he does not believe they support the condemnation of FISMA. Consider two complicating factors since the law was enacted in December 2002: Agencies have rushed to move government information and resources online while, at the same time, online threats have become more sophisticated. By many standards government IT security remains inadequate, but "I don't know where we would be if we hadn't had" FISMA, he said.
This is not to say FISMA can't be improved. But when you consider technological and security changes during the past seven years, the law has done a good job of laying stable foundations for IT security. Since FISMA was written, IT security has moved from firewalls and intrusion detection systems focused on protecting a network perimeter to an environment of mobile and wireless devices that has all but eliminated the perimeter and moved the focus to data security. But because the law focuses on management practices rather than technology, its requirements are still appropriate today, even if they are not completely adequate. That is not a bad record.
FISMA's management practices often are dismissed as paperwork drills and checkbox security. And it is true that an agency could comply with FISMA without improving security. But it also is true that an agency in compliance should find it easier to take the next steps to bolster its defenses.
No one would argue that FISMA is perfect. But as Congress revisits the legislation, FISMA deserves credit for what it has accomplished.
"There is nothing wrong with going on to the next level," Scholl said. "But I really think the legislation did a lot to improve the situation."
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I don't care what anyone says, FISMA has and continues to provide the foundation for good security. The issue is not with the law but with those responsible for adhering to it. The biggest problem is that we do not have enough enforcement which allows senior level staff to make claims of compliance without being validated thus making it a paper drill.While there is obviously room for improvement in the NIST guidance, if agencies were to actually implement the controls outlined in the Special Publications provided by NIST, we would be in much better shape than we are. Think about it, the vast majority of cyber threats (present and future) can be successfully defended against if passwords and other authentication credentials were managed correctly and computers patched in a timely fashion. These and other simple concepts can improve our cyber security immensely yet they remain so hard to enforce. It doesn't matter what the laws say, if you are not willing to aggressively enforce these and other equally simple security controls, then the paper drill syndrome will continue to prevail.
Agree that overall, FISMA has been a positive step in the right direction. My complaint is that it has turned into a huge never ending paperwork exercise, based on guidance developed by a bunch of folks at NIST who have lost touch with the realities of day to day IT systems operations in the government. They need to step out of the academic and research mode, and put themselves into the shoes of the staff who get stuck trying to implement their pubs. NIST should try "eating your own dog food" in an operational real world environment, and not in the pristine lab and academic/research environment.
Good article -- FISMA has accomplished a lot. A lot of the current criticism is politically motivated, and based in ignorance of what existed pre-FISMA.
In particular, it should be recognized that just the existence of FISMA resulted in agencies building an maintaining an inventory of their IT systems, which amazingly wasn't happening in many agencies before FISMA's introduction. That step alone insures that FISMA has improved the security posture of nearly every agency.
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Chancellor Professor of Physics, Dr. J.P. Hsu recently published a new edition of his book titled "A Broader View of Relativity". The book revisits Einstein's famous theory of Special Relativity and generalizes some of the important physical and mathematical concepts in that theory. Dr. Hsu performed the research that appears in the book over a period of 15 years, in collaboration with his son, Dr. Leonardo Hsu. This book project was supported by research funding and also helped in Dr. Hsu's inclusion into the well known and respected; Marquis Who's Who in America.
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General Implications of Lorentz and Poincaré Invariance
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By Leonardo Hsu (University of Minnesota, USA) & Jong-Ping Hsu
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A Broader View of Relativity shows that there is still new life in old physics. The book examines the historical context and theoretical underpinnings of Einstein's theory of special relativity and describes Broad Relativity, a generalized theory of coordinate transformations between inertial reference frames that includes Einstein's special relativity as a special case. It shows how the principle of relativity is compatible with multiple concepts of physical time and these different procedures for clock synchronization can be useful for thinking about different physical problems, including many-body systems and the development of a Lorentz-invariant thermodynamics. Broad relativity also provides new answers to old questions such as the necessity of postulating the constancy of the speed of light and the viability of Reichenbach's general concept of time. The book also draws on the idea of limiting- four-dimensional symmetry to describe coordinate transformations and the physics of particles and fields in non-inertial frames, particularly those with constant linear accelerations. This new edition expands the discussion on the role that human conventions and unit systems have played in the historical development of relativity theories and includes new results on the implications of broad relativity for clarifying the status of constants that are truly fundamental and inherent properties of our universe.
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There are two major types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes cause blood sugar levels to become higher than normal. However, they do this in different ways.
In past years, children typically got Type 1 diabetes, which occurs when the child's immune system starts to destroy its own insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Type I diabetes is not related to obesity or to dietary intake of sugars.
Type 2 diabetes, the obesity-related form in which the body does not respond to insulin normally, was seen in adults. Children did not typically get Type 2 diabetes; thus it was called adult-onset diabetes.
With rising cases of childhood obesity, children are now getting Type 2 diabetes, and the numbers are increasing rapidly.
The symptoms of type 2 diabetes aren't always obvious and they can take a long time to develop. Sometimes there are no symptoms. It's important to remember that not everyone with insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes develops these warning signs, and not everyone who has these symptoms necessarily has Type 2 diabetes.
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Sometimes, children and teens with Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, or obesity may also develop thick, dark, velvet-like skin around the neck, armpits, groin, between fingers and toes, or on elbows and knees - a cosmetic skin condition called acanthosis nigricans.
If you think that your child might have adult-onset diabetes, it is important to seek medical care quickly. Diabetes is a chronic condition that if not properly treated or diagnosed can lead to poor cardiovascular health, strokes, amputations, kidney damage, and blindness.
The initial treatment typically used in children is insulin shots because Type 2 diabetes is often more severe in children than it is in adults. Occasionally, medications taken by mouth can be used which help the insulin work better if the diabetes is caught early. All treatments are aimed at promoting excellent blood sugar control.
Since exercise and weight loss both help insulin to work better and thus to control blood sugars better, both exercise and weight loss can in essence 'cure' diabetes in some patients. However, type 2 diabetes will always return with weight gain and with reduction in exercise.
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Hereafter is a dramatic film that has many elements that make it worth watching, its strongest being the storyline. Don't' be fooled by the trailer, if you are expecting an action flick it has been advertised wrong; it is about death and the possibility of an afterlife and trying to understand what happens after we die. The first scene does a nice job in taking you in and wanting to explore more, the fact that it is split into three stories carried out by completely different characters in various parts of the world makes it all the more interesting. The subject matter might make some skeptic and want to turn away; as well as the feeble romance which takes away from the film. The film does convey it's message well which is to raise questions and curiosity no matter how you feel about the subject.
Hereafter deals with mortality and how three strangers who have completely different lives are affected by it. George (Matt Damon) has a gift or curse from which he's desperately trying to get away from, Marie (Cécile de France) is completely happy with her perfect life until a near-death experience changes all of that and Marcus (George Mclaren & Frankie McLaren) has to face death as well as separation at a young age. We get a very in-depth look at each one of these characters lives and we get to comprehend each one of their stories which have death, mortality and loneliness as underlying themes that connect them. They each toy with the idea of an afterlife and each one is on a path that they have to travel alone and despite of having some family members or friends it is on this lonely journey that they find their answers or closure and are matured by the process.
The screenwriter Peter Morgan told us a funny story on how after a long process his script, which was inspired by a book he read and the loss of a friend, ended up on the hands of one of the executive producers Steven Spielberg; he then went on to give it to Clint Eastwood who decided to direct it. Eastwood's name is all over the film, everything is so well thought out and organized that we can see it was done by a top notch director. Here he tried to work with special effects on a well developed sequence which runs through smoothly, but I would not say is the best CGI work I've ever seen; it could have been much better, throughout most of it you could pick out the CGI elements easily which took away from it. Also, the final scene has some of the corniest music i've ever heard; not only is it cheesy but it changes the storyline as well; I found the romance unnecessary and desperate for a happy ending. The twin brothers in this movie were amazing, knowing that they are non actors made me appreciate their scenes even more. Their story is so touching that it was hard to keep my eyes from watering, close enough to tearing. De France's strong character shows us that after a storm the sun always comes out with some perseverance and she portrayed that beautifully. It was interesting to see Damon in such a 'push-over' role, most of the time he's kind of being told what to do and he follows along; it shows the quality of his acting and how diverse it can be.
Besides posing questions the film teaches us one thing about death no matter what our beliefs are about it: we need to learn to let go and move on. I appreciated the film for kind of poking fun at one of the themes it promotes, but also because it shows us how deep human relationships go, how easily we are tied to one another and how hard it is to move on from that to be our own individual selves. It deals with the 'hereafter' not the idea of heaven or hell, so there's more of a spiritual tie to it than religious which makes it easier to swallow.
Rated: PG-13 for mature thematic elements including disturbing disaster and accident images, and for brief strong language.
Release Date: 2010-10-22
Screenplay: Peter Morgan
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Scott Paul Crosbie passed away December 2 in Stockton. He is survived by his
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Pat Crosbie and Wayne and Julie Matthews, as well as his many aunts, uncles and cousins. Scott was born August 29, 1978 in Edmonds, Washington. He supported himself through college, graduating summa cum laude from CSUS, Sacramento, and received his PhD. in Animal Biology from UC Davis. In addition to his work as a biologist, Scott spent his weekends for many years helping with the
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As part of a comprehensive effort by the Obama administration to involve more of the country's youth in science, technology, engineering and math studies, known as STEM, the U.S. Department of Transportation has requested proposals from college and high school students for unique scientific and engineering innovations in aviation and aerospace.
The "Recognizing Aviation and Aerospace Innovation in Science and Engineering" Award, called RAISE, was created as the result of a recommendation made in 2010 by DOT's "Future of Aviation" advisory committee. Its intent is to generate incentives for high school, college and university students to develop creative solutions to aviation and aerospace issues and to share their results with the broader community.
"The secretary's RAISE Award helps get students excited about aviation and aerospace - even more importantly, about possible careers in these fields," U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. "We are eagerly looking forward to this year's proposals."
A team of high-school students from Middletown, Conn., won the first RAISE competition last year for its innovative design for a winglet - the angled end of an aircraft wing - that can change its angle during ascent and descent to reduce drag and save fuel.
The competition recognizes innovative scientific and engineering achievements that will have a significant impact on the future of aviation or aerospace. Students may submit research papers, science experiments, inventions or invention ideas.
The secretary's RAISE Award is open to students at the high school, undergraduate and graduate levels. Both individuals and groups may submit entries. Submissions will be judged on their originality, impact, practicality, measurability, applicability and technical merit.
All entries will be reviewed by the Federal Aviation Administration Centers of Excellence program office to ensure that they meet eligibility requirements. The qualified submissions will be judged by advisory panels that include officials from DOT, FAA and NASA, as well as academic experts. These panels will select the most highly qualified submissions and present them to the secretary of transportation, who will select the winning entrant.
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Heritage Christian Services, the Center for Human Services Education and the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities will present "Faith, Hope and Inclusion: Believing Together" on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at St. Stephens-Bethlehem United Church of Christ, 750 Wherle Drive, Buffalo.
"It is estimated that 90 percent of people with disabilities are outside of any sort of a faith community," said Lida Merrill, director of spiritual life for Heritage Christian Services. "Faith communities provide so much in a person's life: besides the obvious place to explore faith, they are offered a place to connect and belong, a sense of family and of well being. It's critical that faith leaders, lay staff and congregations alike recognize barriers to inclusion and open their doors."
This free event will gather clergy and human services practitioners together to support the inclusion and engagement of individuals with disabilities into communities of faith. The morning session will be specifically for clergy, faith partners and congregations, and will provide discussion about increasing inclusion within their faith communities. The afternoon session will be specific to human services professionals and families providing support to individuals with disabilities and how they can be encouraging one's faith journey. Bill Gaventa, adjunct professor at the Center for Disability Studies at the University of Texas in Austin, will be the keynote speaker.
For more information or to register, visit www.humanservicesed.org.
Heritage Christian Services is a human services agency that supports more than 1,700 children and adults with disabilities; provides child care; and matches business owners with workers who have developmental disabilities. The agency now operates more than 75 neighborhood homes; offers service coordination, respite, community habilitation and 29 day programs; has been recognized by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities as one of New York state's top service providers to people with special needs; and recently earned national accreditation from the Council on Quality and Leadership. For more information visit www.heritagechristianservices.org.
The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities is responsible for coordinating services for more than 126,000 New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, and other neurological impairments. It provides services directly and through a network of approximately 700 nonprofit service-providing agencies, with about 80 percent of services provided by the private nonprofits and 20 percent provided by state-run services.


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There's nothing like hearing the results of studies directly from those who actually conducted the research. It is these women and men who are transforming HIV treatment and care. In this interview, you'll meet one of these impressive HIV researchers and read an explanation of the study she is presenting at CROI 2008.
Hi, my name is Melissa Sanchez. I'm with the California HIV/AIDS Research Program within the University of California Office of the President. The poster [I am presenting] today is a causal analysis on the effect of migration on HIV high-risk behaviors among Mexican migrants.1 This was a study done in 2005 in response to the concern that there is a very low prevalence of HIV in Mexico, but Mexico is surrounded by a much higher HIV prevalence both on the north border -- the U.S. -- and in Central America.
Melissa Sanchez
The prevalence in the United States among 15-to-49-year-olds is 0.6%. In Mexico it's 0.3%. It's as high as 2% in Belize, 1% in Guatemala, 0.6% in Honduras and 0.6% in El Salvador. Mexico is surrounded by areas with a much higher prevalence of HIV. There is a concern on both sides of the border. In response to that concern, a bi-national project was developed on both sides of the border. We were looking at Mexican migrants and the potential for an increase in high-risk behaviors as a result of the migration experience. This has been hypothesized many times in the past but no one has ever [formally studied this question] -- they've looked at associations, but never actually looked at a causal impact of migration.
This study is trying to achieve that by asking our study participants about their risk behaviors prior to migration and after migration. They serve as both the case and the control for this study. We implemented this study in both Fresno county and San Diego county [in California]. It included a 35-minute survey, and we drew blood and urine. We did HIV testing and STI [sexually transmitted infection] testing, looking at syphilis, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and chlamydia. We didn't see a lot of HIV, but we did see a lot of sexually transmitted infections, which certainly indicates that there is the risk of an HIV epidemic.
What kind of sexually transmitted diseases did you find?
A high prevalence of chlamydia, a fair amount of syphilis and a fair amount of hepatitis C. We did not find any gonorrhea.
We sampled from three types of venues: male work venues, which would be the agricultural work fields and job pick-up sites; bar/club venues, where we were targeting our high-risk population, specifically men who have sex with men; [and] community venues, [where] the focus was trying to recruit women -- we went to churches and Laundromats. About 20% of the Mexican migrant population in California is female. That was our way to achieve a comparable representation of the population.
[According to] the results, we have an increase in high-risk behaviors after migration -- which had been our hypothesis -- specifically in sexual partners who were sex workers. There was an increase in actual sex work among Mexican migrants and also an increase in sexual relations while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
On the flip-side of things, we saw a decrease in low condom use [i.e., never, rarely or sometimes using condoms]. But to counteract that argument, there was also a lot more sex going on after migration. So, there was increase in sexual partners, but an increase in condom use.
Another interesting phenomenon: There was a decrease in the use of needles after migration. In Mexico, it's common practice to share needles within a family to administer antibiotics and vitamins. There is limited access [to needles] in the U.S.
We're not talking about illicit drugs here?
For the most part this is not illicit drugs. Especially with farm workers, this is common practice: For hard labor, they believe that the most effective way of staying healthy is administering vitamins via needles. That is something that is very culturally specific. In Mexico needles are very accessible: You can go to a pharmacy, over the counter, it's very simple to get needles. But in the U.S. that's not the case. Therein lies the difference. They're not accessing [needles] in the United States.
These risks were seen in the males. How did the females compare?
The higher risk is in the male population, which is 80% of our study and 80% of the [Mexican migrant] population in California. Amongst the women, we did not see any dramatic changes other than the use of needles. They, too, were not using needles as much after migration.
Are there sex workers for females? In this community -- or any community?
Keep in mind this is a sample size of 94. Two-point-one percent -- we're talking about two people -- [were women who had a sex worker as a sexual partner after they migrated]. Several of the women were from bars and clubs, and they were actually sex workers who had partners that were sex workers. Yes, female or male. That's unique, but we were able to enroll several sex workers from our study at the bars and the clubs.
I see you're showing some photographs on the poster.
This is a very tragic representation of living conditions. This specifically is an image from San Diego county, where our Mexican migrant population is having to resort to living in the hills. Certainly, some of that has to do with poverty. Obviously, a huge part of that has to do with poverty, but also the fact that for many, they're undocumented and they're trying to reside far from [civilization]. This is a very common representation of living conditions for Mexican migrants while they're here in the United States.
The farms where they're employed, do they realize where they're living?
Yes. In many cases, the farm owners develop camps for the farm workers. This one in particular is not a farm. Living conditions are very poor on the farms. It's tragic.
Your conclusions?
Our concern is that we're not seeing a high prevalence of HIV yet. [Though] we are seeing a substantial prevalence of high-risk behaviors. It has the potential to expand.
I think one of the most interesting things is that most people in the United States have seen, especially in urban centers, groups of Mexicans, for instance, in parking lots near Home Depot.
Job pick-up sites. That's one of our types of venues.
It's interesting to know that if they don't get picked up by construction sites during the day, they might end up with someone who will offer them money for sex work.
There are actually Web sites developed now where they give tips to people who want to approach Mexican-migrant, job-pick-up-site workers and actually recruit them. They are told, "Go after three o'clock, when there is a clear indication that there is no work coming for the day."
You mean these Web sites are for people who want to buy sex work from them?
They target young, young men. Thinking, "Well, they're going to be more naive, they're perhaps more desperate to make some money given that they're not going to get a landscape job during the day," or whatever the possibility. We actually had several people who collected data for the study who were approached in their past experiences.
So, this is quite common.
It's very common. Frank Galvan of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science actually did a study that's just been published specifically looking at job pick-up sites and how day laborers are being approached in the late hours of the day for sex work.2
Is there any outreach to these workers telling them, if they're going to do sex work -- even by accident -- how to protect themselves?
For our study we certainly did that. I don't know if Frank Galvan's study did. I would guess so. I don't know what kind of prevention message he put out there, but it's an interesting study. Certainly, we had reports of [sex work] throughout our study, too.
This was all in California?
This was all in California, in Fresno county and San Diego county. We had a border county [San Diego] and a central, very agriculturally based county, which is Fresno.
Are you continuing to look at this population?
Absolutely, yes. This was the first step, looking at the epidemiology and trying to figure out where the epidemic is, if there is in fact an epidemic brewing. The second step [is] prevention, the third step [is providing] clinical care and access to care, and the fourth [is] policy. We are a grant-administrating organization, so we are putting out our phase for prevention. Certainly, the policy and the clinical care/access to care issues are coming in tangent with that. There are four stages to the initiative.
Great work. Thank you very much.
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"Do you consider yourself a liberal?"
Senator John Kerry gently winces, as if to say, "OK, here we go." He is sitting in an anteroom behind a hearing room where the Senate Finance Committee, on which he serves, is approving a supersized tax cut he opposes. As the Democrats are absorbing their most significant legislative loss in decades, a disappointed but wistful Kerry–"I wish we were defining this thing better"–is whiling away time between votes on amendments, talking to a reporter about his positions, his past, his personality. Even the poems he writes.
This is what he must do, for the junior senator from Massachusetts, the Vietnam-War-hero-turned-Vietnam-War-opponent, who contemplated chasing the presidency in 2000 and who has twice been considered for veep, is again doing White House recon. He has become a regular on the Sunday-show circuit, a leader in the Democratic charge–what exists of it–against President Bush. He threatened to filibuster Bush's plan to drill for oil in the Alaska wilderness. He's speaking to Democratic faithful at party functions across the country. With his party bully-pulpit-less, Kerry is one of a dozen or so Dems vying to shape its response to Bush and shape a presidential bid.
The field of yearners is crowded. Al Gore is pondering. Senator Joe Lieberman dutifully awaits the outcome of those deliberations. Senator Tom Daschle's ascent to majority leader has enhanced his standing as a possible candidate. House minority leader Dick Gephardt and Senator Joe Biden have for years been longing to take another stab. Senator John Edwards, a buzz-generating freshman from North Carolina, and a few Democratic governors are eyeing the race. And the primary contest that emerges will establish where the party rests on that continuum that runs between traditional progressivism and neolib New Democratism. It's too soon to discern the contours of the fight, but with the early birds pecking away, serious contenders have to start flapping their wings. Which means Kerry has to begin defining both John Kerry and his party.
So a simple question: Is he a liberal? "Not really, no," he says. He pegs himself a "moderate," adding, "labels are too simple, particularly if you try to be thoughtful." He notes that he co-sponsored the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings balanced-budget legislation of the 1980s, voted for welfare reform and has been an ardent free-trader. That is, Kerry portrays himself as a so-called New Democrat, without using the term. But then he says he has fought for public housing. He favors abortion rights, legislation banning the replacement of striking workers and public financing of political campaigns. He does not accept PAC money; he opposes the death penalty. Environmentalists hail him as a stalwart ally. And Kerry points out: "I've taken on the Establishment–to some degree–on things like Iran/contra, drugs and the CIA, and BCCI," a crooked, politically wired bank. "Many people," he observes, "may want to characterize" him as a liberal. "And that's fine…. I don't run away from anything." Kerry quotes French writer André Gide: "Don't try to understand me too quickly." The line reflects a passion of his: not fitting into a box. Kerry can switch from crusading, reformist liberal to New Democrat and back again. As he seeks the White House and attempts to position and lead his party, will this be a talent to tap or a trait to overcome?


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The Rhodophyta (red algae) are a distinct eukaryotic lineage characterized by the accessory photosynthetic pigments phycoerythrin, phycocyanin and allophycocyanins arranged in phycobilisomes, and the absence of flagella and centrioles (Woelkerling 1990). This is a large assemblage of between 2500 and 6000 species in about 670 largely marine genera (Woelkerling 1990) that predominate along the coastal and continental shelf areas of tropical, temperate and cold-water regions (Lüning 1990). Red algae are ecologically significant as primary producers, providers of structural habitat for other marine organisms, and their important role in the primary establishment and maintenance of coral reefs. Some red algae are economically important as providers of food and gels. For this reason, extensive farming and natural harvest of red algae occurs in numerous areas of the world.
Figure 1. Seaweed farmers tending a Kappaphycus line culture in the Philippines.
Kappaphycus and other Gigartinales species are grown commercially for the extraction of carrageenan, a gel used in many food products.
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I know Pudge will be glad to hear this having 4 more Avatar sequels starting in 2018. Cameron says people who have seen the concept for the future Avatars have been blown away. Of course what are they going to say it sucked. Well the Mission Impossible movie series is still making money as well the Lord of the Rings movies. Star Trek also so it can be done having 4 sequels.
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Finding a pet sitter not as easy as you think
If you're like me and want a reliable pet sitter who treats your dogs and cats like they're members of the family — and let's face it, they are, especially if they're sometimes tidier, need less money and never borrow your shoes like my daughters – then you've probably done some research and have found that there are quite a few options.
Unlike me you probably don't have the luxury of asking a fellow staff member if maybe they want to do a story on it, as we did. We featured some great pet sitters in that piece, but I wound up really bonding with Christina, owner of Four Dog Paws.
Christina, who shares my crazy, slobbery adoration of anything that doesn't have the ability to try to sell you something and loves you unconditionally, really took the time to go over every aspect of how things would go down, as this was the first time I would be going beyond just having a friend or family member come deal with my darlings.
The thing is, we've recently added not just one, but two lean-and-slobberers (from Rocky Mountain Great Dane Rescue) to our pack, which includes two cats and the occasional shared custody of an elderly chow/German shepherd.
Four Dog Paws offers many levels of service, from simply stopping by to water the plants and make the home look "lived in," up to staying overnight with your high-maintenance pooches, which is what I needed, because if you know anything about great Danes, they bond with you like super glue and start to get nervous when you're in the bathroom too long. Living with a travel editor is their idea of hell.


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Queen City community to celebrate U.N. World Refugee Day today
June 19. 2013 9:23PM
MANCHESTER — The International Institute in New Hampshire and its community partners announce a celebration of U.N. World Refugee Day in the Queen City.
This event will take place today at the William B. Cashin Senior Activity Center from 5 to 7 p.m. and is expected to draw 300 attendees from the greater Manchester area.
World Refugee Day was established by the United Nations to honor the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homes under threat of persecution, conflict and violence.
The Queen City will unite with communities around the world to commemorate World Refugee Day with international food, music, dance and cultural performances.
The event will feature a photographic slideshow by Beck Fields of Field Work Photos, speeches by refugees from the Manchester community, a cultural attire show, a traditional Bhutanese dance, and Swahili singing.
Refugee community members will provide international food to accompany the event.
"We're excited to bring together and celebrate all the cultures that make Manchester so diverse. The refugee community looks forward to sharing their traditions with the entire Manchester community," said Nasir Arush, site director of the International Institute of New Hampshire.
World Refugee Day in Manchester is made possible by partnerships with organizations including Holy Cross Family Learning Center, Iraqi Social Services, Bhutanese Community of New Hampshire, Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success, Field Work Photos, Arab American Forum, English for New Americans, NH Catholic Charities, NH Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees and Women for Women.
The event is also sponsored by the Shirley Brulotte Fund, which was founded in her memory and plays an essential role in improving the lives of new Americans in New Hampshire.
The International Institute of New England, a non-profit agency, invests in the strength and determination of new Americans and helps them create a solid foundation today for a brighter and more successful tomorrow.
For more information call 647–1500 or visit www.iine.us .


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Actress Maria Bello listed her Craftsman home in Venice for sale at $1.85 million and within 10 days it was in escrow.
Built in 1915 and set behind gates in a walk-street area, the house is painted blue with red doors and windows and yellow accents. Features include a wood-burning fireplace, a front veranda, three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. There is a lawn, patio space and a single-car garage.
Bello, 45, has been on the TV series "Touch" (2012-13) and "Prime Suspect" (2011-12). Her film work includes "Payback" (1999), "Secret Window" (2004) and "World Trade Center" (2006). She will be in the summer comedy "Grown Ups 2."
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To help their clients get in the holiday spirit, Vessel, a "boutique, multi-disciplinary design studio" out of Chicago, worked with Southern Tier Brewing Company out of Lakewood, New York to create special silkscreened editions of their beers, with clever names like Yule Lager, Red-Nosed Reinbeer, Santa's Stout and Hibernation Helper.
The beers were each packaged in matching red sacks, and included a special message of thanks from the team at Vessel.
Vessel joins the ranks of Image Brew, Arnold and Threadless, who each released promotional beers in 2011, indicating that the trend of branded brews should continue strong well into the new year.
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Morgan Shepherd, already the oldest driver to compete in a Cup race, will attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500.
Shepherd started the July 2013 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway at age 71.
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The Support Military Foundation has signed to help sponsor Shepherd, who will drive the No. 93 Toyota leased from BK Racing and fielded by MacDonald Motorsports and Dell Hamilton of the SMF. The team is still looking for additional sponsorship.
"Whenever you can break a record or make history, it's something special," Hamilton said.
Shepherd, now 72, is expected to have to qualify either on speed or through his qualifying race to make the Daytona 500 as the team would not have owner points from last season. Shepherd, who ran his first Cup race in 1970, has four Cup wins in 515 career starts.


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Employing complex scientific formulas and methodologies probably best described as "Whatever we felt like choosing," Automobile has named its All-Stars for the 2013 model year. The 11 vehicles earned their trophies for being "the best and most significant" offerings to the mag's staff and contributors, and while we were surprised to see a couple of them on the list, none of them were shocking. In no particular order, they are:
Random notes: The least expensive vehicle on the list was the Ford Focus at $16,995 however, it was the $24,495 Focus ST that was actually driven; the least expensive vehicle as-tested, when such indication was given, was the $28,265 BRZ; the most expensive vehicle as-tested was the $75,615 Porsche Boxster S, hurdling the price of the A7 by nearly $4,000; the greatest disparity between base and as-tested price was the Ram, from the $24,395 skin-and-bones truck to the $54,335 Laramie Longhorn Crew Cab; the GTI was viewed through the history of its birthplace, Wolfsburg.
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Legion (UK - BD)
Chris takes one for the team with this review of the recent Paul Bettany feature
According to writer/director Scott Stewart, God is pissed at humanity. In fact, he's so pissed that he decides to send a legion of angels to Earth to possess the weak, who will in turn rise up against the strong and do generally unpleasant things to them. Enter Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany), who decides that God is wrong to annihilate humanity and so he defects from Heaven, cuts off his wings, and picks up a machine gun as he heads for the all-but deserted town of Paradise Falls.
What's so special about this hick town I hear you ask? Well it just so happens to be home to Charlie (Adrianne Palicki), a heavily pregnant waitress at a remote truck stop owned by Bob Hanson (Dennis Quaid) and staffed by one-handed cook Percy (Charles S. Dutton) and Bob's son, Jeep (Lucas Black), who apparently has a thing for women pregnant by other men. God, it seems, really hates babies, because he's sent his legion to Paradise Falls to kill Charlie and her unborn child for reasons that are never clearly explained. Enter the gun-toting Michael to take names and kick possessed human arse, all while a number of minor characters are killed off and viewers struggle in vain to care about any of it.
Honestly, what the hell was this film about? Okay, so I get the premise, which is actually pretty intriguing, but the execution is unfathomably bad. Firstly, why the hell does God need to send angels to destroy Earth? Does he have a flair for the dramatic? Surely the super-being responsible for all of creation could just snap his ethereal fingers and be done with it? Even if you accept the conceit that he needs the angels to do his bidding, why have them possess humans at all? Let me see, immortal, super-powered beings or easy to kill regular people—who would you send to bring about the apocalypse?
Moving on we come to the the protagonist, Charlie, who is such a selfish, self-pitying bitch I can understand why God wants her dead. The rest of the characters aren't quite so abhorrent, but I still wasn't emotionally invested in their survival save for perhaps Percy, mostly because Charles S. Dutton is cool. Dennis Quaid hams it up throughout, with eyes that scream 'just give me the pay-cheque', Tyrese Gibson's character falls foul of the movie law that says all young black men must listen to rap while being morally ambiguous, and the rest of the characters are so thinly drawn I don't really have an opinion about them either way (except maybe Willa Holland, but those are private thoughts best suited for my 'alone time').
However, the biggest problem with Legion is that it's relentlessly serious tone is just, well, boring. Honestly, for a film about the apocalypse in which a heavily tooled-up angel fights hoards of pseudo-zombies it's incredibly drab. It's like everyone apart from Scott Stewart knew that they were making a goofy movie but weren't allowed to show it. If only someone had injected a bit of fun into the proceedings this could have been an enjoyable, if trashy, B-movie. As it stands it's a thoroughly unenjoyable B-movie. If pushed to say something positive it would be that Paul Bettany is always pretty watchable and some of the imagery is suitably disturbing, but neither of these things is enough to rescue Legion from the weight of its pretentious high concept narrative and misplaced sense of entitlement (the ending literally screams sequel, which will most likely never be).
Sony delivers Legion to Blu-ray at its theatrical aspect ratio of 2.40:1 (1080/24p AVC). As you might expect from such a recent feature the quality of the transfer is of a very high standard, with plenty of fine film grain on show and strong detail throughout. Legion features a stylised colour palette with sun-bleached exteriors, steely interiors, and particularly good skin tones. Night-time sequences are murky, but thankfully blacks are nice and deep and shadow delineation is generally good (although characters occasionally disappear into the darkness). The image is very clean throughout, and if there were any film artefacts I didn't spot them (and the same goes for digital manipulation). I don't really have anything negative to say about this transfer. It's another winner from Sony and a damn sight better than the film itself.
Legion's strong visuals are accompanied by an engaging DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack. Things get of to a good start with some decent atmospherics as Michael arrives in the city to the sound of rainfall and continue into the desert location, with the howling winds proving particularly effective. Things kick up a notch once the action moves to the diner and the legion starts to attack, as bullets fly everywhere and things explode into huge fireballs. These sequences also feature some great steering, with the creepy little boy scampering around the diner a personal highlight. The LFE channel kicks out some serious bass when called upon (which is pretty often), reinforcing every gunshot, punch and explosion with solid thumps. On the downside I did find the dialogue a little on the quiet side on occasion, and while the score is solid it's ultimately quite forgettable. Even so this is a great audio track that belies the quality of the film itself.
Apart from the Digital Copy Sony's UK release of Legion appears to offer everything that was found on the US Blu-ray release and a couple of additional featurettes.
Bringing Angels to Earth: Picture-in-Picture: Scott Stewart kicks off the BonusView commentary track, and while he's very thorough and obviously has a lot of passion for his project I found the whole thing a little on the flat side. Along with director's chat the PiP window also includes storyboards, interviews with the cast, behind-the-scenes footage and more.
Creating the Apocalypse (23:43 HD): This is a pretty standard making-of featurette that includes interviews with most of the principal cast and crew (including a lengthy chat with Doug Jones), behind-the-scenes footage, make-up effects, CG work, stunts and more.
Humanity's Last Line of Defence (11:32 HD): This featurette concentrates on the characters and includes interviews with most of the cast. The director pops up from time to time to gush about how great everyone was, and how surprised he was to have them in his movie. It's basically EPK fluff.
From Pixel to Picture (10:57 HD): This featurette concentrates on the film's practical and digital effects. These things are great if you're into visual effects work, but I never find them particularly interesting (because I know it was all done with computers).
Designing Paradise Falls (16:37 HD): As you might expect, this featurette concentrates on the design and construction of the only major location seen in the film—the diner. I can't say I was particularly enthralled by the content, but your mileage may vary.
Designed for Action: Blueprint of a Scene (10:21 HD): This short featurette focuses on a stunt requested by Tyrese Gibson when he returned to do a pick-up shot (the stunt where he slides downt he diner's roof). The featurette also expands a little to encompass some of the practical elements of shooting on the diner set.
Trailers: In this section you'll find trailers for Blu-ray Disc is High-Definition!, Armored, District 9, Zombieland, 2012 and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.
movieIQ: When you play the film you're given the option to view with accompanying cast and crew information, trivia and more, courtesy of Sony's BD-Live feature.
BD-Live: For once there's actually some content related to the film, but it's just the two featurettes that weren't on the US disc. I'm guessing Sony decided to stick them on the UK release to make up for the lack of a Digital Copy, thus rendering the BD-Live content effectively redundant.
The film might be a load of bollocks, but as usual Sony comes up trumps in the audio-visual departments. I was less impressed with the extras, which are pretty flimsy save for the BonusView commentary (and even that is one of the weaker ones I've seen). If you enjoyed Legion at the cinema—and there must be a few people who did—the Blu-ray will most likely be pleasing, but if you're new to the film it's very difficult to recommend this as anything other than a rental (and even that recommendation is difficult enough).
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
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I quite enjoyed it, lol
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 9th August 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS-HD Master Audio French, DTS-HD Master Audio Italian, Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: Arabic, English HoH, French, Hindi, Italian
Extras: Picture-in-Picture, Featurettes, movieIQ, BD-Live
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Scott Stewart
Cast: Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Adrianne Palicki, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Charles S. Dutton, Willa Holland, Kevin Durand, Kate Walsh, Jon Tenney
Genre: Fantasy and Horror
Length: 100 minutes
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