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Would You Rather: Andrew Bynum/Jordan Farmar
We played a game of "Would You Rather" with Andrew Bynum and Jordan Farmar, with names like Kimbo Slice, James Bond, Jessica Alba and Mr. Belding coming into play.
If you can figure out whose answers are better, let us know. I'm undecided.
MT: ... Would you rather fight Chuck Norris in a cage match or Kimbo Slice on the street?
Bynum: Chuck Norris. He's a little bit smaller than Kimbo. I'm going to be able to stay away from Chuck a little bit, and I don't want Kimbo to be touching me.
Farmar: Chuck Norris, because I like organized sports. I don't play basketball in the streets really anymore … I like being in a gym with refs. I'll take my chances with Chuck.
MT: ... Be James Bond for a day ... Or Hugh Hefner for a day?
Bynum: James Bond. All day. You get the cars, you can shoot very well, you're an ace, you're a ladies' man … You have the total package.
Farmar: James Bond. Come on, he's a highly-trained assassin/double-agent. He does his thing, and he still gets girls. He drives the hot car, he's young, he's fly, athletic, coordinated … Plus I'm not a Playmate kind of guy.
MT: ... Be able to communicate with animals, or be able to read women's minds?
Bynum: Communicate with animals, actually. I think you already know what's on a woman's mind, so definitely the animals ... I love lions, they're my favorite animal; I just think they're cool. I'd just want to see what was on their mind. If I'm walking through the jungle, I don't want to get bit by a lion or a cheetah or anything, so I'd be able to talk to them and calm them down.
Farmar: Animals. I can already read women's minds. I like dolphins – they're my favorite creatures. They're smooth, athletic, and agile. I just like them. If I could understand them they'd probably be saying, "Come take a couple laps around the ocean with me."
MT: ... Be able to see the future or know all the secrets of the past?
Bynum: That's a good one. Probably know everything that happened in the past, because in some ways you could predict the future. I'd never want to know exactly what's going to happen in advance anyway, because if you know something crazy, you're going to feel like you don't ever really want to get there.
Farmar: The past, because I don't want to know what's going to happen tomorrow. I like the spontaneity of life, I love making each day my masterpiece and enjoying it for what it is. It would be like watching the same movie over and over again. And I'd want to learn about everything: my family, history, big-time events … I'd want to see what kind of preparation a great athlete did before a great event, like Muhammad Ali before a big fight or Michael Jordan before a big game.
MT: ... Star in a romantic comedy with Jessica Alba or Eva Mendez.
Bynum: Eva Mendez, definitely. I love Hispanic women. I actually talked to Pau about traveling to Spain in the offseason.
Farmar: Jessica Alba, because of my man Cash (Warren). I know his father real well – UCLA, Mike Warren – and Cash is a good guy. They came to UCLA games to support us all the time, but I'm not going to knock Eva. She does her thing too.
MT: ... Have Mr. Belding as your principal or Kelly Taylor as your guidance counselor?
Bynum: I don't know. I'm too young for "Saved By the Bell" or "90210." My brother would turn them on but I wasn't really into it. I watch "Entourage" and "True Blood" right now, but I'd have to go with "Entourage." I like Ari and Turtle.
Farmar: I don't watch "90210," but I like Mr. Belding. Plus, I don't need a guidance counselor. My guidance is pretty good. I have Derek Fisher, my family and I've been doing a good job. I'd rather be Zach than Slater, because Slater's a meathead and Zach's cool, the ladies' man.
MT: ... Have Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum or Lamar Odom on your side for a 2-on-2 tournament?
Bynum: Probably Pau. We'd have a big advantage. If one of us got beat, the other could come over and block the shot. You feel me? And they have to stop us offensively. The toughest matchup for us would be Kobe and L.O., obviously. They're also very talented.
Farmar: Kobe. I think he's the best player in the world, he's one of the most competitive individuals I've ever been around, and I'm the same way in terms of competitive nature. I want somebody who has that dog in them all the time. If we're going against bigs, we're going to make them come out and play some defense on the perimeter, and just keep fouling them underneath.
MT: ... Have an unlimited gift card to your favorite restaurants or to Best Buy?
Bynum: Best Buy, most definitely. I'd probably get a nice theatre set up with a projector and widescreen to start.
Farmar: Restaurants, all day. I could eat for life, and I don't drink but I could buy up the bar for everybody who wants to drink and have a good time. Play the host. I like Katsuya, Spago, Union Cattle in South Bay…
MT: Would you rather jump off a two-story building or eat a scorpion?
Bynum: Actually I'd rather jump off a two-story building because if I hang off the edge, it cuts it by a story. You didn't think about that. Now if it was three stories, I'd eat the scorpion.
Farmar: Two-story building because I'd land it and roll and be real smooth. No injuries, not nothing. James Bond. But if it were three stories, that might hurt a little bit, so I'd go with the scorpion.
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A fairy tale? If it is, it's certainly a modern one: by 1990 it had all but fallen into ruin. Today, Volkenroda Abbey is not just a reconstructed architectural miracle, it has become a meeting place, a place of spiritual guidance and humanity, contemporary and therapeutic in our often so demanding and stressful world.
Instead of monks, the Brotherhood of Jesus now live in Volkenroda Abbey, which was founded in 1131 by the Cistercians and is situated near Mühlhausen in Thuringia. The brotherhood includes men and women from different denominations and with various social backgrounds. Prayer, community, work and mankind are what bring them together. They aim to offer support to people going through major crises or depression with their "monastic stay" packages. Their spiritual guidance offerings and the "Ausweg" (Way Out) meditative walk help visitors find new hope in many situations in which it seems there is no way out.
The Christ Pavilion is another place with the spirit of mankind in mind. Designed for Expo 2000 in Hanover, it has since been erected at Volkenroda Abbey. It is a modern counterpart to the abbey church, which happens to be the oldest Cistercian abbey church in Germany still standing today. In keeping with Cistercian traditions, in which light is important because they believe it touches the human soul, the interior of the Christ Pavilion is bathed in a special light. With its unusual cloister, the nine chambers for meditation and the impressive sacred space, it responds to the longing for a special place where visitors can find peace of mind.
Accommodation: various options available. For more information, visit: www.kloster-volkenroda.de
Nearest train station: Erfurt
Monastic stays (7 days up to a maximum of 12 weeks); meditative walk at the Christ Pavilion; personalised spiritual guidance packages available upon request
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Stuffed Corn-ish Hens
Okay, so I cheated just a little on the entree, using a play on words to link it to my corn theme. Fit for a celebration, these delicious stuffed hens tasted so good with the other dishes that called for corn as a main ingredient. -Nadine Brimeyer, Denver, Iowa
Total TimePrep: 45 min. Bake: 1-1/2 hours
Makes6 servings
- 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
- 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 3 tablespoons chopped onion
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups water
- 2 chicken bouillon cubes
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 Cornish game hens (20 to 24 ounces each)
- 6 bacon strips, halved
- In a saucepan, saute rice, mushrooms, almonds and onion in butter for 5 minutes or until rice is lightly browned. Stir in water, bouillon, parsley, lemon juice, salt and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Discard bay leaf. Spoon about 3/4 cup rice mixture into each hen. Place breast side up in a large roasting pan; tie drumsticks together. Place two bacon pieces over each hen. Cover and bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 45 minutes longer or until thermometer reads 185° for hens and 165° for the stuffing.


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Marc Anthony is an amazingly popular and successful musician, actor and of course, all-around celebrity. Today it seems as if what we know the most about him is his marriage ups and downs with Jennifer Lopez, but make no mistake about it, his music is what got him to where he is and is still going strong today.His popularity probably peaked in the late 1990s and early 2000s, at least amongst English-speaking fans. His 1999 self-titled album Marc Anthony was 3x Platinum and peaked at number 8 on the main Billboard charts, while 2002's Mended peaked at number 3. Still, his last four CDs have all been number 1 on the US Latin charts, showing where his real staying power remains.Marc Anthony is also continuing to hit the road and put on a number of shows. He definitely focuses his tour on more Latino-centric areas of the United States where he can connect with all of his fans. So he'll be playing a number of shows in both Florida and California.Even if Anthony is in the news more for his marriage than for his music these days, seeing him live and in person is still a must do. Check out the latest listings for the Marc Anthony tickets and if you're in the area, pick up a few tickets and see him in action to see and remember why we all know who he is to begin with.
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From : AWARE, 26 September 2009
Why should we care about Kartika?
by Vivienne Wee
How did you react when you heard in July that a woman was about to be caned in Malaysia? Did you think something like this? "What's so bad about drinking beer? These fundamentalists are too much." But did you think that what was to happen to Kartika had anything to do with you? No?
Actually, the sentence of caning imposed on Kartika is relevant to you. Perhaps you may say, "But I'm not even Muslim. Why should I care?" Or you may say, "I am unlikely to be caned. So what does this have to do with me?"
To use an analogy, even if you are yourself not a victim of domestic violence, does this mean that you don't care whether domestic violence happens? If only those who suffer are to care about their condition, then there is no need for AWARE to have a hotline.
The AWARE hotline says: "Call us, we care." We imply that we care for all women, not just some women. Perhaps you may say, "But Kartika didn't call us. What is more, she even accepted the sentence of caning."
True, Kartika did resign herself to being caned just to get it over and done with. This did cause some to hesitate about whether to speak out against the sentence of caning. There was a debate about this in email conversations that spanned Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, South Africa, Uzbekistan, France, UK and other countries.
Are you surprised at the number of countries mentioned? Yes, there was international concern about this sentence of caning of one woman in Malaysia. Letters were being written to Malaysian ambassadors all over the world, not to mention the attention of the international media.
Farish Noor (Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies) noted:
The conservative Islamists of Malaysia … simply do not seem to understand how and why the international community is upset with the idea of a woman being caned for drinking a pint. …The Mufti of Perak, Harussani Zakaria…even asked why there was such a fuss being made about a woman being caned six times when, in his opinion, the punishment ought to have been 80 lashes instead?
— The political cost of caning Kartika
Why was there international concern even though Kartika herself had accepted the sentence? In the email exchange between feminists across countries, the following point was made by Shanti Dairium (former member of the UN Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women [CEDAW] and founder of International Women's Rights Action Watch, Asia-Pacific):
The fact that she [Kartika] does
not want to appeal is not the main consideration. It is not only about her individual rights being violated and securing a treatment for her that protects her human rights…. The important issue here is the deterioration of human rights standards as applied by the State. If the caning takes place, a bad precedent is set. Furthermore if a person accepts a certain treatment that violates human rights and harm is done to her, human rights defenders cannot stand by and say it is her choice. Take the case of sati in India; there were also arguments that if a widow chooses to immolate herself then there should be no interference. We have to act against anything that will contribute to normative standards that go against human rights.
Perhaps you may argue: "But 6 strokes of the cane would not have killed the woman. It's not as bad as sati where the woman is burnt alive." Does this mean we should accept practices that inflict violence as long as these do not kill?
At its 61st Annual General Meeting (17 March 2007), the Malaysian Bar called for the abolition of whipping as a punishment for any offence as it is "anachronistic and inconsistent with a compassionate society." However, the deputy president of Parti Islam Semalaysia (PAS), Nasharudin Mat Isa, has spoken against the Malaysian Bar's resolution by justifying whipping as enshrined in the Quran and Hadith.
Whipping is also mentioned as a punishment in the Jewish Talmud and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible (Deuteronomy 25:2). Chinese imperial law legalised many forms of torture, including whipping. (See Tradition of the law and law of the tradition: law, state and social control by Xin Ren 1997). Indeed, ancient legal codes are replete with cruel, inhuman and degrading punishments. But should any of these ancient legal codes be used to justify such punishments today?
In 1984, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. This Convention developed out of article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948) and article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (adopted in 1966). Both these articles "provide that no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."
Despite these international Conventions, we are nevertheless encountering a growing proclivity among some to justify "anachronistic" punishments in the name of ancient legal codes, often associated with fundamentalist interpretations of religion. The result is the making of "normative standards that go against human rights."
That is why the sentence of caning imposed on Kartika concerns us. If she were to be caned, not only would she be the first woman ever to be caned in Malaysia, she would be so punished on the basis of a particular interpretation of sharia law. It is quite clear that this is just a particular interpretation, because in Malaysia, only three states (Pahang, Perlis, and Kelantan) impose whipping as a punishment on Muslims for drinking, while in the other ten states, they are merely fined.
It is also clear many Muslims in Malaysia disagree with such a punishment. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil stated, ""The overriding view was that the sentence meted out was too harsh and is not commensurate with the offence…. This one particular case could have damaged the image of Malaysia in its fair and just implementation of the Shariah law…. I feel the person concerned should appeal to the state authorities and not be so willing to accept the punishment." (New Straits Times 25 August 2009). Even the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has urged Kartika to appeal the sentence.
"Very interesting," you may be saying, "but all this is happening in Malaysia. So why does it concern us in Singapore?" Kartika is a Malaysian citizen and a Singaporean permanent resident. So what happens to her is of concern to us as Singaporean citizens and permanent residents.
Moreover, what happened to her can also happen to a Muslim woman who is a Singaporean citizen and who is found drinking in one of those three states. The President of the Malaysian Syariah Lawyers Association, Mr. Mohd Isa Abdul Ralip, pointed out: "All Muslims, regardless of whether they are tourists or Malaysians, are subject to local Islamic laws" (The Straits Times, 24 July 2009).
If Kartika were to be caned, it would set a dangerous precedent for the caning of Muslim women in Malaysia, "regardless of whether they are tourists or Malaysians." As noted by Farish Noor, "The costs of caning Kartika are simply too high, and should that line be crossed the country would have jumped one rung up the Islamisation ladder yet again." This would have serious implications beyond Malaysia.
For all these reasons, AWARE is right to have co-signed with seven Malaysian women's organisations, one other Singaporean organisation (Maruah) and one Indonesian women's organisation, a letter sent to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, addressed to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
We are glad that the voicing of national and international concern seems to have produced a tentatively positive result. The caning is now deferred, pending a legal review. However, the saga is not over. On 11 September 2009, the Pahang Islamic Religious Department announced that it is still prepared to proceed with the caning of Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno after Hari Raya Aidil-fitri. But the implementation of the punishment would depend on the review by the Kuantan Syariah High Court Appeals Panel, expected to be concluded after Raya. So we still have to wait and see what the outcome of that review will be.
Vivienne Wee, the writer of the above article is a founder member of AWARE, an anthropologist and, needless to say, a feminist.


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Once roughly every two years and two months is the Mars opposition, when Mars and Earth line up in their revolutions around the sun. This is a rare opportunity to see Mars as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. It's time for some amateur space porn.
Today Mars reaches its opposition to the sun, although it won't quite be at its closest to the Earth until March 5th. Wired Science has advice on how to view Mars with your own telescope, but if you are sans equipment, you can make the Red Planet your very own camgirl by watching via the SLOOH SpaceCamera, starting at 8pm PT.
Image from NASA.
How to Watch the Mars Close-Up This Weekend [Wired Science]


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And just when you thought you'd never take another internet quiz… Rob Carney presents a way to entertain and inspire his readers in this recent blog post "Take the A) Sex Quiz, B) Personality Test, or C) Quick Break from Busywork" for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org.
Discover if you are a cheetah, antelope, orca, or wolf and whether you prefer watermelon or cherries. Go ahead. Take a break. Take the quiz and see where it leads you.
And then a special request to all my readers. Share your answer to #26 in the comments here. "If you could do one thing a second time, what would it be?" (I'll start, see my answer.)
Extra credit: Write your own quiz and post a link to it in the comments below.
Make sure not to miss his most recent guest blog posts: "Environmental Studies" and "Architecture." In the latter, Carney delves into the building of poems and shares a lovely example.
"That's what I'm talking about--poems half poem, half table-in-the-corner. Those are the kind I like trying to build, and maybe you'll think this is one:
When I Went to Work as a Snow-Globe Designer,
I didn't do it for the usual reasons.
I did it to get some practice in
before building my house at the bottom of the ocean.
Less traffic noise, for one thing,
and I've traded crows for manta rays'
a million fish like clouds
of colorful rain.
And my yard is a coral reef,
and I never shovel the sidewalk
since the snow just floats suspended in my dome.
You ought to come visit me. We could open some wine
and watch the sharks cruise over'
then sit together by the fireplace,
impossibly warm."
Rob Carney's fourth book 88 Maps was just released by Lost Horse Press (distribution by University of Washington Press). Read the detailed review by Julie Marie Wade on The Rumpus here.
Other books and chapbooks include Story Problems and Weather Report, from Somondoco Press. You can also read his poetry in Terrain.org: 4th Annual Contest Winner and Issue 30. And listen to a new radio interview with Rob Carney.
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Oh, no big deal. Just Kevin Love grabbing a rebound and then seamlessly flicking a full-court outlet pass that hits Corey Brewer in stride.
Unfortunately, the basket ended up not counting because Jodie Meeks committed a clear-path foul before Brewer got his hands on the ball. Way to ruin the best pass of the year, Jodie Meeks.


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Kendra Wilkinson Would Dance Again If DWTS Producers Made The Call, Don't Count On Julianne Hough
Below is an interesting interview with Julianne Hough at the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards this past weekend. Access Hollywood starts out by telling Julianne they know she won't dance again on Dancing With The Stars, but, they want to know who she'd like to see return for the Dancing With The Stars All-Star Season. Julianne says she'd like to see Mel B, Sabrina Bryan, and maybe Jenny Garth return. Julianne also speaks about the new Nicholas Sparks movie "Safe Haven" she's just signed for. For those hoping for Julianne to return for the All-Star season, I wouldn't count on it? "Safe Haven" starts filming next month according to US Magazine. She's going to have her plate full.
Also at the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards was former Dancing With The Stars contender Kendra Wilkinson. She told Access Hollywood she'd be willing to come back for the Dancing With The Stars All-Stars if producers made the call. Below is more….
"I am happy doing my new show, 'Kendra On Top,'" she laughed, referring to her WeTV program. "But, you know what? 'Dancing with the Stars' was fun. If they consider me an 'All-Star,' of course I'll do it, but if not, I won't cry."
Kendra hit the Guys Choice Awards with husband Hank Baskett, but he revealed he isn't as good of a dancer as his wife.
"Now I have to go take dance lessons by myself to keep up with her, so I've gotta work on trying to play catch-up," he laughed.
And, apparently, Hank has a lot of catching up to do. Asked if he was good dancer, Kendra replied. "Not really, no."
"He's OK. He's not the worst," she added, with a laugh.
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Long before Stephenie Meyer's famous vampire novels about Bella and Edward, DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES the musical was entertaining people in their millions – and it still is at the Stage Theater des Westens in Berlin. This stage version of the film by Oscar-winner Roman Polanski is guaranteed to give you goosebumps.
At Berlin's Theater des Westens – one of Germany's most distinguished theatres – vampire researcher Professor Abronsius and his hapless assistant Alfred embark on a journey to mysterious Transylvania. Their aim is to track down and kill the vampires who, so legend has it, are living in a castle. Very soon they discover the vampires' trail and manage to slip into the castle disguised as tourists. But will they be victorious in the battle against the immortals? Will Alfred be able to free his beloved Sarah in time from the clutches of the dreaded vampire Count von Krolock? Will they all escape unharmed from the world of immortality? The vampires are rising from their graves for a great celebration, so let the dance commence…
Six times every week, Count von Krolock and his vampires issue an invitation to the dance at the Theater des Westens, which was taken over and renamed Stage Theater des Westens by Stage Entertainment in 2003. At this show based on the film by Oscar-winner Roman Polanski, around 1,400 people experience a wonderfully dramatic story with electrifying dance scenes, spectacular sets and deeply felt rock ballads. Guaranteed to send shivers down the spine!
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Testing times for Mercedes pair in F1
PARIS (AP) At last, Formula One has a heated rivalry again. Better still, it's in the same team and there are 13 races left for it to develop.
The dominance of Mercedes, which has swept all six races and all six pole positions so far, prompted fears that this season was becoming even more predictable than the last, when Sebastian Vettel won the final nine races and Red Bull crushed everyone.
Then, at last weekend's Monaco GP, a feud erupted out of nowhere between Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to add some much-needed spice to a dull campaign.
Hamilton has won four races this season, but Rosberg captured Sunday's race from pole for his second victory and reclaimed the overall championship lead with 122 points to 118 for his teammate.
''We're fierce competitors, so you can never expect us to be best friends and compete as fiercely as we do,'' Hamilton said after the Monaco GP. ''But I will try to remain respectful.''
Hamilton ignited the row by taking the brash step of publicly claiming that Rosberg, the son of former F1 champ Keke Rosberg, has less hunger than him after growing up in the luxurious environment of Monaco. Rosberg didn't respond to those claims verbally, but in the eyes of Hamilton he responded to them on the track by making a surprising last-gasp mistake in qualifying that led to a yellow flag. The session was abruptly halted, ending any hopes that Hamilton, at full throttle just behind, had of winning pole.
The fallout escalated quickly.
An incensed Hamilton insinuated that Rosberg - cleared by stewards of any wrongdoing - had done it on purpose, suggesting he would watch his own back the way the late Ayrton Senna did when he fell out with Alain Prost when they drove for McLaren in the late 1980s.
With tensions running high, the two Mercedes drivers were not in the post-qualifying team meeting together and were at opposite ends for the traditional pre-race jaunt around the circuit.
After Rosberg's win, there was no handshake from Hamilton, who came in second to give Mercedes a fifth straight 1-2 finish.
There have been fiery team rivalries before, notably the one between Vettel and Mark Webber at Red Bull. That got very bitter, with each driver ignoring team orders to let the other one pass and making blunt comments about the other.
But the crucial difference is that, apart from 2010 when Webber challenged for the title, the four-time defending champion Vettel was always winning. Relations were ice-cold, but there also seemed to be a mutual acceptance they would never get along and the professional working environment within Red Bull continued to operate smoothly.
The matter is more delicate for Rosberg and Hamilton because they've known each other for such a long time, racing karts against each other and even going on holiday together - something that was never going to happen with Webber and Vettel, and even less so with Senna and Prost.
Rosberg is less experienced than Hamilton, with five GP wins compared to Hamilton's 26, but the German has shown real consistency with top-two finishes in all six races.
Hamilton would still be ahead, though, but for the engine failure that forced the British driver to retire in the season opener at Melbourne. That technical glitch, on what is the most reliable car in F1, likely still rankles him.
After several frustrating seasons with McLaren, Hamilton has a great chance to win his second F1 title six years on.
But standing in his way is his childhood friend.
That relationship is going to be severely tested and the spotlight will be beaming straight in the face of both drivers at the Canadian GP in two weeks' time.


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Cold, is all she started to recognize around her, and it had been a temperature she had grown accustomed too, being something that her small frame had known all to well most of her life, so much so she didn't think warmth could come as a constant feeling, or at least had never experienced it, granted if she had stopped moving, the coldness would only grow worse and overtake her to where parts of her body would begin to lose all movement. Glancing forward at the other creatures before her, some were humans like her, some where small animals, some were animal-like that stood on two feet, she wasn't for sure what to call them, she hadn't encountered many creatures besides humans, and was told to best leave and keep to herself if she ever did by her father. The others were also dressed in a similar fashion to herself, with little or no clothing at all,, and being forced to march through the snow in cloths tied with yarn over her chest and around her loins and thighs, all of their faces showing either sorrow or blank stares. Rusted iron shackles that had remnants of dried blood were placed on her neck, wrists, hips and ankles, that ached and had left cuts and bruises along where they rest on her body.
A sudden noise, forced her to come came back from her thoughts to the sound and feel of a whip hitting her shoulder and hearing curt harsh words she didn't understand being slung at her, but while she didn't understand their language, she had learned what that short phrase meant, which was to keep her head down, don't speak unless asked too, and to keep walking. The creature, an Aurilian, she believed her "owners" were called, as she was deemed no more than a pet, or slave, was a brute, to put it nicely, and she had seen them originally when her father had offered her up as payment for his debt, claiming that she was just a child, and could serve a long life as a useful slave rather than as a dead carcass so that perhaps his life would be spared. They were standing behind the one who had slain her father before her eyes, and when the blood splattered across her face, and her clothing she had worn then, they was the one to throw the cloths she wore now at her, and began yelling at her in the same harsh tone. It had taken a few moments, before the male (at least by their body physique, she had assumed him male), grabbed her and began stripping her himself and then shoving the clothing over her body, which had been too large, even then, and barely covered her chest, and more on her rib cage and stomach, before dragging her by her hair to the iron shackles that awaited her.
That had been countless weeks ago, nearing a month if she could remember correctly, however her memory had grown foggy with lack of water and food during their walk, and she barely recognized the days apart, rather than knowing that light was when they rested, and night, they continued walking on. Beforehand, it had been opposite for her, but her vision had grown better in the night, and while her skin had been somewhat pale, was also affected by her routine schedule change, and had continued to grow a very pale tone, until it almost matched what her white hair had once been, but now it was matted with all the dirt, and debris that covered it. A few times, the Aurilians had walked up to her and touched her hair when she first joined, many had approached her with knives as if to cut it, only to be pushed and forced back by the brute who had she had come to know, as in charge of the section of creatures she's was a part of.
Staring at her feet as the sound of the whip cracked in her ears, she hurt someone stumble, and fall, to look up and see a small Lycan, if she had recalled the species correctly, that was was almost a pale gold and was about her size, but a bit larger. When her feet reached the creature, as she had continued walking, since it was made clear they didn't stop, and anyone who did was beaten, or killed on the spot, she glanced down and offered her hand quickly, and didn't stop walking. The creature seemed to be female, as it wasn't showing the gentials and body parts she had seen from males of similar stature, and they grabbed ahold of her hand quickly before anyone had noticed there was assistance in helping the other girl stand. Walking next to her in the line, felt no different even after that small encounter, and she kept her head down, and continued to stare at her feet and listen to the echos of screams, whips, and sound of crunching feet marching through the snow that laid upon the ground.
After a bit of time, they finally entered upon the outpost of a town, which when led through, many Aurilian's gawked and stared as the crowd of creatures chained, and herself, were paraded through the streets. Sneers and snickers and even people grabbing at them to only be pushed back by the ones who had led and held them captive. The streets were not very clean, and she could smell the stench of their wastes, and the ones closest to her, didn't smell much different, and she could see sickness riddled in parts of their population, their faces flushed, with cloths that were covered in blood in their hands, she was disheartened at seeing such a feeble and weak town, and then when she saw them with rotted flesh and their body parts starting to turn black, she felt herself to turn slightly sick. Humanity, while it was a mess, seemed to have fared better than this part of their region, and when a sickly male reached for her, she spat at him, in fear that he'd spread whatever disease he was apparent to have on his hands, which were rotting and beginning to fall off. She earned a good five whip lashings for that, but it was worth it, in her mind, if it meant she didn't become ill with whatever disease the creature had been carrying.
Glancing up, they had made their way across the streets, and were being led to a bridge, in which a gate was present, and those in armor had began standing and spreading in front of the door, and those above in a watch tower, looked down with weapons of bows drawn and catapults at the ready. It seemed odd, for there to be so much aggression and protection against the masses of them, there was no way any of them, in their conditions, could actually fight or be a threat, but they were deemed otherwise. After a short discussion with one of the brutes, the guards screamed and the gates began to open, and they were marched through, what appeared to be a proper city, as the sickness and disease that raided the other smaller town, seemed to have dispersed, or at least, be more well hidden in this area, as she didn't see starving or almost near death people thrown across the streets before her upon entering the first few minutes.
The streets were cleaner, and the city's crowds paid them little heed and continued on, grumbling and shoving past them if they happened to be in their way, and all in all, didn't really acknowledge that they were there, as if they were invisible. What she did notice, is that upon entering, there was others, adorned similar to her, being led about, with chains or collars around their necks. She saw a few who simply wore the collars, but were free to move about on their own, and wondered what separated them from the ones who didn't. Those with the collars, were not strictly her age, just like the band of creatures she was led with, they all ranged from the age of just beginning to walk, to being near the age of death, it seemed. A gasp escaped the girl beside her, the one she had helped stand while marching previously, and she felt herself scowl and leaned away, in caution that one of the captors had heard them, and didn't want to be an accessory to the receiving end of whatever the girl obviously deemed worthy of making the noise for, and possibly being punished for, or was severely malnourished and lost her recollection of their situation due to that reason.
Glancing upwards for a slight moment, to take in what was around them, she noticed that the streets had started to turn to brick and stone beneath her feet, and that of the wood buildings she had seen before, were now lined in a sort of hard stone, and glass, some clear and see through, and some as though they'd taken in life's color itself, that were placed in the most beautiful positions and carved to fit buildings as if there no flaws, and Aurilians fluttered in and out of them; as did those in collars and chains, however they were restricted it seemed, and forced to ask permission, or show papers before entering most buildings if not accompanied by an Aurilian. Feeling a stare on her, she turned her head to the girl beside her, the fur she had grown all over her body had been and is quite a pretty color, but had been darkened and matted due to their marching, but what struck her most was the girl's face. It mirrored her own, it was a blank and offered nothing but a cold stare, and death in her eyes, and it seemed she had gotten a hand on her emotions after the gasp she released a bit earlier.
Being forced to a halt, while harsh tones were yelled and then they were then being forced to head towards a very large building ahead of them, made of stone and glass that had as many colors as everything around them as well, when she felt herself being grabbed and dragged away from her position, and noticed others were being sectioned off as well. Each species she had traveled with, seemed to be with a similar, or exact same type they were, in smaller groups. Those who were like them, but not a part of their marches, came forward. The people she stood with, was a small group compared to the other creatures assorted into their own species groups, were forced to stand still and wait. After a few moments, a woman had stepped forward, with long brown hair, and she had a lace with a gem wrapped around her neck, with a chain hanging below her neck.
She was wearing a dress, and while it was nothing like what Aurilian's wore on the streets, it didn't have vibrant colors or jewels, or metals adorned to it, it was just fair, and seemed more for working purposes, to be worn around. Walking around and having them form a line, and once that was accomplished, she began moving down the line, with a piece of paper, and what appeared to be a writing utencil, and was asking each person what their name was, and when someone didn't understand her language, she'd try asking them in a different tongue, and then realized that this woman had quite a bit of vocabulary and must have studied and been a scholar, with how she easily, and quietly communicated with those beside her. She hadn't felt a small bit of relief until then, when realizing that she could finally understand someone, for the first time in a long while. Being marched and held captive by those who couldn't speak, and with her not being allowed too, she had felt incredibly lonely, even if she didn't like to socialize or talk much herself. When the woman happened upon her, she was glanced and stared at for a moment, before the pen and paper scribbled down notes, like she had seen done with the others, before the woman began to speak.
A language she didn't understand echoed in her ears, and she stared blankly at her, before the woman then tried in a different language, to ask her the question. After a few languages, the woman's word finally made sense. "Age?" came the first short question, in which she finally replied "I am six years old.", and her voice cracked slightly from not having been used, but she recognized the sound of her voice fill her ears and wondered if she'd ever get to hear it again after this and then, the woman stared at her for a moment, before asking another question. "Where are you from?" The woman seemed to have a list she was compiling. "I don't know." was her response, watching the woman again stare at her for a moment, before resuming to scribble whatever onto the paper she had before her.
"I am going to explain this shortly, you are no longer a free human, you are a slave, or pet, if your owner deems it. You are to obey, and do as they say, and you are to not question, or refuse anything they ask of you. You do not get to make any choices for yourself from now on, and you do not get to go or do as you please, your sole purpose is to serve your owner, or owners if that's the case. You are to not speak with others, unless spoken too and granted permission to speak, and you are best to keep to yourself, if you're unfortunate, you'll be sold into the lower societies rings, in which they often use slaves as sexual outlets, or for profit gain from the public. If you happen to get a small bit of luck, you'll be sold to someone who doesn't want to beat their slaves daily, but you do not get to choose, and you to do not get to be upset or throw a fit or fight it if it's decided, you will be sold to the highest bidder, do you understand?" The woman finished her statement on only a few breaths, which amazed her, and she nodded as her response.
"Good, I can tell you that we're going to get you bathed, and some simple clothes put on you, nothing nice as to what most humans outside this region are used to, but better than the rags you wear now, as they're not really appropriate for your sale nor pleasing for it. You'll be led momentarily to have your bath, and your new clothing placed on you, and you will not run, and you will not fight, is this clear?" Again, she nodded towards the woman, understanding that she was stuck in the predicament she had found herself in, unwillingly, but stuck none the less, and fighting or refusing anything would only harm her at this point. "Alright, and there's one final question, as it's an option, most do not care, as they can assign their own to you, but I do ask, what is your name?" Before she had responded, arms had already grabbed her, ready to lead her away, just like other's had been before her. "My name is Vitae." she said, staring into the woman's eyes, trying to read her one last time, before she likely never saw her again and she was being dragged towards a hallway, where she heard women talking and water running.


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This is a book review from yesterday's Wall Street Journal which focuses at the heart of the online-freedom issue. Who has a right to tell us what we can blog, when we can blog or if we can blog at all? The government? The private owners of corporate giants such as Facebook or Apple? Do we have a right to blog free of any censorship, fears or threats? Did the Egyptian government, in January 2011, have the right to order internet providers to "pull the plug" on net communications for five days? Do Facebook and Google have the right to sell for profit our personal and private information, as they now do, for use by advertisers, law enforcement and artificial-intelligence techs who need the info for human behavioral studies? These are questions that can and should be asked.
I've interspersed my own comments (bracketed and in italics) between the article's paragraphs. —SB
The Wall Street Journal BOOKSHELF
Handmaidens to Censorship:
The threat to online freedom may come from governments, of course, but also from private companies doing the state's dirty work. Luke Allnutt reviews "Consent of the Networked."
By LUKE ALLNUTT
With mounting street protests calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian government, in January 2011, decided to pull the plug on the Internet and mobile telecommunications *. It wasn't difficult. The authorities reportedly asked the country's Internet providers, including a joint venture with the U.K.-based Vodafone, to turn off their services. If the companies didn't want to break Egyptian law, they had no choice but to comply. For five days, the Egyptian Internet was virtually blacked out.
[* Here, there was implicit governmental intimidation to shut down freedom of speech. There has been much talk since the Egyptian riots of the power that technology now wields toward allowing instantaneous organizing of dissenters. Who should own that power to cut off free speech to both consenters and dissenters alike? —SB]
In "Consent of the Networked," Rebecca MacKinnon, a fellow at the New America Foundation, argues that it is governments working in collaboration with corporations that represent the greatest threat to Internet freedom. Internet control, she makes clear, is about more than censorship and filtering. It is also about shaping narratives and getting private companies to do the state's dirty work.
Ms. MacKinnon deploys the phrase "digital bonapartism" to describe the policy of strong-arm leaders who use the Internet to seek legitimacy, for instance by crowdsourcing input on new laws or using pro-government bloggers to slur out-of-favor officials. Such leaders may not block Internet sites outright, but they may well intimidate or threaten bloggers and Internet journalists * "if they push the envelope too far." Ms. MacKinnon sees this tendency in Russia and China, although she shows that the Internet in China is more varied and less well policed than is often portrayed.
[* Note that just three months ago, our Department of Homeland Security obtained the right to "monitor" all data that comes from journalists, writers or bloggers. "Previously established guidelines within the administration say that data could only be collected under authorization set forth by written code, but the new provisions in the NOC's [National Operations Center] write-up means that any reporter, whether someone along the lines of Walter Cronkite or a budding blogger, can be victimized by the agency." ( http://rt.com/usa/news/homeland-security-journalists-monitoring-321/ ). —SB]
Ms. MacKinnon worries about Internet freedom in Western democracies as well. She cites Sen. Joe Lieberman's introduction, with Sen. Susan Collins, of a cybersecurity bill in the Senate in 2010 that critics complained would have granted the federal government an emergency Internet "kill switch." Sen. Lieberman also drew flak in 2010 for allegedly complaining to Amazon.com when a service run by the company was used by WikiLeaks for its online publication of U.S. diplomatic cables. Amazon cut off WikiLeaks, * but the company denied that it was influenced by Sen. Lieberman. Around the same time, PayPal and MasterCard ended relationships with WikiLeaks, and Twitter data related to the group was subpoenaed. Ms. MacKinnon says that the response to WikiLeaks "highlights a troubling murkiness, opacity, and lack of public accountability in the power relationships between government and Internet-related companies."
[* Whatever one may believe about WikiLeaks, this would be akin to me self-publishing a book through Amazon.com that the government felt was contrary to their partisan ideology. The government then would make their displeasure with me known to Amazon.com, PayPal and MasterCard. Those three private, non-governmental companies would then cut me off. If they can do it to WikiLeaks, they can do it to anyone. —SB]
Consent of the Networked
By Rebecca MacKinnon
(Basic, 294 pages, $26.99)
If governments are the malevolent sovereigns seeking to enclose the digital commons, then big tech companies are sometimes the obedient vassals keeping the peasants in line. Businesses can be roped into doing the censorship work for governments—and supplying states with sophisticated surveillance equipment as well. Internet companies can use our data in ways beyond our control and without our knowledge * and give up that data to prying government agencies. Big tech companies—e.g., Internet service providers or social networks—are what Ms. MacKinnon calls the "stewards and handmaidens" of Internet censorship.
[Recently, Yuri Milner, the CEO of Digital Sky Technologies made public his belief that Facebook will eventually become a "basis for artificial intelligence." This is due to the fact that "Facebook is the central nexus of social data and the social graph; it is the online personification of personalities, interests, friendships and more." [ http://mashable.com/2010/11/16/could-facebook-become-the-basis-for-artificial-intelligence/ ] What better way to mimic or create artificial behavior than to monitor the behavior of humans through their online social actions (what we "like," what we buy, what we listen to or watch or read, our educational levels, how we speak to each other, how open we are, how private we try to be, how radical we are . . . For a concise and readable history of artificial intelligence, see: http://library.thinkquest.org/2705/history.html . —SB]
But what happens when those stewards and handmaidens become sovereigns in their own right, the curators of what news we read, what movies we see and what protests we attend? Ms. MacKinnon is concerned that when closed proprietary systems—such as Facebook or Apple's App Store—dominate the Web, free speech will suffer. She highlights Apple, which has been criticized for banning apps it finds objectionable, including a cartoon version of James Joyce's "Ulysses" (featuring some nudity) and an app ridiculing public figures. There is a danger, Ms. MacKinnon says, that political activists will become "hostage to the arbitrary whims of corporate self-governance."
This claim cuts to the heart of the debate about the future of the Internet. Private services like YouTube have every right to choose what content they carry, just as Wal-Mart or an organic knitwear store has every right to be selective about what products it sells. What concerns advocates of the open Web is that tech giants like Facebook or Google are so colossal that they are more like public utilities; when it comes to the freedom of speech and assembly, they function as town squares * instead of privately owned shopping malls.
[* Recent American elections have utilized to great effect the concept of online town halls, where voters from every nook and cranny of the country can listen in and join in, as long as they have an internet connection. Here, it's a tool to be used to any politician's benefit. The broader discussion, though, is whether the same politician, once elected, can shut down the town hall discussion if it begins to smell of "those nasty far-right tea partiers," or likewise, "those nasty far-left socialists," depending, of course, on what political ideology the winning politician gives allegiance to. —SB]
Ms. MacKinnon says that leaders such as French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has described regulation of the Internet is a moral imperative, "offer a false binary choice between their preferred solutions on the one hand and an anarchic state of nature in cyberspace on the other." She's right. The problem is that many thinkers on the information-wants-to-be-free side of the debate present the same binary choice, seeing almost any state control of the Internet, or any government attempt to protect intellectual property, or even the attempts of private social networks to get people to log in with their real names, * as affronts to democracy comparable with the worst excesses of repressive regimes.
[* Here is a great example of the needed balance between privacy and security. On one hand, the idea of logging in with an alias name, address and all other personal info sounds not bad at all. On the other hand, there are more than a handful of characters out there who would love anonymous online access for evil intent. The farther right you go politically, the more liberty you find at the expense of security. The farther left you go, the more control you get at the expense of liberty. A Barack Obama would seek the most governmental control. A Romney, Santorum or Gingrich would seek the most corporate, private-interests control. A Ron Paul would seek the least governmental or corporate control and the most personal liberty. —SB]
Luckily, Ms. MacKinnon's analysis is more nuanced and balanced than that, and "Consent of the Networked" is an excellent survey of the Internet's major fault lines. To protect online freedom, she favors grass-roots movements of empowered users pushing back against corporations. She argues that companies must be convinced, through multi-stakeholder efforts like the Global Network Initiative, "that respecting and protecting their users' universally recognized human rights is in their long-term commercial self-interest."
Advocating more activism and more pressure on companies might not sound particularly startling, but already such tactics seem to be bearing fruit. A couple of months ago, after pressure from nongovernmental agencies, Western companies stopped building a surveillance system for the Syrian regime *. In the tech industry, the idea of corporate social responsibility is still fairly new. But a look at the successes achieved by the environmental movement shows that pressuring companies and raising consumer awareness make a lot of sense.
* [2.16.2012 UPDATE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been responsible, under his rule, for the deaths of more than 7,400 of his people. The United Nations (UN), just hours ago, condemned Assad for human rights violations and called for him to step down. And here are "Western companies" having to be pressured to stop "building a surveillance system for the Syrian regime." Not exactly social responsibility. —SB]
Mr. Allnutt writes about digital topics for the Tangled Web blog of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
[For two recent and outstanding books on the myriad of relevant issues revolving around the internet, see: Brockman, John, ed. Is The Internet Changing The Way You Think?: The Net's Impact on our Minds and Future. Harper/Perennial, 2011, and: Levy, Steven. In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works and Shapes Our Lives. Simon & Schuster, 2011. For insight into the present and future of artificial intelligence, see: Kurzweil, Ray. The Age Of Spiritual Machines: When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence. 1999. Penguin, 2000. —SB]


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Heart's Andrew Redmayne can't stop Archie Thompson scoring Victory's opening goal. Melbourne Victory v Melbourne Heart. Mark Milligan kicks Victory's 2nd goal at Etihad Stadium.2nd February 2013.Picture Sebastian Costanzo. The Age.
Melbourne Victory squared the derby ledger with cross town rivals Melbourne Heart and put itself right on the heels of league leaders Central Coast, but it was made to work hard before sealing a 2-1 triumph in a cracking clash before a bumper crowd of over 41,000 at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.
The win now means Victory has won three of the nine meetings between the two clubs, including two this season. Heart has won three, with three drawn, but having lost this one to a needlessly conceded penalty and the previous encounter to a stoppage time winner the red and whites will feel that they haven't had the rub of the green in intra-city clashes this season.
But that is how it often seems when things are not going your way – that no matter how hard you try, you aren't going to get the breaks at the critical moments.
The truth, however, is that invariably teams make their own luck. Victory this season has got some breaks mainly because it has worked hard and in most, if not all, games been the better side
To a great extent Heart has been the author of its own misfortune, its inconsistency and inability to hold on to leads or failure to take full advantage of promising situations costing it dear. To give it its due, the one fixture in which it has never looked out of contention is the derby, although it may be asked why it is able to get up for this game and not others.
Nothing changed in this game, in which Heart's much reshuffled side, stacked with young and inexperienced players covering for injured or recently departed team-mates, seized the initiative
Nathan Coe in the Victory goal was – certainly early on – the busier of the two custodians. He was first forced to save from Jonathan Germano and then from teenage full back Jeremy Walker, who, linking with Richie Garcia down the right flank, needed little encouragement to get forward.
Eli Babalj, straight back into the starting line up a week after his return from Serbia following his abortive transfer to Red Star, spooned a close range effort over the bar after terrific move down the left. Coe then rescued his team with a tremendous save after another inventive move, this time down the right, involving Garcia and Walker before Josip Tadic got his shot off.
This was certainly not the performance most of the crowd had expected, with Victory, now many people's idea of the A-League title favourite, at short odds to win this game.
John Aloisi, Heart's coach, alluded to his side's underdog status pre-match when he said no-one expected them to win this game – except themselves. His players looked intent on proving him right.
But a side of Victory's quality will not be on the ropes through the whole game, and having weathered Heart's early storm it began to flex its muscles, Andrew Redmayne in the Heart goal pulling off a quality save of his own at the other end from Marco Rojas.
It somehow seemed inevitable that having had the best of the battle so far but failing to take their chances, Heart would fall behind.
And that's exactly what happened in the 29th minute when Archie Thompson, for eight seasons the A-League's most consistent finisher, put the navy blues in front, running on to a perfectly lofted through ball from Marcos Flores, springing Heart's high defensive line and shooting calmly past Redmayne.
Thompson almost doubled the advantage two minutes later as Victory, buoyed by its lead, began to exert itself. Flores again set up the chance for his forward partner but this time Redmayne saved.
As Victory enjoyed its best period of the game Redmayne again proved his worth with a fine save low at his near post when Thompson – who else – skipped round Walker and shot from close range.
Both sides were forced into early substitutions, Victory losing teenage defender Nick Ansell to a recurrence of the groin injury which kept him out of action earlier in the season and Josip Tadic picking up an injury after a heavy challenge. Golgol Mebrahtu, who has made quite an impression as an impact player for Heart came on and almost wrote himself into the headlines with a cracking long range free kick in first half stoppage time which had Coe beaten but hit the bar.
Victory was able to put itself in the drivers seat early in the second half thanks to a totally unnecessary foul by Germano.
The Argentinian shoved his countryman Flores over in an off-the-ball incident while Flores stood in the penalty area awaiting a cross. Referee Strebre Delovski had no hesitation in pointing to the spot, and Mark Milligan delivered heavy punishment for Germano's error when he beat Redmayne with the penalty in the 56th minute.
Heart had a mountain to climb, but John Aloisi's men showed plenty of spirit and gradually clawed themselves back into contention on the back of a fine individual goal from David Williams. The striker seized on Nick Kalmar's flick and made space for himself in the Victory penalty area before lashing a high shot past Coe with 17 minutes remaining.
Williams almost fashioned an equaliser shortly afterwards when Golgol met his raking cross only to direct his header just wide of Coe's post. That was as close as Heart got, and while Victory dream of a Grand Final berth they must scrap just to make the top six.
The original release of this article first appeared on the website of Hangzhou Night Net.


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WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Leon Panetta accused Iran's paramilitary force of an intensified campaign to destabilize the Middle East by smuggling antiaircraft weapons to its militant allies.
Iran's export of so-called manpads—antiaircraft missiles that can be carried by a single person—represent what Mr. Panetta called a dangerous escalation.
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The father of Zaheer Hassan Mehmood, the Paris terrorist who attacked two people in the street on Friday, September 25, was delighted with the act of his son. The man, who is a farmer and lives in Pakistan, in the province of Mandi Bahauddin, was interviewed by Naya Pakistan (a Pakistani media, editor's note). He felt that his son had "done a good job" and that he was particularly "happy" about the attack. Source Actu17
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David O Russell's Silver Linings Playbook was named Best Film Of The Year as the Italian event came to a close on Wednesday [Jan 2].
Silver Linings Playbook also won Best Actor for Brad Cooper, as well as the Capri Audience Award and the Best Acting Ensemble Of The Year Award for a cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker and Julia Stiles.
Beasts Of The Southern Wild was named Best Surprise Film Of The Year and star Quvenzhane Wallis was named Best Actress.
Juan Antonio Bayona received the Best Director prize for The Impossible and Ariel Vroman was named Best Breakout Director for The Iceman.
In other awards, the Capri, Hollywood Legend Award went to Franco Nero, the Capri Cult Award went to director Antoine Fuqua, the Best Short Film Award went to Edoardo Ponti for The Night Shift Belongs To The Stars, and the European Actress Of The Year Award was presented to German actress Nina Hoss for Barbara.
"Silver Linings Playbook is not only the most brilliant romantic comedy in years, but also a real audience-pleasing movie with a heart-warming story and amazing performances," said Italian director Lina Wertmuller, honorary chairperson of festival backer the Istituto Capri Nel Mondo.
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State high school rodeo president helped bring finals to Curry County
June 12, 2009
Freedom New Mexico: Tony Bullocks Elidia's Trent Bilberry's time during Friday's morning go-round at the Curry County Special Events Center was 22.56 seconds with a 10 second penalty for breaking the barrier.
The president of the state high school rodeo association is hoping he can take his calf roping skills to the national stage.
Trent Bilberry, who serves as president of the New Mexico High School Rodeo Association, finished fourth Friday night in the second round of calf roping at the NMHRA finals at the Curry County Events Center with a time of 14.72 seconds.
Pacen Marez of Fort Sumner won Friday's second round with a time of 10.97.
The top 10 in each event after two rounds at the finals advanced to tonight's short-go.
"Hopefully this time will hold through Saturday morning," Bilberry said. "It is a lot more of an adrenaline rush this time around."
Bilberry is fifth in the NMHRA season standings. The top four finishers in each event advance to the national finals, held in Farmington next month.
Bilberry helped bring the New Mexico High School Rodeo Finals to the Curry County Special Event Center.
Local rodeo coach Jerry Skinner said Bilberry is a person anybody would be glad to meet.
"He's genuine and everybody respects him," Jerry said. "He's honest and will do anything for anyone. He has a heart of gold."
Bilberry helped bring the finals to Clovis, after the last two finals were held in Gallup and Carlsbad, respectively. But home arena or not, he's always ready to compete.
"You're anxious about time to go," Bilberry said. "It is similar to getting ready for a basketball game. You're ready to go, you're ready to do it."
Like all calf ropers, Bilberry started out with goats and worked his way up.
"It is pretty much the same thing, but you pretty much got to go rope," Bilberry said.
Bilberry grew up on a ranch so roping is pretty much a part of normal life.
His team roping partner, Jesse Clark, said a person has to learn or get out.
Bilberry and Clark have been team roping partners for over a year. Myra Skinner, Clark's mom, said Bilberry's sister and her daughter used to rodeo together. As children, Bilberry and Clark would hang out together.
Bilberry hopes to be a professional calf roper in the future, and enjoys listening to music during his down time. Bilberry will be attending Eastern New Mexico University and major in agriculture.
"Trent is a wonderful young man and good leader," Myra Skinner said. "He's really good with all the other contestants. I can assign him a task and I know it will be done."


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(CNN) -- A fire broke out Wednesday night on Alabama's Mobile River after two barges loaded with natural gas exploded not far from where a once listless Carnival cruise ship was docked, authorities said.
The Mobile Fire-Rescue Department, on its official Twitter feed, reported that it had "units on the scene on east side of Mobile River where a fuel barge has exploded and is on fire." Minutes later, the fire department issued an update stating that two barges had exploded.
Three people who were burned were transported to a local hospital, fire department spokesman Steve Huffman told CNN. He did not describe the severity of their injuries. All people are believed to have been accounted for, Huffman added.
There were at least three explosions tied to the incident, Mobile Fire-Rescue noted around 9:30 p.m. (10:30 p.m. ET) on Twitter.
Huffman said Wednesday night that authorities hadn't determined what caused the blasts.
A 1-mile safety zone has been set up around the barges, U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Eric King said. Authorities have closed the shipping channel and were letting the fires burn.
The fires burned near the docking area of the Carnival Triumph, he added. The Triumph has been based at the BAE Shipyard in the Port of Mobile since an engine fire in February left it crippled and adrift in the Gulf of Mexico with more than 4,200 people aboard.
For four days, tugboats guided the disabled ship into the port as passengers complained about miserable conditions onboard.
CNN's Greg Botelho and Chandler Friedman contributed to this report.


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Stonewall launches guidance for employers on managing perceived tensions between Sexual Orientation and Religion
Stonewall today publishes new guidance for employers on practical ways of managing perceived tensions between gay people and people of faith in the 21st century workplace. Based on practical solutions already developed among the 470 major employers now working with the charity, the guide provides essential advice on how to avoid conflicts which can arise at work.
'We recognise that there are still some tensions between people of faith and the 1.7 million gay people in the British workplace,' said Ben Summerskill, Stonewall Chief Executive. 'By preparing for difficult situations, employers can manage potential conflicts with confidence.'
Stonewall's new guidance, funded by the Equality & Human Rights Commission, examines the legal position and the need for organisational clarity. Detailed case studies from a range of sectors demonstrate how employers can accommodate the needs of both sides in any disagreement, alongside lessons learned from each case.
'While the 500 employers who are members of Stonewall's Diversity Champions Programme tell us that such conflicts are rare, employers also tell us that they're less confident about preventing and responding to such incidents than they are other to forms of dispute,' said Ben Summerskill. 'Recent YouGov polling found that people of faith in Britain are no more likely to be prejudiced against lesbian and gay people than anyone else. Happily, many people of faith don't have any problem working, living, socialising or praying with lesbian, gay and bisexual people. This guide will help with the small minority who do.'
As well as supporting 470 major employers, Stonewall's Workplace department also now runs a range of conferences, seminars and professional development courses as well as publishing an annual graduate recruitment guide and regular research into workplace good practice.