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May 25, 2010
New KStew M/HQ Elle Scans!
34 comments:
I love the first pic and the 3 pic over 2 pages. However, I'm not a huge fan of the creative director and/or photography of the shoot. Good I hate feeling the need to look at each photo shoot as an artist first, then as a consumer.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2010 at 10:49 PM
Who is the deliciously handsome young man????ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2010 at 11:43 PM
I love it! Such a beautiful photo shoot & spread.I'm a big fan of minimalist layouts. Although I'm not sure about the text on the arm in the first.ReplyDelete
@Anon 6.43: The texts on the arm totes bothers me too :/ReplyDelete
- Lorabell
- AlycyaMay 26, 2010 at 12:44 AM
"Familiar, deliciously handsome young man" - me thinks RobReplyDelete
- I can't help it, I believe in Robsten!
Great interview btw, we really get to see Kristen for who she really is.
After this interview I actually see her quite differently, more... human.
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 2:26 AM
the part at the end was so cryptic, i'm thinking it's a picture of her rob, n her cat? but why show the interviewer that if you want to keep things private? was that supposed to stir some shit up? i'm so over her, over the are they aren't they fuckery. get over yourselves!ReplyDelete
I wish I could find these in hq pictures for a screensaver!! :-/ReplyDelete
Love Kristen Stewart.
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 2:53 AM
want to keep things private my ass! first she says to the reporter don't look at my pics or i'll kill you then she goes and shows a pic of what obviously sounds to be rob since "deliciously handsome" is what rob was referred to in the beginning of the article?? COME THE FUCK ON! She is a paradoxical oxyMORON!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 3:03 AM
Here's the thing the writer was trying to convey-she IS a contradiction. WHy? She's effing 19 years old in the interview, she's playing in the big leagues, she's suppossed to have this all figured out yet, but she doesn't. So one minute she's acting guarded. And the more the interviewer disarms her towards the end, she mentions she wants to be like an normal person and be excited about things. So what does she do the next minute? She shows a picture of Robert(who the author calls "deliciously handsome" in the beginning to make it clear who it is).ReplyDelete
Is she being contradictory? Sure. Is she trying to keep her privacy? Sure. At the same time, do you blame the girl for wanting to show the interviewer, who seems like a really cool girl as well, a picture of Rob with her cat?
She's 19, and sometimes she keeps her walls up and guarded. Other moments she lets them down for a second and acts like any other 19 year old would, by wanting to show her guy on her ipod.
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 3:11 AM
Oh, I think it's adorable she showed the interviewer a picture of Robert and her cat and her together. That's way cute. I wish shippers would leave them alone now to have a normal relationship, instead of following them all th etime. Same for nonstens, who are such negative nancy's.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 3:27 AM
this chick is not some cute lil' kid. she's TWENTY YEARS OLD she knows what she's doing. she does this shit for her own entertainment. she's playing an elaborate game with the media (whom she loathes SO MUCH) oxyMORON is an understatement.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 3:32 AM
you don't show a REPORTER a PICTURE of YOUR GUY when everything that comes out your mouth is OH GOSH PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW IF I'M DATING ROBERT BUT THAT PART OF ME IS PRIVATE JEEZ WAH WAH WAH---without an agenda. Nice move Stewart nice move. What's next?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 3:35 AM
I bet it's not even a picture of Rob....it's probably TAYLOR LMAO!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 4:02 AM
I'm so done with this poserReplyDelete
I image of Kristen showing her that picture, laughing and then turning up the music is just too awesome for words. Can you blame her? If I had a picture of Rob and my pussy..errr cat, I would show it to everyone. Against my initial response to her, I love that chick because I know what a big cheesy smile Rob had when he found out she her showed the picture of them.ReplyDelete
Also, I am sure that was Rob calling when she was whispering on the phone. He knows she gets nervous doing these things and was calling to check on her.
Its refreshing to know she does enjoy the perks of her life. Multi-millionare by the age of 18, accidental supper model and the singular object of affection for the most desired man on the planet.... oh she and has a pussy... err cat, that he's apparently not allergic to. I wish her much love, happiness and success. Lucky Beothch!
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 4:22 AM
That was a spur of the moment revelation! She's seems very proud of Rob but doesn't like the scrutiny. They're not even hiding anymore, just being discreet. Beautiful photos BTW.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 4:25 AM
oh, yes, she's twenty--at twenty she's suppossed to have it ALL figured out. lol Please, anon. up top, stop taking it so personally. You sound like you are about to have a coronary in your multiple posts.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 4:28 AM
BWHAHAHAHAHA, the rascal. She has a big mouth on her, but I like her because of it to be honest. I loved that she's like raging one minute, than singing the Smiths the next, then begging the interviewer to buy her a sandwich right after! And showing rob and her cat on her ipod? Priceless. I think she showed her cause she actually liked her. This is the one interview where Kristen sounds much more at ease.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 4:33 AM
omg, that was so funny. She showed her the picture cause please, Robert is her boyfriend. She felt like being a smug bitch for a moment, I can't say I blame her. I'd be a smug bitch 24/7 if he was my guy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 5:44 AM
She looks stunning. I think people fail to realize Kristen knows everyone knows about her & Rob (worst kept secret ever), but you will never get the definitive words "yes we are dating" to come out of her mouth. She's a very intelligent young woman & as she basically said in her interview, she'd love to shout to everyone how happy in she is, but people always turn something so great into something ugly.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Lol slightly starstruck that Lorabell replied to my comment about the text on arm heeheeReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 5:11 PM
you guys think about this stuff too much. if it was rob, the interviewer would have had said it, and kristen is not stupid. it was probably taylor. and if it was rob, why shoud you care? why does it matter if they are dating? you even have nicknames for each other, Robstens/Nonstens... you need to get a life if you spend all of your time dreaming about what she and rob do together.ReplyDelete
and stop bitching about the layout and the photos as if you know anything about fashion or design. she (and the spreads) looks great.
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 5:47 PM
Are the constant F-bombs really necessary for this girl? It's such a turn off. A piece of advice: if she's so bothered by being perceived as cold and ungrateful, she should maybe do something about it other than complain in every interview she does (actions speak louder than words, right?) Like, I personally am bending over backwards trying to like her, but that foul mouth of hers and the overly hipster attitude is really ruining it for me. I get she's got her own style, but she could display a little grace every now and then.ReplyDelete
- Marie
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 5:58 PM
when is this available in the UK?ReplyDelete
Because i looked today and couldn't find it.
- harrodianaMay 26, 2010 at 6:02 PM
So who wás the interviewer actually? She seems to have gotten her to open up quite a bit.ReplyDelete
ok, she looks really gorgeous in these pics, especially the last 2. g-damnReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 9:18 PM
@Anon 12:47 PM agree 1000% and the comparison of a pap picture to rape is just over the top and uncalled for. i don't expect this from someone who has played a rape victim and done psa's for the issue as well. i'm so turned off by her. she creates her image then complains about it. she needs to get a grip.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Wow people! Overreact much?! Hahahahaaa, there's no way the interviewer was referring to Rob in the cat photo. She's way too obvious and is toying with the readers. She knows who's going to read her article. Most likely it was Michael in the photo. Trust and Believe!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2010 at 5:41 PM
I agree that she let her guard down a little more in this article and I loved it!! Everyone who hates on her does this because they are jealous of her, she is absolutely gorgeous without trying and she is so down to earth and not about all the glitz and glam of hollywood and that is something to admire in someone her age. I am almost 24 and I admire her and she seems like someone that I would love to kick it with. I don't blame her for wanting to keep her relationship private...thats her life and and if she doesn't wanna share its her peroggative (even though i would like to know too!!) I say she's a very talented girl and I'll keep watching her movies.... so do you Stew and fuck everone else!! I'm sure all of her loyal fans completley overshadow her haters!!!ReplyDelete
- dutchbatMay 27, 2010 at 6:53 PM
Any way..............how awesome are those thigh high socks!!! I tell ya though, KStew is probably one of the lucky 0.5% of the female gen pop who can do those puppies justice..ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 29, 2010 at 2:25 AM
If she was a man, people wouldn't scrutinize her so much. I think it's terrible the way the tabloids have torn this talented girl's image to shreds. Sean Penn is constantly in and out of court for his disdain of the paps. Leo Dicaprio refuses to do interviews and never answers questions about his private life. Because she is a young woman who doesn't conform to the media-whore, scantily clad, tacky Hollywood style, she gets scrutinized for it. She listens to cool music, and doesn't give a fuck about over-priced designer shitware. Good for you, Kristen. And by the way, I always liked Kristen before having ever seen the Twilight movies or reading the books. I watched it sick one night because she was in it. Unfortunately, I subsequently read all four of the horribly written, but page-turner books. Bella is an annoying, nondescript character in the books. Kristen is what makes that character interesting. She looks beautiful in this photo spread, and I hope she is shagging Rob! She deserves it after putting up with all this crap!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 29, 2010 at 12:34 PM
@Anon 9:25 PM : You're forgetting that the person who is first and foremost responsible for Kristen's image is Kristen herself. I'm so sick and tired of people relentlessly defending her to the extent where it gets ridiculous as if she were a flawless specimen of human being who can do no evil. When she was called out for her bad performance as Bella, people blamed it on everyone BUT her. It was either Hardwicke's fault for not directing her properly, or it was because of the bad script or because Stephenie Meyer made Bella such a flat character. Sorry folks, something doesn't quite make sense here. Why are we then giving away Oscars for best actors? Aren't by that logic the directors, screenwriters etc. really responsible for their performance, be it bad or good?ReplyDelete
Also, you make it seem as if one can only take two routes when in Hollywood, either "conform to the media-whore, scantily clad, tacky Hollywood style" or adopt the Kristen-like "I-don't-give-a-f***" rebellious attitude. How about neither and be decent, proper and graceful? How come Natalie Portman and Emma Watson, to just name a couple, who have both been in the limelight since their childhood, have succeeded in something you obviously find impossible, i.e. to rise above the trifles of stardom and keep a healthy, exemplary image without lashing out at the paparazzi or succumbing to the media-whore trend?
- AnonymousMay 29, 2010 at 7:52 PM
@Anon 7:43: I don't disagree with you, but I don't think there is a problem with her image. The public persona she has adopted is fine with me. It's actually refreshing. I like her "fuck you" attitude. I just hate it that people rip her apart for it because she's not conforming to the typical Hollywood standard. Neither Natalie Portman or Emma Watson have had to deal with the kind of relentless pursuit by the paps like Kristen. In this day and age of tabloids, Twitter, and blogs, a celeb's privacy doesn't exist. Because of the Twilight machine, these actors have been forced into mega stardom around the world, the likes of which, have only been rivaled by The Beatles. So, I get that she's a 20 year old trying to figure out her way through life. At least she's not out there posing in bikinis listening to Justin Beiber or promoting purity rings. And there's only so much an actor can do with an annoying character like Bella. She was much better in New Moon.ReplyDelete
Kristen, I like your punk rock attitude. We could chain smoke and dork out on The Moz together while our cats play. Just quit defending yourself in the media, because people are tired of hearing it, and you are so much more interesting when you talk about other things.
Those knee socks are HAWT :)ReplyDelete


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Day 11: Share a compliment
Piglets from World Vision's Gift Catalog helped change the Alegre family's future in Bolivia. Read how a simple gift brought them hope and joy, and how they're sharing that joy with others!
Today's challenge: Multiply your joy by giving three people an unexpected compliment today.
"But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." —Jeremiah 17:7 (NIV)
Alive and multiplied
Oscar Alegre had been sick for more than three years with a mysterious illness, and his wife, Elena, was once again driving him to the hospital. Due to severe pain in his left leg, he couldn't work, which meant that he couldn't feed his family. World Vision was providing them with food because all four of their sons were sponsored children. Unable to support his wife and sons, and thinking that he might never recover, Oscar tried to commit suicide by throwing himself from the moving car.
Elena pulled him back into the car and saved his life. Her devotion and words of encouragement gave him the strength to go on.
With time, Oscar recovered from what the family now believes was a stroke. But his true recovery began with a most unlikely "prescription" — two piglets provided through the World Vision Gift Catalog. It was a gift that would change the Alegre family forever.
Both Oscar, 44, and Elena, 38, are from the impoverished Chapare province of Bolivia. Neither of them came from stable families, and they married a month after they started dating. After eight years of marriage, they moved to the village of Viloma and purchased a farm.
"Life is easier here than it used to be," says Oscar. But easier doesn't mean easy.
Bolivia is one of the poorest and least-developed countries in Latin America. Oscar left school after the sixth grade; Elena only went to first grade. Even today, only 50 percent of Bolivian children complete primary school.
Viloma lies in the Andean foothills about 10 miles from Cochabamba, where World Vision first began working in Bolivia. A small rural town with no paved streets, Viloma only occasionally has running water and electricity.
World Vision's work in the community benefitted the Alegres first through child sponsorship. But there were more blessings to come. The family was selected to receive two piglets from World Vision. Elena recalls crying when she first saw them, because they were so small.
"I cried because I thought they were going to die," she says. "We just loved them."
With that love — and four animal-care training sessions for Oscar — the piglets not only survived but thrived and multiplied. By Christmas 2010, the Alegre family's pair of piglets had grown to a herd of 90!
Such is the beauty of the gift of piglets. One sow can bear 20 piglets a year. In just six months, the piglets can grow to 200 pounds each, when they are ready for market. Each piglet costs only 60 Bolivianos (U.S. $8) to raise. They sell for 700 Bolivianos (U.S. $100) each.
The Alegres sold several of their pigs that first year. Initially, the profit went to pay for Oscar's medical care. Today, they are repaying the family's loan on the farm.
The pigs also gave the family the ability to do something incredible: adopt a little girl.
Arminda was about 5 when the Alegre family heard about her. "That little girl was suffering," Elena says. "Her mother wanted to give her away to anyone. Even though we didn't have a lot, we decided to adopt her. God will bless you when you take care of the children."
Today, Arminda has a dazzling smile and loves to cuddle the baby piglets.
All four of her brothers — Jimmy, 19; Jónathan, 17; Dennis, 14; and Brian, 9 — are good with the pigs. More importantly, they're all in school. Several are planning to attend college; Brian, in particular, wants to be a lawyer.
Several years ago, this would have been unthinkable. "I remember that we suffered a lot," Jónathan says. "We didn't have anything to buy food. I used to go to school really worried because I didn't know if I would be coming back and if my dad was going to be alive."
Now, the children can focus on their lessons.
It's a true blessing for Elena, who barely attended school. "I want them to learn things that will help them in life," she says. "I don't want them to be like me."
Oscar's dream for his children is to finish school, go to university, "and study whatever they want" — a far cry from when he saw no future for himself or his children and tried to end his life.
In receiving two small piglets that grew beyond all expectations, Oscar and his family have also been given the freedom to dream.
At the top: Brian, 9, Arminda, 7, and Dennis, 14, with piglets. (Photo: ©2011 Jon Warren/World Vision)
Additional reporting by Kari Costanza.
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Wouldn't that be a dream come true.JS: So the European data is clearly tricky to work with. Does the fact that Jonas plays centre compound the difficulty of projecting his development?
Without getting into exactly how drafting Jonas came to be, every team wants these rim-protecting, rebounding centres. Obviously youd love to have Shaq, who can put up 30 and 15 on a regular basis but as it turns out, those players are pretty easy to identify. You dont need me to find Shaq or Dwight Howard. But among this sea of guys that are six-foot-10, six-11, seven feet, which ones are going to give you that fundamental core post presence? That bag of skills that includes defending, rebounding and protecting the rim kind of the Holy Trinity for post players.
What he has done so far suggests that he can fill that role for us. Obviously at the end of the day I can say I think he can most likely do these things, but there are plenty of guys I thought could and didnt and plenty of guys I thought couldnt that did.
Not necessarily from Day One but over the long term, I think Jonas will be a guy that is a really good rebounder at both ends and can protect the rim defensively as an on-ball and help post defender. His dedication to improving his free throw percentage speaks to an overall offensive potential that hes just growing into.
So the work ethic and the passion he clearly has for the game, those intangibles combined with what hes done on the court are real strong indicators that this is a guy, over the long run, that could be this building block at centre we have for 10-15 years here in Toronto.


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More money, more production
Was worth the money last season, so repeat that
Demar's athleticism allows him to intercept passes, block shots, steal the ball etc. He just can't stay in front of anyone, if he gets beat, he can make up for it with quick hands, high jumping, and quick hops.
Ty Lawson's contract isn't good, but they are headed to the playoffs and will win at least 50 games this year. So as a fan, it's something you can swallow because the team is winning games. Same applies to Taj Gibson. In that sense I agree with you -- sometimes you need to overpay a player to retain them.
On the other hand, we are a team that will win 35 games if we play some of our best ball all season for the remaining two months. This is a team, prior to DeRozan's new contract, that has $67M in contracts. We've spent $67M to build a team capable of winning 35 games.
I think DeRozan is a pretty good player, but I have very hard time thinking this contract was a good idea. I think other teams would agree that it would be great to have a guy like DeRozan, but when you see the price tag it's like "umm.. no.". I'd much rather sacrifice a bit of offense and get someone like, say, Courtney who does pretty everything the same as DeRozan but is maybe a little less athletic and half the price. I think when you're looking at the Raptors, from the standpoint that we have a whole bunch of money locked into a roster that can only win 40 games (maybe?), then you need to be trying to find ways to save money -- not unnecessarily spend. That's all I was trying to say.
your pal,
For me, the big issue is the team spending $27.4M next season on the starting wings (Gay @ $17.9M & DeRozan @ $9.5M). Neither of them are great 3pt shooters, neither of them are great defenders and they're both inefficient volume scorers. I don't think they're a great fit together and it's a huge amount of money spent on two individually good players, who are not ideal together.
When you consider the fact that the team has other areas of weakness to address and are so far over the cap, the options for doing so are very limited. When you look at the wings, it becomes obvious that Gay is the better player and likely the least tradeable (DeRozan is younger, cheaper and signed longer). That's why, for me anyway, it becomes apparent that trading DeRozan becomes the most effective means of acquiring the best possible talent at another position. The loss of DeRozan would be huge, but the team has both Fields and Ross ready to fill the SG role long-term, with both projecting to be better fits alongside Gay (though neither is as good as DeRozan straight-up, at least right now).
Considering the option of trading DeRozan to add an equally talented starting PF, for example, is all about asset/salary cap management to me. It has nothing to do with any negative feelings towards DeRozan, but rather an objective view of the franchise's current situation; team strengths, team weaknesses and legitimate options to address the weaknesses within the limitations of the CBA.
Last edited by CalgaryRapsFan; Fri Mar 8th, 2013 at 12:24 PM.
CRF, youza hater!!!
That's right, you heard it here first.
You're not the first. we knew ages ago. but if you want to feel important, i can delete my post
We should've went to DeRozan for the game winner before OT
I Blame DC for every fourth quarter loss. The man just never learns, his so called veterans are trash. Play the damn rookies and if we lose we still gain some experience for them. What do you gain from playing veteran scrubs and losing? nothing, absolutely nothing.
Can we have another poll deMar has been killing it this year kid is a beast hes B+ -A- range.
Id give him a B+ this season.
Last season, when he regressed, I voted C
The Baltic Beast is unstoppable!
Sweet. He's increasing his trade value!
Haters say he's one-dimensional, hasn't improved??
Let's look at the numbers shall we.....Demar's averaging over 4 assists per game over the last 20 games. He averages over 4 rebounds per game on the season. How can you say he's one dimensional? How is that not hating??
I would seriously entertain trading DeRozan along with Bargnani to net back a major piece in this never ending puzzle we call the Raptors. His value is probably pretty high right now & it could be that his learning curve is different from most basketball players (a little longer, sort of like a big man curve).
Usually, by the third year, you can gauge whether the player has all-star potential. In DeRozan's fourth year, he has proven to be the good secondary scoring option (who now has some semblance of play making ability). He has a long shot of being an all-star & that involves incremental improvement for another 3 years.
My problem with him is he allows just as many points as he scores to opposing 2 guards. He also needs a high usage % to get his numbers up. He also struggles against good perimeter defenders & he has not shown the ability to take over a game. Instead, he scores relatively well throughout the course of 3 quarters (steady scorer if you may).
If you trade him, we still have Landry Fields who does a lot of other things well (EXCEPT SCORING). But he can defend 3x better than DeRozan, he rebounds well, he's a smart player, cuts hard and he can somewhat pass the ball. You also have your #8 pick in Terrence Ross who I believe can be a good TWO way player in this league.
I'm still a firm believer that we need capable big men who can anchor your defense and be a threat offensively in order to be successful. It seems logical to me that in order to net a big like that (at least until Valanciunas develops -- which I give him another 2 years minimum), you have to give up a piece like DeRozan.
I dont create controversies. Theyre there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.
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preparation and training workers here have been given the privilege
to take GM into the future with this car."The plant is
expected to continue to build pre-production models until late this
year, when it will jump to a production build in preparation for the
November 10 launch.In other news, in order to meet its fuel
efficiency goals, according to Ward's
Auto the
government says it wants to buy
the first 100 Chevy Volts produced by GM. The
government has vowed to cut its fleet's fuel footprint by 30 percent
by 2020. The government also expressed interest in Chrysler's
upcoming plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) Dodge Ram. It,
however, has not yet expressed interest in the top-selling Ford
Fusion Hybrid.GM has responded to the government's intent
to purchase the first 100 Volts. It released a statement
are pleased to see that the Federal government is interested in the
greening of their vehicle fleet. Media speculation has led to reports
that the GSA and DOE will be buying the first 100 Chevrolet Volt's
because we will meet this criteria. At this time we have no further
details regarding these purchases.
Chevy Volt is the first electric vehicle to be mass produced in
America (Tesla Roadsters are manufactured overseas and in small
batches, while the mass produced 2011 Nissan Leaf will initially be
produced in Japan). It gets 40 miles on a charge, thanks to its
16 kWh battery. It can be charged from a 120-240VAC standard
residential outlet using the SAE's new standards compliant SAE-J1722
adapter. It can also extend its range to over 300 miles, by
employing a small built in 4-cylinder gas engine.


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Older Zunes are getting some new software love too
with a 3.2 update. The new software is fully Windows 7 compliant,
naturally. It Supports all those nifty 7 features like Jump Lists,
previews, and Aero Snap.
Other new features of the software
include a Quickplay menu to access your favorite media on the Zune HD
player. Smart DJ is rather like the Apple Genius feature and creates
music mixes with similar genres from your collection and it will add
music from the Zune marketplace for those with a Zune Pass.
new Mini Player mode is now available that keeps the mini player on
top of any PC apps that are running. Microsoft has also introduced
download to rent or own movies and TV shows in SD and HD formats.
Engadget also reports that the ability to move DRM tracks between
Zune users has been removed from the new software.
Perhaps the
most interesting new tidbit of info for the new Zune HD player is
that Microsoft plans to position
the device as a mobile gaming platform. If the popularity of
gaming on the iPod touch and iPhone are an indication of the
popularity of mobile gaming, this is a very good thing.
official Microsoft press release states, "Later this year, Zune
plans to release free applications such as Twitter for Zune and
Facebook for Zune, in addition to fun 3-D games such as "Project
Gotham Racing: Ferrari Edition," "Vans Sk8: Pool Service"
and "Audiosurf(TM) Tilt." Games can be added to Zune HD via
Zune Marketplace over the Wi-Fi connection or when connected to the
Zune PC software."
Microsoft reports that its strategy at
this point is to keep some games and apps offered on the Zune HD as
free products that are developed in-house or in close collaboration
with third parties. Premium 3D games will be items you have to
purchase presumably. There will be no SDK to allow devs to build apps
for the Zune HD at this point.
The launch of the Zune HD today also
marks the retirement
of all other Zune devices.


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AG Sorrell faces three in bid for re-election
BRATTLEBORO -- Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell is hearing criticism from both ends of the political spectrum.
Republican challenger Jack McMullen contends the longtime Democratic incumbent is pursuing an activist agenda with a "partisan slant."
Progressive candidate Ed Stanak, on the other hand, is demanding more activism from Vermont's chief law-enforcement officer.
Sorrell, though, says his record speaks for itself.
"I've got over 15 years of experience doing the job of attorney general," he said.
Sorrell is pursuing his eighth full term, facing McMullen, Stanak and Liberty Union candidate Rosemarie Jackowski in the Nov. 6 general election. Sorrell also served a partial term as attorney general after being appointed to the office in May 1997 by then-Gov. Howard Dean.
However, he almost didn't make it on the general election ballot this year: Sorrell narrowly defeated Chittenden County State's Attorney T.J. Donovan in the Aug. 28 Democratic primary, winning 21,124 votes to Donovan's 20,410.
Donovan voiced his support for Sorrell after the primary, and the incumbent says he believes the party is no longer divided.
"I have a strong sense that the Democrats have united behind me," he said. "I have no indication otherwise."
Sorrell, a Montpelier resident who previously served as Chittenden County state's attorney and Vermont's secretary of administration, has been busy making a final campaign push.
His priorities include allocating additional resources for child pornography investigations and for consumer protection programs. Sorrell offers a resume that includes experience with a wide variety of cases.
"My office has been very successful in the criminal justice arena but also very aggressive in environmental protection and consumer protection," Sorrell said.
He also is touting the fact that he is the only candidate remaining in the attorney general's race with any experience in criminal law.
In fact, Sorrell is the only candidate who is licensed to practice law in Vermont. The state does not require that its attorney general be a practicing attorney here.
McMullen said he is a member of the bar in New York, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. He said he is in the process of applying for admittance to the Vermont bar.
He also has taught at Harvard Law School and currently serves as a legal consultant to technology companies. While acknowledging a "different background" than Sorrell's, the Burlington resident doesn't see that as a handicap to his campaign.
Instead, McMullen believes his "business-oriented" background would allow him to use the attorney general's resources more wisely: He is calling for a resource-allocation audit of the office.
McMullen also pledges to "avoid wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on appeals of poorly justified legal positions," saying he would work to head off litigation when possible.
"Litigation is expensive, time-consuming, unpredictable," he said.
He cites as a key example the state's Vermont Yankee appeal.
State lawmakers had voted to forbid the Vermont Public Service Board from issuing a certificate for the Vernon power plant's continued operation, but a federal judge ruled that the state had strayed too far into U.S.government jurisdiction.
Sorrell took his case to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He says he's "aggressively defending" Vermont law and will take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.
But McMullen says it's time for the state to "cut our losses and negotiate the best deal we can" with Vermont Yankee owner Entergy.
"My honest assessment, shared by many, is that this case is not going to do very well on appeal," he said.
McMullen wants to devote more resources to crime prosecution, specifically increasing numbers of drug-related crimes.
"This is job one," he said. "People expect to be safe in their homes and communities."
McMullen advocates for the formation of a statewide task force to develop uniform standards for handling such cases. He also favors sending "casual," nonviolent drug users straight to treatment rather than to jail.
Such reforms are needed, McMullen said, because Sorrell has been "largely absent" when it comes to criminal prosecution.
Sorrell says that is a mischaracterization of his office, pointing out that he has two assistant attorneys general working full-time on drug cases. McMullen "just has a profound misunderstanding of what it is we do," Sorrell said.
Drugs also are a campaign issue for Progressive candidate Ed Stanak. The Barre resident wants to legalize marijuana, then regulate and tax it like alcohol.
"The war on drugs, I think, has failed," Stanak said.
Stanak said he approaches the attorney general's office from an "activist" perspective. He is a longtime opponent of the Vermont Yankee plant, and he believes corporate influence has corrupted democracy through campaign spending.
He also is concerned about protecting privacy, saying both corporations and government have infringed on the rights of individuals by collecting and using too much information.
Stanak never has been an attorney; he participated in the Vermont Supreme Court's "reading law" program but never took the bar exam, though he has taught legal research.
He recently retired as the state's District 5 coordinator for Act 250, a job he held for 31 years.
"I know state government quite well, and I would hit the ground running," he said.
Rounding out the attorney general ballot is Jackowski, a Bennington resident who has sought the office before. She also is not an attorney but has spent time in courtrooms through an organization she founded, Justice for Children.
"I consider that to be an advantage," Jackowski said. "(The attorney general) is largely an administrative position, and I think having someone who's not a member of the bar will bring a new focus."
She is interested in a wide variety of issues including investigation of abuse of the elderly and disabled.
Jackowski also is calling for a moratorium on the use of police stun guns; elimination of the state's Public Service Board; legalization of hemp cultivation and small amounts of marijuana; and the shutdown of Vermont Yankee.
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Fannie and Freddie to Reject Non-QM Mortgages Starting January 2014
Beginning Jan. 10, 2014, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will no longer purchase loans that don't conform to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's qualified mortgage rule, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Monday.
Fannie and Freddie will purchase mortgages that meet the special or temporary qualified mortgage definition, and loans that are exempt from the "ability to repay" requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act.
The FHFA said in a release the GSEs will not purchase a loan that is subject to the "ability to repay" rule if the loan is not fully amortizing, has a term of longer than 30 years, or includes points and fees in excess of 3% percent of the total loan amount.
Fannie and Freddie will continue to purchase loans that meet the underwriting and delivery eligibility requirements stated in their respective selling guides, including loans that are processed through their automated underwriting systems and loans with a debt-to-income ratio of greater than 43%.
Loans with a debt-to-income ratio of more than 43% are not eligible for protection as qualified mortgages under the CFPB's final rule unless they are eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under the special or temporary qualified mortgage definition.
The FHFA said the decision is consistent with the agency's goal of "gradually contracting their market footprint and protecting borrowers and taxpayers."
The CFPB has said it doesn't want lenders to be discouraged from making mortgages that don't conform to qualified mortgage standards.
"Plenty of responsible lending remains available outside of the qualified mortgage space, and we encourage you to continue to offer mortgages to those borrowers you can evaluate as posing reasonable credit risk," CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in a March 11 editorial that ran in the publication National Mortgage News.
Cordray made a similar statement during a Feb. 5 NCUA virtual town hall.


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Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality, 1992-1994: [Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, and Los Angeles] (ICPSR 2535)
Principal Investigator(s): Bobo, Lawrence, Harvard University; Johnson, James, University of North Carolina; Oliver, Melvin, Ford Foundation; Farley, Reynolds, Russell Sage Foundation; Bluestone, Barry, University of Massachusetts-Boston; Browne, Irene, Emory University; Danziger, Sheldon, University of Michigan; Green, Gary P., University of Wisconsin; Holzer, Harry, Michigan State University; Krysan, Maria, Pennsylvania State University; Massagli, Michael, University of Massachusetts-Boston; Charles, Camille Zubrinsky, University of Pennsylvania; Kirschenman, Joleen; Moss, Philip; Tilly, Chris
The Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality was designed to broaden the understanding of how changing labor market dynamics, racial attitudes and stereotypes, and racial residential segregation act singly and in concert to foster contemporary urban inequality. This data collection comprises data for two surveys: a survey of households and a survey of employers. Multistage area probability sampling of adult residents took place in four metropolitan areas: Atlanta (April 1992-September 1992), Boston (May 1993-November 1994), Detroit (April-September 1992), and Los Angeles (September 1993-August 1994). The combined four-city data file in Part 1 contains data on survey questions that were asked in households in at least two of the four survey cities. Questions on labor market dynamics included industry, hours worked per week, length of time on job, earnings before taxes, size of employer, benefits provided, instances of harassment and discrimination, and searching for work within particular areas of the metropolis in which the respondent resided. Questions covering racial attitudes and attitudes about inequality centered on the attitudes and beliefs that whites, Blacks, Latinos, and Asians hold about one another, including amount of discrimination, perceptions about wealth and intelligence, ability to be self-supporting, ability to speak English, involvement with drugs and gangs, the fairness of job training and educational assistance policies, and the fairness of hiring and promotion preferences. Residential segregation issues were studied through measures of neighborhood quality and satisfaction, and preferences regarding the racial/ethnic mix of neighborhoods. Other topics included residence and housing, neighborhood characteristics, family income structure, networks and social functioning, and interviewer observations. Demographic information on household respondents was also elicited, including length of residence, education, housing status, monthly rent or mortgage payment, marital status, gender, age, race, household composition, citizenship status, language spoken in the home, ability to read and speak English, political affiliation, and religion. The data in Part 2 represent a telephone survey of current business establishments in Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, and Los Angeles carried out between spring 1992 and spring 1995 to learn about hiring and vacancies, particularly for jobs requiring just a high school education. An employer size-weighted, stratified, probability sample (approximately two-thirds of the cases) was drawn from regional employment directories, and a probability sample (the other third of the cases) was drawn from the current or most recent employer reported by respondents to the household survey in Part 1. Employers were queried about characteristics of their firms, including composition of the firm's labor force, vacant positions, the person most recently hired and his or her salary, hours worked per week, educational qualifications, promotions, the firm's recruiting and hiring methods, and demographic information for the respondent, job applicants, the firm's customers, and the firm's labor force, including age, education, race, and gender.
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Bobo, Lawrence, James Johnson, Melvin Oliver, Reynolds Farley, Barry Bluestone, Irene Browne, Sheldon Danziger, Gary P. Green, Harry Holzer, Maria Krysan, Michael Massagli, Camille Zubrinsky Charles, Joleen Kirschenman, Philip Moss, and Chris Tilly. Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality, 1992-1994: [Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, and Los Angeles]. ICPSR02535-v3. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2000. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02535.v3
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Subject Terms: demographic characteristics, discrimination, employers, household income, households, labor markets, neighborhoods, race relations, racial attitudes, racial discrimination, racial segregation, residential segregation, urban areas
Geographic Coverage: Atlanta, Boston, California, Detroit, Georgia, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Michigan, United States
- 1992--1994
- 1992--1994
Universe: Part 1: Adult residents in four selected metropolitan areas in the United States (Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles), Part 2: Active business establishments in the same four areas.
Two weights are provided in Part 1: a post-stratified nonresponse adjusted household weight and a person weight. Four weights are provided in Part 2.
The data files in Parts 1 and 2 can be linked.
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Sample: Part 1: Multistage area probability sample. Part 2: Size-weighted, stratified, probability sample.
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Original ICPSR Release: 1998-08-28
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Verizon seems to be on a roll these
days when it comes to Android smartphones. Yesterday, we saw the
launch of both the Droid
Pro (with a built-in QWERTY keyboard) and the Continuum
(with a "secondary" display). Today, Verizon is ushering
out another offering from Motorola: the Droid
2 Global.
The Droid 2 Global improves upon the
standard Droid 2 by incorporated a 1.2GHz processor, quad-band GSM,
and tri-band UMTS. As result, the Droid 2 Global lives up to its
namesake as it can practically be used anywhere in the world.
Other features include a 3.7"
display (854x480), 5mp camera with dual-LED flash, and 16GB of
storage (8GB from internal storage, 8GB via an included microSD
The smartphone will be available in
Winter White and Dark Sapphire, and retails for $199 after a $100
mail-in rebate.
In other news, Samsung is reporting
that it has shipped
over 3 million Galaxy S smartphones. "We're in a situation
where we wish we had more supply," said Samsung CMO Paul Golden
to Reuters.


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http://www.talkbasket.net/news/the-t...jury-4058.htmlSport24.gr - one of the largest and most reliable sports media in Greece - exposed the real story about Kleiza's injury. The Lithuanian international had been complaining to Raptors' medical team for the past two months about excruciating pain in his right knee. The team's doctors ignored his pleas and insisted that it was nothing to worry about and that he should continue training at 100% and just go through some routine therapies until the pain is gone.
Kleiza, having no other choice, listened to the doctors and continued training - and playing - at his 100%, having no idea the deterioration his knee was receiving, day by day. Needless to mention that the pain kept growing and at the same his performance started diminishing. Two weeks ago, and after having had just enough of his team medical's team criminal neglect, Kleiza made up his mind and told Raptors that he refused to play until the pain is completely gone. Not only the Raptors administration did not take his claims seriously but they were dissatisfied with his "unprofessional behaviour", still insisting that the injury was "nothing serious".
Wow... whether 100% true or not this is a major blow to the Raptors.
Look at our current roster and see how many players have missed games. Bargs, Amir, Bayless, Calderon playing through injuries. We might have the worst trainers in the league (Portland). Enjoy the all-star game Scott MacCulloch.


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Senate Confirms Gruenberg as FDIC Chairman
Democrat Martin Gruenberg was confirmed by the Senate late Thursday to serve as FDIC chairman.
The confirmation of Gruenberg, who has filled the position of acting chair since Republican Sheila Bair left the post last year, was in limbo pending the presidential election, because Senate leaders were reluctant to put a Democrat in the six-year term had Republican Mitt Romney won.
Gruenberg has served on the FDIC board since 2005 and has a background in financial services and regulation that includes serving as senior counsel to Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) on the staff of the Senate Banking Committee.
Lawmakers also approved the nomination of former Kansas City Federal Reserve chief Thomas Hoenig, a Republican, to be the FDIC's vice chairman.
The NCUA Board awaits a nomination from President Obama to fill the vacant seat left by former Board Member Gigi Hyland, who resigned in October. Board member Michael Fryzel's term expires on Aug. 2, 2013.
No more than two board members may represent the same political party, according to the NCUA's website. That means Obama must nominate both a Democrat and a Republican to replace Hyland and Fryzel, because Chairman Debbie Matz is a Democrat.


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Becoming a Better Language Teacher
October 21, 2011
Bryce Johnson is a student at the Monterey Institute pursuing a MA in Teaching a Foreign Language (TFL). He teaches Korean language classes through BUILD, a student-run organization the offers free language classes to the Monterey Institute community. Johnson has been teaching BUILD classes for 3 semesters, using the experience to better himself as a teacher and make himself more attractive to future employers. Johnson's goal is to become a professor of Korean Studies.


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End-stage renal disease (ESRD) refers to a permanent condition in which the kidneys are no longer able to filter waste from the blood. As the wastes build up, the tiny filters in the kidneys (nephrons) continue to lose their filtering ability.
- What is ESRD?
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World Poetry Day: "Childhood Lost" by Propaganda
In honor of World Poetry Day today, we're featuring our partner, spoken-word poet Propaganda, with a video of his poem "Childhood Lost."
"Childhood is worth saving, because once it's gone, it's gone."
Watch this powerful video, and learn more about Childhood Lost.
There's nothing lovely about injustice. Nothing elegant about children being harmed, demoralized, wronged. If only everyone felt this way.
We know you hold "childhood" to be as sacred as we do. You believe it should be protected. When you learn about the tragedies of what happens to these children, you want to act. We all want to act—and we can.
Through World Vision's newest program Childhood Lost, youth groups, teenagers, and college students can help stop child slavery in Bangladesh before it ever has the chance to start! We have a goal to raise $300,000, which will help 800 kids by providing them with a Child-Friendly Space.
This Childhood Lost video features Propaganda, the Los Angeles hip-hop and spoken word sensation. Recognized internationally for his bold, poetic, soulful work, 'Prop' has a way of cutting right to the heart of humanity.
With his subject matter ranging from God to race to culture to politics, we were excited to partner with him on this particular piece, in hopes of sharing the message that: "Childhood is worth saving, because once it's gone, it's gone."
Learn more about how to get involved, or to give toward the Childhood Lost goal. Your generosity will help World Vision build safe places for Bangladeshi children on the brink of corruption.
You can also sponsor a child in Bangladesh! Sponsorship is one of the best ways of helping to ensure that a child – and childhood – is protected.


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Opponents appear on the verge of losing their fight to block the project
A top Japanese financial institution is
betting on American wind power
in a big way.
I. Big (Wind) in Japan
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.'s (
) Bank of Tokyo has offered up $2B USD in funding to the ambitious effort to build America's first offshore wind farm. The commitment by the Bank of Tokyo to act as the Coordinating Lead Arranger (primary lender) removes the final hurdle from the Cape Wind project, according to its developers.
Located 5 miles offshore in the Nantucket Sound, and surrounded on three sides by three of the region's largest resort areas -- Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard, the project looks to have 130 turbines generating a peak capacity of 468 megawatts of power. Spinning at a lazy 8 miles per hour, the turbines will tower 258 feet above the waters of the bay.
The project is located in Nantucket Sound. [Image Source: YouTube]
Like the now-defunct effort to build a 4 gigawatt wind farm -- the nation's largest -- in the panhandle region of Texas, the East Coast project was founded by a fossil fuel man who fell in love with the wind.
Energy Management Inc. founder Jim Gordon dreamed up the Cape Wind installation. A highly successful and well-heeled natural gas developer, Mr. Gordon took careful note of the fact that the Sound featured some of the strongest winds of any coastal region in the U.S. These northeastern gales made the project seem like a layup.
II. Cape Wind Supporters Rally for Over a Decade
But in the decade that passed after the project's conception Mr. Gordon was confronted by a baffling brand of Massachusetts "liberalism". Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney along with his state regulators and county officials in Barnstable County subjected Cape Wind to an arduous set of reviews and public hearings.
In a state home to one of the nation's largest "environmentalist" movements, the issue deeply divided residents.
Some supporters -- particularly laborers who eagerly awaited the high paying installation jobs the project would provide -- fought for the project, sporting "YES" signs at local rallies. They were backed by some big national environmental organizations -- the
Sierra Club
Cape Wind supporters show off "YES" signs. [Image Source: Cape Code Today]
Kert Davies, Research Director at Greenpeace and a longtime activist on the Cape Wind project
in 2010, "There could be no clearer direction for America's energy future and global warming leadership, and Greenpeace is calling upon President Obama to think twice about his recently announced plans to open the door to more risky offshore drilling and to prioritize renewable energy projects like Cape Wind instead."
Former Massachusetts
Sen. John Kerry
(D), today the U.S. Secretary of State, also supported Cape Wind.
III. Opponents Get a Boost From Oil Billionaire "Willy" Koch
But other local landowners and "environmentalists" threw their weight behind the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, sporting the catch phrase "SOS" (
Save Our Sound
They made their thoughts clear -- they demanded alternative energy. But they wanted it in
someone else
's backyard.
Protesters wave signs in opposition to the Cape Wind project. [Image Source: YouTube]
They referred to the proposed installation as "visual pollution", despite the fact that the wind farm would be barely visible miles offshore. Local environmentalists opposing the project found strange bedfellows. By 2006 alone, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound had received $1.5M USD from oil and coal scion William Koch, founder of Koch Industries. Mr. Koch's tax forms indicated he personally paid Alliance CEO Audra Parker's nearly $150K USD salary.
The opponents' quest to derail the local wind project received a boost from local indigenous peoples -- the Mashpee Wampanoag and Aquinnah tribes ardently opposed the project, because they argued their ancestors left artifacts in the bay and hence building in it would be an act of desecration. They were successfully able to get the shore classified in the National Register of Historic Places.
Governor Romney public
opposed the project
, alluding that he might use his power to veto any approvals. He insisted that the market tampering was necessary to "protect" residents.
Tensions ran high on both sides, transforming what could have been a year-or-so regulatory process into a circus show running for over a decade. That conflict was summed up in the award-winning documentary
Cape Spin
Similar fights were occurring elsewhere across the country. After years of lobbying for alternative energy, environmentalists turned to fighting the projects they begged for, and local politicians were more than happy to help. Such a marriage of protests and bureaucratic red tape led to regulators to refuse to connect what would have been the nation's largest interior wind farm to the grid. Oil mogul T. Boone Pickens -- after
pledging billions
was left to
throw up his hands as he watched it die
IV. The Verge of Victory: State Approval
But it now appears that the lingering opposition to the project is blowing away.
One of Mr. Gordon's most effective tools has been a series of computer renderings he sponsored which showed residents in
digital renderings
just how hard it would be to even see the turbines from the shore or from boats in shallow waters.
A rendered view of Cape Wind [Image Source: EMI]
The project
received federal approval
from the
U.S. Department of the Interior
in 2011. And last year, the state of Massachusetts gave
its approval
Those approvals have come at a high cost
-- the project backers have spent nearly $65M USD in lobbying and 12 years.
In his
State of the Union address
[YouTube] this past February, President Obama called on the nation to back efforts like Cape Wind to "combat climate change", remarking, "[We must] speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy."
Jim Gordon told
The Huffington Post
, "Most projects and most developers that would get involved in a process like that would probably throw their arms up and walk away. And for some worthy projects, that would be a shame."
As one pro-turbine resident elated in the
Cape Spin
documentary, "Cape Wind will be built and I can't wait: build the god damn wind farm."
Under the contract approved by Massachusetts' state government last year, NSTAR Electric Comp. (
) will buy electricity from the EMI installation for 15 years.
V. Opponent: "It's Going to End When ... We Just Beat Them to Death."
China has 3 offshore wind farms
. The world's remaining 22 wind farms are all located in Europe, providing 3,600 megawatts of power from 1,600 offshore turbines. Most of those installations are in the
coastal waters surrounding EU member state England
A crane installs an offshore turbine in China. [Image Source: OffshoreWind.biz]
Now the U.S. may join that elite crowd.
But even with the state approval and financial backing, the project still faces a tough fight as it plans to break ground and begin construction later this year. Opponents have vowed to kill the project with lawsuits.
Protesters have promised murderous resistance to the project. [Image Source: YouTube]
As one opponent said of the project's supporters in
Cape Spin
, "It's never going to get built. It's going to end when they either quit or we just beat them to death. But this project's going down."
Cape Wind [press release]
"We can't expect users to use common sense. That would eliminate the need for all sorts of legislation, committees, oversight and lawyers." -- Christopher Jennings
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Syria Crisis Draws Media to Experts at Monterey Institute and Center for Nonproliferation Studies
September 11, 2013
The current, rapidly evolving Syria crisis has led U.S. and international news outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, National Public Radio, CNN, Al Jazeera and Reuters to seek comments from the world's foremost experts in chemical weapons, threat reduction mechanisms and nonproliferation—many of them found at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) and its James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). Below are some highlights of the many media appearances by MIIS and CNS experts over the last three days:
September 11
New York Times – "Chemical Disarmament Hard Even in Peacetime"
Amy Smithson, Senior Fellow with CNS in Washington, D.C., and Raymond Zilinskas, MIIS professor and director of the Biological and Chemical Weapons Nonproliferation Program at CNS, are featured prominently in front page article about the challenge of monitoring and securing Assad's chemical weapons arsenal.
Wall Street Journal – "Dismantling Weapons Poses Logistics, Security Challenges"
Amy Smithson interviewed above the logistics of a diplomatic solution for Syria to surrender its chemical weapons.
Los Angeles Times – "Disarming Syria of Chemical Weapons Highly Complex, Experts Say"
Raymond Zilinskas gives his expert opinion on the challenges of finding and dismantling Syria's chemical weapons.
MSNBC – "The Cat-and-Mouse Game with Chemical Weapons"
Assistant Professor and CNS Fellow Philipp Bleek assesses the issue for MSNBC.
CNN – "Syria's Chemical Arsenal at a Glance"
CNN quotes a CNS report about Syria's chemical agent research, production and arsenal.
Al Jazeera – "Will Syria Give Up Its Chemical Weapons?"
Amy Smithson interviewed by Al Jazeera.
ABC Australia – "Chemical Weapons Expert Urges International Community to Slow Down Negotiations with Syria"
Amy Smithson interviewed on camera on Australian broadcast television.
Reuters – "Syria's Chemical Weapons, Decades to Build, Years to Destroy"
Amy Smithson quoted in a very widely re-published Reuters news wire.
NPR – "The Cost of Dismantling Syria's Chemical Weapons"
Philipp Bleek interviewed by MarketPlace interviewed about the cost and logistics of dismantling Syria's chemical weapons.
September 10
National Public Radio - "Getting Rid of Syria's Chemical Weapons Would Be Difficult"
Robert Siegel spoke at length with Amy Smithson on the popular afternoon news magazine, All Things Considered.
KGO Radio – "Newstalk"
CNS Deputy Director Jon Wolfsthal talks about the Syria crisis and the policy challenges facing President Obama ahead of his address to the nation on Tuesday.
International Business Times – "Syria: Even if They Hand over Their Chemical Weapons Stockpile, Could They Still Make More as Assad Fights for His Life?"
Jon Wolfsthal tells the IBT that any agreement with Syria should be viewed skeptically, but that Assad could be deterred from using chemical weapons either for fear of violating agreement or US military action.
September 9
New York Times – "Unit Experienced in Chemical Weapon Destruction Stands Ready to Help"
Raymond Zilinskas talks to the NY Times about the likely role of inspectors if parties agree on a plan to move forward.
Reuters – "Dismantling Syria Chemical Weapons Arsenal Would Be Tough Task"
Amy Smithson talks about the experience of weapons inspectors in Iraq and Libya in relation to prospects in Syria in a Reuters news wire.
Los Angeles Times – "Obama Weighs Russia Proposal on Syria Chemical Arsenal"
Jeffrey Lewis, director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at CNS, was interviewed about the pros and cons of the Russian diplomatic initiative.
Christian Science Monitor – "Russia's New Syria Plan Could Turn 'Quagmire' into an Easy Win"
Jon Wolfsthal is quoted on the diplomatic proposal for Syria to put its chemical weapons under international control.


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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam this week signed a bill into law that provides state-chartered credit unions with the option to compensate their board members.
Tennessee has become the 10th state to break from the long-standing practice of only permitting volunteer board members to oversee credit unions. The Tennessee law was not controversial as it took less than two months to wend its way through the state's legislative process.
Meanwhile, Washington may become the 11th to also break from the long-held credit union tradition of board volunteers.
Bills that would give state-chartered credit unions the option to pay board members are working their way through Washington's state House and Senate. The bills, introduced in late January, also have not been controversial.
Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Texas permit state-charted credit unions to compensate their board members, according to NASCUS.
Rhode Island also allows state-charted credit unions to pay their board members, said Rob Kimmett, senior vice president of marketing and public relations for the Credit Union Association of Rhode Island.
Republican Tennessee Sen. Jack Johnson, a senior vice president and financial adviser for Pinnacle Financial Partners in Knoxville, said he sponsored the Senate bill version because of the growth and complexity of the financial services industry that is creating more time demands, expertise and deliberations among board members.
He said it is perfectly reasonable for credit unions to provide compensation in order to attract a higher caliber of board members who have expertise that can help credit unions make important decisions.
The Tennessee Credit Union League in Chattanooga supported the legislation.
"This is such new legislation. Our credit unions probably haven't had a chance to react to it," said Trish Patterson, vice president of education and information for TCUL, said after Haslam made the bill law on Tuesday. "In the end, the decision as to whether they will remain volunteer-governed is the choice of each credit union."
Though the Tennessee law does not require credit unions to pay board members, it will require credit union boards that decide to compensate board members to adopt a resolution that the credit union needs expertise among board members for the general management of its operations.
The board also will be required to adopt a policy governing the participation and attendance of board members in order to receive compensation, and that the board members' compensation be published in the annual report.
The new law does not permit compensation for members who sit on a credit or supervisory committee.


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Electronic discovery is hard enough considering all of the sources of electronically stored information (ESI) that have to be preserved, collected, searched, analyzed and more. Many lawyers know that ESI can be found on email and file servers, laptops, backup tapes, mobile devices, removable storage media, database systems and much more. Moreover, the electronic discovery process must be performed in a manner that is forensically sound in consideration of the evidentiary integrity of the ESI. But if you think electronic discovery is tough in the ordinary course, just wait until you have to perform it in the context of a cybersecurity breach. Given the many high profile data breach incidents increasingly making headlines, as well as the potential liability associated with such incidents, counsel unfamiliar with electronic discovery in such cases may wish to consider delving into the subject.
The sources of ESI involved in a cyber-breach can be astoundingly varied and complex. Additional complications arise from the fact that applying forensically sound techniques to investigate the relevant sources of ESI without disturbing the data can be next to or actually impossible. However, for anyone involved in a cyber-breach case, it is critical to have a basic understanding of some of the main sources of ESI.
In many ways, the key to the difference between ordinary electronic discovery and electronic discovery in cyber breach cases is that the latter cases typically deal with network data that was or is in motion. This means that aspects of networks are involved in a way that is not typical of other kinds of electronic discovery cases. Networks, especially when Internet connectivity is involved, can be astoundingly complex, involving an array of devices, protocols, logs and systems that make ordinary e-discovery look like child's play. Let's consider some of the hardware and the related ESI that may be involved in a typical hacking case. Such hardware includes, for example, cables, wireless access points, switches, routers, and firewalls:
- Even the wires connecting various network hardware devices can be a source of forensic evidence. Experts can "tap into" the cables and capture data flowing across the network. There are various types of such taps, even taps that allow capture of data from light signals going across fiber optic cables.
- ESI can also be obtained from wireless networks. The data transmitted by wireless access points is easily captured if unencrypted or decrypted and can yield important ESI even if encrypted. This includes not only information about where attacks to the network are originating; the data traffic can be analyzed for patterns using statistical and other tools.
- Switches can act as bridges connecting different network segments. They can serve as a source of memory useful for a variety of investigative purposes, including even potentially tracing the ESI to a specific wall jack. Switches can also be used to facilitate the capture of data using "packet sniffers."
- Routers can connect disparate networks. This function means that routers perform a key function in facilitating the global Internet. The tables and logs maintained by routers can be important sources for tracking the movements of hackers, but this potentially precious ESI can be erased if the investigator is not careful.
- Many users have heard about the importance of using firewalls to protect their personal networks. Firewalls can be thought of as specialized routers that filter data. More sophisticated firewalls are a key part of any business enterprise's cyber-security strategy. They can keep potentially relevant ESI in the form of logs of data traffic that violates security policy rules implemented by the firewall.
By no means are these the only potential sources of ESI in cyber breach cases, but they are a few of the most basic sources that may be unfamiliar to many lawyers adept at electronic discovery in other contexts. Expert cybersecurity investigators should be able to identify other potential ESI sources, often in the form of logs containing critical clues for tracking hackers through the wilds of cyberspace. Indeed, an introduction to the potential sources of ESI described here may provide a stark reminder of the need for technical forensic expertise in preserving, collecting and analyzing ESI in cyber breach cases.