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As was agreed at the last TWG meeting and inline with the Regional Statistical Work Programme there is a need to develop a CARICOM Regional Attachment Programme.
Below is a suggested format for the Regional Attachment Programme. Let's discuss.
•Develop a framework that can be used to accommodate all Member States
o Staff members from weaker NSO visiting stronger NSO for a set time period (establish timetable for visit)
o Staff member from strong NSO visiting weaker NSO to conduct training
o Cyber attachment; where each staff member from a weaker NSO is attached to an expert from a stronger
NSO via electronic media, telephones, etc. This attachment will be developed using the list of experts
by the Secretariat
o The most effective and efficient combination can be developed
• Develop a list of NSO's strengths and identify key experts in Statistical offices
• Funding
Developing a Timetable
• Based on the needs identified by countries and the List of experts available.
• Developing synergies between strong and weak countries (attachment base on availability)
• Establish timelines in consultation with MS for attachments.
Evaluation System
•Develop a system of evaluation to assess the effectiveness of each attachment and to provide a source for continuous improvement
o Assessment based on each attachment
o Assessment on the effectiveness of the overall programme.
1. What are your views on each areas outlined?
2. Are you aware of any other functioning attachment programs?
3. What can we draw from existing programmes to improve the effectiveness of our programme?
4. How do we assess countries with strengths in a particular area(s)?


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HIV/AIDS and Latinas: What Does Gender Have to Do With It? Part 2
September 20, 2011
At some point in life, 1 in 106 Latinas will be diagnosed with HIV in the U.S. In addition, while Latinas account for only 14 percent of the U.S. female population over the age of 13, they account for 18 percent of all HIV cases among women and account for 21 percent of cumulative AIDS cases among women. Not to mention, AIDS is the fifth leading cause of death for Latinas aged 25-44.
Numerous studies have found that the major mode of transmission in this population is heterosexual contact. But what else is contributing to these numbers?
In an exclusive, roundtable discussion, Zayda Rivera, journalist and multicultural communications strategist for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sat down with Susan Rodriguez, co-founder, Sisterhood Mobilized for AIDS/HIV Research and Treatment (SMART) University; Bianca Lopez, community coordinator for the Adolescent AIDS Program; and Maria T. Mejia, activist and blogger for TheBody.com, to discuss HIV prevention obstacles, how gender inequality makes Latinas vulnerable to contracting HIV, and how language can serve as a barrier to treatment and information.
This is Part 2. Read Part 1 here.
Zayda Rivera: So, we left off talking about the importance of incorporating social media and the Internet as a means of reaching young people. And I do have to say I have teenage nephews and I know they wake up and tweet, "I just woke up!" So yes, teens are online all day. [Laughs.]
Bianca Lopez: You know it.
Susan Rodriguez: We have a youth program and the youth are the opposite of the women that are in our program. They are so computer savvy -- they know what to do. They do a lot of social networking. They all have Facebook pages and some of them even have PSAs [public service announcements] up on YouTube.
That's part of the projects that they do and they've actually taught some of our women how to post things on YouTube as well.
Zayda Rivera: Wow.
Susan Rodriguez: Yeah, it's really intergenerational and multidisciplinary. When I first started with the women of SMART, I never expected it to have all these different components. And everything has just evolved. Some of us have had kids who have grown up with the program and they're involved with it.
Our SMART youth program, their thing is to do the social networking -- Facebook, Twitter and this and that. I don't even get on it. [Laughs.] It's just, I'm not wired for it. [Laughs.]
Zayda Rivera: I want to talk about the high number of uninsured in the Latino community. If you find out that you're HIV positive, and you have no health insurance, what resources are available for you if you need medical attention to treat your HIV/AIDS?
Susan Rodriguez: They need to move to New York. [Laughs.]
Bianca Lopez: Yeah, I was thinking that.
Susan Rodriguez: New York City has the best medical everything.
Bianca Lopez: Yes.
Susan Rodriguez: ADAP [U.S. AIDS Drug Assistance Program] has been under fire with all of these cuts and waiting lists. New York ADAP is really good. That's what most people who are positive use -- my daughter had to get on ADAP and that's a place where people can go if they don't have insurance.
Bianca Lopez: Even if you're working?
Susan Rodriguez: Even if you're working, you can still get access to your medications -- that's the beauty of it. But New York City is like the gold standard.
We also have really good public hospitals here. When my husband and I were first diagnosed in '95, it was through a public hospital -- Metropolitan Hospital. And we were able to get medication through their pharmacy there. I am not sure if they still do that now, that was many years ago.
Zayda Rivera: Maria, how is it in Florida?
Maria Mejia: It is horrible. As an American citizen -- yeah, it's horrible. There are citizens who cannot get access to the medicines that they need. We talk to people about other states, like New York and Philadelphia, that have great ADAP programs, but a lot of positive people who live in Florida don't have the money to even move.
So yes, there's a really big crisis going on right now. It's really frustrating and sad. I have gone to the ADAP meetings and people have told me that the government should not be obligated to give people living with HIV/AIDS medication. I tell them, "You know what? Until it happens to you or your loved one, you will not understand. If you continue to do this, you're going to have blood on your hands, because this disease affects mothers and children."
I'm telling you, American citizens don't have the medication that they need while people in the developing world are getting their medication for free.
Susan Rodriguez: Exactly. [Laughs.]
Maria Mejia: But they just tell me that they are not obligated, because of unemployment and the economy and that's why ADAP needs to be cut. So basically, I'm very afraid for the people who become infected right now, because there is a waiting list; people are going to be without the medicines that they need to keep them alive.
But I also told them that when I started meds 11 years ago, it saved my life. Now, I have insurance, and I'm blessed because of that. Without it, I don't know what would have happened. These waiting lists are growing, and it's terrible. I hope that they find a way to get money.
We just have to rally and fight, like in the Larry Kramer times 30 years ago. We really need to be out more. I'm a fierce activist, but we just have to do more and show our faces more, because this is not right. This is happening to our people and our people are dying.
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Things I am thankful for: going 10-5-1 in the picks last week. It was a nice change to get 10 wins in a weekend. It sure helped that we had a full slate of 16 games, but I was proud of the picks. Sure, we had a few stinkers (Packers +2 1/2? Raiders +8? Both games were blowouts) but underdog picks on the Dolphins, Jaguars and Chiefs were winners, along with laughers like the Patriots, Bears, and Panthers. And here we are in Week 13, the playoff races are tightening up so the Giants/Redskins, Ravens/Steelers and Seahawks/Bears game take on even more significance.
I went with 11 favorites this week. I don't know why, I just think in those games the favorites are better than the spread indicates. But time will tell, and that's the fun of the NFL, you never know who can pull that upset.
Stay in the loop. I usually tweet out some picks on Sunday morning, so follow me on Twitter (@Fantasource) to get the latest.
Another week of 10 winners? Ok, let's do it…
Last Week: 10-5-1
Season Record: 76-69-3
Sunday, Dec. 2nd
Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears (-3 1/2, O/U 37 1/2)
I'm calling an upset here. I think Seattle can win this game straight up. This is a battle of two great defenses. So which offense can do enough to get their team the win? Well, the Bears offense isn't really lighting the world on fire. They put up 28 points on Minnesota last week but only mustered 296 yards of total offense. Seattle has scored 21+ points in 5 of the last six games. I think this will be a close, low scoring game, the defenses are probably even but the team with the better offense is Seattle, and they are getting points?
Yes, I know two Seattle DB's tested positive for Adderall, but they should be playing this week. I'll take the points and I even think the Seahawks can win this game outright.
Pick: Seahawks +3 1/2
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers (-8, O/U 46 1/2)
The Packers are coming home off of a bad loss to the Giants on Sunday night, and I think they will bounce back here. Laying over a touchdown is never something I like to do but I don't think the Vikings will be able to keep this one close.
The Vikings lost to Chicago 28-10 last week on the road, now they stay on the road for another division game (their third division game in a row). The difference here will be the Packers passing game against a weak Vikings pass defense. I think Aaron Rodgers will have a big game and keep the Packers in the hunt for first place in the NFC North.
Pick: Packers -8
San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams (+7, O/U 40)
Three weeks ago the Rams went into Candlestick Park and pulled off a 24-24 tie, a big feat since they were 13-point underdogs. But this week will be a different story, the 49ers changed quarterbacks after that game (Alex Smith suffered a concussion) and the new QB, Colin Kaepernick, has been nothing short of amazing in the last two games. He has led the 49ers to two big wins, over the Bears and at the Saints, and I think he keeps the streak going this week.
This is a revenge game for the 49ers, because that tie may as well have been a loss, and I expect San Francisco to come out this week and put it to the Rams.
Look for the Rams to have trouble moving the ball this week, and Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers will move to 9-2 with the win and the cover.
Pick: 49ers -7
Arizona Cardinals at New York Jets (-4 1/2, O/U 36 1/2)
Everyone is dumping on the Jets this week and with good reason, they have been a disgrace for the past few games. And the display they put on against the Patriots last Thursday was just the icing on the cake. If you saw the game you know what I mean; they looked lost, the fans were booing even before halftime, Mark Sanchez was running head first into his linemen and the Pats cruised to a 49-19 win.
But despite all of that, I am going with the Jets. < ducks, avoids bottles being thrown at my head > Ok, ok, hear me out. This Jets team is playing poorly, no question. But the Cardinals aren't very good either. They've lost seven games in a row and their quarterback is some guy named Ryan Lindley with a QB rating of 47 which puts him….. last in the league. I can't really put my money on a sub-par rookie QB on the road (see: Foles, Nick).
I may be nuts, but I am going with the Jets at home. It's now or never for Gang Green.
Pick: Jets -4 1/2
Carolina Panthers at Kansas City Chiefs (+3, O/U 40 1/2)
Give me the Panthers and get out of the way.
After last weeks "almost, but not good enough" effort against the Broncos I expect KC to have a letdown in this one. Let's be honest, both teams stink but I'm putting my faith in Cam Newton. He had a good game on Monday night at Philly, and I think he can do it again here against a pretty bad defense.
On the other hand, the Panthers are 3-8, but they actually have a decent defense. And that defense should be able to shut down the worst offense in the league. The Chiefs haven't scored over 16 points in the past 7 games. I don't see that changing here.
The Panthers should be able to win this game with their defense alone. It won't be pretty, but Carolina laying 3 points is the play.
Pick: Panthers -3
Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions (-4 1/2, O/U 51)
I don't know why this line is only 4 1/2 points. The Colts have a terrible defense. Now they go into Detroit and face a pretty good Lions offense. The Lions played well on Thanksgiving against the Texans and should have won the game, but a bad call on a late Arian Foster TD run, and some missed field goals sent them away with an overtime loss.
Detroit has lost three games in a row, but I think this week they will break that losing streak. Expect big games from Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson, and maybe a TD or two from RB Mikel Leshoure.
The Colts are in the mix for a playoff spot but this is their third road game in four weeks, I think that catches up with them. I'll take the Lions.
Pick: Lions -4 1/2
Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills (-5 1/2 , O/U 45)
I never thought I'd write this sentence, but here it goes… I think Chad Henne will be the difference in this game. Henne has played well since taking over for Blaine Gabbert three weeks ago. He almost pulled off a win at Houston, and last week he led the Jags to a 24-19 win vs. Tennessee. The Jaguars' season is over, at 2-8 they aren't going anywhere but maybe this will give hope to their fans that next year could be better.
At 4-7 Buffalo isn't going anywhere either, they came into this season with some people thinking they could challenge the Patriots for the AFC East title, but that thinking fell apart quickly. They've lost four of five games and are battling the Jets for last place in the division.
Neither team really has anything to play for so I'll take the Jags and the quarterback with the hot hand.
Pick: Jaguars +5 1/2
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins (+7 1/2 , O/U 51)
I gotta take the Patriots in this one. Their offense is firing on all cylinders. They are averaging 47 points per game over their last four games. Unreal.
Miami pulled off an upset at home last week against the Seahawks on a last second field goal. The Dolphins have a decent defense and they may be able to slow down the Pats (maybe give up only 30 points?) but can they take advantage of a bad Patriots defense to keep the game within a field goal? No, I don't think so. I like the Pats to cruise in this one and get the win and the cover, open a four game lead in the division and put the AFC East division race to bed.
Pick: Patriots -7 1/2
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans (+5 1/2, O/U 47)
Texans, Texans, Texans. I'll lay the points on the road here. I know everybody, and I mean everybody, is going to take the Texans this week and normally I like to go against a team that the public is in love with, but I can't think of a reason for the Titans to be in this game.
These teams played in Week 4 and the Texans won 38-14. Expect more of the same here. The Texans should be able to move the ball without a problem, and I know they don't want a repeat of the last two games where they had to go to overtime to get wins. They will jump out early and not look back, something like Houston 34-17 sounds about right.
I'll lay the points on the road with the Texans.
Pick: Texans -5 1/2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Denver Broncos (-7, O/U 50)
Denver is playing as well as any team in the league over the past month or so. Six wins in a row, putting up 30+ points in 6 of 7 games.
But you know what, Tampa has also been putting up points. They are right there with Denver for most points per game (Denver 28.9 ppg, TB 28.2 ppg). So why are they getting 7 points? Probably because they are giving up 315 yards per game passing this season, and Denver is the #1 passing offense in the league.
Tampa will have trouble getting Doug Martin loose this week as Denver has one of the stingiest rush defenses in the league. Tampa has the #1 rushing defense unit (81.5 rush ypg) but that won't matter, it's going to be all Peyton, all day long.
I'll lay the 7 points and expect Peyton Manning and Demaryius Thomas to have huge days and lead the Broncos to a 7th win in a row.
Pick: Broncos -7
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens (-6 1/2 , O/U 40)
Will Ben play? That is the big question. If it's Ben, then maybe the Steelers have a chance, if it's Charlie Batch then it's gonna get ugly.
Batch played last week, and he looked terrible. He managed 199 yards and 3 INTs (no touchdowns) against the Browns. The Steelers as a group looked horrible on offense, committing 8 turnovers. They lost 16-10, which is an accomplishment in itself, because if they played a team with any kind of offense they would have lost by 30.
I'm going to assume Ben plays this week, and he is not 100% when he does. The Steelers need him back, they are right on the cusp of a playoff berth and a loss this week would probably knock them out of the last wildcard spot.
Still, even with the return of Ben I don't think they can do it. I like Baltimore here. They beat the Steelers two weeks ago in Pittsburgh, they are averaging 37 points per game at home and I think they can take advantage of a banged up Steelers team and get a win and all but clinch the division. If the line is under a touchdown then I like the Ravens.
Pick: Ravens -6 1/2
Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders (-1 1/2 , O/U 45 )
Ugliest game of the week. Wow, who's going to watch this one? Last week, Cleveland got a win at home against the Steelers (who committed 8 turnovers and were without Ben Roethlisberger), while the Raiders are in the midst of a four game losing streak, and have given up 34 points or more in those four games.
After looking at the matchups I'll take the Browns. Both teams have pretty bad offenses, both averaging under 20 points per game. But the Raiders defense is the X factor here. They aren't very good. They are giving up 32 points per game this season. I can't say I expect Brandon Weeden (or Colt McCoy if Weeden can't go due to a concussion) to run up 32 points, but I think Cleveland can get in the 20's and that should be enough to get a win. I'm expecting something like Browns 27-17. Take the points, but you may not need them.
Pick: Browns +1 1/2
Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers (+2, O/U 46)
The Eagles have been the most disappointing team in the league, but not close behind them is the Chargers. 4-7? They have 2 wins in their last 9 games, and both wins are against the 1-10 Chiefs.
Cincinnati is riding a three game winning streak and I think they can continue that on the road this week.
The Bengals have played well during this three game winning streak, scoring 28 points or more and giving up 13 points or less in each of those games.
Not much more to say, the Chargers are floundering, and I like the Bengals to win this game and cover on the road.
Pick: Bengals -2
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys (-10, O/U 43)
I hate to pick against my Eagles, but I really have no choice. They looked terrible on Monday night, they have lost 7 games in a row, and they are 1-9-1 ATS this season.
Now Nick Foles is expected to go on the road into JerryWorld and pull out a win? That's not going to happen. But can they keep it close enough to cover the 10 -point line? I'm not sure about that either. Dallas has only won one game this year by more than 10 points, but it was against the Eagles, by 15 in Philly.
Without Vick, without LeSean McCoy and without Desean Jackson it will be hard for the Eagles to find any offense. Plus, Dallas D-line is 4th in the pass rush. While the Eagles are 24th in pass protection. Nick Foles is in trouble. He has not had a very good start to his career the past few weeks, and he will have a hard time on Sunday night in Dallas. Eagles RB Bryce Brown had a nice game on Monday night, but I don't think he can carry this offense on his back, on the road, in his 2nd game as a starter.
One trend in the Eagles' favor is that divisional home favorites of 10+ points are only 1-5 this season against the spread. But despite that trend, I still like Dallas to win and cover and the Eagles nightmare season continues.
Pick: Cowboys -10
Monday, Dec. 3rd
New York Giants at Washington Redskins (+2 1/2, O/U 51)
This is going to be a good one. The suddenly frisky Redskins going against the "now we make our move" Giants.
New York always seems to take a nap during the middle of the season and this year was no exception. They had a recent four game stretch where they pulled out two close "should have lost" wins over the Redskins and Cowboys, and also two losses to the Steelers and Bengals. But last week they blasted the Packers, so it seems like they are back in the groove.
Washington is quietly making a move on the Giants and Cowboys and creeping into contention in the NFC East, they beat the Cowboys on Thanksgiving and this week they look to narrow the gap with the Giants on Monday night.
Monday night home dogs in division games are 1-8 against the spread in the last 9 games. So the whole "take the points at home on Monday night" theory isn't really working here. But I still like the Redskins to win the game. RGIII is coming into his own more and more every week, he seems to be a much better player over the last two games (at Dallas, vs. Philadelphia), maybe the Redskins are using him better, or maybe he has gained enough confidence to know what he should and shouldn't do on the field. He is scrambling and running when he needs to, but he is also throwing nice passes and leading long scoring drives as well.
I think this will be a close, high scoring game. I'll take the points and I think the Redskins should be able to win this game straight up.
Pick: Redskins +2 1/2


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Microsoft will be adding the option for consumers to utilise gift cards on the Windows Store and Xbox Live, but the company has already enabled the payment gateway on the Windows Phone Store. Adding a gift card to the Wallet, a feature in Windows Phone 8, smartphone owners can use the cards to charge app, music and media purchases.
It's similar to the current Microsoft Account system, where people can redeem codes to add to their balance e.g. Bing Rewards in the US or the $25 Store credit for the Verizon Lumia 928. This new option though is specially handy for those who would like to purchase a physical prepaid gift card for someone who owns a Windows Phone (much like Apple App Store cards).
A few weeks ago, the Verge detailed the upcoming Gift Card system, which is replacing the current usage of Xbox and Microsoft Points (see above image).
Remember to keep your Wallet safe, even on a Windows Phone. Be sure to check out our quick guide to securing your payment gateways. We'll keep an eye out for when the option for gift cards is available on Windows Store and Xbox Live.
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Almost a year after we last heard anything about it, producer Eric Fellner says that the film adaptation of John le Carre's "Smiley's People" is still in the works. The film will serve as the sequel to last year's acclaimed "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy."
Fellner says: "We are working on another one. [Producer] Tim Bevan is putting it together as we speak with [screenwriter] Peter Straughan and [director] Tomas Alfredson, so yes it's in development. 'Tinker' did unbelievably well and it didn't cost hardly anything… But things take time. Tim is passionate about making sure we do another one."
Le Carre wrote eight books with the George Smiley character, and 'Tinker' was the first of what's dubbed 'The Karla Trilogy'. Smiley plays only a small role in the next book, the mostly South East-Asian set "The Honourable Schoolboy". That book is almost standalone, aside from a few scenes dealing with the fallout of events in 'Tinker'.
The filmmakers are instead looking to directly adapt the third novel "Smiley's People," an adaptation that will also incorporate said key scenes from 'Schoolboy'. In 'People', Smiley is called out from retirement for the last time to investigate the death of one of his old agents, a former Soviet General and the titular head of an Estonian emigration organisation based in London.
Smiley learns the General had discovered information which leads to a final confrontation with Smiley's nemesis, the Soviet spy-master Karla.
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Harvey Weinstein says that in the wake of the Colorado massacre, filmmakers need to examine how they depict violence, suggesting that directors come together to discuss how their movies influence public behavior.
If he wants to show some especially brutal movie clips to kick off such a summit, he could start with his very own slate.
Over the next few months, Weinstein Co. will release several movies that either have — or are very likely to contain — some extraordinarily violent scenes, including "Killing Them Softly" with Brad Pitt and "Lawless" with Tom Hardy, both of which screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May and are coming soon to U.S. theaters.
The independent studio also has Quentin Tarantino's bounty hunter story "Django Unchained" coming on Christmas Day. While the film hasn't been screened publicly, given the director's history and the fillm's trailer, it's clearly not a G-rated musical comedy.
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Weinstein said filmmakers "can't shirk our responsibility" about depictions of violence and that directors such as Tarantino and Martin Scorsese should "discuss our role" in how movie violence affects actual events. Weinstein himself was a producer on Scorsese's "Gangs of New York."
"I've been involved with violent movies, and then I've also said at a certain point, 'I can't take it anymore. Please cut it.' You know, you've got to respect the filmmaker, and it's a really tough issue," Weinstein said.
Directed by Andrew Dominik, "Killing Them Softly" follows low-rent hoods who rob a poker game run by Ray Liotta's Markie. Suspected of staging an inside job, Markie is nearly beaten to death by a pair of thugs, but the film's most intense violence comes in a murder committed by hit man Jackie (Pitt). Shot in slow motion, the scene shows bullets ripping through a man's hand and exploding through the back of his skull.
"Lawless" stars Hardy and Shia LaBeouf as brother bootleggers, and there are multiple grisly sequences in the film, including one scene in which LaBeouf's character is pummeled and another in which a key character's throat is slit from ear to ear, with the requisite river of blood.
Both "Killing Them Softly," which is set for an Oct. 19 release, and "Lawless," coming Aug. 29, have been rated R. The first film earned the restrictive mark from the MPAA in part for "violence," while the latter film was tagged for "strong bloody violence."
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Paco Fernandez
La Mar
As part of its "Feature" series of exhibitions, Galerie m Bochum is showing from July 17 to September 16, 2015, two painting installations titled "La mar" by the Spanish artist Paco Fernandez (b. 1950 in San Juan de la Arena).
La Mar
, 2015
Acryl on polyester paper
20 parts, each 29,7 x 42 cm
total 154,5 x 172,5 cm
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Acryl on polyester paper
29,7 x 42 cm
Paco Fernandez's studio/home in Gijón (Asturias), on the Bay of Biscay, is located close to the coast, where he takes regular walks. A deep personal connection with this seaside landscape is often expressed in his work, for example in the series "La mar".
The artist's fondness for the color blue, already evident in earlier works, is manifested in one of the installations on view in a broad range of nuanced shades. The mostly placid horizontal brushwork reinforces associations with the depths of the sea and the expanse of the sky. The images exude a congenial and harmonious atmosphere.
A wholly different mood emanates from the second series with its somber gray and black tones. Light and dark collide here, the color scheme evoking cloudy and stormy days at sea. The horizontal brushstrokes are interrupted by rising lines, sporadic dots of paint and amorphous structures that dissolve in the more or less tranquil flow of darkness, the whole resembling agitated, splashing water.
Rather than merely depicting what he sees, Fernandez follows his intuition, conveying his own personal impressions and moods in spontaneously applied brushstrokes. Seen individually, these pictures appeal directly and authentically to the viewer's emotions.
Their strict serial arrangement within a grid, however, takes them beyond the motif of the sea to expand the horizons of our perception. Working together, the pictorial elements develop a rhythm all their own. While each image can be seen as a variation on a seascape, the overall installation constitutes a composition of different tones within a specific color spectrum, pointing beyond the underlying subject.


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Over the years, Xbox Live's online gaming has — justifiably — earned a reputation as a bit of a wretched hive of scum and villainy, so to speak. It is not just common, but expected that sooner or later (usually sooner) you will run across someone, usually a kid, that will happily and unrestrictedly lob any insult their little minds can conceive of, usually resorting to racist and homophobic jargon. It is so common that most longtime gamers are desensitized to it, and many will simply flip the mute switch and move on. But for new gamers, looking to embrace online gaming, it can be a shocking and disillusioning moment the first time they assaulted with a barrage of insults that would make Mel Gibson cry.
With that in mind, Xbox Live enacted stricter guidelines, and began to crack down on people that are reported as being offensive. Any mention in a player's gamertag, profile, avatar or anywhere that the gamer displays text that is deemed offensive, can earn the gamer a suspension. These offensive subjects include references to drug use, hate speech racial and religious slurs, and apparently, listing your hometown as Fort Gay, WV.
"At first I thought, 'Wow, somebody's thinking I live in the gayest town in West Virginia or something.' I was mad. … It makes me feel like they hate gay people," Josh Moore told CBS news.
Moore recently discovered that his account had been suspended after violating the terms of service. He assumed that a quick call to the Microsoft enforcement team should resolve the matter. Rather then clearing it up, Moore was threatened with cancellation of his account if he continued to display the word "gay" on his profile, despite the fact that Fort Gay is a real town of roughly 800 people, located in Wayne County, West Virginia, near the Kentucky border.
"I figured, I'll explain to them, 'Look in my account. Fort Gay is a real place,'" Moore said. In response, the Microsoft employee warned him that he would lose his account, as well as the two years worth of service Moore had already pre-paid for.
"I told him, Google it – 25514!" Moore said, referring the employee to his zip code. "He said, 'I can't help you.'"
At this point, the Mayor of Fort Gay, David Thompson, also attempted to reason with members of Microsoft's enforcement team. For his troubles, he was told that the name of the city was irrelevant, and that the word "gay" was inappropriate, no matter what the context was.
"It was so inappropriate for them, they wouldn't even say the word," Thompson told the AP. "They said, 'that word.' It's beyond me. That's the name of our town! It's appalling. It's a slap in our face."
Eventually the compliant was brought to the attention of Stephen Toulouse, director of policy and enforcement for Xbox Live.
"Someone took the phrase 'fort gay WV' and believed that the individual who had that was trying to offend, or trying to use it in a pejorative manner," Toulouse said. "Unfortunately, one of my people agreed with that. … When it was brought to my attention, we did revoke the suspension."
When a complaint is sent to the enforcement agents, Toulouse explained, it is received without context. The agent then sees the word and decides whether or not it complies with the terms of service.
"In this very, very specific case, a mistake was made," he said, "and we're going to make it right."
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Strider Video: A Retrospective
Excited by the new Strider game but don't really have a reference for the character other than his appearances in the Marvel vs. Capcom series? Then this retrospective video is for you!
This video from CapcomUnity gives us a look at the man behind the myth and lets us brush up on our gaming history. Strider Hiryu got his start in the arcades in 1989. The game featured frenetic hack-and-slash action in a cybernetic, post-apocalyptic world. If that doesn't sound like something straight out of the late '80s and early '90s, then we don't know what does.
Strider would eventually make it onto the Nintendo Entertainment System with a more fleshed out story that took advantage of the home console format. In 1990, a sequel called Strider II was released, but we wouldn't see another game in the series until 1999, when a different Strider 2 would debut on the PlayStation.
Now, about 15 years later, Strider will make his triumphant return to the spotlight in his own game on the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. We only have to wait until Feb. 18 to start flipping around and slicing up dudes with our Cyphers, so watch the retrospective video above to pass the time.


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By Lisa Capobianco
Staff Writer
The Board of Education announced the launch of its "Virtual STEM University," a web-based educational resource for teachers that will provide easy access to lesson design plans in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
STEM University is a partnership between The Southington Education Foundation (SEF) and the Board of Education. The uploaded lesson design plans for the classroom will cultivate greater aptitude in STEM education for students in grades K through 1, according to a press release from the Southington Education Foundation.
"This university will have lessons designed by which all teachers within our district can access, share and create for the benefit of our students," said Board of Education Committee Member Terry Lombardi.
STEM University will also prepare students move towards becoming digital and global citizens as technology becomes a more thorough understanding of complex concepts in the 21st century. Calling the instructional website "exciting," Southington Schools Supt. Dr. Joseph Erardi said STEM University is a "cutting-edge," opportunity for students and teachers.
"We are changing how students learn best," he said. "It is important for teachers to understand those changes."
STEM University will allow teachers to work together collaboratively not only within one particular school, but also within the entire school district. Southington Education Foundation Chair Dawn Miceli hopes STEM University will give the school district an opportunity to become a model for other school districts in Connecticut.
"We will be at the forefront," Miceli said. "Southington will be a leader for STEM in Connecticut."
The project is part of a five-prong commitment to advancing STEM education in the school district. The school district plans to launch Virtual STEM University October 1.
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Q: How does winter affect my pond? – Steve in Michigan
A: A Closer Look at Water in the Winter…
We field many questions about water and the way it works during the winter. With such a range of questions, here is a quick course on the physical properties of water and how they relate to your pond.
Here's a review on density. On our planet, matter that is denser will always be pulled down (gravity) more strongly than matter of lesser density. Density is temperature dependant in that warmer matter is always less dense than cooler matter. A good example is a hot air balloon, which lifts up because the air inside the balloon is warmer than the air outside.
A water molecule (H20 – don't worry that's as technical as we'll get) contracts as it gets colder, causing it to become more dense. As water closes in on the freezing point, we run into one of nature's great exceptions. At 39ºF (4ºC) water actually starts becoming less dense as it prepares to shift from a liquid to a solid at the 32ºF mark. Why is this so important? This means that water at the bottom of your pond will always stay about 39ºF because it is the heaviest. We refer to this as inverse stratification, where a pond has a thermocline that separates warmer water on the bottom from cooler water on top (FYI, normal stratification occurs during the warmer months of the year when the cooler water is at the bottom and the warmer water is at the top).
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'Yonah' Celeron M 420, 430 ship in Japan
Intel's as-yet-unannounced Celeron M 4xx series - the first budget-priced processors derived from the chip maker's 'Yonah' core - have gone on sale in Japan, according to local news sources.
As Reg Hardware exclusively revealed in January, Intel is preparing a trio of single-core Yonah-based Celeron Ms: the 410, 420 and 430, clocked at 1.46, 1.60 and 1.73GHz, respectively. All three are fabbed at 65nm, contain 1MB of L2 cache and support a 533MHz frontside bus clock frequency.
According to a Japanese-language Akiba PC Hotline report, boxed versions of the 420 and 430 this week went on sale in Tokyo priced at ¥14,780 ($125/£72) and ¥17,780 ($150/£86), respectively.
The 410 isn't expected to ship until Q3. The following quarter should see the debut of the 1.86GHz 440.
Intel is also known to be preparing a 65nm Low-Voltage Celeron M, the 423, set to be clocked at 1.06GHz. A faster model, the 443, is due for release in Q1 2007. ®
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Freddie Mac finalizes new modification option
Freddie Mac finalized requirements for a new modification option that will be made available to qualified borrowers on Oct. 1. Mortgage servicers must evaluate borrowers deemed ineligible for the larger Home Affordable Modification Program for the new "Standard Modification" beginning in January. Trial period plans can begin in October. Through the new program the borrower's principal and interest payments drop at least 10%, according to Freddie. Since March 2009, servicers granted roughly 791,000 permanent HAMP modifications and extended more than 1.6 million trials through the national program. But servicers canceled more than 763,000 trials because of redefault, not enough documentation or the borrower did not meet the requirements. In order for a borrower to qualify for a standard modification, he or she must be at least 60 days delinquent. If they've missed fewer payments or are current, he or she must be an owner-occupant, in imminent default and provide a hardship document. The borrower must have already been evaluated for HAMP within 12 months of the Standard Modification. Mortgages on homes without an owner-occupant can be eligible, even vacant homes that cannot be condemned. The loan-to-value ratio of the mortgage must also be greater than 80%. Servicers will receive $1,600 for each modification completed before the loan slips into 120-day delinquency. They get $1,200 for a modified mortgage between 120- and 210-days behind. For standard modifications completed after 210 days of missed payments, the servicer gets $400 from Freddie. The standard modification program will fall under the joint servicing alignment initiative launched in April. Write to Jon Prior. Follow him on Twitter @JonAPrior.


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As guest editor of the 2012 edition of the annual anthology "Best American Short Stories," Tom Perrotta read more than 100 stories in order to choose the 20 that would appear in the book.
In our conversation, Perrotta discusses a historic tension in American fiction. On one side are writers like Raymond Carver -- the minimalists, the dirty realists -- who wrote in pared-down language about working class people; on the other, the maximalists like Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo, who emphasized style, intellectual exploration and bulk.
Which audience to write for? When David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest" thuddingly added formal experimentation to the mix, who to write for then?
Perrotta falls near to the Carver camp, but not entirely within it. His books "Election," "Little Children," "The Abstinence Teacher" and "The Leftovers" combine everyday lives, deceptively simple language and wicked humor. In "The Leftovers," he departs from realism altogether, setting the story in a suburban America populated by those left behind after the Evangelical Christian Rapture.
Perrotta explains that he was somewhat surprised to find himself less intrigued by stories that mirrored his own interests than those that showed him an unfamiliar slice of reality. Roxanne Gay's "North Country" is about an African American professor who takes a job in a remote, all-white town; Mike Meginnis' "Navigators" is about a father and son who become obsessed with a video game.
Both of those stories came from Hobart, an independently published literary journal that Perrotta had never heard of. Others that he included come from the magazines that are widely known for publishing excellent short fiction: The New Yorker, Granta, Tin House, McSweeney's, the Paris Review. And some of the top short story writers of the moment -- Alice Munro, George Saunders -- are represented; he explains why.
Perrotta will serve as editor of "Best American Short Stories" only this once; he says that he read just a fraction of the thousands of stories series editor Heidi Pitlor sorted through before he got the final stack -- as she'll do for the next guest editor.
Next up, Perrotta will be publishing his own book of short fiction.


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Undergraduate and graduate business programs at Bentley University are accredited by the AACSB International and The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The accreditation indicates that Bentley University meets or exceeds established standards, as determined by periodic AACSB peer group review. The AACSB quality standards relate to curriculum, faculty resources, admission, degree requirements, library and computer facilities, financial resources and intellectual climate.
Bentley University is also accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc. (NEASC), indicating that the school meets or exceeds established standards, as determined by a periodic peer group review. As an accredited university, Bentley is judged to have the necessary resources and institutional integrity to achieve its stated purpose through its educational programs. NEASC accreditation applies to Bentley as a whole, and provides a reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to its students.
As part of a regular ten-year cycle of review by NEASC's Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE), Bentley University has undergone a comprehensive self-study process which culminated in a self-study report and a visit to campus by a team of peer evaluators in March 2013). As part of the self-study, Bentley responded to 11 Standards for Accreditation,articulated by NEASC. In addition, NEASC actively promoted an Invitation for Public Comments.
Bentley University is one of only two business schools in the U.S., and 130 business schools worldwide, to earn European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation. EQUIS is the leading international system of quality assessment, improvement, and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration. EQUIS is run by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), an international organization based in Brussels, Belgium, with more than 500 members from academia, business, public service and consultancy in 65 countries. EFMD is recognized globally as an accreditation body of quality in management education.
Institutions accredited by EQUIS must demonstrate not only high general quality in all dimensions of their activities, but also a high degree of internationalization. With companies recruiting worldwide, more students choosing to obtain their education outside their home countries, and schools building alliances across borders and continents, there is a rapidly growing need for each group to be able to identify those institutions in any country that deliver high quality education in international management, according to EQUIS.
The fundamental objective of EQUIS, linked to the mission of EFMD, is to raise the standard of management education worldwide. Its scope covers all programs offered by an institution from the first degree to the PhD, as well as all the activities and sub-units of an institution, including research, e-learning, executive education and community outreach.


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About a Boy: Should Fiona and Will Ever Get Together?
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I may have to start a new reoccurring category on my site called Songs That Get Stuck In My Head! This song came up on my random play list on Spotify 4 or 5 times yesterday and the situation I was dealing with made it SO appropriate! I LOVE Jonathan Coulton's music! If you get a chance to see him in concert DO IT!
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Number 4 in Bacardi's series of short films/long ads has hit YouTube this morning. In the interest of disclosure, Think Espionage, the agency that produced these films, invited me to attend the premiere at Tales of the Cocktail on Thursday afternoon, while munching on tasty treats and sipping a Cuba Libre mixed by Bacardi Global Ambassador David Cordoba. Disclaimer aside, I enjoy the hell out of this ad. Filmed at a real bar in London (though the speakeasy front is a fiction), the film differs from the previous three in that it stars an actual bartender, Nicolas Saint-Jean.
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Fox Hides Danger Of Guns In Homes Behind Rare Instances Of Self-Defense
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Fox News has repeatedly hidden the danger of keeping guns in homes behind a handful of anecdotes about home owners who frightened off criminals with their own firearms. Research actually shows that guns kept in homes are far more likely to kill or injure those living there than deter crime.
On Monday's edition of America Live, host Megyn Kelly juxtaposed reports that the White House may push for laws to prevent gun violence with a story about a homeowner near Atlanta who successfully repelled a burglar with her gun. Kelly said that the home invasion "could have ended tragically for a family, but for the fact that the mother had a .38 revolver and knew how to use it."
As correspondent Mike Emanuel gave a report on the White House's interest in gun-violence legislation, text aired on-screen that read: "Mom's Shooting of Intruder Puts New Twist On Gun Control Debate."
On the December 5 edition of The Five, the co-hosts recited two stories of homeowners who had repelled invading criminals with firearms in the first five minutes of the show. Co-host Andrea Tantaros concluded that "burglars are less apt to break in if they think they might have their brains blown out."
Yet Fox's emphasis on these reports hides the fact that such successful self-defense stories are extremely rare. In a 2011 report summarizing scientific literature about the health risks and benefits of having a gun in the home, David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, found that one study in Atlanta determined victims of break-ins used firearms in self-defense 1.5 percent of the time. Hemenway cited a second study that found guns were used in self-defense by victims of sexual assault in fewer than 0.1 percent of incidents. He concluded that "genuine self-defense gun use is rare" and that "the evidence does not indicate that having a gun reduces the risk of being a victim of a crime or that having a gun reduces the risk of injury during the commission of a crime."
In fact, research has repeatedly found that a gun kept in one's home is far more likely to injure or kill those inside the home. Hemenway wrote that many studies found "that a gun in the home is a risk for homicide in the home" and determined, "The evidence is overwhelming for the fact that a gun in the home is a risk factor for completed suicide and that gun accidents are most likely to occur in homes with guns." The Harvard Injury Control Research Center described a separate study conducted by Hemenway by saying that "[g]uns in the home are used more often to intimidate intimates than to thwart crime." A 2004 study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that "having a gun in the home was associated with an increased risk of firearm homicide and firearm suicide in the home."
On its website, The Brady Campaign, citing a 1998 study by public health expert Arthur Kellermann, states:
Every time a gun injures or kills in self-defense, it is used:
- 11 times for completed and attempted suicides (Kellermann, 1998, p. 263).
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to LA are its grand boulevards lined with palm trees. This month a lavender blue upstart enters the scene -- the blossoming Jacaranda tree. Stand under its branches at full bloom and the perfume is overwhelming.
May is the month that launches millions of blossoms carpeting large swaths of sidewalk; drive along 6th Street towards LACMA and it's blue for blocks.
Sidewalk at 1845 N. Edgemont in Los Feliz
However, this beauty comes with a price: the decomposing flower secretes oils to stain auto body finishes and anything else it lays on -- gray sidewalks dye almost black (read the negatives here, and where to find blocks of Jacarandas).
To celebrate this month of blossoms, The 99 Cent Chef serves up a blue video montage of Jacarandas with a purple vegetarian delight -- 99 cent Eggplant Hummus.
Jacaranda & Hummus Video
Play it here. The video runs 2 minutes 55 seconds.
Play it here. The video runs 2 minutes 55 seconds.
- 1 small (7 oz.) 99 cent jar marinated grilled eggplant
- 1 16 oz. can garbanzo beans
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 teaspoon of cumin
- 2 tablespoons garlic - fresh or from jar
- 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, fresh or concentrate from a 99 cent plastic lemon
- Serve on 99 cent pita bread or as a dip for raw veggies
Add all ingredients (including oil from marinated eggplant) to blender or food processor and blend for
10 - 20 seconds until hummus is creamy.
Serve with sliced pita bread triangles and/or fresh chopped veggies (carrots, celery, red/yellow bell pepper, etc.) 99c only Stores also sell roasted red bell pepper in a jar, so try that sometime instead of eggplant.
If your local 99c only Store is out of bottled roasted veggies make a plain one with the above-mentioned ingredients, and the addition of a 1/4 cup of 99c olive oil blend.
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SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Statement from Johnson Space Center Director Mike Coats* A tragedy struck our NASA family today. While we don't yet understand all that's happened, our hearts and prayers go out to the families and coworkers who lost their loved ones today and to the survivor who endured a tragic ordeal. Violence of this kind is always difficult to understand. In the days to come, you may find yourself experiencing a variety of physical or emotional reactions. If you'd like to talk with someone, there are resources to help you. Please call the Employee Assistance Program at ext. 36130. As we learn more about this event and its causes, we'll share that information as we can. In the meantime, please take this time to care for yourself and the people around you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Details of Shooting Incident at Johnson Space Center* Friday evening, JSC Director Mike Coats and Houston Police held a joint press conference, where the names of the victim and the alleged gunman were announced . The male victim was determined to be David Beverly, a NASA civil servant. Co-worker Fran Crenshaw, an employee of MRI, was the female hostage. The alleged gunman was Bill Phillips, a Jacobs Sverdrup contractor employee with NASA for 12-13 years. Initially, police responded to a report of a person with a weapon at JSC's Building 44 at about 2:40 p.m. EDT. At an earlier briefing, a police spokesman said they were never able to establish communication with the gunman. Counselors available for all Johnson employees who need assistance. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin is on the way to the center. + NASA Family Assistance Fund <http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/AN_FAF.html> ---- Sent via email@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex
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TWO American airmen were hailed as heroes for preventing their stricken swing-wing fighter-bomber from crashing into village houses seconds before they smashed into a hillside.
Pilot Captain Jerry Lindh, 28, and navigator/weapons systems officer Major David "Mike" McGuire, 37, died when their escape pod ejected but was tangled up in fencing and also crashed.
Their self-sacrifice in staying with the disabled aircraft saved lives and houses in Upper Heyford and North Aston, near Bicester.
Now 20 years after the fatal accident villagers are remembering the airmen's bravery with an Act of Commemoration on Sunday.
The accident happened on September 17, 1992, when the F-111 jet was returning form a routine training flight to the USAF base at Upper Heyford. There were no weapons on board.
The crew realised there were problems with the aircraft as they approached the airbase over North Aston.
The aircraft hit runway lights on poles in a field then scraped over the Somerton road just yards from the last houses in Upper Heyford.
It crashed through the base perimeter fence and broke up just below the brow of the hill and the runway.
The initiative for the service in the cemetery next to St Mary's parish church at Upper Heyford came from parish councillors who felt it was an appropriate time to mark the 20th anniversary of the tragic incident.
Among those attending will be Kathy McGuire, widow of Major McGuire, and there will be representatives from the village and an Honour Guard from the USAF comunications base at RAF Croughton, near Brackley.
Brigadier General John Quintas, air attache at the American embassy in London, will give an address. By coincidence he was a pilot at Upper Heyford at the time of the crash and knew Capt Lindh.
Members of Marlborough Road Methodist Church in Banbury, where Capt Lindh worshiped, will also be present.
Lieutenant General Bob Menzies, chairman of Upper Heyford Parish Council, said: "Both airmen realised there was a total hydraulic failure in their aircraft.
"They were experienced airmen and knew they could not fly it into a remote location.
"Although they were told by their control to eject they refused, knowing that the aircraft could crash with catastrophic loss of life and property in Upper Heyford or North Aston.
"Their decision was an extraordinary act of bravery and self-sacrifice."
Shortly before the crash, pupils from Bicester Community College were dropped outside the Barley Mow pub 300 yards away.
Pub landlord Derek Howling said afterwards: "I was standing in the bar when I heard a thud.
"The pub shook and I looked out and saw the aircraft skating across the road in two separate parts. It went through the fence and on to the base and burst into flames."
Later the parents of Capt Lindh issued a statement to thank everyone for their support.
His father, Leonard, said the cards, messages and prayers had been a comfort to the family. He was sure Major McGuire's family wanted to express similar thanks.
After the service on Sunday, an exhibition will be open at the village Reading Room with displays marking the links between the base and the village. The material is being supplied by the village local history society and the heritage group at the former base, which closed in 1993.