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“Sabotage: America’s Enemies Within the CIA” by Rowan Scarborough (nonfiction). Since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, intelligence collection has become the number-one weapon in the effort to defeat al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden. A plot penetrated is an attack stopped. And to the outside observer, the CIA has performed well as a key partner in the Bush administration’s War on Terror. But as the author reveals in this new book, significant elements within the CIA are undermining both the president and national security through leaks, false allegations and outright sabotage.

“Boom! Voices of the Sixties” by Tom Brokaw (nonfiction). In “The Greatest Generation,” Tom Brokaw eloquently evoked for America what it meant to come of age during the Great Depression and WWII. In this book, he gives us an epic portrait of another defining era in America as he brings to life the tumultuous Sixties. The voices and stories of both famous people and ordinary citizens come together as Brokaw takes us on a journey through a remarkable time, exploring how individual lives and the national mindset were affected by a controversial era and showing how the aftershocks of the Sixties continue to resound in our lives today.

“T is for Trespass” by Sue Grafton (fiction). Be well fed and rested when you start this book, because once you start it, you won’t put it down to eat or sleep. Beginning slowly with the day-to-day life of a private eye, one of my favorite authors, Sue Grafton, shifts from the voice of Kinsey Millhone to that of Solana Rojas, introducing readers to a chilling sociopath. Rojas is not her birth name. It is an identity she cunningly stole, an identity that gives her access to private caregiving jobs. The wrenching suspense lies in whether Kinsey Millhone will realize what is happening in time to intervene.

“An Irish Christmas” by Carlson (fiction). A well-hidden secret has haunted Colleen for 20 years. Her husband made her promise …

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Years  ago, people played a popular parlour game called Consequences, in which each player made up part of a narrative, the result being totally unpredictable, The Dominion Post says.
 Some Kiwis have played their own version this year and found the consequences miles from what they had expected.
Former National leader Don Brash is a fine example. In 2006, a caucus underling challenged him to say if rumours about his having an affair were true. When Dr Brash was similarly taunted in Parliament by senior minister Trevor Mallard, he was dumbstruck, later publicly acknowledging his marriage was in difficulty. This month, he suffered the consequence - though the affair was never confirmed, he and second wife Je Lan separated after 18 years.
His tormentor also had his comeuppance. In Parliament's lobbies one recent afternoon, angered by a jibe from National list MP Tau Henare about his own private life, Mr Mallard let fly. Though he apologised and his so-called victim wanted to take the matter no further, this dumbest of actions resulted in his appearing in Wellington District Court and being convicted of fighting in a public place. Mr Mallard didn't expect that.
Neither did double-murder accused Chris Kahui expect to be back in solitary confinement when he did not understand that a judge meant what he said. Charged with killing his twin sons, Kahui was told that his bail terms included not being in the presence of children or drinking alcohol.
Having breached those rules, Kahui found himself back in jail, his counsel, Lorraine Smith, acknowledging publicly that her client had learned that when a judge said something, he or she usually meant it. Presumably Kahui was unfamiliar with people who mean what they say.
About 70 university students had an object lesson in consequences last winter. More than 1000 Canterbury University students descended on …

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Heather Peeter, 23, of Portland died about 5:25 p.m.
Wednesday when she was hit by a pickup at North Lombard
Street and Rivergate Boulevard while trying to catch a bus,
the Portland Police Bureau said. The pickup driver, Cory
Woelke, 44, was not injured.

Two people died about 3:40 p.m. Thursday when their car slid
in front of a log truck and caught fire south of
Brownsville, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Hail covered the site on Gap Road near Ranch Drive. The
victims’ names were withheld pending notification of
kin. Gerald Graham, 57, of Sweet Home, who drove the Valley
View Logging truck, was not injured.

The Oregon State Police a fatal crash Thursday on
Oregon 126W about 17 miles east of Florence. No further
information was immediately available.

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MCC holds commencement for eligible students Dec. 14

STAFF REPORT

More than 200 students eligible for graduation participated in Manatee Community College Winter 2007 commencement exercises Dec. 14 at Neel Performing Arts Center in Bradenton.

A total of 395 students were eligible for graduation, and 206 were scheduled to participate.

Guest speaker was state Rep. Bill Galvano, an MCC alumnus and Bradenton attorney who is now serving his third term as District 68 representative.

Other program participants were MCC President Dr. Sarah H. Pappas, who conferred degrees; Steve Harner, chairman, District Board of Trustees; Dr. John Rosen, vice president, academic affairs; Stephanie Cook, assistant professor, computing and engineering technology; Dr. Joni Pirnot, associate professor, mathematics; Luci Frith, professor, speech, mace bearer and recipient of the Vice President’s Excellence Award; MCC Venice Student Government Association (SGA) President Kathleen Emmons; MCC Bradenton SGA President Justin Zinkovich; Rev. Don Nicholson, chaplain, Campus Ministries; and music student Megan Wintersteen.

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Drew Michael Collier, Dominic Christian Dietz, Rhonda Leigh Fearns, Derek M. Foss, Shima Ghasemi, Jeremy Scott Giddens, Daniel Guy Glidden, Phyllis Dunwoody Graves, Brennen Forrest Halbert, Claire Louise Hooper, Wesley Samuel Johnston, Lisa J. Karr, Seung Woo Lee, Carly S. Lima, Leonardo Rafael Lopez, Monica Lizeth Maldonado, Silvestre Martinez, Sully Enedelia Moreno, Victoria Ann Morgan, Anne Newman, Christopher Louis Otte, Michele L. Redden, Sheila Mae Robinson, Timea Sivertsen, Bahar Karimi Steenhuis, …

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Business buzz

Health care agency announces new hires

Take Care of Sarasota Inc., a private-duty home health care agency, recently hired these health care workers: Katheryne Duyn, Sharon Scott, Nadja Pressly, Lauren Kutscher, Geraldine McDonald, Rhonda Graham, Heather Kelley, Tracy Law, Ismael Ayala and Lukus Medvec. Take Care of Venice has hired Viktoriya Kirichenko, Beverly Knight and Vera Kondor. Also, Take Care of Manatee has hired Catalina Kornja, Marie Antoine, Ted Hagan, Lotanae Chantal Macon and Mary L. Wooten.

Sunset Chapter names ‘07-’08 officers

The Sunset Chapter of American Business Women’s Association has elected its 2007-08 officers: Lynn Drowne, president; Kim Hill, vice president; Francine LoCrasto, recording secretary; Jeanne Hardman, treasurer; and Debbie Balle, corresponding secretary. Committee chairs for 2007-08 are: Julie Soderquist, newsletter; Kristina Rain, professional development; Carol McClelland, program; Lynn Luken, membership; Leslie Hammel, banquet; Virginia King, publicity; Pauline Cook, Barbara Kiracofe and Julie Soderquist, fundraising; Beverley Berstling, social; and Jane Armstrong, historian. The chapter meets the third Thursday of every month, except December, at 6 p.m at the Holiday Inn — Lakewood Ranch, 6231 Lake Osprey Drive. For more information, call Lynn Luken at 360-9015 or go to www.ABWASunsetChapter .com.

Petrillo joins team

at Bank of America

Camille Petrillo recently joined the mortgage team at Bank of America and has established her office in the Bank of America Lakewood Ranch Center at 6311 Atrium Drive.

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www.lexisnexis.com - LexisNexis Holly Michael, PR Manager, 937-865-8852 holly.michael@lexisnexis.com LexisNexis today announced that 203 lawyers located throughout the United States and Canada have received Martindale-Hubbell(R) Peer Review Ratings(SM) in the last month, in recognition of their highly regarded legal skills and professional ethics.

The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings help in-house counsel and other sophisticated

buyers of legal services identify, evaluate and select the most appropriate lawyer for a specific task at hand. Lawyer Ratings serve as an objective indicator that a lawyer has the highest ethical standards and professional ability and are used by buyers of legal services to justify their hiring decisions.

Martindale-Hubbell(R) is part of the LexisNexis(R) Client Development Solution line, which provides industry leading networking and law firm marketing resources to help firms target clients, build their brand, develop new business opportunities, and provide exceptional client service. Through its four solution lines - Client Development, Practice Management, Litigation Services, and Research - LexisNexis offers Total Practice Solutions to ensure that law firms have the tools and services they need to win in the business and practice of law.

The ratings process relies on attorney peers to assess a lawyer’s ethics and legal ability. There are three possible Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings certification ratings awarded:

CV(R) Peer Review Rating — The CV rating is a good first rating for lawyers and a definitive statement of their above-average ability and unquestionable ethics. This is the maximum rating a lawyer can receive who has been admitted to the bar from 3-4 years.

BV(R) Peer Review Rating — The BV rating is an excellent rating for a lawyer with more experience. This the maximum rating a lawyer can receive who has been admitted to the bar from 5-9 …

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Radical feminists, curry competitions, book clubs and lesbian make-out sessions beyond the grave — welcome to 2007, where the queer cinema was characterized by humor and romance over high drama, and the Sapphic sidekick replaced the evil lesbian as the stereotype of choice.

Comedies such as Puccini for Beginners and Itty Bitty Titty Committee ruled the American LGBT box office, while, in one of the year’s most positive trends, foreign films featuring queer Asian characters — such as Nina’s Heavenly Delights and Love My Life — received unprecedented attention. It certainly wasn’t all fun and games, however, as more than a few standby stereotypes still reared their ugly heads, mostly within the realm of the horror genre, and lesbian/bi characters were still few and far between in mainstream features.

Rom-Com Romps

This year may well be remembered as the year that queer indie cinema started to lighten up. The balance of drama to comedy leaned to the lighter side of the scale in 2007 with a slew of romantic comedies and feel-good coming-out stories.

This positive trend showed that directors are beginning to embrace new approaches to telling stories about lesbian/bi characters. It also signaled a renewed sense of fun and playfulness at the movies, giving queer audiences something to smile about in an era of uncertain politics and conflicting social messages.

Early in the year, Gray Matters started the lighthearted trend with its own quirky style, despite some serious critical panning. In the film, Gray (Heather Graham) and her brother fall for the same woman, prompting Gray to question her sexuality and eventually be outed at her swanky advertising firm.

Styled as a revival of the ’40s-era screwball comedy, the movie certainly had its moments, though it unfortunately descended into mediocrity with characters, oddly placed scenes and overall unevenness. By and large, however, the movie was a positive, …

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HIGH SCHOOL

O’AHU INTERSCHOLASTIC ASSOCIATION

JV

Pearl City 21, Radford 0

Kalani 7, Kaiser 6

BASKETBALL

COLLEGE MEN

PACWEST CONFERENCEE

YESTERDAY

LEE (TENN.) VS. HAWAI’I-HILO

AT HILO CIVIC

LEE (9-1) 36 36 - 72

HAWAI’I-HILO (3-2) 44 40 - 84

Leading scorers-LU: Brad Harris 14, Freddie Williams 14, Harold Griffin 10. UHH: Vince Alvarado 15, Samuel Wilhoite 14, Jacob Briggs 14, Jay De Maestri 14, Perry Baggett 11. Rebounds-LU: Griffin 8. UHH: John Smith 7. Assists-LU: Elmar Kuli-Zade 6. UHH: Smith 7.

TAMPA VS. BRIGHAM YOUNG-HAWAI’I

AT CANNON ACITIVITIES CENTER

TAMPA (4-2) 29 46 - 75

BYUH (4-0) 51 52 - 103

Leading scorers-UTM: Jeremy Black 21, Johnathan Ball 18, Chris Evans 15, Chris King 13. BYUH: Paul Peterson 32, Lucas Alves 30, Jermaine Odjegba 18, Trenson Akana 11. Rebounds-UTM: Black 7. BYUH: Alves 10. Assists-UTM: Mounir Benzegala 6. BYUH: Peterson 8.

COLLEGE WOMEN

ISLAND IMAGING PARADISE CLASSIC

OREGON STATE VS. WESTERN CAROLINA

YESTERDAY

AT STAN SHERIFF CENTER

OREGON STATE (5-4) 25 45-70

W. CAROLINA (7-2) 40 42-82

Leading scorers-OSU: Ashley Allen 34, Brittney Davis 13. WCU: Kendra Eaton 15, Momique Dawson 13, Lauren Powell 13, Brooke Johnson 13. Rebounds-OSU: Tiffany Ducker 5, Allen 5. WCU: Eaton 9, Chevon Keith 8. Assists-OSU: Cedes Fox-Friffin 4. WCU: Dawson 5.

PACWEST CONFERENCE

NORTH DAKOTA VS. HAWAI’I PACIFIC

YESTERDAY

AT MCKINLEY

N. DAKOTA (11-0) 44 48 - 92

HAWAI’I PACIFIC (0-4) 28 16 - 44

Leading scorers-NDU: Langen 16, Whitney Ledger 13, Danye Guinn 11, Alys Seay 10, Karla Beck 10. HPU: Ashley …