New York City Announces Expansion Of Legal Services For ...

Mayor Bloomberg, an outspoken advocate for comprehensive immigration reform, announced on Monday an expansion of legal services for immigrants in New York City.

According to a statement released by the mayor's website, Bloomberg will implement a staff of eleven new full-time immigration attorneys whose role it will be to "ensure that immigrants... have access to the counsel they need and do not suffer unnecessary immigration consequences as they navigate the legal system" in the courts and at the City's Family Justice Centers. The program is set to launch by the beginning of 2012.

The mayor justifies the expansion of such services on the premises that immigrants are often unaware of the complexities of the immigration system and what's in their best interests. Immigrants facing charges for minor offenses, for example, are "often unaware of the sometimes severe immigration consequences that can follow from certain dispositions", the mayor's website maintains.

The program will cost approximately 1.5 million dollars according to the mayor's office. While part of this will be covered by donations from the Robin Hood Foundation, the mayor's office did not respond immediately to an inquiry regarding how much of this total will be paid for by taxpayers.

Last June, The New York Times editorial page took aim at Bloomberg's administration for trimming Immigrant Opportunities Initiative, a program which provided English and legal services for immigrants. The program saw its budget "halved to $5 million in fiscal 2010, and then zeroed out in the mayor?s 2011 budget."

New York City's expansion of legal services for immigrants will come only a few months after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York State would suspend participation in the federal Secure Communities Program pending a review of its ability to meet stated goals and potential negative consequences for witnesses.

In the past year, Bloomberg has put pressure on Washington to expand the visa program to allow more foreign entrepreneurs to work in the United States. He has also expressed avid support for establishing a "reliable way for employers to hire guest workers" in an Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal in May.

Fatima Shama, Commissioner of the mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, said in the statement released by the mayor's website that, "access to justice is a cornerstone of our democracy and New York City continues to ensure access and protection for immigrant New Yorkers."

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/22/new-york-city-announces-expansion-of-legal-services-for-immigrants_n_1107472.html

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Armed man barricaded at Colorado Air Force base (Reuters)

DENVER (Reuters) ? An airman facing possible discharge barricaded himself in a building on a Colorado air force base with a gun on Monday, prompting the facility to activate "special control measures," base officials said.

The airman barricaded himself in a deployment processing building at Schriever Air Force Base at about 10 a.m. local time, and was still there about 2 hours later as negotiators spoke with him, base spokeswoman Lieutenant Marie Denson said.

"Currently they are speaking with him, our first responders, our security personnel as well as our security partners," Denson said.

Denson said the airman, whose name was not immediately released, had been facing legal action in civilian court and a possible discharge. She had no further details on that legal action.

Schriever Air Force Base spokeswoman Staff Sergeant Patrice Clarke said the airman was armed but had not fired his weapon.

"He has a personal handgun. There have not been any shots fired," Clarke said.

First responders have secured the base, south of Denver, and have evacuated the building, according to the base.

A spokesman for the El Paso County Sheriff's office, Sergeant Mike Schaller, said the office had sent a negotiator to the scene.

"The security of Schriever personnel and their families is paramount. We are taking every precaution to ensure their safety," Colonel James P. Ross, 50th Space Wing commander, said in a statement.

(Additional reporting by Dan Whitcomb and Mary Slosson; Writing by Mary Slosson; Editing by Greg McCune)

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Portal Inspired LED Flashlights Are Better Than Cake [Keychains]

Had I been subjected to the same nightmarish labyrinth featured in the Portal games, I would have preferred a more substantial reward than cake at the end anyway. Like these adorable light and sound keychains. More »

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The Day After Raw: Your Tweets for Nov. 22, 2011

The WWE Universe was perhaps more vocal than it?s ever been inside the revered arena known as The Mecca of Sports-Entertainment, Madison Square Garden, on Sunday night. Twenty-four hours later, the theme continued in Hershey, Pa., and on Twitter in response to a ?watershed? moment for Cody Rhodes, the unexpected collapse of The ?Awesome Truth? and a mystifying video montage featuring the long absent mask of Kane.

It?s the day after Raw. Let?s see what you thought ?

The mystery of Kane?s mask
No longtime WWE fan will ever forget the mask that once concealed the ghastly face of The Big Red Monster for the first half of his WWE career. This is exactly why when the symbolic shroud appeared in a chilling video on Raw SuperShow, the WWE Universe exploded in speculation about the possible return of the hellfire and brimstone-born Superstar, beneath the mask not seen since 2003.

But wait just a moment. While the images in the footage were clearly of Kane?s former face gear and though the hulking fiend seemed to resemble The Big Red Monster, it?s still unclear what it all actually means. Is it Kane or could it be another twisted force, perhaps even The Undertaker? The theories have already begun to form on Twitter.

@RyderUprising: #raw kane is coming! Masked?

@aBeeBitMyBottom: looks like #Kane is on his way back! #WWE #Raw

@FanKentonVP: Just re-watched that Kane Promo.FREAKY AS HECK.I hope this means he comes back psychotic or with a new mask. @WWE #RAW

@RonArcher667: @UnholyA7X what was up with the dude that broke the mirror? Was that Kane?#WWE #RAW

@rizamariezatef: @Starship_Pained it could be Taker but i think it's Kane. #Raw #SuperShow

@Parappa_Funk: Bring back masked kane. Still give me nightmares @wwe #raw

@Lital_Devul: KANE Coming soon to #RAW near you

@DGKfilms36: If you looked close, when the man looked in the mirror it looked like he had a full goatee...could it be Undertaker!?!?? #wwe #RAW

@TyRoseHolmes: Gloves...Fire...Mask....YYYYEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHH BOOOOOOYYYYYY!!! #BigRedMachine!!! #Kane #RAW @WWE

@9_Hendo: I?d love a Kane return with the mask! #RAW

@GrizldYoungVet: I hope Kane comes back rocking his Mask again! #RAW

Tell me Rhodes did NOT just do that!
Somebody should?ve told the Intercontinental Champion that the blaze of Harlem Heat went out years ago. Perhaps then, ?snarling? Cody Rhodes wouldn?t have disrespectfully doused Booker T with water at the announce table. The second-generation Superstar claimed to be ?unbeatable? then backed it up with a decisive win over Santino Marella on Raw SuperShow, but watered down his credibility with such an insulting act to a retired ring legend like Booker T, a five-time (five-time, five-time, etc.) WCW Champion plus World Heavyweight Champion in WWE. (WATCH)

Was it Booker?s supposed ?biased reporting? as cited by Michael Cole? Probably not. Rhodes made a splash, but certainly cost himself placement in Book?s ?Fave Five? for the foreseeable future, if not worse.

@SpenceSupreme: Cody Rhodes threw water in Booker T's face! Aw hell naw! Hell naw! #TellMeHeDidNotJustDoThat #WWE #RAW

@RamonVillalobos: SOMEONE GET COLE A TOWEL! A man of his integrity shouldn't be wet by Booker T's water! #Raw #Colemining

@CashDeVereaux: I'm glad cody rhodes threw that water in booker t's face. Booker T needs to chill. I'm not feeling him as a commentator. #wwe #raw

@night_wolf_34: Rhodes just proved how insane he is throwing water on Booker like that. #RAW #SuperShow

@CSmooth4: @BookerT5x is gonna show Cody Rhodes why he is the 5 time champ @WWE #Raw

@ChrisRettger: We all agree Cody Rhodes is a future world champion, right? @WWE #RAW

@DAsharpshooters: You dont throw water on Booker T and get away with it, Cody Rhodes. It?s on like Neck bones. #WWE #RAW

CM Punk references ?Office Space?
As one of 31 WWE Twitter trends, ?The Best in the World? CM Punk was warmly received just 24 hours after capturing the WWE Championship at Survivor Series ? mostly because of what Punk promised now that he?s back on top, partly due to his likening of Interim Raw GM and EVP John Laurinaitis to cult icon Bill Lumbergh from ?Office Space? (without any of the comedy).

The new WWE Champion wanted more than to know where the hell the WWE ice cream bars are; he advocated for the removal of Laurinaitis. (WATCH) WWE fans seemed to agree that the general manager?s matchmaking is the equivalent of Lumbergh?s TPS reports and weekend overtime, but most cannot wait for The Straight Edge Superstar to fulfill his guarantee to be an ?agent of change.?

And, yes, Punk said ?stooge.? Don?t touch his stapler.

@RKOsnumber1Fan: ****CM Punk, I really hope the Ice Cream Bars come back!! #Raw ***

@93WMA: Agent of Change = CM Punk #raw

@JohnLaryngitis: Punk will have to write an apology on WWE.com for calling him a stooge. #Raw

@JoeyStyles: Hey @@CMPunk, don't you know you can't call @WWERawGM a "stooge"? http://www.wwe.com/inside/laurinaitis-apology

@austin1212: Punk raises a good question. Where the hell are those WWE Ice Cream Bars? #Raw

@PrototypeIV: Johnny Ace has a wildside and is an agent of change. #Raw

@EMcG3624: Yes @WWE where ARE the Ice Cream Bars? #Raw

@pudang: Agent of change: Please change that title belt. #bringbackthewingedeagle #raw

@NY_Giantsrock: Someone get @CMPunk his WWE ice cream bars. #RAW

@jeetpadaruth: #WWE #Raw Nice comparison Mr @CMPunk - Bill Lumbergh & John Laryngitis ;) #Officespace a cult classic!

@1ofthefab9: hell yes for ice cream bars #Raw #WWE

Random Raw ramblings

@RyanHammond65: Who's ready for WWE '12 #WWE #RAW

@BobbyWWETuxGuy: Saw R-Truth talking to some pigeons before RAW #WWE #RAW

@RealAlexxAlexx: Dolph Ziggler is like a wrestling Unicorn. Magical and majestic. Like words can't describe it. #Raw

@XcuseMe_BrieFly: @WWE Randy Orton is a beast and just walked out there all boss.! #Raw

@BRAVO_229: "Roota to the toota to your fruity booty"...another brilliant lyric from R-Truth. #WWE #Raw

@DEREK_L_FOSTER: Cm punk vs Dolf Ziggler was the best Match I've seen on #RAW all year! @WWE

@TravisAlbers1: #Raw Big Show wants to end it for good i can't blame him

@ForeverInvolved CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler is having a great match.....DID YOU SEE THAT DROPKICK! Can you say Textbook? #RAW

@BeardofMikeKnox: Wade Barrett with soaking wet hair and bangs looks like a rookie Randy Orton. #WWE #RAW #WeAreWrestling

@oheytrevor: So... Remember when everyone would wonder if Zack Ryder was gonna be on #Raw? I don't think that's a problem anymore.

@MarkinOut: I wish I knew girls who played video games like that! #WWE12 #WWE #Raw #HOT

@RyanGradler: @WWEgames Last night Survivor Series tonight #RAW then heading to Walmart to pick up #WWE12...awesome time to be a WWE fan!

@KissTheStarsD: Fruity Booty getting ready to trend. @WWE #RAW

@drazenp4evr: Did Booker T just compare Zack Ryder to Tim Tebow?#WWE #Raw

Share your voice with the rest of the WWE Universe on Twitter by using #RAW and check back next week for the next edition of The Day After Raw.

Source: http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-11-21/day-after-raw

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Timing is awkward for Robert Wagner "NCIS" episode (omg!)

By Chris Willman

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Robert Wagner will have dueling appearances on CBS this week: As a handcuffed character on "NCIS" on Tuesday and as the subject of a "48 Hours" segment that aired on Saturday night exploring Natalie Wood's death almost 30 years ago.

The network put together what now seems like a rather jolting promo spot for Tuesday night's episode of "NCIS," which show Wagner's character being handcuffed and brought in for questioning on suspicion of murder.

His guest-starring role on TV's top crime drama is not, of course, to be confused with his appearance on the same network's "48 Hours Mystery," which looked into whether his wife's death, deemed an accidental drowning in 1981, warrants a criminal investigation.

Is this the kind of situation for which the word "awkward" was invented?

"The episode is running as scheduled," CBS spokesperson Chris Ender said Saturday, asked by The Wrap if any thought had been given to postponing the Wagner-centered "NCIS" or re-editing the commercial spots.

Saturday's episode of "48 Hours," meanwhile, reflected a change in schedule. The segment about Wood's death originally was slated to air during Thanksgiving weekend, which would have allowed for Wagner's "NCIS" guest spot and promotion to be over and done with before CBS' news division raised any provocative questions.

But the news show was bumped up a week after the L.A. County Sheriff's office held a news conference on Friday announcing their reopening of the Wood case -- an announcement that, in turn, was likely spurred by the imminence of the "48 Hours" segment.

"Timing is everything," Susan Zirinsky, the executive producer of "48 Hours" told TheWrap on Saturday afternoon during a quick break in the editing room as her team rushed the Wood segment toward completion.

Zirinsky acknowledged the irony of Wagner's being a featured actor on the network within days of her news program's airing interviews that revive insinuations about his actions before and after his wife's death in 1981. But she said that never figured in the initial decision to run the segment after "NCIS" aired, nor did her team worry when it became clear that they would move their "48 Hours" episode closer to Wagner's appearance on "NCIS."

"That's what's great about CBS: There is a division of church and state," said Zirinsky. "We in the news division would never be asked to hold a show because of something in the entertainment world. There was never a discussion about 'Should we not air this "48 Hours" this week?'"

Another source close to "NCIS" said that they fielded questions about whether the commercials should be recut, but with Wagner's character being so central to the show, those thoughts weren't seriously entertained -- "and anyway, the sheriff's office said he isn't a suspect" in the Wood case.

Still, much of the speculation around Wood's death continues to pivot on Wagner's actions that night, before her disappearance and after everyone on board the boat was aware that she was missing.

The "48 Hours" segment includes an interview with an EMT who believes Wood survived adrift in the ocean for hours and might have been saved if a search had been called earlier. Also interviewed is the captain of the boat, who says he lied to authorities during the initial police investigation and has co-authored a book largely dedicated to putting the blame for Wood's death on his former friend Wagner.

Meanwhile, "NCIS" and Wagner have been very good to each other in recent years, as he's become the most popular recurring guest star on TV's most popular scripted show.

The former "Hart to Hart" star made his first appearance two seasons ago as Anthony DiNozzo Sr., the lovable-scoundrel dad of Michael Weatherly's character. That episode proved to be one of the most acclaimed in the show's nine-season run, so Wagner has been brought back for annual appearances, last season and again now.

TV watchers may also recall that Weatherly played Wagner in the 2004 TV movie "The Mystery of Natalie Wood," directed by Peter Bogdanovich and co-produced by Lana Wood, Natalie's sister. The "NCIS" actor has said in the past that the telepic was a touchy subject he and Wagner avoided discussing after they began working together.

Knowing what they know now about the news flurry of recent days, CBS might have avoided promoting Wagner's "NCIS" appearance with plot synopses like: "When DiNozzo's dad ... is found in a car, minus his memory but plus one dead body, the NCIS team must determine whether the man is capable of murder."

By the end of Tuesday's "NCIS," Wagner's much-loved character will have been found blameless. Only a public opinion poll will reveal whether viewers walked away from "48 Hours" with the same sense of relief.

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UC Davis cop pepper sprays famous works of art

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Lt. John Pike makes an unexpected appearance in Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."

By Athima Chansanchai

It's not enough that the police are pepper spraying Occupy protesters,?now they're taking aim at famous works of art?? as an Internet meme, of course.

It was only a matter of time before the viral image of that UC Davis cop (Lt. John Pike, you're famous now! Or infamous?) made it into certain images, but it's a stroke of genius to incorporate it into famous works of art, as you can see below (and which we saw all over Facebook last night, too).

James Alex, an American artist living in Edinburgh, Scotland, created some of the images Sunday night?after seeing the Seurat mash-up (above), and expanded?it to others such as the Manet, the Eakins, Wyeth and Willard, posting them to his Tumblr.

"I started to think about the UC students using a peaceful method of?protest, i.e. sitting, and how truly revolutionary such a passive event?like sitting could be. Then I started to think about paintings being?passive yet revolutionary especially in their own time and yes, now too," he wrote in an email to msnbc.com this morning. "Popping in the image of the officer resulted in something quite dynamic?with a multitude of meanings, the least of which is playing with the idea?of historical events and how unamerican a violent act can be."

Here, Alex chose Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World" to express his thoughts. Another creative soul chose Picasso's "Guernica" to reveal the police presence now seen around the world.

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Lt. John Pike makes a stealthy cameo in Picasso's "Guernica."

Others have done the random photoshop, and still more have merged memes (see the Leo diCaprio strut below, too).

Leo diCaprio strut meme merges with pepper spray image

There's much more on Know Your Meme's "Casually Pepper Spray Everything Cop" page.

UC Chancellor?Linda P.B. Katehi?has come under fire for her handling of the situation, putting the offending officers caught on camera on administrative leave. While these images conjure up the lighter side of the police action, we realize how serious the situation really is. If you haven't seen the original image yet, here it is, followed by a video about the ensuing controversy.

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Students at UC Davis are pepper sprayed.

As faculty members call for her resignation, the chancellor of UC Davis launched an investigation into the pepper-spraying of apparently peaceful Occupy Davis protesters by campus police. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports.

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Check out Technolog on?Facebook, and on Twitter, follow?Athima Chansanchai, who is also trying to keep her head above water in the?Google+?stream.

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