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NEW YORK (CNN) -- In the midst of the ongoing culture wars, can it be a good idea to put out a comedy about two Stone Age men who wander into the Bible?

In "Year One," Jack Black stars as an inquisitive Stone Age man, with Michael Cera as his sidekick.

Harold Ramis thinks so.

"Year One," which he directed, concerns two men -- played by Jack Black and Michael Cera -- who leave their home and, in their travels, meet biblical characters such as Cain, Abel, Abraham and Isaac. Among the locales: ancient Sodom, which "didn't seem worse than Las Vegas to me," Ramis told CNN.

"Year One" comes out Friday.

Ramis, whose writing and directing credits include "Groundhog Day" and "Analyze This," said it was time for a new biblical epic -- of sorts.

"No one had done this film for our generation," he told CNN. It's like, you know, when 'Animal House' [which Ramis co-wrote] came out, there were college films. Every generation had college films, but our generation didn't have one yet, and I don't know that our generation - this young, new generation of kids has a, you know, a sandal epic yet, and this is the one. This is for them."

Ramis rounded up a cast of comedians familiar to any watcher of Judd Apatow-produced movies -- no surprise, since Apatow is a producer of "Year One." Christopher Mintz-Plasse ("Superbad"), Horatio Sanz ("Saturday Night Live," "Step Brothers") and Bill Hader ("Tropic Thunder") all have parts.

"A lot of them were new to me," said Ramis. "[But] Jack knew them, Michael knew them, they were connected -- all connected through Judd Apatow, through 'Saturday Night Live' ... the comedy world is a club."

Black joked that everyone's a member of a secret society, requiring retinal scans, that meets "inside the O of the Hollywood sign -- the first O," he noted..

"All the projects are laid out on a table," he said. "And we talk generally about how we're gonna take over the planet, take over the comedy and keep a vise grip on it."

Black said he revels in the chance to find the humor in the Bible.

"That was the fun of this thing," he said. "It's like, we are going to have some fun with the Bible; you don't see it very often. It hasn't really been done since Monty Python days. 'Life of Brian.' "

However, the film could get more than it asked for. Films poking fun at the Bible -- or, indeed, treating the Bible with anything less than reverence -- have been the subject of protests and criticism.

"Life of Brian," the Python troupe's 1979 comedy about an assumed messiah that parodied the story of Jesus, was protested by clergy in the U.S. and banned outright in Ireland. French protesters threw Molotov cocktails into a Paris theater showing "The Last Temptation of Christ," Martin Scorsese's 1988 film version of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel.

More recently, Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," though a huge financial success, was criticized by some observers for alleged anti-Semitism, as well as its violence.

Ramis, who observed that a number of biblical films focus on the New Testament, said he deliberately chose to make the Old Testament his subject.

"I told people that I wanted to do for the Old Testament what Monty Python did for the Gospels," he said. "Which is just to kind of take a funny look and project a contemporary sensibility back to these treasured myths of Western civilization.

"It wasn't so much to attack any particular religion," he added. "I figure all religions are good. They all make sense on paper; it's just the exploitation of religion that's been a problem, by ... people using religion to justify war, or to justify government or, you know, 'God made me do it.' "

Ramis said one of his intentions with "Year One," which he co-wrote with "Office" writers Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, was to focus on people, not God. Paraphrasing the liberal clergyman and activist William Sloane Coffin, he said, God's not the event itself, but "God's in our reaction to the event."

"I wanted to do a film that kind of addressed these fundamental beliefs and urged people to take personal responsibility, no matter what they believe God is or isn't," Ramis said. "It's still up to us in the final analysis."

Which is not to say that the film skimps on its comedy -- and with Ramis, Black, Cera, Hank Azaria, David Cross and producer Judd Apatow ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Superbad") around, there's no shortage of jokes.

"It's really just a good, dumb, broad comedy," Ramis told Entertainment Weekly.

Improvisation often played a role, said Cera and Black.

"We weren't locked to anything," Cera said. "It was a very honest set. If something wasn't working then we would address it."

"We got a lot of different options [from observers], and they were able to play with different options in the editing room. I thought it was a cool way to do it," said Black. "I've never done a movie like that -- and now I wanna do that on all my movies." iReport.com: Seen "Year One"? Share your review

The handful of early reviews have been positive, and Ramis is pleased with the result. He's particularly happy the film was received warmly in the Sodom shooting location -- Sibley, located in northwest Louisiana, in the heart of the Bible Belt.

"It's funny, because Southern people living in the heart of the Bible belt, there's a Baptist church every 150 feet in that area, and here we are in Sodom, in the city of Sodom," he said. "And they just got into it, they enjoyed it so much."

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On CNN's "State of the Union," host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country. This week, King traveled to New Hampshire, where diner patrons shared their thoughts on President Obama and the economy.

The Tilt'n Diner hosted all the major presidential candidates during the primaries in 2008.

TILTON, New Hampshire (CNN)  -- Kate O'Leary voted for Barack Obama and began the year full of energy. But her hope is giving way these days to a sense that some things never change.

"I trust his motives," she said of President Obama. "I feel like he is an honorable guy, I am not sure if he can do it. That's the problem."

Too much too soon is one of her worries. Too much politics as usual is another. Add in too much bailout money and Kate O'Leary is more sober now than she was when Obama took the oath of office.

Across from O'Leary sat Debbie Lurvey, who took a job at the Tilt'n Diner after losing her job in the mortgage business.

"It was a forced unemployment because of the economy," Lurvey said. "So, you know, I decided that it was best to move on to something a little more stable."

O'Leary and Lurvey are among those who think the economy is going to get worse before it gets better. But our third guest for our weekly diner conversation, Jim Wells, isn't so sure.

"I think most of it is psychological," said Wells, a Republican who believes consumers need to be more confident. "The secret out of a recession like this is to spend money. And you have got to spend your own, you can't expect somebody else to spend it for you."

He makes the distinction between consumer spending and what he sees as too much government spending.

"We are going to have to pay the bill in another two or three years and it is going to be scary when it happens," Wells said.

All three agreed one thing missing from Washington is a spirit of cooperation and compromise.

Lurvey said the pain of losing her job and dealing with foreclosure have taught her there are some things the government can't do.

"It is a good time to get back to what this country was made on -- it's the family," she said. "And you know I think for awhile we were all going crazy and overspending and living beyond our means and this has kind of been a reality check for most people."

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LONDON, England -- Painfully hot, they make your eyes water, your heart race and can turn your face embarrassingly red.

Chilies have been used for many millenia both for their medicinal benefits and exciting falvor.

Once only a staple of cuisine from far flung regions of the world, chilies can now be found in almost any dish around the globe.

Last week an Indian woman wolfed down 51 "ghost chilies," -- the world's spiciest -- in two minutes and smeared the seeds on her eyes for an entry into the Guinness World Records.

Anandita Dutta Tamuly, 28, achieved the bizarre and fiery undertaking in the Indian north-eastern state of Assam.

She was cheered on by British chef Gordon Ramsay, who also attempted a bite of the hot stuff before begging for water. A single seed can cause watering eyes, as well as a burning sensation in the mouth that can last up to five hours.

A chili's spiciness is measured in Scoville units; the number of times a chili extract must be diluted in water in order for it to lose its heat.

The "ghost chili", also known as bhut jolokia, has more than 1 million Scoville units, while Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units and jalapeno peppers from 2,500 to 8,000 units.

Chilies have formed part of the diet in the Americas since approximately 7,500 BC and owe most of their fame to their sometimes unbearably spicy flavor.

But they have also long been recognized for their health benefits. Scientific research --and legend--  have attributed health wonders to chilies over the years.

Diego Alvarez Chanca, a physician on explorer Christopher Columbus' second voyage to the West Indies in 1493, first wrote about the pepper's medicinal effects back in 1494.

Below we look at effects eating chilies has on the body.

Skin

Other than for its flavor-enhancing qualities, chili is, oddly enough, used to fight the summer heat.

As the chili causes extreme sweating and blood rushing to the face, it cools the body down when the sweat evaporates, making it useful for combating heat.

These same heat inducing properties are said to have a cumulative effect and over time are believed to alleviate pain when used in treatments for anything from arthritis and psoriasis to shingles and severe burns.

Brain

The substances that give chili peppers their intensity when eaten or applied on the skin are called capsaicinoids.

When consumed, capsaicinoids connect with pain receptors in the mouth and throat that are normally responsible for sensing heat.

Once activated by the capsaicinoids, these receptors send a message to the brain that the person has consumed something hot.

The brain responds to the burning sensation by raising the heart rate, increasing perspiration and releasing endorphins, called the body's "natural painkillers" and "happy hormones."

Stomach

Chilies have long been associated with soothing the digestive system, by acting as stomach cleansers. According to the UK Food Guide, chili helps to settle stomach upset and encourages the production of good digestive acid.

Chili aficionados believe the fruits can also induce weight loss because the substance that makes them "hot" speed up the body's metabolism.

However, one study by the American Institute of Cancer Research performed in Mexico showed in 2003 that a high consumption of chilies (approximately nine to 25 jalapeno peppers per day) is in fact associated with stomach cancer.

Immune system

Red chilies contain high amounts of carotene and vitamin C. It is said that chilies contain more vitamin C than citrus fruits. Chili peppers are also a good source of vitamin B6 and are very high in potassium, magnesium and iron, giving them a reputation for naturally boosting the body's immune system.

Heart and other cardiovascular effects

A 2006 study published in the British Journal of Nutrition showed that after adding chili to the diet, bad cholesterol, that can often lead to heart problems, took a longer time to develop into heart diseases.

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question: What units measure a chili's heat?

answer: Scoville

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question: Who ate 51 ghost chilis

answer: Anandita Dutta Tamuly,

text: Anandita Dutta Tamuly,

question: What number of ghost chilis did the woman eat?

answer: 51

question: What have long been recognized for their health benefits?

answer: Chilies

text: Chilies

question: What made the woman do this?

answer: entry into the Guinness World Records.

text: entry into the Guinness World Records.

question: What does a Scoville unit measure

answer: A chili's spiciness

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question: How long did it take woman to eat the chilis

answer: two minutes

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(CNN) -- Environmentalists are encouraged by President Barack Obama's focus this week on renewable energy and stricter emissions standards, although some economists are skeptical he can pull the country out of the recession while cleaning up the planet.

President Barack Obama with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

Obama must strike a careful balance between stimulating the economy in the coming months and investing in the long-term future of the environment, said Raj Chetty, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley.

"If you spend money too quickly, you lose site of the long-term vision," Chetty told CNN. "If you focus too much on the long term, you may not act on spending money."

Framing his remarks with an eye on the recession, the president on Monday announced a plan for "a new energy economy that will build millions of jobs." Obama proposes to put 460,000 Americans to work through clean energy investments, increasing fuel efficiency in vehicles and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

By 2025, the Obama administration hopes one-fourth of the nation's energy will come from renewable sources. Over the long term, the president hopes to create millions of new jobs by investing $150 billion in taxpayer money to help private companies develop new sources of clean energy, such as wind, solar and geothermal power.

It's about time, say scientists who often clashed with former President George W. Bush on environmental policy.

"By repowering our nation with clean energy, we will create millions of jobs that can't be sent overseas. By harnessing the energy of the sun and wind, we can refuel our nation and end our addiction to oil," said Wesley Warren, director of programs for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Environmental scholars, however, say the changes Obama seeks are not easy.

"These technologies are not new. They have been around for 10 to 15 years," said Bill Chameides, dean of the Nicholas School of Environment at Duke University. "Government can push new policies, but it has to prove to be economically competitive or else it will not happen."

"It is going to require massive investments," said Joseph Romm, former acting assistant secretary of energy under the Clinton administration and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. "The only question is, are we going to be the leader and export our technologies or a follower and continue importing our resources?"

Some economists question whether spending government money on new energy technologies is the best way to stimulate the economy in the short term.

Opponents of Obama's proposals say renewable energy would be expensive, take up large amounts of land, and might not even be able to generate sufficient energy given the aging infrastructure of the nation's electric grid.

"If the private sector will not invest in these technologies, it will not be efficient," said Alan Reynolds, senior fellow at the Cato Institute.

"Creating jobs by switching from one form of energy to another is a bad idea," he added. "You don't need subsidies for anything that is free. Getting a $7,000 rebate on a $100,000 plug-in electrical hybrid that gets its power from a coal plant doesn't make a lot of sense."

Several events in Washington this week underscored the Obama administration's commitment to environmental issues. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday named a special envoy to pursue global agreements combating global warming. On Wednesday, former Vice President Al Gore urged Congress to approve Obama's stimulus package and said the United States needs to join international talks on a climate-change treaty.

"For years our efforts to address the climate crisis have been undermined by the idea that we must chose between our planet and our way of life, between our moral duty and economic well-being these are false choices," Gore told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

"In fact, the solutions to the climate crisis are the same solutions that will address our economic and national crisis as well."

Obama may have science on his side. By overwhelming consensus, scientists agree that our warming planet poses a greater global threat with every passing day.

The replacement of current technology with energy generated from natural resources, such as sunlight and wind, could help reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2050, according to the International Energy Agency.

"Frankly the science is screaming at us," said Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, at Wednesday's hearing. "Carbon dioxide emissions grew at a rate of four times faster in the Bush administration than they did in the 1990s."

Even so, experts agree the faltering economy will complicate any discussion about investment in clean energy.

"The country is running two deficits," said David Orr, a professor of environmental studies and politics at Oberlin College, "the economy in the short term, which will take one to five years to figure out [and] the environment in the long term, which if we don't do anything about it will see catastrophic effects."

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text: of

text: the

text: sun

text: and

text: wind

text: we

text: can

text: refuel

text: our

text: nation

text: and

text: end

text: our

text: addiction

text: to

text: oil

text: said

text: Wesley

text: Warren

text: director

text: of

text: programs

text: for

text: the

text: Natural

text: Resources

text: Defense

text: Council

text: Environmental

text: scholars

text: however

text: say

text: the

text: changes

text: Obama

text: seeks

text: are

text: not

text: easy

text: These

text: technologies

text: are

text: not

text: new

text: They

text: have

text: been

text: around

text: for

text: to

text: years

text: said

text: Bill

text: Chameides

text: dean

text: of

text: the

text: Nicholas

text: School

text: of

text: Environment

text: at

text: Duke

text: University

text: Government

text: can

text: push

text: new

text: policies

text: but

text: it

text: has

text: to

text: prove

text: to

text: be

text: economically

text: competitive

text: or

text: else

text: it

text: will

text: not

text: happen

text: It

text: is

text: going

text: to

text: require

text: massive

text: investments

text: said

text: Joseph

text: Romm

text: former

text: acting

text: assistant

text: secretary

text: of

text: energy

text: under

text: the

text: Clinton

text: administration

text: and

text: senior

text: fellow

text: at

text: the

text: Center

text: for

text: American

text: Progress

text: The

text: only

text: question

text: is

text: are

text: we

text: going

text: to

text: be

text: the

text: leader

text: and

text: export

text: our

text: technologies

text: or

text: a

text: follower

text: and

text: continue

text: importing

text: our

text: resources

text: Some

text: economists

text: question

text: whether

text: spending

text: government

text: money

text: on

text: new

text: energy

text: technologies

text: is

text: the

text: best

text: way

text: to

text: stimulate

text: the

text: economy

text: in

text: the

text: short

text: term

text: Opponents

text: of

text: Obama

text: 's

text: proposals

text: say

text: renewable

text: energy

text: would

text: be

text: expensive

text: take

text: up

text: large

text: amounts

text: of

text: land

text: and

text: might

text: not

text: even

text: be

text: able

text: to

text: generate

text: sufficient

text: energy

text: given

text: the

text: aging

text: infrastructure

text: of

text: the

text: nation

text: 's

text: electric

text: grid

text: If

text: the

text: private

text: sector

text: will

text: not

text: invest

text: in

text: these

text: technologies

text: it

text: will

text: not

text: be

text: efficient

text: said

text: Alan

text: Reynolds

text: senior

text: fellow

text: at

text: the

text: Cato

text: Institute

text: Creating

text: jobs

text: by

text: switching

text: from

text: one

text: form

text: of

text: energy

text: to

text: another

text: is

text: a

text: bad

text: idea

text: he

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text: You

text: do

text: n't

text: need

text: subsidies

text: for

text: anything

text: that

text: is

text: free

text: Getting

text: a

text: rebate

text: on

text: a

text: plug

text: in

text: electrical

text: hybrid

text: that

text: gets

text: its

text: power

text: from

text: a

text: coal

text: plant

text: does

text: n't

text: make

text: a

text: lot

text: of

text: sense

text: Several

text: events

text: in

text: Washington

text: this

text: week

text: underscored

text: the

text: Obama

text: administration

text: 's

text: commitment

text: to

text: environmental

text: issues

text: Secretary

text: of

text: State

text: Hillary

text: Clinton

text: on

text: Monday

text: named

text: a

text: special

text: envoy

text: to

text: pursue

text: global

text: agreements

text: combating

text: global

text: warming

text: On

text: Wednesday

text: former

text: Vice

text: President

text: Al

text: Gore

text: urged

text: Congress

text: to

text: approve

text: Obama

text: 's

text: stimulus

text: package

text: and

text: said

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: needs

text: to

text: join

text: international

text: talks

text: on

text: a

text: climate

text: change

text: treaty

text: For

text: years

text: our

text: efforts

text: to

text: address

text: the

text: climate

text: crisis

text: have

text: been

text: undermined

text: by

text: the

text: idea

text: that

text: we

text: must

text: chose

text: between

text: our

text: planet

text: and

text: our

text: way

text: of

text: life

text: between

text: our

text: moral

text: duty

text: and

text: economic

text: well

text: being

text: these

text: are

text: false

text: choices

text: Gore

text: told

text: the

text: Senate

text: Foreign

text: Relations

text: Committee

text: In

text: fact

text: the

text: solutions

text: to

text: the

text: climate

text: crisis

text: are

text: the

text: same

text: solutions

text: that

text: will

text: address

text: our

text: economic

text: and

text: national

text: crisis

text: as

text: well

text: Obama

text: may

text: have

text: science

text: on

text: his

text: side

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text: overwhelming

text: consensus

text: scientists

text: agree

text: that

text: our

text: warming

text: planet

text: poses

text: a

text: greater

text: global

text: threat

text: with

text: every

text: passing

text: day

text: The

text: replacement

text: of

text: current

text: technology

text: with

text: energy

text: generated

text: from

text: natural

text: resources

text: such

text: as

text: sunlight

text: and

text: wind

text: could

text: help

text: reduce

text: emissions

text: by

text: percent

text: by

text: according

text: to

text: the

text: International

text: Energy

text: Agency

text: Frankly

text: the

text: science

text: is

text: screaming

text: at

text: us

text: said

text: Sen.

text: John

text: Kerry

text: chairman

text: of

text: the

text: Senate

text: Foreign

text: Relations

text: Committee

text: at

text: Wednesday

text: 's

text: hearing

text: Carbon

text: dioxide

text: emissions

text: grew

text: at

text: a

text: rate

text: of

text: four

text: times

text: faster

text: in

text: the

text: Bush

text: administration

text: than

text: they

text: did

text: in

text: the

text: Even

text: so

text: experts

text: agree

text: the

text: faltering

text: economy

text: will

text: complicate

text: any

text: discussion

text: about

text: investment

text: in

text: clean

text: energy

text: The

text: country

text: is

text: running

text: two

text: deficits

text: said

text: David

text: Orr

text: a

text: professor

text: of

text: environmental

text: studies

text: and

text: politics

text: at

text: Oberlin

text: College

text: the

text: economy

text: in

text: the

text: short

text: term

text: which

text: will

text: take

text: one

text: to

text: five

text: years

text: to

text: figure

text: out

text: and

text: the

text: environment

text: in

text: the

text: long

text: term

text: which

text: if

text: we

text: do

text: n't

text: do

text: anything

text: about

text: it

text: will

text: see

text: catastrophic

text: effects

question: Do economists think Obama can fix the economy and the planet at once?

answer: skeptical

text: skeptical

question: Obama's focus is on what?

answer: renewable energy

text: renewable energy

question: What did the President announced a plan for?

answer: "a new energy economy that will build millions of jobs."

text: "a new energy economy that will build millions of jobs."

question: What plan did the president announce?

answer: new energy economy that will build millions of jobs."

text: new energy economy that will build millions of jobs."

question: The new policies must remain what according to scholars?

answer: economically competitive

text: economically competitive

question: What are some economists skeptical about?

answer: he can pull the country out of the recession while cleaning up the planet.

text: he can pull the country out of the recession while cleaning up the planet.


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(CNN) -- The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert Thursday to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic.

Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday.

Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said.

"This is an important and challenging day for all of us," WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters. "We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century."

The last previous pandemic occurred in 1968.

As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said. There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths.

The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update. Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.  See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. Â»

The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference.

The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks.

"Further spread is considered inevitable," Chan said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. "The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met."

The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation.

Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu. In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready.

"The virus is not stoppable," she said. "I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country."

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.

The United States declared a public health emergency April 26.

"WHO continues to recommend no restriction on travel and on border closures," Chan said.

Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks. Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, "crowding out" the seasonal influenza virus.

Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks.

HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision.

It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward. "We're doing as much as we can now," he said.

The agency awarded a contract several weeks ago to five manufacturers to develop an H1N1 antigen. The companies are producing pilot lots. Clinical testing will take place over the summer, Hall said.

At the end of the summer, HHS will decide whether to go into production.

"There's no specific date on the calendar," Hall said.

If officials decide to produce a vaccine, the first doses would be ready early in the fall. Hall noted that even full-scale production doesn't mean there will be an immunization campaign. Federal officials may have a vaccine and decide not to use it, he said.

Also Thursday, authorities in Hong Kong ordered the closure of all elementary schools, kindergartens and day care centers in the city after 12 students were found to be infected with the virus.

Authorities have not determined the source of the infection, said Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang. This makes it the first cluster of swine flu cases in the city without a link to someone who had traveled overseas.

The schools and day care centers were told to close for 14 days as investigators tried to identify the source of the infection, said Tsang, the chief executive.

The health department will decide after two weeks whether to continue the shutdown.

Also on Thursday, Israel's health ministry announced that the number of people diagnosed with swine flu there was 68.

Health officials use the virus' clinical name -- H1N1 -- to reflect that it's actually a combination of several different types of flu and to reduce confusion about whether eating pork can spread the virus. It cannot.

CNN's David S. Martin, Roya Shadravan in Hong Kong, and Michal Zippori in Jerusalem contributed to this report.

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Los Angeles (CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan's need for a better toothpaste should not outshine more important issues "such as homelessness, lack of funding for public education and relations between America and its allies," the actress's rep said Friday.

Steve Honig was responding to online buzz about a close up photo of Lohan's teeth that appear to show stains that bloggers blame on her love of red wine and cigarettes.

"Lindsay is widely recognized as one of the most beautiful women on the planet, and is regularly sought-after by some of the top photographers in the world to appear on covers of magazines around the globe," Honig said in a statement to CNN.

Not to mention the many paparazzi that hound Lohan through the streets of Los Angeles.

"There are so many more important issues the media should be focusing on, such as homelessness, lack of funding for public education and relations between America and its allies," Honig said.

Stained teeth, however, is not Lohan's biggest concern now. She is due back in court Wednesday morning for a status hearing before Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Saunter.

Judge Saunter will check on her progress in meeting the community service and psychological counseling requirements she imposed last summer when she sentenced Lohan to probation for stealing a necklace from a Venice, California, jewelry store.

As with Lohan's smile, there are online reports that her record of probation compliance is stained and that Lohan again faces jail time.

But Frank Mateljan, spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney, said that while he has seen the reports the matter "not risen to the level of having our office involved yet."

The probation office and the court have not contacted the prosecutor on the case about it, Mateljan said.

Lohan lawyer Shawn Holley would not comment on the reports.

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Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A German man is facing federal charges in the United States on suspicion of trying to extort money from supermodel Cindy Crawford and her husband, using a photograph of the couple's then-7-year-old daughter, court documents said.

Edis Kayalar is charged with one count of extortion in a criminal complaint filed Thursday, according to Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

The photo, apparently taken as a prank by their former nanny, shows the couple's daughter bound to a chair, court documents said.

Kayalar was deported to Germany from the United States in September after he had repeated contacts with Crawford and her husband, business mogul Rande Gerber. However, the complaint against him alleges, he continued to demand money from them.

Federal prosecutors are in contact with German authorities on the matter, Mrozek told CNN, but as of Thursday night Kayalar was not in custody.

If convicted, Kayalar faces a maximum penalty of two years in federal prison.

Kayalar first contacted Crawford and Gerber in July, according to the criminal complaint. He told Crawford, who answered the phone, that he had a photograph of their daughter and wanted to help them out because he is a "good person," the documents said. Crawford then handed the telephone to her husband.

Identifying himself as "Brian," Kayalar told Gerber he had a photograph of their daughter in "revealing clothing, bound to a chair and gagged," according to the complaint. He said he had stolen the photograph from the former nanny and that he wanted to return it because it "bothered" him and he felt it "just wasn't right," the complaint said. He told Gerber he wanted to give up the photograph so it would not end up in the tabloids, according to the documents.

Kayalar told Gerber he had met the former nanny at a bar about three months before, when the woman still worked for the couple, and that he had been at her apartment and gotten Crawford's number from the nanny's cellular phone while the nanny was sleeping, the complaint said. The couple notified the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

In the affidavit, an FBI agent states that she reviewed the photograph, which depicts the girl, who has since turned 8, bound and gagged in a chair and wearing shorts and a T-shirt. The girl told her parents -- who did not know it had been taken -- that the former nanny took it as part of a "cops and robbers" game.

Kayalar called again, arranging to meet Gerber at a bar in Venice, California, to return the photograph, the court documents said. He did not ask directly for money, but hinted that he was "broke" and would like a monetary reward for the return, according to the complaint.

Gerber brought a sheriff's deputy to the meeting. During the meeting, Kayalar told Gerber he did not have the original image with him, saying he had left it with friends for "security purposes," but showed him a copy he had saved on his cellular phone, according to the complaint. He told Gerber stole the photograph from the nanny's apartment along with a handwritten note saying, "The baby sitter went crazy and tied everyone up and they need your help! Please."

Gerber and the deputy then got Kayalar to call and arrange to meet the former nanny with them. When the former nanny -- who was not identified in court documents -- saw Gerber with Kayalar, she "became extremely upset and began to cry," the court documents said. She apologized to Gerber and told him the photograph had been taken as a prank, and that she initially had planned to put the photograph and the note on the front door of the couple's home "in order to pull a prank on Crawford" but had not done so.

On the way back to the bar, Kayalar repeatedly asked Gerber for money, the complaint said, saying that "he could get a lot of money from the tabloids for the photograph." He said he would deliver the photograph to Gerber the following day.

Gerber went to meet with Kayalar the next day in Malibu, later telling police he obtained a hard copy of the photograph from him and gave him $1,000 "for his trouble," according to the court documents. But two days later, Gerber called police again, saying Kayalar called and demanded more money, saying he still had a copy of the photograph.

During the Venice meeting, Kayalar told the sheriff's deputy he was a German citizen and that his true name was Edis Kayalar, the complaint said. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement found he was in the United States illegally, and he was arrested and deported.

In November, Kayalar began calling the couple from Germany, however, saying he had no choice but to demand more money since they had "gotten him deported," court documents said. He said he wanted $100,000 for not releasing or selling the photograph to the media.

"Kayalar stated that before, he had not committed any crime, but that now he was committing extortion," the complaint said. He provided them with German bank account information. Gerber asked for proof that he still had the picture, and shortly afterward received an e-mail with a copy of it. Authorities traced the computer used to send the e-mail to Stuttgart, Germany, the complaint said.

Since then, Kayalar has made another attempt to obtain money from the couple, according to court documents, and Gerber stalled, saying he needed more time to get the money.

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text: said

text: U.S.

text: Immigration

text: and

text: Customs

text: Enforcement

text: found

text: he

text: was

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: illegally

text: and

text: he

text: was

text: arrested

text: and

text: deported

text: In

text: November

text: Kayalar

text: began

text: calling

text: the

text: couple

text: from

text: Germany

text: however

text: saying

text: he

text: had

text: no

text: choice

text: but

text: to

text: demand

text: more

text: money

text: since

text: they

text: had

text: gotten

text: him

text: deported

text: court

text: documents

text: said

text: He

text: said

text: he

text: wanted

text: for

text: not

text: releasing

text: or

text: selling

text: the

text: photograph

text: to

text: the

text: media

text: Kayalar

text: stated

text: that

text: before

text: he

text: had

text: not

text: committed

text: any

text: crime

text: but

text: that

text: now

text: he

text: was

text: committing

text: extortion

text: the

text: complaint

text: said

text: He

text: provided

text: them

text: with

text: German

text: bank

text: account

text: information

text: Gerber

text: asked

text: for

text: proof

text: that

text: he

text: still

text: had

text: the

text: picture

text: and

text: shortly

text: afterward

text: received

text: an

text: e

text: mail

text: with

text: a

text: copy

text: of

text: it

text: Authorities

text: traced

text: the

text: computer

text: used

text: to

text: send

text: the

text: e

text: mail

text: to

text: Stuttgart

text: Germany

text: the

text: complaint

text: said

text: Since

text: then

text: Kayalar

text: has

text: made

text: another

text: attempt

text: to

text: obtain

text: money

text: from

text: the

text: couple

text: according

text: to

text: court

text: documents

text: and

text: Gerber

text: stalled

text: saying

text: he

text: needed

text: more

text: time

text: to

text: get

text: the

text: money

question: What did Edis Kayalar use in the extortion attempt?

answer: using a photograph of the couple's then-7-year-old daughter,

text: using a photograph of the couple's then-7-year-old daughter,

question: What is Edis Kayalar charged with in the U.S.?

answer: one count of extortion

text: one count of extortion

question: Where is Edis Kayalar from?

answer: Germany

text: Germany

question: What was in the court documents?

answer: The photo, apparently taken as a prank by their former nanny, shows the couple's daughter bound to a chair,

text: The photo, apparently taken as a prank by their former nanny, shows the couple's daughter bound to a chair,

question: What was Edis Kayalar charged with?

answer: extortion

text: extortion

question: What did the man claim to steal?

answer: photograph

text: photograph