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BOSTON — Sixteen hours after investigators began interrogating him, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings went silent: He'd just been read his constitutional rights.
RELATED: NewsOne's Boston Bombing Coverage
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (pictured right) immediately stopped talking after a magistrate judge and a representative from the U.S. Attorney's office entered his hospital room and gave him his Miranda warning, according to a U.S. law enforcement source and four officials of both political parties briefed on the interrogation. They insisted on anonymity because the briefing was private.
Before being advised of his rights, the 19-year-old suspect told authorities that his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, only recently had recruited him to be part of the attack that detonated pressure-cooker bombs at the marathon finish line, two U.S. officials said.
RELATED: Boston Marathon Bomber: Tamerlan Tsarnaev Death Photo Surfaces [EXTREMELY GRAPHIC]
The CIA, however, had named Tamerlan to a terrorist database 18 months ago, said officials close to the investigation who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case with reporters.
The new disclosure that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was included within a huge, classified database of known and suspected terrorists before the attacks was expected to drive congressional inquiries in coming weeks about whether the Obama administration adequately investigated tips from Russia that Tsarnaev had posed a security threat.
Shortly after the bombings, U.S. officials said the intelligence community had no information about threats to the marathon before the April 15th explosions that killed three people and injured more than 260.
Tsarnaev died Friday in a police shootout hours before Dzhokhar was discovered hiding in a boat in a suburban back yard.
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis had said earlier that shots were fired from inside the boat, but two U.S. officials told the AP that no gun was found inside, raising questions about how he was injured. The homeowner who called police initially said he saw a good amount of blood in the boat.
Asked Wednesday whether Dzhokhar had a gun in the boat, Davis said, "I'm not going to talk about that."
Washington is piecing together what happened and whether there were any unconnected dots buried in U.S. government files that, if connected, could have prevented the bombings.
Lawmakers who were briefed by the FBI said they have more questions than answers about the investigation of Tamerlan Tsarnaev. House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said lawmakers intend to pursue whether there was a breakdown in information-sharing, though Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, said he "hasn't seen any red flags thus far."
U.S. officials were expected to brief the Senate on the investigation Thursday. That same day, the suspects' parents, Anzor Tsarnaev and Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, plan to fly to the United States from Russia, the Father was quoted as telling the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. The family has said it wants to take Tamerlan's body back to Russia.
It is unclear whether the issue of their younger son's constitutional rights will matter since the FBI say he confessed to a witness. U.S. officials also said Wednesday that physical evidence, including a 9 mm handgun and pieces of a remote-control device commonly used in toys, was recovered from the bombing scene.
But the debate over whether suspected terrorists should be read their Miranda rights has become a major sticking point in the debate over how best to fight terrorism. Many Republicans, in particular, believe Miranda warnings are designed to build court cases, and only hinder intelligence gathering.
Christina DiIorio Sterling, a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz, said in an e-mail late Wednesday, "This remains an ongoing investigation and we don't have any further comment."
Investigators have said the brothers appeared to have been radicalized through jihadist materials on the Internet and have found no evidence tying them to a terrorist group.
U.S. investigators traveled to the predominantly Muslim province of Dagestan in Russia and were in contact with the brothers' parents, hoping to gain more information.
They are looking into whether Tamerlan, who spent six months in Russia's turbulent Caucasus region in 2012, was influenced by the religious extremists who have waged an insurgency against Russian forces in the area for years. The brothers have roots in Dagestan and neighboring Chechnya but had lived in the U.S. for about a decade.
RELATED: Chechnya And The Tsarnaev Brothers: An Unfair Connection
Dzhokhar told the FBI that they were angry about the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the killing of Muslims there, officials said.
Dzhokhar's public defender had no comment on the matter Wednesday. His father has called him a "true angel," and an aunt has insisted he's not guilty.
Investigators have found pieces of remote-control equipment among the debris and were analyzing them, officials said. One official described the detonator as "close-controlled," meaning it had to be triggered within several blocks of the bombs.
That evidence could be key to the court case. And an FBI affidavit said one of the brothers told a carjacking victim during their getaway attempt, "Did you hear about the Boston explosion? I did that."
Officials also recovered a 9 mm handgun believed to have been used by Tamerlan from the site of an April 18th gunbattle that injured a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer, two U.S. officials said.
In other developments:
– Vice President Joe Biden condemned the bombing suspects as "two twisted, perverted, cowardly, knockoff jihadis" while speaking at a memorial service Wednesday for Sean Collier, a campus police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who was ambushed in his cruiser three days after the bombing. More than 4,000 mourners paid tribute to the officer.
– The Office of Health and Human Services in Massachusetts confirmed a Boston Herald report Wednesday that Tamerlan, his wife, and toddler daughter had received welfare benefits up until last year, when he became ineligible based on family income. The state also says Tamerlan and his brother received welfare benefits as children through their parents while the family lived in Massachusetts.
– The area around the marathon finish line was reopened to the public.
Officials: Boston Bomber Suspect Silent was originally published on newsone.com


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Each Friday we round up the big conversations in tech and culture during the week that was. We also revisit the work that appeared on this blog, and highlight what we're reading from our fellow technology writers and observers at other organizations.
In case you missed it ... here on All Tech, I wondered about the competing notions of noncommitment and yet endless connection in today's digital dating world. Steve Henn explored the science behind how unexpected freebies and rewards offered by apps and services wire us to keep wanting more. Tech addiction is so prevalent that millions have downloaded apps to block themselves from using social media sites while trying to be productive. Our weekly innovation pick was Uniqul, which is letting shoppers in Finland use their faces for payment transactions.
On our airwaves, All Things Considered featured a chat about the U.K.'s plans to block pornography access. And you could hear Steve and me Friday on Morning Edition— he reported on the big takedown of a global credit card hacking ring, and I took another look at email overload after the "didn't-see-the-email" defense was offered in a high-profile insider-trading case.
The Big Conversations
Facebook's earnings triumph and its subsequent stock surge (it's trading at IPO levels again) dominated headlines, and the ongoing theme of the future of television continued to play out with the launch of Google's Chromecast.
Chromecast is a dongle-like device that plugs into your TV's HDMI jack and lets you cordlessly watch the Web on your TV. Priced at $35, it's significantly less expensive than comparable products — AppleTV and Roku — and you can get it at Best Buy or order online. Time magazine calls it a "cord cutter's dream," but Buzzfeed points out it doesn't solve "the only problem that matters" — content. Live sports and HBO still can't be easily accessed on a Chrome browser. The Wall Street Journal rounded up many more takes on it. The slow slog to mass cord-cutting continues.
What's Catching Our Eye
In no particular order:
The Verge: What's Behind Google and Apple's Sudden Patriotism
A look at why tech giants are making their products in America again. (Hint: "Made in America" sells.)
The New York Times: A Social Network Dedicated to Happy Moments
This was the link that people sent us the most this week. "Like a station that plays love songs and only love songs," the new network aims to focus on the happy moments in life.
Wall Street Journal: Taiwan's Smartphone Addicts Turn to Eye Massagers
The densely populated but tiny island of Taiwan is full of tech-obsessed consumers. Those tired eyes need some love, and vendors of eye-massaging goggles say sales have surged this year. But you don't have to be Taiwanese to get a pair. Apparently similar eye massagers are available on SkyMall.
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With officials expecting up to 800,000 people to pack the National Mall on Monday, TIME brings you to the heart of President Obama's inauguration with an interactive panorama, a Brooks Kraft exclusive.
Post inauguration coverage continues with Obama's inaugural address, the parade and two official balls. Expect Beyonce to sing the national anthem, Kelly Clarkson to perform "My Country Tis of Thee," and James Taylor to sing "America the Beautiful." Additionally, Myrlie Evers Williams will deliver the Invocation and Richard Blanco takes the stage as inaugural poet, the first time a gay Cuban-American has done so.
Fun fact: Due to constitutionally-mandated scheduling, Obama will become the second president ever to have been sworn in four times — the last being four-termer Franklin D. Roosevelt. As many remember, both Chief Justice Roberts and Obama messed up the oath in 2009, and it had to be done over again. This time, the official end of term fell on a Sunday, so Obama had a private swearing in ceremony before Monday's public event.


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DETROIT (AP) - Spoiler alert: This story contains words and phrases that some people want to ban from the English language. "Spoiler alert" is among them. So are "kick the can down the road," "trending" and "bucket list."
A dirty dozen have landed on the 38th annual List of Words to be Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. The nonbinding, tongue-in-cheek decree released Monday by northern Michigan's Lake Superior State University is based on nominations submitted from the United States, Canada and beyond.
"Spoiler alert," the seemingly thoughtful way to warn readers or viewers about looming references to a key plot point in a film or TV show, nevertheless passed its use-by date for many, including Joseph Foly, of Fremont, Calif. He argued in his submission the phrase is "used as an obnoxious way to show one has trivial information and is about to use it, no matter what."
At the risk of further offense, here's another spoiler alert: The phrase receiving the most nominations this year is "fiscal cliff," banished because of its overuse by media outlets when describing across-the-board federal tax increases and spending cuts that economists say could harm the economy in the new year without congressional action.
"You can't turn on the news without hearing this," said Christopher Loiselle, of Midland, Mich., in his submission. "I'm equally worried about the River of Debt and Mountain of Despair."
Other terms coming in for a literary lashing are "superfood," "guru," "job creators" and "double down."
University spokesman Tom Pink said that in nearly four decades, the Sault Ste. Marie school has "banished" around 900 words or phrases, and somehow the whole idea has survived rapidly advancing technology and diminishing attention spans.
Nominations used to come by mail, then fax and via the school's website, he said. Now most come through the university's Facebook page. That's fitting, since social media has helped accelerate the life cycle of certain words and phrases, such as this year's entry "YOLO" _ "you only live once."
"The list surprises me in one way or another every year, and the same way every year: I'm always surprised how people still like it, love it," he said.
Rounding out the list are "job creators/creation," "boneless wings" and "passion/passionate." Those who nominated the last one say they are tired of hearing about a company's "passion" as a substitute for providing a service or product for money.
Andrew Foyle, of Bristol, England, said it's reached the point where "passion" is the only ingredient that keeps a chef from preparing "seared tuna" that tastes "like dust swept from a station platform."
"Apparently, it's insufficient to do it ably, with skill, commitment or finesse," Foyle said. "Passionate, begone!"
As usual, the etymological exercise _ or exorcise _ only goes so far. Past lists haven't eradicated "viral," "amazing," "LOL" or "man cave" from everyday use.
Follow Jeff Karoub on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffkaroub
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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During Labor Day weekend, I accompanied my friend to the outlet mall with no intention of buying anything. The stores were a blur to me, (with the exception of Theory, at which I pet the soft leather jackets for an extended period of time) and the merchandise quality and deals were underwhelming. I passively tried on this drapey dress at the Ann Taylor factory to kill time, and ended up really liking it.
If carefully assessed, the dress is not exceptional in quality nor fit. However, there were many aspects of it that I loved individually and saw potential in.
Fit: The outlets carry down to XXSP, of which the overall fit was roomy on me. I planned on taking in the sides from the chest and waist down to the bottom hem, however the garment construction made it more difficult than I anticipated. The skirt half of this dress is lined, and the lining is connected at the waist. I decided to leave the torso alone (and address it with a waist belt), and only slim and taper the bottom half:
Recently, I've been going back to a number of my skirts and dresses and finding myself unsatisfied with the shape at the bottom. A straight-cut skirt like this one looks fine, but after a tiny bit of tapering, the resulting pencil silhouette is more feminine and shapely. I leave the excess material just in case tastes change in the future. And oops, I really need to shorten the sleeves on this jacket versus hoisting them up with large safety pins.
Quality: The material of this dress is a thin rayon/metallic fiber blend, and as mentioned previously, only the bottom half is lined in polyester knit. A slip or shapewear bottoms may be necessary despite the lining, as I noticed seams and contours showing through. I'm wearing a mid-thigh length slip in these photos and you can still see the outline of the slip hem slightly. Tag says dry clean, but I plan on hand-washing in cold water.
I've worn this dress to work a few times and the material does not wrinkle after a day of wear, but it does form creases when folded up in a drawer. The material is stretchy and comfortable for long work days.
Price: Factory retail was $99, marked down to $64.99. I purchased it on a 40% off day (seems to happen quite often there) and I had an extra 10% off coupon. Total paid was $35. Factory stores do take orders over the phone and ship to homes, if you have the item # (286554).
Other details: What really drew me to this dress was the Grecian-inspired draping, and the soft taupe color (with just a hint of metallic) that pairs easily. I also appreciated the not-too-low cowl neck, the dolman sleeves, and the small pleats on both shoulders. I love the silhouette of a slightly loose upper balanced out with a more fitted, tapered bottom. Cinched with a waist belt, the overall vibe of this dress feels almost glamorous.


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"[Name] got into running after recovering from [near-fatal disease or accident] just [random number] years ago. "I was in bed, feeling sorry for myself, [another random number] pounds overweight, and my [body part] looked like [bad food or construction analogy]. I decided the best way to beat [near-fatal disease or accident] was to celebrate the health I had one day at a time. I trained for months and completed [major race]. I'm not embarrassed about my [body part] since it gives me a chance to educate others about [near-fatal disease or accident]. I've now hooked up with [charity of near-fatal disease or accident] to run more, and hope to inspire others with [near-fatal disease or accident] and be living proof it is possible to overcome."Unfortunately it's easy to gloss over the message in these formulaic summaries. In truth, there is something very powerful at the heart of these tales. This is Part II of my long run revelations:
"To lead a fulfilled life, embrace death."
I've had the good fortune of losing some friends and family in the last six months. I know that sounds backwards, since the pain and loss that immediately accompanies such devastation is soul-crushing. But by embracing loss and authentically internalizing the myriad of feelings that surround it, life feels more precious. Life IS more precious. If we are living, we are survivors. We should all embrace life as fully as our formulaic heroes.
It's such a shame that most of us can easily avoid our own finality in day-to-day routine, distracting media, and pharmacologically-enhanced lives. Comfort is good, and probably necessary for some level of sanity, but it's important to regularly remind yourself not to take it all for granted. I often feel this is the reason many of us enter endurance events and push our personal limits - we surround ourselves in pain and adventure so thick that we can't escape asking ourselves the very basic questions of what makes us happy, what makes us tick, and what gives life meaning. Through the pain, we grow, and for days afterward, we cherish every breath, every sunset, and every laugh.
At the 2009 Western States, I got so deep it got scary. But the serenity that followed lasted for weeks, even months, and was nothing short of life-changing. If 27+ hours on the trail is all it takes to reach that level of enlightenment and peace, it may very well have been the easiest thing I have ever done.
Embrace your finality. Treasure the moments you have. See life in its fullest hue. It's the best way to honor those who left before you, and makes for MUCH better stories.
[You can also read Long Run Revelations, Part I - There Is No Such Thing As Work/Life Balance, Only Life Balance]


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From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Audie Cornish.
Five and a half years after the financial crisis that devastated the global economy, U.S. officials are taking steps to strengthen the nation's banking system. Today, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation approved tough new rules that require banks to hold a lot more capital on their books. Regulators say the requirements will reduce the risk of bank failures during bad economic times.
NPR's Jim Zarroli has more.
JIM ZARROLI, BYLINE: The new regulations say that big bank holding companies, such as Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase, will have to hold capital equal to five percent of their assets on their balance sheets. And their subsidiary banks will have to keep six percent. That's twice what they have to hold now and it is considerably more than banks in other developed countries have to hold.
The money acts as a kind of rainy day fund to help banks absorb losses in tough times, so they won't need to ask for federal bailouts.
Thomas Curry is the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency.
THOMAS CURRY: While we can't entirely prevent future disruptions, we can preserve confidence in the financial system by ensuring that our large banks are well capitalized. This rule is an important step in that direction.
ZARROLI: Regulators also approved separate rules that would change the way banks calculate their assets, bringing them in line with global standards.
The new rules come at a time when U.S. regulators have been tightening the screws on big banks. The Fed recently rejected a plan by Citigroup to increase the dividends it pay shareholders. That sent the company's stock price falling. The requirements approved today will force the banks to set aside tens of billions of dollars in additional capital. Officials of the financial services industry complained that would cut into the money they can use for lending and investments, and also reduce profits.
Karen Shaw Petrou, of Federal Financial Analytics, says that by limiting the activities of big commercial banks, the regulations will drive a lot of financial activity into what's called the shadow banking system; likely regulated hedge funds and private equity firms.
KAREN SHAW PETROU: Business will find a home where people can make money at it. And if the big banks can't because of these rules, the business is going to go to non-banks.
ZARROLI: Petrou says that since the financial crisis, the amount of assets held by the shadow banking system has been growing, and the new bank regulations will only accelerate that process. On the other hand, she says the requirements approved today are likely to do with they're intended to do: make big banks safer.
PETROU: Even if the big banks hold lots and lots of U.S. treasuries or low risk assets, they still have to hold a lot more capital than anybody else would hold against those obligations, to make them extra safe and extra sound.
ZARROLI: The new regulations don't take effect until 2018. But many banks are already surrendering to the inevitable and are expected to comply with the requirements well before that.
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Travelling with children
Turn every trip into a fun adventure
Taking children on a plane trip does not have to be a difficult endeavour. You just have to prepare and anticipate trickier situations, so that everything runs smoothly and all of you have fun. Follow our suggestions and enjoy your trip.
Download the document with tips for traveling with children.
I'm about to purchase a trip. Any tips?
When making your reservation, inform your airline or travel agent that you will be travelling with children. They may give you a few suggestions, such as booking an overnight flight, so that children maintain their regular sleep cycle, or booking window seats.
Which documents are required?
Children must have their own Citizen's Card/Identity Card and Passport, if applicable, always at hand.
Note that, when validating the age of all children under two years, their birth certificate, may not be accepted by the airline, as it does not include a photo.
Once at the airport, remember that all children (even those travelling on your lap, without seat reservation) must have a boarding pass.
Also take into account that a 7-day old child travelling with TAP must be cleared by a physician appointed by TAP (clearance from the child's regular physician is not sufficient). This procedure may differ for other companies.
In such situation, keep in mind that the airline's authority prevails, and your child may be refused boarding.
The child is not accompanied by the parents. Is any extra documentation required?
Yes. Children under the age of 18 travelling alone or with only one parent, must present a travel authorisation:
- For international flights, children travelling alone or accompanied by only one of the parents must bring a release, signed by both parents and duly authenticated, or a power of attorney of the parent who is not travelling with the child.
- In the case of divorced parents, who are legally separated or whose marriage has been declared null or cancelled, the release must be provided by the parent exercising parental authority. This requires the presentation of the court ruling, with a notarised signature.
- If the minor is an orphan of one of the parents, the release must be drawn up by the surviving parent and the death certificate of the deceased parent will also be required.
In general, the release is valid for six months from the respective date of issue. It can be used for an unlimited number of times within its validity period, which may not exceed one calendar year.
What do I need to do before travelling?
A few days before boarding, explain to your children what they need to do and what they will go through before getting to the plane. Explain this in a positive way, so they do not feel any fear or discomfort, but highlight that it is important that they remain close to you.
Air travel can be stressful for kids, particularly in the case of long-haul flights. The dry air and low atmospheric pressure in the cabin can cause anxiety, and the lack of space to play can also cause irritability.
In order to make sure everything is ready for the trip, visit the paediatrician. This way you can be sure that your children are feeling well and/or have the necessary vaccines for the trip.
If a child is ill, for example, with chickenpox or measles, you are obliged to inform the airline prior to your trip, in order to know the acceptance conditions.
Bring chewing gum and hard candy, which may be necessary to relieve ear pain.
Make sure the children remain hydrated. The most advisable beverages, other than water, are fruit juices or tea. Avoid carbonated drinks, as these have a diuretic effect. If you need to transport liquids as cabin baggage, please be aware of the restrictions applicable.
We have arrived at the airport. What now?
The airport is a vast space, with lots of people circulating. Your main focus should be on keeping your children near you and ensuring that they are acclimated and at ease.
A few suggestions:
- Bring suitable clothing to mitigate temperature differences between the airport, the plane and your destination.
- Arrive early, so you can handle everything without haste. Be at the airport two hours earlier for domestic and European flights, and three hours earlier for intercontinental flights.
- Normally, passengers with children are allowed to board first. For this to happen, you must get to the gate before boarding starts.
- Never leave your children unattended, even to go to the bathroom. If you lose sight of your children, ask a staff member for help.
- At the airport there are several entertainment options for children, including watching the planes land and take off. Keep them active, so they will be quieter and calm during the flight.
- If you require a pushchair right until boarding, the airline will check it in at the gate, and put it in the cargo hold. It will be returned to you once you arrive at your destination. Please note that most airlines are not liable for any damages occurring before check-in.
- All passengers must go through the X-ray scanning, including children. Only infants may go through with their parents. Remember that hand baggage must also pass through the security checkpoint. To find out what you may carry with you, see the page with information concerning hand baggage.
- If the child is in a pushchair, put them on your lap instead, and before passing the pushchair through the X-ray, remove all the equipment and items from all bags and place them in the appropriate trays for inspection.
I am travelling with a child who requires special care. What should I know?
Ensuring the well-being and tranquility of children with special needs is crucial. Therefore:
- Inform the security officer of the existence of any special medical devices. Present the respective medical certificate or other document.
- If you think your child may be uncomfortable during security check, talk to them and help them find the best way to minimise stress.
- Never leave your child alone during the inspection procedure, even when a specific inspection is necessary.
- The adult travelling with a child in a special device is the only person that is allowed to remove them from such device for inspection.
- If your child cannot walk or stand, the security officer shall perform the inspection while the child remains in the device.
The airport provides the Myway service for passengers with reduced mobility.
When booking, inform your airline of any special assistance service you may require, and the airline will notify the airport. For more information about the MyWay service, see the respective information page.
Finally on board!
During the flight, it is important that children remain calm, entertained and safe. For full comfort on board, follow our suggestions:
- Ask a member of the cabin crew to watch your child if you need to go to the bathroom.
- For added comfort, have your child take off their shoes, as their feet may swell due to the high altitude.
- Keep your child occupied during the flight. Bring the child's own toys or ask the airline if they will provide some.
- If your child is using an electronic game, turn off the sound and make sure they are not using it during take-off and landing.
- Once at your destination, wait for other passengers to exit the plane so that you can collect your baggage more comfortably.


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Dear Lifehacker,
I'm planning on doing most of my shopping online this year. The gifts I'm buying are expensive enough; do I have to pay for shipping too? How can I cut down on shipping costs when I shop online?
Stingy Shipper
Dear Stingy Shipper,
A lot of popular retailers offer free shipping over the holiday shopping season, but not all of them do. That doesn't mean you always have to pay for shipping when you buy online. Here are some ways to save on those exorbitant shipping costs, and sometimes avoid them completely.
Shop at Amazon Using Amazon Prime and Super Saver Shipping
No discussion of free shipping is complete without mentioning Amazon Prime. $79/year gets you free 2-day shipping on all qualifying purchases from Amazon and Amazon resellers, not to mention its other benefits. Plus, Prime is easy to get if you know someone with it and cheap if you're a student. If you do any Amazon shopping over the holidays, Prime pretty much pays for itself after a few purchases. Even if you tend to wait for the last minute (like I do) the $3.99/item next-day shipping option is much better than overnight if you're not a Prime subscriber.
Even if you're not willing to pay for Prime, keep an eye out for items that qualify for Super Saver Shipping, so you can get free shipping on your order after you rack up $25 worth of items. If you're having trouble finding $25 worth of stuff, head into Amazon Grocery, where almost everything qualifies, or use the previously mentioned Amazon Filler Item Finder to put your cart over the top.
Sign Up with A Free Shipping Service
If you shop online at multiple sites, you can always sign up for a shipping service. ShopRunner is the most notable of these, and offers free 2-day shipping on all of your purchases from dozens of online and brick-and-mortar retailers, including Newegg, Lord and Taylor, Drugstore.com, Blue Nile, Chefs, Toys R' Us, and more. The service will set you back $79/yr or $9/mo, and comes with a host of other membership benefits. You can also opt to pick up your order from local ShopRunner locations if they're available in your area, and the service offers free shipping on returns too if you don't get what you wanted or something's wrong with your order. The nice thing about going this route is that you get many of the features of a service like Amazon Prime, only across dozens of sites instead of just one.
Search for Retailers Offering Free Shipping or Use Coupon Codes to Make Up Shipping Costs
This is the time of year where free shipping abounds, and there's no better way to make sure you get free shipping and reward retailers that offer it than to speak with your dollars and shop with them. Even if free shipping is only offered for a short period, take advantage of it—if it's successful, the retailer will do it again. You'd be surprised how many online retailers pay close attention to the success or failure of small campaigns like a weekend of free shipping when it comes time to decide whether they should do it again later in the shopping season or next year. If the retailer is a brick-and-mortar retailer and you're shopping online, many sites offer free shipping if you're willing to pick it up at your local store.
Similarly, dig deep for deals and coupon codes, either on some of our favorite deal sites or coupon sites like RetailMeNot, CouponChief, and CouponCodes.com to see if there are active codes for free shipping. FreeShipping.org is a whole site dedicated to free shipping discount codes (even though they've branched out into other coupon codes as well.) Even if there aren't, you may be able to snag a tidy discount on your purchase that'll offset the cost of shipping.
Finally, keep your eyes peeled for Free Shipping Day, scheduled for December 17th, 2012, where dozens of retailers will offer free shipping on purchases just in time for the holidays. Free Shipping Day is actually the brainchild of the people behind FreeShipping.org, and so far they have over 800 large and small retailers participating in the event, and plan to have over 1,000. Like any "shopping holiday" though, make sure the prices you pay for the things you buy are worth the money, and the retailer hasn't just marked up the items you want to cover their shipping costs. The goal is to save money, after all.
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Small, independent retailers and craft shops like Etsy are usually run by one or a small group of people, and eating shipping costs means they don't make money and can't stay afloat. You'll get awesome gifts and gear from those shops, but there's little chance you'll get free shipping, even if you ask. Instead, plan ahead and make sure you have plenty of time to get the item sent to you, and choose the most affordable shipping you can trust. That way you get a good deal on a great item, and even if you have to pay a little in shipping, you didn't have to shell out for overnight or expedited.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Z will headline the Global Citizen Festival on Sept. 27 in New York's Central Park.
Organizers announced Wednesday that fun., Carrie Underwood, The Roots, No Doubt and Tiesto also will perform.
Tickets are free for the event, but they must be earned through acts meant to help end extreme poverty around the world. VIP tickets are being sold through Ticketmaster.
The festival is designed to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly meeting and put pressure on world leaders to address the needs of the world's poor. This year's concert will air live on NBC and MSNBC.
Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys and John Mayer headlined the festival last year. Neil Young, Foo Fighters and the Black Keys performed in 2012, when the festival debuted.


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If I were to have any New Year resolutions one would be to clear out my draft posts here on More Than Burnt Toast. It is safe to say I have hundreds if not thousands of recipes waiting in the wings for me to either post or create in my own kitchen. The problem there is I am always coming across new recipes to try, new ingredients, and more ideas to add to the evergrowing lists. I am sure you can all relate. More Than Burnt Toast is full of ideas and is bursting at the seams!!!! In a few short weeks it will celebrate it's 3rd year blogiversary and it is highly unlikely that I will have my drafts cleared and "swept" out by Chinese New Year to start afresh and bring me good luck!!!!
Bringing you this one recipe will be a good start. This recipe for muffins has been waiting for it's moment to shine since October when the trees were laden with crisp, ripe apples. British Columbia has some of the best weather in Canada which means we also have a lengthy growing season.
Across British Columbia fresh fruit and berries flourish in the summer months. The Okanagan Valley where I live is best known for peaches, pears and apples where the Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island and the Fraser Valley are known for their tasty berries; strawberries, blueberries, tayberries, wild blackberries, cranberries and more.
With names like Ambrosia, Sunrise, Jonagold, Aurora, Fuji and Golden Gala, British Columbia's apples sound as sumptuous as they taste. Commercial growers produce an estimated 20 to 25 varieties of this popular tree fruit, but hundreds of other types ripen on hobby farms and backyard branches. Saltspring Islanders in the Gulf Islands claim to grow 350 different kinds of organic apples, including heritage apples, on their southern island off the coast. Heritage apples refer to any apple variety that was growing before 1900. These apple varieties were all chance seedlings and as such grew without any human intervention. They are the gifts of mother nature. I have even seen heirloom apples with red flesh. Wouldn't that make a prize-winning pie!!!!
Aerlie Red Flesh, Apricot Apple, Arkansas Black Starkspur, Arlet, Ashmead's Kernel, Baldwin, Baldwin Red Flesh, Belle de Boskoop, Blenheim Orange, Blushing Golden, Braeburn, Brownlee's Russett, Burgundy, Chenango Strawberry, Cortland, Cox Orange Pippin, Discovery, Duchess of Oldenburg, Emerald Spire, Empire, Esopus Spitzenburg, Freyburg, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Golden Nugget, Granny Smith, Hall's Pink, Hawaii, Jefferis, Johnathon, Jonagold, Jonalicious, Kandil Sinap, Kensei, Kestrel, Kidd's Orange, King, Lady, Liberty, MacFree, Macoun, Mantet, Melrose, Merton Beauty, Mollies Delicious, Mott's Pink, Muscadet de Dieppe, Mutsu, Newton, Northern Spy, Orenco, Pink Pearl, Pink Pearmain, Pitmaston's Pineapple, Prima, Red Belle de Boskoop, Red Gravenstein, Rubinette, Sandow, Spartan, Summerred, Sunrise, Suntan, Thornberry, Tolman Sweet, Tsugaru, Tumanga, Tydeman Red, Vander Pool Red, Wadhurst Pippin, Wealthy, Webster's Pink Meat, William's Pride, Winter Banana, Wolf River, York Imperial
These muffins did not last long here in the MTBT household. They were moist, healthy and delicious. Warm from the oven they were even delicious with a little gelato and caramel sauce. This is an easy bake recipe, ideal for kids interested in helping make school lunches or for you to make-ahead for breakfast and freeze.
3/4 cup (175 mL) granulated sugar
2 teaspoon (10 mL) baking powder
1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) baking soda
1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) ground cinnamon, optional
1/4 teaspoon (1 mL) salt
1 large egg
1 cup (250 mL) applesauce, unsweetened preferred
1/3 cup (75 mL) canola oil
1/2 cup (125 mL) diced peeled and cored apple
1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped walnut halves
Cinnamon Crunch Topping:
4 teaspoon (20 mL) granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) ground cinnamon
Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners or grease; set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda , cinnamon, if using, and salt.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, applesauce and oil. Pour over the dry ingredients. Sprinkle the diced apple and walnuts over the wet ingredients and with a wooden spoon, swiftly and neatly stir the ingredients until just blended.
Scoop into the prepared muffin tins.
Cinnamon Crunch Topping: Stir together the sugar and cinnamon. Spoon a generous 1/4 tsp (1 mL) over each scoop of muffin batter.
Bake in the centre of a 375°F (190°C) oven until domed, firm to the touch and fragrant, about 20 minutes.


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BEIRUT – The leader of Hezbollah claimed responsibility Thursday for launching an Iranian-made drone aircraft into Israeli airspace earlier this week, adding more tension to an already explosive Mideast atmosphere.
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah warned that it would not be the last such operation by his Lebanese militant group.
Israeli warplanes shot down the unmanned plane, but the infiltration marked a rare breach of Israel's tightly guarded airspace. Hezbollah had been the leading suspect because of its arsenal of sophisticated Iranian weapons and a history of trying to deploy similar aircraft.
With a formidable arsenal that rivals that of the Lebanese army, Hezbollah is already under pressure in Lebanon from rivals who accuse it of putting Lebanon at risk of getting sucked into regional turmoil. Confirmation that Hezbollah was behind the drone could put the group under further strain internally as it pursues its longstanding conflict with Israel.
Hezbollah, a powerful Shiite group committed to Israel's destruction, has long served as an Iranian proxy along Israel's northern border. It is also seen as a close ally of the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Israel accuses the Assad government of allowing Iran to ferry weapons to Hezbollah through its territory.
Israel and Hezbollah fought a brutal monthlong war in mid-2006. Hundreds of people were killed, and Hezbollah fired several thousand rockets and missiles into Israel before the conflict ended in a stalemate.
Israel routinely sends F-16 fighter planes over Lebanon, in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution that ended the 2006 war. The Israeli planes have often broken the sound barrier over Beirut and other places as a show of strength, most recently after the drone incident.
"This statement today is a claim of responsibility by the Islamic resistance for this qualitative operation" of dispatching the drone, Nasrallah said in a televised address late Thursday.
"Today we are uncovering a small part of our capabilities, and we shall keep many more hidden," he said. "It is our natural right to send other reconnaissance flights inside occupied Palestine ... This is not the first time and will not be the last. We can reach any place we want" in Israel, he said.
He said the aircraft was launched from Lebanese territory and flew "tens of kilometers" over sensitive Israeli installations before it was discovered and shot down by the Israeli air force near the Dimona nuclear reactor in Israel's southern desert.
He dismissed an Israeli military statement that it began tracking the aircraft over the Mediterranean but waited until it was over an empty desert area to bring it down in order to avert casualties on the ground.
Nasrallah claimed the group had more surprises and would not hesitate to use them in any future war with Israel.
Launching the drone was a rare and provocative move by the Lebanese militants at a time of soaring regional tensions, with both Syria and Iran under intense international pressure.
Nasrallah said the aircraft was made in Iran and assembled by Hezbollah, adding that it was much more sophisticated than drones it sent before.
Hezbollah has attempted to send unmanned aircraft over Israel on several occasions, dating back to 2004. Nasrallah has claimed that the group's drones were capable of carrying explosives and striking deep into Israel.
Israel has said the latest drone was not carrying explosives and appeared to be on a reconnaissance mission.
The last known attempt by Hezbollah to use a drone took place during the 2006 war, when Israel shot down an Iranian-made pilotless aircraft that entered its airspace.
Touring southern Israel on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised efforts to prevent land infiltrations from Egypt. He mentioned that Israel has been equally successful "in the air, just like we thwarted the Hezbollah attempt last weekend," his first public statement blaming Hezbollah.
Hezbollah was formed to oppose Israel's occupation of south Lebanon in the 1980s, and the two sides have a bitter history.
Hezbollah has accused Israel of assassinating a top Hezbollah operative in 2008 in Syria. The group and Lebanese officials say they have broken up several Israeli spy rings inside Lebanon over the past few years.
Israel charges that Hezbollah, with Iranian backing, was behind a string of attempted attacks on Israeli diplomatic targets in India, Thailand and the former Soviet republic of Georgia, plus a deadly bombing this year that killed five Israeli tourists in a Bulgarian resort.
Last week, Israel announced the arrest of an Arab citizen it accused of spying for Hezbollah, the latest in a string of such cases.
Nasrallah also denied reports that Hezbollah members were fighting alongside Assad's forces against rebels in Syria.
The reports gained new urgency in the past weeks after Hezbollah buried several of its members, saying they died while performing their "jihadi duty." Lebanese officials said they died in Syria.
He said those killed were among 30,000 Lebanese who live in Syrian territory along the border with Lebanon and were defending themselves against repeated attacks by gunmen in Syria.
"Until this moment we did not enter the fight alongside the (Syrian) regime," Nasrallah said, but did not preclude the possibility that the group might do so in the future.
AP writer Aron Heller in Jerusalem contributed to this report.


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Director: A.R. Murugadoss
Genre: Action, Thriller
Release date: 13 November 2012
Language: Hindi
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Movie Cast: Joseph Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Vidyut Jammwal
Movie Story: Jagdish, a captain in the Indian army, is currently returning home to Bombay to get married according to his parents wish, to a girl of their choice, Nisha. After seeing the woman at the bride-viewing ceremony. Jagdish says no, citing reasons that she's too old fashioned and homely for him. But, quite contrary to her image at home, Nisha is a spoiled brat on the outside. Jagdish happens to see her other side at a boxing match and instantaneously falls head over heels for her. Meanwhile, during one of the local commutes in a city bus, Jagdish happens to miss death by a whisker. He sees the bus in which he would have been blown to pieces a few minutes back. But, fortunately Jagdish nabs the guy who planted the bomb and soon finds out he's a sleeper cell. With just few days left, Jagdish should find out what's the next target of several other sleeper cells in the city. Will Jagdish stop what's about to unfold forms the rest of the story.


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"Fat Kid Rules the World" is a movie with a title that might be misleading: It's a lot better than it sounds like it has any right to be.
Here is the story of a suicidal high school outsider that generates great sympathy for the character, and miraculously supplies him with a loving and supportive father, a reckless new friend who turns out to be good for him, and even a sexy classmate who likes his T-shirt. That has to be the first time a girl has ever told him anything like that.
"Fat Kid Rules the World" isn't either of the things that we might fear: It's not a smarmy feel-good movie, and it's not another dumb teenage comedy. It's smart and observant, and when its laughs come, they're of the dark humor variety.
Much of its success comes from a fresh 21-year-old actor named Jacob Wysocki, who was inspired in his leading debut opposite John C. Reilly in "Terri" (2011), which I invited to Ebertfest this year. Knowing him to be outgoing and personable, I was struck by how convincing he is in this film's early scenes, as Troy Billings, a trudging, listless mouth-breather who exudes a deep sense of defeat. The fat kid he played in "Terri" was more transgressive (he wore his pajamas to high school because they were a "better fit"). Here he's a boy with such low self-regard that he seems frozen in his tracks.
As the film opens, he tries to throw himself under a bus. His life is saved at the last possible moment by a druggie street kid named Marcus (Matt O'Leary), a teenage con man; he quickly sees this sudden relationship as an opportunity to crash at Troy's house and raid the refrigerator. This scheme is greeted coolly by Troy's father (Billy Campbell), a crew-cut, no-nonsense ex-Marine who tries to run a tight ship.
Right away we expect Mr. Billings to be a sadistic drill sergeant, but actually he's a reasonable man who loves both of his sons and even has sympathy for Marcus because "everybody deserves a chance."
The family's mother died not long ago, and now Mr. Billings cooks dinner every night for Troy and his brother, Dayle (Dylan Arnold), who is forever doing his homework at the dining room table. Troy never visibly does homework, but claims he's good at math and everything else "except gym." The two brothers are not hostile but more mutually uncomprehending.
At school, Troy isn't picked on, but more invisible. He gains a little credibility simply by being acknowledged by Marcus, a popular rebel, who, strictly speaking, has been expelled by the school. Able to improvise his way out of any situation, Marcus tells Troy they're going to form their own two-man punk rock band. Troy will be the drummer. Encouraged that his son is at last showing interest in something, Mr. Billings actually buys him a nice set of drums, which come with some rules: no rehearsals after 10 p.m.
Let me describe Troy's ability as a drummer this way: an infant pounding its mashed potatoes with a spoon has as much rhythm. Nevertheless, after Marcus does a fashion makeover for the kid by drawing with a Sharpie on a T-shirt, the word gets around that the two of them are in a band, and his classmate Isabel (Lili Simmons) takes a sweet interest in him. Troy is not only fat but his round cheeks are inflicted with a bright red case of rosacea. What does Isabel see in him? She's sort of an outsider herself and enjoys what she interprets as his spunk.
Weathering this storm in his little family, Billy Campbell is spot-on as the father. No-nonsense middle-aged roles are hard to find, and although Campbell is well-known, especially from his television work, his performance here may intrigue casting directors with his possibilities.
Anyway, that's the set-up. The delivery is unexpected. Even what seems to be a public humiliation ends up making Troy a hit on YouTube. There are of course setbacks and alarming events, but what's affecting is how sensibly and kindly Mr. Billings responds. There's a quiet moment, easy to miss, when he calls Marcus "son." And for such a straight arrow, he takes a big chance on behalf of the two boys.
"Fat Kid Rules the World" marks the directorial debut of Matthew Lillard, who like many actors is better with people than with the camera. There isn't dazzling directorial virtuosity here, but direct and economical filmmaking that focuses directly on the characters. The screenplay by Michael M.B. Galvin and Peter Speakman is based on a best-selling young adult novel by K.L. Going, which tells a story with deep appeal.
Lillard deserves more time behind the camera, and I think we'll be pleased to watch Wysocki's development as an actor. In the world of acting, many are thin but few are talented.
Matt O'Leary as Marcus
Lili Simmons as Isabel
Dylan Arnold as Dayle
Jacob Wysocki as Troy
Billy Campbell as Mr. Billings


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Record Store Day 2013: 40 exclusive releases
This Saturday (20 April) Record Store Day returns for its ninth year. For the uninitiated, RSD is a celebration of physical music formats and, in particular, the dedicated, characterful shops that champion them.
Every year labels and bands of all shapes and sizes (from indies to majors) announce a line-up of limited-run Record Store Day exclusive releases. These items are usually produced in limited runs and distributed to participating stores around the world. It's like the ultimate musical treasure hunt.
Here's our pick of 40 of the best vinyl treats available this year, from psychedelic picture discs and ultra-rare soul 7", to unreleased Dylan tracks and the world's shortest album (on 5").
To see the full range Record Store Day releases and find out which stores are taking part in your area, head to the Record Store Day official site.
Braille - The Storm EP
Discerning house/techno label Hyper Colour's Glass Table imprint brings us the first release from Braille (AKA Sepalcure's Praveen Sharma) since 2011's A Meaning EP. The Storm EP is a 12" picture-disc with double-take-inducing artwork.
Best Coast - Fear Of My Identity
Two exclusive new tracks from Californian sunshine slacker pop queen Bethany Cosentino, Fear Of My Identity and B-side Who Have I Become. Check out the title track below.
Bob Dylan - Wigwam
Ahead of the release of The Bootleg Series Vol. 10, Bobby Dizzle is allowing the release of two demo recordings from the Self Portrait-era - an unreleased version of album track Wigwam and, more excitingly, a previously unreleased cover of Eric Anderson's Civil Rights song Thirsty Boots.
Bombino - Azamane Tiliade/Si Chilan
Bombino is a Niger-born Tuareg guitarist who has recently released the excellent album Nomad, produced by Black Keys man Dan Auerbach. This exclusive 10" comes with its lead single Azamane Tiliade and is backed with unreleased tune Si Chilan.
Cream - Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005
A box set of three white LPs documenting Cream's Royal Albert Hall reunion shows in the Spring of 2005. The LP set has been released before, but has been out of print since 2008 and will be limited to just 1,500 new pressings.
Dark Dark Dark - What I Needed
The Minneapolis folk group release three brand new tracks on a limited edition 10" - just 200 copies have been pressed. Hear the A-side below.
David Bowie - The Stars Are Out Tonight
Bowie's putting out a traditional fancy picture disc of a classic single once more, in this case Drive In Saturday Night (from Aladdin Sane). However, this year, we also get material from the new album in the form of The Stars Are Out Tonight, backed with Where Are We Now? on white vinyl.
The Thin White Duke on Thin White plastic - what's not to like?
Deftones - Live Volume 1: Selections From Adrenaline
The first in a series of seven vinyl releases lined up to document Deftones' near-20 year history, this 12" EP takes four live recordings from the band's show at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, NY on 13 October, 1996.
Dio/Killswith Engage - Holy Diver
The legendary RJD's 1983 trademark hit, Holy Diver, backed with metalcore pioneeers Killswitch Engage's own incendiary cover version - all wrapped up in oxblood coloured vinyl.
Disclosure - White Noise (Hudson Mohawk remix)
Having breezily skipped up the singles charts earlier this year with their Aluna George collaboration White Noise, the Disclose-Bros hand their breakthrough hit over to Hudson Mohawke, who puts his own dark, shuddering spin on it.
Evian Christ - DUGA-3
DUGA-3 is a 20 minute mix of entirely original material from the UK producer, inspired by a Soviet signal transmitter of the same name. Which pretty much goes without saying.
Factory Floor - Untitled (Reissue)
With singles on DFA and Optimo, UK electronic/industrial noiseniks Factory Floor have come a long way since this EP was first released back in 2010. Now they're reissuing it on green vinyl and including a DVD of an 'experimental film'.
Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords - The Chess Box Vinyl Edition
Get On Down's meticulous re-issue does real justice to RZA/GZA's seminal album Liquid Swords, packaging it in a four LP box set complete with real chess set.
Hüsker Dü - Amusement
Hüsker Dü's debut single was originally intended to be a four track 10", but the band's slim budget forced a re-think. Here the Amusement/Statues 7" is reissued, alongside a new 7" featuring the two songs (Writer's Cramp and Let's Go Die) initially meant to accompany it.
Jake Bugg - Kentucky
Limited to just 1,000 copies, the Northern drawler reels out two non-album songs on this 7". The title track Kentucky appeared on the Taste It EP, but B-side Swept Away is previously unreleased. We're also huge fans of the retro-style custom sleeve.
Jesus and Mary Chain - Psycho Candy
Jesus and Mary Chain's Psycho Candy on red and black splattered vinyl. It's the stuff vinyl fans' dreams are made of. Limited to just 970 copies, indie kid blood will likely be spilt over this one.
Kate Nash - Free My Pussy
A 7" single on heart-shaped vinyl from Nash's own Have 10p Records label, Free My Pussy is set to feature on the Deluxe Edition of third album Girl Talk and is backed by the slightly more serious Free Pussy Riot Now!
King Midas Sound - Aroo
Making their Ninja Tune debut, Kevin Martin's (The Bug) King Midas Sound will be releasing their first new material since 2009 in the form of an exclusive 12" of Aroo, plus B-side Funny Love. There's a second album in the works, too…
Kowton Vs Julio Bashmore - Mirror Song
Kowton has teamed up with Broadwalk's own Julio Bashmore for a new three-track EP in May, but they're releasing the lead track, Mirror Song, in exclusive 12" format for RSD 2013.
Manchester Orchestra and Grouplove/Frightened Rabbit - Make It To Me/Architect
A split 12" in which US indie rockers Manchester Orchestra collaborate with psychedelic Pixies-pop types Grouplove on Make It To Me and quiet Scots Frightened Rabbit on Architect.
Napalm Death - Leaders Not Followers
The mythical grindcore beast's 1999 EP featured six covers of bands that had an early influence on the band, among them Dead Kennedys, Death and Raw Power. Now it's being reissued as a red vinyl 10" limited to just 500 copies.
Nick Drake - Nick Drake
This 1971 compilation album of some of the cult songwriter's finest cuts from Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter was originally a US-only release and became something of a collectors' item - now it's back in gate-fold vinyl form.
Orange Juice LP reissues
Domino has announced re-pressings of all four of the Scottish post-punk pioneers' LPs: You Can't Hide Your Love Forever, Rip It Up, Texas Fever and The Orange Juice. They've been re-mastered, include original lyrics sheets and come with free MP3 downloads.
Paul McCartney and Wings - Maybe I'm Amazed
The Mac-Attack is re-issuing a 12" single version of Maybe I'm Amazed that was originally sent out exclusively to radio stations. It features both stereo and mono versions, plus a single and album edit of the track. Limited to 3,500 copies.
Peace - California Daze
A one-sided picture disc that, much like the band themselves, oozes '90s-ness. California Daze in one of the more delicate moments from Peace's debut album. It is also, for lack of a better word, ace.
Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
A Syd Barret-era classic, 1967's See Emily Play was Pink Floyd's second ever single, coming five months after Arnold Layne. Here it's being re-pressed on pink vinyl with an EMI house single bag and a card featuring Barret's original train artwork.
Roky Erickson - Mine Mine Mind/Bloody Hammer
The 13th Floor Elevators frontman's debut solo single has been re-mastered and re-pressed on psychedelic swirl vinyl. Limited to 4,000 numbered copies, it features the original artwork and is guaranteed to send certain record collectors loopy.
Tame Impala - Tame Impala EP
The wonderful Modular is re-releasing Australian psychonauts Tame Impala's debut 10" EP with the addition of two tracks (Forty One Mosquitoes Flying in Formation and Wander) and another two inches.
The Band - The Last Waltz
It's been out of print for more than a decade now, but now The Band's watershed moment is back as three LP boxset, featuring embossed cover, two foils, original inner sleeves and a 12-page booklet. You don't want to know the things we'd do to get hold of this.
The Black Keys/The Stooges - No Fun
Another Warner Bros. 'Side By Side' 7", this one features The Black Keys and The Stooges playing the latter's hit No Fun and packages it up in an incredibly desirable 'splatter colored' vinyl.
The Durutti Column - Paean To Wilson
'The best guitarist you've never heard of', or so the legend goes, the Durutti Column's Vini Reilly penned this collection for the 2009 Manchester International Festival, in tribute to Factory Records impresario Tony Wilson. Now it's on vinyl (with MP3 codes) and includes a bonus disc of Vini's dedications.
The Hold Steady - Criminal Fingers / The Bear And The Maiden Fair
The Brooklyn blue-collar indie rockers penned B-side The Bear And The Maiden Fair exclusively to close Games Of Throne's season three. This brand new 7" pairs it with another unreleased tune, Criminal Fingers.
The Rolling Stones - Five By Five EP
The second EP by Keef And The Gang, featuring three covers and two originals (Empty Heart and 2120 South Michigan Avenue, credited to early band pseudonym Nanker Phelge) - now available in its original format for the first time since its 1964 release.
The Strypes - Blue Collar Jane
The fast-rising Irish rhythm and blues outfit are releasing a gatefold 7" version of their recent debut EP Blue Collar Jane. Details are scarce, but it looks like there will be seven tracks in total, which is a pretty big deal given that they've only released three so far…
The XX - Jamie XX Edits
The London trio's resident production nut Jamie XX reworks Coexist single Sunset and bonus-track Reconsider. The 12" will be limited to 4,000 copies and issued with a die-cut sleeve, which means that it comes with a cover that has a bit missing…
Various Artists - 50 Weapons Meets Monkeytown Records
German electronic music label Monkeytown Records (home of Modeselektor, Moderat and Lazer Sword) has teamed up with its 50 Weapons imprint for a marbled grey 12" featuring five tracks from Benjamin Damage, Mouse On Mars, Phon.o, Otto Von Schirach and Elan.
Various - Cotillion Records: Soul 45s 1968-1970
A beautiful collection of 10 7" singles from Atlantic soul imprint Cotillion Records' late '60s catalogue presented in a clamshell box, including an eight-page booklet, a selection of stickers and a code to download high-quality digital versions. Rare in the first place, this run of 500 won't do much to change the situation, but it will make someone's day nonetheless.
Various Artists - Earache: The World's Shortest Album
13 songs in 83 seconds is the promise on this very special compilation from UK metal label, Earache. Featuring contributions from Napalm Death (of course), Morbid Angel and Lawnmower Deth it comes on 5" vinyl in a die-cut 12" sleeve.
Various Artists 'Sub Pop 1000' - Sub Pop 1000
Apparently inspired by the Seattle label's 1986 Sup Pop 100 compilation, which showcased early music from the likes of Sonic Youth and Wipers, the 2013 update features 10 new picks from the label, including His Electro Blue Voice, Iron Lung and Peaking Lights.
White Stripes - Elephant
Believe it or not, it's 10 years since the White Stripes released the album that gave us Seven Nation Army and The Hardest Button To Button. This year it's back on coloured vinyl - split red/black for LP1 and white for LP2 - and is limited to an "unknown" number. Which we expect means 'not very many'.


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The New York Times reports that the investigation into last month's Kenya mall siege has led to Norway, where friends and relatives of a Somali-born Norwegian citizen are being questioned about his whereabouts.
The Times identifies the man as Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, 23. Authorities, the newspaper says, are trying to determine if Dhuhulow was one of four militants caught on a security video at the Westgate shopping complex in Nairobi during an attack that began on Sept. 21 and lasted four days. At least 67 people were killed in the seige by suspected al-Shabab gunmen.
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"His sister, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said in an interview here in Larvik [Norway], where Mr. Dhuhulow grew up, that officers from the Norwegian security police had asked her whether her brother had placed calls from Nairobi, including from the Westgate shopping mall, during the siege. She said that he had not and that the family was unaware of any role he might have played in the attack.
'My mother and father and me, we don't even know if he is dead or alive,' she said. 'We are waiting for the whole issue to become clearer.'
A spokesman for the Norwegian Police Security Service, Martin Bernsen, said investigators were also unsure whether Mr. Dhuhulow was still alive. Several explosions and a fire at the mall have made it hard to distinguish between the remains of the victims and attackers. The authorities have been unable thus far to identify any of the militants among the bodies pulled from the rubble."
Meanwhile, the BBC reports that two charred bodies pulled from the wreckage of the Westgae mall are "highly likely" to be of two of the assailants.
The BBC quotes Ndung'u Gethenji, chairman of the Kenyan committee investigating the attack, as saying AK47 rifles were found next to the bodies and that "the army does not use AK47s."
He said another body recovered from the rubble was likely to be a soldier.
Gethenji told the BBC that the bodies would undergo forensic tests in coming days.
It's not clear exactly how many attackers there were or whether any of them survived and escaped after the siege.
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Next time when you can't access Gmail, be happy that Gmail is down only for a few minutes. Other people have to live days without their Gmail accounts (and you know it's hard to do that).
Last week, the Gmail team realized that a bunch of spammers found a temporary home at gmail.com. Says the Gmail team: "We have been actively investigating a batch of accounts that were accidentally disabled and are currently in the process of re-enabling these accounts. This error occurred in an effort to target a large network of spammers to keep them out of the Gmail system and keep your inbox free from spam. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we re-enable these accounts as quickly as possible."
Collateral damages, you'll say. But not if you're one of the poor souls who had the misfortune to be the target of Gmail's team raid. While some of the accounts were disabled, others didn't have links to email attachments.
My account is readable.. like i can logon. but i can't download any of the attachments. i have two huge presentations coming up and all the files are on my account. i trust google more than a usbkey soo i always have my files on my account. now i can't even get them.. and i can't get any one to send them to me. so please please fix it soon. "lockdown on sector 6" is what i get and i abide by google's terms of use.
Benedikt ("benedictus" means "blessed" in Latin), the wise soul from Gmail's Google Group, saves the day:
I think this extremely unfortunate event shows us the danger of having all the important information in one place, a place that depends on the functionality of one large software package, such as GoogleMail. (...)
What we experience right now is such a failure and most of the posts in this topic that have been posted before this one show us the consequences that can have. So let us hope that the capable engineers of Google will succeed in restoring GoogleMail's full functionatlity as they have succeded in building up the virtual world of collaboration, information and communication that has made Google what it is today.
While Gmail is a useful web application, you shouldn't use it to store mission-critical files or information. And if you do, make sure you have backups: store your files on different storage mediums, forward your Gmail messages to other accounts or pray that Gmail team doesn't have a bad day and disables your account. If you see an error message like "Lockdown in sector 4 (or 6)", complain to Google.
Google says they promptly re-enabled the affected accounts, but there are still people who can't access Gmail. And might "move their operations" to other sites, if the Gmail team continues to treat them like that.
I've been locked out of my original email for a full 7 days come midnight. I'm also locked out of anything google associated, so I can't post new content to my blog, nor check AdSense income. I thought I would have to wait the standard 5 days and now I realize my account wasn't having password issues, this was a long standing issue that it seems they knew about.
Which makes me upset enough to move my operations from google; I hope everyone else does the same...this is the only free email service I have known with regular outages, shutdowns and no customer support. The last time I lost access to my email was 3/14/06, my birthday no less...luckily, I got it back in 24 hours. Now, it's been 7 days.


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We'll learn what the court decides to do about DOMA and California's Proposition 8 sometime this summer. Its options vary widely. But no matter what the result, there will be political implications.
NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins us to walk through some of them.
And, Mara, first, let's talk briefly about this really sea change in public opinion now in favor of same-sex marriage. Could the court reverse that tide in any way?
MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: No, the court cannot reverse that tide. This is a permanent shift in public opinion. And that's why I think the political implications are pretty similar no matter how the court rules. Democrats are on the side of changing public opinion, and Republicans have already signaled they want to change in tone when they confront gay rights issues. They're not going to be pushing a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage anymore. They want to send a message of inclusion.
One hundred prominent Republicans even signed an amicus brief to the court saying that they should make gay marriage legal. You have Rob Portman, very prominent Ohio Republican senator, coming out in favor of gay marriage.
So I think no matter what the court does, Republicans are going to have to balance this new effort to change their tone about this with their base, which is against gay marriage for the most part, and which, only a few years ago, was being motivated to turn out at the polls by anti-gay marriage ballot measures.
CORNISH: Now, this is often described as a conservative court, and you've talked about what this means for Republicans. I mean, does it complicate things politically for Democrats as well?
LIASSON: Well, it depends on what the court does. I think a sweeping pro-gay marriage ruling could have a backlash. And that would make things potentially more complicated for the Republicans because they'd like to stop talking about this issue altogether, at least on the national level. And they'd face probably pressure from their base to get marriage amendments on the ballot in states.
But it also might not be a good thing for Democrats. There are some Democrats who think that there are pitfalls in big sweeping rulings on social issues, divisive social issues, from the Supreme Court. It's better, they think, that voters adjudicate big social issues, not the courts. You get a longer lasting consensus if you have legislators or actual people voting on these issues.
And, you know, Prop 8 passed five years ago. I think it would be pretty fair to predict that California voters, if they went to the polls today, would approve a ballot referendum overturning it and making gay marriage legal in California.
CORNISH: Now, of course, you've been covering politics for a long time. I mean, can you remember a time when the Supreme Court took up a case or cases that really had these political stakes?
LIASSON: Well, Bush v. Gore had high political stakes and so did the health care law. But I think the case that's the most parallel to this one is the 1973 Roe versus Wade abortion ruling. And we know that at least one sitting justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has said that was the right decision done in the wrong way. In other words, she thought the Roe v. Wade decision was too sweeping.
It came before voters and legislatures in states have had a chance to sort out abortion, which was a very divisive social issue. And she is clearly weary of doing the same thing with gay marriage. And based on some of the questions from the justices today, it sounds like she's not alone.
CORNISH: And, of course, this isn't the only case that the court will decide this summer that will, you know, thrust them basically in the middle of a heated political debate. I mean, tell us a bit about the others.
LIASSON: Well, you're going to get the Voting Rights Act cases, affirmative action cases and voter ID laws. All of these cases are racially charged and they're going to be before the court this year, so I think it will be a very hot summer at the Supreme Court.
CORNISH: That's NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Mara, thank you.
LIASSON: Thank you, Audie.
CORNISH: One final note on today's Supreme Court arguments: We thought we'd play a bit of sound from the lawyers themselves presenting their cases. First, Charles Cooper representing backers of Proposition 8.
CHARLES COOPER: The concern is that redefining marriage as a genderless institution will sever its abiding connection to its historic traditional procreative purposes and it will refocus the purpose of marriage and the definition of marriage away from the raising of children and to the emotional needs and desires of adults.
CORNISH: And here's Theodore Olson, who began by telling the justices what he thinks Prop. 8 does.
THEODORE OLSON: It walls off gays and lesbians from marriage, the most important relation in life, according to this court, thus stigmatizing a class of Californians based upon their status and labeling their most cherished relationships as second-rate, different, unequal and not OK.
CORNISH: Lawyers Theodore Olson and Charles Cooper before the Supreme Court today. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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WASHINGTON —Leaders of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe today welcomed Kazakhstan's leadership in organizing their Chairmanship of one of the world's leading rights organizations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, but Commissioners called on the newly-installed Chair-in-Office to lead the OSCE by example and improve its domestic human rights record.
At a hearing on "Kazakhstan's leadership of the OSCE" featuring Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, Chairman Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) expressed support for holding a summit of OSCE heads of state this year provided the meeting be in Kazakhstan and the Central Asian country follow previous OSCE practice, including a full implementation review of all OSCE commitments open to non-governmental organization participation.
Kazakhstan's chairmanship, which started January 1, comes as the OSCE faces challenges including war in Afghanistan, the impasse over the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, prolonged frozen conflicts, corruption, persecution of human rights defenders and violations of fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression, religion and media.
"The Kazakhstani government has done a superb job preparing its chairmanship. I urge Chairman-in-Office Saudabayev to ensure a strong continued focus on combating anti-Semitism, racism, and other forms of intolerance. I also hope to work with Kazakhstan to increase OSCE work in Afghanistan. However, the fact remains Kazakhstan is the first country assessed as 'not free' by Freedom House to assume the OSCE chairmanship," Cardin said. "This reality presents unique challenges and opportunities for Kazakhstan, for the United States, and for those of us committed to advancing principles of human rights. I hope the leadership of the Chair-in-Office will motivate its Central Asian neighbors to fully participate in the OSCE."
The Chair-in-Office has received positive marks for laying out a clear agenda for the OSCE, however in Kazakhstan a restrictive media law, poor election record, and imprisonment of human rights activist Yvgeny Zhovtis are serious matters the Chair-in-Office should confront.
"As a previous President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, I hope that Kazakhstan will strengthen the role of parliamentarians in the organization. I also look forward to a continuing dialogue on European security issues. Nevertheless, I do hope that Kazakhstan is able to resolve some domestic human rights issues during its chairmanship," Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) said.
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