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Xbox 720 not "always-on", runs Windows 8 - claims source
Xbox 720 will not require an online connection to function, the recent round of VGLeaks specs were correct and Kinect 2.0 is a thing. That's the claim of an alleged Microsoft insider working in software, who has spilled plenty of fresh information online.
Ryse a major launch title for next generation Xbox - report
Ryse is a next-generation Xbox launch title according to a report on The Verge.
"Deal with it": fear of an always-online future
Microsoft creative director Adam Orth told the world to "deal with it" last week, in relation to rumours that Xbox 720 will require a constant internet connection. Dave Cook recaps the messy saga.
"Deal with it" always-on commenter departs Microsoft - rumour
Adam Orth, the Microsoft Game Studios creative director whose comments regarding always-on Internet requirements sparked furious debate last week, has reportedly left the platform holder's employ.
Durango not "always online," contains XTV, new 360 SKU makes it backwards compatible
A trio of next-Xbox rumors have surfaced today, and no matter whether the sources call it Xbox 720 or Durango, keep in mind we will know nothing for sure until Microsoft announces something. Click the break for today's lowdown.
Xbox 720 has an x86 AMD processor, no backwards compatibility - rumour
Another source has popped up with support for rumours that Microsoft's next consoles, codenamed Durango and nicknamed Xbox 720, will use a PC-like architecture.
Xbox 720 May 21st reveal: more sources back up date - rumour
Xbox 720 is rumoured to be announced at a Microsoft event on May 21st. Following claims from tech blogger Paul Thurrott, sources close the matter have said the same thing to tech site The Verge.
Xbox 720 announce May 21, out November claims tech blogger - rumour
Xbox 720 will be officially unveiled on May 21 and will retail in November, according to veteran tech blogger Paul Thurrott. Word has it the device will simply be called 'Xbox' and was originally intended to launch as two separate versions until one was scrapped.
Always-on Xbox is a bad idea, say UK retail bosses
A few UK retailers have added their two cents into the "always on" debate, a function rumored to be integrated into the next-Xbox partially in order to block pre-owned games from playing.
Always-on: "Deal with it," says MS creative director [Update]
Microsoft Game Studios creative director Adam Orth took to Twitter today to air his views on always-on Internet requirements for gaming, which has raised hackles in the context of recent rumours about the next Xbox console requiring Internet to function.
Man slams Xbox 720 always-online policy, destroys 360 with axe
This is the greatest thing you will watch today, as a YouTuber lays down some serious truth-bombs about Microsoft creative director Adam Orth's Twitter suggestion that people just "deal with it" when moaning about the Xbox 720's always-connected nature. He then destroys his Xbox 360 with an axe.
Microsoft will win next-gen war, Sony's online infrastructure is "god awful" - Bushnell
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell is of the opinion that Microsoft will win the next-gen console war.
Durango requires Internet connection to run games, apps - rumor
Microsoft's next Xbox console will require an Internet connection in order for games or apps to be started, according to the latest from two Kotaku sources.
Next Xbox console is a "hot, compelling device", says GameStop boss
Microsoft's next console does some "really cool stuff", according to GameStop executive J Paul Raines.
Pitchford "really excited" over PS4, Wii U release of Aliens: Colonial Marines up to SEGA
Gearbox's Randy Pitchford is "really excited" over PS4 and "other things" he can't talk about yet.
Durango: Kinect, always-on Internet, and installs all mandatory - rumour
A couple of rumours about the next Xbox console have resurfaced, describing a console that is always on the Internet, always watching you with its robotic eye, and always insisting you install your games.
Project Gotham 5 rumours hot up, suggest Rare as co-developer
Project Gotham 5 has been scrutinised heavily over on the NeoGAF boards, and collected evidence suggests that Rare has been hiring a lot of talent from top racing studios lately. Assess for yourselves here.
Xbox 720 scams outed as Major Nelson calls for caution
Xbox 720 scammers have been asking gamers to hand over their personal details in a string of fake mailing list cons. Microsoft's Major Nelson has asked everyone to remain vigilant in spotting the scam.
Xbox 720: CPU houses 8 x64 cores - rumour
Xbox 720 will house two CPU modules, each consisting of four x64 cores. That's the claim of intrepid hardware site VGLeaks.
Xbox 720: EA & Microsoft to announce exclusivity deal at April reveal - rumour
Xbox 720 could see timed-exclusivity of EA titles and DLC going into the next generation, sources have claimed. A deal is expected to be announced between both parties at Microsoft's console reveal event, currently rumoured for April 26th.
Xbox 720 latest
Man slams Xbox 720 always-online policy, destroys 360 with axe
Microsoft will win next-gen war, Sony's online infrastructure is "god awful" – Bushnell
Durango requires Internet connection to run games, apps – rumor
Next Xbox console is a "hot, compelling device", says GameStop boss
Pitchford "really excited" over PS4, Wii U release of Aliens: Colonial Marines up to SEGA
Durango: Kinect, always-on Internet, and installs all mandatory – rumour
Project Gotham 5 rumours hot up, suggest Rare as co-developer
Xbox 720: EA & Microsoft to announce exclusivity deal at April reveal – rumour
"Xbox Gold" domain registrations spark Durango name speculation
Ian Livingstone discusses next-Xbox rumors which hint at watermarked discs
BioWare dev: next-gen transition too expensive for major graphical leap
Bookies taking bets on PS4 & Xbox 720 sales: Sony ahead by a length
Next-gen Kinect specs mark great improvement over predecessor – rumour
Crytek: it's "impossible" for next-gen consoles to match PCs
GameStop: next-gen console sales will be "diminished" if used games are restricted
Microsoft responds to Xbox 720 'always-on' net connection rumour
Xbox 720 games tethered to one console, require online code activation – report
Next-gen winner will make the most "impact" not the most "noise," says MS insider – report
Xbox 720 simply called 'Xbox', 'X-Surface' gaming tablet inbound – rumour


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The follow-up LP to 'Humanistic' featured drummer Bryan Head and Guitarist Sean Woolstenhulme combined with production by Tommy and Gareth Jones (Depeche Mode, Interpol, Clinic, Erasure). Stand-out tracks 'Rabble' and 'Goodbye Song' are fan favorites.
A preview of what was to be expected on 'Armed to the Teeth', 'The Reverb EP' also features a cover of Bjork's 'Army of Me' and the home demo of 'Waiting to Panic'.
The debut album from Abandoned Pools. 'The Remedy' went to number one on the MTV2 Rock Countdown.
Tommy Walter is an award-winning composer who began his career as a founding
member of the critically acclaimed band Eels. As the first group to sign to
Dreamworks Records, the band toured the world in support of their
release Beautiful Freak and the alternative rock hit
"Novocaine For The Soul." At last count, the album has sold well over a million
copies worldwide, winning the group a BRIT Award for Best International
Breakthrough Act. Tommy then went on to start his own project, releasing
four albums under the moniker Abandoned Pools, selling over 100,000 copies
thanks to the Modern Rock hit, "The Remedy" and touring with Remy Zero,
Garbage, Lenny Kravitz, Pink and A Perfect Circle.
Growing up on the edge of LA County, Tommy spent his teenage summers first at the Idyllwild Arts Academy in Southern California and then at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan where he studied French horn and sat first chair as the bassist in the jazz ensemble and combo. In college, he continued his studies in French horn at the University of Southern California, performing in the USC Symphony, but soon realized his real love was composition. He finished with a Bachelor of Music in Theory & Composition and a certificate in Film Scoring.
For the past ten years, Tommy has been working as a composer and songwriter for Television and film. In 2010, he won an Advertising Federation Gold Award for Original Television Music for Target "Art Unfolds." As a composer for commercials, he has scored spots for Target, Sprint, Macy's, Sesame Street and the Portland Trailblazers among others. But most proudly, Tommy wrote the theme song for the fan-favorite MTV animated series "Clone High." He contributed many songs to the series, and was featured in an animated speaking role in the finale as the band that played the Clone High School prom. Tommy is currently a full-time staff composer for Rumble Music, based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Working remotely out of his own studio, Tommy lives in LA with his wife, two cats and two rabbits.


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Orioles - 002 310 000 - 6 8 0 Red Sox - 001 120 100 - 5 12 1Similar to his last start, Weiland (4.2-5-6-2-5, 85) started off strong, this time retiring the first seven batters. Then, the implosion. In a stretch of five batters in the fourth and fifth innings, he allowed three home runs.
But the first two Baltimore runs were a product of the bright sun in left field. In the second inning, Nolan Reimold had completely lost sight of Josh Reddick's fly ball and it fell for a double. In the Orioles third, Reimold lifted a pop-up to short left-center. Darnell McDonald moved in, lost the ball, the tried for basket catch when he saw it again; the ball glanced off the tip of his glove. Josh Bell then lined a pitch to left center and this one clanked off McDonald's glove for a two-base error. Matt Angle followed with a two-run double off the Wall, just out of McDonald's reach as he leapt against the scoreboard.
McDonald got one of those two runs back with a solo shot in the third. Jarrod Saltalamacchia's triple to deep center scored David Ortiz in the fourth. With two outs in the fifth, Marco Scutaro walked and scored on Adrian Gonzalez's double. Dustin Pedroia tripled and cut the Baltimore lead to 6-4. (It looked like Orioles CF Angle may have trouble tracking all three of those extra-base hits because of the sun.)
David Ortiz then ripped Guthrie's first pitch down the right field line. Watching the replay on the Orioles' feed, I could see the ball hit the low wall just past the foul pole (near the second "e" in the word "here" on an advertisement) - which would be a fair ball. The umpires conferred and ruled it was a foul ball. A NESN replay hinted that the ball may have struck the top of the wall in foul territory, then caromed over by the "here" sign. I thought the MASN replay was pretty definitive until I saw the NESN clip.
Ortiz ended the at-bat (and inning) with a fly ball to deep center. Boston trailed by only one after Scutaro doubled with two outs in the eighth and scored on Bert's single.
Alfredo Aceves pitched out of a second-and-third-no-out jam in the home half of the eighth, retiring Chris David on a fly ball to short right, then striking out both Robert Andino and Reimold (who had hit back-to-back dongs off Weiland in the fourth).
Jim Johnson made quick work of the Red Sox in the ninth. Mike Aviles grounded to short, McDonald grounded to third, and Jacoby Ellsbury grounded to second.
Jeremy Guthrie / Kyle Weiland
Game 1 of today's day-night doubleheader:
Ellsbury, CFHere is a strange (or scary) fact: Since August 29, the Red Sox are 5-14 - and in only one of those five wins did they score fewer than nine runs.
Pedroia, 2B
Gonzalez, 1B
Ortiz, DH
Reddick, RF
Crawford, LF
Scutaro, SS
Saltalamacchia, C
Aviles, 3B
Runs (wins in bold): 2, 9, 2, 0, 12, 4, 0, 14, 10, 4, 2, 5, 1, 18, 4, 2, 4, 3, 5
Weiland is pitching on three days rest, but he threw only 61 pitches on Thursday, in the opening game of the Rays series. This game is a makeup of the May 17 postponement.
Game thread. Twins/Yankees at 1 PM (makeup of April 6). The Rays are off today.


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To raise money for the Hurricane Sandy relief effort in Long Island, New York, Irish Whiskey Bar Rock & Reilly's on the Sunset Strip will host a fundraiser to benefit the YES Community Counseling Center on Saturday, December 1st. The fundraiser will take place from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and guests who make a donation of $20 can enjoy complimentary Hurricane Punch and will also receive a $20 Reilly's Gift Card for a future visit.
A silent auction and a raffle will also take place during the event, featuring prizes such as a $200 Reilly's Gift Card, a three-month membership to Equinox Sunset Plaza, and a bottle of Award-winning 2008 Sanford Pinot Noir, among others. Rock & Reilly's continues to impress with their charitable ventures while also providing patrons with one of the most talked about bars in all of Hollywood.
Rock & Reilly's is located at 8911 West Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, CA. For more information, please call 310.360.1400 or visit: www.rnrpub.com
YES Community Counseling Center is a community-based, non-profit organization that has been serving the residents of southeastern Nassau County since 1977.


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My teacher told me that Vectors are quantities that behave like Displacements. Seen this way, the triangle law of vector addition simply means that to reach point C from point A, going from A to B & then to C is equivalent to going from A to C directly.
But what is the meaning of a product of vectors? I cannot imagine how a product of displacements would look like in reality. Also, how do we know whether we need the scalar (dot) product or a vector (cross) product?


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A Walk Through the Memory Palace
Pamela Johnson Parker is an adjunct professor of composition and creative writing and a medical language specialist in Western Kentucky. Her poems, flash fiction and essays have appeared in or are forthcoming in The Binnacle, The Other Journal, New Madrid, Pebble Lake Review, Holly Rose Review, Six Sentences, MiPOesias, Muscadine Lines: A Southern Journal and Anti-. A Walk Through Memory Palace, published by Qarrtsiluni literary magazine as the winner of its 2009 poetry chapbook contest is Parker's first chapbook or book-length publication, perfect bound with a glossy cover and surreal art by Carrie Ann Baade.
The chapbook title alludes to a mnemonic device developed in antiquity in which the user associates fragments of oratory or other text with physical locations in an effort to facilitate memorization. The locations considered together form a "memory palace," derived from Cicero's story of Simonides, who escaped the gods' destruction of a banquet hall, and used his recollection of the guests' seating to identify the dead.
Consisting of ten poems, several of which are longer pieces, the book ranges far in its psychological and narrative geography, while keeping its temporal focus on the past. In terms of mood, A Walk Through the Memory Palace relies on intimate rather than objective reporting. So the title feels apt with respect to the poems, providing them a framework where their own interrelationship is less important than diverse connection with the poet as source.
This said, there is a strand of the bucolic, of the country house whose garden offers paths to a nearby pond, which threads a number of the pieces together. In addition, the poems' inhabitants and their surroundings tend to be viewed from portrait distance, and the language is well crafted and delicately informed. Parker's verse finds its power in gentle irony, quiet onomatopoeia and a lush though domestic lexicon. The evident structure makes the most of a refined music, primarily brief stanzas and short lines consistent in syllable count, sometimes more formal with respect to meter or rhyme.
The first piece in the book, 78 RPM, demonstrates Parker's skill at distilling felicity from nostalgia. Here the second person perspective and a hint at the autobiographical, or at least directly witnessed, allow a sensuous return to the adrenaline and pheromones of adolescence. The language is a filigree of the precisely observed, a snapshot packed with dynamic tension.
As the heavy arm angles
From left to right, as
The stylus traces
Its sapphire finger
Down the record's groove,
As he skates a single
Finger along the sun-
Bleached down of your
Arm, and as you
Start to shake,
Heart rising and
Falling like Billie's
Song, cool water poured
To the top, brimming,
Similarly, in Tattoos, a poem consisting of two parts, the language is a smorgasbord of the exotic, the colorful, and the intricate. The first part focuses on the materials that compose tattoo ink—
Aisles of densities, textures:
dry dun-colored globes,
the testes of arctic
seals; cicada skins, fingers
of ginseng. Silver
Assam teas, great sacks
of rice, geese screeching from crates.
but ultimately furnishes a male protagonist to give the language an erotic gradient and intensity,
"Good for the kidneys,"
says the clerk — young, stripped
to the waist, a great dragon's
body rippling across
his back, undulant
as he turns, wrapping spices,
plum wine, packages
in brown kraft
The second part zeroes in on the metaphor of the flesh as canvas for the indelible ink of experience, boosting the erotic mercury level even higher:
I want you
so much it hurts to
breathe, want your voice, telling
me about anchors, hearts, names
like Winona,
or Felecia
(either regional or
seductive); about
needles; about inks
of cinnabar, navy, that
almost piceous
black; about the tattoo
of skin against skin, that
most ephemeral
of canvases…
Breasts, the final poem in the collection, taps into Parker's other textual expertise as a medical writer, effectively animating the sterile jargon of anatomy and frozen sections by juxtaposing it with a breast cancer patient's living narrative. What's remarkable here is the poet's emphasis on inspection—visual findings being a key part of diagnosis and medical management. Parker presents multiple perspectives—that of the woman examining her normal breast, that of a clinically "objective" observer, that of the patient status post mastectomy, that of the pathologist, that of the poet, and that of the poet as affected witness, relative of the afflicted. The effect, given Parker's magnifying powers of observation, is striking.
Suturing, suturing,
Interrupted silk. The scar
Crosshatched, diagonal
From shoulder to her
Xiphisternum. Zipper, zipper.
Something's wrong with this
White leather, this
Epidermis sliced and scraped
And stitched — no nipple,
No tissue, no muscle,
No lilt
Some Yellow Tulips, the one poem in the collection I found unsuccessful, suffered because its subject, the Holocaust, is less easily penetrated by Parker's intimate tropes. Genocide brutally resists understanding and even if the survivor-protagonist of the poem stoops to the familiar task of raising tulips, she is not of their world. Parker relies on aesthetically satisfying comparisons to speak for themselves, and they cannot:
Today, her turban slants
Askew over her blue-rinsed hair; her plants,
Once straight as soldiers on her patio,
Are blitzkrieged out of order, the yellow
Tulips (three days blossoming in a vase
Atop her wrought-iron table) don't erase
Her frown, her sloppy slippers, or the brown
Age spots (about the size of dimes around)
She often hides with gloves.
Parker also asks the stark rigidity of rhymed couplets to supplement the survivor's concept of order as a source of security. But this is more earnest than ironic, and misses the mark. The Holocaust is the ultimate corruption of order. It is Nazi discipline. It is dirt. It is bits of bone and ash, not the flowers that grow from them. The poem does glance against a worthy truth: that the present has its own order against which survival can seem a disturbance, a scar, like the tattooed numbers on an old woman's arm. But this revelation appears only as a resolving coda. Ultimately, it is Mrs. Sonnenkrantz herself who represents the terrible blossoming. Perhaps she deserves a more harrowing exploration, which in the end must undermine beauty.
However, if Some Yellow Tulips misfires aesthetically, it does so like a dark bulb in a string of outdoor lights, letting the rest shine, their circuit still intact. Parker has a wonderful palette of language, and good instincts for the memorable. A Walk Through the Memory Palace richly demonstrates both.


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Arkansas names Bret Bielema new head coach
Bielema says Alvarez to coach Badgers in Rose Bowl
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Bret Bielema will earn $3.2 million annually for six years in his new job at Arkansas, which will also pay its new coach's $1 million buyout to Wisconsin.
Arkansas on Wednesday released its signed letter of agreement with Bielema, which includes another $700,000 in annual incentives.
The Razorbacks hired Bielema on Tuesday, selecting the former Badgers coach to take over a football program that went into a tailspin after former coach Bobby Petrino was fired for hiring his mistress to work in the athletic department.
Bielema is not expected to coach in the Rose Bowl for the Badgers, who are making a third straight trip to the Rose Bowl.
Arkansas introduced Bielema at an afternoon news conference in Fayetteville on Wednesday. At the news conference, Bielema said he thinks Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez will coach the Badgers in the Rose Bowl against Stanford on Jan. 1.
"Whoever coach Alvarez picks is going to be phenomenal. I think he's actually coaching the bowl game; I just heard that before I came here, which would be awesome. (We) might finally win one. Everybody tells me he won three. I lost two, so they'll have a tremendous opportunity in the bowl game," Bielema said.
Bielema said it was a tough decision to leave Wisconsin but that one of his goals is winning a Southeastern Conference title.17672850
"I just won three in a row at Wisconsin, Big Ten titles, and that has never been done in about 35 years in the conference. At Arkansas, it's never been done before — we have never won an SEC title. We have been in the game three times, and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure it out if you win the SEC title, you might get to play in the big one, so that is what a dream is all about," Bielema said.
Alvarez's hand-picked successor at Wisconsin, Bielema was 68-24 with the Badgers, with four double-digit-win seasons. He coached Wisconsin to a 17-14 victory over Arkansas at the Capital One Bowl in his first season.
"His tough, aggressive style of play has been successful and will be appealing to student-athletes and Razorback fans," Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long said in a statement. "He not only shares the vision and values for the future of Arkansas football, he embraces them."
He is leaving the Big Ten for the SEC and a Razorbacks program that opened the year with hopes of challenging for a national championship — only to get mired in the Petrino scandal before stumbling to a 4-8 finish.
Bielema seems likely to bring a far different approach than what the Razorbacks have become accustomed to. Arkansas continually ranked among the Southeastern Conference's best passing teams under Petrino. Bielema, meanwhile, is known for his dominant offensive lines and slew of running backs.
"During my conversation with Jeff (Long), he described the characteristics for the perfect fit to lead this program," Bielema said in a statement. "It was evident we share the same mission, principles and goals."
The Illinois native takes over a program still reeling following the Petrino scandal, one eager for stability and leadership.


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What? You aren't up on your Harry Potter?! That's ok, let me educate you a bit so that my title makes a bit more sense. You see in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban the students are given an assignment that forces them to face their worst fears. Ron Weasley's turns out to be spiders. Of course, later in the book Ron is met with (you guessed it) giant spiders! How does this play into my musings? Well, see if you can guess how I spent most of my time yesterday! 😉
On Raiding
We are currently working on our third Hard Mode encounter of this tier – Beth'tilac. Last night was our second night of work on the giant widow, and our first full night of attempts. After a few strategy changes from Thursday night, we managed to work her down to 22%, and are very close to a kill.
Of the hard modes that we've done so far, this is the one that I've found the healing to be the most intensive. I am assigned to heal one of the cave/broodling/spiderling DPS and it can definitely be a bit tricky, especially when Beth is spewing all over the raid. In addition to that, the raid damage in phase 3 is brutal. I find that my mana bar is plummeting and I am still working out how to manage it a bit more so that I have the resources to push through until the very end of phase 3. I have a few ideas, but won't get to exercise them until we get back in there for some more attempts.
Considering that we've spent less than 40 progression attempts on her, I'm really happy with how we've come along. We have the adds mostly under control, our web DPS is pushing her below 80% before she comes down, and we are managing to keep people alive through the transitions when she spits on everyone. I think a few more solid attempts with this and we should have it. It would seem we have a functioning strategy. It's just a matter of our DPS tweaking their phase 2 damage and our healers working through their mana so they can push it out to the end.
All in all, I find that I am really enjoying this fight.
On Dailys
All, I have a confession to make. I skipped my firelands dailys three days in a row. Yup. I just didn't feel like doing them, and so I didn't. Maybe I'll regret it down the line, but I certainly am not regretting it now. In fact, I'm quite pleased with myself for identifying that I did not want to do them and stepping away. Oh, I'll continue to chug through them until I'm done with everything and all of the achievements. But on days when I don't feel like it? I'm ok saying "not today".
On Alts
Our little one day a week, ragtag alt crew got two new bosses this weekend, which means we are now 5/7 with just Domo and Rag left. Which is kind of cool. It's been fun seeing the fights from a Holy Paladin perspective, and Dannie is happily chugging along.
On Sunday my hands were feeling a little better, so I chanced playing a little more than I have lately and tinkered around on an alt for a couple of hours in the morning. I decided I would pull out my little goblin rogue and do some low level questing and had a complete blast. I know people joke about arcane mages being a "two button" class, but man, have these people ever played a rogue?! Maybe it's just because I'm still so little and I don't have all of my abilities – but I literally don't mash more than buttons 1 and 2!
I also think that I may be ready to push another character from 80 to 85, and I think I'd like it to be my priest or my shaman, but can't decide which one to do yet! Of course, I'd been playing very little outside of raids because of my hands, so this is all contingent on my feeling that I can spend more time at the keyboard. I actually think I'm leaning towards my shaman, even though my priest is already 81, just because I'd like to get a better understanding and feel for the class.
On Entertainment
I saw Harry Potter last week and Captain America this past weekend, and I throughly enjoyed both of them.
I thought they did very well with the final chapter in the Harry Potter series, and was impressed with how far the kids had come, not only in terms of their acting, but as people as well. I find myself infinitely glad that these films were shot in England/Scotland and far away from Hollywood. I think that choice is one of the main reasons that we've seen these kids remain largely grounded and not splashing the front page of every tabloid gracing the supermarket stands.
As for Captain America, it was a very fun film and I can't wait for the Avengers to come out. Sadly, it doesn't seem that the Hulk is going to be part of that mix – but my theory on that is that Marvel gave the big green two shots and both came up a bit short. And so the Hulk fails to be part of Team Avenger. That's alright though, between Iron Man, Thor and Cpt. America, there is plenty of eye candy to be had. Oh, and I'm sure there will be some entertainment via plot and action sequences. But, uh, did I mention the eye candy?
Over on the small screen side of things, I'm still enjoying True Blood and The Glee Project.
While True Blood hasn't remained completely true to the books, there is enough of them in there to keep the series familiar. I've been enjoying this season so far, so hopefully it continues to keep me engaged.
As for The Glee Project, I am sad to say that one of my favorites was not called back last night. Of course, Brade was all "Your contender is OUT!". But that's ok! It's still an extremely enjoyable show, and I have other favorites remaining!
On the book front I'm still working my way through Game of Thrones. I have a fair bit of business travel coming up soon, which means I'll have a lot of spare time for reading. I'm just about finished with the first book, and am quite excited about learning what happens next!
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In 2010, I wrote that the conditions were ideal for converting traditional IRAs into Roth accounts. Previous restrictions on conversions had been removed, and income triggered by conversions was taxed at relatively low rates. Today, we are once again looking at excellent conditions for Roth conversions. Here's how to take advantage:
Conversion basics
A Roth conversion is treated as a taxable distribution from your traditional IRA, since you're deemed to receive a taxable payout from your traditional account with the money then going into your new Roth account. So a conversion before year-end will trigger a bigger federal income tax bill for this year—and maybe a bigger state income tax bill too. However, two positive factors may outweigh the extra 2012 tax hit.
Today's federal income tax rates might be the lowest you'll see in your lifetime, especially if the so-called Bush tax cuts expire this year as scheduled. So if you convert this year, you'll pay today's relatively low rates on the extra income triggered by the conversion and completely avoid the potential for higher future rates on all the post-conversion income that will be earned in your new Roth account. That's because qualified Roth withdrawals taken after age 59 1/2 are totally federal-income-tax-free.
If you convert this year, you don't have to worry about the extra income from converting causing you to be hit with the new 3.8% Medicare surtax on investment income, which will kick in next year. While the extra income from a 2013 conversion would not itself count as investment income for purposes of the 3.8% surtax, it would raise next year's modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). Higher 2013 MAGI could, in turn, cause some or all of next year's investment income to be hit with the surtax, especially if you convert a traditional IRA with a big account balance. While not everyone who converts in 2013 will be exposed to the surtax, nobody who converts this year will be exposed, and that's a good thing.
The combined tax-hiking impact of the Bush tax cuts going bye-bye and the looming 3.8% Medicare surtax has been dubbed Taxmageddon. The point to be made here is that a Roth conversion done this year can allow you to keep more of your post-2012 income out of Taxmageddon territory.
Don't forget the impact of 2010 conversions
If you chose to spread the income from a 2010 Roth conversion 50/50 over 2011 and 2012 (as you were allowed to do), you already have some conversion income on the books for this year. So if you do another conversion this year, your 2012 income will be that much higher. Take that into account when estimating the extra tax bill from a 2012 conversion.
You can reverse an ill-advised conversion
Another nice thing about the Roth conversion strategy is that you can always change your mind well after the fact. Believe it or not, you have until Oct. 15, 2013, to "recharacterize" (unwind) a 2012 conversion. For example, say you convert a traditional IRA into a Roth account between now and year-end. Then the value of the converted account takes a nosedive. In this unhappy scenario, you would still have to pay extra 2012 income tax on value that later disappeared. Thankfully, that risk is mitigated by the fact that you have until Oct. 15,2013, to recharacterize the converted account back to traditional IRA status. After the recharacterization, it's like the ill-advised 2012 conversion never happened. So you don't owe any extra 2012 tax from the now-unwound conversion deal.
Relatively low current tax cost for converting, plus a chance to avoid higher tax rates scheduled for 2013 and beyond (think Taxmageddon) on income that will accumulate in your Roth account equals another perfect storm for the Roth conversion strategy. But you have to get it done this year to reap the tax-saving benefits. That said, please don't get carried away. Consult a good tax pro before converting a traditional IRA with a significant balance. You want to be sure you understand exactly what you're getting into.


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The description of Thursday night's second-season finale of "Louie" reads simply, "Louie has a pretty bad time in general."
That just about sums up every installment of "Louie" – the only common major element in an at-times brilliant show that's proven wildly unpredictable from episode to episode, making the promotional blurb writers' job a difficult one.
Comedian Louis CK's "pretty bad time" has yielded television's most oddly compelling ostensible sitcom – a semi-depressive's serio-comic slog through life as a forty-something divorced dad, set to an often-somber jazz soundtrack.
While radical shifts in tone punctuated the first season, CK shed even more TV conventions in the latest collection of episodes, going free-form with varying degrees of success as he delved into darker and more ambiguous territory (a suicidal friend, a pretty abstinence spokeswoman who turns out to be a lot more than a sound bite-spouting cartoon). The show hasn't been as consistently laugh-out-loud funny this season. But it's definitely been more intriguing, even in its most unsatisfying, disturbing moments (his sex-only relationship with an unhinged mom made for cringe-worthy awkwardness, and the death of a madman who tried to push Louie in front of a car remains haunting).
Even the surreal, whimsical moments wielded a more unsettling edge this time around. Last year, a young woman escaped a date with Louie by fleeing in a helicopter. This year, Louie watched as two thugs jumped out of car to pull a homeless man off a street corner – only to replace him with another drifter.
Fellow comedians showed up to play decidedly unfunny roles, with show business survivor Joan Rivers snapping Louie out of a self-pitying funk with some tough words and an unlikely roll in the hay. Louie and Dane Cook quarreled over real-life allegations of joke stealing and definitions of success in an uncomfortable scene that felt unscripted and perhaps a bit insider-ish. Bob Saget made a cameo as a sitcom sellout, satirizing his seemingly unshakable "Full House" image.
But if anything defined the label-defying show this season, it was Louie trying to protect his young daughters from the world he's down on – whether the threat came from a once-beloved, ancient grand aunt who turned out to be a racist in her final breaths, or a couple of costumed goons menacing the family on Halloween.
In the end, Louie's younger TV daughter saves him – perhaps his life and maybe a piece of his soul – in the most ambitious installment of the season, an hour-long episode about his USO tour of Afghanistan. The plot, which hinges on the Disney-esque device of a stowaway duckling, seems as out of place on the program as angst-ridden Louie does in a literal war zone.
But the corny climax, in which a potentially deadly standoff is broken by unexpected levity – an appearance by fowl Louie's daughter hid in his bag – offers the only unabashed moment of optimism we've seen over the last 25 episodes. The conventional sappy ending to an unconventional story may be the biggest surprise we'll ever get from CK.
The duckling episode aired a couple weeks after FX announced "Louie" will be back for a third season, which leaves us feeling pretty good about a guy thrives on feeling bad.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.


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I ordered a Thinkpad T420S, I love it, but it came with a serious manufacturing defect in the display and because the wireless card doesn't work well. There's a bright white area just left of center of the display. It's not a pixel problem, it looks like a light behind the screen that's shining through somehow. I called support, they said return it via EasyServ and the display would be replaced and the wireless card could be swapped out for the Intel option (which was a free option when I ordered the device). I didn't hear back for more than a week. I called in, and they say that the repair -on my unused, brand new laptop- would cost more than $700.
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I ordered a laptop on 8 December 2011 through Lenovo's website, order #2J23X1. The display was defective, with a large white area on the screen all the time. The wireless card wouldn't work with most of the networks that I use regularly. I called 800.426.7416 and spoke with Mxxxxx. He recommended that I return the laptop via EasyServ because that would be faster than returning the laptop and then re-ordering the same one. He assured me that the display and wireless card replacement would be no problem. I had no preference besides needed the laptop as soon as possible for my work. If I had been advised to return the laptop at this point, I would not be having any problems right now.
My work goes on break for most of December, so the EasyServ box was waiting for me when I got back. The case number was 9022C96. I loaded the laptop into the box and sent it in. I waited for more than a week with no news, so I called in at 1-800-887-7435. They said that I should have received a phone call (I didn't) saying that the repairs for the display will cost more than $700. Of course, that's unacceptable. It's a brand new laptop that's having a manufacturing defect fixed. I wouldn't think that's unusual or a big deal.
I was told to call tech support for more help. 800.426.7366, got Jxxxxx. He was nice, but unhelpful. All he could say was that the EasyServ techs said the display wasn't covered under warranty and that I should call sales.
I called sales 866.968.4465 and got Jxxxxx. I recounted my story for the 4th time. He said that since the laptop is now outside the 21 day return window that there's nothing he can do. He gives me another number to call.
I call the number, 8004267378. I get Kxxxxx in Georgia. He gives me a new case number A02KC2H. I sit on hold for 30 minutes waiting for another guy named Jxxxxx. Instead, Kxxxxx and Jxxxxx confer in private and Kxxxxx tells me what they came up with. He says that he needs to escalate this to the "Hotline Team" and get a "Resolution Manager" on the line. He assures me that I have a strong case and that Wxxxxx will get back to me in 24-48 Hours.
The Bottom Line
I've been on and off the phone trying to get this resolved for 5 hours. I've been passed cold several times, and have waited on hold for at least an hour. It shouldn't be this hard to have a manufacturing defect corrected. This is a business laptop, and I don't have time for this run-around.
I hope this gets some attention from Lenovo because I like your laptops and would like to buy more. I make the hardware purchases for my whole company and I'm trying to move us over to getting thinkpads. If this is what it's going to be like when we need repairs though, I can't recommend you.
If anyone from Lenovo is watching: Help? Please make this go away?
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The first mistake was trying to repair to start with. Any defects inside 21 days are an automatic return for me. Second, if you opened the case and shipped the machine before the 21 day period expired, then a return and full refund should still be available. If you opened the case but didn't ship before the 21st day due to holiday, then that starts to get into dicey territory.
Why the $700 charge? They claim you damaged the machine after receipt?
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$700 is the norm for replacing a display @ Lenovo depot. The same thing happened to me and my x120e. Lenovo has several approval steps that must be completed before a warrantied computer is repair. Your computer purchased new is covered and your display will be repaired at no charge. It just takes awhile to process.
I recommend a couple of things... don't take no for an answer. If not satisfied, escalate. A higher level of customer relations solved my issue with a priority replacement, a new X102e from China (my replacement display was back-ordered). My brand new X120e is flawless.
There seems to be display issues with the display makers. I do not think they are keeping up with the demand. I had to return my iPad 2 and Macbook Air because of faulty displays. Apple was much faster replacing my items as they swapped it at the store.
The next time I buy a Lenovo, T430u, I will purchase the highest level of warranty. The extra money is worth it.
I hope the display makers stop allowing "B" rated monitors into the market and develop better ways of manufactoring. I would pay extra to have a perfect display. Sager has that option.
Good Luck,
Hi Serge1410,
I've PMed you the details you asked for. I hope you can help with this drama :)
Hi ThorsHammer,
I completely agree, I should have returned the laptop. However, since this is my first laptop purchase with Lenovo, I was trusting the Lenovo Support Rep to know what he was talking about. He recommended I send the laptop in for repair since that would be faster. He obviously didn't know what he was talking about.
If he had just told me to return the laptop, I would have been able to return it within the 21 day window and I wouldn't be in this mess. Next time I'll know better.
I honestly don't understand the $700 charge and no one with Lenovo could/would explain it to me. It's not a problem with the display that I could possibly have caused. I don't know how they're justifying pinning it on me. It's so obviously a manufacturing defect.
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Just to say I found myself in a similar situation a few years back and if it were not for the extremely helpful and wonderful Lenovo representatives in these forums I would be in a pickle. So kudos and gratitude to all the great Lenovo reps here for intervening and rectifying such issues promptly!!
Having said that, imagine those customers that aren't savvy enough to visit these forums for help!? Doesn't leave a good impression of Lenovo at all!! In my opinion there's much to be done on the side of the support staff to help customers who receive defective laptops on their doorstep (malfunctioning screens, chassis problems, motherboard issues, etc - parts of the system which are not user replaceable).
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"I honestly don't understand the $700 charge and no one with Lenovo could/would explain it to me. It's not a problem with the display that I could possibly have caused. I don't know how they're justifying pinning it on me. It's so obviously a manufacturing defect."
When they said it would be $700 to repairt, wouldn't your automatic response be..."why?" So what did they say when you asked them why they wanted $700 for the repair? Did you damage the computer in some way?
Hi LambertJohn,
Thanks for your reply.
My immediate response was:
-I don't understand
-This was a manufacturing defect. Not only did I not cause it, I could not have caused this defect in the display
The Representative's reply was:
-I don't know anything more than that the Easyserv techs say that the damage to the screen isn't covered under warranty.
Besides some fingerprints and an inventory sticker on the bottom, the computer is in the exact same condition I got it in.
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A student speaker at Randolph High School's commencement on Sunday, June 1 stressed the importance of respect
RANDOLPH – Respect was the theme of the day Sunday as 199 students graduated from Randolph High School at Memorial Field. Class orator Charlotte Donovan's message brought school officials and fellow students to their feet as she spoke about the importance of respect.
"My parents have always taught me that it doesn't matter if you like everyone, but you have to respect everyone," Donovan said. "Randolph High taught me that in the absence of respect, we jeopardize how others view us."
Donovan said some of the most valuable lessons she and her fellow students learned in school were life lessons that could not be tested in the SAT.
"We must always remember to build our lives on respect, and with this mentality we will thrive in life, proving that success is not determined by where you come from, but by how hard you work for it," she said.
Salutatorian Briana Cheng echoed Donovan, saying life lessons were the most important thing she learned in school.
"The most valuable knowledge that you can gain does not come from textbooks or PowerPoints or exams or essays, it comes from your mistakes, your experiences, your friends, your tears, your laughter and every bit of adversity that was ever thrown at you," Cheng said.
The graduates:
Taariq Alasa, Alexander Aliling, Dana Amado, Treynz Amos, Amard Andrade, Grabiela Andrades, Calvin AuDuong, Jason Barbosa, Dimitri Barthelemy, Paulina Belino-Guerero, Kelly Belony, Jasmine Berenguer-Ramos, Itaysha Bernadotte, Jeanne Bernard, Ruth Bernard, Hueston Brathwaite, Bryant Brezil, Gilson Brito, Sean Brown, Matthew Brown, Miquera Brown, Ariyanna Bynoe, Heather Cahill, Paul Campbell III.
Thais Carvalho, Robert Cassford, Wiliam Chady, Jason Chang, Marven Charles, An Chau, Stanley Chen, Briana Cheng, Conor Chichister, Sadé Chisolm, Dave Civil, Leah Clark, John Clark, Enid Cordero, Shakara Core, Thalya Cortes, Evandro DaCosta, Clyveron Daly, Caroline Dang, Felisha DaSilva, Wyeisha Davis, Juandiego De Torquemada, Jemila DeGraffenreid, Nataki DeGraffenreid, Brandon Demps-Fuller, Kristopher DePina, Laurie Dervil, Jemimah Desir, Aaron Díaz, Dao Doan, Khuong Doan, Stephanie Doan, Charlotte Donovan, Cafiane Douzable, Mardoche Ducheine, Kenyssenson Ducoste, Rocio Duran, Serge Edouard, Rachelle Edouarzin, Guerlins Eleve, Brantzky Enoici, Fredrick Epps, Jr, Ellan Lou Evangelista, Randy Farr.
Maria Farukh, Clarice Felix, Kahdeim Frederick, Brandon Freeman, Osmar Freire, Jerica Frye, Regine Gabelus, Elizabeth Gomes, Sybille Gorneille, Alicia Gorton, Farrah Goyau, Khameron Grant, Sandreane Green, Gruchy Guerrier, Marie Elmire Gustave, Kimberle Hally, Jixian Han, Claire Hardesty, Benjamin Hardesty, Tajel Harris, James Hilaire, Maximillian Hill, Kevinphi Hoang, Helen Hua , Joshua Huang, Max Hubacheck, Chinazor Ikwuanusi, Samata'Marie Isibor, Brian Iwenofu, Joshua Jackson , Lance Jackson Jr., Don Wenkov Jean , Jeffrey Jean-Charles, Darius Jette, Jamall Joseph, Somara Justin, Comfort Kalu, Sean Keegan, Taquiece King-Casado, Daija Kirkland, Langston Kung, Amanda Kwong, Ludwrick Laine , Kevin Lam, Sergina Laude, Mattew Lauro, Régine Lavache, Vitara Lavache, Giovanni Lazare, Crystal Le, Sherroll Leatherwood, Jamari Lewis, Amy Li, Brianna Lopes, Tai Mai, Kayla Martins.
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20 years ago
Nov. 5, 1992
She may have recently retired, but she was not slowing down. Former West Boylston art teacher and well-known artist Emily Boosahda had just returned from Pushkin, Russia, where she and 22 others from the area were part of a cultural exchange program sponsored by the Worcester-Pushkin Sister City Project. Boosahda called the trip her �wildest dream,� but said it was one she almost turned down until her sister-in-law talked her into responding to the invitation.
With the presidential election at hand, the winner was � Ross Perot. The independent candidate topped student voting at Tahanto, garnering 54 percent of the vote. Things were not good for the incumbent, George H.W. Bush, who only received 3 percent of the student vote. The man who ultimately would be president, William Clinton, received 42 percent of the vote.
WestBEST, the group that had, so far, supported the elementary school, announced it was expanding its role to support all West Boylston schools with the purchase of a satellite and computer-based educational Mass Learn Pike program that allowed classroom teachers to connect to over 200 educational channels and 33 satellites to expand their reach to the rest of the world.
The Boylston Planning Board and selectmen agreed to hire a consultant to help the town study the impact of a multi-million dollar mall proposed for the Shrewsbury town line. Officials were trying to get a handle on the project while �we still have a chance to influence the outcome.� Appeals, the Planning Board noted, had to be based on expert testimony, not hearsay. Selectmen noted they had twice requested meetings with the mall�s developer, Homart, including one accepted by certified mail, but the company had not responded.
Voters had spoken, then changed their minds, but the saga of hiring West Boylston town counsel was not over. Voters at a special town meeting overturned an earlier vote and rescinded the town�s Worcester County residency requirement for town counsel. However, the three selectmen who originally hired a Boston-based law firm in violation of that bylaw were notified they were being summonsed to court in November for willfully violating the town�s bylaws at the time of that decision. The charges were filed in court by a resident who had opposed the hiring.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of regionalization, the Tahanto Scholarship Committee was organizing an original musical variety show called �(Tahanto) Through the Years.� It was the fifth fundraising show held by the committee directed by Boylston�s Jan Fuller.
The Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association named West Boylston girls varsity coach Dick Priestly as coach of the year. Priestly�s 1991 team had won the District E championship and finished third in the state. The coach compared his most recent team favorably to his back-to-back Southern Worcester County League championship teams of 1983 and �84, both of which made it to state finals.
10 years ago
Oct. 31, 2002
Boylston selectmen officially declared Oct. 29 as �Jasper Appreciation Day� after the former police officer came to the rescue of a choking woman at a Garden Club meeting at the Town House. As a result of the declaration, signs were placed on town buildings declaring the day.
With town meeting just days away, an emergency meeting of Berlin and Boylston officials and the Tahanto Building Committee was called to discuss the state�s threat to reduce aid for school building projects. The $16.5 million renovation of Tahanto was set to go before town meetings within days and officials now had no solid information on how the project would affect tax rates to present to voters. One way to deal with the lack of information, do it quick. The attorney hired to supervise the borrowing agreement suggested the required ballot votes be held immediately after town meeting, rather than a week or two later. The state�s attorney suggested the towns going to the ballot box first, instead of after town meeting. The School Committee decided to go with the process as planned.


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On December 14, 2012, Americans across the fruited plains were horrified and devastated by news of the shooting massacre of 20 first-grade children and 6 adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in the peaceful prosperous town of Newtown in Connecticut.
The massacre of 20 five- and six-year-old innocent little children was the match that finally ignited a nationwide cry for gun control. As an example, Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif) cited the "20 dead children in Newtow" as "a wakeup call" when she introduced Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 — her bill to ban "assault weapons" that include more than 150 rifles, handguns, and shotguns.
But it's not just politicians who are exploiting the death of 20 little children.
In recent days, you would have to have a heart made of stone not to get a tad teary-eyed when you see photos and news videos of the Sandy Hook children's choir singing their little hearts out — on ABC's "Good Morning America," at a New York Knicks game, and at the Grammy Awards.
Here's a video of the choir on "Good Morning America" (GMA) on Jan. 15, 2013. In introducing the choir, ABC correspondent Amy Robach said (beginning at the 0:15 mark):
"We all know that this is a community, the Newtown community, that is both taking action and trying to find a way to heal. And these children, an amazing group of children right there, most of them from Sandy Hook Elementary School, they found a way to do both."
One of the children in the choir, Kayla Verga, 10, said she was singing for her friend, 6-year-old Jessica Rekos, who was killed in the massacre: "Singing the song makes me feel like she's with me and she's beside me, singing along with me."
Another girl, 10-year-old Sandy Hook student Jane Shearin, added, "I really want to be kind to the people who have lost their loved ones and help them to recover from their sorrow."
When I saw the choir, like you, I marveled at how brave and strong these little kiddies from Sandy Hook Elementary School must be — to not only have survived that horrible horrible horrible morning on December 14, but to then muster themselves to help heal the rest of us by touring America singing "Over the Rainbow."
Just to impress on you how amazing these children are, here's a still shot of the choir from their appearance on GMA:
The day before their GMA appearance, the choir had recorded "Over the Rainbow" at the Fairfield, Conn., home of Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, two former members of the Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club rock bands. Copies went on sale the next day on Amazon and iTunes, with proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticut and the Newtown Youth Academy.
The only problem with the above is this:
There are no Sandy Hook Elementary School students in the "Sandy Hook" Newtown Children's Choir.
Matthew Sturdevant, Jenny Wilson, and Dave Altimari report for The Hartford Courant, Feb. 7, 2013:
Are the Newtown kids set to sing at the Grammy Awards really from Newtown? That's the question Newtown's superintendent is asking, and she's also asked them to stop performing.
Organizers of a Newtown children's choir that has received widespread attention are defending themselves against concerns raised by the superintendent of schools over whether they have misrepresented the group.
Superintendent Janet Robinson took to a national stage, CNN, Thursday to voice concerns about the Newtown choir, organized by Sabrina Post, who runs a performing arts studio in town.
Robinson said a handful of parents called her office Wednesday concerned about Post's history with the school system and about confusion over whether Post's group includes the same students in a chorus that performed at the Super Bowl. All of those students attend Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman killed 20 students and six women on Dec. 14.
Post was a former Newtown High choral director before she was charged with stealing from the school district by using bogus expense vouchers. She was placed on leave in February 2005 and resigned in June 2005 after agreeing to pay the school board $11,000. She was also granted accelerated rehabilitation.
The choir run by Post made its first national appearance last month, singing "Over the Rainbow" on "Good Morning America." Copies of the performance, recorded with Ingrid Michaelson and Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, are being sold on Amazon and iTunes with proceeds going to the United Way of Western Connecticut and the Newtown Youth Academy. The choir performed at a recent New York Knicks game and is scheduled to appear at the Grammy Awards.
"I just know that I've got a lot of people saying, 'They're on "Good Morning America." These aren't our kids," said Robinson. "Why are they using this name?"
Post said she was contacted by "Good Morning America" to organize the children's choir. All of the children are students at her studio. "Everything is done by the book," said Post.
New York producer Tim Hayes, who produced the "Over the Rainbow" project, defended Post and the choir's fundraising efforts Thursday.
"'I'm a little sad that someone's personal vendetta is muddying something that's completely transparent," said Hayes, who received an email from Robinson on Tuesday telling him to stop working with Post. "She attacked Sabrina and the integrity of 21 little kids."
Hayes said "the office of the superintendent supported the project but didn't have the ability to do it. So we went to churches; they recommended the Newtown Youth Academy. I went to see for myself if it was doing something good. They said there's a private music teacher in town, you can ask her, maybe that will help. Sabrina picked up the phone and offered to volunteer her time, her space."
Hayes said Post "never has an opportunity to touch any of the money."
Some town residents Thursday said they were not concerned that there is a choir of children who are not from Sandy Hook Elementary School representing the town and raising money.
"I feel that Sabrina Post and her group — she's very professional, she's very caring, she's been very involved with the children," said Carol Lawson of Newtown, a former elementary school secretary. "And I feel you can't exploit children without parents' permission. She is not exploiting those children because those parents would not allow [them] to go to sing with her" if she were.
Did you get that?
Newtown residents like Carol Lawson aren't at all bothered that a choir that represents itself as being comprised of students from Sandy Hook Elementary School, actually has no student from Sandy Hook Elementary School. All that matters is if you "feel" that the deception is "well-intentioned" and the deceiver "cares."
It's all about feeeeeeeelings.
Who cares about the Truth? After all, in the Left's world of moral relativism, truth is what you say it is!
One more thing:
The United Way of Western Connecticut that gets some of the proceeds from the sale of the Newtown Children's Choir's "Over the Rainbow" is the same United Way of Western Connecticut that had put up a webpage, soliciting donations for Sandy Hook victims, on December 11, 2012 — 3 days before the massacre. (See "Sandy Hook RIP/donation webpages created BEFORE the massacre," Jan. 8, 2013.)
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No offense? 'Fa-word' as hurtful as the 'N-word'
Remember They Might be Giants? They were fun– a nice break from The Smiths. Their 1989 album, Flood, went gold, and for good reason. But while "Istanbul (not Constantinople)" may be the song you like best, "Your Racist Friend" is the one that has always stuck with me, one line in particular.
No matter what we were taught about sticks and stones, words can injure as much as fists. Everyone has uttered ugly things in heated moments, but for some people, hate-filled slurs are their first instinct, and recently those people have been getting a very public forum.
According to White Sox coach Ozzie Guillen, whose own mouth could use a soaping, Bull's center Joakim Noah was being "intense" and "natural" when he hurled an anti-gay slur at a fan during a game in May.
"I guarantee you that's the first thing that came out of his mouth," Guillen said. "I don't think he mean it or something." [sic]
Did Kobe Bryant mean it when he called a referee the same thing in April? Did Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell mean it when he shouted slurs at fans?
Hank Stuever, a TV critic at The Washington Post, says, "The Fa-word is the equivalent of the N-word."
What does that mean? The N-word, to quote Minnesota Public Radio, is probably the ugliest racial slur ever created, born of hatred and designed specifically to humiliate, insult. and exert power over black people, be they of African-American, Haitian, Jamaican, or any other descent– no matter what Richard Pryor said about it. People have fought and died over the word. It's so deeply offensive that even alluding to it is dangerous.
But not so its replacement.
It's safe to call someone the Fa-word. Black people can't hide their skin color, but gay people can and often do hide their sexuality. Regardless of what the Senate decided, living in the closet is still our national policy. In most states, including our own, gay people can't get married or adopt children. What could be more natural than to call someone the Fa-word? It's state licensed and government approved.
On May 26, ABC News published an article on its website headlined, "Gay Sports Community Buoyed by Unprecedented Support."
The article references a Phoenix Suns PSA; a couple of pro athletes supporting gay marriage; one college athlete, a sports reporter, and a team owner who came out; an as-yet unfinished SF Giants video about gay-bashing; and Charles Barkley's comment that he'd "rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can't play" as proof "There's never been a better time to be gay in the sports world."
Do a couple of videos and a quote from Charles Barkley really constitute the onset of a golden age? After being fined $50,000, Noah said he didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings, that he is "an opened-minded guy."
Kobe apologized, Roger McDowell apologized, but teammates and coaches defended them both. Even Pat Riley called Tim Hardaway a "good spirit" and hoped he's not "severely judged" after the former Heat guard told ESPN, "I hate gay people, so I let it be known."
That line from "Your Racist Friend"? It's an old adage: you can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding.
Even if, as some claim, using the Fa-word doesn't necessarily mean a person hates gay people, Noah, Bryant, McDowell and others used it because they wanted to insult and hurt someone. They used it because of, not in spite of, the fact that it's hateful and humiliating. And it was their first instinct. It was "natural." And they weren't kidding.
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E-cigarette marketing seen threatened under FDA scrutiny
WASHINGTON -- The $1.5 billion U.S. electronic- cigarette industry has tripled sales this year with the help of TV ads, NASCAR sponsorships and product giveaways. Government regulation may now threaten those marketing tactics.
The FDA is set to decide this month whether to lump e-cigarettes in with conventional smokes as part of its oversight of the $90 billion U.S. tobacco market. Such a step would set the stage for greater restrictions on production, advertising, flavorings and online sales.
With at least 40 U.S. states seeking stricter rules and federal health officials raising the alarm about e-cigarette use by children, manufacturers of the smokeless devices are preparing for a FDA crackdown.
"We do anticipate becoming a regulated industry, so it is very possible the way in which we advertise will change," said Andries Verleur, co-founder of e-cigarette maker VMR Products.
E-cigarettes heat liquid nicotine into an inhaled vapor without the tar of normal cigarettes. For the moment, marketers operate with few, if any, of the regulatory limits that apply to tobacco companies such as Philip Morris USA and Reynolds American Inc. TV advertisements by tobacco companies were banned in 1971, and in 2010 the FDA eliminated cigarette sampling. Sporting leagues such as Nascar also have severed ties.
With the FDA seeking to expand its regulatory authority beyond conventional cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, some e- cigarette companies are opening up the marketing spigot while they still have a chance.
Victory Electronic Cigarettes, run by the same marketing executive who helped build InBev NV into a dominant brewer, is handing out 1 million e-cigarettes starting this month at events in 50 U.S. cities. There will be a traveling van and tents at Nascar races, said Chief Executive Officer Brent Willis, who was once the president of InBev's Asia-Pacific operations and helped introduce the Kraft brand to China.
Logic Technology, which makes up 17 percent of industry sales, plans a push in Manhattan bars and nightclubs this year or early 2014.
"You go where adult smokers are," said Miguel Martin, president of Livingston, N.J.-based Logic, in an interview.
The industry says e-cigarettes are a healthier, cleaner alternative to traditional smoking. Many disagree. At least 40 U.S. state attorneys general on Sept. 24 urged the FDA to immediately regulate the sale and advertising of electronic cigarettes in a letter that said the products are appealing to youth and no one is "ensuring the safety of the ingredients."
That followed a Sept. 5 report in which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised an alarm about children getting hooked on nicotine. The CDC found the share of U.S. students in middle school and high school who used e-cigarettes doubled to 10 percent in 2012 from 4.7 percent a year earlier.
By comparison, adolescents who reported smoking regular cigarettes daily or more casually, declined to 8.3 percent in 2010, from 11.9 percent in 2004, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said earlier this year.
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and 11 other Democrats, seized on the report to call for immediate FDA regulation and to demand that e-cigarette companies provide documents related to sales, labeling and marketing of their products to children.
"Despite claims from some e-cigarette makers that they do not market their products to youth and that kids should not have access to their products, e-cigarette manufacturers appear to be applying marketing tactics similar to those used by the tobacco industry to hook a new generation of children," the senators wrote in a Sept. 26 letter to e-cigarette companies.
The FDA has oversight over the cigarette market under a 2009 law that gives it sway over manufacturing, marketing and other tobacco industry practices. The law permits the FDA to determine whether it will extend its reach to related products.
In a government catalog of upcoming federal regulatory actions, called the Unified Agenda, the FDA lists October 2013 as the deadline for issuing a notice for proposing such rules.
The FDA has sent a proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget, seeking to expand its regulatory authority beyond cigarettes, Steven Immergut, a spokesman for the agency said in an e-mail Wednesday. "Their review will begin when the government shutdown ends," he said.
Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said everyone is watching to see precisely what the FDA has proposed.
"Sometimes OMB takes weeks and sometimes OMB sits on things for a very long time," he said in an interview. "I don't think this is something the OMB plans to sit on."
E-cigarette companies are on board with manufacturing standards and age restrictions while saying advertising limits shouldn't be on the table. VMR's Verleur said his company, which makes the V2 Cigs brand, and his competitors have asked the FDA for meetings to give their side of the argument.
"One thing that would be very bad is to lump us in with traditional cigarettes and apply some of the same standards," he said.