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As the April 15 tax filing deadline approaches, procrastinators are scrambling to finish their 2013 tax year returns. The clock is also ticking for IRA contributions that will count for the 2013 tax year.
Investors who wait until the eleventh hour will forgo the benefit of timelier contributions, but this not the only mistake that can trip up even savvy investors when it comes to their IRA contributions.
A recent article on Morningstar lists six common errors investors make in addressing this important retirement savings vehicle:
Mistake 1: Waiting until the last minute
A large segment of IRA contributors for the 2013 tax year will lose 15 months of tax-advantaged compounding because they will have waited until the tax-filing deadline to make a contribution rather than doing so at the beginning of the tax year (Jan. 1, 2013), according to Vanguard research on the topic. Over time, missing out on this compounding benefit can add up to serious money. And even investors who fund their IRAs may delay in selecting their investments, which can also weigh on returns over time. Morningstar says younger investors, in particular, should make a point of getting their IRA contributions invested in long-term securities at the earliest opportunity.
Mistake 2: Thinking of Roth vs. traditional as an either-or decision
It can be a mistake to think about Roth and traditional in exclusive terms. Many investors end up with a blend of traditional IRA and Roth accounts, either by happenstance or by design, according to Morningstar. For example, someone who could contribute to a traditional IRA in the past may no longer be able to deduct the contribution because of income limits, but can still fund a Roth IRA.
Moreover, the idea of tax diversification argues for building balances in taxable, tax-deferred and Roth accounts. For one thing, few investors can forecast whether their tax rates will be higher or lower in retirement than they are now, so holding multiple accounts is a good way to hedge against multiple outcomes. Income levels during working years may also fluctuate: A low tax-rate year can be a good time to fund a Roth, while a deductible traditional IRA contribution can be more valuable when your tax rate is higher. In addition, holding taxable, Roth and tax-deferred accounts gives a retired investor the ability to obtain varying tax treatments of withdrawals, thereby keeping taxable income lower. Investors can even split their contributions among each account type in a single tax year, so long as total contributions don't exceed $5,550 for those under 50 and $6,500 for those older than 50.
Mistake 3: Making a nondeductible IRA contribution for the long haul
Investors who earn too much to fund a Roth IRA (and by extension earn too much to deduct their traditional IRA contribution because of even lower income limits) can still open a traditional account and then convert it to a Roth — a potentially valuable maneuver for many high-income savers because there are no income limits on conversions. But opening a traditional, nondeductible IRA and not converting those assets to a Roth is almost never a good idea, according to Morningstar. True, the traditional IRA provides tax-deferred compounding, but that can also be had by buying tax-efficient investments inside the taxable account. Moreover, the capital gains rate on long-held taxable assets is more attractive than the tax on IRA distributions, which will incur ordinary income tax rate on any money that hasn't been taxed yet.
Mistake 4: Assuming a Backdoor IRA contribution will be tax-free
Investors who earn too much to contribute to a Roth IRA directly can open a traditional, nondeductible IRA and convert it to a Roth; there is no income limit on traditional IRAs or conversions. Absent any other IRA assets, the only tax owed upon conversion will be on any appreciation in the assets that occurred from the time the account was opened to when it was converted.
However, Morningstar notes that backdoor conversion may not be a good idea for investors with other IRA assets that haven't been taxed yet — say money rolled over from a traditional 401(k) with a former employer. In that case, the taxes due on the conversion will be based on the ratio of already-been-taxed IRA assets to those that have never been taxed (pretax contributions, including traditional 401(k) rollover money, and investment earnings). If the former number is much smaller than the latter, the conversion will be mostly taxable.
Mistake 5: Falling prey to analysis paralysis
Income limits and tax treatment of contributions and withdrawals for different IRA types vary significantly and can be difficult to understand. But letting fear of selecting the wrong IRA wrapper block any decision at all is not an option. Thanks to an escape hatch called recharacterization, an investor can switch to the IRA wrapper he should have chosen in the first place — Roth instead of traditional or vice versa. However, this do-over mechanism doesn't enable the investor to recharacterize an IRA just because his investment choices turned out badly.
Mistake 6: Not contributing later in life.
IRA contributions made later in life will benefit less from tax-free (Roth) or tax-deferred (traditional IRA) compounding than will contributions made earlier in life. But investors should not forget IRA contributions in the years leading up to and during retirement, Morningstar says. For one thing, they may have quite a few years of tax-advantaged compounding left. And investors in a Roth IRA won't need to take distributions from their account unless they need the money as there are no required minimum distributions. This means their money could continue to compound even after retirement.
Investors should also keep in mind that they can start contributing an extra $1,000 to an IRA at the beginning of the year in which they turn 50 (for a total contribution of $6,500). And although they can't fund a traditional IRA past age 70 1/2, they can contribute to a Roth at any age, as long as there is enough earned income to cover the contribution amount.
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2008 Mazda Mazda3 Reviews and Ratings
Wagon 5D SPEED Sport
Expert Reviews
The Mazda3 is a true world car. It's space-efficient and exciting to drive like a European car. It's practical and economical like a Japanese car. And like an American car, it's available with a surprising list of comfort and luxury features.
The Mazda 3, or Mazda3, was developed on three continents, by various international subsidiaries of the Ford Motor Company, which owns 33.4 percent of Mazda Motor Corporation. Volvo developed the Mazda3's body. Ford itself contributed the suspension design and sophisticated electronics. And Mazda engineered the four-cylinder engines and then tuned the complete car at its test track in Japan.
The result is a car that could change the way people think about compact cars. This is a premium automobile, exciting to drive, styled adventurously, and fully equipped with luxury features. There's nothing austere, basic or cheap about it. The seats are supportive and comfortable, good for long drives.
Sedan and hatchback versions look quite different. The sedan has the traditional appearance of a four-door, five-passenger car. The five-door hatchback is like the high-fashion station wagons from European manufacturers, offering the practicality of the five-door configuration with an emphasis on a premium driving experience. The Mazda3 is a good choice for drivers who have friends or lots of stuff: The sedan and hatchback excel at back-seat roominess when compared with the Honda Civic and other competition, and the hatchback excels at cargo space.
There's a high-performance version called Mazdaspeed3, motivated by 263 turbocharged horsepower.
Launched as a 2004 model, the Mazda3 was extensively updated and upgraded for 2007, with a revised appearance inside and out. Reinforcements to the body shell improved overall chassis rigidity. Suspension damping was re-tuned to quicken steering response and reduce understeer. Anti-lock brakes with electronic brake force distribution and brake assist were made standard for all s-models and optional for the i-model. Traction control and stability control became available. And an auxiliary audio input with 12-volt power outlet made the Mazda3 iPod-friendly. For 2008, Mazda has added side-impact air bags and side air curtains to the premium s-models.
All 2008 Mazdas come with a roadside assistance program, which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, throughout the United States and Canada.
The Mazda3 comes in a broad array of body styles, engines, and trim levels. The Mazda3i is powered by a 148-horsepower, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine; the Mazda3s packs a 156-hp, 2.3-liter four-cylinder. The Mazda3i is available only as a four-door sedan, whereas the Mazda3s comes as a sedan and five-door hatchback. A five-speed manual transmission is standard on all models; a four-speed automatic is optional ($900) on 3i, while 3s offers a five-speed automatic ($950).
The base-level Mazda3i Sport ($13,895) comes with manual windows and door locks. It has a tachometer, variable-intermittent wipers, a 60/40 split fold-down rear seat, a tilt-and-telescope steering wheel with remote audio controls, and a four-speaker AM/FM/CD audio system with automatic level control and an iPod-friendly input jack. All-season 195/65HR15 tires mount on steel wheels. Air conditioning is optional ($880) and includes an outside temperature display.
Mazda3i Touring ($16,595) adds air conditioning, power windows and door locks, remote keyless entry, cruise control, power-adjustable outside mirrors, height-adjustable driver's seat, an upgraded six-speaker audio system, and 205/55HR16 tires on 16-inch alloy wheels.
Mazda3s Sport sedan ($17,435) upgrades to the larger engine and adds a leather-wrapped shift knob, electroluminescent gauges, fog lights, and more stylish bumpers. The 3s Sport hatchback ($17,925) is similarly equipped, but rolls on 205/50VR17 tires on 17-inch alloy rims. All hatchback models come with a rear wiper, rigid rear cargo area cover, and cargo management system.
Mazda3s Touring sedan and hatchback ($18,425) add the 205/50VR17 tires and alloy wheels, plus electronic stability control and traction control. (Sedan and hatchback are priced and equipped the same.)
Mazda3s Grand Touring sedan and hatchback ($20,195) add leather seating, synthetic leather door inners, heated front seats, HID headlights with automatic on/off, rain-sensing windshield wipers, automatic climate control, a trip computer, clear-lens LED taillights, and a theft-deterrent system.
Options include a power glass sunroof bundled with a 6CD changer ($890) on all but 3i Sport; on Grand Touring models the package also includes a Bose sound system and costs more ($1335). Grand Touring models offer Navigation bundled with Sirius Satellite Radio ($1950). A long list of extras, including the CD changer ($500) and Sirius radio ($430), can also be installed as dealer accessories.
The Mazdaspeed3 Sport hatchback ($22,430) comes with a 263-hp turbocharged 2.3-liter inline-4, six-speed manual transmission, limited-slip differential, sport seats, aluminum pedals, unique red-and-black cloth interior trim, and 215/45YR18 tires. Otherwise it is equipped similarly to the Touring models. A Grand Touring version ($24,055) adds leather interior, Bose premium audio with in-dash 6CD changer, rain-sensing wipers, trip computer, high-intensity headlights, and theft deterrence. The only significant factory option is the navigation/Sirius package ($1950), although again, dealer-installed accessories are available.
Safety features that come on all Mazda3 models include front airbags, an energy-absorbing brake pedal, and a tire-pressure monitor. Anti-lock brakes with electronic brake-force distribution and brake assist are standard on 3s, as are side airbags and head-protection curtain airbags. All of these features are offered as a package ($395) on 3i models with air conditioning. Electronic stability control and traction control are standard on 3s Touring and Grand Touring.
The Mazda3 has far more visual presence than you'd expect from a car with a Japanese nameplate. The designers worked hard to give this car the kind of character that will set it apart from other compact cars, and the result is a surprisingly bold look. A broad palette of color choices further distinguishes the Mazda3 from other compacts.
The sedan looks a little clumsy in its stripped-down i-model iteration, but bigger tires give it a more substantial stance.
Meanwhile, the five-door is unique, more like a stretched-out coupe than a five-door hatchback, and it's especially appealing in a radical color choice.
The facelift for 2007 defined the style even more clearly, with a body-color grille surround and new front bumper with square fog lights for both the 3s models plus brighter and more substantial-looking 16- and 17-inch cast-aluminum wheels.
There were no appearance changes for 2008.
The Mazaspeed3 looks especially tough with its oversized air intake in the front bumper and the mildly flared fenders. The whole front fascia is unique, and the rear taillights and chrome exhaust tips set it apart as well. Big 18-inch cast-aluminum wheels clearly identify this as a high-performance car.
When it comes to compact cars, the game is all about space efficiency. Just how much space can be devoted to the passengers? And is the space useful for all the other tasks that are demanded of a small car?
The Mazda3 sedan offers 94.3 cubic feet of passenger space, which compares favorably with the Honda Civic sedan's 90.9 cubic feet. The Mazda and the Honda are close in front-seat room, with Mazda providing a bit less leg room but a bit more width. In the rear seat, however, the Mazda is significantly larger, most notably in leg room and shoulder room. The Civic and Mazda3 are also close in trunk volume, with the Mazda rated at 11.5 cubic feet, the Honda 12.0.
The utility of the Mazda3's interior is enhanced by a standard folding 60/40 split back seat, which enables you to increase trunk room for large loads. The back of the rear seat doesn't quite fold flat, but it's close. Thanks to this design, the Mazda3 five-door will accommodate 43.8 cubic feet of cargo behind the front seats when the second seat is folded down.
The Mazda3 seats themselves are supportive without being confining, and the use of high-quality foam in the bolsters makes them very comfortable during long drives. Every version of the Mazda3 except for the entry-level sedan features a height adjuster for the driver's seat, and this works with the standard tilt/telescoping steering wheel to enable a wide range of drivers to get a good fit with the controls. Grand Touring editions feature seat warmer for their standard leather seats.
When it's well-equipped with trim and features, the interior of the Mazda3 looks good, although black interiors seem very dark. For 3s, a brushed aluminum surface lends some drama to the dashboard, as do red-orange electro-luminescent numerals with blue-tinted dials. Mazda 3i sedans feature wood trim for the dash and white-faced instruments.
The Mazda3 affords plenty of practical storage space, notably a cavernous glovebox. Two cupholders are integrated into the center console, while a small but deep box separates the seats. Rear-seat armrests have integrated cupholders.
The optional navigation display screen flips up from the top of the dash, and it offers a bright view, while the software logic for entering destinations and the like is straightforward. The navigation system's controls are located in the center console, however, and they're small and fussy enough (especially the joystick control) to be a chore to operate. But the Mazda3 is one of the very few cars in this price class to offer a navigation system.
The Mazdaspeed3's interior has the same overall look as its siblings, but red stitching in the steering wheel, shift knob and seats adds some motorsports style. The thick rim, leather-wrapped rim of the steering wheel feels substantial, while aluminum covers for the pedals enhance the presentation. The best thing about the Mazdaspeed3's interior is the high-bolstered sports seats, which cradle and support rather than confine. The strategic use of leather and cloth inserts in the Grand Touring version keeps you from inadvertently sliding around when you're driving at a quick pace. These are the kind of seats that will help you rack up a thousand miles of driving in a day.
The character of the Mazda3 is determined by the engine you choose.
The Mazda3i has a 2.0-liter engine that will produce 148 horsepower if you roar it to 6500 rpm, but it requires that kind of intensity to wring out everything it has to give. The variable valve timing and variable intake length improve torque low in the rpm range. Still, this engine's mission seems to be a low purchase price and good fuel economy rather than performance. EPA ratings are 24/32 mpg City/Highway on regular-grade gasoline for the manual, 23/31 mpg for the automatic. (This is using the new EPA test procedures enacted for 2008 that are designed to more accurately reflect the way most people drive.)
The 2.0-liter is a good choice if you're concerned largely about fuel economy. The engine itself is great, but the Mazda3 is a little heavy, so you need all the power you can get. If you're looking for a combination to crawl in commuter traffic, the wide-ratio four-speed automatic is an acceptable choice. The transmission's semi-manual shifting feature gives the driver some flexibility and can be entertaining.
The 2.3-liter engine, on the other hand, delivers substantial power over a wide range of rpm. Its tractable mid-range punch helps provide good throttle response without the need to shift gears frequently. This character sets the Mazda 2.3-liter apart from its competition; it's more like the big-displacement four-cylinder engines in the mid-size Honda Accord and Toyota Camry than it is like its competition in the compact class.
Counter-rotating balancers, exclusive to the larger engine, substantially reduce vibration, making this a particularly smooth-running powerplant. At the same time, this engine really does its best work above the torque peak of 150 pound-feet at 4500 rpm as it pulls to its peak of 156 horsepower at 6500 rpm; so it, too, needs a little help from the driver's shifting skills to stay in the fat part of the power band. At the same time, the 2.3-liter's EPA fuel-economy ratings are 22/29 mpg City/Highway on regular gasoline.
Both the 2.0-liter engine in the Mazda3i and the 2.3-liter in the Mazda3s belong to Mazda's MRZ family, and feature such sophisticated technology as sequential valve timing (S-VT), variable intake system (VIS), and electronic throttle control. Both the sedan and the five-door are set up to take advantage of the strong personality afforded by these Mazda MZR engines.
The steering with its electro-hydraulic power assist responds crisply and accurately to your command, and the tires afford plenty of grip in the corners.
The brakes are up to the task as well. ABS with electronic brake-force distribution and brake assist are standard on 3s and optional for 3i; while Dynamic Stability Control with traction control is standard on 3s Touring and Grand Touring. As a fun-to-drive package, the Mazda3 has better credentials than its competition.
The Mazdaspeed3 is an entirely different product due to its turbocharged engine with direct fuel-injection that delivers 263 hp at 5500 rpm. The Mazdaspeed3 has all the hardware to keep up with so much power, notably a six-speed manual transmission that rips off quick, clean shifts in a way that no other front-wheel drive car can match.
The Mazdaspeed3 is a legitimate 155-mph automobile, with a quieter, calmer personality on the freeway than the previous-generation Subaru WRX and Mitsubishi Evo IX. Yet the Mazda is really in its element in the corners, where there are no surprises in the way it handles. The chassis stays balanced and predictable right to the limit of tire adhesion, where the limited-slip differential still delivers optimal power to both front wheels. The Mazdaspeed3 carves through the corners in a way that's distinct from its all-wheel-drive competitors.
The Mazda3 is a driver's car that's practical. The Mazda3 is useful, space-efficient, economical and pleasant across a broad range of driving situations. It also has the style, comfort, features, and personality to transform any driving experience into a sporting proposition. It's slightly less refined than its competition from Honda and Toyota, but you seem to get more car for your money, and that means personality as well as features. Compared to the competition, the Mazda3 is a driver's car, meant for people who enjoy their time in an automobile.

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As someone whose email address is posted in thousands of forum posts, newsgroup discussions, and blogs, I get a lot of spam. Of the spam I receive, a significant number of messages represent phishing attacks. Most of these lures aren't very clever or convincing, but phishing has become a simple numbers game—hosting phishing sites is cheap, and even if only a few users fall for any given phishing attack, attackers will profit by increasing the volume of phishing campaigns.
In Internet Explorer 7, we introduced the Phishing Filter, a dynamic security feature designed to warn users when they attempt to visit known-phishing sites, and worked with partners to introduce Extended Validation certificates that light up the address bar when users visit sites with verified identity information. Beyond the Phishing Filter, Microsoft has also published educational materials on identifying phishing scams, and developed a strategy to attack phishing at multiple levels.
For Internet Explorer 8, we've built upon the success of the Phishing Filter feature (which blocks over a million phishing attacks weekly) to develop the SmartScreen® Filter, a replacement that improves upon the Phishing Filter in a number of important ways:
- Improved user interface
- Faster performance
- New heuristics & enhanced telemetry
- Anti-Malware support
- Improved Group Policy support
I'll describe each of these in the sections that follow.
Improved User Interface
First, we've simplified the opt-in experience for the SmartScreen Filter, integrating the option into the IE first-run experience. After first-run, you can later change your preferences easily by using the option on the classic Tools menu.
Next, the bold new SmartScreen blocking page offers clear language and guidance to help you avoid known-unsafe websites. Here's a screenshot from a recent phishing site I encountered:
The "Go to my homepage" link enables you easily to navigate away from the unsafe website to start browsing from a trusted location. If you instead choose to ignore the SmartScreen warning by clicking the "Disregard and continue" link, the address bar remains red as a persistent warning as long as you are on the unsafe site.
If you uncover a new phishing site, you can submit it for analysis using the "Report Unsafe Website" option on the Tools menu. In the unlikely event of a false-positive, you can provide feedback using the "Report that this is not an unsafe website" link on the blocking page or by clicking the "Unsafe Website" flyout in the address bar.
Improved Performance
As a part of our overall investment in improving performance across Internet Explorer, we've made several performance tweaks to the SmartScreen Filter to improve its speed and lower its impact on browser performance. Detection of unsafe sites happens in parallel with navigation, so you can confidently surf the web without being forced to make a tradeoff between speed and safety.
New heuristics & telemetry
As attackers have evolved their phishing sites in an attempt to avoid being recognized and blocked, the SmartScreen Filter has also evolved to catch more phish than ever before. New heuristics, developed with help from security research teams across Microsoft, are able to evaluate more aspects of web pages to detect suspicious behavior. These new heuristics, combined with enhanced telemetry, allow the URL Reputation Service to identify and block phishing sites faster than ever.
In rare cases, SmartScreen will request feedback on sites of unknown reputation, as shown in this screenshot:
User feedback about unknown sites is collected by the SmartScreen web service and quickly evaluated to block new phish as they are discovered in the wild.
Anti-Malware Support
The SmartScreen Filter goes beyond anti-phishing to help block sites that are known to distribute malware, malicious software that attempts to attack your computer or steal your personal information. There are many types of malware, but most types can impact your privacy and security. The SmartScreen anti-malware feature is URL-reputation-based, which means that it evaluates the servers hosting downloads to determine if those servers are known to distribute unsafe content. SmartScreen's reputation-based analysis works in concert with other signature-based anti-malware technologies like the Malicious Software Removal Tool, Windows Defender, and Windows Live OneCare, in order to provide comprehensive protection against malicious software.
If you are lured to a site known to distribute malware, the SmartScreen blocking page is displayed and indicates that the server is known to distribute unsafe software:
On the other hand, if you click on a direct link to a download (from an instant message, for instance) hosted by a known-malicious site, the Internet Explorer download dialog will interrupt the download to warn you of the threat:
SmartScreen's anti-malware feature complemented by the IE8 features that combat malicious repurposing or exploit of browser add-ons, helps to protect you from a full range of malicious websites.
Group Policy Support
Group Policy can be used to enable or disable the SmartScreen Filter for Internet Explorer users across an entire Windows domain. A new Group Policy option is available that allows domain administrators to block users from overriding SmartScreen Filter warnings. When Group Policy restrictions are enabled, the option to override the SmartScreen warning screen is removed from the blocking pages and download dialog.
As outlined in Dean's post last week, Privacy is a core component of trustworthy browsing. As with IE7, Microsoft remains committed to helping ensure users' privacy while providing protection from unsafe websites. URL data submitted to the SmartScreen web service for evaluation is transmitted in encrypted format over HTTPS. The data is not stored with a user's IP address or other personally identifiable information. Because user privacy is important in all Microsoft's products and technologies, Microsoft has taken steps to help ensure that no personally identifiable information is retained or used for purposes other than improving online safety; data will not be used to identify, contact, or provide advertising to users. You can read more in our privacy statement.
Web criminals are increasingly relying on social engineering attacks to engage in their criminal enterprises, but we're working hard to deliver the tools to help keep you safe on the web. The IE8 SmartScreen Filter is designed to combat both phishing and malware sites while protecting your privacy and enabling high-performance browsing. I strongly recommend you enable the SmartScreen Filter and give it a spin in IE8 Beta 2, due in August.
Please stay tuned to the IEBlog for further posts on IE8 Security improvements!
Eric Lawrence
Program Manager
Internet Explorer Security


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Pond & Lake Q & A
Q: I get a lot of mosquitoes. Are they coming from my pond? Is there anything I can do you to do to get rid of them? – Wendy of Ohio
A: There nothing worse than getting attacked and annoyed by mosquitoes. It's hard to sit back and relax by the pond when swatting at mosquitoes! Well, like most topics I write about, I always like to start with the cause of your problem first.
What Causes Mosquitoes: Two words: Stagnant water. That's right, any stagnant or standing water can be come a breeding ground for mosquitoes. And unlike the last few years, most of the country has had a wet spring, so expect mosquitoes to be a problem! The majority of your mosquitoes come from low areas, unclean gutters or any where water is allowed to collect and sit stagnate. A pond in most cases is not a great spot for mosquitoes to breed, especially if there is an aeration system or fountain
present. The constant ripples caused by an aeration system or fountain will make it very difficult if not impossible for mosquitoes to breed. Although, however, if your pond shorelines become overgrown with cattails or other emergent plants, they will block the rippling effect from an aeration system or fountain, thus contributing to mosquito growth.
Reducing Mosquitoes:
- Clean your gutters and provide better drainage in low areas. Aerate your pond. (Read More Info on Aeration)
- Treat and remove emergent plants such as cattails that allow water to become stagnant around your shoreline. (Read More Info on Removing Emergents)
Use Mosquito Dunks® & Bits® to Reduce Mosquitoes:
- Mosquito Dunks® are donut shaped and are simply placed on the water's surface. Each dunk can treat 100 sq. ft.. Dunks are great for small ponds, water gardens and birdbaths.
- Mosquito Bits® are recommended for a pond or lake. You just simply sprinkle the bits around the shoreline or any where the water is still. With Bits you don't have to treat your entire pond. 1 oz of Mosquito
Bits will treat up to 125 sq. ft. for 30-days.
- Note: Mosquito Dunks® and Bits® are not recommended for ponds that are used for drinking.
POND TALK: What do you do to keep mosquitoes at bay?
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|Pedro del Valle
|August 28, 1893– April 28, 1978 (aged 84)
Lieutenant General Pedro del Valle
First Hispanic Marine general
|Place of birth
|San Juan, Puerto Rico
|Place of death
|Annapolis, Maryland
|Place of burial
|United States Naval Academy Cemetery
|United States of America
|United States Marine Corps
|Years of service
Lieutenant General
|Commands held
|11th Marine Regiment
III Amphibious Corps Artillery
1st Marine Division
|The Banana Wars
|Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Lieutenant General Pedro Augusto del Valle (August 28, 1893 – April 28, 1978) was a United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Lieutenant General. His military career included service in World War I, Haiti and Nicaragua during the so-called Banana Wars of the 1920s, and in the seizure of Guadalcanal and later as Commanding General of the U.S. 1st Marine Division during World War ll.
Del Valle was born on August 28, 1893 in San Juan, Puerto Rico when the island was still under Spanish colonial rule. He was related to Dr. Francisco del Valle, a surgeon who had served as mayor of San Juan from 1907 to 1910. In 1900, two years after the Spanish-American War, the del Valle family moved to Maryland where they became U.S. citizens (The Jones Act of 1917 later gave United States Citizenship to all Puerto Ricans born on the island).[1] He received his primary and secondary education in Maryland. On June 17, 1911, after he graduated from high school del Valle received an appointment by George Radcliffe Colton, who served from 1909 to 1913 as the U.S. appointed governor of Puerto Rico, to attend the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Del Valle graduated from the academy in June 1915 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of the Marine Corps on June 5, 1915.[1][2] He was, perhaps, the first Puerto Rican graduate.[3]
Pedro del Valle helped the Marine Corps in the capture of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 1916, for which he was awarded his first Legion of Merit. Del Valle commanded the Marine detachment on board the USS Texas (BB-35) in the North Atlantic during World War I. In 1919, he participated in the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet.[1] Later he served as "Aide-de-camp" to Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton after serving on a tour of sea duty aboard the USS Wyoming(BB-32). His job included an inspection tour of the West Indies in the company of General Pendleton.[1]
In 1926, del Valle served with the Gendarmerie of Haiti for three years and, during that time, he also became active in the war against Augusto Sandino in Nicaragua. In 1929, he returned to the United States and attended the Field Officers Course at the Marine Corps School in MCB Quantico, Virginia.[1]
In 1931, Brigadier General Randolph C. Berkeley appointed del Valle to the "Landing Operations Text Board" in Quantico, the first organizational step taken by the Marines to develop a working doctrine for amphibious assault. In 1932, he wrote an essay titled "Ship-to-Shore in Amphibious Operations" which was published in the Marine Corps Gazette. In his essay, he stressed the importance of a coordinated amphibious assault and of an execution of an opposed landing.[4]
He worked as an intelligence officer in Havana, Cuba in 1933 under Admiral Charles Freeman, following the Cuban Sergeant's Revolt. From 1935–1937, del Valle was Assistant Naval Attache, attached to the American Embassy to Italy in Rome.[1] While on duty, del Valle participated as an observer with the Italian Forces during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. The experiences which del Valle gained as an observer led him to author the book "Roman Eagles Over Ethiopia" where he describes the events leading up to the Italian expedition and the complete movements of combat operations by the Italian Army under Generals De Bono, Badoglio and Graziani.[5] In 1939, he was ordered to attend the Army War College in Washington, D.C. and after graduating was named Executive Officer of the Division of Plans and Policies, USMC.[1][5]
On March 1941, del Valle became the Commanding Officer of the 11th Marine Regiment, (artillery). Upon the outbreak of World War II, del Valle led his regiment and participated in the seizure and defense of Guadalcanal providing artillery support for the 1st Marine Division. In the Battle of the Tenaru, the fire power provided by del Valle's artillery units killed many assaulting Japanese soldiers before they ever reached the Marine positions. The attackers were killed almost to the last man.[4] The outcome of the battle was so stunning that the Japanese commander, Colonel Ichiki Kiyonao, committed seppuku shortly afterwards..[6] then-Major General Alexander Vandegrift, impressed with del Valle's leadership recommended his promotion and on October 1, 1942, del Valle became a Brigadier General. Vandegrift retained del Valle as head of the 11th Marines, the only time that the 11th Marines has ever had a general as their commanding officer.[4] In 1943, he served as Commander of Marine Forces overseeing Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and the Russell and Florida Islands.
On April 1, 1944, del Valle, as Commanding General of the Third Corps Artillery, III Marine Amphibious Corps, took part in the Battle of Guam and was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit. The men under his command did such a good job with their heavy artillery that no one man could be singled out for commendation. Instead each man was given a letter of commendation by del Valle which was carried in their record books.[7]
In late October 1944, he succeeded Major General William Rupertus as Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division, being personally greeted in his new command by Colonel Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller. At the time, the 1st Marine Division was training on the island of Pavuvu for the invasion of Okinawa. On May 29, 1945, del Valle participated in one of the most important events which led to victory in Okinawa.[8] After five weeks of fighting, del Valle ordered Company A of the 1st Battalion 5th Marines to capture Shuri Castle, a medieval fortress of the ancient Ryukyuan kings. Seizure of Shuri Castle represented a moral blow for the Japanese and was an undeniable milestone in the Okinawa campaign.[4] The fighting in Okinawa would continue for 24 more days. Del Valle was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal for his leadership during the battle and the subsequent occupation and reorganization of Okinawa.[4]
After World War II ended, del Valle was ordered back to Headquarters Marine Corps, where he was named Inspector General, a position which he held until he retired on January 1, 1948. On February 19, 1946 Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico and del Valle held a meeting with President Harry S. Truman in the White House, in which Senator Chavez recommended del Valle for the position of governor of Puerto Rico.[9] From 1898 to 1942, the governors of the island were officials appointed by the President of the United States. The first civilian and native Puerto Rican appointed governor of Puerto Rico was Jesus T. Piñero in 1942. If Congress had not approved legislation in 1947 allowing Puerto Ricans to elect their own Governor, del Valle may have been appointed to the governorship.[10]
After retiring from the Marine Corps, del Valle worked as a representative of ITT in the company's office in Cairo, Egypt. After some time with the company he was named president of ITT for all South America in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a position that he held until 1951.
Believing that the United States was in danger of a communist threat, del Valle tried to convince the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and U.S. Department of Defense to form a vigilante minuteman group. He also believed that the CIA should operate behind Russian and Chinese lines. After his ideas were turned down, he decided to form his own group. In 1953, del Valle met with Lt. Col. John H. Hoffman (USMC), Lt. Col. Eugene Cowles Poneroy, Brigadier General Bonner Fellers, and Major General Claire Chennault (USAF) and formed the "Defenders of the American Constitution" (DAC). DAC's main goal was to purge the United States of any communist influence. The idea behind the group was to organize the citizens in each state as vigilantes against sabotage and other forms of treason, then link them up in some national headquarters.[11] Del Valle ran for governor of Maryland in 1953, however he was badly defeated in his quest to be nominated in the Republican primary election. The controversial views shared by some of the members of "DAC" was to blame for the organization's decline in popularity.[11] On April 12, 1961, del Valle invoked The Protocols of the Elders of Zion during a speech before the United States Daughters of 1812, in an attempt to prove that Communism and Socialism were introduced to Russia by an "Invisible Government" whose intention was to destroy that country. Del valle also belonged to a group known as the Sons of Liberty, established in 1967 in Annapolis, Maryland and named after the secret patriotic society which directed the actions of the Boston Tea Party on December 13, 1773.[12]
Lieutenant General Pedro del Valle, who was married to Katharine Nelson (1890–1983), died on April 28, 1978 in Annapolis, Maryland. He was buried in the United States Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium. After del Valle's death at age 85, the DAC ceased to exist.[13]
"Guam, the Classical Amphibious Operation" Military Review (1944).
"Massed Fires on Guam" Marine Corps Gazette(1944).
Among Lieutenant General Pedro del Valle's decorations and medals were the following:
|Navy Distinguished Service Medal
|Legion of Merit w/ 1 award star
|Navy and Marine Corps Medal
|Navy Presidential Unit Citation w/ 1 service star
|Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 service star
|Dominican Campaign Medal
|World War I Victory Medal
|Haitian Campaign Medal (1921)
|Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1933)
|American Defense Service Medal
|American Campaign Medal
|Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 5 service stars
|World War II Victory Medal
|Order of the Crown of Italy
|Italian East African Medal
|Colonial Order of the Star of Italy
|Italian Bronze Medal for Military Valor
|Cuban Naval Order of Merit, 2nd class
|Ecuadorian Decoration of Abdon Calderon Star, 1st class w/ Diploma
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for outstanding leadership as Commanding General of the First Marine Division, during the attack and occupation of Okinawa from April 1, to July 21, 1945. His citation reads in part:
|Military offices
|Preceded by
William H. Rupertus
|Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division
2 November 1944 – 8 August 1945
|Succeeded by
DeWitt Peck


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1) My mother-in-law had these amazing sunglasses custom-made for her in Paris in 1972. She was/is wayyy ahead of her time.
2) Also ahead of their time was my husband, who wore this exact pendant that I wear in this shoot for over 10 years. This is probably the most well-known photo of Bobby, taken in 1982 ... in it, he's wearing the pendant I wear in this set of photos in 2012:
This is one of the many reasons I love fashion: here is my old man wearing a pendant onstage in 1982 that I wear in a set of photos taken 30 years apart.
Aside from my own pair pictured here, we have only 1 pair of the Maverick jean left in the "goldrush" and "bloodspill" colorways, and they're both size small/medium.
Mooooore soon. xo


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As a student in high school, Ms. K won a four year full-tuition paid scholarship to The School of Visual Arts, where she studied film. There she came under the hypnotic cultural influences of Jean Renoir, Luis Buñuel, and other master magicians of the silver screen. While at SVA, the ethos of resourceful collaboration was ingrained in her professional psyche. She also holds an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction from The New School. Among her friends and intimates, Ms. K has made a name for herself as an inveterate daydreamer, cheerleader for the underdog, and dogged champion of righteous bitches. For a more detailed listing of her professional background and for more samples of her work, please drop her a line by clicking on the little typewriter on the right.
Ms. K endeavors to bring her clients writing that's like water from a mountain stream: fresh, clear, and simple. She has made it her mission to deliver engaging and entertaining prose that reflects the client's image. She believes in everyone's inalienable right to a good night's sleep, soulful companionship, and heaps of good grub.
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text: May 7, 2014 at 6:02 AM Boomers and millennials: New leadership needed in D.C. to solve entitlement problem Posted by Letters Coordinator What guest columnist Paul Taylor talks about was predicted decades ago ["Ease the burden of aging baby boomers on millennials," Opinion, May 3]. The chickens have come home to roost and the millennials understand this quite well. Where this column gets laughable is the proposition that our current crop of political leaders can "rediscover… More Comments | More in Entitlement programs | Topics: baby boomers, Medicare, millennials


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Once upon a time, a young novelist wrote a Young Adult novel about suicide. It became, in the words of The New York Times, "a stealthy hit with surprising staying power."
Then it became a Netflix series. And suddenly there was no longer anything stealthy about it. Jay Asher's "13 Reasons Why" is now the story everyone is talking about. Like Hannah Baker, the suicide victim at the heart of the tale, "13 Reasons Why" has found a way to ensure its own immortality — for better or for worse.
As you probably know by now, the story begins after Hannah's (Katherine Langford) suicide. While her fellow students are still creating memorials and taking selfies in front of her locker, a bombshell drops on her friend Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette). A shoebox full of cassette recordings that Hannah created before her death is left with him — recordings addressed to 13 different people whom she says gave her reasons to kill herself.
As Clay begins to listen, dreading the moment when he'll hear his own name, the high school experience comes to life around him, through both flashbacks and present-day storylines — an experience that the viewer soon begins to wonder how anyone could survive. While their parents hover anxiously but helplessly on the sidelines, and teachers make fruitless sporadic efforts at guidance, the kids in their care endure a journey that makes "Lord of the Flies" look like "Gilligan's Island." Drugs and alcohol flow freely, bullying and sexual assault are facts of life, an innocent photograph or a few whispers can wreck a reputation, and the person who's your best friend today could turn on you tomorrow.
"13 Reasons Why," the book, was a sad and difficult read. "13 Reasons Why," the series, is troubling at much deeper levels, in ways that have as much to do with its format as its content. In fact, it's perhaps one of the best examples I've ever seen of Marshall McLuhan's classic aphorism "The medium is the message." In order to turn a 288-page novel into a 13-hour television show, a lot had to be added — subplots in which characters struggle for justice or vengeance or simply to silence each other, new character backgrounds and arcs, love interests and other new relationships — most of which simply adds bloat without substance. More to the point, it all makes the whole story darker and much more intense, enveloping us in a world where there's little light or air or hope.
What has particularly bothered many parents and educators about the show is that Hannah's voice floating above all these stories gives us the impression that she lives on after death — moreover, that death gave her a power she never had in life. Watching the way that Hannah's revelations begin to unravel the lives of the kids listening to them, some have even used the term "revenge porn" to describe what she's doing. This is one of the ways in which "13 Reasons Why" works against its stated purpose: to discourage teen suicide.
As Jaclyn Grimm writes in USA Today, for instance:
I've dealt with depression and suicidal thoughts since middle school, about the younger age of 13 Reasons Why's audience. I never imagined logistics: razor blades cutting delicate skin, the quick violence of a gunshot. What I saw in my mind was crying peers and thousands of flowers and people wishing they had reached out to me. I didn't want pain; I wanted control. While watching the show, the bullying, assault and even the suicide itself didn't stand out to me. All I could focus on was the power the main character had after her death.
The way the show portrays these things, it doesn't always seem to matter that Hannah is not actually around to exercise and enjoy that power. What matters is simply that she has it at last.
Similarly, I think the graphic depiction of Hannah's suicide may have backfired. In the book, she took pills; in the series, she slits her wrists in the bathtub — and viewers see it all, including her parents' horror when they discover her dead body. The creators' stated intent was to make suicide look unappealing and avoid glamorizing it. But witnessing this dark and ugly act as the culmination of all the darkness and ugliness we've already seen seems to suck away the very last remnants of hope in the show's world. It stirs great compassion for this lost and hopeless girl, but it also tempts us to despair like her own. And it leads us to understand why experts warn against explicit portrayals of suicide.
Though life goes on for others, though Clay desperately says of the school's poisonous atmosphere, "It has to get better," we see no actual reason why it might or will. Because people learn to be more aware of each other's problems, and treat each other better? That's the goal — that's how we see Clay finally behaving at the end, after a period of lashing out and trying to get revenge on Hannah's behalf. But a fundamental flaw in both versions of the story is that so much responsibility for one girl's mental health is placed on other people. Yes, it matters deeply how we treat each other, but the idea that kids are responsible for keeping each other alive is neither true nor fair.
The same goes for the all-too-pervasive idea — trickled down from movies for adults, without a doubt — that romantic relationships can save us. Clay is haunted by the thought that Hannah died because he was "afraid to love her"; though the school counselor tries to talk him out of the idea, he clings to it. So many of these characters have a need for love, an instinctual understanding of its importance, but no concept of the kind of love that actually does save. Religious faith is mentioned only in passing, and not in any way that suggests it could provide real and lasting help. Romantic relationships, heterosexual and homosexual, abound, but most of them are as messed up as you might expect from a bunch of teenagers guided only by their hormones. And more than once, they cross the line into brutality.
Interestingly, the show pulls a punch I didn't expect at a climactic moment. Whereas in the book Hannah gave in to consensual sex with a boy she despised, out of sheer despair and self-loathing, in the show it becomes a clear case of sexual assault. I wish they had stuck with the original scenario, because it showed such a realistic picture of the "gray area" where so many kids live when they've done something wrong but have no moral framework to think or talk about it. But in both versions, a visit to a counselor who also has little moral framework does no good, and Hannah finally gives up on life.
Does "13 Reasons Why" have any value at all? Some people I've talked to — including those who work with kids — suggest that it draws attention to struggles and difficulties that kids have been undergoing for a long time. There have been disturbing stories of suicide attempts tied to the show, but there were also disturbing stories of rising teen suicide rates long before the show premiered. The f-bombs flying through the school halls are very similar to what I heard in junior high; the rates of drug and alcohol abuse among this age group are no secret; and nearly every woman alive could tell you stories of harassment — or worse — similar to what Hannah and some of her female classmates endured. Many kids have been crying out for help; perhaps "13 Reasons Why" has served to amplify their voices.
But by the series' own lights (or lack thereof), it's hard to see how there's ultimately much hope for any of us, and that is the greatest problem with "13 Reasons Why." I don't fault Jay Asher or the show's creators for thinking they had a project on their hands that might strike a blow against suicide, but the limited and flawed worldview they brought to it meant that they were deeply, dangerously wrong. Troubled kids need and deserve better.
For Further Reading:
Colby Itkowitz, "These students who've struggled emotionally are sharing '13 Reasons Why Not' over their school loudspeaker," The Washington Post, May 9, 2017.
Image copyright Netflix. "13 Reasons Why" is rated TV-MA for suggestive dialogue, coarse or crude language, sexual situations, and violence.
Gina Dalfonzo is editor of BreakPoint.org and Dickensblog, and the author of "One by One: Welcoming the Singles in Your Church" (Baker, June 2017).


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So, Chief Carnivus (one of the best MYP characters in my opinion) will be released soon.
It is obvious that Evilseed is awaited impatiently too.
But there's another (evil) character who I bet would look awesome in MOTUC : Prahvus !
For those who don't know him, here is a picture from the cartoon :
And here is the fan art made by The Raw, showing us what prahvus might look like as a MOTUC figure :
Now, let's support this cool character, so he can be released as an action figure too !


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These are some of the gadgets to expect for the holidaysiPad mini, 7-Kindle, Microsoft Tablet computer, Next generation Blackberry phone, Nintendo's new Wii U game
NEW YORK _ Apple unveiled a smaller iPad, updated its full-sized one and refreshed its line of Mac computers in time for the holiday shopping season.
Tuesday's announcements came about a month after Apple started selling a new iPhone.
Later this week, Microsoft Corp. will hold an event in New York focusing on Windows 8, a major update to its lucrative operating system. The new software will go on sale Friday. At the same time, PC manufacturers will start selling a slew of desktops, laptops and tablet computers designed for it.
These are some of the gadgets to expect for the holidays:
Apple has done well selling its full-sized tablet computer, which has a screen that measures nearly 10 inches diagonally. The iPad dominates the worldwide tablet market, accounting for 70 percent of all tablet shipments in the second quarter of this year, according to IHS iSuppli. But companies such as Amazon.com Inc. and Google Inc. have made in-roads selling tablets with smaller, 7-inch screens and lower price tags.
On Tuesday, Apple said it will start shipping the iPad Mini next week. It will have a 7.9-inch screen, making it slightly larger than those smaller rivals but about two-thirds the size of a regular iPad.
The iPad Mini starts at $329, well above the $159 starting price for Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire and $199 for Google Inc.'s Nexus 7. Both have 7-inch screens. The Mini will be just $70 cheaper than the 2011 iPad 2, which is still available.
Unlike its rivals, Apple will make a version of the iPad Mini that can access cellular networks from AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. That version will start at $459, compared with $629 for the full-sized cellular model.
Apple is also refreshing its full-sized iPad, giving it a faster processor and faster Wi-Fi capabilities. It will go on sale next week as well.
Meanwhile, Apple unveiled a 13-inch version of a MacBook Pro with sharper, "Retina" display, complementing the 15-inch version unveiled in June.
Apple also updated its iMac line. Some versions will sport a hybrid storage drive that combines the speed of flash memory and the capacity of regular hard drives. They will go on sale in December.
Last month, Apple began selling its iPhone 5. The new phone is bigger, but thinner than previous models and works with faster cellular networks known as 4G.
Apple's leading rival, Samsung Electronics Co., came out with a new version of its flagship phone, the Galaxy S III, months ago. But Samsung is known for releasing products throughout the year, each targeted at a different base of consumers. For those who like to work with a stylus, the Galaxy Note II smartphone is coming soon.
Amazon's 7-inch Kindle Fire is one of the smaller tablets with decent sales. Last month, it started shipping an updated version with a faster processor, more memory and longer battery life. It also cut the price to $159, from $199, making it far cheaper than the iPad, which starts at $399.
Amazon is also releasing higher-end models under the Kindle Fire HD line. A 7-inch one goes for $199 and an 8.9-inch one for $299. There's also a $499 model that can use the 4G cellular networks that phone companies have been building. A data plan will cost an extra $50 a year. The smaller HD model is already available, while the larger ones will be available Nov. 20.
Barnes and Noble Inc. is also updating its Nook tablets. The new Nook HD will come in two sizes, one at 7 inches (starting at $199) and one at 9 inches (starting at $269). They will be out Nov. 1.
In addition to the new HD screen and a lighter body, Barnes & Noble is increasing the services the Nook offers. It's adding a video purchase and rental service, allowing users to maintain different profiles and making it easier to browse titles in its book and magazine stores.
Google has an event in New York next week. All the company is saying is that it has to do with its Android operating system for mobile devices. Google started selling the Nexus 7 over the summer and could use the event to announce an update.
Toys R Us, meanwhile, is making a 7-inch tablet aimed at children. The Tabeo went on sale this week for $149.99.
Microsoft Corp. will release a new version of the Windows operating system on Friday, one that's designed to work on both traditional computers and tablet devices.
Several PC manufacturers including Lenovo Group Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co., Samsung Electronics Co. and Dell Inc. already have announced details about new desktops, laptops and tablet computers.
Microsoft plans its own tablet computer, too. It's new territory for Microsoft, which typically leaves it to others to make devices using its software. Now, it will be competing against its partners.
The Surface tablet will come in two versions, both with 10.6-inch screens, slightly larger than the iPad's.
One model will run on the same type of lower-energy chips used in the iPad. It will start at $499, also like the newest, full-sized iPads. A keyboard cover will cost another $100. That will go on sale Friday.
A heavier, more expensive version will run on Intel chips and be capable of running standard Windows applications. Microsoft hasn't announced the date or price for that yet.
A new version of the Windows Phone system is coming out this fall as well. Once-dominant phone maker Nokia Corp. has been struggling in the shadow of Apple and Android, and it's counting on the new Windows system for a revival. Nokia and Microsoft have unveiled two new devices, but few details are available on when and where they would go on sale.
A year ago, Research In Motion Ltd. disclosed that it was working on a next-generation phone system for the BlackBerry, which now looks ancient next to the iPhone and Android devices. It was supposed to be out in time for this year's holiday season. That won't happen.
In June, RIM pushed the release of BlackBerry 10 devices into early next year, saying it wasn't ready. That means RIM will not only compete with the new iPhone and Android devices out this fall, but it will also have to contend with the new Windows devices.
Nintendo's new Wii U game machine will go on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 18. A basic, white model will cost $300. A deluxe black version for another $50 comes with an extra game and more accessories. The GamePad touch-screen controller for it will offer new ways to play.
In "New Super Mario Bros. U.," for example, players holding the old Wii controllers control Mario, Luigi and other characters. The person with the GamePad can help them along by using a stylus to create stepping stones for the characters or stun enemies.
Players can also turn off the TV entirely and play on the GamePad.
Nintendo Co. has been trying to drum up excitement for the Wii U, the first major gaming console to launch since 2006.
The company also announced new entertainment features for the console. Called Nintendo TVii, the service collects all the ways users have to watch movies, TV shows and sports. This includes pay-TV accounts along with services such as Hulu and Netflix. The GamePad works as a fancy remote controller and will let viewers comment on what they are watching.
TVii will be available Nov. 18 as well, at no extra cost.
Associated Press Wire Service


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If you love peanut butter, these cookies will be It. I created what I believe to be quintessential peanut butter cookies to honor the one hundredth anniversary of peanut butter. They are very peanut buttery yet exceptionally light, with a lovely "sandy" bite. At my husband's urging, I doubled up on the peanut butter and decreased the flour, making the chocolate cookie centers seem like biting into a Reese's peanut butter cup.
Chocolate centers blend wonderfully with the peanut flavor, but the bright, tart, sticky cherry centers, are my first choice.
- Yield
- Makes about 5 dozen 1 3/4-inch cookies
- 1 cup bleached all-purpose flour (dip and sweep method) (5 ounces = 142 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (5 grams)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed) (3.75 ounces = 108 grams)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (1.75 ounces = 50 grams)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (4 ounces = 113 grams)
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter (9.25 ounces = 266 grams)
- 1 large egg (3 tablespoons + 1/2 teaspoon) (1.75 ounces = 50 grams, weighed without the shell)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (2 grams)
- Cherry Preserves Topping
- 1 1/2 (12-ounce) jars cherry preserves (1 pound 2 ounces = 510 grams)
- Milk Chocolate Topping
- 2 (3-ounce) bars milk chocolate (6 ounces = 170 grams)
- 2 (3-ounce) bars bittersweet chocolate (6 ounces = 170 grams)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature) (3 ounces = 85 grams)
- ungreased cookie sheets
- 1 1/4-inch cookie scoop or a measuring teaspoon
- Place 2 oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Food Processor Method
- Into a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt, then whisk to mix evenly. In a food processor with the metal blade, process the sugars for several minutes until very fine. Cut the butter into a few pieces and add it with the motor running. Add the peanut butter and process until smooth and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and process until incorporated, scraping the sides of the bowl. Add the flour mixture and pulse in just until incorporated.
- Electric Mixer Method
- Soften the butter. Into a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to combine well. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat the sugars until well mixed. Add the butter and peanut butter and beat for several minutes, until very smooth and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated, scraping the sides of the bowl. At low speed, gradually beat in the flour mixture just until incorporated.
- For Both Methods
- Scrape the dough into a bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight. (This keeps the dough from cracking when shaped.)
- Measure the dough into a 1 1/4-inch cookie scoop or 2 level teaspoons and roll it between the palms of your hands to shape 1-inch balls. Place the balls 1 1/2 inches apart on the cookie sheets. As soon as you roll each ball, use your index finger or the handle of a wooden spoon to make a depression going down almost to the cookie sheet in the center of each ball.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned and set. For even baking, rotate the cookie sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through the baking period.
- Cool the cookies on the sheets for a few minutes or until firm enough to lift. Use a small, angled metal spatula or pancake turner to transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely. If necessary, while the cookies are still hot, use the greased handle of a wooden spoon to deepen the depressions.
- Fill the centers with the cherry preserves or milk chocolate toppings.
- Cherry Preserves Topping
- In a microwave oven or a saucepan, heat the preserves until boiling. Strain the jelly into a small heavy saucepan. Place the cherries remaining in the strainer in the centers of the cookies. If some are crushed, piece them together.
- On medium heat, boil the jelly for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly until, when it is dropped from the stirring spoon, the last drops gather to form one large sticky drop that hangs from the spoon. The jelly will be reduced to about 3/4 cup. Allow the jelly to cool about 1 minute or until the bubbling stops. Spoon heaping 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons over each cherry.
- Milk Chocolate Topping
- Break the chocolate into squares and place them in the top of a double boiler. Set it over hot but not simmering water. The water must not touch the bottom of the double-boiler insert. Stir until the chocolate begins to melt. Return the pan to low heat if the water cools, but be careful that the water does not get too hot. Stir the chocolate until smooth, and cool it until it is no longer warm to the touch. (The chocolate may be melted in a microwave oven if stirred every 15 seconds. Remove it before it is fully melted and stir, using residual heat to complete melting). Whisk in the softened butter. The mixture will immediately thicken. Do not overwhisk. Use a reclosable quart-size freezer bag with one corner cut off to pipe the chocolate into the centers of the cookies or use a small metal spatula to spread on a dollop. You can also use a coupler with a number 22 star decorating tube to pipe the chocolate decoratively into the centers. Allow the chocolate to set until firm.
- Store:
- Cookies filled with chocolate can be stacked in an airtight container at room temperature. Cookies with cherry centers need to be placed in single layers in airtight containers at room temperature. Do not cover the surface of the cookie with plastic wrap as the cherry center remains slightly sticky.
- Keeps:
- 1 month if filled, several months unfilled.
- Smart Cookie
- • For the best texture and flavor, be sure to use commercially prepared peanut butter such as Skippy and not homemade or health food varieties, which are less smooth.
- • The dry ingredients are sifted together because baking soda has a tendency to lump.
- • Using superfine sugar will result in fewer cracks in the cookie's surface. It can be prepared easily in a food processor by processing granulated sugar for a few minutes or until it is as fine as sand.
- • These cookies are much lighter than the usual peanut butter cookie, despite the high amount of peanut butter, because there is less flour, which offsets the bulk of the peanuts.
- • For a more delicate flavor and a finer, less "sandy" texture, that does not crack, try a batch using half the amount of peanut butter. The cookies will also be flatter and crisper.
- • Cherry preserves, straight from the jar, can be placed in the center of the unbaked cookie and baked in it, but the cookie is far less attractive.
- • Allow the cookie sheet(s) to cool completely before using for the next batch.
- • Distribute the cookies evenly around the cookie sheet. Avoid crowding the cookies into one section of the cookie sheet, leaving a large area bare.
- • For a delicious variation that will enable you to pack the cherry variety without their sticking together, top the cherry centers with melted chocolate. Use 3 ounces of bittersweet or semisweet chocolate and 2 ounces of finely chopped milk chocolate. Melt the bittersweet chocolate as indicated for the Milk Chocolate Topping. Scrape it into a small container, immediately add the finely chopped milk chocolate, and stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Use a small spoon to cover the cherry center with the chocolate or pipe it from a reclosable quart-size freezer bag with a small piece cut from one of the corners of the bag. Place the cookies in a cool place or the refrigerator for about 5 minutes or until the chocolate is set and no longer shiny.
Reprinted with permission from Rose's Christmas Cookies by Rose Levy Beranbaum, (C) 1990 William Morrow
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- Carbohydrates14 g(5%)
- Fat7 g(10%)
- Protein2 g(3%)
- Saturated Fat3 g(16%)
- Sodium36 mg(2%)
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Garden Oaks Theater
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Like the Santa Rosa Theatre, the Garden Oaks Theatre was built in the late-1940's by Interstate Circuit Inc. and was a sub-run 28 day house off downtown Houston. The theater was in an "L" shape design. A second screen was later added it was had been a retail space in the theater building. It operated at least through the mid-1990's and is a church today.
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The Garden Oaks Theater is currently under rennovations to bring it back to it's glory days. Under the NET Church umbrella, our mission is to restore and convert the old Garden Oaks Theater into a cultural center for theater and the arts. Our secondary mission is to become an influential cultural center for performance, training and equipping leadership in the 21st century in central Houston. To complete the mission we will offer a range of classes, productions and events through creating a NET-work called the Christian Cultural Net work that trains and equips, and provides opportunities for quality artist and hosts a plethora of cultural activity and opportunity for the Garden Oaks, Timber oaks, Oaks Forest and The Heights communities as well as the greater Houston area.
Currently, there is asbestos problems in the ceiling of the main theater – once the asbestos abatement is completed the final rennovations will begin with a target to dedicate the building in September of 2006. We welcome anyone that would like to join us in restoring one of Houston's finest old treasures.
Wow! That's amazing!
I remember seeing many films here…one memorable night in particular seeing Burt Reynolds in 'Hooper' with my dad.
In the early 90's when this theater was in limbo, i remember going in one afternoon and talking to the old hispanic man who owned it: Al Zarazama. He saw that I really had the passion for the old cinemas, which surprised him, as I was only in my early 20's then. The big theaters were just killing him and he didn't know what he wanted to do. He told me that day that I should try to get some investors…and if I did, hed sell the theater to me. I was 23 or 24…it was an impossible dream fro me to even ponder. But I think about that sometimes.
A look back at the Garden Oaks Theater in Houston from 1998.
The Garden Oaks was one of several post-war Houston theaters designed for the Interstate Circuit by H.F. Pettigrew and John A. Worley of the Dallas firm of Pettigrew & Worley.
The Garden Oaks opened on July 10, 1947. The premier feature was "The Sea of Grass" with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn.
Nice nighttime shots,nice looking shopping center theatre.
I saw Saturday Night Fever here in early 1978. I was 8 yrs old. I remember while driving away from the theater late that night, on Shepherd going toward 610, seeing what looked like an old woman laying in the street at the curb. I don't think anyone else in the car saw this but me.. I never forgot it.
I have some nice photos of the Garden Oaks theater but I don't know how to post them here. I got them off an old website twenty years ago. I have no idea who owns them but they are really nice including some interiors. Ray Frazier
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text: There is no shortage of great athletes that have come out of the UMass Boston women's track and field program. Michele Williams continues an annual trend of being named to this year's Hall of Fame class. The two-time All-American was the first great hurdler for the women's program, winning the national indoor title in the 55-meter hurdles as a freshman in 1985 with a time of 8.31 and finishing third in the same event at the 1986 NCAA indoor championships with a mark of 8.36. Williams was an integral part of the 1984-85 team's first indoor national championship in 1985 and had an outstanding year, winning four individual indoor titles and one outdoor title that season, including the ECAC indoor crown in the 50-meter hurdles with a time of 7.05. Head Coach Sherman Hart called her his toughest and gutsiest athlete following her second season that saw her compete, despite being injured. Williams still achieved All-New England and All-ECAC status in both the 55 and 100-meter hurdles and helped the Beacons become the first team in NCAA history to win both the indoor and outdoor national championships in 1986. She captured the 1986 ECAC 55-meter hurdles indoor crown with a time of 8.36 and followed that accomplishment with first place at the New England championships with a school-record time of 8.27 in the 55-meter hurdles. Williams also finished third in the 1986 ECAC 100-meter outdoor race with a time of 15.45 and later went on to graduate from UMass Boston in 1995.


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Andy Griffith's Widow to Raze His Home
By Steve Mencher , March 21, 2013 10:08 AM
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The widow of actor Andy Griffith has demolished the house where he lived for many years on the North Carolina waterfront, ensuring that the site will never be used for an Andy Griffith museum, as the actor may have envisaged.
Cindi Griffith obtained a demolition permit for the Dare County home in March; the house was torn down in late May, according to county planning director Donna Creef. The house was on Roanoke Island, near Manteo, N.C. It's one of two homes Griffith owned in the area. The second, larger home still stands.
Griffith died in July, 2012. He was best known for playing the folksy Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show and "bright, cheap, vain" lawyer Ben Matlock on Matlock.
A new generation was introduced to his charms in the 2007 movie "Waitress," starring Keri Russell.
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Griffith told his friend, costume designer William Ivey Long, that he wanted a museum in the now-razed Outer Banks home - which he bought in the 1950s - to include memorabilia from his TV shows and his music career. There's already an Andy Griffith Museum in Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, N.C.
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Kundra uses stock market model to determine viability of IT projects.
Vivek Kundra, appointed chief technology officer (CTO) by Washington D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty in 2007, is determined to make the city's IT organization act like a startup instead of a bureaucracy. Through a concept called OCTO (Office of the CTO) Labs, Kundra turned his 700-person department into a test tube for cloud computing, open source applications and other ideas.
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Kundra: I created a portfolio management model where we treat every project in government as a stock. We evaluate the management team; we evaluate how happy our customers are; we evaluate the performance, whether it's on time, on budget and delivering value. We use that data to decide whether to hold on to the project, invest more or kill it - similar to what portfolios in a private market would do as far as sell, buy or hold. That's brought a lot of scrutiny and moved us aggressively in terms of killing projects that won't deliver.
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Kundra: The government ultimately is a consumer of technology, and a lot of times government gets into the business of developing massive applications. When I moved to Washington, I had more computing power on my laptop at the local coffee shop than the average police officer or teacher. We looked at the cloud computing model and the consumer space. Compared with the cost of owning infrastructure, it's far cheaper.
GT: So the future of the computing platform in the district is software as a service and less hardware ownership?
Kundra: Absolutely. You look at our most recent procurement around project management. We decided to go with the cloud model instead of buying a ton of servers that would have taken me six to seven months to procure, configure and deploy. We were able to do that immediately. When we look at that platform in terms of collaboration, everything's going to be in the cloud. As we're looking at the whole data center model, the question really becomes, why do we need a data center?
GT: Government typically is risk averse. How do you change that?
Kundra: I think controlled risk is very healthy. That's why I created OCTO Labs. The idea was that we would throw hundreds of ideas on the wall and even if five of them survive, they will be transformative.