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WELCOME BACK! For another great Tax Season. Here at S & H Accounting we are gearing up for an exceptional season and year. I wanted to inform you, my clients, that the start has been slow and delayed due to the fiscal cliff, but thanks to our awesome government here is the latest:
Washington, DC– Following the January tax law changes made by Congress under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), the Internal Revenue Service announced today it plans to open the 2013 filing season and begin processing individual income tax returns on Jan. 30.
The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on that date after updating forms and completing programming and testing of its processing systems. This will reflect the bulk of the late tax law changes enacted Jan. 2. The announcement means that the vast majority of tax filers — more than 120 million households — should be able to start filing tax returns starting Jan 30.
There are several forms affected by the late legislation that require more extensive programming and testing of IRS systems. The IRS hopes to begin accepting tax returns including these tax forms between late February and into March; a specific date will be announced in the near future.
The key forms that require more extensive programming changes include Form 5695 (Residential Energy Credits), Form 4562 (Depreciation and Amortization) and Form 3800 (General Business Credit). A full listing of the forms that won't be accepted until later is available on IRS.gov.
As part of this effort, the IRS will be working closely with the tax software industry and tax professional community to minimize delays and ensure as smooth a tax season as possible under the circumstances.
What does this mean for S&H Accounting? We are expecting a packed house and we are waiting for you with warm smiles, great customer service, and goodies all season long! With all the changes and new laws concerning taxpayers, here at S&H, we are well informed and ready to address your tax preparation needs, as always your return is safe with us. Our staff is available to answer any questions and concerns that you have. We will see you on the 30th.
Happy Tuesday!
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Reminder: For Most Truckers, Highway Use Tax Return Due Sept. 3
The Internal Revenue Service today reminded truckers and other owners of heavy highway vehicles that in most cases, their next federal highway use tax return is due on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013.
This year's Sept. 3 due date, pushed back three days because the normal Aug. 31 deadline falls on a Saturday, generally applies to Form 2290 and the accompanying tax payment for the tax year that begins on July 1, 2013, and ends on June 30, 2014. Returns must be filed and tax payments made by Sept. 3 for vehicles first used on the road during July. For vehicles first used after July, the deadline is the last day of the month following the month of first use.
Though some taxpayers have the option of filing Form 2290 on paper, the IRS encourages all taxpayers to take advantage of the speed and convenience of filing this form electronically and paying any tax due electronically. Taxpayers reporting 25 or more vehicles must e-file.
Due to facility maintenance taking place over the Labor Day weekend, the IRS will be unable to accept or acknowledge receipt of any electronically-filed returns from 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, Aug. 31, to 5:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 3 and should be available for all users at noon on Sept. 3. The IRS asks taxpayers to e-file Form 2290 before 10 p.m. ET on Aug. 31. Paper returns must be mailed and postmarked by midnight on Sept. 3. IRS offices will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2.
The highway use tax applies to highway motor vehicles with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more. This generally includes trucks, truck tractors and buses. Ordinarily, vans, pick-ups and panel trucks are not taxable because they fall below the 55,000-pound threshold. The tax of up to $550 per vehicle is based on weight, and a variety of special rules apply, explained in the instructions to Form 2290.
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Two studies released earlier this month show just how hard a time Congress will have trying to slash tax rates without adding trillions of dollars to the budget deficit and producing a massive tax windfall for the highest-income American households.
The congressional Joint Committee on Taxation(JCT) estimated that a tax plan that cuts individual rates to 10 percent and 25 percent and repeals the Alternative Minimum Tax would add almost $3.8 trillion to the budget deficit over 10 years. A plan to cut the corporate rate to 25 percent and repeal the corporate AMT would add another $1.3 trillion to the deficit.
The Tax Policy Center(TPC) has looked at how the individual design would affect households in various income groups. Not only would such a rewrite dig a deep fiscal hole but it would also be extremely regressive. In 2015, it would cut taxes for those households in the lowest 20 percent of income (who will make roughly $25,000 or less) by an average of $3. By contrast, those in the top 1percent (who will make an average of $2.1 million) would get an average tax cut of almost $145,000, a 10 percent boost in their after-tax income.
Middle income households (who will make an average of about $66,000) would get about $700, boosting their after-tax income by about 1.2 percent.
To put it another way, the top 20 percent of households would get nearly four-fifths of the tax cut. The top 1 percent would get more than half.
The TPC estimates use our new expanded cash income measure and thus are somewhat different than earlier estimates of similar proposals.
Keep in mind: No one has proposed a plan exactly like this. While many top congressional Republicans favor a similar rate structure, they also say they'd pay for these rate reductions by curtailing (yet-unspecified) tax preferences.
The JCT revenue estimate and the TPC distributional analysis describe the challenges of enacting such a rate-cutting plan in a way that collects the same amount of money and maintains the same distribution as current revenue law.
The lesson from these two studies is not new, but it bears repeating: Cutting tax rates is a great idea in theory, but it is very tough to pull off.
Happy Monday,
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Postponed Furlough Day
The Internal Revenue Service has announced it will remain open on Friday, August 30, 2013. The agency had been scheduled to close on that day as part of a series of planned furlough days.
The August 30 furlough was to be the last in a series of five furlough days this season. The first three of those days went on as planned on May 24, June 14 and July 5. On those days, the IRS was closed for business. Last month, however, the IRS canceled the previously scheduled furlough day set for July 22, 2013. At the time, the agency did not indicate what plans would be future furlough days.
The furlough days – unpaid days for all IRS employees – were implemented as a result of budget concerns, including the sequester.
Danny Werfel, Acting Commissioner of the IRS, said that "we have made substantial progress in cutting costs." He added that "we still have more work to do on the budget and cost-savings."
It's important to note that the August 30 furlough day was postponed, not canceled. Werfel indicated that the agency "will reevaluate in early September and make a final determination as to whether we will need another furlough day in September."
Happy Monday,
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The state of New York is putting the brakes on tax scofflaws.
Gov. Cuomo plans to announce a program today that allows New York to suspend the driver's licenses of taxpayers who owe more than $10,000, The Post has learned.
The state estimates it will recoup $26 million this fiscal year and about $6 million a year in future years.
The first round of suspension notices are being sent to 16,000 tax delinquents, who have 60 days to pay the bill or make satisfactory arrangements to cough up the money.
Otherwise, they'll find themselves walking or taking buses and subways.
"By enacting these additional consequences, we're providing additional incentives for the state to receive the money it is owed and we're keeping scofflaws off the very roads they refuse to pay their fair share to maintain," Cuomo said.
"Our message is simple: Tax scofflaws who don't abide by the same rules as everyone else are not entitled to the same privileges as everyone else.
"These worst offenders are putting an unfair burden on the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers who are hardworking, law-abiding taxpayers," he added.
According to tax records, Michael D. Zurawin of Putnam County is the worst offender. He owes a whopping $16.7 million in back income taxes.
Delinquent taxpayers have 60 days from the mailing date to arrange payment with the department.
After that, the Department of Motor Vehicles will send a second letter giving them 15 days to respond.
And if that doesn't work, scofflaws' licenses will be suspended until the debts are paid or a payment plan has been agreed to. (NewYorkPost)
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Ways to Reduce Your Audit Risk
Except for tax protestors, no one wants to fight with the Internal Revenue Service. That's why there's such a mystique about avoiding an audit. While what-triggers-an-audit theories abound there are some basic things you can do to reduce your chances of being picked for an audit or at least to make any interactions with the IRS less traumatic. My advice doesn't come with a guarantee, but it's better than a Ouija board.
1. Don't claim flaky deductions
Uttered by Judge Learned Hand in 1934, this may be the most famous iteration of the taxpayer's role:
"Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes." Helvering v. Gregory, 69 F.2d 809, 810 (2d Cir. 1934).
2. Use a pro, or use software.
Some argue a return prepared by a professional is less likely to be audited, but there's little reliable data to support it. Nevertheless, having a professional prepare your return–or at least advise on anything quirky–is a good idea.
3. Account for every Form 1099
The Form 1099 comes in many varieties, including 1099-INT for interest, 1099-DIV for dividends, 1099-G for tax refunds, 1099-R for pensions and 1099-MISC for miscellaneous income. These forms are sent by payers of such funds to both you and the IRS. So regardless of how many 1099s you receive, make sure they all are accounted for on your return.
4. Disclose just enough.
You'd be surprised how many professionals and amateurs alike try to submit too much information. True, if your return is complex, you may need to add explanations or disclosures in footnotes. Be concise, truthful and accurate, but don't provide copies of sales agreements, settlement agreements, bank statements, etc., unless you are later asked to by the IRS.
5. Assemble your return correctly
Follow the IRS instructions for assembling your return. Usually that means the return itself, followed by schedules in alphabetical order, ancillary forms in numerical order, and plain paper statements and footnotes at the end. Attach Forms W-2 where specified, but don't attach forms that are not required such as 1099s. This is normally required for mail returns.
I'm required by Treasury Department rules to assume every return will be audited. In truth, there might be only a 2% chance of audit. But understandably, no matter how sure you are of your return, you don't want to be audited. You want your return to look plain vanilla, and nothing prevents you from trying to make it sail through as long as you fully and fairly complete it.
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The 16-year-old was part of a group of teenagers on the way to O'Malley Peak in Chugach State Park east of Anchorage on Monday, according to troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen. At some point during the hike, she separated from the group, Ipsen said.
The teenager was wearing only slip-on shoes, the troopers spokeswoman said.
"Definitely not hiking shoes," Ipsen said. "She just decided that she wasn't going to go on."
The other hikers planned to meet her at a midway spot on their way back, but she was not there when they returned. She also was not waiting for them at the Glen Alps trail head, and a member of the group called for help, troopers said.
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These are cute if you cut them smaller chunks and add them to an adorable Halloween themed mason jar. You can easily use some of those leftover Halloween cupcake wrappers. Just flip it upside down and add it between the lid seal and the lid ring. Makes an adorable ruffle with almost no work! Cutting the Gooey Pumpkin Blondies into smaller pieces and adding a Halloween themed paper straw is another way to serve them up at a Halloween party for bite size pieces.
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Chamber Music made me think of Coal Chamber.
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thats because its not even a real clan-joint. its just the RZA trying out working with a live band with a few familiar faces stopping by every once and a while.
Interesting, every album by entire clan has the tradition of keep getting worse than the one before it.
so is this bad or good? because I'm kinda interested, but don't want to be disappointed.
I suspected this wouldn't be worth hearing and it seems I'm right, ugh.
The first two songs weren't bad. Nowhere near 36 chambers but not bad. It just went downhill from there though.
no it's pretty bad
36 chambers is and will be the only wu-tang album worth hearing
Except for The W, Wu-Tang Forever, Think Differently and half of Iron Flag.
I liked 8 Diagrams, and plus all the people accusing this of being a wu-tang album, i will demand them to read redskyformiles post.
NOT a wu-tang clan album. a RZA production as two people have kindly pointed out.
but i want to live in a world where this is a RZA album! that way its actually an improvement.
The difference is that Axl actually takes part in the actual songs and the other original members want no part of Guns N Roses. Wu-Tang is still active, still together, and they're not on the album outside of small verses. RZA produced it yes, but that doesn't make it a Wu-Tang Clan album. It's listed as such but it's grossly misleading. It's essentially the equivalent to them doing a Wu-Tang Killah Bees album in the early 90s and putting the Wu-Tang Clan name on it.
Regardless, the lack of GZA means there is a lack of true Wu-Tang.
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The Dangerous US Game in Yemen
What cannot be disputed is that the strikes, especially those that killed civilians and important tribal figures, were giving valuable ammunition to Al Qaeda for its recruitment campaign in Yemen and its propaganda battle to destabilize the US-Yemen counterterrorism alliance. Yemeni government officials said the series of strikes from December to May had killed more than 200 people, only forty of whom were affiliated with Al Qaeda. "It is incredibly dangerous, what the US is trying to do in Yemen at the moment, because it really fits into AQAP's broader strategy, in which it says Yemen is not different from Iraq and Afghanistan," asserted Princeton University's Gregory Johnsen in June 2010, after Amnesty International released a report documenting the use of US munitions in the Yemen strikes. "They are able to make the argument that Yemen is a legitimate front for jihad," said Johnsen, who in 2009 served as a member of USAID's conflict assessment team for Yemen.
In the summer of 2010, after months of sustained US and Yemeni airstrikes and raids, AQAP hit back. In June a group of AQAP operatives carried out a bold raid on the Aden division of Yemen's secret police, the Political Security Organization. During an early-morning flag ceremony at the PSO compound, the operatives opened fire with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades as they stormed the gates. They gunned down at least ten security officers and three cleaning women. The purpose of the raid was to free suspected militants being held by the PSO, and it was successful. That raid was followed by a sustained assassination campaign aimed at bumping off high-level Yemeni military and intelligence officials. During Ramadan, which began in August, AQAP launched a dozen attacks. By September as many as sixty officials had been killed, with a substantial number shot dead by assassins on motorcycles. This method of attack became so common that the government banned motorcycles in urban areas in Abyan.
Then a plan to attack a US target unfolded that would come to be known as the "parcel bomb" plot. On October 29, Americans watched as breaking news coverage showed US warplanes escorting Emirates Flight 201 to an emergency landing at JFK Airport. Images were broadcast of other planes being swept at Philadelphia and Newark airports. That night, Obama said that explosives on the planes had posed a "credible terrorist threat." None of the bombs detonated. But once the Yemen connection was clear—the explosive material, concealed in printer cartridges, had been shipped from Yemen—there was no debate within the administration: all eyes focused on AQAP.
Foust, the former DIA analyst, characterizes Obama's response like this: "He immediately sent drones and special operations guys to Yemen. It was immediately, Let's send JSOC. Send in the ninjas, is what he does." Without providing details, which he says are classified, Foust asserts that he has seen targeted killing operations conducted that he believes were warranted, and he does not believe such strikes are "theoretically a bad thing." He was deeply concerned, however, about the standards that were being used to determine who would be targeted. "Frankly, most of the time when I was working on Yemen was spent arguing" with Special Operations Command-Yemen and other DIA analysts "about evidentiary standards," he recalls. "The evidentiary standard for actually killing people off, to me, is frighteningly low."
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The popular uprising against the Yemeni regime this past winter sent the US counterterrorism community scrambling to develop contingency plans. Saleh's fall "offers an opportunity for the Yemeni people to build a more modern state," says Nakhleh. At the same time, it "creates a challenge for the United States as Washington continues its counterterrorism policy against Al Qaeda and its franchise group in Yemen, AQAP."
"It is something that we spend a lot of time working on. I know I lose a little sleep at night thinking about this particular problem," Michigan Republican Mike Rogers, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said recently. According to Foust, plans are being made to move the center of counterterrorism operations to Djibouti, the current hub of US operations against Libya, "if relations with the next [Yemeni] government don't work out." But, he says, of more concern is "what happens to the [US] training mission, as well as the [intelligence] collection programs in place—no one knows if or how those would be affected by a new government. We don't have good ties with the opposition movement, which is itself chaotic and will probably begin infighting soon anyway, so it's tough to call how they'll react." Saleh's fall "could certainly have a negative impact on US CT operations in Yemen," says Johnsen, adding, "I'm particularly worried that AQAP is gaining weapons and money in some parts of the country as the military begins to break down in outlying areas."
Yemen "has a number of more pressing problems that will, if left unchecked, all help AQAP gain strength in the coming years," Johnsen cautions. "In Yemen, there is no magic missile solution to the problem of AQAP. The US simply can't bomb them out of existence. That has been tried before in Yemen and failed."
There is no doubt that when President Obama took office, Al Qaeda had resurrected its shop in Yemen. But how big a threat AQAP actually posed to the United States or Saleh is the subject of much debate. What was almost entirely undiscussed was whether US actions—the targeted killings, the Tomahawk and drone strikes—caused blowback and whether some of AQAP's attacks were motivated by the undeclared war the United States was fighting in Yemen. "We are not generating good will in these operations," says Nakhleh. "We might target radicals and potential radicals, but unfortunately in a crisis other things and other people are being destroyed or killed. So in the long run it is not necessarily going to help. To me the bigger issue is the whole issue of radicalization. How do we pull the rug from under it?"
It was the Bush administration that declared the world a battlefield where any country would be fair game for targeted killings. But it was President Obama, with Yemen as the laboratory, who put a bipartisan stamp on this paradigm—which will almost certainly endure well beyond his time in office. "The global war on terror has acquired a life of its own," says Colonel Lang. "It's a self-licking ice cream cone. And the fact that this counterterrorism/counterinsurgency industry evolved into this kind of thing, involving all these people—the foundations and the journalists and the book writers and the generals and the guys doing the shooting—all of that together has a great, tremendous amount of inertia that tends to keep it going in the same direction." He adds, "It continues to roll. It will take a conscious decision on the part of civilian policy-makers, somebody like the president, for example, to decide that, 'OK, boys, the show's over.'" But Obama, he says, is far from deciding the show's over. "It seems that this is going to go on for a long time."
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The all-new 2015 Sierra 2500 HD double cab gains regular rear doors instead of the old extended cab where the front doors had to open for the back ones to open. This is definitely a plus in my book.
I drove around in a $62,525 2015 Sierra 2500 HD with the SLT trim level, meaning it was loaded and it even had the big turbo diesel option. It's a pricey $7,195 option at that, and also requires a $1,200 Allison automatic transmission that helps deal with 397hp and 765 pounds per feet of torque.
The base engine is still a healthy 6.0 liter gas V8 and there is even an option to add compressed natural gas to your gas V8 and have a bi-fuel model. If you have never looked at the build- your-own model on the GMC or any truck for that matter there are many ways to equip a truck, from the cab size to the rear bed length and many other options.
The new HD or full-size trucks from GM have been given a big makeover now that the GMC and Chevrolet look different. As a Chevy truck guy, I have to admit I now prefer the GMC look. The GMC has a bolder look to it and it stands out. The outside is very nice but the interior and ride is where the biggest improvement lies. The interior isn't just nice for an HD truck, it's nice for any vehicle and more in line with the redesigned light duty trucks from GM -- a vast improvement.
The inside is quiet and the heated and cooled seats are comfortable. The back seats can be tight with a rear facing car seat; there is a larger crew cab with a larger passenger cabin.
The NAV is huge improvement over the previous trucks. If you have the DVD NAV from 2013 or before, you know what I mean.
The ride is better than the past models of HD trucks and even some light duty trucks. There is some bounce on bigger bumps and rough pavement with an empty bed. But that's to be expected on something that can hold 3,000 lbs. in the back bed or tow up to 13,000 lbs. with a hitch or over 17,000 lbs. fifth wheel. I loaded the bed several times and the bounce goes away. Hooking to the trailer is easy and doesn't require anyone's help because of the rear-view camera. The camera would have made old trailer towing days much easier.
Driving the big GMC Sierra HD was surprisingly easy. Only on the narrow part of Connecticut Avenue inside Maryland, do you notice the size -- it takes up most of the lane. I was really bitten by the diesel bug. The 765 pounds of torque is great and after a few minutes I was hooked to the power. Luckily the heavy duty brakes are also powerful. Fuel economy isn't applicable to the HD trucks but I was surprised by 15.2 mpg in 241 miles of city commuting and a little highway driving and a few trips with a full bed.
The new 2015 GMC Sierra 2500 HD double cab 4x4 is a very good heavy duty truck that is just as happy at construction sites as it is carting the family on vacation. You can even tow your home away from home and skip the hotels. With different trim levels, bed lengths, engines and cab sizes, there is a truck for most anyone looking for a more refined capable truck for all their needs.
I really don't have the amount of work for an HD truck with diesel but after a week with the GMC, I wish I did.
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THOUSANDS of shoppers have had tills ringing and provided a boost to the High Street during the New Year sales.
Retail bosses in Worcester say the sale season has so far exceeded expectations and helped to make up for a difficult October and November.
One of the biggest successes was the Next sale on Boxing Day which had hundreds of shoppers queueing up outside the Cathedral Plaza store well before 6am when it opened its doors.
John Kendrick, manager of Cathedral Plaza shopping centre, said: "The sales have been fantastic - they have been really busy. It's lovely to have the city absolutely heaving and the NCP car park with its price reductions has made a huge difference."
Mr Kendrick said attracting large numbers of shoppers had been a struggle during October and November and the quarter as a whole had been "good, without being fantastic."
"I think Worcester is probably a little more buoyant than some parts of the country. It's managing the ongoing recession pretty well," he added.
Erica Burlace, CrownGate centre manager, said sales trends had been unpredictable throughout the year with the wet weather and flooding contributing to a downturn in late November.
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If the offseason felt long to you, imagine how Stephen Drew must have felt. Today, the shortstop's extended spring officially came to a close when the Red Sox announced that they signed him to a one-year deal, reportedly worth the prorated portion of the $14.1MM qualifying offer ($10.1MM). The Red Sox, who had a significant need on the left side of the infield and didn't have to forfeit a pick to sign their own free agent, have been regarded as a frontrunner for months, but there wasn't a lot of foreshadowing in recent days. On a conference call this afternoon, I asked General Manager Ben Cherington when the talks got more serious between him and agent Scott Boras.
"I would say that talks picked up over the weekend and into the early part of the week," the GM said. "We know Stephen well. He did a great job for us last year and he's a very good Major League shortstop and a good teammate and does a lot of good things that we value…We have a high degree of respect for Stephen, what he can do on the field, and what he can do for our team. We're happy to have him back on the team."
The signing of Drew will have a reverb effect for other Red Sox players. Xander Bogaerts, who was charged with manning shortstop in 2014, will shift over to third base, bumping the injured Will Middlebrooks out of the starting lineup. Drew's arrival also backs things up for well-regarded third base prospect Garin Cecchini. When it comes to Bogaerts, Cherington says that after this season, his future could still very well be at shortstop.
"We believe that he can play shortstop well, things have stabilized there. I know he made a couple of errors last night but we believed last year and during Spring Training that he can play shortstop, we still believe that. This move with Stephen is not in any way about a lack of belief that Xander can play short," Cherington said. "Xander's ability to play short and third base allowed us to consider different options and alternatives. Stephen just happened to be the one we pursued."
When asked if Drew's arrival could signal some sort of position change for Middlebrooks, Cherington was non-committal and said that his main focus was getting the 25-year-old healthy.
As for Drew himself, Cherington confirmed that he'll be on the Major League roster tonight but won't be in the lineup against the Blue Jays. Drew will ultimately have a stint in the minors to warm up to big league action, but because of "administrative steps" that need to take place, there's not an exact timetable for that just yet.
Presumably, Cherington is referring to the fact that Drew needs to pass through optional waivers, which take 48 hours, as the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo reported earlier this afternoon (Twitter link). Cafardo noted that Drew has consented to head to the minors to pick up 25 at-bats before playing with the big league club.
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AL Notes: Red Sox, Drew, Orioles, Tigers, Damon
Five years ago today, Alex Rodriguez admitted and apologized for using PEDs during his tenure with the Rangers. Rodriguez blamed the pressure of trying to fulfill the expectations created by his then-record 10-year, $252MM contract. Two days ago, Rodriguez voluntarily dismissed his federal lawsuit against MLB, the Commissioner's Office, and the MLBPA and will serve his 162-game suspension stemming from his role in the Biogenesis affair. Here's the latest from the American League:
- Red Sox GM Ben Cherington told Jim Bowden and Jim Duquette of MLB Network Radio (Twitter link) he doesn't expect anything to happen with Stephen Drew before the start of Spring Training; but, out of respect for the shortstop, has maintained a dialogue with agent Scott Boras.
- Cherington also told the pair he is working the phones to add another reliever (via a Bowden tweet).
- The Red Sox's starting rotation, currently flush with experienced hurlers, could take on a much younger and cheaper look in the next 12-18 months, writes the Boston Herald's Scott Lauber. Left-hander Henry Owens headlines the list of Boston's pitching prospects on the verge of reaching the Majors, according to Lauber.
- Having lost out on Bronson Arroyo and entering the second week of February without a truly significant free agent acquisition, the Baltimore Sun's Peter Schmuck opines it's fair to wonder how much the Orioles really want to win this year.
- Tigers President/CEO/GM Dave Dombrowski told reporters recently, including Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press, the Prince Fielder-Ian Kinsler trade set the tone for the other moves he made this offseason. "If that move wasn't made, you're really in a position where you're kind of back to where you were. It was one move that set off our plans in place." One part of that plan has received much scrutiny: dealing Doug Fister to the Nationals. Dombrowski said Fister was expendable because the Tigers have six solid starters with three of them (Justin Verlander, Anibal Sanchez, and Drew Smyly) under contract for at least the next four years while also proclaiming he'd love to have Max Scherzer "stay as a Tiger for a long time."
- Johnny Damon, whose last MLB appearance was with the Indians in 2012, is open to managing or resuming his playing career, but only on the Major League level, reports the Tampa Bay Times' Marc Topkin.
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Quick Hits: Flores, Rowland-Smith, Cherington, Cruz
Top Mets prospect Wilmer Flores will be promoted to the Majors on Tuesday, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports. Flores, an infielder, didn't rank in any major outlets' top 100 prospect lists at the beginning of the season, but he might if those lists were published now — he's hitting .322/.358/.532 in Triple-A (albeit in the excellent hitting environment of Las Vegas), and today is his 22nd birthday. Newsday's Marc Carig notes (on Twitter) that with David Wright on the disabled list, the Mets will likely use Flores at third base. Here are more notes from around the Majors.
- Pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith had an August 5 out clause in his minor-league deal with the Red Sox, but he will not exercise it, and will instead stay with Triple-A Pawtucket, Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish tweets. Rowland-Smith has a 1.58 ERA with 8.3 K/9 and 2.8 BB/9 for Pawtucket this season. His opt-out date had been pushed back to August after he missed most of July following an appendectomy. ESPN's Jerry Crasnick tweets that, now that the August 5 date has passed, Rowland-Smith can opt out of his deal if any team offers him a spot on its active roster.
- Red Sox GM Ben Cherington has emerged as one of baseball's best executives, WEEI.com's Mike Salk writes. After an awful 2012 season, the Sox have the third-best record in the Majors, behind only the Pirates and Braves. Salk chalks that up to the addition of more depth, character and chemistry to the roster, as well as to Cherington's hiring of John Farrell as the Red Sox's manager.
- The Rangers are preparing to be without Nelson Cruz now that Cruz has been suspended for his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal, T.R. Sullivan and William Boor of MLB.com report. The Rangers have promoted outfielders Joey Butler and Engel Beltre, and on Monday they started Beltre along with Leonys Martin and David Murphy, giving the Rangers an all-left-handed outfield. That left three righties — Butler, Craig Gentry and Jeff Baker — on the Rangers' bench, suggesting the possibility of platooning all three outfield spots. "We're going to use the whole roster and continue to play Texas Rangers baseball," says Rangers manager Ron Washington. The Rangers are still trying to trade for an outfielder, but GM Jon Daniels suggests that the waiver rules governing August trades will make it difficult for Texas to pull off a deal.
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Red Sox Notes: Bogaerts, Bradley, Cherington
On this date 12 years ago the Red Sox purchased Jorge De La Rosa from Monterrey of the Mexican League. De La Rosa, now a starter with the Rockies, never pitched for the Red Sox but he did play an important role in their history. Two years after acquiring De La Rosa the Red Sox traded him and three others to Arizona for Curt Schilling. Here are today's Red Sox-related links…
- Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley Jr. offer a "glimpse into the future" of the Red Sox in the words of manager John Farrell, Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com reports. Farrell expressed confidence that Bogaerts will be able to handle either third base or shortstop from a defensive standpoint. However, both players are set to open the 2013 season in the minor leagues.
- Bogaerts ranked eighth on Baseball America's list of the game's top prospects and Bradley ranked 31st. Both project to reach the MLB level in 2014, according to BA.
- Red Sox GM Ben Cherington knows it takes more than character to compete in the AL East, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. "It has to start with talent," Cherington said. "You can have a bunch of good guys in spring training, but if you're not winning in May, you're not feeling good anymore.'' As others in the Red Sox organization explained to Nightengale, winning and strong clubhouse culture are often closely linked.
- It's finally time for the Red Sox to focus on baseball instead of off-field distractions, Jon Paul Morosi writes at FOX Sports.com. Farrell said he's been impressed with the attention to detail displayed by some newcomers.
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AL East Notes: Cherington, Lind, Jurrjens
Here's the latest news and stories making headlines around the AL East…
- Red Sox GM Ben Cherington says that he does not expect Jacoby Ellsbury contract situation to be a distraction at any point this season, according to Alex Speier of WEEI.com. Ellsbury enters his walk year looking to rebound from injuries that have plagued him in two of the past three seasons.
- Adam Lind discusses how last year's Blue Jays coaching staff played a role in negatively impacting his numbers over the course of the season, writes Gregor Chisolm of MLB.com. "This year the coaches will be given the freedom to do whatever they want. They have the trust of Gibby so he can just manage and sometimes the type of personalities we had on our staff last year, they micromanaged a lot and sometimes that can affect the way we play and the way we coach."
- Jair Jurrjens may have suffered financial setback this offseason, but the veteran right-hander remains confident he can be the pitcher the Orioles were looking for when they first offered him a big league contract, says Peter Schmuck of The Baltimore Sun. "If I'm out there and can stay on the mound, I know what I can do. A lot of people know what I can do. I'm just going to come here and show everybody that i'm healthy and I can pitch again."
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Napoli, Cherington Discuss Contract, Health
Mike Napoli's hip condition led to a restructured contract and what he described today as "a pretty tough offseason." But avascular necrosis (AVN), the condition affecting both of Napoli's hips, hasn't diminished his expectations for 2013. The recently-discovered condition has been symptomless, and was caught at an early stage.
"We're moving in a good direction and I feel like we've got that behind us and are ready to go," Napoli said on a conference call with reporters this afternoon.
Napoli's one-year, $5MM contract with the Red Sox includes incentives that can boost the value of the deal to $13MM. The sides readjusted their initial three-year, $39MM agreement after Napoli's physical revealed that he has AVN.
The 31-year-old said he was initially "shocked" to discover that he had the condition. He played through it in 2012, when he hit 24 home runs, and the Red Sox expect he can be similarly productive this coming season. They'll rely on Napoli at first base because they want him to stay healthy and they already have ample catching depth.
"There's no reason Mike Napoli won't be our primary first baseman in 2013," Boston general manager Ben Cherington said. "That's what we're counting on."
The Red Sox would be comfortable relying on Napoli as a catcher, Cherington added. That said, the team wanted to add offense at first base given the presence of catchers Jarrod Saltalamacchia, David Ross and Ryan Lavarnway. On offense, Cherington expects Napoli will see pitches, get on base and hit for power — especially given Fenway Park's dimensions.
Napoli said he expects playing first base will be easier on his body than catching, and that he plans to be ready on Opening Day. After consulting with many doctors he started taking medication for AVN, which has also affected prominent athletes such as Bo Jackson and Brett Favre.
Napoli remained a free agent after the initial deal caused a delay, and other teams inquired about the possibility of signing him. Agent Brian Grieper of Paragon Sports International said he listened to interested teams and outlined different options to Napoli. However, the Red Sox were patient and supportive throughout the process, Grieper said. While Napoli initially sought a multiyear deal, he wanted to play in Boston instead of returning to the Rangers or signing with another club.
"I had a great two years in Texas and enjoyed my time there," he said. "The best fit for me was in Boston."
It took a while, but the unexpectedly lengthy process led to a deal that has both sides looking ahead hopefully at the 2013 season.
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GM Notes: Cherington, Rizzo, Colletti
Let's catch up on the latest stories and happenings taking place in front offices from around the league…
- Red Sox GM Ben Cherington spoke to Jim Bowden on MLB Network Radio about the status of free agent Mike Napoli and where the slugger stands with the team. Cherington told Bowden (via Twitter) that Boston is still looking to add offense to the first base position as the club still considers Napoli to be a free agent. He added that the Red Sox will continue to work through the issues of signing Napoli but admits there is no deal at this point (on Twitter).
- Nationals GM Mike Rizzo faces the task of improving a 98-win team this offseason and recently took a break from the action to chat with MLB.com's Bill Ladson on the state of Nationals baseball. Rizzo points to the young, talented players on his roster taking the proverbial "next step" as one of the factors for the team's continued success in 2013.
- Dodgers GM Ned Colletti's major concern for his roster isn't about adding more pieces but rather making sure players are fully recovered from various injuries before Spring Training starts, writes Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. "We're fine right now if we come into camp, we're in a good spot," Colletti said.
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Cherington Talks Outfield, Iglesias
Red Sox GM Ben Cherington said completing this year's managerial search relatively early should provide the team with some amount of additional flexibility this coming offseason. The GM can focus on the roster now that John Farrell's in place as Boston's new manager. Here are more details from Cherington's conversation with MLBTR at the 2012 GM Meetings…
- The Red Sox are talking to free agent outfielders while discussing possible trades to address their needs in the outfield, Cherington said.
- Cherington expressed confidence that Jose Iglesias can be an MLB shortstop on a good team. "He has a chance to be an elite defender and his development path has probably made his offensive performance look worse than the hitter he actually is," the GM said. However, nothing will be given to Iglesias and the Red Sox could go with another option if an appealing alternative emerges.
- "We've got some work to do this winter," Cherington acknowledged.
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Cherington On Beckett, Ellsbury, Deadline Moves
Red Sox GM Ben Cherington appeared on WEEI's Dennis & Callahan radio show this morning to discuss his club, and WEEI.com's Jerry Spar has the partial transcript…
- Cherington said he still believes his team is in playoff contention and can raise their level of play, though he admitted, "it's an unusual position for us to be in. That's the truth. Our approach at the deadline most every year that I've been here in the front office has been pretty clear. We're trying to improve the team. This deadline is going to take more of a nuanced approach, but we're certainly still focused on 2012 and doing everything we can to win as many games as we can this year."
- The Red Sox are talking to other teams about starting pitching, though Cherington sounded doubtful given the "seller's market" for available top arms.
- Josh Beckett has not been asked about waiving his 10-5 rights, nor have the Sox discussed dealing Beckett with another team. "Taking Josh Beckett off this team is not necessarily improving things," Cherington said. "We need to add, we need to improve the rotation, if anything — improve internally or add to the rotation. I think we're sort of stuck in neutral if we start taking guys out of the rotation who are good major league pitchers."
- The team hasn't talked to Jacoby Ellsbury about a contract extension, echoing what Ellsbury's agent Scott Boras said last month. Ellsbury will be a free agent after the 2013 season and it's hard to gauge what an extension for the center fielder would look like, given his injury-plagued 2010 and 2012 seasons sandwiched around a stellar 2011 campaign. Cherington said other teams have inquired about Ellsbury though the Sox have no interest in trading him.
- Cherington said it makes little sense to move struggling veterans as the Sox wouldn't be able to recoup proper value in a trade. "The secondary point, the last thing a GM ever wants to do is sell low," Cherington said. "If we are ever going to consider trading a player, doing it at a time when a guy isn't performing doesn't help your cause." Cherington admitted the Sox have made such sell-low trades before, possibly in reference to the Kevin Youkilis deal.
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Red Sox Notes: Crawford, Lucchino, Marlins, Valentine
We heard earlier today that the Red Sox had lost interest in trading for Ryan Dempster, though they're still looking at another Cubs starter, Matt Garza. Here are some more items out of Beantown…
- Though Carl Crawford has struggled with injuries and performance since joining the Red Sox, he told Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald that he has no regrets about signing with the team in the 2010-11 offseason.
- Team president Larry Lucchino discussed the recent Crawford-to-Miami trade rumors on WEEI's Dennis & Callahan radio show (WEEI.com's Kirk Minihane has a partial transcript). "Dan Jennings, the guy from the Marlins front office who drafted Carl Crawford, was up in Boston scouting, presumably, Carl Crawford and others when Ben [Cherington] let us about the fact that there had been an inquiry," Lucchino said. "And given the encouragement that we offer regarding being bold I'm sure he asked them what they had in mind. That's just par for the course for this time of year. You explore all the possibilities, big ones, bold ones, small ones, incremental ones, whatever you can do."
- Also from Lucchino's interview, he thinks Cherington is "empowered" to make a big move at the trade deadline. "This is a club has been built on bold moves over the years, going back to the Nomar Garciaparra trade as one example," Lucchino said. "There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that Ben Cherington and the entire baseball operations are all pointed to working hard to July 31."
- Manager Bobby Valentine told reporters (including Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal) that he is open to roster improvements though he doesn't "see any gaping holes on our team."
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Though SLI is real fun and a very fast way to quickly get more performance, it also effectively ads more 'load' on your power bill. Each GeForce GTX 280 can consume up-to 237 Watts per card when 100% stressed.
Typically this number is lower as your GPU in a lot of situation will not reach that TPD (wattage peak). On average we expect a 150-200 Watt power draw during gaming, per card.
We'll now show you a tests we have done on overall power consumption of the PC. Looking at it from a performance versus wattage point of view.
The methodology is simple: We have a device constantly monitoring the power draw from the PC. After we have run all our tests and benchmarks we look at the recorded maximum peak; and that's the bulls-eye you need to observe as the power peak is extremely important. Bare in mind that you are not looking at the power consumption of the graphics card, but the consumption of the entire PC.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal and state prosecutors are suing the owners and operators of "buy-here, pay here" used-car dealerships in Charlotte, saying they engaged in predatory lending practices against black customers.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that the lawsuit was filed by its office, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina and the N.C. Department of Justice.
Their lawsuit alleges that defendants Auto Fare Inc., Southeastern Auto Corp. and Zudhi A. Saadeh violated federal law by intentionally targeting black customers for unfair and predatory sale terms.
Prosecutors also said Saadeh has used racial slurs to refer to blacks and made statements saying blacks have fewer credit options, making them more likely to accept the predatory contracts.
The complaint also alleges that the defendants failed to provide customers with a reasonable notice of repossession, repossessed vehicles from customers who were not in default and failed to give customers refunds they were due.
Officials also say the dealerships improperly seized customers' personal property in repossessed vehicles and used global positioning system devices to locate and repossess vehicles without telling customers that the devices had been installed.
An attorney for Saddeh said Monday her client denies the allegations.
"It is outrageous that the Department of Justice seems to suggest that just because Mr. Saadeh's businesses are located in an African American community that they should be subject to a higher scrutiny than a business in a non-African American community," attorney Kathleen K. Lucchesi said in a statement. "As a minority business owner himself, Mr. Saadeh is very aware of the harm discrimination can cause. We believe this to be a case of overstepping by the DOJ and Mr. Saadeh intends to vigorously fight these meritless claims."
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I´m very serious about this……I really believe the Chuck Hagel has some serious mental issues. I never in my life met someone that knows so much about nothing than Chuck Hagel.
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Is there a special pill given or serum injected into the witnesses that come before these investigative committees? They all have the same demeanor or is it just the only response of someone caught up in an abject failure of policy driven by sheer lawlessness. If the truth is ever told by anyone in this administration, it will have to be pried out of them and I am all for that.
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Hagel couldn´t have been more programmed if he´d had a chip implanted in his brain. Far from bright, he was perfect for the job - from Obama´s point of view.His answers were so often off the mark (preprogrammed answers have a pesky way of doing that) that committee members had to keep hammering away at him to "just answer the question".When he finally did we found out what we already knew. That Obama, not Hagel, made the final decision on the swap. And that once again chasing down these top-level terrorist leaders will involve American military personnel. And that, lo and behold, the period when these terrorists are released from Qatar will overlap the period when we still have military personnel on the ground in Afghanistan. in increased peril.His repeating that "our military have always been in danger" was self-serving and tiresome. Sickening. As were his repeated references to his time in Vietnam. He and Jean Fraud. What a pair.
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PS. Anyone who believes that the Terrorist Five didn´t go back into operation the moment they hit Qatar is as stupid as Hagel.The notion that they will be on functional hold for one year is dangerously absurd. Lifers in prison can order executions in the outside world. These top guys are already back in business.
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Obie and Friends only looked at the political side of this...not caring or looking into the possible down sides. Now that it has turned bad they are backpeddaling.Sending Hagel out there with this drivel is just as bad as having Effin Kerry do the same.They are totally clueless led by a clueless moron at the top.
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- Former Murder Inc. rapper JaRule has 2 albums in the works, P.ain I.s L.ove 2 and The Renaissance Project, has pleaded guilty to tax evasion and is set to serve a two-year prison sentence in June for his 07 conviction. Well alrighty then…
- Mobb Deep is freed from their G-Unit contract and now has an album slated for August.
- Nate Dogg passed away recently (RIP). Warren G plans on releasing a Nate Dogg album.
- Eminem and Royce Da 5'9″ are back in the studio to release another Bad Meets Evil EP, untitled.
- Lil Wayne's The Carter IV pushed back from May 16 to June 21 because Wayne is a perfectionist.
- Lil B titled his LP I'm Gay and is now getting threats. He said he did it because he doesn't give a fuck about what people think. He also says he is a "gay (happy), heterosexual male" and has never been a homosexual. LOL.
- Jay Z cost the NJ Nets $50, 000 dollars after visiting the Kentucky Wildcats locker room to congratulate them. Jay is a minority owner of the Nets and as such, cannot have contact with players not yet eligible for the draft. Smooth move Hov…
- Mariah Carey posed for Life & Style magazine, pregnant and topless. Eh…
- Bey got rid of her dad, Mat Knowles, as manager. She is reportedly close to finishing up a new album. Her new single, Who Run The World, eh… Her $100 mil lawsuit plans? Say WHAAAT? Apparently, a motion sensitive game called Starpower: Beyonce, was in the works by company Gate Five and Bey backed out of the contract and is being sued for breach of contract and profit loses. Damn Bey…
- DJ Megatron was shot and killed last month (RIP), some arrests were made recently.
- Gucci and Waka Flocka collabo… -___-
- Donald Trump is apparently running for president and prides himself on getting Obama to put out a birth certificate, while doubting its legitimacy. SMMFH…
- Tyler Perry's House of Payne is being cancelled after 5 seasons and being replaced with For Better or Worse. The new show is based on Perry's "Why Did I Get Married?".
- 60 something year old Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed on to do the 5th installment of Terminator. Why does this not surprise me?
- Scre4m is actually doing well. EH…
- Madea's Big Happy Family is also doing well and Tyler said to one main hater, named Spike Lee, to go "Straight to hell".
- Hanna is a great suspense movie, go see it.
- Insidious would have sucked if the ending wasn't so damn funny to me LOL.
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- Fast Five – this Friday
- Thor – May 6
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – May 20
- The Hangover 2 and Kung Fu Panda 2 – May 26
- X-Men: First Class – June 3
- Green Lantern – June 17
- Cars 2 – June 24
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon – July 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 – July 15
- Captain America: The First Avenger – July 22
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Britney Spears sits at the 6th spot on the Billboard 200 w/ Femme Fatale. Wiz, Rolling Papers and CB, F.A.M.E. round out the top ten at 8 and 9 respectively.
Rap Songs Top 5:
- Look At Me Now – Chris Brown (10wks)
- All of the Lights – Kanye West (15wks)
- Moment 4 Life – Nicki Minaj (19wks)
- Roll Up – Wiz Khalifa (7wks)
- Did It On Em – Nicki Minaj (9wks)
R&B/Hip Hop Songs Top 5:
- Look At Me Now – Chris Brown (14wks)
- All of the Lights – Kanye West (20wks)
- Did It On Em – Nicki Minaj (15wks)
- Moment 4 Life – Nicki Minaj (21wks)
- 6 Foot 7 Foot – Lil Wayne (18wks)
Rap Albums Top 5:
- Rolling Papers – Wiz Khalifa (3wks)
- The Family Sign – Atmosphere (1wk)
- Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj (21wks)
- Recovery – Eminem (44wks)
- Lasers – Lupe Fiasco (6wks)
R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top 5:
- Rolling Papers – Wiz Khalifa (3wks)
- F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown (4wks)
- The Family Sign – Atmosphere (1wk)
- Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin (4wks)
- Loud – Rihanna (22wks)
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The Innervate glyph thing is something that suffers from the same thing that Int or Spirit suffers from, which is to say you just grow out of the need to care about mana as time goes on and gear goes up. Perhaps at lower gearing levels? But then I didn't ever have to use it even in blues, really, as the gear-appropriate challenges shouldn't drain your mana severely either. I can accept needing it in 10mans if you lack Replenishment, but then really you've not built your raid properly. Blizzard expects you to have a source for replenishment similar to the way they expect you to bring tanks and healers. Its why a whopping 5 classes are able to bring the same buff (Yes I know frost mage is not PvE viable atm). The glyph isn't the solution, finding Replenishment is. I can only assume that if a resto druid is having mana problems, he isn't the only one.
The Regrowth glyph isn't mentioned because it was used to make Regrowth function as a spammable tank healing spell. But that was before the Nourish glyph was introduced. It serves that function better, and one doesn't need both.
My understanding is that the Glyph of HT/Naturalist combo is really only used in specialized cases - ToGC Anub, Naxx Immortal runs, etc. I would humbly suggest that as such you probably don't need to speak about it in a beginners guide. Or to mention them as a combo for special circumstances only.
Edit- Ket, the "soft cap" assumes Wrath of Air totem and Swift Retribution/Imp Moonkin Auras.