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The 6 Most Ominous Trends in Video Games
Our generation will be remembered for our video games. Every generation is remembered by its popular art; when you think of the 60s you think of Woodstock and hippie music. When you think of the 80s, you think of Miami Vice and the birth of music video. So when your grandchildren think of the 2010s, what will they picture in their minds? Let's put it this way:
Seriously. God help us.
Regular readers know I made a similar graphic based on last year's games. I'm thinking things have not gotten better. Don't get me wrong -- I love shooting me some dudes in the head, and those private islands where you pay a fee to do it for real are incredibly expensive. But ... come on, guys. The futuristic game machines I dreamed about as a kid in 1986 have been surpassed by reality. By a factor of 10, in fact. And that is the result?
The problems with gaming go beyond the fact that every major blockbuster game coming in the next year seems to involve looking through glass sights at a terrorist or zombie. Here's what has me worried ...
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#6. The Technology is Going Backward
I remember a time when I had absolutely no worries about the future of gaming. It was a period of about four hours in 2007 when me and my friends spent a whole night playing Wii Sports Bowling.
Via Nintendo.com
"Gaming is saved, and the global economy ain't never gonna collapse, baby!"
It's one of the most stupidly perfect games I'd ever played -- I've still logged more hours on it than Red Dead Redemption and Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 combined.
Via Rawgamer.com
When you buy her an in-game bikini, the FBI automatically logs you in their serial killer database.
The way it translated your movements to the game, swinging your arm with the imaginary ball rather than pushing some boring old button, was somehow more satisfying than the real thing (now that I think of it, I hate real bowling). This, I decided, was exactly what games had been trying to achieve for decades.
But more than four years later, nothing on the Wii has equaled it. The tech was perfect for bowling and that's all it was perfect for. OK, it's also nice for shooting gallery type games, but about the 10th time I was told to shake my controller to get a leech off my screen, I had a revelation:
"Waaaaait a second! This is bullshit."
And in fact, the last two really big hits for the Wii (Donkey Kong Country Returns and Mario Bros Wii) scrapped motion and just had you turn the controller sideways like a very uncomfortable control pad from 1991. Now, coming up on the sixth anniversary of the Wii's debut, Microsoft is promising us the absolute nadir of video game motion controls: Star Wars Kinect.
See, the Kinect is completely button-free. You just swing your arms around. Therefore, it completely wipes out about 90 percent of your input options. Things like the ability to actually move your character. Seriously. Watch:
Because there is no stick or control pad, you literally can't navigate around the game world (you kind of slide from one fight to the next). So for most of the game, your Jedi stands there like a jackass while stormtroopers stupidly amble into your flailing lightsaber.
"Kill me next!"
We've been waiting for a lightsaber game since the day motion controls were invented, and this is what they give us? Fuck you! Gaming was more interactive than this in 1979!
Meanwhile, Microsoft's competitors are trying to compete with another kind of buttonless gaming: smartphones and iPads. So at the Electronics Entertainment Expo this year, Sony proudly showed how with their new system (the PS Vita). You don't need any of that complicated "button pushing" or "timing" or "skill" to make your character jump across platforms. It's as simple as pointing your finger at the next obstacle! You know, like an iPhone!
"Say, this is much easier!"
Nintendo, meanwhile, just said, "fuck it," and decided to include an iPad clone with their next home system, the Wii U:
Via Engadget
It sounds like the best of all worlds, until you realize the technology is so half-baked you can only use one of the new controllers with the console -- there'll be no such thing as multiple pads for multiplayer. Though they did make it clear that you could use the pad and a stylus to draw a dong on the face of your game characters.
So there's that.
#5. Hackers and DRM are Turning Gaming into a Nightmarish Clusterfuck
Imagine if every time you drove your car, you had to first check in with the car manufacturer to confirm that it's you behind the wheel. Let's say that this relies on an Internet connection, and if the connection is down, you can't drive. In many ways, gaming is already there. But more on that in a moment.
At E3, the big yearly event where game companies unveil all of their dazzling future technology and software, Sony led off with the unveiling of an amazing, cutting edge apology for their online service being down for three straight weeks. Oh, and for allowing the personal data of 77 million customers get stolen off their servers.
It will happen again. And in the future, you're not going to have the ability to just play the games offline in single player while you wait. The tethering of all games to an online account is coming. And with that will come annoyances.
Via GiantBomb
"If you want a vision of the future, imagine SecuROM slapping your face with its dick -- forever." -George Orwell
The thing is, publishers ultimately want to get to the point where you're connected to their servers at every moment. This way they can continually check to make sure you have a non-pirated copy of the game and can then sell you downloadable extras and monthly subscriptions to play multiplayer. They also want you to buy all of your games via download so that you won't trade a physical copy in to GameStop (who will resell it and not give a penny to the publisher). After that, they will move to a model like OnLive, where you never get a copy of the game at all -- you simply play it off their machine, streamed over your Internet connection. For this, you pay a monthly fee, hopefully for the rest of your life.
All of this requires a constant connection. Which requires constant security. Which requires constant bullshit. Ask any PC gamer, they're already there.
Ahhhh, the thrilling sign-in cut scene from Fuck Gamers 3.
That brings us back to the analogy of the car. Let's say you want to play Starcraft II's single player campaign. A few weeks in, you sit down to play the 20th map. At startup, it logs you into their server at battle.net and asks you for a password. If it can't make the connection, or you can't enter the password, you can't play your single-player campaign. Your only option is to start over from the beginning. And it's the same if you want to take your laptop with you and play the game on a plane or in the car or at Grandma's house.
Many other games, meanwhile, won't let you play until you first set up a Games For Windows Live account and give Microsoft your contact info. This comes bundled with so many glitches and annoyances that if you go to Google right now and type "GFWL" the very first suggested result is "GFWL offline" -- people searching for a way to somehow turn that shit off.
That's the thing -- it's not just about privacy or Big Brother, it's that these online services fuck up constantly. Even before the PSN network took, well, everyone offline, you had horror stories of EA blocking somebody from playing their own single-player game, because they used offensive language on EA's message board.
I had my Xbox Live account locked (unable to make any purchases of games or videos) for 72 hours for suspicious activity. What was the activity? I bought three episodes of Battlestar: Galactica at two in the morning, then came back at 5 a.m. to buy more. What, is that the behavior of anyone other than an upstanding citizen? Were they somehow able to detect that I was nude at the time? And that I kept shouting at the television that I wanted "one of them Asian robot girls who light up red when they touch my boner"?
Via DenofGeek.com
Whatever it was, Customer Service couldn't lift the lock, even after I called and assured them that it was me and that the purchases had been made on purpose. It was in the wake of the PSN outage, and they were erring on the side of caution. They couldn't risk Sony's nightmare.
That's your future, gamers. Take a good look at it. It will work like this:
A. Eventually, all gaming must be online in order for publishers to make money;
B. It is next to impossible to secure gamers' online data without many annoying security measures;
C. All future gaming will come with many annoying security measures.
Their bottom line depends on it. But that leads to a different issue ...
#4. The New Model is Infinite Payment
The difference between the games you played as a kid and the games you'll be playing in the coming years is the difference between owning a car and having to pay for a cab every time you want to leave the house.
Via TruthDig.com
Or the difference between a nice Ukrainian bride and a hooker.
In the business, they talk about transforming video games from "a packaged goods model" to a "service model." So instead of buying something and taking it home to use it, you pay smaller amounts, monthly, forever.
There are several problems with this:
A. As I explained in detail here, instead of making games that explore new worlds and experiences, design becomes all about addiction and repetition. Games that are all about making the player endlessly grind for the purpose of earning items that can only be used for one thing: grinding for more items. Forever.
Via Getty
B. Much of what you will be charged for are things you were used to getting for free. Like the new Call of Duty series holding back some maps and features for their "elite" service, for a monthly paid subscription. This will be on top of what Microsoft already charges Xbox 360 users for online service, and the $60 you paid for the game. They're testing the boundaries of how far they can push it.
C. There will, with time, be zero reason for game companies to spend substantial money on games that can't be stretched out with multiplayer or downloadable episodes. How can they justify single-player, story-driven games? It's leaving money on the table.
Via RetroGamer
I'd still be playing Final Fantasy III if they'd sold DLC for it.
That's the point: There's nothing wrong with online multiplayer games in and of themselves, or with a publisher selling me more of a game I loved. It's just that this is going to further shrink our choices. Not every game lends itself to this kind of thing. Which brings me to the larger problem ...


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - One the oldest retail stores in all of Lake Tahoe is located in the middle of Incline Village. The Potlatch, known for its Native American jewelry, opened its doors in 1970 and has been a family operation since.
The store was originally founded by the grandparents of current owner, Lisa Nelson. Nelson's mother, Lynn Brown, took over in 1987, and eventually passed the business on to Lisa and her husband, Aaron Nelson.
The Potlatch is named after a Northwest Indian gift giving ceremony, the couple explained. Members of the tribe gain status in the community by giving items away. The more items one would give, the higher status they received. The store itself has heavy Native American influences, selling handmade jewelry hand-picked by Lisa Nelson.
Lisa goes on two major buying trips a year - to New Mexico, the Four Corners and the Rio Grande areas. The family has been working with various artists for years, she explained.
"It's like a family down there," she said.
The shop carries a large selection of items from Artie Yellowhorse, a family that has been making jewelry for 300 years.
Working with small companies is a mainstay for their business, the Nelsons said. The Potlatch works with 1,000 to 1,500 vendors, most of whom are small businesses based in the U.S. The store has countless items, from clothing, Lake Tahoe souvenirs, furniture, signs and candles.
"We try to keep our prices low. We want people to know that Tahoe doesn't have to be expensive," Aaron said.
Prices at The Potlatch are often better than those you might find at larger stores, he added. For example, the store's Burt's Bees merchandise is lower than Walmart prices, he said, adding that he and Lisa want visitors and locals to know there's an alternative to driving to Reno or Carson City.
"We want the locals to come back," Lisa said.
Selling at lower prices allows the store to turn over items quickly, and therefore get new items in just as fast.
"We're constantly buying throughout the year," Lisa said.
While The Potlatch is known for its jewelry and gift items, it also has a growing selection of handmade furniture and home decor. The store works with a furniture maker in Montana who uses pre-burned wood for furniture, making it sturdy and reliable, Aaron explained.
"We spend lots of time looking for the highest quality goods," he said. "We stand by anything we sell."
The store is also known for its community involvement, offering assistance in any way it can to various community events and charities.
"We're the Ticketmaster of Incline," joked Aaron, considering the store sells tickets for events, such as Sierra Nevada College concerts. "We love our locals."

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In a case that raised questions about South Carolina's lack of sentencing guidelines, a judge in Charleston declined Thursday to change his decision cutting in half the jail term of a drunk driver who killed an elderly woman.
The case of Samuel McCauley, and the decisions made by Circuit Judge Thomas L. Hughston Jr., also raised questions about the state's Victims' Bill of Rights, and whether it gives victims a right to a hearing when a sentence reduction is considered.
McCauley, who was 19 at the time, got drunk, sped the wrong way up an Interstate 26 ramp and struck 72-year-old Eleanor Caperton's car head-on in July 2011. She died from her injuries, and he was so drunk that he didn't know how he came to be in a hospital.
McCauley pleaded guilty to charges of reckless homicide and felony DUI involving death, and he was originally sentenced by Hughston to spend 10 years in jail. In May, Hughston cut McCauley's jail time to five years, without holding a hearing, after being asked to reconsider by McCauley's lawyer.
The 9th Circuit Solicitor's Office had argued against any sentence reduction.
At issue Thursday was the way in which Hughston handled the re-sentencing. Issuing a post-trial ruling without holding a hearing is allowed, but the victim's family and the Solicitor's Office were upset, particularly because they weren't aware the sentence had been reduced until July.
The latest hearing was held after Solicitor Scarlett Wilson filed a motion seeking to reopen the sentencing, in which she said the court's approach "threatens the integrity of our criminal justice system."
The result was that the victim's family got another chance to tell the judge about their pain and call for a tougher sentence — but the sentence was not changed.
"Today was just a show, to satisfy the Victims' Bill of Rights," said Phyllis Savenkoff, Caperton's sister.
"He's not going to change anything," Savenkoff said after the hearing.
Hughston issued his ruling about an hour later, confirming Savenkoff's suspicions.
In court, Wilson did not repeat the statements in her motion about Hughston's actions threatening the justice system.
"I don't intend to criticize the court," the solicitor told Hughston. "I'm here to protect the process."
Wilson said that under the state's Victims' Bill of Rights, the victim's family should have had a chance to attend and speak when McCauley's sentence was reconsidered. McCauley's lawyer, Capers Barr, disagreed.
Barr said the rules of criminal procedure allow for post-trial rulings to be made without holding a hearing, and that while the Victims' Bill of Rights guarantees victims the right to attend hearings, it doesn't require that there be a hearing.
"We still contend the court made no error in the manner in which the court ruled," Barr said.
Hughston made the same point, but said he wanted to address the issue.
"I think that I was within the law by not having a hearing, but I don't want there to be any question about anyone being denied a right to be heard, under the Constitution of this state," Hughston said in court.
Former S.C. Attorney General Charlie Condon, now a lawyer in private practice in Mount Pleasant, led the 2005 effort to add the Victims' Bill of Rights to the state Constitution. He said Thursday that he doesn't think the Victims' Bill of Rights was circumvented when Hughston reduced McCauley's sentence without a hearing, but he thinks hearings probably should be held when sentences are reconsidered.
"In light of this, I think the better practice would be to have a hearing, and I think the legislation should be changed to say that if there is a sentence reduction, the victims should be allowed to speak," Condon said.
"What struck me about (the McCauley case) was, I think Judge Hughston should be commended for having the hearing, because it's really a gray area," he said.
In his ruling Thursday, Hughston also said the case illustrates the need for sentencing guidelines in South Carolina.
"The legal range in this case is one to 35 years," he wrote. "That's too much discretion."
Hughston said the lack of sentencing guidelines results in unfair or unequal treatment for crime victims and defendants.
McCauley's family members live in Iowa and did not attend the hearing,
Caperton's niece, Gina Buchardt, said her aunt had been planning to take a cruise in 2011, before she was killed in the wreck caused by McCauley. Buchardt said that next week, Caperton's family members will go on a cruise and scatter Caperton's ashes.
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Maybe I'm wrong but doesn't the puck have to be in the zone actually? It has to completely exit the zone, past the blue line to come out, so isn't it the same going in? I've played hockey my whole life but that's not one I can answer for some reason. It escapes me.
The blueline is essentially considered a part of whatever zone the puck is currently in, so the puck has to completely cross the blueline before it is considered to have changed zones.


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These photos are my attempts at digitizing 35mm slides taken in 1998, by way of holding the slides up to the sky and shooting them with my 10MP digital Cannon. Results: contrasty, strange color balance, a little bit of bluriness, but better than nothing until I get a slide scanner (or take the slides out for a pro job). Ah, but the blues are great! Can't tell what the original film was, probably an Ektachrome of some kind.
Photo from the base of the fault looking northwest across Upper Klamath Lake. The rubbly material in the foreground is rock in the footwall of the fault, basalitic cinders and bombs, possibly brecciated.
The fault! The brownish rocks seemingly piled against the fault on the left side of the photo are what I interpreted to be older colluvium in the hanging wall of the fault.
The fault plane with a short-handled sledge for scale. Fault slickensides and striations are approximately parallel to the hammer handle. (It was very steep up there, and hard to get everything to align perfectly.) A bit of footwall breccia can be seen in the lower left. This photo will not enlarge.
Another photo of grooves on the fault plane, with the same hammer for scale. The hammer handle is roughly parallel to the fault grooves and slickenlines. This photo will also not enlarge.
Another view of the fault plane, this time looking toward the southeast. The fault plane is steeper than this photo suggests; I didn't try rotating it (the photo, not the fault). There were two ages (at least) of colluvium on the slope: the older, poorly sorted, crudely layered, bouldery debris appeared to be in the hanging wall of the fault; the finer-grained, layered material beneath a rabbit brush in the right part of the photo mimicked the current slope and appeared unaffected by the fault.
I encourage you to walk up and look at this for yourself - the views and the fault are both spectacular.


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Leadership Degree Programs Now Accredited by ASEL
By Amanda Morad | February 27, 2012
The Academy of Strategic and Entrepreneurial Leadership (ASEL) has conferred accreditation upon four programs in Regent University's School of Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship (GLE).
The Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership, Master of Arts in Strategic Foresight, Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership and the Doctor of Strategic Leadership were granted full accreditation in mid-February; this achievement will be recognized at ASEL's annual conference in April.
According to ASEL's website, the Academy's rigorous standards require that accredited institutions practice non-discriminatory policies; emphasize student achievement and high academic standards; ensure quality of teaching, learning, research and service; assure accountability through clear communication to the public and higher education community; and have plans and practices which foster continuous improvement of accredited programs.
"Attaining this accreditation is confirmation that [GLE] offers high quality leadership degree programs with qualified professors through reliable systems, all the while measuring what we do and using the information to continuously improve our programs and delivery methods," said Dr. Bruce Winston, GLE's dean.
The ASEL accreditation self-study and site visit evaluated professors' credentials, interviewed students about the program quality and service, and examined physical technology infrastructure to verify what the school presents to the public.
Accreditation is for a period of 10 years, during which Regent will have full membership to the Academy. GLE will submit an annual report of activities in the four programs being accredited to address program improvements.
"This accreditation confirms that the school delivers what it promises," said Winston.
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At the conclusion of bidding, an e-mail will be sent to the successful bidder confirming the bid amount. The successful bidder must acknowledge receipt of notice and supply information requested to validate the bid acceptance within 24 hours of the time the notice was sent. This acknowledgement confirms the price offered by the bidder and is subject to final acceptance by the Government. A contract document will be sent to the successful bidder for signature. The contract must be returned to EG&G Technical Services within 48 hours of receipt. At this time the contract will be presented to the Government and is subject to their final acceptance. The Government may withdraw the property at any time before the sales contract is accepted. During this process the successful bidder may not withdraw their bid at any time. Unilateral conditions asserted by any bidder will not be accepted.
The high bidder shall deliver ten percent (10%) of the Purchase Price less the initial money deposit, whichever is greater, to URS by cashier's/certified check, payable to URS or by bank wire transfer. Within three business days, should the high bidder fail to deliver the earnest money, Seller shall have all rights and remedies provided in the Terms of Sale, including the right to retain the initial money deposit and any other deposits or payments made by the high bidder as liquidated damages.
The successful bidder's deposit(s) will be retained as the initial payment for the property. Personal or business checks, bank letters, or letters of credit will not be accepted. Cashier's checks made payable to the bidder's name CANNOT be accepted.
The bidder who placed the bid accepted by the Government, is legally bound to pay for property awarded to him/her in accordance with the successful bid. Payment of the full purchase price must be made within the time specified on the auction site.
Closing will be held within 30 calendar days of the date the Government signs the sales contract accepting the buyer's offer. Closing may be held sooner, with mutual agreement of the buyer and seller. Only the Government may, at its discretion, exceed closing beyond 30 calendar days.
If the successful bidder does not perform, the bidder will forfeit the $2,000 Deposit to the Department of the Treasury. Closing costs, without limitation, transfer taxes, documentary stamps, recording fees, and escrow fees will be paid by the Buyer and the Government in accordance with the customs of the county in which the property is located. The successful bidder is required to use the Government closing agent of choice.


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The Town of Lancaster has signed a new garbage disposal contract with Waste Management Inc. that should save property owners hundreds of thousands of dollars in special-district taxes starting in 2014, according to town officials.
Waste Management replaces Covanta Energy, which had a 25-year disposal contract with the town that expires at the end of this year. The town this year is paying Covanta $50.67 per ton to dispose of its refuse and will pay Waste Management $30 per ton under the new contract, or 41 percent less.
"That was a big savings for the taxpayer," Lancaster Supervisor Dino J. Fudoli said in an interview.
The town agreed to a 13-month deal with Waste Management, which made the lowest bid among the four companies, including Covanta, that sought the tipping contract, Fudoli said.
The town wanted an agreement that ended in early 2014 because that's when the town's contract with the company that picks up the garbage expires.
The new solid waste disposal contract and the existing hauling contract, also with Waste Management, both can be renewed for five more years, but the town can opt out of the deals, Fudoli said.
The supervisor said he believes Waste Management made a competitive bid on the disposal contract because the company anticipates saving money on its hauling contract with the town.
Currently, Fudoli said, Waste Management under its hauling contract picks up town trash and transports it to Covanta's waste-to-energy facility in Niagara Falls. Starting Jan. 1, Waste Management will haul the refuse to the company's own transfer station on Walden Avenue in Depew, the supervisor said, saving considerable time and mileage.
Town officials weren't sure why the town entered into a waste disposal contract that lasted 25 years, a period that saw the Niagara Falls facility change hands from Occidental Chemical Corp. to American Ref-fuel and, finally to Covanta.
The town expects to save a considerable sum of money under the terms of the new disposal contract, which was approved at Monday's Town Board meeting.
The town in 2011 paid Covanta $742,620.08 for disposing of about 15,183 tons of solid waste, at $48.91 per ton, according to David J. Brown, the town's director of administration and finance. For the first 11 months of this year, the town has paid $685,081.26 for about 13,520 tons at the current rate of $50.67 per ton.
The savings would be reflected in the budget for the town's garbage and refuse district, not the town's general fund.
The town already has set its general and special district budgets for 2013, so any savings generated by the lower garbage disposal fee would start to benefit those taxpayers in 2014, Fudoli and Brown said.
This garbage and refuse district covers property owners in the Town of Lancaster outside the Village of Depew.
Town officials tried to reach a new disposal contract that would include Depew, perhaps lowering costs further, but Fudoli said logistical issues such as the different expiration dates for the current agreements made an intermunicipal arrangement impossible.
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Orchard Park Town Board members said again Wednesday night they are not retaliating against a union president by proposing to reduce his code enforcement job to part time.
"It's not an individual thing, it's a position. I'm sorry that the particular individual that you are here to represent tonight is in that position," Councilman Eugene Majchrzak said. "I don't care if you have three people in your union or 300."
At the public hearing on the tentative 2013 budget, the board heard from eight speakers criticizing the proposal to reduce a fire inspection position from full time to part time. White- and blue-collar union members, including highway workers wearing bright orange sweatshirts, attended the meeting in support of David K. Jensen, the code enforcement officer whose position would be reduced.
Jensen is president of the white-collar unit. Local 815, Civil Service Employees Association, has filed a charge against the town accusing it of cutting his position in retaliation for Jensen's efforts to interest non-union workers in joining the union.
Orchard Park Fire Chief Chris Couell said the move to reduce the fire inspection budget will jeopardize first responders. Jensen enforces fire codes and alerts firefighters to potential problems in town buildings, such as unsafe floors, that they might encounter in a fire, he said.
"This is not fair to the firefighters who already deal with a very dangerous job and will now have to wonder if fire safety is up to code in the town," Couell said.
Councilman David Kaczor said the board decided after lengthy discussion that it may need to make some changes in the department. Board members said they talked about the situation in a closed executive session, but when asked by The Buffalo News, they conceded that at least part of that discussion involving workload should have been in a public session.
Board members said that the number of inspections has dropped and that three full-time officers are not needed.
West Seneca's code enforcement department has four full-time employees, including a clerk, the same as Orchard Park, and West Seneca is a much larger community, Kaczor said.
He noted that 73 percent of the town's budget is "tied up in human capital," paying for wages and benefits. He also said there are skilled workers doing nonskilled jobs, such as picking up illegal signs.
Rob Mueller, labor relations specialist for Local 815, said the best way for the town to prove the union wrong is to reinstate the position to full time.
"The charges will be withdrawn, and we will go on our merry way," he said.
The board plans to discuss the budget and approve it at its work session at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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For-profit telemarketers for 10 area charitable organizations – mostly representing fire and law enforcement charitable entities – collected $577,386.50 in 2011.
In all, those groups pocketed $137,882.53 of that money – or about 23.9 percent.
The payday led to a harsh rebuke from State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, who announced Friday that his office "has commenced an investigation to determine if New York's charities and fundraising laws have been violated."
"Pennies for Charity, Where Your Money Goes: Telemarketing by Professional Fundraisers," the annual fundraising report by the attorney general's office, noted that even less money pledged locally goes to help charities than the statewide average of 38.5 cents on the dollar.
For Western New York's eight counties, Schneiderman's office found that the Erie Mounted Division Inc. received $3,485.52 – or 18 percent – of the $19,364 in donations collected from residential donors by the professional fundraiser Campaign Headquarters Inc. That was the lowest percentage in the region.
Other figures (rounded to the nearest dollar) released included:
• North Tonawanda Professional Firefighters Benevolent Association, $4,146 out of $21,584, 19 percent.
• Buffalo Police Benevolent Association Inc., $9,576 out of 47,882, 20 percent.
• Deputy Sheriff's Association of Niagara County Inc. (residential donors), $15,678 out of $78,391, 20 percent.
• Deputy Sheriff's Association of Niagara County Inc. (business donors), $15,664 out of $62,656, 25 percent.
• Erie Mounted Division Inc. (business donors), $20,860 out of $83,441, 25 percent.
• Southwestern Association Volunteer Firemen of New York, Inc., $15,259 out of $61,036, 25 percent.
• Western New York Volunteer Firemen's Association, $18,604 out of $74,414; 25 percent.
• South Lockport Fire Company, Inc., $11,697 out of $46,787, 25 percent.
• Badge and Shield Club Inc., $22,913 out of $81,833, 28 percent.
"New Yorkers expect that their hard-earned dollars will make a difference and not line the pockets of the for-profit fundraisers at the expense of charity," Schneiderman said. "During this season of giving, when so many are still struggling to recover from Sandy, the generosity of donors must be protected.
"With this report, New Yorkers will be equipped with important information to help them decide which charities to support and to help ensure their contributions further charitable programs and services."
The investigation by the attorney general's office is focusing on fundraising campaigns "that repeatedly result in little or no money going to charitable programs or services," he said.
More than a dozen subpoenas have already been issued, according to Schneiderman, with more expected.
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With Google's Andy Rubin announcing that there are now 500,000 activations of Android devices per day, it's clear that Google's operating system has hit the big time.
However, despite shops such as Phones4U advertising "Latest Android handsets" for the release of phones like the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, LG Optimus 2X and HTC Wildfire S, many people are still left asking, "What is an Android phone? And what is an Android tablet?"
Android is an operating system for mobile phones and tablets, in much the same way that PCs run Microsoft Windows as their operating system. It's maintained by Google, and comes in a few different versions. At the time of writing, mobile phones run a variant of version 2 of Android, while most new tablets run a variant of version 3.
The difference between the 2.x and 3.x versions of Android is mainly in how they use the screen space provided. Because Android 3.x is designed to run on tablets, its apps have been altered to be able to fit more information on the screen at one time. It also puts all buttons for navigation in the interface, while Android 2.x devices tend to include some physical buttons (usually Home, Back, Menu and Search keys).
Android's standard layout is to have a series of Home screens, which can contain shortcuts to launch apps, or can contain widgets, which are small programs that serve a single function, such as controlling your music or displaying Facebook updates.
ANDROID 2.3: This is the standard Android 2.3 Home screen, as seen on the Google Nexus S
From the Home screens, you can bring up a menu with all of your other apps on. Very little is done from within the Android interface, but instead you launch an app for what you want to do, including dialling the phone or browsing through your contacts.
Android itself contains the functions that are vital to using a mobile phone, including the phone dialler, text messaging client and phone number storage. Google also provides some additional apps, including a Gmail email client, Google Maps (which features free turn-by-turn satellite navigation) and YouTube.
Beyond that, you can also buy or download for free many other apps to enable your phone or tablet to do more. You can get these apps from the Android Market, or from other sources, such as GetJar or Amazon's Appstore. They can also be loaded onto an Android device manually, without using a store.
These apps can include ways to use Facebook, create documents, access online storage services such as Dropbox, or there's a huge range of games available. Some social networks are integrated into certain Android phones by default, enabling you to connect someone's contact information in your phone to their Facebook account, for example, and automatically pull through details such as their birthday.
Android is open source, meaning that manufacturers don't have to pay Google to use it, and that they're free to modify it. This means that it's used in a wide range of hardware varying in price from small budget phones to large-screen high-end handsets.
Because manufacturers are able to tweak Android, it can look quite different on phones from different companies. HTC uses an overlay it calls Sense to add its own apps and social networking features to phones such as the HTC Desire S. It even adds a flashy 3D Home screen on the powerful HTC Sensation handset.
HTC SENSE: HTC makes subtle changes to the standard Android interface
Samsung uses an overlay called TouchWiz on its handsets, such as the Samsung Galaxy S2, which makes its Android phones look a lot more like the company's non-Android phones.
SAMSUNG TOUCHWIZ: The Samsung Galaxy S2 runs TouchWiz 4.0, the latest version of Samsung's interface
Currently, it's not possible for Android 3.0 tablets to be tweaked by the manufacturers, so tablets such as the Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 look almost identical. HTC actually uses Android 2.3 on the HTC Flyer tablet so that it can still add the Sense overlay to it.
ANDROID 3.0: The Android Home screen on tablets offers more space for widgets and apps, and has the navigation keys in the bottom-left
Android has many media features built in, so it's easy to load your music and movies onto your device and play them without problems. Most common audio file formats are supported, as are some of the most often-used video formats. Many manufacturers also add support for some of the less-common formats.
There's no official iTunes-like media syncing client for Android (though there are some third-party tools to do this, such as doubleTwist). In most cases, when you connect your device to your computer, it will show up as external storage, in the same way a USB flash drive would. You can then simply drag your music and video files to it to copy them over. When you disconnect your device, it will scan for media, and it to the music player app.
Google regularly releases updates to Android, which are downloaded straight to the phone or tablet without having to connect to a computer. These updates often bring speed and battery life improvement, as well as other new features. However, not all devices get these updates at the same time, and many won't receive them at all. If you want to stay up to date on when the latest Android update is coming to your device, keep your eyes on TechRadar's phones channel and tablets channel.
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Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are emerging as exciting new targets for drug development, particularly for cancer and metabolic diseases. Because they exert control over gene transcription and cell-cycle progression, they represent a novel approach for epigenetic therapeutic intervention.
The first such agent was approved by the FDA in 2006 (suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid or SAHA, vorinostat) for the treatment of advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The rapid approval of SAHA helped accelerate the study of this innovative area. Currently, only one other HDAC is approved in the same indication, although a number of other inhibitors are now in development.
There are many proposed consequences of HDAC inhibition that range from induction of apoptosis, inhibition of DNA repair, upregulation of tumor suppressors, and others. This is further complicated because the HDAC family consists of at least 18 members divided phylogenetically into four classes.
CHI's conference "HDAC Inhibitors" will showcase updates on new therapeutics and emerging methodologies, as well as discussing where the field is headed.
"There are already some links identified between the presence of specific isoforms of HDAC enzymes and specific forms of cancer," notes Bernd Hentsch, Ph.D., chief development officer at 4SC. "For example, selected HDAC enzymes are frequently found to be overexpressed in specific types of cancer as compared to normal tissue, such as the HDAC1 protein in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or HDAC2 in colorectal tumors.
"In fact, this overexpression, as exemplified in the case of HCC and HDAC1, can be directly linked to a poorer prognosis. Even though this would imply that targeting such individual HDAC enzymes could be the way to go, the development of an HDAC inhibitor with a wider spectrum could provide broader applicability or even stronger clinical activity."
The race to identify the most promising approach is still being run, notes Dr. Hentsch. "The field is currently trying to understand whether it would be more advantageous to target individual HDAC proteins or pursue a broader (pan) inhibitory approach. It is clear that if one strikes more HDAC enzymes at a time, such a drug may cover more malignancies or may even offer a more efficacious therapy. On the other hand, the fine-tuned balance between HDAC inhibitor selectivity and toxicity is still unclear at present."
The company is developing its own lead HDAC inhibitory product, resminostat. "This is a novel pan-HDAC inhibitor undergoing Phase II evaluation as an oral mono or combination therapy for treating advanced HCC and relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma," Dr. Henstch says. "We are also due to commence a Phase II trial to investigate resminostat as a second-line treatment for KRAS-mutated colorectal carcinoma patients in combination with standard chemotherapy. To broaden our HDAC portfolio, we are advancing a selective HDAC into a Phase I this year."
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These Kickstarter fundraisers just fascinate the heck out of me. It shows that people are willing to pay for games that "push the envelope," typically exactly the kind of games that big-time publishers don't want to do in lieu of chasing down the almighty dollar.
I'm glad there is now something out there for developers with a passion for game design and development to put out pet projects that aren't under the purview of developers, tied to the graces of marketing-minded folks who hold a Sword of Damocles over a project like this one, with the threat of letting it drop most any minute.
The game itself sounds very interesting, and I've always loved Crystal Castles in both arcade and 2600 form. Definitely bookmarking and keeping an eyeball on this one, and wouldn't mind pitching a little money at the project. Thanks for posting about it and getting the word out. I'll spread the work at my workplace as well.
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Hello Gubble Backers and Fans
This project is shutting down. The public response to the project has been disappointing. A big Thank You to the few of you who pledged. We really appreciate your support. We will continue to support the existing Gubble products and plan to develop one or more Gubble sequels in the coming years.
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With all Kickstart projects, no money changes hands unless the project is fully funded, so the backers were not charged any money.
So what happens here--do people get their money back?
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It sure seems like there's been a cease-fire in the war on Johns Island lately.
Nobody stepped up with a proposal for the Sea Island Greenway, and the politicians have gone silent on plans to subsidize the development of Kiawah River Plantation.
But don't go celebrating a truce just yet. The road and the TIF district are still out there — the fighting has just gone underground.
Officially, Charleston County is still working on details of the Beach Co.'s request for an $84.5 million tax-increment financing district to build an upscale development on the island.
Seems like that was supposed to happen a while back but, well, stuff happens. Like bad publicity and political fallout. Some County Council members believe the proponents are just waiting for the controversy to die down.
And still looking for five votes on council.
Under pressure
Folks opposed to the Beach Co. TIF have been busy too.
Not only are they emailing council members, they are bombarding the Charleston County School Board. That's key, as the school people would have to approve the TIF too, seeing as it would siphon an estimated $63 million from school coffers over 45 years.
One elected official — who admittedly opposes the idea — says the most interesting thing is that most of these pleas for fiscal sanity are not coming from the usual anti-everything Johns Island folks. These are people from downtown and the suburbs.
And they are putting a ton of pressure on the school board.
Some county officials had hoped the school board would stake out a position early, which would let them know whether it was worth the heat they would take for approving the controversial plan. Because if the school folks don't go for this, it's dead.
But school officials say they aren't going to touch the TIF, or say a word about it, unless the county acts first.
It's turning into a giant game of chicken.
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The truth is, this TIF deal is not unprecedented.
Since the Legislature, in its infinite wisdom, decided that TIFs — originally intended to redevelop blighted urban areas — could be used to build out farmlands and forests, locals have been riding the TIF bandwagon. North Charleston got a TIF for Ingleside Plantation — which also was undeveloped land.
The only difference here is that the developer actually had the gall to ask for the TIF itself. And county pols opposed to this plan worry that, if they approve it, developers will come crawling out of the woodwork.
Imagine, one of them says, what MeadWestvaco could ask for to develop its massive East Edisto project.
You can bet it would be more than $84 million.
You can also be just as sure that, like the Sea Island Greenway, the Kiawah River Plantation subsidy will be back.
Just as soon as those boys round up five votes. They did it for the I-526 completion, they can do it for this.
The only hope for folks who really hate this idea is to keep leaning on the school board.
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Kamito Hirai, a 2009 Pinewood graduate, recently competed in the 2013 Japan Open Golf Tournament.
Hirai played his way into the tournament during qualifying rounds, held in Japan, in July and August of this year. The tournament, which is similar to the US Open, is the national championship of Japan and featured numerous professional players, many of whom play either in the U.S. on the PGA tour or on the European and Asian professional tours.
A total of eight amateurs qualified in the field of 154 players. The tournament was played at the Ibaraki Golf club outside of Tokyo. Total prize money for the event was 2 million dollars, although Hirai was playing as an amateur and ineligible for any prize money.
Hirai opened the tournament with a 1-under-par 70 that put him in ninth place after the opening round. The second day saw him post a 2-over 73. On day two Kamito's sister Reona, who graduates from Pinewood in May and had flown over with their mom to watch him play, got a chance to serve as his caddy. Hirai's two-day score of 1 over was good enough for him to make the cut as the field was reduced from 154 players to 64. Day three proved to be a tough one as he had a 7-over 78. Day four saw him rebound with another 73 to finish tied for 48th.
"This was a great experience and great showing for Kamito," Pinewood golf coach Greg Baechtle said. "The tournament is one of the biggest in Asia and attracts a lot of quality players. To be able to play in your country's national championship is quite an accomplishment."
Kamito graduated from Winthrop in 2013 and won state golf championship with Baechtle in 2006, 2008, 2009.
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Amy at Crunchy Domestic Goddess has sent me some interview questions…
1) Steph, you have built yourself a very successful blog here. Congratulations. :) To what do you attribute your success?
Thank you. I really started this blog to just randomly jot down my thoughts and feelings, and before long I realized that there was a growing community of bloggers just like me. As soon as I started getting comments and visited other blogs, it all just grew from there! Also posting regularly and participating in the different blog carnivals and fun goings-on really get your blog noticed! I do think that when 5 Minutes For Mom had their big Blog Party earlier this year, my blog readership grew and I met so many wonderful bloggers!
2) You are one of the baby wearing queens. Please tell us about your all-time favorite carrier for a toddler.
My current favorite way to wear Gray (now 2 years old!) is in the mei tai front or back carry. It's convenient and comfortable, and easy to nurse in!
3) As a mom to three children, you've gained oodles of hands-on experience and wisdom over the years. If you could share any parenting advice with an eager mom-to-be, what would it be?
I always say, go with that gut feeling, the Mommy instincts. You have to weed through the parenting books and suggestions you'll get from doctors, family, & friends, and just go with whatever works best for you and your baby. I would also advise every Mom to give breastfeeding a very good try, and also to be well-informed about vaccinations and medications.
4) Your faith is obviously a big part of your life. How did that come about?
I grew up going to church, but in my early twenties completely realized my soul's need and desire to live a life for Christ. It's the basis for my marriage, my life as a mother, and as a strong, influential woman. Our faith was stretched and tested greatly during Noah's illness, but it was also that faith in God that kept us hanging on. Every day is a new step of faith!
5) Let's say you are going to be stranded with your family on a deserted island for 90 days. What 3 things would you take with you and why?
Oh my, I am never good at questions like this! I'd say the computer, a bunch of books, and a really nice hut to live in! (Assuming we'd have plenty of fruit to eat on the island!)
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quote: This is what I'm talking about. What exactly is that supposed to mean? Why can't I just articulate the issue without it being personal?
quote: I personally do not believe that it's appropriate for employers to make such requests. In my opinion, it's crossing a line.
quote: almost certain that someone else will come in and gladly consent
quote: This notion you have in your head that anyone can land a job anywhere at any time
quote: and are never in a position where they feel they have to compromise rights they normally wouldn't
quote: that these agencies are going to have to grow substantially just to handle them
quote: Telling someone to do what I say or be punished is not giving them a choice.
quote: People often simply are not in a position to refuse a job because they don't like the company's hiring process. Even if said applicant refuses the request and moves on, it's almost certain that someone else will come in and gladly consent in order to land the job because they *NEED* the job.


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i have mcdonalds.
i have mcdonalds.
Looking for CW 2010 Sidious and TX-20...if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. thanks
I had a turkey melt sandwich, but I had to order it with no cheese.
It had turkey, cranberry sauce, and stuffing in between wheat bread.
I took it home and will have more of it for dinner tonight because I haven't been feeling well and didn't eat a lot earlier.
But it's a good sandwich.
From Star Wars Episode VII: the Broadway Edition... FN and the Amazing Technically-Poe's Dream Jacket.
On the road, so it was Jack in the Box. Bacon & cheese ciabata, 2 tacos. The B&C burger was lacking its "B", so annoyed.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
I had my typical ********* sandwich, *******, and *****, but I added a very rich chocolate browny cake slice today.
From Star Wars Episode VII: the Broadway Edition... FN and the Amazing Technically-Poe's Dream Jacket.
So far I've had an Arizona Iced Tea.....Funny Bones....some Cheetos, and some Chili Cheese Fries(Andy Capp)
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
Soup and a pear. I'm feeling sickish today. I hate colds. I have to miss a day at the gym and that absolutely just kills me.
Leftover spaghetti from last night. It's always good the first night, but why does it taste even better the next day? Yum!
Sorry to hear Jp is under the weather.
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
T8 for me from Taco Bell....3 hard shells.
side order of Nachos
Large Wild Cherry Pepsi
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!


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I hope everybody had a good 4th! I did until my 3 year old cousin decided to go on an adventure and scare us half 2 death! Lucky I found him, and 2 make up for it, his mother bought me "BLOOD REIGN" The curse of the undead Yoma. I like demons, blood, guts etc..
i had much fun on 4th of july by doing nothing but watching anime!!! lol i feel very lazy lol oh well ...
I know what you mean, there are days that I just sit and watch the anime I do have, and whatever anime comes on t.v. Its really fun...LOL
it was a very lazy day for me in tell 7pm. then my kids &me did our fire works. then put on the grill. had ribs an hot dogs. watch street fighter 2. had it on my DVR. well not much more to tell. talk later
Intriguing.... It seems as though i have a new minion to rope inhell awaits the views of this most precocious one....Blood guts and gore... The path to conquest leaves nothing else to be desired!!!!
People say it is wierd, but I like demons, satan, and everything like that, because ppl I know blame everything bad on the devil, and say it is all his fault, when they need 2 realize that it isnt him, sometimes they just make stupid decisions... I just laugh at them!!


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Welcome to our weekly edition of what's hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention.
What's New This Week?
Twitter Rolls Out Website Card: The Twitter website card "allows users to easily discover interesting content while giving advertisers the ability to drive a higher volume of URL clicks since users are able to preview an image, related context and a clear call to action in their timeline before tapping."


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Well, think again. "I don't feel pressure," she tells PEOPLE. "It took nine months to build it, it will take nine months to unbuild it."
But the actress and new mom to 6-month-old daughter Olive is serious about slimming down in a healthy way, so she's been following nutritionist Kimberly Snyder's food plan.
"I designed a diet for Drew that is extremely nutrient dense, but also filling so she doesn't have to feel hungry," says Snyder. "We don't count calories but rather center her diet around whole, alkaline plant foods up until dinner. For lunch and dinner, I make different types of salads for her, followed by an entrée like the ones in my new book Beauty Detox Foods.
"I love Kim's plan because it's so easily applied to real life. I love food and food adventures and when you're on a diet, it's like all the fun ends!" notes Barrymore. "I can't live like that. With Kim's program, I can still enjoy the foods I love but in a healthier way."
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One dish Barrymore absolutely loves is Snyder's taco wraps. "They're a great way for Drew to get raw greens into her diet, which are full of minerals such as iron and calcium, omega three fatty acids, and Vitamins A, C, E and K," explains Snyder.
Try the recipe below and check out Snyder's new book!
Raw Taco Gorilla WrapsMakes: 5 to 6 wraps
2 cups walnuts
1 tbsp. ground cumin
1 ½ tsp. chili powder
1 ½ tsp. ground coriander
Pinch of cayenne pepper
2 tbsp. low-sodium tamari
6 large collard green leaves, stems removed and 2 in. trimmed from bottom of leaf
1. Process walnuts in bowl of food processor until coarsely ground. Combine walnuts in medium bowl with cumin and next three ingredients. Stir in tamari; set aside.
2.Place trimmed collard leaf, dark side facing down, on cutting board. Spoon ¼ to ½ cup walnut mixture in middle of leaf; top with 1 tbsp. salsa. Roll leaf, burrito-style, folding one long side of leaf over filling towards center. Fold short ends over filling, then remaining long side of leaf. Place filled leaf, cut sides down, on cutting board; slice diagonally into two pieces. Repeat process with remaining leaves and filling.
3. Serve with additional salsa, if desired.


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Aimed at preschool viewers (ages three to five), Curious George inspires children to explore science, engineering, and math in the world around them.
And what better guide is there for this kind of exploration than the world's most curious monkey?
George lives to find new things to discover, touch, spill, and chew. Everything is new to George and worth investigating. Of course, in George's hands - all four of them - investigation often leads to unintended consequences! Throughout George's adventures, he encounters and models basic concepts in each of the three content areas.
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Watch at the Curious George website.
Meet the Curious George characters!
Whether you're a parent, teacher, or caregiver, here are some activities that are fun to do at home, in the classroom, or even in the car. Many of these materials are provided in the PDF format. To access these materials, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
In addition to the downloadable activity sheets, be sure to check out the interactive GAMES on the Curious George website! You'll also find recommended books and fun activities for parents and children to explore together at home.
There are a number of Curious George lesson plans for teachers to use in the classroom. Explore the links below to find out more. These materials below are provided in the PDF format. To access these materials, you'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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Welcome to our weekly edition of what's hot in social media news.
To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention.
What's New This Week?
Instagram Announces Web Profiles: The popular mobile app Instagram now has web-based profiles. "Your web profile features a selection of your recently shared photographs just above your profile photo and bio, giving others a snapshot of the photos you share on Instagram. In addition, you can follow users, comment and like photos and edit your profile easily and directly from the web."


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MOUNT PLEASANT — The face that launched a 5,000-mile trip made quite a splash.
The brief appearance of Mark Sanford's Argentine fiancee, Maria Belen Chapur, at his victory party Tuesday night quickly became the talk of Charleston, adding to the mystery of their relationship.
Sanford said her presence there was a surprise. She said nothing publicly but was affectionate and stood behind him as Sanford thanked his supporters. Afterward, she left quietly.
Those who were at Sticky Fingers said Chapur's cameo added to the novelty of the evening.
"I didn't have a problem with it; I had been kind of wondering when she was going to appear," Sanford supporter Joann Knapp said.
By midday Wednesday, Sanford, who refers to his bride-to-be as Belen, did not want to discuss her role. His campaign said it is focusing on the rest of the 1st Congressional District race, and that she is visiting from Argentina only for a short while.
But with the dust settling from Tuesday's win, the question now is: How will her first public appearance at one of his events play with voters?
College of Charleston political scientist Kendra Stewart said Chapur's sudden presence probably helped much more than it hurt.
"This would have been very risky at the beginning of the campaign, but he had a pretty solid win," she said, "which sends a message that voters have moved on and gotten over the affair."
Sanford beat fellow Republican Curtis Bostic in Tuesday's 1st District GOP runoff by a 57 percent to 43 percent margin, according to unofficial returns.
Additionally, Stewart said Chapur's showing, coupled with the widespread media coverage of her face afterward, also helps him with female voters, a crucial demographic that Democratic opponent Elizabeth Colbert Busch hopes to claim in the May 7 election.
"It's easy to hate the 'other woman' when you don't see her or know anything about her," Stewart said. "This gives a human face to the other woman. It will make it easier to identify with her and more difficult to judge her."
Chapur was the woman the formerly married Sanford traveled to see in Argentina in 2009 by forging an elaborate lie, tainting his career as governor.
Other politicos said there is still room for caution. Scott Huffmon, a Winthrop University political science professor, said having her by his side is a gamble.
"There's the fear that it will simply serve as a reminder of his philandering," he said. "On the other hand, it could be a subtle signal that this wasn't just some tawdry affair, but he was pursuing true love."
Even Knapp said she had mixed feelings about Chapur's presence. "I don't want it to be a constant reminder, that every time a woman sees her it brings up that whole thing all over again."
The Chapur appearance, if truly a surprise, runs counter to what campaigns normally do — try to control every aspect of the public show.
"Usually," Stewart said, "these things are staged."
Robert Behre contributed to this report.


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U.S. Fee to Drop Citizenship Is Raised Fivefold
The fee for individuals to renounce U.S. citizenship is jumping to $2,350 as of Sept. 12—more than five times the current charge of $450.
The U.S. State Department, in its explanation for the increase, said that documenting a renunciation is "extremely costly" and requires a minimum of two intensive interviews with the applicant as well as other procedures.
The fees charged for a number of other services, such as "fiance(e) visas" and employment-based visa applications, increased far less than those for renunciation and in some cases declined.
The large increase in the renunciation fee comes at a time when record numbers of Americans living abroad are cutting ties with the U.S. Last year, 2,999 U.S. citizens and green-card holders renounced their allegiance to the U.S., a record number, and renunciations in 2014 are on track to exceed that. The State Department estimates that 7.6 million Americans live abroad.
In its explanation of the fee increase, the State Department referred to the growth in renunciations, noting that since 2010 the demand has "increased dramatically, consuming far more consular time and resources." It also referred to a 2010 statement saying that the $450 fee was substantially less than what it cost to provide the service, adding that "there is no public benefit or other reason for setting this fee below cost."
According to a State Department spokesman, the wait time for an expatriation interview has increased to as much as six months in some areas, while it is as short as two to four weeks in others. He added that three-quarters of all renunciations are processed by consular offices in Canada, the U.K. and Switzerland.
Advocates for U.S. expatriates reacted angrily to news of the increase. "I'm so disappointed and insulted by the continuing punitive actions of the U.S. in trying to prevent persons and companies from leaving," said Carol Tapanila, who was born in New York state but has lived in Canada for more than 40 years. She renounced her citizenship in 2012.
"The cost of U.S. tax lawyers, accountants and immigration lawyers made a good dent in our retirement savings. With these new fees, we would have had to take out a loan," she added.
Helping boost the exodus of U.S. citizens, say experts, is a five-year old campaign by U.S. authorities to track down tax evasion by Americans hiding money abroad. While the campaign has collected more than $6 billion in taxes, interest and penalties from 43,000 U.S. taxpayers, it has also swept up many middle-income Americans living abroad who pay taxes in their host country and say they weren't trying to dodge U.S. taxes.
Scrutiny of these Americans by U.S. authorities is intensifying under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, known as Fatca, which Congress passed in 2010. The law's main provisions took effect in July and require foreign financial firms to report income and account balances above certain thresholds to the Internal Revenue Service.
The heightened enforcement is prompting many to renounce their citizenship. While a renunciation doesn't free them of taxes due for past years, these people don't want to risk large tax bills for themselves and their children in the future.