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No matter the angle it's viewed from the new Touareg offers a bold statement – this is a vehicle that looks as good as it performs.
The LED matrix technology is paired with a camera that detects what's happening on the road, adapting the light distribution while adjusting the breadth, throw and intensity of the headlights to prevent dazzling oncoming drivers.
Perfectly complementing the vehicle's dynamic appearance are striking 20-inch 'Braga' black alloy wheels that are unique to the Touareg Launch Edition.
Impress oncoming traffic with chrome strips that brilliantly frame the headlights and grille – then continue down the length of the Touareg, emphasising its sleek profile and sculpted shoulders.
Trade your phone screen for a much larger touch screen3– while keeping everyone's devices charged.
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2. App-Connect is compatible for selected apps with the latest smartphone versions of iOS and Android, active data service, and connection cable (sold separately).
3. 15" Discover Premium touch screen display is available with optional Innovision Package, at extra cost.
The Head-Up Display is projected directly onto the front windscreen, so you can monitor the vehicle's speed, navigation directions and drivers assist systems without taking your eyes from the road ahead.
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1. Head-Up Display and customisable ambient lighting features are available with optional Innovision Package, at extra cost.
2. App-Connect is compatible for selected apps with the latest smartphone versions of iOS and Android, active data service, and connection cable (sold separately).
Ambient lighting strips in the decor trim give the driver the ability to further customise the interior cabin with up to thirty different colours to choose from.
Behold the incredible new Innovision Cockpit1. Exclusive to the Touareg, this 15-inch screen features a customisable interface, connected to a 12-inch digital instrument cluster that wraps elegantly around your dashboard. Use App-Connect2, along with touch, gesture and voice commands, to control the Touareg's array of luxuries.
1. Innovision cockpit with 15-inch touch screen is available with optional Innovision Package, at extra cost.
2. App-Connect is compatible for selected apps with the latest smartphone versions of iOS and Android, active data service, and connection cable (sold separately
The front seats, in luxurious Savona leather upholstery3, can be electrically adjusted 18 ways. As if that weren't enough, they also boast heating, three individual ventilation settings, and eight different massage patterns created by ten air cushions. Helping you to arrive at your destination feeling fresh and relaxed.
3. Leather appointed seats have a combination of genuine and artificial leather, but are not wholly leather.
4-zone electronic air conditioning with automatic air recirculation means the driver, front passenger and rear seat passengers can all tailor the temperature and air intensity to their own precise liking. Necessary for drivers and passengers alike.
With its 3.0-litre turbocharged TDI engine capable of providing an impressive 190kW of power and 600Nm of torque, the new Touareg has been built to be driven and enjoyed.
The Touareg's Air Suspension with adaptive dampening control maintains a smooth ride regardless of road surface conditions. Once you float on air, there's no going back.
Driving Profile Selection with 4MOTION Active Control gives you the option of "COMFORT", "NORMAL", "SPORT", "ECO", "OFFROAD", "SNOW" OR your own "INDIVIDUAL" driving profiles so you're in complete control.
The Touareg takes Pedestrian Monitoring to the next level. It intuitively predicts when a roadside pedestrian might cross your path, warns the driver and, if they do, applies the brakes.
4. Safety technologies are designed to assist the driver, but should not be used as a substitute for safe driving practices.
To help you get through highway stop-and-go traffic easily, Traffic Jam Assist uses proven functions like Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Lane Assist to allow easy, slow driving in traffic jams. The car will follow the vehicle at a speed of 0 to 60km/h and automatically operate the accelerator and brakes within systems to help you avoid typical traffic jam collisions.
4. Safety technologies are designed to assist the driver, but should not be used as a substitute for safe driving practices.
Front Cross Traffic Assist is invaluable for blind exits and junctions. It uses the same radar technology in the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system to monitor the area in front of your car and detect vehicles or pedestrians approaching from the side. The system issues optical and acoustic warnings of any cross traffic detected at speeds of up to 30km/h and can implement an emergency stop to help avoid a collision or reduce the severity of it.
When using Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Assist with Adaptive Lane Guidance, Emergency Assist becomes active when the vehicle detects no steering activity on the part of the driver. The system then initiates a series of attempts to alert the driver before performing a safe emergency stop in the lane.
Meet your business needs. The Volkswagen coat hanger provides crease-free transport for your clothing with a removable function as well.
The genuine roof bars provide the base for all roof attachments and are aerodynamically designed to suit the Touareg.
A perfect fit and easy to clean. The durable luggage compartment tray with Touareg lettering protects your luggage area from dirt and moisture.
5. Overseas models are shown for illustrative purposes only. Optional accessories at extra cost.
Keeping your Volkswagen running at the top of its game costs a lot less than you think.
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Get a five year unlimited kilometre warranty with your new car. Your rights under this warranty are provided in addition to, and in some cases overlap with, consumer guarantees under Australian Consumer Law and do not limit or replace them.
Roadside Assist
One year of free 24-hour roadside assistance, emergency accommodation, rental vehicle and towing as well as household emergency assistance.
Assured Servicing
Assured Servicing Pricing gives you the transparency of knowing how much your service will cost up front. Our Volkswagen Dealers have access to the latest diagnostic equipment and tools. Plus, they use Volkswagen Genuine Parts® to ensure your Volkswagen stays a Volkswagen. You're in safe hands at your Volkswagen Dealer when it comes to servicing.
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Warung Mina in Ubud is part of a chain of restaurants located in various parts of Bali. This one is Ubud is quite large in capacity, and has several private seating areas on the upper level of the restaurant. Food is generally reasonably priced, and quality very decent and acceptable. Service is good, and there's ample parking in front. The warung is located a few minutes walk from the top of Monkey forest road, but for the uninitiated, can be a bit of a challenge, as you have to cross a very busy intersection.


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G4 viewers can breathe a sigh of relief.
The cable channel is staying alive in a surprise decision made by NBC Universal to launch its new cable network, Esquire, on Style network instead of G4, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Style, which is currently home to original programming such as Giuliana & Bill and Jerseylicious, will become Esquire Network on Sept. 23.
Fall TV's fresh faces: Stars to watch
In an internal memo obtained by THR, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group chairman Bonnie Hammer attributed the decision to brand overlap between the Style network and similarly female-skewed cable channels also owned by NBC Universal, including Bravo, E! and Oxygen.
"Esquire Network, on the other hand, offers an opportunity to introduce a lifestyle network that speaks to an upscale male audience underserved in the current marketplace," Hammer said in the memo.
Dancing with the Stars: Meet the Season 17 cast!
Although some of Style's current series will air on Esquire, others will move to new homes, including Giuliana & Bill, which THR reports will likely move to E! because series star Giuliana Rancic is an E! News anchor.
Although the news is bad for Style viewers, the change of plans is good news for Esquire Network, which will now be in 75 million homes compared to G4's 62 million homes.
Originally slated to launch on April 22, Esquire Network's lineup will include new series from Anthony Bourdain and Ryan Seacrest, as well as repeats of Parks and Recreation, Party Down, Psych, Burn Notice and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
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Sneak Peek of Our New Magazine theme 'LocalEdition'
We just finished the design process of our upcoming news magazine WordPress theme and we would like to get your feedback / suggestions on how this design can be improved. Feel free to be open about it, we would be grateful to hear the honest opinion.
(drums)……and we are calling it 'LocalEdition'
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Hi Ivan,
Thumbs up! I would like to request multiple sidebar options since its hard to place content around with advertisements.
Its really gorgeous cool looking theme. but i think you have to use mega menu. nice job.
Hello Matt,
the theme looks pretty interesting, but I would like to see the live demo, not the blog.
So I could explore the resources and provide a more consistent view of me.
Please let me know when you have the demo live link,
best regards,
I would potentially like to see some ad unit boxes under the featured news (under the first new box), or flexible unit locations within the template (bit more than the news world theme). It would help publishers if this could be possible. I would suggest perhaps enabling a feature to present 3 columns news widget boxes (under the hottest world news).
The featured content below the menu and above the hotest news scroller. Is it possible to add a widget that is either for an Javascript Implementation (Such as Adsense) or perhaps for social media / email marketing? And have the ability for the webmaster to switch from a featured tile or a widget?
The theme is very interesting, but you should according to this template and future ones also aim at the social features more refined.
From what I can tell from the European webmasters and that people want to see a dynamic site where are increasingly involved with the call action.
For example the simple sharing buttons on the thumbnails from the possible enlargement to a visitor to read the title and summary, and immediately share the news.
Another thing is to put the avatar of the authors on the thumbnails on the homepage and in the articles, because the readers read the articles of those who willingly puts his face.
The author profile page more complete.
Place a counter on the thumbnails on the homepage and in the articles of how many visits he received a news.
These are my improvements, I hope they are taken into account.
Best regards.
Widgets for the front and others for posts.
And more upgrades for older templates please!!
Its really great design.
However, I think you can make this full width template where number of content will automatically increase or decrease according to the size of the visitor browser.
So main content area, sliders will act reponsive but the side bar will be stay the same Eg: 300×250
therefore you will have a site where visitors will see content rich site with so many things to read.
I like it, even the retro feel and simple fonts.
My sites are usually (mostly) text-based info sites so I'd want a way to easily disable images when needed.
I echo the points about including reCapture, etc. Should be standard in all templates.
Everyone is spot on regarding the fonts.
Honestly, the template feels like a throwback/retro theme. Its been done before and probably better. Most theme developers have stalled with innovating, hopefully you guys can keep it fresh.
I usually bounce between M3 and Gavick. M3 has strong templates, but I'm not feeling this one at all.
I have always love Magazine3 themes, I have bought two and the response have been really great! This new theme should be packed with features like built in user rating system, optional animations, unlimited sidebars, custom widgets, contact form with built in reCAPTCHA etc….and don't forget to make it adsense ready!
And will the first four newsposts plus the stories on the hottest news from the world all appear on the on average screen size of a laptop and desktop without scrolling downwards. News site visitors nowadays want to see more stories at ago before they decide which to read. Hope if this has not been done, adjustment can be made for that. Thank u
Can it enable automatic video play on the home page once the website is visited or all all pages of the site.
And will it have a banner advert, and why are there no adspaces at the top homepage sidebars.
Nice theme though.
Nice looking theme for magazine blog.i love this theme 🙂 i have few question.what about price? & Will this theme be responsive?
Best of luck
Onuora, mate. You stole my words. Yes, I love the themes, clean and crisp but the fonts arent the best. They really need to be worked on. I am sure others would agree. The font looks old school on one of the themes i bought (i bought two, second seems similar – bland)
Use mega menu 🙂 .
A fresh look. I found all themes of yours 'similar'; this one's a good change in design. I would suggest to add 4-5 news boxes (or a section like 'Hottest from…' added above) before footer. See if that can be done.
And, yes, good job!
Looks really great! I like the modern look and "HOTTEST FROM THE NEWS WORLD" section. That looks really cool.
My 10 cents is that all your themes are great with ONE exception. Fonts. You need to use and embed Google fonts in your themes to make them all crisper.
The standard fonts that are used are way more compatible but are too plain.
Will this theme be responsive? It looks great!


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How Investors Leave Billions on the Table
Will investors ever stop underperforming their own investments?
Consider Pimco Total Return, the giant bond mutual fund run by the renowned investor Bill Gross. In the year ended Sept. 30, its largest share class lost 0.74%—a respectable result, considering that the bond benchmark the fund seeks to beat, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate index, lost 1.89%.


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Robert Gropp, Ph.D.
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The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) appreciates the opportunity to provide testimony in support of appropriations for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for fiscal year (FY) 2012. AIBS encourages Congress to provide the USGS with at least $1.2 billion in FY 2012, with at least $171 million for the Ecosystems Activity. We further request that Congress provide the EPA's Office of Research and Development with at least $597 million, with at least $72 million for ecosystem research.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) provides unbiased, independent research, data, and assessments that are needed by public and private sector decision-makers. Data generated by the USGS save taxpayers money by reducing economic losses from natural disasters, allowing more effective management of water and natural resources, and providing essential geospatial data that are needed for commercial activity and natural resource management. The data collected by the USGS are not available from other sources. Our nation cannot afford to sacrifice this information. Funding for the USGS is a wise investment that produces real returns for the country.
The FY 2012 budget request for the USGS is inadequate to sustain the agency's critical work. The proposed budget would cut funding from programs that support the agency's core missions, resulting in the termination of 230 full-time staff positions. These reductions would be especially destructive because, in constant dollars, the USGS has been flat funded for more than a decade. Given the agency's critical role in informing the environmental and economic health of the nation, more support is justified. We urge Congress to fully fund the USGS by restoring Administration-proposed reductions to core science programs.
One area that would be negatively impacted by the proposed budget is the Ecosystems Activity within the USGS. Three programs within this budget authority are slated for reductions. The Status and Trends, Fisheries, and Wildlife programs would collectively lose $4.4 million. This budget would undercut the agency's ability to fulfill its valuable programmatic missions in biology. The Status and Trends program inventories populations of plants and animals, and monitors changes in these species and their habitats over time. The Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources program and Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources program conduct research that informs our understanding of biodiversity, and provide information to other Department of the Interior bureaus that is used to manage endangered species. Collectively, the knowledge generated by these programs is used by federal and state natural resource managers to maintain healthy and diverse ecosystems while balancing the needs of public use.
Another program inadequately funded in the Administration's request is the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). Under the FY 2012 budget, all new data collection activities would be eliminated. This would halt efforts to make data on invasive species, wildlife disease, habitat loss, wetlands, and pollinators more accessible to resource managers, scientists, and the public. The budget would also eliminate partnerships with more than 40 federal and state agencies, 20 universities, and other networks. Moreover, this plan would have global consequences, as NBII serves as the United States node for the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, an international collaboration of nearly 60 countries that enables public access to global biodiversity data.
Other external partnerships would be negatively impacted under the proposed budget. Through the Cooperative Research Units, the USGS and their partners address pressing issues facing natural resource managers, such as invasive species and wildlife diseases. In addition to providing research expertise, these partnerships at 40 universities in 38 states serve as important training centers for America's next generation of scientists and resource managers. Although the Cooperative Research Units are effective investments that leverage federal funding, the program's budget would decline by $500,000 in FY 2012.
The National Streamflow Information Program within the Water Resources Activity also provides needed information for resource managers and scientists. Its national network of streamgages records changes in streamflow due to alterations in precipitation, land use, and water use. This information is vital to state and local governments, utilities, and resource managers who make decisions about water use.
In summary, the USGS is uniquely positioned to provide a scientific context for many of the nation's biological and environmental challenges, including water quality, energy independence, and conservation of biological diversity. Biological science programs within the USGS gather long-term data not available from other sources. These data have contributed fundamentally to our understanding of the status and dynamics of biological populations and have improved our understanding of how ecosystems function, all of which is necessary for predicting the impacts of land management practices and other human activities on the natural environment. This array of research expertise not only serves the core missions of the Department of the Interior, but also contributes to management decisions made by other agencies and private sector organizations. In short, increased investments in these important research activities will yield dividends.
The Office of Research and Development (ORD) is the science division for the EPA. The ORD supports valuable extramural and intramural research that is used to understand, prevent, and mitigate environmental problems facing our nation. ORD research informs decisions made by public health and safety managers, natural resource managers, businesses, and other stakeholders concerned about air and water pollution, human health, and land management and restoration. In short, ORD provides the scientific basis upon which EPA monitoring and enforcement programs are built. Funding for ORD, however, has declined since FY 2004, when it peaked at $646.5 million. At $584.1 million, the budget request for FY 2012 falls far short of addressing past budget deficits. We ask that Congress restore funding for ORD to at least the FY 2010 level.
The Ecosystem Services Research program within ORD is responsible for enhancing, protecting, and restoring ecosystem services, such as clean air and water, rich soil for food and crop production, pollination, and flood control. "EPA's Ecosystem Services Research Program is bold, innovative, and necessary," wrote Dr. Judith Meyer, chair of the Ecological Processes and Effects Committee of the EPA's Science Advisory Board in a 2009 Committee consultation. However, "[t]he considerable potential of the program is unlikely to be achieved with its current level of funding and staff." The FY 2012 budget request would do little to solve the problem, with a proposed $10.8 million cut in funding and a reduction of 16.7 full time equivalents for ecosystem research. We ask that Congress fully fund the program.
The Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Graduate Fellowship contributes to the training of the next generation of scientists by supporting graduate students pursuing an advanced degree in environmental science. The agency's request of $6 million in new funding represents the first real increase for the program since FY 2006 and would provide 105 new fellowships. Since its inception in 1995, this successful program has supported the education and training of 1,500 STAR Fellows who have gone on to pursue careers as scientists and educators.
In conclusion, we urge Congress to restore funding for the ORD to the FY 2010 enacted level and to proportionally increase funding for ecosystem research within the program. These appropriation levels would allow ORD to address a backlog of research needs.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of this request.
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First Lady Laura Bush's Education Initiatives
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|"We know that children who have poor beginning reading skills are less likely to develop better reading skills throughout their school careers. Children, who start school behind, often stay behind. We can reverse that trend."
Through scientific research, we have learned a great deal about the way children learn to read. Education experts agree that we should incorporate stronger pre-reading and vocabulary activities in pre-kindergarten programs.
The Margaret Cone Head Start Center, located in one of Dallas' poorest neighborhoods, implemented a terrific example of a strong pre-kindergarten program. The Cone Center, in partnership with the Texas Instruments Foundation and Southern Methodist University, created the model for the Texas Ready to Read Program.
Mrs. Bush visited the Cone Center in 1998. There she saw the innovative program that had documented success in helping children to enter grade school ready to succeed in reading and learning. When the Cone Center compared the pre- and post-language and reading development scores of its children, the results were outstanding.
The Cone Center visit inspired Mrs. Bush to help more Head Start and other pre-school programs to build similar curriculum and teacher training models around the state. She promoted legislation to create the Ready to Read Pre-school Grant Program.
The Texas Legislature, in turn, appropriated $17 million to replicate pre-reading and language programs like those at the Cone Center around Texas. This appropriation represents the first state-funded commitment to Head Start.
As First Lady, Mrs. Bush will continue to encourage and promote strong cognitive activities and teacher training models in our Head Start Centers and other pre-schools. And, she supports President Bush's Early Reading First Program that will provide grants for pre-school programs to implement curricula rich in pre-reading and vocabulary skills -- skills that are strong predictors of a child's later success in school.


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This Wednesday sees the release of an updated take on the psionically powered Valiant Comics superhero Harbinger from author Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier) and artist Khari Evans (Carbon Grey). Courtesy of Valiant Entertainment, here's an exclusive first look at this debut issue, which hits stores June 6. Here's the synopsis:
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Teenager Peter Stanchek is on a dangerous path, but wields an even more dangerous power. Skipping across the country in a desperate attempt to stay one step ahead of the authorities, Pete is quickly realizing that he's a psionically-powered "harbinger" with the potential to control minds, manipulate matter, and forever alter the course of human history. But behind the scenes and half a world away, Pete's plight has not gone unnoticed by respected philanthropist and fellow harbinger, Toyo Harada. Will Harada offer Pete the chance at the things for which he's longed - family, inner peace, control? Or will this unlikely hero find himself inducted into a secret network of conspiracy and subversion?


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Fresh off of winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for The Descendants, writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (who plays the dean on NBC's Community) have just begun production on their directorial debut. Based off their original screenplay, The Way, Way Back centers on a teenage boy on summer vacation (Liam James) who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a local water-park manager (Sam Rockwell) while coming to grips with some family issues. The impressive cast includes Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney and Annasophia Robb, and now it appears that Maya Rudolph, Rob Corddry, and Amanda Peet are signing on as well. Hit the jump for more.
Deadline has the news of the addition of Rudolph, Corddry, and Peet, though their report doesn't specify what roles they'll be taking on. No matter, the trio have proven comedic and dramatic chops and their involvement ensures that this will be one hell of a directorial debut for Faxon and Rash. The two are alums of the famed improv group The Groundlings and recently sold an action-comedy script starring Kristen Wiig. They're executive producing The Way, Way Back and they're also working on a second feature for The Descendants team of Alexander Payne, Jim Burke, and Jim Taylor. All of this as Rash prepares to head back to the Community set.
Though the duo are no slouches when it comes to comedy, The Way, Way Back seems more along the lines of a comedic drama a la The Descendants which is in no way a bad thing. I'm eager to see the full film once its released, but this top notch cast is incredibly promising.


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Social Insecurity
How (and why) GPO and WEP can eat up your pension.
By Mary Ellen Flannery and Alain Jehlen
In 1968, Lois Grenfell's husband died at the age of 31. Her children were seven and 11. "Our family was devastated emotionally and financially. I had no savings, very little life insurance, and no job," she recalls. Grenfell, who lives in Grand Junction, Colorado, returned to college part-time while supporting her family, earned a teaching degree, and began teaching in 1976. She was rebuilding her life—but there was more bad news to come.
"I soon learned that I would never receive one penny of my Social Security widow's benefits after I retired, even though my husband had worked continually from the time he was 16 until his untimely death," she wrote to This Active Life. What happened to her widow's pension? The Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision (GPO/WEP).
David Stephenson is a retired educator from Rhode Island, where teachers have a state pension and do not participate in Social Security. But he did pay into Social Security through part-time jobs and a small business. Even so, he'll get only half as much from Social Security as he expected. "I don't think I will be poor," he says. "I don't think I will go hungry. But I do believe that I should be able to receive the Social Security benefit that I have earned."
These are two of many angry members who answered our call for GPO and WEP stories. "I understand that [WEP] is the law, but I do not understand why," wrote David Fish of Nipomo, California. "People who give years to government service should be rewarded, not penalized."
WEP or GPO may cut your benefits if your employer contributes to a state pension system but does not pay into Social Security. Or if your spouse is in that situation. Or if you or your spouse were once in that situation. Or if you ever are in the future. In broad strokes, here's how WEP and GPO work (visit the Social Security Administration Web site for details).
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)
Social Security is more than a pension plan. It's also a safety net designed to keep the elderly and the disabled from falling into poverty. It is intended to provide extra help for those with very low incomes.
The Social Security Administration says the pension for workers earning $65,000 a year before retirement is a little more than a third of their salaries. Low-income workers get a higher percentage, because if they only received a third of their incomes in retirement, they might starve.
The pension benefit formula involves income brackets, a little like the brackets of the income tax. You get a 90 percent pension for income in the first bracket, 32 percent in the second bracket, and 15 percent in the third.
In 2009, the 90 percent bracket covered income up to $8,928 a year; the 32 percent bracket was for income up to $44,868; and the 15 percent bracket for income above that (up to a limit educators probably don't have to worry about).
Let's say you retire from a job covered by Social Security that pays $65,000 a year. To keep things simple, let's say that was your income—adjusted for inflation—for the past 35 years (Social Security uses 35 years of income to figure your pension).
You get:
|90 percent of the first $8,928, or
|32 percent of the next $44,868, or
|15 percent of the remaining $11,204, or
|Your total Social Security pension: $8,035 + 14,358 + $1,681 =
(The actual calculation also includes how old you are when you apply for benefits and other complications. The Social Security Web site has all the details.)
But what if you work for 10 years at a job that's covered by Social Security, and then you get a teaching job that doesn't pay into Social Security because it offers a state pension instead? Your 35-year average Social Security income will be very low because for many of those years, you may have no Social Security income at all.
So, should your Social Security pension reflect the high percentage that the system gives low-income earners? In 1983, Congress said no, arguing that you also have your state pension. Instead of the 90 percent pension on your first $8,928, you only get 40 percent. That's why your Social Security check may be a lot smaller than you expected.
The Government Pension Offset (GPO)
This affects spouse and survivor benefits.
GPO was supposed to make Social Security fairer, but in practice, it slashes benefits for many educators and others eligible for state pensions and outside Social Security.
Say Alice worked under a state pension plan and did not pay into Social Security. Now retired, she is receiving a state pension of $6,000. Her husband, John, receives $4,000 from Social Security.
Tragedy strikes and John is killed in a car accident. Instead of transferring the $4,000 pension to Alice, Social Security first subtracts 2/3 of Alice's $6,000 state pension—which leaves her with no survivor benefit at all. We set up this example to keep the arithmetic simple, but it's very common for the 2/3 GPO rule to completely wipe out the Social Security survivor's benefit.
How could anyone call that fair? Well, it turns out Alice is not being treated worse than if she were in Social Security herself. If Alice and John were both in Social Security when John died, she would get the larger of the two pensions, not both added together. That's a 100 percent offset—compared to the 2/3 offset for someone on a state pension outside Social Security.
But here's why the GPO really isn't fair to Alice: We left out a crucial part of the story—Alice's state pension is her only employer-funded pension. If she were in Social Security, her employer would probably provide a second pension, which would not be subtracted from John's Social Security in figuring out her survivor benefit.
The bottom line: Alice with her state pension probably fares worse than she would if she had Social Security plus an employer-funded pension.
Many other NEA-Retired members came forward with their GPO/WEP stories. Each was a little different, but the retirees all share a conviction that they are wrongly penalized for their public service under these laws. Here are their accounts.
Betty Porrazzo, Venice, Florida
In 1967, Betty Porrazzo lost her husband when Lt. Louis Porrazzo, an Army helicopter
|Widow, retired teacher, victim of GPO/WEP -- Betty Porrazzo is still fighting for her survivor benefit.
"I don't want to say I'm angry, but I am disappointed in my government because I don't think they take such great care of survivors. Left out in the cold are the people left behind," said Porrazzo, whose son was just six months old when his father died.
Porrazzo, a retired Massachusetts teacher, knows that she is owed almost a thousand dollars a month. She has a pamphlet, published by Social Security decades ago, that promises an exemption to the offsets for those receiving benefits before 1977, like she did. She knows of another war widow who appealed and received her rightful share.
But still, Social Security rejected her once, twice, and now has taken nearly a year to schedule an appeal before an arbitrator. While waiting for that final chance to prove her case, Porrazzo has contacted her senator in Florida, where she lives comfortably, she said, and she promises not to give up.
In the meantime, what does the loss of that monthly $1,000 mean? It means Porrazzo can't afford to buy an airplane ticket to Boston for the rededication of the Louis Porrazzo ice skating rink. It falls to her son, now a New Hampshire teacher, to pay the way.
"I guess I am a little bitter about it. My husband gave his life for this country."
Lynn Brooks Hunt, Bangor, Maine
From her vantage point behind the desk of the Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor, Lynn Brooks Hunt gets to see a lot of people coming and going. But travel isn't exactly in the cards for her—not on an income of $25,000 a year.
Retirement means not working, right? Then why must Hunt, who retired after 30 years in Maine classrooms, work two jobs now? In addition to manning the hotel desk, she also keeps the books for her condominium association.
Hunt was 45 when her husband died at age 53. Fifteen years later at age 60, the earliest age that survivor benefits can be collected, she went to the Social Security office to inquire. The helpful employee took out a pencil and did some calculations on a sheet of paper. Voila! She should receive around $1,700 a month.
Ohhh, wait a second. You're a teacher?
Then it's actually $188 a month.
"If I knew there was $1,000 more a month, or $1,500, that'd be incredible!" Hunt exclaims. She thinks about the rising costs of dental and health insurance, and her IRA, recently decimated by the recession.
Like others, Hunt has written to her legislators and also to financial news columnists. Too many policymakers are unaware of the unfairness perpetrated on public employees, she believes.
"I told both of my kids, 'Don't go into teaching.'"
Cecil Moreno, Anchorage, Alaska
Cecil Moreno began contributing to Social Security as a 14-year-old grocery store bagger. Add in 20 years of service as a United States Air Force officer, plus the countless jobs he worked to pay for his college degree in education, and that adds up to a lot of money invested in the federal retirement system.
Too bad he's not getting it back.
Based on his Air Force income and contributions, Moreno expected to receive about $1,300 a month from Social Security. "I was fat, dumb, and happy, and figured I wasn't going to have worry about steady income." In reality? He gets little more than $700 a month after taxes.
Moreno isn't starving. He shops at the local military base's commissary and saves a good chunk on his groceries there. "How do people on the outside swing it?" he wonders. But he's also still driving his 1985 Honda and worrying about what he'll do when the engine finally quits. "As long as it's running, I'm fine."
In the meantime, Moreno is an advocate for GPO/WEP repeal. He writes to his Congressional representatives and encourages others to do the same. What's needed, he believes, is a coalition of public employees who won't relent until reform is realized.
David Fish, Nipomo, California
David Fish has served his country—first in the Army, which he joined at age 17, and then in the Peace Corps, where he served two years in Chile. He paid into Social Security during those years, and then for almost 10 years as a construction worker who toiled hard to pay for college.
In an ideal world, this service would be rewarded, he figures. And yes, hard work has its own rewards. But how about his own money that he invested in Social Security? "Those of us who weren't fortunate enough to have parents pay for our college educations are being punished for our hard work!" he says.
Fish figures he's entitled to $1,000 a month, but will lose $400 of that to the vagaries of the Social Security system. (Although he's retired after more than 20 years of teaching, he is waiting until age 66 to collect Social Security.) "It isn't devastating, but it does feel unfair," he said.
"If I work for something and it's taken away because of a poorly written law, it just feels so unfair—especially when the people who write the laws are double- or triple-dipping."
So many teachers are career-changers, hoping to make a difference in the lives of children. Although Fish says he's going to be okay, he wonders about all of them. "When they find out they're losing 40 percent of their Social Security, it's just traumatic."
What You Can Do
Easy as 1-2-3.
1. Go to http://www.nea.org/gpo. Check whether your Senators and Representatives are in favor of repealing GPO and WEP.
2. Sign NEA's electronic petition to Congress. If you are or will be personally affected by GPO or WEP, add your story to the pre-written text. If your elected officials have taken a position for repeal, thank them. It's important that they know it matters to you.
3. Call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, ask for your Representative and Senators by name, and tell them to repeal GPO and WEP.
Got a little more time?
Write a letter to your local newspaper explaining why GPO and WEP should go.
Penalties for Public Service
See for yourself how unfair laws threaten the retirement security of educators. Women are disproportionately impacted. Tell Congress to support the Social Security Fairness Act and repeal laws that discourage qualified educators from the profession.


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text: Let's ask the commonsense question: If the TSA can run security checkpoints at not only airports but also local high schools, and if the TSA can reach down your pants and feel your genitals in complete violation of your Fourth Amendment rights, and if the TSA says it has the complete authority under the U.S. Constitution to do whatever it wants, then what are the limits on the TSA's power? It's not just an important question, it is THE question of freedom: What are the limits of government power? TSA claims supreme power over Americans According to the TSA's current explanations, there are no limits to its power. It can do whatever it wants. But America's founding fathers, not surprisingly, strongly disagreed. In fact, they penned two documents that specifically defined strict limits to government power. Those two documents are, of course, the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights are, technically, anti-government documents. They spell out the limits of government in order to protect the freedoms of the People. Remember, these were documents that came out of a time when British soldiers would conduct house-to-house searches -- looting homes and sexually assaulting women -- without any legal justification whatsoever. The early American colonists were infuriated at this abuse of power, so they created the Fourth Amendment which specifically forbade searches of people or their private property without court-approved warrants that specifically named the things to be searched or seized. The Fourth Amendment, in other words, was specifically written to stop rogue governments from abusing their power and conducting illegal police operations against the People. It's no stretch to say that the Fourth Amendment was written to halt almost exactly the kind of behavior now being pursued by the TSA -- illegal bodily searches without cause or justification, without warrants and without any legal proceedings whatsoever. The TSA, in other words, is doing to Americans today what the occupying British Army did to the American colonists before the Revolutionary War. The TSA recognizes no law and no limits to its power It all makes you wonder: What are, exactly, the limits of the TSA's power? If the TSA will not recognize the limits of government power set forth in the U.S. Constitution -- nor the rights of the People enumerated in the Bill of Rights -- then what set of written rules or guidelines provide any boundaries for the TSA? The answer is simple: There are no limits to the TSA's power! If it simply ignores the Bill of Rights -- and if the People do not assert their own rights in the face of a growing tyranny -- then the TSA can do essentially whatever it wants. This is how tyranny works: tyrants keep expanding their power grabs until they are stopped (usually by force). That's why today, I've outlined the top 10 things the TSA could do if its power is not limited. These are what's probably next on the TSA's wish list. And if America does not rise up against this outrageous tyranny and abuse of power, we will become victims of it. Here are ten things the TSA could do in America starting right now: Ten things the TSA could do in America 1) Conduct house to house searches without warrants or justification of any kind (and arrest people who resist). 2) Shut down your state's highways, railroads and airports at any time, for any reason, without explanation or justification. 3) Conduct body cavity searches at polling stations. This could literally mean TSA agents reaching into your anus to see if they can find any "hanging chads" in there. 4) Search parking lots for cars with Ron Paul stickers, then impound the vehicles under suspicion of terrorism. 5) Begin carrying firearms and using them to enforce its agenda. Right now, TSA goons don't carry guns, but before long they could be sticking them in your face while planting cocaine in your carry-on luggage just to have you arrested and molested in the back room. 6) Demand to install TSA representatives in local Sheriff's offices and police departments. These would function as TSA spies who report on the activities of local law enforcement and keep them in line. It's a classic Nazi tactic, also used throughout the KGB. 7) Announce a TSA fee collection mandate from air travelers, then shut down any airport that refused to comply. This would basically be a for-profit racketeering operation. Pay up or lose your airport. 8) Demand veto power over ALL state legislation involving security, then boycott states that refuse to comply. Yes, the TSA could start having a say in local politics and could even demand the power to veto local legislation it didn't like (such as the recent attempt in Texas to criminalize the TSA's obscene pat-downs). 9) Set up official TSA naked inspection rooms at airports, where TSA officials take travelers into the back room and demand they disrobe as a "security measure." The TSA would effectively operate as a gang of serial molesters. 10) Visit local malls and sporting arenas and demand they pay TSA "protection fees" if they wish to keep their events safe from terrorists. This is classic mob behavior -- a "protection racket" that extracts money from businesses if they don't want to be bombed or burned down. The TSA has already started running bomb exercises in airports just to see how police might react (http://www.naturalnews.com/032458_T...). Don't believe any of this can happen? Well go back in time a decade and ask yourself in 2001: Would you have believed that in 2011 the U.S. government would be reaching down your pants and feeling your genitals as a requirement for you to board an airplane? More importantly, for those who say this could never happen, I ask the crucial question: What would YOU do to stop it? Tyranny grows in power because people go along with it. Perhaps 90 percent of the sheeple in America would go right along with whatever outrageous and tyrannical schemes the TSA would come up with. The mainstream media would report it all as "business as usual," too. Oh, the TSA is now molesting women in house-to-house searches? Well, it's all to protect us from Al Qaeda, so it must be okay. The TSA is demanding cash fees from travelers at airport security checkpoints? Oh, it's just another reasonable fee to protect us all from terrorists, people would reason. There seems to be nothing the TSA can do now that will awaken the sheeple of America who have been drugged, fluoridated and vaccinated into a state of near-total cognitive compliance. So share this list, friends: Let your friends and social networkers know what's coming soon if the TSA is not stopped. This is a rogue government agency that lusts for power, and it absolutely will not stop until it is running the secret police infrastructure in America that molests and extorts individuals and businesses, all under the false cover of "fighting terrorism." I will be discussing all this on the Alex Jones Show, the Friday, May 27, 2011 edition. You can tune in and hear more discussion on this at Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com or catch this in the archives by subscribing as a member there. Please forward this list to others, and don't be surprised if some of this comes true over the next two years as the TSA rises to power under the excuse of providing a little security. 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The reason is that, in order to achieve the goals listed above, we want to expand transit's reach past the current social networks. Even if it's true that only spatial navigators read maps, and only "foamers" try new transit routes on a whim, these map-reading transit buffs are one way that the use of a new transit system can spread from one social network to another.
But this is only one kind of mode decision, habit. As I wrote before, there are three others: single trips, investments and subsidies. Glamour has a much bigger effect on these decisions than on habits, and so does information.
Transit information can influence how people see themselves and their neighborhoods. Think of how ubiquitous subway bullets and maps are in media relating to New York, and Underground symbols in London. The "freeways" and boulevards of Los Angeles fill a similar role. People who live in a neighborhood without a subway station, like Maspeth, think of it as a neighborhood for cars, but people who live in Ridgewood think of it as a transit neighborhood.
A person who's heard about a particular destination and wants to visit will usually take transit if it's presented as a reliable way to get there, which is why restaurant reviews and entertainment listings should include basic transit information, especially in suburban areas where transit use is not assumed.
If someone's moving to, say, Fairview, where they can't see a train line on the map, they may assume that no one takes transit and buy a car. Once they've got the car they have an incentive to use it. People who don't want to drive may avoid Fairview altogether, depriving those buses of farebox revenue.
On the other hand, if people see that there is frequent bus and van service, they may choose to move there and not own a car, contributing to the critical mass of transit riders.
Information can also influence subsidies. If politicians don't see their districts on a transit map, they may conclude that all their constituents drive. As a result, they may cut transit funding or push for driving subsidies.
Adirondacker also mentions several attempts to map buses in New Jersey that failed to stem the exodus to cars. No examples of such maps were provided, but given that people have succeeded in producing relatively readable bus maps of Queens and the Paris suburbs, I think they can do it in New Jersey.
One strategy that Jarrett has mentioned several times is a frequent network map. While I think the concept has some limitations - if your goal is for every route to have frequent service, what happens to your map when you reach that goal? - it's a good start.
Today, Jarrett mentions the excitement he felt as a teenager, watching the buses in Portland's Fareless Square:
I remember that because it's the same excitement that many of us have felt in an airport, or a great European train station, when we see a departure board showing all the exotic places to which people are departing. In the entire passenger transport experience, this is the moment that offers the most visceral sensation of freedom -- look at all the places I could go, from right here! -- and as the car industry can tell you, creating a sensation of freedom is the key to success. Urbanists need to think more about this sensation, because it could help them describe transit mobility in a way that connects it to things that we all value. Things like freedom, and joy.
I would argue that maps have the same glamour effect on people - and not just spatial navigators. Don't discount the value of that sense of the possible in transit: whether it's a map, a timetable, a departure board, a view of a bustling transfer point, or an announcer's voice on the PA, we see transit as full of possibilities. We could go to Basingstoke or Reading! Massapequa, Massapequa Park! Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga!


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twilighter1193 wrote:Oh my goodness! have you seen it already??? Ahh this is kill'n me! i wanna see it so bad!!missjulie wrote:Hm... well.
I can say this... they've made Edward a little snippier in the movie. He's not as romanticized, which is nice... he acts more like a teenage boy (but not totally, you can so tell he's a vampire). A lot of really great lines have been transformed, but they are still good. And some new, even more hilarious ones have been added.
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Kristalbelli, Showy Korean BBQ Without Smoke or Soul
For diners that have experienced Korean barbecue, certain expectations arise. One should assume that you'll leave the restaurant reeking of meat and smoke, and if you're in Manhattan's K-town, you'll pay around $25 for galbi (short rib) and slightly less for pork. The drink menu will typically consist of beer and soju only, and your waiter won't volunteer service unless specifically addressed.
Such is not the case at Kristalbelli, a Korean barbecue restaurant, the latest production by legendary South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and producer, Park Jin Young (aka JYP). Instead at Kristalbelli, one should expect extraordinarily polished and attentive service, and an eye-popping bill best suited for impressing a date or an expense account dinner. There's an affordable but safe wine list, and a bespoke cocktail menu that tends to come in two flavors: sweet and sweeter. And thanks to vacuums hidden underneath each grill, you'll leave the restaurant blessedly odor free.
Kristalbelli is Korean barbecue that has been elevated to theater, with a nod to Mr. Park's penchant for flamboyance and flair. The meat is grilled on a crystal surface, heated by underneath by a powerful gas flame (Han Joo in Flushing employs the same technique). Crystal (I believe quartz or one of its SiO2 poly-morphs) is a viable medium for cooking meat—the molecular structure makes it thermally stable, which means that heat is better distributed and normalized throughout. But it's also visually striking, especially when it's framed by a stylized golden relief of Buddha and set in center of a massive marble table.
However, for all of the restaurant's proposed swagger, the dining room is surprisingly sterile and bereft of decoration or chintz. Bricks walls cloaked in white paint combined with naked Edison light bulbs recall a turn of the century hospital.
While the design of the dining room may not match its ambitions, Kristalbelli shines when it comes to attention to detail and the service. Single servings of wine are poured table-side from carafes and the complimentary banchan (side dishes) are not only of excellent quality, but are re-filled without prompting. Upstairs at the bar, we noticed the bartender macerating fruit to order, and the manager checked in (a little too) frequently to ensure that we were being taken care of. Outside of the restrooms, one can watch and listen to K-pop music videos at A/V pods presumably to pass the time while waiting for the restroom (or one could use it to escape from a bad date). Inside the restrooms, the paper products are ridiculously supple and soft ("it was like getting wiped down by an angel," I over-shared with my dining companions).
I never order filet mignon when dining out, favoring fattier and more flavorful cuts such as the ribeye or skirt steak. However, a dish so audaciously priced must be sampled for research, and at $55 (as a caveat it's listed as $51 on the online menu), the 'premium wagyu filet' represents one of the more expensive cuts of meat one can order in New York. In fact, one of the only other filets that come close in terms of price is the $49 12 oz filet at Keen's, just down the way on 36th St. But whereas Keens' filet is dry aged and seasoned, the steak served at Kristalbelli isn't aged (other than the standard wet age that all steaks are subject to) and served completely unseasoned.
But how was it? In short: un-compelling. Indeed, it was intensely beefy and juicy at times. But without any seasoning, you get a completely sterile, pedestrian bite of beef.
We had significant issues with doneness, as this method of cooking has obvious drawbacks. Namely, when the meat is cut into bite sized pieces, it exaggerates the heat of the grill, as there's no longer a buffer zone that you would get with a thicker cut of meat. The meat goes from rare to well done far faster than the pace that a diner can pluck it off the grill, especially at a relaxed enough pace to truly enjoy a $55 piece of meat. The lack of fat in a filet only presents another challenge to keep the meat juicy. To give credit to our waiter, he did an excellent job of controlling the doneness given the circumstances, but this is simply not an optimal way to cook such a dear cut of meat.
As an aside, a dining companion rightly pointed out that one of the most exciting elements of a filet mignon isn't the meat itself. Instead, it's the anticipation and build-up of cutting into a brown hockey puck of meat and revealing a thick, beautifully pink interior (Freud would have a field day with this analysis). Unfortunately, Kristalbelli pops that cherry instead of the customer.
The galbi ($31) is a significantly more successful beef option. Impressively marbled, and much beefier than the filet, it comes off of the grill with a satisfying juiciness. I didn't get a weepy good reaction that I've experienced with marinated galbi in the past, but Kristalbelli's galbi very nearly impresses with its solo act. Both the galbi and the filet are served with fairly standard condiments, including trio of dipping sauces—ssamjang (slightly spicy fermented bean paste), a sweet brown sauce that recalls tonkatsu sauce, and a mild mustard sauce—and a small well of sea salt and paper-thin sheets of pickled radish.
At $28, the samgyeopsal (pork belly) represents the best value on the grilled meat menu. Three generously thick strips of un-marinated pork belly get the same crystal grill treatment, and are served with salted sesame oil and saeujeot (tiny shrimp that have been salted and fermented). Compared to other Korean restaurants both in Manhattan and even Flushing, the pork belly here stood out in its meatiness and appropriate level of fattiness.
But as much as we enjoyed the galbi and the samgyeopsal, I wished that the waiter could tell me the provenance of the proteins, especially at these prices. Did Pat LaFrieda have a hand in the $31 serving of short rib? Or did that $28 samgyeopsal come from one of Bev Eggleston's hogs? And for that matter, what does "Premium Wagyu" actually mean? "Premium" certainly doesn't seem to part of the standard terminology as per the USDA grading system.
Upstairs there's a lounge that glows garishly purple and has comfortable banquette seating in gold and silver hues. But for all of its visual kitsch, I would probably return for a drink or two, especially with the lack of other watering holes in this immediate block. Beer, soju and sake are on par with New York prices ($7 for draft beers) and the cocktails, while on the sweet side, are made with care and tongue-in-cheek combinations (a JY Plum anyone?). And like the downstairs dining room, the bartender and waiters are ridiculously attentive and polite.
However, in the lounge, the food takes a turn for the worse. Milsam ($9) are dainty wraps of vegetable and beef with a robe of pickled radish. Unfortunately the radish dominates each bite, and you'll taste nothing but. Kochi ($13), skewered pork belly, shrimp and asparagus, was the worst offender of the experience. The pork had been grilled completely without salt and was frustratingly tough. The shrimp was cooked to rubbery bullets, and the asparagus wilted into slime. We fought to remove the tough proteins from their skewers, but did so a the risk of knocking over a drink or putting out an eye. Most damningly, the simple bed of arugula, which had been tossed with sesame oil and soy sauce, was easily the best bite of food on that plate.
In the spicy pork sliders ($10), I had hoped for a similar effect like that of Danji's dreamy good pork belly sliders. Here, bitty lumps of pork never get a chance before they're smacked around by way too much gochujang (red pepper paste). The buns look like they've been through a war.
If food is the new rock, then to draw a parallel, Kristalbelli is a new K-pop act. K-pop groups, such as ones produced by Mr. Park, tend to be projects rather than artists (don't get me wrong, I love the stuff—an embarrassingly large K-pop collection on my iPod is proof). Members are handpicked, go through years of training (and sometimes surgery) to achieve perfect choreography and physique, and their debuts are precluded by massive PR campaigns. Similarly, in the attempt to create the perfect Korean BBQ restaurant, nothing was left to chance, discovery, or evolution. It's a highly disciplined, beautified restaurant that may have removed smoke from the experience, but perhaps lost its soul along the way.
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Ever since season 2 of "The Walking Dead" picked back up I've been giddy with excitement over all the happenings with our band of zombie killers. And with news today that British actor David Morrissey will be joining the cast in season 3 as "The Governor", the leader of a group of survivors that the run into Rick and the gang, well I'm just skipping around. Alright honestly I don't even know who this guy but this is the best you're going to get today. Don't forget to tip your waiter.
Christian Bale has been confirmed to be taking the lead role in a new revenge flick from "Crazy Heart" director Scott Cooper titled "Out of the Furnace". The film is set in 1986 Indiana and Bale will play a former prisoner who finds out his brother has been murdered while he was locked up. I smell prison shower scene! Not literally, I don't know what that would actually smell like. Awful I bet.
I've lost track of what's actually going on with the "Robocop" remake but it looks like "The Killing" star Joel Kinnaman has received an offer from MGM to take on the lead role of Alex Murphy, the cop turned robot.. or Robocop as you might call him. Seriously, didn't Colin Farrell already take the role? What the hell is going on here. Where am I!?
I didn't want to talk about this because I feel like there's a new casting update every day for some new horror show but here goes. Dave Annable has joined the cast of "666 Park Avenue." Please update your score cards.


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The mother of the late pop-star Michael shared a sad portrait of the singer's children's life one year after his death.
Katherine Jackson, who is planning on releasing a coffee table book about her son's life next week, spoke to the U.K. tabloid the Mirror about the closeted life of the King of Pop's kids, Prince, Paris, and Blanket.
"They don't have any friends," she said. "They don't go to school, they have private lessons at home - but that will change in Spetember, when they are due to enroll at private college."
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After the pop icon's death, Katherine Jackson was appointed the legal guardian of his three children. Jackson told the Mirror that the children live a spare and regimented life of private tutoring and athletic lessons.
"To them, its normal, it's the life they have known," she told the paper.
The singer's mother said that each child resembled their father in a different way.
Of his 12-year-old daughter Paris, she said, "Paris has that lovely way, just like him, and I see his talent in her. Whatever she does, she is very good at it. She's a good artist, she plays the piano and she wants to be an actress."
Katherine Jackson said the oldest son Prince, 13, also showed an inclination towards show business. "Prince is serious about a lot of things," she said. "He wants to be a camera man or produce movies."
She said 8-year-old Blanket also shows a streak of her father. "Blanket is very playful, like Michael was."
According to the Mirror, Katherine Jackson said Paris built a shrine to her father in her bedroom.
"She went into a closet and she brought out seven or eight pictures of Michael," Katherine Jackson said in the Mirror, "and she told me, 'No, I want my daddy hanging in my room. So she goes to bed looking at him and wakes up looking at him. She said, 'I always want to be able to see him.'"
In the interview, Katherine Jackson dismissed the sexual molestation charges that had dogged her son. She also told the paper she suspected foul play in her son's death, a charge that has been made by many members of the later singer's family.
Access Hollywood reported a copy of Michael Jackson's family trust was published last week. Jackson gave away one-fifth of his estate to charity. His mother and his three children are due to split the rest of the money, including posthumous merchandise and record sales. Payments will be spaced out across the childrens lives. Ex-wife Debbie Rowe was notably left out.


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World Series 2013: Sporting News expert picks for Cardinals-Red Sox
The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox will meet in the 2013 World Series, which starts Wednesday in Boston.
Here are the picks of Sporting News' team of baseball experts:
Bill Chuck, writer for Billy-Ball.com, BaseballAnalytics.org, Chicago Sun-Times
THE PICK: Boston in an All-Star win mattering seven games.
WHY THE RED SOX WILL WIN: The Cardinals have Michael Wacha, Adam Wainwright, Yadier Molina, Carlos Beltran, Matt Carpenter, Trevor Rosenthal, Allen Craig returning, and great, great fans. The Red Sox have Dustin Pedroia, Big Papi, Jacoby Ellsbury, Koji Uehara, professor John Farrell, a bunch of bearded boys having fun, and the devoted Red Sox Nation. The Redbirds have a strong bullpen and a great ability to hit with runners in scoring position. The Red Sox have a different hero every night. After looking the stats, tendencies, and probabilities, there is one element that is immeasurable: Red Sox magic.
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Ryan Fagan, SN writer
THE PICK: St. Louis in six
WHY THE CARDINALS WILL WIN: For one thing, the Cardinals figure to have a dramatically better lineup against Boston than they did either of the first two rounds. Allen Craig, who hit .454 with runners in scoring position this season, will be back from his foot injury and will be the kind of impact DH that NL teams don't normally have. Matt Carpenter was 3-for-30 in his first eight playoff games, but 3-for-8 in the last two, including that epic at-bat against Clayton Kershaw; the Cardinals' top-of-the-order catalyst all season, he seems to have broken out of his slump. And, Shane Robinson should get at least a couple starts in center replacing Jon Jay, who is 7-for-34 in October and has been shaky in the field. Then there's the fact that playoff horses Adam Wainwright and Michael Wacha are set up to start Games 1, 2, 5 and 6 for Mike Matheny's club, and the reality that the Cardinals' bullpen is much, much better than the Detroit bullpen that the Red Sox took advantage of in the ALCS. Boston is a very, very good team and these will all be close games, but the Cardinals have the edge.
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Tom Gatto, SN night editor
THE PICK: Cardinals in seven.
WHY THE CARDINALS WILL WIN: St. Louis' pitchers will face their biggest test of the postseason against the Red Sox's AL-best offense, but Adam Wainwright (three possible starts) makes that test easier to pass. Don't count on rookie Michael Wacha (0.43 ERA in 21 innings) continuing his October dominance, but don't bet against him getting the ball in good shape to St. Louis' collection of power relievers led by Kevin Siegrist, Carlos Martinez and Trevor Rosenthal. The Cards boasted the NL's best offense this season and they're expected to have one of their best hitters, Allen Craig, back for Games 1 and 2 at Fenway Park as a DH. That will put more stress on a Boston rotation that experienced ups (Jon Lester, John Lackey) and downs (Jake Peavy, Clay Buchholz) in the ALCS. Boston's bullpen was lights-out against Detroit, allowing one earned run in 21 innings. That group will need to put together a similar performance to deliver Beantown its third world title in 10 seasons. It's hard to believe the Cards' bats will let them do that, however, which is why the pick here is St. Louis earning its third crown in eight seasons and avenging Boston's curse-ending sweep in 2004.
Justin McGuire, SN MLB editor
THE PICK: Red Sox in seven
WHY THE RED SOX WILL WIN: Hey, look! Each league is sending its best team to the World Series. That's something you don't see too much these days. The Cardinals and Red Sox each are excellent teams with balanced offensive attacks and strong starting rotations. Each won a tough division and each has been impressive in the postseason. That should mean a well-played seven-game World Series full of drama and classic moments. So we'll likely get a sweep instead. In any case, I'm hoping for a seven-game classic, and I'm picking Boston to win it all at Fenway Park on Halloween. The difference? Home field. The Sox play .654 ball in Boston while the Cards are just a little above .500 on the road.
Jesse Spector, SN national baseball writer
THE PICK: Cardinals in four
WHY THE CARDINALS WILL SWEEP: Yadier Molina, the last active Cardinal from the 2004 team that got swept by the Red Sox, gathers his teammates before Game 1 at Fenway Park. It's not difficult to assemble them, because the visitors' locker room is the size of a shoebox, and also because it's always easy for Molina to assemble the Cardinals — he just uses the telepathic brain implant that all Cardinals receive upon their arrival in St. Louis. "This is for the Cardinal Way," Molina explains. "You already know about Marlon Anderson and Kiko Calero, about Matt Morris and Woody Williams, about Cal Eldred. But there was another guy on that team. Mike Matheny. He's the same one who's our manager now." A hush falls over the room. "We do this for him," they say in unison. The Cardinals operate with the machine-like efficieny of the cyborgs that they have become, but each is still, at heart, a man with his own motivation. For Molina, it is revenge. For Adam Wainwright, it's a belief that beards are to be properly groomed and maintained. For Carlos Beltran, it's the last item on a lengthy career to-do list. For Joe Kelly, it's America. For Matt Adams, it's the promise of having a sandwich named after him at his neighborhood deli, a sandwich that he will get to eat free for life. For me, it's about having made a preseason pick that actually has a chance to be correct, and sticking with that. That's why it's Cardinals in four.


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Charming HARLECH, twenty miles northwest of Dolgellau, is one of the highlights of the Cambrian coast, with its time-worn castle dramatically clinging to its rocky outcrop and the town cloaking the ridge behind, commanding one of Wales's finest views over Cardigan Bay to the Llŷn.
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Harlech's substantially complete castle sits on its 200ft-high bluff, a site chosen by Edward I for one more link in his magnificent chain of fortresses. Begun in 1285, it was built of a hard Cambrian rock, known as Harlech grit, hewn from the moat. Harlech withstood a siege in 1295, but was taken by Owain Glyndŵr in 1404. The young Henry VII withstood a seven-year siege at the hands of the Yorkists until 1468, when the castle was again taken. It fell into ruin, but was put back into service for Charles I during the Civil War; in March 1647, it was the last Royalist castle to fall. The first defensive line comprised the three successive pairs of gates and portcullises built between the two massive half-round towers of the gatehouse, where an exhibition now outlines the castle's history. Much of the castle's outermost ring has been destroyed, leaving only the 12ft-thick curtain walls rising up 40ft to the exposed battlements. Only the towering gatehouse prevents you from walking the full circuit.
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I just got my brand new, shiny, Kindle DX in the mail and the first thing I did was load up Ars. For those who are unaware, Ars is one of the more popular blog subscriptions in the Kindle Store (number 17 overall the last time I checked).
I was surprised at how well the articles are presented and how easy it is to read the site. Currently we pipe through the 40 most recent articles from across the whole site, but we're considering adjusting that to be the 40 more recent front page articles, which might be a better mix of stuff—and arrive at a slightly slower pace.
The absolute best thing about the Kindle edition of Ars is that you get the full, unadulterated content of every article and no advertisements. The subscription price ($0.99 per month) is about half of most other tech blog subscriptions on the Kindle store as well.
If you've got a Kindle, it doesn't hurt to try out the subscription. Amazon offers a free 14-day trial of the feed which you can cancel at any time. Happy reading!
P.S. If you're wondering, yes, there is a Kindle DX review forthcoming. We're working quickly on it, but we want to it be high-quality and up to snuff.


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FACULTY AWARD: Obama to appoint Shafir to financial advisory council
Feb. 2, 2012 11:27 a.m.
President Barack Obama has announced his intention to appoint Eldar Shafir, Princeton University's William Stewart Tod Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability. The council's role is to advise the president and the secretary of the treasury on means to promote and enhance individuals' and families' financial capability through financial education and financial access. Shafir's research focuses on descriptive analyses of decision making and on issues related to behavioral economics, with a focus on poverty and on the application of behavioral research to policy.


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Starcite Ste-Foy
1150 boulevard Duplessis,
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This theatre was the largest in the province of Quebec with 4,184 seats all THX certified.
Opening: April 14, 2000
Closed February 2007
2000 Famous Players
2005 Cineplex Entertainment
2006 Cinemas Fortune, Inc.
Late in 2000 Cineplex Odeon built the Ste-Foy 14 right next door in the same power- centre called Megacentre Duplessis.
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View link show the center of the theatre. The Cineplex Odeon14 is on the top left.
This was a big loss for people in Québec city who still enjoys their movie in their original soundtrack. Cineplex Odeon does not offer half of what Famous player use to offer. Will they ever open up again???
Hopefull frenchy
Lost Memory, They wasted no time gutting this cinema for more retail space.
This opened on April 14th, 2000. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
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