Fossils hint at mystery walker

28 March 2012 Last updated at 13:07 ET By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News

Scientists have obtained a fascinating new insight into the evolution of humans and our ability to walk.

It comes from the fossilised bones of a foot that were discovered in Ethiopia and dated to be 3.4 million years old.

The researchers say they do not have enough remains to identify the species of hominin, or human ancestor, from which the right foot came.

But they tell Nature journal that just the shape of the bones shows the creature could walk upright at times.

The fossil haul consists of eight elements from the forefoot - bones such as metatarsals and phalanges.

The specimens were pulled from clay sediments at Burtele in the central Afar region, about 520km north-east of the capital Addis Ababa.

It is a significant discovery because it demonstrates there was more than one pre-human species living in East Africa between three and four million years ago, each with its own method of moving around.

The other creature was the famous "Lucy" animal (Australopithecus afarensis), whose remains were first identified in the Afar in the 1970s.

Lucy's body was built for walking. Her big toe was aligned with the other four digits of the foot, and she had a human-like arch that allowed for very efficient locomotion.

The owner of the partial foot from Burtele was not afarensis; that can be said definitively.

The fossils indicate it had no arch and the big toe was opposed to the other digits, enabling the animal to grasp branches in a tree.

But the fact this creature could and would walk on the ground is evidenced by the nature of the bone joints. These were arranged such that the foot could push off, or toe-off - something only humans do as they walk, and something flat-footed apes cannot achieve.

"If you look at the lateral metatarsal head along with the proximal toe bone, the phalanx - that particular joint is really unique in hominids," explained team member Dr Bruce Latimer of Case Western Reserve University, US.

"You can see it's a very different kind of a joint, because when you toe-off and push forward in that last phase of walking, your toes are highly flexed. In order to achieve that, you have to change the base of the phalanx and the metatarsal head - you have to change both sides of the joint. And it's a highly characteristic type of change that we can pick out immediately," he told the BBC.

The scientists can only speculate as to identity of the Burtele species. Without skull and teeth elements, a formal classification is impossible.

The team says the animal's morphology is reminiscent in some respects to a 4.4-million-year-old creature known as Ardipithecus ramidus. Although, again, it is not ramidus.

"It may be a relic species that was lingering around until 3.4 or 3.3 million years ago, and which had its origins way back in Ardipithecus ramidus times," suggested team leader Dr Yohannes Haile-Selassie.

"But obviously we cannot put it into the Ardipithecus genus or call it a ramidus species because we do not have any craniodental elements associated with this foot.

"We've kept digging at the Burtele site; we have a few isolated teeth, but that's all," the Cleveland Museum of Natural History curator told BBC News.

It is, though, a remarkable thought that there were these two very distinct species effectively rubbing shoulders with each other 3.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia.

The landmark Lucy specimen unearthed in 1974 was found at Hadar, about 50km from Burtele. Other remains of afarensis have been discovered closer still.

Dr Isabelle De Groote is a palaeoanthropologist at London's Natural History Museum.

"I think this is really exciting," she said.

"We have so few foot remains, they so rarely preserve, that we tend to take great leaps through evolution where there are no specimens at all representing long periods of time," she commented.

"This new foot helps elucidate the process of how the bi-pedal foot evolved. We can see something of the sequence in how changes to bones occurred."

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BOSTON -The walls of United South End Settlements? (USES) Harriet Tubman House dance with the whimsical rhyme and repetition of artwork hung in harmony. Compositions: Art Inspired by Music, an exhibition featuring work from local Boston artists, is currently on display through April 5, 2012.

A closing reception will be hosted on Thursday April 5, 2012, from 6 ? 8 pm at 566 Columbus Avenue in Boston?s South End. Free, light refreshments will be available as well as musical performances by students from the Boston Conservatory.

USES, a nonprofit organization, is located in the South End neighborhood of Boston and works to build strong community by improving the education, health, safety, and economic security of low-income individuals and families in Boston?s historic South End/Lower Roxbury, serving as a national model of neighborhood engagement that builds successful lives and strong community.

?This artwork is really meant to move you,? says Chelsea Revelle, Director of Arts & Culture at USES. ?These pieces really epitomize the raw energy, emotion, and imagination that music brings to our lives.?

Among the artwork displayed, the most striking might be a large string installation by Jessica Ginsberg. Mimicking cords of a cello or a scale that balances musical notes, your eyes will easily traverse the architecture, enticing your body to follow suit as you move to view the piece from multiple perspectives. Other artists, like Carolyn Newberger, capture the influence of music not only through watercolors, but also as in musical performances with the Principal Tuba of the Boston Symphony in the Cupcake Philharmonic Orchestra, a sextet under the aegis of the community outreach program of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

The Compositions art exhibit will run from through Thursday, April 5. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, runs Mondays through Fridays, 8 am ? 8 pm. The exhibit is showcased at the Harriet Tubman Gallery, located at 566 Columbus Avenue in Boston?s South End. The building is wheelchair accessible. Street parking is limited, and viewers are encouraged to take public transportation, via the Massachusetts Avenue Orange Line stop or the #1 and #43 buses.

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Destruction as Syrian forces take opposition town

BEIRUT (AP) ? Syrian activists said Wednesday a government offensive in northern Syria during which troops overran a major opposition stronghold has left behind scenes of destruction, with corpses in the streets, homes burned to the ground and shops that have been pillaged and looted.

The reports of 40 people dead in Saraqeb since Sunday come as Arab leaders meeting in Baghdad remain deeply divided over how to help solve Syria's yearlong crisis. President Bashar Assad said he has accepted a six-point U.N. plan to resolve the conflict, including a cease-fire, but the opposition is deeply skeptical that he will carry it out.

The fall of Saraqeb, a large town on the main highway linking the northern city of Aleppo with the Syrian capital, was the latest in a string of opposition strongholds to fall to ruthless assaults by the better-equipped Syrian military. Most of those strongholds and areas around them have since seen renewed flare-ups in violence, reflecting the resiliency of the uprising and the military's inability to firmly put down the revolt.

Activists on Wednesday also reported clashes between Syrian army units and rebels in the country's center, east and south.

At least four civilians, four soldiers and five army defectors were killed in the central town of Qalaat al-Madiq and nearby villages, activists said, as troops advanced and closed in on rebels. The town, in Hama province, has been battered by heavy machine guns and artillery for days. Activists said the town's historic castle was not spared the shelling.

"People are fleeing their homes, many of them unsure which direction to take," said an activist in the area who identified himself as Ammar.

The military seized Saraqeb overnight after a four-day offensive that began Sunday. Rebel fighters had an active presence in the northern town and used it as a base to target army convoys nearby. In Saraqeb, as in other towns and cities recaptured recently by the army, Syrian troops left behind a trail of death and destruction.

The Local Coordination Committees network issued an appeal for international humanitarian organizations to urgently visit the town and said there were many unidentified corpses and wounded people there.

"Regime forces have forcibly displaced a large number of activists' families, and burned and shelled approximately 300 homes. They also pillaged and set fire to most shops," the LCC said in a statement.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the reports and said most of the town's residents had fled along with the rebels. It said more than 40 people had been killed during the fighting over recent days.

The reports by the groups and by other activists could not be independently confirmed. Video from Saraqeb posted on the Internet appeared to back claims of destruction and pillaging.

One video showed what appeared to be a destroyed home. Another showed burned out apartments, several burned cars and a row of shops with their shutters blown off. The slogan "Down with Bashar" was sprayed on one of the shutters. "Down with Iran's dog," read another. Iran is one of Syria's last close allies.

Activist Fadi al-Yassin in the northern province of Idlib said the army was now in full control of Saraqeb, stationing snipers on rooftops and conducting searches and raids using civilian cars and taxis to confuse residents.

He said army defectors known as the Free Syrian Army resisted on the first day but then pulled out, fearing that they would bring more destruction on the town.

"They fled because there was no way they were going to be able to face the regime's huge military force," he said by satellite phone.

He put the toll at around 50 killed since Sunday, mostly civilians but also including rebel fighters.

"The situation is very hard on the ground, and it's difficult for us to get there to find out exactly what is going on because the army is in complete control of the city," al-Yassin said.

Elsewhere, three Syrian soldiers were killed in clashes with rebels in the central province of Homs on Wednesday. The Observatory said the fighting broke out when government forces tried to enter the town of Rastan, which is in the hands of army defectors. The activist group also reported clashes in the Deir el-Zour province along the Iraqi border and said government troops fired mortars at the city of Homs.

The official Syrian news agency, SANA, said "armed terrorists" ambushed an army general in the northern province of Aleppo, shooting him to death.

The fresh violence coincides with a new wave of international diplomacy seeking to end the conflict that the U.N. says has left more than 9,000 people dead.

Syria said Tuesday that Assad accepted a peace plan put forward by U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. The plan calls for Damascus to immediately stop troop movements and use of heavy weapons in populated areas and to commit to a daily two-hour halt in fighting to allow humanitarian access and medical evacuations.

It also calls for a full cease-fire to be supervised by the U.N. so that all parties can discuss a political solution.

Members of the fractured opposition struggling to end Assad's rule accused him of using the plan to stall for time as his troops make a renewed push to finish off bastions of dissent.

The U.S. and Britain, both of which have called on the Syrian president to step down, said Assad must back his words with action.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Syria's acceptance was "an important initial step" that could bring an end to the violence.

"I strongly urge President Assad of Syria to put those commitments into immediate effect," Ban told reporters in Kuwait City. "There is no time to waste."

The 22-member Arab League was discussing a new resolution on the Syria conflict at a summit in Baghdad. The body's foreign ministers were expected to ask their heads of state to urge the Syrian regime to halt its crackdown on civilians, allow humanitarian groups into the country and free detainees. The ministers were meeting in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday, and heads of state will gather on Thursday.

A Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Jihad Makdessi, said Damascus would "not deal with any initiative" that might come out of the 22-member Arab League.

The League suspended Syria's membership last year as a part of a package of sanctions aimed at pressuring it to stop the crackdown.

Arab countries are divided over how aggressively to intervene in Syria's turmoil. Gulf nations, particularly Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are believed to want to start providing weapons to Syria's rebels and even carve out a "safe area" inside the country that the opposition can use as a staging ground.

Iraq, the host of this week's summit, is more cautious. Baghdad's Shiite-dominated government is close to Iran, Assad's closest ally, and is wary of hurting those ties.

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AP writer Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations contributed to this report.

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Syria accepts peace plan but clashes continue

In this image made from video, Syrian President Bashar Assad, second right, visits Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs, Syria, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Assad visited Baba Amr, a former rebel stronghold in the key city of Homs that became a symbol of the uprising after a monthlong siege by government forces killed hundreds of people many of them civilians as troops pushed out rebel fighters. Homs has been one of the cities hardest hit by the government crackdown on the uprising that began last March. (AP Photo/Syrian State Television via APTN) SYRIA OUT TV OUT

In this image made from video, Syrian President Bashar Assad, second right, visits Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs, Syria, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Assad visited Baba Amr, a former rebel stronghold in the key city of Homs that became a symbol of the uprising after a monthlong siege by government forces killed hundreds of people many of them civilians as troops pushed out rebel fighters. Homs has been one of the cities hardest hit by the government crackdown on the uprising that began last March. (AP Photo/Syrian State Television via APTN) SYRIA OUT TV OUT

QAA, Lebanon (AP) ? Syria accepted a cease-fire drawn up by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday, but the diplomatic breakthrough was swiftly overshadowed by intense clashes between government soldiers and rebels that sent bullets flying into Lebanon.

Opposition members accuse President Bashar Assad of agreeing to the plan to stall for time as his troops make a renewed push to kill off bastions of dissent. And the conflict just keeps getting deadlier: The U.N. said the death toll has grown to more than 9,000, a sobering assessment of a devastating year-old crackdown on the uprising that shows no sign of ending.

Annan's announcement that Syria had accepted his peace plan was met with deep skepticism.

"We are not sure if it's political maneuvering or a sincere act," said Louay Safi, a member of the opposition Syrian National Council. "We have no trust in the current regime. ... We have to see that they have stopped killing civilians."

Annan's plan calls for an immediate, two-hour halt in fighting every day to allow humanitarian access and medical evacuations. The plan also outlines a complete cease-fire, but that will take more time because Syria must first move troops and equipment out of cities and towns, government forces and the divided opposition must stop fighting, and a U.N.-supervised monitoring mission must be established.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Assad must now act.

"Given Assad's history of overpromising and under-delivering, that commitment must now be matched by immediate action," Clinton told reporters in Washington. "We will judge Assad's sincerity and seriousness by what he does, not by what he says. If he is ready to bring this dark chapter in Syria's history to a close, he could prove it by immediately ordering regime forces to stop firing and begin withdrawing from populated areas."

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Assad's decision was only a first step.

"We will continue to judge the Syrian regime by its practical actions, not by its often empty words," he said.

Annan, who is an envoy for the U.N. and the Arab League, has traveled to Russia and China to shore up support for his peace plan. Russia and China have twice shielded Assad from U.N. sanctions over his crackdown, saying the statements were unbalanced and blamed only the government. Syria is Moscow's last remaining ally in the Middle East and is a major customer for Russia's arms industry, but the Kremlin has recently shown impatience with Assad.

In Beijing on Tuesday, Annan said China has offered its "full support" for his mission.

In contrast, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered Assad unequivocal support.

"I'm very happy that Syrian authorities are managing the situation with confidence," the official Iranian news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying. He echoed Assad's charge that rebels are acting out a Western conspiracy. "Americans want to dominate Syria, Lebanon, Iran and all other countries through the false slogan of defending the freedom of the (Syrian) people, and we must be alert toward their conspiracy," he said. Iran is one of Syria's last true allies.

Despite the high-level diplomacy, the situation on the ground remained as bloody as ever.

There were conflicting reports about whether Syrian troops physically crossed the border into Lebanon during heavy fighting near a rural area around the Lebanese village of Qaa.

Two Lebanese security officials told The Associated Press that only bullets whizzed across the frontier.

"There is no Syrian military presence on the Lebanese side of the border," a military official said, echoing an official denial on the state-run National News Agency, which also said there was no incursion.

But two witnesses in Qaa said they saw dozens of troops enter Lebanon, apparently chasing Syrian rebels. One witness said the Syrian troops burned several homes. Another man showed an AP reporter several high-caliber bullets that he said struck his home.

The witnesses asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter. An AP reporter at the scene could not verify that any houses were burned, however, as Lebanese soldiers had cordoned off the area. The border in the area is poorly demarcated, and residents cross into each country easily and frequently.

Crackles of gunfire from Syria were clearly heard, even hours after the firefights.

Any movement into Lebanese territory would escalate a conflict that already is spiraling toward civil war. There are concerns the violence could cause a broader conflagration by sucking in neighboring countries.

The Syrian uprising began in March 2011 with mostly peaceful protests as part of the Arab Spring. It turned increasingly militarized after the government unleashed tanks, snipers and troops with machine guns to break up protests ? a development that many opposition members say forced them to take up arms. The government denies there is a popular uprising, saying the revolt is being driven by armed groups and others it calls terrorists.

On Tuesday, Assad visited the third-largest city of Homs and its battered neighborhood of Baba Amr, a former opposition stronghold that has become a symbol of the uprising, in what appeared to be a show of his control over even the most rebellious areas.

A monthlong siege by the government to drive rebel fighters out of Baba Amr killed hundreds of people ? many of them civilians. Assad's forces overran the rebel-held district on March 1.

In video shown Syrian state TV, Assad appeared relaxed in a blue shirt and sports coat as he pledged that Baba Amr would return "better than it was before." He was greeted by residents who shouted, "We are with you until death!"

He met with soldiers and other supporters, shaking hands and embracing women who reached out to him.

The violent conflict has posed a serious challenge to Assad, but neither side has shown any sign of giving in. Assad still has a significant amount of support, particularly from religious minorities and others who feel they could be vulnerable if members of Syria's Sunni majority ? which makes up the backbone of the opposition ? take over the country.

Assad and his supporters have played on those fears, suggesting his ouster would spread chaos around the Middle East and leave the country in the hands of extremists.

The opposition, meanwhile, is riven by differences and failed to present a united front against Assad, adding to the chaos.

Opposition leaders met in Istanbul on Tuesday to try to resolve their differences and reassure international backers who are frustrated by the lack of cohesion.

A conference is scheduled for Sunday in Istanbul at which Turkey, the United States and their European and Arab partners will discuss ways to further isolate and pressure Assad, as well as measures to support the Syrian opposition. Some reports indicate that the debate among dozens of countries will include whether the opposition Syrian National Council and affiliated groups should be declared as the sole, legitimate representative of the Syrian people.

On Monday, a Turkish official indicated that a surge of Syrian refugees might compel Turkey, preferably with international backing, to establish a buffer zone on Syrian soil to guarantee the security of its own southern border as well as the welfare of civilians fleeing violence. Turkish officials have long been hesitant to create such a zone.

Establishing a buffer zone on the grounds of Turkish national security would sidestep the gridlock in the U.N. Security Council. But the move would likely lack international consensus, raise questions about Syria's territorial integrity and highlight a year of failed diplomacy.

___

AP writers Ayse Wieting in Istanbul, Elizabeth A. Kennedy in Beirut and Ali Akbar Dareini in Tehran contributed to this report.

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Japan readies N. Korea missile defense

From Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN

March 23, 2012 -- Updated 0726 GMT (1526 HKT)

A new satellite image of a North Korean launch pad reveals a new rail extension but little on-site activity ahead of a controversial rocket launch planned for April.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• North Korea's announcement of a planned satellite launch has provoked alarm
• Other countries say it is a way of testing missile technology
• The Japanese defense minister orders the preparation of missile defenses

Tokyo (CNN) -- The Japanese defense minister said Friday that he had ordered the country's military to prepare a missile defense system ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea next month.

North Korea said last week that it is planning to carry out a rocket-powered satellite launch between April 12 and 16, alarming countries around the region.

South Korea has said it considers the satellite launch an attempt to develop a nuclear-armed missile, while the United States has warned the move would jeopardize a food-aid agreement reached with Pyongyang in early March.

Naoki Tanaka, the Japanese defense minister, said at a news conference Friday that he had requested that officials get ready for the deployment of anti-missile PAC3 and Eagis ships ahead of the launch.

The Japanese government is also considering deploying a PAC3 missile defense system in Okinawa. Tanaka said he would visit Okinawa soon in preparation for such a move.

Tanaka had said Monday that he would consider ordering the destruction of the projectile if it presented a risk to Japan.

North Korea says it has a right to a peaceful space program and has invited international space experts and journalists to witness the launch.

In a recent notice to the International Maritime Organization regarding the "launch of an earth observation satellite," the North Korean government provided notice of where the anticipated drop zones would be for the two-stage rocket.

The notice was signed by North Korea's director general of its maritime administration, Ko Nung Du, and advised the launch would take place between 7 a.m. and noon, local time, on one of the expected days.

The rocket's path will go over "the South Korean islands of Baegryeong-do, Daecheong-do and Socheong-do, and then across open water until it passes between Japan's Miyako and Ishigaki islands before heading further south," according to the North Korea Tech blog which first obtained the North Korea documents and has plotted the coordinates.

The expected drop zones of the two-stage rocket are off the western coast of South Korea and to the east of Luzon Island in the Philippines, according to the blog.

CNN's Adam Levine contributed to this report.

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Satellite imagery company GeoEye provided CNN a new image of the site from where North Korea's controversial rocket launch will take place.

March 1, 2012 -- Updated 1810 GMT (0210 HKT)

The recent announcement of a diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and North Korea is a welcome surprise at a critical time.

March 1, 2012 -- Updated 0054 GMT (0854 HKT)

North Korea has agreed to halt nuclear tests, long-range missile launches and enrichment activities in exchange for food aid from the United States.

March 23, 2012 -- Updated 0325 GMT (1125 HKT)

North Korea has more uranium enrichment facilities than it has admitted to previously, a U.S. scientist has claimed.

March 1, 2012 -- Updated 0046 GMT (0846 HKT)

In addition to halting its nuclear activities, Paula Hancocks explains that North Korea has agreed to allow international nuclear inspectors back into the country.

March 1, 2012 -- Updated 1041 GMT (1841 HKT)

In return for food aid from the United States, North Korea has agreed to stop nuclear activity. How did we get to this point?

December 29, 2011 -- Updated 1118 GMT (1918 HKT)

CNN's Becky Anderson talks to Victor Cha, former Koreas adviser to the White House, about North Korea's new leader.

December 29, 2011 -- Updated 1030 GMT (1830 HKT)

Global Insight's Rajiv Biswas discusses his economic outlook for South and North Korea following the death of Kim Jong Il.

December 29, 2011 -- Updated 0144 GMT (0944 HKT)

Former U.S. Governor Bill Richardson speaks from his experience on what Kim Jong-il's funeral meant for North Korea's future.

December 29, 2011 -- Updated 0138 GMT (0938 HKT)

CNN's Out Front takes a humorous look back at the life and accomplishments of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Album Reviews: Tanlines, The Wedding Present, The Golden Boys, Xiu Xiu, and Herzog

Tanlines
Mixed Emotions
True Panther

It?s been a few years since the worldbeat craze swept the indie-pop world thanks to the unabashed influence that Vampire Weekend brought to the genre du jour with their 2008 self-titled debut. Yet, around that time, there was another band brewing a very similar recipe. Tanlines are a Brooklyn twosome that has been around since that fateful year, yet they have been much more reserved when it comes to releasing material. The fact of the matter is they?ve spent quite a while working on this first full-length, considering that one of the tracks, ?Real Life? has been on the internet since inception. Releasing an album has been a long, drawn-out undertaking for Tanlines, and the resulting product, Mixed Emotions, conjures, well, exactly what the title implies.

The first few tracks are, without a doubt, the strongest, and since they have yet to release anything formally, this record is a glimpse into the various directions their music has taken over the past few years. Here, Tanlines fluctuate from blatant Afro-beats swathed in sheets of synths on ?Real Life? to the definitively upbeat, dancefloor-friendly pop on ?Brothers? and ?All of Me,? which sounds a lot like Passion Pit redux, especially with the intermittent high-pitched background yelps. ?Green Grass? is a bit repetitive, but catchy nonetheless, with its straightforward guitars and sing-along-friendly lyrics set to a head-bopping beat. It?s an easy standout, as it?s one of the more successful dance songs on the album, probably because it?s not trying to be a dance song.

Aside from ?Real Life,? the world music comes to fruition on cuts like ?Abby? and ?Yes Way,? with syncopated beats set to subdued ?80s-influenced pop melodies. At least Tanlines utilize world beats in a less contrived way than Vampire Weekend, insofar that a twosome from Brooklyn could sound slightly more authentic than four Columbia grads. Elsewhere, everything just gets lost in the ether. Songs roll on top of one another, following the same pattern, and differentiation without easy identification becomes difficult. They all have punctuated drumming and keen rhythmic bases, but that?s where it stops mattering.

Yet, I have to give credit where credit is due. For two dudes screwing around, er, collaborating, the sound is much fuller than expected. Granted, they have help from technology, but it?s clear they have musical smarts. Though nothing groundbreaking, and certainly helter-skelter, Mixed Emotions, given the band?s relative non-productivity, is a solid step in the right direction. It would be a shame to miss the worthy singles hidden amongst the tedium.
Jennifer Farmer

MP3: ?Brothers?

The Wedding Present
Valentina
Scopitones

A sassier man than I once said that ?the first time ain?t the greatest,? but when it comes to The Wedding Present, it?s hard to think of a bigger thrill than hearing Seamonsters for the first time. Being the romantic miserabilist that he is, head Weddo David Gedge would no doubt be inclined to agree. So though what the band and I have now will probably never be great as it once was, that doesn?t mean that we should give up, right?

Since Gedge resurrected The Wedding Present name in 2004, the band has been making records that, though they couldn?t approach Seamonsters, have been on par with the majority of its catalog. Recorded in France instead of in America with Steve Albini or Steve Fisk, as has been the case with most Wedding Present records, Valentina, the band?s eighth album, is the first instance where lethargy has entered the picture. The pointed declarations of ?You?re Dead? ring hollow, like poison darts stripped of their venom. Even the manic strumming of the subsequent ?You Jane? is less potent when matched with lyrics that lack the archness for which Gedge has always been known. ?Back a Bit... Stop? and ?Deer Caught in the Headlights? fare better, largely for their synaptic surges musically, but it?s still hard not to pine for the old magic. Maybe, it?s not The Wedding Present, it?s me, but with Valentina, I?m just not that into them.
Stephen Slaybaugh

MP3: ?You?re Dead?

The Golden Boys
Dirty Fingernails
12XU

Their reputation as a raucous party band precedes them, but what?s often overlooked about Austin?s Golden Boys is how talented they are at simply being old-fashioned songwriters. Nowhere is this more apparent than on their fifth full-length, Dirty Fingernails, a perfect combination of compositional smarts and energetic musical abandon.

Sure, The Golden Boys attack their songs with the rowdy energy typical of a punk rock pedigree, but the overall sound here owes more to organ-driven soul and pop, country and outsider singer-songwriter types than anything typically thought of as punk, or even garage for that matter. There?s a confident streak running through these 11 unruly tracks, as the quintet charges ahead with the cohesion of a road-tested band of brothers. And though the songs have a sturdiness to them that belies the tower of empty whiskey bottles, it?s also not hard to imagine them flying gleefully off the rails in a live setting.

For all their lovable loserdom, The Golden Boys remain talented songwriters in a surprisingly traditionalist mode. And while they?re not above getting a little weird (check out the psycho-babble Freudian nightmare of ?Daddy?s Horsewife? or John Wesley Coleman?s dusted ramblings on ?Didn?t I Tell Ya Babe?), by and large the Boys throw a great party that everyone should feel welcome attending. Their songs are filled with big hooks, boozy riffs and occasional hints of twang, and they often have a big, anthemic quality that can remind one of those champion self-saboteurs from Minnesota. But while The Golden Boys might share a certain ramshackle quality with the Replacements in theory, it?s with the Reigning Sound and Greg Cartwright that the band seems to have its most logical kinship. Both have a brilliant ability to suss out that ineffable quality that makes no-bullshit rock & roll so fun and so vital, and in the process they hold up garage-this and punk-that for the meaningless terms that they ultimately are.
Nate Knaebel

Xiu Xiu
Always
Polyvinyl

Xiu Xiu is a confounding entity. As piloted by the only constant member, Jamie Stewart, the band has careened wildly through the music universe. With the band?s output sometimes synth and beat-driven and at other times either chamber-pop or acoustic in its approach, any Xiu Xiu fan has had to resolve himself to go along with the ride.

For all the sonic mind bumps, Xiu Xiu also has no problem with making really accessible, poppy songs. But those moments come in such fits and starts that they almost seem like accidents. It?s not that Xiu Xiu has to be a pop band, though Stewart shows a remarkable aptitude for it (see the Xiu Xiu cover of Rhianna?s ?Only Girl (In The World)? for proof). So the question seems to be which Xiu Xiu is showing up. From the opening ?Hi,? it appears that it is the one that loves synths. With the keyboards cranked up and Stewart?s voice in full quiver, the agenda is leftfield pop with an overlay of darkness. Lyrically, the album is grim, with a blend of personal and political woes. For example, ?Joey?s Song? purports to be about his brother?s domestic troubles, while ?Gul Muldin? concerns an Afghani boy killed by American soldiers. But that broad scope is to expected from Stewart. Still, Xiu Xiu seems as if they didn?t know where to take this record sonically so they hit a bit of everything. It?s almost like three separate records stitched together, and for an album that?s just less than 40 minutes, the disparity can be jarring and off-putting. But to be fair, listener comfort isn?t the main concern. Always isn?t a bad record, but it has moments so trying it may not be worth the effort.
Dorian S. Ham

MP3: ?Hi?

Herzog
Cartoon Violence
Exit Stencil

With Herzog?s debut, Search, largely made by singer and guitarist Nick Tolar on his own, it is with a good deal of satisfaction that I report that the band-made follow-up, Cartoon Violence, is every bit the record that it?s predecessor was. With a fifth non-playing member, Tony Vorell, writing lyrics, the Cleveland band manages the unique trick of writing songs with equal muscle and smarts, and the album owes as much to Thin Lizzy as any sensitive indie rock types.

This bi-partisan approach is evident from the get-go, with ?Fuck This Year? bursting out of the gates with rocket-fueled riffs and sharp lyrics on losing jobs to skinny white girls. ?You Clean Up Nice? is built from similar stuff, with fuzzy riffs matched to insidious lines and melodic hooks. Cuts like ?Dreaming Man? and ?Feedback? each take a different tack, with the former being a country-tinged lament that never favors twang over melody, and the latter an organ-driven romp that hearkens to ?60s pop masters and their subsequent heirs. One of many standouts, ?Your Son Is Not a Soldier? is an anti-war rant that while borrowing lines from Billy Bragg is personalized enough so as to not sound stilted (the back-up crooning helps too). If this rattling off of the album?s traits makes it sound like there?s a lot to like, it is because there is. Herzog have made the audial equivalent of a multi-vitamin, in that Cartoon Violence is loaded with all kinds of good stuff.
Stephen Slaybaugh

MP3: ?Fuck This Year?

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95% The Kid with a Bike

All Critics (66) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (62) | Rotten (3)

Young Thomas Doret fills the role with natural sincerity and focus, and not a second that seems contrived.

Makes a powerful statement about the plight of unwanted children. But it also incorporates elements of melodrama, film noir, and even the fairy tale that engage our empathy and confirm the Dardennes' great compassion.

A wonderfully human and humane story about one of those lost-and-found children who tend to slip through society's not-so-safe safety nets.

Within its tight 87 minutes, not a lot happens, unless you count the saving of a life.

It's minor, but powerfully so.

As is usual in their films, the Dardennes remain both deeply interested and carefully objective. The photography and editing are unfussy and unhurried. There is no attempt to do anything but present these small fictions as simple fact.

An organically unfolding plot and riveting performances make this Cannes prize winner searing and sad.

...never soft-pedals the treacherous byways and alternative routes that [protagonist] Cyril only narrowly avoids on his road to security and happiness.

The Kid With A Bike cuts to the humanist heart of a boy's troubled 'rite de passage', without ever resorting to exaggerated emoting or cheap sensationalism.

Belgian writer/director/producers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne capture with heartfelt verisimilitude a boy's misplaced determination to find a father figure.

Raw but compassionate, naturalistic but compelling. If you're looking to get into the Dardennes, this is a great place to start.

Their central characters are flawed, and often do awful things, but the Dardennnes' world view is entirely practical.

A tragic figure in the person of an eleven year old, but a boy who never gives up.

A richly textured and human drama brimming with warmth, tenderness and pure, unadulterated poignancy.

It's a quietly powerful film about redemption that works on multiple levels, thanks in part to its superb performances.

...when they (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne) hit the mark they create understated but deeply moving dramas that are uniquely their own. 'The Kid with a Bike' is their latest effort and it is among their best.

In an act of grand thievery, debut child actor Thomas Doret makes off with The Kid With a Bike.

A lovingly understated film from masters of naturalistic cinema.

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Does The Buyer Have To Work With The Listing Agent? | REALTOR ...

Q: When purchasing a home can a prospective buyer choose to work with a specific agent or must they work through the listing agent?
?Greg, Macomb, MI

A: In our area buyers can choose their own agent, including using the listing agent if desired. Most buyers and sellers prefer their own agent.

In some areas the listing agent CANNOT represent the buyer too. In California they can.
Teri Andrews Murch is a Realtor? with Lyon Real Estate in Auburn, CA.

A: Hello Buyer -

Prospective buyers can absolutely use their own agent; they do not have to use the listing agent.

In fact, it is highly recommended that a buyer use his/her own agent . Using your own agent ensures you have a professional working for your exclusive benefit. It does not cost you any money to have your own agent.

When a seller hires an agent to sell his/her house, the seller agrees to pay the agent commission (usually 6%, but it?s negotiable). That agent agrees to split his/her commission with any other agent who brings a buyer. In essence, the seller of the home pays for the cost of you having your own agent.

There is no reason not to have your own agent and every reason TO have your own agent.

I also recommend using a Realtor, not just an agent. Realtors are agents who voluntarily elect to work under a higher standard of ethics than the law mandates. If you have a grievance during or after your transaction, you have two resources to file a complaint; your state department of real estate and your local Association of Realtors.

You can find a Realtor near your location through the realtor.com website! There?s a tab at the top of the page for Find Realtor. Even though I?m in California, I am happy to find and screen a Realtor for you, in your area.

I hope this helps!
Denise Shur is a Realtor? with 1:1 Realty in San Jose, CA.

A: My answer will be as if you were buying in the state of Florida. Most states have different rules but having said that, in Florida if you work through the listing agent as a buyer you are pretty much on your own and the listing agent is probably working as a transaction broker, which is standard in the state of Florida. That means that they can not represent both the buyer and the seller but owe fudiciary responsibility to both as well as confidentially. I myself usually represent my seller as a single agent which means I can?t represent them and you at the same time. If it were me, I would always work with your own buyers agent representative and make sure that that agent represents you and you alone so that you have someone properly advising you without regards to keeping the seller happy at the same time. If you don?t how it works in your state? talk to a good real estate attorney and understand how each route potentially impacts you.
David Congdon is a Realtor? with Islands International Realty in Satellite Beach, FL.

A: Every buyer has the right to attain thier own ?buyer?s agent?. In many states, a ?listing agent? cannot also be the ?buyer?s agent?. They must honor whichever role they were ?hired? in writing to do- first. That said, the same listing agent may- upon written agreement with buyer- prepare an offer on their listing for the buyer- but may not also be their ?buyer?s agent?. This would only be acheived by a written buyer agency agreement with a separate real estate agent. While it?s always the buyer?s choice- there are most certainly huge advantages to hiring your own buyer?s agent- all of which are FREE to buyers- since commissions for both the listing and buyer?s agents are paid out of the seller?s proceeds. In my opinion, best to hire your own agent who will provide comparables for you to examine, suggest strategy for negotiating, and have your priorities- as buyers- in mind at all times. Best of luck!
Jennifer Chaney is a Realtor? with Champion Realty In Stevensville, MD.

A: You should choose an agent before looking at property. The agent you choose represents you and your interests and not the interests of the seller as a listing agent would.
Jim Basquette is a Realtor? with Huff Realty in Cincinnati, OH.

A: You can work with any realtor or agent you prefer to work with. You do not have to use the listing agent. Make sure the person you contact can give you the service you are expecting. To do that, you both need to talk about what is exptected and what is going to be delivered. Just as in any relationship, the agent will not know what you expect of them if you dont tell them. Just like will you not know what they normally do to help a buyer. Make sure you both know up front, that way neither is upset if the expectations are not met!
Lana Lavenbarg is a Realtor? with RE/MAX Ideal Brokers, Inc.in Grants Pass, OR.

A: I would encourage a prospective buyer to hire an agent to specifically represent them. The listing agent has a fiduciary obligation to seller and must negotiate to in the seller?s best interest. If you are being told otherwise, I would question the listing agents motivation.
Gina Nyland is a Realtor? with Prudential Owens Realty in Austin, TX.

A: You absolutely have the right to your own representation. Think of a lawyer representing both sides in court. Would you feel comfortable with that?
Beverly Houlier is a Realtor? with Hilltop Chateau Realty in San Diego, CA.

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Johnny Depp Records 'You're So Vain' Duet With Marilyn Manson

Depp and Manson's song will appear on the shock rocker's upcoming album, Born Villain.
By Gil Kaufman

Johnny Depp and Marilyn Manson
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One is considered to be one of the most handsome Hollywood icons on Earth and the other is ... well, half-named after a big star. It might not seem like Johnny Depp and aging shock rocker Marilyn Manson have much in common, but the pair are actually old pals and they rekindled their friendship recently by teaming up to record one of the all-time great kiss-off songs in rock history.

According to the Huffington Post, "Dark Shadows" star Depp, 48, and ghoulish rocker Manson, 43, recorded a cover of Carly Simon's 1972 hit "You're So Vain" for the singer's upcoming eighth studio album, Born Villain, which is due out on May 1.

The disc, which will be self-released on Manson's label, Hell, etc. Records, was teased last year with a graphic promotional trailer
 directed by another actor pal, Shia LaBeouf.

Depp and Manson first hooked up musically in 2001 when Manson provided the song "The Nobodies" for Depp's Jack the Ripper movie "From Hell." Manson also showed up to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" premiere at Disneyland in 2006.

Their choice of cover song is in keeping with Manson's career-long fascination with Hollywood legend. "Vain" was written and performed by Simon, who sings about an unnamed self-involved lover whose identity has turned into a decades-long parlor game, with speculation falling on everyone from Mick Jagger to Warren Beatty, David Bowie, Cat Stevens and former teen heartthrob David Cassidy.

And while Depp has long lived the life of a rock star in the guise of an actor, his musical background is pretty deep as well.

The box office golden boy started out as a teenager in the Florida rock band The Kids and has recently jammed on stage with everyone from Eddie Vedder, to ZZ Top and his old pal and Captain Jack Sparrow inspiration, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1681382/johnny-depp-marilyn-manson.jhtml

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As violence reigns, some flee north Nigeria

NNEWI, Nigeria (AP) ? A town hall meeting called by Christians to discuss funeral arrangements turned into a bloodbath in northern Nigeria when members of a radical Islamist sect opened fire with assault rifles.

At least 20 members of the Igbo ethnic group died in that attack Jan. 6. More attacks have followed, targeting the largest Christian group living across Nigeria's Muslim north.

Many Igbos are now fleeing the north, even as state officials and others downplay the exodus, likely out of fear of sparking retaliatory violence.

The Igbo are one of the three dominant ethnic groups in Nigeria. Based in Nigeria's eastern states, the Igbo became largely Catholic after being colonized by the British. Many became successful traders who spread throughout Nigeria. In the country's Muslim north, Igbo traders often dominate car parts sales and other markets.

That often leaves Igbo traders the most exposed during ethnic and religious violence that has routinely gripped Nigeria since independence from Britain in 1960.

"We're everywhere there's a clash between any two groups of people because we're a people who live all over the place," said Maja Emeka Umeh, the spokesman of Anambra state in Nigeria's east. "They end up killing our people."

A failed 1966 coup, led primarily by Igbo army officers, sparked violence targeting Igbo people throughout Nigeria's Muslim north. About 10,000 people died in the resulting riots and many fled back to eastern Nigeria ahead of secessionist leader Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu declaring the region and much of Nigeria's oil-producing southern delta its own nation.

Most recently, the Igbo have been targeted by the Boko Haram Islamist sect, which has killed more than 360 people this year alone, according to an Associated Press count. In a message to journalists at the start of the year, the sect threatened to begin killing Christians living in the nation's north.

The attacks came soon after. People have been fleeing, with many taking buses to other parts of Nigeria. In Nnewi, a city in the south, attendance for Masses at St. Michael De Archangel noticeably rose from those who had returned, the Rev. Michael Onyekachukwu said.

The total number of displaced people is difficult to come by. While Nigerian Red Cross officials acknowledge Igbos fled the north, they declined to offer specific figures. Government officials also downplayed the number of those fleeing, saying many had returned to the north.

President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian, has decried the killings by Boko Haram.

"Some continue to dip their hands and eat with you and you won't even know the person who will point a gun at you or plant a bomb behind your house," Jonathan said Jan. 8 at a church service in the capital, Abuja.

There's another fear at play ? the specter of retaliatory violence targeting Muslims living in the south. In February 2006, Christians in Onitsha burned the bodies of slain Muslims and defaced mosques following protests over the publication of cartoons portraying the Prophet Muhammad. A local human rights activist estimated at the time that at least 80 Muslims had been killed in Onitsha.

Umeh, the spokesman of Anambra state, said government officials would try to put down any unrest. But he made a point to mention the 1994 death of Gideon Akaluka, an Igbo man arrested over allegedly defacing the Quran in Nigeria's northern city of Kano. Rioters broke into jail, beheaded him and carried his head around the city on a spike.

"Nigerians, the federal government, the state government, other authorities, they looked the other way," Umeh said.

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Jon Gambrell can be reached at www.twitter.com/jongambrellap.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/violence-reigns-flee-north-nigeria-212922118.html

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How The New York Times Co. became a small business | Georgia ...

Perhaps for as long as the federal government has reported which of its contracts have been awarded to small businesses, critics have charged that many of those contracts have actually gone to large companies ? often very large companies.

Recently, the American Small Business League, perhaps the loudest of those critics, tried to outline the scope of diversion. The association issued a report that studied the 100 companies that won the most federal small-business contract dollars in 2011 and found that at least 72 of them either had too many employees or too much revenue to be? eligible for government assistance to small business. (S.B.A. size standards vary by industry and sector, but generally a company must have fewer than 500 employees or less than $7 million to be considered small.)

The federal government, the world?s largest buyer of goods and service, is obliged by law to try to direct 23 percent of its purchases to small businesses, though there are no penalties for failure. The government hasn?t reached that goal in years, and while recording a deal with a bigger business as a small-business contract ? whether by mistake or by fraud ? does not necessarily mean that a small company has been denied an opportunity, it does exaggerate the government?s contracting achievement. In the view of Elliott Rosenfeld, of the league, said that in turn undermined the case for stronger enforcement of contracting rules. And by inflating an agency?s sense of achievement, it could weaken the agency?s drive to award more contracts to small businesses.

S.B.A. officials, for their part, insist the league?s analysis is premature. This summer, the S.B.A. will release its own report on the government?s contracting efforts in 2011, said a spokeswoman, Hayley Meadvin, after spending months reviewing the records. ?By the time we release our fiscal year report, we have corrected these mistakes,? she said. ?We spend a lot time making sure our data is as clean as can be.?

Moreover, the league has been prone to sweeping accusations. The group called this latest report, for instance, ?strong evidence that large companies are the fraudulent recipients of the majority of federal small-business contracts every year.? But even if improperly coded contracts are as pervasive as the association claims, is it necessarily the result of fraud?

The Agenda decided to look at one large company, mentioned incidentally in the report, that won small business contracts in 2011, to try to find out: The New York Times Company. The Times was not among the league?s list of 100; it was identified as one of 55 well-known corporations that received small-business contracts last year when it sold $56,821 worth of newspapers to the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. ? 500 daily subscriptions for the 28 weeks school is in session, according to Carol D?Andrea, The Times?s circulation manager for sales to schools and colleges.

In the government?s record of the West Point transaction, known as a contact action report, The Times is described as having $3 billion in revenue ? and 10 employees. (Both figures were wrong: in 2011, the company?s revenue was $2.3 billion and the work force totaled 7,273 employees, according to the most recent annual report.) In a field labeled ?Contracting Officer?s Business Size Selection,? the document describes The Times as a ?small business.? Under government size standards, newspaper publishers must have fewer than 500 employees to be considered small.

Our inquiry began with a call to West Point. The contracting officer who approved the deal, Kathleen Judson, said in a brief interview that she had not designated The New York Times as a small business. ?The only way that could have happened is that it must have been prepopulated,? she said. ?Sometimes the fields come through on the contract action report prepropulated. I know The New York Times is a large company.?

Here?s where it starts to get complicated ? and government officials contacted by The Agenda offered little help in clearing up the confusion. S.B.A. officials spoke authoritatively about the agency?s efforts to correct contracting records, but referred our questions about how those records are created to the General Services Administration, which oversees the procurement infrastructure used across the government. The G.S.A.?s deputy press secretary, Adam Elkington, initially sent us to the Army for answers, then later promised to find us a colleague who could answer basic contracting questions. (He never did.) A spokesman for West Point, Frank DeMaro, wrote down our questions but did not answer them. Eventually, Daniel Elkins, a spokesman for the Army?s Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Sam Houston, in Texas, fielded some of our queries.

This is what we know: every entity selling to the government must sign up with the G.S.A.?s Central Contractor Registration with a unique identification number, known as a DUNS number, from Dun & Bradstreet. The vendor supplies its annual revenue and employee headcount for the entire organization, which the S.B.A. uses to determine whether the entity is a small business. What complicates things is that companies must register each legal division, or any office with a separate location or address separately. The New York Times currently has at least three active contractor registrations. One of these was set up by Ms. D?Andrea and her colleagues in The Times?s Education Sales department in order, she said, to sell the subscriptions to West Point.

The Times is not identified as a small business in the Education Sales department?s registration. It turns out, though, that West Point did not use this registration to pay The Times. Instead, the contract refers to the DUNS number used by another registered Times Company entity, this one made by the TimesCenter, an event hall at the company?s headquarters on Eighth Avenue. In that registration, The Times did identify itself as a small business.

A Times Company spokeswoman, Eileen Murphy, said by e-mail that the employees who initially registered the TimesCenter were no longer employed there. But, she said, when the TimesCenter first opened, ?it was operated as an independent business, separate from The New York Times Company. It is possible that the small-business designation was one that fit at the time, but again, we do not know for sure.? Ms. Murphy said she did not know whether the TimesCenter was independently owned at the time or just operated as if it were. Today, she said, it is operated as part of The New York Times. Nor could she say whether, or why, a Times employee entered the inaccurate revenue and headcount figures.

At West Point, neither Ms. Judson or Mr. DeMaro have explained why Ms. Judson used the registration from the TimesCenter rather than the one from the Education Sales department. (In an e-mail, the Army?s Mr. Elkins said ?multiple actions between the N.Y. Times registration of DUNS numbers and contracting officer actions makes it difficult to identify the exact sequence of events.?) But Ms. Meadvin of the S.B.A. disputed the claim that the business size field was automatically filled in, saying, ?to our knowledge? it is ?the only field that is manually entered.? Mr. Elkington of the G.S.A. did not respond to our request seeking clarification.

In any event, government contracting officers like Ms. Judson are not supposed to rely on information from the Central Contractor Registration to determine whether a business is small ? the registration record says as much at the very top. Instead, they are obligated to verify size, or any other claims a company makes, with a separate database known as the Online Representations and Certifications Application, or ORCA ? which imports size information from the Central Contractor Registration. (Filling out this form, Ms. D?Andrea said, ?is worse than filling out your taxes. Just the password is 16 digits and you can?t have repeating letters and numbers.?)

However, while the Education Sales department submitted an ORCA form ? and did not claim small-business status ? the TimesCenter, the entity on the contract, never did complete the form. According to Mr. Elkins of the Army, ?Before the contracts were awarded, the contracting officer observed that there were no Online Representations and Certifications Application records for The New York Times.? The officer then tried to verify The Times?s size, Mr. Elkins said, by turning to yet another database, the Dynamic Small Business Search maintained by the S.B.A., ?using the DUNS that was initially provided by The N.Y. Times.? But, said Mr. Elkins, ?this procedure was improper and led to the miscoded award; the Army should have asked for this information from the N.Y. Times, rather than relying upon the D.S.B. search engine.?

But if a record for a Times entity existed in the Dynamic Small Business database last year, it is gone now, and this explanation raises additional questions. Which DUNS number did The Times provide to the Army ? the one that ended up on the contract, from the TimesCenter, or one from the education sales department? Moreover, if Ms. Judson knew The Times was in fact a large business, why would she conduct a Dynamic Small Business search in the first place? Finally, the actions described here suggest Ms. Judson did in fact have to manually enter the vendor?s business size in the contract, as the S.B.A. has maintained. (Mr. Elkins has not responded to requests for further explanation.)

As it happens, three other federal agencies have used the TimesCenter registration as the basis for contracts in recent years ? apparently erroneously, since these agencies were buying newspaper ads, not renting out an event space ? and in most of those contract action reports, The Times is described as ?other than small.? And yet, for one contract with the Securities and Exchange Commission, The Times was again deemed a small business. The contract officer in that instance referred the Agenda to the S.E.C. press office to set up an interview, which a spokesman has thus far declined to do.

And that?s as far as we have been able to get. We still can?t say with certainty how The Times ended up with a small-business contract. What we did find was a record-keeping system so complex that it invites confusion and error from all parties. ?We hear from our small-business members that navigating the federal marketplace is extremely confusing and complex,? said Molly Brogan, a spokeswoman for the National Small Business Association, an advocacy group based in Washington. ?Perhaps some level of simplification ? along with enhanced oversight and repercussions for those that knowingly miscode a large business as small ? would alleviate some of these issues.?

Things may improve this year, when the G.S.A. is to merge the two separate contractor databases into one as part of a bigger move to consolidate all of the different systems ? nine of them! ? that constitute the government?s ?Integrated Acquisition Environment.? According to Ms. Meadvin, the S.B.A. believes that eventually the system will operate the way the people at West Point seem to believe it already does: business size representations from ORCA will be among the data automatically entered into the contract action report.

But for now, small-business advocates bemoan a system that allows everyone involved to evade responsibility for their actions. ?The ?pass the blame? game you?ve seen from the S.B.A. and the Army is highly indicative of a lack of accountability by the federal employees whose duty it is to ensure that the contracting process is handled professionally and fairly,? said Mr. Rosenfeld of the league. ?The erroneous entry into C.C.R. by The Times is also an example of how a large company?s negligence can contribute to the problem.

?Contract error and mismanagement amounts to tens of billions of dollars? worth of contracts a year being diverted away from small business,? he added. ?With such faulty standards of oversight, accountability and transparency, we wonder how easy it must be to hide fraud in the federal contracting process.?

? by ROBB MANDELBAUM, The New York Times, Mar. 15, 2012; this article appears at http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/how-the-new-york-times-became-a-small-business.

Source: http://gtpac.org/2012/03/how-the-new-york-times-co-became-a-small-business/

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