Monday, December 31, 2012

18 Under 18: HuffPost Teen's List Of The Most Amazing Young People Of The Year

It's been an amazing year for young people, and here at HuffPost Teen, we've been inspired by watching many of the them dominate in fields ranging from entertainment to science to technology to sports -- and beyond. To celebrate these awesome almost-legal game-changers of 2012, we've created our first annual "18 Under 18" list. Read through the names we selected below, then tell us: Who did we forget? Share your thoughts in the comments or tweet your own #18under18 picks @HuffPostTeen!

Michaela DePrince

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Born in Sierra Leone during the civil war, Michaela DePrince grew up in an orphanage with her sister. Her father had been killed by the rebels and her mother starved to death shortly after. DePrince's time in the orphanage was made even more difficult by her vitiligo, a skin condition that causes light blotches on the skin, which caused her treated poorly and called "the devil's child." At just three years old, DePrince found a magazine picture of a beautiful ballet dancer and carried it around with her because she "saw hope in it." When was adopted by a family in the U.S., DePrince quickly began her ballet training. As a teenager, she was featured in the film "First Position," a 2011 American documentary. She has now graduated from the American Ballet Theatre's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School and will continue her work at the Dance Theatre of Harlem.

DePrince talked about being a role model to the Associated Press: "Because I've been through so much, I know now that I can make it and I can help other kids who have been in really bad situations realize that they can make it too."

Jack Andraka

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Fifteen-year-old Jack Andraka won the 2012 Intel Science Competition, the world's largest high school science research competition, for his groundbreaking research on pancreatic cancer. The Maryland high school student developed a test for pancreatic cancer that is 28 times cheaper and faster, and also 100 times more sensitive, than current tests. When his name was announced in June for the Grand Prize of $75,000, the expression of pure elation on his face was priceless. A video showing his stunned reaction almost immediately went viral. "I did not think I was going to win a single award," he said to Intel. "It's unbelievable, I can't believe this is happening to me. This means so much to me."

Andraka told Wall Street Journal Live about his future plans to patent his test and take it nation-wide: "I'm incredibly excited about that aspect of this endeavor."

Malala Yousafzai

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This year, Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousafzai's crusade for girls' rights to education -- in the face of threats on her own life -- brought education and women's rights into the global spotlight. The 15-year-old was shot in the head in a Taliban assassination attempt in early October because she spoke out about universal educational rights through a series of anonymous blog posts published by the BBC. Yousafzai, who started writing them when she was 11 years old, criticized the Taliban for their repressive regime and destruction of girls' schools in the Swat Valley, where she grew up. Her cause started an international movement for education and girls' rights, which recently culminated in a global day of action, "Malala Day."

Malala was named a runner-up for the Time "Person of the Year" award and thousands of supporters have nominated her for next year's Nobel Peace Prize.

"Malala doesn't just represent one young woman, she speaks out for all those who are denied an education purely on the basis of their gender," campaign leader Shahida Choudhary wrote on the Change.org petition she started for Malala's nomination.

Gabby Douglas

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This summer, 16-year-old Gabby Douglas (also known as the "flying squirrel") made history when she became the first African-American woman to win the gold medal in the Women's Gymnastics Individual All-Around during the Olympics in London. Along with the other four members of the "Fab 5," Douglas quickly became an Olympic favorite. She has since been named a 2012 Woman of the Year by Glamour Magazine and was included on Forbes' "30 Under 30" list.

The athlete shared some words of advice for young people at a recent charity event: ?Never give up and always keep fighting, because though times may be tough, the sacrifices do pay off, so just keep pushing towards your dream and just love it at the same time and enjoy it.?

Carly Rose Sonenclar

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Thirteen-year-old singer Carly Rose Sonenclar won over "X Factor" judges -- and became a viral Internet sensation -- with her jaw-droppingly powerful voice. Her soulful first performance of Nina Simone's "Feelin' Good" stunned the judges and racked up nearly 20 million views on YouTube, leading judge Demi Lovato to gush, "I want to buy your music right now."

In a surprising twist of events, Carly Rose did not win the competition and was edged out of the lead by winning country singer Tate Stevens. Still, it's safe to say that a superstar has been born -- and that she has a bright career in the music industry ahead of her.

Samantha Garvey

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Long Island high school student Samantha Garvey was homeless and living in a local shelter when she became a semifinalist in the prestigious Intel Science Competition last year, and her incredible display of strength inspired students and educators across the country. Once her impressive accomplishments began making headlines, donations and support from people across the country started pouring in. Although the aspiring marine biologist did not win the Intel Competition, she was awarded a $50,000 scholarship, invited to attend the State of the Union at the White House, and was even given a new home in Bay Shore, Long Island. Garvey graduated high school this year, and was named one of Business Insider's Most Impressive Kids to Graduate in 2012.

"This is just the most amazing thing you could ask for," Garvey said at a news conference last January, after her family was given rent-subsidized housing by the county.

Tavi Gevinson

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Feminist, fashion blogger and 15-year-old high school student Tavi Gevinson went from the fashion industry's youngest A-lister to a media mogul in her own right this year. Gevinson, a blogger from Chicago, Illinois, is already a full-blown multimedia phenomenon. She is editor-in-chief of Rookie, an online magazine for teen girls that launched in 2011, editor of the publication's first book, "Rookie: Yearbook 1,? and a social media darling with hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter and Instagram. She also went on a road trip this year with Rookie, organizing events for Rookie readers around the country, from pajama parties to craft nights.

In a TEDxTeen talk she gave this year, Tavi discussed the process of founding an alternative online space for teenage girls and discovering what feminism means to her, saying: "I realized that feminism was not a rulebook but a discussion, a conversation, a process."

Nick D'Aliosio

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When London-based 17-year-old tech wizard Nick D'Aliosio -- dubbed the "Internet's Genius Boy" by GigaOM -- created the app Summly, his objective was to revolutionize the way people read news. Summly uses complex algorithms to summarize news stories into chunks of text sized for the iPhone, and has already received over $1 million in funding from investors like Ashton Kutcher and Zynga CEO Mark Pincus. The second version of the news summarization app was released in November -- on his 17th birthday.

?The only way I see my age coming into this is that I?ve built this for my age, my demographic," the young CEO told the Huffington Post.


Harry Styles

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Okay, so what if he was only under 18 for part of 2012 -- we're still putting him on the list! As one-fifth of the biggest pop culture phenomenon of 2012, One Direction, Styles, who turned 18 on February 1, is the band?s resident ladies man and arguably its most popular member. Styles has not only seemingly won over the hearts of most preteen girls in the universe, but also 23-year-old pop princess Taylor Swift.

Dating life aside, Styles has helped propel the British boy band to the top of the charts -- and to worldwide superstardom, working his way up from "X Factor UK" auditions to playing Madison Square Garden. And beyond One Direction, he's helped spearhead an even larger international trend: The long-awaited return of the boy band.

David Boone

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Cleveland high school student David Boone's "Homeless to Harvard" story is one of the most inspiring we've heard all year. The aspiring engineer has gone through struggles with gang violence and temporary homelessness (when he was 14, his home was destroyed by gang members) but his troubled past didn't stop him from dreaming of a brighter future.

"All of these life lessons have shaped me into who I am, transforming my dreams and aspirations and allowing me to free myself from what was becoming an unproductive environment," Boone wrote in a HuffPost Teen blog post. After being accepted to over 20 schools, Boone chose to join the freshman class at Harvard University next year.

Emma Axelrod, Elena Tsemberis and Sammi Siegel

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This spring, three 16-year-olds from New Jersey -- Emma Axelrod, Elena Tsemberis and Sammi Siegel -- launched a petition insisting that a woman should moderate at least one of the presidential debates. In just a few months they garnered over 170,000 signatures, and perhaps partially due to their powerful campaign, female journalists Candy Crowley and Martha Raddatz were chosen to moderate two of the three debates for the first time in 20 years. As the girls wrote on their petition, "Women and men will never be truly equal in our country until they?re one and the same in positions of power and both visible in politics."

Claressa Shields

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Gabby Douglas wasn't the only teen athlete who made history at the Olympics this year. Seventeen-year-old Claressa Shields became the first American woman ever to win a boxing gold medal. But before she was setting records in London, the Michigan teen had a troubled childhood, with a brother in prison and father with a criminal record.

"I can't even explain the pain that I had went through, all the people that I had to deal with and just life -- period," she told the Associated Press. "There were people who were telling me I couldn't do this. And whenever somebody doubted me, it always makes me push harder. So thank you ... all the haters."


Julia Bluhm

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Julia Bluhm, 14, started a body image revolution when she launched a high profile petition asking Seventeen Magazine to feature at least one unretouched photo spread each month.

"I've always just known how Photoshop can have a big effect on girls and their body image and how they feel about themselves," Bluhm told the Huffington Post. "You need to see something realistic -- you need to see a reflection of what truly represents a teenage girl nowadays." After Bluhm protested outside the Seventeen offices and her petition made headlines across the country, the magazine promised to "celebrate every kind of beauty" and only feature photos of real girls.

Taylor Wilson

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At 14 years old, teen physicist Taylor Wilson became the youngest person ever to create nuclear fission. Now, the talented scientist is in the process of building his own nuclear reactor.

Taylor may be a Ph.D. student, but he's still your typical 17-year-old at heart. The teen told CBS News: "When I hold something that's radioactive, it's kind of an indescribable feeling. It's kind of like when I'm with my girlfriend."

Maude Apatow

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This year, 15-year-old Maude Apatow, daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann, made a name for herself on Twitter, with over 100,000 people following her quirky, LOL-worthy updates ("Is it possible to swallow your retainer in your sleep?"). She's also as a contributor to hellogiggles.com, where she?s interviewed celebrities and written about her love-hate relationship with Twitter. Oh, and in her free time the ninth grader from Los Angeles also finds time to act -- most recently, in the hit movie ?This is 40,? which also stars her parents and younger sister.

Dad Judd Apatow described the process of working with his daughter to the New York Times: "A few times I pushed Maude to commit more to her performance, and she got mad at me and then did something wonderful."


Adora Svitak

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Child prodigy and education crusader Adora Svitak is, at age 15, a published author of essays, poems and two books, TED speaker, activist, and in the words of Diane Sawyer, a "tiny literary giant." She's also a literacy spokesperson, lecturing around the world to spread her passion for reading and writing.

As Svitak wrote in a Huffington Post blog, "To me, us teenagers are at the perfect crossroads of childish naivete and adult realism -- we still believe that problems can be solved, and now we also have the tools and knowledge to solve them."


Stefan Bachmann

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This past September, teen author Stefan Bachmann published the popular children's book, The Peculiar, which he wrote when he was 16. The fantastical novel tells the story of a faery invasion in steampunk Victorian England and has garned critical acclaim since its release.

The LA Times wrote: "Bachmann, who is now 18, writes as if he didn't just read classic books. His prose is so elegantly witty, it's as if he absorbed them and is writing by osmosis."

The young writer is currently studying music at the Zurich Conservatory, where we're hoping he'll find inspiration a second novel!

Katy Butler

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Katy Butler from Plymouth, Michigan knows firsthand how hurtful bullying can be.

"When I was 12, I came out as a lesbian to my best friend and she decided she was going to tell the whole school for me," Butler told The Daily Beast. "Kids ended up walking down the hallway, calling me names, pushing me against walls and into lockers, knocking my books over. Horrible things like that."

This inspired the 17-year-old to start a campaign to get the rating of the documentary, "Bully," changed from R to PG-13. "I think [the movie] could create a big change, and it could potentially save lives if kids are allowed to see it,? she told The Washington Post.

Butler was supported by celebrities like Ellen Degeneres, and her campaign was likely one of the reasons the rating of the film ended up getting changed to PG-13.

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Katt Williams -- Quentin Tarantino Has No Business Using the N ...

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Quentin Tarantino Has No Business Using the N-Word

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1229_katt_williams_QT_videoIn between getting out of jail and getting in the middle of a parking lot brawl, Katt Williams took the time to talk to TMZ about "Django Unchained" ... and threatened to beat the crap out of?Quentin Tarantino if he gets the chance.

Williams didn't voice his opinion in a polite way like Spike Lee did. First he threatened to punch QT in the face, then told us, "Quentin Tarantino thinks he can say the N-word. But I checked with all of Ni**adom and nobody knows where he got his pass from. I hope he didn't get it from Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Foxx cause they aren't going to help you when I see you."

When our photog tried to compare QT to Steven Spielberg (who made "Amistad" in 1997), Katt shot back, "Quentin Tarantino is no Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg doesn't wanna be black, Quentin Tarantino thinks he is. So when he meets a real ni**a, we'll see if he is or not."

Quentin, you've been warned.

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Copyright Lawyer John J. Tormey III, Esq.: LLC's, Corporations, And ...

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LLC?s, Corporations, And Other Business Structures - Part III: Written By New York Entertainment Lawyer And LLC Counsel John J. Tormey III, Esq.

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This article is not intended to, and does not constitute, legal advice with respect to your particular situation and fact pattern. Do secure counsel promptly, if you see any legal issue looming on the horizon which may affect your career or your rights. What applies in one context, may not apply to the next one. Make sure that you seek individualized legal advice as to any important matter pertaining to your career or your rights generally.

Part II of this article discussed how individuals historically incorporated their businesses in the hopes of avoiding personal liability, but then often became dissatisfied with the so-called ?double taxation? thereby resulting. This, among other motivations, brought the S-corporation and then, the limited liability company (LLC), into being. As a New York entertainment lawyer practicing in this day and age, I most often see limited liability companies (LLC?s) as opposed to other forms of entities used in film, music, television, publishing, and Internet businesses. However one cannot understand and appreciate the advantages typically provided by the limited liability company (LLC) unless superimposed as bas-relief upon the entity?s historical context ? which gives further meaning to the LLC across all sectors and industries including entertainment and media.

Society clearly benefits from encouraging people to start businesses - and take some commercial risks without an attendant risk of personal ruin. Yet otherwise well-intentioned and well-motivated people were either quitting businesses or exposing themselves to personal liability - in both instances due to their aversion to the so-called ?double layer of taxation? engendered by the C-corp. Additionally, the ?double? taxation of the C-corp was creating a disincentive for new people to go into business - particularly those who were risk-averse. There had to be a better way.

That better way, at the time, was the S-corp, which came into existence a number of years ago principally for the above types of reasons and rationales. It was named after a ?Subchapter-S? in the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, and was regularly recognized by the IRS and state tax authorities alike. One of the familiar tasks for an entertainment lawyer became the act of ensuring that clients timely made their appropriate S-corp elections (see below) with appropriate governmental authorities ? hardly the romantic notion one would have of what it is like to interact with talent and go to celebrity premieres..

Akin to the C-corp in most other respects, the S-corp only mandated a single layer of taxation, as opposed to the C-corp?s double layer of taxation. But there were also a few catches.

One had to make a formal written ?election? (or in some cases, ?elections?) to qualify as an S-corp. If one didn?t do so in time by a strict deadline, one would lose S-corp status and be ?doubly? taxed like a C-corp instead. As most entertainment lawyers can attest, this kind of eventuality could actually snuff out a fledgling entertainment or media start-up business in its first years of existence, already engaging in risky and speculative business activity as is often the case in media and entertainment.

There were other restrictions on S-corps, too, such as a limit on the number of shareholders, a limit on foreign ownership, and a limit on corporate parent-subsidiary ownership. Some of these restrictions have been loosened - and in some cases eliminated - in recent years; so one should not rule out the S-corp without first updating its tax code requirements with one?s lawyer ? entertainment lawyer or otherwise ? as well as one?s tax accountant. The historical restrictions of the S-corp put business owners in a ?Catch-22? situation - they clearly wanted a single layer of taxation, but in the context of an entity that wasn?t so restricted. The newer solution: scrap the idea of a corporation at all, and instead form a limited liability company, or LLC.

The limited liability company (LLC) is akin to the S-corp but without most of the attendant historical restrictions. Yes, there were a certain number of restrictions on the LLC, too, when it first appeared on the scene - most of which were subsequently lifted by either the IRS or state legislatures, or both. Again, S-corp restrictions have also been lifted in recent years, making the S-corp and limited liability company (LLC) look more similar to each other as time goes on.

But even as of this writing, the limited liability company (LLC) is usually considered the most advantageous entity from a tax perspective of all 3 most commonly available forms, for the small business owner to create. As a media and entertainment lawyer, the LLC is the entity which I am most often asked to create. The LLC is also considered the most flexible of all 3 entities. What does ?flexible? mean? Well, it is considered easier to adapt the LLC to later-occurring additional equity-holders in one?s business, for example, which is another familiar task for an entertainment lawyer in the context of artistic co-ventures - and the word ?easier? in this context translates to ?less legal fees?. The LLC is in most cases an entity which is easier to manage and administrate.

There are some disadvantages to the limited liability company (LLC), too. The LLC can take more time to finalize, and in some cases can be more expensive to form and/or file with the government - as compared to an S-corp. Some states historically prohibited 1-person LLC?s. Some states still have an underdeveloped body of judicial case law on the LLC, since the entity is still quite new in many states - so the treatment of the LLC under the law may be less certain than the treatment of a corporation. We in New York have an odd restriction, too, as a result of the powerful newspaper and media lobby galvanized during the legislation?s enactment which as a media and entertainment lawyer I suppose that I should not begrudge. This restriction may be present in another state or two as well in analogous form. The restriction is this: if one elects to form a New York LLC, one must publish its existence in periodicals for a number of weeks, before being accorded the legal privilege of initiating a litigation - as a plaintiff - in the LLC?s name in the New York courts. Publication of an LLC?s naissance in Manhattan is expensive - the publication of a limited liability company in periodicals of the creation of a proposed Manhattan LLC can range between $1,000 and $3,000 (the figures can vary and are smaller in other parts of New York State apart from Manhattan).

Even so, the limited liability company (LLC) is considered the trend-setting entity of those ?in the know?, across the country. As an entertainment lawyer in New York, I have noticed that hipster Californians gravitate to LLC?s just as much as hipster New Yorkers seem to do. And part from hype, assuming that one can afford to form an LLC, and assuming that one can live with whatever restrictions apply to the LLC in one?s jurisdiction, it may in fact be the entity of choice, and an improvement over the older S-corp and C-corp structures.

A limited liability company (LLC), though frequently mistaken for a corporation, is technically not considered a corporation ? rather, it is an unincorporated entity under the tax code, more like a partnership than anything else, but one that (like the S-corp and C-corp), if properly formed and maintained, should provide its members with insulation against personal liability.

If one doesn?t incorporate or form a limited liability company (LLC), the business will likely be what is known as either a sole proprietorship (if a 1-person company), or a general partnership, de facto or otherwise, (if comprised of 2 or more persons). Any entertainment lawyer or other lawyer will opine that this could result in unlimited personal liability for the entity?s owner or owners. Again, that means that an owner?s personal assets can be at risk to satisfy the obligations and debts of the business. Any entertainment lawyer or other lawyer will opine that personal liability is not a risk worth taking. In addition, using a corporate entity or limited liability company (LLC) ? particularly an LLC in this day and age - could add a good deal of ?cachet? or credibility to one?s business endeavors, in the eyes of other persons and companies with whom the business has contact.

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Using Banks To Finance Your Michigan Auto Loan

To live the kind of lifestyles most Americans want, you need a car. Without a car, finding a job or being able to do much of anything is impossible. Many of us travel not because of pleasure, but merely because of a business or a job. Public transportation is not always feasible, and so, whether ornot you have the money, you need a car.

In this regard, most people end up looking for an auto loan company, that help people make their dreams to drive their own cars come true. Most companies offer rates that are reasonable and affordable.

Why do people often end up having car loan instead of buying it with actual cash? There are various reasons, and possibly including convenience, lower rates, and that we can more easily manage our finances if we finance a car instead of paying directly out of our pocket. Most people don't have that kind of large cash deposit sitting around, honestly.

One might ask how we can finance an auto loan through our bank. Actually, this is quite simple! Everything goes through a certain process that the banks regulate. Securing a car loan in a bank requires income details, employment, insurance, and most important, your credit history. The initial step of the process is the application phase. Under this step, the person who applies should fill out a loan application form. It is in this part where the applicant mentions how much they are borrowing to finance the auto loan.

The next step to financing a car on the traditional bank auto loan process involves your credit score. A credit check is a must, if you apply for a car loan in bank. The bank always performs credit checks to their clients, most especially if it's an auto loan. The bank formulates their decision according to the results of your credit score. Most of the time, if a client has perfect credit standing, He will be given a lower interest rate, as opposed to those clients who have bad credit standing.

Once the credit check is done, then it is time for the client to submit some identification, proof of residence, proof of employment, proof of income, proof of insurance, and finally the requirement of your down payment. Not all transactions or banks ask for a down payment. Again, it all matters on your credit history. The better your credit score is, the better plan you get from the bank. Some loans have no money down. Some have up to 10% down, depending on your credit and other factors. But a non-traditional lender can get you driving.

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Top 10 military justice stories of 2012 ? #3 The Continuing PFC Bradley Manning and Wiki[shhh] Spectacle

Numbers 2 and 3 on our list have multiple things in common, including overlap with both #9 on this year?s list and being on previous year?s lists. ?And while the Kabul Klipper thought the Manning case wasn?t news last year (though I did), it was certainly this year. ?To recap:

So a big news year . . . oh wait, I almost forgot, stuff actually happened in his court-martial too!!!

It has been a busy year for PFC Manning. ?And with a trial date set for mid-March (so says LA Times, here), I would not be surprised if the case ends up on another Top 10 list next year. ?Stay tuned, the next scheduled session is an Art. 39a session on Jan. 8, 2013 at Ft. Meade. ?Maybe we?ll find out the result of the unlawful pre-trial confinement motion, which I think could be an interesting legal decision rather than just a media spectacle.

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SCRAPBOOKING AND CHRISTMAS ? A MATCH MADE IN

Handmade cards are always extra special ? so why not show off your scrapbooking skills this Christmas with some beautiful and unique creations for friends and family?

Giving a handmade card is a wonderful way of expressing your personal thoughts and demonstrating to people how much they mean to you.? Card making is rewarding in more ways than one?you can save money too.

And you don?t have to be a scrapbooking expert either when it comes to card making.? ??There are thousands and thousands of websites with a huge range of ideas and illustrations for paper crafts and Christmas ideas, from the craft supplies stores to scrapbooking blogs ? and many of these also have really easy-to-follow tutorials demonstrating how to make cards etc.

Many of the craft store websites and scrapbooking blogs will also have templates for card-making to get you started.

For those who already do scrapbooking, making Christmas cards is a wonderful way of using up all those bits and pieces that you?ve accumulated during the year.? Don?t just think about patterned paper?you can use just about anything for card making and crafting?.lace, ribbon, felt, magazine cuttings, cotton wool, ice cream sticks, fabric scraps, stencils, glitter, marker pens, aluminium foil?the only limit is your imagination.

But don?t forget to match your card to an envelope before you get creative!

Card making can also be a fun way of entertaining kids after all the hullabaloo of Christmas is over?they can make their own ?thank you? cards from your craft supply box in appreciation of their gifts

So, with Christmas around the corner, don?t cut corners when it comes to spreading festive cheer and goodwill?jump online to the craft supply websites and start making your own personalised cards for friends and family to treasure.

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Data Shows Online Buzz About Snapchat Is Skyrocketing After The Launch Of Facebook Poke

snapchat facebook topsyImitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, which is nice and all -- but for businesses, flattery doesn't exactly pay the bills. However, when said flattery comes along with massive amounts of new attention from millions of potential new users, a high-profile copycat could actually help more than it hurts. Such may well be the case with ephemeral photo sharing app Snapchat and its newly-launched doppelganger Facebook Poke.

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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Create a Budget for Hobbies Based on Accomplishing Other Goals

Create a Budget for Hobbies Based on Accomplishing Other GoalsReader Molly has an interesting approach to budgeting: instead of just setting aside money for recreation, she only allows herself that money after she accomplishes other goals and chores?not unlike the allowance you got when you were a kid.

Molly explains how it works for her:

I have some expensive hobbies (photography, bicycles, etc.) with essentially no limit on what one could spend. Before I figured this out, I'd agonize over when exactly it was okay to pull the trigger on that new lens/bike/camera bag. And probably spend too much overall.

So I set a budget for what's reasonable: for me it's around $60 a week that I think is reasonable to spend on hobbies.

But I don't just save $60 a week. I use it to incentivize other things I should be doing. If I work out, I can put $10 in the jar. Completing a Rosetta Stone Spanish lesson is $1 (max 2 per day). If I meditate every day all week, I can have $10 at the end of the week (trying to encourage consistency). If I were a smoker, I'd totally contribute the price of every usual pack of cigarettes I didn't buy.

There are bonuses possible, too: If I sell old crap, half goes to the hobby fund and half to savings. Unless I sold a hobby item (say, a lens), in which case 100% goes back into the fund to discourage hoarding.

This has lots of benefits. it sets a cap on my spending, makes me absolutely anxious to do things that are good for me (so I can put more cash in the jar), and allows me to relax when there is something new I'm coveting...it just goes on the list and I can wait for it. Or I head to the basement to see what else I can sell to speed up the process.

It seems complicated at first, but you can start simply, adding in other incentives or tweaks to fit your own goals and budgetary needs. If you've been having trouble getting things done?or trouble spending too much money?this is a pretty interesting approach.

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Friday, December 28, 2012

Syrian rebels step up siege of northern airbase

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings from heavy shelling in Homs, Syria, on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings from heavy shelling in Homs, Syria, on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings from heavy shelling in Homs, Syria, on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

(AP) ? Syrian rebels stepped up their siege of a military base in north of the country Friday as government warplanes bombed surrounding areas to support the defenders, activists said.

The fighting around Mannagh airbase near the Turkish border came as foreign ministry officials in Ankara said two Syrian air force generals had defected and crossed the border.

Rebels have been advancing in different areas in northern Syria, capturing several bases in and around the embattled city of Aleppo in recent weeks.

"The fighting did not stop all night around Mannagh airport," said Aleppo-based activist Mohammed Saeed. He added that Syrian military warplanes bombed rebel positions around the camp in an attempt to take the pressure off the base.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebels reached the edge of the air base late Thursday and that heavy fighting continued into Friday.

The Observatory and Saeed also reported heavy clashes between troops and rebels in an around the Palestinian refugee camp of Handarat in Aleppo, Syria's largest city and commercial center, which opposition fighters have been trying for six months to capture.

Meanwhile, Russia's foreign minister said Moscow has proposed talks with the main Syrian opposition coalition, even though it had previously criticized Western countries for recognizing the group.

Sergey Lavrov told reporters that Russia has contacted the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces through the Russian Embassy in Egypt and "we expressed readiness to conduct a meeting" with coalition leader Mouaz al-Khatib.

The opposition leader al-Khatib quickly delivered an apparent snub: "If we don't represent the Syrian people why is he inviting us?" He called on Russia to demand that President Bashar Assad step down, "a main condition in any negotiations."

"The Syrian people haven't heard one fair word from Russia to the Syrian people, especially to the children, innocent people and civilians who are killed every day with Russian weapons," al-Khatib said in an interview with Al-Jazeera TV.

Russia has been one of Assad's strongest supporters and used its veto right alongside China at the U.N. Security Council to protect its old ally from international sanctions.

It has increasingly sought to distance itself from the Syrian strongman with top Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, making comments that suggest Russia is resigned to Assad losing power.

However, Russia continues to oppose calls for Assad's ouster, and has criticized Western countries for recognizing the opposition coalition, formed in November, as the legitimate representatives of the Syrian people. Moscow says this runs counter to agreements seeking to promote political transition in Syria.

In Beirut, airport officials said the U.N. envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi left Lebanon to Dubai on his way to Moscow where is expected to discuss the Syria civil war with Russian officials later this week.

In Turkey, foreign ministry officials said Friday that the two defecting generals were "regional Syrian Air Force commanders" and are now in a camp where army defectors stay in the country.

They refused to give the generals' identities or say how they escaped from Syria. They spoke anonymously as they were not authorized to talk to the press.

The defection comes days after the commander of Syria's military police Maj. Gen. Abdul-Aziz Jassem al-Shallal defected to Turkey. Al-Shallal is among the most senior members of Assad's military to defect.

Dozens of Syrian generals have defected since the country's crisis began in March 2011.

In other parts of the country, the Observatory reported fighting and shelling in areas including some neighborhoods of the capital Damascus, its suburbs, the central province of Hama and Homs and the region of Quneitra on the edge of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

The Observatory reported heavy clashes in the southern province of Daraa, mostly in the town of Busra al-Harir, and the Tel Shehab area near the border with Jordan.

Syrian rebels are fighting a 21-month-old revolt against President Bashar Assad's regime. Activists say more than 40,000 people have been killed in the crisis, which began with pro-democracy protests but has morphed into a civil war.

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Associated Press Suzan Fraser contributed to this report from Ankara, Turkey.

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Storm rakes half of nation; Arkansas still dark

An Entergy Arkansas Inc., crew works to restore power to customers on Whittington Avenue near the entrance to Hot Springs National Park, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in Hot Springs, Ark. A Christmas Day storm dumped between 6 to 15 inches of snow knocking out power to about half of the 61,000 customers in Garland County. (AP Photo/The Sentinel-Record, Richard Rasmussen)

An Entergy Arkansas Inc., crew works to restore power to customers on Whittington Avenue near the entrance to Hot Springs National Park, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in Hot Springs, Ark. A Christmas Day storm dumped between 6 to 15 inches of snow knocking out power to about half of the 61,000 customers in Garland County. (AP Photo/The Sentinel-Record, Richard Rasmussen)

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Twelve year old Brenden White braces himself as he is on the receiving end during a snowball fight with Eleven year old Mikal Crockett in their Grandmother's front yard Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Paducah, Ky. The kids are both enjoying their Holiday vacations from Reidland and Paducah Middle, making the time pass with lots of snow activities. (AP Photo/The Paducah Sun, Allie Douglass)

Scott Becker shovels the sidewalks of businesses along Main Street in downtown Evansville, Ind., on Thursday morning, Dec. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/The Evansville Courier & Press, Erin McCracken)

With temperatures in the single digits, city parks and recreation employee Greg Pecha floods a hockey rink Wednesday evening, Dec. 26, 2012 at Roosevelt Park in Eau Claire, Wis. Skating rinks in the city are opening a bit later than usual due to above-average temperatures earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Steve Kinderman).

(AP) ? As a the muted ends of a powerful winter storm that has killed more than a dozen people plodded through the Northeast, many in Arkansas sought warmth and shelter against the cold prospect of life without electricity into the new year.

A Christmas Day blizzard dumped more than 15 inches of snow on the state, causing widespread damage to power lines and cutting electricity to more than 260,000 customers.

With the bleak word from the state's largest utility that the lights could be out until after the start of the new year, many residents who awoke snowbound on Wednesday were jamming the city's hotel rooms by Thursday night. Only about half of the outages had been fixed by Friday morning.

"I'm coping with hot toddies and peanuts," said Lynda Johnson, who lined up a series of hotel stays through hotels.com to make it at least through Saturday night. She has already been to the movies ? she saw "Django Unchained" ? and checked in with neighbors multiple times to see if the lights were back on. They weren't.

Deena Brazell spent a night in her car for warmth, although she hadn't planned it that way.

"Everything in the apartment is electric. I stayed in the apartment the first night. After that, it got cold really quick," she said. "I went out to charge the phone and fell asleep, then I just decided to stay."

After the storm's peak early Wednesday, homes and businesses from border-to-border had lost power. Johnson, and several other people, said they were hoping the power would be back on Wednesday after spending Christmas night in the dark. Then the president of the state's largest utility announced that some of the outages would persist to New Year's Day or beyond. Little Rock was among the cities hardest hit.

"We spent the first night at home and turned on the fireplace, but it doesn't give off a lot of heat," said Kathy Garner, who sought refuge at her sister and brother-in-law's house in Maumelle, a Little Rock suburb.

In a typical year, tornadoes bring Arkansas' worst weather, but the damage is isolated and linemen have a relatively easy time fixing the power grid.

This week's storm was epic by comparison, and despite the jokes ? "In Wisconsin, we call this Tuesday" ? as of Thursday night there was more snow on the ground in Little Rock than Milwaukee.

"You run out of money fast," Johnson said. "The things you had planned to do, you can't do. You need food, clothing and shelter. Since I'm not home, I have to find someplace for shelter. Then you have to find something to eat."

The storm system responsible for the misery roared out of the Rockies early Tuesday with blizzard conditions in southwestern Oklahoma and tornadoes along the Gulf Coast.

After sweeping across Arkansas, giving Little Rock its first white Christmas since 1926, it rolled into the Midwest and Northeast before moving on to Canada. Up to 20 inches of snow fell in the Adirondacks of New York, and 7.5 inches fell in Indianapolis, which was its greatest snowfall in four years. Concord, N.H., got 4-6 inches of snow.

"I'm going to be shoveling all day, just trying to keep up with the snow, which is impossible," said Dale Lamprey, clearing the sidewalk outside the legislative office building near the New Hampshire Statehouse.

Nationwide, at least 17 people died because of the ice, snow and wind. Deaths from wind-toppled trees also were reported in Texas and Louisiana, but car crashes caused most of the fatalities.

A Michigan woman who was riding in a car that struck a tree and two people riding in a car that slid across the center line of a road in Arkansas and hit another vehicle.

Two people were killed in Kentucky crashes, a New York man was killed after his pickup truck skidded on an icy road in northwest Pennsylvania, and an Ohio teenager died after losing control of her car and smashing into an oncoming snowplow.

Forty-two students traveling to London and Dublin were stuck in the Nashville, Tenn., airport thanks to poor weather in the Northeast. The frustrated students, from universities in Tennessee and Kentucky, were supposed to leave Wednesday and arrive in London on Thursday.

"It's a two-week program, so it's shortened already," said Joe Woolley, spokesman for the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad.

Farther east, the storm knocked out power to more than 7,000 homes and businesses in Maryland. In New Jersey, gusts of more than 70 mph were recorded along the coast, and the weather service issued a flood warning for some coastal areas. There were about 800 power outages in Vermont, but only a handful in neighboring New Hampshire.

Back in Arkansas, utility workers struggling in freezing temperatures restored power to nearly a third of their customers that lost power during the Christmas storm, but that still meant that more than 130,000 homes and businesses were in the dark as a smaller batch of freezing rain and snow raked the state Friday.

"You just want to be home," Garner said at her sister's house. "You just want to be in your own bed. There's nothing like the comfort of your own home."

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Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Jennifer Peltz in New York; Holly Ramer in Concord, N.H.; Chuck Bartels in Little Rock; Travis Loller in Nashville; Ben Nuckols in Washington; Dave Porter in Newark, N.J.; Dave Gram in Montpelier, Vt.; and Janet McMillan in Philadelphia.

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Google Apps makes gains on Microsoft Office

Google Apps was long seen as too lightweight to be a competitor to Microsoft Office. But Google Apps has added features and maintained a low price over the years, and now the cloud software suite is starting to tempt companies away from Microsoft Office.

By Jeff Ward-Bailey,?Contributor / December 26, 2012

More and more companies are considering the cloud-based Google Apps suite as a serious competitor to Microsoft Office. Here, a city bus in Los Angeles shows an advertisement for the Microsoft Surface tablet.

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For years, Microsoft Office was widely considered to be the way for businesses to get "serious" work done. Google Apps, the cloud-based office suite, wasn't generally thought of as being stable or full-featured enough for company use. But as Google Apps has matured, more and more companies have noticed -- and in 2012 Microsoft found its core business base eroding as offices jumped ship to Google.

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Google has been promoting its software for business use since 2006, focusing mainly on small businesses that didn't need all the features of Microsoft Office. Now, The New York Times' Quentin Hardy reports, big companies are starting to notice Google as well. New Google Apps clients in 2012 included Hoffman-La Roche, a Swiss drug company with over 80,000 workers, and the U.S. Interior Department, where 90,000 employees use Google Apps.

Google's pricing is a big mark in its favor with businesses. The Google Apps suite, which includes word-processing, data-entry, spreadsheet, and presentation programs, has added features at a steady pace for several years, but the price of the software -- $50 a year for each business user -- has stayed the same. By contrast, Microsoft Office will cost $400 a year for each business user in 2013, although the Times notes that many companies pay half that with bulk discounts.

Microsoft hasn't ignored the cloud-software trend, though. Last year it released Office 365, an online version of its venerable software suite, which costs between $72 and $240 per year for each user, depending on how many features are needed. Julia White, a manager in Microsoft's business division, says Office 365 is "on track to be [Microsoft's] fastest-growing business," according to the Times, although the company hasn't released figures on usage. In late 2011 and early 2012 Microsoft's business divison made almost $24 billion -- but that revenue came almost entirely from conventional Office software that runs on computers located on companies' premises.

Google announced this summer that more than five million businesses were using its Apps suite, although nearly all of those companies have ten or fewer employees. So big companies like Hoffman-La Roche aren't jumping to Google Apps en masse, although the Times notes that Google won 23 of the 42 large government contracts for which it competed with Microsoft in 2012, compared with 10 for Microsoft.

Neither company is boasting about its total number of enterprise users, and it would be inaccurate to suggest that Microsoft is hemorrhaging business customers. But as companies put more stock in online collaboration, Microsoft will have to find ways to make Office 365 more attractive -- or come up with another strategy to tempt businesses away from Google.

For more tech news, follow Jeff on Twitter: @jeffwardbailey.

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Home Prices in October Post Highest Annual ... - AOL Real Estate


WASHINGTON (AP) - US home prices rose in most major cities in October compared with a year ago, pushed up by rising sales and a decline in the supply of available homes. Higher prices show the housing market is improving even as it moves into the more dormant fall and winter sales period.

The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller national home price index released Wednesday increased 4.3 percent in October compared with a year ago. That's the largest year-over-year increase in two and a half years, when a homebuyer tax credit temporarily boosted sales.

Prices rose in October from a year ago in 18 of 20 cities. Phoenix led all cities with a 21.7 percent gain, followed Detroit, where prices increased 10 percent. Prices declined in Chicago and New York.

Home prices fell in 12 of 20 cities in October compared with September. Monthly prices are not seasonally adjusted, so the decreases reflect the end of the peak buying season.

Still, the broader trend is encouraging. October marked the fifth straight month of year-over-year gains, after nearly two years of declines. Prices rose in mid-2010 in the final months before the tax credit expired. They had fallen sharply in 2008 and 2009.

"It is clear that the housing recovery is gaining strength," said David Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones Indexes.

The improvement in housing is adding to economic growth and most analysts expect that to continue in 2013.

But automatic tax increases and spending cuts that are set to take effect next week could drag down growth. The White House and Congress have so far failed to reach agreement on a way to avoid the "fiscal cliff." President Barack Obama and congressional lawmakers will return to Washington on Thursday to resume talks.

"We expect home price appreciation to continue for the foreseeable future, because inventories are lean amid rising sales," said Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank. "This assumes that a resolution to the 'fiscal cliff' is found ... otherwise, the recent positive trend in housing would most certainly be in jeopardy along with the rest of the current economic expansion."

Prices nationwide have recovered to about the same level as in the fall of 2003, according to the Case-Shiller index. They remain about 30 percent below the peak reached in the summer of 2006.

The S&P/Case-Shiller index covers roughly half of U.S. homes. It measures prices compared with those in January 2000 and creates a three-month moving average. The October figures are the latest available.

Solid gains in home prices have helped drive a modest recovery in the housing market. Rising prices encourage more potential buyers to come off the sidelines and purchase homes. And more people may put their homes on the market as they gain confidence that they can sell at a good price.

Higher home prices can also make homeowners feel wealthier and more likely to spend more. Consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of the U.S. economy.

Steady job gains and record-low mortgage rates have also helped propel the housing recovery. And the low supply of houses for sale is encouraging builders to start work on more homes. That should lead to more construction jobs.

The pace of home construction slipped in November but was still nearly 22 percent higher than a year earlier. Builders are on track this year to start work on the most homes in four years.

Builder confidence rose in December for a seventh straight month to the highest level in more than 6? years, according to a survey released last week by the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo.

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Obama thanks EPA's Jackson for service on environment

Slipping in her entry for Weirdest Celebrity News of 2012 just under the wire, Kate Winslet of all people went and had a secret marriage early this month that only came to light last night. And who did she marry? A man named Ned Rocknroll. Or Rock'nRoll, depending on who you ask. Yup. Kate Winslet has married the old cartoon mascot for the Hard Rock Caf?. Well, no, such a thing never existed, but that sure is what Ned Rocknroll sounds like. Or maybe an American guest character on a Japanese cartoon. Something like that. ...

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2013 Smart Guide: Hot computing for a cool billion

Read more: "2013 Smart Guide: 10 ideas that will shape the year"

It has been called science's X Factor: six mega-projects vying for two prizes, each worth a cool ?1 billion.

In 2010, the European Commission put out a call for visionary computing initiatives comparable to the moon landing or the mapping of the human genome. Such ultra-ambitious projects would change the way we think about the world and ideally solve some of its problems, too.

Of 21 ideas submitted, six were shortlisted for further development. These include the Human Brain Project - an attempt to simulate the brain using a supercomputer - and a scheme to create a new generation of electronic devices based not on silicon but graphene.

The winners will be announced at the end of January. The prize money, from European countries and private firms as well as the European Union, will be spread over 10 years.

Our money is on FuturICT, a real-life SimCity on a global scale. It will give individuals, companies and governments real-time information about the planet, and run simulations to find the best strategies for dealing with issues such as climate change.

FuturICT was conceived after the 2008 financial crash drove home our lack of understanding about today's hyperconnected world. The civilisation simulator will be an open platform, accepting data on anything from social media and the stock exchange to climate models and political preferences. Stay tuned for the start of something big.

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Discover Your Inner Affiliate Marketer By Using These Tips ...

You can use internet marketing to generate extra revenue for your online business. However, in order to be successful you need to be aware of certain information. The following tips have been used by many experienced affiliate companies to make their programs more successful.

Marketing affiliate products is a legitimate business, so those who do it should present themselves and their programs as professionally as possible. Low-key links are ideal. Take care to convey the message to customers that you are a company ?affiliated? with the merchandise.

If you want to make a lot of money from affiliate promotion programs, be sure to consider using Google Ads for advertising. Targeted ads using keywords your customers might use is a great way to drive potential customers to your site.

Get to know your audience when you are setting goals to become a successful affiliate marketer. You will need to make an effort to fulfill what your readers want. Determine what it is about your site that is making them return. Find out what they are looking for.

If you are looking for extra payment options, you need to choose the right affiliate. While some businesses pay you via a monthly check, others can electronically send money to your bank or offer you e-wallet choices.

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You can use prize giveaways or contests to get your visitors to respond better to your affiliate promotion program. Visitors who are interested in your contest will return to the site regularly and may also tell others to visit the website as well.

Design an e-book, and put it on websites that are created for document sharing. You can showcase your knowledge and get people to come to your site to buy. Plant several links to your site in the document.

You should have a website just for affliliates. The best way to succeed at increasing the amount of affiliates you have is to be strong, clear, open and honest. If you integrate good SEO techniques into your site, affiliates surfing for new products to promote may find you even if they?ve never otherwise heard of you or your product.

Try creating a handwritten note or ad that you can scan and put up on your site. This type of personal touch will make you seem more real and approachable to your customers. When customers think of you as a real person, your sales will benefit. Employing freelance calligraphers to rewrite handwritten advertisements is a great way to increase the aesthetics of the content.

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

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Obama's Christmas vacation in Hawaii: Day 2

HONOLULU (AP) ? How President Barack Obama spent the second day of his Christmas vacation on Sunday in Hawaii:

? INOUYE FUNERAL: Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attended a memorial service for U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, sitting in the front row with Inouye's widow.

? PAYING RESPECTS: After the service, Obama briefly visited the grave of his grandfather, World War II veteran Stanley Dunham.

? HIKING: The first family went on a hike to Maunawili Falls, a popular, easy trail in Kailua near the Obamas' vacation home that leads to a waterfall and swimming hole.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-christmas-vacation-hawaii-day-2-040605915.html

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'White Christmas': People create holiday magic for others

The movie 'White Christmas' isn't just a holiday classic because Bing Crosby croons that title song. Check it out for an example of a holiday movie with no supernatural elements, no sudden miracles ? just people making something kind of magic happen for others.

By Molly Driscoll,?Staff Writer / December 25, 2012

'White Christmas' stars Bing Crosby (l.) and Danny Kaye (r.).

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Don?t get me wrong: I?m a big fan of holiday magic.

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Many classic stories feature otherworldly behavior and happenings, such as the title character flying through the air with the other reindeer in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" or an angel coming down to Earth to help George Bailey realize he wants to live in "It?s a Wonderful Life." The holiday season, it seems, is as much about blurring the line between our world and others as it is about a pine tree or a menorah.

But in my holiday movie viewing, I?m also a fan of movies where average, everyday people make something kind of special happen for others ? and that?s why I love the movie "White Christmas."

Now, I think this movie is a pretty acknowledged classic, but I also come from a family that owns the 1938 movie "Bringing Up Baby" on both VHS and DVD, so I recognize that our film preferences may run a little older than most. In case younger generations aren?t familiar with the 1954 film, "White Christmas" follows Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby, he who you have heard singing the title song on the radio a million times) and Phil Davis?(Danny Kaye), buddies who served under the same general during World War II. At the end of the war, they begin performing together in nightclubs and get fairly famous. They meet two sisters who also work in entertainment, and the four head up to Vermont to a scenic inn. But ? surprise! ? the inn is run by Bob and Phil?s old general, who?s not doing too well financially and is feeling a bit left behind by life.?

Spoilers ahead if you haven?t seen the movie??

Kindhearted Bob and Phil hatch a plan to get as much of their regiment up to the inn as possible on Christmas Eve to show the general he?s not forgotten. They manage to keep him in the dark, and ? well, try not to get a tear in your eye when the general rounds the corner and encounters a room full of men who used to be under his command and have traveled miles to see him and show him how much he meant to them. His struggle not to cry is enough to get me and most of my female relatives blubbering.

It?s a 1950s musical and there?s a lot of songs ? including the lilting lullaby "Count Your Blessings (Instead Of Sheep)" ? which I find charming and fun, but then, I?m a musical fan. If you?re not as much into the song-and-dance, go get a snack or something while Danny?s tap-dancing, because the end is worth it.

I?m all for Christmas miracles and ghosts coming back to show misers how much they?re missing in life and nutcrackers turning into fairy princes. But sometimes human-made magic is the best kind of all.

Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/csm/~3/IAiPb21z1B8/White-Christmas-People-create-holiday-magic-for-others

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