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The Record
12:17 am
Wed November 14, 2012

A&M Records: Independent, With Major Appeal

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Herb Alpert (left) and Jerry Moss, who founded A&M Records in Alpert's garage in 1962.
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Herb Alpert with Karen and Richard Carpenter, whom the label signed in 1969.
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The Police's 1978 single "Roxanne" helped the band secure its deal with A&M Records.
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Sweetness And Light
7:03 pm
Tue November 13, 2012

Dear Sports Czars: Take Your Ball And Go Home

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Originally published on Wed November 14, 2012 5:06 am

Czars.

It was fun to call American sports commissioners czars, but once players started to have unions, a commissioner really became more like a majority leader in a legislature, trying to keep his party — the owners — together in their financial battles against the minority opposition, the athletes.

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The Two-Way
3:40 pm
Tue November 13, 2012

VIDEO: In Australia, A Total Solar Eclipse

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The Diamond Ring effect is shown following totality of the solar eclipse at Palm Cove in Australia's Tropical North Queensland Wednesday.
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A young boy gets ready to view the solar eclipse with his telescope on Wednesday.
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Totality is seen during the solar eclipse at Palm Cove, Australia.
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The Diamond Ring effect is shown following totality of the solar eclipse at Palm Cove in Australia's Tropical North Queensland Wednesday.
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A spectator attempts to take a picture with his phone during the solar eclipse on Wednesday in Palm Cove, Australia. Thousands of eclipse-watchers have gathered in part of North Queensland to enjoy the solar eclipse, the first in Australia in a decade.
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Originally published on Wed November 14, 2012 8:30 am

There were two minutes of stunning astronomical coincidence over Australia today.

It was a total solar eclipse and the images are just stunning:

The AP reports that people across Australia waited on boats, hot air ballons, hill tops and beaches waiting for the sublime moment. Some worried that clouds would obscure it.

But totality, or the point at which the moon completely covers the surface of the sun, lasted 2 minutes and 5 seconds and it was spectacular.

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All Tech Considered
2:47 pm
Tue November 13, 2012

Bigwigs Out At Microsoft And Apple. Now What?

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Steven Sinofsky introduces a new Microsoft tablet computer and Windows 8 software to the media in Shanghai on Oct. 23. The former president of Microsoft's Windows division has since left the company.
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Scott Forstall demonstrates the new map application featured on iOS 6 during the 2012 Apple WWDC keynote address in San Francisco in June. Apple announced in October that he will leave the company.
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Originally published on Wed November 14, 2012 5:58 am

  • Hear Wendy Kaufman's Report On 'Morning Edition'

In less than a month, two instrumental figures at two of the world's biggest tech companies have left their positions. Now industry watchers wonder whether the departures at Microsoft and Apple will mean dramatic changes of direction for the tech giants.

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The Two-Way
2:43 pm
Tue November 13, 2012

Man Who Made Accusations Against Elmo Puppeteer Recants

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Puppeteer Kevin Clash and Elmo.
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The man who accused the voice of Elmo of having sex with him while he was underage has recanted his allegations.

According to The New York Times, which broke the story, the law firm representing the man said he and Kevin Clash had a sexual relationship but it "was an adult consensual relationship."

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