From the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: …The politically inclined creator of HBO shows The Wire and Treme blasted the multimillionaire former investment banker on his blog, calling the admission “stunning.” It’s a tax rate a third less than what is normally paid by “a gentleman of his economic benefit,” Simon said, which led him to a few angry rhetorical questions.

Leight said the owners would explore three options: Demolition, a mold remediation program, and gutting the interior of the building including remediating for the purpose of a different use.

A representative of the city testified that on July 12, 2012 several building officials and health officials went to hotel and were admitted to the Annex. They found extensive roof and plumbing leaks and mold.

From NEWSMAX: Piggybacking on his 2008 vice presidential pick’s comments on Tuesday night, the Arizona Republican told Fox News he thinks “it might be wise” for President Barack Obama to reconsider picking Biden as his running mate and instead put Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the ticket, according to Fox News.

From USA TODAY: … The research shows that one in four teens is now having oral sex before vaginal sex — marking the “hierarchical reordering of oral sex in American culture,” says Justin Garcia, an evolutionary biologist with the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University.

From KYW /AP: A Pennsylvania judge isn’t stopping a tough new voter identification law from going into effect. Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson on Wednesday refused to grant an injunction that would have halted the law requiring each voter to show a valid photo ID. Opponents are expected to file a prompt appeal to the state Supreme Court as the Nov. 6 presidential election looms.

The differences in McQueary’s descriptions of the now notorious shower incident are so significant, the former university officials and their lawyers assert, that the charges of perjury are “unprovable and unfounded” and must be dismissed. In more than 300 pages of legal briefs, they suggest that in a meeting 10 days after the incident early in 2001, McQueary gave them the impression that the shower incident was merely “horseplay,”

From the NEW YORK TIMES: The New York Times Company has named Mark Thompson, the departing director general of the British Broadcasting Corporation, as its new president and chief executive….

I am getting sick and tired of listening to people say that Penn State has put football ahead of everything else and that this is part of the Penn State culture. That is HORSE MANURE! As a Penn State faculty member, I have had athletes from practically every varsity sport in my classes and have never been asked (or has it been “suggested’) that I make the slightest concession to anyone because they were a football player, or a member of any other varsity team.

The only two of the 2012 models to make the mark were the Acura TL and Volvo S60. The Infiniti G was judged “acceptable.” Those rated as “marginal” included Acura TSX, BMW 3 Series, Lincoln MKZ and Volkswagen CC. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Lexus IS, Audi A4 and Lexus ES were considered “poor.”

From SPORTING NEWS: …From 2007-2011, an internal review at UNC revealed 54 no-show classes in the Department of African and Afro American Studies where student-athletes were given grades for fake classes. The university says two department heads were responsible for the academic fraud, but the News & Observer says evidence suggests athletes were steered to classes by academic counselors assigned to the athletic department.

From the ATHENS.COM / AP: State trustees took no formal vote but the vast majority of members voiced support Sunday for the university president’s acceptance of tough penalties imposed by the NCAA over the university’s handling of its child molestation scandal…

Point #1: Had Jerry Sandusky been a retired Physics professor making use of the Penn State field house rather than a retired football coach, would the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) have punished Penn State in a similar fashion?