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CANBERRA, Australia —

A Senate panel rejected calls Thursday to ban certain swear words on Australian TV following an inquiry prompted by a popular series on restaurant kitchens with foul-mouthed British chef Gordon Ramsay.

The series "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares," produced by the celebrity chef in the United States and Britain, is a hit in Australia where the abuse-ladened episodes are aired by the top rated Nine Network at 8:30 p.m.

The inquiry was initiated by opposition Sen. Cory Bernardi who said that "there is no excuse for gratuitous bad language to be broadcast repeatedly" when it could be "beeped out."

The inquiry focused on two of Ramsay's choices of swear words.

The inquiry heard evidence that the firebrand chef and restaurateur used one of his favorite curses 80 times within a single 40-minute episode.

Nine chief executive David Gyngell told the inquiry that the other Ramsay profanity, used to berate a chef in an episode screened earlier this year, would never again be broadcast by his national network.

The eight senators on the committee said in their report that they would not recommend any additional broadcast restrictions on the two swear words.

"In the absence on an overwhelming community consensus that particular words be banned altogether, the committee does not believe it is appropriate to make any recommendations with regard to imposing additional limits," the report said.

They said that decision was also based on available studies that found coarse language in the media did not harm children.

There are already rules that prevent such words being used on Australian TV before 8:30 p.m. and requiring "coarse language" warnings be shown when such programs begin.

But the report recommended technology that would enable parents to block out programs that are unsuitable for children become standard for all digital televisions sold in Australia.

It also recommended broadcasters consider permanently displaying the classification symbol of a program on screen and that such classifications more accurately reflect a program's content.

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Florida femme rap duo Yo Majesty have now given the track listing for their first album, 'Futuristically Speaking... Never Be Afraid', just a few days after we first made mention of the preceding 'Kryptonite Pussy EP' (out July 22nd).

The pair signed with Domino last year and they'll release the fourteen track album on October 7th - none of the EP songs are included here, only brand new songs.

Futuristically Speaking... Never Be Afraid Tracklisting:

Fucked Up

Night Riders

Blame It On The Change

Never Be Afraid

Don't Let Go

Booty Klap

Buy Love

Get Down On The Floor

Hott

Leather Jacket

Grindin' And Shakin'

Party Hardy

Club Action

Take It Away

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If they weren’t Boston’s best lyricists, they were at least among the bravest.
Sixteen MCs prepped their best punchlines and subjected themselves to verbal abuse at Harpers Ferry on Friday night in a battle organized by Boston hip-hop promoter Edu Leedz, who said the rap war could become a twice-yearly event.
Rappers mocked fashion choices and physiques, and compared opponents to Soulja Boy over classic hip-hop beats.



Boston’s answer to “8 Mile” drew all types, from defending champ Grime Tha MC of local hip-hop group The Camp, to battle newcomers such as the Herald’s own hip-hop writer Chris Faraone - whose prep work helped him advance to the second round despite the visual handicap of a Mickey Mouse T-shirt - and Alex Smith, 21, of Jamaica Plain, who goes by the rap moniker Pause.
The Northeastern student has been rapping since age 7 and pushing out mix tapes as of late, but finally decided to step onto the rap battleground out of frustration.
“I’m just trying to get it in, get experience,” Smith said before suffering a questionable loss in the second round. “I’m trying to make moves, you know what I mean? Say I did it.”
Crowd members had little patience for weak rhymes as cheers came fast and boos even faster. Though five judges gave the official word, outcomes were already decided based on audience feedback, with a pack of stragglers hanging around to see New Hampshire MC @pe$h!t oust Grime in a heated final round.
Local MC M-Dot said battling is a waste of time because songs sell records and battles only draw “oohs” and “aahs.’
But possibly the biggest plus is that they level the playing field. Skills can get lost amid studio wizardry and marketing machines, but in live combat, everyone is transparent, and even the scrawniest, corniest-looking contender can rise to champion status.
Isaac Emmanuel, 20, a Tufts student from Albuquerque, N.M., looked more likely to be holed up in a computer lab than battling on a stage, but he advanced to the third round by handily mocking opponents in his fourth “legit” battle.
Emmanuel, who goes by the rap name Seven, said he grew up in a white, suburban neighborhood and knew nothing about rap until he heard a song by Jurassic 5 and “got obsessed.”
“I never really liked music before that, so I guess I was just waiting for hip-hop,” he said.
Emmanuel often gets called out for his appearance, but said he has trounced many a “jeweled-up” rapper and knows looks can be deceiving.
“What can I do?” he said. “If you can spit, you can spit. When it comes down to it, all that really matters is what you can do on the mike.”