Is there really going to be Windows 8?

Wikipedia says this:
Windows 8
A roadmap timeline slide shown by Microsoft at the 2009 Professional Developers Conference[12] shows that Code Name “Windows 8″ is scheduled to be released sometime around 2012. Development and other aspects of Windows 8 have not been detailed in public, although job listings have mentioned improved functionality for file access in branch [...]

What is going on with tax refunds this year? Code 9001, Schedule M or no, NO REFUND… headache!?

My sister and I both filed on January 15th using TaxACT online software. On the 18th, we both received acknowledgement that our returns had been accepted by the IRS. We both expected that we would have our refunds by January 29th. Obviously this did not happen. On January 21th, my status would not pull up [...]